Spring 2014 Honors Students in Nursing Final Report

Lydia Adams, The Level of 2-Methylbutane and Toluene Exposure in New Buildings: Can Adding Indoor Potted Plants Reduce Exposure

• Advisor, Dr. Azita Amiri
• Honors Certificate
• Presentations
  • Poster presentation, Sigma Theta Tau, Beta Phi Fall Scholarly event, October, 2013
  • Poster presentation, Sigma Theta Tau, Beta Phi Induction Reception, April 2014
  • Poster presentation, National Council of Undergraduate Research, April 2014

Jennifer Bail, Preschoolers Perceptions of Food as a Possible Factor Related to Childhood Obesity

• Advisor, Dr. Ellise Adams
• Honors Certificate
• Presentations
  • Poster presentation, Sigma Theta Tau, Beta Phi Induction Reception, April 2014
    • Awarded First Prize, student division
  • Podium presentation, The Thirteenth Annual University of Alabama System Honors Research Conference, April 2014
    • Awarded First Prize, Biomedical and Health-Related Sciences division
  • Podium presentation, Honors Lecture Series, April 2014

Rebecca Meyer, A Description of BSN Student’s Beliefs Related to Birth Before and After OB Clinicals

• Advisor, Dr. Ellise Adams
• Honors Diploma
• Presentations
  • Poster presentation, Sigma Theta Tau, Beta Phi Induction Reception, April 2014
  • Poster presentation, National Council of Undergraduate Research, April 2014

Jennifer Navarro, The Effects of Prescribed Nitisinon (Orfandin) on Learning/Memory of Both FAH+/+ and +/- Mice

• Advisor, Dr. Elizabeth Barnby
• Honors Diploma
• Presentations
  • Podium presentation, Sigma Theta Tau, Tennessee Tech University, April 2014

Kacy Taylor, Expectations of Patients Arriving in the Emergency Department

• Advisor, Dr. M. Peggy Hays
• Honors Certificate
• Presentations
  • Poster presentation, Sigma Theta Tau, Beta Phi Induction Reception, April 2014
  • Podium presentation, National Student Nurses Association Convention, April 2014
    • Resolution submitted and passed, Increasing Nurse’s Knowledge of Patients’ Expectations in the Emergency Department
  • Podium presentation, Honors Lecture Series, April 2014
  • Presentation of results, Huntsville Hospital representatives from Emergency Department, April 2014

Kelly Vazquez, Common Indoor Plants and their Contribution to Clean Air: Does Adding Indoor Plants to New Office or Residential Building Reduce the Amount of Acetone and Formaldehyde?

• Advisor, Dr. Azita Amiri
• Honors Certificate
• Presentations
  • Poster presentation, Sigma Theta Tau, Beta Phi Fall Scholarly event, October, 2013
  • Poster presentation, Sigma Theta Tau, Beta Phi Induction Reception, April 2014
  • Poster presentation, National Council of Undergraduate Research, April 2014

Ranya Zahran, The Effects of Prescribed Nitisinon (Orfandin) of the Anxiety Level of Both FAH+/+ and +/- Mice

• Advisor, Dr. Elizabeth Barnby
• Honors Diploma
• Presentations
  • Podium presentation, Sigma Theta Tau, Tennessee Tech University, April 2014