URCAD Presenters: Honors College An All-Star Research Team
URCAD is Wednesday, April 22, 2026 in the RAC!

For the full schedule see:
urcad.umbc.edu

Sarah Abbas | Intelligent Fault Detection and Risk Management for Autonomous Spacecraft Operations | Anthony Campbell | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #3 

Setutsi Abdallah | Characterizing Cellular Proliferation and Apoptosis Following Oral Nicotine Pouch Exposure in a Tongue Organoid Model | Weihong Lin | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 2-3pm, Poster #1 

Suzi Agyako-Wiredu | Synthesis of Riboflavin-Functionalized Gold Nanorattles as Targeted Drug Delivery Platform | Marie-Christine Daniel | Chemistry and Biochemistry | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #4 

Vunnathi Ankem | Conceptualizing Unhealthy Relationship Dynamics in South Asian College Students through Qualitative Interviewing | Christopher Murphy | Psychology | RAC 230 | 10:40-10:55 

Naomi Aruna and Tammy Hong | Asian American Adolescents' Internalized Stereotypes Moderates the Socioemotional Impact of Racial Discrimination | Charissa Cheah | Psychology | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #13 

Kamarya Buckley | Effect of Predicted Chromatin Regulator MTA1-like on Border Cell Migration in Drosophila Melanogaster oogenesis | Michelle Starz-Gaiano | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #21 

Francheska Burrola | Automated Monitoring Sensors for Process Analytical Technology Applications in Cell and Gene Therapy | Venkatesh Srinivasan | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #24 

Jane-Frances Chia | Investigating the Role of Methyl CPG-Binding Domain on Tumorigenesis in Prostate Cancer Using the BMPC Mouse Model | Charles Bieberich | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #26 

Mia Coon | Anchor Gene in Drosophila Melanogaster: A Modulator of Alcohol Preference Behaviors | Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #28 

Marley Cosgrove | Yeast Mutation Spectrum in Alternative Carbon Sources Reflects the Influence of Reactive Oxygen Species | Charles Bieberich | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #29 

Michael Duffy and Christian Price-Burnett | Voyages: Chapter Seven | Nigel Semaj | Theatre | Special Exhibit, RAC Upper Track, 1st Floor 

Elle Enomanna | The Erasure of Jane Crow from the Modern Legal System | Michelle Scott | History | RAC 106 | 2:55-3:10 

Dinesh Ganesan | Computational Analysis of Age-Associated Gene Expression in Acral Melanoma and Primary and Metastatic Cutaneous Melanoma | Gretchen Alicea | Biological Sciences z| RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #38 

Sanjana Jain | Silencing Ogoniland: Oil, Power, and the Politics of Neglect in an Exploited Region | Jé St Sume | Political Science | RAC Arena, 2-3pm, Poster #35 

Jariatu Kargbo | A Conserved YED Motif Regulates BFD2 Function Across Toxoplasma Gondii Life Stages | Sebastian Lourido | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #48 

Isabel Kendall | Missionary Position: Power and Cultural Mediation Through the Lens of 16th-Century Missionaries and Postwar Sex Workers | Julie Oakes | History | Special Exhibit, RAC Upper Track, 1st Floor 

Anna Kim | Cluster Headache Diagnostic Delay: The Role of Patients and Physicians | Raimi Quiton | Psychology/Interdisciplinary Studies | RAC 106 | 9:00-9:15 

Jiyon Lee | Visualizing the Dynamic Cell Behavior in Filamentous Fungi Using Fluorescent Protein Constructs | Mark Marten | Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #51 

Preston McMillian | Tourism in Tiny Towns: An Ethnographic Study of Old Ellicott City | Nicholas Welcome | Sociology and Anthropology | RAC 106 | 3:15-3:30 

Mike Mentley | New Heights of Terror: Material Character Antagonists in the Science Fiction Ascent | Colette Searls | Visual Arts 

Deeya Mistry | Investigation of the Circadian Rhythm on Blood Brain Barrier Permeability | Chenghua Gu | Biological Sciences | RAC 050 | 9:20-9:35 

Naomi Nance | Synthesis of Alkyne-Expanded Fleximer Nucleosides for Improved Anti-Ebola Activity | Katherine Seley-Radtke | Chemistry and Biochemistry | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #64 

Nicole Nwobodo | Continuous Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Virus in Air Condensate | Govind Rao | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 2-3 pm, Poster #48 

Oluwagbotemi Ogungbile, Yamelak Andargie | Investigation of Cell Survivability on Edible Gelatin Electrospun Scaffold Using Electrospinning | Luis Carlos Pinzon Herrera | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #69 

Alycia Rigosi | The Relation Between Social Media Use and Sleep Quality: A Survey of UMBC Undergraduate Students | Matthew Novak | Psychology | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #81 

Magdalen Ruth | Structural Characterization of Aichi Virus IRES Using Fab-Assisted RNA Crystallography | Deepak Koirala | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #88 

Silvi Shah | Electronic Cigarette Vapor Exposure Disrupts Olfactory Function and Induces Neuroinflammation in Mice | Weihong Lin | Biological Sciences | RAC 050 | 2:55-3:10 

Branwen She | Using Data to Inform Models of Nucleus Accumbens Neurons | Tara LeGates | Biological Sciences | RAC Arena, 2-3pm, Poster #65 

Ipsa Sindhwani | Development of Analogical Reasoning After Learning a Vocabulary in Two Languages | Mirela Cengher | Psychology | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #92 

Jessica Slaughter | Open-Source Software Suite of Bioinformatic Tools for Dynamic Omics Data Analysis | Mark Marten | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 2-3pm, Poster #66 

Jennafer Stevens | Reliable Measurement of Apparent Octanol-Water Partition Constants for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances | Lee Blaney | | Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #97 

Ryan Supplee | Spiritualized Disability and Liminality in The Book of Margery Kempe | Kathryn McKinley | English | RAC 106 | 9:40-9:55 

Maaike Swaters | Ion Pairs Inhibit Ammonium Recovery by Donnan Dialysis | Lee Blaney | Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 2-3pm, Poster #67 

Camryn Sydnor | From Page to Space: Reinterpreting 20th-Century Spanish Literature with Augmented Reality | Erin Hogan | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication | Film Presentation 

Maia Turman Cooke | The Language of Decriminalization: Drug Policy Rhetoric and Public Health in 21st Century Canada | Earl Brooks | English | RAC 106 | 11:00-11:15 

Julia Van Der Marel | Investigation of Bacterial Lipid Inclusions to Inform Tuberculosis Research | Bryan Bryson | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #106 

Amir Walton-Irvin | Analysis of FMRI Data to Characterize Brain Connectivity Across Socioeconomic and Racial Backgrounds | Tulay Adali | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | RAC 230 | 11:20-11:35 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Should you have any questions, please email us at themosaic@umbc.edu. 
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URCAD is Wednesday, April 22, 2026 in the RAC!

For the full schedule see:
urcad.umbc.edu

Finley Bandy | Our City Is a City Without an Expressway: A Historical Review of Transportation Injustice in Baltimore City | Michael Casiano | American Studies, History | RAC 106 | 11:40-11:55

Sophie Braun | Jewish Immigrants and American Racism in the Early to Mid-Twentieth Century | Meredith Oyen | History | RAC 230 | 2:15-2:30

Jessica Busch | The Effects of 9/11 on US Immigration: How the US Halted Immigration Reform and Created an Anti-Immigrant Police State | Meredith Oyen | History | RAC 106 | 1:15-1:30

Elle Enomanna | The Erasure of Jane Crow from the Modern Legal System | Michelle Scott | History | RAC 106 | 1:35-1:50

Isabel Kendall | Missionary Position: Power and Cultural Mediation Through the Lens of 16th-Century Missionaries and Postwar Sex Workers | Julie Oakes | History | Special Exhibit, RAC Upper Track, 1st Floor

Matthew Mejia | Reviving School Spirit | Brandon Beck | History, Education | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #59


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URCAD is Wednesday, April 22, 2026 in the RAC!

For the full schedule see:
urcad.umbc.edu


Tyler Watson | Visualizing Natural Disaster Inequality in America | Dena Aufseeser | Geography and Environmental Systems | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #108

 Kaitlin Worzalla | Human Presence in Fragile Spaces: A Study of Antarctic Tourism | Charles Kaylor | Geography and Environmental Systems | RAC 230 | 9:20-9:35

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URCAD is Wednesday, April 22, 2026 in the RAC!

For the full schedule see:

urcad.umbc.edu 

 

Sarah Abbas | Intelligent Fault Detection and Risk Management for Autonomous Spacecraft Operations | Anthony Campbell | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #3 

Lehbah Amin | Perceptions of Fairness in AI-Driven Screening Systems Among Undergraduate Students | Edward Dillon | Information Systems | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #9 

Celine Anong | Women in Computing: Understanding Needs, Attitudes, and Obstacles in Recife, Brazil | Carolyn Seaman | Information Systems | RAC 230 | 1:55-2:10 

Shrikant Bhatnagar | UMBC AIAA DBF and SUAS Aircrafts | Joseph Washington | Mechanical Engineering | Special Exhibit, RAC Upper Track, 1st Floor 

Julianna Gepilano | Spatial Network of Hypoxia Events in Chesapeake Bay Using Granger Causality | Vyacheslav Lyubchich | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | RAC Arena, 2-3pm, Poster #23 

Jasmine Ives | Monitoring Polychlorinated Biphenyl Levels in Maryland Fish | Upal Ghosh | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 2-3pm, Poster #33 

Emily Piazza | Development of Hybrid Anion-exchange Resins for Selective Removal of (Ultra)short-chain PFAS | Lee Blaney | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 2-3pm, Poster #51 

Katelyn Prasad | Design and Validation of a Mechanical Testing Platform to Quantify Aortic Valve Leaflet Stiffness | Sayantan Bhattacharya | Mechanical Engineering | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #78 

Nia Richard | A Survey of the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Digital Twins for Health | Shimei Pan | Information Systems | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #80 

 Emma Shay, Jennifer Posada | Empowering Data Literacy: Fostering Self-Regulation and Adaptive Agency Through Personal Informatics | Karen Chen | Information Systems | RAC Arena, 2-3pm, Poster #63 

Ariel Wilson-Gray | Production of Extracellular Vesicles from Mammalian Cells Modulated by a Biomimetic Surface | Jorge Almodovar | Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering | RAC Arena, 2-3pm, Poster #72 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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URCAD is Wednesday, April 22, 2026 in the RAC!

For the full schedule see:
urcad.umbc.edu


Bella Berry | Gender and Mental Illness in Slender Man Media | Kathalene Razzano | Media and Communication Studies | 1:55-2:10 | RAC 106 

 Tanzila Malik | Do Muslim Women Need Saving? A Case Study of Iran's Veiling Policies | Nehal Elmeligy | Gender, Women's, + Sexuality Studies | 9:00-9:15 | RAC 230 

 Maylene Quintanilla, Caroline Wehinger, John Eiers | Toy Choice: Does Gender Matter? | Susan Sonnenschein | Psychology | RAC Arena, 2-3pm, Poster #53 

 Amy Taylor, Margot Anthony | Power and Control: The Impact of Religious Cults on the Lives of Women | Lauren Allen | Social Work | RAC Arena, 2-3pm, Poster #67 

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Need a study break or a quick energy boost? Head over to Commons 308 right now! We've got a variety of free snacks available to grab and go.

Stop by and refuel before your next lecture or library session. See you there!

]]> Need a study break or a quick energy boost? Head over to Commons 308 right now! We've got a variety of free snacks available to grab and go. Location: Commons, Room 308 Availability: While... https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/157826/guest@my.umbc.edu/8b38aacfe8aa5985e04877a835edeaad/api/pixel UMBC Graduate Student Association https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/gsa https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/xsmall.png?1688588974 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/original.png?1688588974 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/xxlarge.png?1688588974 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/xlarge.png?1688588974 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/large.png?1688588974 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/medium.png?1688588974 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/small.png?1688588974 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/xsmall.png?1688588974 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/xxsmall.png?1688588974 UMBC Graduate Student Association 0 0 true Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:33:37 -0400 HAPPENING NOW - Strategic Science Communication: Mastering the Art of Presenting to a Lay Audience CHANCE TO WIN $25!! This flyer advertises an upcoming professional development workshop at UMBC. Here is a detailed description of the visual and textual elements: Event Title & Theme Main Title: "Strategic Science Communication: Mastering the Art of Presenting to a Lay Audience" Format: Workshop Visual Style: The background features a dark chalkboard framed by light wood, set against a lavender-colored border. The text uses a mix of white cursive, bronze-textured serif, and bold yellow sans-serif fonts. Event Details The bottom left of the flyer contains a large, light-gray jagged "burst" shape with the following logistical information: Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026 Time: 2 – 3 PM Format: In Person Location: University Center: 310 Key Organizations & Logos In the top right corner, several institutional logos are displayed: UMBC Graduate School: The university’s official shield and wordmark. GSPD: A colorful logo with four circles (Orange G, Teal S, Orange P, Teal D). GEARS: The "Graduate Experiences, Achievements, and Research Successes" logo, which features a brain/gear hybrid icon and identifies itself as part of the Graduate Student Association. Imagery On the right side, there is a photograph of a smiling woman with blonde hair, wearing a light gray or white blazer. She is gesturing with her hand toward the event details, acting as a visual guide for the viewer.
Calling all graduate students!

GEARS and GSPD presents a workshop to hone your presentation skills:

Presenting Your Research Poster to an Interdisciplinary Audience

Are you presenting a poster at the upcoming GEARS Research Symposium or an interdisciplinary conference? Join us for a practical workshop designed to help you communicate your research effectively to a broad audience. 

A chance to win a raffle for $25 by attending the event! Two winners will be selected at the end of the event. 

Date: 03/26/2026
Time: 2pm - 3pm
Venue: UC 310

Why This Workshop Matters

Unlike traditional academic conferences, GEARS brings together researchers and high level university officials from diverse fields. Most visitors to your poster won't share your specialized background, making it essential to communicate your work in accessible, engaging ways that resonate across disciplines.

What You Will Learn

  • Strategies for explaining complex concepts to non-specialist audiences.
  • How to identify and communicate the broader significance of your research.
  • Techniques for adapting your message on the fly based on your audience.
  • How to read your poster visitor and engage them effectively.
  • Tips for handling questions from outside your field.

RSVP your attendance on this link and add to your calendar.

Snacks will be provided with desserts! Come, there is enough for you all! 

This event is a collaboration between the Graduate Student & Postdoctoral Development (GSPD) team and the Graduate Experiences, Achievements, and Research Successes (GEARS) committee of the Graduate Student Association (GSA).


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Hi everyone!

We're back with our weekly Free Farmer's Market 2-2:45pm in the Apartment Community Center. See you soon!  

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URCAD is Wednesday, April 22, 2026 in the RAC!

For the full schedule see:
urcad.umbc.edu


Phoenix Gordon | Conceptions of Blackness: A Fantastical Re-Imagining of Black Heroism and Villainy | Sharon Tran | English | RAC 106 | 10:00-10:15 

Esther Myers | Homophobia and Queer Repression in Watchmen | Keegan Finberg | English | RAC 106 | 1:15-1:30 

Ryan Supplee | Spiritualized Disability and Liminality in The Book of Margery Kempe | Kathryn McKinley | English | RAC 106 | 9:40-9:55 

Maia Turman Cooke | The Language of Decriminalization: Drug Policy Rhetoric and Public Health in 21st Century Canada | Earl Brooks | English | RAC 106 | 11:00-11:15 

Trilece Wilson | Tears Made of Ink | Nicole Pekarske | English | RAC STAGE | 11:15-11:30 

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