1:20-3:05 p.m.
Neilson Library Browsing Room 102 – STRIDE and First Gen Out Loud Projects
Emily Kung ’26
Do You Trust What You See? Toward A Multidimensional Measure of Trust in Visualization; presentation deriving from STRIDE with Jordan Crouser, associate professor of computer science, and Syrine Matoussi, research associate of computer science.
Sirohi Kumar ’26
Developing Collaborative Leaders: Group Projects as Spaces for Leadership Development in the Liberal Arts Classroom; presentation deriving from STRIDE with Erin Cohn, director of the Wurtele Center for Leadership.
Sara Ellis ‘24, Fhrynée Lambert ’24, Itzel Aleman Flores ’27, Dulce Ramirez ’25, Ana Duarte Montano ’24, Sa’mya Wilson ’24, Kimberly Cruz ’24, Jennifer Tapia Martinez ’27, Ziqi Zhen ’26
First Gen Out Loud Projects; presentation deriving from First Gen Out Loud with Jessica Bacal, director of reflexive practices, and Javier Puente, associate professor of Latin American and Latino/a studies.
1:20-3:45 p.m.
Seelye Hall 101 – Found in Translation
Nora Sullivan ’24
Palestinian Poetry: Art of a Nation; presentation deriving from classwork and a concentration project with Reyes Lázaro, associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese, and John Weinert, lecturer in Middle East studies.
Natalie Luo ’25
Spring in Japan: How Wordplay Blooms Through Song; presentation deriving from a concentration project with Reyes Lázaro, associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese.
Hannah Desrosiers ’24
The Ancient and The Eternal: Translating Saint-Exupéry’s Least-Known Work; presentation deriving from classwork with Reyes Lázaro, associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese.
Sheher-Bano Ahmed ’24
Translating Lost Voices: Urdu Poetry by Women in the 20th Century; presentation deriving from a concentration project with Reyes Lázaro, associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese.
Gabrielle Klema ’24
Айланпа: Reflections on the Legacy of the Repressions in Soviet Kyrgyzstan; presentation deriving from a concentration project and honors thesis with Reyes Lázaro, associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese, and Ilona Sotnikova, lecturer in Russian.
Aria Baram Boem AC ’24
reclaiming lost [ ] through language; presentation deriving from a concentration project with Irhe Sohn, assistant professor of Korean language and literature.
Jessica Simon ’24
Victor Hugo’s Paris: Literary Cityscapes; presentation deriving from a concentration project with Reyes Lázaro, associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese.
Seelye Hall 201 – Oral and Written History
Selin Apaydın ’24, Raley Long ’25, Lucy O’Brien ’26
Visualizing the AHA; presentation deriving from special studies with Joshua Birk, associate professor of history.
Romy Negrin ’24
Medieval Miracles: Themes and Patterns; presentation deriving from special studies with Joshua Birk, associate professor of history.
Elvira Mancini ‘24
Transnational Adoptee Oral History Project Archive: Continuing Legacies and Leaving Evidence; presentation deriving from special studies with Darcy Buerkle, professor of history.
Elizabeth Sacktor ’24
Following the Needle: Women as Navigators of Death, Mourning, and Memory in the 19th Century; presentation deriving from honors thesis with Ernest Benz, associate professor of history.
Seelye Hall 212 – Investigative Journalism
Aria Martinelli ’24
How To Be a Man in 2024: Are Emotional Tectonics Shifting?; presentation deriving from classwork with Naila Moreira, co-director of the journalism concentration and writing instructor at the Jacobson Center.
Carolyn McDonald ’24
For Young Adults with Disabilities, Families Question “Self-Directed” State Program; presentation deriving from classwork with Naila Moreira, co-director of the journalism concentration and writing instructor at the Jacobson Center.
Elizabeth Van Arnam ’24
How TikTok is Pulling Back the Curtain for Aspiring Ballerinas; presentation deriving from classwork with Naila Moreira, co-director of the journalism concentration and writing instructor at the Jacobson Center.
Leah Veress ’25
Cultivating Resilience: Addressing the Mental Health Crisis in Agriculture; presentation deriving from classwork with Naila Moreira, co-director of the journalism concentration and writing instructor at the Jacobson Center.
Lenox Johnson MHC ’25
The Intersection of Queerness and Faith: Examining the Relationship Between Religion & LGBTQ+ Identity; presentation deriving from classwork with Naila Moreira, co-director of the journalism concentration and writing instructor at the Jacobson Center.
Max Fallon-Goodwin AC ’24
There is No Press Freedom Without Ensuring the Safety of Women Reporters; presentation deriving from work with Ms. Magazine and the Quigley Public Writing Fellowship with Carrie Baker, professor of the study of women and gender.
2-3 p.m.
Kahn Liberal Arts Institute – Human Rights and Democracy
Isabella Lecona ’25
Protecting (Which?) Children’s Rights; presentation deriving from Kahn Institute project fellowship with Suzanne Gottschang, professor of anthropology.
Naomi Carpenter ’25
Rivers of Trash: Waste Injustice, Slow Violence, and the Devaluation of Palestinian Life; presentation deriving from Kahn Institute project fellowship with Suzanne Gottschang, professor of anthropology.
Victoria McGonagle ’24
Fear and the Family: Examining Human Rights Violations in Child Custody Cases; presentation deriving from Kahn Institute project fellowship with Suzanne Gottschang, professor of anthropology, Lauren Anderson, publicity/communications and project manager at the Kahn Institute, Loretta Ross, associate professor of the study of women & gender, Andrea Stone, associate professor of English language & literature, and Carrie Cuthbert, director of the human rights initiative.
2:45-3:45 p.m.
Seelye Hall 106 – Arts Across Disciplines
Emma Lawrence ’24
Dance and the Radical Imagination: Choreography, Performance, and the Transfer of Embodied Knowledge; presentation deriving from honors thesis with Angie Hauser, professor of dance.
Ruby Shea ’24, Kuni Anderson ’24, Astrid Johnson ’26
Learning from Trees: a Collaboration with Green Legacy Hiroshima; presentation deriving from research with Atsuko Takahashi, senior lecturer of East Asian languages and cultures.
Eden Ball ’26
An Anthology of Brazilian Environmental Artwork; presentation deriving from research with Malcolm McNee, associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese.
Amiel (El) Williams ’24
Lesbian Representation (or lack of) in Cuban Cinema; presentation deriving from special studies with Maria Helena Rueda, professor of Spanish and Portuguese.
Seelye Hall 206 – Exploring the Liberal Arts
Jade Lee ’24
Computer Science at Smith College; presentation deriving from research at the Smith College Special Collections with Jordan Crouser, associate professor of computer science, and Kate Long, research services archivist at the Neilson Library.
Nubia Udoh ’24, Ian Wolter ’24, Gena Levin ’25
Exploring Dusty Star Forming Galaxies and their Gravitational Lenses; presentation deriving from special studies with James Lowenthal, professor of astronomy.
Arisha Faiyas ’26
Riverine Urbanism in a Changing Planet: Exploring Life-Making with Turag River and Its Wetland-Based Communities; presentation deriving from research with Efadul Huq, assistant professor of environmental science and policy.
Grayson Hawthorn ‘24
Tet, Tav and Tamar: Translating the Hebrew Bible from Biblical Hebrew; presentation deriving from special studies with Joel Kaminsky, professor of religion.
Seelye Hall 312 – Justice and Equity in Local Communities
Kerry LaRose ’26, Morgan Fizer ’25, Sa’mya Wilson ’25, Nicole Bamberger Segura ’26, Ruby Masters ’26, Shariqa Shaila ’24, Vanessa Nicole Silva-Burgos ’24, Veta Duncan ’25, Yena Perice ’26J, Emma Frank ’24, Josephine Neumann ’26, Jeanette Falotico AC ’25
Smith Alliance for Justice & Equity projects; presentations deriving from Smith Alliance for Justice & Equity Fellowship with Nancy Zigler, director of programs and partnerships at the Jandon Center for Community Engagement, and Denys Candy, Hannah Gates, Asli Ali, Madeleine DelVicario, Autumn Guntor, Jandon Center for Community Engagement.
2:45-4:00 p.m.
Seelye Hall 311 – Global Finance, Renewable Energy and AI
Sydney Jacobs ’24
Carbon Taxes and Renewable Energy Transition: An Empirical Analysis of European Policies and Implications; presentation deriving from classwork and concentration project with Gillian Brunet, assistant professor of economics, and Roisin O’Sullivan, professor of economics.
Chi Qiu ’24
Differential Effects of the Dodd-Frank Act on Community Banks of Different Sizes and Its Implications for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the United States; presentation deriving from concentration project with Gillian Brunet, assistant professor of economics.
Shaotong (Lisa) Cao ’24
Transforming Asset Management: The Impact, Applications, and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence; presentation deriving from classwork and concentration project with Mahnaz Mahdavi, professor of economics.
Tiffany Lin ’24
Artificial Intelligence and Financial Markets; presentation deriving from classwork and concentration project with Mahnaz Mahdavi, professor of economics, and James Miller, professor of economics.
Ana Perez ‘24
Is Foreign Direct Investment Responsive to Climate Conditions? Using country level panel data to explore whether FDI inflows change in response to changing SPEI levels over time; presentation deriving from concentration project with Susan Sayre, professor of economics.