SU Students Present Research at Fifth Annual "Posters on the Bay

SALISBURY, MD---From progressive apps for social change to the struggles for immigrants in Wicomico County and possible new MRI procedures, 16 Salisbury University students presented research findings to Maryland elected officials and SU administrators during the fifth annual “Posters on the Bay” presentation March 10.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s event was held in a virtual format. Each student presented through Zoom, explaining their research and expanding on its significance.

Student presenters and their topics included:

• Chacier Alexander of Montgomery County, MD – “The Terrorist Aftermath: Analyzing the effects of radicalization in Morocco”
• Niko Alexander of Worcester County, MD – “Assessing Relationships Between Insects and Plant Structure on Poplar Island, MD”
• Alberto Blanco of Huila, Colombia – “Reducing Children's Malnutrition”
• Rachel Clausen of Middlesex County, MA – “Best Management Strategies for Shoreline Protection: A Comparative Analysis of Managed Retreat Schemes in the United States and Great Britain”
• Johannah Cooper of Harford County, MD – “Implications for Immigrants: A Needs-Assessment of Wicomico County” 
• Desmond Creek of Calvert County, MD – “Education Policy: Racial Disparity among Teachers”
• Mackenzie Gladhill of Frederick County, MD – “The Effects of Three Single Amino Acid Mutations in XPD Gene on the Structure and Function of the DNA Helicase it Encodes for and Their Role in the Development of Preeclampsia” 
• Brittany Grubb of Baltimore County – “Putting a Check in all the Boxes: The Case for the National Voter Registration App”
• Marrissa Izykowicz of Monroe County, NY, and Melanie Staszewski, of Montgomery County, MD – “Organometallic MRI Contrast Agents”
• Joshua Killen of Wicomico County, MD – “Applied Rapid Prototyping Technologies in the Arts”
• Sebastian Romero Laguna of Huila, Colombia – “Unified System of Management of Medical Appointment System for Colombia”
• Mackenzie Nickle of Howard County, MD, and Gwynne Richardson, of Prince George’s County – “How Social Media Contributed to Trump’s Support and Approval” 
• Sheridan Sargent of Montgomery County, MD – “Regeneration of Peripheral Motor Axons and Myelin Sheath Following Recovery from Hyperglycemic Induction in Danio Rerio” 
• Kathleen Sonneveldt of Queen Anne’s County – “The Integration of Environmental Motives into Sister Cities International to Support Their Program and Sustainability” 
• Haley Taylor of Anne Arundel County, MD – “Affordable Housing First: A Transition from Emergency Care to Prevention of Chronic Homelessness”
• Brandon Tenaglia of Harford County, MD – “Structural Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 RNA Noncoding Regions” 

Blanco and Laguna are part of the Nexo Global grant program through the Ministry of Science and Research of the Columbian government, spending five months at SU working on their scientific studies and research.

SU’s Graduate Studies and Research Office and Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (OURCA) sponsor the poster session.

For more information call 410-543-6030 or visit the SU website.