16th Annual Celebration of Student Scholarship and Creativity

10 a.m.
Reimagining the Contemporary Art Market
Ronan McGouran ’25, Art History and Economics major

10:12 a.m.
Representations of Queer Cowboys in History, Literature, and Film
Olivia Black ’25, History major

10:24 a.m.
Aesthetics of Populism: The Impact of Hairstyles and Makeup on the Electoral Success of Populist Women in Europe
Christina Charie ’25, Political Science, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Economics major

10:36 a.m.
Two Eyes on the Johannine Jesus
Riley Stone ’25, Computer Science major, Data Science, and Mathematics minor

10:48 a.m.
Two Eyes on the Johannine Jesus
Rob Coutu ’26, Business management and Theology major

Art and Art History Projects

Lotussara
Nusara Muongcharoen ’27, Studio Art major, Painting concentration

Regatta
Nicole Sgroi ’25, Marketing Major, Studio Art Minor with a Digital Imaging Concentration major

Biology and Environmental Biology Projects

Microneedles potentiate skin cell rejuvenation via modulation of mitochondria and epigenetic activities
Alexandra Delano ’25, Biology major
Angelika Kartsagoulis ’25, Biology major

Studying how altered clock genes affect fly circadian rhythms and rhythms of cell respiration in the brain
Connor Enestvedt ’26, Biology major
Alex Beauchene ’25, Biology major
Campbell Bridges ’27, Biology major
Jane Pittorino ’25, Biology major
Mary Nicole Hunsberger ’25, Biology major

Cell Size control under changing environments
Geraldin Argandona ’26, Biology major
Pablo Andres ’27, Biology major
Elena Cabral ’26, Biology major,
Paige Duggan ’26,  Biology major

Investigating Changes in Activity and Circadian Rhythm in a Drosophila Model of Frontotemporal Dementia
Kendall Eby ’26, Biology major
Braeden Shields ’26, Biology and Health Policy and Management major
Sarah Morley ’25, Biology major
Isabella DelNegro ’25, Biology major

Stuck Between a Cow and a Plant Place; Analysis of EHEC Attachment Mechanisms on Bovine Cells and Plants
Joshua Rykiel ’25, Biology major
Luke Neri ’25, Biology major
Ryan Cielo ’25, Biology major

Investigating pathways regulating size-dependent accumulation of mitotic activator Cdc25
Rachel Burke ’26, Biology major
Benjamin Kuran ’26, Biology and Global Studies major
Dylan Hernadez ’26, Biology major

Development of eDNA Tools for Biomonitoring
Stella Grondin ’27, Biology major
Anthony Aldana ’27, Biology and Psychology major

Characterizing the functional diversity of Southern Ocean Arthropods
Tyler Nguyen ’26, Biology & Mathematics major

Investigating Changes in Activity and Circadian Rhythm in a Drosophila Model of Frontotemporal Dementia
Sarah Morley ’25, Biology major

The persistence of eDNA under controlled conditions
Andrew K. Hogan ’27, Environmental Biology and English Literature major

DNA and Bioinformatics Tools for Estimating Biodiversity in the Narragansett Bay
Emma Barry ’25, Environmental Biology major

Chemistry and Biochemistry Projects

Tools for harnessing atropisomerism in 1-aryl-β-carbolines
Cristina Díaz ’25, Chemistry major
Malaquias Loiza ’26, Biochemistry major
Josef Crenshaw ’28, Biochemistry major
Brian Ladino ’28, Biochemistry major
Elizabeth Perda ’26, Biochemistry major
Alma Martinez ’26, Biochemistry major
Joseph Mazzucca ’25, Biochemistry major
John Stathoulopoulos ’26, Chemistry major

Exploring an Electron-Rich Iron Tricarbonyl Complex Containing an α-Diimine Ligand
Joseph Maher ’25, Chemistry major

Variations in Organophosphate Ester (OPE) Concentrations in Atmospheric Particulate Matter in Klamath Falls, OR
Christine A Lindholm ’25, Chemistry and Neuroscience major

Stability of 3d transition metal carbonyl complexes in electrocatalytic reactions
Caitlin Ghent ’25, Chemistry major
Sean Peloquin ’26, Biochemistry major

Health Science Projects

Autonomic Recovery from post-exercise hot water immersion
Abigail R. Sousa ’27, Health Science major
Roberto Samano Cruz ’25, Health policy and management major
Katherine, Gurley ’25, Biology and Health Policy Management major

Autonomic recovery following post-exercise cold water immersion
Katherine Gurley ’25, Biology and Health Policy Management major

Ashley Vasquez ’27, Health Science, Biology major

Mathematics and Computer Science Projects

Gerrymandering and How to Find it:A Mathematical Approach
Nicholas Small ’25, Mathematics, Computer Science major

The Significance of Symmetry: Exploring T-numbers and their role in virus survival and behavior
Jenna Franco ’25, Biology major
Taylor Ligozio ’25, Biology major

Humanities Projects

Existentialism and Identity in the 21st Century
Samuel Seda ’25, Theology, Humanities major

Neuroscience Projects

mTORC1 inhibition reduces microglial proliferation and enhance neuropathology in the cerebellum of NPC1 deficient mice during postnatal development
Caroline Murray ’25, Neuroscience major
Michael Martinez ’25, Biology major
David, Betancourt ’27, Biology major

Anxiety- and Compulsivity-Linked Differences in Reinforcement Learning in a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Game
Tessa Medeiros ’26, Biology & Psychology major

Transitive Inference in Rats
Jose Pena ’25, Neuroscience major
Tess Cody ’25, English and Neuroscience major
Yamilet Nieves Vega ’26, Neuroscience and Health Policy and Management major

Exploring Neural Mechanisms of Uncertainty using Eye-Tracking
Olivia Barbarini ’26, Neuroscience major

Motivated behavior in juvenility and across the lifespan
Claire Kelly ’25, Neuroscience major

Reprioritization of survival needs during pregnancy in mice
Emma Morley ’25, Biology and Psychology major

Public and Community Service Studies Project

Principles and Practices for Neighborly Engagement
Kat LaDuke ’27, Public and Community Service Studies major
Daleth Rodriguez ’27, Public and Community Service Studies major Political Science, Sociology minor
Chase Quigly ’26, Public and Community Service Studies and Political Science major
Riley Londraville ’27, Public and Community Service Studies and Creative Writing major

Psychology Projects

Repetitive Negative Thought, Subjective Stress, and Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety
Haley Margulies ’25, Biology and Psychology major
Juliette Bonchonsky ’26, Psychology major
Isabella Glennon ’25, Biology & Psychology major

Anxiety and Depression Symptoms and Certainty in Negative Future Predictions: The Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty and Perseverative Thought
Isabella Glennon ’25, Biology & Psychology major

Intolerance of Uncertainty in Trauma and PTSD
Juliette Bonchonsky ’26, Psychology major
Zoe Rosnov ’25, Psychology major
Jayden Peacock ’25, Neuroscience major

Common Factors in Individuals Experiencing Suicidal Thoughts
Declan Miles ’25, Psychology major

School of Business Projects

PC Business Ethics Topic Analysis 
William Westerfield ’26, Finance major
Nathan Sajdak ’26, Finance and Mathematics major

Benjamin Family Social media fellows
McKayla Lyons ’25, Marketing major
Lindsay Augusta ’26, Markting major, Communications minor
Mary Flynn ’25, Marketing major
Jelissa Jonas ’27, Finance and Marketing major
Brady Manzanares ’25, Marketing major, finance and writing minor
Ava Marini ’26, Marketing major, English and Spanish minor
Melissa Moran ’25, Psychology major, Marketing and Communications minor
Evelyn Noto ’25, Marketing and Management major
Faith Reis ’25, Marketing major
Nahshon Yisrael ’25, Marketing major, Communications minor

Social Work Projects

Weather and Mental Health
Kendall Brant ’26, Social Work major
Julia Ogonowsky ’26, Social Work major

Substance Use and its impact on Peer Relationships at Providence College
Catherine Hien ’26, Social Work major
Clara Johnson ’26, Social Work and English major
Ava Zakhour ’26, Social Work major

Sociology Projects

What They Don’t Teach You: A Comparative Analysis of Violent Crime Reports at Public and Private Universities
Emma Lindsay ’25, Sociology and English major

Women’s and Gender Studies Projects

Unintended Consequences: Assessing the Impact of Dobbs v Jackson (2022) on the Provision of Maternal Healthcare in Cases of Obstetric Emergencies in the United States
Lauren Carson ’25, Political Science, Health Policy and Management, and Women’s and Gender Studies major

Ryan Incubator Projects

Smith Hill Consulting Group: Bodega on Smith
Sarah Lapus ’27, Psychology major, Business & Innovation minor major
Katherine Bomleny ’26, Finance major
Daniel Kiley ’27, Finance major
Anna Floru ’27, Finance major

12:30 p.m.
Rise and Shine Café Consulting
Brady Remshak ’25, Finance major
Lillie Hamilton ’25, Sociology major
Morgan Hynes ’26, Finance and Management major
Aidan Jones ’27, Economics and Data Science major  

12:42 p.m.
Socio-Cultural Curriculum to Enhance Learning: The case of pre-service teachers in a classroom assessment course
Kaitlyn Fuoco ’26, Secondary Education, English major

12:54 p.m.
“Gli Scheletri della Dittatura”: Fascist Art, Architecture, and Monuments in Modern Italy
John Moore ’25, History major

1:06 p.m.
Effect of decreased snowpack on a rare butterfly’s host plant
Christopher Walsh ’25, Environmental Biology major

1:18 p.m.
Secure, Sovereign, Just, Sustainable: Analyzing Rhode Island’s Food Policy Discourse
Margaret Price ’25, Global Studies and Political Science major, and Public Administration minor

Art and Art History Projects

On the Sea
Marlena Rodriguez ’25, Creative Writing Major, Studio Art Minor major

The American Hut
Johandalys Montas ’25, Global Studies; Economic and Studio Art major

Biology and Environmental Biology Projects

Characterizing the functional diversity of Southern Ocean Chordates
Lillian Stern ’26, Biology major

Identifying and Characterizing the Biogeochemical Relationship Between Manganese-metabolizing Bacteria in Rhode Island Soils.
Etzer Lindor ’26, Biology and Health Policy & Management major

The Effect of Salinity on Mangrove Growth in the Florida Everglades
Olivia Macaluso ’26, Environmental Biology major

Uncovering the Mystery of Squid Sunglasses
Linda Freel ’25, Chemistry major
Sarah Deely ’25, Biology major
Kylie Fordyce ’25, Biology and Psychology major
Georgia Poulakis ’25, Biology major

Image analysis of pupal sex ratio in honey bee hives
Anna Tattelman ’27, Environmental Biology major
Grace O’Brien ’26, Biology major

Investigating Changes in Activity and Circadian Rhythm in a Drosophila Model of Frontotemporal Dementia
Kendall Eby ’26, Biology major
Braeden Shields ’26, Biology and Health Policy and Management major
Sarah Morley ’25, Biology major
Isabella DelNegro ’25, Biology major

The effect of integrated pest management on honeybee nutrition intake
Elizabeth, Glasspsool ’26, Environmental Biology major

Identifying and Tracking Invasive Species In New England with Environmental DNA
Owen Finnegan ’25, Environmental biology major

Influence of muskrats on the biodiversity of wetlands
Emma Thornton ’27, Environmental Biology major

Determining foraging distances in a fragmented urban landscape via mark-recapture
Maggie Ritchie ’25, Environmental Biology major
Claire Crowther ’27, Environmental Biology major

Chemistry and Biochemistry Projects

Discovery, purification and annotation of a novel mycobacteriophage discovered on the Providence College campus
Jenna Greene ’26, Biochemistry major

Interactions of Corticosteroid Drugs with Human Gut Microbiome-Derived Dehydrogenases
Frank Sacco ’25, Biochemistry major

Exploring the Role of Azoreductase Enzymes in Drug Metabolism: Implications for Personalized Medicine
Najoude Claude ’26, Biology major
Robert Ghergurovich ’26, Biochemistry major

Investigations of current-use flame retardants and plasticizers in atmospheric particulate matter across an urban gradient
Paige Rossicone ’26, Chemistry and Neuroscience major
Anne Gathof ’26, Chemistry major

Discovery, purification and annotation of four novel mycobacteriophages in New England
Mason Krawczynski ’26, Biology and Psychology major

Genomic sequences of Mycobacterium smegmatis A3 cluster phages LBerry and Pembroke
Nathan Berry ’25, Biochemistry major
Marly Cassford ’25, Biochemistry major

Economics Projects

How state and local tax rates impact interstate migration: An analysis of interstate migration patterns since the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
James Endyke ’26, Business Economics/Accountancy major

The effect of free agency and luxury tax on competitive balance in Major League Baseball
Samuel Essery ’25, Quantitative Economics major

Education Projects

Global Inequities: The Exploitation of Labor in the Global South by the Global North
Catherine Taylor ’27, Management major

Engineering and Physics Projects

Water on Europa and Triton
Erick Gonzalez ’25, Biology major

Health Policy and Management Projects

Administrative Burdens in Access to Health Insurance
Sophia Callahan ’26, Health Policy & Management, Psychology major
Emma McCumber ’27, Health Policy and Management major, Community Health minor
Kayla Doyle ’27, Health Policy & Management and Economics major
Reese Polking ’27, Health Sciences major
Kori Jones ’25, Health Policy and Management major

History and Classics Projects

Koshien: Echoes of Empire in Postwar Japan
Maura McCawley ’27, History / Secondary Education major

Ancient Greek Vase Scenes and its Representation of Racism within Ancient Greek Society
Angie Pierre ’25, Global Studies, History major

Herman Melville’s Bartleby and a Critique of the Market Revolution
Emma Williams ’25, History and English major

Mathematics and Computer Science Projects

BitCam: Trustless Media Verification on Bitcoin
Colin Kirkwood ’25, Computer Science major

Basketball Jump Shot Correction Using Computer Vision
Matthew Moran ’25, Computer Science major

Neuroscience Projects

PTEN deficiency in developmental Purkinje cells alters dendritic development leading to deficits in mouse neonatalmotor skills and behavior
Ursula Pena ’25, Neuroscience major
Izabella Espinal San Miguel ’25, Neuroscience major
Ana Rodriguez ’25, Biology major

How Are Complex Words Recognized In Written Form
Aleks Kurylowicz ’27, Neuroscience, Philosophy major
Crismar Marte Ramos ’26, Computer Science major

A Big-Data Approach to Investigating the Mechanisms of Dementia-Related Neurdegenerative Disorders
Christopher, Manning ’26, Neuroscience major

Political Science Projects

Genuine or Deception: A quantitative investigation into autocratic regimes gender reforms and gender initiatives
Catherine, Raacke ’25, Political Science and Women’s & Gender Studies major

Psychology Projects

Creation of Educational Videos Depicting Common Developmental Concepts
Amanda Ayers ’26, Psychology major
Veronica Butler ’25, Psychology major, Philosophy minor
Bridgit Lillis ’26, Psychology major
Francis Regan ’26, Psychology and Health Policy and Management major

Perceptions of Aging & Sleep Health
Grace Lynch ’25, Psychology and Biology major

Examining Repetitive Negative Thought Among Individuals with Eating Disorders
Laney Manware ’25, Psychology major

Jealousy and Conflict: The Mediation Between Romantic Attachment Styles and Dating Aggression
Alexa Wing ’25, Psychology, Sociology, and Women’s & Gender Studies major

Social Work Projects

Substance Use and its impact on Peer Relationships at Providence College
Catherine Hien ’26, Social Work major
Clara Johnson ’26, Social Work and English major
Ava Zakhour ’26, Social Work major

Sociology Projects

Instagram Parent Influencers’ Expression of Class Status
Mary Gifford ’25, Social Science major
Norah Seidler ’26, Sociology and Management major
Audrey Koch ’25, Psychology major

Perceptions of Racial Inequality and the Criminal Justice System: the Influence of Structural and Individual Explanations
Elizabeth Hien ’25, Sociology major

Tensions in Teaching: Examining Job Satisfaction and Perceptions of the Education System
Rachel Medeiros ’25, Marketing and Sociology major

3 p.m.
Effects of Integrated Pest Management on Honey Bee Behavior and Colony Level Health
Kaitlyn Bresnahan ’25, Biology major

3:12 p.m.
Smith Hill Student Consultants
Justin Manno ’27, Accounting major

3:24 p.m.
Exploring And Editing
Christina Schwab ’25, English and Theatre major

3:36 p.m.
Bringing Frankenstein to Life
Christina Schwab ’25, English and Theatre major
Kathryn Genest ’25
Maisie Cocker ’25

3:48 p.m.
Effect of prefrontal cortical fear engram activation on competing needs: hunger and fear
Olivia Belt ’25, Biology and Psychology major

4 p.m.
Japanese Pop Culture as Postwar History
Liam Petit ’28, History major

4:12 p.m
Resignifying the Subaltern Subject: Absence as an Aesthetic Intervention in Ana Mendieta’s Silueta Series
Hayley Lonergan ’26, History and Art History major