Pharmacy Doctoral | Wegmans School of Pharmacy | St. John Fisher University
 
Research and scholarship from doctoral students in the Wegmans School of Pharmacy at St. John Fisher University.

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Submissions from 2025

The intersection of artificial intelligence and evidence-based medicine: Perceptions and utilization among pharmacy students and faculty, Corey J. Plakosh, Anne Schweighardt, Audrey B. Kostrzewa, and Kelly Conn

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A three-year utilization analysis of branded second-generation antipsychotics at a regional health plan, Kamaladdin Saei, Eddie Miljkovic, and Hailey Button

Submissions from 2024

Vitamin B9 Supplementation and Its Associations with Cognitive Performance in the General Healthy Population: A Scoping Review, Arwa Al-aqori, Nicholas Lombardi, Michelle Price, and Jill Lavigne

Boosting Breast Cancer Immunotherapy: Microparticulate Approach with Synergistic Adjuvants, Emily Austin and Lipika Chablani

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Local Chapters of ASHP and APhA Partner with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department to host a Drug Take-Back Event in the Rochester Community, Mackenzie Bermingham, Michael Currier, Bailey Walker, Laura Witt, Shawn E. Fellows, and Angela Nagel

Tenecteplase Administered in a Patient on Concomitant Tranexamic Acid Therapy., Christopher J. Bunk and Michele Handzel

Exploration of Medication Acquisition for Clinics Serving Underprivileged Patients, Sarah Castellanos and Christine R. Birnie PhD

Maximizing Care and Savings in FQHCs: the Synergistic Union of Clinical Practice Pharmacists and the 340B Program, Alaina Dalheim, Kelly Jenkins, and Jacob Sprouse

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Leading Biologics in Pharmacy Practice: The Role of Pharmacists, Amerah Elshayeb, Emily Austin, and Lipika Chablani

Achieving LDL-C Goals in Very High-Risk ASCVD Patients: A Retrospective Evaluation of Goal Attainment Across Lipid-Lowering Therapies, Victoria Gerasimovich and Lara Horvath

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Impact of Order Set Implementation on Institutional Management of Clostridioides difficile in Adult Patients, Nicole Henry, Olivia Campbell, Heather Daly, Katelyn Quartuccio, and Melanie Lintala

Accuracy of Indication Based Prescribing Documentation for Anticoagulants-A Retrospective Review, Andrea Hoare, Ryan Andrew, Elizabeth Feldman, and Christopher Miller

Cost-Benefit Analysis of a Pharmacy Formulary for a Non-Profit Community Health Center, Kelly Jenkins and Christine R. Birnie PhD

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Dalbavancin Use at a Health System Network in Compliance with a Standard Plan of Treatment for Infective Endocarditis and Osteomyelitis, Nicholas Lombardi, Anthoula Kritikos, Jacky Ye, and Victor Cohen

Assessment of Adult Diabetes Management in Roatan, Honduras: A Multiyear Descriptive Study, Anda Ochi, Lauren Skibitski, Kimmy Do, and Christine R. Birnie PhD

Leadership Style and Emotional Intelligence Among Pharmacists and the Relationship to Prescription Expedited Partner Therapy (RxEPT) Approach, Corey J. Plakosh, Martha Poe, Christine R. Birnie PhD, and Kelly Conn

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Brushing Up on Antibiotic Stewardship: Pharmacy Students Survey and Educate Dentists on Antibiotic Prescribing Guidelines and Practices, Niyaz Pordel, Kamaladdin Saei, Feifei Jia, Kaitlin Meyer, and Lisa M. Avery

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Crushability Analysis of Immediate-Release Oral Tablets and Capsules Among Novel FDA Approvals in 2023, Kamaladdin Saei, Anne Schweighardt, and Fang Zhao

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Crushability Analysis of Immediate-Release Oral Tablets and Capsules from the 2020-22 FDA Novel Drug Approvals, Kamaladdin Saei, Anne Schweighardt, and Fang Zhao

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Supplementary Data for "Crushability Analysis of Immediate-Release Oral Tablets and Capsules Approved by FDA in 2020-2023, Kamaladdin Saei, Anne Schweighardt, and Fang Zhao

Evaluation of Antibiotic Use During a Medical Mission Trip in Guatemala: An Observational Study, Sabrina Sarkis, Kelly Jenkins, and Amy L. Parkhill

Minimize Waste: Effects of Phenylephrine Concentration Change on Drug Waste in the Operating Rooms., Stephanie Taskovski, Ryan Andrew, Gregory Meola, and Christopher Miller

Submissions from 2023

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Crushability Analysis of Immediate-Release Oral Tablets and Capsules Approved by FDA in 2020-2022, Kamaladdin Saei, Anne Schweighardt, and Fang Zhao

Submissions from 2022

An Assessment of Perceived Depression in Patients in Pune, India, S. Brayer, N. Koyawala, J. Kuriyilel, and Christine R. Birnie PhD

Evaluation of Hypertension Management in Underserved Patients in Rochester, New York, Madison Lippa, Christine R. Birnie PhD, and Juliette Miller

Rising Blood Pressure Amongst Patients in Pune, India: A Role for Clinical Pharmacists., S. Poon and Christine R. Birnie PhD

Development of Educational Resources for Healthcare Providers at a Center for Underserved Patients, Juliana Spencer, Haley Sonneville, and Christine R. Birnie PhD

Survey of New York State Health Department Leaders: Understanding Utilization, Impact, and Obstacles to Pharmacists Working Within Local Health Departments, Lauren E. St. John, Martha Poe, Joy Snyder, Michael Mendoza, and Kelly Conn

Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in Roatan, Honduras, Casey J. Zakrzewski, Sara Riforgiat, and Christine R. Birnie PhD

Submissions from 2021

Preliminary results: Pharmacy students’ note-taking strategies, cognitive engagement, and perceived effectiveness in learning, G. Ankenman, Kristin F. Picardo, Katie Sabourin, and Kelly M. Conn

Evaluation of the Most Common Ailments in Asylum Seekers Residing Along the US-Mexico Border, L. Emerllahu, Ashley Blaakman, G. Magliocchetti, Alexander DeLucenay, and Christine R. Birnie PhD

Pharmacy Team Leads Efforts for COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic for Underserved, Kyle McMillan and Christine R. Birnie PhD

Development of a COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic for Refugee Patients, Niyaz Pordel, Belkis Kaplan, and Christine R. Birnie PhD

Moving the Needle: COVID-19 Vaccine Initiatives at the Wegmans School of Pharmacy, Ramil Sapinoro and Christine R. Birnie PhD

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To crush or not to crush: A brief review of novel tablets and capsules prepared from nanocrystal and amorphous solid dispersion technologies, Elizabeth Uttaro, Madhu Pudipeddi, Anne Schweighardt, and Fang Zhao

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Filling the Gaps on the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Do Not Crush List for Immediate-release Products, Elizabeth Uttaro, Fang Zhao, and Anne Schweighardt

Submissions from 2020

Preliminary findings: impact of tailored and untailored interventions on patients’ beliefs about medication, a meta-analysis, G. Eppinger, S. Schermerhorn, Bruce Evan Blaine, G. Ankenman, and Kelly M. Conn

Changes in first year pharmacy students’ beliefs about medications after an educational lecture and their perceptions of patients’ and providers’ medication beliefs, S. Schermerhorn, G. Eppinger, C. Kern, Amy L. Parkhill, and Kelly Conn

Impact of COVID-19 on PHQ-9 scores in underserved patients in Rochester, New York, Amber Skinzera, Riley Goho, Christopher Noel, Kelly Conn, and Christine R. Birnie PhD

Legal Vaccination Information, a teaching and Learning Quality Improvement Opportunity, J. Snyder, Elizabeth Sutton Burke, Jill Lavigne, and Christine R. Birnie PhD

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Effects of compaction pressure, speed and punch head profile on the ultrasonically-extracted physical properties of pharmaceutical compacts, Xiaochi Xu, Yigitcan Coskunturk, Vivek S. Dave, Justin V. Kuriyilel, Murray F. Wright, Rutesh H. Dave, and Centin Cetinkaya

Submissions from 2019

Examining the Impact of a Penicillin Allergy Skin Testing Brochure on Inpatient Perceptions: a pre-post intervention study, Mikaela Brown, Joy Uzoma, Ryan VanSice, Kelly Conn, Allison Ramsey, and Mary L. Staicu

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Physical and Chemical Stability of Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate in Intravenous Admixtures Used to Prevent Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting, Ina Buga, Joy Uzoma, Kristin Reindel, Kateryna Rashid, Tuong Diep, Pamela McCartan, and Fang Zhao

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Pharmacy students’ attitudes and perceptions toward pharmacogenomics education, Shanice Coriolan, Nimota Arikawe, Arden Moscati, Lisheng Zhou, Stephanie Dym, Seda Donmez, Adinoyi Garba, Sahsa Falbaum, Zvi Loewy, Melinda E. Lull, Maha Saad, Jane Shtaynberg, and Aniwaa Owusu Obeng

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The use of aloe vera in cancer radiation: An updated comprehensive review, Carrie-Jo E. Farrugia, Elizabeth Sutton Burke, Mariah E. Haley, Komul T. Bedi, and Mona A. Gandhi

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An Exploratory Study of Suboxone (Buprenorphine/ Naloxone) Film Splitting: Cutting Methods, Content Uniformity, and Stability, Kristin L. Reindel, Michael J. DeAngelis, Alexander S. Ferrara, Kelly Conn, Elizabeth Phillips, Anthony Corigliano, and Fang Zhao

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Citalopram overdose and severe serotonin syndrome in an intermediate metabolizing patient, Rachel F. Schult, Anna J. Morris, Lindsey Picard, and Timothy J. Wiegand

Microparticulate Cancer Vaccines: Interpreting an Innovative Approach to Immunotherapy, Michelle Ubowski, Ryan VanSice, Morgan Marriott, and Lipika Chablani

Stability of Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate in Intravenous Admixtures, Fang Zhao, Ina Buga, Joy Uzoma, Kristin Reindel, Kateryna Rashid, Tuong Diep, and Pamela McCartan

Submissions from 2018

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Stability of Extemporaneously Prepared Sodium Benzoate Oral Suspension, Julia Atkins, Melinda E. Lull, Andrew S. Decker, and David Hutchinson

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Telepharmacy and the Law, Hailey Button and Karl Williams

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Stability of extemporaneously prepared ophthalmic solutions for mydriasis, Nicole A. Camp, Jennifer T. Nadra, Susan E. Hughes, Justine M. Gilbert, and Fang Zhao

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Pharmaceutical Care Management Association v. Rutledge, John J. Crean and Karl Williams

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Basics of Compounding: Vehicles for Compounded Oral Liquid Medications: A Review, Kara Cutaia, Lipika Chablani, and Fang Zhao

Assessment of Commonly Used Methods for Cutting Buprenorphine/Naloxone Sublingual Films, Michael J. DeAngelis, Alexander S. Ferrara, Kelly Conn, Lisa Phillips, and Fang Zhao

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Evaluation of Over-the-Counter Medication Knowledge and Literacy in Adolescent Students, Tessa Kelly, Kelly M. Conn, and Matthew Zak

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Pegvaliase: a novel treatment option for adults with phenylketonuria, Karlie C. Mahan, Mona A. Gandhi, and Sridhar Anand

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The Prevention and Control of Cancer by Metformin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Mapping Review Protocol, Michelle Price, Gabriela Cipriano, and Albania Mitchell

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Assessment of the Use of Non-Pharmacological Methods for Managing Depression in Patients with Myotonic Dystrophy (DM) and Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD), Mackenzie Roberts, Amy L. Parkhill, Deidre Skalla, and Kimberly Miller

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Stability and Compatibility of Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride in Intravenous Admixtures: A New Look at an Old Drug, Daniel Sabins, Tuong Diep, Pamela McCartan, Shashi Patel, and Fang Zhao

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Influence of punch geometry (head-flat diameter) and tooling type (‘B’ or ‘D’) on the physical–mechanical properties of formulation tablets, Harsh G. Shah, Rohit P. Dugar, Honghao Li, Vivek S. Dave, and Rutesh H. Dave

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Herpes zoster subunit vaccine for the prevention of herpes zoster, Melanie Symoniak, Pejman Farrokh, Mona A. Gandhi, and Judianne Slish

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Stability of extemporaneously prepared cinacalcet oral suspensions, Kara Thomson, David Hutchinson, and Lipika Chablani

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Correlation of Solid Dosage Porosity and Tensile Strength with Acoustically Extracted Mechanical Properties, Xiaochi Xu, Connor Mack, Zachary J. Cleland, Chaitanya Krishna Prasad Vallabh, Vivek S. Dave, and Centin Cetinkaya

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Formulation and Stability Study of Eslicarbazepine Acetate Oral Suspensions for Extemporaneous Compounding, Fang Zhao, Vivek S. Dave, Mazin Z. Mar, and Jonathan R. Perri

Submissions from 2017

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SGLT-2 Inhibitors: Is There a Role in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Management?, Nabila Ahmed-Sarwar, Angela Nagel, Samantha Leistman, and Kevin Heacock

Anemia is a risk factor for bleeding: how is it being addressed in anticoagulation clinics?, Susan Al-Salameh, Gregory Szymaniak, and Lisa Phillips

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Compounded Apixaban Suspensions for Enteral Feeding Tubes, Maria Caraballo, Seda Donmez, Kobi T. Nathan, and Fang Zhao

Attitudes and perceptions towards pharmacogenomics education and relevance in pharmacy practice in class of 2017 pharmacy students in New York and New Jersey, Shanice Coriolan, Nimota Arikawe, Arden Moscati, Stephanie Dym, Seda Donmez, Zvi Loewy, Melinda E. Lull, Maha Saad, Jane Shtaynberg, and Aniwaa Owusu Obeng

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Examining the bleeding incidences associated with targeted therapies used in metastatic renal cell carcinoma, MacKenzie Crist, Elizabeth Hansen, Lipika Chablani, and Elizabeth Guancial

Stability of 2 mg/mL adenosine solution in polyvinyl chloride and polyolefin infusion bags, Michael J. DeAngelis, Alexander S. Ferrara, Kaleigh Gregory, K. Zammit, and Fang Zhao

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Comprehensive Medication Management: Implications for the Patient and Pharmacist, Alexander DeLucenay, Barry Bunting, Hayden Brayer, and Karl Williams

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Abiraterone-induced rhabdomyolysis resulting in acute kidney injury: A case report and review of the literature, Michael Dineen, Elizabeth Hansen, Elizabeth Guancial, and Deepak Sahasrabudhe

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Comparing methods of naloxone administration: A narrative review, Shawn E. Fellows, Alexander J. Coppola, and Mona A. Gandhi

Pain and pain medication use in patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) and type 2 (DM2), Bryan Fitzgerald, James E. Hilbert, Elizabeth A. Luebbe, Kelly Conn, Amy Parkhill, and Richard T. Moxley III

Effects of fructose advanced glycation end- products (AGEs) on oxidation and gene expression in neuronal cell lines, Brigit Kirwan, J. Snyder, Thomas S. Maciulewicz, and Melinda E. Lull

Implementation of an algorithm to improve adherence to the 2016 CHEST Guidelines for DVT/PE, Mallory Knapp, Sarah Caternolo, Christina Sanborn, S. Fisher, and Nabila Ahmed-Sarwar

Implementation of clinical pharmacy services to improve health outcomes in a refugee primary care clinic, Nehal Koyawala, Melanie Symoniak, Alexander DeLucenay, Nabila Ahmed-Sarwar, and Christine R. Birnie

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Community pharmacies and population health, Jill Lavigne, Stacy-Ann Wright, Elizabeth Sutton Burke, Brigit Kirwan, and Jacqueline Ball

Integrating an ambulatory care pharmacist into the transitions of care process at an academic medical center for patients taking anticoagulants, Danielle Longo, Lara Kratochwill, Gregory Szymaniak, and Lisa Phillips

Effects of fructose and fructose advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) on oxidative stress markers in microglia, Thomas S. Maciulewicz, Brigit Kirwan, J. Snyder, and Melinda E. Lull

Examining the impact of a penicillin allergy skin testing brochure: A pre-post intervention study., Karlie C. Mahan, M. Brown, Kelly Conn, Allison Ramsey, and Mary L. Staicu

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Solithromycin (CEM-101): A New Fluoroketolide Antibiotic and Its Role in the Treatment of Gonorrhea, Alexandra M. Mancuso, Mona A. Gandhi, and Judianne Slish

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Sertraline and Phenytoin Drug Interaction in a Geriatric Patient, Kobi T. Nathan, Heather A. Hopkins, Stefanie E. DiLoreto, Nhon A. Ta, and Thomas V. Caprio

Student perception of counseling competencies and assessment of a subset of course learning objectives versus American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy entrustable patient activities (EPA), Pham Ngoc-Yen and Anthony Corigliano

Assessing the efficacy in team strategies and tools to enhance performance and patient safety (TeamSTEPPS) related to interprofessional educational activities via a psychometric measurement tool, Pham Ngoc-Yen, Anthony Corigliano, and Shibu Varughese

Evaluation of clinical pharmacists’ early intervention to prevent gaps in Continuity of care when an insurance formulary change required long-acting insulin conversion, Christopher Nyiri, Matthew O'Connell, Frank Lattuca, Vishwa Patel, and Angela Nagel

Efficacy of oral vancomycin or metronidazole secondary prophylaxis at reducing the risk of Clostridium difficile recurrence, Matthew O'Connell, Judianne Slish, and Mark Shelly

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Identifying Patterns in Health Care Disparities and Barriers to Health Care in Rural Tanzania, Karlee Platts, Christina Sanborn, and Melinda E. Lull

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Pharmacologic Interventions for Intractable and Persistent Hiccups: A Systematic Review, Nick B. Polito and Shawn E. Fellows

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In Vitro Evaluation of Eslicarbazepine Delivery via Enteral Feeding Tubes, Kristin Reindel, Fang Zhao, Susan Hughes, and Vivek S. Dave

In vitro evaluation of eslicarbazepine delivery via enteral feeding tubes, Kristin Reindel, Fang Zhao, Susan E. Hughes, and Vivek S. Dave

Stability of diphenhydramine hydrochloride in intravenous (IV) admixture solutions: a new look at an old drug, Daniel Sabins, Tuong Diep, Pamela McCartan, Shashi Patel, and Fang Zhao

Evaluation of medication belief profiles among standardized patients incorporated into a pharmacy counseling skills course: Providing pharmacy students with an authentic clinical experience, Samantha Sherry, Kobi T. Nathan, Alexander DeLucenay, Anthony Corigliano, and Kelly Conn

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A Retrospective Study of Patient Factors That Indicate Provider Nonadherence to an Institutional Clostridium difficile Treatment Guideline, Jeremy T. Siehnel, Jill Lavigne, Elizabeth A. Rightmier, Will T. Bossard, Na Li, and Judianne Slish

Factors associated with beliefs about medications among first, second, and third year pharmacy students, Jordan Siembor, Jessica Colmerauer, Alexander DeLucenay, Anthony Corigliano, Kobi T. Nathan, and Kelly Conn

Prevalence and management of depression in patients with myotonic dystrophy (DM) and facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD), Deidre Skalla, K. Miller, Amy Parkhill, and M. Roberts

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Elevated blood pressure in the developing world: a role for clinical pharmacists, Michael T. Smith, Megan P. Monahan, Paige Nelson, Matthew Moruzzi, Alexander DeLucenay, and Christine R. Birnie

Fructose effects neuronal gene expression and antioxidant capacity, J. Snyder, Thomas S. Maciulewicz, Brigit Kirwan, and Melinda E. Lull

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Prospective evaluation of electronic medical record penicillin allergy documentation at a tertiary community teaching hospital, Mary L. Staicu, Matthew Plakosh, and Allison Ramsey