{"id":11390,"date":"2018-07-25T11:42:23","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T15:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khc\/?page_id=11390"},"modified":"2026-06-16T15:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:01:08","slug":"keystone-presentations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khc\/academics-community\/keystone-presentations\/","title":{"rendered":"Keystone Symposium Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"

The goal of the Keystone Project<\/a> is to provide students with a sustained experience of intellectual discovery and an opportunity to share their work with a broader audience. <\/span><\/p>\n

Each spring, Kilachand Honors College students present their Keystone Projects at the annual Kilachand Honors College Keystone Symposium. Below are remarks and presentations from the Kilachand classes of 2018-2025, and recent Symposium Programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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2026 Keystone Symposium Program (click to view)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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2025 Keystone Symposium Program (click to view)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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College of Arts & Sciences: Humanities<\/h5>
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Evan Judge Armacost (Classical Studies ’18):<\/a> Food and Fictionalization in Juvenal’s Eleventh\u00a0Satire<\/em><\/p>\n

Alara Balcisoy (Linguistics & Philosophy ’25):<\/a> Var m\u0131, yok mu?: Existential Negation Across Aktionsart Classes in Turkish<\/p>\n

Janki Bhatt (English ’23):<\/a> Grief Lost and Found: Diversifying Sources on the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War<\/p>\n

Anna Botrell (Philosophy ’20):<\/a> Expressivism’s Rules of Entailment and Thick Ethical Terms<\/p>\n

Guiliana Carder (Linguistics ’21):<\/a> Exploring Constructed Languages<\/p>\n

Katherine Cardinale (Philosophy & Political Science ’24)<\/a>: Voting Patterns Among Boston University Students<\/p>\n

Claire Chiodini (Philosophy and Ancient Greek & Latin ’18):<\/a> To Create a Creation Myth<\/p>\n

Demian Choi (Religion ’25):<\/a> Sacred Trash: The Disposal, Re -Possession, and Afterlife of Sacred Objects<\/p>\n

Hanna Dworkin (Philosophy & Political Science \/ Economics ’24)<\/a>: The Philosophy of Grief<\/p>\n

Christy Eichlin (English ’18):<\/a> It Ain’t No Lie, Baby Bi Bi Bi: The Challenges of Bisexual Representation<\/p>\n

Danielle Everett (Philosophy & Neuroscience ’24)<\/a>: Defining a Barrier in Neuroscience: Spatial Navigation<\/p>\n

Carter Fahey (Classical Civilization ’23):<\/a> Per Oculi Antiquitatum: Reframing Modern Politics Through Ancient Art<\/p>\n

Jiangnan (Michael) Fang (Linguistics and Mathematics and Computer Science ’21):<\/a> E Sharp is not F: Writing music in the 19edo microtonal tuning system<\/p>\n

Madeleine Freeman (Philosophy ’18):<\/a> In Dialogue: An Adaption of Plato’s Laches<\/p>\n

Lara Gardiner (Philosophy & Neuroscience ’23):<\/a> What Fruit Flies Reveal to Us About the Relationship Between Serotonin and Circadian Rhythms<\/p>\n

Jamieson Greene (Philosophy and Political Science ’23)<\/a>: The Ethics of Synthetic Meat Production: A Utilitarian Analysis<\/p>\n

Sydney Jessup (Classical Civilization ’24)<\/a>: The \u201cRemarkably Important\u201d Extinction of Silphium: Antiquity, Botany, and Conservation<\/p>\n

Aidan Kaminer (English ’22):<\/a> To Hear What\u2019s Been Told: Responding to migrant fiction focused outside the anglosphere<\/p>\n

Elisabeth Kotsalidis (Classical Civilization and Ancient Greek & Latin ’20):<\/a> The Hero\u2019s Dilemma:\u00a0An Investigation of Homer\u2019s Iliad<\/em><\/p>\n

Roni Lakin (English and Spanish ’25):<\/a> \u201cLas dos mitades del mundo americano\u201d: Inventing American Futures in the Speculative Twentieth Century<\/p>\n

Hannah Martin (English and Political Science ’25):<\/a> Out of Sight, Out of Mind: A Neighborhood Perspective on Encampment Sweeps<\/p>\n

Kady Matsuzaki (English ’19):<\/a> The Language of the Law: Supreme Court Opinions, the Constitution, & US Common Law<\/p>\n

Briana Morgan (English ’22):<\/a> Digging into Feminism and Queer Theory with \u201cThe Scoop\u201d<\/p>\n

Rona Moriah (English ’22):<\/a> \u201cLike It Was a Game\u201d: An Artistic Exploration of Documentary Theatre About Syrian Refugees<\/p>\n

Aash Mukerji (Philosophy ’22):<\/a> The Phenomenology of Addiction<\/p>\n

Elisabeth Palczynski (Linguistics ’20):<\/a> Listen with Lis: Exploring How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Affecting our Relationship with Food, Mental Health, and Local Business<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Paliga (Architectural Studies and Archaeology ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Genius Loci & Preservation: Boston’s Architectural Preservation in Neighborhoods<\/p>\n

Catherine Peerson (English and Classical Civilization ’21):<\/a> Affective Possibilities in Narratives of Climate Disaster<\/p>\n

Maria Penas (Comparative Literature ’18):<\/a> Reading Between the Lines: How Students Learn through Literature<\/p>\n

Ruby Price (Linguistics & Computer Science ’23):<\/a> Quantifying Bias Across Digital Media Platforms<\/p>\n

Anna Rafferty (American Studies and English \/ GRS English ’23):<\/a> In the Belly of the Whale: Applications of Critical Race Theory and Decolonization Theory to Moby-Dick Performances<\/p>\n

Andrew Reilly (Italian & Linguistics \/ Pardee International Relations ’22):<\/a> Babel in the Neapolitan Metropolis: An Analysis of Linguistic Representation and Purpose in Ferrante\u2019s \u201cL\u2019amica geniale\u201d Series<\/p>\n

Nicole Rizzo (English ’18):<\/a> To Stop Treading Water: Monologues that Challenge the Undertow of Trauma<\/p>\n

Thyra Root (Japanese Language and Literature ’18):<\/a> From Harry Potter to Hari Potta<\/p>\n

Eric Rowan (English ’25):<\/a> Life as the Beast -Cyborg: Following the Postmodern and Posthuman Tracks in Djuna Barnes\u2019s Nightwood<\/p>\n

Natalie Swiacki (Linguistics ’21):<\/a> Does morphology compensate for variable phonology?: A case study of Spanish subject\u00a0pronoun use in the context of \/s\/ lenition<\/p>\n

Xander Wedall (English ’25):<\/a> \u201cDeath Within the Dead\u201d: A Folkloristic Analysis of Selected Grateful Dead Songs<\/p>\n

Emily Yoder (Comparative Literature ’24)<\/a>: Natural Loss: Henry David Thoreau\u2019s Poetic Reception of Virgilian Pastoral<\/p>\n

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College of Arts & Sciences: Social Sciences<\/h5>
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Anthony Aguirre (Political Science ’21):<\/a> Party in the Pandemic: The Effects of Partisan Biases on Evaluations of President Trump’s Response to COVID-19<\/p>\n

Faisal Ahmed (Economics \/ GRS Economics ’24)<\/a>: Understanding Sector Differences in International Trade<\/p>\n

Jessica Bajada-Silva (Environmental Analysis & Policy ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Climate Equity in Cities? Let’s Talk About That: Climate Networks’ Impact<\/p>\n

Sydney Ballard (Psychology ’24)<\/a>: Facilitated Communication as an Intervention for Non-Speaking Autism Spectrum Disorder<\/p>\n

Katie Barnes (Sociology ’22):<\/a> Positivity for Which Bodies: Exploring Body Positivity and Fat Acceptance on TikTok<\/p>\n

Claire-Solene Becka (American Studies ’21):<\/a> Ideas of Place on Cranberry Isles, Maine<\/p>\n

Josef Benzaoui (Economics ’18)<\/a>: Understanding the Economic Impact of Climate Change on the Economies of Small Island Developing States<\/p>\n

Jahnavi\u00a0Bhatia (Economics ’19):<\/a>\u00a0A Data-Driven Investigation into Circumvention of Disclosing Conflicts of Interest<\/p>\n

Alex Blumenfeld (Economics & Mathematics ’22):<\/a> Industry Concentration and Regional Business Cycles<\/p>\n

Kelsey Brown (Sociology ’22):<\/a> Boundary Work in Boston Party Subcultures<\/p>\n

Liam Burke (Economics ’18)<\/a>: Carbon Taxes and the US Economy<\/p>\n

Elliott Carlisle (Psychology ’24)<\/a>: An Investigation into the Importance of Familial Autoimmune Disease in Children with Neuropsychiatric Symptoms<\/p>\n

Marissa Carty (Psychology ’22):<\/a> Somewhere Among the Wildflowers: Poetry on the Psychology of Well-being<\/p>\n

Kadie Cathcart (Political Science ’23):<\/a> Pressure to Post?: How Political Science Majors Conceptualize Their Political Obligation on Social Media<\/p>\n

Henrique Chamon (Economics & Mathematics ’25):<\/a> Econometrics for Marijuana Policy Through Border Discontinuity<\/p>\n

Shivansh Chaturvedi (Economics ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Factors Influencing the Economic Performance of Public Transport in Kenya<\/p>\n

Jamie Clark (History ’20):<\/a> \u201cTo Move the World, On a Child\u2019s Heart\u201d: How Nineteenth-Century Depictions of Street Children Impacted New York City\u2019s Social Reform<\/p>\n

Bayley Connors (Political Science ’20):<\/a> Some Kids Are Worth Less: The Neoliberal Politics of Indirect Social Spending<\/p>\n

Alex DeRosa (Psychology ’24)<\/a>: Decoding Dialect: \u014csaka-ben and The Art of Translation<\/p>\n

Sevillana Del Ettinger (Psychology ’25):<\/a> Predicting Behavioral Problems Through Movement: Three Years of Activity Level Changes in Preschoolers<\/p>\n

Catherine Devlin (History ’22):<\/a> Fighting for Peace: The Rose<\/p>\n

Dragon Ding (Psychology ’21):<\/a> More than Just a Game: Understanding the Effects of Gaming on Mental Health<\/p>\n

Leah Dobres (Sociology ’23):<\/a> Fandom and Fashion: Ethnographic Analysis of College Football Fan Culture<\/p>\n

Reilly H. Donohue (Psychology ’25):<\/a> Effects of Toxicity on Win Rate in League of Legends and a Prosocial Behavioral System Redesign<\/p>\n

Daniel Erickson (Economics ’19):<\/a>\u00a0A New Model for Youth Empowerment in Education Policy<\/p>\n

Liam Fitzpatrick (Political Science and Independent Concentration ’25):<\/a> More Hands to High -Five, More Shoulders to Cry On: Recruiting New Volunteers for a Childhood Grief Camp<\/p>\n

Jared Flippen (Political Science and Urban Studies ’21):<\/a> Race and Neighborhood Effects on Housing Choice Voucher Discrimination<\/p>\n

Alex Floru (Economics ’22):<\/a> Analyzing legislation efficacy on mental health resource access<\/p>\n

Cora Funke (Political Science and Environmental Analysis & Policy<\/span> ’23):<\/a> Mapping Mutual Aid Resources in Boston<\/p>\n

Ava Gamble (Philosophy & Political Science ’25):<\/a> \u201cA Welfare Program for the Wealthy\u201d: The 1949 Federal Housing Act<\/p>\n

Sydney Gerbel (Economics and Political Science ’22):<\/a> \u201cNeed Money for Birkin\u201d: Ethical Investment and the Exclusive World of Luxury Fashion<\/p>\n

Gabby Glass (Psychology ’23):<\/a> Highlighting Indigenous Strength Among Assumptions of Disparity: The Success of COVID-19 Vaccination in Navajo Nation<\/p>\n

Juliahna Green (Economics ’18):<\/a> The Raising Esperanza Project<\/p>\n

Michael Grinshpun (Economics ’20):<\/a> Measuring and Addressing Affordability of Water and Sewer in the United States<\/p>\n

Frances Gould (Environmental Analysis & Policy ’20):<\/a> Saline Agriculture or: How I Learned to Stop Seeking Answers and Love the Questions<\/p>\n

Sydney Hartman (Philosophy & Political Science ’21):<\/a> Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts: An Exploration of 21st Century U.S. Women’s\u00a0Political Organizations<\/p>\n

Cameron Helman (Political Science \/ Pardee International Relations ’22):<\/a> Europe\u2019s Democratic Illness: The Effect of COVID-19 on Democratic Erosion in Poland and Hungary<\/p>\n

Wiley Hundertmark (Earth & Environmental Science ’20):<\/a> Analyzing Forest Edge Characteristics Using NEON\u2019s Airborne Observation Platform<\/p>\n

Alessandro Iaia Hern\u00e1ndez (Economics \/ Pardee International Relations ’25):<\/a> Tracing the Trigger: U.S. Gun Sales and Rising Homicide Rates in Mexico<\/p>\n

Tatiana Jose-Santos (Psychology ’23):<\/a> Todo en Buena Comida (All in Good Food): Taking the First Steps in Providing Culturally Sensitive Health and Wellness Content<\/p>\n

Pedro Juan Orduz (Economics, English ’25):<\/a> Assessing the Viability of Robusta Coffee Agriculture in Colombia<\/p>\n

Julia Kapusta (Psychology ’24)<\/a>: Beyond Borders: Navigating Migrant Criminalization in the US Immigration System<\/p>\n

Antranig Kechejian (Economics ’20):<\/a> An Analysis of Macroeconomic Factors that may be Associated with Spear Phishing Cyber-attacks from Russia<\/p>\n

Tori Keefauver (Psychology and Philosophy & Neuroscience ’24)<\/a>: Using prairie voles to model the effects of social deprivation on microglia<\/p>\n

Ilana Keusch (Political Science \/ GRS Political Science ’24)<\/a>: Symbiosis: Republican Presidents and the Federalist Society<\/p>\n

Maneesha Khalae (Economics \/ Pardee International Relations ’21):<\/a> The Case for Promoting Active Mobility in Times of Crisis<\/p>\n

Malvika Khandelwal (Psychology ’23):<\/a> The Role of Gender Identity on Individual\u2019s Definition of Science and Identification with Science<\/p>\n

David Kotton (Psychology ’25):<\/a> Strict and Successful: How Parents Effect College Admissions<\/p>\n

Tatiana Kovalsky (Psychology ’20):<\/a> Do Title IX and Sexual Misconduct Policies Vary across College Campuses?<\/p>\n

Nichole Kyprianou (Anthropology ’21):<\/a> The Relationship Between Gut Dysbiosis and Maladaptive Behavior Suggests Evolutionary Mismatch<\/p>\n

Caitlin Laber (Economics ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Analyzing Effectiveness of Renewable Portfolio Standards as Energy Policy in the US<\/p>\n

Julianne Leber (Psychology ’18):<\/a> Cognition and the Social Brain: Political Beliefs and Religion within the Autism Spectrum<\/p>\n

Piper LePree (Psychology ’23):<\/a> Understanding Imposter Syndrome: The Associations Between Imposter Phenomenon, Overgeneral Autobiographical Memory, Shame, and Depression<\/p>\n

Polina Lissin (Philosophy & Political Science ’21):<\/a> Relative Advantages and Compatibility of a Biometric Patient Identification Tool in\u00a0Zambia: a Qualitative Analysis<\/p>\n

Lincoln Alex MacVeagh (History and French Studies ’22):<\/a> Islam and Christian America: How 9\/11 and the George Bush Years Altered the Evangelical Perception of the American State and Islam<\/p>\n

Sara Mack (Environmental Analysis & Policy \/ COM Public Relations ’20):<\/a> Where Farms Once Stood: The Changing Landscape of the Indian Valley<\/p>\n

Sam Macriss (Political Science and Philosophy & Psychology ’22):<\/a> An Analysis of Pandemics on Carceral Spaces in the\u00a0United State<\/p>\n

Miku Makino (Economics \/ GRS Economics ’24)<\/a>: The Glass Wall: Quantifying Challenges in Balancing New Motherhood and Employment in Japan<\/p>\n

Indrani Malhotra (Environmental Analysis & Policy \/ Pardee International Relations ’25):<\/a> Is Climate Finance Worth the Investment? Assessing the Efficacy of Energy -Related Climate Finance<\/p>\n

Ligia Mardari (Economics ’24)<\/a>: The Power of Sound: Creating Meaning at the Intersection of Film, Psychology, and Music<\/p>\n

Ella Marks (Psychology ’25):<\/a> Whose Voices Count? A Discourse Analysis of Gender, Race, and Class Within Condom Distribution during the Boston University Takeover of the Chelsea Public Schools<\/p>\n

Emily Martyny (Sociology ’21):<\/a> Bridging the Gap: Proposal for Peer Support as a Mental Health Aid Among College\u00a0Students<\/p>\n

Julia Masterman (Earth & Environmental Sciences ’19):<\/a>\u00a0The Role of Avian Grazers in Altering Silica Availability for an Urban River<\/p>\n

Valeria\u00a0Menendez (Anthropology ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Serve Yourself\/Servez-Vous: Exploration of Identity Through the Narrative of Food<\/p>\n

Alexander Mojarrab (Economics ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Projecting Revenues for Network Based Companies<\/p>\n

Macella Molenari (Political Science ’20):<\/a> Snowed In: The Effects of Inclement Weather Closures on AP Exam Performance<\/p>\n

Jackson Moore-Otto (Economics ’22):<\/a> Why (and how) to study green industrial policy<\/p>\n

Laurel Murphy (Political Science and Economics ’24)<\/a>: Foot Voting in a Post-Dobbs World: How Young Americans are Fighting Beyond the Ballot Box to Maintain Reproductive Autonomy<\/p>\n

Macken Murphy (History and Biological Anthropology ’20):<\/a> A Boston Bestiary<\/p>\n

Bianca Nicolosi (Psychology ’18)<\/a>: Evaluating the Use of Self-Efficacy Messaging<\/p>\n

Aislinn O’Brien (Political Science \/ Pardee International Relations ’21):<\/a> How Who is in What Housing Dictates Who is in the House: Understanding Class and Housing in Relation to Campaigns and Political Access<\/p>\n

Laurence O’Connell (Psychology ’25):<\/a> \u201cI Deal With Evil\u201d: Conceptualizing Child Social Work Stressors and Protective Factors through Interviews<\/p>\n

Emma Obreg\u00f3n Dom\u00ednguez (History ’25):<\/a> Silencing los subversivos: How Journalists Became Enemies of the State During the Guatemalan Civil War<\/p>\n

Christian Paredes (Psychology \/ SPH Epidemiology & Biostatistics ’22):<\/a> Is what you see what you get? Exploring the relationship between viewing condomless anal sex in pornography, condom attitudes, and condomless anal sex among adolescent sexual minority males<\/p>\n

Jansi Patel (Psychology ’24)<\/a>: Endometriosis: Identifying Associated Psychological Symptoms and Assessing Treatment Options<\/p>\n

Julia Pav\u00f3n (Cinema & Media Studies ’21):<\/a> Breaking into the Writers’ Room<\/p>\n

\u00a0Sebastian Porreca (History ’22):<\/a> The Vanguard of Reconquista: Exploring the Extreme Right in Ukraine and its Influence on the Global Extreme Right<\/p>\n

Cosette Potter (Political Science ’24)<\/a>: Premigration Education Level as a Determinant of Socioeconomic Mobility of Immigrants to Texas<\/p>\n

Bella Ramirez (Philosophy & Political Science \/ COM, Journalism ’25):<\/a> Table for None: A Transmedia Presentation and Recommendation on Collegiate Food Insecurity<\/p>\n

Adelaine Reynolds (Political Science ’19):<\/a>\u00a0The Impact of Campaign Donation Sources on Election Outcomes<\/p>\n

Cristina Rivera Morrison (Political Science \/ Pardee International Relations ’22):<\/a> Atomic Adaptations: Analyzing the Past and Present of U.S. Nonproliferation Policy in the\u00a0Middle East<\/p>\n

Chance Rogala (Political Science and Economics ’20):<\/a> Discrimination in Wartime: The Effects of World War I on German Americans<\/p>\n

Madeline Rogers (Anthropology ’21):<\/a> The Writing’s on the (Bathroom) Wall: A Study of Latrinalia on a College Campus<\/p>\n

Keara Russell (Psychology ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Art Therapy as a Catalyst for Emotion Language Skills<\/p>\n

Zachary Saltzman (Economics and Spanish ’19):<\/a>\u00a0A Mexican Sueno<\/p>\n

Adora Saro (Economics and Neuroscience ’25):<\/a> Gatekeeping Medicine: Unpacking the Cost of Applying to Medical School<\/p>\n

Kyle Schultz (Earth & Environmental Sciences ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Modern Ecology: Increasing Urbanization & Changes in Air Quality on Nitrogen Cycling<\/p>\n

Emily Schwartz (Anthropology: Sociocultural Anthropology ’24)<\/a>: Who Sees Whom? Visibility across socio-economic classes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil<\/p>\n

Nikita Sethi (Economics ’21):<\/a> The Lived Experiences of Low-Income Students Attending Boston University<\/p>\n

Adam Shamsi (Political Science \/ GRS Political Science ’24)<\/a>: Unshackling Justice: Exploring the Transformative Impact of Bail Reform in the Carceral State<\/p>\n

Charles Shattuck (Political Science ’21):<\/a> Bringing International Policy Home: Michigan’s Emergency Management as\u00a0Subnational Indefinite Temporary Occupation<\/p>\n

Katie Shepardson (Psychology ’24)<\/a>: Curiosity, Learning, and Familiar Characters<\/p>\n

Abigail Skena (Earth & Environmental Science ’25):<\/a> Assessing Predation Pressure in a Tribal Fishery Using Optimal Foraging Theory<\/p>\n

Madison Sofield (Psychology ’23):<\/a> The Madison Method: Creating Accessibility & Customizability in Dance<\/p>\n

Nicholas Speranza (History ’24)<\/a>: Leasing the \u201cOldest Civilization\u201d: The Transformation of German Colonial Policy in China, 1898-1914<\/p>\n

Lucy Stowe (Psychology ’20):<\/a> An analysis of distributive and procedural justice: Children\u2019s interpretations of inequality produced by a fair procedure<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Sweitzer (Political Science \/ Pardee, International Relations ’25):<\/a> Roots: A Podcast at the Intersection of Identity, Environment, and Politics<\/p>\n

Jessica Thai (Psychology ’20):<\/a> The Role of Acculturation: A Review on Somali Refugee Women\u2019s Mental Health Outcomes<\/p>\n

Erin Tichenor (Sociology ’19):<\/a>\u00a0(De)criminalization: Agency, Intersectionality & Social Control: Auckland Sex Industry<\/p>\n

Yarden Tsfoni (Archaeology ’21):<\/a> A Paleoethnobotanical Analysis of Hellenistic Tel Shimron<\/p>\n

Uni Valdivieso Wooldridge (Anthropology: Sociocultural Anthropology ’24)<\/a>: La Cocina Latina: An oral history of Latinx migration and diaspora recipes<\/p>\n

Anderson Warshaw (Political Science ’24)<\/a>: Symphonies in Swing: Composing Jazz Inspired By Classical Music<\/p>\n

Amanda Wu (Anthropology: Health & Medicine ’25):<\/a> Exploring Microplastic Contamination in Borneo\u2019s Ecosystems and Orangutan Populations<\/p>\n

Jonathan Wurzburger (Economics ’21):<\/a> Offshore Turbines, Green Bonds, and Public Opinion in Cape Cod<\/p>\n

Young Ye (Psychology and Biology: Behavioral Biology ’22):<\/a> Development and Assessment of a Manual Tracking Algorithm for Dense Reconstruction of Neurons Labeled Using Transgenic Zebra Finches<\/p>\n

Victoria Zdanowicz (Anthropology ’22):<\/a> Assessing Orangutan Habitat Quality and Conservation Value of a Secondary Forest within Gunung Palung National Park, Borneo, Indonesia<\/p>\n

Iffany Zou (Economics and Environmental Analysis & Policy ’25):<\/a> Campus Closet: A Greenprint for Circular Fashion on Campus<\/p>\n

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College of Arts & Sciences: STEM<\/h5>
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Stephanie Anakwe (Neuroscience ’22):<\/a> Quickening: A Comic Book Depicting the Clash of Worldviews Underlying the Abortion\u00a0Debate<\/p>\n

Tan Aydemir (Computer Science ’25):<\/a> Your Home, Their Hope: Engaging the Public in Disaster Recovery<\/p>\n

Serene Bahi (Biology: Neurobiology ’20):<\/a> Agricultural antibiotic use and the spread of antibiotic resistance: a review<\/p>\n

Alexandria Barnes (Biology: Neurobiology ’24)<\/a>: Analyzing E-Cigarette Prevention Curriculums in Boston Area Middle and High Schools<\/p>\n

Sophia Beredo (Marine Science ’25):<\/a> Finding Home for Nemo: Can Clownfish Protect Their Anemones from Rising Heat?<\/p>\n

Rutva Bhatt (Biology and Psychology ’23):<\/a> No Walk in The Park: Associations between Psychopathy and Physiology during Social Stress<\/p>\n

Lydia Bischoff (Biology: Cell, Molecular, & Genetics ’23):<\/a> Studying Muscle Development in Tadpoles Expressing Mutations for a Rare Neurodevelopmental Disorder<\/p>\n

Zaharoula Blanas (Biology: Cell, Molecular, & Genetics ’18)<\/a>: May I Help You: A Study in Altruism and Optimism<\/p>\n

Emily Blaum (Biology: Cell, Molecular, & Genetics ’20):<\/a> The Role of Interleukin-2 in Autoreactive T Cell Responses<\/p>\n

Zach Bodi (Computer Science ’22):<\/a> Automated classification of sidewalk accessibility using machine learning<\/p>\n

John Bolognino (Computer Science ’23):<\/a> Surveying Machine Learning Techniques for Brain-to-text Handwriting Communication<\/p>\n

Elsa Brenner (Marine Science and Earth & Environmental Science ’21):<\/a> The Adaptive Capacity of the Turneffe Atoll, Belize Queen Conch Fishery<\/p>\n

Max Brown (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology \/ GRS Biotechnology ’23):<\/a> Investigating the Target Protein \u2013 DNA2 \u2013 in the Cytosolic Iron Sulfur Cluster Assembly (CIA) Pathway<\/p>\n

Daniel Burke (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology ’20):<\/a> Prolonged Conflict and Munitions Pollution in the Co-Selection of Heavy Metal and Antibiotic Resistance<\/p>\n

Shanshan (Susan) Cao (Mathematics and Philosophy ’22):<\/a> The Aesthetic Experience of Mathematical Understanding<\/p>\n

Katrina Case (Biology: Cell, Molecular, & Genetics ’25):<\/a> Genetic Variant Analysis for Pathogenicity Assessment: Implications for Disease Risk<\/p>\n

Samantha Casey (Neuroscience and Sociology ’21):<\/a> Neuroscientific, Sociological, and Practical Analyses of Boston’s Opioid Use\u00a0Patterns<\/p>\n

Ethan Chong (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology ’25):<\/a> Enhancing Student Laboratory Skills with Question -Embedded Technique Videos<\/p>\n

Lexia Cicone (Chemistry and Earth & Environmental Science ’22):<\/a> Spectroscopic Analysis of the Phycocyanin 645 Light-Harvesting System in Algae<\/p>\n

Zora Che (Computer Science and Mathematics ’22):<\/a> Predicting Emotional Incitement for Misinformation Detection<\/p>\n

Maelee Chen (Ecology & Conservation Biology ’22):<\/a> A Rhetorical Analysis of the Rights of Nature in Christian and American Legal Texts<\/p>\n

Christine Cincotta (Neuroscience ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Memory Manipulation in an Animal Model of Addiction<\/p>\n

Aiden Cliff (Economics \/ Questrom Business Administration & Management: Business Analytics, Finance ’23):<\/a> Aloha Optimal Tourism: Economic Tradeoffs of the Travel and Tourism Industry in Hawaii<\/p>\n

Hannah Connell (Marine Science ’25):<\/a> Quantifying Restoration Success in the Belize Barrier Reef Using Underwater and Aerial Drone Imagery<\/p>\n

Noah Conley (Astronomy ’20):<\/a> Preferred Mediums of Scientific Communication<\/p>\n

Tyler Critz (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Psychology \/ GRS Biotechnology ’24)<\/a>: Protect the Plants! Evaluating the Environmental Regulation of the Defensive Response Mechanisms in Arabidopsis thaliana for Further Agricultural Applications<\/p>\n

Ciara Cullen (Biology ’21):<\/a> How Unique We can Be!: Celebrating Differences Through Children’s Literature<\/p>\n

Vikram Daesety (Biology: Cell, Molecular, & Genetics ’21)<\/a>: The Association of Speech\/Language Deficits with Duarte Galactosemia<\/p>\n

Francesca Davy-Falconi (Philosophy & Neuroscience ’21):<\/a> The Intersection of Neuroscience & Storytelling<\/p>\n

Rithvik Doshi (Computer Science \/ GRS Computer Science ’24)<\/a>: SafeSteps: Empowering Campus Commuters through Community Reporting<\/p>\n

Cameron Downer (Biology: Neurobiology ’25):<\/a> Accessibility of Healthcare in Latino\/Lusophone Communities in Massachusetts and Florida<\/p>\n

Kimberly Eberenz (Biology: Cell, Molecular, & Genetics ’20):<\/a> Discovering New Transcription Factors that Affect HIV-1 Expression<\/p>\n

Nicholas Eleuteri (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ’18):<\/a> Small Molecules with a Big Impact: Synthesizing Allyated 1, 3-Cyclohexanediones<\/p>\n

Normandie Essig (Computer Science ’20):<\/a> Connect21: An App to Connect the Down Syndrome Community<\/p>\n

Eva\u00a0Fandozzi (Neuroscience ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Social Complexity & Brain Evolution: Ant Brain Structure, Metabolism & Division of Labor<\/p>\n

Emma Francoeur (Biology: Behavioral ’25):<\/a> There\u2019s No Place Like Home: Manchester -by -the -Sea, the places where movies are made and coastlines are picturesque<\/p>\n

Alexandra Gagliardi (Neuroscience and Biology ’21):<\/a> The Analysis of BU Premedical Students and Their Mental Health<\/p>\n

Michael Gajda (Computer Science ’18):<\/a> Towards a Privacy Preserving Neural Network<\/p>\n

Ethan Gelting (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Assessing Factors for Success in Freshman General Chemistry<\/p>\n

Gianna Gioscia (Science Education: Physics ’24)<\/a>: Creating a Space for Secondary Students to See Themselves in Physics: A Gendered Intervention<\/p>\n

Elena Green (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology ’25):<\/a> High Throughput Screening and Identification of G Protein Binding Peptides<\/p>\n

Tiffany Guan (Biology: Cell, Molecular, & Genetics ’18):<\/a> Mapping Out Food Insecurity in Boston.<\/p>\n

Taylor Hazlett (Computer Science and Economics ’20):<\/a> Game Plan, the use of classification algorithms in a goal-setting application for young adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities (DID)<\/p>\n

Brent Heineman & Megan Rodgers (Biology: Cell, Molecular & Genetics ’18):<\/a> Sugar High: The Effects of Fructose Exposure<\/p>\n

Joel Herbert (Neuroscience and Philosophy ’22):<\/a> The Creation of an Experimental Paradigm Involving Fiber Optic Imaging and fMRI in an Awake Mouse to Link Acetylcholine and Hemodynamic Activity<\/p>\n

Sean Hines (Biology: Neurobiology ’18):<\/a> “Murder, I think”: A Short Story<\/p>\n

Eleanor Horvath (Earth & Environmental Sciences<\/span> \/ GRS Remote Sensing & Geospatial Sciences<\/span> ’23):<\/a> The Arctic on Fire: Mapping Change in High-Latitude North America<\/p>\n

Yongyuan (Steve) Huang (Mathematics ’22):<\/a> Solving Equations? Not so Easy<\/p>\n

Sophia Huynh (Astronomy ’24)<\/a>: The WIMP Miracle & Dark Matter Model<\/p>\n

Eliana Ioane (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology ’25):<\/a> Research Innovation From Public -Private Partnerships: An Examination of the Novartis Sickle Cell Disease Program<\/p>\n

Elizabeth James (Computer Science ’20):<\/a> The Writer’s Website<\/p>\n

Grace Johnson (Biology: Cell, Molecular, & Genetics ’22):<\/a> COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation: Mitigating Mistrust in the Science Community and Public Health Initiatives<\/p>\n

Sneha Jos (Physics ’25):<\/a> Simulating a Novel Beam Decelerator: Improving Anion Cooling for Antimatter Gravity Experiments<\/p>\n

Adam Joyal (Neuroscience ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Neural Circuitry of Memory in Transgenic Rat Model (TgF344-AD) for Alzheimer’s Disease<\/p>\n

Elias Kastritis (Mathematics and Philosophy ’20):<\/a> Syntactic and Semantic Features of Mathematical Objects<\/p>\n

Amanda Katchmar (Biology: Cell, Molecular & Genetics \/ SPH Health Policy & Law and Epidemiology & Biostatistics ’22):<\/a> Analysis of State Portrayals of the Risks of E-Cigarette Use and EVALI<\/p>\n

Alexander Keiter (Philosophy & Neuroscience ’21):<\/a> Creating A Transgender Rights Revolution<\/p>\n

Anu Khanna (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology ’20):<\/a> Perceptions of Student\u2019s Own and Other Health Professions: A Study of Students Enrolled in Interprofessional Education at Sargent College<\/p>\n

Grace Kirkpatrick (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Understanding Alzheimer’s: Correlating Deficits in Learning & Memory<\/p>\n

Evdokiya Knyazhanskaya (Biology: Neurobiology\u00a0<\/span>and Psychology ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Seeing Addiction Through Compulsivity: Relationship of Substance Use & OCD<\/p>\n

Susritha Kopparapu (Biology: Cell, Molecular & Genetics and Computer Science ’22):<\/a> An Evaluation of \u201cTogether We Feel Better\u201d: A Mental Health Workbook for Children and Parents<\/p>\n

Emma Kraus (Biology: Cell, Molecular, & Genetics \/ SPH Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Mental Health and Substance Use ’23):<\/a> Exposing the Care Gap: How Socioeconomic Status interacts with Pediatric Mental Health Care<\/p>\n

Pablo Kurzan (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology ’21):<\/a> Venezuelan Sex Workers in Bogota, Columbia: Forced Displacement and Health Delivery<\/p>\n

Russell Laman (Marine Science and Ecology & Conservation Biology ’22):<\/a> Using Photomosaics to Analyze Structural Complexity and Conservation Success of Restored Belizean Coral Reefs<\/p>\n

Timothy Liu (Biology: Neurobiology ’24)<\/a>: The Effects of Anti-Prion Drugs on the Degradation of Neurotoxic PrPSc Protein<\/p>\n

Gabriel Lubbock (Neuroscience ’20):<\/a> Exploring Interactions with Social Media Using Eye Tracking<\/p>\n

Rhonda Mak (Computer Science ’19):<\/a>\u00a0MySpiel: Developing a Tool for Practicing Storytelling Skills<\/p>\n

Aaron Mamoon (Biology ’25):<\/a> Shaping Masculinity: Exploring the Interplay of Environment and Identity in EMS<\/p>\n

Henry Mandell (Computer Science & Economics ’25):<\/a> Implicit vs. Explicit Data in an Item -Based Collaborative Filtering Model<\/p>\n

Emma Martin (Ecology & Conservation Biology ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Studying Global Change in a Natural Climate Laboratory:Larval Fishes Response to ENSO?<\/p>\n

Alex Maytin (Behavioral Biology ’18):<\/a> How the Clownfish Got its Stripes<\/p>\n

Veronica McKinney (Mathematics & Computer Science ’25):<\/a> Listening to the Canopy: Bioacoustic Models for Gibbon (Hylobates albibarbis) Call Detection<\/p>\n

Alaina Minarik (Chemistry, Cinema & Media Studies ’25):<\/a> Looked for a Magnet, Found a Potential Qubit<\/p>\n

Gillian Minarik (Chemistry & Physics ’23):<\/a> Spin-Correlated Resonance Raman Enhancement in a 2D Antiferromagnet<\/p>\n

Mauricio Moel Miranda (Biology: Neurobiology ’21):<\/a> Growing Pains: A Novel Metric to Orient Ethical Start-Up Growth in the 21st\u00a0Century<\/p>\n

Ioana Moldovan (Biology: Cell, Molecular & Genetics and Spanish ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Just Breathe: Mindfulness in Pediatric Literature<\/p>\n

Victoria Momyer (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology ’20):<\/a> Methane Concentrations and Microbial Community Structure in Boston Groundwater Wells<\/p>\n

Trey Moore (Neuroscience ’22):<\/a> Controlling brain waves to treat Alzheimer\u2019s Disease<\/p>\n

Sheila Jimenez Morejon (Mathematics & Computer Science ’22):<\/a> Analyzing the Wage Gap in Boston: A Cryptographic\u00a0Approach<\/p>\n

Jenny Motzer (Neuroscience ’23):<\/a> Control Networks of Temporal Attention in Visual Processing<\/p>\n

Amos Mwaura (Biology ’22):<\/a> Mapping Diabetes in Boston<\/p>\n

Anna Natrakul (Biology: Cell, Molecular, & Genetics ’22):<\/a> Investigating Associations Between Medication Use and Kidney Health in Nicaraguan Children<\/p>\n

Grace Newsom (Biology: Ecology & Conservation Biology ’23):<\/a> Understanding the Interaction of Symbiosis and Growth in the Temperate Coral Astrangia Poculata<\/p>\n

Miyu Niwa (Biology: Cell, Molecular, & Genetics ’20):<\/a> Examining Extreme Cold Weather-Related Health Incidences among Urban Residents in the Greater Boston Area from 2005-2015<\/p>\n

Anulika Nnadi (Computer Science ’24)<\/a>: Evaluating Media Coverage of Underrepresented Groups in Boston: A Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning Approach<\/p>\n

Elyse Olesinski (Biology: Cell, Molecular & Genetics ’20):<\/a> Overcoming Venetoclax Resistance in Acute Myeloid Leukemia<\/p>\n

Johah Paasche-Orlow (Physics ’18):<\/a> Modeling Late Stage Disks<\/p>\n

Julia Pan (Applied Mathematics ’18):<\/a> Algorithms and Social Justice: An Investigation of Recidivism Risk Assessment Models<\/p>\n

Harshal Patel (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology ’20):<\/a> Characterization of Parathyroid Adenomas<\/p>\n

Sawan Patel (Neuroscience ’22):<\/a> A Systems-Level Model of Spatial Navigation and Memory<\/p>\n

Christopher Petty (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Decoding the Dlk1-Dio3 Locus: How a RNA Mega-Cluster Regulates Muscle Biology<\/p>\n

Kaitlyn Piotrowski (Biology: Behavioral Biology and Psychology ’23):<\/a>\u00a0 College & COVID-19: Perceived Changes in Cognitive Function and Mental Health<\/p>\n

Brian Privett (Neuroscience ’21):<\/a> Exploring Conscious Access of Stimuli in Mouse Brain with Ultrasound<\/p>\n

Kaitlin Ragosta (Mathematics and Physics ’20):<\/a> Structure Groups of Linear Combinations of Canonical Algebraic Curvature Tensors<\/p>\n

Shreya Ramesh (Computer Science ’18):<\/a> Visualization and Analysis for a Home-Based System for Physical Therapy<\/p>\n

Smaran Ramidi (Biology \/ Pardee International Relations \/ Sargent Health Science ’25):<\/a> The Motives Of Militarizing Infectious Disease Responses: Indonesia, Brazil, And The Covid -19 Pandemic<\/p>\n

Sophia Rosan (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology ’25):<\/a> Evaluating the Relationship Between Uric Acid and Podocyte Health in Patients with Biopsy -Confirmed Kidney Disease<\/p>\n

Madeline Ross (Neuroscience ’18):<\/a> Astrocytes Determine Pathway of Cell Death Induced by Oxidative Stress<\/p>\n

Katie Sena (Neuroscience ’22):<\/a> BALB\/cByJ mice show indiscriminate binge-link eating of both sweetened palatable food and chow compared to BALB\/cJ mice<\/p>\n

Ryan Senne (Neuroscience ’21):<\/a> Functional Dynamics of the Social Engram<\/p>\n

Kristin Shanabrook (Biology ’23):<\/a>\u00a0 Health At Every Size Model for Clinical Practice<\/p>\n

Leightta Sherrill (Biology ’24)<\/a>: Beyond the Classroom: Exploring Student Perspectives on Sex Education<\/p>\n

Akshata Shukla (Biology: Cell, Molecular, & Genetics ’23):<\/a> Looking Back: The Link Between the Partition of 1947 and the Citizenship Amendment Act of 2019<\/p>\n

Nadira Sivabalan (Biology: Neurobiology and Psychology \/ SPH Healthcare Management ’23):<\/a> Framing Transition Care for Obesity Management Through Holistic Approaches<\/p>\n

Benjamin Spetter-Goldstein (Computer Science ’21):<\/a> Investigating Adversarial Attacks as a Solution for Privacy from Face Recognition<\/p>\n

Jacob Stein (Computer Science and Political Science ’25):<\/a> The Mathematics of Fairness: Modeling Optimal Decisions under Sortition<\/p>\n

Sara Strassel (Mathematics ’23):<\/a> Designing Impactful Aid Programs for Smallholder Coffee Farmers<\/p>\n

Reshma Subramonian (Biology: Cell, Molecular, & Genetics ’24)<\/a>: The Path to Moksha: Examining Attitudes Towards Mental Health In Upper Middle Class Families in Chennai, India<\/p>\n

Anush Swaminathan (Biology and Philosophy ’18)<\/a>: How Animal Use in Non-Medical Research Saves Lives.<\/p>\n

Trevor Tamura (Biology: Cell, Molecular, & Genetics ’22):<\/a> Telemedicine in Hawaii\u2019s Pediatric Healthcare System: An Analysis of its Impact during the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/p>\n

Joseph Teruel (Mathematics & Computer Science ’25):<\/a> Success Reimagined: A Personal Journey<\/p>\n

Stanley To (Computer Science ’23):<\/a> Leveraging Paired Motion Capture Data to Predict Human Movement<\/p>\n

Phillip Tran (Computer Science \/ GRS Computer Science ’24)<\/a>: Marine Databaser: An Open-Source Desktop Application for Managing and Analyzing Field Data<\/p>\n

Kirsten Turnbull (Mathematics ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Water & Crime in the American Southwest<\/p>\n

Ryan VanDoren (Neuroscience ’21):<\/a> Mental Toughness in Figure Skating: what mice can teach us about the effects of\u00a0stress on motor memories<\/p>\n

Andy Vo\u00a0 (Computer Science ’22):<\/a> Minute: An Accessible Technology Solution to Public Speaking Confidence<\/p>\n

Audrey Wack (Neuroscience ’20):<\/a> Painting Douglas Adams\u2019s Hitchhiker\u2019s Guide to the Galaxy<\/em><\/p>\n

Jesse Wang (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology ’24)<\/a>: People, Food & Culture: The Connection through Photography<\/p>\n

Johanna Wefes-Potter (Biology: Cell, Molecular, & Genetics ’20):<\/a> Profiling the Proteomic Landscape of Human Breast Cancer Subtypes<\/p>\n

Stefan Wenc (Mathematics ’21):<\/a> Magic in the Stadium: Soccer Supporter Groups in the United States<\/p>\n

Veronica Wertz (Biology: Neurobiology ’25):<\/a> Critical Condition: Assessing Barriers and Systemic Gaps in Neonatal and Maternal Sepsis Prevention in Zambia<\/p>\n

Noelle Wojciechowski (Neuroscience ’21):<\/a> Mental Health at BU: A Qualitative Needs Assessment of Students with Anxiety\u00a0and Related Disorders<\/p>\n

Megan Wong (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Biotechnology ’22):<\/a> Spectroscopic Analysis of Truncated Tryptophan Hydroxylase Activity<\/p>\n

Samuel Wu (Math & Computer Science ’24)<\/a>: Tales of the College Journey: 101 Stories from BU Students<\/p>\n

Catalina Zamorano (Neuroscience ’21):<\/a> Murine perinatal morphine exposure and sex-dependent neurobiological and\u00a0reward-related behavioral outcomes<\/p>\n

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College of Communication<\/h5>
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Haley Alvarez-Lauto (Film & Television and Journalism ’25):<\/a> Full Circle: Telling My Adoption Story Through Film<\/p>\n

Shandra Back (Journalism ’25):<\/a> The Party We\u2019ll Keep Promising: A Venezuelan Family\u2019s Story of Displacement<\/p>\n

Maggie Borgen (Film & Television ’25):<\/a> Et Al.: Addressing the Lack of Nuanced Gen Z Mixed -Race Representation in Film<\/p>\n

Richard Boylan (Film & TV ’22):<\/a> “North to Alaska!” An Intergenerational Road Trip Documentary<\/p>\n

Anika Brahmbhatt (Media Science \/ CAS Psychology ’23):<\/a> Shirley Jackson\u2019s Hangsaman and Fractured Female Identity in the Gothic<\/p>\n

Erin Callahan (Film & TV \/ CAS French Studies ’20):<\/a>\u00a0Speak American<\/em>, A Documentary on Language Discrimination<\/p>\n

Aidan Chaffin (Film & TV \/ CAS Mathematics ’21):<\/a> “Mirror with a Memory”: Cinema of the Shapeshifter<\/p>\n

Kathryn Chiffer (Communication ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Chiffer Consulting: A Communications Firm for Mission-Driven Organizations<\/p>\n

Taylor Coester (Journalism ’24)<\/a>: Amana: A Community of Inspiration, Steadfast through Generations<\/p>\n

Addison Cummings (Film & Television ’25):<\/a> Rhett Reports: Unified Platform for BU News<\/p>\n

Antonia DeBianchi (Journalism ’20):<\/a> Virginia Woolf\u2019s London: One Century Later<\/p>\n

Katie DiClemente (Communication ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Counter-Terrorism Strategies in Democracies: National Security & Civil Liberties<\/p>\n

Hannah Edelman (Journalism and Film & TV ’21):<\/a> Harassment, Discrimination and Denial: an Investigation into the Massachusetts\u00a0Department of Correction’s Mistreatment of Transgender Prisoners<\/p>\n

Geoffrey Gaskins (Film & TV ’18):<\/a> Taking the Bite Out of “Jaws” *Warning: Animal Violence is depicted in this video. Please watch with caution.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sean Grogg (Film & TV ’18):<\/a> “Soul Meets”: A Black Mirror Pitch<\/p>\n

Solange Hackshaw (Communication and Emerging Media Studies \/ CAS Political Science ’21):<\/a> Freshwater:<\/em> A Memoir of a Trinidadian-American Immigrant Experiences<\/p>\n

Hailey Hart-Thompson (Film & TV \/ CAS Independent Concentration ’21):<\/a> Narratives From Pockmarked Places: Interwoven Notions of Home and Future Among\u00a0Palestinian and Lebanese Residents in Beirut Lebanon<\/p>\n

Daniel Hernandez Zapata (Film & TV and Deaf Studies ’21):<\/a> RUSH – A Fast Food Musical<\/p>\n

Jie Ting Eleanor Ho (Journalism ’21):<\/a> Workers’ Rights during the Pandemic: Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on\u00a0workers in Massachusetts<\/p>\n

Guy Jackson (Film & TV ’20):<\/a> Music and Memories: A Creative Exploration Through Scriptwriting<\/p>\n

Adi Jahic (Film & TV ’22):<\/a> Group Identity and Corruption: How Beliefs, Biases, Criticism, and Information Processing Impact Participants\u2019 Responses to Corruption<\/p>\n

Claire Jennings (Film & TV ’18):<\/a> Specto Ergo Sum: A Podcast about Philosophy and TV<\/p>\n

Ina Joseph (Journalism and Public Relations ’20):<\/a> Mental Health on the Margins: How BU Can Better Support the Mental Health of Black Students<\/p>\n

Sofia Koyama (Journalism ’20):<\/a> The Rise of Superfoods in the Food Industry<\/p>\n

Amisha Kumar (Journalism ’25):<\/a> She Just Wants to Play; the State Says She Can\u2019t: A Trans High School Athlete Navigates New Hampshire\u2019s Sports Ban<\/p>\n

Christina Lamagna (Film & TV ’21):<\/a> The Role of the Cinematographer: Taking a film from script to screen<\/p>\n

Selina Li (Media Science ’22):<\/a> The Body is a Book of Stories: A Visual Exploration of My Asian American Identity<\/p>\n

Owen P. Logan (Film & Television ’25):<\/a> From Ink to Action: Behind the Scenes of the Best -Laid Plans of Mice and Men<\/p>\n

\u00a0Emily Lyons (Film & TV ’22):<\/a> Storyboards to Graphic Novel: Addressing the Challenges to Transmedial Adaptation<\/p>\n

Julia Maruca (Journalism ’21):<\/a> Disappearing Boston: A Climate Change Podcast — Find podcast episodes\u00a0here<\/a><\/p>\n

Samantha Nelson (Communication ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Paper Jam: The Books & Music Pairing Blog<\/p>\n

Monet Ota (Film & Television and Public Relations ’25):<\/a> Building Bridges: Food as a Vessel for Culture<\/p>\n

Martin Perez (Public Relations ’23):<\/a> \u201cThere\u2019s No Business Like Show Business\u201d: Analyzing Accessibility & Artistic Quality on Broadway<\/p>\n

Viktoria Popovska (Journalism ’24)<\/a>: Where We Went: Migration and the Macedonians<\/p>\n

Tia Samaha (Film & Television ’24)<\/a>: Gen Z\u2019s identity crisis amidst social media\u2019s commodification of women\u2019s identities<\/p>\n

Charlie Scanlan (Journalism ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Celadon: An Original Work of Fiction<\/p>\n

Cole Schoneman (Journalism ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Minority Representation on Big Brother: Tokenization, Isolation & Stereotypes<\/p>\n

Alex Shores (Film & Television \/ SAR Behavior & Health ’24)<\/a>: Heartbeat by Heartbeat: A Short Film on The Financial, Social, and Emotional Challenges of Pediatric Heart Conditions<\/p>\n

Sujena Soumyanath (Journalism ’25):<\/a> Choreographing Caste: How Ancient Inequalities Continue to Trouble Indian Classical Dance<\/p>\n

Anna Spier (Film & TV ’20):<\/a> You Voted Red, I Voted Blue: A Romantic Comedy About Cross-Party Relationships<\/p>\n

Eliza Sullivan (Journalism ’18):<\/a> Europe’s Coffee History<\/p>\n

Samuel Thomas (Journalism ’24)<\/a>: Way Out: A Queer Horror Podcast<\/p>\n

Katherine Weiser (Communication ’19):<\/a>\u00a0@BucketListBoston<\/p>\n

Macy Wilbur (Public Relations \/ CAS Spanish ’22):<\/a> Talking Talk: A Podcast about Rhetorical Complexity in Politics<\/p>\n

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College of Engineering<\/h5>
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Deema Abdel-Meguid (Biomedical ’21):<\/a> Uterus-on-a-Chip for Interrogation of Trophoblast Behavior in Preeclampsia<\/p>\n

Jana Ahmed (Mechanical: Manufacturing Engineering ’23):<\/a> Autonomous Sorting, Inspecting, Orienting, & Stacking Assembly for Industrial Manufacturing at Senior Metal Bellows: \u201cThe Diaphragmatic 9000\u201d<\/p>\n

Jae Ahn (Mechanical ’21):<\/a> Simulating Age-Related Bone Loss and Disc Degeneration in Human Lumbar Spine Segment<\/p>\n

Han Ali Kahvecio\u011flu (Biomedical ’25):<\/a> Probing High Frequency Ventilation using Crystal Ribcage<\/p>\n

Leonard Aquino (Mechanical ’21):<\/a> eCVT System<\/p>\n

Leen Arnaout (Biomedical ’21) & Meghan Griffin (Biomedical and Technology Innovation ’21):<\/a> \u00a0A Wearable Solution for Treating Apnea of Prematurity Through\u00a0Application of Physical Stimuli<\/p>\n

Jacqueline Bachrach (Mechanical: Aerospace Engineering ’23):<\/a> Updraft Tower Power Generation In Existing Industrial Structures<\/p>\n

Zachary Bachrach (Computer ’20):<\/a> Smart Oil<\/p>\n

Pallavi Balivada (Biomedical ’21):<\/a> In-Silico Prototyping for an Intranasally Administered Agent for COVID-19 Prophylaxis and Treatment<\/p>\n

Tanapat Bhakyapaibul (Mechanical ’18):<\/a> Flying Farther: Designing the Next Toy Glider<\/p>\n

Ben Braun (Mechanical: <\/a>Manufacturing Engineering ’22):<\/a> L.I.I.S: Lift and Installer for Incubator Subassemblies<\/span><\/p>\n

Benjamin Brown (Electrical ’18):<\/a> Energy Scavenging Night Light<\/p>\n

Charlotte Cathcart (Mechanical ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Soft Robotic Manipulator Inside the Beating Heart<\/p>\n

Cathy Cheng (Mechanical ’23):<\/a> AWCUA (Autonomous Water Condition Understanding Apparatus)<\/p>\n

Giacomo Coraluppi (Electrical: Energy Technologies and Sustainability<\/span> ’23), William Krska (Computer ’23), Nicholas Marchuk (Mechanical ’23), & Alexander Zhou Computer ’23):<\/a> Increasing speed of electric racecar by independently controlling rear wheels<\/p>\n

Matthew Cote (Computer ’19):<\/a>\u00a0mECG: A Wearable & Continuous Heart Monitoring System<\/p>\n

James Decker (Biomedical ’25):<\/a> Two -Port Olfactometer for Targeted Evolution of Mosquito Host Preference to Reduce Attraction to Humans<\/p>\n

Ethan Dillon (Mechanical ’24)<\/a>: Mechanical Dry-Erase Pencil<\/p>\n

Nashr El Auliya (Mechanical ’24)<\/a>: Morphing Sail<\/p>\n

Nourhan El Sherif (Biomedical ’24)<\/a>: Sex-Dependent Differences in Tensional Homeostasis<\/p>\n

Sofiya Filippova (Mechanical: Energy Technologies & Sustainability ’24)<\/a>: Bicycle Mounted Air Pollution Monitors<\/p>\n

Carolyn Glasener (Biomedical ’25):<\/a> Enhancing Chemotherapeutic Effect via Focused Ultrasound (FUS)<\/p>\n

Dylan Hale (Mechanical and Aerospace ’21):<\/a> Wing Construction for Model Aircraft<\/p>\n

Mackenzie Hall (Biomedical ’20):<\/a> Ciprometer: Device for detecting environmental antibiotic residues in low resource settings<\/p>\n

Tyler Hart (Mechanical: Nanotechnology ’25):<\/a> Supercritical CO2 Turbine Generator<\/p>\n

Emma Hartman & Yuke Li (Biomedical: Machine Learning ’23):<\/a> Software for Closed Loop Neurofeedback<\/p>\n

Meghan Howard & Emily Oros (Biomedical ’22):<\/a> Using Elastic Scattering Spectroscopy (ESS) for Diagnosis: A minimally invasive method for assessing the health and viability of donated kidneys<\/p>\n

Chance Jackson (Biomedical ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Designing a High-Throughput Cell Immobilizer for Microscopy Imaging in a Monolayer<\/p>\n

Jonathan Jordanides & Felix Maher (Biomedical ’21):<\/a> Mechanical Loading Bioreactor for Real-Time Imaging of Mouse Flexor Tendon Explants<\/p>\n

Brian Jung (Biomedical ’22):<\/a> Developing an ECG Sensor and Smartphone Application to Monitor the Cardiac Health of Remote Patients<\/p>\n

Perry Katsarakes (Biomedical: Nanotechnology ’23):<\/a> Boosting the Chemotherapeutic Effect of Cancer Drugs using Focused Ultrasound (FUS)<\/p>\n

Madelyn Keller (Biomedical ’24)<\/a>: Identifying the \u2018Druggability\u2019 Potential of Human Transmembrane Proteins<\/p>\n

Waleed Khan (Mechanical ’22):<\/a> Electric Skis<\/p>\n

Sam Krasnoff (Computer ’22):<\/a> A Misbehavior Detection System for Cellular Vehicle to Everything Technologies<\/p>\n

Vindhya Kuchibhotla (Computer ’20):<\/a> Low-Power Embedded Fisheye Camera for Deep Computer Vision<\/p>\n

Nicole Kwon (Computer ’22):<\/a> deeper: A mental Health Mobile Application<\/p>\n

Victoria Lara-Aguilar (Biomedical ’21):<\/a> Developing a Midbrain Organoid-on-a-Chip for Live Cell Imaging & Parkinson’s\u00a0Disease Modeling<\/p>\n

Matthew Leal (Biomedical ’23):<\/a> Filtering Speckleplethysmographic (SPG) waveforms to determine brain activation-induced blood flow<\/p>\n

Helen Lindsay (Mechanical ’18)<\/a>: Water Quality Testing in Lebanon<\/p>\n

Sarah Maggipinto (Biomedical ’20):<\/a> An Optical Device for the Detection of Counterfeit and Substandard Antimalarial Drugs<\/p>\n

Austin Magsig (Mechanical ’18)<\/a>: Rocket Nozzle Extension Design<\/p>\n

Benjamin Maher (Mechanical ’21):<\/a> Improved Electrosurgical Device<\/p>\n

\u00a0Jessica Man (Mechanical ’22):<\/a> Development of a Dynamic Cushioning System with Continuous Piezoresistive Sensor Feedback for Pressure Injury Prevention\u00a0and Treatment<\/p>\n

Nicholas Mangold (Mechanical ’23):<\/a> Rocket Engine Fuel Pump<\/p>\n

Artemis Margaronis (Biomedical ’23):<\/a> High-throughput In Vitro Assessment of Paracrine Factors in Cardiac Fibrosis<\/p>\n

Trevor Melsheimer & Gayatri Sundar Rajan (Mechanical ’22):<\/a> Water Harvesting: Producing Drinkable Water from Moisture in Air<\/p>\n

Shea Mowry (Biomedical ’25):<\/a> Photopatterning Life: Multicolor Optogenetic Control of Cellular Patterns<\/p>\n

Addison\u00a0Ogonoski (Electrical ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Smart EpiPen<\/p>\n

Christian Ortiz (Biomedical ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Various Quantum Dot Compositions Determine Optimal Temperature Sensing Sensitivity<\/p>\n

Jared Pratt (Mechanical: Manufacturing Engineering ’23):<\/a> Terrier Motorsport Aerodynamic Package Manufacturing Strategy<\/p>\n

Mark Ruta (Biomedical ’24)<\/a>: Translation of a Novel Microstructured Tissue Fastener into a Coronary Stent<\/p>\n

Peter Siegel (Mechanical ’22):<\/a> Robosaw: The Collaborative Wood Stock Cutting Robot<\/p>\n

Abby Smith (Biomedical: Robotics ’25):<\/a> Soft Robotic Aspirator for Clot Removal via Pneumatic Actuation<\/p>\n

Ryan Smith (Computer ’23):<\/a> Augmented Reality Climbing Wall<\/p>\n

Peyton Tierney (Biomedical ’21):<\/a> Nanoparticle-Based Biomonitoring of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS): Why\u00a0We Care About PFAS and How to Measure Them<\/p>\n

Khoa Tran (Computer ’22):<\/a> BOXi<\/p>\n

Luisa Mesa Uruena (Mechanical: Manufacturing Engineering ’22):<\/a> Improved Design and Manufacture of Filtering Media for Water Treatment Systems<\/p>\n

Rei Vardi (Biomedical ’18)<\/a>: Rapid Early Alzherimer’s Diagnosis Using Serial Reaction Trials<\/p>\n

Scott Wade (Mechanical ’23):<\/a> Saving Energy in Vertical Farms with Autonomous Harvesting<\/p>\n

Liam Ward (Mechanical: <\/a>Manufacturing Engineering ’22):<\/a> Thrust Vector Control of an Aerospike Rocket Nozzle via Aerodynamic Flow Manipulation<\/span><\/p>\n

Zachary Weiss (Mechanical ’21):<\/a> Improved Electrosurgical Device<\/p>\n

Sally Wu (Mechanical ’18):<\/a> 3D Printing with Metals<\/p>\n

H. Zeynep Haciguzeller (Biomedical: Nanotechnology ’25):<\/a> In Vitro Characterization of DNA – Launched Self-Amplifying RNA and its Controllable Potentially Therapeutic Application<\/p>\n

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College of Fine Arts<\/h5>
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Emily Cady (Stage Management ’25):<\/a> I Can\u2019t, I Have Rehearsal: An Investigation into Wellness and Production Practices of Boston University Undergraduate Stage Management and Performance Programs<\/p>\n

Kabita Das (Graphic Design ’20):<\/a> Home, Reconstructed<\/p>\n

Dante Gonzalez (Theatre Arts: Design & Production ’24)<\/a>: The Language of Intimacy: Desexualized Language in Consent-Based Performance<\/p>\n

Kennedy Harwood (Painting ’24)<\/a>: What We Write: How Artists Use Handwriting in Process<\/p>\n

Hannah Hooven (Music Education and Viola ’21):<\/a> Reconstructing Our Curriculum: Protest Song as Democratic Praxis in an After-School\u00a0Program<\/p>\n

Ryan Huemmer (Acting ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Flailing Into Happiness: A One-Man Documentary Theatre Show<\/p>\n

Qian Mei (Graphic Design ’18):<\/a> Equitable Planning for Climate Change<\/p>\n

Spencer Morgan (Theatre Arts: Design & Production ’23):<\/a> Gathering Space: A Model for the Museum of the Future<\/p>\n

Madeline Riddick-Seals (Theatre Arts: Design & Production ’24)<\/a>: The Blackberry Quilt | Stories of Friendship Street: A Cultural Preservation Project<\/p>\n

Jenna Riedl (Painting ’23):<\/a> The Edges of Freedom: Understanding Young Adult Conservative Beliefs about Queer Legislation<\/p>\n

Zachary Sager (Lighting Design ’20):<\/a> Anyone Can Whistle: Investigate the use of theatrical artifice as satire<\/p>\n

Amanda Satterfield (Music ’23):<\/a> Selective Ensembles: Product or People<\/p>\n

Christina Smith (Voice ’18):<\/a> The Anatomy of a Mosh Pit: Movement and Community in the Boston Underground Music Scene<\/p>\n

Rebeca Strong Garcia (Music Performance ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Music at the Museum of Fine Arts<\/p>\n

Edward Sturm (Theatre Arts: Performance ’24)<\/a>: Staging Catastrophe: Theatre Historiography and the Hartford Circus Fire<\/p>\n

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Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences<\/h5>
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Kristen Bestavros (Data Science ’25):<\/a> The Persuasion Equation: Simulating the Interplay of Personality and Message Factors in Political Polarization<\/p>\n

Tanvi Chennuru & Cole Whittington (Data Science ’25):<\/a> Votes & Voices: Using Data Science to Uncover Voter Turnout Disparities<\/p>\n

Serena Theobald (Data Science ’25):<\/a> Drug Diffusion Simulation Modeling for Personalized Medicine<\/p>\n

Henry Willis (Data Science ’25):<\/a> Tracing the Political Pipeline: Measuring Topic Relationships on YouTube<\/p>\n

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Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies<\/h5>
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Sophia Alvarado (International Relations ’22):<\/a> Prosecuting White Power: How White Identity Influences the United States Judicial System<\/p>\n

Tatiana Azouri (International Relations ’25):<\/a> Between Notes and Nations: The Political Push and Pull of Music Diplomacy on its Ambassadors<\/p>\n

Chloe Chibeau (International Relations ’20):<\/a> Sanctions as a Foreign policy Tool: Case Studies on the Former Yugoslavia and Present Day Russia<\/p>\n

Morgan Haas Donohue (International Relations ’22):<\/a> A Proposal For A BU Summer Environmental Science Outreach Program<\/p>\n

Gabrielle Gewirtz (International Relations ’24)<\/a>: Analyzing the Partitions of 1947 and 1971 Through a Gendered Lens<\/p>\n

Daniel Gonzalez (International Relations ’19):<\/a>\u00a0What’s Blocking the Sun & Wind in Latin America?: Renewable Energy Barriers<\/p>\n

Nathanial Graham (International Relations ’21):<\/a> How do Diplomats Communicate? Strategy and Argumentation in International Negotiations<\/p>\n

Mugdha Gurram (International Relations \/ CAS Philosophy ’21):<\/a> Secular Justice: Human Rights at the Nexus of Indian Criminal Justice and National Security<\/p>\n

Lauren K. Hagy (International Relations ’22):<\/a> Female White Supremacist Influencers and the Mainstreaming of Replacement Theory<\/p>\n

Torin Harris (International Relations ’25):<\/a> The Ambiguous Aesthetics of Accelerationism: Exploring Imagery as a Messaging Tactic in the American Accelerationist Movement<\/p>\n

Marla Hiller (International Relations ’22):<\/a> A Wicked Problem: A Podcast About School Segregation in Boston<\/p>\n

Issac Killilea (International Relations ’25):<\/a> The Tangible and Intangible Impacts of Political\/Ecological Art on Environmental Justice and Action<\/p>\n

Marie Kimball (International Relations \/ CAS Spanish ’23):<\/a> A New Theory: Rape Myth Acceptance in Everyday Language & Unacknowledged Rape<\/p>\n

Stefanie Kopp (International Relations \/ CAS Political Science ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Makeup’s True Colors: The Implications of Foundation Shade Ranges<\/p>\n

Glenn Korman (International Relations ’20):<\/a> Civilian Nuclear Power & Negotiating the Convention on Nuclear Safety<\/p>\n

Bridgette Lang (International Relations ’23):<\/a> Countering the Far-Right and Promoting Integration in Germany Through Public Messaging During the Syrian and Ukrainian Refugee Crises<\/p>\n

Jonathon Lazeroff (International Relations \/ CAS Spanish ’21):<\/a> The Fame Monster: A Gaga Musical<\/p>\n

Yasmin Lountchenko (International Relations ’24)<\/a>: Labor Rights in Digital Platforms: A cost-benefit analysis of labor reform in the European Union<\/p>\n

Erica MacDonald (International Relations ’23):<\/a> No Oblivion: Our Lost Years?<\/p>\n

Jessica Muchiri (International Relations ’25):<\/a> The Othering of Africa: Through the Lens of the American Education System<\/p>\n

Mats Najberg (International Relations ’20):<\/a> Cybersecurity in the UK: Impact of the 2016 National Cyber Security Strategy on Domestic Cyber Resilience<\/p>\n

Casey Nakamura (International Relations and Middle East & North African Studies ’18):<\/a> The Neoliberal Project in Jordan<\/p>\n

Gabby Ostoyich (International Relations ’22):<\/a> Towards a Livable Future: The Implementation and Legislation of the 15-Minute City<\/p>\n

Virginia Popov (International Relations ’24)<\/a>: A History of Breast Milk Donation and the Socio-Cultural Factors that Impact the Modern Milk Donor Experience<\/p>\n

Jacqueline Rayfield (International Relations ’20):<\/a> A Lost Generation: How Government Policy Creates Systemic Barriers to Refugee Education in Turkey<\/p>\n

Diana Reno (International Relations ’24)<\/a>: Employment Practices in Kenya\u2019s Refugee-Serving Organizations<\/p>\n

Noah Riley (International Relations \/ CAS Economics ’21):<\/a> Addressing Ambiguity: A Roadmap for U.S.-China Engagement on Strategic Nuclear Issues<\/p>\n

Rachel Schlueter (International Relations ’18)<\/a>: Has Devolution Improved Kenya’s Urban Governance?<\/p>\n

Laura Stanton (International Relations ’18)<\/a>: Cultural Imports: Examining Societal Norms Related to Feminism and Women’s Happiness<\/p>\n

Sydney Steger (International Relations ’23):<\/a> A Tale of Two Lobbies: Interest Group Influence & the US-Vietnam Rapprochement Process<\/p>\n

Riki Stout (International Relations ’22):<\/a> Small States at Odds: Understanding the Relationship Between the UAE, Qatar, and the Muslim Brotherhood<\/p>\n

Jessica Swanson (International Relations ’25):<\/a> Weapons of Mass Distraction: Information Warfare in the Russia -Ukraine and Israel -Gaza Wars<\/p>\n

Sarah Van Velkinburgh (International Relations and Spanish Literature ’18)<\/a>: Giving up the Ghost: When Does A Dictator Step Down?<\/p>\n

Masha Vernik (International Relations ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Agroecology on Kichwa Terms: Negotiating Cacao’s Role in the Chakras of Ecuador<\/p>\n

Joanna Wagner (International Relations ’20):<\/a> The Massachusetts Sustainability Summit<\/p>\n

Catherine Wood (International Relations ’18):<\/a> As Democracy Falls: The British and French Press in Hitler’s Germany<\/p>\n

Baiden Wright (International Relations ’23):<\/a> Immersive Learning at the Border: Development and Assessment of the Border Studies Program with BU\u2019s Center on Forced Displacement<\/p>\n

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Questrom School of Business<\/h5>
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Rhea Bandaru (Business Administration & Management: Business Analytics ’23):<\/a> The Ideal Woman Leader: Behaviors & Perceptions of Women in Corporate Leadership<\/p>\n

Reva Bardhi (Business Administration & Management: Finance and Law ’22):<\/a> Felony Disenfranchisement in Virginia: How the Legislative Impact and Legal Precedent of Virginia\u2019s Constitution are Excluding the Formerly Incarcerated<\/p>\n

Maddie Beery (Business Administration: Law and Information Systems ’25):<\/a> Stock Buybacks in Science -Based Industries: Innovation Sacrifices for Shareholder Gains?<\/p>\n

Amit Bhatia (Business Administration & Management: Strategy ’24)<\/a>: Understanding the Power of Soft Skills<\/p>\n

Sophie Bush (Business Administration & Management: Business Analytics, Operations & Supply Chain Management ’24)<\/a>: A Holistic Assessment of Food Insecurity in Native American Communities<\/p>\n

Victor Cadaoas\u00a0 (Business Administration & Management: Accounting ’22):<\/a> How Filipino Americans Have Claimed Their Identity Through Literature<\/p>\n

Christa Campbell & Maria Saldivar Palacios (Business Administration ’25):<\/a> Busy Bee Refills: A Hands -On Exploration of Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship<\/p>\n

\u00a0Izzie Collier (Business Administration & Management: Business Analytics ’22):<\/a> Honesty is the Best Policy: Devising a Framework for Assessing the Environmental Transparency of Mass-Produced Fashion Brands<\/p>\n

Derek Dong (Business Administration ’25):<\/a> Swifties Taking Over the Gridiron: The Financial Gains, Fan Backlash, and Corporate Strategy Behind Taylor Swift and the National Football League<\/p>\n

Veronica Escobar-Mesa (Business Administration & Management ’21):<\/a> A Study of Entrepreneurs in the Greater Boston Area: Understanding the\u00a0Challenges of Entrepreneurship<\/p>\n

Grant Gregory (Business Administration & Management ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Apollos: Health Records Reimagined<\/p>\n

Jared Klinkowize (Business Administration & Management: Accounting ’23):<\/a> PED Use for Professional Athletes: Is it Actually Profitable?<\/p>\n

John Lei (Business Administration & Management: Information Systems ’22):<\/a> Are Social Media Recommender Systems to Blame for the Increasing Trajectory of Political\u00a0Polarization?<\/p>\n

Neha Lenin (Business Administration: Finance, Marketing ’25):<\/a> Greener Intelligence: Exploring Generative AI\u2019s Hidden Environmental Costs<\/p>\n

Gabrielle Miller (Business Administration ’20):<\/a> More of the Best Summers of Your Life: How to Improve Summer Camp Staff Retention<\/p>\n

Yash Patel (Business Administration & Management: Accounting, Law ’23):<\/a> The State of North American Carbon Markets<\/p>\n

Alexa Quintero (Business Administration & Management: Law ’24)<\/a>: Tubie TO-GO: Improving Enteral Feeding Pumps for Modern User<\/p>\n

Jacob Rose (Business Administration & Management: Business Analytics, Finance ’24)<\/a>: Crisis in the Cubicle: Mental Health Resources in Corporate America<\/p>\n

Rebecca Sarkisian (Business Administration & Management: Accounting, Finance ’23):<\/a> Examining the Market Reaction to Mandated Climate-Related Disclosures<\/p>\n

Jacquelyn Watson (Finance and Marketing ’18)<\/a>: To Judge an Album by its Cover<\/p>\n

\u00a0Jerica Xu (Business Administration & Management: Information Systems and Strategy ’22):<\/a> Date-Night Meal Kit Business Plan<\/p>\n

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Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences<\/h5>
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Zara Ahmed (Health Science ’20):<\/a> Patient-Provider Relationships in Asian and Hispanic Americans<\/p>\n

Precious Amiewalan (Health Science ’24)<\/a>: Examining the Status of Race Corrections in Clinical Algorithms in Medical Decision-Making<\/p>\n

Carolina Becerril (Health Science \/ SPH <\/a>Community Assessment, Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation ’22):<\/a> Social media use and eating disorder risk among college students<\/span><\/p>\n

Emma Burke (Health Science ’21):<\/a> A Literary Depiction of Epilepsy<\/p>\n

Connie Dai (Human Physiology ’25):<\/a> The Roots of Health: Stories of Traditional Medicine Among Immigrants in New York City<\/p>\n

Olivia Ferris (Behavior & Heath ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Socio-contextual Risks for Below Average Cognitive Development<\/p>\n

Selena Fu (Human Physiology ’19):<\/a>\u00a0ScarceCity: Podcast Exploring Food Insecurity in Boston’s Students<\/p>\n

Sarah Golden (Human Physiology ’20):<\/a> Chasing the Summit: 48 Journeys to 4,000 Feet<\/p>\n

Cameron Hill (Human Physiology ’20):<\/a> Bottom-Up Effect of Pedagogy Transfer Between Learning Assistants and Faculty<\/p>\n

Abigail Horgan (Human Physiology ’20):<\/a> Mental Health Service Utilization Among Medical Students in the US<\/p>\n

Caroline Jens (Health Science ’20):<\/a> The Wellness Challenge Subscription Box<\/p>\n

Wesley Jones (Health Science ’21):<\/a> Boston University Students’ Travel Experience during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A\u00a0Mixed-Methods Analysis<\/p>\n

Francesca Kishkill (Human Physiology ’20):<\/a> Assessing changes in mental health, substance abuse, nutrition, and physical health during college students\u2019 first semester<\/p>\n

Anne Kim (Human Physiology ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Just Breathe: Mindfulness in Pediatric Literature<\/p>\n

Caitlyn Leonard (Human Physiology \/ SPH Health Policy & Law and Epidemiology & Biostatistics ’22):<\/a> \u201cWe Are Just Mentally Drained\u201d: A Qualitative Study of Substance Use Professionals During COVID-19<\/p>\n

Daniela Leonardo Martinez (Health Science ’25):<\/a> The Home Literacy Environment & Phonological Awareness: Parental Shared Reading Practices and Their Role in Bilingual Children\u2019s Literacy Development<\/p>\n

Divya Makkapati (Health Science ’19):<\/a>\u00a0ScarceCity: Podcast Exploring Food Insecurity in Boston’s Students<\/p>\n

Charlie McMahon (Human Physiology ’23):<\/a> Measuring COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Effectiveness<\/p>\n

Isabel Moring (Human Physiology ’22):<\/a> Transgender Healthcare: Addressing Transphobia in the Medical School Classroom<\/p>\n

\u00a0Jessica Morse (Health Science ’22):<\/a> An In-Depth Analysis of Feminist Mobilization and Reproductive and Sexual Health Interventions in Bihar, India<\/p>\n

Man Viet Nguyen (Health Science \/ SPH Program Management ’24)<\/a>: Our language, our right to food: Translate & culturally adapt the national household food security survey into Vietnamese for Vietnamese people in the US<\/p>\n

Eileen Nolan (Health Science ’19):<\/a>\u00a0Picture of health: Assessing the Portrayal of Schizophrenia on Medical Drama TV Series<\/p>\n

Collette O’Connor (Human Physiology ’18):<\/a> Triage Scales for Evaluating Mental Health Presentations<\/p>\n

Ellie Olsen (Health Science \/ SPH Epidemiology & Biostatistics<\/span>, Health Policy & Law ’23):<\/a> Improving Post-Assault Treatment for Gender Diverse Survivors<\/p>\n

Misty Ouyang (Behavior & Health ’20):<\/a> Around the World and Back Again: Examining the Potential Impacts of Childhood Transnational Separation<\/p>\n

Clarence Perez-Mejia (Health Science ’22):<\/a> Understanding School Mental Health and Parent Guidance in Public Middle Schools: A Look at Low-Income Neighborhoods in New York City<\/p>\n

Zachary Popp (Health Science ’21):<\/a> Racial and Socioeconomic Inequities in Massachusetts Food Retail Closures<\/p>\n

Noah Rieber (Human Physiology ’25):<\/a> Accessible Generation of EMS Training Scenarios<\/p>\n

Izabella Rogers (Human Physiology ’23):<\/a> CAMP: Challenges for Autistic Middle-Schoolers Post-Pandemic<\/p>\n

Jason Rundle (Health Science ’21):<\/a> Biking Boston: Assessing Cycling Infrastructure in Different Boston Neighborhoods<\/p>\n

Kaylee Sanderson (Health Science ’25):<\/a> From Healthcare Education to Practice: Achieving a Therapeutic Alliance Despite Language Discordance<\/p>\n

Brianna Spiegel (Human Physiology ’24)<\/a>: Thyroid Therapy: A Systematic Investigation of the Best Treatment for Hyperthyroidism<\/p>\n

Jessica Weber (Health Science ’22):<\/a> Evaluation of Boston\u2019s Community Fridges as a Food Security Effort<\/p>\n

Ramya Vemulapalli (Health Science ’20):<\/a> Let\u2019s Talk About Sex, Baby!<\/p>\n

Jessica Vuong (Health Science ’25):<\/a> Breaking the Glass Ceiling for First -Generation College Students<\/p>\n

Amy Zheng (Heath Science ’19):<\/a>\u00a0HIVietnam: Living with HIV & Achieving Viral Resuppression in Vietnam<\/p>\n

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School of Hospitality<\/h5>
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Isabella Very (Hospitality Administration ’21):<\/a> Already Home: A New, Original Musical<\/p>\n

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Wheelock College of Education & Human Development<\/h5>
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Michael Busani (English Education ’21):<\/a> How I Learned to Teach During a Global Pandemic<\/p>\n

Brianna Costilow (Early Childhood Education ’23):<\/a> Judging a Book by its Ink: A Historical Perspective on the Perception of Tattoos within the United States<\/p>\n

Emily Farmer (Modern Foreign Language Education \/ CAS French Studies ’21):<\/a> Creating a Greater Francophone Identity in Novice Level French World Language\u00a0Classrooms<\/p>\n

Julia Rowley (English Education ’20):<\/a> Examining Heroes and Villains through 21st Century Children\u2019s Literature: The Hostile Hospital<\/em><\/p>\n

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Poster Sessions & Remarks 2024<\/h5>
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Opening Remarks 2024<\/a>: Associate Director Sophie Godley<\/p>\n

Poster Introductions Rm 613A:<\/a><\/p>\n