Posters on the Bay
Salisbury University Student Research Presentation to the Maryland General Assembly
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
6-7:30 p.m.
Governor Calvert House, 58 State Cir, Annapolis, MD 21401

Students Present Research to Maryland Representatives at Posters on the Bay
Student researchers from Salisbury University presented their work to Maryland’s elected representatives at the annual Posters on the Bay event in Annapolis, MD. SU students had a chance to speak with state representatives about issues that matter most to them. The annual presentation is sponsored by SU’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (OURCA) and is an exciting opportunity for students to extend their knowledge beyond the classroom and address needs they see in their communities.
Poster Presentations
Project Title: Real-Time Recall App
Stephora Cesae Alberi - Wicomico County, Jordan Pinckney - Charles County, Jorge Armando Verduzco Zavala - Dorchester County
Faculty Mentor: Xiaohong Wang
Project Title: Changing the Gain: Teaching the Art of Sound in Technical Theatre B.A. Programs
Morgan Burnett - Sussex County, DE
Faculty Mentor: Viktoria Basham
Project Title: Empowering Solar and Soil: A Suitability Analysis for Agrivoltaic Systems in Maryland
Urjit Chakraborty - Wicomico County
Faculty Mentor: Randall Cone
Project Title: Conceptions of Adulthood in India
Josie D’Aquila - Wicomico County, Argeroula Halkias - Wicomico County
Faculty Mentor: Deeya Mitra
Project Title: Be a Man: How Hegemonic Masculinity Presents a Violent and Prevalent Message in America's School-Age Boys
Jacob Griffin - Wicomico County
Faculty Mentor: Viktoria Basham
Project Title: Picture-Perfect Pain: Educating Tattoo Artists about the Overlaps between Self-Harm and Tattooing among Women
Tessah Good - Charles County
Faculty Mentor: Viktoria Basham
Project Title: Living Beyond Your Means: The Psychological Impact of Housing Unaffordability
Tabatha Hayes- Marion County, OH, Madelynne Mattare - Anne Arundel County, Delane Fairley- Harford County, Sophia Broyles- Anne Arundel County, Odette Pierre - Wicomico County, Sam Simmons - Dorchester County
Faculty Mentor: Michele Schlehofer
Project Title: Developing RNA Thermometers and Fluorescence Spectroscopy for Enzymatic Reactions in Plasmodium falciparum
Andersen Herman- Wicomico County
Faculty Mentor: Joshua Sokoloski
Project Title: Community Strengths Survey
Dagmawit Kebede- Montgomery County, Lauryn Dennis - Sussex County, DE, Jody Kieffer- Montgomery County, Jahnaiya Sutherland - Prince George’s County, Michael Ogbonna - Prince George’s County, Tyler Hummer - Frederick County, Neila Henrice - Wicomico County, Zainab Jabeen - Somerset County, Ashley Marcum - Wicomico County
Faculty Mentor: Ryan Weaver
Project Title: Targeting Cancer-associated Proteins and Click Chemistry Labeling of Probes for Tumor Imaging and Ablation Min
Thway Khant- Wicomico County HsiangKun Shih - Montgomery County
Faculty Mentor: Joshua Sokoloski
Project Title: Newton Street Mural
Mauren Krauser - Landisville County, PA, Kailah Caliskan - Frederick County, Zoe Clarke - Anne Arundel County, Julia Dyer - Dorchester County
Faculty Mentor: Ryan Weaver
Project Title: Who Will Lead Tomorrow?: An Extended Literature Review Exploring the Importance of Leadership Education in Higher Education Institutions
Logan Krebs - Harford County
Faculty Mentor: Heather Holmes
Project Title: Impact of Blood Flow Restriction Cuff Design on Upper Body Exercise: A Randomized Crossover Trial in Resistance-Trained Adults.
Lucas Kuriawa- Anne Arundel County
Faculty Mentor: Timothy Werner
Project Title: Preventing Acute Malnutrition: The Role of Energy Expenditure and Postnatal Nutrition Among Infants
Cole Ledger - Dorchester County
Faculty Mentor: Leslie Swift
Project Title: Discovering Worlds of Literature: Increasing Recreational Reading Rates in University Students Through Use of Social Media and University Community Members
Kyla Linz - St. Mary’s County
Faculty Mentor: Viktoria Basham
Project Title: Prairie Patrol
Jude Maggitti - Washington County, Noah Webb - Cecil County, Ashley Gerbes - Baltimore County, Connor Sullivan - Frederick County, Will Weber - Wicomico County
Faculty Mentor: Yaping Jing
Project Title: Hear Me Out: Improving Deaf Accessibility in Educational Theater
MJ Marshall - Sussex County, DE
Faculty Mentor: Viktoria Basham
Project Title: AI Sport Swing Analysis Application
Andrew Mehall - Charles County, Walter Euceda-Mendoza - Prince George’s County, Oscar Spiers - Anne Arundel County
Faculty Mentor: Yaping Jing
Project Title: Determining Charge Limits on Scaled Geometrical Surfaces Using Electrostatic Energy Analysis in Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry
Cleo McLaughlin - Harford County
Faculty Mentor: David Keifer
Project Title: Enforcing Sustainability: The Role of Law and Green Information Systems in Transforming Supply Chains and Logistics
Joyce Montero- Wicomico County
Faculty Mentor: Lauren Hill
Project Title: Assessment of the Physical Activity Environment in Rural Community Parks: An Audit of Maryland's Eastern Shore
Ariene Ohimor - Norfolk County, MA
Faculty Mentor: Zachary Townsend
Project Title: Human and Artificial Intelligence Communication: Strengths and Weaknesses of Conversing with AI for Coding Mathematical Models
Sophia Reister- Worcester County
Faculty Mentor: Michael Bardzell
Project Title: Monitoring Salinity in Assateague Island's Freshwater Ponds at the Spring and Neap Tides
Charis Rose- Cooke County, IL
Faculty Mentor: Sarah Jones
Project Title: The push and pull for LGBTQIA+ rights in an evolving society
Elysha Ross - Philadelphia County, PA, Delaney Fairley - Harford County, De’Asia Douglas - Caroline County, Andrew Black - Carroll County, Vic Androcy - Ocean County, NJ
Faculty Mentor: Rachel Steele
Project Title: Performance and Perceptual Responses to Different Chambered Blood Flow Restriction Cuffs
Mark Wheedon - Fauquier County, VA
Faculty Mentor: Timothy Werner
Project Title: One Post Away from Diversity: The Way Instagram Can Market Study Abroad Opportunities to Black and African American Students at Salisbury University
Grace Wincovitch- Washington County
Faculty Mentor: Viktoria Basham and Brian Stiegler
Project Title: The Evolution of Literary Magazines and Creative Writing at Salisbury University
Josey Zeunges- Allegany County
Faculty Mentor: Melissa Bugdal
Project Title: Cardiovascular Responses to Single vs Multi-Chambered Blood Flow Restriction Cuffs
Sean Zupnik - Frederick County
Faculty Mentor: Timothy Werner