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Undergraduate Research Symposium: Spring 2025

Every semester, the Office of Undergraduate Research hosts the Undergraduate Research Symposia (URS).  URS provides an opportunity for University of Utah students to present their work in a scholarly setting to students, faculty, and other members of the U community. Undergraduate students from all disciplines at the University of Utah are invited to present their research and creative work.

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

9AM - 2:30PM
In person - A. Ray Olpin Union Building
200 Central Campus Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84112

All poster presentations are located in the Union Ballroom (oral presentations located throughout the Union)

Check-in begins at 8AM

Session I: 9:00am - 10:30am
Session II: 10:45am - 12:15pm
Session III: 1:00pm - 2:30pm

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An Evaluation of Mental Health and Substance Use Statutes in the State of Illinois: Progress and Challenges
Ally Abraham
Poster
# 28B
Faculty Mentor: Fernando Wilson
Medicine
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Hip Joint Reaction Forces are Reduced in Patients with Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome
Tyler Adamson
Poster
# 12B
Faculty Mentor: Andrew Anderson
Medicine
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Expression, Purification & Characterization of Recombinant Heparan Sulfate Glucuronyl Epimerase
Lademi Adepoju
Poster
# 60A
Faculty Mentor: Kuby Balagurunathan
Pharmacy
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Atrapadxs en un Hoyo: Reproductive Justice and Environmental Health of Latina Mothers and Children in Salt Lake City Utah
Jasmine Aguilar Lopez
Poster
# 30A
Faculty Mentor: Leandra Hernandez
Humanities
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It’s All Risk and No Reward: Ranching, Wealth, and Drought in BCS, Mexico
Isabella Akers
Sofia Price
Poster
# 68B
Faculty Mentor: Shane Macfarlan
Social & Behavioral Science
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Tilt Boards and Snow Fracture Mechanics
Dominic Alei-Gonzalez
Poster
# 67B
Faculty Mentor: Eric Pardyjak
Engineering
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Autism in Children with Congenital Myotonic Dystrophy
Heba Alhamdani
Poster
# 34A
Faculty Mentor: Melissa Dixon
Medicine
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Illness Narratives and Healthcare Experiences Among Free Clinic Patients
Pam Amornnimit
Poster
# 68C
Faculty Mentor: Akiko Kamimura
Social & Behavioral Science
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Optimization of Hydrogel Strand Dimensions for Sensing Applications
Bryson Anderson
Poster
# 8A
Faculty Mentor: Lars Laurentius
Engineering
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Harnessing Leaf Traits for Urban Air Pollution Mitigation
Abbi Anderson
Poster
# 1A
Faculty Mentor: Alexandra Ponette-González
Architecture & Planning
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Exceptional Event Reporting Tool
Toby Armstrong
Poster
# 9A
Faculty Mentor: Heather Holmes
Engineering
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Understanding Public Responses to COVID-19 Crisis Communication
Prachi Aswani
Poster
# 3C
Faculty Mentor: Marina Kogan
Engineering
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Analysis of sensory integration in concussion patients
Stevie Ayers
Poster
# 46B
Faculty Mentor: Sarah Creem-Regehr
Social & Behavioral Science
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Advancing Ankle Osteoarthritis Diagnosis: Integrating Imaging and Statistical Shape Modeling with Convolutional Neural Networks
Annika Bachman
Poster
# 10A
Faculty Mentor: Amy Lenz
Engineering
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Naloxone Literacy in Utah: An Evaluation Amid the Opioid Crisis
Nehal Bakshi
Poster
# 53A
Faculty Mentor: Jake Steenblik
Nursing
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Comparing Growth Characteristics of Woodrat Gut Microbes in the Context of a Plant Toxin
Sahana Balaji
Poster
# 44C
Faculty Mentor: Jack Jurmu
Science
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Identifying Olfactory Behavior Patterns in Drosophila Melanogaster
Sarah Balduzzi
Poster
# 31B
Faculty Mentor: Sophie Caron
Science
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Using Tree Rings to Understand Climate Variability and Drought Impacts
Campbell Ball
Poster
# 62A
Faculty Mentor: William Anderegg
Science
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Effects of Circadian-Based Intervention on Cardiometabolic Health in Adults with Habitual Short Sleep Duration
Katelyn Ballard
Poster
# 21A
Faculty Mentor: Christopher Depner
Health
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Characterizing the Interactome of BRAF Kinase to Understand its Oncogenic Mechanisms in the Development and Progression of Melanomas
Deevya Baral
Poster
# 28C
Faculty Mentor: Martin McMahon
Medicine
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Interventions to Eliminate or Reduce Homeism
Dayttn Bartschi
Poster
# 90A
Faculty Mentor: Sarah Canham
Social Work
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Winning at Any Cost: The Role of Male Athletic Programs in Enabling Sexual Offenses and Protecting Perpetrators
Matylda Blaszczak
Poster
# 10B
Faculty Mentor: Amos Guiora
Honors
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Understanding Weapons of Bacterial Warfare
Ella Bleak
Poster
# 45C
Faculty Mentor: Talia Karasov
Science
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Fire Regimes in Natural and Human-Altered Landscapes: Charcoal and XRF Evidence from the Tigray Plateau
Nicholas Bosworth
Sophia Burkemo, Claire Langue
Poster
# 60B
Faculty Mentor: Mitchell Powers
Social & Behavioral Science
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