Axe ’Em, Jacks!
April 13, 2021
4 to 7 p.m.
Baker Pattillo Student Center Theater, Twilight Ballroom
SFA's Undergraduate Research Conference is an annual competition that celebrates excellence in undergraduate scholarship among the East Texas community. Spanning a range of disciplines, the URC showcases the work of undergraduate scholars from SFA’s six colleges as well as other East Texas area institutions of higher education. The event features presentations and performances by seven top undergraduate scholars in addition to a diverse poster presentation by student finalists. Submissions are evaluated and chosen by a committee of university professors.
2021 Top Scholars and Finalists
Our 2021 virtual conference was a great success! View the work of our Top Scholar and Finalist participants on our 2021 conference page.
2021 Conference Schedule
4 p.m. (BPSC Movie Theater) - Opening announcements, Dr. Eric Jones
4:10 p.m. (BPSC Movie Theater) - Presentation of awards to Top Scholars and faculty mentor, Provost Dr. Steve Bullard
4:30 to 5:55 p.m. (BPSC Movie Theater) - Top Scholar presentations
- 4:30 p.m. - Lucas Kahn
Microplastics: A New Reported Item in Stomach Contents of Fishes in Local Streams in East Texas
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Carmen G. Montaña-Schalk (Biology) - 4:42 p.m. - Emily Latta
The Effects of Pre-Workout Caffeine Supplementation on Post-Exercise Hypotension
Faculty Sponsor: Dustin Joubert (Kinesiology and Health Science) - 4:54 p.m. - Deshona Jernigan
Analyzing the Development of Artificial Organs for the Benefit of Patients on the Transplant Waitlist
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Ryan Button (Tyler Junior College) - 5:06 p.m. - Amelia Kleiber
“It Raineth Every Day”: Overcoming Challenges by using Performance Pedagogy to Teach Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Elizabeth Tasker-Davis (English and Creative Writing) - 5:18 p.m. - Rachel Rucker
County Level Changes Alone Predicted Biden Win in Both Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
Faculty Sponsor: Ryan Phelps (Economics and Finance) - 5:30 p.m. - Jay Teamer
The Underrepresentation of Black and African-American Composers in the Standard Music History Curriculum
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Margaret Fay (School of Music) - 5:42 p.m. - Kasey Jobe
Song Diversity in East Texas Bachman’s Sparrow (Peucaea aestivalis)
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christopher Schalk (Forestry)
5:55 - 7 p.m. (Twilight Ballroom, President's and Regents' Suites) - Poster presentations of finalists
Refreshments served
Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture
Dr. David Kulhavy
Laurence Walker Professor of Forestry
936.468.2141
dkulhavy@sfasu.edu
James I. Perkins College of Education
Dr. Eric Jones
Professor of Kinesiology and Health Science
936.468.1864
jonesej@sfasu.edu
College of Liberal and Applied Arts
Dr. Leslie Cecil
Professor of Anthropology
936.468.3980
cecillg@sfasu.edu
Nelson Rusche College of Business
Dr. Ryan Phelps
Associate Professor of Economics
936.468.1501
phelpsrt@sfasu.edu
College of Sciences and Mathematics
Dr. Alyx Frantzen
Associate Professor of Chemistry
936.468.2338
afrantzen@sfasu.edu