Students to share research posters at the 20th annual Posters-at-the-Capitol event

MURRAY, Ky. — The 20th annual Posters-at-the-Capitol program is scheduled to take place in Frankfort, Kentucky on Thursday, Mar. 3 from 1-4 p.m. A total of 80 undergraduate students from all eight of the Commonwealth’s publicly-funded institutes of higher education have been selected to display their research posters, provide brief descriptions of their faculty-mentored research and answer questions. 

The following 10 research projects crafted by the representing 10 Murray State undergraduate students have been selected to be displayed at the event:

• Amplifying the A in STEAM Education

• Grace Floerke - Waterloo, Illinois

• Dr. Miguel Gómez, faculty member

• Don’t You Know That They’re Toxic: Parasocial Attachments and Fictional Relationships

• Morgan Macke - Marshall, Illinois

• Dr. Jana Hackathorn, faculty member

• Equine Kinesiology Tape Application to Equine Hock Joints: Impact on Lameness and Movement Evaluation

• Kiara Jones - Elizabethtown, Kentucky

• Generation OnlyFans: The Internalization of Objectifications in Young Adults

• Grace Sinclair -  Springfield, Illinois

• Linking Carbon Sequestration and Soil Physical Properties in Agroecosystems

• Dakota Tate - Blueford, Illinois

• Dr. Lin P. Handayani, faculty member

• Production Practices for Dwarf Capsicum Annuum When Grown as an Alternative to Euphorbia Pulcherrima

• Allison Croslin - Bowling Green, Kentucky

• Dr. Alyx Shultz, faculty member

• Radio Propaganda During World War ll

• Kayla Frederick - Cadiz, Kentucky

• Dr. Melony Shemberger, faculty member

• Temporal Changes and Possible Sources of Dissolved Calcium Levels in Stream, River and Lake Waters in Western Kentucky

• Kelsie Meystedt - Jackson, Missouri

• Dr. Bommanna Loganathan, faculty member

• The Contradiction of the Welfare Dictatorship: The Stasi’s Role in Preserving and Undermining East German Human Rights

• Mallory Wooldridge - Murray, Kentucky

• Dr. David Pizzo, faculty member

• Wastewater-based Estimation of Substances Discharged at the Rest Areas along the State Highways in Kentucky

• Katherine E. Gray - Gig Harbor, Washington

• Dr. Bikram Subedi, faculty member

With unique research projects on display, the event’s efforts are to help increase understanding of the important role undergraduate research plays in the education of college students among those responsible for higher education funding in the state of Kentucky. The event provides undergraduates the opportunity to engage in scholarly, research and creative works helping to promote an educational experience and professional development.

For more information on the 20th annual Posters-at-the-Capitol Event please visit bit.ly/3Hu7iop, or contact Murray State University’s program coordinator A.J. Boston at aboston@murraystate.edu or 270-809-2849.