2024 Celebration of Research

A Shift Towards Informed Decision Making: Hormonal Contraception versus Natural Cycle Tracking

Lauren Jurrens, Northwestern College - Orange City
Sydnee Isom, Northwestern College - Orange City
Deann Jelsma, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Annotation of Three Actinobacteriophages: TukTuk, Shamu, and Megatron06

Lauren Fisk, Northwestern College - Orange City
Kylie Foss, Northwestern College - Orange City
Khloe Hester, Northwestern College - Orange City
Yuki Kobayashi, Northwestern College - Orange City
Madelin Kvatek, Northwestern College - Orange City
Elsie Larson, Northwestern College - Orange City
Joshua Lewis, Northwestern College - Orange City
Madilyn Manary, Northwestern College - Orange City
Laura Nelsen, Northwestern College - Orange City
Thomas Ostrem, Northwestern College - Orange City
Cayli Penner, Northwestern College - Orange City
Sydney Rehmke, Northwestern College - Orange City
Taylor Rentschler, Northwestern College - Orange City
Adriana Sandbulte, Northwestern College - Orange City
Dane Shoenborn, Northwestern College - Orange City
Jonas Tiensvold, Northwestern College - Orange City
Shayler Van Gelder, Northwestern College - Orange City
Kallie Van Kley, Northwestern College - Orange City
Megan VanGarven, Northwestern College - Orange City
Brianna Winford, Northwestern College - Orange City
Byron Noordewier, Northwestern College - Orange City
Sara S. Tolsma, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Association Between Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Amyloid Heart Disease may Assist with Early Detection and Reduced Morbidity and Mortality

Kayla Nachbar, Northwestern College - Orange City
Nicole Kirk, Northwestern College - Orange City
Jaclyn Freese, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Bedside Shift Report

Megan Kellen, Northwestern College - Orange City
Aleksa Vande Hoef, Northwestern College - Orange City
Emma Dunsbergen, Northwestern College - Orange City
Nadalie Johnson, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Best Practice: Peripheral IV Flushing and Catheter Changes

Adrianna Fransman, Northwestern College - Orange City
Joseph Callahan, Northwestern College - Orange City
Madelyn Liudahl, Northwestern College - Orange City
Anna DeWitt, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Clinical Relevance of Adolescent OCP Use and Depression Risk

Rachael Shafer, Northwestern College - Orange City
Kaitlyn Waldner, Northwestern College - Orange City
Anne Reuter, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 AM

Cost-Effective and Efficient Screening Guidelines for Diagnosing Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Emma Montenegro, Northwestern College - Orange City
Katelyn Ten Pas, Northwestern College - Orange City
Connor Van Peursem, Northwestern College - Orange City
Chelsea Thurm, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Deaths of Despair in Rural Populations

Tirzah Wittenberg, Northwestern College - Orange City
Dr. Pam Hulstein, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Dementia Worry in a Young Adult Population: Investigating its Relationships with Anxiety, Coping Strategies, and Memory

Anneka Sterk, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Discovering Gene Functions in Mycobacteriophage Sbash Using a Genetic Screen

Erin Brouwer, Northwestern College - Orange City
Daiki Jonouchi, Northwestern College - Orange City
Byron Noordewier, Northwestern College - Orange City
Sara S. Tolsma, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Does Testing Help Learning? Mindset and Testing’s Impact on Memory and Accuracy of Judgments

Jessica Nibbelink, Northwestern College - Orange City
Anneka Sterk, Northwestern College - Orange City
David Grandel, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Energy Drink Consumption in Adolescence Linked to Long Term Health Effects

Grace Eiden, Northwestern College - Orange City
Jenna Borchers, Northwestern College - Orange City
Jill Van Otterloo, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Examining the Effectiveness of Subjective Perception of Collegiate Athletes

Jakob Francksen-Small, Northwestern College - Orange City
Rajat Singh, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Exploring the Dilemma of Innocent Defendants in the Plea Bargaining System

Taylor Van Ostrand, Northwestern College - Orange City
Dr. Jay Medenwaldt, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Gender Bias in the Hiring Process: The Sexism You Don’t See

Jessica Nibbelink, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

H(Hydrogen)-alpha Spectral Imaging of z>5 Quasars

Pratik Paudel, Northwestern College, Iowa
Mari Hirota, Northwestern College, Iowa
Hyunsung Jun, Northwestern College, Iowa

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

How Culture and Language Impact the Way We View Healthcare

Linsy Gonzalez, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Interventions to Reduce Risk of Perineal Tearing

Bailey Varpness, Northwestern College - Orange City
Kylie Lyman, Northwestern College - Orange City
Sandra Muyskens, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Jewish Liturgics in Christian Worship: A History of Jewish Festal Liturgics and a Proposed Recession of The Christian Liturgical Year into the Larger Judeo-Christian Calendar

Josiah Troutner, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Melatonin as Treatment and Prophylaxis for Alzheimer's Disease

Avery MacIntosh, Northwestern College - Orange City
Kayla Larsen, Northwestern College - Orange City
Andrea Crew, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Metabolic Characterization of Porcine Hepatocytes

Sophie Swart, Northwestern College - Orange City
Ainslie Robinson, Northwestern College - Orange City
Daiki Jonouchi, Northwestern College - Orange City
Marcus Blankespoor, Northwestern College - Orange City
Kip Cullinan, Northwestern College - Orange City
Zachary Varpness, Northwestern College - Orange City
Ryan Schulze, Cytotheryx, Inc.

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Mousing Around with Bacteriophages: ​Using Antibodies Raised in BALB/c Mice to Analyze Phages​

Grace Anderson, Northwestern College - Orange City
Jewel Bergstrom, Northwestern College - Orange City
Samuel Brandt, Northwestern College - Orange City
Maria Garcia, Northwestern College - Orange City
Sadie Gilmeister, Northwestern College - Orange City
Aimee Hulstein, Northwestern College - Orange City
Erika McKenney, Northwestern College - Orange City
Tyler Nhan, Northwestern College - Orange City
Cayli Penner, Northwestern College - Orange City
Taylor M. Rentschler, Northwestern College - Orange City
Jessica Slight, Northwestern College - Orange City
Anneka Sterk, Northwestern College - Orange City
Jacie VanderWaal, Northwestern College - Orange City
Elliana Zerr, Northwestern College - Orange City
Sara S. Tolsma, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Muscle Activation Frequency Relationship With Cost Of Transport at Increasing Walking Speed Reveals Interplay of Both Active and Passive Dynamics

Grace Van Namen, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Pediatric Perceived Pain in Emergency Department Settings

Emma Jenness, Northwestern College - Orange City
Ana DeKruyter, Northwestern College - Orange City
Jackson Henry, Northwestern College - Orange City
Emily Miller, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Peer Support Breastfeeding Programs

Charli Bomgaars, Northwestern College - Orange City
Madison Blankespoor, Northwestern College - Orange City
Owen Kolste, Northwestern College - Orange City
Grace Twelmeyer, Northwestern College - Orange City
Macay Van't Hul, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Perceived Severity of Trauma: The Impact of Gender and Exposure

Macy Hajek, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Phun With Phages: Discovering Novel Bacteriophages in the Soil

Julia Kutz, Northwestern College - Orange City
Ryan Dodds, Northwestern College - Orange City
Logan Dykstra, Northwestern College - Orange City
Taylor M. Rentschler, Northwestern College - Orange City
Emma Steinhardt, Northwestern College - Orange City
Megan VanGarven, Northwestern College - Orange City
Jacie VanderWaal, Northwestern College - Orange City
Shayler VanGelder, Northwestern College - Orange City
Byron Noordewier, Northwestern College - Orange City
Sara S. Tolsma, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

PrepPlates: Meal Prep for Busy Lives

Alec Coronado Garcia, Northwestern College - Orange City
Luc Roelofs, Northwestern College - Orange City
Kade Fey, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Searching for Atlanticus: Isolating Bacteriophages Infecting Marinobacter

Anneka Sterk, Northwestern College - Orange City
Sara S. Tolsma, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Semaglutide vs Bariatric Surgery Usage in Individuals who are Obese

Megan Carley, Northwestern College - Orange City
Quincey Bauman, Northwestern College - Orange City
Sandra Muyskens, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

So that the Church May be Built Up: An Analysis of 1 Corinthians 12:4-11

Alissa Hugen, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

The Adverse Health Outcomes of Benzene in Skincare Products

Maddie Olson, Northwestern College - Orange City
Allie Walter, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

The BEAR Surgical Technique: A Modern Approach to ACL Repair

Christopher Canu, Northwestern College - Orange City
Jay Determan, Northwestern College - Orange City
Aaron Bosch, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

The Gut Microbiome in Chronic Diseases

Emily McDonald, Northwestern College - Orange City
Katlyn Bombei, Northwestern College - Orange City
Madelyn Weber, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

The Impact of Blood Flow Restriction on Heart Rate and Muscle Activation

Janaya Battles, Northwestern College - Orange City
Rajat Singh, Northwestern College - Orange City
Daniel Swier, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

The Last Moon: Delving into Philippine Culture in a Disney Perspective

Thea Angelee Davis, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Tranexamic Acid

Jett Skrien, Northwestern College - Orange City
Evan Lins, Northwestern College - Orange City
Kaleb Myhrwold, Northwestern College - Orange City

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM