Angelo State Hosts First Faculty Research Expo
October 09, 2024
Angelo State University hosted its inaugural Faculty Research Expo on Oct. 9 in the Houston Harte University Center, featuring 24 research posters submitted by 28 faculty representing 12 different academic departments across four of ASU’s academic colleges.
Additionally, 29 faculty members were recognized for submitting grant applications during the 2023-24 academic year, several of which have already been awarded – and 36 faculty members across 18 departments were recognized for publishing their research in books and/or professional journals.
The research poster presentations included:
Department of Agriculture
- Dr. Ervin Leiva (and partners) – “Barriers Immigrant Latinx Farmers Face to Enter Markets in The Midwest”
Department of Biology
- Dr. Greg Krukonis (and partners) – “Evolution of bacterial viruses in response to coevolving v. genetically static bacterial hosts”
- Dr. Ben Skipper (and partners) – “Population genetics of the endangered Texas poppy-mallow”
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Dr. Edith Osborne (and partners) – “Identification of Affibody Proteins that Target Phospholipase A2”
Department of Computer Science
- Drs. Erdoğan Doğdu & Roya Choupani (and partners) – “Toward a Unified Cybersecurity Knowledge Graph: Leveraging Ontologies and Open Data Sources”
David L. Hirschfeld Department of Engineering
- Dr. Anthony Battistini – “How to Make Engaging Online Videos”
- Dr. Soyoon Kim (and partners) – “Evaluating Impacts of Unique Water Quality Parameters of Produced Water on Solar Distillation”
Natalie Zan Ryan Department of English and Modern Languages
- Dr. Allison Dushane – “Ecohorror and Romantic-Era Literature”
Dr. Arnoldo De León Department of History
- Dr. Michael Shane Powers – “Eminente Caballeros: New South Leaders in Central America”
Department of Physical Therapy
- Drs. Heather Braden & Ashley Araiza (and partners) – “Strength predicts discharge disposition among hospitalized older adults”
- Drs. Jacob Burtch & Teresa Huckaby (and partners) – “The Effect Of Trunk Angle On Muscle Activation During A Split Squat”
- Burtch & Huckaby (and partners) – “Immediate Effect Of Shoulder EMG and Force After Mid-Thoracic Spinal Manipulation”
- Dr. You-jou Hung (and partners) – “The Impact of Wearing Compression Garments on Balance Control: A Summary of 3 Research Projects”
- Drs. Sterling Eckert & Heidi Moyer (and partners) – “Survey Says! Immersive Service-Learning Impact On Dot Student Confidence In Management Of Older Adults”
- Dr. James Villers (and partners) – “The Immediate Effect of Lateral Hip Distraction on the Ober’s Test, A Pilot Study”
Department of Physics and Geosciences
- Dr. Kenneth Carrell – “Measurements of the Gravitational Deflections of Stars during the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse”
Department of Psychology
- Dr. Ashley Araiza – “Weight Discrimination and Gym Avoidance: The Roles of Body Appreciation and Gender”
- Dr. Drew Curtis – “Looking for Liars: Eye-Tracking Software and Deception Detection”
- Drs. Tay Hack & Brittany Draper (and partner) – “Imposter Phenomenon and Student Stress”
- Dr. Tyler Livingston – “Social power may enhance health competence through positive and negative emotion”
- Dr. Nicole Lozano (and partners) – “It’s my decision because it’s my body: Exploring the role of social support in abortion decisions”
Department of Social Work and Sociology
- Dr. Marie Salimbeni (and partners) – “Social Work Faculty and Student Perspectives of Experiential Methods and Learning Multiculturalism”
Department of Teacher Education
- Drs. Carlos Flores & Tia Agan – “Establishing Dispositions in an Educator Preparation Program”
- Dr. Marva Solomon – “Preserving the Soul of the Writer: The Role of AI in K-8 Writing Instruction”
The 2024 Faculty Research Expo was hosted by the College of Graduate Studies and Research and the Office of Sponsored Projects.