Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

 
CSB/SJU’s Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day recognizes and honors the achievements of students who have undertaken significant research, scholarship, or creative works during the course of the past year. Submissions from years previous to 2018 are located in Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2011-2017).

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Submissions from 2026

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(Article) 2026 Document for Faculty and Staff Scholarship Spring Soirée, Kara Schleck and Diana Symons

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(Thesis) A Boron Umbrella: Enhancing the Hydrolytic Stability of Boronic Ester Based Covalent Adaptable Networks Toward the Development of Recyclable Thermoset Polymers, Twila Lefeber

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(Poster) A Bridge Back to the Community, Anna Kemp, Summer Langva, and Ulathi Mpofu

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(Thesis) An Analysis of a Family of Root Finding Methods, Arabella Fuzak

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(Poster) Aquatic Invasive Species Control: Minnesota’s Herbicide Problem, Adam Novak

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(Paper) Beyond the Brain: Environmental Forces Driving α-Synuclein Misfolding and Toxic Aggregation in Parkinson's Disease, Emily McCarthy

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(Thesis) Cancer Gets Extreme: How Extremophiles Can Improve Research and Therapy, Jason Malmgren

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(Thesis) Causes and Drivers of Constitutional Change in the Roman Republic, Tarin Gatchell

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(Presentation) Conexiones y reflexiones poéticas (Poetic Connections and Reflections), Rianna DeBettignies

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(Presentation) Creating a Unique Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carrier, Clayton Fuller

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(Poster) CSBSJU Ash Tree Maps, Trevor Barton

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(Poster) Digitizing the Past: Enhancing the Women's Legacy Collective, Kate Daubenberger and Emily Strommen

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(Poster) Draining Lake Sagatagan, Henry Kim and Lane McIntyre

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(Paper) Effect of Music Therapy and Music Focused Interventions on Fall Rates in a Memory Care Unit, Emily Spanier, Cassie Howe, Hannah Reiter, and Paige Mauer

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(Paper) Elucidating the Role of the Gastrointestinal Microbiome and Diet in Dopamine Release in Relation to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder., Meaghan McDonald

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(Paper) Food Insecurity on College Campus, Erika Islao, Izzy Green, Rachel Stone, and Ariana Messer

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(Poster) Getting Your Master's, Is It Worth It?, Vy Le and Madyson Schreifels

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(Poster) Hemispheric Processing of Words and Unfamiliar Symbol Strings, Karoline Curlo

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(Poster) How Does Five Days of Tapering Effect Rates of Fatigue and Recovery in Collegiate Male Swimmers?, Riley Yerks

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(Paper) Implementation of a standardized Short Stay Pain Protocol to Reduce Pain in Short Term Care Facility, Maggie O'Brien, Kenzie Reuter, Holly Hansen, and Elle Wichmann

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(Presentation) Implementation of Positive Reinforcement to Promote Staff Adherence to Bowel and Bladder Plans at a Long-Term Care Facility, Alfonso Segura Sanchez

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(Presentation) Inconsistent Post-Fall Follow-Up and Documentation in a Skilled Nursing Facility, Brooke Beier

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(Thesis) Inhibition of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR Pathway in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Gretchen Gunderzik

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(Presentation) Leadership, Social Change, and the Workplace Praxis Projects, Monica Fairchild, Yenifer Baca Guifarro, Kyli Glenz, Brooklyn Glenz, Sabriya Janet Farquharson, Keerstin Culmer, Jacob Koll, and Aiden Mcguinn

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(Poster) Life is better with friends, Kaeden Carter, Oliver Stiles, and G Henderson

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(Presentation) Mapping MGMT Methylation Sites That May Predict Chemotherapy Success in Glioblastoma, Kennedy Bueno

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(Presentation) Men in Therapy, Kaylee Allen, Anika Olsen, Eddie Fritz, Emma McAlpine, Mia Rogholt, Grace Dueber, Marco Hernandez, and Hailey Jensen

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(Poster) Models of Advocacy and Support- A Cross-Organizational Study, Kaylee Allen

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(Poster) Nonenzymatic glycation of human serum albumin affects its structure, properties, and binding interactions with silver nanoparticles, Monica Fairchild, Megan Kirk, and Collin Kray

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(Presentation) Peer Cultural Socialization as a Moderator of Perceived Discrimination and Ethnic-Racial Identity Exploration Among Korean Adoptees, Josie Braun, Majel Baker, Jae-In Kim, Richard Lee, and Elisheva Perelman

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(Thesis) Physical properties of aqueous aerosols in the presence of oxalic acid, Felicia Lutz

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(Poster) Radical Hospitality, Da'sha Gray, Jacob Hadjiyanis, Valerie Partida, and Ava Rech

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(Poster) Rhodium on Alumina Catalyzed Hydrodechlorination of Trichlorethylene, Amber Krueger and Gage Mueller

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(Poster) Service Through Empowerment, Samantha Oritz, Emma Schuele, and Faith Robak

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(Paper) Service Through Empowerment, Emma Schuele, Faith Robak, and Samantha Oritz Perez

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(Poster) Slice of mice: using the uterus to understand histology, Ava Taylor and Abbey Stroh

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(Presentation) State-Level Analysis of Minimum Wage and Teen Employment Across the U.S. in 2024, Owen Siegel

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(Poster) Supercritical Fluid Extractions of Organic Compounds for Chemistry 202 Laboratory, Avery Polipnick and Autumn Larson

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(Poster) Survival of the Fittest: Extremophilic Actinomycetes as the Future of Antibiotic Treatment, Kyley Nelson and Ben Reddan

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(Poster) Survival of the Fittest: Extremophilic Actinomycetes as the Future of Antibiotic Treatment, Ben Reddan and Kyley Nelson

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(Paper) Swimming Sucks, a Retrospect on Hard Work and Dedication, Braydon Ohrtman

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(Paper) Teaching Beyond the Textbook, Jada Fritzemeier

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(Poster) The Big Picture of the Small Intestine, Reagan Kangas

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(Poster) The Delivery Dilemma: Unintended Consequences of Cesarean Sections, Cecilia Odegard and Ellie Rose Piette

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(Presentation) The House capstone project, Josh Delange

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(Thesis) The Impact of Hybrid Insulin Peptides on the Two-Phase Decline of C-peptide in Type 1 Diabetes, Ashley Mehl

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(Paper) The Love We Risk, Dylan Murphy

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(Presentation) The Work of Play: Storytelling Service, and Growth in Nonprofit Organizations, Marisa LePlante

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(Poster) Tour Geography of Bad Bunny Compared with Hispanic Demographics in the United States, Arabella Fuzak

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(Thesis) Unveiling the Biochemical Pathway Responsible for Ankyloglossia (Tongue-Tie) by Tracking Enzymatic Activity of Apoptosis Pathways, Becca Ringstad

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(Poster) Vulnerability of Bass Populations to our changing climate in the Mississippi River, Cameron Schreifels

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(Thesis) Who Leaves Home? Parenting Style and Personality as Predictors of College Students’ Intent to Study Abroad, Katelyn Sutton

Submissions from 2025

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(Article) 2025 Celebrating Scholarship Creativity Day Schedule, Trisa Schaffer

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(Article) 2025 Document for Celebrating Scholarship & Creativity Day Soirée, Stacy Penk and Diana Symons

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(Presentation) Analyzing Meteor Shower Radiants, Elise Springman

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(Poster) Attention Deficits & The Biological Foundations of Effective Learning Strategies, Matthew Scribner

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(Presentation) Augustine and Jerome: 2 Distinct Views of Peter and Paul, Preston Sherman

(Poster) Barriers to Participation in Follow-up Services in Oncology, Casey Wagman

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(Poster) Building Props For She Love Me, Garrett West

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(Thesis) Death Anxiety and Risk-Taking for Decisions Affecting the Self and Others, Luis Martinez Mejia

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(Thesis) Development of Novel Pharmaceutical for Optimization of Opioid Overdose Treatment, LaRae Kram

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(Poster) Ecological Consequences of Variable Glacial Melting on Arctic Biodiversity: Trophic Shifts and Community Dynamics, Aislyn Malone and Audrey Swart

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(Poster) Effect of Glycation on the Binding Interactions of Serum Albumin and Silver Nanoparticles, Megan Kirk

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(Poster) Exercise Physiological Insights into Exercise-Induced Muscle Cramping: Blood Lactate and Creatine Kinase as Biomarkers in College Students, William Yu

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(Poster) Exploring Variability Factors in Bur Oak Morphology, Karyn Morrissey

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(Poster) Fish need shelter too! The importance of Mangroves in an aquatic ecosystem, Karyn Morrissey

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(Thesis) Fluorescence Lifetime of Bulk Cadmium Sulfide Excited by Two-Photon Absorption, Grady Schierts

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(Poster) Gender and Race Stigma Consciousness Denialism and Reactions to Race and Gender Measures, Valerie Partida, Alicia Sylvester, and Magel Baker

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(Paper) Hotter Days, Sleepless Nights: The effects of Climate Change on Sleep, Arianne Johnson

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(Paper) Influence of the Solicitors General on the Supreme Court: 2011-2023, Maxwell Tobin

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(Poster) Innovation Scholars Program, Lauren Voll, Olivia LaTour, Owen Montreuil, and Kaennae Mortimer

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(Paper) Is There a Difference in Bird Diversity Among Prairie and Lake Habitats in Central Minnesota?, Emmi Edel, Morgan Cromwell, Maddy Fuller, and Preston McGraw

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(Poster) Korean Adoptees: Peer and Parental Socialization, Internalized Racism, and Diasporic Identity, Josie Braun, Majel Baker, Jae Kim, and Richard Lee

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(Poster) Life in Plastic? Not So Fantastic: Marine Plastic Pollution on San Salvador Island, Dayna Wiley

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(Presentation) Math Course Placement Models at CSBSJU Using Data Analysis, Josephine Jackson

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(Paper) More Than Just Coffee, Riley Babcock

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(Poster) Parenting Young Children While Coping with a Spouse's Anticipated Death: Evidence for the Dual Process Model of Coping with Bereavement, Madison Kruse

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(Paper) Performance Optimization of a 1:10 Scale Radio-Controlled Car through Aerodynamic and Mechanical Enhancements, George Kerner

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(Poster) Positive Impact of Mangroves on Periwinkle Snail (Littoraria angulifera) Population Size, Anna Jones, Eva Kolbow, Lucy Petschel, and Morgan Stone

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(Paper) Psychology Across the Spectrum: Self-Regulation and Emotional Control in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Emily Oswald

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(Poster) Racism and Resistance Through Art Among Afro-Brazilians in Salvador, Brazil, Allison Parker

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(Poster) Railroads and Recreation in Minnesota, Carter Versaevel

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(Paper) Reading the Minoan "Sacral Knot", Rylie Owen

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(Poster) Repurposing Old Railways to Enhance Recreation and Ecological Services, Carter Versaevel

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(Poster) Rights of Nature: The White Earth Nation's Rights of Manoomin Court Case, Kathryn Schug

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(Presentation) Risky Genes: The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on DNA Methylation in Indigenous Communities, Ella Martin

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(Paper) Small Scale Magnetohydrodynamic Thruster, Samuel Rabaey

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(Poster) St. Cloud Dam: Is the Renewable Energy Worth the Ecological Consequences, Adam Novak

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(Poster) Students’ Relationships with Professors and Peers and their Belonging within Majors, Alicia Sylvester, Valerie Partida, and Majel Baker

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(Poster) The Effect of Anthropogenic Sound on Foraging Behavior in Bluegill Sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus), Dayna Wiley

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(Poster) The Effect of Calorie Restriction on Humoral Responses towards the Influenza Vaccine, Grayson Kobluk

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(Poster) The Effect of Mandatory Enrollment in a Gender Studies Course on Awareness of Sexism, Gender Attitudes, and Views on Feminism, Sarah Pille

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(Paper) The Effects of Climate Change on the Spread of Mosquito-Borne Diseases, Lauren Provoncha, Sarah Franta, and Portia Lawrence

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(Paper) The Great Animal Rights Debate: From the Past into the Present, Dayna Wiley

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(Presentation) The Power of Storytelling in Communication, Marisa LaPlante

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(Presentation) The Promotion of Native American Boarding School Archives for Truth and Healing, Emma Schuele

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(Paper) The Psychological Impact of Poverty, Alyssa Lyons

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(Thesis) The Relationship Between Social Media Marketing and Social Comparison on Pre-adolescent Self-esteem and Consumer Identity, Madison Kruse

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(Poster) The Resilience of Microorganisms, Sydney Burns

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(Paper) United Arab Emirates: Navigating Tolerance and Complexity, Ava Brown