Campus Center Under Stairs – Landscape Studies, Design Thinking
Taylor Ang ’25, Fida Bajin ’27, Laura Edwards ’25, Kaila Frazer ’24, Laisha Koon Perez ’26, Claire Lynch ’24, Emma Nadeau ’26 :: 0
ParKit: Pedaling Parks to People; poster session deriving from AEMES research and STRIDE with Reid Bertone-Johnson, lecturer in landscape studies, Eric Jensen, director of the Center for Design & Fabrication, Dale Renfrow, instructor of the Center for Design & Fabrication, and Andrew Palmore, woodshop supervisor.
Campus Center 102 – Biological Sciences, Design Thinking, Engineering, Psychology
Jessica Feng ’24 :: 1
Effects of Ear Canal Geometry on Wideband Acoustic Immittance Measurements; poster session deriving from special studies with Susan Voss, professor of engineering, and Eric Jensen, director of the Center for Design and Fabrication.
Karina Padilla ’26, Brooke Testa ’26 :: 3
Presence of Microplastics Impacts Viral Uptake by Zooplanktons; poster session deriving from special studies and SURF with Niveen Ismail, associate professor of engineering.
Dakota Law ’24 :: 4
Anatomy of the East Side Coastal Resilience Project; poster session deriving from special studies and capstone project with Reid Bertone-Johnson, lecturer in landscape studies.
Nermine Mokdad ’25 :: 5
Smith College Critical Root Zones Map; poster session deriving from SURF with Reid Bertone-Johnson, lecturer in landscape studies, and Gaby Immerman, experiential learning specialist at the Botanic Garden and senior laboratory instructor in biological sciences.
Bailey Butterworth ’24 :: 7
Small-Scale Mechanical Recycling Feasibility for a Textile Circular Economy; poster session deriving from special studies, STRIDE, and honors thesis with Borjana Mikic, professor of engineering.
Katherine Welsh ’26, Rasa Walter ’25, Allison Brand ’24, Helen Glover ’24, Abi Rusalavitch ’26 :: 8
Recycling Single-Use Plastics for Local Makers; poster session deriving from AEMES research, special studies, and STRIDE with Emily Norton, director of the Design Thinking Initiative, Kathy Guo, prototyping studio manager, and Eric Jensen, director of the Center for Design and Fabrication.
Hanna Lee ’24, Nikki Lin ’25J :: 9
Roommate Composition and Division of Labor; poster session deriving from classwork and special studies with Randi Garcia, associate professor of psychology and statical and data sciences.
Campus Center 103/104 – Classics, Community Engagement, Computer Science, Geosciences, History, Mathematical Sciences, Music, Psychology
Aurora Bagley ’26 :: 12
Park in Progress; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Rebecca Worsham, assistant professor of classical languages and literature.
Maggie Hollis ’26, Katie Wilson ’26 :: 13
Active Geolocation through RIPE NCC Anchor Pinging; poster session deriving from special studies and STRIDE with Shinyoung Cho, assistant professor of computer science.
Yurika Nakagawa ’24 :: 14
Impact of AnyKey’s GLHF Pledge Campaign on Realizing Inclusive Online Gaming Communities; poster session deriving from special studies with Johanna Brewer, assistant professor of computer science.
Ruby Shea ’24 :: 15
Community, Autonomy and the Arts: a Kyoto College Dorm at the Intersection of Performance and Protest; poster session deriving from special studies with Junko Oba, associate professor of music at Hampshire College.
Madelyn Halperin ’26J :: 16
Medieval Jihad Discourse: Analysis of Ibn al-Nahhas’s “Mashari al-Ashwaq ila Masari al-Ushaaq” or مشارع الاشواق الى مصارع العشاق and Impact on 20th-Century Political Thought; poster session deriving from special studies with Joshua Birk, associate professor of history.
Ziqi Zhen ’26 :: 18
Telework, Childcare and Psychology; poster session deriving from AEMES research with Randi Garcia, associate professor of psychology and statical and data sciences.
Sophia Eastman ’26, Izzy Ford ’24, Taylor Agena ’26, Una Fonte ’26, Cleo Waxman-Lee ’27, Zoe Khan ’27 :: 20
Status of Smith College’s Food Rescue Network; poster session deriving from Jandon Center work with Autumn Guntor, affiliate with the Jandon Center for Community Engagement.
Kira Seshaiah ’25 :: 22
Turbo Tracks: Movement of Sperm Through Viscoelastic Solutions; poster session deriving from special studies with Becca Thomases, professor of mathematical sciences.
Kerry Seekamp ’26, Leila Cowan ’26, Eleanor Gallay ’26 :: 23
Operations on Sl_n webs; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Julianna Tymoczko, professor of mathematical sciences.
Zoe Khan ’27 :: 24
An Abridged History of Gleaning: Transitioning to Modern Times; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Autumn Guntor, affiliate with the Jandon Center for Community Engagement, and Madeleine DelVicario, experiential learning coordinator at the Jandon Center for Community Engagement.
Katie Shea ’26 :: 27
The Christianization of Paganism: A Study of Ancient Irish Religious Sites and How They were Repurposed for Christian Worship; poster session deriving from special studies with Joshua Birk, associate professor of history.
Amelia Scott ’27, Victoria Scott ’27, Hannah Kreutzer ’24 :: 29
Geochemistry of Vernal pools at MacLeish Field Station; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Amy Rhodes, professor of geosciences, and Marc Anderson, director of the Center for Aqueous Biogeochemical Research at the Clark Science Center.
Campus Center 204 – Exercise and Sports Studies
Shalini Setty ’26, Eli Hertzler-McCain ’25, Ashly Lopez ’27 :: 30
Trauma-Informed Coaching in Collegiate Athletics: Next Steps; poster session deriving from AEMES research and STRIDE with Erica Tibbetts, lecturer in exercise and sports studies, Kelsey Hunter, assistant athletic director for equity, inclusion, and student-athlete well-being, and Kelsey Conrad, lecturer in exercise and sports studies.
Annika Houge ’26, Isabel Aldort ’27 :: 31
It’s Getting Hot in Here: An Analysis of Hot Flashes and Sleep Disturbances in the First vs. Second Half of the Night; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Sarah Witkowski, associate professor of exercise and sport studies.
Tori Shamlian ’24 :: 32
The Relationship Between Stress and Menstrual Cycle Status in Premenopausal Women; poster session deriving from honors thesis with Sarah Witkowski, associate professor of exercise and sport studies.
Amber Lantigua ’25, Augustina Alapa ’26, Eleanor Gaugh ’27, Isha Sultan ’27, Vaishnavi Cherukupalli ’25 :: 33
Race and Ethnicity Arterial Stiffness Assessment Study; poster session deriving from AEMES research with Sarah Witkowski, associate professor of exercise and sport studies.
Celeste Keep ’24 :: 34
Extracellular Microvesicle Populations and Menopausal Hot Flashes: What We Can Learn About the Effects of Exercise on Menopausal Hot Flash Experiences and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Through Endothelial Extracellular Microvesicles; poster session deriving from special studies with Sarah Witkowski, associate professor of exercise and sport studies.
Campus Center 205– Community Engagement & Social Change
Marwa Anchassi 25J, Malika Gottfried ’25 :: 36
Home Away From Home: Exploring Palestinian Culinary Heritage and Identity; poster deriving from community engagement & social change concentration projects with Denys Candy, director of the Jandon Center for Community Engagement.
Martha Terry ’24, Paula Ogalde-Carnona ’24, Stevie Ordway ’25 :: 37
Visual Thinking Strategies: a Creative Approach to Enhancing Social Emotional Learning and Multicultural Education; poster deriving from community engagement & social change concentration projects with Denys Candy, director of the Jandon Center for Community Engagement.
Isabelle Elder ’24, Helen Sher ’24 :: 38
Supporting Emerging Adolescence: Addressing Post-Pandemic Mental Health in 6-8th Grade Classrooms; poster deriving from community engagement & social change concentration projects with Denys Candy, director of the Jandon Center for Community Engagement.
Rio Neves ’25J, Jo Strand ’24 :: 39
Combatting Transphobia through Allyship; poster deriving from community engagement & social change concentration projects with Denys Candy, director of the Jandon Center for Community Engagement.
Abby Ellis ’24, Kaylee Newbanks ’24 :: 40
The Impact of the Pay-to-Play Model on Youth Sports Participation; poster deriving from community engagement & social change concentration projects with Denys Candy, director of the Jandon Center for Community Engagement.
Bailey Butterworth ’24 :: 41
Western Mass Makerspaces as Key Nodes in Closed-Loop Recycling Systems; poster deriving from community engagement & social change concentration projects with Denys Candy, director of the Jandon Center for Community Engagement.
Phoebe Rak ’24 :: 42
Involve Smith College Students in Criminal Justice Reform; poster deriving from community engagement & social change concentration projects with Denys Candy, director of the Jandon Center for Community Engagement.
Sa’Mya Wilson ‘24, Cailin Young ‘24 :: 43
Harm Reduction; poster deriving from community engagement & social change concentration projects with Denys Candy, director of the Jandon Center for Community Engagement.
Campus Center Art Wall – Biological Sciences, Education and Child Study, Mathematical Sciences
Gracia Bareti ’24, Jourbienthia Paul ’25, Jacy Landi ’25, Riko Mukoyama ’26 :: 48
Is it Worth it?: Student Perceptions of Group Work in STEM Courses; poster session deriving from MARS with Shannon Audley, associate professor of education and child study, and Christophe Golé, professor of mathematical sciences.
Sofia Morales ’25, Rachel Reinking ’25, Janice Salazar ’24, Dayeon Kang ’24 :: 49
Student Perceptions of Flipped Classrooms in STEM; poster session deriving from MARS with Shannon Audley, associate professor of education and child study, and Christophe Golé, professor of mathematical sciences.
Maryam Ahmad ’25, Annie Enkhlen Chimgee ’25, Diya Seth ’24 :: 50
Artful Theorizing of Teachers’ Pedagogies and Young Multilingual Children’s Learning; poster session deriving from special studies and HSS lab with Cristina Valencia Mazzanti, assistant professor of education and child study.
Eyananda Ahmed ’24 :: 53
Friend or Foe? Describing the Symbiotic Relationship Between a Novel Flagellate Living Within Testate Amoebae (Order Arcellinida); poster session deriving from Beckman scholarship with Laura Katz, professor of biological sciences.
Campus Center Flexible Lounge-Upper Level – Astronomy
Zoe Roumeliotis ’24 :: 56
Measuring Disk Dust Masses of Substellar Objects using ALMA and LMT; poster session deriving from special studies with Kimberly Ward-Duong, assistant professor of astronomy.
Kyara Soto Villarreal ’26 :: 57
Accretion in Low-Mass Stars With Transitional Disk; poster session deriving from special studies and SURF with Kimberly Ward-Duong, assistant professor of astronomy.
Becca Michelson ’25J :: 58
Development of Simulation Software to Inform Exoplanet Direct Imaging with MIRI; poster session deriving from SURF and research assistantship with Kimberly Ward-Duong, assistant professor of astronomy.
Jingyi Zhang ’24 :: 59
Calibrating Coronagraphic Spectroscopy on the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS); poster session deriving from special studies with Kimberly Ward-Duong, assistant professor of astronomy.
Campus Center Carroll Room – Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Economics, Neuroscience, Psychology
Maeve Kearns-Stanley ’24, Yangyang Lyu ’25, Angela Zhang ’26 :: 85
Transitional Metal Catalyzed Synthesis of Oxazoles from Benzyl Ketones; poster session deriving from special studies with Alexandra Strom, assistant professor of chemistry.
Wanbin Chen ’24, Breanna Sprague ’25, Katie Shapland ’25, Christine Wu ’24, Elizabeth Ferrell ’25, Emma Listokin ’26J, Miranda Oakes ’26, Jina Lee ’26 :: 86
Iron-Catalyzed Oxidative α-Functionalization Reactions to Form Naphthalene Moieties; poster session deriving from AEMES research and special studies with Alexandra Strom, assistant professor of chemistry.
Riko Mukoyama ’26 :: 89
The Impact of pH on the Metabolome of an Antarctic strain of Arthrobacter; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Lesley-Ann Giddings, assistant professor of chemistry, and Robert Samples, technical director of mass spectrometry in biological sciences.
Pauline Baranger-Hartwig ’26, Riko Mukoyama ’26, Sandra Constantino ’26, Aria Khalique ’25, Clare Harned ’27 :: 91
Exploration of Dyella terrae for Bioremediation of Copper Rich Environments; poster session deriving from special studies with Lesley-Ann Giddings, assistant professor of chemistry, and Robert Samples, technical director of mass spectrometry in biological sciences.
Isa Pereira-Tosado ’25, Jourbienthia Paul ’25 :: 92
Exploring the temporal dynamics of gene expression in enteropathogenic Escherichia coli; poster session deriving from special studies with Christine White-Ziegler, professor of biological sciences.
Sabrina Wilke ’25, Annie Xu ’25, Lilly Mearsheimer ’25, Nicole Shi ’27, Sophia Liu ’27, Shariqa Shaila ’24 :: 93
Characterizing the Roles of Meteorin & Meteorin-like in Early CNS Development of Danio rerio; poster session deriving from AEMES research, special studies, and STRIDE with Michael Barresi, professor of biological sciences, and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience.
Nicole Capozzi ’24 :: 94
Notions of the Ocean: Molecular Techniques for Characterizing the Biodiversity and Function of Marine Microbial Eukaryotes at Different Ocean Depths; poster session deriving from honors thesis with Laura Katz, professor of biological sciences.
Mary Ann Martinez Molina AC ’24, Julia Padro ’24 :: 96
Temperature Regulates Biofilm Formation and Gene Expression in Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli; poster session deriving from special studies with Christine White-Ziegler, professor of biological sciences.
Lily Weber ’25, Sarah Thieler ’26, Carly Aitken ’26 :: 97
Do Invasive Crab Species, Hemigrapsus sanguineus and Carcinus maenas, Have Different Chemical Signatures?; poster session deriving from special studies, STRIDE with L. David Smith, professor of biological sciences, and Robert Samples, technical director of mass spectrometry in biological sciences.
Sarah Thieler ’26, Lily Weber ’25, Maya Moreno ’25 :: 98
Exploring Limb Regeneration Capability of Two Invasive Crabs: Hemigrapsus sanguineus and Carcinus maenas; poster session deriving from special studies andSTRIDE with L. David Smith, professor of biological sciences.
Alexi Malecki ’24 :: 99
Antarctica Foraminifera Biodiversity in an Evolving Climate; poster session deriving from SURF and honors thesis with Laura Katz, professor of biological sciences.
Ruiyi Song ’25, Mercer T. Kriese ’24, Claire N. Woppmann ’24, Aislínn E. Lavery ’26, Mekhala C. Mantravadi ’26, Delia N. Parco ’27, Ananda B. Corum ’27 :: 100
Glowing and Growing: Characterizing the role of Bioelectric Patterning During Zebrafish Embryogenesis; poster session deriving from special studies, STRIDE, and SURF with Michael Barresi, professor of biological sciences, and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience.
Olivia Seker ’26, Lillian Gould ’26 :: 101
The Impact of Differing Growth Medias on Uropathogenic E. coli Biofilm Formation; poster session deriving from special studies with Christine White-Ziegler, professor of biological sciences.
Julia Kardos, ’24 :: 102
A History of Urban Forestry: The Successes, the Failures, the Science, the Future; poster session deriving from special studies with Jess Gersony, assistant professor of biological sciences.
Zabreya Okyere’26, Adline Dely’26, Cynthia Hudson ’27, Suzie Arguijo ’27 :: 103
Insect Community Composition as an Indicator of Habitat Quality (Is Insect Community Composition an Indicator of Habitat Quality?); poster session deriving from AEMES research with Mariana Abarca, assistant professor of biological sciences.
Callie Weidman ’24 :: 104
Arginine Vasotocin Influences Androgenic Effects on Multimodal Communication in Foot-Flagging Frogs; poster session deriving from special studies with Lisa Mangiamele, associate professor of biological sciences.
Sophia Kurtz ’24, Hildana Shiferaw ’25, Valeria Bastardo Brito ’25 :: 105
Bats Acquire Strict Vampirism Through Adaptive Gene Losses: A Comparative Genomic Study of Desmodus rotundus and Diphylla ecaudata; poster session deriving from classwork with Tanya Lama, assistant professor of biological sciences.
Maddy Soyster ’24 :: 106
EPEC’s Ability to Form Biofilms in Different Temperature and Media; poster session deriving from special studies with Christine White-Ziegler, professor of biological sciences.
Mercer Kriese ’24 :: 107
Characterizing Calcium Glow for the Flow of Cranial Neural Crest Cells During Zebrafish Embryogenesis; poster session deriving from SURF and honors thesis with Michael Barresi, professor of biological sciences, and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience.
Ivy Newman ’25, Miranda Birnbaum ’25, Laine Fine ’27, Teresa Liang ’27, Rachel Narine ’27 :: 109
Alzheimer’s Grant; poster session deriving from special studies with Mary Harrington, professor of neuroscience, and Zhen Nie, research assistant in psychology.
Kuni Anderson ’24, Nora Deyo ‘25, Elinor Washington ’26, Pauline Mallari ’27 :: 110
Liver Response to Light; poster session deriving from honors thesis with Mary Harrington, professor of neuroscience, and Zhen Nie, research assistant in neuroscience.
Ava Silverman ’24 :: 111
Perceived Burdensomeness Moderates the Relationship between Interoceptive Trust and Dietary Restraint; poster session deriving from summer research with Dorian Dodd, assistant scientist at Sanford Health, and Emily Pisetsky, clinical associate professor in psychiatry at UNC School of Medicine.
Hannah Hafner ’26, Riko Mukoyama ’26, Ela Narayan ’26, :: 112
Effect of Adenosine A2A Antagonist SCH58261 on Hemorrhagic Stroke in Danio rerio; poster session deriving from classwork with Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience, and Sharon Owino, laboratory instructor in neuroscience.
Alaska Miller ’25, Gabi Dondes ‘26 , Chloe Gaynes ‘26, Sarah DeAmicis ‘25 :: 114
An Pre-Registered Analysis of MID Tasks and Perception of Substance Use in Early Adolescence From the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study; poster session deriving from classwork with Catherine Mikkelsen, postdoctoral fellow in neuroscience.
Caroline Burke ’24, Franchesca Fernandez ’25, Jane Zhang ’26 :: 115
The Role of GPR37 In Late Stage Maturation of Hippocampal Granule Cell Neurons; poster session deriving from honors thesis with Sharon Owino, assistant professor of neuroscience, and Mariela Nunez Santos, postdoctoral fellow in neuroscience.
Sara Ellis ’24 :: 116
Assessing Creativity in Children Who Have Faced Material Deprivation and Poverty; poster session deriving from AEMES research and special studies with Maya Rosen, assistant professor of neuroscience.
Ava Linas ’26, Li Le Kaplow ’27, Liyana Asaria-Issa ’27 :: 117
Building the Brain: Neurogenesis and Axonal Wiring in the Forebrain; poster session deriving from special studies and STRIDE with Michael Barresi, professor of biological sciences, and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience.
Betty Pu ’24, Ella Saponara ’26 :: 118
The Impact of New York City Community Schools on School Violence and Public Safety; poster session deriving from special studies with Mariyana Zapryanova, assistant professor of economics.
Grace Huang ’24, Reimy Liou ’24, Lala Rukh ’25 :: 119
Energy Usage and Climate Change in South Africa; poster session deriving from special studies and research assistantship with Vis Taraz, associate professor of economics.