Campus Center 102 – Geosciences
Laine Fine ’27, Amelia Scott ’27 :: 2
Sources of Water to MacLeish Field Station Vernal Pools Whatley, MA; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Amy Rhodes, Department of Geosciences, and Marc Anderson, Department of Geosciences
Jill Ferraro ’26 :: 4
Ordovician Reef Builders and Mud Mounds in Nevada’s Arrow Canyon Range; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences
Pippa Powell ’26 :: 5
Testate Fossils from the Neoproterozoic Berg Aukas Formation: A Thriving Biosphere after Snowball Earth; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences
Chuck Bayliss AC ’25 :: 6
The Mystery of the Bermuda Rise: Analysis of Castle Harbor Causeway Core; poster session deriving from special studies with Sarah Mazza, Department of Geosciences
Zoe Khan ’27 :: 7
Shifty Shakes: Injection Wells and Induced Seismicity in Oklahoma; poster session deriving from classwork with Jack Loveless, Department of Geosciences
Isabel Espinosa ’25 :: 8
Macroinvertebrates and Water Geochemistry: Establishing Background Water Quality of the Mill River to Contextualize Smith College’s Management of Paradise Pond; poster session deriving from honors thesis with Amy Rhodes, Department of Geosciences, and Marney Pratt, Department of Biological Sciences
Victoria Mills ’26, Madison Milla ’27 :: 9
Barriers to Life on Icy Moons; poster session deriving from special studies with Luce Ward, Department of Geosciences
Dina Watson ‘28 :: 11
Sponges in Berry Head, Newfoundland; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Sara Pruss, Department of Geology
Campus Center 103-104 – Biological Sciences, Neuroscience, Statistics and Data Science
Akshita Nistala ’27, Lola Figueroa ’28 :: 12
Androgenic Hormones Influence Neural Morphology Underlying Novel Behaviors in Foot-flagging Frogs (Staurois parvus); poster session deriving from AEMES research and research with Lisa Mangiamele, Department of Biological Sciences
Ana Gallegos Castaneda ’27, Adah Thomas ’27, Addy Martinez De La Rosa ’28, Ysabella Leonelli ’28, Josephine Tu ’28, Miranda Birnbaum ’25. :: 13
Alzheimer’s Disease Progression in Mice; poster session deriving from AEMES research, and research with Mary Harrington, Program in Neuroscience, and Zhen Nie, Program in Neuroscience
Sabrina Wilke ’25, Theodore Wilson ’25, Anmol Kaur ’26, Lydia Jordan ’26 :: 14
The Influence of Activity in the Pre-supplementary Motor Area on Resilience in the Face of Stressors, Using the Inhibitory Contrast of the Stop-Signal Task; poster session deriving from classwork with Catherine Mikkelsen, Program in Neuroscience
Shivani Sawant ’25, Allie Shao ’27, Lucy Young ’26, Ruth Gomez ’26 :: 15
Medial Orbitofrontal Cortex Activity, N-back Task Scores, and Resilience: A Preregistered Analysis in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Consortium; poster session deriving from research with Catherine Mikkelsen, Program in Neuroscience
Shivani Sawant ’25, Allie Shao ’27, Lucy Young ’26, Ruth Gomez ’26 :: 16
The Role of Medial Orbitofrontal Cortex Activity in Resilience: A Preregistered Analysis in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Consortium; poster session deriving from classwork with Catherine Mikkelsen, Program in Neuroscience
Miranda Birnbaum ’25 :: 18
The Impact of 6 Hour Jet Lag on Locomotor Activity, Core Body Temperature, and Liver Rhythm in One-year-old C57 Transgenic Mice; poster session deriving from research with Mary Harrington, Program in Neuroscience, and Zhen Nie, Program in Neuroscience
Kaixin Huang ‘26 :: 20
Effects of Maternal Circadian Desynchronization on Brain Gene Expression; poster session deriving from special studies with Ilia Karatsoreos, Department of Psychological and Brain Science, and Jiexin Wang, Saïd Akli, Department of Psychological and Brain Science, University of Massachusetts
Grace Lwin ’25 , Persephone Sinnis-Bourozikas ’25, Jessie Zhou ’26 :: 23
Examining the Influence of Expert Testimony and Speed in Court Video Evidence; poster session deriving from classwork with Yael Granot, Department of Psychology
Cadence Dorrian ’26, Jessie Zhou ’26, Amber Zhang ’27 :: 24
Biases in Interpretation of Visual Evidence: How the Presence of a Blind Juror Influences Language in Legal Settings; poster session deriving from research with Yael Granot, Department of Psychology
Lucia Qin ’26, Mehreen Mirza ’25 :: 28
The Sexual Orientation and Gender Intersection-Related Healthcare Disparities from a Social Context Perspective; poster session deriving from research with Shiya Cao, Program in Statistical & Data Sciences
Campus Center Flex Lounge – Biological Sciences, Chemistry
Buddy Luong ‘27, Liyana Asaria-Issa ‘27, Jackie Wiechmann ‘27, Lily Claire Mitchell ‘28 :: 32
Computational Developmental Biology: Using Virtual Reality to Analyze Zebrafish Embryonic Brain Development; poster session deriving from research with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences
Sophie Collet ’25 :: 33
The Plant Sex Poster Series; poster session deriving from classwork with Lisa Mangiamele, Department of Biological Sciences
Hadley Johnston ’26 :: 34
Development of Nanocarriers with Nanoparticle Interiors and DNA Origami Exteriors for the Targeted Delivery of Chemotherapeutics; poster session deriving from special studies and research with Nathan Derr, Department of Biological Sciences and the Program of Biochemistry
Astrid Johnson ’26, Isabel Angus ’25, Charlotte Chai ’25J :: 35
Base-pair Opening Kinetics and Structural Stability of Mutagenic DNA Lesions; poster session deriving from special studies, research, and honors thesis with Cristina Suarez, Department of Chemistry, and Elizabeth Jamieson, Department of Chemistry
Kendra Flanigan ’25, Roz Borah ’25, Rōnin Akurosawa ’26, Tensang Sangmo ’28 :: 36
Design and Fabrication of Customizable Chemically-responsive Polymer Networks by Post-polymerization Modification; poster session deriving from special studies, research, and honors thesis with Maren Buck, Department of Chemistry
Campus Center 203 – Biological Sciences
Alita Kuiee ’25 :: 37
The Songbirds Tango: A Response to The Misconceptions on Conception Fueling Feminist Art; poster session deriving from classwork with Lisa Mangiamele, Department of Biological Sciences
Ellie Walker ’26 :: 38
Differential Gene Expression of Nonpathogenic Probiotic E. coli strain EcN 1917 in Relation to Biofilm Formation Ability; poster session deriving from classwork, special studies, and research with Christine White-Ziegler, Department of Biological Sciences
Hayley Neighmond MS ’25, S. Whitin ’27 :: 39
Comparing the Metagenome of Black and White Rhinos (Diceros bicornis and Ceratotherium simum); poster session deriving from research, Master of Science thesis research with Steven Williams, Department of Biological Sciences, Mary Doherty, Department of Biological Sciences, Tanya Lama, Department of Biological Sciences, Blair Bently, Department of Biological Sciences, and Riccardo Racicot, Biological Sciences
Li Le Kaplow ’27, Emie Sholly ’27 :: 40
Building the Forebrain and Investigating the Role of Cranial Neural Crest Cells Through Genetic Ablation; poster session deriving from special studies, and research with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences, and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience
Kayleigh Castillo ’27, Allison Bleicher ’27 :: 41
Squid Signals: Exploring Convergently Evolved Mechanisms for Building the Large Brains of Cephalopods; poster session deriving from research with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences, and Naren Pathak, Program in Neuroscience
Cynthia Arguijo ‘27J, Susie Hodson ‘27 :: 42
eDNA Sequencing and Identification of Moths Collected Through Non-Lethal Light Traps; poster session deriving from AEMES Research, and STRIDE with Mariana Abarca, Department of Biological Sciences, and Riccardo Racicot, Center for Molecular Biology
Beatrice Wendling ’25, Callahan Day ’26, Hannah Wolman ’27, Louisa Miller-Out ’26 :: 43
Mechanistic Insights into Neurolenin as a Novel Treatment for Helminth Parasite Infection; poster session deriving from special studies, research, and honors thesis with Steven Williams, Department of Biological Sciences, Susan Haynes, Department of Biological Sciences, Mary Doherty, Department of Biological Sciences, Riccardo Racicot, Center for Molecular Biology, and Robert Samples, Center for Mass Spectrometry
Mariel Dunn, ’25 :: 45
Effects of Variant Springs on Plant-herbivore Interactions: Checkerspot Butterfly and White Turtlehead; poster session deriving from Master of Science thesis research with Mariana Abarca, Department of Biological Sciences
Leah Corckran ’25 :: 46
Multimodal Signaling in Staurois parvus in Response to Environmental Noise Levels; poster session deriving from special studies with Lisa Mangiamele, Department of Biological Sciences
Abby Dickson ’27, Kate Floer ’26 :: 47
Advancing the Detection of Onchocerca volvulus in S. damnosum Vectors; poster session deriving from research with Steven Williams, Department of Biological Sciences, and Mary Doherty, Department of Biological Sciences
Maggie Sullivan ’26 :: 48
Biofilms and Differential Gene Expression in Uropathogenic E. coli; poster session deriving from special studies with Christine White-Ziegler, Department of Biological Sciences
Susie Hodson ‘27, Cynthia Arguijo ’27 :: 49
Assessing Survivability of Overwintering Euphydryas Phaeton Caterpillars in a Humidity Gradient; poster session deriving from AEMES Research and STRIDE with Mariana Abarca, Department of Biological Sciences
Rose McCollough ’26, Eleanor Szostalo ’25 :: 50
Exploring the Possibility of Linkage between DNase Production and Antagonism; poster session deriving from classwork, special studies, and research with Jan Vriezen, Department of Biological Sciences
Emma Butterick ’26 :: 52
Gene Expression of Enteropathogenic E. coli Related to Temperature Change; poster session deriving from special studies with Christine White-Ziegler, Department of Biological Sciences
Rose Spielman ’28, Sabrina Wilke ’25, Lillian Mearsheimer ’25, Sophia Liu ’27, Nicole Shi ’27, Maya Hruskar ’27, Emma Cohler ’27 :: 53
Building a Brain: Discovering the Roles of Meteorin and Meteorin-like in Central Nervous System Development and Regeneration in Zebrafish; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences, and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience
Varshini Anand ’25, Hannah Ross ’25 :: 55
CRISPR-Mediated Gene Knockout of Core Clock Genes in Aedes albopictus; poster session deriving from special studies with Steven Williams, Department of Biological Sciences
Hannah Wolman ’27 :: 56
Leveraging Nasal Swabs as an Alternative Diagnostic for Endemic Parasitic Infection; poster session deriving from special studies, and research with Steven Williams, Department of Biological Sciences, Michelle Puch, Department of Biological Sciences, Mary Doherty, Department of Biological Sciences, and Susan Haynes, Department of Biological Sciences
Campus Center Art wall – Biochemistry, Biological Sciences
Christine Cui ’25 :: 58
Spatial Distribution of Mast Cells in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia; poster session deriving from special studies, and research with Cristina Suarez, Program of Biochemistry, and Elizabeth Jamieson, Program of Biochemistry
Anna Ferronato Pimentel ’25 :: 59
Exploring Creatine Kinase Proteoforms in C2C12 Myogenesis; poster session deriving from AEMES research, research, and honors thesis with Stylianos Scordilis, Department of Biological Sciences
Wanying Fan ’25, Hailey Li ’28 :: 60
CRISPR-Cas9 Cactus Immunity Gene Knockout in Aedes albopictus Mosquito Cells; poster session deriving from special studies, research, and honors thesis with Steven Williams, Department of Biological Sciences, Mary Doherty, Department of Biological Sciences, and Susan Haynes, Department of Biological Sciences
Isa Pereira-Tosado ’25 :: 61
Exploring the Diversity of Novel Paenibacilli Antagonists to Control Paenibacillus Larvae; poster session deriving from research with Chris Vriezen, Department of Biological Sciences
Riko Mukoyama ’26, Clare Harned ’27, Samara Ashooh ’28, Evelyn Adkins ’28, Jacqueline Brannan ’28 :: 62
Kinetic Characterization of DesB, Enzyme Involved in Making the Iron-Chelating Drug, Desferrioxamine B and Other Homologs; poster session deriving from research with Lesley-Ann Giddings, Department of Chemistry, and Robert Samples, Center for Mass Spectrometry
Nikola Jensen ’25 :: 63
Seeping Beauty: Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of a Chemosynthetic Ecosystem at Southern Hydrate Ridge, Oregon Continental Margin; poster session deriving from special studies with Paulette Peckol, Department of Biological Sciences
Ruize Qin ’25 :: 64
Impact of Estradiol on UPEC and Probiotic E. coli Biofilm Formation; poster session deriving from special studies, and research with Christine White-Ziegler, Department of Biological Sciences
Campus Center 204 – Engineering, Chemistry, Biological Sciences
Kristine Le ’25 :: 65
Engineering Azide Linkers into Fn3 Protein-Drug Conjugates for Targeted Cancer Therapy; poster session deriving from special studies, STRIDE, research, and honors thesis with Sarah Moore, Picker Engineering Program
Jiawei Yu ’27, Sarah Hymowitz ’27, Pauline Mallari ’27, Ashley Cheng ’27 :: 66
Engineering Fn3 Proteins for Applications in Targeted Therapy and Drug Delivery for Cancer; poster session deriving from AEMES Research, special studies, and STRIDE with Sarah Moore, Picker Engineering Program
Aria Khalique ‘25 :: 67
Structural Analysis of an Intercontinentally Distributed Cryptic Biosynthetic Gene Cluster Product; poster session deriving from special studies with Lesley-Ann Giddings, Department of Chemistry, and Robert Samples, Center for Mass Spectrometry
Karenna Collins-Thompson ’26J :: 68
Developing Cleavable Small Molecule-Linker Systems Conjugated to pPFPA for Applications in Targeted Drug-Delivery; poster session deriving from special studies, research, honors thesis with Maren Buck, Department of Chemistry, and Sarah Moore, Picker Engineering Program
Nicole Asselin AC, Breeze Hong ‘28 :: 69
Knockdown of the NIX Sex Determination Gene in Aedes albopictus using CRISPR/CAS9 Mediated Gene Editing Via a Double Cut Donor; poster session deriving from research with Steven Williams, Department of Biological Sciences, Mary Doherty, Department of Biological Sciences, and Susan Haynes, Department of Biological Sciences
Christine Cui ’25 :: 71
Spatial Distribution of Mast Cells in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia; poster session deriving from special studies with Cristina Suarez, Program of Biochemistry, and Elizabeth Jamieson, Program of Biochemistry
Sagufta Anchal ’27, Lucy Glueck ’25 :: 72
Statins Damage Muscle Stem Cells: A Proteomic Analysis; poster session deriving from classwork with Stylianos P. Scordilis, Program of Biochemistry, and Moira Flanagan, Program of Biochemistry
Julia Wallace ‘26, Sophia Eastman ‘26 :: 73
Little Bats, Long Lives: Comparative Proteomics of Mouse and Bat Fibroblasts; poster session deriving from classwork with Stylianos Scordilis, Program of Biochemistry, and Moira Flanagan, Program of Biochemistry
Campus Center 205 – Study of Women and Gender, Jandon Center, Geosciences
Abigail Morgan Fizer ’25, Emma Robertson ’25, Natasha Woon ’25 :: 74
Combating Loneliness Through Art: Envisioning a Narrative-Based Installation to Build Community at Smith; poster session deriving from classwork, and a concentration project with Ana Del Conde, Program of the Study of Women and Gender, and the Jandon Center for Community Engagement
Vic Chan ’26J, Vincenzia Fasulo ’25, Raquel Garcia ’25 :: 75
Cultivating Connections: Mental Health Resources across Smith College; poster session deriving from classwork and a concentration project with Ana Del Conde, Program of the Study of Women and Gender, Jandon Center for Community Engagement, Community Engagement and Social Change Concentration
Maya Martinez ‘26, Millie Howard ‘25, Ixchel Quinn Cruz ‘26 :: 76
Learning from Divestment Campaigns at Smith College for Effective Movement-Making; poster session deriving from classwork with Ana Del Conde, Program of the Study of Women and Gender, Jandon Center for Community Engagement, Community Engagement and Social Change Concentration
Veta Duncan ’25, JC Landi ’25, Mehreen Mirza ’25 :: 77
International and Undocumented Student Support; poster session deriving from a concentration project with Ana Del Conde, Program of the Study of Women and Gender, Jandon Center for Community Engagement, Community Engagement and Social Change Concentration
Lauren Rhude ‘28 :: 79
Spherical Microfossils from the Ogilvie Mountains; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences
Emily Tvaroha ’27 :: 80
Cambrian-Ordovician Reefs: Skeletal Diversity and Abundance; poster session deriving from classwork, and research with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences
Mo Hassan ’27 :: 83
Analysis of Soft-Bodied and Vermiform Fossils of Death Valley, Nevada; poster session deriving from classwork and research with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences
Mo Hassan ’27 :: 84
Mill River Geomicrobiology; poster session deriving from special studies and research with Luce Ward, Department of Geosciences, and Center for Molecular Biology
Bethany Stephens ’25 :: 85
Tracking Abundance and Diversity of Fossil Organisms in Utah through the GOBE; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences
Raina Plevyak ’25 :: 86
Animal Diversity and Abundance in Shallow Marine Settings During the Mississippian; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences
Campus Center Garden Level – Astronomy, Computer Science, Biological Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering, Human Rights Initiative, Sociology
Alizeh Khan ’27 :: 140
Searching for Brown Dwarfs – Direct Imaging; poster session deriving from research with Kimberly Ward-Duong, Department of Astronomy
Alex Kiernan ‘25, Eliana Lotenberg ‘26 :: 141
Capitalism, Meritocracy, and Gender Inequality in Division 1 Collegiate Athletics; poster session deriving from special studies and research with Erica Tibbetts, Program of Exercise and Sports Studies, and Kelsey Hunter, Department of Exercise and Sports Studies
Maura Putzer ’27 :: 142
Uncovering Epigraphic Greek Squeezes: Encoding Digitized Ancient Greek Inscriptions for Recognition and Annotation; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Nicholas Howe, Department of Computer Science
Mary-Alice Wieland AC ’28, Malika Kopbayeva ’28, Zoe Fingleton ’27 :: 143
Reproducibility in High Performance Computing; poster session deriving from research with Michael Robson, Department of Computer Science
Lydia Stein ’25, Maria Tejada ’26 :: 144
Mill River Community Flood Study; poster session deriving from a concentration project, and special studies with Gaby Immerman, Department of Biological Sciences, and Paul Wetzel, Environmental Concentration
Al Torrens-Martin ’25 :: 145
Farming under Climate Change – An Oral History Collections Project; poster session deriving from special studies with Efadul Huq, Program of Environmental Science and Policy, Piyush Labhsetwar, Grow Food Northampton, and Jess Gersony, Department of Biological Sciences
Chiashi Yang ’28, Ellie Meyerson ’28 :: 146
This is How We Change the World: Analysis of Jandon’s Community Engagement Initiatives; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Hannah Gates, Jandon Center for Community Engagement
Beatrice Tauer ’27 :: 147
Mathematical Models for Web Making; poster session deriving from SURF with Julianna Tymoczko, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Negin Mansoori ’26 :: 149
Designing a Sustainable and Equitable Power Grid; poster session deriving from classwork with Judy Cardell, Picker Engineering Program
Negin Mansoori ’26, Victoria Scott ’27 :: 151
Investigating Ear Characteristic Impedance through Wideband Acoustic Immittance Measurements; poster session deriving from special studies, STRIDE, and research with Susan Voss, Picker Engineering Program, and Eric Jensen, Center for Design and Fabrication
Isabella Grijalva ’27, Virgina Cornett ’27, Linh Tran ’27, Rinal Dahhan ’27, Kyla Butler ’25, Xinyang Sun ’25 :: 152
Meridians: Feminism, Race, Transnationalism; poster session deriving from STRIDE, research, and Quigley Fellowship with Ginetta Candelario, Department of Sociology, Program of Latin American Studies, and Ally Einbinder, Meridians
Olivia Manchand ’28 :: 153
The Impacts of the War in Gaza on Women’s Reproductive Justice Through the Lens of Human Rights; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Carrie Cuthbert, Human Rights Initiative