College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines

Research & Scholarship Day

CNPD students are encouraged to participate in a day of celebrating research, collaboration, scholarship and creative activities.

Student scholars are celebrated without the pressure of competition!

2021 Presentation Recordings

Session & Moderator	Presenters	Presentation Video
Session 1 Room 1 Moderator: Rhoda Owens	Lindsey English: Phthalate exposure and childhood obesity Madeline Henke: Effects of non-nutritive sweeteners on weight loss Sarah Klym: Influence of Magnesium on Headaches Madison Musich and Ellie Morgan: Vegetarian diet on athletic performance Thomas O'Halloran: TMAO and its effects on atherosclerosis development	S1R1 Video
Session 1 Room 2 Moderator: Anne Bodensteiner	Eric Christofferson: Men's Health Nurse Practitioner Mary Hunsader: Nurses in the Media Alyssa Ploof: the effects of gut microbiota and dysbiosis on neural functioning Valarie Wood: The role of zinc in the etiology and treatment of depression	S1R2 Video
Session 2 Room 1 Moderator: Desiree Tande	Amanda Dingeldein: Does dietary selenium impact rates of selenium deficiency and hypothyroidism among adults? Brooke Grinde: Intermittent fasting on health and aging Samantha Penland: Low-Fat Diets in Type 2 Diabetes Prevention	S2R1 Video
Session 2 Room 2 Moderator: Darlene Hanson	Madeline Comeau: Low Starch/Low Dairy Diet and Improvement of PCOS Symptomology Rane Maska: Grand Forks Community Center: Mental Health and Social Needs Jessica Nutty: To describe the influence a helicobacter pylori infection has on the gastrointestinal microbiome and how this impacts nutrient absorption.	S2R2 Video
Session 3 Room 1 Moderator: Rhoda Owens	Kallie Barrett: Children and vegetarian diets Brittany Connor: Effects of the Mediterranean diet on blood pressure Monica Luu: suicide education Catherine Sparboe and Kali Wake: Benefits & Determinants of consuming a low carbohydrate diet for weight loss	S3R1 Video
Session 3 Room 2 Moderator: Yi-Ping Hsieh	Destiny Blue Taylor Culliver: Blood pressure competency in first year nursing students. Courtney Haviland: The Prevalence of Alcohol and Substance Use Among Juvenile Justice Involved Youth in North Dakota Janell Juelich: Effect of Sleep Quality on Adolescent's Appetite, Dietary Intake, and Body Mass Index Alexandra Schulz: Impact of Comprehensive Sex Education on LGBTQIA+ Acceptance in Rural Communities	S3R2 Video

Eligible Participants

CNPD students from Nursing, Nutrition & Dietetics and Social Work who are engaged in research, scholarship and creative work through theses, dissertations, non-thesis projects, and independent studies, or who have conducted substantial research as a part of coursework. Watch for details to participate in next year's event!