Final Poster Schedule 2025

Mount David Summit 2025 Schedule

The Summit’s three general poster sessions are held in Perry Atrium, Pettengill Hall.

Summit Session	Time	Jump to Schedule
Session 1	1:45 – 3 PM	Jump to Session 1
Session 2	3:15 – 4: 30 PM	Jump to Session 2
Session 3	4:45 – 6 PM	Jump to Session 3

Complete Schedule

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Session	Session Time	Wall #	Name	Title	Advisor
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	1	Tessa Garnett ’25	Plant Stress Memory in Arabidopsis	Daniel Slane, Biology
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	2	Jaelie Hovey ’25	Dietary Polyphenols, the Gut-Brain Axis, and Alzheimer’s Disease: Unraveling the Microbiome’s Role in Neurodegeneration	Brett Huggett, Biology
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	3	Nina Chosy ’25	Effect of Neurotransmitter Antagonists on the Metabolism of Neonatal Sprague-Dawley Rats in Response to Hypoxia	Ryan Bavis, Biology
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	3	Julia Brophy ’25	Effect of Neurotransmitter Antagonists on the Metabolism of Neonatal Sprague-Dawley Rats in Response to Hypoxia	Ryan Bavis, Biology
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	3	Chloe Santucci ’25	Effect of Neurotransmitter Antagonists on the Metabolism of Neonatal Sprague-Dawley Rats in Response to Hypoxia	Ryan Bavis, Biology
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	4	Gray Dinsel ’25	The Effect of the Transcription Factor Nfe2 on Inner Ear Development and Locomotor Activity in the Presence of Oxidative Stress, Using Diquat as a Reactive Oxygen Species Facilitator	Larissa Williams, Biology
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	5	Fiona Wilson ’25	Impact of Urbanization on Carnivore Species in Lewiston, Maine	Eric LeFlore, Biology
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	6	Katie Watt ’25	Impact of Drought and Salt on the 3D Chromatin Structure in Soybean	Daniel Slane, Biology
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	7	Leo Sullivan ’25	Structural Analysis of the Ephydatia muelleri SRCR Repertoire Including Examination of Sequence Expression Patterns in Development and Algal Infection	April Horton, Biology
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	7	Ian Van Loo ’25	Structural Analysis of the Ephydatia muelleri SRCR Repertoire Including Examination of Sequence Expression Patterns in Development and Algal Infection	April Horton, Biology
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	8	Owen Ferguson ’25	Long-Term Dynamics of Macrobenthic Communities in the Sheepscot River Estuary, Maine	Brett Huggett, Biology
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	9	Hannah Burdick ’25	Exposure to Winter Warm Spells Amplified by Climate Change Differentially Impacts the Native and Non-Native Intertidal Snails Littorina obtusata and Littorina littorea	Kat Anderson, Biology
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	10	Nimco Jama ’25	Thermotolerance of Arabidopsis Thaliana	Daniel Slane, Biology
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	11	Emily Scarrow ’25	The Evolution of the PD-L1 Pathway	April Horton, Biology
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	12	Denzel Evans ’25	Development of Conserved Primers for Freshwater Organisms in Response to Bisphenol S	Larissa Williams, Biology
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	13	Sequoia Anstine ’25	Lowest Effective Dose of Bisphenol F and S Toxicity in Developmental Zebrafish	Larissa Williams, Biology
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	14	Zain Ali ’27	Regulation of the Interleukin-17 Pathway Through MicroRNA-146a and MicroRNA-30d	Larissa Williams, Biology
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	15	Mohammad Zayd ’27	Influence of the Plant Hormone Strigolactone on Plant Stress and Development	Daniel Slane, Biology
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	16	Kendall Jones ’25	How to Make Make a Memory: The Biochemistry Supporting Learning and Memory Pathways	Colleeen O’Loughlin, Chemistry and Biochemistry
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	17	George Wan ’25	Introduction of hydrolizable enol ether linkages into PEG via oxidative C-H bond functionalization	Dylan Freas, Chemistry and Biochemistry
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	18	Joseph Vann ’25	Investigating Tetrasubstituted Caffeoyl-Based Phenylpropanoid Glycosides as Potential Novel Antibacterials	Colleeen O’Loughlin, Chemistry and Biochemistry
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	19	Johnny Michareune ’25	Synthesis and Investigation of Luteoside B as a Potential Therapy for Respiratory Syncytial Virus	Jennifer Koviach-Côté, Chemistry and Biochemistry
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	20	Claire Barlass ’25	Examining Metal Mobility in Soil as a Factor of pH and Ion Concentration	Ida Piedmonte, Chemistry and Biochemistry
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	21	John Harun-DeLong ’26	Effect of Interferon-Beta on Senescence Pathways in Zebrafish Progenitor Stem Cells	Jennifer Koviach-Côté, Chemistry and Biochemistry
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	22	Sierra Stark ’25	Exploring the Synthesis of Degradable Polyoxazoline Polymers for Biomedical Applications	Dylan Freas, Chemistry and Biochemistry
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	23	Micah Johnson ’25	Python Based Computational Simulation of Light-Matter Interactions Using the Lorentz Oscillator Model	Matt Côté, Chemistry and Biochemistry
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	24	Chase Buzzell ’25	Does Oxidation State Effect the Movement of Chromium Pollutants at Solid-Liquid Interfaces?	Ida Piedmonte, Chemistry and Biochemistry
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	25	Natnael Yaregal ’25	Synthesis and Biochemical Evaluation of Caffeoyl-Based Phenylpropanoid Glycosides for Potential Antiviral Activity	Colleeen O’Loughlin, Chemistry and Biochemistry
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	26	Sloan Phillips ’25	Antibiotic Resistance of Staphylococcus epidermidis Mutants Grown in Tea Tree Oil	Colleeen O’Loughlin, Chemistry and Biochemistry
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	27	Jahan Baker-Wainwright ’25	Repurposing Oil-Eating Skin Bacteria for Use as Eco-Friendly Oil Spill Cleanup Method	Colleeen O’Loughlin, Chemistry and Biochemistry
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	28	Solomon Sakakeeny-Smith ’25	A Synthetic Investigation of Luteoside B: A Prospective Antiviral Agent for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)	Jennifer Koviach-Côté, Chemistry and Biochemistry
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	29	Aiman Hasan ’26	Investigating Antibody Distribution Dynamics with Vascular Permeability	Jennifer Koviach-Côté, Chemistry and Biochemistry
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	30	Alison Reardon ’25	From Mood to Personality Disorders: The Impact of a Mutated HTR1B Gene	Jennifer Koviach-Côté, Chemistry and Biochemistry
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	31	Bryn Murray ’25	Undermining Science: Exploring the Interplay Between the FDA and the Judiciary Through a Comparative Analysis of Mifepristone and Oxycodone Approval Standards	Colleeen O’Loughlin, Chemistry and Biochemistry
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	32	Anna Cote ’25	Addressing the Maternal Mortality Crisis in the United States: Causes, Challenges, and Solutions	Colleeen O’Loughlin, Chemistry and Biochemistry
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	33	Ben Miller ’25	Balancing The Game: Assessing Mental Health Needs and Support Systems for Student Athletes	Susan Langdon, Psychology
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	34	Danielle Goodman ’25	Synthesis and Evaluation of Antiviral Properties of Caffeoyl-Based Phenylpropanoid Glycosides	Jennifer Koviach-Côté, Chemistry and Biochemistry
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	35	Luke Dai ’25	The Role of Non-Verbal Cues in Memory Conformity After Feedback	Amy Douglass, Psychology
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	36	Denim Evans ’25	Body in Motion, Mind in Balance: Investigating Physical Activity as a Protective Shield for High-ACE Youth	Susan Langdon, Psychology
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	37	Anna Masumoto ’25	Racial Disparities and White American Support for the Death Penalty	Amy Douglass, Psychology
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	38	Arjun Singh ’25	Evoking Nostalgia Through Advertising: How Childhood and Modern Advertisements and Type of Color Presentation Influence Likelihood of Purchase	Kathy Mathis, Psychology
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	39	Chloe Dwinal ’25	The Relationship Between Religiosity and Sexual Orientation on Attitudes Towards Homosexuality within College Students	Amy Douglass, Psychology
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	40	Alyssa Lowther ’25	AI: Tool or Weapon? Exploring Its Impact on College Students’ Creativity and Motivation	Amy Douglass, Psychology
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	41	Alison Robelen ’25	The Relationship Between Sex Roles and Social Conformity	Amy Douglass, Psychology
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	42	Julia Parham ’25	Exploring the Verbal Content of Post-Identification Co-Witness Conversations	Amy Douglass, Psychology
1	1:45 PM – 3:00 PM	43	Cassidy Vawter ’25	Cerebellar Adaptation Under Cognitive Load: Exploring Multitasking in Motor Learning	Olivia Kim, Neuroscience
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	1	Sammy Weidenthal ’27	Anthropology and Indigenous Peoples: Bates College and Possession in the Dawnland	Jennifer Hamilton, Anthropology
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	1	Julian Realegeno ’28	Anthropology and Indigenous Peoples: Bates College and Possession in the Dawnland	Jennifer Hamilton, Anthropology
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	1	Collin Madalena ’25	Anthropology and Indigenous Peoples: Bates College and Possession in the Dawnland	Jennifer Hamilton, Anthropology
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	1	Ella Lisle ’28	Anthropology and Indigenous Peoples: Bates College and Possession in the Dawnland	Jennifer Hamilton, Anthropology
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	1	Amelia Killackey ’26	Anthropology and Indigenous Peoples: Bates College and Possession in the Dawnland	Jennifer Hamilton, Anthropology
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	1	Erwin Kardatzke ’28	Anthropology and Indigenous Peoples: Bates College and Possession in the Dawnland	Jennifer Hamilton, Anthropology
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	1	Olivia Dorion ’26	Anthropology and Indigenous Peoples: Bates College and Possession in the Dawnland	Jennifer Hamilton, Anthropology
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	1	Zoe Diaz ’27	Anthropology and Indigenous Peoples: Bates College and Possession in the Dawnland	Jennifer Hamilton, Anthropology
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	1	Luca Balzano ’28	Anthropology and Indigenous Peoples: Bates College and Possession in the Dawnland	Jennifer Hamilton, Anthropology
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	1	Carlyssa Baker ’27	Anthropology and Indigenous Peoples: Bates College and Possession in the Dawnland	Jennifer Hamilton, Anthropology
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	2	Darlene Igiraneza ’25	Barriers to Survival: A Literature Review on Neonatal Mortality and Health Disparities	April Horton, Biology
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	3	Katie Ney ’25	Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorohexanesulfonic Acid Exposure in Zebrafish Induces Developmental Neurotoxicity in Photoreceptor Related Gene (crx) and Alterations in Behavioral Functions	Larissa Williams, Biology
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	4	Anotida Viazhero ’25	RNA Localization in Borrelia burgdorferi Using Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization	Paula Schlax, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	5	Nicole Wiegmann ’25	Determining rpoS mRNA Secondary Structure for BosR Binding: Predicted Results of Structure Mapping Assay	Paula Schlax, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	6	Blessing Akinmade ’25	Gene Regulation in Borrelia burgdorferi: Insights into Lyme Disease Transmission and Host Adaptation	Paula Schlax, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	7	Claire Bohmer ’25	A Comparative Analysis between Established FUR (Ferric uptake regulation proteins) and the Sole Fur/PerR Protein Ortholog, BosR, Present in Borrelia burgdorferi.	Paula Schlax, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	8	Rafay Rafay ’25	Investigating Parameters of Plasmonic Enhancement of Non-Linear Optics Using Gold Microplates	Matt Côté, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	9	Leyi Duan ’25	Using FISH Approach to Study RNA Localization in Borrelia burgdorferi, the Spirochete that Causes Lyme Disease	Paula Schlax, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	10	Liv Myers ’25	Effect of BosR binding on RNA structure	Paula Schlax, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	11	Luis Ruiz ’25	Vitamin B12 as Secondary Supplementation for Acute Malnutrition in Infants and Children	Paula Schlax, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	12	Rylee Eaton ’25	Investigating Strain Variability in Staphylococcus epidermidis Through Antibiotics and Pyrazinones	Colleeen O’Loughlin, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	13	Johannes Schwarz ’25	Incretin Mimetics: A Paradigm Shift in Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity	Paula Schlax, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	14	Andrew Mottur ’25	Characterization of Nickel Oxidation States as a Function of Outer-Sphere Affects	Ida Piedmonte, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	15	Bessie Yang ’25	Synthesis and Characterization of Inorganic Blue Pigments	Matt Côté, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	16	Charlotte Maffie ’25	Synthesizing Precursors to Degradable Polyoxazolines	Dylan Freas, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	17	Britton Gorfain ’25	Progress in the Total Synthesis of Linderofruticoside A	Jennifer Koviach-Côté, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	18	Caroline Friedman ’25	Assessing Recent Changes of Sediment Retreat at Sandy Seawall Beach, Phippsburg, Maine	Nick Balascio, Earth and Climate Sciences
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	19	Izzy Larson ’25	Sweetgrass: Habitat Assessment and Plant Physiology in Salt Marshes	Bev Johnson, Earth and Climate Sciences
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	20	Sam Turtle ’25	Using CISA-AA of Ancient Fish Proteins to Estimate Changes in Cod Trophic Position and Basal Nitrogen Sources in the Gulf of Maine Over the Last 4,400 Years	Bev Johnson, Earth and Climate Sciences
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	21	Ben Samborik ’25	The Financial Dynamics of Ownership Changes: Assessing Wage Bill Growth and Domestic Performance Outcomes in Europe’s Top Five Football Leagues (2013-2023)	Daniel Riera-Crichton, Economics
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	22	Emmy Baird ’25	The Economics of Lotteries	Sandra Goff, Economics
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	22	Liam Shlager ’26	The Economics of Lotteries	Sandra Goff, Economics
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	23	Stine Koch ’25	The Self-Involved Chaucer and the Pearl Poet: A Comparative Analysis of Chaucer’s Dream Visions and the Pearl-Poet’s Pearl	Sylvia Federico, English
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	24	Max Olson ’25	Dwarves, Orcs and Elves, Oh My! Racial Depiction in Lord of the Rings	Sylvia Federico, English
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	25	Elizabeth Gramley ’25	Lieges, Lumps, Lands, and Ladies: Discourses of Geography, Race, Gender, and Religion in The King of Tars	Sylvia Federico, English
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	26	Ananya Rao ’25	Offshore Wind Energy in the Gulf of Maine: Major Points and Key Players	Sonja Pieck, Environmental Studies
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	27	Drew Williams ’25	Framing Value: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Economic Valuation of Non-Use Value and Pro-Environmental Behavior	Sandra Goff, Economics
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	28	Colton Sochia ’25	Diet Induced Morphological Alterations in the Neurons of the Medial Prefrontal Cortex in High-Fat Diet-Fed Mice	Olivia Kim, Neuroscience
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	29	Ron Mezile ’25	PTEN Deletion Causes Axonal Retraction	Mollie Woodworth, Neuroscience
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	30	Phoebe Chace ’25	The Impacts of CTE on Professional and Collegiate Athletics, with a Focus on Football and Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse	Martin Kruse, Neuroscience
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	31	Mariana Kaluba ’25	Tracing the Blowout Phase in J1219+0336: Insights from JWST and SDSS Spectra	Aleks Diamond-Stanic, Physics
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	32	Megan O’Donnell ’27	Multi-Pass Gas Cell Methane Spectroscopy	Ryan Cole, Physics
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	33	Krishna Kakani ’25	Modeling Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Spectroscopy with Laser Heterodyne Radiometry	Ryan Cole, Physics
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	34	Julia White ’25	Optical Frequency Comb Stabilization as a Frequency Reference	Ryan Cole, Physics
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	35	Jaida Sabour ’25	Bridging the Gap: Addressing Mental Health Inequities Among Black College Students	Susan Langdon, Psychology
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	36	Josie Kim ’27	Risk and Reward: College Students’ Perceptions of Cannabis Use	Susan Langdon, Psychology
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	36	Sophia Rumsey ’25	Risk and Reward: College Students’ Perceptions of Cannabis Use	Susan Langdon, Psychology
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	37	Arianna Barreto ’25	Navigating the Unknown: How Uncertainty Shapes Decision Making in People with Social Anxiety	Susan Langdon, Psychology
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	38	Chelsea Griscom ’25	Grocery Store Deceit: Can Nutrition Education Effectively Counteract the Influence of Misleading Marketing on Consumer Behavior?	Susan Langdon, Psychology
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	39	Annie Lowenstein ’25	Waiting in Pain: How Delayed Diagnosis of Endometriosis Shapes Women’s Lives	Susan Langdon, Psychology
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	40	Ines Knirsch ’25	Silent Struggles: Needs Assessment for Affected Others of Substance Use Disorders in Androscoggin County	Susan Langdon, Psychology
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	41	Ellie Tyska ’25	Faith, Fear, and Finality: Investigating the Relationship Between Intrinsic Religiosity and Death Anxiety Within Christianity	Susan Langdon, Psychology
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	42	Camillia Ghavami ’25	Perceptions of Eyewitness Credibility	Amy Douglass, Psychology
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	43	Yuna Wu ’25	The Differential Effects of Choice Overload on Maximizers’ and Satisficers’ Information Search Performance	Kathy Mathis, Psychology
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	44	Ruby Reimann ’25	Objectified Bodies: How Sexualized Media Portrayals of Female Athletes Shape Perceptions and Influence Exercise Motivation and Body Dissatisfaction	Kathy Mathis, Psychology
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	45	Olivia Szachta ’25	Bates versus Bard: The Power of Familiarity on College Campus Buildings and Inattentional Blindness	Kathy Mathis, Psychology
2	3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	46	Grant Nadeau ’25	Examining the Relationship Between Childhood Pet Status and Current Well-Being in Adults as Defined by the PERMA Model of Flourishing	Kathy Mathis, Psychology
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	1	James Li ’25	Machine Learning-Driven Prediction of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Responses Against Cholangiocarcinoma: A Bile Biopsy Perspective	April Horton, Biology
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	2	Isabelle Demeritt ’25	BosR mediated Gene Regulation in Borrelia Burgdorferi	Paula Schlax, Chemistry and Biochemistry
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	3	Sophia Ibeh ’25	Racial Disparities in Drug Metabolism: The Role of CYP2D6 Polymorphisms in Medication Efficacy and Safety for Black Patients.	Dylan Freas, Chemistry and Biochemistry
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	4	Alaina Rauf ’25	Holistic Approaches to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Exploring South Asian Traditional Medicinal Remedies such as Turmeric for Symptom Management	Jennifer Koviach-Côté, Chemistry and Biochemistry
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	5	Emily Huang ’25	The Effects of Music Therapy on Physiological Markers of Stress	Colleeen O’Loughlin, Chemistry and Biochemistry
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	6	Elaine Sun ’25	Exploring the Nonlinear Optical Behavior of ZIF-8	Matt Côté, Chemistry and Biochemistry
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	7	Hannah Simmonds ’25	Differences in Respiration Rates and Survival in Pacific Oysters across the Ploidies in the Puget Sound Region	Justin Baumann, Environmental Studies
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	8	Liang Kun Zhu ’27	Methods of Dealing Wasted Oyster Shells	Christine Martinez, Environmental Studies
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	9	EJ Holm ’25	Development and Refinement of a Benthic Recruitment Model for the Cyanobacterium Gloeotrichia echinulata	Meredith Greer, Mathematics
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	10	Owen Fox-Whelpton ’25	The 2018 Farm Bill; Understanding Why It Stunted The Regenerative Agricultural Transition in the U.S., and Possible Adaptations For Future Bills.	Joseph Hall, History
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	11	Erik Janzon ’25	Past and Future Earthquake Hazards for the Las Chacras Fault in Western Argentina	Shreya Arora, Earth and Climate Science
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	12	Adi Kolff ’25	The Impact of a Tidal Restriction on the Marsh-Forest Ecotone of Sprague Marsh, Phippsburg, ME	Beverly Johnson, Earth and Climate Science
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	13	Eva McDonough ’25	Evaluating Water Temperature Variability in a Colorado Watershed Using Drone Imagery	Holly Ewing, Environmental Studies
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	14	Reuven Frye ’25	Diurnal Movement of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Truncatus) in the Cres-Lošinj Region of the Adriatic Sea	Holly Ewing, Environmental Studies
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	15	Yoko Franklin ’25	Through the Lens of Lyme: Medical Bias, Personal Narratives, and the Role of Climate Change	Tyler Harper, Environmental Studies
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	16	Otto Pierce ’25	Dual Infection and Fluorescent Visualization of Retinal Ganglion Cells Using Adeno-Associated Viruses	Mollie Woodworth, Neuroscience
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	17	Varun Bose ’25	Investigating the Latent Space of Olfactory Maps	Jason Castro, Neuroscience
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	18	Ellie Forcier ’25	Verbal Working Memory Capacity in People with Aphantasia	Olivia Kim, Neuroscience
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	19	Emily Barnes ’25	The Effect of MYT1L on Retinal Cell Populations	Mollie Woodworth, Neuroscience
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	20	Kayla Burnham ’25	Role of Gap43 in the Axon Pathfinding of Induced Retinal Ganglion Cells	Mollie Woodworth, Neuroscience
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	21	Kate Hansen ’25	Smells Like Rotten Memories: A Study of the Effect of Biological Preparedness in Suppression-Induced Forgetting	Justin Hulbert, Neuroscience
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	21	Brandon Villalta Lopez ’25	Smells Like Rotten Memories: A Study of the Effect of Biological Preparedness in Suppression-Induced Forgetting	Justin Hulbert, Neuroscience
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	22	April McCall ’25	The Role of EphA7 Expression in Induced Retinal Ganglion Cell Axon Guidance in Mice	Mollie Woodworth, Neuroscience
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	23	Joaquin Torres ’25	Strike a Pose: Deep Neural Networks to Estimate the Link Between Diet and Motivation	Olivia Kim, Neuroscience
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	24	Anna Cole ’25	Encoding the Chemical World: Predicting Olfactory Bulb Activity Using Machine Learning and Chemical Similarity Metrics	Jason Castro, Neuroscience
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	25	Maggie Amann ’25	The Role of Breath-Holding in Memory Suppression	Justin Hulbert, Neuroscience
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	26	Alicia Sang ’25	Feeling the Rhythm: How Bilateral Rhythmic Movements Modulate Arousal in Emotional Processing	Olivia Kim, Neuroscience
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	27	Naz Fruits ’25	Understanding Odorant Discriminability Across Varying Concentrations	Jason Castro, Neuroscience
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	28	Safa Hussein ’25	Concussion Protocols in High School and College Sports	Martin Kruse, Neuroscience
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	29	Lauren White ’25	Inhibitory Control in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD	Olivia Kim, Neuroscience
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	30	Eleanor Lynch ’25	Shared and Unique Clinical Characteristics among Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis vs. Help-Seeking Controls	Martin Kruse, Neuroscience
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	31	Joel Hallkaj ’25	Possible Role of Stimulus Concentration on the Cortical Activity of the Mouse Olfactory Bulb	Jason Castro, Neuroscience
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	32	Paul Zhou ’25	Age-Related Implicit Cerebellar Motor Learning	Olivia Kim, Neuroscience
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	33	Buey Grossman ’25	Age-Related Differences in Implicit Sequence Learning: Evidence from the Serial Reaction Time Task	Olivia Kim, Neuroscience
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	34	Audrey Schane ’25	Building a Laser Heterodyne Radiometer for Doppler Shift Measurements of the Sun	Ryan Cole, Physics
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	35	Noah Edmonds-Estes ’25	Applications of Neural Networks in Peak Identification for Atomic Physics	Casey Berger, Physics
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	36	Helen Badger ’25	Depression Diagnosis and Treatment: Investigating How Physicians’ Recommendations Differ When Depressive Symptoms on the PHQ-9 are Presented as Somatic Versus Non-Somatic	Susan Langdon, Psychology
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	37	Dylan Owusu-Mensah ’26	Who is Hit Harder: Does Sexual Orientation Moderate the Relationship Between Ghosting and Self-Esteem?	Amy Douglass, Psychology
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	38	Sofia Correia-Siegert ’25	Impact of Childhood Exposure to Parental Substance Abuse on Adult Working Memory Performance	Kathy Mathis, Psychology
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	39	Sophie Demeritt ’25	Fixed to Flourishing: The Role of Mindset and Praise on Motivation and Task Persistence	Kathy Mathis, Psychology
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	40	Maddy Kwei ’25	Exploring the Connections between Civic and Political Engagement and Well-being for Rural Youth	Elena Maker Castro, Psychology
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	41	Maria Femia ’25	Healing Through Education: Addressing ACEs through Trauma-Informed Teaching at Franklin Alternative School	Susan Langdon, Psychology
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	42	Anise Williams ’25	Social Dominance Orientation and Race: How Social Dominance Orientation Shapes Memory Recall	Amy Douglass, Psychology
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	43	Mallory Johnson ’26	Nurse Retention in the Hospital Sector: Theoretical Paradigms of Work Motivation	Heidi Taylor, Sociology
3	4:45 PM – 6:00 PM	44	Ruslan Peredelskyi ’25	Genocide Recognition Evolution: From the Holodomor to Contemporary Ukraine	John Baughman, Politics