Biological Sciences: Seelye 105
Jiaqi Mei, ’16
Lateral Gene Transfer in Fungal Taxa
Presentation deriving from a thesis work with Laura Katz, Elsie Damon Simonds Professor of Biological Sciences
Bethaney Gulla-Devaney ’18 and Chip Sisson ’16
Stramenopiles, Alveolates, and Rhizaria—Oh my! A Molecular Approach to Aquatic Microbial Communities
Presentation deriving from special studies with Laura Katz, Elsie Damon Simonds Professor of Biological Sciences
Zuliat Owoade ’16
Predicting Lateral Gene Transfer in Plasmodium falciparum
Presentation deriving from thesis work with Laura Katz, Elsie Damon Simonds Professor of Biology
Global Financial Institutions Concentration: Seelye 107
Sneha Verma ’18, Qinqin Xu ’18 and Shuli Hu ’18
Comparison of Foreign Investment Attractiveness: Peru and Colombia
Presentation deriving from class work for the Global Financial Institutions Concentration with Mahnaz Mahndavi, professor of economics
Leslie Hillsamer ’16
Navigating the Repo Market: The Central Bank’s Pursuit of Financial Stability
Presentation deriving from classwork and Global Financial Institutions concentration project with Roisin O’Sullivan, associate professor of economics, and Mahnaz Mahdavi, professor of economics and faculty director of Women & Financial Independence
Tiejin Zhang ’16
The Potential for Foreign Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa
Presentation deriving from Global Financial Institute concentration project with Mahnaz Mahdavi, professor of economics and faculty director of Women & Financial Independence, Simon Halliday, assistant professor of economics, and Zaza Kabayadondo, co-director of Design Thinking Initiative
Elise Smith ’16
The AIIB and Chinese Multilateralism
Presentation deriving for the Global Financial Institutions Concentration and classwork with Dennis Yasutomo, Esther Cloudman Dunn Professor of Government
Government: Seelye 109
Shannon Mulligan AC ’17
Proprietary Dataset Use in the Study and Understanding of Women’s Movements in the MENA Region
Presentation deriving from special studies with Bozena Welborne, assistant professor of government
Victoria Yan ’16
Ms. Independent? : A Global Survey on Female Agency in Political Participation
Presentation deriving from special studies with Bozena Welborne, assistant professor of government
Asaloy Ikromova ’17J
Unequal Representation: A Study of the Politics of Gender Quotas in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
Presentation deriving from special studies with Alice Hearst, professor of government, and Regine Spector, assistant professor of political science, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Kahn Liberal Arts Institute: Seelye 110
This session of presentations derives from research conducted by Student Fellows in the Kahn Liberal Arts Institute project titled Memory: Form, Function and Fallability with Dawn Fulton, professor of French studies and Adam Hall, professor of biological sciences.
Aisha Amin ’17
Verbatim Theatre: The Intersection of Theatre and Memory
Claire Bowman ’16
The Memory of Student Debt
Nikila Lakshmanan ’17
Reincarnation ‘Memories in Children’: A Juxtaposition of Cases in the United States and India
Sarah Orsak ’16
Disability Across the Archives
Jocelyn Proietti ’16
Toward a Black Woman’s Romantic Ideology: Theorizing Black Women’s Cultural Production in the 1980s-90s
Social Change for Health Promotion: Interventions on Smith College Student Well-Being: Seelye 201
This panel presentation derives from classwork with Benita Jackson, associate professor of psychology.
Kenia Reyes ’17, Chelsea Pimentel ’17, Monika Reifenstein ’16, Elizabeth Shaw ’16, and Rosemary Song ’17J
Health Your Way to the Top: Disseminating Information
Franny Eremin ’16, Samantha Font ’17, Samantha Giles ’17, and Flora Fraga ’17
After Hours: Dining Hours at Smith College
Jennifer Hsieh ’16, Helen Kim ’16, Brittany Kott ‘AC, Paula Largacha ’17J, and Kim Lawrence ‘AC
Stress Busters: Cultivating Mindfulness by Finding Your Lily Pad
Gerraldine Tahere ‘AC, Claudia Tanney ’16, Eleana Thompson ’16, Jesse Tibbits ’17, and Sarabeth Upson ’16J
De-Stress Kits: Too Blessed to Be Stressed
Human Interactions & Interrelationships: Seelye 207
Emily Ruppel ’18
Online Maternity Information Seeking among Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Women
Presentation deriving from STRIDE research with Hannah Karpman, assistant professor, School for Social Work
Claire Vinson ’19
From Japan to Manzanar: Examining Charlotte DeForest’s Time in Manzanar During World War II
Presentation deriving from STRIDE research with Marnie Anderson, associate professor of history
Miranda Riccardi ’19
Visualizing a Human Network: Mapping Libanius’s Connections
Presentation deriving from special studies with Scott Bradbury, professor of classics
Energy & Ingenuity: Seelye 208
Isabella Casini ’17
Biomass Energy Conversion Processes
Presentation deriving from AEMES McKinley Fellowship project with Denise McKahn, associate professor of engineering
Leen Hayek ’16
Investigating Renewable Energy Potentials in Jordan
Presentation deriving from special studies with Judith Cardell, professor of engineering
Weijia (Vega) Zhang ’17 and Wencong (Priscilla) Li ’18
ETL
Presentation deriving from special studies with Benjamin Baumer, assistant professor of statistics and data sciences
American Studies: Seelye 211
Alessio Zuri AMS ’16
Affirmative Action – Special Issues in Human Resource Management
Presentation deriving from special studies with Lane Hall-Witt, professor of American studies and director of American Studies Diploma Program, and Melissa Woodward, associate professor of management at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Charlotte Jegou AMS ’16
Technology and Events
Presentation deriving from special studies with Lane Hall-Witt, lecturer of American studies and director of American Studies Diploma Program, and Erin Tierney, lecturer of management at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Gaetane Krebs ’16
Collecting Arts of Asia in the United States
Presentation deriving from special studies with Lane Hall-Witt, lecturer of American studies and director of American Studies Diploma Program, and Yao Wu, Carroll Curator of Asian Art in the Smith College Museum of Art
Stefanie M. Schuster AMS ’16
“End[ing] an Outdated Approach” (President Obama, 12/17/14) —Why the United States “Normalized” Relations with Cuba
Presentation deriving from thesis work with Lane Hall-Witt, lecturer and director of American Studies Diploma Program, and Brent Durbin, assistant professor of government
Psychology: Seelye 301
Maggie Peebles-Dorin ’16
An Analysis of Sleep Patterns in a College Sample
Presentation deriving from thesis work with Randy Frost, H.E. and E.S. Israel Professor of Psychology
Yiwen Zhu ’16
Client Emotional Response and Psychotherapy Progress: A Case-Based Approach
Presentation deriving from thesis work with Nnamdi Pole, a professor of psychology
Sophia Deady ’16, Kathryn Dernbach ’16, Greta Guevara ’16 and Maggie Peebles-Dorin ’16
Exploration of Material Scrupulosity in Hoarding Disorder
Presentation deriving from special studies with Randy Frost, H.E. and E.S. Israel Professor of Psychology
Imaging Life Through Literature: Seelye 302
Tamara L Nehls AMS ’16
Star-Spangled Flarf: Generated Poetry as Representation of Popular Opinion in the U.S.
Presentation deriving from thesis research with Ruth Ozeki, Elizabeth Drew Professor of English language & literature
Alexandra Ostrowski Schilling ’18
Broken Bodies and Artificial Intelligence: An Examination of the Acousmêtre, Technology, and Embodiment in Marvel Films
Presentation deriving from classwork with Andrew Ritchey, lecturer of film and media studies
Madeleine Osorovitz GS AMS
Writing Our Way Home: Narratives by Jewish Women Writers Immigrating to the United States
Presentation deriving from AMS Diploma thesis work with Justin Cammy, associate professor of Jewish studies and comparative literature
Sasha Gayle-Schneider ’16
Re-Imagining Conflict Through Story
Presentation deriving from special studies with Justin Cammy, associate professor in Jewish Studies and Comparative Literature
Employment & Public Policy: Seelye 306
Katharine Cooney ’17
Paid Family Leave Policies in the United States: The Good, the Bad, and the Unimplemented
Presentation deriving from research in the Jean Picker Semester-in-Washington program with Brent Durbin, assistant professor of government
Laura Lubben ’16
The Future of Baltimore: Taking Steps Toward a 21st Century Economy
Presentation deriving from Jean Picker Semester-in-Washing program and special studies with Randall Bartlett, professor of economics
Anna Morrison ’16
Raising the Minimum Wage: Raising Up Women and Creating Equality
Presentation deriving from classwork with Robert Buchele, professor emeritus of economics
Women and Writing: Seelye 308
Eden Bonjo ’16
“We Post to Give Inspiration to Other People”: Queer Young Adults of Color and Digital Spaces of Empowerment
Presentation deriving from thesis work with Jennifer Declue, assistant professor of the study of women and gender, and Elizabeth Armstrong, professor of the study of women and gender
Lucy Hall ’19, Haley Peterson ’19, and Ilana Shotkin ’18
The Atlas of Women’s Fiction: Mapping the Landscape of Girls’ Adventures
Presentation deriving from STRIDE research with Margaret Bruzelius, Dean of the Senior Class and Associate Dean of the College
Education & Child Study: Seelye 311
Alexandra Singer ’16
(Dis)Respect in Urban Schools
Presentation deriving from thesis work with Shannon Audley-Piotrowski, assistant professor of education and child study
Mary Patterson ’16 and Karina Huang ’18
A Review and Reformulation of Respect in Children’s Social Development
Presentation deriving from special studies with Shannon Audley-Piotrowski, assistant professor of education and child study
Kayra Lopez ’16 and Audrey Govea ’17
Coaching, Community and Collaboration: Project Coach Academic Coaching & Smith Student Leadership
Presentation deriving from special studies with Sam Intrator, professor of education and child study and head of campus school, and Jo Glading-DiLorenzo, director of Project Coach and The Urban Education Initiative
Janine Hutter AMS ’16
Pedagogy of Student-Centered Learning
Presentation deriving from AMS Diploma special studies work with Alan Rudnitsky, professor of education and child study
Asian Heritage: Seelye 312
Ayumi Akiyama ’18, Hanae Miyake ’16, Lisa Yamada ’18, Sara Tallent ’17, Victoria Ochoa ’19, Bella Chou ’18, and Amanda Lavond ’18
Saving Smith’s Asian Heritage: The Japanese Garden on Paradise Pond
Presentation deriving from classwork with Jamie Hubbard, Jill Ker Conway Professor of Religion and East Asian Studies and Yehan Numata Professor of Buddhist Studies, and Reid Bertone-Johnson, lecturer of landscape studies and manager of the MacLeish Field Station
Spanish & Portuguese: Seelye 313
Angela Acosta ’17
Through the Mind of a Generation: A Translation of Vicente Aleixandre’s “Sombra del Paraíso”
Presentation deriving from Mellon-Mays Undergraduate Fellowship research with Reyes Lázaro, associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese
Tiffany Wilt ’17 and Abel Castaño ’16
Pantalones a La Luna
Presentation deriving from special studies with Reyes Lázaro, associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese, and Lane Hall-Witt, lecturer of American studies and director of American Studies Diploma Program
Clara Rosebrock ’16
Performing Memory: Spaces of Trauma, Invisibility, and Resistance
Presentation deriving from special studies with María Estela Harretche, professor of Spanish & Portuguese
Natassia Yahoub ’17
Multilingualism and Language Policies in Lusophone Countries
Presentation deriving from work as research assistant for Malcolm McNee, associate professor of Spanish & Portuguese