Felix Holzer - “How does Instagram Affect the Athletic Performance and Mental Well-being of Professional Men’s Basketball Players?‘ (Poster Session II) This project, initiated in my English 130 course, examines how Instagram influences the athletic performance and mental well- being of professional men’s basketball players. Through a review of recent research, the study highlights both the potential benefits and risks of social media, especially Instagram use in sports. Moderate and mindful engagement with Instagram can enhance motivation, communication, and emotional support, while excessive or poorly timed use—such as before games or late at night—can lead to distraction, stress, and decreased focus. The findings underscore the importance of balance and self-control when using digital platforms. For athletes, developing healthy social media habits can help transform Instagram from a source of pressure into a tool for confidence and connection. The review also identifies gaps in the literature, including the need for long- term studies and comparative research across sports, age groups, and competition levels. Ultimately, the project emphasizes that maintaining focus, balance, and mental strength in the digital era is essential for success both on and off the court. Erica House - “The Sacrifice Of Love” (Poster Session I) This close reading focuses on Natalie Díaz’s poem “My Brother Was an Aztec” to argue that family love operates as both a protective and destructive force that shows violence and moral blindness within the domestic sphere. Focusing on the poem’s opening lines and the narrator’s language. Particularly, pronoun choice, the basement, and repeated verbs. The paper traces how diction and narrative stance reveal the narrator’s conflicted regard for his brother, the parents’ enabling attachment, and the poem’s broader meditation on sacrifice and dependency. The narrator’s use of “he” instead of a name or kinship term signals estrangement and resentment while simultaneously marking an intimate witness whose account is shaped by conflicted attachment. The paper combines close analysis with narrative focalization and cultural contextual reflection, tracing how single-word choices “awful,” “unforgivable,” and “they” function rhetorically to complicate reader sympathy. The paper concludes that the poem complicates sentimental accounts of familial loyalty by exposing how devotion can normalize abuse and produce moral ambivalence in witnesses. Riley Howell, Janessa Avila, & Madison Mills - “Athletes and Mental Health” (Poster Session I) The psychological well-being of athletes plays a critical role in their performance, resilience, and overall success both on and off the field. There are a number of factors that could influence the athlete’s well-being and how they perform. This study will examine the impact of an athlete’s identity on their mental health. When a person feels that their identity is in the “athlete”, how does that take a toll on them once their career is over? This study is looking to find out how deeply an athlete’s mental health can be affected if their athletic identity starts to falter. Another question we will ask is how a person with a strong athletic identity is pressured by their performance abilities, and how that might negatively affect their mental health. If an athlete is pressured by a coach, parents, friends, or even their own expectations of themselves, how can that affect their day-to- day moods, anxiety, and overall perception of themselves? By exploring these dynamics, this study seeks to shed light on how the pressures of athletic identity can shape an athlete’s emotional health and long-term sense of self.
Anna Hunter - “Proper Bowel Regimen in People with Developmental Disabilities” (Session 23) Individuals with developmental disabilities encounter several health care disparities, often from a lack of understanding or knowledge. This lack of knowledge has led to long-term health complications, poor healthcare outcomes, and even fatality. One of the fundamental concepts that is often underrecognized is the importance of a proper bowel regimen in this population. By implementing an educational module for direct care staff on the importance of a proper bowel regimen with pretests and posttests for verification of the understanding of knowledge, it is expected to see improvement in healthcare outcomes for individuals with developmental disabilities correlated with the increase in knowledge about the importance of a proper bowel regimen. Elizabeth Hurst - “Sacred Geometry and Cultural Divergence: Patterns of Architectural and Spiritualism Across Early Civilizations” (Session 16) This study explores the convergence of sacred geometry, mythic symbolism, and design across early civilizations. Despite the vast difference in time and geography, sites such as Gobleki Tepe, Gunung Padang, and Yonaguni Momimejt, and the mythic Atlantis, reveal recurring patterns in spiritual expression and geometrical panning. This includes the golden Ratio, Fibonacci Sequence, and other symbolic shapes, like circles and triangles, that suggest a shared symbolic language that is rooted in cosmology and cultural identity. Through archeological evidence and mythological narrative, this study explores how ancient builders embedded spiritual meaning into monumental architecture, often aligning with celestial or natural patterns. The finding proposes that sacred geometry functioned not merely as an aesthetic tool but as a deliberate expression of cultural beliefs and the human-divine connection. The interdisciplinary analysis highlights a broad cultural phenomenon: the universal impulse to encode spiritual and mathematical principles into the built surrounding environment, bridging myth, mathematics, and meaning. Elijah Hynes - see Julius Krueger, “Foreign Exchange Markets and Business – A Quick Overview” (Session 14) Kiyoshiro Iguchi - “Poster of Massachusetts” (Poster Session II) The scenario is that I am working for the Massachusetts Tourism Board, and I am responsible for creating a poster that will bring readers to visit this state. I researched Massachusetts because of its historical significance. Moreover, it is really important because studying about Massachusetts makes people understand how the United States began. To find information, I used websites, online articles from the Murrell Library, and some pictures. I strived to search reliable sources such as the official Massachusetts travel and tourism website. Massachusetts is one of the birthplaces of American independence. The capital of Massachusetts, Boston, is a very famous city because it has many attractions. As you know, Harvard University is also located in Massachusetts. Other notable places and things include, National Monument to the Forefathers, Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum, Boston Common, and Salem Haunted Happenings. Overall, learning about Massachusetts is really interesting and important because we can obtain knowledge about history, education, culture, and attractions. Also, I’m glad because I could learn more about the national history besides my home country as an international student.
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