Final Talks and Panels Schedule 2024

MDS 2024 Schedule

The 2024 Mount David Summit will be held in-person. Our programming is covered over three sessions throughout the day.

Summit SessionTimeJump to Schedule
Session 11:45 – 3 PMJump to Session 1
Session 23:15 – 4: 30 PMJump to Session 2
Session 34:45 – 6 PMJump to Session 3

Complete Schedule

The complete schedule below allows for searching of names and keywords as well as filtering Summit session.

Session Session Time Location Student Name/Moderator Title Advisor
0All DayPettengill HallBarlow Off-Campus Study Photography ExhibitionJennifer Hyde, Center for Global Education
01:30 PMAtrium PerryPresident Garry W. Jenkins and Dean of the Faculty Malcolm HillOpenings of the Summit: Welcome Remarks
11:45 PM-3:00 PMCynthia Baker, Religious StudiesReligion, Violence, and Nonviolence: Case StudiesCynthia Baker, Religious Studies
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill 257Alyson Kennedy ’24Religion, Violence, and Nonviolence: Case StudiesCynthia Baker, Religious Studies
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill 257Sophie Spolter ’26Religion, Violence, and Nonviolence: Case StudiesCynthia Baker, Religious Studies
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill 257Alijiah Henry ’24Religion, Violence, and Nonviolence: Case StudiesCynthia Baker, Religious Studies
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill 257Kyra Friederich ’26Religion, Violence, and Nonviolence: Case StudiesCynthia Baker, Religious Studies
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill 257Jillian Scott-Lewis ’27Religion, Violence, and Nonviolence: Case StudiesCynthia Baker, Religious Studies
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill 257Faisal Hossain ’27Religion, Violence, and Nonviolence: Case StudiesCynthia Baker, Religious Studies
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill 257Christopher Burke ’27Religion, Violence, and Nonviolence: Case StudiesCynthia Baker, Religious Studies
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill 257Sasha Small ’24Religion, Violence, and Nonviolence: Case StudiesCynthia Baker, Religious Studies
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill 257Lily Calve ’24Religion, Violence, and Nonviolence: Case StudiesCynthia Baker, Religious Studies
1Ian-Khara Ellasante, Gender and Sexuality StudiesResearch in Gender and Sexuality Studies and Philosophy
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill 116Caroline Cassell ’24A Love Letter to My Guys: Gendered Discourse in Educational SettingsIan-Khara Ellasante, Gender and Sexuality Studies
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill 116Natalie Titus ’24Lesbian Love Lessons: Epistemology as a Framework for the Challenges of the Queer RelationshipHaley Schilling, Philosophy
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill 116Emma Rippey ’24Regulating Pornography to Reduce Sexual ViolenceSusan Stark, Philosophy
1April Horton, BiologyResearch in Biology and Environmental Studies
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill 162Avery Mathias ’24Sponges as eDNA Samplers to Monitor Freshwater Biodiversity in MaineApril Horton, Biology
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill 162Rebecca Anderson ’24Evaluation of Animal Hosts and Their Endosymbionts Using Experimental & Computational ApproachesApril Horton, Biology
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill 162Bryan Kirk ’24Down Here, The Only Light Is Your Own: The Dichotomy of Environmentalism and Extraction in AppalachiaSonja Pieck, Environmental Studies
1Tristan Koepke, DanceNew Research in Choreographic Process and PerformanceTristan Koepke, Dance
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill G21Adelle Welch ’25New Research in Choreographic Process and PerformanceTristan Koepke, Dance
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill G21Lydia Frew ’25New Research in Choreographic Process and PerformanceTristan Koepke, Dance
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill G21Jane Drumm ’25New Research in Choreographic Process and PerformanceTristan Koepke, Dance
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill G21Sarah Senator ’25New Research in Choreographic Process and PerformanceTristan Koepke, Dance
1Francesco Duina, SociologySociology Thesis Panel
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill G52Jack Lawrence ’24Sociology Thesis PanelMike Rocque, Sociology
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill G52Ella Blum ’24Sociology Thesis PanelMike Rocque, Sociology
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill G52Jensen Nida ’24Sociology Thesis PanelMike Rocque, Sociology
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill G52Molly Furman ’24Sociology Thesis PanelMike Rocque, Sociology
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill G52Sadie O’Neil ’24Sociology Thesis PanelMike Rocque, Sociology
1Darby Ray, Harward Center & Morgan Kinney, Harward CenterResearch and the Public Good: Multidisciplinary Explorations
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill G65Emma Volkers ’24Creating Accessible Resources Through Trauma-Informed Strategies: Resource Collection, Organization, and Interaction for Women in Lewiston, MaineDarby Ray, Harward Center & Morgan Kinney, Harward Center
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill G65Samantha Shapiro ’24Beyond the Game: Assessing the IMPACTs of a Collegiate Sports Mentorship Program on Psychosocial Development in Children with Disabilities and Serious IllnessesDarby Ray, Harward Center & Morgan Kinney, Harward Center
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill G65Marisela Flores Pineda ’24Thread by Thread, Brick by Brick: Impacts of Housing and Clothing Contributions on Educational OutcomesDarby Ray, Harward Center & Morgan Kinney, Harward Center
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill G65Isaac Levinger ’24Schooling and the Second Generation: Exploring the Student Experience of Second and 1.5-Generation African Immigrant Youth in Lewiston, MaineDarby Ray, Harward Center & Morgan Kinney, Harward Center
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill G65Caitlin Chan ’24Queer Data for Queer Change: Examining Substance Use among Queer Youth in Androscoggin County, MaineDarby Ray, Harward Center & Morgan Kinney, Harward Center
11:45 PM-3:00 PMPettengill G65Alexa Bowerfind ’24Mental Health and Resilience Among Homeless YouthDarby Ray, Harward Center & Morgan Kinney, Harward Center
23:15 PM- 4:30 PMClaudia Aburto Guzmán, Hispanic StudiesResearch in Humanities
23:15 PM- 4:30 PMPettengill 116Ben Auerbach ’25Cultural and Public Health Response to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Cuba and the United StatesClaudia Aburto Guzmán, Hispanic Studies
23:15 PM- 4:30 PMPettengill 116Stella Gould ’25The Link between Art, Politics, and Public Space: Colectivo El Muro Cusco and Their Resistance Against State-Sponsored CensorshipClaudia Aburto Guzmán, Hispanic Studies
23:15 PM- 4:30 PMPettengill 116Grace Acton ’24Fashion Forward: Digitizing Historical Dress in Theory and PracticeB. Christine McDowell, Theater
23:15 PM- 4:30 PMPettengill 116Isabelle Job ’24From Medieval Scriptorium to Manuscript Collection: The Journey of The Psalter-Hours of Isabelle de FranceMegan Boomer, Art and Visual Culture
2Justine Wiesinger, Asian StudiesPopular Culture in Asia
23:15 PM- 4:30 PMPettengill 162Olivia Rabin ’24Korean Villainess Manhwa: When Death is Not Her Only OptionJustine Wiesinger, Asian Studies
23:15 PM- 4:30 PMPettengill 162Chris Lu ’24History Honor Thesis Work PresentationWesley Chaney, History
23:15 PM- 4:30 PMPettengill 162Roberto Castro ’24Taiwan’s Forbidden SongsZhenzhen Lu, Asian Studies
2Susan Langdon, PsychologyResearch in Psychology
23:15 PM- 4:30 PMPettengill G21Juan Martinez ’24Shaping Identities Through ReadingSusan Langdon, Psychology
23:15 PM- 4:30 PMPettengill G21Fiki Hunt ’24Sense of Belonging in College Students: Unraveling the Crucial Role of the College Campus EnvironmentTodd Kahan, Psychology
23:15 PM- 4:30 PMPettengill G21Abbie Danko ’24Navigating Financial Transformation: Applying Therapeutic Techniques to Financial Therapy for Overcoming Financial StagnationTodd Kahan, Psycholgoy
23:15 PM- 4:30 PMPettengill G21Jingyi Yang ’24Assessment of the Aspirations Mentorship ProgramSusan Langdon, Psychology
23:15 PM- 4:30 PMPettengill G21Catie Berg ’26How the Digital Persona Corrupted the SelfElena Maker Castro, Psychology
2Jess Anthony, EnglishCreative Writing Senior Thesis Reading
23:15 PM- 4:30 PMPettengill G52Alex Nevarez ’24Agave Americana: A Collection of Poems on Generational TraumaEden Osucha, English
23:15 PM- 4:30 PMPettengill G52Danny Liu ’24MoTe: Asian and Asian American Experiences in FictionJess Anthony, English
23:15 PM- 4:30 PMPettengill G52Riley Young ’24Beneath BurialJefferson Navicky, English
23:15 PM- 4:30 PMPettengill G52Barry Kilmister ’24Collision VisionsJess Anthony, English
23:15 PM- 4:30 PMPettengill G52Tim Perry ’24Tim Perry’s Creative Writing Poetry Thesis PresentationJefferson Navicky, English
23:15 PM- 4:30 PMPettengill G52Lukas Schneider ’24Polychromatic SunsetJess Anthony, English
23:15 PM- 4:30 PMPettengill G52Rebecca Feist ’24Growing PainsJess Anthony, English
2Bev Johnson, Earth and Climate SciencesResearch in Earth and Climate Sciences
23:15 PM- 4:30 PMPettengill G65Kate Dickson ’24Carbon Dynamics Upstream and Downstream of a Tidal Restriction, Spurwink Marsh, Cape Elizabeth, MaineBev Johnson, Earth and Climate Sciences
23:15 PM- 4:30 PMPettengill G65Anna Sarrazin ’24Tidal Impoundment Effects Carbon Dynamics and Sedimentation in the Jones Creek Salt Marsh, Scarborough, ME, USABev Johnson, Earth and Climate Sciences
34:45 PM- 6 PMSarah Lynch, Classical and Medieval StudiesResearch in Classical and Medieval Studies
34:45 PM- 6 PMPettengill 116Nate Lewis ’24Winckelmann, Jefferson, and the Bronze Age Pervert Classicism, Whiteness, and the Construction of the Alt-Right Male in the Digital AgeMark Tizzoni, Classical and Medieval Studies
34:45 PM- 6 PMPettengill 116Maria McEvoy ’25Sheep, Shepherds, and State: The Myth of the Reconquista and the Islamic Origins of Spanish ShepherdingSarah Lynch, Classical and Medieval Studies
34:45 PM- 6 PMPettengill 116Evan Boxer-Cook ’26Understanding the Astrolabe: How a Medieval Pocket Computer Puts the Universe in Your HandsSarah Lynch, Classical and Medieval Studies
34:45 PM- 6 PMPettengill 116John Price ’24Otherness and “Alterity” in Visigothic SpainSarah Lynch, Classical and Medieval Studies
3Anita Charles, EducationResearch in Education
34:45 PM- 6 PMPettengill 162Julia Newell ’26National Science Foundation Grant Research for Hearing Loss Non-profitAnita Charles, Education
34:45 PM- 6 PMPettengill 162Anna Weylman-Farwell ’24My Student Teaching Practicum at Edward Little High SchoolMara Tieken, Education
3TBDPower and Politics
34:45 PM- 6 PMPettengill G21Mia Brumsted ’24Aotearoa or New Zealand: The Politics of Place Naming & Other Challenges with New Zealand’s Bicultural FrameworkJim Richter, Politics
34:45 PM- 6 PMPettengill G21Matthew Peeler ’26Destroying the NRA Playbook: A Novel Approach to Gun Control LitigationPavel Bacovsky, Politics
3Timothy Dugan, TheatreBates Theatre-The Art of Creative Process
34:45 PM- 6 PMPettengill G52Sophie Wheeler ’25Bates Theatre-The Art of Creative ProcessTimothy Dugan, Theatre
34:45 PM- 6 PMPettengill G52David Walker ’24Bates Theatre-The Art of Creative ProcessTimothy Dugan, Theatre
34:45 PM- 6 PMPettengill G52Alexandra Voight-Shelley ’24Bates Theatre-The Art of Creative ProcessTimothy Dugan, Theatre
34:45 PM- 6 PMPettengill G52Paige Magid ’24Bates Theatre-The Art of Creative ProcessTimothy Dugan, Theatre
34:45 PM- 6 PMPettengill G52Miguel Pacheco Gonzalez ’24Bates Theatre-The Art of Creative ProcessTimothy Dugan, Theatre
34:45 PM- 6 PMPettengill G52Mikayla Burse ’26Bates Theatre-The Art of Creative ProcessTimothy Dugan, Theatre
3TBDResearch in Biology and Interdisciplinary Studies
34:45 PM- 6 PMPettengill G65Sarah Waite ’24The Mechanical Properties of Cat Tongue PapillaeAndrew Mountcastle, Biology
34:45 PM- 6 PMPettengill G65Faith Nwando ’24The Mechanical Properties of Cat Tongue PapillaeAndrew Mountcastle, Biology
34:45 PM- 6 PMPettengill G65Aleisha Martinez Sandoval ’26Galactic FARTS and Chemicals in Our Hearts: Presenting Our Research at the SACNAS National Diversity in STEM ConferenceCarrie Diaz Eaton, Digital and Computational Studies
34:45 PM- 6 PMPettengill G65Adriana Pastor Almiron ’25Galactic FARTS and Chemicals in Our Hearts: Presenting Our Research at the SACNAS National Diversity in STEM ConferenceCarrie Diaz Eaton, Digital and Computational Studies
34:45 PM- 6 PMPettengill G65Brandon Villalta Lopez ’25Galactic FARTS and Chemicals in Our Hearts: Presenting Our Research at the SACNAS National Diversity in STEM ConferenceCarrie Diaz Eaton, Digital and Computational Studies