Poster Session

May 6, 2022 11:00 AM 1:00 PM Marcelle Athletic Complex (MAC)

-The poster session runs from 11:00 to 1:00 p.m.
-Students should be available at their poster to answer any questions that viewers may have.

Poster Presentations

Speakers

Abigail Sheridan, Jaqueline Boyle & Justin Gejo

Social swimming in a laboratory-adapted strain of Bacillus subtilis: a new mode of multicellularity?

Alexee Seifert

Occupational Trends

Alexis Dawes

O-bias-ity: Weight Biases Among Health Care Professionals

Alison Stutsrim

How feedback affects test anxiety and academic performance in undergraduate students

Allison Mervine & Peter Kirkpatrick

Structural and Mechanistic Analysis of GRK2-Mediated p38 Regulation

Alyssa Kondracki

Just not a man

Amal Faheem

Fraud and Covid-19

Amritha Jacob

Fearing the Fat, Black, Femme

Andrew Nguyen, Joe Celeste, Ananya Ganesan & Colleen Malone

Ion channel distribution in the central nervous system of the medicinal leech as revealed by in situ hybridization.

Andrew Thais

The Effects of Microaggressions in Higher Education

Arizona Belden, Emma Flatland, Samuil Orlioglu, Michael Scanlon, Nicole Sell & Heather Turley

WEL: New Revolutionary Social Media Website

Arthur Paschoal Dimenstein

How immigration affects the U.S economy

Austin Sicko, Angelina Bonacquisti & Matthew Donovan

Happiness in the Workplace: A Review of Best HR Practices and Recommendations

Brett Berben

Impacts of Current Marital Status on Self-Reported Quality of Life in Chinese Elderly

Brianna Schultz

Should Required Books be Provided by a College?

Cade LaGoy & Corinna Hofler

The Leper: The Inevitable Disgusting and Disturbing Algernon Charles Swinburne Poem

Caitlin Spiliotis

Diversity of Pregnancy by In Vitro Gametogenesis

Charlotte Rodio

The General Perceptions College Students have on Hookups

Christina Amari

Does the Punishment Fit the Bias? Lay Perceptions of Discrimination Consequences

Colin Palladino, Lauren Carleton, Mark Smith, Roeldi Staro & Shah Hassan Syed

Software Engineering: Creative Arts - Actor&amp;#039;s Database

Daniela Carmona & Caroline Spore

Albany Evictions Proceedings and Housing Instability

Daniela Michaca-Gamez

The Role of Imagery in Recruiting Women to Forensic Accounting

Danielle McFee

Increased Retrotransposon Mobility as Cells Age May Depend on Age-Associated Changes in pH Regulation

Deirdre McBreen, Jacob Plumley, Amelia Risinit, and Emma Traudt

The Food Pantries of the Capital District Website Redesign Discovery Process

Delia McDade Clay

Effect of Coloring on Stress

Elham Malik & Mouda Al – Zaydan

Academic Community Engagement Nonprofit Excellence and Transformation Group and Seal-a-Smile

Elizabeth Byrnes, Jillian Barend , Natalie Colaizzo & Kerri Ann Walker

Certified Peer Leadership: Applying Classroom Principles to Positive Health Behavior Change on Campus

Elizabeth Giacomazza

Shameful Bodies: Diet Culture and Propaganda

Emma Holst

Effect of Humic Substances on the Adsorption of Chlorpyrifos in Soil

Erin Spence

The Meaning of Community to Urban Farmers in Albany, NY

Ethan Hull, Giavanna Pitagno & Justin Sawyer

South End Night Market

Faith Hewitt

The implementation of psychedelics as psychotherapies

Giuliana Graziosi

Revamping the New York State Education System to Best Teach Future Generations About a Complete US History

Grace Zuchowski, Mishal Razi & Jacqueline Rennick

Antibactial Activity of Soil Microbes

Hailey Cowles

A Deeper Look at the Siena College Research Institute: Examining What Data Collection Processes and Survey Results Reveal about Spanish-Speaking Culture

Hailey Novellino

The Effects of Self-Esteem on Procrastination

Hannah Gallagher, Laura Morelock & Brianna Femenella

Salt Tolerance of Brevibacterium Frigoritolerans: Effects on Growth of Arabidopsis

Isabella Abellonio

Social Media and Suicide Rates

Jillian O’Rourke

Little White Pill

Jillian Risavi, Irelan Fricke & Emily Atassi

Friends of Recovery-NY Project

Jordan Collins

Sexual Misconduct in Sports: What Title IX Needs to Change

Juan Acosta

Empathy in Software Development

Kaitlyn Devine

Investigating how retrotransposons extend the lifespan of yeast cells exposed to mild stress

Katelyn Frisch, Juan Acosta , Joseph Capper, Spencer Moon, Amal Thomas, & Grant Visker

Software Engineering: School of Science Augmented Reality Tour

Katherine Facteau

The Efficacy of Curcumin in the Inhibition of Amyloid Fibril Formation

Kathryn Myers & Carol Iskander

Plasticity of energetic savings during nest initiation in harvester ants

Kaylee Conlan

Do Comfort Items Affect Attachment Style

Keith Pritchett Jr.

Photometric Analysis of Nearby Galaxies

Kimberly Gonzalez

A Psychoanalytical Critique of "The Yellow Wallpaper"

Klaudia Poplawski

Do Changes In pH Account For Changes In Retrotransposition With Age?

Kristen Kiernan

LGBTQ+ Inclusive Curriculum in K-12 Education

Laury Grugan

The Effect of Diet on Mood

Liam Evans

Self-talk and memory recall performance: Self-efficacy as a moderating variable

Lillian Kronau

Impacts of Socioeconomic Status and Level of Education on a Diagnosis of Diabetes in Chinese Elderly

Liz Wolaver, Amy Peguillan, Brady Olsen, Jacob Schoff, Nicole Potenza & Zoey Hall

Serving Veterans: Siena Hotspotting

Mackenzie Case

Gauging Hiker`s Knowledge of Wilderness Areas in New York`s Adirondack Park

Mackenzie Perpetua

Extreme Anisotropy in a Natural Product from Smilax auriculata

Madeleine Sloan

Sex as a Form of Prayer in Contemporary America

Maggie Caputo

Intersectionality in June Jordan`s `A Poem About My Rights`

Maria Carzo

Role Conflict For Student Athletes Navigating Division I Sports in a Small College: Easier said than Done?

Maria Fitian

Excited State Reactivity of F-Block Elements for the Reaction with Hydrocarbons

Mariam Anwar & Savita Madhankumar

Investigating Exciton Dissociation Mechanism of Lead Halide Perovskite Solar Cells

Maya Viera

To See the World in Grains of Sand : Scanning Electron Microscope Analysis of Sand Samples From Across the Globe

Megan Schubmehl

Mental Health Knowledge Effect on Mental Health Stigma in College Students

Mercedes Jones

Using Senses to Absorb Essential Oils Affects Emotional Well-being

Meredith Buono & Righlee Thibault

Characterizing the Interactions Between Unknowns 117 and 116.

Michael Averill

Addressing the Root Causes of Emigration out of Guatemala

Michelle Avila

The Effect of Relationship Type on Risk-Taking Behavior

Miranda Kane

"Our Anxiety is a Good Thing?" The Role of Student Expectations for Arousal in Understanding and Preventing Test Anxiety

Molly Bogardus

Optimizing pH for GST-p38 Elution from GSH-Agarose

Molly Bogardus, Kaitlyn Devine & Thomas Awad

Caenorhabditis elegans Eating Behaviors and Growth on Bacillus pseudomycoides and Similar Bacillus cereus Clade III Species

Nancy Rasmussen

Democratizing Secondary School Writing Instruction: Re-Engaging Student Voice and Choice in Planning a YPAR Designed Writing Enrichment Program

Nanea Perkins

Chemical Investigation of Apios Americana (American Groundnut) Revealed High Concentrations of Lupeol Ester

Natalie Stagnitti & Mackenzie Perpetua

Defensive Chemistry of the Emerald Ash Borer Agrilus planipennis

Nicole Anzalone

Dating apps and the changing views of self-esteem

Nodiaus DiTonno

The Exploitation of Femininity in Horror

Olivia Burns

The Effect of Expressive Journaling on Perceived Amounts of Stress in College Students

Peter Kirkpatrick

Convergence of GPCR and p38 MAPK Cell Signaling Pathways

Rajla Berberi, Mahsum Jafri & Sabrina Ramos

Regulation and consequences of protein and carbohydrate intake in the adult house cricket Acheta domesticus

Rebecca Draper, Katie Touchette and Abigail Sheridan

Metabolic Investigation and Characterization of Novel Endospore-Forming Bacteria

Renee Dearstyne

Impact of Music on Anxiety Level

Safiya Alvi

Transparent History: How American History Should be Taught in School Curriculums

Sami DeRagon

The Nanny-less State: How and Why Child Care Policy Fails in the US Congress

Sana Shehzad & Terri McKnight

Overview of: Cell Migration During Disease and Development Using C. elegans as an Animal Model

Savana Goering

How groupthink may be influenced by cohesion.

Sean Kane

Civics Education: A Modern Approach to Inform and Engage Students

Shriya Matta & Abeer Jafri

Healthcare Disparities in Domestic Violence Victims with Disabilities

Skylar Nijhawan

Using Relaxation Techniques to Reduce Anxiety Levels and Increase Academic Performance in Undergraduate Students

Skyler Opromolla & Shania Reid

Clarifying the phylogenetic relationships of key opossum specimens (genus Marmosa) using antique DNA

Sofia Bock

Latin American Women`s Reclamation of Power on Femicide in a Machista Dominated Society

Sophie Eisenbach

Investigation of phase transitions of a novel metallated porphyrin

Sullivan Curran

Critical Thinking through Assumptions and Outcomes

Taylor Warncke

Bad Feminist: Legally Blonde

Taylor Warncke, Deana Bowie & Elizabeth Bowie

League of Women Voters

Thea Akhrass

How Civics Education Should be Taught in NYC

Thea Akhrass, Steven Bickham , Isha Chitnis , Clare Kelly & Madeline Naef

The Effects of Vitamin D on Regeneration in Planaria

Thomas Dziubela

How Should We Teach American History?

Tiana Tebano

Synthesis of Crystalline Materials of the Type Mo/O/M` Ligand Through Hydrothermal Synthesis

Timothy Ryan, Abdul Asif, Patrick Baumgardner, Bailey Cross & Nathan Poirier

Software Engineering: Programming Contest

Trinity Minissale

Patient Treatment: On the Topic of Medical Racism