Scholars Expeaux 2023
SCHEDULE
Scholar’s Expeaux 2023 continues today!
Join us in supporting the research and creative work of NIcholls students at our first live event since 2020.
Events are located in the Student Union.
TODAY:
Student Poster Exposition in the Ballroom, 8 AM-4 PM
Faculty Poster Exposition in the Ballroom, 8 AM-4 PM
Short Documentaries & Art Animation Screening in Le Bijou Theater, 1 PM-3 PM
Mosaic 2023 Sneak Peek Release & Student Readings in Sisters Suites, 4 PM-5 PM
| DATE | TIME | ACTIVITY | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, 27 March | 10:00 AM-4:30 PM | Humanities Symposium | Sisters Suites, Union |
| 7:30 PM-9:00 PM | Performing Arts Showcase | Danos Theatre, Talbot Hall | |
| Tuesday, 28 March | 8:00A M-12:00 PM | Student Poster Viewing | Ballroom, Union |
| 8:00 AM-12:00 PM | Faculty Poster Viewing | Ballroom, Union | |
| 10:00AM-11:30 PM | Humanities Symposium | Sisters Suites, Union | |
| 1:30 PM-4:00 PM | Student Poster Competition Judging | Ballroom, Union | |
| Wednesday, 29 March | 8:00AM-4:00 PM | Student Poster Viewing | Ballroom, Union |
| 8:00AM-4:00 PM | Faculty Poster Viewing | Ballroom, Union | |
| 1:00PM-3:00 PM | Short Documentaries & Art Animation Screening | LeBijou Theatre, Union | |
| 4:00PM-5:00 PM | Mosaic "Sneak Peek" Student Literary Readings | Sisters Suites, Union | |
| 5:00PM-7:00 PM | Reception & Awards Ceremony | Ballroom, Union |
DETAILED DAILY SCHEDULE
LOCATION: Ballroom at the Student Union
Tuesday, 28 March
8:00 AM-12:00 Noon – Public Poster Viewing
1:30 PM-4:00 PM – Competition Judging (Student Competitors Only)
Wednesday, 29 March
8:00 AM-4:00 PM – Public Poster Viewing
| Graduate Student Posters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Department | Title of Project |
| 1 | Annie Alexander | Biological Sciences | Comparing Relative Abundance Among Preferred, Marginal, and Poor Habitat for Invasive Carp-larvae |
| 2 | Coby Bernhart-Horton | Biological Sciences | Investigating the Effect of Accrued Wetlands on Water Quality, Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria, and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Treated Domestic Effluent |
| 3 | Claire Boudreaux | Biological Sciences | Population Demographics of Diamondback Terrapin in Barataria Bay |
| 4 | Dinah Cador | Biological Sciences | Utility of Eye Lenses to Investigate Habitat Use, Trophic Ecology, and Life History of Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus and Alligator Gar Atractosteus spatula |
| 5 | Lauren Eagon | Biological Sciences | Postecdysial Zinc Incorporation and Its Effects in the Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus |
| 6 | Tyranique Harding | Psychology | Promoting Advocacy for African American Female Adolescents: Exploring the Biases in Counseling |
| 7 | Amber Harms | Nursing | Evaluation of Social Media and Adolescent Mental Health: A Better Understanding of Risks and Benefits |
| 8 | Michael Holloway | Nursing | Reverse the Disease – Guide to Intermittent Fasting |
| 9 | Erik Johnson | Biological Sciences | Determining Drivers of Community Composition in Ridge-associated Marsh Communities |
| 10 | Tammy Johnson | Biological Sciences | The Differential Effects of T4 and MS2 Coliphages on the Expression of the Genes Responsible for Biofilm Formation in a Pure E.coli Biofilm |
| 11 | Shasta Kamara | Biological Sciences | Comparison of Finfish and Crustacean Assemblages Among Established Marsh Terraces, New Marsh Terraces, and Open Water in a Restored Brackish Marsh |
| 12 | Connor Lee | Biological Sciences | Identifying Freshwater Mussel Species in the Calcasieu and Sabine Basins Using Environmental DNA and Metabarcoding |
| 13 | Michelle Lignieres | Biological Sciences | Monitoring Fauna Assemblages at Various Levels to Compare Constructed Terraces and Original Marsh for a Restoration Project |
| 14 | Elizabeth Myers | Biological Sciences | Comparison of the Littoral and Pelagic Aquatic Faunal Communities at a Degraded Natural Estuarine Ridge Near Isle de Jean Charles in Terrebonne Basin, Louisiana |
| 15 | Nadine Nelson | Teacher Education | Digital Citizenship |
| 16 | Emily Ott | Biological Sciences | Comparing Spotted Gar Reproductive Potential and Body Condition in Connected and Disconnected Floodplains |
| 17 | Haleigh Sever | Biological Sciences | Comparison of Feeding Strategies for Culturing Juvenile Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus |
| 18 | Carissa Thiel | Biological Sciences | Abiotic Drivers of Coastal Ridge Terrestrial Forest Community Composition |
| 19 | Shelby Truckenbrod | Biological Sciences | Using Automated Radio Telemetry to Track the Movement and Habitat Use of Diamondback Terrapins (Malaclemys Terrapin) on a Barrier Island in Southeast Louisiana |
| 20 | Wyatt Voelker | Biological Sciences | Using DNA Metabarcoding to Characterize the Rufa Red Knot’s (Calidris canutus Rufa) Diet at Grand Isle and the Chandeleur Islands |
| 21 | Echezona Williams | Nursing | The Benefits of Exercise as Treatment for Clinically Depressed Patients |
| 22 | Katherine Wright | Biological Sciences | Life History, Habitat Use, and Trophic Ecology of Alligator Gar (Altractosteus spatula) Populations in Louisiana and Mississippi |
| 23 | Robert Bergeron | Biological Sciences | Evaluating Restoration of Ecological Functions of Salt Marsh Habitats Using High-Resolution Imaging Sonar |
| Undergraduate Student Posters | |||
| # | Name | Department | Title of Project |
| 24 | Bincy Biju | Biological Sciences | Water Quality and the Presence of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in the Bayous of Terrebonne Parish in Southeastern Louisiana, USA |
| 25 | Austin Blanchard | Chemistry | Identification of Products from the Sonochemical Degradation of Metribuzin Using Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) |
| 26 | Madison Bowers | Chemistry | Analyzing Petroleum Content of Oil Contaminated Water with Gas Chromotagraphy-Mass Spectrometry Using Solid Phase Microextraction |
| 27 | Madeline Cronan | History | Answering the Questions of Martian Sovereignty and Security |
| 28 | Tabatha Daigle | Art | Propaganda in the Oldest of Places |
| 29 | Katherine Dean | English, Mod. Lang. & Cultural Studies | Records and Revelations: Translating Nineteenth-century Lafourche Parish Court Documents Archived in Ellender Library |
| 30 | Hailey Domingue | Biological Sciences | Does Postecdysial Exoskeleton Calcification in the Blue Crab Callinectes Sapidus Occur in Vitro? |
| 31 | Courteney Dufrene | Chemistry | Synthesis, Characterization, and Electrochemical Studies of Ferrocene-based Molecular Host for Anionic Guests |
| 32 | Bethany Ekiss | Geomatics | Using Mixed Reality to Design a Virtual Walk-through Model of the Geomatics UAS Lab |
| 33 | Garon Guidry | Chemistry | Design of Metal-organic Supramolecular Host for Capturing and Releasing of Molecular Guests |
| 34 | Hannah Guidry | Nursing | Implementations of VOCERA Smartbadge® at Hospital X |
| 35 | Alexandra Himel | Biological Sciences | Assessing Floridian Manatee Body Condition During an Unexpected Mortality Event Using Drone-based Photogrammetry |
| 36 | Andrew Le | Marketing | Beyond the Call of Duty: Esports Programs Impact on College Admissions, Retention, and Revenue |
| 37 | Maegan LeBlanc | Biological Sciences | Investigation of Nutrient Loading and Flooding Depth on the Survival and Growth of Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich.) and Schoenoplectus californicus (C.A. Mey.) Palla |
| 38 | Alyssa LeGaux | Art | Bisa Butler: What Makes a Tribute |
| 39 | Brody Marcotte | Chemistry | Development of Cu(II) Mediated C-N Bond Formation |
| 40 | Cori Matherne | Biological Sciences | How Does Thermal Fluctuation Impact Molting in the Neonate Daphnia magna? |
| 41 | Marcus Matherne | Geomatics | Using Hydrographic Data to Measure the Amount of Water that can Drain into the Nicholls Farm Canal |
| 42 | Daniel Moore | Business Administration | The Impacts and Advancements of Technology on Louisiana’s Economy |
| 43 | Saisiddharth Nandhakumar | Computer Information Systems | How Machine Learning and Data Science Can Help Local Businesses |
| 44 | Sarah Oubre | Marketing | An Analysis of the Cajun and Creole Subcultures Pertaining to Tourism Marketing, History, and Identity |
| 45 | Melba Parnell | Chemistry | Synthesis of Ruthenium(II) Complexes for Anion Binding Studies |
| 46 | Naomi Raeford | Accounting | Developing a Model to Analyze Food Security in Sub-Saharan African Countries |
| 47 | Mary Grace Robichaux | Biological Sciences | Analysis of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria, Antibiotic Resistance Genes, and Contaminants in Sludge Following Hurricane Ida in Southeast Louisiana, USA |
| 48 | Jakeetra Ross | Art | WAKE UP |
| 49 | Brandon Silva | Geomatics | Mapping Oak Trees on Nicholls’ Campus Using Global Navigation Satellite Systems and Geographic Information Systems |
| 50 | Brandon Silva | Geomatics | An Analysis of the Parking Lots on Campus Using Surveying Techniques: A GEOM 440 Senior Seminar Project |
| 51 | Sylvie Songe | Chemistry | Isolation of Unique Retroelements in the Genomic DNA of Procambarus clarkii |
| 52 | Tristan Stokes | Chemistry | Analysis of Cyanide in Municipal Waste and Drinking Water |
| 53 | Taylor Thibodaux | Biological Sciences | Developing a Database in Collaboration with BOEM Focusing on Health Correlations with Oil and Gas Waste Facilities in Louisiana |
| 54 | Tina Verret | Teacher Education | The Messiah of the Waco Massacre |
| Faculty Posters | |||
| # | Name | College/Center/ Department | Title of Project |
| 55 | Anna Broussard | Mass Communication | A Free Spinster: Jo March’s Asexual Possibility |
| 56 | Mehmet Celebi | Sociology | Double Trouble: Hurricane Ida and Its Effects on Mental Health |
| 57 | Deborah Cibelli | Art | Salviati’s Emblematic Imagery in the Palazzo Vecchio of Florence |
| 58 | Alaina Daigle | Nursing | Development and Testing of an Instrument to Measure Professionalism in Nursing |
| 59 | John Doucet | Bayou Studies | The Last Acadian Coast: Origin of the Wetlands Acadians of Louisiana |
| 60 | Cari Granier & Lauren Boudreaux | Nursing | Remote Clinical Skills Simulation for Nursing Students |
| 61 | Rajesh Komati | Physical Sciences | Binding Studies of Acridine Based Telomerase Inhibitors by Using MOE Software |
| 62 | Jason Ladd | Music | Historical Overview of the Texas UIL Band Music List |
| 63 | Gary LaFleur | Bayou Studies | Louisiana Amphibian Monitoring Program as Nicholls Service Learning for BTNEP, LDWF, and USGS |
| 64 | Shelly Matherne | Nursing | A Quality Improvement Project: Implementation of Universal Postpartum Depression Screening |
| 65 | Michelle Patterson | Nursing | M-O-M-S™ on the Bayou: An Intervention for Post Disaster Mental Health in Pregnancy – Caregiver and Childbearing Women’s Perspectives |
| 66 | Daniel Riesmeyer | Art | Modifying the Working Properties of Gouache with Honey |
| 67 | Kurt Stiegler & Paul Wilson | History | The Normandy Academy: Teaching Leadership through Study Abroad |
| 68 | Ashley Thibodeaux | Nursing | Incorporating Mindfulness Practices to Enhance Performance of Nursing Students: A Literature Review |
| 69 | Stuart Tully | History | “Sunday’s on the Way”: Carman’s Relationship with Carlton Pearson and its Impact on Contemporary Christian Music |
| 70 | Chadwick Young | Physical Sciences | Utilizing Drones in a First-year Physics Lab |
| 71 | Cong Xing | Mathematics | Finding Multiple Disjoint Shortest Paths in Scale-free Networks |
LOCATION: Ballroom at the Student Union
Tuesday, 28 March
8:00 AM-12:00 Noon – Public Poster Viewing
1:30 PM-4:00 PM – Competition Judging (Student Competitors Only)
Wednesday, 29 March
8:00 AM-4:00 PM – Public Poster Viewing
Monday, March 27, 2023
Sisters Suites at the Student Union
Session One–High School Panel – 10:00 AM – 11:30 PM
First Place–The Mabel Bollinger Toups Award
Julia Lion – “The Storm of the Night.”
Mount Carmel Academy, New Orleans, LA
Third Place
Maleik Lewis – “The Shade of the Willow.”
Thibodaux High School, Thibodaux, LA
Honorable Mention
Kayden Martin – “The Legend of Germain.”
South Lafourche High School, Galliano, LA
Session Two – 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Moderator: Arati Jambotkar “A.J.” Watson
Mark Hue – “Poor Norma: An Exploration into Depictions of Feminine Trauma in Andrew Dominik’s Blonde”
Gabrielle Blanchard – “The Coens and Existentialism: The Bleak Worlds of Inside Llewyn Davis and A Serious Man”
Taylor Mergist – “Call Me By Your Name: Dreams vs. Reality and Love vs. Obsession”
Session Three – 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM – Moderator: Dr. Deborah Cibelli
Madeline Cronan – “Answering the Questions of Martian Sovereignty and Defense: A Primer”
Timothy Seiler Jr – “Qualities of Good Government”
Tabatha Daigle – “Propaganda in the Oldest of Places”
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Session Four – 10:00 AM -11:30 AM – Moderator: Dr. Bryant Smith
Clare Melvin – “Every Woman is an Anti-Mary, or: Christian Fundamentalism and Misogyny in American Literature as Seen in Stephen King’s Carrie”
Diego Lazo – “Historicity of the New Testament”
Monday, 27 March
Danos Theater at Talbot Hall
7:30 PM-9:00 PM
In Order of Performance
Come Away, Come Away Death (Let Us Garlands Bring) – Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)
Kyle Davis, baritone
Dr. Ying-Shan Su, piano
I’m a Poor Lil Orphan – Julia Perry (1924-1979)
Taree Nicholls, soprano
Dr. Ying-Shan Su, piano
Flute Sonata in B Minor, BWV 1030: I. Andante – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Emma Gottschalk, flute
Dr. Ying-Shan Su, piano
Symphonie Espagnole: II. Scherzando: Allegro Molto & III. Intermezzo: Allegretto non troppo – Edouard Lalo (1823-1892)
Isadora Candida, violin
Dr. Ying-Shan Su, piano
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major: II. Scherzo Vivacissimo – Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Luhan Lucena, violin
Dr. Ying-Shan Su, piano
Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47: I. Allegro Moderato – Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Abraham Ruiz, violin
Dr. Luciana Soares, piano
Wednesday, 29 March
LeBijou Theater at the Student Union
1:00PM-3:00 PM
In Order of Screening
Gabby Blanchard – Thinking Ball (animation; 24 seconds) – George Oldman, a grumpy old ball, has his jaded worldview changed by a kind act from a chipper, young ball.
Ann-Marie Ross – Space Helmet Adventure (animation; 15 seconds) – A space helmet named Dr. Lunar travels on a rocket going on an adventure to another planet.
Steven Johnson – Fritz’s Plight (animation; 30 seconds) – Fritz tries to pull off the heist of a lifetime but has no idea that he’s in over his head.
Bryce Whittington – Carriage Mules (documentary; 7 min, 51 sec) – A brief exploration of the history of mules in the United States, featuring New Orleans carriage mules with their drivers. The video is narrated by Gene Moll.
Kristen Kortright – Puffrog (animation; 10 seconds) – Boggerson is a domesticated puffrog from an alternate universe, and Robby is trying to catch him to keep him as his pet. Being serious and reserved, Boggerson is annoyed at Robby’s attempts to play with him.
Kristen Kortright – Sativa (animated comic book; 3 min, 23 sec) – The people of the kingdom of Aquaria live happily, using their ability of water manipulation to power the water wheel, which provides energy for the kingdom. The Aquarian people feel a strong sense of unity and pride as they work together to advance their society. However, one girl, Savita, is rejected by the Aquarian people. Savita cannot control water like everyone else. Instead, she has a secret ability which threatens to destroy the kingdom.
Delaney Ligori – The Casket Girls (documentary; 4 min, 45 sec) – A tour guide tells the story of vampires in New Orleans. European girls came to New Orleans and brought the vampire legend. Many rumors and cultures around the city are based on this vampire folklore. This documentary tells the story of the city housing these vampires.
Alexis Kraemer – Otlo (animation; 11 seconds) – A little bunny rat who lives in a bright and bubbly forest, stumbles upon a portal one day. He inspects this portal and falls into a new, scarier world.