Jonesboro, AR – Contributed – More than 200 students at Arkansas State University participated in the 16th annual Create@State Student Research and Creativity Symposium.
Dr. Kari Harris, director of the Office of Student Research and Scholarship, said this event is a celebration of student research, creativity and scholarship.
“The event brings together undergraduate and graduate students from across disciplines to share research, creative projects, and innovative ideas in a way that highlights the academic excellence and talent across our campus.”
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Students participated in a variety of categories, including a performance and business pitch competition, a showcase of creativity, a poster presentation, and a three-minute thesis competition.
“It is critically important for students to have opportunities to present their work publicly and to see themselves as contributors to knowledge creation,” Harris added.
Competitors included students from eight colleges at A-State.
“Create@State supports growth by helping students build confidence, communication skills, and a deeper connection between their academic work and their future goals, while also fostering a culture that values discovery and collaboration at A-State,” she continued.
Winners in the creative works category include:
In first place, senior electrical engineering major Christopher Sayers; senior electrical engineering major Gabby Taunton; and senior electrical engineering major Tyler Baugus, all of Cabot for their poster presentation, “Piano Aid.”
Second-place winners include senior civil engineering major Claudia Santiago Ramos of Pounce, Puerto Rico; senior civil engineering major Sarah Bullen of Royal, Ark.; and senior civil engineering major Seth Prunty of Cabot, with their poster presentation, “American Society of Civil Engineers Sustainable Solutions.”
Third-place winners for their poster presentation, “Through the Lense of the Camera Obscura,” include freshman studio art major Kayla Minick of Tyler, Texas, and sophomore graphic design major Jacob King of Jonesboro.
Winners in the observational category include:
Agriculture graduate student Kamana Kafle of Nepal won first place with the poster presentation, “Who will Grow our Food in the Future: Factors Influencing A-State Agricultural Student’s Intentions to Enter Production Agriculture.”
Second-place winner Dorise Clark, an athletic training graduate student from Helena, presented her research, “The Rate of Burnout in Athletic Trainers.”
In third place, Doctor of Physical Therapy students Emily Long of Springfield, Ill.; Anna Claire Harris of Crossett; Macey Lindsey of Piggott; Jayna Harris of Hughes; and Faith Ochoa of Benton presented, “Treatment for Children with Hypertonicity using Hippotherapy: a Scoping Review.”
In the basic and experimental category, winners include:
First place winner, senior biological sciences and chemistry major Salma Abdel-Karim of Jonesboro presented, “Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Isoflavones from Pigeon Pea Hairy Root Cultures in RAW 264.7 Macrophages.”
In second place, Carlos Balmaceda Cuenca, a molecular biosciences graduate student of Jonesboro; Megha Goyal, an agriculture graduate student from India; and Anubhav Pal, a Doctor of Nursing Practice student of Jonesboro, presented their research, “Producing Oral Medicines in Lettuce to Fight Chronic Diseases.”
Third-place winner Cara Pirani, a senior biological sciences major of Cordova, Tenn., presented, “Functional Genomics of Streptococcus Mutans: Identifying Critical Genes for Oral Biofilm Formation.”
In the quality assessment category, winners include:
In first place, Doctor of Nursing Practice Nursing Anesthesia graduate students Rachel Gibbons of Jonesboro, Wesley Johnson of Purvis, Miss., and Rachel Cartillar of Palestine presented their research “Enhancing Anesthesia Practice by Evaluating the Impact of Evidence-Based Education of the Utilization of Preoperative Gastric Ultrasound for Patients on GLP-1 Agonists.”
Second-place winners are graduate students Breanne Phillips, a Doctor of Nursing Practice student from Jonesboro; Brayton Ragsdale, a nurse anesthesia student of Paragould; and Griffin McCowan, a Doctor of Nursing Practice nurse anesthesia student from Alexander, with their research presentation “The Use of Intraoperative Lidocaine to Decrease the Incidence of Postoperative Pain in Surgical Patients: A Pre- and Post- Education Analysis.”
In third place, freshman Elizabeth Huffmaster, a mid-level education major of Paragould, presented her research, “Building Argumentative Writers Through Structured Inquiry.”
The Dr. Emily Devereaux Student Research and Creativity Award went to freshman biological sciences pre-professional studies major Julia Pye from Jefferson, Ark. and doctoral student in environmental sciences, Taylor Fiedor of Powhatan. The duo participated in the most competitive category of basic or experimental research with their study, “The Spatial Ecology of Coccidia in Arkansas Freshwater Snails.”
The winners of the best overall undergraduate award went to competitors in the creative works category. Freshman music education major Zane Kensik from Mason, Ohio; Mason Kibble, an instrumental performance Master of Music student, from Jamestown, Ohio; and Logan Hayungs, an instrumental performance Master of Music student from Harrisonburg, Va., known as the Trumpet Trio, performed Brazilian composer Gilson Santos’s Lundu.
Winners of best overall graduate award went to competitors in the quality assessment category. Doctor of Nursing Practice nursing anesthesia students Joshua Cook of Sherwood and Jared Barker of Benton presented their research, “Virtual Reality for Anxiety Relief in Pre-Operative Patients.”
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