Spring 2014 Honors Students in Nursing Final Report

Bail, Hernandez, Taylor, Vazquez, Adams, and Meyer at STTI Beta Phi, UAH

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

Vazquez and Adams, NCURMeyer, NCURNarravo and Zahran

Bail, Alabama System-wide Honors at UAB. 1st place winner. Bail and Taylor, UAH Honors Forum