Poster Session B | 9:35 to 10:30 am

April 23, 2026

9:35 AM

Student Union Ballroom

Free

Presenter last names are listed alphabetically. A map of the easel layout is at the bottom of the page.

Last

First

Project Title:

Department

Easel #

Aldridge

Ben

STEM through Sailing

Adventure Education

31

Ast

Joe

Adventure for Families

Adventure Education

32

Begay

Jaelynn

Suppression of Pyroptosis in THP-1 Macrophages by Leishmania Infection

Biology

29

Bizzell

Megan

Investigating Gene Mutations and Their Effects on Gene Expression and Phenotypes in C. elegans

Biology

30

Breneman

Jeroen

San Juan Nature Academies Middle School Program

Adventure Education

38

Brooks

Conner

Love and Satisfaction: Relationship Status Satisfaction and Compassion

Psychology

1

Charley

Mia

The mutations of Bli-1 and Brc-1 alter Caenorhabditis elegans gene expression and its cellular function

Biology;

22

Chatterley

Christie

EXCEL Project: Linking Development Theory and Building to Prepare Students for Village Aid Project

Physics & Engineering

41

Chavez

Milo

Method development for the study of Ferric Uptake Regulator (Fur) protein in Iron-Oxidizing Acidophiles from Acid Mine Drainage Sites in Southwest Colorado

Chemistry & Biochemistry

15

Chown

Kiernan

Synthesis of Methylated Viologen's

Chemistry & Biochemistry

16

Clay

Marnie

Sushi Day! An EXCEL Funded Experience

Health & Human Performance

50

Cooche

Araeliah

Humor as an Act of Self-Compassion by Coping with Experiences of Alcoholism

Psychology

2

DeCaro

Natalie

Temporal Shifts in Metal Contamination and Microbial Communities Beneath Red and Bonita Mine

Environment & Sustainability

13

Dietrich

Lizzy

Self-Compassion and ADHD

Psychology

3

Dignum

Kirk

Summit to the Sea Adventure Camp

Adventure Education

33

Ellis

Elizabeth

Indigenous Soil Health Management: Dr. Lyla June Johnson Guest Lecture and Final Project Inspiration

Environment & Sustainability

42

Eul

Jaime

Leadership Adventure Program

Adventure Education

34

Farrell

Beck

Micaceous Clay Otter

Psychology

4

Fields

Salaya

Small Worms, Big Discoveries: Exploring Gene Function in Wild Type C. elegans

Biology

40

Floyd

Kali

Wolves

Psychology

5

Fowler

Nahaniya

They didn't realize I was Native, I didn't realize I was White

Psychology

6

Francisco

Aja

Living in the In-Between

Environment & Sustainability

54

Francisco

Aja

The Colonization of Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Environment & Sustainability

55

Grove

Hannah

Learning Beyond the Classroom: An Educator’s Curriculum Guide

Adventure Education

27

Harding

Ahliya

Sulforaphane Treatment Alters Motility and Infectivity of the Promastigote Form of Leishmania Species

Biology

36

Hart

Ethan

Four Hearts Survival School & Ranch

Adventure Education

28

Haymes

Luke

Outdoor Craft

Adventure Education

35

Hill

Sofie

Dust on Snow: Linking Chemical Composition to Radiative Forcing

Environment & Sustainability

26

Jacobs

John

Photophysics of a Novel, Pyridylated Phenoxazine

Chemistry & Biochemistry

17

Jim

Trevor

Characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa carboxyazetidine synthase, a SAM-dependent aminobutanoyl transferase​

Chemistry & Biochemistry;

20

Johnston

Lindsey

Progress Toward the Development of Inhibitors Targeting Bacterial Decarboxylases Involved in Spermidine Biosynthesis

Chemistry & Biochemistry

18

Kendall

Aurra

Traffic density impacts to nearby soil health on paved and non-paved roads in La Plata County

Environment & Sustainability

12

LeBel

Veg

Rooted in belonging

Adventure Education

25

Lee

Juniper

Recentering the Animas River: Annual Monitoring Protocols, Actionable Reporting, and Watershed Justice

Environment & Sustainability

21

Lynch

Haley

Association Between Self-Compassion Levels and Risk for Substance Use Disorders

Psychology

7

Maddox

Jacquelyn

Laughing Through Life: How Childhood Attachment Predicts Humor Preference and Humor as a Coping Mechanism in Adults

Psychology

51

Maez

Asante

Object based learning of the Mexican Monarch butterfly

Psychology

52

Martin

Nicolas

Self-Compassion and Self-Harm

Psychology

8

Nantz

Drake

Life Direction and Motivation Relationship as Mediated by Self-Compassion

Psychology

9

Nez

Shaina

Poetics of Relationality with Rebecca Kinkade-Black

EXCEL

49

Noordik

Tallie

Small Worms, Big Discoveries:  Exploring Gene Function in Wild Type C. elegans

Biology

23

Pardoe

Makenzie

Mechanistic Analysis of Clostridium Leptum Carboxyaminopropylagmatine Dehydrogenase of Microbial Spermidine Biosynthesis

Chemistry & Biochemistry

43

Pond

Ryder

Beavers & Seriography

Psychology

10

Rebar

Nick

Burnout in Local Caring Professionals: The Effects of Empathy, Training, and Self-Compassion

Psychology

11

Rodman

Natalie

Is it ethical to use general anesthesia in a dental setting?

Public Health

53

Schroeder

Torin

Smaller, Younger Salmon: Bristol Bay Residents' Observation and Responses to Changing Salmon Runs.

Environment & Sustainability

24

Smith

Tyler

Scalable Synthesis and ¹H NMR Characterization of a Trifluoromethyl-Substituted Bis(indazolyl)methane Ligand

Chemistry & Biochemistry;

19

Soulliere

Ben

San Juan Nature Academy's Middle School Program

Adventure Education

39

Stanford

Will

Evaluating the Effects of Co-Infection on Resource Allocation in Deer Mice

Biology

44

Suddarth

Lino

Structuring of the sapwood microbiome in Populus tremuloides

Biology

45

Tsosie

Summer

Open-Source Bridge Scour Exploration Tool

Physics & Engineering

47

Tunnell

Cora

Toward the Synthesis of Organic Hydride-Transfer Photocatalyst

Chemistry & Biochemistry

46

Ulansey

Noa

PERT+ Beyond the Critical Path

Business Administration

48

Warren

Kayleigh

Community-Based Conservation of Rare Plants in the Pueblo Tribal Nations of New Mexico

Environment & Sustainability

37

Warrior

Marla

How anthropogenic factors harm Antarctic penguins

Environment & Sustainability

14

Poster Session B | 9:35 to 10:30 am

Contact us

Christine Smith, Undergraduate Research Coordinator

Phone: 970-247-7327
Email: smith_christine@fortlewis.edu