Research Symposium

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I am a first-year student hailing from Orlando, Florida. My major in English is spurred by an interest in the way we tell stories and whose stories get told. As such, I have a particular interest in historical research, especially projects looking to uncover under-or-mis-represented figures and communities. It is this interest that brought me to work with Theater With a Mission to uncover the true history of Tallahassee's founding.

Tallahassee Turns 200: Complex Perspectives on Native Americans in Early Tallahassee (1821-1841)

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This research project seeks to clarify information from Tallahassee’s earliest history and communicate that information to its residents in preparation for Tallahassee’s upcoming bicentennial anniversary. My research focuses specifically on uncovering the nuance and impact of early Tallahassee settlers’ perspectives on the local Native American tribes. Through the examination, comparison, contextualization, and transcription of letters and firsthand accounts written by various figures throughout Tallahassee’s early history, this research strives to document and analyze a variety of perspectives on the Native American tribes of Florida circa the 1820s and 1830s.

Keywords: history, tallahassee, native americans

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Abigail is a sophomore Biology major and Psychology minor originally from Tampa, Florida. She hopes to attend a Physician Assistant Program after completing her Bachelors at FSU. She is interested in Social Medicine and other scientific research.

Purpose and Engagement in Everyday Life (PEEL)

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The progression of cognitive decline, in connection with personality and purpose in life, has not been fully explored in current research. New evidence suggests that psychological factors, such as purpose and motivation, largely affect the rate of cognitive decline. This research focuses on finding out if a sense of purpose in life is connected to cognitive performance in adults ages 65 and older. Purpose in Life “reflects a life that is goal-oriented and driven” and it can help lead one to better physical health, mental health, and improved episodic memory. An episodic Memory can help support better cognition because the brain is better at storing and retrieving information. The study that influenced PEEL occurred during the Covid-19 Pandemic in the United States, ultimately addressing the “depressed effect” among participants and Covid related memories.

Keywords: PEEL, Social Medicine, Cognition

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Hello, my name is Julian Bazo and I am a fourth-year student from Coral Springs, FL. I've been working in the Lazenby Lab for almost two semesters, focusing on characterizing iron-nickel nano carbide electrocatalysts for water-splitting applications. I am graduating this coming spring with a bachelor's degree in biochemistry, minoring in chemistry, biology, and physics. I've very much enjoyed my time and FSU and I'm looking forward to presenting my research at the URS 2023.

Benchmarking Electrocatalytic Efficiency of Iron-Nickel Nanocarbides as Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

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Electrocatalytic water-splitting, the process of turning electrical energy into chemical energy aids in the production of clean hydrogen fuel for energy storage applications. The kinetically sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) reaction is essential for water splitting electrolysis and can often hinder the efficient production of hydrogen. For the OER to occur, a large energy requirement must be fulfilled. Electrocatalysts are used in order to lower the amount of energy needed for electrocatalytic OER and the overall water-splitting reaction. When looking for a viable OER electrocatalyst it is important to achieve high electrocatalytic activity and other characteristics such as, long-term stability, low cost, and efficient product scalability. Iron-Nickel (FeNi)-Prussian blue analogues (PBA) as well as metal organic frameworks (MOFs) allow for the low-cost and scalable production of bimetallic FeNi nanocarbides with tunable Fe:Ni ratios. In this work, we assessed the effects of catalytic mass loading using voltametric methods and analyzed the effects of short-term exposure to OER under alkaline conditions on oxidation of material and changes in redox peaks. The formation of a Ni(OH)2/NiOOH redox couple has been previously identified in commonly synthesized FeNi oxyhydroxide catalysts, however our work identifies a shift in redox potential during repeated cyclic voltammetry measurements. We aim to demonstrate the importance of the active redox state in Ni for the electrocatalytic activity of FeNi nanocarbides.

Keywords: Electrochemistry, Oxygen Evolution Reaction, Green energy, Electrocatalytic Water-Splitting, Nano-materials

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I was born in São Paulo, Brazil, and come from a South Korean family. I enjoy playing soccer, traveling, trying new food, and watching Marvel movies. Some of my research interests include machine learning and artificial intelligence and my main goal is to become a software engineer in Seattle or Atlanta. I am not sure if I want to get a Master's degree in Computer Science yet, which is why I chose to apply to be on UROP.

Color Your Commute: A Guide to Vibrant Transit Lines

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Transit maps are a useful tool in navigating transportation. Despite its necessity, many maps, including the FSU bus system, are difficult to read and especially inaccessible to those with color vision deficiencies. As a result, we produce a program that can dynamically generate a set of colors. Our program generates n colors that are different from each other; these colors are different for both the average population as well as for colorblind individuals. To produce an optimal set of colors, we used a perceptually uniform color space, Oklab, to accurately maximize the minimum Euclidean distance between any two colors from the set of colors for those with deuteranopia. After accounting for a common color vision deficiency, we further optimize our color set for normal vision and then integrate our color generating program into a functional website, giving users the opportunity to interact with our code. When we compare our program’s generated colors to FSU’s transit map, we perceive a noticeable improvement in color contrasts. ​

Keywords: Colors, map, computer science

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I am a Florida native from Monticello a town just a few minutes east of Tallahassee. I believe that education is a life long process and do my best to approach learning with gusto and optimism. My research interests within my major are concerned with how an ecologically literate sense of place is related to pro-environmental behavior. What I enjoyed most about this research opportunity was examining the patterns in teaching practices that sparked conversations between students and teachers around science topics. My career goals for the future are to work within a field that prioritizes sustainability and uses innovation to improve how humans use natural resources.

Teaching Patterns and Where to Find Them

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Current science education standards for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in grades K-12 are set according to a framework for science. The framework aims to move STEM education away from providing lists and facts for students to memorize and into a foundation of related science concepts that apply teaching practices that support an exploratory mind. In this project, we researched the relevance of dynamic “science talks” in the classroom and how students and teachers engage in this activity by coding qualitative data with NVivo 12 to break down core themes in teaching.

Keywords: Education, STEM, Qualitative data

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Growing up in Jacksonville, Florida, I attended an arts magnet program for both middle and high school that ignited my passion for the arts and sciences. As an artist and scientist, I aim to investigate how the integration of these two fields can provide fresh insights into the world we inhabit. Currently, I am a sophomore pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance, on the academic path toward a Doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT) so that I may specialize in treating professional athletes. Along with this, I aspire to conduct clinical research studies that can aid in the development of innovative injury recovery and prevention techniques.

Do Breathing Patterns Affect Ratings of Perceived Exertion and Breathlessness?

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Breathing patterns influence the perception of physical effort and breathlessness. Nasal breathing can calm the nervous system, but it is unknown whether nasal versus oral breathing affects the rating of perceived exertion (RPE) or the rating of perceived breathlessness (RPB). Purpose: Therefore, we tested the hypothesis that RPE and RPB would be lower with nasal versus oral breathing at rest and during exercise. Methods: We tested 11 participants aged 18-20 years old with body mass index values of 19 - 26 kg/m2. We asked participants to report an RPE (6-20 scale; no exertion to maximal exertion) and RPB (1-10 scale; none to maximal breathlessness) for two 5-minute rest periods and two 7-minute exercise periods (75 watts on a semi-recumbent cycle). We randomized the order of nose-only and mouth-only breathing between participants. We conducted two-tailed, paired t-tests to determine whether breathing patterns affect RPE or RPB.  Results: We found that at rest, breathing patterns did not affect RPE (Nose: 6.10 ± 0.10 vs. Mouth: 6.50 ± 0.22, p=0.104), but did affect RPB (Nose: 0.05 +/- 0.05 vs. Mouth: 0.35 ± 0.11, p=0.005). However, during submaximal exercise, we found that breathing patterns did not affect either RPE (Nose: 11.11 ± 1.01 vs. Mouth: 11.00 ± 0.67, p=0.88) or RPB (Nose: 2.75 ± 0.86 vs. Mouth: 3.00 ± 0.38, p=0.83). Conclusions: These preliminary findings suggest that while nasal breathing at rest can reduce subjective ratings of breathlessness, it does not affect subjective ratings of effort or breathlessness during submaximal exercise.

Keywords: health, cardiovascular health, human sciences

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Hannah Woyome is an undergraduate student majoring in Cell and Molecular Neuroscience with a minor in Chemistry. She plans to become a surgeon and has interest in psychological research pertaining to trauma.

The Effect of ACE Scores on African American Female's College Experience/Performance

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The rates of African American females attending college has been increasing significantly. In fact, between the years of 1994 and 2012, the rate of African American female’s enrollment in college has increased from 48% to 69% , see figure 1 (Lopez & Gonzalez-Barrera, 2014). However, despite this information and research that correlates higher ACE scores with negative college performance/experience there is a large lack of research done on the demographic of African American females. Several articles have shown that higher ACE scores are associated with lower GPAs earned in African American females (Watt et al., 2021). In addition, research has reported a correlation between African American females and an increased amount potentially fatal reports of intimate partner violence (IPV) compared to other demographics, which greatly affects college experience of African American females, have been found (Hattery, 2009). This is significant because people with higher ACE scores are less likely to seek help. It is important the colleges are aware of these correlations that ACE scores pose on African American females and implement the proper care needed to further encourage their success in college. Therefore, we are recommending that colleges implement more “trauma-informed” practices with college students (Kataoka et al., 2018). This has many applications such as making sure professors are properly informed about the implications of traumatic experiences on college performance/experience and making sure that adequate resources are provided to students. Also, it is important to identify trauma-informed practices that are catered towards the demographic of African American females.

Keywords: Trauma, Therapy, African American females, Performance

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My name is Matthew Sopacua and I am currently a third year pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Finance and minoring in Business Analytics. Originally from Indonesia, I developed an interest in data analysis due to my keen interest in solving complex problems to create informed decisions and develop effective business strategies. My career goal is to be a Business Analyst or a Management Consultant and use data-driven insights to make informed financial decisions that positively impact businesses and individuals. Outside of academics, I enjoy traveling, trying new foods, binge watching movies & TV shows, and hanging out with friends & family.

Texas Tort Reform and Commercial Auto Liability Litigation

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The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of Texas Tort reform on litigation and settlement trends with a broader context of social inflation. Throughout the decades, Texas tort reform underwent various drastic changes. Insurance companies left the state due to increasing average cost of claims and litigation costs, resulting in caps on non-economic damages being proposed and debated. Eventually, a non-economic damage cap of $250,000 was implemented in 2003, but there is no cap on actual damages that were incurred by patients. Analysis was done on written premiums, earned premiums, and direct losses incurred using data obtained from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC,) which was sourced from S&P Capital IQ. The preliminary results demonstrate that the Texas Loss Ratio decreased heavily after 2000, and remained stagnant from 2003 to 2011. There has been a significant increase from 2012 until 2021. There is preliminary evidence that tort reforms had some impact on company profitability, but the magnitude and relevance require further research.

Keywords: Commercial Auto Liability

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Grace Lin is a sophomore in Biomedical Engineering. Since she was young, she had a growing interest in medicine. Currently, she aspires to become a researcher in the medical field.

Temperature Profile of Prefilled Syringe Components

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Deep cold storage is a process that preserves biological constructs by cooling specimens to a very low temperature. The low temperature allows us to preserve the fine structure of the cells compared to slow freezing. Recently it has been widely used in the storage of mRNA vaccines, due to their contents, they must be stored and transported at temperatures as low as -80°C. Currently, the main type of vessel to transport and store medicine is a multi-dose jar. These jars, once thawed, cannot be refrozen easily which causes the leftover doses to be wasted. One of the potential dose-sparing strategies is prefilled syringes (PFS), where the syringes are filled with one dose in the production process and the syringe acts as the transport container. There is a need in understanding how each component of the PFS acts while temperatures drop to and maintain deep cold storage temperatures. The temperature of positions of interest within the prefilled syringes was measured and visually monitored to track the physical behaviors of multiple systems. The collected data will allow us to form a temperature profile for each component and help us to model a system of PFS, being transported and stored in deep cold storage.

Keywords: Medicine, Cryopreservation, Deep Cold Storage

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I'm a second year Psychology student from Tampa Bay, Florida. I'm currently on the Pre-Law track, and I eventually want to work in the FBI with an interest in white-collar crimes. I have research interests in the psychology field, and specifically in how racism and sexism affects the psychology of those impacted by those elements. This is why I'm currently working on "Ungentlemanly Warfare: Historical Research on Women Spies of the Special Operations Executive," as I can do historical research from a psychological perspective.

Ungentlemanly Warfare: Historical Research on Women Spies of the Special Operations Executive

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The Special Operations Executive was founded during the Second World War. This organization's main mission was espionage and irregular warfare. The roles and contributions of the SOE are often attributed towards men, with men receiving the majority of the awards post WWII. However, through research and data that has been collected, it has been discovered that the role of women in the SOE is overlooked and undervalued. Many of these women faced substantial hardships, including being prisoners in concentration camps, and their names and stories should be recognized at the same level as their male counterparts. This study uses literature analysis, historical record analysis, and transcriptions in order to bring to light the experiences and contributions of these women that are so often repressed. The data collected from text is coded and focuses on the use of gendered language throughout the literature studied. Transcriptions included oral interviews detailing first-hand experiences in the Special Operations Executive. The focus of this study was to collect this data, but also give credit and a name to the women who were involved in the SOE. Preliminary results found that the involvement of women was consistently understated, if women were mentioned at all. By examining past historical records for this study, further efforts can be made to combat sexism and prejudice in the modern workplace and social environment. This information will also be used to expand our understanding of the past, which enables better analysis of the present.

Keywords: espionage, gender, SOE

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I am Thomas Knobel from Spring Lake, New Jersey. I'm a pre-med student with a special interest in anesthesia. I'm currently working under Dr. Amy Ai on her psychological study on post-traumatic growth in cardiovascular patients.

Post Traumatic Growth after Cardiovascular Events and Procedures

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Negative mental health is one of many conditions that make cardiovascular surgery a potentially life threatening event due to its influence on the physical body (Huffman, 2013). Although mortality in these operations has declined, many patients describe them as traumatic events, with 17% of individuals (52 surveyed, 69.2% men, median age of 65 years) describing it as the most traumatic event of their lives (Magid, 2019). However, as morbidity rates in cardiovascular surgeries have declined, research has expanded into the post traumatic growth (PTG) patients often undergo from the experience. The predictors of this growth are often related to positive postoperative outcome indicators. For example, depression is strongly correlated with negative outcomes from cardiovascular operations (Tully, 2012), while self-reported mental health and quality of life is correlated to positive results from cardiovascular surgery (Kubzansky, 2018). We can use these predictors to assess the postoperative psychological impacts on patients and appropriately plan their treatment. This can be used to reduce the frequency of negative mental impacts as well as help increase the frequency and magnitude of post traumatic growth from cardiovascular surgery.

Keywords: Cardiovascular Post Trumatic Growth Surgery

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Hi I'm Sadie! I'm majoring in Classical Archaeology and minoring in Museum Studies, hoping to work on Roman artifacts either in the field or in museums. Last year I was able to study aboard in London through FSU and have recently traveled to Rome for the first time! I adore learning about ancient history as I feel the connection to people 2,000 years ago and people today is a lot stronger than many believe. I hope to show more people how engaging history can be and help further the field of Classics.

Examining Roman Spolia Found at Cosa

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This research delves in the various kinds of Spolia found at the Roman archaeological site Cosa, Italy, using data gathered by Dr. Andrea De Giorgi and his team over many years. The largest type of data used for this poster is from the image database. Spolia is a Latin term used by modern archaeologists to define the reuse of art or architectural elements over time by a people. A modern example would be thrifting a chair to recycle the wood into a table. Ancient builders were resourceful and used accessible materials to produce or supplement their projects. The city of Cosa was founded in 273 BCE and over time grew into a multicultural hub. The archaeology team has focused on the bath complex in recent years and has found many different examples of spolia. The foundation of the outer walls of the building contains stones and materials that had previously had a different architectural function. Over the course of this poster, I will show the kinds of spolia used at the site and what they tell us about the Romans who lived there.

Keywords: archaeology, history, classics

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I am a Freshman at Florida State University from Orlando, FL, currently majoring in Music Therapy with a hope to double major in Sociology. My hobbies include reading, singing, playing the guitar, swimming, and making delicious matcha lattes. My engagement on campus includes being a member of the FSU Club Water Polo team and FSU alpha mu alpha, which is a music therapy support club within the College of Music. My favorite class is Intro to Guitar and my least favorite is Sight Singing & Aural Skills. In the future I hope to earn either a Doctorate or Master's of Music Therapy, and use my education to further the research of many diverse populations and their responses to Music Therapy.

Project PEEL: Purpose and Engagement in Everyday Life

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The progression of cognitive decline, especially in connection with diseases affecting memory like Alzheimer’s and dementia, is a newly explored research topic. New evidence suggests that mental health factors, like purpose and motivation, largely affect the rate of cognitive decline beyond pharmaceutical remedies. This study used qualitative evidence from a human subject experiment in which older adults who volunteered to participate were placed into 3 groups: adults 40-65 years, adults aged 65 years and older experiencing decline in memory, and adults aged 65 years and older who are not experiencing decline in memory. An interview survey, at-home personality survey, and daily surveys and cognitive tasks spanning 8 days were administered to each participant. Our project decided to examine the relationship, if any, between exercise and its affect on cognition and overall life satisfaction in participants. We found that there was an increase in cognitive function when adults aged 65 or older exercised either often or sometimes compared to those who did not. There was significant correlation between exercise and life satisfaction.

Keywords: Cognition, Older Adults, Personality, Exercise

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My name is Maria Penalver. I am originally from Caracas, Venezuela, but I moved to South Florida when I was eight years old. I am a first-year student at Florida State University majoring in Behavioral Neuroscience. I wish to continue pursuing research throughout my undergraduate career, and organize my own research projects one day. I hope to have a career in neuroscience research, more specifically research regarding neurological disorders. I hope to combine my interest in computer science with neuroscience research and participate in artificial intelligence development.

Intersectional Barriers that LGBTQ+ Students of Color are Facing in K-12 School

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LGBTQ+ people of color (POC) students are constantly experiencing hardships in their education experience. This study aims to explore some of these intersectional barriers that LGBTQ+ POC students may face, and how clinical counseling guidelines can better adapt to their needs. The study consists of one focus-group interview (5-10 participants). Participants are recruited through advertisement flyers. The recruited participants attend video or audio recorded interviews, in which the researchers interview them about their experience in the education system. The responses will be qualitatively analyzed using a phenomenological analysis. The research remains ongoing, in hopes of continuing to expand research regarding LGBTQ+ rights and intersectional hardships.

Keywords: LGBTQ+, intersectional barriers, educational psychology

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I am Kyra Freeman, a freshman at Florida State University. I am studying Cell and Molecular Neuroscience on a pre-med track. I am very interested doing research that involves children with special needs. I am also interested in studying dementia and other cognitive disorders. I am from Tampa, Florida and have lived their my whole life. In my free time I enjoy dancing and going outside!

Reading to Engage Children with Autism in Language and Learning (RECALL) Paired with Play

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This research study applies Reading to Engage Children with Autism in Learning and Language (RECALL) paired with play in order to gauge improvements on target vocabulary and retention rates. The children in the study will range in ages 3-5 and be separated into dyads. In this study, researchers will use RECALL paired with toys and playtime to see if the intervention aids children in learning these target words while playing with the toys. Previous research has been conducted with just the RECALL element where only shared intervention reading occurred in order to see if the children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) would learn the target vocabulary and baseline studies did show improvement in the children with ASD (Whalon et al., 2015). Therefore, the hope with adding the play element to the RECALL is to see target vocabulary utilized in appropriate play contexts. There are eight children - four with ASD, and four typically developing children - and they will be reading a series of books that highlight seven target words. After reading, both at baseline and with the intervention, they will play with corresponding toys and will be observed to see if target vocabulary is used in the appropriate context. While research has not been completed, researchers expect to see that children with ASD will learn these target words through their interaction with the words in the books and during playtime.

Keywords: Reading, Language, Autism

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Erin Chrystel M. Wright is a Behavioral Neuroscience major who hopes to earn a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. She grew up in the Philippines, and moved to the USA when she was 12 years old. She is currently an undergraduate research assistant for the Nee Lab, and an intern for the ThoughtWise Clinical Psychology & Neuropsychology Clinic. She’s the Vice President for the Nu Rho Psi, National Honor Society in Neuroscience, Beta Chapter here at FSU and the Treasurer for the Neuroscience Undergraduate Student Association. Her hobbies involve listening to various genres of music, playing video games with her friends, practicing her faith, and doing anything Dungeons & Dragons.

The Effects of Switch Load on Sustained and Transient Costs

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Cognitive control, or the ability to guide goal-directed behaviors intentionally, is often assessed by measuring how quickly one can switch from one task or ruleset to another. A prevalent model for task switching has been the dual mechanisms of control (DMC) model, which details two control policies - proactive and reactive control. Proactive control involves active anticipation of the task switch by maintaining all relevant rulesets to increase success. Reactive control relies on detecting a switch quickly and attention is recruited only when needed.

These policies involve two cognitive costs that exhibit a trade off. Sustained costs are control demands allocated towards task maintenance while transient costs are linked with switching tasks. The DMC would predict that reactive control would have lower sustained costs and higher transient costs for more efficient task switching in the moment. Conversely, proactive control would show the opposite for better maintenance of relevant task rulesets. However, this logic has been recently disputed.

The aim of this study was to investigate how control costs were influenced by task switching load. It was hypothesized during low switch load subjects would use reactive control, showing low sustained and high transient costs. Proactive control would be used during high switch load, showing the reverse cost profile. Results showed signs of both costs, yet they remained stable regardless of load. This could suggest no cost trade-off between the control policies. It is also possible subjects used the same policy regardless of switch load.

Keywords: cognitive control, task switching, working memory, dual mechanisms of control, cognitive control costs, control policies

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My name is Ryan Huang and I was born in Gainesville, Florida. I'm currently a first-year student at Florida State University and am majoring in Marketing. For UROP, I am working on the research project "Learning through Collaborative Design Professional Development".

Teaching Patterns and Where to Find Them

Abstract

Current science education reform standards for grade K-12 are guided according to the Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The framework aims to move science education away from providing lists and facts for students to memorize and into a foundation of related science concepts that apply teaching practices that support an exploratory mind.The Learning through Collaborative Design Professional Development (LCD PD) project, a National Science Foundation-supported research project, orients to this goal and aims to explore the best ways to support science teachers to engage their students in "figuring things out" through productive science talk. Over the past few years the project had collected data to analyze, the fourth and final year being the field study. From this data, the authors of this work focused on three core teachers who participated in the field study, coding classroom video observations using open coding to identify patterns and themes in and across teachers through Nvivo 12 software. Findings showed several variations in codes amongst the core teachers, and a relationship was identified between student and teacher engagement in the activities. Moving forward with this work we hope to continue supporting teacher instructional moves for further student engagement.

Keywords: teaching, students, education

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I am from Jacksonville, Florida. My goal is to become a Speech Language Pathologist. I am very interested in research within my field, specifically looking at people from different cultural backgrounds. As I feel that not enough research has been done on that within my field.

An Analysis of Microstructure Features in Emergent Spanish-English Multilingual Learners

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This study’s purpose was to analyze the microstructure features of English Oral Narratives produced by Spanish-English Emergent Multilinguals in K-2. This was done through conducting narrative retells along with standardized assessments with 15 K-2 students to evaluate the microstructure features. The microstructure features coded for included MLU, Number of Different Words (NDW), Number of Total Words (NTW), Subordinate Index, Errors, and Morphological Diversity Index. When assessing the microstructure features of the oral narrative retell, it appears that students in kindergarten students produced less morphologically complex narratives while second grade students produced more lexically, morphologically, and syntactically diverse oral narrative retells as suggest the MLUw, NDW, and SI.

Keywords: Multilingual speakers, Speech Pathology, microstructure components

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My name is Filomena Kinnare I am from St. Augustine Fl and I am a sophomore at Florida State University. I am currently on the pre-mad track and I hope to continue participating in research throughout my undergrad.

Are Teammates Rivals or Role Models

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Victory, loses, celebration, defeat are all things that can lead to the feelings of pride and envy. These feelings of pride and envy can than affect how a person behaves. More specifically envy is based off an emotional response to pride. Furthermore, there are two different types of pride and envy. The first type of envy is called benign envy and is said to be an emotional response to authentic pride since is based in admiration and a more positive feeling. While malicious envy is said to be an emotional response to hubristic pride since is based on negative thoughts about the envied person. Our research investigates how a teammates perception of pride will predict a particular emotional response and how in turn that emotional response (e.g) predicts higher or lower participation in corresponding behaviors that may benefit or damage performance. We hypothesize when an athlete is observing their teammate’s display of pride, the perceptions of their teammate’s celebration will predict emotional responses of benign envy, malicious envy, and admiration and their motivational effects on corresponding behavior. Through a cross sectional round robin research design, we are surveying NCAA collective individual athletic teams (e.g.,). We expect to find that displays of authentic pride will predict more admiration and benign envy and displays of hubristic pride will predict more malicious envy. These findings will aid in the understanding of how the complex model of perceptions of pride and its emotional responses interact with team sports.

Keywords: Pride, Envy, Admiration, Performance

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My name is Logan Jones and I am a Junior at Florida State University majoring in Management Information Systems and minoring in Economics. On campus I am involved with the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity and the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program. I plan on taking the LSAT in the fall and hope to attend law school. My future goal is to become a corporate lawyer.

Learning a Second Language Subconsciously

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Second language learning is taught in the majority of schools across the globe in order to communicate and collaborate with one another. This study looks into one specific type: unconscious learning. In the data collection stage, participants in China, who have learned English in many different ways, were surveyed. The participants all looked at the same graphics put in front of them and then told the story they saw in their own words, in English. These results were then taken and rated on 2 factors: comprehensibility and accentedness. The results are then going to be analyzed and compared. The goal is to discover the influence that unconscious second language acquisition has on the language learning process and how these results differ from those in a traditional learning environment.

Keywords: language learning conscious