Celebrating Collaborations

Landscape Studies

Chapin Lawn (rain location: Campus Center, under stairs)

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

Psychology, Data Sciences

Campus Center 102

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
Pathways from Parental Stress to Child Socioemotional Development; 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

Jandon Center for Community Engagement, Data Sciences, Exercise & Sport Studies

Campus Center 103/104

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
Community Engagement and Social Change Concentration: Administration and Staff Analysis of the Compass 2035 Strategic Plan; 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

Physics, Astronomy

Campus Center Mezzanine Lounge

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

Chemistry

Campus Center Flex Lounge

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

Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Neuroscience

Campus Center 203

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

Biological Sciences

Campus Center Art Wall

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
The Mothitor: Automated Moth Monitoring; 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

Rose McCollough ’26 :: 62
Modeling Microbial Diversity: Estimating Coexistence Amongst Soil Bacteria using Cellular Automata; poster session deriving from classwork, special studies, research lab, honors thesis, and SURF with Chris Vriezen, Department of Biological Sciences

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

Chemistry, Classical Languages & Literature

Campus Center 204

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

Geosciences

Campus Center 205

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

Geosciences, Environmental Science & Policy, Engineering, Biological Sciences, Landscape Studies, Mathematical Sciences, Data Sciences, Computer Science, Design Thinking Initiative, Dance, Classical Languages & Literature, History

Campus Center Garden Level

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
Natural Language Processing: Mapping Mice to Humans; 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
Tranmission 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
Vaguely Van Buren: Exploring and Unveiling the Smith College 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

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

Campus Center 003 Lounge

Izzy Fivel ’26 :: 154
Research on Junior Kindergarten as a Bridge Program Between Preschool and Kindergarten; 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

Government, Design Thinking Initiative

Campus Center 001 TV Lounge

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

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program in Humanities & Humanistic Social Sciences

Mwangi Cultural Center

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

Anthropology; Computer Science; Data Sciences; Center for the Environment, Ecological Design, & Sustainability; Psychology

Campus Center 102

Eva Larson ’27 :: 3
How Stress Bares Its Teeth: Testing the Osteological Paradox Across Diverse Stress Contexts; poster deriving from classwork with Brigitte Holt, Department of Anthropology, University of Massachusetts

Evelyn Ray ’28 :: 4
Simulating Load Sharing in an Internet of Things Network; poster deriving from research lab with Michael Robson, Department of Computer Science

Meron Oumer ’28, Nargiz Akhmetova ’28 :: 5
Improving Machine Learning Tuning with Efficient Bayesian Optimization; poster deriving from special studies and research lab with Michael P. Robson, Department of Computer Science

Evelyn Dinh ’28, Amber Zhang ’27 :: 8
Justice when Accompanied: Influence of peer presence on young adults' perceptions of police fairness.; poster deriving from research lab with Yael Granot, Department of Psychology

Grace McGehee ’28, Samantha Kotkin ’26 :: 9
Impacts of Slow Motion Bias on Juror Instructions; poster deriving from research lab with Yael Granot, Department of Psychology

Exercise & Sport Studies, Jandon Center for Community Engagement, Physics, Mathematical Sciences

Campus Center 103/104

Aiden Fisher ’28 :: 13
Menstrual Cycles, Performance, and Perception; poster deriving from research lab with Sarah Witkowski, Department of Exercise and Sport Studies

Elizabeth Schretzenmayer ’27J :: 14
Handedness Impacts on Postural Control; poster deriving from special studies with Ingo Helmich, Department of Exercise and Sport Studies 

Weina Lu ’28, Zoey Wire ’27, Sasha Lewis ’27 :: 15
Shared Premotor Resources Underlie Dual-Task Interference Between Speech and Balance; poster deriving from research lab and SURF with Ingo Helmich, Department of Exercise and Sport Studies

Mary Rukhotskiy ’29, Katherine Benko ’28, Weina Lu ’28, Sasha Lifton Lewis ’27, Maria Flores ’28, Amarjot Ranu-Laverdiere ’29, Tania Palomino ’29, Grace Li ’28, Kaneesha Maken ’29 :: 16
Spatial imagery Increases Nonverbal Hand Movements; poster deriving from STRIDE and research lab with Ingo Helmich, Department of Exercise and Sport Studies

Colleen Lynch ’27, Taylor Agena ’26, Sophie Scialla ’29, Zoe Khan ’27, Anabel Fletcher ’26, Julia Twomey ’27 :: 20
Status of Smith College's Food Rescue Network; poster deriving from student organization with Charlotte Ljustina, Jandon Center for Community Engagement 

Chiashi Yang ’28, Ellie Meyerson '28 :: 21
Impacts of Government Administration on Local Nonprofits; poster deriving from STRIDE with Hannah Gates, Jandon Center for Community Engagement

Lucy Guo ’26 :: 23
Beyond the Numericals: mathematics and physics education outreach; poster deriving from research lab with Gary Felder, Department of Physics, and Patricia Cahn, Department of Mathematical Sciences

Addie Hoermann ’26 :: 24
Preparation and TEM Studies of Thin Cermet Films; poster deriving from research lab with Joyce Palmer-Fortune, Department of Physics

Jingyuan Zhou ’26, Yuzhang Fu ’26 :: 26
Modeling Weekly Pneumonia and Influenza Mortality Using Time Series Methods; poster deriving from classwork with Rebecca Kurtz-Garcia, Department of Mathematical Sciences

Alice Dai ’28, June Murray ’29, Katarina Peteranderl ’28, Julia Steinberg ’27 :: 28
Stranding Web Graphs; poster deriving from research lab with Julianna Tymoczko, Department of Mathematical Sciences

Geosciences

Campus Center Mezzanine Lounge

Leah Zarin ’27 :: 31
New Geochemical and Petrographic Data for Mafic Dikes on Appledore Island, ME; poster deriving from special studies and SURF with Sarah Mazza, Department of Geosciences

Geosciences

Campus Center Flex Lounge

Anum Khan ’29, Morgan Danko ’29 :: 32
Pethei Microfossils; poster deriving from AEMES Research and research lab with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences

Max McEwen ’26 :: 33
Modern Ooids in Turks & Caicos; poster deriving from special studies with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences

Rheva Wolf ’28 :: 34
Melting Mount Baker: Growing Olivine from High-Mg# Basaltic Andesites in Piston Cylinder Melting Experiments; poster deriving from STRIDE with Sarah Mazza, Department of Geosciences

Dahlia Riddington ’26, Emily Gunnlaugsson ’29 :: 35
Annual Sedimentation Patterns in a Proglacial Lake in Svalbard; Implications for a  Changing Arctic Climate and Hydrologic Cycle; poster deriving from special studies with Greg de Wet, Department of Geosciences

Eloise Cullen ’28, Asfia Jawed ’27 :: 36
Investigating Seasonal Influence on Paleoclimate Proxies in Glacial Lake Hitchcock Varved Sediments; poster deriving from special studies and research lab with Greg de Wet, Department of Geosciences

Art, Biological Sciences, Neuroscience, Psychology, Center for Mass Spectrometry

Campus Center 203

Vimala Albert ’29, Jessica Mohanty ’29, Clare Harned ’27 :: 37
Cerium Induces Secondary Metabolism in Streptomyces via a ppGpp Dependent Pathway; poster deriving from AEMES Research, STRIDE, and research lab with Robert Samples, Center for Mass Spectrometry

Clare Harned ’27, Vimala Albert ’29, Jessica Mohanty ’29, Olive Bradford ’29, Layla Ibrahim ’29 :: 38
Reconstruction of a Historical Spanish Liqueur Using Spectroscopic Techniques; poster deriving from AEMES Research, STRIDE, and research lab with Robert Samples, Center for Mass Spectrometry, and Cati Bestard Rotger, Department of Art

Abi Echeverria Finamore ’28 :: 40
A Hidden World: Artistic representation of the Stylidium debile Flower examined by using the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM); poster deriving from special studies with Judith Wopereis, Department of Biological Sciences

Lana Clarke ’28, Lauren Hydrick ’28 :: 41
Acetaminophen-induced Loss of the Optic Nerve in Zebrafish: Implications for early neurodevelopment; poster deriving from classwork with Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience

Annabelle Li ’26 :: 42
On the Same Wavelength: Parent-Child Neural Synchrony During Shared Problem-Solving; poster deriving from research lab and honors thesis research with Maya Rosen, Program in Neuroscience, Catherine Mikkelsen, Program in Neuroscience, Maddie Scricco, Program in Neuroscience, and Brianna McMillan, Department of Psychology

Ella Luo ’27, Ysabella Leonelli ’28 :: 43
Effects of Adolescent High-Fat Diet Consumption on Social-Preference Behavior and Amygdala Microglia; poster deriving from classwork with Jocelyn Breton, Program in Neuroscience

Rahel Ghebrehiwet ’28, Addy Martinez de la Rosa ’28, Breanna Thompson ’28 :: 44
Effects of High Fat Diet on Sucrose Consumption and Dopamine Cells in the VTA in Male and Female Rats; poster deriving from classwork with Jocelyn Breton, Program in Neuroscience

Jeremiah Hickman-Maynard ’27 :: 45
Prosocial Behavior in Adult Rats After Early Life Adversity: an investigation of neuronal identities in the prefrontal cortex; poster deriving from research lab and SURF with Jocelyn Breton, Program in Neuroscience

Sofia Muliawan ’28, Ayah Muhiddin ’26, Marisol Jenkins-Sorensen ’27 :: 46
Coping with Heat Stress: Thermal induction of Bacteriocin Production; poster deriving from special studies with Rob Dorit, Department of Biological Sciences

Meris Li ’28 :: 47
The More You Use, The More You Lose: Antibiotic Resistance Trends in the U.S.; poster deriving from special studies with Rob Dorit, Department of Biological Sciences

Claire Rhody ’28, Carly Aitken ’26 :: 49
Testing for Phenotypic Plasticity of Shell Morphology in Northern and Southern Populations of Littorina littorea and Littorina obtusata; poster deriving from special studies, STRIDE, and research lab with L. David Smith, Department of Biological Sciences 

Carly Aitken ’26, Lily West ’28 :: 50
Run or Hide: Measuring Behavioral Responses in Native Intertidal Snails to Predatory Chemical Cues of Invasive Crabs; poster deriving from special studies with L. David Smith, Department of Biological Sciences

Sophia Liu ’27, Hanyu Li ’28, Lilly Mearsheimer ’25 :: 52
Investigating Meteorin and Meteorin-Like as Candidate Regulators of Muscular Development in Zebrafish; poster deriving from special studies, STRIDE, and research lab with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences, and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience

Rameen Farrukh ’27, Li Le Kaplow ’27, Camila Merino ’28 :: 53
A Spatial Transcriptomics Framework to Study Cellular Trajectories During Zebrafish Forebrain Commissure Formation; poster deriving from research lab, honors thesis, and master's thesis with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences, and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience

Hannah Zhang ’29, Alexa Konstantopoulos ’28, Maile Matubrew ’29 :: 55
The Role of Metrn and MetrnL in Zebrafish CNS Development: Regulating Neuronal Proliferation and Axonal Projection; poster deriving from research lab with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences, and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience

Angueline Villar Alvarez ’29, Olivia Irala ’29 :: 56
Immunostaining to visualize forebrain commissure formation; poster deriving from research lab with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences

Engineering, Chemistry

Campus Center Art Wall

Pauline Mallari ’27 :: 58
Synthesizing Dual-Functionalized Fn3 Protein-Drug Conjugates for Targeted Cancer Therapy; poster deriving from AEMES research, special studies, and research lab with Sarah Moore, Picker Engineering Program

Ashley Cheng ’27, Jiawei Yu ’27 :: 59
Inter and Intracellular Trafficking of Engineered Anti-Mesothelin Fn3 Proteins; poster deriving from special studies, STRIDE, and research lab with Sarah Moore, Picker Engineering Program

Yuki Yang ’27 :: 60
Abiotic Production of Vitamin B6 from Methylglyoxal and Ammonium Phosphate; poster deriving from special studies with Andrew Berke, Department of Chemistry

Pauline Baranger-Hartwig ’26 :: 61
Investigating the Metabolomes of Three Strains of Dyella terrae from Ely Copper Mine; poster deriving from research lab and honors thesis with Lesley-Ann Giddings, Department of Chemistry, and Robert Samples, Center for Mass Spectrometry

Sandra Adrianna Constantino ’26, Amie Gronert ’28 :: 62
Iron-rich Life at Subzero: Siderophore and Cholic Acid Biosynthesis in Antarctic Kocuria sp.; poster deriving from special studies and research lab with Lesley-Ann Giddings, Department of Chemistry, and Robert Samples, Center for Mass Spectrometry

Riko Mukoyama ’26, Evelyn Adkins ’28, Camil Piperni ’28 :: 63
Comparative Analysis of Broadly-Specific N-Hydroxylases Involved in Desferrioxamine Biosynthesis; poster deriving from honors thesis with Lesley-Ann Giddings, Department of Chemistry, Madison Knapp, Department of Chemistry, Robert Samples, Center for Mass Spectrometry, and Riccardo Racicot, Center for Molecular Biology

Jacqueline Brannan ’28 :: 64
Mining Metal Pollution for Environmental Solutions: Siderophore-Producing Bacteria at Ely Copper Mine; poster deriving from research lab with Lesley-Ann Giddings, Department of Chemistry, Robert Samples, Center for Mass Spectrometry, and Madison Knapp, Department of Chemistry

Chemistry, Engineering

Campus Center 204

Ada Fiala ’27, Hayden Reblitz ’27 :: 65
Dibromomaleimide as a Versatile Linker Molecule in Protein-Drug Conjugates; poster deriving from special studies and research lab with Maren Buck, Department of Chemistry, and Sarah Moore, Picker Engineering Program

Lauren Lee ’27J, Acadia Vaughn ’28, Joyana Saha ’28, Montserrat Marentes Dominguez ’26, Karyme Medina Castillo ’26 :: 66
Design of Self-Rolling Azlactone Hydrogels for Applications in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine; poster deriving from special studies and research lab with Maren Buck, Department of Chemistry

Ray Winig ’28, Gwynn Canfield ’28, Chidinma Chikezie ’28 :: 67
Combinatorial Synthesis of Protein-Polymer Conjugates from Functionalized Side-Chain Reactive Polymers; poster deriving from special studies and research lab with Maren Buck, Department of Chemistry, Sarah Moore, Picker Engineering Program, and Avery Cook, Department of Chemistry

Evaline Flamer ’28, Lilah Weinstein ’28, Tenzin Sangmo ’28, Ronin Akurosawa ’26 :: 68
Chemically Fueled Hydrogel Actuators for the Development of Partial Autonomous Soft Robots; poster deriving from special studies with Maren Buck, Department of Chemistry 

Sylvia Burkman ’26, Hannah Martin ’27, Margot Konetzka ’27, Luna Yang ’28, Molly Shay ’28, Zahra Salar ’28, Faith Nwanso ’28, Suner Chopra ’29 :: 71
Investigating Nanodisc Self Assembly; poster deriving from special studies, STRIDE, research lab and SURF with Olivia Fiebig, Department of Chemistry

Yuyao Zhu ’27, Mandy Mi ’29, Emily Whitney ’28 :: 72
Study of a Multi-step Synthesis Toward Nitrogen-Containing Heterocycles via an Iron-catalyzed Pathway; poster deriving from special studies, research lab and SURF with Alexandra Strom, Department of Chemistry