UNCA Undergraduate Research Journal

UNCA Journal of Undergraduate Research Spring 2023 Issue

Medea: Monster, Mother, Victimby Ariel Akuneme

Anti-Adhesion Carbohydrates for Prevention of Biofilm Formationby Molly Austin

From Mother to Sex Worker and Soldier to Veteran: Moralistic Tendencies in the Art of Otto Dix, 1920-1935by Beatrice Bradley

The Demon Within: A Case Study Analysis of Post-Concussion Syndrome and its Effectsby Jessica Brock

Population Demographic Modeling of American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.), Populations in Western North Carolinaby Kathryn Brown

White Moms Raising Multi-Racial Children: Dedicated Methods of Color-Conscious Parentingby Makenna Clark

Period Policy: Menstrual Equity and Educationby Bailey Cook

A phosphorylation mimic at the Gα12 N-terminus inhibits palmitoylation and signaling to serum response factorby Bailey Cook

Perceived Cognitive Effort and Exposure to Natural Stimuliby Jackson Crawley

Neurodivergence in the Face of “Femininity”: Understanding the Experiences of Those Socialized as Womenby Aven Crochet

Investigating shade tolerance and phenotypic plasticity of Virginia spiraea (Spiraea virginiana Britton),, a federally threatened shrubby Rosie Dickson

The Language of Grief: Autoethnographic Reflections of Loss in American Cultureby Christian Donaldson

Synthesis and Evaluation of Antibiotics with Cleavable Guanidine Linkers to Combat Gram-Negative Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms by Jason Dunford

Relative Space: An Exploration of Home Through Landscapes and Materialsby Hannah Durham

Discovering Iconographic Links in a Perpetual Silver Covenant Chain: Eighteenth-Century Portraits of Hodinöhsö:ni ׳ Diplomats from British North Americaby Bonnie Elander

The Ends of Economics: Towards a Theological Economics of Eschatologyby Aubrey Emmett

An Analysis of Resident Involvement in and Attitudes Toward Tourism and Management Implications for Asheville, North Carolinaby Casey Feiler

Body Image Dissatisfaction and Discrepancyby Nina Finderle

Heterologous Expression of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATP Synthase to Facilitate Antibiotic Discoveryby Vesper Fraunfelter

A Qualitative Exploration of Socioeconomic Status’ Impact on Mask Wearing Behaviors During the COVID-19 Mask Mandateby Mikaela Fullerton

Covalent Probing of Quorum Sensing LuxS Towards the Inhibition of Biofilmsby Evan Glass

Morals Over Money: Toward a More Ethically Conscious Economicsby Timothy Greene

Reconstructing West Pacific Sea Surface Temperatures Using World War II Ship Observationsby David Griffith

Genetic Analysis of Geographically Distinct Curculio sayi Populations in the Northeastern United Statesby Cassius Guthrie

Growth and Development of Spotted Salamander, Ambystoma maculatum Larvae in Relation to Vernal Pool Size and Hydroperiodby Matthew Hanbury

Alternative Ways of Being: Elisabetta Sirani and her Multidimensional Heroinesby Hannah Hansen

Quantifying cyclic di-AMP in Staphylococcus aureus during stress using a competitive ELISAby Carissa Her

Synthesis and Evaluation of Amino Acid Ester Substituted Pseudopyronine Derivativesby Stephanie Holz

Labor Power in Times of Crisisby Joshua Kelch

Combating Antibiotic Resistance: Part One: Novel Antibiotic Isolation from Co-culture, Part Two: Adjuvant Chemistryby Casey Kellogg

The Creation of a Nation: Race, Class, and Capitalism in America A Case Study: Asheville, NCby Chasity Leake

The Historical Creation and Systematic Perpetuation of Cardiovascular Disease Health Disparities in African Americans A Case Study: Asheville, NCby Chasity Leake

Synthesis of Anti-Adhesion Carbohydrates Against Bacterial Biofilmsby Kaitlyn Llewellyn

Bridging the Gap: Utilizing Buddhist Techniques to Treat Poverty Centered Traumaby Kessy Evina Love

Comparison of Seed Traits between Two Sarracenia Species and their Hybridsby Alyssa Lynch

Christianity, Candidates, and Coding: How Evangelicalism Affects Campaigningby Peter Manelski

LandMarked3D: An Open Source 3D Terrain Modeling Applicationby Patt Martin

Inflation and Growthby Logan Mitsock

Two-Pronged Approach to Investigating Regulation of the NO· Stress Response in S. aureusby Noela Moraga

Sex Distribution of Eastern Newts at Sandy Bottomby Lydia O’Fallon

Synthesis of antibiotic/ guanidine adjuvant hybrids capable of crossing the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteriaby Dhruvi Parmar

Outlaws and Rhinestones: The Cowboy Figure in Historical and Modern Country Music Mediaby Cole Pilgrim

Charitable Contributions: A Legal Money Laundering Systemby Margaret Pittman

Assessing the Effects of Prescribed Fires on Mycorrhizal Fungi in Upland Mixed Oak-Pine Forests at DuPont State Recreational Forest, NCby Ari Puentes

Development of Cleavable Antibiotic-Adjuvant Hybrid Compounds for Increased Accumulation in Gram-Negative Bacteriaby Bryce Pugh

Development of amine-containing cleavable antibiotic-adjuvant linkers for the potentiation of antibiotics in Gram-negative bacteriaby Aliyah Rao

Photocatalytic degradation of trichloroethylene by brookite TiO2 nanoparticles: study of particle size and pH effectsby Samantha Reese

Evaluating the Relationship Between Posture and Muscle strain in the Neck and Wrist: An EMG Analysisby Margarita Rudisill

West African Music as a Means of Communication, Connection, and Cultural Preservationby Jordan Scheffer

The Effect Of Smartphones on Working Memoryby Laura Searles

And I Must Scream: Exploring the Distortion Of Humanity in Analog Horrorby Sawyer Serdula

“Get Back” to Reality: Deconstructing a Common Narrative in Beatles’ Biographiesby Ava Tomkins

Application of Robotic Arm Control using Computer Vision and Object Detection Techniquesby Sarah Vyvyan

Evaluating Endangered Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia jonesii), Leaf Morphology And Flowering As Related To Soil Nutrient Statusby Joseph Walston

The Flowers of Alphonse Mucha: Symbolic Connections Between Nature, Mysticism, Religion, and the Occultby Cynthia Wills

Ambrosia Beetle Diversity, Vector Potential and Response to Solarization Treatments Associated with Sassafras Trees Killed by Laurel Wiltby Riney Woodbridge

Phylogeography of the Turks Island Boa, Chilabothrus chrysogasterby Hailey Wunder

Judicial Selection: America’s Quandaryby Kennedy Young