Celebrating Collaborations

Poster Session – Campus Center
9–11 a.m.

Campus Center Under Staircase
 

Laura Edwards ’25, Laisha Koon Perez ’26, Claire Lynch ’24,  Taylor Ang ’25, Kat Brady ’26, Morgan Fost ’25, Emma Nadeau ’26, Yasmine Porath ’24, Kaila Frazer ’24 :: 1
ParKit 2023; poster session deriving from AEMES Research, STRIDE, and student workers with Reid Bertone-Johnson, lecturer of landscape studies and Eric Jensen, director, Center for Design and Fabrication, Dale Renfrow, instructor, Center for Design and Fabrication, Kathy Guo, prototyping studio manager, and Andrew Palmore, woodshop supervisor

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Campus Center 102
 

Caroline Sears ’23 :: 2
Development of an Uncertainty Quantification Tool for Nuclear Data in Reactor Simulations; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Mike Kinsinger, lecturer of engineering and Arantxa Cuadra, Brookhaven National Laboratory

Maya Kesan ’23, Joyce Lee ’23, Heather Schapfel ’23 :: 3
Design Improvements for the Silver Coat Process for Heat Exchangers; poster session deriving from classwork with Susannah Howe, senior lecturer of engineering, Mike Kinsinger, lecturer of engineering and Aaron Rubin, lecturer of engineering

Corinna Davis ’23, Achillea Huang ’23, Morgan Morrison ’23, Alexandra Sandoval ’24J :: 4
Design for Heat Capture and Repurposing in Cryptocurrency Mining; poster session deriving from classwork with Mike Kinsinger, lecturer of engineering, Susannah Howe, senior lecturer of engineering and Aaron Rubin, lecturer of engineering

Sophia DaCosta ’23, Linnea Finkle ’23, Piper MacDonald ’23, Kat Rencs ’23 :: 5
Design of a Portable Electric Micro-bike for Suburban Dwellers and Light Rural Users; poster session deriving from classwork with Aaron Rubin, lecturer of engineering, Susannah Howe, senior lecturer of engineering and Mike Kinsinger, lecturer of engineering

Emily Buxengaard ’23, Catrin Do ’23, Ivanna Lai ’23, Jackie Wang ’23 :: 6
Design for Hyperlocal and Sustainable Materials in Building Construction; poster session deriving from classwork with Aaron Rubin, lecturer of engineering, Susannah Howe, senior lecturer of engineering and Mike Kinsinger, lecturer of engineering

Helen Albright ’23, Addie Hannan ’23, Ana Rodriguez Gonzalez ’23, Theo Tefera ’23 :: 7
Design of a Satellite Communications System for Vehicles beyond the Reach of Cellular Connectivity; poster session deriving from classwork with Aaron Rubin, lecturer of engineering, Susannah Howe, senior lecturer of engineering and Mike Kinsinger, lecturer of engineering

Malaika Kironde ’23, Sarah Miller ’24J, Rachael Shannon ’23 :: 8
Design and Implementation of a Positioning System for Hydraulic Research Instruments; poster session deriving from classwork with Aaron Rubin, lecturer of engineering, Susannah Howe, senior lecturer of engineering and Mike Kinsinger, lecturer of engineering

Olivia DeTraglia ’26, Leticia Vieira da Silva ’26 :: 9
PET Filament Machine; poster session deriving from classwork and Special Studies with Borjana Mikic, Rosemary Bradford Hewlett 1940 Professor of Engineering

Sara Kesan ’23, Muna Saleh ’23, Heidi Suh ’23, Kelly Zhang ’23 :: 10
Design of an Automated Sampling Fixture for the GEM 5000; poster session deriving from classwork with Mike Kinsinger, lecturer of engineering, Susannah Howe, senior lecturer of engineering and Aaron Rubin, lecturer of engineering

Alexandra Stephens ’23 :: 11
Design of Small Aircraft for Atmospheric Measurements; poster session deriving from Honors Capstone Design Project with Paul Voss, associate professor of engineering

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Campus Center 103/104
 

Elm Markert ’25 :: 12
Expanded Genomic Diversity of Novel Environments Reveals Diverse Uncharacterized Phototrophic Chloroflexota Lineages; poster session deriving from Special Studies, STRIDE with Luce Ward, laboratory instructor of geosciences

Jane Dawson ’24 :: 13
Tonian Microfossils in the Ogilvie Mountains (OM) and the Wernecke Mountains (WM) Localities; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Sara Pruss, Esther Cloudman Dunn Professor of Geosciences

Kadiatou Diallo ’26, Sarah Thieler ’26, Kathleen Bacigalupi ’26 :: 14
Investigating the Formation of the Mt. Tom and Mt. Holyoke Curvature; poster session deriving from AEMES Research and STRIDE with Jack Loveless, associate professor of geosciences

Erin Corcoran ’25, Milla Wenick ’25 :: 15
Microbial Facies in the Neoproterozoic Beck Spring Formation; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, Esther Cloudman Dunn Professor of Geosciences

Xander Agee ’24, Steph Garib ’23J :: 16
Fossil Preservation of the Carrara Formation at Echo Canyon, CA; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, Esther Cloudman Dunn Professor of Geosciences

Fern Poling ’25, Bethany Stephens ’25 :: 17
Diversity and Abundance of Invertebrate Fossils from the Lower Triassic Virgin Limestone Member; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, Esther Cloudman Dunn Professor of Geosciences

Eli Bodor ’23, Nikola Jensen ’25 :: 18
Receptaculitids of the Lower Ordovician Pogonip Group; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, Esther Cloudman Dunn Professor of Geosciences

Caroline Davock ’23, Teagan McGuire ’24 :: 19
Small Shelly Fossils in the Early Triassic Virgin Limestone and their Implications for Recovery Post End-Permian Extinction; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, Esther Cloudman Dunn Professor of Geosciences

Karenna Kung ’25 :: 20
Detecting Slow Slip Events in Japan; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Jack Loveless, associate professor of geosciences

Eli Bodor ’23 :: 21
The Salty Bog Project; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Amy Larson Rhodes, professor of geosciences and Marc Anderson, director of the center for aqueous biogeochemical research

Natalie Morgan ’24 :: 22
New Virgin Limestone Small Shelly Fossil Assemblages, southern Nevada Triassic Echinoderms; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Sara Pruss, Esther Cloudman Dunn Professor of Geosciences

Lily Weber ’25 :: 23
Temperature Biomarker sin Paradise Pond; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Greg de Wet, assistant professor of geosciences

Natalie Nathanson ’23 :: 24
The Effect of Bedrock Lithology Weathering on Vernal Pool Water Chemistry at MacLeish Field Station; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Amy Larson Rhodes, professor of geosciences

Steph Garib ’24J :: 25
MISS or Not? Microbially Induced Sedimentary Structures from the Jurassic Turners Falls Formation of the Deerfield Rift Basin in Massachusetts; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Bosiljka Glumac, Dwight W. Morrow Professor of Geosciences

Katelyn Diaz ’23 :: 26
The Association of Race, Ethnicity, and Sex on Referrals to a Diabetes Prevention Program in an Urban Health Care System; poster session deriving from PRAXIS with Stylianos Scordilis, professor of biological sciences

Mattea Whitlow ’25, Mags McLaughlin ’25, Laisha Aniceto ’23, Mars Ikeda AC’24, Aleksandra Kogalovski ’25 :: 27
Visualizing Community Needs in Northampton; poster session deriving from DSC WAV with Jared Joseph, visiting assistant professor of statistical and data sciences

Miriam Boardman ‘23 :: 28 
Skeletal Composition of Early Cambrian Bryozoans; Poster session deriving from Special Studies with Sara Pruss, Esther Cloudman Dunn professor of geosciences

Kiera Murray ’25 :: 29
Wrangling Fault Location Data for Convenient use with GMSH Software; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Jack Loveless, associate professor of geosciences

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Garden Lounge – Lower Level
 

Nina Wattenberg ’24 :: 30
Nail Salons in American Culture: Intimacy, Tension, and Emotional Labor; poster session deriving from classwork with Christen Mucher, associate professor of American studies

Amelia Dolbeare ’24 :: 31
Historical Memory and the Yakama War, 1855-1858; poster session deriving from classwork and Smithsonian Internship Independent Research with Christen Mucher, associate professor of American studies

Cameron Findlay ’23, Tara Gadoury AC ’23, Camilla Lashbrook ’23, Alice Tan ’25 :: 32
Reimagining the Coins and Collections of Smith College’s Classics Department; poster session deriving from Special Studies and research assistantship work with Rebecca Worsham, assistant professor of classics

Xinran Chen ’25 :: 33
The Flowers of Shanghai: Performing Social Roles in a Prostitute World; poster session deriving from classwork with Jessica D. Moyer, associate professor of east asian languages and cultures

Jenna Stanley ’23, Becca Smith ’24, Abigail O’Meara ’24, Hannah Jaffe ’26J :: 34
Hot and Bothered: The Interactive Effects of Climate Change (Temperature X Salinity) on the Mussel, Mytilus edulis; poster session deriving from Special Studies, summer SURF research with Paulette Peckol, Louise C. Harrington Professor of Biological Sciences

Irene Foster ’23, Catherine Park ’23, Aly Putnam Ph.D. candidate ECo, UMASS :: 35
Some Like It Hot: Effects of Elevated Temperature and Heat Shock on the Marine Grazers, Native Littorina obtusata and Introduced L. littorea; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Paulette Peckol, Louise C. Harrington Professor of Biological Sciences

Adriana Andrade ’23, Allison Brand ’24, Bailey Butterworth ’24, Helen Glover ’24, Abi Rusalavitch ’26, Rasa Walter ’25, Katherine Welsh ’26, Alex Von Blerkom ’26 :: 36
Recycling Single Use Plastics for Local Makers; poster session deriving from AEMES Research, Special Studies, and STRIDE with Emily Norton, director of Design Thinking Initiative, Kathy Guo, prototyping studio manager and Eric Jensen, director, Center for Design and  Fabrication

Emma Robertson ’25, Kristine Le ’25 :: 37
STEAM Team Outreach: Students for STEM Exploration Through Artistic Creation; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Asli Ali, STEAM Outreach Coordinator of Jandon Center for Community Engagement, Denys Candy, director of Jandon Center for Community Engagement and Nancy Zigler, programs & partnerships director of Jandon Center for Community Engagement

Tint Tha Ra Wun ’24J, Sara Buszkiewicz ’25 :: 39
Relationship between subjectively measured habitual physical activity and flow-mediated dilation outcomes in healthy peri-menopausal women; poster session deriving from McKinley Honors Fellowship with Sarah Witkowski, associate professor of exercise & sport studies and Lorna Murphy, research assistant, exercise and sport studies

JoSophia Brunzelle ’23 :: 40
Investigating the Correlation between Hot Flashes and Exercise; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Sarah Witkowski, associate professor of exercise & sport studies

Annika Houge ’26, Casey MacGibbon ’25 :: 41
WAS(O) up with sleep disturbances around menopause?; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Sarah Witkowski, associate professor of exercise & sport studies and Lorna Murphy, research assistant, exercise and sport studies

Amber Lantigua ’25, Vaishnavi Cherukupalli ’25, Augustina Alapa ’26 :: 42
The relationship between cardiovascular disease risk, racial discrimination, and stress in young women; poster session deriving from Special Studies and SURF with Sarah Witkowski, associate professor of exercise & sport studies and Lorna Murphy, research assistant, exercise and sport studies

Eli Hertzler-McCain ’25, Aerin McQuillen ’24, Shalini Setty ’26 :: 43
Trauma-Informed Coaching: A Quantitative Approach; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Erica Tibbetts, lecture of exercise & sport studies

Sara Buszkiewicz ’25, Tint Tha Ra Wun ’24J :: 44
Relationship between habitual physical activity and vascular shear stress outcomes in healthy perimenopausal people; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Sarah Witkowski, associate professor of exercise & sport studies and Lorna Murphy, research assistant, exercise and sport studies

Jaden Gerard ’24, Grace Rade ’24 :: 45
The Creation of Disparate Educational Environments for LGBTQ Students Across the United States: An Analysis of the Vertical Diffusion of LGBTQ Education Policies from 1987 to 2020; poster session deriving from classwork and independent research with Scott LaCombe, assistant professor of government

Kylin Gao ’25 :: 46
Sanctions in West Africa; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Anna Mwaba, assistant professor of government

Abbie Tulloch ’23 :: 47
Tools of Corruption & the Decline of Democracy since Modi; poster session deriving from classwork and Concentration project with Mlada Bukovansky, professor of government

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Campus Center Art Wall
 

Zhixin Liao ’23, Vivian Almaraz ’23, Sarah Bradford ’23 :: 48
Parental Home Involvement Promotes Child Approaches To Learning for Children with Depressed Parents; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Brianna McMillan, assistant professor of psychology

Xiu Stuart ’23, Eika Overton ’23, Amber Liu ’24 :: 49
Developing an e-book Study to Examine how Contingent Interactions Promote Children’s Executive Function Skills; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Brianna McMillan, assistant professor of psychology

Caitlin Senni ’23, Lily Shannon ’24J, Shabathyah Charles ’23, Eika Overton, ’23 :: 50
Examining How Child Characteristics and Teacher Experience Shapes Teacher’s Perspectives of their Class; poster session deriving from SURF research in the Little Lab with Brianna McMillan, assistant professor of psychology

Jamie Rambin ’24, Yvonne Lian ’23 :: 51
Appreciating Evidence Unseen: How the Presence of a Blind Juror Influences Language and Decision Making; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Yael Granot, assistant professor of psychology

Alba Bryant ’24J :: 52
The Impact of Staff Shared Identity On Black Male High School Students’ Sense of Belonging and Desire to Learn; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Yael Granot, assistant professor of psychology and Maryse Richards, Loyola University, Chicago

Elaine Xu’ 24 :: 53
The Impact of Policies in School Performance; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Yael Granot, assistant professor of psychology

Rachel Hong ’23, Audrey “Drey” Elizabeth Reis ’25 :: 54
The Most Respectful Ones are Often Times the Best Students: The Impact of Respect Narratives in the Classroom; poster session deriving from Special Studies and HSS Research Lab with Shannon Audley, associate professor of education and child study

Juliana Wells ’23, Marta Almazovaite ’24, Annie Chimgee ’25, Jessica Polin ’23, Sophia Mu ’26 :: 55
when i get respect...: Identifying Respect Master Narratives in Elementary Classrooms; poster session deriving from STRIDE and HSS Lab with Shannon Audley, associate professor of education and child study

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Flexible Lounge – Upper Level
 

Angelina Lenych ’26, Morgan MacDonald ’26, Hala Anderson ’26, Astrid Johnson ’26, Aayushma Uprety ’25 :: 56
TEM Study Of The Effects of Base Pressure Prior to Deposition on Microstructure of Low-Temperature Cermet Films; poster session deriving from AEMES Research and STRIDE with Joyce Palmer-Fortune, senior lecturer in physics

Vera Backman ’25 :: 57
Characterizing Microstructure With TEM Image Analysis; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Joyce Palmer-Fortune, senior lecturer in physics

Tilila Karani ’24 :: 58
High Precision Spectroscopy on the 2s2p 1P1 - 2s3s 1S0 Transition in Neutral beryllium-9; poster session deriving from research assistant work with Will Williams, associate professor of physics

Lily Phillips ’25, Reilly Riemer ’26, Nubia Udoh ’24 :: 59
New Materials Show Promise as Thin-Film Thermometers; poster session deriving from AEMES Research and STRIDE with Nathanael Fortune, professor of physics

Lily Phillips ’25, Reilly Riemer ’26, Nubia Udoh ’24, Grant Roll ’25 :: 60
Electronic Circuit Board And Parts Design for Low Temperature Experiments; poster session deriving from AEMES Research with Nathanael Fortune, professor of physics

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Main Lounge Mezzanine – Upper Level
 

Hannah Sun ’25, Ash Messier ’25 :: 61
Orbital and Atmospheric Simulations of Brown Dwarf GJ 758b; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Kimberly Ward-Duong, assistant professor of astronomy

Madeleine King ’23 :: 62
Measuring Star Formation Rates of Galaxies with Infrared Luminosity; poster session deriving from Special Studies with James Lowenthal, Mary Elizabeth Moses professor of astronomy

Kari Berntson 23’, Sydney Currie Wrye ’25, Eleanor Gallay ’26, Astrid Guerrero ’26, Xinyun Guo ’25, Christina Hennessey ’25, Isabelle Leguelinel ’25, Gena Levin ’25, AC Manning ’25, Ash Messier ’25, Becca Micheson ’24J, Zoe Romueliotis 24’, Celine Wang 23 :: 63
Exoplanet Transit Follow-up Observations; poster session deriving from Special Studies and STRIDE with James Lowenthal, professor of astronomy

Campus Center Wilson Atrium
 

Iris Cheng ’23, Evelin Hernandez ’23, JoSophia Brunzelle ’23, Rebecca Wenzel-Rideout ’24, Leila Yan ’23 :: 64
Investigating Reward Sensitivity and Functional Activities in the ABCD Study; poster session deriving from classwork with Catherine Mikkelsen, postdoctoral fellow in neuroscience

Caroline Burke ’24, Medha Lohani ’23, Lucy Ducharme ’24, Cezanne de Castillo ’23, Eden Mourad ’23 :: 65
fMRI Analysis of the Emotional N-Back; poster session deriving from classwork with Catherine Mikkelsen, postdoctoral fellow in neuroscience

Tori Shamlian ’24, Rugiatu Bundu ’23, Breona Martin ’23, Ramatulai Saccoh’23, Siqi Jiang ’24 :: 66
fMRI Analysis of Stop Signal Task; poster session deriving from classwork with Catherine Mikkelsen, postdoctoral fellow in neuroscience

Jadsika Sivaranshan ’24 :: 68
An Investigation of the Impact of Circadian Disruption on Glucose Production and Regulation; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in the Life Sciences

Jadsika Sivaranshan ’24 and Zhen Nie ’23 :: 69
Investigating the Impact of Jet Lag and Feeding on the Rhythmicity of the Internal Master and Peripheral Clocks; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in the Life Sciences and Chenyu Lo, Harrington lab technician

Iris Cheng ’23, Ava Silverman ’23 :: 70
Uncovering the Role of GPR37 as an Underappreciated Regulator of the Wnt Pathway: Relevance to Enhancing Regeneration after Stroke; poster session deriving from honor thesis with Sharon Owino, assistant professor of neuroscience

Zhen Nie ’23, Jessica Arzavala ’22 :: 71
Effects of Palatable Food as Breakfast on Mitigating Internal Desynchrony; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in the Life Sciences

Yuqi Wang ’24, Zhixin Liao ’23, Sabra Mouhi, ’23 :: 72
Impact of GFP and FLAG Tags on GPR37 Properties; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Sharon Owino, assistant professor of neuroscience

Anika Raghavan ’25, Sabrina Young ’25, Franchesca Fernandez ’25 :: 73
Investigating the Effect of Rutin on GPR37 Levels after Atorvastatin-induced Hemorrhagic Stroke in Danio Rerio; poster session deriving from classwork with Sharon Owino, assistant professor of neuroscience and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor of neuroscience

Sabra Mouhi ’23, Anna Avakian ’23, Mariam Ahmed ’24 :: 74
Regulation of Amyloid Precursor Protein in Alzheimer’s Disease by orphan receptors: GPR6 and GPR12; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Sharon Owino, assistant professor of neuroscience

Sara Buszkiewicz ’25, Sadie Tschider ’25, Eva Rodriguez ’25, Lillian Mearsheimer ’25 :: 75
Effect of Hemorrhage Severity on GPR37 Expression in Oligodendrocytes; poster session deriving from classwork with Sharon Owino, assistant professor of neuroscience and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor of neuroscience

Jeesung Kwon ’25, Emma Krammer ’25, Fiona Hegarty ’25, Vaishnavi Cherukupalli ’25 :: 76
The role of GRPR37 in retinal cells following eye injury in zebrafish; poster session deriving from classwork with Sharon Owino, assistant professor of neuroscience and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor of neuroscience

Jackie Altman ’25, Ivy Newman ’25, Skye Cheskin ’26 :: 77
Oligodendrocyte Regeneration Following Hemorrhage in Zebrafish; poster session deriving from classwork with Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor of neuroscience and Sharon Owino, assistant professor of neuroscience

Ladan Yang ’25, Natasha Woon ’25 :: 78
Optimizing anesthesia for extended live imaging of zebrafish embryos; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor of neuroscience

Ladan Yang ’25 :: 79
Decoding of Single Unit Firing in a Linear Track; poster session deriving from classwork with Catherine Mikkelsen, postdoctoral fellow in neuroscience and Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in the Life Sciences

Arshiyan Alam Laaj ’23, Jueun Lee ’23, Annabelle Hendrickson ’24, Sophia Dhanani ’24 :: 81
Bridging the Gap: Developing Self-Rolling Azlactone Hydrogels as Nerve Guidance Conduits; poster session deriving from AEMES Research, Special Studies, STRIDE, and work from the Buck Lab with Maren Buck, associate professor of chemistry and Alexis Ziemba, Mellon visiting assistant professor of neuroscience

Ronin Akurosawa ’26, Faith Ndanu ’25J, Roz Borah ’25, Karen Guzman ’23 :: 82
Investigating Post-Polymerization Patterning of Thin Film Actuators; poster session deriving from AEMES Research, Special Studies, and STRIDE with Maren Buck, associate professor of chemistry

Madeline Altland ’26 :: 83
Cryptic Chemical Communication: Profiling New Volatile Compounds Produced by Microbial Co-cultures; poster session deriving from independent research project with Lesley-Ann Giddings, assistant professor of chemistry

Laura Bickart ’23, Emma Whittemore ’24, Jingyi Sze ’25, Chu Luo ’25. Anna-Lee Thompson ’25 :: 84
DNA-Conjugated Small Molecule Catalysts for Site-Selective Transformations; poster session deriving from Special Studies and STRIDE with David Gorin, associate professor of chemistry

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Campus Center Carroll Room
 

Jane Dawson ’24, Iris Patterson ’23, Michelle Puch ’23 :: 85
Characterization of a Putative Brugia malayi Transcription Factor, UNC-86, using Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Sequencing (ChIP-Seq); poster session deriving from Special Studies with Steven Williams, Gates professor of biology and Mary Doherty, research associate of biological sciences

Elena Reshetnikoff AC ’23, Aminatu Abdulai AC ’23, Aida Martinez ’24 :: 86
CRISPR/Cas9 Nix Gene Knockout in Aedes albopictus Mosquito Cells; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Steven Williams, Gates professor of biology, Mary Doherty, research associate of biological sciences, and Susan Haynes, research technician of biological sciences

Kate Nash ’23 :: 87
A Case for the Mothitor: Automated Insect Monitoring in Practice; poster session deriving from Special Studies and SURF with Mariana Abarca, assistant professor of biological sciences

Lillian Mearsheimer ’25, Shariqa Shaila ’24 :: 88
Characterizing Meteorin and Meteorin-like Expression using a Danio Rerio Model; poster session deriving from Barresi Lab with Michael Barresi, professor of biological sciences and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience

Ruth Williams ’26, Zabreya Okyere ’26 :: 89
Field Methods to Study Thermal Biology of Herbivorous Insects; poster session deriving from AEMES Research and STRIDE with Mariana Abarca, assistant professor of biological sciences

Valeria Bastardo ’25 :: 90
Are Rosy Maple Moths Susceptible to Heat Waves?; poster session deriving from classwork and SURF with Mariana Abarca, assistant professor of biological sciences

Marge Poma Alarcon ’23 :: 91
Associations between Micromorphological Traits and Macromorphology of Carnivorous Pitcher Plant Traps and their Potential Relationship to Prey Capture; poster session deriving from Special Studies and honors thesis with Jesse Bellemare, associate professor of biological sciences

Virginia Griswold ’23, Daun Lee ’24 :: 93
Seed Germination of Endemic Rhododendron Carolinianum is Facilitated by Mycorrhizal Fungi of its Widespread Confamilial Kalmia Latifolia:  Implications for migration and ex situ conservation; poster session deriving from Special Studies and honors thesis with Jesse Bellemare, associate professor of biological sciences

Mercer Kriese ’24, Aislinn Lavery ’26, Mekhala Mantravadi ’26, Ruiyi Song ’25 :: 94
The Light of Life: Characterizing Bioelectric Patterning During Embryogenesis in Zebrafish; poster session deriving from Special Studies and SURF research with Michael Barresi, professor of biological science and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience

Arushi Beohar ’23, Alison Gu’23 :: 95
Optimization of Molecular Diagnostic Assays for the Specific Detection of Schistosoma Japonicum; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Steven Williams, Gates professor of biology and Mary Doherty, research associate of biological sciences

Selin Kubali ’23, Lorelei Ing ’24 :: 96
Editing Immunity Genes in Aedes albopictus with the CRISPR/Cas9 Technology; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Steven Williams, Gates professor of biology

Tania Novosolova ’24, Sana Tayebati G’24 :: 97
Examining the Role of Cranial Neural Crest Cells in Forebrain Development and the Influence of the Sonic Hedgehog Guidance Cue; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Michael Barresi, professor of biological science

Hana Hieshima ’23, Genevieve Torrence ’24 :: 98
In-Series vs. In-Parallel: The Role of Cargo-Motor Connectivity in Transport by Ensembles of Cytoskeletal Motor Proteins; poster session deriving from Special Studies and a thesis project with Nathan Derr, associate professor of biological sciences

Vivien Qiao ’23, Kristine Le ’25, Sheher-Bano Ahmed ’24 :: 99
Engineering Fn3 Proteins using Thiol Chemistries and Non-Canonical Amino Acids for Targeted Cancer Therapy; poster session deriving from Special Studies, STRIDE, McKinley Fellowship, and Goldwater Scholarship with Sarah Moore, associate professor of engineering and Alexis Ziemba, Mellon visiting assistant professor of neuroscience

Sicheng Pang ’24, Anya Zhao ’25, Margherita Piccardi (Visiting PhD) :: 100
Engineering and Exploring Fn3 and Gp2 for Mesothelin Targeted Cancer Therapy; poster session deriving from Special Studies and Visiting PhD Work with Sarah Moore, associate professor of engineering and Alexis Ziemba, Mellon visiting assistant professor of neuroscience

Chloe Leach ’23, Emma Agudelo ’24, Laura Dreher ’24J :: 101
Testing Sesquiterpene Lactones from Neurolaena lobata as Potential Drug Candidates for Treating Neglected Tropical Diseases; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Steven Williams, Gates professor of biology, Mary Doherty, research associate of biological sciences, and Susan Haynes, research technician of biological sciences

Justine Wagaman ’24, Hadley Johnston ’26 :: 102
Lipid Nanoparticle Development for Encapsulation in DNA Origami; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Nathan Derr, associate professor of biology

Emily Swindell ’24, Abby Wilcox ’24 :: 103
Mammalian-yeast dynein chimeras: design, construction, and analysis; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Nathan Derr, associate professor of biology

River Mallick ’24, Margo Weber ’23, Ana Duarte Montano ’24 :: 104
Metagenomic Analysis of Parasites Harbored in Endangered Wildlife Species in South Kalahari; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Steven Williams, Gates professor of biology and Mary Doherty, research associate of biological sciences

Siobhan Dietz ’23, Louisa Miller-Out ’26, Emma Listokin ’26J :: 105
Evaluating the Feasibility of a Multiplex qPCR Assay for Diagnosis of Schistosomiasis and Lymphatic Filariasis from Urine; poster session deriving from STRIDE and honors thesis with Steven Williams, Gates professor of biology and Mary Doherty, research associate of biological sciences

Lisa Li ’24, Wanying Fan ’25, Kate Flöer ’26 :: 106
Polyethylenimine (PEI)-mediated Transfection of L3 Brugia malayi parasite; poster session deriving from Special Studies and McKinley Pre-Honors with Steven Williams, Gates professor of biology, Mary Doherty, research associate of biological sciences, and Susan Haynes, research technician of biological sciences

Lisa Ye ’23, Varshini Anand ’25 :: 107
Knockdown and Knockout of Core Clock Genes in Aedes albopictus Using RNA Interference and CRISPR; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Steven Williams, Gates professor of biology and Mary Doherty, research associate of biological sciences

Asiya Karim ’23, Riko Mukoyama ’26 :: 108
Expression and Purification Of Enzymes Involved in Making the Iron-Chelating Drug, Desferrioxamine B; poster session deriving from Special Studies and STRIDE with Lesley-Ann Giddings, assistant professor of chemistry

Avery Cook ’24, Anh Truong ’25, Ruoxi Li ’24 :: 109
Synthesis of Biodegradable Menstrual Hygiene Products from Tea Leaf Waste Fibers; poster session deriving from AEMES Research and Special Studies with Kevin Shea, professor of chemistry

Nina Glesby ’23, Carmen Escudero ’23, Lisbeth Arias ’24, Grace Su ’25, Rael Daniel ’25 :: 110
An Exploration of the Structure-Function Relationship of Sesquiterpene Lactones Isolated from Neurolaena Lobata; poster session deriving from Special Studies and honors thesis with Kevin Shea, professor of chemistry and Steven Williams, Gates professor of biology

Eleanor Fairbanks ’25, Elizabeth Rehwinkel ’25, Kallie Fisher ’24 :: 111
Wettability of Polymer Thin Films with pH Dependent Contact Angle; poster session deriving from Special Studies, STRIDE and SURF with Kate Queeney, Carol T. Christ professor of chemistry

Emily Kish ’24, Ama Boamah ’23, Thatcher Lee ’24, Bianca Figueroa ’25 :: 112
Synthesis and Characterization of Protein-Polymer Conjugates for Targeted Drug Delivery; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Maren Buck, associate professor of chemistry and Alexis Ziemba, Mellon visiting assistant professor of neuroscience

Angela Chavez ’23, Pria Parker ’25, Liangnuo Zhang ’25, Danielle Joubran ’24 :: 113
Chan-Evans-Lam Oxidative O-Alkylation; poster session deriving from Special Studies with David Gorin, associate professor of chemistry

Justine Rogers ’25, Ashlyn Bohn ’23 :: 114
The Role of Cobalt-Complexed Alkynes in the Diels-Alder Reaction; poster session deriving from Special Studies and honors thesis with Kevin Shea, professor of chemistry

Wanbin Chen ’24, Breanna Sprague ’25, Katie Shapland ’25 :: 115
Identification of an iron-catalyzed oxidative cyclization reaction; poster session deriving from AEMES Research and Special Studies with Alexandra Strom, assistant professor of chemistry

Christine Wu ’24, Anne-Marie Martin ’25, So Hyun Park ’24J :: 116
Exploration of Coupling Partners for Iron-Catalyzed Oxidative Cross Coupling Reactions; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Alexandra Strom, assistant professor of chemistry

Jiayun Chen ’23, Michelle Chen ’23, Alina Jarrett ’23, Sarah Roberts ’AC, Kadin Kristjansson ’24, Rebecca Mills ’24, Charlotte Chai ’25J, Isabel Angus ’26 :: 117
The Spiroiminodihydantoin (Sp) Lesion and its Effect on DNA; poster session deriving from AEMES Research, Special Studies, STRIDE and honors thesis with Cristina Suarez, professor of chemistry and Elizabeth Jamieson, professor of chemistry

Gloria Parrales ’24, Nina Hollin ’24 :: 118
Mechanistic Study of the Iron-Catalyzed Oxidative α-Amination of Ketones; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Alexandra Strom, assistant professor of chemistry

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Campus Center 204
 

Sofia Morales ’25 :: 119
Benchmarking Language Acquisition in Artificial Intelligence against Children; poster session deriving from AEMES Research with Jill de Villiers, professor emerita of psychology and philosophy

Camila Maldonado ’24 :: 120
Early Childhood Educators Compensation Disparities; poster session deriving from Social Research Lab, RCAT with Shannon Audley, associate professor of education and child study

Ruth Gomez ’26, Liz Rodriguez Sehara ’26 :: 121
Undergraduate Perspectives on Mistakes; poster session deriving from AEMES Research with Maleka Donaldson, assistant professor of education and child study

Ava Fleisher ’23, Audrey Bloom ’25 :: 122
Mess Ups and ’Fess Ups: Elementary School Teachers’ Responses to Mistakes in the Classroom; poster session deriving from Humanities and Social Sciences Lab with Maleka Donaldson, assistant professor of education and child study

Cindy Sun ’25, Selma Benmoussa ’23, Annie Chimgee ’25, Mia Hwang ’24 :: 123
Observing Children’s Responses to Mistakes in Elementary Classrooms; poster session deriving from Humanities and Social Sciences Lab with Maleka Donaldson, assistant professor of education and child study

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Campus Center 205
 

Wantong Wu ’25 :: 125
Automating Crystal Models with CAD; poster session deriving from Special Studies and SURF with Ileana Streinu, Charles N. Clark professor of computer science

Emma Civello ’24 :: 126
Counting Insects with Code: Automating Image Analysis; poster session deriving from classwork with Nicholas Howe, professor of computer science and Mariana Abarca, assistant professor of biological sciences

Julia Ting ’24 :: 127
Web App to Explore Graph Flexibility; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Ileana Streinu, Charles N. Clark professor of computer science

Zoie Zhao ’24, Sophie Song ’24 :: 128
An LLM- and Script-Based Story Generator for Product Planning; poster session deriving from SURF with Jamie Macbeth, associate professor of computer science

Helen Glover ’24 :: 130
Digital Rights and Youth: The Future of Online Moderation in a Techno-Solutionist Society; poster session deriving from classwork and Special Studies with Johanna Brewer, assistant professor of computer science

Skyler Williams ’25 :: 131
Ideal Strategy in The Firefighter Problem; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Candice Price, associate professor of mathematical sciences

Adara Williams ’26, Annie Stardess Karitonze ’25J, Chelsea Fowler ’25, Elaine Demetrion ’25, Maggie Hollis ’26, Xiaoman Xu ’25, Yunxi Yan ’25 :: 132
Patterns in Plants: Fibonacci and Quasisymmetric Arrangements; poster session deriving from AEMES Research, Special Studies, STRIDE with Christophe Golé, professor of mathematical sciences and Robin Belton, postdoctoral fellow and lecturer, mathematics

Veronica Lang ’23 :: 133
Finding Cardioids and Full Repetend Primes in String Art; poster session deriving from classwork with Pau Atela, professor of mathematical sciences

Lu Brownstein ’24, Hadeel Shwwa ’24, Jackie Wang ’23 :: 136
Impacts of Zooplankton Filter Feeding on Sunlight Disinfection; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Niveen Ismail, associate professor of engineering

Annie Portoghese ’24 :: 137
Application of Mycoremediation to Reduce Escherichia Coli in Runoff; poster session deriving from Special Studies with Niveen Ismail, associate professor of engineering

Celebrating Collaborations: STRIDE Scholars and Faculty Working Together

Friday
4:15–5:15 p.m.

Neilson Browsing Room 102
 

Hour-Long Presentation Session
Individual 15-Minute STRIDE Presentations

Virtual Ancient Worlds and Minecraft
Annika Lof ’25
Aurora Bagley ’26

Young People as Teachers: Examples from the Field
Nora Deyo ’25

Doing Early Twentieth Century Science at the Global Institut Pasteur
Elizabeth Rehwinkel ’25
Teagan Benavidez ’25

Bilingualism in German Jews: A case study in a 19th century small town
Elizabeth Ferrell ’25

Followed by a reception with Admission in the Neilson Browsing Room

Saturday
9:30–10:30 a.m.

Seelye 101

Group Session
Smith Alliance for Justice & Equity Fellowship: Refugee Support Initiative
Charlotte Flanders ’26J
Genia Rogers ’25
Helen Sher ’24
Margot Draillard-Vandenberg ’23
Meihui Chen ’23
Mia Hwang ’AC
Nyla Conaway ’23
Raquel M. Garcia ’25
Shariqa Shaila ’24
Sian Bareket ’25

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Seelye 102

Group Session
Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship 2022–23 Roundtable
Nubia Celis-Etienne ’23
Emilia Tamayo ’23
Ariana Perez ’23
Helen Bezuneh ’23
Bailey Hightower ’24
Tracy Okai ’24

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Seelye 105

Group Session
Five Reports on the Historical and Social Importance on the Settlement House Movement
Charlie Brunette ’24
Emily Buck ’24
Claire Morgan ’23
Sarah Mitrani ’25
Abby Golden ’23

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Seelye 110

Group Session
Transnational Encounters in Cinema
Charlotte Garner ’23
Sophia Thomas ’23
Marietta Mallon ’23
Ella Trimm ’23
Cailyn Hooper ’22
Iliana Pliska-Bloch ’23

Seelye 206

Individual 15-Minute Presentations

The Progression of Mandarin Language Policy in Taiwan and China
Ming-xue Chiu ’24

From Babci’s Kitchen
Emma Fringuelli ’23

Fishnet: A Novella
Paige Passantino Ada ’23

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Seelye 208

Individual 15-Minute Presentations

Investigating the neuroscience of decision-making and risk management
Michel Ruiz-Fuentes ’24

Does Not Playing Hockey Make You Worse at Hockey?
Michele Sezgin ’23

Processing Hubble Space Telescope Coronagraphic Spectroscopy Data
Jingyi Zhang ’24

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Seelye 211

Individual 15-Minute Presentations

Do state budget conditions affect which states are able to give more unemployment insurance generosity/extended benefits?
Moitse Moatshe ’23

The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on State Finances in the United States: A Study of the Relationship between Medicaid Enrollment and State Budget Allocation
Bilkhissa Yilla ’23

The Effects of State Budget Reductions on TANF
Peris Mwangi ’23

The Effect of Covid Exposure on Risk Taking
Tianshu Zhang ’23

Saturday
10:40–11:30 a.m.

Seelye 101
 

Individual 15-Minute Presentations

Latin America: The Impact of Corruption on the Effectiveness of Monetary Policy
Luisa Lopez ’23

The relationship between central bank’s transparency and inflation and inflationary expectations.
Kristina Ngema ’23

Central Bank Independence, Inflation and Inequality in Developing Countries
Amanda Beebe ’23

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Seelye 102
 

Group Session
Creative Work from First Gen Out Loud
Nadira Talayee ’26
Safia Mohammed ’26
Dina Sehnawi ’26
Nicole Sanchez Flores ’26
Abi Rusalavitch ’26
Elisa(Alex) Alexandria Ishman ’26
Ziqi Zhen ’26
Yougang Tahon Glory Divine ’26
Kaday Jarra ’26
Bri Rosa ’26
Ange Joseph ’26
Rochele Worth ’26

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Seelye 105
 

Individual 15-Minute Presentations

Weaving Voices Archive: The Campaign for Anti-Racist Education at Smith
Jenny Huang ’24
Elvira Mancini ’24
Nayelis Lopez ’23

Collaborations between American Jews and Immigrants Countering White Nationalist Violence
Eliza Wolf Menzel ’23

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Seelye 106
 

Individual Performances

Within the Fall (Inspired by Jewish writer S. Ansky, this dance work explores a doomed wedding on the eve of destruction, engaging explorations of Jewish diaspora and memory.)
Nell Adkins ’23
Samantha Grossman ’23
Shira Zaid ’23
Helen Sher ’24
Leah Cochran ’25
Delia Haston ’25
Grace Su ’24
Andrea Rivera ’24
Kyla Johnson ’26
Addie Bowen ’26

Calling Ourselves into Ecology through Art and Science (A performance of original songs created in tandem with personal essays and visual art about the power of plant science and ecology to uplift and enrich our lives.)

Abigail Dustin ’23

Seelye 107
 

Individual 15-Minute Presentations

Ecological Migration in the People’s Republic of China
Ming-xue Chiu ’24

Building a Sustainable Food Rescue System at Smith
Shastia Azulay ’23

Designing Data Ethnography: Cultivating Reflexive Sensibilities in SDS
Rose Evard ’23

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Seelye 109
 

Individual 15-Minute Presentations 

"My Reaction Was One of Joy, Unworthiness and Fear": Calling Stories from First Women Ordained in the RLDS Church
Kennedy DeVries ’26

Young People as Teachers: Examples from the Field
Nora Deyo ’25

Stories & Statistics: Learning to Advocate for Early Childhood Educators
Amalia Allen ’26
Kelly Tran ’26

Saturday
12:15–2:45 p.m.

Seelye 101, 12:15–2:30 p.m.
 

Individual 15-Minute Presentations 

Pachamama y otros poemas: Five Poems in Translation
Brooks Harmon ’23

Traduciendo la cafeteria
Monica Martinez ’23

Il Dragolibro: Translation of a German Fantasy, through Italian to English
Anna Tierney-Fife ’23

Translating Judeo-Spanish through Song
Nellie Wisnia ’23

Under Translation’s Spell: The Process of Translating Fang Fang’s Water Under Time
Izabelle Brande ’23

A Reading of Pandora by Claribel Alegría
Izzy Wade ’24

Liberté . Egalité . Fraternité ...but not for Algeria
Alena Ayvazian ’23

Transhumanism Inc.
Serena Keenan ’23

Beyond Time and Geography: Translating ’The Litchi Road’
Demi Gong ’24

Translating Raimundo Neto’s Todo esse amor que inventamos para nós
Vinny Farley ’23

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Seelye 106, 12:15-1:15 pm

Group Session

Anti-Racist Activism in France
Zoe Baker ‘23
Margot Draillard-Vandenberg ‘23
Mary Virginia Huffaker ‘25
Eugenia Yuan ‘23
Amelia Dolbeare ‘24
Helen Tieder ‘24
Yangzi Yang ‘23

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Seelye 107, 12:15–1 p.m.

Group Session

Codex
Selin Apaydın ’24
Fern Poling ’25
Jasmine Yang ’25
Jenny Yang ’25
Sophia Eastman ’26

Seelye 110, 12:15–2:30 p.m.
 

Individual 15-Minute Presentations

Community Centers as Hubs for Collective Wellbeing
Rose Porta ’23
Chanthea Quinland ’23

How to Build Your Own City
Dori Mondon, AC ’23

Improving Access to Youth Sports
Kali Adams ’23
Lilly Fellows ’23

Visual Art as a Tool for Placemaking
Abby Golden ’23

The Importance of Mentorship in Fostering Change Among Young Parents
Asmae Lichir AC’24

A Deeper Dive: Exclusionary Discipline Policies
Mia Hwang ’24

Loneliness and Belonging Explored at Smith
Louisa Thomas ’23
Nyla Conaway ’23

Brain Maze
Cherry Goldszmidt ’23

Proposal for Textbook Affordability at Smith College
​Natalie Laroche ’23

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Seelye 109, 1:15-2:15 p.m. 
 

Individual 15-Minute Presentations

Communicating Intelligence to Decision-Makers: Observations on the Use of Text and Charts in Reports
Esa Schenck ’23
Yutong Zhang ’23
Greta Anesko ’24

Feeling Lonely while Live Streaming? Exploring the Intersection of Loneliness and Community Building on Twitch
Meredith Diamond ’23
Rhys Zyraxes Vulpe ’23

Exploration of Lyman Botanical Garden through Data Visualization
Glory Ugwu ’23
Marta Sapizhak ’25
Hannah Sun ’25
Linh Pham ’25
Sabrina Hatch ’24
Greta Anesko ’25

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Music Presentation Session, 2 p.m.
Sweeney Concert Hall in Sage Hall
 

One-Hour Performance

Celebrating Pianos! Rachmaninoff at 150: The Young Rachmaninoff

Brianna Ray ’24J
Carly Saba ’26
Ilana Diddams ’26
Annabelle Li ’26
Grace Leo ’24
Clara Yang ’25
Millie Chen ’25
Selena Zheng ’25
Sarah Qin ’26
Handi Lu ’25
Hailey Niu ’25
Chu Luo ’25