SCIENCE PROJECTS
| Student | Advisor | Title |
| Daniel Balderrama '20 | Andreas Madlung | Exploring the role of PhyF in early Hypocotyl and Root Development |
| Maggie Berrens '20 | Steven Neshyba | Exploration of models of faceted ice growth |
| Emily Bessen '20 | Stacey Weiss and Mark Martin | The search for antimicrobials in the female Sceloporus virgatus cloaca |
| Joe Brennan '20 | Amanda Mifflin | Investigation into the properties of the hematite/water interface using Second Hormone Generation |
| Will Brooks '20 | Peter Wimberger | Song Recognition and Gene Flow in a New Secondary Contact Zone of White-crowned Sparrows |
| Kelsy Bryson '22 | Rachel Pepper | Determining the effect of seed density on the seed dispersal pattern of splash cup plants |
| Lia Chin-Purcell '20 | America Chambers | Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks for Transgender Gender Recognition |
| Lauren Clarke | Alyce DeMarais | Effects of BPAF on Apoptosis in Guppies |
| Louisa Cryan '20 | Jeffrey Tepper | An investigation into the Origin of the Cascade Arc: Petrology & Geochronology of the Tukwila Formation |
| Jesus Deloya Garcia '22 | Rachel Pepper | Measuring the change in Feeding Flow of Voricella at Different Body Orientation |
| Noah Dillon '20 | Alyce DeMarais | Matrotrophic investment in Poecilia reticulata under temperature stress |
| Grace Elliott '21 | Stacey Weiss | Investigating Antimicrobial Properties of Sceloporus virgatus Eggs Using Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| Joe Ewers '21 | Megan Gessel | Extraction and purification of Aquaporin-O from bovine cow eye lenses |
| Jess Fairbanks '18 | Alyce DeMarais |
Effects of Exposure to Bisphenol S on Ovarian Tissue in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) - A Transgenerational Study |
| Amanda Foster '20 | Kena Fox Dobbs | Are Problem Beavers the Solution? The influence of beaver dam-building on sediment processes in a post-wildfire ecosystem (Methow Valley, WA) |
| Sam Furmanski '20 | Mike Valentine and Ken Clark | Paleomagnetic Exploration of the Crescent Formation, Washington: The Search for a Hidden Fault near Dusk Point |
| Emily Grahn '20 | Mark Martin | Expanding the Host Range of Predatory Bacteria: Ensifer adhaerens |
| Katie Grainger '20 | Stacia Rink | Development of a Non-Isotopic Protocol for the Quantification of Both Single- and Double-Stranded Plasmid DNA Using an Electrophoretic-Based Assay |
| Kyle Grate '19 | Bryan Thines | Manipulation of Stress Response in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana using 14-3-3 proteins and F-box stress induced proteins |
| Katie Gray '20 | Dan Burgard | Wastewater Analysis of Opioids by Sewage-Based Epidemiology |
| Sean Grealish '21 | Carrie Woods | Dendrochronological use of Tsuga heterophylla Cores to Provide a Timeline for Nurse Log Succession Processes in the Hoh Rainforest |
| SaraJane Griffiths '21 | Brad Richards | Finding Predictors of Success in Novice Programmers' Editing and Testing Behaviors |
| Kaela Hamilton '20 | Carrie Woods | The influence of structural and spatial variation on epiphytic species distribution and diversity in Bigleaf Mapes (Acer macrophyllum) |
| Katie Hetterly '21 | Mark Martin | The effect of constant light production on Photobacterium leiognathi fitness |
| Helena Heyer-Gray '21 | Stacey Weiss | Characterizing the microbiome of Sceloporus virgatus (striped plateau lizard) eggs and determining its protective effects against Fusarium using direct fungal challenges |
| Matthew Imanaka '20 | John Hanson | A Chemoenzymatic Approach to Synthesizing Bacterial Cell Wall Fragments: Creating Convenient Chromophoric Lysozome Substrates |
| Woo Jung '20 | Adam Smith | Hidden Markov Layer in Convolutional Neural Network for Identification of Mouse Ultrasonic Vocalizations |
| Kavanaugh Kaji '20 | Melvin Rouse | Effect of antibiotics on the social and mating behavior of zebra finches (Taenopygia guttata): The importance of the intestinal microbiome for brain development |
| Lukas Karoly '21 | Rachel Pepper | How does ambient flow affect typical Vorticella orientation? |
| Cambria Kasten '21 | Jung Kim | The role of the IGF-1/Akt/mTOR pathway on tibialis anterior muscle hypertrophy during regeneration in cardiotocin-induced injury in adult mice |
| Bethany Llewellyn '21 | Peter Hodum | Aquatic Microplastics as a Vector for Transfer of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers to Zebrafish Tissue |
| Sarah McClain '20 | David Chiu | Efficient Query Execution over Large Databases through Semantic Caching of Bitmap Indices |
| Helen McDonald '22 | Peter Wimberger | Assessing Historical Introgression in West Coast Northern Flickers (Colaptes auratus) Using Museum Specimens |
| Amanda Melin '20 | Dan Burgard | Method Development for Analyzing Population Biomarkers for Applications of Wastewater-Based Epidemology |
| Robyn Organ '20 | Jeffrey Tepper | Investigating Early Cascade Magmatism through Dating and Chemical Analysis of the Hatchet Mountain and Pe Ell Formations, Southwest Washington |
| Keshreeyaji Oswal '20 | Peter Wimberger | Avian plumage as a bioindicator of metal pollution among birds with different life histories |
| Lilli Patton '20 | Peter Hodum | Assessing Diet Composition of Tufted Puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in Washington as a Potential Driver of Population Decline |
| Olivia Perotti '20 | Stacey Weiss and Mark Martin | Potential Antifungal Capabilities of S. virgatus Cloacal Microbiome |
| Clara Phipps '20 | Jeffrey Tepper | Petrology and Geochronology of the Goble Volcanics, Southwest Washington: Basaltic Oceanic Magmatism or an Early Phase of the Cascade Arc? |
| Theresa Proctor '20 | Joel Elliott | Molecular and microscopic analyses of undescribed oomycete pathogens of eelgrass (Zostera marina) in the Puget Sound |
| Hayley Rettig '21 | Peter Wimberger | The impact of Beaver Dams on Bird Diversity in Landscapes Affected by Wildfires |
| Sarah Sanz '20 | Stacey Weiss | Determining the Influence of Female Sceloporus virgatus Cloacal Microbiomes on Conspecific Male Mate Choice |
| Susanna Schuler '20 | Bryan Thines | Understanding the Role of a Previously Unrecognized Nuclear Protein: F-BOX INTERACTING PROTEIN in Arabidopsis thaliana |
| Maya Sealander '20 | Andreas Madlung | Are phytochromes B1 and B2 additive in their role in the LAZY (LZ-2) gene response in Tomato? |
| Sahiti Shankar '21 | John Hanson | Synthesis of peptidoglycan derivatives as lysozome substrates |
| Madelyn Shapiro '20 | Jacob Price | Applying the Complete Memory Approximation to the Incompressible Euler Equations in Two Dimensions |
| Walker Shibley-Styer '20 | Megan Gessel | Synthesis and Oxidation of Large Unilamellar Vesicles for the Purpose of Characterizing the Products of Lipid Peroxidation |
| Erin Stewart '20 | Peter Wimberger | The role of Beaver Dams in Mitigating Wildfire Impacts on Stream Ecosystems |
| Jillian Stoewer '20 | Mike Pohl | Does Hip Flexibility Influence Running Gait? |
| Priyanki Vora '20 | Andreas Madlung | Determining the Interactions of Solanum lycopersicum (Tomato) Triple and Quadruple Phytochrome Mutants & the LAZY (e2) Gene |
| Marley Weiss '22 | Stacey Weiss | Microbial Influences on Mate Selection in the Striped Plateau Lizard (Sceloporus virgatus) |
| Matthew Wells '20 | Rachel Pepper | Validating the angular dependence of 3D flow fields around the microscopic sessile suspension feeder Vorticella convallaria |
HUMANITIES PROJECTS
| Student | Advisor | Title |
| Manya Mutschler-Aldine '21 | Robin Jacobson | A Patchwork of Detention: Understanding Uneven Distributions of ICE Contracts with Local Jails |
| Mariana Sanchez-Castillo '20 | Monica DeHart | Cultural and Biological Sustainability of Folk Art Production in Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Erin Budrow '20 | Andrew Gomez | My American Dream: Marvel Comics and the Captain America Series as Representatives of United States Social History from 1964-2016 |
| Grace Eberhardt '20 | Kristin Johnson and Hajung Lee | The Slater Museum: The History and Ethics of a Name |
| Alaina Geibig '20 | Carolyn Weisz | Sustainable Research: Investigating Factors of Pro-Environment Behavior |
| Francesca LoFaro '21 | David Andresen | Timing is Everything: Temporal Dynamics of Brain Activity Using the Human Connectome Projects |
| Siena Brown '20 | Laura Krughoff | Reading a Familiar Face: The Rise of LGBTQ and POC Representation in Young Adult Fiction |
| Morgan MacFarlane '21 | Karl Fields | Investigating Tattoo Culture's Relation to Democracy in Japan, South Korea, and China |
| Olive Mullen '20 | Andrew Gomez | Preserving LGBTQ Tacoma: An Oral History Collection |
| Max Tapogna '20 | Geoff Proehl | Art Versus Theory |
| Lenora Yee '21 | Regina Duthely | Women of Color in Print Subcultures: 1970-2018 |
| Cheyenne Clarke '20 | Nick Kontogeorgopoulos | Assessing the Value Trend of Wellness Tourism in Thailand and Costa Rica |
| James Conley '20 | William Beardsley | The Conception of Human Love in Kierkegaard's Three Life Spheres |
| Kate Gladhart Hayes '20 | Kristin Johnson | The Half-Life of Environmental Racism |
| Kylie Gurewitz '20 | Greta Austin | Mindful of a Profit: Meditation Apps in the Global Context |
| Ellis LeBlanc '20 | Kriszta Kotsis | Women, the Emperor, and the Virgin Mary: A Feminist Reception Analysis of 9th and 10th Century Byzantine Representation |
| Fran Leskovar '21 | Benjamin Tromly | The Setauket Gang: The American Revolutionary War Spy Ring You've Never Heard About |
| Emma Lundquist '20 | Andrew Gardner | Suburban Rot: Visualizing the Abandonment of Commercialized Spaces |
| Alena McIntosh '20 | Andrew Gardner | Exploring the Urban Infrastructure of Transnational Labor Migration in Nepal |
| Genevieve Caskey '20 | Katherine Smith | History of the Humanities |
| Nina Kranzdorf '20 | Tanya Erzen | A More Expansive Definitio of We: Queer Visions of Safety and Solidarity from Palestine to Tacoma |
| Haley Hougardy '20 | Tim Beyer | The Impact of Language Background on Children's Attitudes Toward Others |
| Elena Staver '20 | Adrian Villacana | Examining the role of identity saliency and engagement on intergroup attitudes |
| Paul Un '21 | Seth Weinberger | Assessing Attitudes and Orientations Toward China: Power or Ideology Based Aims? |
| Kyra Zapf '21 | Katherine Smith | Succession Anxiety Through Clothing in the Court of Henry VIII |
| Anna Barcus '20 | Alisa Kessel | The City of Tacoma's Affordable Housing Action Strategy: An Investigation into the Policy Making |
| Chloe Brew '21 | Jane Carlin | The Arts and Crafts Movement in the 21st Century |
| Abby Foy '19 | Nick Kontogeorgopoulos | The English Language in The Gambia: The Intersection Between Identity and Economic Opportunities |