2026 Campus Center Poster Session – 1:00-2:15 p.m.

Chapin Lawn (Rain location: Campus Center Under the Stairs) – Landscape Studies

Aris Benitez-Linarez ’29, Emma Nadeau ’26, Emily Xu ’28, Thy Vo ’28, Cola Shi ’28, Joan Kobayashi ’26, Lucia del Rio ’29J :: 1

ParKit: Peddling Parks to People; poster session deriving from STRIDE and research lab with Reid Bertone-Johnson, Program in Landscape Studies

Campus Center 102 – Psychology, Statistical and Data Sciences

Cadence Dorrian ’26, Marlee Foster ’28, Maayan Rosenberg ’27, Itzel Aleman Flores ’27 :: 2

Political Polarization and Close Relationships; poster session deriving from research lab with Randi Garcia, Department of Psychology

Cynthia Arguijo ’27J, Tomoko Hida ’26, Tristan Bullock MS’26 :: 3

Investigating the Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on Air Pollution Levels in Massachusetts Cities Using Time Series Analysis; poster deriving from classwork with Rebecca Kurtz-Garcia, Department of Mathematical Sciences

Ava LeBlanc ’26 :: 4

Understanding Misinterpretations of Trauma Symptoms as Oppositional Behavior in Clinical Assessment: Evidence from the Massachusetts CANS Assessment; poster session deriving from special studies and research lab with Nnamdi Pole, Department of Psychology

Pearl Peng ’28 :: 5

An electrophysiological investigation into the objective and subjective aspects of episodic memory; poster session deriving from research lab with Preston Thakral, Department of Psychology

Kamilla Alasgarova ’29, Sivan Sarig ’29 :: 6

Some of the Suvis, all of the Bohos? How Children Figure out Quantifiers; poster session deriving from AEMES Research and STRIDE with Jill de Villiers, Department of Psychology 

Amy Berger ’28, Evelyn Dinh ’28, Zaynab Khan ’28, Sophia Mu ’26, Abi Nguyen (MHC) ’26 :: 7

Coding Parental Support and Child Engagement in Parent-Child Problem Solving: A preliminary state space grid analysis; poster session deriving from research lab with Brianna McMillan, Department of Psychology 

Adah Thomas ’27 :: 8

Parenting Stress and Infant Socioemotional Skills: The Role of Relationship and Household Chaos; poster session deriving from AEMES Research, special studies, and research lab with Brianna McMillan, Department of Psychology

Lily Cerami ’27, Juni Anderson ‘26, Vanessa Marin Toscano ‘28, Leni Hicks-Dutt ‘27, Lucy Cooper ‘28 :: 9

Beyond the Beep: Comparing Parent-Child Joint Engagement across Toy Types and Neurotypes; poster session deriving from special studies and research lab with Brianna McMillan, Department of Psychology 

Campus Center 103-104 – Jandon Center for Community Engagement, Data Sciences, Exercise and Sport Studies

Ella Peerenboom ’26, Alice Harper ’27 :: 12

Community Engagement Capstone: Compass 2035; poster session deriving from classwork and concentration project with Denys Candy, Jandon Center for Community Engagement 

Kimberly By Goytia ’26, Husna Ahmadi ’27, Ava LeBlanc ’26 :: 13

CCX 320: Recommendations for Compass 2035 Community Engagement Initiatives through Student Inquiry; poster session deriving from classwork and concentration project with Denys Candy, Jandon Center for Community Engagement

Alice Van Evera ’26, Una Gogstetter ’26 :: 14

CCX Capstone: Community Partner Perspectives on Compass 2035; poster session deriving from classwork and concentration project with Denys Candy, Jandon Center for Community Engagement 

Sierra Silversmith ’27, Dina Sehnawi ’26 :: 15

Alumnae Investment in Community Engagement at Smith College; poster session deriving from classwork and concentration project with Denys Candy, Jandon Center for Community Engagement 

Kathleen Bacigalupi ’26, Josephine Neumann ’26, Satya Sawh ’27 :: 16

Navigating Compass 2035: Implementation Strategies for Student and Community Agency; poster session deriving from classwork and concentration project with Denys Candy, Jandon Center for Community Engagement 

Berenize Cornelio-Gutierrez ’28, Hadley Johnston ’26, Dina Sehnawi ’26 :: 17

STEAM Team, Jandon Center for Community Engagement: STEM and Art Educational Outreach in the Pioneer Valley Community; poster session deriving from work with Asli Ali, Jandon Center for Community Engagement

Eliana Lotenberg ‘26 :: 20

Racialized Media Coverage of WNBA Players during the 2025 Season; poster session deriving from special studies with Erica Tibbetts, Department of Exercise and Sport Studies, and Ben Baumer, Department of Statistical and Data Sciences

Rowan Howe ‘26, Paola Goldsand-Lamboy ‘27, Katherine Benko ‘28, Lucia Infantine ‘29 :: 21

Mapping Neural Efficiency in Dominant vs. Non-Dominant Hand Use During Dart Throwing; poster session deriving from classwork with Ingo Helmich, Department of Exercise and Sport Studies 

Aiden Fisher ’28, Delaney McDonough ’26, Ava Linas ’26 :: 22

Investigating the Effects of Concussion on Functional Brain Activation; poster session deriving from classwork with Ingo Helmich, Department of Exercise and Sport Studies 

Claudia Poehlmann ’26 :: 23

Influence of Stroke Rate and Static vs. Dynamic Rowing on Joint Kinematics Among Female Collegiate Sweep Rowers; poster session deriving from special studies with Stephanie Jones, Department of Exercise and Sport Studies

Taz Tamai ’27, Claudia Poehlmann ’26, Lucie Gunderson ’27, Caroline Brennick ’29 :: 24

Kinematic Analysis of Movements Attributing to Low Back Pain among Female Collegiate Rowers; poster session deriving from special studies and STRIDE with Stephanie Jones, Department of Exercise and Sport Studies

Augustina Alapa ’26, Eleanor Gaugh ‘28J, Kate Patrabansh ‘29, Jackie Nunez ‘29, Yen Cabrera ‘27 :: 25

Understanding the Lived Experience of Discrimination: Mixed-methods Analysis of the Everyday Discrimination Scale; poster session deriving from special studies with Sarah Witkowski, Department of Exercise and Sport Studies 

Annika Houge ’26 :: 26

Investigating the Effect of Habitual Physical Activity on Nighttime Vasomotor Symptoms and Sleep Disruptions during the Menopausal Transition; poster session deriving from special studies and research lab with Sarah Witkowski, Department of Exercise and Sport Studies 

Yendry Cabrera ’27, Kate Patrabansh ’29, Jackie Nunez ’29 :: 27

Relationships between sleep and stress in emerging adult women; poster session deriving from AEMES Research, STRIDE, and research lab with Sarah Witkowski, Department of Exercise and Sport Studies

Ona Pranevicius ’27, Vanessa Osei-Owusu ’28 :: 28

Endothelial Function and Fitness in Midlife Women; poster session deriving from research lab with Sarah Witkowski, Department of Exercise and Sport Studies, and Lorna Murphy, Department of Exercise and Sport Studies

Campus Center Mezzanine Lounge – Physics, Astronomy

Lucy Guo ’26, Zoey Xu ’29, Pascale Carlson ’28 :: 29

A Real-Time Assay for Restriction Endonuclease-Mediated DNA Cleavage; poster session deriving from research lab and honors thesis with Candice Etson, Department of Physics 

Bella Bandura ’27, Nat Christman ’27, Miranda Felsmann ’29, Amie Gronert ’28, Emily Hodges ’28, Carolyn Jalowayski ’26, Emily Jones ’26, Miguel Molina ’29, Susan Niu ’27, Alana Robinson ’29, Emma Schultz ’28, Alaina Schweitzer ’28, Amy Shi ’29, Emma Stoudemire ’27:: 30

Exploring Eclectic Exoplanets; poster session deriving from AEMES Research, special studies, STRIDE, and research lab with James Lowenthal, Department of Astronomy

Susan Niu ’27 :: 31

Radial Velocities from Start to Finish to Fit Orbit of Tiny Stars; poster session deriving from special studies with Eliot Vrijmoet, Department of Astronomy


Campus Center Flex Lounge – Chemistry

Michelle Wu ’27, Nimco Xuseen ’27, Elizabeth Nahstoll ’28 :: 32

Synthesis of α-(o-Styrenyl)-Ketones En Route to Multisubstituted Naphthalenes; poster session deriving from research lab with Alexandra Strom, Department of Chemistry

Elise Farstad ’26, Ruthie Harkins ’28, Dana Lee ’28 :: 33

Investigation of the Iron-Catalyzed Cyclization of Heteroatom-Substituted Naphthalenes; poster session deriving from special studies, STRIDE, and SURF with Alexandra Strom, Department of Chemistry

Angela Zhang ’26, Yiling Zong ’27, Khadija Ailane ’28 :: 34

Development of New Iron-Catalyzed Reactions for Carbon–Nitrogen Bond Formation; poster session deriving from AEMES Research and special studies with Alexandra Strom, Department of Chemistry 

Rachel Jiang ’27, Tho Nguyen ’28, Katie Lai ’28, Molly Krulewitch ’27, Kadiatou Diallo ’26,  Jamie Mathews ’28 :: 35

Towards an Enzyme Mimic through DNA-Palladium Conjugation; poster session deriving from AEMES Research, special studies, and research lab with David Gorin, Department of Chemistry

Hala Maloul ’26, Nitya Sharma ’26, Catherine Collins ’27, Sophia Kwak ’28, Kat Kuittinen ’28 :: 36

Chan-Evans-Lam Oxidative O-Cyclopropylation; poster session deriving from special studies, STRIDE, research lab, honors thesis, and SURF with David Gorin, Department of Chemistry, and Joshua Gukowsky, Department of Chemistry

Campus Center 203 – Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Neuroscience

Hadley Johnston ’26 :: 37

Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Target-Selective Nanocarriers with Nanoparticle Cores and DNA Origami Exoskeletons for Cancer Therapy; poster session deriving from honors thesis with Nathan Derr, Department of Biological Sciences, Program in Biochemistry

Ava Jensen ’26 :: 38

Characterizing Dynein Ensemble Motility by Attachment Geometry; poster session deriving from research lab and honors thesis with Nathan Derr, Department of Biological Sciences, Program in Biochemistry

Astrid Johnson ’26, Daniella Quihuis-Granillo ’26, Pranu Niraula ‘28,  Yab Assaye ‘29, Neva Kirk-Jadric ‘29 :: 39

Effect of a Cisplatin 1,2-d(GG) Intrastrand Cross-Link lesion on a DNA Dodecamer; poster session deriving from AEMES research, STRIDE, and research lab with Cristina Suarez, Program in Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, and Elizabeth Jamieson, Program in Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry

Eliza Connors ’28, Lauren Hydrick ’28 :: 40

Cross Over: Exploring the Evolution of Intelligent Brain Wiring; poster session deriving from special studies and research lab with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences, and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience

Emma Cohler ’27, Maile Matubrew ’29, Maya Hruskar ’27, Lilly Mearsheimer ’25 :: 41

Immune to Damage: Uncovering the Role of Meteorin and Meteorin-Like in Immune System Mediated Spinal Cord Regeneration in Zebrafish; poster session deriving from special studies, STRIDE, research lab, and work study with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences, and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience

Aislinn Lavery ’26 :: 42

Investigating Bioelectric Regulation of Cranial Neural Crest Cells Following cacna1c Mutation in a Zebrafish Model of Timothy Syndrome; poster session deriving from research lab and McKinley Fellowship with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences, and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience

Vivian Manning-Cartwright ‘28 :: 43

Chasing Cells: Characterizing the role of Cranial Neural Crest Cells in patterning Zebrafish Forebrain Morphogenesis; poster session deriving from STRIDE and research lab with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences, and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience

Ruby Hong ’28, Esther He ’29, Hanyu Li ’29 :: 44

Barresi Lab – Computational Biology Team; poster session deriving from research lab with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences

Lucille Young ’26 :: 45

Cranial Neural Crest Cells in Forebrain Morphogenesis: Insights from Pharmacogenetic Ablation; poster session deriving from research lab with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences, and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience

Delia Parco ’27 :: 46

Investigating the Role of Bioelectric Signaling throughout Spinal Cord Regeneration in Danio Rerio; poster session deriving from special studies and research lab with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences, and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience

Annika Ziegler ’29, Rahel Ghebrehiwet ’28, Joseina Breton ’27, Nova Alharthi ’28 :: 47

Effects of Barium Chloride Treatment on Oligodendrocytes, Radial Glia, and Neural Crest Cells in Zebrafish 24 and 48 Hours Post Fertilization; poster session deriving from AEMES Research, STRIDE, and research lab with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences, and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience

Mekhala Mantravadi ’26 :: 48

Investigating the Neurodevelopmental and Bioelectric Patterns of a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Model in Zebrafish; poster session deriving from research lab, honors thesis with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences, and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience

Aitana Zamora Varela (MHC) ’27, Allie Shao ’27, Jaime Liu ’27 :: 49

Effect of Sleep Fragmentation and Sex on Anxiety Behavior in Mice; poster session deriving from classwork with Mikaela Laine, Program in Neuroscience

Theodore Wilson ‘26 :: 50

The Behavioral Effects of Early Life Adversity on Rats Treated with Puberty Blockers; poster session deriving from honors thesis with Mikaela Laine, Program in Neuroscience, and Jocelyn Breton, Program in Neuroscience

Dana Cifuentes ’28, Venecia Rodriguez Hernandez ’28, Lola Figueroa ’28 :: 52

Effects of BPA Under Environmental Conditions on Interneurons: a zebrafish model; poster session deriving from classwork with Lisa Mangiamele, Program in Neuroscience, and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience

Anne Stocco ’28, Alexa Konstantopoulos ’28, Maddie Holub ’28, Yuling Han ’29 :: 53

The Effect of BPA and BPS on the Hypothalamus Development in Zebrafish Embryos; poster session deriving from classwork with Lisa Mangiamele, Department of Biological Sciences, and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience

Hanyu Li ’28, Margaret Smith ’28, Weina Lu ’28 :: 55

Spatial Working Memory and Microglia Density in Young Adult Rats with Adolescent High Fat Diet Consumption; poster session deriving from classwork with Jocelyn Breton, Program in Neuroscience

Hannah Hafner ’26 :: 56

From Wiggle to Signal: Optimizing fNIRS Preprocessing for Young Children; poster session deriving from research lab with Maya Rosen, Program in Neuroscience, and Catherine Mikkelsen, Program in Neuroscience

Zaynab Khan ’28, Jeremiah Hickman-Maynard ’27, Jordan Hoffman ’27, Baneen Al Beadhany (MHC) ’28 :: 52A

Impact of BPA Exposure on Amacrine Cell Development in Embryonic Zebrafish; poster session deriving from classwork with Lisa Mangiamele, Department of Biological Sciences, and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience

Maria Flores ’28, Ava Linas ’26 :: 55A

Effect of Meteorin on Neuronal Function; poster session deriving from classwork with Mariela Núñez Santos, Program in Neuroscience


Campus Center Art Wall – Biological Sciences

Meghan Gram-Dinger ’26, Gigi Ochs ‘28 :: 58

Across All Domains of Life: The Phylogenomics of RNA Polymerase; poster session deriving from special studies, STRIDE, research lab, and honors thesis research with Laura Katz, Department of Biological Sciences

Oslo Crowley ’27 :: 59

Moth camera trap biodiversity estimates are robust to variation in landing surface size; poster session deriving from special studies and SURF with Mariana Abarca, Department of Biological Sciences

Sophia Zuccala ’26 :: 60

Prey Niche Differentiation in Sarracenia rubra in Direct Competition with Super-Predator Sarracenia leucophylla; poster session deriving from special studies and research lab with Jesse Bellemare, Department of Biological Sciences

Liz Cooke ‘29, Tayten DeGarmo ‘29 :: 61

Vintage Genes: The Bioethics and Work of A.F. Blakeslee; poster session deriving from special studies with Rob Dorit, Department of Biological Sciences

Max McEwen ’26 :: 62

Modern Ooids in Turks & Caicos; poster deriving from special studies with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences

Jackie Wiechmann ’27, Anna Boden ’26 :: 63

Exploring the Effects of Heat Shock on Gene Expression in Chelonia mydas; poster session deriving from classwork with Blair Bentley, Department of Biological Sciences

Morgan Almeida-Gonzalez ’27, Sydney Pichette ’27,  Pranu Niraula ’28 :: 64

A Behavioral Analysis of Prey Response, by Native and Non-Native Intertidal Snails in The Gulf Of Maine, to Predator Scent Among Two Non-Native Crab; poster session deriving from special studies, research lab, and SURF with L. David Smith, Department of Biological Sciences

Campus Center 204 – Chemistry, Classical Languages and Literature

Charlotte Klurfeld ’26, Minty Mintz ’26, Yan Ma ’28 :: 65

Probing Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation using Raman Spectroscopy; poster session deriving from special studies, research lab, and honors thesis with Andrew Berke, Department of Chemistry

Syd Doboe ’28, Sydney Crary ’28 :: 66

Using Raman Spectroscopy to Probe Surface Chemistry on Art Objects; poster session deriving from special studies and research lab with Andrew Berke, Department of Chemistry, and Rebecca Worsham, Department of Classical Languages and Literature

Grace Zhu ’28, Bella Leite ’28, Diane Okong’o ’27J, Shannon Corbett ’28 :: 67

Point of Attachment: Quantification of reactive sites of functionalized pPFPA with PAH; poster session deriving from special studies, research lab, and SURF with Kate Queeney, Department of Chemistry, and Maren Buck, Department of Chemistry

Radiah Khan ’28, Nicole Sanchez Flores ’26, Emily Whitney ’28 :: 68

Mapping Data Center; poster deriving from research lab with Nikko Stevens, Department of Statistical & Data Sciences, Heather Rosenfeld, Spatial Analysis Laboratory, and Kala’i Ellis, Center for the Environment, Ecological Design & Sustainability

Hannah MacPherson ’26, Amelia Charland ’26, Lilly Butler ’28, Winter Gonzales-Warnicke ’27, Kyra Hawk ’27, Sandra Li ’28 :: 71

Synthesizing Derivatives of Sesquiterpene Lactones Isolated from Neurolaena lobata; poster session deriving from research lab with Kevin Shea, Department of Chemistry

Corinn Richards ’26, Maddy Peeples ’28, Michelle Xu ’27, Kyra Hawk ’27 :: 72

Conversion of Tea Leaf Waste Into Cellulose and Cellulose Derivatives in Menstrual Hygiene Product; poster session deriving from special studies with Kevin Shea, Department of Chemistry

Reilly Riemer ’26, Rachel Michaud ’26, Safia Mohammed ’26, Zeynep Akdora ’27, Sarah Rabner ’27, Luisa Grutz-Bianchi ’27, Helena Provencio ’28, :: 73

Investigating the Role of a Cobalt-Complexed Alkyne in the Diels-Alder Reaction; poster session deriving from special studies, research lab, and honors thesis with Kevin Shea, Department of Chemistry


Campus Center 205 – Geosciences

Hannah Redman ’28, Eleanor Cramer ’28 :: 74

Animal Abundance throughout the Middle Ordovician: the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event in the Southwestern United States; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences

Quinnlan Steele ’27, Rheva Wolf ’28 :: 75

Lower Harkless Archaeocyath Reef Ecology and Ocean Chemistry in the Southwest United States; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences

Claire Rhody ’28, Dina Watson ’28 :: 76

Animal Abundance and Microbial Textures in the Middle Ordovician of Meiklejohn Mudmound; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences 

Asfia Jawed ’27, Lydia Blackwell Esslami ’28 :: 77

Upper Poleta Animal Abundance and Diversity Exploration; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences

Mo Hassan ’27 :: 78

Geochemical and Taphonomical Analysis of Cambrian Emigrant Formation Fossils; poster session deriving from special studies and research lab with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences 

Julia Olfe ’27 :: 79

Namibian Microfossils: Ancient Amoebas; poster session deriving from special studies with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences 

CatieJo Larkin ’26 :: 80

Ranched Glycerol Dialkyl Glycerol Tetraethers (Brgdgts) in a Meromictic Arctic Lake: Evaluating the reliability of this temperature proxy in Kongressvatnet, Svalbard; poster session deriving from special studies and research lab with Greg de Wet, Department of Geosciences

Jazmine Jordan ’28 :: 82

Vertical Displacement above the Cascadia Subduction Zone; poster session deriving from AEMES research with Jack Loveless, Department of Geosciences

Carly Saba ’26 :: 83

Mafic Rocks of New Hampshire; poster session deriving from special studies with Sarah Mazza, Department of Geosciences

Campus Center 003 Lounge – Jandon Center for Community Engagement

Elena Roby ’27, Taylor Agena ’26, Cleo Waxman-Lee ’27, Colleen Lynch ’27, Zoe Khan ’27, Ava LeBlanc ’26 :: 155

Status of Smith College’s Food Rescue Network; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Charlotte Ljustina, Jandon Center for Community Engagement

Campus Center Garden Level – Geosciences, Environmental Science and Policy, Engineering, Biological Sciences, Landscape Studies, Mathematical Sciences, Data Sciences, Computer Science, Design Thinking Initiative, Dance, Classical Languages and Literature, History

Ashley Zhang ’26 :: 84

X-Ray Micro-Computed Tomography (µCT) in Comparative Porosity and Permeability Analyses of Pleistocene Carbonate Rocks from San Salvador Island, The Bahamas; poster session deriving from honors thesis with Bosiljka Glumac, Department of Geosciences

Sarah Thieler ’26 :: 85

Novel Washover Fan Growth and Back-Barrier Ecosystem Response: A Multi-Century Record from Cape Cod, Massachusetts; poster session deriving from honors thesis with Bosiljka Glumac, Department of Geosciences, and H. Allen Curran, Department of Geosciences

Hanna Wheeler ’27 :: 86

Eolianite Versus Subtidal, Microbially Encrusted Coral Samples: Comparative Porosity and Permeability Analyses of Pleistocene Carbonate Rocks from San Salvador Island, The Bahamas; poster session deriving from research lab with Bosiljka Glumac, Department of Geosciences

Lainey Brown ’26 :: 140

Climate Contributions: Thinking Beyond Offsets for Climate Impact; poster session deriving from special studies with Alex Barron, Department of Environmental Science and Policy

Mirriam Nzunda ’27 :: 141

Enhanced Gas Solubility in Polymers; poster session deriving from research lab with Peng Bai, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Massachusetts 

Amelia Henry ’27, Karina Padilla ’26 :: 142

Biological and Physicochemical Characterization of Aging Plastics in Freshwater; poster session deriving from special studies with Niveen Ismail, Picker Engineering Program

Nicoleta Cortac ‘28, Esther Villanueva Alvarez ‘28 :: 143

Engineering Fn3 Proteins for Targeted Cancer Therapeutics; poster session deriving from AEMES research and research lab with Sarah Moore, Picker Engineering Program

Ellen Smith ’26, Ava Springsteel ’28 :: 144

Mill River Flood: 150th Anniversary Tree Memorial Project; poster session deriving from research lab with Gaby Immerman, Department of Biological Sciences, and Reid Bertone-Johnson, Program in Landscape Studies

Riley Solomon ’26, Grace Irizarry ’27, Maya Faulstich ’29, Laura Torraco AC ’26 :: 145

What Would the Smith Campus Look Like Without the Paradise Pond Dam?; poster session deriving from research lab with Reid Bertone-Johnson, Program in Landscape Studies, and Gaby Immerman, Department of Biological Sciences

Gemma Qu ’28, Nargiz Akhmetova ’28 :: 146

Centering Belonging, Identity and Self-Efficacy in Introductory Calculus; poster session deriving from special studies and SURF with Ileana Vasu, Department of Mathematical Sciences

Catherine Lu ’27, Emily Wang ’26, Katrina Wang ’26 :: 147

Did Generative AI Trigger a Structural Break? Time Series Analysis of the XLK ETF; poster session deriving from classwork with Rebecca Kurtz-Garcia, Department of Mathematical Sciences

Melody Song ’27, Yunxi Liu ’26 :: 148

Correlation Between Gold Prices and SP 500; poster session deriving from classwork with Rebecca Kurtz-Garcia, Department of Mathematical Sciences

Campbell Linker ’26 :: 149

A Complex Dynamical Systems Approach to Predicting Major Depressive Episode Following Antidepressant Reduction; poster session deriving from classwork with Rebecca Kurtz-Garcia, Department of Statistical & Data Sciences 

Zoe Khan ’27 :: 150

Quantitative Methods for Invasion Biology Assessments; poster session deriving from classwork and research lab with Kaitlyn Cook, Department of Statistical & Data Sciences, and Aly Putnam, Department of Biological Sciences

Dayana Caluna ’26, Lorena Bulnes Rodriguez ’26 :: 151

Formality in Spanish; poster session deriving from special studies with Randi Garcia, Department of Statistical & Data Sciences

Ayesha Saleem Sheikh ’28, Yuzhang Fu ’26 :: 152

Do Mice Speak Human? Ontology-Based Semantic Analysis of Biological Experiment Metadata; poster session deriving from research lab with Halie Rando, Department of Computer Science 

Moya Zouhon ’28, Hayley Ma ’28 :: 153

Mapping Mice To Humans: An Ontology-Driven Framework for Classifying Transcriptomics; poster session deriving from AEMES Research with Halie Rando, Department of Computer Science

Nicole Degelman ’27 :: 172

In Defense of the Corset; poster session deriving from concentration project, special studies with Chris Aiken, Department of Dance, and Emily Norton, Design Thinking Initiative

Beijia Shen ’27J, Alivia Liu ’28 :: 173

Transmission of Knowledge: Science and Religion in Transit Through Chinese Rare Books at Smith; poster session deriving from special studies and research lab with Joshua Birk, Department of History, Department of Classical Languages and Literature

Mary McGrath ’28, Madison Julio ’26, Sophie Allebest ’28 :: 174

A Family Genealogy: 1464-1736. The French Charpentiers to the Rongnions in New Jersey, USA; poster session deriving from research lab with Joshua Birk, Department of History

Skye Nugent ’28 :: 178

Making Change: Cataloguing The Emily Shields Ancient Coin Collection; poster session deriving from research lab with Rebecca Worsham, Department of Classical Languages and Literatures

Grace Coyne ’28 :: 179

Some Assembly Required: Piecing Together the History of the Van Buren Collection; poster session deriving from research lab with Rebecca Worsham, Department of Classical Languages and Literatures

Campus Center 003 Lounge– Education & Child Study, Russian; Eastern European, & Eurasian Studies; Sociology; Study of Women, Gender, & Sexuality; Meridians: feminism, race, transnationalism

Izzy Fivel ’26 :: 154

The Gift of Time: A study on bridge programs between preschool and kindergarten through administrators’ and teachers’ perspectives​; poster session deriving from special studies with Sam Intrator, Department of Education & Child Study, and Graeham Dodd, Department of Education & Child Study

Abby Wagner ‘26 :: 156

Remembering Semipalatinsk: Soviet Nuclear Colonialism and Youth Anti Nuclear Activism in Kazakhstan; poster session deriving from fellowship with Vera Shevzov, Department of Russian, Eastern European & Eurasian Studies

Rinal Dahhan ’26, Chiamaka Okorom ’27J, Mia Huang ’28 :: 157

Meridians: Feminism, Race, Transnationalism; poster session deriving from Quigley Fellowship with Ginetta Candelario, Department of Sociology, and Leanna Oen, Meridians Journal

Jo Neumann ’26, Via Sussman ’26, Ava Finegold ’26 :: 158

Queer Communists at Smith, A Mystery; poster session deriving from research lab with Lisa Armstrong, Program in the Study of Women, Gender & Sexuality

Campus Center 001 TV Lounge– Government, Design Thinking Initiative

Maeve Huit ’26 :: 159

The Global Gag Rule – Analyzing the Severe Implications on Global Reproductive Rights; poster session deriving from special studies with Greg White, Department of Government

Sara Stillitano ’26 :: 160

The Subjugation of Women and Girls as a Currency of Corruption; poster session deriving from classwork with Mlada Bukovansky, Department of Government

Princess Osei Bonsu ’27 :: 161

The Battle Against Payroll Fraud in Ghana’s Public Sector; poster session deriving from classwork with Mlada Bukovansky, Department of Government

Mariia Horodyska ’27 :: 163

Sino-Russian Military Cooperation: Rivals or Collaborators; poster session deriving from Picker Program Research Project with Brent Durbin, Department of Government

Vanmaklyka Peng ’26 :: 164

Victimhood Nationalism in Cambodian-Thai and Vietnamese Relations; poster session deriving from special studies with Cheng Xu, Department of Government

Sylvie Hoffmann ’28 :: 165

Beyond the Cocoon: The art of metamorphosis in early childhood education; poster session deriving from concentration project and special studies with Emily Norton, Design Thinking Initiative

Mwangi Cultural Center– Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program in Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences 

Astrid Chen ’26

Car Brain; poster session deriving from Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship with Nathan DuFord, Department of Government

Veda Hedgepeth ’26

Underground News & Visualizing Counterculture; poster session deriving from Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship with Kevin Rozario, Department of American Studies

Diana Martinez ’27 

Jaripeo’s Transnational Social Network in Escuchapa, Guerrero, Mexico; poster session deriving from Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship with Michelle Joffroy, Department of Spanish, and Jennifer Guglielmo, Department of History

Maya Smith ’27

Irreplaceable: Black Queer Night(life) and Space-Making in Crown Heights. Brooklyn, NY; poster session deriving from Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship with Sam Ng, Department of Africana Studies

Rahel Teka ’27

Answering the (inter)National Question: Eritrean Independence and Cold War Internationalism; poster session deriving from Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship with Jeffrey Ahlman, Department of History