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2019 Schedule

Campus Center

Campus Center 102

Isabella Bourret ’22, Madeline Jelken ’22, Habso Omane ’22 and Brittany Torres ’22 :: 1 
Linguistic Bias in Reproduction; poster session deriving from STRIDE and AEMES research with Virginia Hayssen, chaired professor of biological sciences, and Giovanna Bellesia, professor of Italian studies 

Olivia Cooper ’20, Annie Peck ’20, Kerry Walker ’21, Loren Stephens ’21, Sally Robson ’22, Lilah Skye ’22, Arielle Dede ’22, Bárbara Cables ’22, Alyssa Guzman ’22, Lilia Pronin ’22 and Jennifer Kahn ’19 :: 2
Follow-up Transit Photometry of K2 and TESS Exoplanet Candidates; poster session deriving from and special studies, STRIDE and AEMES research with James Lowenthal, professor and chair of astronomy

Olivia Cooper ’20 :: 3 
Tales from our Dusty, Warped Past: Investigating Gravitationally Lensed Sub-millimeter Galaxies; poster session deriving from special studies with James Lowenthal, professor and chair of astronomy 

Sarah Vespa ’20 and Callie Slevin ’21 :: 4
Disrespect Disconnect: Conflicting Values of Respect and Disrespect in Third Grade Classrooms; poster session deriving from special studies with Shannon Audley, assistant professor of education and child study

McKenna Hendrickson ’21 and Joarvi Edwards ’20 :: 5
“You Can’t Hate on Someone Who Helps”: How Teachers Earn The Respect of Adolescent Students; poster session deriving from SURF research with Shannon Audley, assistant professor of education and child study 

Adrianna Rivers ’19 :: 6 
Teachers As Reinforcers of Gender Stereotypes and the Impacts on Student Achievement; poster session deriving from special studies with Shannon Audley, assistant professor of education and child study 

Cas Martin ’19 :: 7 
Identity and Representation in the All-State Circuit: A critical inquiry of American high school concert band repertoire; poster session deriving from thesis with Andrea Moore, assistant professor of music 

Yichen Zhou ’20 :: 8
A Number; poster session deriving from a creative project with Nan Zhang, senior lecturer in theater 

Roshni Patnayakuni ’21 and Theo Dean-Slobod ’21 :: 9
Values Based Design: A Framework for Holistic Venture Development; poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Susannah Howe, senior lecturer in engineering, and Michele Wick, lecturer in psychology 

Amelia Stapleton ’19, Eleanor McCartney ’20J and Guinevere Connelly ’19 :: 10
Global Health: Reproductive Health Knowledge and Access of Tibetans Students Living in India; poster session deriving from special studies with Leslie Jaffe, college physician and professor 


Campus Center 103/104

Natalie Bourdon ’19, Taylor McCain ’20 and Kelly Power AC’20 :: 11
The Effect of Gestational Folic Acid on Offspring Behavior; poster session deriving from SURF research, special studies and thesis with Annaliese Beery, associate professor of psychology 

Natalie Bourdon ’19, Eliza Day ’20, Emily Halstead ’19 and Rebecca Schaffer ’19 :: 12 
The Impact of Androgen Antagonists on the Morphology of Frog Motoneurons Controlling Hind Limb Movements; poster session deriving from classwork with Lisa Mangiamele, assistant professor of biological sciences 

Emily Halstead ’19 and Jessie Chen ’20 :: 13
Lever pressing as a means to quantify mate prosocial behavior in male prairie voles; poster session deriving from thesis with Annaliese Beery, associate professor of psychology 

April Hopcroft ’21, Paige Moore ’20 and Elora Greiner ’21 :: 14 
Effects of developmental exposure to cannabidiol on zebrafish; poster session deriving from classwork with Mary Harrington, Tippet professor in the life sciences, and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience

Lauren Bondi ’19 and Elora Greiner ’21 :: 15
Characterizing Phenol Analog Modulation of GABAA Receptor Currents as Novel Anesthetic Agents; poster session deriving from thesis and AEMES research with Adam Hall, professor of biological sciences 

Lauren Bondi ’19, Julia Donovan ’20, Seri Park ’20 and Maddie Ryan ’20 :: 16
Effects of Androgen Receptor Antagonist Flutamide on Jump Performance in Frogs; poster session deriving from classwork with Lisa Mangiamele, assistant professor of biological sciences

Naomi Murata ’19 :: 17
Engineering proteins for receptor-mediated transport across the blood brain barrier; poster session deriving from thesis with Sarah Moore, assistant professor of engineering 

Eun K. Kim ’20 :: 18
Differentiating Roles of NTS and AP GLP-1 Receptors in Modulating Food Intake and Body Weight; poster session deriving from summer research with Adam Hall, professor of biological sciences

Qiyi Qian ’20, Sofia Vergara ’19 and Ashley Zhang ’21 :: 19 
Simultaneous Detection of Salivary Dopamine and its Metabolites; poster session deriving from special studies with David Bickar, professor of chemistry 

Nadia PenkoffLidbeck ’21 and Nadia Aman ’20 :: 20
Training Zebrafish for Dummies; poster session deriving from classwork with Mary Harrington, Tippet professor in the life sciences, and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience

Delphine Zhu '19, Emily Connolly '19 and Andrea Botello '20 :: 21
Does blocking androgen receptor activation influence BDNF in spinal cord motoneurons?; poster session deriving from classwork with Lisa Mangiamele, assistant professor of biological sciences 

Andrea Botello ’21 and Georgia Krikorian ’22J :: 22
Just a Wnt of Proliferation to Make a Nervous System; poster session deriving from special studies with Michael Barresi, professor of biological sciences 

Gabrielle Drew ’19 :: 23
Increasing Efficiency of Baseline Telemetric Heart Rate Analyses in Ponemah; poster session deriving from special studies with Annaliese Beery, associate professor of psychology, and Mary Harrington, Tippet professor in the life sciences

Madeleine Lerner ’20, Jessica March ’20 and Paige Salters ’21 :: 24 
Role of reward in prairie vole peer affiliation; poster session deriving from special studies with Annaliese Beery, associate professor of psychology

MinJun Li ’20 :: 25 
Analysis of the Effect of Propofol on Development of Zebrafish Embryos; poster session deriving from special studies with Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience, and Adam Hall, professor of biological sciences

Jamie  Chan’19, Leah Corson,’19, Delna Kapadia ’20, Matilda LaBranche ’21 and Lila Rosendorf ’22 :: 26 
From Anesthesia to Zebrafish: Developing a Dose Response Assay for Propofol using Larval Zebrafish; poster session deriving from special studies with Adam Hall, professor of biological sciences, Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience, and Michael Barresi, professor of biological sciences 

Selina Husain '19 :: 27
Characterizing Hindlimb Motoneuron Morphology in Frog Spinal Cord Tissue to Understand the Evolution of Neural Circuits in Behavior; poster session deriving from special studies with Lisa Mangiamele, assistant professor of biological sciences  


Campus Center Under Staircase

Elisabeth Nesmith '22, Phoebe Uman '22, Anna Levine '22 and Zoe Nadig '21J :: 28 
ParKit: Pedaling Parks to People; poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Reid Bertone-Johnson, lecturer in landscape studies


Campus Center 204 

Josephine Surer ’19 ::34
The Politics of the Diamond Trade in Africa; poster session deriving from special studies with Anna Mwaba, lecturer in government

Ahn Bui GS’19 :: 35 
Analysis of hydrological model complexity for storm runoff estimation; poster session deriving from special studies with Andrew Guswa, professor of engineering 

Eden Phillips ’19 :: 36 
The Effects of Humanitarianism and Cold War Media on American International Adoption; poster session deriving from thesis with Alice Hearst, professor of government

Shakira Halloway ’19 and Julie-Ann Destine ’21 :: 37
A Longitudinal Evaluation Study of Smith Programming and Well-being among Students of Color; poster session deriving from an innovation challenge grant with Randi Garcia, assistant professor of psychology 

Ziwei Crystal Zang ’20 :: 38
Is Marijuana Use Related to Popularity? A Social Network Analysis Of College Students; poster session deriving from SURF research with Miles Ott, assistant professor of statistical and data science 

Genel McLean ’20 :: 39 
Analyzing Smith College House Stereotypes; poster session deriving from special studies with Randi Garcia, assistant professor of psychology


Campus Center 205

Emily Dewitt '19, Ibuki Sugiura '21 and Sophia Stouse '20 :: 40
Stateline Fault System; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss and John Loveless, associate professors of geosciences

Lexie Lesser ’21 and Audrey Trossen ’19 :: 41 
Putative Bryozoans in the Lower Cambrian Harkless Formation; poster session deriving from classwork with with Sara Pruss and John Loveless, associate professors of geosciences

Amelia Olsen ’21 :: 42 
A preview of more SPICE research; poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Sarah Pruss, associate professor of geosciences, and Bosiljka Glumac, professor of geosciences 

Vivienne Maxwell ’21 :: 43
Ophiuroid fragments in insoluble residues of limestones from the upper Lower Triassic Virgin Limestone Member, southern Nevada; poster session deriving from SURF research and special studies with Sara Pruss, associate professor of geosciences

Rhiannon Nolan ’19 :: 44 
Non-reef benthic communities during the rise and fall of archaeocyathan reefs, western United States, poster session deriving from thesis with Sara Pruss, associate professor of geosciences

Martha Slaymaker ’21 :: 45
Archaeocyath Abundance in Poleta Formation- A Cambrian Reef; poster session derived from AEMES research with Sara Pruss, associate professor of geosciences

Daniel Wood ’19 :: 46 
Pyrite replacement of extant benthic foraminiferal tests of Carbla Beach, Shark Bay, western Australia; poster session deriving from thesis with Sara Pruss, associate professor of geosciences

Alyssa Graveline ’19 :: 47 
Petrographic Analysis of Caliche Developed on Top of Pleistocene Subtidal Carbonate Deposits in Belize; poster session deriving from special studies with Bosiljka Glumac, professor of geosciences  

Esmeralda Mendoza ’21 :: 48 
Anisian Conodonts; poster session deriving from special studies with Sara Pruss, associate professor of geosciences  

Hannah Clemens ’21 :: 49 
Intrasample Variations in Stable Isotope Composition of Carrara Marble: Implications for Provenance Studies; poster session deriving from AEMES research with Bosiljka Glumac, professor of geosciences 

Charlotte Holt ’20 :: 50 
The Art and Science of Pietre Dure (Florentine Stone Mosaics); poster session deriving from special studies with Bosiljka Gulman, professor of geosciences 

Abigail E. Lown ’19 :: 51
Investigating Geochemical Controls on Formation of Volcanic "Benches" at Pigeon Bay, Banks Peninsula NZ; poster session deriving from special studies with Amy Rhodes, professor of geosciences 

Aleta Donald ‘21, Heather Hannon ‘21, and Kristine Lu ‘21 :: 33
Ooid size in parasequences in the Cambrian Carrara Formation; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, and John Loveless associate professors of geosciences


Campus Center Carroll Room 

Sasha Clapp ’19 :: 52 
Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Macroinvertebrates Are Feeding: Assessing the Ecological Impact of Sediment Redistribution in Paradise Pond; poster session deriving from special studies with Marney Pratt, laboratory instructor in biological sciences  

Tamara Thomas AC’19 :: 53 
Development of a New Molecular Diagnostic Assay to Detect M. perstans in Human Blood; poster session deriving from special studies with Lori Saunders, laboratory instructor in biological sciences, and Steven Williams, Gates professor of biology 

Julia Kim ’19, Isidora Stankovic ’20 and Tamara Thomas AC’19 :: 54
Life can be stressful: Temperature-induced proteome responses of commensal Escherichia coli; poster session deriving from classwork with Kalina Dimova, laboratory instructor in biochemistry, and Stylianos Scordilis, professor of biological sciences 

Isidora Stankovic ’20 :: 55
Too hot to handle: In the quest for novel thermoregulators of genes in Uropathogenic E. coli; poster session deriving from special studies with Christine White-Ziegler, professor of biological sciences 

Emma Evans ’20, Samantha Nunziata ’20 and Aurora Pinto GS’19 :: 56 
Noticing nitrogen: effects of N-enrichment of Ulva spp. on herbivory by L. littorea; poster session deriving from special studies with Paulette Peckol, Louise C. Harrington Professor of biological sciences

Mel Regan ’21, Ariana Tramonti-Bonet ’19, Lauren Kim ’20 and Rachel Estrera ’21 :: 57 
Search for Novel Anesthetics Using 2,6-Diisopropylphenol Analogs; poster session deriving from special studies with Adam Hall, professor of biological sciences  

Ewka Varney ’21 and Rachel Estrera ’21 :: 58
Effects of the Antipsychotic Drug Risperidone on Developing Zebrafish; poster session deriving from classwork with Mary Harrington, Tippet professor in the life sciences, and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience 

Sarah Billings ’21 :: 59
Mammary Cancer in Ungulates; poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Virginia Hayssen, chaired professor of biological sciences, 

Adrianna Grow ’20J :: 60
Fiddler crab burrowing and oil pollution alter greenhouse gas fluxes from salt marsh soil; poster session deriving from thesis with Danielle Ignace, assistant professor of biological sciences 

Andie Rawson ’22 and Emily Backwell ’22 :: 61 
Body Size in Squirrels: Altitude and Urban Factors; poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Virginia Hayssen, chaired professor of biological sciences 

Billie Jeanine Cullison ’19 :: 62 
Pilferer or Pal: The relationship between Hyalosphenia papilio and its algal "symbiont;" poster session deriving from special studies with Laura Katz, Elsie Damon Simonds Professor of biological sciences 

Lydia DeAngelo ’19, Dinah Nahid ’19, Sara Halili ’22, Rachael Newhall ’21 and Allison Ahern ’21 :: 63 
Evaluation of Antifilarial N. lobata Derivatives as Potential Drug Candidate for Lymphatic Filariasis; poster session deriving from special studies and thesis with Steven Williams, Gates professor of biological sciences, and Kevin Shea, professor of chemistry

Lizzette Perez-Perez GS’19 :: 64 
Gene Expression Analysis of In vitro Anti-filarial Activity of Natural and Synthetic Sesquiterpene Lactones from the Plant Neurolaena lobata; poster session deriving from thesis with Steven Williams, Gates professor of biological sciences, and Kevin Shea, professor of chemistry

Karli Hakala ’19 :: 65 
Warming Weather Welcoming Invaders: An Assessment of Temperature Impact on Eastern Hemlock Invasive Species; poster session deriving from special studies with Marney Pratt, laboratory instructor in biological sciences

Rezwana Uddin ’19 and Rebecca Bloomfield ’21 :: 66
Development of Novel Quantitative Real-Time PCR Diagnostic Assays for Brucella pinnipedialis and Brucella ceti in Marine Mammals; poster session deriving from special studies and STRIDE research with Steven Williams, Gates professor of biological sciences, and Samantha Torquato, Postdoctoral Fellow and lecturer in biological sciences 

Meghan Johnson ’19 :: 67
Examining educational strategies at marine science centers; poster session deriving from thesis with Paulette Peckol, Louise C. Harrington Professor of biological sciences

Sabrina Cordero ’19 :: 68 
Tracking of Caribbean coral outplanted from nurseries; poster session deriving from thesis with Paulette Peckol, Louise C. Harrington Professor of biological sciences

Mary Mick ’19 and Maddy Gallay ’19 :: 69 
Development of a New Molecular Diagnostic Assay to Detect Dirofilaria immitis in Canines; poster session derived from special studies with Lori Saunders, laboratory instructor in biological sciences, and Steven Williams, Gates professor of biology 

Sarah Chin ’19 and Katelyn Smalley  ’21 :: 70
The great escape: differential behavioral evasion adaptations by marine herbivores in the presence of invasive and native crab predators; poster session deriving from AEMES and SURF research with Paulette Peckol, Louise C. Harrington Professor of biological sciences

Quinton Celuzza ’21, Janeth Mora-Martinez ’21 and Lara Brown ’22 :: 71
Who’s in Charge? Exploring the connection between bioelectric signaling and Danio rerio development; poster session deriving from special studies and STRIDE research with Michael Barresi, professor of biological sciences, and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience 

Kareen Seignon GS’19 :: 72 
Development of a Sensitive Quantitative PCR Assay for the Detection of Schistosoma mansoni in Patients; poster session deriving from thesis with Steven Williams, Gates professor of biology 

Sarah Hantz ’19 :: 73 
What plant traits determine the resilience of an ecosystem to disturbance?; poster session deriving from classwork with Danielle Ignace, assistant professor of biological sciences 

Jane Kirby ’20 :: 74 
The Temperature Mediated Activity of Antimicrobial Proteins (AMP) on Escherichia coli; poster session deriving from special studies with Christine White-Ziegler, professor of biological sciences 

Amelia Eigerman ’21, Grace Privett-Mendoza ’21 and Ordine Ordine ’21 :: 75 
Androgens Modulate Multimodal Display Bouts and Behavior Sequences in the Bornean Rock Frog (Staurois parvus); poster session deriving from special studies with Lisa Mangiamele, assistant professor of biological sciences

Adena Collens ’21 :: 76
Hidden relationships: searching for bacterial symbionts in eukaryotic microbes; poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Laura Katz, Elsie Damon Simonds professor of biological sciences 

Gariel Grant GS’19 :: 77 
Interactions of DEET and Novel Repellents with Human GABA-A and Glycine Receptors; poster session deriving from thesis with Adam Hall, professor of biological sciences 

Stephanie Long ’19 :: 78
Assessing tree health from above: using drones to detect distress in eastern hemlock trees; poster session deriving from special studies with Danielle Ignace, assistant professor of biological sciences  

Stephanie Long ’19 :: 79 
Erodium cicutarium vs Astragalus nuttallianus: a competition experiment between co-dominant winter annuals of the Chihuahuan Desert, poster session deriving from special studies with Danielle Ignace, assistant professor of biological sciences  

Claire Park ’21 and Natalie Mosher ’21 :: 80 
Towards the regeneration of molecular fuel in DNA computing reactions; poster session deriving from special studies and SURF research with Nathan Derr, assistant professor of biological sciences  

Aoi Ogawa ’20 :: 81 
Interbacterial interaction -mapping using cellular automaton; poster session deriving from special studies with Jan Vriezen, laboratory instructor in biological sciences 

Mackenzie Litz ’20 :: 83 
Immigration is Essential for Building Bridges and Diversity in the Zebrafish Forebrain; poster session deriving from special studies, independent research and STRIDE research with Michael Barresi, professor of biological sciences


Campus Center Wilson Atrium 

Ava Goga ’20, Leo Young ’20, Caterina Baffa ’21, Sofia Baptista ’21 and Alexandra Domeshek ’21 :: 84
Towards site-selective transformations in complex mixtures: DNA-catalyst conjugates for targeted ester hydrolysis; poster session deriving from special studies, AEMES and STRIDE research with David Gorin, associate professor of chemistry 

Nell Tarno ’21, Kayleigh Boos ’21 and Francesco Maria Del Re GS’19 :: 85 
Comparative Proteomes of Type I and Type II Skeletal Muscle in Rats; poster session deriving from classwork with Stylianos Scordilis, professor of biological sciences, and Kalina Dimova, technical director of the Center for Proteomic and laboratory instructor in biochemistry

Emily Morris ’19 :: 86 
The Effect of Anabolic Steroids on the Proteome of C2C12 Myogenesis; poster session deriving from thesis with Stylianos Scordilis, professor of biological sciences, and Kalina Dimova, technical director of the Center for Proteomic and laboratory instructor in biochemistry

Yacine Fall ’21 and Desislava Stoyanova ’19 :: 87 
Developing and Evaluating Better Ways to Treat Cancer; poster session deriving from special studies with Sarah Moore, assistant professor of engineering 

Hannah Wang ’21, Sophia Chertock ’22 and Beth Yigzaw ’19 :: 88
A Novel Quantitative PCR Assay for the Diagnosis of Ross River Virus: Field Study of Samoa and American Samoa Mosquito Samples; poster session deriving from special studies, honor thesis, SURF and STRIDE research with Steven Williams, Gates professor of biology 

Beth Yigsaw ’19 :: 89
A Method for Verifying the Integrity of RNA in Mosquito Nucleic Acid Extractions; poster session deriving from thesis with Steven Williams, Gates professor of biology 

Sarah Flaherty ’19 :: 90 
Investigating the relationship between structure and function of the dynein microtubule binding domain; poster session deriving from thesis with Nathan Derr, assistant professor of biological sciences

Hafsa Mire ’19, Sanna Muhammad ’20, McKayla Ford ’20, Hannah Snell ’21 and Grace Mosley ’22 :: 91  
Binding Analysis of Putative Brugia malayi POU-homeodomain Transcription Factor; poster session deriving from thesis with Steven Williams, Gates professor of biology, and Kalina Dimova, laboratory instructor in biochemistry

Jingjie Hu ’20 :: 92
Investigating the emerging motility of cytoskeletal motors tethered to synthetic spherical cargos; poster session deriving from special studied with Nathan Derr, assistant professor of biological sciences  

Joyce Lee ’20, Beti Sharew ’21 and Miranda Wu ’22 :: 93 
Methylation Strategies Employing Non-Hazardous, Stable Reagents; poster session deriving from special studies and AEMES research with David Gorin, associate professor of chemistry

Ruby Wu ’20, Alisha Shrestha ’19, Chhiring Lama ’21, Aysha Afzal ’21 and Athena Zhang ’20 :: 94 
Synthesis and Repair of the Spiroiminodihydantoin (Sp) Lesion; poster session deriving from special studies and AEMES research with Elizabeth Jamieson, professor of chemistry, and Cristina Suarez, professor of chemistry 

Sally Kyale ’19, Seri S. Park ’20, Milagros De Pasquale ’20 and Katie Fleischer ’21 :: 95
NMR Spectroscopy of SP Lesioned DNA; poster session deriving from special studies and STRIDE research with Elizabeth Jamieson, professor of chemistry, and Cristina Suarez, professor of chemistry 

Zephie Gollin ’22, Elizabeth Apiche ’20, Yuhui Du ’20 and Linnea Schultz ’22 :: 96 
Polymer Bilayer Deposition to Generate Hydrophilic Surfaces on Silicon; poster session deriving from Katherine Queeney, professor of chemistry 

Eve Xu '20 and Marva Tariq '21 :: 97
Development of a Tandem Diels-Alder/Pauson-Khand Reaction for the Synthesis of Tetracyclic Steroid Cores; poster session deriving from special studies and STRIDE research with Kevin Shea, professor of chemistry 

Autumn Mineo ’19, Mae Rosenstein ’21 and Amarachi Okorom ’21 :: 98
Hydrogel Formation via Photocontrolled Ring Opening Reactions of Poly(2-alkenyl azlactone)s with Photocaged Primary Amines; poster session deriving from special studies, thesis and SURF research with Maren Buck, assistant professor of chemistry

Ziqian Su ’20 and Heloise Cheruvalath ’20 :: 99
Synthesis of Propofol Derivatives for Use as Potential Anesthetics; poster session deriving from special studies with Kevin Shea, professor of chemistry

Julia Kim ’19, Gelsey Torres ’20 and Keilen Costilla Martinez ’21 :: 100
Protein Polymer Conjugates for Targeted Drug Delivery; poster session deriving from thesis with Maren Buck, assistant professor of chemistry, and Sarah Moore, assistant professor of engineering 

Savannah Pees ’19, Emily Fitzgerald ’20, Roza Wineh ’20 and Ximena Barrutia ’21 :: 101
Physical, Chemical and Biological Characterization of Self-Rolling Polymer Tubes, poster session deriving from special studies with Maren Buck, assistant professor of chemistry 

Cindy Hu ’19, Maya Hayden ’19, Florence Zhang ’20, Urvi Savant ’21, Mara Krutsinger ’20, Mordred Yuan ’21 and Lydia D'Angelo ’19 :: 102
Isolation and Derivatization of Sesquiterpene Lactones from Neurolaena lobata; poster session deriving from special studies with Kevin Sea, professor of chemistry, and Steven Williams, Gates professor of biological sciences 


Campus Center Art Wall 

Lydia Ivanovic ’19 :: 103 
Identity, Inclusion, and Inequality: Unpacking the Smith Experience; poster session deriving from classwork with Robert Buchele, professor emeritus of economics  

Oumayma Koulouh '19 :: 104
Deception: Comparing lying behavior in real-effort and luck tasks; poster session deriving from thesis with Simon Halliday, assistant professor of economics  

Katerina Kyuchukova ’19  :: 105 
Objectification In Action: Sexual Objectification in Same Gender Dyads; poster session deriving from special studies with Randi Garcia, assistant professor of psychology 

Lydia Quevedo '21, Yanwan Zhu '21, Shengqi Zhong '21 and Natalie Schmidt ’21 :: 106
Factivity and the Acquisition of Wh-Questions; poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Jill de Villiers, professor of philosophy and Sophia and Austin Smith Professor of psychology 

Asha Hinson ’19 :: 107
What Does It Mean to Be a Man? An Exploration of Masculinities Amongst Black South African and Black American Men; poster session deriving from special studies with Randi Garcia, assistant professor of psychology, and Louis Wilson, professor of Africana studies  

Melanie Bancilhon ’19 :: 108 
Gender Representation Patterns in Game of Thrones: Rethinking the Bechdel Test; poster session deriving from special studies with Jordan Crouser, assistant professor of computer science  

Isabella Brody-Calixto '21 and Charlotte Crandall '21 :: 109 
Applications of dhSegment, poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Nicholas Howe, professor of computer science 


Main Lounge Mezzanine Upper Level 

Emma Kraus ’19 :: 110 
Sport-Based Help-Seeking: The Need for Mental Health Support Within Collegiate Athletics; poster session deriving from special studies with Erica Tibbetts, lecturer of exercise and sports studies 

Michelle Flesaker ’22 :: 111
Menopause-Associated Psychological Symptoms and Physical Activity in Midlife Women; poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Sarah Witkowski, associate professor of exercise and sports studies  

Lissete Lopez ’22 :: 112 
Investigation of CVD risk and Arterial Stiffness in A Multiethnic Population of Pre-Menopausal Women; poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Sarah Witkowski, associate professor of exercise and sports studies


Campus Center Garden Lounge

Luya Gao ’19 :: 113 
Cause of Discrepancies in WAI Measurements Taken by Two FDA-Approved Instruments; poster session deriving from special studies with Susan Voss, chaired professor of engineering 

Rainie Yuqing Zhu ’19 :: 114
Impedance Analysis and Circuit Modeling for Multi-Media Wireless Power Transfer; poster session deriving from special studies with Judith Cardell, professor of engineering

Meng Cao '19, Margaret Gao '19, Becky Shen '19 and Rainie Zhu '19 :: 115 
Design of an FPGA-based Image Processing System; poster session deriving from design clinic with Susannah Howe, director of the design clinic and senior lecturer in engineering  

Basira Daqiq '21, Jessica Bonsu '21, Emely Tejada Jaquez '20 and Leanna Troncoso '20 :: 116
Engineering Protein-Drug Conjugates for Targeted Drug Delivery Applications, poster session deriving from special studies with Sarah Moore, assistant professor of engineering 

Lauren Tinglin ’21 and Katie Fairbank ’21 :: 117
WAI Measures: Ear Canal Cross-Sectional Area; poster session deriving from a concentration project with Susan Voss, professor of engineering 

Sarah Chu '19, Jackie Granillo '19, Gaea Ridenhour '19 and Shuying Zhen '19 :: 118
Design Improvements for Ram Fan Shaft Heat Exchanger Production; poster session deriving from design clinic project with Susannah Howe, director of the design clinic and senior lecturer in engineering  

Amelia Biase '19, Aissah Kaba '19, Christina Kielczewska '20J and Karen Komu '19 :: 119 
Design of Multi-phase Flows within an Acoustic Fluidized Bed; poster session deriving from design clinic project with Susannah Howe, director of the design clinic and senior lecturer in engineering   

Tasbiha Chowdhury '19, Veronica Morales '19, Macarena Rojas '19 and Kirthna Subash '19 :: 120 
Design of an Electric Urban Alternative Mobility Product; poster session deriving from design clinic project with Susannah Howe, director of the design clinic and senior lecturer in engineering  

Bisma Ali '19, Ambar Garcia '19, Zoe Kouloulas '19 and Alessia Woods '19 :: 121
Design of Extended, On-board HemosIL Reagent Stability for the ACL-TOP Family of Instruments; poster session deriving from design clinic project with Susannah Howe, director of the design clinic and senior lecturer in engineering  

Serena Cattau '20J, Beatrix Dalton '19, Kelsey Hammond '19 and Jess McKnight '19  :: 122
Design of the Mass Central Rail Trail Connection in Haydenville, MA; poster session deriving from design clinic project with Susannah Howe, director of the design clinic and senior lecturer in engineering  

Molly Day '19, Tyler Feeney '19 and Maia Tooley '19 :: 123
City-Wide Culvert Evaluation Program and Stream Crossing Design for Ecological Restoration; poster session deriving from design clinic project with Susannah Howe, director of the design clinic and senior lecturer in engineering  

Cora Grant '19, Maddy Hubbard '19, Katie Knowles '19 and Rison Naness '19 :: 124
Design of a Combined Hinge and Latch Pinning Machine for the Storm Case Product Line; poster session deriving from design clinic project with Susannah Howe, director of the design clinic and senior lecturer in engineering  

Ha Le '19, Mandira Marambe '19, Serena-Lian Sakheim-Devine '19 and Nina Shute '19 :: 125
Design of an ABS Plastic Rod Scoring Device for Twisted Wire Brushes; poster session deriving from design clinic project with Susannah Howe, director of the design clinic and senior lecturer in engineering  

Lyric Williams Class ’19 :: 126
Establishing a baseline of coral cover at a recently established marine protected area in Belize; poster session deriving from AEMES research and coral ed-ventures with L. David Smith, professor of biological sciences  

Maya Crandall-Malcolm ’21 and Jessica Keast ’20 :: 127 
Rolling into a Sustainable Future: An Investigation into Toilet Paper Use & Sustainability at Smith College; poster session deriving from special studies with Paul Wetzel, environmental research coordinator 

Seelye 105

Emma Stewart ’19 (Government)
Backwards In High Heels: An analysis of gender and candidate priorities in the 2018 midterm elections. A presentation deriving from thesis work with Howard Gold, Professor of Government

Endi Mato ’19 (Global Financial Concentration)
Blockchain for Tyrants: Impact of Cryptocurrency on Global Finance and International Security. A presentation driving from concentration project with Mahnaz Mahdavi, Professor of Economics

Behind the Grécourt Gates: Smith College Relief Work During the First World War
A presentation deriving from classwork with Jennifer Hall-Witt, Lecturer in History. Presenters include:

  • Madeline Fraser ’19
  • Lydia-Marie Wenzel ’19

Seelye 107

This session includes presentations deriving from work in Translation studies with Reyes Lazaro, Associate Professor in Spanish. Presenters include:

  • Khulood Fahim ’19
  • Claire Baumgardner ’19
  • Aiko Dzikowski ’19
  • Adrian Gomez Ogallar (American Studies Diploma)
  • Niralee Gupta ’19
  • Kela Harrington ’19
  • Kaia Heimer-Bumstead ’19
  • Xiaoxiao Meng ’19
  • Simren Nagrath ’19
  • Anita Too ’19
  • Shuying Zhen ’19
  • Sydney Reyes Beattie ’19
  • Sarah Arnold ’19

Seelye 109

This session includes Community Engagement and Social Change concentration: presentation deriving from class work with Denys Candy, and Reflections on Collaboration and Socially Engaged Art; Presentation deriving from class work with Lynne Yamamoto, professor of art. The presenters include:

  • Sarah Arnold ’19
  • Levy Singleton ’19
  • Farah Samawi ’19
  • Jessica Booth ’19
  • Aliya Bailey ’19
  • Jessica Nelson ’19
  • Faith Washington-Flowers ’19
  • Tori Greco Hiranaka ’20J
  • Jasmine Olivares ’19
  • Echo Zhang ’19

Seelye 110

This session includes a panel by history students derived by work in history honors theses with Elizabeth Pryor, Joshua Birk (Associate Professor of History), and Jeffrey Ahlman (Associate Professor of History, and Director of African Studies Program)

Kendra Bond ’19

Agnes Hu ’19
The Chinese Exclusion Era: Gender, Media, and Community

Abigail Kromminga ’19
Choreographing Crucifixion: Good Friday Ritual in Late Medieval England and its Mystical Consequences

Erin Sulla ’19
La Reina, La Loca: The Medieval ’Madness’ of Queen Juana I

Rebecca Tibbitts ’19
Imagining the Family: Neoliberalism and Welfare’s End


Seelye 206

This session includes presentation derived by work in Kahn Institute with Alexandra Keller (Professor of Film and Media Studies), Gregory White (Mary Huggins Gamble Professor of Government), Paul Wetzel, Darcy Buerkle (Associate Professor of History), and Nancy Sternbach (Professor of Spanish). Presenters are:

Emily Whittier ’19
Food Banks, Abundance, and Policy

Susannah Howard ’19
Retracing Local Foodways Through Family Recipes 

Noa Randall ’19
Commercial Fishing in New England

Elsa Weintraub ’19
Local Food Isn’t Simple: The Economics of Sustaining Farmers Markets

Lark Wicinas ’19
A Campaign for Seaweed: Harnessing American Food Trends

Zoya Alam ’19
Reevaluating the Representation of Refugee Women 

Vivian Nguyen ’20
Meeting Refugee Needs: Repatriation, Resettlement, and Relief

Isabel Cordova ’19
Emergency Aesthetics: Refugee Representation in Visual Culture

Khulood Fahim ’19
Origins and Implications of Modern Refugee Label Usage in Lebanon


Seelye 212

Landscape Studies

Les clefs de chez moi: An exhibition deriving from special studies work with Ann Leone, Professor of French Studies and Landscape Studies. Presenters are:

  • Ella Martin-Gachot ’19
  • Ray Van Huizen ’19

Seelye 301

Taking the Archives Public: A presentation by the concentration students with Kelly Anderson, lecturer in the Study of Women and Gender and Lecturer in Archives. Presenters are:

  • Sydney Reyes Beattie ’19
  • Jessica Flohr ’19
  • Linda Moynihan AC ’19
  • Daisy Paez ’19
  • Marcela Rodrigues ’20J
  • Clara Rosenberg ’20
  • Allison Smith ’20
  • Julia Smith ’19
  • Rebecca Tibbitts ’19

Seelye 101

Pamela Larkin ’19 (Government)
United & Divided: Political Polarization in America since 1992. A presentation deriving from thesis work with Marc Lendler, Professor of Government

Ellison Hersch ’19 (Government)
The Deliberative Potential and Shortfalls of Congressional Hearings: Presentation deriving from thesis work with assistant professor of government, Erin Pineda 

Maya Younoszai ’21 (Government)
Comparative population control: family planning and the state in 19th century Germany and the 21st century United States. A presentation derived from STRIDE research with Ernest Benz, Associate Professor of History 

Sarah Kolick ’19 (Government)
Blood Diamonds and Kosher Ham Sandwiches: The Politics of Certification Schemes in the Diamond Industry. A presentation derived from thesis work with Mlada Bukovansky, professor of government


Seelye 102

Susan Cossa ’19 (Government)
Is China Truly the New Colonizer in Africa? Investigating the Nature and Implications of Sino-Africa Relations. A presentation deriving from special studies work with Anna Mwaba, Lecturer and McPherson/Eveillard Postdoctoral Fellow in Government

Jeanne Cho ’21 (History)
The Making of a Ginling-Smith Family: A presentation deriving from work with Marnie Anderson, Associate Professor of History

Erin Walsh ’21 (Film and Media Studies)
Splashing into Film Society: Iris Barry, Film Archives, and the Emergence of Film as Art. A presentation deriving from STRIDE research with Joel Westerdale, Associate Professor of German Studies

Catherine Hartup ’19 (Film and Media Studies)
Subverting the Star System: Hidden Lesbian Narratives of Hollywood. A presentation deriving from special studies work with Alexandra Keller, Professor of Film and Media Studies


Seelye 106

This session includes students from the Poetry Concentration presenting their work derived from their Capstone Reading with Ellen Watson, Grace Hazard Conkling Writer-in-residence. The presenters are:

  • Piera Varela ’19
  • Julia Falkner ’19
  • Katherine Keenan ’19
  • Madden Aleia ’19J

Seelye 201

Cora Lochner ’22 (East Asian Studies)
Charlotte B. DeForest, Smith class of 1901: A Former College President who Worked at Manzanar. A presentation deriving from STRIDE research with Marnie Anderson, Associate Professor of History

Dianna Herrera-Goudeau ’20 (Logic)
Seeking to fix what I can't fix: Exploring the game components of LogicQuest. A presentation deriving from AEMES Research with Albert Mosley, Professor of Philosophy

Elizabeth Powell ’19 (Spanish and Portuguese)
Retracing the steps that led Venezuela to the crises of today: A presentation derived from special studies work with Maria Helena Rueda, Associate Professor of Spanish


Seelye 202

Katarina Yuan ’21 (English Lang and Lit)
Identity, Audience, and Fanfiction: A presentation deriving from STRIDE research with Floyd Cheung, Professor of English Language & Literature and American Studies 

Chantelle Leswell ’20J (English Lang and Lit)
The Playworld: A Foray into the Golden Age of Children's Literature. A presentation deriving from special studies work with Gillian Kendall, Professor of English Language & Literature

Sarah Abowitz ’20 (Classics)
Virtual Classics Collection: Bringing a Learning Collection into VR and the 21st Century. An exhibition deriving from work with Rebecca Worsham, visiting Assistant Professor in Classical Languages & Literatures


Seelye 204

Hailey Escobar ’19 (Sociology)
Bridging the Gap Between the Mind/Hand Dichotomy: Understanding Vocational Education: A presentation deriving from Special Studies work with Rick Fantasia, Barbara Richmond 1940 Professor in the Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology

Jane Kuntz ’19 (Italian Studies)
Italian Female Athletes from Fascism to the Present: A presentation deriving from thesis work with Giovanna Bellesia, Professor of Italian Studies

Nina Henry ’19 (Latin American Studies)
The Ultimate Jeitinho: Medically-Induced Abortions and Social Networks in Brazilian Favelas. A presentation deriving from classwork with Jamie L. Worms, Assistant Professor in Latin American and Latino/a Studies

Aminata Diallo ’19 (African Studies)
Beats of the New Political Age: Hip hop and youth political engagement in contemporary Senegal. A presentation deriving from work with Jeff Ahlman, Associate Professor of History and Director of African Studies Program


Seelye 211

Lydia Ivanovic ’19 (Economics)
Identity, Inclusion, and Inequality: Unpacking the Smith Experience. A presentation deriving from classwork with Robert Buchele, Professor Emeritus of Economics

Vivian Wang ’19 (Economics)
Greenbacks for Green Growth - Foreign Direct Investment in China's Sustainable Economy: A presentation deriving from classwork with professors Mahnaz Mahdavi, Professor of Economics, and Maggie Liu, Assistant Professor of Economics

Manavi Tibrewal ’19 (Economics)
The Impact of Immigration on Bilateral FDI Inflows in India: a presentation deriving from concentration project with professors Mahnaz Mahdavi and Maggie Liu

Gwendolyn Ruth Jones ’19 (Anthropology)
An Exploration of Class and Capitalism at the turn of the 19th Century through Archaeology at MacLeish Field Station: A presentation deriving from thesis work with Elizabeth Klarich, Associate Professor under the Five College Program in Anthropology


Seelye 411

Emma Crumbley ’19 (Art)
Loren MacIver and the Luminous Line: Art and Poetry in the Archive. A presentation deriving from work in Special Studies with Frazer Ward, Associate Professor of Art

Cressida Blake Roe ’21 (Medieval Studies)
Vision of the Fall: The Rebellions of Julian of Norwich and Hildegard of Bingen. A presentation deriving from work with Vera Shevzov, Professor of Religion, Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies

Chapin Lawn

Open to all students and visitors. Lunch will not be served in campus houses. Music provided by members of the Smith College Jazz Ensemble. Rain location: Campus Center.

Young Library 201

This session of presentations derived from capstone projects for the Book Studies Concentration with Sharon Domier, East Asian Studies Librarian; Joshua C. Birk, Associate Professor of History; Reid Bertone-Johnson, Field Manager; and Barry Moser, Irwin & Pauline Alper Glass Professor of Art

EvaMarie Olson '19
Picture Books, Language Education and LibGuides: Creating a Resource for Research on the Ainu

Erin Sulla '19
Norman's Conquest (of the Library): An Original Medieval Storybook

Ella Prince '19
On Pink: Artist Book


Seelye 301

Are all votes created equal? Legal, structural, and racist attacks on American democracy. An exhibition consisting of different parts deriving from classwork with Gary Lehring, Associate Professor of Government. Presenters are:

  • Beatrix Dalton ’19
  • Julian Erickson-Watson ’20
  • Julianne Hillsamer ’20
  • Rachel Twerdowsky ’20
  • Sarah Kolick ’19
  • Alex McKinley ’21

Seelye 102

Em Papineau ’21 (Dance)
GeoDance: A presentation deriving from AEMES research with Bosiljka Glumac and Chris Aiken

Natalie Churchill ’22 (Dance)
Correcting History: Why the Limón Technique Should Bear Doris Humphrey’s Name. A presentation deriving from classwork with Lester Tome, Assistant Professor of Dance

Sofia Engelman ’19 (Dance)
Queering Judson: Re-membering the Early Postmodern Dance Movement. A presentation deriving from thesis work with Lester Tome, Assistant Professor of Dance

Ella Carlson ’21 (Dance)
Communication and Contradiction: Gender, Minstrelsy, and Anti-Fascism in Martha Graham’s American Document. A presentation deriving from classwork with Lester Tome, Assistant Professor of Dance


Seelye 201

Gabrielle Drew ’19 (Neuroscience)
Increasing Efficiency of Baseline Telemetric Heart Rate Analyses in Ponemah: a presentation deriving from special studies work with Annaliese Beery, Associate Professor of Psychology, and Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in the Life Sciences

Dulce Ixcoy-Say ’20 (Psychology)
The BLISS Program: Building Leadership for an Inclusive, Sustainable Smith College. A presentation derived from work in the BLISS program, 2018 with Benita Jackson, Associate Professor of Psychology

Statistical and Data Science Capstone

Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control: A presentation for the statistical and data science capstone with Benjamin Baumer, Assistant Professor of Statistical & Data Sciences. The presenters are:

  • Zixian Li ’19
  • Jingyi Liu ’19
  • Yue Kuang ’19

Seelye 202

Exercise and Sports Studies

Arrows Through the Trees: A presentation deriving from center research with Paul Wetzel and Lynn Oberbillig. The presenters are:

  • Clio Bate ’21
  • Maeve Morrow ’22
  • Joanna Aguilar ’22

Seelye 204

Sasha-Kay Shrouder ’19 (Education & Child Study)
The Art of Teaching: A presentation deriving from special studies work with Shannon Audley, Assistant Professor of Education & Child Study

Claire Bunn ’21 (Education & Child Study)
Theory and Practice of Educational Pedagogy: A presentation deriving from special studies work with Shannon Audley, Assistant Professor of Education & Child Study

Esther Kerns ’20 (Physics)
Design of a Cooling System for an Electro-Optical Modulator (EOM): An exhibition deriving from special studies work with William WIlliams, Assistant Professor of Physics

Charlotte Palmer ’19 (Medieval Studies)
King Arthur, Sir Gawain, and the Medieval Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien and T.H. White: A presentation deriving from work with Carol Zaleski, Professor of World Religions


Seelye 208

Dylan McBride ’19 (Medieval Studies)
Material Culture in The Táin bo Cuailnge: A presentation deriving from special studies work with Craig Davis, Professor of English Language and Literature

Kerry Walker ’21 (German Studies)
German Art versus American Entertainment in the Early Weimar Film Press: A presentation deriving from STRIDE research with Joel Westerdale, Associate Professor of German Studies

Dylan McBride ’19 (Theatre)
Bodies in Motion, Bodies Protected: Studies in Armor and Movement. An exhibition deriving from special studies work with Catherine Smith.

Bailey Ryer Southgate ’19 (Art)
Mapping the Watts Towers: The Spaces of Yard Art Environments. A presentation deriving from CFCD research with Emma Silverman, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art

Seelye 101

Mellon Mays Roundtable

This session of presentation derives from the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program with Dawn Fulton, professor of French studies

  • Kimraj Jordan ’20J
  • Cai Sherley ’19
  • Nikki Metzger ’19
  • Kendra Bonde ’19
  • Mayrose Beatty ’20
  • Jasmine Martinez ’20

Seelye 106

Psychology

Use of Virtual Reality to Study Targeting Behavior in Drinking Games: An exhibition deriving from classwork with Phil Peake and Byron Zamboanga, Professors of Psychology. Presenters are:

  • Samantha Lamoureux ’20
  • Sydney Hoversten, AC ’19
  • Sarah Daum ’19
  • Nikki Sallis ’20J
  • Juliet Jarrell ’21
  • Jessica Nelson, AC ’19
  • Kitty Chen ’21
  • Sophia Breitag ’20