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17th Annual Celebration of Scholarly Achievement and Community Engagement Program: Lightning Talks

Student Lightning Talk Moderators

Yousef Al-An: Biology, 2025, College of Engineering & Science

Yousef Al-Ani: Biology, 2026, College of Engineering & Science 

Lightning Talks

Order Presenter/ Authors Title College
1 Ali Mohammad ToxR and TcpP Combine to Activate the toxT promoter in Vibrio cholerae by Directly Contacting RNA Polymerase: a CryoEM Structure/Function Study College of Engineering & Science
2 John Porcerelli, Laura Richardson, Steven Huprich The Role of Object Relations in the Physician-Patient Relationship in a Primary Care Setting College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
3 Brianna Brown-Cushenberry Punk Is Black is Punk College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
4 Sabrina A. Cacanindin, Shaza N. Ahmed, Andrew A. Bosah, Oswaldo Celestino Escobar, Yara A. El-Sheikh, Evelyn M. Rihacek, Suzanne M. Sareini, Nicole A. Major, and Kendra R. Evans Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics Studies of PDH1 Deletion Mutant Yeast College of Engineering & Science
5 Varinder Kaur Integrated Healthcare and Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Substance Use Disorder Treatment College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
6 Varinder Kaur The Interrelatedness of Trauma, Substance Use, and the Social Determinants of Health in Black Women College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
7 Ronan Mansilla Love and Marriage: Two Poems College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
8 Zeina Reda Expression in Art and Activism College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
9 Phillip Olla, Patrice Wade-Olson 15 Min - Use of AI at the Bedside  for Dietary Counseling  College of Health Professions
10 Phillip Olla Rethinking Education with AI: The Role of AI in Curriculum Innovation and Student Learning College of Health Professions
11 Arthur Ko and Ashlee Barnes An Analysis of Nursing Students' Participation in Mindfulness Interventions College of Health Professions
12 Anne-Marie Kosi-Kupe Advanced Anatomy Lab Manual College of Engineering & Science
13 Shuvra Das A Few Poems College of Engineering & Science
14 Joshua Otten White Supremacy as the Absurd in Richard Wright's "The Man Who Lived Underground" College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
15 Nermeen Saad Unraveling Media Stereotypes of Muslim Women College of Engineering & Science
16 Jenna Saker The Impact of Socio-Political Factors on the Mental Well-Being of Youth in Gaza: Examining Conflict, Economic Instability, and Restricted Resources College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
17 Ashley Pelc Dry Pipes: Investigating the Water Crisis Plaguing Detroit College of Engineering & Science
18 Asha George Dickinson and the Missing Love Letters: The Art of Reading for Absences College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
19 Cicely Turner Detroit's Northwest Goldberg Community: Reimagining Ferry Park Business Corridor School of Architecture & Community Development
20 Tahani Dari, Matthew Worpell, April Lark, Nina Nestorowich Crisis Self-Efficacy Among Human Service Professionals: Preliminary Review College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
21 Melissa Converse Women Writers and Masking Strategies College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences