Undergraduate
Nilda Alicea-Velázquez, Ph.D.
Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
Graduate
Jillian Maynard
Elihu Burritt Library
Name: Milyssa Raboin
Title: Synthesis of a new quinoxaline, 2,3-di(pyridine-2-yl)-5-methylquinoxaline and the formation of a silver(I) complex
Major: Biology, specialization in environmental science
School: Engineering, Science & Technology
Name: Samantha Bender
Title: The Impact of Twitter on Journalism: How This New Technological Age Has Provided Journalists with More Opportunities Than Ever Before
Major: Honors Program/Journalism
School: Carol Ammon College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Name: Andrew Pilkons
Title: Identification of Specialized Phenolic Metabolites in Ash and White Fringe Tree Phloem Tissues Against Emerald Ash Borer using Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Major: Chemistry and Biochemistry
School: Engineering, Science & Technology
Name: Carina Rosa
Title: Culturally Responsive Teaching: Experiences of Music Educators Working with Latino Students in an Urban School District in a New England State
Major: Honors Program / Music Education
School: Carol Ammon College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Name: Alexandra McMahon
Title: Syntheses of 2,3-diethyl-5-methylquinoxaline and 2,3-diphenyl-5-methylquinoxaline
Major: Chemistry
School: Engineering, Science & Technology
Name: Carmine Ventre
Title: Two Eras of War
Major: Secondary Education (History)
School: Education
Name: Serena Nadeau
Title: A Changing People in a Changing World: Bohemian Modernism in the Van Life Community
Major: Hospitality and Tourism
School: Carol Ammon College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Name: Kellie Dattilo
Title: The Effect of 20-days of Self-Adhered Cervical Exercise Training on Neck Pain
Major: Exercise Science
School: Education
Name: Denver Hopkins
Title: Synthesis of Aromatic Imine Derivatives of (1S)-(+)-camphorquinone
Major: ACS Certified Biochemistry
School: Engineering, Science & Technology
Name: Nathan Linklater
Title: Purification and Concentration Assay of Glutathione-S-transferase from Invasive Earth Worm Species
Major: Chemistry
School: Engineering, Science & Technology
Name: Nicholas Keegan
Title: Resistance of Cutibacterium acnes to Infection by Bacteriophage
Major: Biomolecular Sciences
School: Engineering, Science & Technology
Name: Lucas Brown
Title: Geochemical Analyses of Concretions within the Ruby Ranch Member of the Cedar Mountain Formation, near Green River, Utah
Major: Earth Sciences, Geology
School: Engineering, Science & Technology
Name: Deandrea Urizar
Title: Colorism in the Caribbean Community
Major: International Studies
School: Carol Ammon College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Name: Logan Durant
Title: Disproportionality in European Elections
Major: Honors Program
School: Carol Ammon College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Name: Leish Robles
Title: Neuroticism and Life Satisfaction: The moderating effect of self-disclosure on social networking sites
Major: Psychological Sciences
School: Education
Name: Kristin Ellis
Title: Synthesis of 5-methyl-2,3-di(thiophen-2-yl)quinoxaline and Characterization Binding to Silver(I)
Major: Biochemistry
School: Engineering, Science & Technology
Name: Caroline Salafia
Title: Motivation for Selfie-Posting Mediates the Relationship Between Narcissism and Empathy
Major: MA Psychology: Health Concentration
School: Carol Ammon College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Name: Jahlyssa Blackwin
Title: Examination of Various Factors that Lead to the Disparity in Prostate Cancer Rates Among African American and Caucasian Males
Major: Biomolecular Science
School: Engineering, Science & Technology
Name: Olivia Prizzi
Title: The Analysis of Significant Health Determinants to Reduce Maternal Mortality in the U.S.
Major: Honors Program/ Biomolecular Science Major
School: Engineering, Science & Technology
Name: Jack St.Georges
Title: Non-Binary Genders- A Modern or Historical Concept?
Major: Construction Management
School: Engineering, Science & Technology
Name: Liliana Villar
Title: The Psychosocial Consequences of Body Image Disturbance in Men and Women
Major: Psychological Sciences
School: Carol Ammon College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Name: Colin Savino
Title: Optimizing the Central Honors Program Based on Student Experiences and NCHC Best Practices
Major: Finance
School: Business
Name: Jordan Swilling
Title: Health - Do physical educators value it?
Major: Physical Education
School: Education
Name: Sara Coombs
Title: The Importance of Female Representation in the Reformation of the Criminal Justice System
Major: Honors/Criminology
School: Carol Ammon College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Name: Jared Fernandez
Title: Analysis of Teacher Conditions in The United States
Major: Technology and Engineering Education- Honors program
School: Education
Name: Rhiannya Byrne
Title: Correlates of Emergency Contraception Use in Women Attending College
Major: Psychological Science Major
School: Carol Ammon College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Name: Megyn Jasman
Title: Helping Those that Help Themselves: Investigated Trends of a 4-Year University’s Psychological Science Peer Tutoring Program
Major: Psychological Science
School: Carol Ammon College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Name: Ashley Leeds
Title: Synthesis of 2,3-diethylquinoxalines
Major: Chemistry
School: Engineering, Science & Technology
Name: Sara Duprey
Title: Navigating the Future through Innovations in Marketing
Major: Marketing and Business Management
School: Business
Name: Christabel Akrong
Title: Racial and Ethnic Disparities In Healthcare
Major: Biomolecular Science
School: Engineering, Science & Technology
Name: Alicia Farris
Title: Investigating Response to Intervention (RtI) Implementation Integrity in Elementary Reading Instruction in Connecticut’s Schools
Major: Educational Leadership
Department: Educational Leadership & Instructional Technology
School: Education
Name: Tanner Brault
Title: Phase Transfer properties of AMP, ADP and DNA into solvents
Department: Chemistry and Biochemistry
School: Engineering, Science & Technology
Sara Duprey: What’s Love Got To Do with It: Brand Perceptions of Central before and after the Innovations in Marketing Conference
Advisor: Dr. Beth Ghiloni-Wage
Serena Nadeau: A Changing People in a Changing World: Bohemian Modernism in the Van Life Community
Advisor: Dr. Brian Sommers
Jordan Swilling: Health - Do physical educators value it?
Advisor: Dr. Tan Leng Goh
Tanner Brault: Phase Transfer properties of AMP, ADP and DNA into solvents
Advisor: Dr. Sarah Maurer
Alicia Farris: Investigating Response to Intervention (RtI) Implementation Integrity in Elementary Reading Instruction in Connecticut’s Schools
Advisor: Sally Drew
Zachary Lane: Selective Breeding of Ferroglobus placidus for Lab Utilization
Advisor: Jess Smith
Moriah R. Maresh
Graduate student, English
Paper: A Person Needs Teeth to Eat: Food in Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis"
Thomas Vaughn,
Undergraduate, History
Paper: Prosperity of the Children of Connecticut Witches
Katie Tsitaridis presenting, Fall 2016
Best Overall Poster: Richard Garuti (Jeffrey Thomas) The Impacts of Socioeconomic Status in Relation to Closing the Achievement Gap in Urban Magnet Schools
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences: Sonia Shahid (Joanne DiPlacido) Health Outcomes of Intimate Partner Violence in South Asians: The Mediating Role of Perceived Stress
School Of Education: Megan Hislop (Patrick Foster) STEM-based Service learning projects effects on student STEM Choices
School of Engineering, Science & Technology:Ayse Adams (Barbara Nicholson) Stimulating Hatch of Tobacco Cyst Nematode (TCN), Globodera Tabacum Tabacum, by Hydroponically Obtained Weedy Solanum spp. Root Exudates
Best Overall Poster: Sandra Marcotte (Sadie Marjani) OCT4 Expression in Cloned Bovine Embryos
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences: Emily MacVane (Andrea June) Of Monsters and Media: The Potential Dangers of Inaccurate Media Portrayal of Mental Illness
School of Business: Jacob Vincent Goulas (Christopher Lee) What's Causing the Rise of Robotics?
School of Engineering, Science & Technology: Sara Popolizio (Thomas Mione) Soil Moisture and the Andean Nightshade: A Story of Adaptation as Told by Blood-Red Floral Nectar