2024 Senior Research Symposium | Panel and Presentation Schedule
See below for a complete schedule of in-person oral presentations. Use the search function to find students by name, area of study, or advisor.
Back to 2024 Symposium| Time | Room | Presenter | Paper Title | Major(s) | Minor(s) | Pathway | Advisor(s) | Panel Title | Moderator |
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| 09:00 AM | Allen Commons, Lowry Center | Alex Nathanson | Performing Legends of Vangratzia | Music Composition | Dylan Findley | Pathways Poster Session & Symposium Kick-Off (Continental Breakfast) | |||
| 10:00 AM | Allen Commons, Lowry Center | Mali Beyer | Investigating Theory of Spelling Performance | Psychology | Nathan Foster; Meredith Hope | Inspired by Research Experience | Megan Conklin, Advancement & Wooster Alum | ||
| 10:00 AM | Allen Commons, Lowry Center | Tim Arace | Island of Interest: Political Rivlary, Violence, and Diplomacy in Early Modern Sri Lanka | History | Margaret Ng; Christina Welsch (second reader) | Inspired by Research Experience | Megan Conklin, Advancement & Wooster Alum | ||
| 10:00 AM | Allen Commons, Lowry Center | Hannah Ollech | If You Give a Mouse a Virus: An Investigation of the Role of the Dorsal Hippocampus in Anxiety-like Behavior | Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience | Biology | Public Health | Alfredo Zúñiga, Michael Casey | Inspired by Research Experience | Megan Conklin, Advancement & Wooster Alum |
| 10:00 AM | Lowry Center 201 | Chamari Abercrombie | The Effects of Gap Junction Deletion on Seizure Severity in Drosophila melanogaster | Neuroscience – Biology | Seth Kelly; Laura Sirot | Disease and Treatment | Paul Bonvallet, Chemistry | ||
| 10:00 AM | Lowry Center 201 | Eli Harvey | Interrogation of the Dopamine β-Hydroxylase Mechanism Through Bio-Mimetic Modeling | Chemistry | Mathematics | Annastassia Gallo; Jennifer Faust (second reader) | Disease and Treatment | Paul Bonvallet, Chemistry | |
| 10:00 AM | Lowry Center 201 | Andrew Esber | Genetic Interactions Between Disease Prone RNA Binding Proteins in Drosophila melanogaster | Spanish, Early Childhood Education | Seth Kelly; Laura Sirot; Sharon Lynn | Disease and Treatment | Paul Bonvallet, Chemistry | ||
| 10:00 AM | Lowry Center 202 | Kaiya Magnuson | A Performance Analysis of the Sum of Sines and Fast Fourier Transform Algorithms for Real-Time Ocean Rendering | Computer Science | Mathematics; French & Francophone Studies | Asa'd As'ad | Interdisciplinary Adaptations | Christina Welsch, History | |
| 10:00 AM | Lowry Center 202 | Emma Shinker | "Shades of Pemberley": Transformation and Preservation through Adaptations of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice | English, History | Jennifer Hayward; Christina Welsch | Interdisciplinary Adaptations | Christina Welsch, History | ||
| 10:00 AM | Lowry Center 202 | Christa Zianni | Short-Term vs Long-Term Effects of DREADDs in the Mouse Motor Cortex | Neuroscience | Spanish; Mathematics | Alfredo Zúñiga; Susan Clayton (second reader) | Interdisciplinary Adaptations | Christina Welsch, History | |
| 10:00 AM | The Alley, Lowry Center | Taemour Zaidi | Gesture-Based Interactive Nature Simulation | Computer Science, Mathematics | Robert Kelvey; Drew Guarnera | Changing Environments | Dan Palmer, Computer Science | ||
| 10:00 AM | The Alley, Lowry Center | Noah Fox | Assessing Soil Recovery Dynamics in the Aftermath of the Border 32 Wildfire | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Environmental Geoscience | Meagen Pollock; Stephanie Strand | Changing Environments | Dan Palmer, Computer Science | ||
| 10:00 AM | The Alley, Lowry Center | Hudson Davis | Examining Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) North American dinosaur teeth and their paleoecological implications in the Hell Creek Formation of Carter County, Montana | Geology | Mark Wilson | Changing Environments | Dan Palmer, Computer Science | ||
| 10:00 AM | CoRE Cube, Andrews Library | Katie Love | Te Hokinga Mai: The Role of Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the Repatriation of Human Remains: A Case Study in Toi Moko from Aotearoa New Zealand | Art History | Kara Morrow | Art in Action | Paul Edmiston, Chemistry | ||
| 10:00 AM | CoRE Cube, Andrews Library | Sarah Campbell | SOMS- A Bioelectronic Architecture: Use of Visual Art to Inspire Science | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Art History | Paul Edmiston; Erzsébet Regan | Art in Action | Paul Edmiston, Chemistry | |
| 10:00 AM | CoRE Cube, Andrews Library | G.A. Krage | Tiny Objects Hurtling Through Space, A Space Fantasy Creative Writing Project | English | Christopher Kang | Art in Action | Paul Edmiston, Chemistry | ||
| 10:00 AM | APEX Commons | Kenzie Smith | Discovering the Most Practical Solution to Cyberbullying: A Study on Eliminating the Negative Impact of Yik Yak’s Anonymity | Communication Studies | Spanish and Sociology | Mehri Yavari | The Business of Communication | Denise Bostdorff, Communication Studies | |
| 10:00 AM | APEX Commons | Drew Baird | A Power in the Land: The First Transcontinental Railroad and the Second American System | History | Political Science; English | Jeff Roche; Ibra Sene (second reader) | The Business of Communication | Denise Bostdorff, Communication Studies | |
| 10:00 AM | APEX Commons | Alexander L. Galbraith | Lights, Camera, Profits: Exploring what makes a movie profitable and if this can be predicted through statistical approaches | Statistical Data Sciences | Theater and Dance (Theater focus) | Qimin Huang; Jillian Morrison | The Business of Communication | Denise Bostdorff, Communication Studies | |
| 11:00 AM | Allen Commons, Lowry Center | Luca Napora | Waves of Absurdity: Investigating Real-Time Ocean Renderings and Their Relationship with Absurdism | Computer Science | Philosophy | Asa'd As'ad; Sofia Visa | Inspired by Internships | Paul Seling, APEX Career Planning & Wooster Alum | |
| 11:00 AM | Allen Commons, Lowry Center | Rehan Silvannus | The Dynamic Impact of Financial Development on Economic Growth in Nepal | Economics | Mathematics | Brooke Krause; Amyaz Moledina | Inspired by Internships | Paul Seling, APEX Career Planning & Wooster Alum | |
| 11:00 AM | Allen Commons, Lowry Center | Jack Krupa | Disentangling Purpose and Meaning: A Critical Analysis of Purpose Methodology and an Empirical Study of Purpose Orientations | Philosophy, Psychology | Garrett Thomson; Claudia Thompson | Inspired by Internships | Paul Seling, APEX Career Planning & Wooster Alum | ||
| 11:00 AM | Lowry 201 | Fernanda Banuelos | Cycle of History Repeated: The Dreamers' Waiting Game | Spanish, Early Childhood Education | Brian Cope; Rebecca Garonzik | Immigration, Identity and Indigeneity | Aída Díaz de León , Spanish | ||
| 11:00 AM | Lowry 201 | Aaron Huq | Garos: A Displaced Community's Fight for Epistemic Justice | History, Philosophy | Christina Welsch; Elizabeth Schiltz | Immigration, Identity and Indigeneity | Aída Díaz de León , Spanish | ||
| 11:00 AM | Lowry 201 | Kiki Giles | My Language is My Culture: Language Attitudes, Language Use, and the Linguistic Identity Construction of Moroccan University Students | Anthropology, French & Francophone Studies | Middle Eastern and North African Studies | Pam Frese; Harry Gamble | Immigration, Identity and Indigeneity | Aída Díaz de León , Spanish | |
| 11:00 AM | Lowry Center 202 | Isabella Suyapa Begley | "Under Observation, We Act Less Free": A Study of Surveillance-Based Contemporary Installations at the United States | Art History | Spanish, Museum Studies | Museum & Archival Studies | John Siewert | Arts & Behavior | Marieke Herrmann, German |
| 11:00 AM | Lowry Center 202 | Anya Smith | "A First-Class Yiddisha Tone": An Investigation of Irving Berlin's Jewish Novelty Songs | Music | Timothy Freeze; Peter Mowrey | Arts & Behavior | Marieke Herrmann, German | ||
| 11:00 AM | Lowry Center 202 | Kaylee Hickman | Posidaeja | Classical Studies | Monica Florence | Arts & Behavior | Marieke Herrmann, German | ||
| 11:00 AM | The Alley, Lowry Center | Eli Cantrell | Home is Where the Hate is: An Investigation into the Influence of Social Bonds on the Experiences of Former Members of White Supremacy Groups | Sociology | Museum Studies | Michael Miyawaki; Setsuko Matsuzawa (second reader) | Interrogating Ideology | Pam Frese, Anthropology | |
| 11:00 AM | The Alley, Lowry Center | Emma-Jean Stanley | Rebel Girl: Gender Inclusive Ideology, Leadership Opportunities, and Female Participation in Rebel Groups | Political Science - Comparative Politics | History | Matthew Krain; Ashley Sorenson | Interrogating Ideology | Pam Frese, Anthropology | |
| 11:00 AM | The Alley, Lowry Center | Emma Teichert | Religious Trauma and Identity: The Importance of Community | Religious Studies, Psychology | Jeremy Rapport; Terry Reeder (second reader) | Interrogating Ideology | Pam Frese, Anthropology | ||
| 11:00 AM | CoRE Cube, Andrews Library | Mike Paskus | Comparing Cases of Illegal Mining and Conflict Mineral Extraction in Different Post-Colonial States: Brazil, Venezuela, Ghana, The Democratic Republic of the Congo | Environmental Geoscience, History | Meagan Pollock; Wee-Siang Margaret Ng | Humans & the Environment | Brian Webb, Campus Sustainability | ||
| 11:00 AM | CoRE Cube, Andrews Library | Drew Patterson | p53 Expression in Benthic Fish of Northeast Ohio Watershed Following Chronic Pollution Exposure | Neuroscience | Public Health | Rebecca Williams; Laura Sirot (second reader) | Humans & the Environment | Brian Webb, Campus Sustainability | |
| 11:00 AM | CoRE Cube, Andrews Library | Colin Curnow | Consuming our Future: The Ideology of Contemporary Fossil Capitalism & Related Ethical Concerns | Environmental Studies | Philosophy | Evan Riley | Humans & the Environment | Brian Webb, Campus Sustainability | |
| 11:00 AM | APEX Commons | Nina Anderson | Jesus From the Desk Drawer: Sacred Authorship in The Master and Margarita | Religious Studies, Russian Studies | Music | Sarah Mirza; Zachary Rewinsky | Gender & Empowerment | John Rudisill, Philosophy | |
| 11:00 AM | APEX Commons | Johnna Blystone | Taking Bows & Batting Zero; an Inquiry Into Mothers' Selfhood as Represented in Narrative and Film | English, Philosophy | Thomas Prendergast; John Rudisill | Gender & Empowerment | John Rudisill, Philosophy | ||
| 11:00 AM | APEX Commons | Ella Weber | How Gender Framing Affects the Success of Women's Rights Movements | Political Science | Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies | Matt Krain; Jeffery Lantis (second Reader) | Gender & Empowerment | John Rudisill, Philosophy | |
| 12:00 PM | Allen Commons, Lowry Center | Elise Jones | The Authoritarian Backslide: Democratization and Repression in Transitional Regimes | Global & International Studies in Political Science | Spanish | Matthew Krain | Inspired by Study Abroad, Part I | Jillian Morrison, Mathematics | |
| 12:00 PM | Allen Commons, Lowry Center | Dylynn Lasky | The Harm of ‘Harm’: An Examination of the Relationship Between Conceptions of Prejudice and Support for Free Speech | Psychology | Political Science | Nathan Foster; Michael Casey | Inspired by Study Abroad, Part I | Jillian Morrison, Mathematics | |
| 12:00 PM | Allen Commons, Lowry Center | Mia Mann | 怖い (kowaii) to 可愛い (kawaii): The Transformation of the Kappa and Tsuchigumo in Japanese Media | Anthropology, East Asian History | History | Margaret Ng; Michael Miyawaki | Inspired by Study Abroad, Part I | Jillian Morrison, Mathematics | |
| 12:00 PM | Lowry Center 201 | Diana Tobin | "I know where that happened!": How Local Museums Interact with Their Community | Anthropology | French & Francophone Studies | Pam Frese; Beth Derderian | Community Engagement & Progress | Elora Agsten, CoW Libraries | |
| 12:00 PM | Lowry Center 201 | Tyler Rak | Crossing the Rubicon: Brazilian Water Access from Public Provision to Privatization | Political Science, History | Religious studies; South Asian studies | Digital and Visual Storytelling | Katherine Holt; Matthew Krain | Community Engagement & Progress | Elora Agsten, CoW Libraries |
| 12:00 PM | Lowry Center 201 | Jenny Renner | “I Will Walk With You”: The Role of Engaged Communities in the Work of Jesuit Refugee Service | French and Francophone Studies | Anthropology ; Education | Global Impacts | Laura Burch; Harry Gamble (second reader) | Community Engagement & Progress | Elora Agsten, CoW Libraries |
| 12:00 PM | Lowry Center 202 | Ethan Becker | The Russo-Ukraine War and How Crimea, Mercenaries, and Drones are Impacting the War | History | Peter Pozefsky; Joan Freidman | Cultural Conflicts | Cathy McConnell, APEX – Experiential Learning | ||
| 12:00 PM | Lowry Center 202 | Thomas Pitney | Coups d’État and Foreign Policy Change: A Multiple Streams Approach | Political Science, French and Francophone Studies | Global Impacts | Marion Duval; Jeffrey Lantis | Cultural Conflicts | Cathy McConnell, APEX – Experiential Learning | |
| 12:00 PM | Lowry Center 202 | Casey Steffen | Spartan and Elean Relations during the 5th and 4th Century: How Elis Challenged Spartan Hegemony in the Peloponnese | Classical Studies | Edith Foster; Monica Florence (second reader) | Cultural Conflicts | Cathy McConnell, APEX – Experiential Learning | ||
| 12:00 PM | The Alley, Lowry Center | Max Forhan | Addressing the Terminology: Scholarship on Gender Non-Conformity in Ancient Rome | Archaeology, Classical Studies - Ancient Mediterranean Studies | Olivia Navarro-Farr; Edith Foster | Sexuality: Past, Present & Future | Abigail Righter, Residence Life | ||
| 12:00 PM | The Alley, Lowry Center | Emilie Eustace | In Their Words: A Qualitative Investigation Exploring the Experiences of Body Image and Eating Behaviors among a Group of Bisexual Individuals | Psychology, Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies | Bryan Karazsia; Christa Craven | Sexuality: Past, Present & Future | Abigail Righter, Residence Life | ||
| 12:00 PM | The Alley, Lowry Center | Vonne Slayden | Bills, Bias, and Labor Market Outcomes: Examining U.S. Transgender Workers’ Economic Experiences During The 2020s Rise of Anti-Transgender Legislation | Economics | Communication Studies | Melanie Long; Brooke Krause (second reader) | Sexuality: Past, Present & Future | Abigail Righter, Residence Life | |
| 12:00 PM | CoRE Cube, Andrews Library | Khine Chin Chin Soe | Foundations of Romance: Tracing the Impacts of Childhood and Adolescent Experiences on IPV with the Use of Machine Learning | Mathematics | Statistical & Data Sciences | Michael Bush; Qimin Huang (second reader) | Health & Home | Laura Sirot, Biology | |
| 12:00 PM | CoRE Cube, Andrews Library | Eleanor Weiker | Impacts of Birth on Infants and Mothers | Self-designed Public Health | Environmental Studies | Sharon Lynn; Stephanie Strand (second reader) | Health & Home | Laura Sirot, Biology | |
| 12:00 PM | CoRE Cube, Andrews Library | Audrey Helmreich | Effects of Lactational Exposure to Fluoxetine on Depression-like Behavior in a Rodent Model of Early-life Stress | Biology | Anthropology | Public Health | Sharon Lynn | Health & Home | Laura Sirot, Biology |
| 1:00 PM | Allen Commons, Lowry Center | Austin Piatt | Supreme Stereotyping: The Effects of Gender and Race on the Editorial Media’s Coverage of Nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court | Political Science | Megan Wrobel; Ashley Sorensen | Inspired by Study Abroad, Part II | Sekhar Mamidi, Center of Diversity and Inclusion | ||
| 1:00 PM | Allen Commons, Lowry Center | Abigail Thompson | Divided Government and Decision Units: An Examination of Foreign Policy Deliberations in the French Executive | Global & International Studies (Political Science), French & Francophone Studies | Jeffrey Lantis; Harry Gamble | Inspired by Study Abroad, Part II | Sekhar Mamidi, Center of Diversity and Inclusion | ||
| 1:00 PM | Lowry Center 201 | Anna Walsh | Grief in Prison: How Incarceration Shapes Inmates Experiences with Loss | History, Anthropology | Jordan Biro Walters; Anne Nurse | Meaning, Motivation & Loss | Evan Riley, Philosophy | ||
| 1:00 PM | Lowry Center 201 | Tyara Thompson | Neuroscience and Public Health: Exploring the Neuroscience of Motivation and Consumption as a Tool for Developing Food Desert Interventions | Neuroscience | Grit Herzmann; Alfredo Zúñiga (second reader) | Meaning, Motivation & Loss | Evan Riley, Philosophy | ||
| 1:00 PM | Lowry Center 201 | Gabriel Thomas | In Balance with This Life, This Death: An Analysis of the Evil of Death and the Ways in Which Death Leads to Meaning | Philosophy | Biology | John Rudisill; Elizabeth Schiltz (second reader) | Meaning, Motivation & Loss | Evan Riley, Philosophy | |
| 1:00 PM | Lowry Center 202 | Julie Larick | And Call It Mercy: A Collection of Poetry | English, Environmental Studies - Humanities | Activism and Social Change | Dan Bourne; Matt Mariola; Christopher Kang (second reader) | Writing & Family | Dan Bourne, English | |
| 1:00 PM | Lowry Center 202 | Liz Santiago | Reaching for Soft Mangoes: A Collection of Poems on the Exploration of Puerto Rican Identity Through Generations | English | History | Activism & Social Change | Claire Eager; Christopher Kang (second reader) | Writing & Family | Dan Bourne, English |
| 1:00 PM | Lowry Center 202 | Sam Elwood | Somebody Knows Best | English, Education | Daniel Bourne; Thomas Prendergast | Writing & Family | Dan Bourne, English | ||
| 1:00 PM | The Alley, Lowry Center | Rosa Spurgeon | Perceptions in Advertising: An Examination of Body Diversity, Consumer Responses, and Preferences | Business Economics | East Asian Studies | Melanie Long; Phil Mellizo | Marketing Images & Identities | Colin Davison, Economics | |
| 1:00 PM | The Alley, Lowry Center | Zion Vital | Faces for Profit Documentary: Exploring the Increased Utilization of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Celebrities in Commercial Brand Strategies | Global Media and Digital Studies | Nii Kotei Nikoii; Ahmet Atay | Marketing Images & Identities | Colin Davison, Economics | ||
| 1:00 PM | CoRE Cube, Andrews Library | Ellen McAllister | Changing the Narrative to Change the Climate: An English Teacher's Guide to Incorporating Environmental Literature in High School English Classrooms | English, AYA Integrated Language Arts Education | Environmental Studies | Christopher Suarez; Ryan Ozar (second reader) | Reframing Education | Emily Armour, Educational Technology | |
| 1:00 PM | CoRE Cube, Andrews Library | Angelina Bolivar | The Professor Within: The Effects of Sleep and Psychosocial Factors on Professors’ Anxiety | Psychology | Physical Education | Meredith Hope | Reframing Education | Emily Armour, Educational Technology | |
| 1:00 PM | APEX Commons | Carter Pepa | The Effects of Labeling Theory in Specialized Program Placements | Sociology, Education | Anne Nurse | Personality & Relationships | Michelle Johnson, Communication Studies | ||
| 1:00 PM | APEX Commons | Elizabeth Fluharty | Navigating Sibling Relationships in Emerging Adulthood: Exploring Negative Turning Points and Relational Maintenance Strategies | Communication Studies | Zhenyu Tian; Michelle Johnson (second reader) | Personality & Relationships | Michelle Johnson, Communication Studies | ||
| 1:00 PM | APEX Commons | Abigail Aitken | All “Wrapped” Up: Strangers Predict Personality Looking Only at Spotify Listening Habits | Psychology | Claudia Thompson | Personality & Relationships | Michelle Johnson, Communication Studies |