Fifty-eight Dickinson State University (DSU) students presented their achievements in research, humanities, and the arts during the 2022 Celebration of Scholars event Saturday, April 30, at the Biesiot Activities Center and DSU Agriculture Building on the DSU campus. Students presented their scholarly work to an audience of peers, faculty, and community members through either an oral or poster presentation.
Jeremy Wohletz, chair of the Department of Arts and Letters and associate professor of music, is one of the committee members who helped put on the Celebration of Scholars. “Celebration of Scholars is a wonderful event which promotes and showcases both the research and hard work of the DSU students from a number of disciplines. While it’s great to do the research, it is even better when you have a platform to show what you are doing.”
Nathan Zent, DSU English major – creative writing track, presented his research project from one of his communication classes. “I enjoyed the opportunity to present my research on Hoosiers to a broader audience beyond my Understanding Film and Television class. Celebration of Scholars also gave me the opportunity to answer impromptu questions in a friendly environment. I also enjoyed listening to the keynote speaker and thought he was very motivational, and he reinforced the benefits of scholarly work.”
This year’s event also hosted Simon Cordery, chair of the History Department at Iowa State University, as keynote speaker, who presented on “Why Scholarship is Good for You!” The founding editor of the Midwest Journal of Undergraduate Research, he is the author of three books in modern transatlantic history. His books span the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, covering British friendly societies, the American labor leader Mother Jones, and the railroad industry in Illinois. He is currently working on a biography of Albert Benton Pullman, a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of the railroad company bearing the family name. At Iowa State, Cordery teaches courses in modern European history, sports history, and historical methods. A long-time advocate of integrating undergraduate scholarship into the curriculum, he regularly supervises student research projects.
To view photos from the event, visit our Flickr page.
For abstracts, please see the 2022 Celebration of Scholars Program.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNICAL STUDIES
Sponsored by Dr. Chip Poland
Hayden Beck
“Evaluating Hard Red Spring Wheat Yields Based on Nitrogen Fertilizer Rates”
Koltin Christiaens
“Evaluating Management Zones Using Satellite Imagery and Yield Data”
Coy Diede
“The Effect of Forage Type on Feed Value on Hays Produced in SW North Dakota”
Trey Fischbach
“Reducing Nitrogen Fertilizer Application in Spring Wheat by Using Legume Cover Crop Mix”
Morgan Foss
“Factors Influencing Horse Market Prices from 2018 to 2021.”
Owen Gustafson
“The Effect of Cheatgrass on Native Range on the Northern Rocky Mountain Front”
Cody Schlegel
“Cost Comparison of Raising Replacement Heifers Vs. Purchasing Bred Heifers”
Shaina Solon
“Vulnerability of Rangeland Ecological Sites in SW North Dakota to Kentucky Bluegrass Invasion”
Kyley Verploeger
“The Effects of Wheat and Fallow on Soil Microorganisms”
Sponsored by Mr. Toby Stroh
Lacey Forsness
“Causes and Treatments of Laminitic Horses”
Thomas Hall
“Monitoring Body Condition in Angus Cows over the Winter Months in Western North Dakota”
Christina Stroh
“Evaluating Performance, Carcass Data, and Economics of Grass-Fed Finishing Compared to Traditional Feedlot Finishing”
DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND LETTERS
Sponsored by Dr. Eric Grabowsky
Nathan Zent
“Hoosiers: The Multifaceted Underdog Story”
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES
Sponsored by Dr. Elizabeth Freedman
JacobClinton
“Shoulder Mobility and its effects on Velocity in College Baseball Players”
Isabel Lopez
“Correlating Cerebrum vs Cerebellum ratios with Predatory Behaviors and Flight Styles of different Birds of Prey”
Sponsored by Dr. Kyle Reeping
Isaiah Kludt
“Effects of Functional Sports Drinks on Sodium Concentrations Lost During Exercise”
Kamryn Kuntz
“Elemental Analysis of Sweat: Produced by Physical Activity and Thermal Stresses”
Sponsored by Dr. Colin Strine
Kyle Heiser
“Occupancy of Swainson’s Hawks (Buteo swainsoni) in southwestern North Dakota”
Cole Werner
“The Impact of Abiotic Factors on Frog Presence and Acoustics in Iowa”
Sponsored by Dr. Craig Whippo
Kathryn Herring
“Genetic Diversity of leafy spurge (Euphorbia virgata) in Theodore Roosevelt National Park”
Kail Larsen
“Mule Deer Usage of Whitetail Deer Specific Forage Species”
Logan Marsh
“Determination of individuality in Coyotes based on vocalization patterns on private land of North Dakota”
Jeremiah Paine
“Preference for Cobalt Within a White-Tailed Deer Population Compared to Sulfur and Iodine”
Valeska Polanga
“Distribution and Concentration of Microplastics in Appointed Locations in Patterson Lake, North Dakota”
Stephanie Schendel
“Silver Colloid Produces No Antimicrobial Effects on Four Bacterial Strains”
Victoria Trochez
“Effect of Different Light Treatments on Anthocyanin Production in Sprouts”
Haily Van Beek
“Light Pollution at Popular Flaring Sites Is Decreasing In North Dakota”
Claire Zumbach
“The Effects of Environmental Conditions on Gene Expression in Breast Cancer Cells”
DEPARTMENT OF NURSING
Sponsored by Dr. Cheryl Lantz
Kelly Borchert, Hardika Neupane, Neville Chitiyo, Micah Kosmerl
“Daily Vitamin D Supplements to Slow the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia – Myth or Fact?”
Kelsey Copenhaver, Bryce Vaughan
“Effects of Psilocybin Compared to Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) for Depression in Adults”
Lexi Hartse, Nicole Praus, Elle Goetz, Rebecca Oyeneyin
“In Hospital Nurses, Does Antimicrobial Hand Sanitizer Decrease Hospital Acquired Infections As Much As Hand Washing With Soap and Water?”
Macradee Miller, Alexa Delbridge, Laura Barney, and Sadi Dvorak
“Effectiveness of the Diabetes Plate Method vs Other Fad Diets in Type 2 Diabetes”
Kaitlin Silbernagel, Alyssa Kitzman, Amanda Adams
“Are Infants Who are Formula Fed vs Breast Fed with the Addition of Complementary Feedings at an Increased Risk for Childhood Obesity?”
Regina Younker, Mikayla Collins, Kaitlin Vernon
“Is Cannabidiol an Effective Alternative in Comparison to Traditional Epilepsy Medications for Seizure Frequency Reduction in Pediatric Patients with Epilepsy?”
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Sponsored by Dr. Stacy Cordery
Maddie Olsen
“An Untold Story: The Dickinson State University Power Plant”
Sponsored by Dr. George Seror
Emily Gregg
“Facilitation, Inhibition and Stroop Interference on the Stroop Effect”
Sponsored by Dr. Wendy Wilson
Skyler Foss
“Phonological Dyslexia and its Effects on Students in the Classroom”
Alex Gavlak
“The Behavioral and Cognitive Effects of Creatine”
Dalton Herbst
“Philosophy and Ideology of Coaching”
Morgan Kubischta
“Therapy for Dissociative Identity Disorder”
Jay Limpot
“Students Experiences with Technology During the Pandemic”
Skylar Scheffield
“Music Therapy for Individuals with Special Needs from Past to Present”
Makayla Tysver
“The Potential Therapeutic Effects of Marijuana on Alzheimer’s Disease”
Ashley Woitel
“The Relationship Between Symptoms of Schizophrenia and Daily Living Activities”
