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Monday
, September 7
Sheraton 3rd Floor
3:00pm •
Registration Open
Sheraton Hotel Lobby
9:30am •
Registration Opens
10:30am •
Meet for Pre-Conference Event - Museum
TBA
5:00pm •
Meet for Pre-Conference Event - MD Crab Experience Excursion
Tuesday
, September 8
Admin Circle Departure
5:30pm •
Return to Hotel
Engineering Atrium
10:45am •
Poster Session I
2:30pm •
Poster Session II
Hotel First Floor to UMBC Admin Circle & Common Circle
7:30am •
Shuttles to Campus
Hotel or UMBC Campus (Starbucks, UMBC Coffee Shop, Chik-Fil-A, Einsteins Bagels, Dunkin, etc. on campus)
7:00am •
Breakfast on Your Own
Oriole's Grill (Sheraton Restaurant)
8:30pm •
Social Hour for Sponsors & McNair Staff
UC 312
10:45am •
Poster Session I
2:30pm •
Poster Session II
UC Ballroom
10:00am •
Parade of Presenters ft. Officer Chip (All Oral and Poster Presenters)
12:00pm •
Lunch (Boxed)
12:15pm •
UMBC Graduate School: Lunch and Learn
12:45pm •
UMBC Self-Guided Campus Tour
12:45pm •
UMBC Campus Tour (1 A)
12:45pm •
UMBC Campus Tour (1 B)
1:25pm •
UMBC Campus Tour (2 A)
1:25pm •
UMBC Campus Tour (2 B)
University Center (UC) Ballroom Foyer
8:30am •
Registration Open
12:00pm •
Registration Open
3:30pm •
Doors open for Hill-Robinson McNair Lecture
Unversity Center (UC) Ballroom
10:00am •
Opening Session
4:00pm •
Hill-Robinson McNair Lecture
Various
5:30pm •
Dinner- On Your Own
Various Breakout Rooms
8:45am •
Poster Session I Set Up
1:45pm •
Poster Session II Set Up
Wednesday
, September 9
Camden I
12:30pm •
Intercalation of Q1D Semiconductor Materials with Chiral Molecules for Emergent Electronic Property Analysis
12:50pm •
Rethinking Recovery
1:10pm •
TBD
1:30pm •
The Ethical Implications of Increased Automation in Diagnostic Laboratories
1:50pm •
Alabama's Opioid Crisis: A Data-Driven Model
2:10pm •
Neuromodulation of Pupil Responses to Anticipatory Threat
2:30pm •
The Search for Novel Antibiotic Agents: Leveraging Trends in Histone-Derived Antimicrobial Peptides
3:30pm •
The Sound of Strain: Investigating Noise Exposure and Hearing Health in Emergency Medical Professionals
3:50pm •
CANCELLED - The Role of Mindfulness on Pain Management
4:10pm •
GIRRL Study: Food Motivation in Relation to Long-Term Glycemic Control, Fat, and Sugar Intake in Adolescent Girls
Camden II
12:30pm •
Power to the People: Examining Access to Renewable Energy Programs in Low-Income and Marginalized Communities
12:50pm •
Disinvestment in African American Communities In Chicago
1:10pm •
Understanding Environmental Health Through Community Needs Assessment: A Data-Driven Approach
1:30pm •
Novel Language Learning in Elderly with Cognitive Impairments: A Review of Language Acquisition and Memory
1:50pm •
Early-stage endometrial uterine cancer detection using an Electrochemical Sensor that utilizes a Shear-Enhanced, flow-through, nanoporous, Capacitive Electrode
2:10pm •
TBD
2:30pm •
Fast Antibody Characterization via Microdroplet Digestion using Novel Enzymes and Mass Spectrometry
3:30pm •
TBD
3:50pm •
Intersectionality of Race, Gender and Sexuality on Victim Willingness to Report to Police
4:10pm •
Surveying Pitt's Advising Coordination Project Phase A: Understanding Student and Staff Feedback
Chesapeake Ballroom
5:30pm •
Walking Groups
City Cruises Baltimore
10:00pm •
Dinner Cruise Disembarks
Loch Raven I
12:30pm •
Resilient Hearts: Theoretical Portrayals of Lauryn Hill’s Self love and Resistance Against Intimate Consequences
12:50pm •
Generative AI in Education: The Policy Gap at Universities in Ohio
1:10pm •
Making Princeton’s LGBTQIA+ History Tangible
1:30pm •
Operation Wetback and its Effects on Communities in the South Bay Area
1:50pm •
Discrepancies Between Policy and Lived Experience: How Spain’s Immigration Framework Aligns and Doesn’t Align with Refugees’ and Undocumented Migrants’ Realities.
2:10pm •
Mentoring as a Public Health Intervention: Exploring the Impact of Mentorship on Mental Health Among Scholars in higher education
2:30pm •
Sexual health outcomes of first generation Latine immigrant adolescents in the United States: a systematic review
3:30pm •
The Pronouns Project: Towards a Beloved Trans and Nonbinary RU Students
3:50pm •
Community Perceptions Shape Neighborhood Pride & Commitment
4:10pm •
Mindfulness Based Training for Cardiovascular Health
Loch Raven II
12:30pm •
Starving for Success
12:50pm •
Resettlement through Youth Voices: Empowering Refugee Youth with Storytelling and Art
1:10pm •
Christian Legalism: Accountability or Asceticism?
1:30pm •
TBD
1:50pm •
The Link Between Language and Alzheimer’s Disease
2:10pm •
The Role of the BNST and CRF in Modulating Reward-Seeking Behavior. TBD
2:30pm •
The Digital Ripple: How Online Conversations Create Waves in Environmental Policy
3:30pm •
From Data Collection to Program Direction: Shaping Latinx Studies at Pitt
3:50pm •
Does Income Level Affect Suicidal Ideation Among Firearm-Owning Service Members?
4:10pm •
TBD
Potomac
12:30pm •
Recharge Space
Severn I
12:30pm •
University of Michigan Session
1:10pm •
Cornell University Session
1:50pm •
Old Dominion University Session
2:30pm •
Platinum Sponsor Q&A
3:30pm •
A National Survey of Factors that Influence Test Purchase and Selection of Tests for Clinical Practice
3:50pm •
Understanding the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) of Mexican Young Adults in Hampton Roads on College Admissions
4:10pm •
TBD
Severn II
12:30pm •
From Gut to Brain: How Bacterial Amyloids and Inflammation Contribute to the Neuropathology of Alzheimer’s Disease
12:50pm •
Elucidating Tight Junction Architecture through C. Elegans Structural Studies
1:10pm •
Evaluating Biomechanical Changes in Elastic-Assisted Gait Using Motion Analysis: A Case Study
1:30pm •
Cold Start Prediction of Suicide-Related Events
1:50pm •
Bartonella and Leishmania Detection within Sandflies
2:10pm •
Role of IFN-λ in Regulating NETosis During HSV-1 Infection
2:30pm •
THP-1 Cells As Models For Microglia In Vitro
3:30pm •
Who Gets Protected? Why Low-Income Families Deserve Cybersecurity Too
3:50pm •
Real-Time Capacitive PFOA Sensor
4:10pm •
Modeling in-vitro Releases of Crystalline API from HPMC Matrix Formulations
Severn III
12:30pm •
Psychiatric Severity and Sex As Predictors of HIV Risk Behaviors Among People Living with HIV (PLWH)
12:50pm •
The Places We Go: The Relationship Between Positive Objective School Neighborhood Characteristics and Stress and Anxiety Among Chicago Adolescents
1:10pm •
Obstructive Sleep Apnea among Individuals with Childhood Scoliosis
1:30pm •
Mental Health and Substance Use
1:50pm •
The Effect of Context- Dependence on Memory Over Multiple Trials
2:10pm •
Seeing and Feeling: Attention-getting strategies used in play by deaf, non-signing parent-child dyads
2:30pm •
Between Harm and Healing: A Mediation Analysis on Racial Stress, Restorative Justice Attitudes, and Help-Seeking Stigma
3:30pm •
Comparisons using simulations of copula graphic estimators of survival functions based on dependent censored survival data.
3:50pm •
Towards an Assessment Model for Measuring Skill-Acquisition Efficiency
4:10pm •
Enhancing Community-Centered Voice Assistance for African American Older Adults Using Custom Alexa and ChatGPT API Integration
Sheraton 3rd Floor
9:00am •
Registration & Sponsor Setup
3:00pm •
Snack Break
Sheraton 3rd Floor Ballroom
10:00am •
Brunch & Keynote Fireside Chat
Spirit of Baltimore Inner Harbor
5:45pm •
Check-in, Group Photo & Board Dinner Cruise
Various Breakout Rooms
12:30pm •
Oral Presentation Session I begins
3:30pm •
Oral Presentation Session II begins
Thursday
, September 10
Chesapeake Ballroom
12:30pm •
Networking Lunch (Sponsors and Student Attendees)
5:00pm •
Time to Celebrate!
Loch Raven
12:30pm •
Networking Lunch (Grad Reps and McNair Staff)
Potomac
10:30am •
Recharge Space
Sassafras
10:30am •
Mass in Motion: Investigating Dense Ejecta Knots from Kepler's Supernova
10:50am •
TBD
11:10am •
Arsenic Exposure causes Leptin Resistance through TAK1 (MAP3K7)-Induced Disruption of Autophagic Flux
11:30am •
Decoding Inflammatory Pathways in Response to Staphylococcus aureus mutants: A Model for Chronic Infection in Cystic Fibrosis
11:50am •
Soybean Resilience in Drought Conditions: The Role of the Soil Microbiome
12:10pm •
Selective Labeling of Pathogenic Bacteria Outermembranes Using Fluorescent Probes
Severn I
10:30am •
Cornell University Session
11:10am •
Old Dominion University Session
11:50am •
University of Michigan Session
Severn II
10:30am •
Microgel Development via Decellularization of Porcine Ocular Tissues: An Approach for Corneal, Retinal, and Optic Nerve Regeneration
10:50am •
Hack Me If You Can: Simulating Cyberattacks on CubeSat Networks
11:10am •
Detecting Reasoning Behaviors in Deep Thought Logic Tutor
11:30am •
Enhancement of Radiation Detection using Photonic Crystals
11:50am •
Tech-Enhanced Environmental Education for Climate Resilience: A GIS and Drone-Based Youth Program in Norfolk, Virginia
12:10pm •
A study of the measurement of in-situ geomechanical properties using hydraulic techniques
Severn III
10:30am •
The Role of Racial Identity in Shaping Social Connectedness and Psychological Functioning in Trauma-Exposed Black Adolescents
10:50am •
Examining Clinical Correlations between Early Childhood Experiences and Adulthood
11:10am •
The Impact of Parental Interaction on Children's Future Math Skills
11:30am •
Does social pressure to use social media at night affect teens' sleep?
11:50am •
From Exclusion to Empowerment
12:10pm •
Swiping Your Thoughts Away: How Perceived Financial Literacy Affects Emotional and Cognitive Processing of Debt Accumulation Dependent on Credit Card vs. Buy Now-Pay Later Interactions
Sheraton 3rd Floor
8:00am •
Volunteer and Sponsors Registration/Information Desk
Sheraton 3rd Floor Ballroom
8:30am •
Networking Breakfast
Sheraton Hotel Lobby
11:00am •
Graduate School Representative Registration
Various
2:00pm •
Graduate School Fair
Various Breakout Rooms
10:30am •
Oral Presentation Session III begins
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