Eight seniors presented their Senior Honors Projects April 26 and nine seniors presented on April 27, as part of their final Honors Program studies this semester.
April 26 presentations:
Gabrielle Biseinere – “Assessing the Impacts of Secondary Microplastics on Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis in the Daphnia magna Intestinal Epithelium”
Elizabeth Ferrara – “Mood and Mindful Art: Do Flow States Improve Mood?”
Mackenzie Jackson – “Looking Deeper at Mental Health of College Students: A Short Story Collection”
Brittany Phillipo – “Sustainability in the Fashion Industry”
Valentina Rodriguez-Pino – “Correctional Rehabilitation in Action: Best Practices and Challenges
Rebecca Rokne – “A Nordic Battle: Norway v. Sweden in a Case Study Analysis of the COVID-19 Pandemic”
Melanie Voss – “A Historical Comparison of the Disproportionate Effects of Pollution on Low-Income Families and their Homes”
Cameron Young – “Research Data and COVID-19”
April 27 presentations:
Matthew Giebel – “Understanding the Effects of Stress on the Rate of Wound Closure within the Female”
Hannah Griswold – “Exploring the Effectiveness of Oral Care Education in Prelicensure Nursing Students”
Adam Hanna – ” Collective Efficacy within Communities”
Kaitlyn Kelly – “The Impact of COVID-19 on Division III Collegiate Student-Athletes”
Thalita Neves – “Immigrants’ Rights and Law”
Cassandra Stockhaus – “Flexibility of Batoid Tail Vertebrae in Relationship to the Tails Function”
Alexis Taupier – “Evaluating the Impact of Mental Illness on Criminal Activity”
Gabrielle Trudeau – “Fibonacci Matrices and Graphs”
Andrew Warren – “Marijuana Impacts in Massachusetts”
The 17 seniors each had a team of three faculty members assisting them throughout the duration of their projects.