Digital Commons @ the Georgia Academy of Science

PDF

Georgia Academy of Science, University of North Georgia, March 15th-16th, 2019
M. Clarke Miller, Carl J. Ohrenberg, Michael Bender, Adam Davis, and Jennifer Mook

ALTERNATIVE GENES FOR EXPLORING RANAVIRUS PHYLOGENETICS: FOUR CORE GENES COMPARED TO THE MAJOR CAPSID PROTEIN.**
Abigale R. Garner* and Amanda L.J. Duffus

ASSESSING THE GENETIC DIVERSITY OF INVASIVE TILAPIA INFILTRATING HAWAIIAN STREAMS
Jordan L. Yacoub* and Caroline Fowler*

BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC FACTORS INFLUENCING ANTLION PIT PLACEMENT **
Taylor G. Bowen*, Giovana A. Cabello*, Tyquan N. Gidden*, Mark A. Schlueter, and Patrick W. Cain

CHARACTERIZATION AND EVOLUTION OF GTPASES OF IMMUNITY ASSOCIATED PROTEINS (GIMAP) IN CNIDARIANS AND DINOFLAGELLATES
Jenny Christine Coelho* and Angela Zeccola Poole

DETERMINING ANTLION SPECIES DIVERSITY IN GWINNETT COUNTY USING GENETIC ANALYSIS OF THE CO1 GENE **
Kassiel N. Serrano Rocha*, Madelyn D. Yaceczko*, Mark A. Schlueter, and Patrick W. Cain

DETERMINING ANTLION SPECIES DIVERSITY IN GWINNETT COUNTY USING MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES AND PRINCIPAL COORDINATE ANALYSIS**
Madelyn D. Yaceczko*, Kassiel N. Serrano Rocha*, Mark A. Schlueter, and Patrick W. Cain

DORSAL SCUTE AND GROWTH DEVELOPMENT IN ACIPENSER FULVESCENS IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL CALCIUM CONCENTRATIONS**
Rachael N. Hicks* and Janet Genz

EFFECTS OF PLEISTOCENE CLIMATIC FLUCTUATIONS ON THE PHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE PATENT LEATHER BEETLE ODONTOTAENIUS DISJUNCTUS**
Taylor S. Procter* and Frank Fontanella

FACTORS IMPACTING PREDATOR TRAP DESIGN IN THE ANTLION**
Ashley K. Forrester*, Brianna M. Jimenez*, Mark A. Schlueter, and Patrick W. Cain

HABITAT PREFERENCES OF THE ANTLION (FAMILY MYRMELEONTIDAE) AND ITS IMPACT ON PIT CONSTRUCTION**
Rebeca Estefania Aceves Mundo*, Ceraya Carmel Nichols*, Mark A. Schlueter, and Patrick W. Cain

HOME RANGE AND HABITAT USE OF THE EASTERN BOX TURTLE (TERRAPENE CAROLINA) IN THE NORTH GEORGIA PIEDMONT**
Amber L. Rittgers*, Samantha A. Shea*, and Kayla Bonadie*

INFLUENCE OF SEASON, INTERTIDAL ZONE, AND SEDIMENT DEPTH ON MEIOFAUNA OF NANNYGOAT BEACH, SAPELO ISLAND, GEORGIA
Kendall Maze*, Richard Settele*, Andrew Shirley*, David Turner*, Jill Schulze, and Nancy Eufemia Dalman

INVESTIGATING THE DEEP CHLOROPHYLL MAXIMUM IN LAKE LOUISE, GEORGIA**
Danielle M. Ward* and James A. Nienow

PATTERNS IN THE IMPERILMENT OF NATIVE FRESHWATER FISHES OF GEORGIA
Mark Howington*, Caroline Cox*, and Darrien Henson*

PREY PREFERENCES OF THE PREDATORY LARVA OF THE ANTLION (FAMILY MYRMELEONTIDAE) **
Tooba Anwar*, Alexis Adeojo*, Mark A. Schlueter, and Patrick W. Cain

SELECT CORE GENES OF RANAVIRUS SUGGEST NEW MODELS FOR FUTURE PHYLOGENETIC STUDIES**
Amanda D. Mileham* and Amanda L.J. Duffus

SPAWNING MIGRATION PATTERNS OF SICKLEFIN REDHORSE IN BRASSTOWN CREEK**
Caroline E. Cox* and Johnathan G. Davis

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PREDATOR AND PREY BODY SIZE IN DETERMINING PREDATION SUCCESS IN THE ANTLION **
Dylan Philips*, Kaylee Phillips*, Gwyneth Rivera*, Mark A. Schlueter, and Patrick W. Cain

THE ROLE OF SPHINGOSINE RHEOSTAT IN UPTAKE OF DINOFLAGELLATE SYMBIONTS BY THE SEA ANEMONE EXAIPTASIA PALLIDA
Mary B. Rowland*, Alexa M. Bilsky*, Sheila A. Kitchen, Aki Ohdera, and Angela Z. Poole

VARIABILITY IN PREDATION SUCCESS IN ANTLIONS (FAMILY MYRMELEONTIDAE) IN DIFFERENT HABITAT TYPES **
Amer Dzebo*, Camille N. Beach*, Mark A. Schlueter, and Patrick W. Cain

A BLIND STUDY ON THE PREVALENCE OF ANABOLIC STEROID CLENBUTEROL AMONG COLLEGIATE ATHLETES AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GOLD NANOPARTICLE LATERAL FLOW IMMUNOASSAY TEST-KITS.
Joshua Queen* and Helene Peters

A COMPARATIVE PHENOTYPIC ANALYSIS OF BACTERIA COLLECTED FROM ELASTIC HAIR BANDS
Taylor M. Bennett*; Savannah H. Blalock*; and Jessi Barker Shrout MS, CT (ASCP)

ANALYSIS OF HOXB3A-SPECIFIC GENOMIC DNA AMONG EVOLUTIONARILY DIVERGENT TELEOST FISHES HAS REVEALED HIGH SEQUENCE DIVERGENCE IN PUTATIVELY FUNCTIONAL REGIONS
Abigail L. English* and Adam Davis

ANALYSIS OF WATER QUALITY WITH COMMUNITY RICHNESS
Michael J. Wiley*

ANALYZING PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS AMONG RANAVIRUSES: MYRISTILATED MEMBRANE PROTEIN AND OTHER POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVES TO MAJOR CAPSID PROTEIN**
Riley B. Fuller* and Amanda L. J. Duffus

ANALYZING RANAVIRUS CORE GENES FOR PHYLOGENETIC RECONSTRUCTION**
Leigha M. Henson* and Amanda L. J. Duffus

BEE-CLIPSE 2017: DID THE SOLAR ECLIPSE AFFECT HONEY BEE (APIS MELLIFERA) BEHAVIOR
Caitlin Forkin*, Powell Bob, and Greg Payne

CAN ANCIENT FELIDS AND CANIDS BE DISTINGUISHED BASED UPON THEIR TOOTH MARKS? A CASE STUDY ON MODERN BONES
Nicole M. Crain*, Madison E. Ussery*, Todd B. Bennett*, Elizabeth J. Noble*, Cory E. Duckworth*, Jessica R. Patterson, and David B. Patterson

CAN YOU TRUST THE RESULTS OF YOUR AUTOMATED BAT CALL CLASSIFIER?
Sara Alisha Robertson* and Michael Bender

CRYPTIC SPECIATION IN A BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO SPECIES DELIMITATION IN THE RINGNECK SNAKE DIADOOPHIS PUNCTATUS
Emily E. Miles*, Polly J. Strott*, and Dr. Frank M. Fontanella

DO CAROLINA CHICKADEES BEHAVE ADAPTIVELY AGIANST THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED HOUSE WRENS?**
Kaveh Eden*, J. Lindley McKay, Aubrey P. Crowell*, and Olga Milenkaya

IN VITRO PROPAGATION OF STEVIA REBAUDIANA
Andrew P. Bryan*, Hung X. H0*, and Pushpa Yadav

INVESTIGATING BYSSAL THREAD PRODUCTION IN NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE MUSSELS IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA**
Ellery R. Harding* and Yvette L. Garner

INVESTIGATING THE INFLUENCE OF SMALL-SCALE LIGHT POLLUTION ON BAT ACTIVITY**
Anton L. Mejias*, Mason C. Calrisle*, and Michael J. Bender

INVESTIGATION OF CRYPTIC DIVERSITY IN THE CRAYFISH OF COASTAL GEORGIA
Caroline Fowler*, Jordan Yacoub*, and David Weese

INVESTIGATION OF TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL DIFFERENCES IN FISH COMMUNITIES OF THE HIWASSEE RIVER WATERSHED
Hannah Walker* and Aubrey Crowell*

LABORATORY EVALUATION OF SELECTED INSECTICIDES ON FIELD-COLLECTED POPULATIONS OF BOLLWORM AND TOBACCO BUDWORM LARVAE-2018-UPDATE
Bridget Piatt* and Greg Payne

NATIVE POPULATION IS MALADAPTED IN COMPETING WITH INVASIVE SPECIES, BUT INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION SUGGESTS CHANGING BEHAVIOR
Aubrey P. Crowell*, J. Lindley McKay, Kaveh Eden*, and Olga Milenkaya

PHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND POPULATION DEMOGRAPHY OF THE EASTERN WORM SNAKE CARPHOPHIS AMOENUS**
Brianna A. Baggett* and Frank Fontanella

SCENT LURES: DO THEY WORK FOR SMALL MAMMAL SAMPLING?
Maggie M. Woodall*, Jancy O. Burge*, and Michael J. Bender

SEASONAL CHANGES IN REPTILE DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION ACROSS VARYING ENVIRONMENTS IN SMITHGALL WOODS STATE PARK, WHTE COUNTY, GEORGIA**
Cory E. Duckworth*, Peyton Heath*, Morgan Kepner*, Madison Ussery*, Andrew Malphurs*, Elizabeth Noble*, Vanessa Reale*, Jake Roberts, Logan Ruchti*, Jasmine M. Williamson, David B. Patterson, and Jessica R. Patterson

SURVEY OF MANGROVE ROOT EPIBIONT COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN BOCAS DEL TORO, PANAMA**
John T. Sparks Jr.* and Yvette L. Garner

TESTING ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY THEORY USING SMALL MAMMALS ON ISLANDS IN LAKE LANIER, GEORGIA
Alex Ceren*, Mary Redmon*, Dr. Michael Bender, Gherry Martin, and Kevin O'Donnell

THE EFFECT OF A DOG'S AGE ON THE AMOUNT OF ORAL PENICILLIN RESISTANT BACTERIA
Justina R. Conena* and Andrea L. Kwiatkowski

THE EFFECT OF MICROPLASTICS ON LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS**
Victoria Archbold*, Taylor Asman*, Kayla Grimes*, Octavio Aguado*, Vincent D. Bartolomei*, and Margaret S. Smith

THE OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF MELISSOCOCCUS PLUTONIUS (WHITE, 1912 AND NOSEMA CERANEA (FRIES, ET AL. 1996) IN HONEY BEES APIS MELLIFERA (LINNAEUS, 1758) FROM APIARIES IN SOUTH EAST GEORGIA.
Sarah Batchelor* and Helene Peters

THE OCCURRENCE OF METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (ROSENBACH, 1884) IN COLLEGIATE CONTACT AND NON-CONTACT SPORTS.
Autumn Lopez* and Helene Peters

TYROSINASE CHARACTERIZATION AND EXPRESSION IN EXAIPTASIA PALLIDA
Alexa M. Bilsky*, Grace F. Bailey*, Mary Beth Rowland*, and Angela Z. Poole

UNIVERISTY OF NORTH GEORGIA HERBARIUM PROJECT**
Samantha Shea*, Hannah Umstead*, and Amber Rittgers*

DIVERGENT GENE EXPRESSION OF HOXB3B IN TELEOST FISHES IS DUE TO DIVERGENCE OF UPSTREAM CIS-REGULATORY ELEMENTS
Erin L. Povolny and Adam Davis

CONVERSION OF BIOMASS TO FORMIC ACID AT MODEST TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES**
Savannah L. Hardin*, Lena M. Powell*, and Charles D. Swor

DIGITAL TEXTBOOK FOR SURVEY OF CHEMISTRY I COURSE(IN PROGRESS)
Antara Dutta, Maher Atteya, and Jerry Poteat

Preparation, thermal properties, self-assembly and gelation studies of acridine linked cholesteryl carbamate
Tyler Sawyer and Ajay Mallia

Self-assembly and gelation studies of N-(hydroxyalkyl)octadecanamides based simply structured low molecular mass gelators.
Janaki Patel and Ajay Mallia

SYNTHESIS AND APPLICATION OF HYDROGELS FOR NUTRIENT RECYCLING
Victor Sincevich, Madison Preston, Hannah Conner, and Seungjin Lee Ph.D.

The Folate Pathway as Target for Antimalarial Activity: Molecular Docking of Sulfonamides with Plasmodium and Bacterial Dihydropteroate Synthase
Emile W. Bongkiyung

ULTRAFILTRATION FOR SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION OF TRIGLYCERIDE TO BE USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF FATTY ACID METHYL/ETHYL ESTERS
Jason Mills and Seungjin Lee Ph.D.

Phosphorylating Proteins to Replace Casein in Cheese Analogs**
Jessica Haskett and Jim Konzelman

Synthesis and anti-proliferative activity of N,N’-bis-substituted-2,4-triazolium salts with lipophilic and hydrophilic substituents
Thong Ta, ZiJie Lin, Shanina S. Johnson, John E. Gordon, Monica Frazier, Jonathan Meyers, and Kerri L. Shelton

THE ISOLATION OF CALCIUM OXALATE FROM FRESH SPINACH**
Shannon A. Falk* and Jeremy T. Cooper Ph. D.

A NUMERICAL APPROACH TO A HANGING SPRING-MASS-PENDULUM SYSTEM**
Zachary C. Patterson-Goss and Javier Hasbun Dr.

A THREE BLADE WIND TURBINE WITH OPTIMIZED PERFORMANCE
R. Luminda Kulasiri

AN INVESTIGATION OF TRANSPARENT WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS**
Nicole Morris, L. Ajith DeSilva, Dilip Chauhan, and A. G. U. Perera

ARTIFICIAL LOW PASS MATERIAL
Kayla Mack and Arun Kumar Saha

DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY CONCEPTS AND WORK-KINETIC ENERGY THEOREM
D.G. Sumith P. Doluweera

ELEMENTARY DERIVATION OF THE NUCLEAR FORCE RANGE-POTENTIAL DEPTH RELATIONSHIP
'Kale Oyedeji and Ronald E. Mickens

EXACT AND NONSTANDARD FINITE DIFFERENCE SCHEMES FOR A MODIFIED LAW OF COOLING
William Dula and Ronald E. Mickens

MARS SOUTH POLAR CAP SIZE AND POSITION IN 2018
Richard W. Schmude Jr.

MODEL OF PIEZOELECTRIC COEFFICIENT OF HEXAGONAL TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS
Lok C. Lew Yan Voon, Morten Willatzen, and Zhong Lin Wang

OPTICAL TRAPPING AND ITS MODELING**
Javier E. Hasbun and Suvranta K. Tripathy Dr.

PARTICULATE DAMPERS FOR ABSORPTION OF STRUCTURAL VIBRATIONS AT AUDIBLE FREQUENCIES
Hasson M. Tavossi Ph.D.

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF A BIOACTIVE GLASS CONTAINING NANOCERIA**
Kisa S. Ranasinghe and Rajnish Singh

THE CONTINUED VARIABILITY OF ABSORPTION TROUGHS IN NGC 3783**
Braven Lyall, Astrid Dieguez, and Jay Dunn

THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY ON THE ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE OF BORON NITRIDE NANO-PARTICLES**
Trevor BANKS and Ben DEMAYO

THE QUANTUM COMPUTATIONAL STUDY OF GEOMETRIC CONFIGURATIONS OF HCCCN CO2 COMPLEX
Kyle Vuong and Lu Kang

THE ULTRAVIOLET BRIGHTNESS OF URANUS AND NEPTUNE
Richard W. Schmude Jr. and Brian Harden

UNDERSTANDING CLASSICAL MECHANICS THROUGH PEER LEADERSHIP**
James C. Howard and Javier Hasbun Dr.

A NOVEL GLASS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS**
Diane Patterson, Peyton Butler, Mohamed Odeh, Andrew Duenas, Ki Dae Kim, Kisa S. Ranasinghe, and Rajnish Singh

A SURVEY OF ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRA FOR UFO SIGNATURES**
Annie Truong and Jay Dunn

UP-CONVERSION BOOSTED ALL-INORGANIC CSPBBR3 PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELL**
Christine C Nnyamah, Tyler Hurst, and Liqiu Zheng

ASSESSING SOIL REDOX CONDITIONS USING IRIS TUBES IN A CENTRAL GEORGIA WETLAND
Cameron S. Skinner*, Allison Rick VandeVoort, Christine Mutiti, and Samuel Mutiti

DESCRIPTION OF EOCENE-AGED MAMMAL FOSSILS FROM WILKINSON COUNTY, GEORGIA
Parker D. Rhinehart and Alfred J. Mead

DIATOM VOUCHER FLORA AND COMPARISON OF COLLECTION METHODS FOR SOUTHEASTERN TRIBUTARY UPPER THREE RUNS CREEK**
Katie M. Johnson* and Dr. Kalina M. Manoylov

INVESTIGATING THE ABILITY OF WATER TREATMENT RESIDUALS TO FILTER CONTAMINANTS**
Lauren Barber Anne Barber*, Taylor Upole, and Mutiti Samuel

MICROPLASTICS IN COASTAL GEORGIA’S AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS**
Amelia Gardner*, Steffan Becker*, Nadia Schenck, and Samuel Mutiti

PETROLOGIC AND PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF THE ALTAMAHA FORMATION IN THE SOPERTON AREA, TREUTLEN COUNTY, GEORGIA **
Wiley M. Griffin IV

PILOTING REMEDIATION STRATEGIES FOR LEAD POLLUTION IN KABWE ZAMBIA
Samuel Mutiti, Idah Ngoma, Victor Shitumbanuma Dr, and Rachel Serafin

QUANTIFYING LEAD EXPOSURE THROUGH DUST, VEGETABLES AND FRUITS IN KABWE, ZAMBIA
Idah Ngoma and Samuel Mutiti Dr

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SALINITY AND ALGAL BIOMASS IN COASTAL WATERS OF GEORGIA
Morgan Rasmussen, Julia Steele, Samuel Mutiti, Kalina Manoylov, and Christine Mutiti

SELECTIVITY OF LYSIS BY OCTANOL-WATER; APPLICATION TO HARMFUL ALGAE
Cameron Chalker, Esmeralda Hernandez, and J.E. Schneider Jr.

SOIL SEEDBANK ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS WETLAND TYPES ON SAPELO ISLAND**
Emily J. Glasco, Marina Williams, Idah Ngomo, Samuel Mutiti, and Christine Mutiti

STABILITY OF CHLOROPHYLL AND PHYCOCYANINE EXTRACTED FROM CYANOBACTERIA WITH OCTANOL:WATER
Esmeralda Hernandez, Cameron Chalker, and J.E. Schneider Jr.

SUMMARY OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ON PEGMATITES IN THE NORTHCENTRAL GEOGIA BLUE RIDGE**
Mark S. Groszos, Richard R. Arnett, Kristen L. Gholson, Hunter T. McDermitt, Danial W. Ragan, Richard W. Thomas, and Kavin Towne

THE DISTRIBUTION OF MACROINVERTEBRATES ON SAPELO ISLAND, GA
Marissa Louise Mayfield*, Julia Steele*, Samuel Mutiti, and Christine Mutiti

THE LATE PLEISTOCENE ENVIRONMENT OF COASTAL GA AS INDICATED BY THE FAUNA OF CLARK QUARRY, GLYNN COUNTY, GA
Alfred J. Mead

EFFECTS OF PLANT SENESCENCE ON WATER QUALITY IN A SMALL, SEMI-ISOLATED FRESHWATER WETLAND
Summer G. Wright and James B. Deemy Ph.D

EVALUATION OF THE MICROBIAL GROWTH, AS AN INDICATION OF WATER QUALITY, AT VARIOUS FOOD CONCENTRATION
Erin Kim

INVESTIGATING THE ABILITY OF WATER TREATMENT RESIDUALS TO FILTER CONTAMINANTS**
Lauren A. Barber*, Taylor Upole, and Mutiti Samuel

MICROPLASTICS IN COASTAL GEORGIA’S AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS**
Amelia Gardner*, Steffan Becker*, Nadia Schenck, and Samuel Mutiti

SELECTIVITY OF LYSIS BY OCTANOL-WATER; APPLICATION TO HARMFUL ALGAE
Cameron Chalker, Esmeralda Hernandez, and J.E. Schneider Jr.

SOIL SEEDBANK ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS WETLAND TYPES ON SAPELO ISLAND**
Emily J. Glasco, Marina Williams, Idah Ngomo, Samuel Mutiti, and Christine Mutiti

STABILITY OF CHLOROPHYLL AND PHYCOCYANINE EXTRACTED FROM CYANOBACTERIA WITH OCTANOL:WATER
Esmeralda Hernandez, Cameron Chalker, and J.E. Schneider Jr.

ALTERATIONS IN MELANIN CONTENT IN RESPONSE TO OXIDATIVE STRESS IN EMBRYONIC ZEBRAFISH.**
J. Blake Metivier* and Linda G. Jones

ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF A NOVEL BIOACTIVE GLASS**
Rajnish Singh and Kisa Ranasinghe

BRACES/SPLINT DESIGN FOR A RADIAL NERVE INJURY
Patrick R. Hodgins* and Abiye Seifu

Establishment of CRISPR/Cas9-Aided Knockout of the ZIC2 gene in the African American Prostate Cancer Cell Line E006AA-Pr.
Janelle C. Moore, Alira Danaher, and Nathan Bowen PhD

Investigating the Interaction between Adenoviral Protein E4 11k and Cellular Processing Body Protein Ddx6**
Courtney Faith Moon and Kasey A. Karen

INVESTIGATION OF THE ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF SANGUINARIA CANADENSIS EXTRACT **
Bailey Strickland, Andrea L. Kwiatkowski, and Paul T. Arnold

Localization of Pat1b Proteins During Adenovirus Infection**
Kaylyn ReNae Scanlon and Kasey A. Karen

ABLATING LEPTIN-MEDIATED CELL SURVIVAL WITH SMALL LEPTIN ANTAGONIST IN VARIOUS CANCERS
Crystal C. Lipsey*, Lyn Huff, Rob Robey, Michael M. Gottesman, and Ruben R. Gonzalez-Perez

DETERMINING THE ABILITY OF QUERCETIN AND RESVERATROL TO INHIBIT BAP-MEDIATED CYTOTOXICITY IN HEPG2 CELLS**
Kristen O. Scoggins and Jennifer C. Schroeder

DETERMINING WHETHER TURF BEAD EXTRACT IS MUTAGENIC IN THE PRESENCE OF CYP1A1**
Coleen C. Johnson and Jennifer C. Schroeder

DOES METHYLPHENIDATE DECREASE MUTATION RATES OF CIGARETTE SMOKE IN A MODIFIED AMES ASSAY?**
John J. Chisholm and Jennifer C. Schroeder

SELECT AGONISTS OF THE ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR AND THEIR EFFECTS ON LACTIC ACID LEVELS IN HUMAN HEPATOCYTES**
Haley E. Garrett and Jennifer C. Schroeder

ORMSBY MITCHELL AND THE CINCINNATI OBSERVATORY
Bob Powell and David Powell

The Level Structure of Mathematics: Some Implications
Imani Beverly and Ronald E. Mickens

The Roles of Academic Genealogies
Ronald E. Mickens and Charmayne Patterson

UNAVAILABLE: THE SCHOLARLY WORK SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL IMPASSE
Bryan A. Briones

Increasing the Confidence of Student Scientists Through Academic Interventions at Minority-Serving Institutions
Brittany O. Chambers

Increasing Students’ Success in Survey of Chemistry II Course
PaviElle M. Johnson

STEM Identities of Young Black Men: Resilience, Participation & Persistence
Kenton McNeal and Adam Woods

CONTEXTUALIZING PREHISTORIC OCCUPATION AT 9DW276 (RICE FARM), DAWSON COUNTY, GEORGIA**
William M. Balco and Cole Ashby

ENERGY EXPENDITURE ACROSS THE ETOWAH CHEIFDOM: TESTING A HUMAN MODEL AGAINST ESTABLISHED ALGORITHMS**
Alice F. Gooding, Joseph Eleam*, and Patrick Wilborn*

ENGAGING WITH THE PUBLIC: AN EXAMINATION OF AN ANTHROPOLOGY OUTREACH PROGRAM
Hannah D. Bauguess*

INTERPRETING PREHISTORIC POTTERY FROM 9DW276 (RICE FARM), DAWSON COUNTY, GEORGIA**
Rebekah Jackson* and William M. Balco

PRESERVING THE MEMORY OF THOSE PERILOUS TIMES: ARCHAEOLOGY OF A CIVIL WAR PRISON IN BLACKSHEAR, GEORGIA**
Colin H. Partridge*

TESTING ANCESTRAL HOMOGENEITY OF ANATOMICAL TEACHING CRANIA**
Christopher M. Goden

THAT DAM OVERLOOK: SUSSING OUT SETTLEMENT IN SCRIVEN**
M. Jared Wood, Joshua A. Herrin, and J. Valentino Sheridan IV

COMPARISON OF MOLAR MORPHOLOGY FROM EXTANT CERCOPITHECID MONKEYS AND PLIOCENE PARAPAPIO FROM MAKAPANSGAT, SOUTH AFRICA USING ELLIPTICAL FOURIER ANALYSIS **
Alexander Chil Kim* and Frank L. Willams

DIETARY RECONSTRUCTION OF LATE NEOLITHIC FARMERS FROM THE MEUSE RIVER BASIN OF BELGIUM USING DENTAL MICROWEAR
Kate Sherrill and Frank L. Willams

EVALUATION OF MISSISSIPPIAN PERIOD HUNTING PRACTICES IN GEORGIA**
Bryant C. Long*

PATTERNS OF SWIFT CREEK INTERACTION IN THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER VALLEY
Gary Owenby*

THE BIOARCHAEOLOGY OF THE TUGALO SITE (9ST1): DIET, DISEASE AND HEALTH OF THE PAST**
Nompumelelo B. Hlophe*

SCORING PREMOLAR AND MOLAR DENTAL MORPHOLOGY USING THE ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY DENTAL ANTHROPOLOGY SYSTEM
Chelsea D. Morgan* and Frank L. Williams

SCORING PREMOLAR AND MOLAR DENTAL MORPHOLOGY USING THE ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY DENTAL ANTHROPOLOGY SYSTEM
Chelsea D. Morgan* and Frank L. Williams