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Welcome to the 2023 Research & Scholarship Showcase!

The RSS is a public forum for the presentation of various scholarly endeavors undertaken by FranU faculty, staff, students, and alumni.

Traditionally, this events occurs once a year, every April. See the below to view the hard work that our FranU family has worked on over the past year.

2023 Winners

Best Student Poster:

Emily Landry | Comparing Bioaerosols Captured from University Restrooms Using Active vs. Passive Sampling Methods

Best Faculty/Alumni Poster

Phil Page and Albert Swafford | Developing a Knowledge-Confidence Index in Healthcare Students

Student Showcase

Jacqueline Bauer, Taylor Eisenberg | Aerosolized Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol for Paients With Airway Disease

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Kimberly Zobro, Cory Cooper | Use of Higher Positive End-Expiratory Pressure During Robotic Prostatectomies to Prevent Postoperative Respiratory Complications Kimberly Zobro and Cory Cooper

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Yeleny Pereda, Andy Vazquez | Neostigmine and Atropine for Treatment and Prevention of Post Dural Puncture Headache

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Hannah Crnko, Seth Crnko | Nebulized Dexmedetomidine for Direct Laryngoscopy

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Jana Rozier | Low Dose Aspirin and Preeclampsia Prevetion

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Chelsea Torrence, Kayla Ashton | Perioperative Dexamethasone for the Prevention of Adrenal Crisis in Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency

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Callie Entwisle, Emily Theriot | The Comparison of Intermittent Nitrous Oxide and Epidurals on Maternal Satisfaction in Obstetric Patients
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Casey Richardson, Julianne Roan | Dexamethasone as Prophylaxis for Shivering After Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Section Patients

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Leah Pace, Katelyn Thibodeaux | Predicting Post-induction Hypotension Through Preoperative Pupil Size

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Danielle Davis, Amber Faulk | Can Methadone Reduce Postoperative Opioid Consumption for Laparoscopic Surgery?

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Micah Fontenot, Miranda Bickford | Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization in Musculoskeletal Medicine: A Scoping Review

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Emily Heard, Eric Warren | In Adult Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery Does the Use of Isovolemic Hemodilution Decrease Post-Surgical Dose of Homologous Blood Products?

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Darian-Alexa Reine | Metformin to Treat Insulin Resistance and Decrease the Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome

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Thu Nguyen | Obstructive Sleep Apnea Program to Diagnose and Treat

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Virginia Hallman | Improving Patient Trust and Confidence in Provider

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Kaytlin Verret | Autism Spectrum Disorder and Early Diagnosis

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Nia Boudoin | Oral Contraceptive Use on Teenage Mood

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Cindy Granata | Military vs. Nonmilitary: Impacts on Children

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Meagan Simoneaux | Virtual Reality Therapy to Dispel Loneliness in the Older Adult

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Hayden Cox, Anthony Nguyen | Effectiveness of Using Magnesium Sulfate as an Adjuvant for Pain Control in TAP Blocks

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Stephen Dupuis, Mathew Venable | Decreasing Hypoxemia Using SuperNO2VA

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Ashley McGehee | Effects of Omega-3 on Postpartum Depression

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Emily Landry | Comparing Bioaerosols Captured from University Restrooms Using Active vs. Passive Sampling Methods

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McCraney Russell | Effects of Excessive Exercise on Fertility Among Women of Childbearing Age

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Dianne Happel | FIT Test for CRC Screening

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Hannah Lejeune | Concentrations and Compositions of Bioaerosols Found in University Restrooms With and Without Automatic Hand Dryers

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Kelsie Noble | Bioaerosols in Public Restrooms: Distances Traveled and Correlations to Indoor Relative Humidity

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Abby Trahan, Hannah Vicknair | Humeral Torsion Assessment Using Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Athletes: A Scoping Review

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Jennifer Jackson | Prayer and the Effects on Mental Health

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Faculty Showcase

Paul Britt | An Elementary Verification of Euler’s Identity

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Coleta Barret, Jill Mistreta, Heather Runnels, Lesley Tilley | Workplace Violence in Healthcare: Utilization of Protection, Prevention, and Planning Strategies toCreate a Culture of Safety

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Wenona Bell | The Perception of Leadership Support and the Influence of Leadership Support on Job Satisfaction and Intent to Leave Among Nurse Educators

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Debanjana Bhatacharya | Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of the Plant Flavonoids, Naringenin and Apigenin

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Jaime Caillet | Dry Needling: Beyond Pain

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Michael Ludwig, Latoya Paul | Animal Research at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University and the Role of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

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Michael Ludwig, Jaime Caillet, Albert Swafford, Jeffery Thompson, Phillip Page | The D-MaSKUS Project: Incorporating Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound into Graduate PhysicalTherapy Education: A Proposal and Pilot Data

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Phillip Page | Pathomechanical Analysis of Movement: A Clinical Decision-Making Algorithm

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Phillip Page, Albert Swafford | Developing a Knowledge-Confidence Index in Healthcare Students

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