18th Annual Symposium Winners

STEM Symposium

Chemistry-Physics

Winners Mia Gregorio, and Tamara Hamilton (Department of Chemistry & Physics, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL) - Di-substituted porphyrins give insights about mechanochemical porphyrin synthesis mechanism

Honorable Mention Yosthinn Cuitiva, Maria Sofia Ortega, and Bartosz Fornal (Department of Chemistry & Physics, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL) - Beyond the Standard Model: Searching for new particles with gravitational waves

Mathematical Sciences – Computer Science

Winners Adam Lynch1, Mathew Cole1, Roberto Campoverde2, and James Haralambides1 (1Department of Math & Computer Science, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL, 2Department of Finance, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL) - Gold price prediction

Honorable Mention Kimberly Miranda, Gaia Riedmueller, Lola Umarova, and James Haralambides (Department of Math & Computer Science, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL) - Weather forecasting: Rain prediction

Psychology – Criminology - Sociology

Winners Marina Azevedo, Natalya Guerrero, Adrienne Saunders, and Justin Lauro (Department of Psychology, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL) - Effects of Episodic Specificity Induction on Decision-Making in the Iowa Gambling Task

Honorable Mention Zakiyya Shaw, Sabrina Des Rosiers, Guillermo Wated (Department of Psychology, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL) - To what extent does emotion regulation predict the degree of acculturative stress among Hispanic Emerging adults?

Biology

Winners Sereen Akil, Dylan Barnes, Romina O’Brien, Alexis Hansen, Christoph Hengartner and Leticia Vega (Department of Biology, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL) - Evaluating how Temperature Affects Lauric Acid’s Antimicrobial Activity on Staphylococcus epidermidis

Andria Conliffe, Charissa Taylor, and Silvia Maciá (Department of Biology, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL) - Effects of salinity on red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) propagule growth and survival

Ainsley Vanderhyde1,2, Amy MacFadyen2, and Rachael Mueller3 (1Department of Biology, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL, 2NOAA National Ocean Service Office of Response and Restoration, Seattle, WA, 3Genwest Inc, Seattle, WA) - Assessing potential risks from WWII shipwrecks by filling knowledge gaps in NOAA’s RULET database and simulating oil spill fate and transport

Honorable Mention Dana Elwan, Camila Dieguez, and Flona Redway (Department of Biology, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL) - What are the effects of different frequencies on basil plants (Ocimum basilicum)?

College of Health Professions and Medical Sciences

Undergraduate

Winners Imani McClammy (Department of Public Health, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL) - Legislative immunities: a comparative policy analysis of Medicaid expansion and COVID-19 health outcomes

Alaisha Rodriguez1, Andreas Stamatis2, Kim McCoy Coleman3, Akanksha Anand4, and Zacharias Papadakis1 (1Department of Health Sciences & Clinical Practice, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL, 2Department Health and Sport Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 3Department of Social Work, State University of New York, Plattsburgh, NY, 4Department of Community Health and Policy, State Morgan University, Baltimore, MD, 11Department of Health Sciences & Clinical Practice, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL) - Do organizational vs. personal resources buffer work demands in relation to job satisfaction among county human services employees?

Honorable Mention Brehanna Cornwall1, Andreas Stamatis2, Akanksha Anand3, Kim McCoy Coleman4, and Zacharias Papadakis1 (1Department of Health Sciences & Clinical Practice, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL, 2Health and Sport Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 3Department of Community Health and Policy, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, 4Social Work, State University of New York, Plattsburgh, NY) - More Than a Good Boss: Instrumental Support Versus Supervisor Support in Prospective Models of Burnout

Graduate

Winners Jochebed Oduro, and Ben Hitchinson (Department of Biomedical Sciences, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL) - Sequence and structure-based analysis of the S118L variant of the inward-rectifying potassium channel Kir2.1

Dildorakhon Rasulova, and Ben Hitchinson (Department of Biomedical Sciences, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL) - Sequence and structure-based analysis of the R31W variant of the inwardly rectifying potassium channel Kir2.1

Honorable Mention Rebecca Stevens, Aiyanah Commodore, Eric Carey, and Inshan Ali (Department of Clinical Biology, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL) - Emerging therapeutic option: dalbavancin activity against corynebacterium striatum from bone and joint infections

Darius Estell1, Andreas Stamatis2, Kim McCoy Coleman3, Akanksha Anand4, and Zacharias Papadakis1 (1Department of Health Sciences & Clinical Practice, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL, 2Department Health and Sport Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 3Department of Social Work, State University of New York, Plattsburgh, NY, 4Department of Community Health and Policy, State Morgan University, Baltimore, MD, 11Department of Health Sciences & Clinical Practice, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL) - Fostering loyalty: Supervisor support versus instrumental support in prospective models of organizational commitment

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