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Mid-Year Symposium 2013 Undergraduate Research and Creative Work

Bridgewater State University Rondileau Campus Center

Monday, December 9, 2013

8:30 AM—3:30 PM

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Oral Presentations I

9:05-9:55 AM

Concurrent Session A: First-Year Writing Book Clubs—RCC 201 (“Council Chambers”) Moderator: Prof. Nicole Williams Maggie Mendes, Kayla Moore, Nikkia Stotts, Kerin Tavares (Mentor: Prof. Nicole Williams) “A Book Club Discussion: The Farming of

Bones”

Wendy Colby, Lisa Machado, Jacqueline Martin, Kelsey Murphy, Dylan Peters (Mentor: Prof. Nicole Williams) “A Book Club Discussion:

The House of the Sand and Fog”

Alex Marquez, Emanuel Williams, Justin Mack, Michelle Muriph, Alissa Furtado (Mentor: Prof. Nicole Williams) “A Book Club

Discussion: Mona in the Promiseland”

Tyler Alves, Eric Clinger, Daniel Higgins, Ryan Marvel, Sean Mendelsberg (Mentor: Prof. Nicole Williams) “A Book Club Discussion: The

Round House”

Concurrent Session B: First-Year Seminar: Nursery Rhymes—RCC 208 (“Demo” Room) Moderator: Prof. Katy Whittingham

Melissa Baumgartner, Haley Braz, Samantha Caffin, Alyssa Charpentier, Sydney Corrigan, Taylor Daniels, Sarah Dymek, Mariah

Fossella, Megan Hickey, Maggie Kennedy, Stephanie Maksy, Autumn Orrico, Sydney Paolella, Stephanie Peterson, Stephania

Quintana, Mikaela Ross, Brandis Rehm, Samantha Sherman, Ian Wade, Lindsey Wilson (Mentor: Prof. Katy Whittingham) “The Origin

and Presentation of Nursery Rhymes”

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Concurrent Session C: First-Year Writing Book Clubs —RCC 209 (“Crimson & White” Room) Moderator: Prof. Jane Rando

Jessica Arruda, Abraham Bencid, Rachel Casey, Megan Corcoran, Mario Thompson (Mentor: Prof. Jane Rando) “Book Review: The

Round House”

Chris Feroli, Colin Harty, Karina Lozano, Corey Miranda, Tabitha Soares, (Mentor: Prof. Jane Rando) “Insight of The Farming of Bones”

Amanda Newell, Elvis Romero, Casey Shea, Nick Stanley (Mentor: Prof. Jane Rando) “Book Review: The Round House”

Mary Cayer, Kevin Stratton, Jean Sylvain, Charbel Tarek, Patty Upshaw (Mentor: Prof. Jane Rando) “Book Review: The Farming of Bones”

Concurrent Session D: First-Year Seminar on Recreation & Youth Leadership and First-Year Writing Creative Non-

Fiction—RCC 212 (“Hanover-Duxbury” Room)

Moderator: Dr. Bjorn Ingvoldstad Lauren Burgess, Guilherme Guerra, Samantha LoPilato (Mentor: Dr. Maura Rosenthal) “Let’s Name the Zones, The Zones, The Zones…” Courtney Leddy, Jonathan Pires, Xavieria Tropeano (Mentor: Dr. Maura Rosenthal) “Break the Ice” Randy Marquis-Hardy, Kristen McAlister, Shannon Sledzik (Mentor: Dr. Maura Rosenthal) “Are You Able to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone?” Adam Pereira (Mentor: Dr. Kathy Evans) “Fear Cuts Deeper Than Swords”

Concurrent Session E: First-Year Writing at Northern Essex Community College—RCC 202

Moderator: Dr. Ann Brunjes

Alexis Khalil, Mindy LaRocque, Marissa Sullivan (Mentor: Prof. Clare Thompson, Northern Essex Community College)

Lorraine Politier-Butler (Mentor: Prof. Clare Thompson, Northern Essex Community College)

Feliz Soto (Mentor: Prof. Clare Thompson, Northern Essex Community College)

Mitch Pellerin, Miles Turbity (Mentor: Prof. Clare Thompson, Northern Essex Community College)

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Poster Presentations Session I

9:05-9:55 AM

RCC Ballroom

BOARD#1 Amanie Kaur, Alexander Le (Mentor: Dr. Chien Wen Yu) “Ethics of Globalization and Advertising”

BOARD#2

BOARD#3 Williere Justin, Jacob Milette, Cody O’Toole, Michelle Pereira, James Trask (Mentor: Dr. Sarah McQuarrie) “Soundtrack of Your

Day”

BOARD#4 Shanta Gregory, Samantha Leandres, Owen O’Donnell, Emily Wiegand (Mentor: Dr. Sarah McQuarrie) “Genres of Academic

Success”

BOARD#5 Drew DiStefano, Jesse Kattany, Sarah Karp, Julia Maillet (Mentor: Dr. Sarah McQuarrie) “Musical Personalities”

BOARD#6 Bridgette Dargelis, Vanessa Jabagjorian, Allyson Jameson, Leah Thompson, (Mentor: Dr. Sarah McQuarrie) “Planes, Trains and

Automobiles…and Dorms: How Their Users’ Taste in Music Varies”

BOARD#7 Joseph Eldracher, Danny Fowler, Dylan Grey, Tom Mulloy (Mentor: Dr. Sarah McQuarrie) “A Boost of Tunes”

BOARD#8 Alex Brunk (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Alternative Energies”

BOARD#9 Alaina Morais (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Alternative Energies”

BOARD# 10 Danielle Terry (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Childhood Obesity”

BOARD#11 Morgan Bryant (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Dangers of Working in a Slaughterhouse”

BOARD#12 Ryan MacNeill (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “The Power of Energy”

BOARD#13 Hannah Kirby (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “The Life of Your Food”

BOARD#14 Michael Noel (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “A Life-Long Battle”

BOARD#15 Kamrii Junior (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “The Rising Obesity Rate Among Elementary Students”

BOARD#16 Daniel Machado (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “The Dangers of Contaminated Meat”

BOARD#17 Julie Ferreira (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Fast Food through Time”

BOARD#18 Lorenzo Gonzales (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Bring Gym Back”

BOARD#19 Renee Comeau (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “How Long Has Your Food Been on the Shelf?”

BOARD#20 Alec Tattersall (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “High Fructose Corn Syrup: Dangers, Differences, and More”

BOARD#21 Laura Glynn (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Type 2 Diabetes”

BOARD#22 Joseph Rosso (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “The Animal Behind Medicine”

BOARD#23 Kaitlyn Merriam (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Type 1 & 2 Diabetes”

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BOARD#24 Chanelle Melton (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “The Deadly Sweetener”

BOARD#25 Bethany Pires (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “History of McDonald’s”

BOARD#26 Patrick Brady, Michael Cryan, Phoebe Kurriss, Victoria Sanchez (Mentor: Dr. Stephen Waratuke) “Methods of FAME

Purification”

BOARD #28 Nick Salois (Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hartsfield) “Self-Medication”

BOARD #29 Taylor Sullivan (Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hartsfield)

BOARD #30 Dillon O’Shea (Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hartsfield) “Police Interaction with the Mentally Ill”

BOARD #31 Keila DePina, Catherine Gannon, Maria Lopes, Samantha Sawyer (Mentor: Dr. Melinda LaBranche) “Life After Death: The

Science Behind Decomposition”

BOARD #32 Rachel Shwartz, Lucy Posada, Matthew Tucker (Mentor: Dr. Melinda LaBranche) “Zebrafish: Genetics”

BOARD #33 Jocelyn Marshall, Alexandra Smith (Mentor: Dr. Annela Kelly) “Ferris Wheel Calculus”

BOARD #34 Danielle LeBoeuf, Tara Lee, Brittini St. Pierre (Mentor: Dr. Annela Kelly) “Calculus of the Arcade Game”

BOARD #35 Alexander Ballestros, Shannon Robey (Mentor: Dr. Annela Kelly) “Spherical Coordinates of the Earth”

BOARD #36 Ashley Hall, Emily Haynes (Mentor: Dr. Annela Kelly) “Distances in Space and Parametric Coordinates”

BOARD #37 Chris Hrivnak, Samntha McCracken (Mentor: Dr. Annela Kelly) “Kepler’s Laws and Orbits”

BOARD #38 Ting Ting Lin, Shristi Shresta (Mentor: Dr. Annela Kelly) “Anamorphic Art”

BOARD #39 Patrick Holton, John Steinkrauss (Mentor: Dr. Annela Kelly) “Ballistic Trajectory”

BOARD #40 Cristina Gill, Travis Rebello (Mentor: Dr. Annela Kelly) “Maximizing the Cobb-Douglas Production Function”

BOARD #41 Carolyn Sessler (Mentor: Dr. Sandy Clark) “Turf v. Grass Playing Field: Does Temperature Matter?”

BOARD #42 Eva Ratcliffe (Mentor: Dr. Sandy Clark) “Average Temperature in Mansfield, MA: Taken from November 5th, 2013 through

November 18th, 2013”

BOARD #43 Sarah Cummings (Mentor: Dr. Sandy Clark) “Soil Temperatures for Vegetable Gardens (Zone 6A)”

BOARD #44 Dennis Corvi (Mentor: Dr. Sandy Clark) “A Demonstration of the Lapse Rate and Its Effect on Cloud Formation”

BOARD #45 Amy Pistone (Mentor: Dr. Sandy Clark) “Titicut Reservation Temperatures”

BOARD #46 Nathan White (Mentor: Dr. Sandy Clark) “Temperature Change at Different Soil Depths”

BOARD #47 Ashley Lonergan (Mentor: Dr. Sandy Clark) “Temperatures in the Conant Science Building”

BOARD #48 Kevin Pappadopoulos (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Benefits of a Healthy Lifestyle”

BOARD #49 Brittany Cullinane, Thomas Hidalgo, Rachel Lacey, Kevin Pappadopoulos, Jamie Schell, Domenic Vincenzino (Mentor:

Prof. Christina McCauley) “Healthier Lifestyle Choices”

BOARD #50 Jason Pan (Mentor: Dr. Jenn Manak) “Constructivism: Just Fun and Games?"

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Oral Presentations II 10:10-11:00 AM

Concurrent Session A: First-Year Writing Book Clubs —RCC 201 (“Council Chambers”)

Moderator: Dr. Teresa King

Shannon Bilton, Doug D'Olimpio Jr.,Tyirel Hopey-Wright, Marcelle Lapomarede (Mentor: Dr. Ann Brunjes) “The Pilgrimage of Harold

Fry: The Journey and Its Effects”

Helana Carrington, Kimberly Middlemiss, Nick Pizzella, , Brittany Tarves (Mentor: Dr. Ann Brunjes) “The Farming of Bones Mock Trial“

Kathryn Davis, Jefferson Guerrero, Ma-Dorieh Sesay (Mentor: Dr. Ann Brunjes) “ The Farming of Bones: New Law Mandated“

Ariana Barbosa, Caroline Merry, Brittany Reed (Mentor: Dr. Ann Brunjes) “The Farming of Bones and The Significance of Parsley

Massacre“

Concurrent Session B: First-Year Seminar on Discrimination in Education & Social Sciences—RCC 208 (“Demo” Room) Moderator: Prof. Katy Whittingham

John Ballarino, Bethanie Carvin, Kimberley Corey, Rebecca Gambardella, Melina Halloran, Kate Kummer, Phoebe Kurriss, John

Lamb, Marisa Parker, Katherine Piepenbrink, Carly Queeno, Thomas Robinson, Darren Stevens, Rebecca Vilk (Mentor: Prof. Katy

Whittingham) “Discrimination in Education and Social Sciences”

Concurrent Session C: First-Year Writing Book Clubs —RCC 209 (“Crimson & White” Room) Moderator: Prof. Jane Rando

Kassandra Romanowicz, Ashalee Sadeck, Munah Wisner, Jackie Welch, Leonard Tamule (Mentor: Prof. Jane Rando) “Book Review: The

Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry”

Drew Guay, Casie Houlihan, Brooke Jacobs, Amanda Lane, Laura Limer, (Mentor: Prof. Jane Rando) “Book Review: The Unlikely

Pilgrimage of Harold Fry”

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John Benard, Samamtha Camara, Steven Carleton, Sam Fasoli, Alexis Gallant (Mentor: Prof. Jane Rando) “Book Review: The Unlikely

Pilgrimage of Harold Fry”

Stephanie MacKerron, Meaghan Medeiros, Marcos Ortiz, Jacob Pettis, Blake Racine (Mentor: Prof. Jane Rando) “Book Review: The

Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry”

Concurrent Session D: First-Year Seminar on Recreation & Youth Leadership—RCC 212 (“Hanover-Duxbury” Room)

Moderator: Dr. Tom Wu

Chelsea Eccleston, Nicholas Fortini, Janieva Gonsalez (Mentor: Dr. Maura Rosenthal) “Breaking the Ice and Becoming a Leader”

Jaclyn Gonsalves, Alexandra McCormack, Elizabeth VandenBergh (Mentor: Dr. Maura Rosenthal) “Experiential Learning: Student vs.

Wild”

Katelyn Adamides, Steven Charpentier, Brianna Petritsch (Mentor: Dr. Maura Rosenthal) “Breaking the Ice: A Guide to Icebreakers and

Why We Use them in the Classroom”

Concurrent Session E: First-Year Writing at Northern Essex Community College—RCC 202 Moderator: Dr. Lee Torda

Alexis Khalil (Mentor: Prof. Clare Thompson, Northern Essex Community College)

Alexis Silva (Mentor: Prof. Clare Thompson, Northern Essex Community College)

Miranda McDougal (Mentor: Prof. Clare Thompson, Northern Essex Community College)

Briana Bevins (Mentor: Prof. Clare Thompson, Northern Essex Community College)

John Williamson (Mentor: Prof. Clare Thompson, Northern Essex Community College)

Jacqueline Blanchette (Mentor: Prof. Clare Thompson, Northern Essex Community College)

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Poster Presentations II

10:10-11:00 AM

RCC Ballroom

BOARD#2 Will Shwartz (Mentor: Dr. Roopa Rawjee) “Analyzing the American Experience”

BOARD#3 Hannah Thompson (Mentor: Dr. Jonghyun Lee) “Homeless Single Mothers and Their Children”

BOARD#4 Emily Atkinson (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Type 2 Diabetes: The Consequences of Eating Fast Food”

BOARD#5 Patrick McKenna (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Fossilized Fuels”

BOARD#6 Sean Lacasse (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Lifestyles of the Obese and Not Famous”

BOARD#7 Sara Bennett (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “E Coli 0157 H7: The Killer in Meat”

BOARD#8 Kristen White (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Food Additives: Effects on Children’s Behavior”

BOARD#9 Daizha Smalley-Sainvilus (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Slaughterhouse Secrets”

BOARD#10 Maria Linnehan (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Sugar Babies: The Rise of Type 2 Diabetes”

BOARD#11 Kevan Patel (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Fast Food Marketing Techniques”

BOARD#12 Allison Fay (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Allergies: Some Think They Have None, Some Think They Have Them All”

BOARD#13 Samantha Sawyer (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “What’s In Our Meat”

BOARD#14 Paula Ribeiro (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Coming to America: The Trials of Immigrant Workers”

BOARD#15 Kailey DeMoura (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “If Pigs Could Fly”

BOARD#16 Kara Hanson (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes”

BOARD#17 Michael O’Connor (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Antibiotic Use in Our Food”

BOARD #18 Terrain Grant (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Less Physical Activity + Unhealthy Food = Obesity”

BOARD #19 Cortney Maher (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “E-I-E-I-Ouch: American Slaughterhouses”

BOARD #20 Lamia Hamie (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Healthy and Fit”

BOARD #21 Annalace Smith (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Meet Your Meat”

BOARD #22 Kayla Lopes (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Dieting v. Fitness”

BOARD #23 Quiana Wilson (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Salmonella and E. Coli”

BOARD #24 Kathleen Dooley, Krista Greeley, Andrew Juckett (Mentor: Dr. Stephan Waratuke) “The Effects of Grain Size on the Rate of

Dolomitization”

BOARD #25 Caitlin Canedy, Martha Ikua, Michelle Jennette, Quintin Silveira (Mentor: Dr. Stephan Waratuke) “Testing Nervous System Genes

of the Honeybee using Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction”

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BOARD #26 Matthew Gerrish (Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hartsfield) “Mental Illness in Prison”

BOARD #27 Erika Cabral (Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hartsfield) “Mental Illness in Prison”

BOARD #28 Tyler Baczewski (Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hartsfield) “Sex Offenders”

BOARD #29 Michael Boncariewski (Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hartsfield) “Mental Health in Prison”

BOARD #30 Caitlin Newell (Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hartsfield) “Insanity Plea”

BOARD#31 Thessa Andrade, Marina Boskovic, Sarah Bruns, Ally Charette, Ali Johnson, Andrea Valentini (Mentor: Prof. Christina

McCauley) “Transformational Leaders (Bridge Program)”

BOARD#32 Brittany Cullinane, Thomas Hidalgo, Rachel Lacey, Kevin Pappadopoulos, Jamie Schell, Domenic Vincenzino (Mentor:

Prof. Christina McCauley) “Healthier Lifestyle Choices”

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Oral Presentations III

11:15 AM —12:05 PM

Concurrent Session A: First-Year Writing Book Clubs —RCC 201 (“Council Chambers”)

Moderator: Prof. Nicole Williams

Merlyne Ahrendts, Nilda Corres, Joseph Hak, Manny Vargas, Alex White (Mentor: Prof. Nicole Williams) “A Book Club Discussion: The

Farming of Bones”

Tee Greene, Kevin Lamond, Manny Pires, Libby Sarkis (Mentor: Prof. Nicole Williams) “A Book Club Discussion: The House of Sand and

Fog”

Keila DePina, Nick Forzano, Robert LaRochelle, Luke McDonough (Mentor: Prof. Nicole Williams) “A Book Club Discussion: The Round

House”

Concurrent Session B—RCC 202 Moderator: Dr. Lee Torda

Juliana Costa, Jessica Erasmi, Frantz Etienne, Henry Le, Jessica Pierre (Mentor: Dr. Lee Torda) “Theme and History in The Farming of

Bones”

Sean Bloomer, Sarah Creel, Kelly McCarthy, Nancy Sahdala, Ricky Sullivan (Mentor: Dr. Lee Torda) “Coming of Age in The Round House”

Casey Camara, Edwin Cruzado, Pamela Gamboa, Adam Giannotti, Michaela MacDonald, Clay Monsanto (Mentor: Dr. Ann Brunjes) “The

Farming of Bones: The Insider“

Concurrent Session C: First-Year Writing Book Clubs —RCC 208 (“Demo” Room) Moderator: Dr. Joyce Rain Anderson

Leticia Cardoso (Lettie), Wei Lin, Ulisses Marcal (Nick), Emely Semedo, Yatkai Yu (Jason) (Mentor: Dr. Joyce Rain Anderson) “Book

Review: Never Let Me Go”

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Lanise Miranda Alves (Leny), Sandy Dimanche, Erne Doroliat, Hannah Pereira, Yumei Wang (Mentor: Dr. Joyce Rain Anderson) “Book

Review: The Farming of Bones”

Anny Cavallaro, Nirorkis Guerrero (Nikki), Rony Mareano, Rhadalyn Silverio, Edwin Soto (Mentor: Dr. Joyce Rain Anderson) “Book

Review: Mona in the Promised Land”

Patricio Brito-Pontes-Barros, Kelly Moreira, Gassendy Pierre (Gus), Musa Sandi, Brian Zayas (Mentor: Dr. Joyce Rain Anderson) “Book

Review: The Farming of Bones”

Concurrent Session D: Business Management (Food Industry)—RCC 209 (“Crimson & White” Room) Moderator: Dr. Chien Wen Yu

Molly Goodell, Jesslyn Lowell, Victoria Sousa (Mentor: Dr. Chien Wen Yu) “Globalization vs. Localization in the Food Industry: Which is

Better?”

Concurrent Session E: Business Management (Coal-Fired Power Plants)—RCC 212 (“Hanover-Duxbury” Room) Moderator: Dr. Xiangrong Liu

Jeff Robinson, Dan Quinn (Mentor: Dr. Xiangrong Liu) “Efficiency Comparison on Coal-Fired Power Plants in Georgia”

Zachary Booth, Jeffrey Kirk (Mentor: Dr. Xiangrong Liu) “Efficiency Comparison on Coal-Fired Power Plants in PA”

Michelle Gouveia, Gary Hobel (Mentor: Dr. Xiangrong Liu) “Efficiency Comparison on Coal-Fired Power Plants in KY”

Travis Girolamo, Craig Woodworth (Mentor: Dr. Xiangrong Liu) “Efficiency Comparison on Coal-Fired Power Plants in TX”

Thomas Benoit (Mentor: Dr. Xiangrong Liu) “Efficiency Comparison on Coal-Fired Power Plants in Virginia”

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Poster & Art Presentations III

11:15-12:05

RCC Ballroom

Art Display: World Dance Creative Projects (Mentor: Prof. Deborah Stringham)

Hannah Capone “Scottish Highlands Dance”

Clara Goncalves “Brazilian Forro Dance”

Emily Meehan “Italian Folk Dance-Tarantella”

Dominique Pierre “Haitian/Cape Verdean Kompa”

Taylor Shelton “Chhau Dance (India)”

Sara Vitali “Hawaiian Hulu Dance”

BOARD#1 Renee Comeau, Garrett Connolly, Kyle Gotham, Sean Murphy, Amanda Pimentel (Mentor: Prof. Christina McCauley)

“BSU Homecoming”

BOARD#2 Karen Arango (Mentor: Dr. Roopa Rawjee) “Analyzing the American Experience”

BOARD#3 Kadijah Marin (Mentor: Dr. Roopa Rawjee) “Analyzing the American Experience”

BOARD#4 Samantha Lowe (Mentor: Dr. Ed Carter) “Benefits and Uses of the iPad in Special Education”

BOARD#5 Sarah Peck (Mentor: Dr. Jenn Manak) “‘A’ is for Apple & ‘E’ is for Exercise: Suburban Fitness Policies in Action”

BOARD#6 Kristen Barenthaler (Mentor: Dr. Jenn Manak) “Common Core State Standards for Better or Worse”

BOARD#7 Ashley Lawrence (Mentor: Dr. Jenn Manak) “Do iPads=iLearn?”

BOARD#8 James Downing (Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hartsfield) “Mental Illness in Prison”

BOARD#9 Monica Donnelly, Alice McNeill, Laura Medeiros, Allison Gautieri (Mentor: Dr. Melissa Singer) “Do You Remember the Phrase?”

BOARD#10 Erin Butler, Shanel Chandoo, Shauna Hines (Mentor: Dr. Melissa Singer) “The Relationship Between Gestures and Memory”

BOARD#11 Moises Fabian, Kyle Loughlin, Shannon Mahoney, Sarah Rutherford (Mentor: Dr. Melissa Singer) “The Role of Gestures in

Enhancing Musical Preferences”

BOARD#12 Zachary Burr, Georgios Kalogeras, Maureen Mullally, Michaela Pereira (Mentor: Dr. Melissa Singer) “Gestures Impact on

Working Memory”

BOARD 13 Jeffrey Hughes, Derek Kelly, Derek Kruk (Mentor: Dr. Melissa Singer) “Seeing is Believing: The Visual Effect on Gesturing”

BOARD #14 Jennifer Ramirez (Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hartsfield) “The Reality Behind Solitary Confinement”

BOARD #15 Paul Landrum (Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hartsfield) “Solitary Confinement and Mental Illness”

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BOARD #16 Aaron Brown (Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hartsfield) “Insanity Plea”

BOARD #17 Shawn Quinn (Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hartsfield) “Solitary Confinement”

BOARD #18 Kathleen Dooley, Krista Greeley, Martha Ikua, Mackala McPherson (Mentor: Dr. Melinda LaBranche) “The Effects of

Chromosonal Mutations”

Board #19 Wyatt Mazetis, Owen O’Donnell, Joseph Nevells (Mentor: Dr. Melinda LaBranche) “Black Holes: There is No Escape”

BOARD #20 Kelsey Cummings, Robert Guillette, Fred Neilan (Mentor: Dr. Annela Kelly) “Lissajous Curves and Harmonograph”

BOARD #21 Courtney Cain, Kolin Campbell (Mentor: Dr. Annela Kelly) “Insurance Policies and Joint Density Functions”

BOARD #22 Emanuel Zanzerkia (Mentor: Dr. Annela Kelly) “Planetary Motion and Polar Coordinates”

BOARD #23 Jaeuk Sim (Mentor: Dr. Annela Kelly) “Taxicab Metric”

Board #24 Ben Buzzee, Brandon Mash (Mentor: Dr. Annela Kelly) “Wrinkled and Bumpy Spheres”

BOARD #25 Charles Frodigh, Jason Pan (Mentor: Dr. Julia Khodor) “Disease Inheritance: A Glance at the Effects”

BOARD #31 – BOARD #48 Alexis Ambar, Holly Anderson, Hector Cintron-Ortiz, Trevor Goehring, Kaitlyn Grafton, Alexa Hambly, James

Lind, Vanessa McGrath, John Morton, Karen Ormaza, Katherine Pickard, Courtney Pierce, Eva Ratcliffe, Joseph Rosso, William Taft,

Nick Viola, Tyler Walton, Tatiana Williams (Mentor: Prof. Ronald Maribett) “Big Perma: Should we be Practicing Permaculture here at

BSU?”

Lunch 11:45-12:45

RCC Ballroom

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Oral Presentations IV 12:20-1:10

Concurrent Session A: First-Year Writing Book Clubs —RCC 201 (“Council Chambers”)

Moderator: Dr. Anne Doyle

Anthony Bullough, Melodie Hamilton, Nicholas McCullough, Robert Peterson (Mentor: Dr. Anne Doyle) “A Day in the Life of the

Characters from We Band of Angels”

Fady Asaad, Brandon Grant, Andrew Hall, Grace Lemay, Andrew Santos (Mentor: Dr. Anne Doyle) “The Hardships of the Dust Bowl: The

Worst Hard Time"

Nicole Anderson, Sharnell Anderson, Lynn Furtado, Dylan Wallace, John Walsh (Mentor: Dr. Lee Torda) “How It All Went So Wrong:

The House of Sand and Fog”

Elizabeth Locke, Kevin Morrissey, Estefany Munoz de Leon, Madison Pena, Brendan Reilly (Mentor: Dr. Lee Torda) “No Happy

Endings: Never Let Me Go”

Concurrent Session B: First-Year Seminar on Natural Disasters—RCC 208 (“Demo” Room) Moderator: Prof. Katy Whittingham

Nnemdi Azubuko, Benjamin Cheney, Emaly DaSilva, Khristal Depina, Adam Ferreira, Jordan Frazier, Phillip Gay, Alexander

Genduso, Jacob Gonsalves, Terry Hector, Brianna Hynes, Cara Lennon, William McCarthy, Thomas McCoy, Tiana Rodrigues, Allison

Wilson, Jonathan Winders, Nicholas Zampini, Jennifer Salas (Mentor: Prof. Katy Whittingham) “Geographical Causes of Natural

Disasters”

Concurrent Session C: First-Year Writing Book Clubs —RCC 209 (“Crimson & White” Room)

Moderator: Dr. Jenna Mendell

Michael Callahan, Megan Finneran, Kyle Gonzalez, Jordan Goudreau, Alex Grebstein, Ashley Hachey, Aidan Kelleher, Amanda

Mosher, Adam Pereira, Richa Shah, Adeel Surahio, Burina Vann, Samira Teixeira (Mentor: Dr. Kathy Evans) “Book Club Presentations”

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Concurrent Session D: Business Management (Coal-Fired Power Plants)—RCC 212 (“Hanover-Duxbury” Room) Moderator: Dr. Xiangrong Liu

Darcy Dupuis, David McCauley (Mentor: Dr. Xiangrong Liu) “Efficiency Comparison on Coal-Fired Power Plants in NC”

Adam Rull, James Smith (Mentor: Dr. Xiangrong Liu) “Efficiency Comparison on Coal-Fired Power Plants in MO”

Mike Cadigan, Alyson Robson (Mentor: Dr. Xiangrong Liu) “Efficiency Comparison on Coal-Fired Power Plants in Indiana”

Andrew Francis, Alex Vaz (Mentor: Dr. Xiangrong Liu) “Efficiency Comparison on Coal-Fired Power Plants in Ohio”

Poster Presentations IV

12:20-1:10

RCC Ballroom

BOARD#1 Megan Martin, Roman Matveev, Emily Mills (Mentor: Prof. Christina McCauley) “Creating a Club for Social Change”

BOARD#2 Thessa Andrade, Marina Boskovic, Sarah Bruns, Ally Charette, Ali Johnson, Andrea Valentini (Mentor: Prof. Christina McCauley)

“Transformational Leaders (Bridge Program)”

BOARD#3 Ibtissam Janoudi (Mentor: Dr. Roopa Rawjee) “Analyzing the American Experience”

BOARD#4 Gudiel Melgar (Mentor: Dr. Roopa Rawjee) “Analyzing the American Experience”

BOARD#5 Laura Chan (Mentor: Dr. Roopa Rawjee) “Analyzing the American Experience”

BOARD#6 Oscar Castro (Mentor: Dr. Roopa Rawjee) “Analyzing the American Experience”

BOARD#7 Matthew McCarty (Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hartsfield) “Prisons, Jails, and Inequality for the Mentally Ill”

BOARD#8 Janice Acosta (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Girls Secure Detention Unit”

BOARD#9 Jenna Albano (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler)

BOARD#10 Ryan Antonson (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Department of Children and Families”

BOARD#11 Kathryn Astuto (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler)

BOARD#12 Joshua Barbour (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler)

BOARD#13 Kasie Blais (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Boys and Girls Club of Brockton”

BOARD#14 Shenita Botticello-Crowe (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Old Colony YMCA Daycare”

BOARD#15 Jazmine Bradsher (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Kennedy Elementary School”

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BOARD#16 Alyssa Braley (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Positive Action against Chemical Addiction”

BOARD#17 Keith Devlin (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Weycare after School Program”

BOARD#18 Kelly Donnelly (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “BSUs Children Center”

BOARD#19 Vanessa Freitas (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Gifts to Give, Inc.”

BOARD#20 Shayla Garrison (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Girls Secure Detention Unit”

BOARD#21 Christina Gould (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Old Colony YMCA”

BOARD#22 Julianne Hooper (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Old Colony YMCA”

BOARD#23 Nacaine Hyppolite (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Department of Veteran Services”

BOARD#24 Alicia Malynn (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler)

BOARD#25 Kylee Martin (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Children’s Center”

BOARD#26 Caley McClendon (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Crotched Mountain Rehab”

BOARD#27 Naphtali Polynice (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Boys and Girls Club of Brocton”

BOARD#28 Emily Robichaud (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “The Bridge Center, Bridgewater, MA”

BOARD#29 Mary Roche (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler)

BOARD#30 Sarah Scully (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “West Acres Nursing Home”

BOARD#31 Victoria Shannon (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “DYC”

BOARD#32 Nicole Robitaille (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler)

BOARD#33 Shannon Soucie (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler)

BOARD#34 Ashleigh St. Julus (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “North Hill Retirement Home”

BOARD#35 Megan Swenson (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Boys and Girls Club”

BOARD#36 Kaila Todd (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler)

BOARD#37 Jacqueline Welch (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler)

BOARD#38 Alexis Wright (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler)

BOARD#39 Victoria Wynne (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Camp Sunshine”

BOARD #40 Erin Baker (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Childhood Obesity: Trends in Today’s Society”

BOARD #41 Nicole Vye (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Eating Like a Caveman: The Paleo Diet”

BOARD #42 Tyler Walton (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “A Big Issue: Childhood Obesity”

BOARD #43 Elizabeth Johnston (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Dangers of Working in a Slaughterhouse”

BOARD #44 Colleen Martell (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Animal Cruelty: The Ugly Truth”

BOARD #45 Marie Coleman (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “How Hypo and Hyper Thyroidism Affects Diet”

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BOARD #46 Francis Phillips (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Food Marketing Toward Children”

BOARD #47 Hannah Ciavarra (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Are We Killing the Future of America?”

BOARD #48 Katherine Pickard (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Renewable Energy: Wind Turbines”

BOARD #49 Amanda Strickland (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Alternative Energy Sources: The Next Step is a Better Future”

BOARD #50 Lauren Golda (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Animal Cruelty: A Timeline of Events from Behind Closed Doors”

BOARD #51 Kaitlyn Tondreau (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Is Education Helping Children’s Health?”

BOARD #52 Tushar Patel (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Exercise, Diet and You”

BOARD #53 Rackeem Borges (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Fast Food versus School Lunch”

BOARD #54 Ross Bubly (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Dark Secrets: The Terrible Truth Behind the Meat Packing Industry”

BOARD #55 Vanessa Sosa (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Rights Advocacy and American Slaughterhouses”

BOARD #56 James Trask (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “America the Obese”

BOARD #57 Jonathan Leite (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Diesel and the Effect It Has on Our Society”

BOARD #58 Lucas Boscoe (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Algae Biofuel vs Diesel Fuel”

BOARD #59 Jonathan Freedman (Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hartsfield) “Self Medication”

BOARD #60 Patrick Brauneis, Dan Ganshirt, Nathan Ivanowsky (Mentor: Dr. Melinda LaBranche) “Applications of Electromagnetism”

BOARD #61 Jessica Graziano (Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hartsfield) "Treatment for Mentally Ill Female Offenders in the Corrections System”

BOARD #62Julianne Kelly (Mentor: Prof. Stacy Moskos) “Healthy Eating is a Privilege for the Rich”

BOARD #63 Renee Comeau, Garrett Connolly, Kyle Gotham, Sean Murphy, Amanda Pimentel (Mentor: Prof. Christina McCauley)

“BSU Homecoming”

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Oral Presentations V

1:30-2:20

Concurrent Session A: Business Management (Chinese Schools) and First-Year Seminar on Recreation & Youth Leadership—RCC 201 (“Council Chambers”) Moderator: Dr. Chien Wen Yu

Genan Xu (Mentor: Dr. Chien Wen Yu) “Establishing the First Confucius Chinese School in Boston” Jia Wu (Mentor: Dr. Chien Wen Yu) “Strategic Analysis of Confucius Institute in New England” Olivia Cotton, Gina Mariano (Mentor: Dr. Maura Rosenthal) “Breaking the Ice: A Guide to Icebreakers and Why We Use them in the Classroom”

Concurrent Session B: Business Management (Coal-Fired Power Plants)—RCC 212 (“Hanover-Duxbury” Room) Moderator: Dr. Xiangrong Liu Joelle Saade, Ashley Silva (Mentor: Dr. Xiangrong Liu) “Efficiency Comparison on Coal Fired Power Plants in Tennessee” Steve Thompson (Mentor: Dr. Xiangrong Liu) “Efficiency Comparison on Coal Fired Power Plants in Utah” Kimberly Caron (Mentor: Dr. Xiangrong Liu) “Efficiency Comparison on Coal Fired Power Plants in MI”

Poster Presentations IV

1:30-2:20

RCC Ballroom

BOARD#1 Nicole Akin (Mentor: Dr. Jenn Manak) “Smart or Not So Smartboards? A Look at Interactive Whiteboards in the Classroom”

BOARD#2 Kristin Arnold (Mentor: Dr. Jenn Manak) “Sheltered English Immersion: Vocé não fala inglês? No problem.”

BOARD#3 Tiana Cook (Mentor: Dr. Jenn Manak) “The Parent Trap: Parental Involvement & Its Impact on Teaching & Learning”

BOARD#4 Katelyn Fitzsimmons (Mentor: Dr. Jenn Manak) “Boys vs. Girls: Exploring Gender Equality in the Elementary Classroom”

BOARD#5 Nichole Anderson (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “The Bridge Center”

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BOARD#6 Maha Begum (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Head Start”

BOARD#7 Marie Brewer (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “The Judge Rotenberg Center”

BOARD#8 Ping Fun Choi (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Gifts to Give”

BOARD#9 Nicole Colella (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “BAMSI”

BOARD#10 Amy Davenport (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Funds of the Homeless”

BOARD#11 Ron Davidson (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “A New Hope”

BOARD#12 Heather Doucette (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler)

BOARD#13 Jacqueline Eaton (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler)

BOARD#14 Bernadine Gates (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Cape Cod Child Development”

BOARD#15 Alison Gautieri (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “BAMSI”

BOARD#16 Alexandra Gustafson (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Ruth House”

BOARD#17 Alicia Herrera (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Boys and Girls Club of Brockton”

BOARD#18 Daniel Jakes (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Self-Help, Inc Head Start”

BOARD#19 Kimberly Keough (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Rockland Middle School”

BOARD#20 Laporcha McConnell (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler)

BOARD#21 Mandy Malloy (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Hockomock YMCA Early Learning Center”

BOARD#22 Maggi Noyes (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Father Bill’s and Mainspring House”

BOARD#23 Sarah Pelletier (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler)

BOARD#24 Sonya Pimentel (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler)

BOARD#25 Dylan Preston (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Bridgewater-Raynham High School”

BOARD#26 Carla Rodriguez (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “New Bedford Public Schools Hayden-McFadden”

BOARD#27 Connor Scollins (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Department of Children and Families”

BOARD#28 Victoria Severson (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “PAACA”

BOARD#29 Ryan Small (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Barnstable County Community Corrections Center”

BOARD#30 Tanisha Small (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Spectrum Health System”

BOARD#31 Elgin Spruill (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “South Providence Recreation Center”

BOARD#32 Candice Sullivan (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler)

BOARD#33 Amanda Townson (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Salvation Army”

BOARD#34 Jessica Williams (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center”

BOARD#35 Molly Ziino (Mentor: Prof. Leslie Sattler) “Sturdy Memorial Hospital”

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BOARD #36 Justin Silveira (Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hartsfield) “Mental Illness in Prison”

BOARD #37 Kane Andrews, Patrick Brady, Dan Gantz (Mentor: Dr. Melinda LaBranche) “Weather or Not: It's Happening”

BOARD #38 Cody Baker, Codi Ezekiel, Joe Gardner, Blake Rennie, (Mentor: Dr. Melinda LaBranche) “UAVs: Eyes in the Skies”

Board #39 Lillian Deery (Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hartsfield) “President Bush’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health”

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Oral Presentations VI 2:30-3:20

Concurrent Session A: Business Management (Panama Canal Expansion)—RCC 201 (“Council Chambers”) Moderator: Dr. Chien Wen Yu

Courtney Colombo, Caitlin Goudreau, Chris Holmes (Mentor: Dr. Chien Wen Yu) “Economic Effects of Panama Canal Expansion”

Christopher McCarthy, Paul Reardon (Mentor: Dr. Chien Wen Yu) “Economic Effects of Panama Canal Expansion”

David Carr, Amanda Quintal, Phil Warren (Mentor: Dr. Chien Wen Yu) “Environmental Issues with Expanding the Panama Canal”

Concurrent Session B: First-Year Writing Creative Non-Fiction—RCC 212 (“Hanover-Duxbury” Room) Moderator: Dr. Jenn Manak

Samira Teixeira (Mentor: Dr. Kathy Evans) “The Life’s Gift”

Michael Callahan (Mentor: Dr. Kathy Evans) “A Menacing Mother’s Day”

Poster Presentations V

2:30-3:20

RCC Ballroom

BOARD#1 Christine Cocozza, Jon Emery, John Keane, Anson Ouellette, Rachael Turner (Mentor: Dr. Anne Doyle) “Book Review: The

House of the Sand and Fog”

BOARD#2 Rachael Bishop, Willbertiny Jean-Marie, Gabriella Mendoza, Monica Nguyen, Jaeda Reid (Mentor: Dr. Anne Doyle) “Book

Review: The River of Bones”

BOARD#3 Alfred Silveria (Mentor: Dr. Roopa Rawjee) “Analyzing the American Experience”

BOARD#4 Qinyan Lin (Mentor: Dr. Roopa Rawjee) “Analyzing the American Experience”

BOARD#5 Jia Wu (Mentor: Dr. Roopa Rawjee) “Analyzing the American Experience”

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BOARD#6 Miho Horikawa (Mentor: Dr. Roopa Rawjee) “Analyzing the American Experience”

BOARD#7 Risa Kato (Mentor: Dr. Roopa Rawjee) “Analyzing the American Experience”

BOARD #8 Jennifer Platte (Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hartsfield) “Forced Medication”

BOARD #9 Ross Weddleton (Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hartsfield) “Policing the Mentally Ill”

BOARD #10 John Costa (Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hartsfield) “Solitary Confinement & Mental Illness”

BOARD #11 Lorrie Jenkins (Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hartsfield) “Mental Illness: CIT Program”

BOARD #12 Dustin Walsh, Daniel Tabiale, Joseph Rosso (Mentor: Dr. Melinda LaBranche) “Death, Compliments of Radiation”

BOARD #13 Sarah Bruce (Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hartsfield) “Crisis Intervention Teams”