A Genetic Perspective into the Progressive Loss of Limbs in Snakes

David Miller, Southern Maine Community College

9:00 AM

Addressing the Relationship between Food Security and Oral Health in Low Socioeconomic Populations: An Inter-Professional Approach

Elizabeth Guerdan, University of Southern Maine

9:00 AM

Addressing the Relationship between Socioeconomic Status and Childhood Obesity: An Inter-­Professional Approach

Lorande J. Furey, University of Southern Maine

9:00 AM

Aggressive Displays in Male Betta splendens Based on Color Patterns

Julian Bones, University of Southern Maine
Thomas Johnson, University of Southern Maine

9:00 AM

Angiogenesis: An Alternate Approach To Cardiovascular Disease Treatment

Scott Ouillette, Southern Maine Community College

9:00 AM

CRISPR/CAS9 Genome Editing System and its use in Infectious Disease

Dustin Daws, Southern Maine Community College

9:00 AM

DNA barcoding reveals a new morphotype of the sugar kelp, Saccharina latissima

Dallin Brimley, Southern Maine Community College
Zakery Ford, Southern Maine Community College
Travis Gould, Southern Maine Community College
Brandon Guerra, Southern Maine Community College
Emily Haggett, Southern Maine Community College
Ian Jones, Southern Maine Community College
Elyse Johnson, Southern Maine Community College
Ken Peterson, Southern Maine Community College
Matthew Prout, Southern Maine Community College

9:00 AM

Effects of Political Environment on Individuals and Relationship

Ariana Blethen, University of Southern Maine

9:00 AM

Effects of size on dominance behavior in male fiddler crabs, Uca pugnax

Heather T. Bondeson, University of Southern Maine

9:00 AM

Effects of water quality on boldness and movement of the common periwinkle (Littorina littorea)

Sharon Mann, University of Southern Maine

9:00 AM

Examining Psychological and Social Factors of Grandparent Kinship Providers

Arsenio Santamaria

9:00 AM

Innate food preference in the larval tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta

Michael Morrison, University of Southern Maine

9:00 AM

International Collaboration and New Technology Reveal Rare Genes that Determine Height

Nicolle Dauphinee, Southern Maine Community College

9:00 AM

LCSW-Perceived Therapeutic Alliance and Job Satisfaction A Correlational Pilot Study

Daniel J. Kelly, University of Southern Maine

9:00 AM

Making Random - Cryptography and the Generation of Random Sequences

Samuel Barton, University of Southern Maine

9:00 AM

Meat, plants, or both? A food preference study in Siamese fighting fish, Betta splendens

Bouradee Kim, University of Southern Maine
Boutavee Kim, University of Southern Maine

9:00 AM

Metabolic Costs of Blood Flow Restriction Training Under Moderate Load to Failure

Ian Byron, University of Southern Maine
Chris Chessie, University of Southern Maine
Matthew Smith, University of Southern Maine
Logan Carman, University of Southern Maine

9:00 AM

New American Barriers to Higher Education

Tonya Thurlow

9:00 AM

Perceptions of Successful Aging Among Maine Elders with Physical Limitations: Insights from Qualitative Interviews

Madeline Minor, University of Southern Maine
Rebecca Knight, University of Southern Maine

9:00 AM

Physical Activity Levels & Successful Aging

Ryan R. Bourque, University of Southern Maine

9:00 AM

Racialization of Heroin Use and the Emergence of a Public Health Issue

Ellen Pogson, University of Southern Maine

9:00 AM

“Real Possibilities” in the Age of Successful Aging: An Exploratory Content Analysis of AARP Magazine’s Feature Article

Noah Krell, University of Southern Maine

9:00 AM

Social Work and the Environment

Stephanie Rendall, University of Southern Maine

9:00 AM

The Effects of Blood Flow Restriction Training on Strength and Hypertrophy; Is it Worth it?

David Donovan, University of Southern Maine
Clarissa El-Hajj, University of Southern Maine
Ryan Koenig, University of Southern Maine
Seth Wing, University of Southern Maine

9:00 AM

Therapy with Mental Health Providers: A Study of Self-Stigma and Help Seeking Behaviors

Katrina Records

9:00 AM

Trauma & Substance Use

Kaitlyn Arnold, University of Southern Maine

9:00 AM

Using a mini-artificial language to investigate question-formation: Does underlying production pressure affect surface form?

Sarah Dinsmore, University of Southern Maine
Laura Shaw, University of Southern Maine
Jazmyn Sylvester-Cross, University of Southern Maine
Marissa Willette, University of Southern Maine

9:00 AM

Which Leads to Higher Medication Substitution Treatment Retention – Methadone or Buprenorphine?: A Systematic Literature Review

Magalloway Field, University of Southern Maine
Amy Rowe, University of Southern Maine

9:00 AM