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8:00am PDT

Acknowledgements UNC Asheville Extended Acknowledgements UNC Asheville Mission Statement UNC Asheville Program Committee Members UNC Asheville UNC Asheville Foundation Inc. UNC Asheville Faculty Moderators UNC Asheville Decomposition Behaviour Of HCFC-123 And Of Chlorocylclopropane Adducts 202 Zeis Hall Synthesis And Bacterial Assessment Of Modifications To The Core Of Depsidone 123 Zeis Hall Knight Guard 125 Rhoades Robinson Hall

8:20am PDT

Isolation, Characterization, And Antibiotic Extraction Of Bacterial Strains 014 Zeis Hall Development Of A Reconstitution Protocol For ATP Synthase With Various Lipids 123 Zeis Hall Photodegradation Of Trichloroethylene In The Presence Of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles 202 Zeis Hall Escape from Roswell 125 Rhoades Robinson Hall Merging Environmental And Relationship Marketing To Promote Environmental Preservation 316 Karpen Hall

8:40am PDT

Development And Evaluation Of A High-Throughput Screening Method For Bacterial Antibiotic Production 014 Zeis Hall Computational Investigation Of Alcohol Dehydrogenation On An Extended Stepped Rhodium Catalyst Surface Using Density Functional Theory 202 Zeis Hall Role Of The Iridium-Nitrogen Interaction In Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation 123 Zeis Hall Right Recipes 125 Rhoades Robinson Hall Bridging The Gap: Internships And Environmental Activism 316 Karpen Hall Effectiveness Of Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy For The Treatment Of Psychiatric Disorders 406 Sherrill Center 26 South Main Street 012 Karpen Hall Working Toward a Pedagogy of Activism: How Whites Approach Issues of Social Justice Interpersonally 236 Zageir Hall

9:00am PDT

Inducing Gene Expression Of Major Urinary Proteins In The Female Murine Liver Cell Line Hepa1-6 014 Zeis Hall Budget Buddy 125 Rhoades Robinson Hall Indicators Of Value: The Effects Of A Home’s Features On Its Final Selling Price 035 Karpen Hall Death Of An Immigrant: Tragedy And The American Dream In Arthur Miller’s Death Of A Salesman And Cristina Henriquez’s The Book Of Unknown Americans 232 Karpen Hall Social Media Communications Project 316 Karpen Hall A Review Of Double Up Food Bucks As A Strategy To Improve Health 406 Sherrill Center STEAMy 012 Karpen Hall A Comparative Analysis Of French And Portuguese Phonologies Using Optimality Theory 012 Whiteside Hall A City In Red: The Effects Of Redlining And Urban Renewal On Black Women In Asheville 236 Zageir Hall

9:10am PDT

Characterization Of Unimolecular Elimination Reactions For CD3CD2CHFCl 202 Zeis Hall Synthesis and Antibiotic Assessment of Pestalone Derived Aryl and C9 Analogs 123 Zeis Hall

9:20am PDT

Earth as Canvas: Immortalizing Family Narratives in Clay 237 Owen Hall Cloning Of Vomeronasal Type-2 Receptor For Deorphanization 014 Zeis Hall LongView (Set Theory Exclusion to Produce a Path from Orientation to Graduation) 125 Rhoades Robinson Hall Superheroes, Sales, And Piracy: A Multiple Regression Analysis Of Piracy’s Affect On Comic Book Sales 035 Karpen Hall Alienation And The Grotesque In Sylvia Plath’s Ariel Poems 232 Karpen Hall An In-Depth Look of Upcycling at a Small Liberal Arts College 316 Karpen Hall Tobacco And Alcohol Marketing To Youth In Yancey, Avery, And Mitchell Counties, NC 406 Sherrill Center The Faces Of The Fletcher Feed And Seed: A Small Town Gathering For Traditional Music And Community 012 Karpen Hall Les Jeunes et l'identité Québécoise 012 Whiteside Hall It Gets Blurrier: Redefining Queer Success Through The "It Gets Better" Project 236 Zageir Hall Statistical Analysis On The Gender Composition Of Mixed Ultimate 212 Rhoades Robinson Hall

9:30am PDT

Computational Studies Of Oxidation And Reduction Of Copper Sulfonamides 123 Zeis Hall Dihydropyrrole Synthesis From Novel Chalcones Via 6π Electrocyclizations 202 Zeis Hall

9:40am PDT

They/Them: A Sculptural Exploration of Gender Fluidity 237 Owen Hall Developing a Model System to Establish Electrophysiological Protocols Necessary for the Deorphanization of Vomeronasal Sensory Receptors (VNSRs) 014 Zeis Hall Help Me Thrive 125 Rhoades Robinson Hall Fixed Revenue Streams, Marginal Revenue Product, and Bargaining Power: An Econometric Analysis of NBA Players’ Salaries 035 Karpen Hall Fantasies Of The Psyche: The Schizophrenic Reality Of Dr. Thompson And The 1972 Presidential Campaign 232 Karpen Hall Environmental Honesty In The “Green” Advertisements Of Fortune 500 Companies 316 Karpen Hall Drying Out: An examination of Prohibition on Native American lands. 406 Sherrill Center Late Bloomer 012 Karpen Hall Les Avis Contemporains Sur Le Langage Inclusif En France Et À Québec 012 Whiteside Hall Vetting Exopla+M182+B182:C182+B+B182:I182 212 Rhoades Robinson Hall La Operación. 236 Zageir Hall

9:50am PDT

Mobile Low Resource Qualitative And Quantitative Laboratory Experimental Methods 202 Zeis Hall

10:00am PDT

Musical Experimentalism at UNC Asheville, Copernican Music with Black Mountain College Legacy Fellow, Jonathan Keats 018 Lipinski Hall Body Perceptions And Ideas Sherrill Center Concourse Does Party Trump Principal? The Role Of Partisanship As A Social Identity In Dictating Voting Behavior Sherrill Center Concourse Pejorative Terms: Meanings And Assumptions Sherrill Center Concourse Public Perceptions of Substance Abuse Sherrill Center Concourse The Cumulative Effects Of Adverse Childhood Experiences And Adult Sexual Assault On Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptomology Sherrill Center Concourse The Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Behavior Experiences And Self Injurious Behavior Sherrill Center Concourse Who Are Today's Emerging Adults? Sherrill Center Concourse Psychology of Women (Psychology 334) Sherrill Center Concourse What makes humans so special? Exploring human intelligence and behavior in Psyc/Neur 362 - Advanced Neuroscience Sherrill Center Concourse

10:15am PDT

Historically Apathetic: Using Art Making As A Means Of Coping With Reality 237 Owen Hall Why Cloud Iridescence Mimics Birefringent Colors 213 Rhoades Robinson Hall Predation Rates On Ambystoma maculatum (Spotted Salamander) Polymorphic Egg Masses 014 Zeis Hall Trumping The Election: An Econometric Analysis Of District Level Data And The 2016 Election 035 Karpen Hall Quadcopter Crash Prevention Restraint (Q-CPR 103 Rhoades Robinson "The Fog Is Very Dense, Indeed:" Oppressive Forces In Charles Dickens's Bleak House 232 Karpen Hall Fighting for Productive Tree Ordinances in the Metropolitan Areas of North Carolina Through Effective Communication Tactics 316 Karpen Hall Best Practices for Reducing Physician Burnout 406 Sherrill Center Wir Sind Hier! (We Are Here!): The Impact Of 1940s And 1950s African American Media Representation On The Visibility Of The German “Brown Babies” 014 Whiteside Hall Pieces 012 Karpen Hall Does Identity Matter? The Effect Of Female Representation In The National Legislature On Violence Against Women 237 Zageir Hall The Transformative Power Of Worker-Owned Cooperatives 236 Zageir Hall Literature and Cinema from Abya-Yala and Spain 013 Whiteside Hall

10:20am PDT

Unimolecular Decomposition of CD3CD2CHFBr 202 Zeis Hall Tippet: Outdoor Recreation Meets Technology 125 Rhoades Robinson Hall

10:35am PDT

Two Degrees of Freedom Helicopter Testbed 103 Rhoades Robinson Everyone Meets Their End Eventually 237 Owen Hall Climate Change In India: An Analysis Of Future Precipitation Rates 213 Rhoades Robinson Hall Genetic Diversity In Captive Lineages Of Chilabothrus inornatus, Puerto Rican Boa Constrictor 014 Zeis Hall A Policy Analysis Of British Columbia’s Revenue Neutral Carbon Tax 035 Karpen Hall The Development Of Identity In Tillie Olsen's Yonnondio: From The Thirties 232 Karpen Hall Environmental Racism in the South: How Newspapers Have Changed the Narrative 316 Karpen Hall Healthy Foods in Cherokee Childcare Facilities 406 Sherrill Center Dead Men Tell No Tales: The Evolution Of Spirit Communication From Séances To Spirit Photography In Nineteenth Century America 014 Whiteside Hall The Great Mossumentary 012 Karpen Hall Violence Against Humanitarian Aid Workers By Organized Non-State Armed Groups 237 Zageir Hall Seeing is Believing: Paranormal Belief Construction in the American South 236 Zageir Hall

10:40am PDT

In-Vitro And In-Silico Synthesis Of Anticancer Compounds To Halt Rapid Cell Division And Cleave DNA 202 Zeis Hall Optimization And Characterization Of Antibiotic Compounds Produced By Bacteria 123 Zeis Hall Why Wait? 125 Rhoades Robinson Hall

10:55am PDT

Art And The Ego: Exploring Spiritual Success And Failure In The Creative Process 237 Owen Hall Improving The Prediction Of Daily Maximum Temperatures Using A Neural Network 213 Rhoades Robinson Hall Elucidating Cryptic Diversity In Burmese Lygosoma Skinks Via Integrative Taxonomy 014 Zeis Hall Is There Gender Wage Inequality Among Professional Staff At UNC Asheville? 035 Karpen Hall Recreating Jenny Lind: An Animatronic Installation for Times Square 103 Rhoades Robinson Thoughtful Laughter: Satire And Fantasy As Social Commentary In Terry Pratchett's Discworld 232 Karpen Hall The Impact Of Social Media On Environmental Nonprofits 316 Karpen Hall Resistiendo Autoridad Colonial en Brava Gente Brasileira (2000) de Lúcia Murat 014 Whiteside Hall SHE 012 Karpen Hall Blood, Soil, Terrorism: An Analysis Of Domestic Terrorism Through The Lens Of Citizenship Laws 237 Zageir Hall Youth Participation in Athletics as a Deterrence from Juvenile Delinquency 236 Zageir Hall

11:00am PDT

Spectroscopic Study of mechanical movement in the Fo motor of E. coli ATP synthase 123 Zeis Hall The Synthesis And Characterization Of The Functionalized Metal-Ligand Complex, [Co(4-brbpy)3]3+ 202 Zeis Hall Speedy Shopper 125 Rhoades Robinson Hall

11:15am PDT

Interactivity Of Being 237 Owen Hall Case Study Analysis Of Ozone Concentrations In Houston TX During Hurricane Harvey 213 Rhoades Robinson Hall Population Genetic Structure And Hybridization Within Western North Carolina Sarracenia (Pitcher Plants) 014 Zeis Hall Exploring The High-End Camera Industry: The Effect Of New Market Entrants Over The Last 10 Years 035 Karpen Hall “A Positive Failure”: Holy Foolishness, Paradox, And Narrative In Dostoevsky’s The Idiot 232 Karpen Hall Social Media In The Nonprofit Sphere 316 Karpen Hall Techniques To Prevent Overuse Injuries Among Collegiate Athletes 406 Sherrill Center Why Do Candidates Reject "Free" Money?: Examining Candidate Calculus In Presidential Primaries 237 Zageir Hall I Can't Breathe: Musical Protests in the Black Lives Matter Movement 236 Zageir Hall Pancake Purgatory 012 Karpen Hall

11:20am PDT

Development of a liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method for the detection and quantification of eleven common over-the-counter medications in human urine 202 Zeis Hall Cloning Vomeronasal Type-2 Receptors For Expression And Analysis In A Cell Culture Model System 123 Zeis Hall Implementing Musical Instrument Digital Interface in Virtual Reality 125 Rhoades Robinson Hall

11:35am PDT

Fight The Future: Building Walls Of Resistance 237 Owen Hall Using morphology and Mitochondrial Cytochrome-B gene comparison in determining origins and genetic similarities. 014 Zeis Hall The Ubuntu Index: An Indicator Of Prosperity Within The United States 035 Karpen Hall Pixelated Faces In IRL (In Real Life) Places: Exploring How “Textese” In Melissa Broder’s So Sad Today Builds Community Among Confessional Women Writers 232 Karpen Hall Creating Concern: The Use Of Claims Making In Environmental Justice Campaigns 316 Karpen Hall Ted Style Talk: We’re All Mad Here: Disparate Value And Care For Physical And Mental Health 406 Sherrill Center Juveniles In Jail: ALEC Membership And Juvenile Incarceration Throughout The States 237 Zageir Hall Weaving The Narrative: Material Culture Analysis Of The Elegiac Patchwork Of Selections From The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt 236 Zageir Hall

11:40am PDT

Determining Evironmental Adaptive Capacity of Building Parcels Through Natural Language Processing 125 Rhoades Robinson Hall

12:00pm PDT

Importance Of Isoleucine 55 For Rotor-Stator Interactions In E Coli F1FO ATP Synthase Sherrill Center Concourse A New Species Of Dwarf Gecko (Sphaerodactylus) From The Virgin Islands Sherrill Center Concourse Constructing A New Phylogenetic Tree To Trace The Evolution Of Ontogenetic Color Change In The Boas (Booidae) Sherrill Center Concourse Fire-Regime Management In Western North Carolina Sherrill Center Concourse Method For Isolation Of Vomeronasal-2 Receptors From Vomeronasal Organ Cdna Library For Eventual Expression In Mammalian Cells Sherrill Center Concourse Molecular Phylogenetic Identification Of An Enigmatic Tree Frog From Conception Bank, Bahamas Sherrill Center Concourse Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis Of DNA Methylation Rates In Reptiles Sherrill Center Concourse Analysis And Investigation Of Aziridines Sherrill Center Concourse Glucuronidation Of 3-Phenoxy Benzoic Acid Sherrill Center Concourse Glucuronidation Of Mono(ethylhexyl)-phthalate, Mono(ethyl-hydroxy-hexyl) phthalate, And Uridine-5'-diphospho-glucuronosyltransferase-1A1 Inhibition Via Over-The-Counter Drugs Sherrill Center Concourse Isolation Of Novel Antibiotic Compounds From Bacteria Sherrill Center Concourse Method Development For Kinetic Analysis Of The Glucuronidation Of Equol Sherrill Center Concourse Photodegradation Of Organic Molecules On Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Surfaces Sherrill Center Concourse Phytoestrogen And Sugar Analysis In Endangered Sarracenia rubra Ssp. jonesii Populations Sherrill Center Concourse Study Of The Degradation Of Trichloroethylene With Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Sherrill Center Concourse Substituent Effects Of Carbene-HX Complexes On Binding And Isomerization Energies Sherrill Center Concourse Synthesis And Antibacterial Evaluation Of Empetroxepin A And B And Related Analogs Sherrill Center Concourse Synthesis And Antibiotic Evaluation Of Bedaquiline Analogs That Target ATP Synthase In Escherichia coli Sherrill Center Concourse Synthesis Of Novel Carbazole Analogs And Evaluation Of Their Cytotoxicity Sherrill Center Concourse Synthesis Of β-Lactam Analogues Of CA-4 Sherrill Center Concourse The Importance Of Arginine In The Rotary Mechanism Of F-Type ATP Synthase Sherrill Center Concourse Teaching Environmental Issues to Middle School Students in the “In Real Life” Program, Service Learning Sherrill Center Concourse Hemlock Trees: Beauty And Loss Through The Lens Of A Camera Sherrill Center Concourse Mineralogical Study Of Biotite In Metapelites From Mount Mitchell State Park, North Carolina, United States Of America Sherrill Center Concourse The Beaucatcher Road Cut, Asheville, NC: New Constraints On Shearing Within The Ashe Metamorphic Suite Sherrill Center Concourse Measuring Galaxy Morphologies In HST Infrared Images Sherrill Center Concourse

1:00pm PDT

Robert Frank’s The Americans: Examining the Meta-pictorial Frame 237 Owen Hall DWARP: A Data Driven Radio Propagation Analysis Tool 125 Rhoades Robinson Hall Which Craft To Choose? A Brand Loyalty Study Of Craft Beer Consumers 035 Karpen Hall Criticizing P.G. Wodehouse: A Reconsideration Of The "Performing Flea” 232 Karpen Hall How Biodiversity Loss Affects Humans & Why The Media Don’t Talk About It 316 Karpen Hall Assessing The Muscle Activity In Hip Abductors And Hip Flexor Muscles During Various Exercises 406 Sherrill Center The Impact Of The Tourism Economy On The Regional Identity Of Appalachia 012 Karpen Hall A Liberal Mystique: Pragmatist Reflections On Contemporary American Life 236 Zageir Hall

1:20pm PDT

A Greek Mystery at Biltmore Estate: Identifying the “Heroic Female Figures” of the Library Fireplace 237 Owen Hall Data Driven Light Based Artwork 125 Rhoades Robinson Hall A Travel Cost Analysis Of A Kids In Parks TRACK Trail 035 Karpen Hall The Struggle To Survive And Thrive In Emma Donoghue’s ROOM 232 Karpen Hall Asheville’s Built Environment and its Influence on Local Communities 316 Karpen Hall Cultural Competence In Improving Food Access In Immigrant Communities 406 Sherrill Center Relationship Between Cognitive Abilities And Drug Use 012 Karpen Hall My Business Ethics Brings All The Consumers To The Yard: Analyzing The Existence Of Ethical Corporations Under Capitalism 236 Zageir Hall

1:40pm PDT

The Clipper 125 Rhoades Robinson Hall Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption: Effects on Wages in the Food and Beverage Service industry of Asheville, North Carolina 035 Karpen Hall Stepping Into The Right Picture: Developing Personal Vision In Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre 232 Karpen Hall The Framing Of Kudzu In National And Local Newspapers 316 Karpen Hall Biodiversity Of TA In WNC 014 Zeis Hall Ethnic Food Landscape in Asheville 406 Sherrill Center Sigra: A Dungeons And Dragons Module 012 Karpen Hall Flying Under The Gaydar: How Femme Queer Women Navigate Visibility, Identity, And Partnerships 236 Zageir Hall

2:00pm PDT

Synthesis And Antibacterial Evaluation Of Core α-Pyrone Pseudopyronine A Analogs 123 Zeis Hall Unimolecular decomposition of CF3CHClCCl2 radicals chemically activated by the reaction of TCE and CF3 radicals. 202 Zeis Hall Gungi: Bring a Fictional Board Game to Life 125 Rhoades Robinson Hall OPEC's Response To Individual Member Country Production Shocks 035 Karpen Hall A Literary Examination Of The Molding Of Identity And Community Responsibility In Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly 232 Karpen Hall The Gatekeepers Of Environmental Communication: Comparing Environmental Coverage Between The New York Times And The Wall Street Journal 316 Karpen Hall CO2 Emissions From Asheville’s Craft Brewing Industry 014 Zeis Hall Race And Poverty 012 Karpen Hall According To Them: Community-Based Participatory Needs Assessment Of A Local Public Housing Community 236 Zageir Hall Ethnographic Discovery Through Material Objects Sherrill Center Concourse Software for Stochastic Simulation of Biochemical Systems Sherrill Center Concourse Depression And Your Microbiome Sherrill Center Concourse Early Identification Of Chronic Condition And Influencing Environmental/Social Factors Sherrill Center Concourse Exploring The Effects Of Socioemotional Development Of Summer Camp On Foster Care Children Sherrill Center Concourse Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback And The Dual Benefits It Could Have On Athletes With Asthma Sherrill Center Concourse Mindfulness & Athletic Performance For Middle Schoolers Sherrill Center Concourse Opioid Epidemic Of 2018 In The Asheville Area And Proposed Solutions Sherrill Center Concourse Perspectives on Discrimination and Health Sherrill Center Concourse Promotion Of Safe Sleeping Spaces On Campus Sherrill Center Concourse Shiloh Community Association Sherrill Center Concourse Soccer Biofeedback Sherrill Center Concourse Sound and physiology 406 Sherrill Center Stand Up, Speak Out! Bystander Intervention Education Sherrill Center Concourse The Opioid Epidemic In The United States: A Solution In Cannabis, Moving From “Gateway Drug” To “Exit Drug” Sherrill Center Concourse The Relationship Between Media Use In Children And The Rise Of ADHD Diagnoses Sherrill Center Concourse Native American Women In Activism Sherrill Center Concourse Intrinsic Motivation: Its Impact On Employee Engagement And Employee Motivation Sherrill Center Concourse Sporting Clays Noise Level Methodology Verification of Four Stations Sherrill Center Concourse Sociology and Anthropology Community Engaged Scholars-Service Learning Sherrill Center Concourse

2:20pm PDT

Structural Dynamics In The FO Motor Of ATP Synthase Revealed By Site-Directed Spin-Labeling And CW-EPR 123 Zeis Hall Synthesis Of Pyrazoline Derivatives From Chalcones 202 Zeis Hall AI Chess with Machine Learning 125 Rhoades Robinson Hall “Turdy-Facy-Nasty-Paty-Lousy-Fartical Rogues:” Mountebanks And Alchemists In Ben Jonson’s Volpone And The Alchemist 232 Karpen Hall Green Wash And Dry: Comparing Mission Statements Of Oil And Gas Companies To Their Outcomes 316 Karpen Hall Continued Exploration Of Conditions Favoring The Evolution Of Superfetation Using A State Dependent Life History Model 014 Zeis Hall Testing The Strength Of Polyphonic Ciphers 012 Karpen Hall Diversity In Children's Literature: An Examination Of Books In Asheville Elementary Schools 236 Zageir Hall

2:40pm PDT

Artificial Intelligence in a Robot Playing Arm 125 Rhoades Robinson Hall

2:45pm PDT

Ishmael As Guide To The Reader In The Hunt For The Great White Whale 232 Karpen Hall Best Tactics for Non-Profit Environmental Campaigns 316 Karpen Hall Terrafemme: An Investigation In Composting Menstrual Products 014 Zeis Hall The Black Athlete And Social Issues: Just Shut Up And Dribble 012 Karpen Hall Influence of Religiosity on Parental Discussion of Sexual Violence 236 Zageir Hall

3:05pm PDT

Environmental Communication In Elementary Schools 316 Karpen Hall The Burnsville Fault: Determining The Southwest Extension And Relation To The Hayesville Fault 014 Zeis Hall Select Speciesm & Human Compassion 012 Karpen Hall “Man, I Feel Like A Woman”: A Feminist Literary Critic Of Mrs. Doubtfire 236 Zageir Hall

3:20pm PDT

Interdisciplinary Game Design In The Unity 3D Engine 125 Rhoades Robinson Hall

3:25pm PDT

Longitudinal Zonation and Functional Feeding Groups of Western North Carolina Fishes 014 Zeis Hall Does Your Computer Know Who You Are, And Try To Persuade You? 012 Karpen Hall Resisting The Male Gaze In 21st Century American Poetry 236 Zageir Hall

3:40pm PDT

Coming Soon 125 Rhoades Robinson Hall

3:45pm PDT

The Marginalization of Homosexual Men within Contemporary Mainstream Cinema 012 Karpen Hall Illusions Of Choice: Reproductive Control And Violence Against Black Women In The United States 236 Zageir Hall

4:05pm PDT

Exploring Kinesthetic Intimacy In Asheville’s Blues-Fusion Dance Community 236 Zageir Hall

5:30pm PDT

What is Lost Laurel Forum

5:50pm PDT

Finding Home: Rediscovering Place through Creative Nonfiction Laurel Forum

6:10pm PDT

Masters in Liberal Arts Laurel Forum

6:30pm PDT

Masters in Liberal Arts Laurel Forum