IdeaFest
IdeaFest is an annual event celebrating student research, creative scholarship and academic engagement. Undergraduate and graduate students in all disciplines present their work in oral and poster presentations, live performances, readings, exhibits and displays. Not only does it offer students a unique opportunity to present their work, it's a way for the surrounding community to see how research and other academic activities enhance the education of students. The celebratory two-day event also sets the stage to welcome distinguished keynote speakers and other inspirational activities.

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Student Works from 2021

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Marginalized Groups' Representation and Interest in Animated Media, Michael Abbott and Cassandra Martin

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Helping Behaviors Among Chestnut Crowned Babbler Immigrants, Michaela Ahrenholtz

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The Emergence of Neurology During the American Civil War: The Delafield Commission's Impact on Military Medicine, Michaela Ahrenholtz

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Pilot Study for Transitioning Sioux Falls to 100% Renewable Energy, Bennett A. Anderson

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Creating a project proposal to fund and develop a greenhouse for the Vermillion food pantry, Bennett Anderson and Codylee Riedmann

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The Impact Positive Behavior Supports (PBIS) has on the Wellbeing of the Child: A Correlational Study, Renee Anderson, Christena Schultz, and Abi Van Regenmorter

Impacts of an invasive mussel on the trophic profile and diet of the threatened False Map turtle, Jami Baker

Shoot the Messenger: Research into mRNA Vaccinations and their Mechanisms, Jonathon Beck, Camyron Ballard, Thomas Gill, and Madison Kropuenske

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South Dakota Emergency Departments and the Opioid Epidemic, Kelsey Berger, Ethan Beck, Alex Rhine, and Nick Rovang

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Tick Surveillance and Pathogen Detection in Eastern South Dakota, Holly Black

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Aging Awareness Activity to Promote Provider Empathy and its Effects on Patient Care, Heather Block, Mariah Block, and Jose Denning

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Accounting Implications Derived from Consumer Big Data, Benjamin E. Boehrns

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Streamlining Emergency Department Service Delivery to Promote Overall Healthcare Facility Potential, Anthony Brander, Justin Jones, and Rhea LeCompte

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Effects of Stress on Cognitive Function, Amber Breuker

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Utilization of Mobile Technology Applications to Promote Early Literacy in Children with Complex Communication Needs, Hanna Browder

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Measuring sex biases; Does sex ratio of a brood determine provisioning rate in a cooperatively breeding bird, Katie Brust

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When compared to surgery, is conservative (non-surgical) management effective in improving the severity of pectus excavatum in children? A Systematic Review., Mckenze Carlson

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Coming Together: A True Intersectional Feminist Theory, Salena E. Carr

Investigating Spin Crossover of Fe(II) Complexes by CASPT2 Method, Sabyasachi Roy Chowdhury

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Efficacy of Occupational Therapy Interventions for Women Experiencing Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review, Erika Clark

Teacher Efficacy and the COVID-19 Pandemic, James Colon and Catherine Falk

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The Effects of Patellofemoral Pain on Landing Mechanics, Sydney Cook and Mackenzie Peterson

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Development of a Questionnaire for a Future Survey of Pornography Use by USD Students, Brenden Corbett, Jacey Anderberg, Catherine Falk, Daryn Walton, Jasmine Schneider, and Max Kammerer

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Analysis of Perfectionism on Perceived Stress and Sleep Hygiene in Physical Therapy Students, Lindsay Cowman

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An Anxious Despair: Stephen Dedalus’s Attempts to Cede Control and His Fall into Sin, Jeremiah Davis

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If the world was a village of 100 people, Anneliese DeBeaumont, Isabel Fairbanks, Joel Ahn, and Ashlynn Atwood

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The Effectiveness of SAFMEDS Flashcards Instruction Combined with Precision Teaching Measurement Approaches for Improving Content Acquisition in an Undergraduate Special Education Course, Talia DeWitte and Lauren Powers

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Indigenous Peoples’ Trust in Police: Multi-jurisdictional Issues and the Effect on Reporting, Anna Doering

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The Effect of Endocannabinoids on Nociceptive Learning, John Dohn and Jessica Hoynoski

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Correlation between Emotional Intelligence and Successful Leadership, Brook Doke and Alexis Brolsma

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The Effects of Tactile Acuity Training on Chronic Low Back Pain, Paige Drenth

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Veratridine, A Potential Plant-derived Anti-metastatic Compound in Human Colorectal Cancer, Morgan Eikanger

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Making Misogyny: the Construction of Patriarchy in Dacre’s Zofloya, Sydney J.E Evans

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Post-Traditional Students' Perceptions of Mattering: The Role of Faculty and Student Interaction, Annelise Ewing Goodman

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Recognizing the Noncombat Roles of Female Servicemembers, Paul I. Farley-Wamberg

Reading Modality and Reading Comprehension: A Comparison, Shaina Farris and Courtney Leloux

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Computational Study of Sm(II) Reactivity in Water, THF, and Mixtures, Parisa Fasihianifard

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Coronavirus-Related Anxiety in Undergraduate Student-Athletes, Active Non-Athletes, and Inactive Non-Athletes, Spencer Flakus, Todd Velianski, and Johnny Trueblood

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Evaluating Health Resources Management and Response when COVID-19 Patients Present to Emergency Departments, Kennedy Fossum, Sydney Hammrich, Mark Pals, and Blake Minsaas

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I Still Live in the Hope that God Will Find a Way to Give Me My Liberty: The Limitations of Firestone's Notion of Love as Demonstrated by The History of Mary Prince, A West Indian Slave, Related by Herself, Ryan Fucs

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A Feminist Standpoint Narrative Critique on the film Loving (2016): How narratives portray hegemonic discourse, Chesney J. Garnos

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Influence of Social Rejection and Borderline Personality Features on Emotion Perception, Ashmita Ghosh

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Generational Trauma and Who It Affects, Jessa Glynn

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Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace, Ally Gorss, Travis Larson, and Halle Heitkamp

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Effects of a Slow-Deep Breathing Protocol on Lowering Blood Pressure: A Rapid Review, Amanda Gravholt

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Integration of Behavioral Therapy and Addiction Treatment in Comprehensive Liver Transplantation Care to Augment Adherence and Reduce Recidivism, Kyler Hardie

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Comparison of Dynamic and Static Stretching Protocols on Jump Performance in Female Collegiate Soccer Players, Emma Harkleroad

Psychological Maltreatment and Video Game Engagement, Mason Hatwan

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Deep Neural Network for COVID-19 Detection in Chest X-rays, Josh Henderson

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COVID Controversy in Physician-Assisted Suicide, Emma Hoffman

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Development of Thumb Typing Keyboard, Haley Hoffman, Miranda Marron, Megan McCray, Alexander Steinley, and Marc-Antoine Niamba

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BrainSABER v0.99.5: Transcriptomic Similarity Assessment Toolkit and Web Application for Comparative Analysis against the BrainSpan Developmental Dataset, Mariah Hoffman

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Preclinical Investigation of 2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine (DOI) on Fearful and Anxious Behaviors, Chase Howe

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Protect the Pack: Evaluating the Mental Health of USD Undergraduate Students During COVID-19, Diana Humble, Chesney Garnos, and Yodit Denu

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Novel anti-counterfeiting materials based on colloidal gold nanostars, Yifeng Huo

Grit and Student-Athlete Perseverance During a Pandemic, Tarra Hysjulien and Henry Hauger

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Optimizing a biocompatible nanoparticle gene delivery system in plants, Chinenye Izuegbunam

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Emotional Intelligence in the Work Place, Madelyn Jensen, Jade Adams, and Brooke Etrheim

Run Rabies Run, Matthew Jensen, Dean Narveson, and Aisha Plaggemeyer

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Connecting Online Course Content to Experience: A Phenomenological Study, Angela M. Johnson

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Social Experiences and Self-Efficacy of Junior and Senior Undergraduate Students in the Context of the Pandemic, Angela M. Johnson

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Analyzing the Aspect of Emotional Intelligence in Higher Education, Lyric Jones

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Impact of Leukemia Inhibitory Factor (LIF) in Ovarian Cancer Tumorigenesis and Chemoresistance, Megan Jorgensen

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COVID-19 Encounters Presenting at the ED, Cheyanne Kauffman, Jackie Lockwood, Adam Lewis, and Dylan Letcher

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Detection of Imidacloprid in Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens) Brains, Peyton Keller

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On the Construction of Sexuality, Simon Keller

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Artificial Intelligence to Save Cultural Heritage Documents, Shaurya Khurana

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COVID-19: Prediction and visualization, Shaurya Khurana

The role of demographics on student performance in online and face-to-face courses of higher education, Madeline Kjera

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The Skateboard Project, Veronica Knippling

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Identifying the Role of Perineural Invasion in Colorectal Cancer, Colewyn Knoblich

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Lugones, Spelman, and Prince: Learning from Intersections of Race and Gender, Emma Koehler

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Biofeedback in Relation to Stress-Reduction Practices for the Benefit of Oncology Patients, Reagan Kolberg, Jerett Lurz, Meghan Jouwstra, and Walker Johnson

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Framing COVID-19: Are mask mandates affecting how news is reported?, Hosea Kost

Pain Anxiety Mediates the Relation of Physical Child Abuse and Fear of Cancer Recurrence, Jennifer Kuo

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The COVID Pandemic Prompts Interprofessional Learning in an Online Format, Sabina Kupershmidt, Tracy Cleveland, and Mandy Williams

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Monitoring the Impact of PTSD on Patient Satisfaction with Hearing Aids, Hailey Lammers

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Solvation of Fluorinated Electrolytes for Energy Storage Materials, Jack Lawrence

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Integrating Standardized Videos to Supplement the Clinical Physical Examination Curriculum in the First Year of Medical School: An Assessment of Medical Student and OSCE Evaluator Perspective, Sarah Lehmann and Rebecca Glanzer

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A Computational Study of Anthraquinone Imine Fluorescent Chemosensors, Luke Lewandowski

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Women as Monstrous: An Analysis of Gender in Zofloya, Clara A. MacIlravie Canas

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Perceptions of Online versus In Person Learning, Nalini Maharajh and Brooke Edman

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COVID-19 Screening using Cough Sounds, Muntasir Mamun and Nicholas Rasmussen

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Deoxyfluorination of carboxylic acids with KF and highly electron-deficient fluoroarenes, Siyu Mao

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AAC Device Use Influencing Perceived Credibility and Authenticity, Ciarra Martin

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Social Status and Health Among the Ancient Maya, Carmella McManus

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A Mixed-Methods Study to Understand Public Health Professionals Capacity to Improve Health Equity in South Dakota, Sandra Melstad

Anxiety and Depression in Undergraduate, Graduate, and Post-Graduate Individuals During Covid-19 Pandemic, Tate Meyer, Whitney Virkula, and Miranda Chedester

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How Carbon Taxes Can Work in South Dakota, Jacob Miller

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Trans, Artificial Intelligence, and Social Acceptance, Rachel Mitchell

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Feminist Philosophy - Various Approaches to Smashing the Patriarchy, Yazmin Moktan

Risk Reduction for Occupational Noise: Effects of Education for Visual Comprehension Supports as a Means to Enhance Workers’ Awareness of Unsafe Noise Environments, Amy Kristine Mondani

Importance of Emotional Intelligence in Leaders, Gabe Montgomery

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Zero Waste Atlas: Charting a Path for USD, Anna G. Moore

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Haughty by Nature?: Social Construction in Zofloya, Jacquelyn Morgan

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Innovative use of Physical Therapists within healthcare systems decreases cost, Melissa Moyer, Shanin McCabe-Harding, Ashley Gustafson, and Michelle Dyck

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Developing Program Infrastructure for Relationship-Building Between Native Communities and Premedical Students in South Dakota, Andrew Nerland

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A Support Vector Machine Application for the Detection of Pupillary Markers of Cognitive Workload, Kouadio M. Niamba

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Myoelectric Control: a virtual reality application to the solution of Phantom Limb Pain (PLP), Kouadio Niamba, Megan McCray, and Alexander Steinley

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A Feminist Interpretation of “Passing”, Taylor Niles