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ORAL - 2
	Lakeya McFarlane (Honors, Graduating) Sustainable Dormitory	Interior Design Mark Watkins
	Katy Turner (Honors, Graduating) The African Growth and Opportunity Act: the Retail Side	Fashion Merchandising Dr. Elka Stevens
POSTER - 1
	Darlene Sheppard (Honors, Graduating) Hotel Dingolay : Exploring the advancement of sustainability awareness through design	Interior Design Victor Dzidzienyo

ORAL - 11
	Khadijah Abdus-Salaam (Honors, Graduating) August Wilson and the African American Family	English Dr. Dana Williams and Dr. Sandra Shannon
	Brea DeDeaux Pushkin's Literature Reflected in Contemporary Film	Biology B. Amarilis Lugo de Fabritz
	Ishan Gordon Ethnic Policy In Russia	Anthropology B. Amarilis Lugo Fabritz
	Nicole Hancock Wisdom, Morality, and Conduct: A Survey of the Links Between Ancient Egyptian Old Kingdom and Old Testament Biblical Texts	English Dr. Dana Williams
	Charity Jackson (Honors, Graduating) How do extracurricular activities and after-school programs affect black and Hispanic youth?	Spanish
	Gloria Jirsaraie (Honors, Graduating) Evolving Identities: An Examination of Modes of Female Liberation in Canonized Fiction and Popular Culture	English Dr. Dana Williams
	Leah Kimble (Honors, Graduating) Infusing Multicultural Literature and Character Education into Early Childhood Instruction	English/Afro-American Studies Dr. Degout
	Jasmine Moore The Contributions of Black Writers to Science Fiction	English Dr. Dana Williams
	Christopher Padilla, Nigel Kirk, Damilola Laguda, Rehana Packwood (Honors) From Epic to Novel: Homer’s Iliad and Malouf’s Ransom	Philosophy, English, Art, Sports Medicine Dr. Molly Levine
	Ariel Pierson-Tabron, Zikia Jones-Martin, Mike Jacobs From the boardroom, to the classroom: The Politics of Standardized Testing	English Dr. Dana Williams
	Jasmine Pittman Standards-Based Education and its Effect on Low-Income Students	English Dr. Dana Williams
POSTER - 1
	Marva Dixon (Honors, Graduating) Aesthetics and ethics	Philosophy Dr. Patrick Goodin

ORAL - 18
	Beatrice Akers Role of Arabidopsis RACK1 Proteins on the Environmental Stress Signaling pathways	Biology Dr. Hemayet Ullah
	Shannon Chiles (Honors, Graduating) The Association Between Lipids and Cognitive function Among African Americans	Psychology Dr. Regina C. Sims
	Miracle Coleman (Honors, Graduating) Attachment Style & The Big Five	Psychology Dr. Hope Hill
	Alyscia Curtis (Honors, Graduating) The Association between Indices of Blood Pressure, Verbal Memory, and Verbal Ability in African Americans	Biology Dr. Regina Sims, Dr. Leon Dickson
	Kimberly Curtis (Honors) Family Environment and its Psycho-physiological Impact on the Individual	Psychology Dr. Jules Harrell
	Esther Ekpin (Honors, Graduating) Investigation of Estrogen-Dependent Oxytocin and Vasopressin Regulation in the Rodent Hypothalamus	Bioology Winston A. Anderson, Ph.D., Kebreten F. Manaye, M.D.
	Gina Greenidge (Honors, Graduating) Optical Recognition of Hazardous Metal Ions with a New Fluorescent Dendroner	Chemistry Dr. Galena Talanava
	Brandy Hall Effect of Nicotine on Salsolinol-Induced Cytotoxicity in Human Neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells	English/ Biology Dr. Robert L. Copeland, Jr.
	Krystle Johnson, Kiara Social The Influence of Parents’ Psychosocial Health on Parental Involvement and Expectations for  Children’s Academic Success	Psychology Dr. Debra Roberts
	Jocelyn Knight, Amber Demery, Janene Cielto, Arayle Freels, Jessica Richardson, Lauren Hutchins, Terja Gibson Neither self-affirmations nor trait resilience buffer the powerful immediate experiences of ostracism	Biology, Psychology Dr. Lloyd Sloan, Candice Wallace, Alison Dingwall
	Monique A. Major (Honors, Graduating) Is there something unique about the artists’ artistic creative process?	Psychology Dr. Jules Harrell
	Abdul A. Mukati The Effect of Repetition on Glutamine Release, Motor Memory Storage and Memory Recollection in Different Age Groups	Biology Dr. Gordon, Mr. Pepper
	Diamond Nolan Gender Differences in Knowledge of HIV Status and Condom Use Among Students Attending a Historically Black University	Health Education Deneen Long-White, MS, CHES
	Oludotun Ode Solid phase of Krypton on the exterior of individual single-walled carbon nanotubes	Electrical Engineering Dr. Silvina M. Gatica
	Abdulquadri Olawin (Honors) Homo-dimerization of RACK1A proteins regulate UV-B induced  Oxidative Stress Resistance pathway	Biology Dr. Hemayet Ullah
	Zakiya Qualls Neuroprotective Effects of Nicotine on Lipopolysaccharid-Induced-Toxicity in Dopaminergic SH-SY5Y Cells	Biology Dr. Yousef Tizabi
	Natalie Ramsey (Honors, Graduating) Malaria: Determining the role of insulators in the regulation of var genes in Plasmodium falciparum and investigating the potential for uroporphyrinogen-III-synthase to serve as a target for a host-directed antimalarial therapy-preliminary results	Biology Dr. Clarence Lee, Simon Foote, Kirk Deitsch
	Michelle Ricks (Honors, Graduating) Escaping the Poverty Trap	Mathematics and Economics Dr. Todd Drumm
POSTER - 8
	Amber Demery (Honors) Social Skill and Social Functioning in Social Anhedonia, a Risk-Factor for Schizophrenia	Psychology Dr. Jack J. Blanchard; Dr. Lloyd Sloan
	Shantè Nicole Goodrum (Honors, Graduating) Sampling Ants on the Howard University Campus Using Artificial Nesting Cavieties (Hymenopter-Formicidae)	Bioology Dr. Richard Duffield
	Brittney Harmon (Honors, Graduating) A Study of Cerebrovascular Tone During Stress of Submaximal Exercise in African-American with Normal Blood Pressure and Hypertension	Sports Medicine Dr. Vernon Bond
	Richa Mandlewala (Honors) Adsorption-Desorption Study of BSA Conjugated Silver Nanoparticles on Collagen Immobilized Substrates	Anthropology, Chemistry Dr. Dharmaraj Raghavan
	Ambria McDonald The Identification of a Homolog of the ExtraCellular Matrix Protein, hLAMP 1, in 24 hr- 72 hr Zebrafish Embryo	Biology Dr. Janet Reed-Caldwell
	Monee Mickens Social Interaction and Recognition Memory of a Rat Model of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder	Biology Eva Redei
	Amirah Saafir (Honors) The Effects of Racism on African American Adolescents: The Relationship Between Parental Socialization, Ethnic Centrality, and Self Esteem	Psychology Dr. Debra Roberts
	Faith Summersett-Ringgold Relationships among Weight Status, Eating Behaviors, and Psychological Functioning in a Sample of African-American Women	Psychology Dr. Joneis Thomas

ORAL - 33
	Nicole A. Adair (Honors, Graduating) Language Acquisition and Culture in Early Educational Programs and Learning In The United States: A Critical Perspective Using the Cooperative Principle and Pedagogy	Political Science Dr. Abdul Karim Bangura
	Brandi Best (Honors, Graduating)	Administration of Justice Dr. Ralph Gomes
	Appiah Boakye (Honors, Graduating) Koreans in Japan: The Hidden Apartheid	Political Science & Classical Civilization Dr. John Davis
	Andrea Nicole Brown (Honors, Graduating) Capital Greed: The Modern Disenfranchisement of the African American Race	Political Science Dr. Merve Kavacki
	Rhushanda Burke (Honors, Graduating) What about our Children? : American Public Education’s Discrimination against Minority and Underprivileged Students	Political Science Dr. Daryl Harris
	Mia Carey Creating Order From Chaos: Reconstructing the Diet and Environment of the Nicodemus Exodusters	Anthropology and Sociology Dr. Flordeliz Bugarin
	Myron Chandran Mecine...All for One and One for All	African Studies / Sociology Dr. Alem Hailu
	Kathlyn Desravines The Capitalist Quandary in Societal Rebuilding: A Qualitative Exploration of Haiti One Year after the Earthquake	Political Science and Administration of Justice Dr. Abdul K. Bangura
	Keshia George (Honors, Graduating)	Economics Dr. C. K. Hunte
	Dana Glenn, David Hill, Jacquelyn Hopkins, Bryan Jordan, Maalika Ulmulk Do video games impact aggression in college students?	Sociology, Psychology Dr. Rebecca Reviere
	Chantal Hailey (Honors, Graduating) Influences on School Choice for Relocated HOPE VI Residents	Sociology Dr. Ralph Gomes
	Alexandra Harris (Honors) Body Modification on the Howard University Campus	Anthropology Dr. Flordeliz Bugarin
	Ashley Hodges (Honors, Graduating) Capital Greed: The Modern Disenfranchisement of the African American Race	Political Science/Classics Dr. Daryl Harris
	Nelson Jackson How Capitalism Stifles Innovative Wealth Creation between Black and White Races: A Diachronic Analysis	Political Science Dr. Abdul Bangura
	Keche' Jeffress, Chardae' Williams, Aisha Carter, Arkina Taylor When Music Becomes Deadly: Understanding Thanatological Themes within Popular Music	Political Science, Administration of Justice, Administration of Justice, Physician Assistant Dr. Rebecca Reviere
	Anita M. Johnson Reproductive Coercion: The Untold Story of Unplanned Pregnancies and Domestic Violence	Anthropology Dr. Flordeliz T. Bugarin
	Damarius Johnson Africana Philosophy: A Transdisciplinary Discourse	African American Studies Dr. Greg Carr
	Darrell Jones, Shannon Everett, Michelle Harris, Cherrick Daniels, Tremaine Huggins I'm DYING to see this	Political Science, Sociology Dr. Rebecca Reviere
	Zaria Kinnebrew The Lasting Effect of the USA PATRIOT Act on International Policy, Domestic Policy and Middle Eastern Populations Pre- and Post-2008: A Triangulative Analysis Using Realist Theory	Political Science Dr. Abdul Bangura
	Danielle LeePow, Bianca Bannerman, Marsha St. Hilaire, and Jasmin Woods The Portrayal of Kübler- Ross’ Model of Grief in the experience of parental death in Disney Animated Films	Sociology Dr. Rebecca Reviere
	Charles A. Manning & Valerie Stackman African-American College Students Attitudes Towards Committed Inter-racial Relationships	Sociology Dr. Rebecca Reviere
	Naa Koshie Mills (Honors, Graduating) United States AFRICOM Initiative: A Critical Analysis using Qualitative Methodology and Realist Theory	Political Science Dr. Abdul Bangura
	Amanda Morgan The Imbalance of Trade in the Global Marketplace:  An Analysis of Realism in International Relations	Political Science Dr. Abdul Bangura
	Firdoos Mukati (Honors) Similarities between Judaism and Islam in Relation to the Ritual Dimension of Religion	Biology Professor Patricia Noone
	Chaniqua D. Nelson A Qualitative Analysis of the Deracialization of the African American Candidate: A Critical Race Theory Perspective	Political Science Dr. Abdul Bangura
	Amato Nocera What the Howard Hilltop can tell us about gradation in racial awareness	Philosophy/Afro-American Studies Dr. Jules P. Harrell
	Yejide Olutosin Effects of Current Farming Techniques on Africa's Environmental and Economic Future	African Studies Dr. Alem Hailu
	Keri Partridge Charles Darwin and Scientific Racism	Sociology Dr. Jules P. Harrell
	Jonathan Dionisio Peña A Brave New World: Qualitative Analysis of Consumerism and Mass-Marketing and its Effects on Black and Hispanic Political Participation	Political Science Dr. Abdul Bangura
	Laisa Pertet The Myths and Realities of African Unity: Understanding the Differences and Commonalities across the Saharan Divide	African Studies, History Dr. Alem Hailu
	Adam X. Salters (Honors, Graduating) A Triangulative Analysis of the Effects of the World Wide Recession and the Negligence of the American Public Using the Capitalist Theory	Political Science and History Dr. Abdul Bangura
	Erica Wallace, Ashley Matthews, Monique McCoy, Robert James, John Saulters Game Over: A Comparison of Death in Video Games	Sociology Dr. Rebecca Reviere
	Moriah L. Wilkins Mental Health in African and Western Civilizations: Disease and wellness in comparative perspectives	African Studies, Psychology Dr. Alem Hailu
POSTER - 5
	Thulani Davis The Wear and Tear: A Dancer's Lifestyle and Source of Nutrition	Anthropology Dr. Eleanor King
	Dana Glenn & Micah Campbell Intimate Partner Abuse in Lesbian Relationships	Sociology, Psychology Dr. Terri Adams Fuller
	Ishan Gordon The Hidden Life Of Ojo Caliente	Anthropology Dr. Eleanor King
	Danielle LeePow An Analysis of the Correlation between HIV Primary Outpatient Healthcare Adherence and Social Support	Sociology Dr. Rebecca Reviere
	Amelia Swygert (Honors) The Configuration and Use of Structures at Fort Ojo Caliente	Anthropology Dr. Eleanor King
	Bianca Williams Epidemiological Maps Linking Mortality in Washington DC	Biology Mark E. Mack

ORAL - 22
	Sameya Adem, Amanda Rush, Ariel Scruggs Predictors of Success: A renewed search for the link between SAT and ACT scores and the success in Freshman English at Howard University	English, Political Science Dr. Dana A. Williams
	Jasmine Beal One Mind, One body, One Soul: A Comparative Study of Select Classical and Contemporary Africana Medical Beliefs and Practices	Biology Dr. Greg Carr
	Sawdayah Brownlee (Honors, Graduating) Attitudes Toward Human Relationships to Land Tenure in a South Carolina Gullah Speech Community	Afro American Studies Dr. Greg Carr
	Brittany Douglas (Honors, Graduating) Keeping Up With The Joneses:  Examining the links between Double-Consciousness, Stress, and Illness in the African-American Community	Anthropology Dr. Greg Carr
	Jalisa Goodwin Humanities: Need or Nuisance?	English Dr. Greg Carr
	Dana Hall The Contradictions of Democracy	Political Science Dr. Greg Carr
	Logan Heiman Political Imagery from Rome to the United States	Classics Dr. Arti Mehta
	Ansharaye Hines A Necessarily Beautiful Black Radical Tradition: Reorienting Black Art Theory	Afro American Studies and English Dr. Greg Carr
	Kenya James (Honors, Graduating) Cultural War on Terrorism: U.S. Public Diplomacy in the 21st Century	Political Science Dr. Daryl Harris
	Vernika Leach Gaia: African Faith Systems and spiritualism and Contemporary Environmentalism Movement	Afro American Studies Dr. Alem Hailu
	Asya Lee Djed Ma’at/Ir Ma’at [Speak Ma’at/Do Ma’at]: A Study of Jurisprudence in Classical Africa	Afro American Studies Dr. Greg Carr
	Courtney Marie Long Bridging the Gap	English Dr. Dana Williams
	Jessica Mack Beautify Your Brain: the Controversy of Cosmetic Neurology	Biology Patricia Noone
	Taylor Montgomery The Disporpotionality of Blacks in Prison in Relation to 20th Century Drug Policy	English Dr. Charles Verharen
	Samantha Obuobi (Honors) Its All in the Stars: Egyptian Architecture and Cosmology Revealed	Biology Dr. Greg Carr
	Barrett Palmer Spartacus and Modern Political Ideology	Classics Dr. Rudolph P. Hock
	Ruth Rasby The Evolution of Moral Storytellers	Philosophy Dr. Charles Verharen
	Ellie Seton Historical and Socio-economic Ties that Bind: The Imperatives for African American and African Partnership in the era of Globalization	Marketing Dr. Alem Hailu
	Falon Shackelford (Honors) The Planned Obsolescence of Gentrification	Political Science, History James Pope
	Candice Thompson (Honors, Graduating) Correlating HDAC inhibitors to Changes in Cellular Organelles	Chemistry and Mathematics Dr. Oladapo Bakare, Dr. Winston Anderson
	Megan Williams, Marcus Harrison Blood Flow Limitation after Restricted Blood Flow Exercise in Normotensive  Offspring of Hypertensive Parents	Sports Medicine, Biology Dr. Venon Bond
	Akilah Witherspoon, Alysia Ferrebee A Comparison of FFT Method and CZF Method for Analysis of Sympathetic and Vagal Activity During Graded Exercise in Subjects With and Without Parental Hypertension	Biology Dr. Venon Bond
POSTER - 5
	Chastidy Alexander I Want it Now:  The Effects of Race and Education on the Tendency to Delay Gratification	Biology Dr. Lloyd Sloan
	Ashley Brickhouse, Jalisa Holt Measurements of Tropospheric Ozone at Barbados (13.1N, 59.2W) during the Summer of 2010	Chemistry Dr. Gregory Jenkins
	Curtis Carswell lll The Shadow of Religion on Economics: A Comparative Analysis Utilizing Triangulate Methodology with Cultural and Socialist Theories	Political Science Dr. Abdul Bangura
	Shayla Monroe, Alex Brueggeman Gimme the Good Cuts!	Anthropology and English, Anthropology Dr. Eleanor King
	Farrah Steeley Energetics of Molecules Adsorbed on Carbon Nano-Structures	Physics, Chemical Engineering Dr. Silvina Gatica

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