Celebrating Collaborations
Join us Friday, April 25, 2025.
On Friday afternoon, April 25, 2025, let’s come together to celebrate the scholarly work of our students! “Celebrating Collaborations: Students and Faculty Working Together” will showcase the scholarly work of Smith College students across disciplines. From data sciences to art, from history to chemistry, students present the results of their capstone courses, honors theses, special studies, research projects, and other creative work as part of presentations, poster sessions, panels, exhibits, and performances. Projects illustrate the breadth and depth of the liberal arts curriculum.
This annual Celebrating Collaborations event takes place in various locations on the Smith College campus. This event coincides with Open Campus for admitted students.
All participants are invited to a come-and-go reception between 2 and 5 p.m. on Seelye lawn during the event.
Correction requests should be submitted via the online form.
2025 Schedule of Events
From posters to presentations, the collaborative work between faculty and students is available for you to explore. Dive into whichever topics spark your interest.
Landscape Studies, Design Thinking
Campus Center, under stairs
Laura Edwards ’25, Tayler Ang ’25, Sofia Zasiebida ’27, Thy Vo ’28 :: 1
ParKit: Pedaling Parks to People; poster session deriving from STRIDE and research with Reid Bertone-Johnson, Landscape Studies Program; Eric Jensen, Center for Design and Fabrication; Dale Renfrow, Center for Design and Fabrication; Andrew Palmore, Department of Art; and Kathy Guo, Design Thinking Initiative
Psychology, Statistical & Data Studies
Campus Center 102
Patrizia Picado ’26 :: 2
The Effects of Parental Stress and Social Support on Infant’s Socio-emotional and Language Development; poster session deriving from special studies with Brianna McMillan, Department of Psychology
Artemis Kehribar ’25 :: 4
Body-Worn Cameras and Procedural Justice; poster session deriving from research with Yael Granot, Department of Psychology
Ella Badinger ’26, Olga Kazarov ’25, Ariel Tourmaline ’26, Ceshia Hegarty ’26 :: 5
Is Performative Activism Always Bad?; poster session deriving from special studies with Lauren Duncan, Department of Psychology
Yawen Jie ’26 :: 6
Resonating Through Cultures: Toward a Decolonizing Music Therapy with Key Recommendations; poster session deriving from classwork and research with Benita Jackson, Department of Psychology
Crow Santiago ’26, Cassandra Lerch ’27 :: 7
Associations Between Internalized Stigma, Gender Modality, and Mental Health Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth; poster session deriving from research and SURF with Esther Burson, Department of Psychology
Grace Lwin ’25 :: 8
Episodic Future Thinking as an Intervention to Reduce Risk-Taking Behavior Using the Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART); poster session deriving from research with Preston Thakral, Department of Psychology
Debora Camacho ’25, Nicole Sanchez Flores ’26, Amber Lantigua ’25, Aurora Xu ’25 :: 9
Decelerated Perception: Exploring Slow Motion Through VTS; poster session deriving from classwork with Yael Granot, Department of Psychology
Rae Traver-Fallick ’27, Kayla Tillman ’27 :: 11
Integrating Disability Inclusion Components into Data Science Pedagogy; poster session deriving from research with Shiya Cao, Program in Statistical & Data Sciences
Neuroscience, Biological Sciences, Landscape Studies
Campus Center 103/104
Sara Buszkiewicz ’25, Thayna Martinez Campos ’25J, Lux Ezra Onigman ’26, Theodore Wilson ’26 :: 12
Effects of Social Isolation on Social Avoidance in Mice; poster session deriving from classwork with Mikaela Laine, Program in Neuroscience
Gabi Dondes ’26, Lucy Young ’26, Eléna Zytnicki ’25, Alex Kiernan ’25 :: 13
The Effect of Voluntary Exercise on Memory in Mice; poster session deriving from research and classwork with Mikaela Laine, Program in Neuroscience
Ela Narayan ’26, Li Le Kaplow ’27, Fiona Hegarty ’25 :: 14
Sensitivity to Reward and Pet Ownership as a Buffer against Mental Health Consequences after Life-Stress Events; poster session deriving from classwork with Catherine Mikkelsen, Program in Neuroscience
Jeremiah Hickman-Maynard ’27, Rahel Ghebrehiwet ’28, Lily C. Mitchell ’26J, Aislinn E. Lavery ’26, Ruiyi Song ’25, Mekhala Mantravadi ’26 :: 15
Electric Embryos: Characterizing Bioelectric Patterning during Danio Rerio Embryogenesis; poster session deriving from AEMES research, special studies, STRIDE, and research with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences, and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience
Miranda Birnbaum ’25, Sabrina Young ’25 :: 16
Who Are You? The Unknown Truth of GPR37; poster session deriving from classwork with Mariela Nunez Santos, Program in Neuroscience
Olivia Seker ’26, Haoran Duan ’26 :: 17
Mechanisms of GPR37 Orphan Receptor Activation Mediated by Potential Ligand Interactions; poster session deriving from classwork with Mariela Nunez Santos, Program in Neuroscience
Ivy Newman ’25 :: 18
Circadian Disruptions in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease; Implications for Therapeutic Intervention and Diagnosis; poster session deriving from AEMES research, and research with Mary Harrington, Program in Neuroscience
Aislinn Lavery ’26, Ayla Hauser ’27, Isa Schmidt ’27 :: 20
Investigating the Neuroprotective Effect of Estradiol on Toxin-treated Larval Zebrafish (Danio Rerio); poster session deriving from classwork with Lisa Mangiamele, Program in Neuroscience, and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience
Adah Thomas ’27, Eva Jarbeau ’28, Acadia Vaughn ’28 :: 21
Investigating the Impact of Haloperidol on Activity in Anxiety-Related Brain Regions in Zebrafish; poster session deriving from classwork with Lisa Mangiamele, Program in Neuroscience, and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience
Alondra Mier ’27, Sofija Stanković ’27, Paris Valverde ’27 :: 22
Exploring Cell Growth in Zebrafish Embryos: The Role of Estradiol & GPER; poster session deriving from classwork with Lisa Mangiamele, Program in Neuroscience, and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience
Sadie Tschider ’25 :: 23
Bridging the Gap: How Language Exposure and Brain Structure Explain the Socioeconomic Disparity in Early Childhood Executive Function; poster session deriving from research and honors thesis with Maya Rosen, Program in Neuroscience; and Catherine Mikkelsen, Program in Neuroscience
Caroline Ricketts ’27, Zihan Lyu ’25 :: 24
ML-18 and Bag-2 as Possible Pharmacological Ligands for Orphan Receptor GPR37; poster session deriving from classwork with Mariela Nunez Santos, Program in Neuroscience
Sofia Guerra ’25 :: 25
Microbial Interactions in the Gut-brain Axis: Potential to Alleviate Dysbiosis and Treat Alzheimer’s Disease; poster session deriving from research and honors thesis with Chris Vriezen, Department of Biological Sciences
Biological Sciences
Campus Center Mezzanine Lounge
Shaun Baughman M.S. ’26, Danielle Weiss M.S. ’25 :: 29
Hot N Cold: Effects of Extreme Environmental Stressors on Performance of New England Native and Introduced Seaweeds; poster session deriving from Master of Science thesis research with Paulette Peckol, Department of Biological Sciences; and Aly Putnam, Department of Biological Sciences
Danielle Weiss M.S. ’25, Shaun Baughman M.S. ’26, Adeline Dwyer ’24 :: 30
Between a Rock and a Hot Place: Distribution and Ecological Performance of the Intertidal Herbivore Littorina saxatilis Under Thermal Stress; poster session deriving from Master of Science Program thesis research with Paulette Peckol, Department of Biological Sciences
Lily Weber ’25, Sarah Thieler ’26 :: 31
Do Two Species of Introduced Crab Predators Smell Different, and Can Their Prey Tell the Difference? Metabolomic and Behavioral Analyses; poster session deriving from special studies with L. David Smith, Department of Biological Sciences; and Robert Samples, Center for Mass Spectrometry
Neuroscience, Biological Sciences, Engineering
Campus Center Flex Lounge
Elinor Washington ’26 :: 32
The Effect of Cerebral Hypoperfusion on Daily Rhythms of Locomotor Activity in Mice after Carotid Artery Stenosis; poster session deriving from special studies and research with Mary Harrington, Program in Neuroscience; and Catie Cutia, Program in Neuroscience
Kaeli Bennett ’25, Sophia Zuccala ’26, Neila Casseus ’27, Ayesha Syar ’26 :: 33
Botanical Food Fight: Competition for Insect Prey between two Carnivorous Pitcher Plant Species, Sarracenia leucophylla and Sarracenia rubra; poster session deriving from classwork, special studies, and research with Jesse Bellemare, Department of Biological Sciences
Anya Zhao ’25 :: 34
Intracellular Trafficking and Apoptosis Signaling of Engineered Fn3 Protein for Mesothelin-Targeted Cancer Therapy; poster session deriving from research with Sarah. J. Moore, Picker Engineering Program
Liyana Asaria-Issa ’27, Vivian Manning-Cartwright ’28 ::
Building the Brain: Investigating the Role of Sonic Hedgehog Signaling in Migration of Cranial Neural Crest Cells into the Zebrafish Forebrain; poster session deriving from STRIDE and research with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences
Emma Robertson ’25 :: 36
Getting Out of Harm’s Way: Exploring the Potential of Stressor Controllability as an Intervention to Mitigate Self-Harm in Adolescents with Early Life Stress; poster session deriving from classwork, special studies, and research with Maya Rosen, Program in Neuroscience
Geosciences
Campus Center 203
Claire Anton ’25, Rheva Wolf ’28 :: 37
Melting Mount Baker; poster session deriving from special studies and STRIDE with Sarah Mazza, Department of Geosciences
Isabel Espinosa ’25, Sarah Thieler ’26, Erin Corcoran ’25, Raina Plevyak ’25, Nikola Jensen ’25, Yilin Gu ’26, Ashley Zhang ’26, Milla Wenick ’25, Claire Anton ’25, Bethany Stephens ’25 :: 38
How Many Geologists Does It Take to Find a Boulder? Tracking Storm-Driven Coastal Boulder Movement on San Salvador Island, Bahamas; poster session deriving from classwork with Bosiljka Glumac, Department of Geosciences; and Allen Curran, Department of Geosciences
Emily Middleton ’28 :: 39
Exploring the Tsunamigenic Potential of Thrust Faults in the Hokkaido Collision Zone; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Jack Loveless, Department of Geosciences
Maya Guise ’25 :: 41
Igneous Origins of Minerals in Bermudan Carbonate ROV Samples; poster session deriving from research with Sarah Mazza, Department of Geosciences
Dillon Smith ’25, Clara Goshgarian ’25 :: 42
First Documentation of Thick Microbial Encrusters on Pleistocene Corals from Turks and Caicos Islands; poster session deriving from special studies with Bosiljka Glumac; Department of Geosciences, and Allen Curran, Department of Geosciences
Dillon Smith ’25 :: 43
Criteria for Recognizing Clotted Microbialites in Pleistocene, Coral-rich, Shallow-marine Carbonates from the Bahamas; poster session deriving from special studies with Bosiljka Glumac, Department of Geosciences; and Allen Curran, Department of Geosciences
Olivia Dawson ’25 :: 44
Understanding the Magmatic Association of a Dike Found Near Killington, Vermont; poster session deriving from special studies with Sarah Mazza, Department of Geosciences
Isabel Espinosa ’25, Sarah Thieler ’26, Erin Corcoran ’25, Raina Plevyak ’25, Nikola Jensen ’25, Yilin Gu ’26, Ashley Zhang ’26, Milla Wenick ’25, Claire Anton ’25, Bethany Stephens ’25 :: 45
No More Pore Decisions! Understanding Controls on Porosity and Permeability of Pleistocene Carbonate Rocks from San Salvador Island, Bahamas; poster session deriving from classwork with Bosiljka Glumac, Department of Geosciences; and Allen Curran, Department of Geosciences
Erin Corcoran ’25 :: 47
Efficient Carbon Fixation: Genomic Evidence for the Acquisition of the 3-Hydroxypropionate Bicycle by Phototrophic Gemmatimonadetes Via Horizontal Gene Transfer; poster session deriving from special studies and research with Luce Ward, Department of Geosciences
Katy Whipple ’27, Maya Bennett ’27 :: 50
Using Organic Proxies to Reconstruct Past Climate and Seasonality from Glacial Lake Hitchcock Sediments; poster session deriving from special studies with Greg de Wet, Department of Geosciences
Xiomara Soto ’25 :: 52
New Geochemical Data from the Three Ponds Gabbro, NH: Insights Into Post-Acadian Magmatism; poster session deriving from special studies with Sarah Mazza, Department of Geosciences
Beatrice Tauer ’27 :: 53
The Evolution of Cyanobacteria to Saltwater Environments; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Luce Ward, Department of Geosciences
Sharmila Green ’27 :: 55
Fault Block and Mesh Modeling of the Japanese Islands and Subduction Zone; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Jack Loveless, Department of Geosciences
S. Whitin ’27, Anna Boden ’26 :: 56
Utilizing Machine Learning for Predicting Environmental Factors from Soil Microbial Communities; poster session deriving from special studies with Luce Ward, Department of Geosciences
Chemistry, Biochemistry
Campus Center Art Wall
Anh Truong ’25, Corinn Richards ’26, Hannah Pettibone ’27, Michelle Xu ’27 :: 58
Developing Menstrual Hygiene Product Using Cellulose and Cellulose Derivatives from Tea Leaf Waste Fibers; poster session deriving from AEMES research, special studies, and research with Kevin Shea, Department of Chemistry
Samara Ashooh ’28, Jacqueline Brannan ’28, Evelyn Adkins ’28, Riko Mukoyama ’26, Clare Harned ’27 :: 59
Expression and Purification of N-hydroxylases Involved in Making the Iron-Chelating Drug, Desferrioxamine B; poster session deriving from STRIDE and research with Lesley-Ann Giddings, Department of Biochemistry
Karen Bekhazi ’25, Ada Fiala ’27, Grace Hylton ’27, Lauren Lee ’27, Montserrat Marentes Dominguez ’26 :: 60
Design of Self-Rolling Hydrogel Tubes for Regenerative Medicine Applications; poster session deriving from special studies and research with Maren Buck, Department of Chemistry
Pria Parker ’25, Liangnuo Zhang ’25, Nitya Sharma ’26, Ayah Muhiddin ’26, Maeve Lamb ’27, Catherine Collins ’27 :: 61
Chan-Evans-lam Oxidative Alkyation; poster session deriving from special studies and research with Dave Gorin, Department of Chemistry
Rachel Jiang ’27, Anna-Lee Thompson ’25, Chu Luo ’25, Jingyi Sze ’26J, Kadiatou Diallo ’26, Tho Nguyen ’28, Molly Krulewitch ’26 :: 62
Towards an Enzyme Mimic through DNA-Palladium Conjugation; poster session deriving from AEMES research, special studies, STRIDE, and McKinley Fellowship with Dave Gorin, Department of Chemistry
Mary Colabella ’25 :: 63
EPR Spectroscopy of Co(II) Metalated DNA Nanostructures; poster session deriving from special studies, and research with Cristina Suarez, Department of Chemistry; and Elizabeth Jamieson, Department of Chemistry
Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Geosciences
Campus Center 204
Lydia Stein ’25, Charlotte Klurfeld ’26, Guinevere Zhang ’27 :: 65
Aerosol Chemistry- Solvation Studies; poster session deriving from special studies with Andrew Berke, Department of Chemistry
Josephine Beltramo ’27, Elise Farstad ’26, Michelle Wu ’27, Yuyao Zhu ’27, Ruth Harkins ’28 :: 66
Investigation of the Functional Group Tolerance of Iron-Catalyzed Cyclizations to Form Naphthalenes; poster session deriving from special studies, STRIDE, and research with Alexandra Strom, Department of Chemistry
Grace Su ’25, Afton McKenna ’25, Rael Daniel ’25, Winter Gonzales Warnicke ’27, Kyra Hawk ’27, Hannah MacPherson ’26 :: 67
Synthesizing Novel Derivatives of Neurolenin Compounds Isolated from Neurolaena lobata; poster session deriving from special studies with Kevin Shea, Department of Chemistry, and Steven Williams, Department of Biological Sciences
Yangyang Lyu ’25, Angela Zhang ’26, Yiling Zong ’27, Khadija Ailane ’28 :: 68
Development of New Oxidative Amination Reactions with Iron Inspired by Mechanistic Study; poster session deriving from AEMES research, special studies, and research with Alexandra Strom, Department of Chemistry
Ave Petra ’27, Taylor Agena ’26, Yusra Afzal ’27, Tierna Matecha ’26J, Kyara Soto Villareal ’26, Wantong Wu ’25, Sofia Calavitta ’26, Kat Brady ’26 :: 69
Promoting Climate Literacy Through Engaging with World Languages and Cultures; poster session deriving from AEMES research, concentration Project, and STRIDE with Bosiljka Glumac, Department of Geosciences, and Reyes Lázaro, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Breanna Sprague ’25, Elizabeth Ferrell ’25, CM Kirk ’27, Maeve McConnell ’27, Nimco Xuseen ’27, Elizabeth Nahstoll ’28 :: 71
Development of an Iron-Catalyzed Cyclization for Site Selective Formation of Carbon-Substituted Naphthalenes; poster session deriving from AEMES Research, special studies, STRIDE, and research with Alexandra Strom, Department of Chemistry
George Rogers ’25, Sarah Rabner ’27 :: 72
Investigating the Electron-Donating Effect of a Cobalt-Complexed Alkyne in the Diels-Alder Reaction; poster session deriving from special studies and research with Kevin Shea, Department of Chemistry
Halley Wilkinson ’25 :: 73
Quantifying Calcite Twin Development across the Brittle-to-Ductile Transition Zone Using Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD); poster session deriving from special studies, research, and SURF with Sarah Mazza, Department of Geosciences, and Andrew Cross, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Astronomy, Physics
Campus Center 205
Gena Levin ’25 :: 74
JWST Spectroscopy Reveals Low AGN Incidence in Star-forming Galaxies at z∼3; poster session deriving from REU and honors thesis with James Lowenthal, Department of Astronomy
Sydney Currie Wrye ’25, Sarah Dankovich ’25, Carolyn Jalowayski ’26, Kaday Jarra ’26, Emily Jones ’26, Alette Matthews ’26, Marlena Word ’26, Emma Stoudemire ’27J, Riley Amos ’27, Madeline Dean ’27, Susan Niu ’27, Ally Knutson ’27, Maddie Milla ’27, Lisa :: 75
Exoplanet Transit Follow-up Observations; poster session deriving from AEMES research, special studies, and STRIDE with James Lowenthal, Department of Astronomy
Quin Berfield-Brewer ’26 :: 76
Hidden in the Dust: Searching for Active Galactic Nuclei in JWST’s COSMOS Field Survey; poster session deriving from special studies with James Lowenthal; Department of Astronomy, and Min Yun, UMass Amherst, Department of Astronomy
Ashley Messier ’25 :: 77
Undead Planetary Systems: Dust Disks Around White Dwarfs; poster session deriving from special studies, and honors thesis with Kimberly Ward-Duong, Department of Astronomy
Susan Niu ’27 :: 78
Orbit Fitting for Low-mass Binary System; poster session deriving from special studies with Eliot Vrijmoet, Department of Astronomy; and Kimberly Ward-Duong, Department of Astronomy
Alette Matthews ’26 :: 79
WISE0720-0846 AB and its Very Low Mass Binary Cousins; poster session deriving from research with Eliot Vrijmoet, Department of Astronomy; and Kimberly Ward-Duong, Department of Astronomy
Aimen Obaid ’27, Ava Carroll ’27 :: 82
Chasing Faint Light: Spectroscopy of Weak Atomic Oxygen Transitions; poster session deriving from AEMES research, and special studies with Will Raven, Department of Physics
Aimen Obaid ’27, Gabriella Schuckers ’27 :: 83
PULSE: Pilot-Wave Understanding of Large-scale System Evolution.; poster session deriving from special studies with Travis Norsen, Department of Physics
Exercise & Sports Studies, Government, Jandon Center, Computer Science, Medieval Studies, History
Campus Center Garden Level
Gabriela Ayala Becerra ’25, Jazmyn Washington ’25, Taz Tamai ’27, Zeynep Akdora ’27 :: 141
EMG Analysis of Lower Back Pain in Collegiate Female Rowers; poster session deriving from STRIDE, and research with Stephanie Jones, Department of Exercise and Sports Studies
Vaishnavi Cherukupalli ’25, Augustina Alapa ’26, Eleanor Gaugh ’27, Amber Latingua ’25, Corrine Liu ’27, Isha Sultan ’27, Maya Anthony ’28 :: 142
Can Having Better Physical Activity and Sleep Behaviors Influence Arterial Stiffness Outcomes in Young Women?; poster session deriving from special studies and research with Sarah Witkowski, Department of Exercise and Sports Studies
Isabel Aldort ’27, Annika Houge ’26 :: 143
Habitual Physical Activity and Effects on Nocturnal Hot Flashes; poster session deriving from STRIDE and research with Sarah Witkowski, Department of Exercise and Sports Studies, and Randi Garcia, Program in Statistical & Data Sciences
Casey MacGibbon ’25 :: 144
Modeling Hot Flashes and Physical Activity; poster session deriving from research with Sarah Witkowski, Department of Exercise and Sports Studies
Ally Tutay ’25 :: 145
Global Demand, Local Dilemma: How the Pandemic Shifted Reshaped Migration for Filipino Healthcare Workers; poster session deriving from special studies with Cheng Xu, Department of Government
Chon-sa Cardona ’25, Emma Robertson ’25, Kristine Le ’25, Lilliana Frantz ’25, Maryam Ahmad ’25, Dina Sehnawi ’26, Hadley Johnston ’26, Hannah Hafner ’26, Kimberly By Goytia ’26 :: 146
STEAM Team, Jandon Center for Community Engagement: STEM and Art Educational Outreach in the Pioneer Valley Community; poster session deriving from STEAM Team, and Jandon Center for Community Engagement with Asli Ali, Jandon Center for Community Engagement
Tseegi Nyamdorj ’25 :: 147
Conversion of Docx to Manubot-based Markdown File; poster session deriving from special studies, research, and SURF with Halie Rando, Department of Computer Science
Rehab Malik ’27, Seunghyeon Kim ’26 :: 148
Mapping Meal Plans Through Graphical Data; poster session deriving from research with Halie Rando, Department of Computer Science; and Katherine M. Kinnaird, Department of Computer Science and Program in Statistical & Data Sciences
Elaine Chen ’26, Quinn He ’26J, Ashley Qian ’26 :: 149
Implementing Clustermatch on GPU and MPI: Accelerating Computational Performance; poster session deriving from research with Michael Robson, Department of Computer Science
Sydney Weisberg ’26, Molly Daniel ’26, Kika Kovaleski ’25, Vivian Myers ’28, Jessica Klurfeld ’26 :: 150
Operation Specification: Extending GitLab to Incorporate Specifications; poster session deriving from research with Alicia Grubb, Department of Computer Science
Zihan Lyu ’25, Quinn He ‘26J, Elaine Chen ’26, Rya Jasmin Donelo ’27, Tana Liu ’26, Glenvelis Perez ’26 :: 151
Reevaluating Computer Vision's Dog Breed Identification Problem; poster session deriving from special studies and research with Halie Rando, Department of Computer Science
Amy Vo ’25 :: 152
Smith College’s Arms & Armory (600-1596 CE); poster session deriving from research with Joshua Birk, Department of History
Stella Metcalf ’25 :: 153
Ibn Taymiyya and the Syrian Uprising: Tracking Medieval Jihad Discourse on X; poster session deriving from research with Joshua Birk, Medieval Studies Program
Jandon Center for Community Engagement
Campus Center 003 Lounge
Elena Roby ’27, Taylor Agena ’26, Cleo Waxman-Lee ’27, Colleen Lynch ’27, Zoe Khan ’27, Ava LeBlanc ’26 :: 155
Status of Smith College’s Food Rescue Network; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Charlotte Ljustina, Jandon Center for Community Engagement
Mathematical Sciences, Education & Child Study, Engineering
Campus Center 001 TV Lounge
Rachel Reinking ’25, Dillon Smith ’25 :: 159
Testing Troubles: The Evolution of Testing at Smith College; poster session deriving from MaRS with Shannon Audley, Department of Education and Child Study, and Chris Golé, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Jourbienthia Paul ’25, Sarah Thieler ’26, Keona Edwards ’26 :: 160
Hidden Futures: Reimagining STEM Pathways, Challenging the Leaky Pipeline, and Redefining Success; poster session deriving from MaRs with Shannon Audley, Department of Education and Child Study, and Chris Golé, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Sofia Morales ’25 :: 161
Development of Math Anxiety in HURM Students; poster session deriving from honors thesis with Shannon Audley, Department of Education and Child Study
Karina Padilla ’26 :: 163
Biological and Physicochemical Characterization of Aging Plastics in Freshwater; poster session deriving from Beckman Scholars Fellowship with Niveen Ismail, Picker Engineering Program
Arisha Faiyas ’26 :: 164
Modeling Sustainable Power Grid for Barbados; poster session deriving from classwork with Judith Cardell, Picker Engineering Program
Leila Cowan ’26, Gabriella Schuckers ’27, Ronja Eilfort ’28, Julia Steinberg ’27 :: 165
How Deep Is Your Love? The Relationship Between Web Depth and Balanced Yamanouchi Strandings; poster session deriving from research with Julianna Tymoczko, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Geosciences
Campus Center 102
Laine Fine ’27, Amelia Scott ’27 :: 2
Sources of Water to MacLeish Field Station Vernal Pools Whatley, MA; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Amy Rhodes, Department of Geosciences, and Marc Anderson, Department of Geosciences
Jill Ferraro ’26 :: 4
Ordovician Reef Builders and Mud Mounds in Nevada's Arrow Canyon Range; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences
Pippa Powell ’26 :: 5
Testate Fossils from the Neoproterozoic Berg Aukas Formation: A Thriving Biosphere after Snowball Earth; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences
Chuck Bayliss AC ’25 :: 6
The Mystery of the Bermuda Rise: Analysis of Castle Harbor Causeway Core; poster session deriving from special studies with Sarah Mazza, Department of Geosciences
Zoe Khan ’27 :: 7
Oklahoma Injection Wells and the Case of Induced Seismicity; poster session deriving from classwork with Jack Loveless, Department of Geosciences
Isabel Espinosa ’25 :: 8
Macroinvertebrates and Water Geochemistry: Establishing Background Water Quality of the Mill River to Contextualize Smith College’s Management of Paradise Pond; poster session deriving from honors thesis with Amy Rhodes, Department of Geosciences, and Marney Pratt, Department of Biological Sciences
Victoria Mills ’26, Madison Milla ’27 :: 9
Barriers to Life on Icy Moons; poster session deriving from special studies with Luce Ward, Department of Geosciences
Dina Watson ’28 :: 11
Sponges in Berry Head, Newfoundland; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Sara Pruss, Department of Geology
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience, Statistics & Data Sciences
Campus Center 103/104
Akshita Nistala ’27, Lola Figueroa ’28 :: 12
Androgenic Hormones Influence Neural Morphology Underlying Novel Behaviors in Foot-flagging Frogs (Staurois parvus); poster session deriving from AEMES research and research with Lisa Mangiamele, Department of Biological Sciences
Ana Gallegos Castaneda ’27, Adah Thomas ’27, Addy Martinez De La Rosa ’28, Ysabella Leonelli ’28, Josephine Tu ’28, Miranda Birnbaum ’25 :: 13
Alzheimer’s Disease Progression in Mice; poster session deriving from AEMES research, and research with Mary Harrington, Program in Neuroscience, and Zhen Nie, Program in Neuroscience
Sabrina Wilke ’25, Theodore Wilson ’25, Anmol Kaur ’26, Lydia Jordan ’26 :: 14
The Influence of Activity in the Pre-supplementary Motor Area on Resilience in the Face of Stressors, Using the Inhibitory Contrast of the Stop-Signal Task; poster session deriving from classwork with Catherine Mikkelsen, Program in Neuroscience
Shivani Sawant ’25, Allie Shao ’27, Lucy Young ’26, Ruth Gomez ’26 :: 15
Medial Orbitofrontal Cortex Activity, N-back Task Scores, and Resilience: A Preregistered Analysis in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Consortium; poster session deriving from research with Catherine Mikkelsen, Program in Neuroscience
Shivani Sawant ’25, Allie Shao ’27, Lucy Young ’26, Ruth Gomez ’26 :: 16
The Role of Medial Orbitofrontal Cortex Activity in Resilience: A Preregistered Analysis in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Consortium; poster session deriving from classwork with Catherine Mikkelsen, Program in Neuroscience
Miranda Birnbaum ’25 :: 18
The Impact of 6 Hour Jet Lag on Locomotor Activity, Core Body Temperature, and Liver Rhythm in One-year-old C57 Transgenic Mice; poster session deriving from research with Mary Harrington, Program in Neuroscience, and Zhen Nie, Program in Neuroscience
Kaixin Huang ’26 :: 20
Effects of Maternal Circadian Desynchronization on Brain Gene Expression; poster session deriving from special studies with Ilia Karatsoreos, Department of Psychological and Brain Science, and Jiexin Wang, Saïd Akli, Department of Psychological and Brain Science, University of Massachusetts
Grace Lwin ’25 , Persephone Sinnis-Bourozikas ’25, Jessie Zhou ’26 :: 23
Examining the Influence of Expert Testimony and Speed in Court Video Evidence; poster session deriving from classwork with Yael Granot, Department of Psychology
Cadence Dorrian ’26, Jessie Zhou ’26, Amber Zhang ’27 :: 24
Biases in Interpretation of Visual Evidence: How the Presence of a Blind Juror Influences Language in Legal Settings; poster session deriving from research with Yael Granot, Department of Psychology
Lucia Qin ’26, Mehreen Mirza ’25 :: 28
The Sexual Orientation and Gender Intersection-Related Healthcare Disparities from a Social Context Perspective; poster session deriving from research with Shiya Cao, Program in Statistical & Data Sciences
Biological Sciences, Chemistry
Campus Center Flex Lounge
Buddy Luong ’27, Liyana Asaria-Issa ’27, Jackie Wiechmann ’27, Lily Claire Mitchell ’28 :: 32
Computational Developmental Biology: Using Virtual Reality to Analyze Zebrafish Embryonic Brain Development; poster session deriving from research with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences
Sophie Collet ’25 :: 33
The Plant Sex Poster Series; poster session deriving from classwork with Lisa Mangiamele, Department of Biological Sciences
Hadley Johnston ’26 :: 34
Development of Nanocarriers with Nanoparticle Interiors and DNA Origami Exteriors for the Targeted Delivery of Chemotherapeutics; poster session deriving from special studies and research with Nathan Derr, Department of Biological Sciences and the Program of Biochemistry
Astrid Johnson ’26, Isabel Angus ’25, Charlotte Chai ’25J :: 35
Base-pair Opening Kinetics and Structural Stability of Mutagenic DNA Lesions; poster session deriving from special studies, research, and honors thesis with Cristina Suarez, Department of Chemistry; and Elizabeth Jamieson, Department of Chemistry
Kendra Flanigan ’25, Roz Borah ’25, Rōnin Akurosawa ’26, Tensang Sangmo ’28 :: 36
Design and Fabrication of Customizable Chemically-responsive Polymer Networks by Post-polymerization Modification; poster session deriving from special studies, research, and honors thesis with Maren Buck, Department of Chemistry
Biological Sciences
Campus Center 203
Alita Kuiee ’25 :: 37
The Songbirds Tango: A Response to The Misconceptions on Conception Fueling Feminist Art; poster session deriving from classwork with Lisa Mangiamele, Department of Biological Sciences
Ellie Walker ’26 :: 38
Differential Gene Expression of Nonpathogenic Probiotic E. coli strain EcN 1917 in Relation to Biofilm Formation Ability; poster session deriving from classwork, special studies, and research with Christine White-Ziegler, Department of Biological Sciences
Hayley Neighmond M.S. ’25, S. Whitin ’27 :: 39
Comparing the Metagenome of Black and White Rhinos (Diceros bicornis and Ceratotherium simum); poster session deriving from research, Master of Science thesis research with Steven Williams, Department of Biological Sciences; Mary Doherty, Department of Biological Sciences; Tanya Lama, Department of Biological Sciences; Blair Bently, Department of Biological Sciences; and Riccardo Racicot, Biological Sciences
Li Le Kaplow ’27, Emie Sholly ’27 :: 40
Building the Forebrain and Investigating the Role of Cranial Neural Crest Cells Through Genetic Ablation; poster session deriving from special studies, and research with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences; and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience
Kayleigh Castillo ’27, Allison Bleicher ’27 :: 41
Squid Signals: Exploring Convergently Evolved Mechanisms for Building the Large Brains of Cephalopods; poster session deriving from research with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences; and Naren Pathak, Program in Neuroscience
Cynthia Arguijo ’27J, Susie Hodson ’27 :: 42
DNA Sequencing and Identification of Moths Found at MacLeish Field Station; poster session deriving from AEMES Research, and STRIDE with Mariana Abarca, Department of Biological Sciences; and Riccardo Racicot, Center for Molecular Biology
Beatrice Wendling ’25, Callahan Day ’26, Hannah Wolman ’27, Louisa Miller-Out ’26 :: 43
Mechanistic Insights into Neurolenin as a Novel Treatment for Helminth Parasite Infection; poster session deriving from special studies, research, and honors thesis with Steven Williams, Department of Biological Sciences; Susan Haynes, Department of Biological Sciences; Mary Doherty, Department of Biological Sciences; Riccardo Racicot, Center for Molecular Biology; and Robert Samples, Center for Mass Spectrometry
Mariel Dunn ’25 :: 45
Effects of Variant Springs on Plant-herbivore Interactions: Checkerspot Butterfly and White Turtlehead; poster session deriving from Master of Science thesis research with Mariana Abarca, Department of Biological Sciences
Leah Corckran ’25 :: 46
Multimodal Signaling in Staurois parvus in Response to Environmental Noise Levels; poster session deriving from special studies with Lisa Mangiamele, Department of Biological Sciences
Abby Dickson ’27, Kate Floer ’26 :: 47
Advancing the Detection of Onchocerca volvulus in S. damnosum Vectors; poster session deriving from research with Steven Williams, Department of Biological Sciences; and Mary Doherty, Department of Biological Sciences
Maggie Sullivan ’26 :: 48
Biofilms and Differential Gene Expression in Uropathogenic E. coli; poster session deriving from special studies with Christine White-Ziegler, Department of Biological Sciences
Susie Hodson ’27, Cynthia Arguijo ’27 :: 49
Assessing Survivability of Overwintering Euphydryas Phaeton Caterpillars in a Humidity Gradient; poster session deriving from AEMES and STRIDE research with Mariana Abarca, Department of Biological Sciences
Rose McCollough ’26, Eleanor Szostalo ’25 :: 50
Exploring the Possibility of Linkage between DNase Production and Antagonism; poster session deriving from classwork, special studies, and research with Jan Vriezen, Department of Biological Sciences
Emma Butterick ’26 :: 52
Gene Expression of Enteropathogenic E. coli Related to Temperature Change; poster session deriving from special studies with Christine White-Ziegler, Department of Biological Sciences
Rose Spielman ’28, Sabrina Wilke ’25, Lillian Mearsheimer ’25, Sophia Liu ’27, Nicole Shi ’27, Maya Hruskar ’27, Emma Cohler ’27 :: 53
Building a Brain: Discovering the Roles of Meteorin and Meteorin-like in Central Nervous System Development and Regeneration in Zebrafish; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences; and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience
Varshini Anand ’25, Hannah Ross ’25 :: 55
CRISPR-Mediated Gene Knockout of Core Clock Genes in Aedes albopictus; poster session deriving from special studies with Steven Williams, Department of Biological Sciences
Hannah Wolman ’27 :: 56
Leveraging Nasal Swabs as an Alternative Diagnostic for Endemic Parasitic Infection; poster session deriving from special studies, and research with Steven Williams, Department of Biological Sciences; Michelle Puch, Department of Biological Sciences; Mary Doherty, Department of Biological Sciences; and Susan Haynes, Department of Biological Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences
Campus Center Art Wall
Christine Cui ’25 :: 58
Spatial Distribution of Mast Cells in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia; poster session deriving from special studies, and research with Cristina Suarez, Program of Biochemistry, and Elizabeth Jamieson, Program of Biochemistry
Anna Ferronato Pimentel ’25 :: 59
Exploring Creatine Kinase Proteoforms in C2C12 Myogenesis; poster session deriving from AEMES research, research, and honors thesis with Stylianos Scordilis, Department of Biological Sciences
Wanying Fan ’25, Hailey Li ’28 :: 60
CRISPR-Cas9 Cactus Immunity Gene Knockout in Aedes albopictus Mosquito Cells; poster session deriving from special studies, research, and honors thesis with Steven Williams, Department of Biological Sciences, Mary Doherty, Department of Biological Sciences, and Susan Haynes, Department of Biological Sciences
Isa Pereira-Tosado ’25 :: 61
Exploring the Diversity of Novel Paenibacilli Antagonists to Control Paenibacillus Larvae; poster session deriving from research with Chris Vriezen, Department of Biological Sciences
Riko Mukoyama ’26, Clare Harned ’27, Samara Ashooh ’28, Evelyn Adkins ’28, Jacqueline Brannan ’28 :: 62
Kinetic Characterization of DesB, Enzyme Involved in Making the Iron-Chelating Drug, Desferrioxamine B and Other Homologs; poster session deriving from research with Lesley-Ann Giddings, Department of Chemistry, and Robert Samples, Center for Mass Spectrometry
Nikola Jensen ’25 :: 63
Seeping Beauty: Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of a Chemosynthetic Ecosystem at Southern Hydrate Ridge, Oregon Continental Margin; poster session deriving from special studies with Paulette Peckol, Department of Biological Sciences
Ruize Qin ’25 :: 64
Impact of Estradiol on UPEC and Probiotic E. coli Biofilm Formation; poster session deriving from special studies, and research with Christine White-Ziegler, Department of Biological Sciences
Engineering, Chemistry, Biological Sciences
Campus Center 204
Kristine Le ’25 :: 65
Engineering Azide Linkers into Fn3 Protein-Drug Conjugates for Targeted Cancer Therapy; poster session deriving from special studies, STRIDE, research, and honors thesis with Sarah Moore, Picker Engineering Program
Jiawei Yu ’27, Sarah Hymowitz ’27, Pauline Mallari ’27, Ashley Cheng ’27 :: 66
Engineering Fn3 Proteins for Applications in Targeted Therapy and Drug Delivery for Cancer; poster session deriving from AEMES Research, special studies, and STRIDE with Sarah Moore, Picker Engineering Program
Aria Khalique ’25 :: 67
Structural Analysis of an Intercontinentally Distributed Cryptic Biosynthetic Gene Cluster Product; poster session deriving from special studies with Lesley-Ann Giddings, Department of Chemistry, and Robert Samples, Center for Mass Spectrometry
Karenna Collins-Thompson ’26J :: 68
Developing Cleavable Small Molecule-Linker Systems Conjugated to pPFPA for Applications in Targeted Drug-Delivery; poster session deriving from special studies, research, honors thesis with Maren Buck, Department of Chemistry, and Sarah Moore, Picker Engineering Program
Nicole Asselin AC, Breeze Hong ’28 :: 69
Knockdown of the NIX Sex Determination Gene in Aedes albopictus using CRISPR/CAS9 Mediated Gene Editing Via a Double Cut Donor; poster session deriving from research with Steven Williams, Department of Biological Sciences, Mary Doherty, Department of Biological Sciences, and Susan Haynes, Department of Biological Sciences
Christine Cui ’25 :: 71
Spatial Distribution of Mast Cells in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia; poster session deriving from special studies with Cristina Suarez, Program of Biochemistry, and Elizabeth Jamieson, Program of Biochemistry
Sagufta Anchal ’27, Lucy Glueck ’25 :: 72
Statins Damage Muscle Stem Cells: A Proteomic Analysis; poster session deriving from classwork with Stylianos P. Scordilis, Program of Biochemistry, and Moira Flanagan, Program of Biochemistry
Julia Wallace ’26, Sophia Eastman ’26 :: 73
Little Bats, Long Lives: Comparative Proteomics of Mouse and Bat Fibroblasts; poster session deriving from classwork with Stylianos Scordilis, Program of Biochemistry, and Moira Flanagan, Program of Biochemistry
Study of Women, Gender & Sexuality, Jandon Center, Geosciences
Campus Center 205
Abigail Morgan Fizer ’25, Emma Robertson ’25, Natasha Woon ’25 :: 74
Combating Loneliness Through Art: Envisioning a Narrative-Based Installation to Build Community at Smith; poster session deriving from classwork, and a concentration project with Ana Del Conde, Program of the Study of Women and Gender; and the Jandon Center for Community Engagement
Vic Chan ’26J, Vincenzia Fasulo ’25, Raquel Garcia ’25 :: 75
Cultivating Connections: Mental Health Resources across Smith College; poster session deriving from classwork and a concentration project with Ana Del Conde, Program of the Study of Women and Gender; Jandon Center for Community Engagement; Community Engagement and Social Change Concentration
Maya Martinez ’26, Millie Howard ’25, Ixchel Quinn Cruz ’26 :: 76
Learning from Divestment Campaigns at Smith College for Effective Movement-Making; poster session deriving from classwork with Ana Del Conde, Program of the Study of Women and Gender; Jandon Center for Community Engagement; Community Engagement and Social Change Concentration
Veta Duncan ’25, JC Landi ’25, Mehreen Mirza ’25 :: 77
International and Undocumented Student Support; poster session deriving from a concentration project with Ana Del Conde, Program of the Study of Women and Gender; Jandon Center for Community Engagement; Community Engagement and Social Change Concentration
Lauren Rhude ’28 :: 79
Spherical Microfossils from the Ogilvie Mountains; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences
Emily Tvaroha ’27 :: 80
Cambrian-Ordovician Reefs: Skeletal Diversity and Abundance; poster session deriving from classwork, and research with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences
Mo Hassan ’27 :: 83
Analysis of Soft-Bodied and Vermiform Fossils of Death Valley, Nevada; poster session deriving from classwork and research with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences
Mo Hassan ’27 :: 84
Mill River Geomicrobiology; poster session deriving from special studies and research with Luce Ward, Department of Geosciences; and Center for Molecular Biology
Bethany Stephens ’25 :: 85
Tracking Abundance and Diversity of Fossil Organisms in Utah through the GOBE; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences
Raina Plevyak ’25 :: 86
Animal Diversity and Abundance in Shallow Marine Settings During the Mississippian; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences
Astronomy, Computer Science, Biological Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering, Human Rights Initiative, Sociology
Campus Center Garden Level
Alizeh Khan ’27 :: 140
Searching for Brown Dwarfs - Direct Imaging; poster session deriving from research with Kimberly Ward-Duong, Department of Astronomy
Alex Kiernan ’25, Eliana Lotenberg ’26 :: 141
Capitalism, Meritocracy, and Gender Inequality in Division 1 Collegiate Athletics; poster session deriving from special studies and research with Erica Tibbetts, Program of Exercise and Sports Studies, and Kelsey Hunter, Department of Exercise and Sports Studies
Maura Putzer ’27 :: 142
Uncovering Epigraphic Greek Squeezes: Encoding Digitized Ancient Greek Inscriptions for Recognition and Annotation; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Nicholas Howe, Department of Computer Science
Mary-Alice Wieland AC ’28, Malika Kopbayeva ’28, Zoe Fingleton ’27 :: 143
Reproducibility in High Performance Computing; poster session deriving from research with Michael Robson, Department of Computer Science
Lydia Stein ’25, Maria Tejada ’26 :: 144
Mill River Community Flood Study; poster session deriving from a concentration project, and special studies with Gaby Immerman, Department of Biological Sciences; and Paul Wetzel, Environmental Concentration
Al Torrens-Martin ’25 :: 145
Farming under Climate Change - An Oral History Collections Project; poster session deriving from special studies with Efadul Huq, Program of Environmental Science and Policy; Piyush Labhsetwar, Grow Food Northampton; and Jess Gersony, Department of Biological Sciences
Chiashi Yang ’28, Ellie Meyerson ’28 :: 146
This is How We Change the World: Analysis of Jandon’s Community Engagement Initiatives; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Hannah Gates, Jandon Center for Community Engagement
Beatrice Tauer ’27 :: 147
Mathematical Models for Web Making; poster session deriving from SURF with Julianna Tymoczko, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Negin Mansoori ’26 :: 149
Designing a Sustainable and Equitable Power Grid; poster session deriving from classwork with Judy Cardell, Picker Engineering Program
Negin Mansoori ’26, Victoria Scott ’27 :: 151
Investigating Ear Characteristic Impedance through Wideband Acoustic Immittance Measurements; poster session deriving from special studies, STRIDE, and research with Susan Voss, Picker Engineering Program; and Eric Jensen, Center for Design and Fabrication
Isabella Grijalva ’27, Virgina Cornett ’27, Linh Tran ’27, Rinal Dahhan ’27, Kyla Butler ’25, Xinyang Sun ’25 :: 152
Meridians: Feminism, Race, Transnationalism; poster session deriving from STRIDE, research, and Quigley Fellowship with Ginetta Candelario, Department of Sociology; Program of Latin American Studies; and Ally Einbinder, Meridians
Olivia Manchand ’28 :: 153
The Impacts of the War in Gaza on Women’s Reproductive Justice Through the Lens of Human Rights; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Carrie Cuthbert, Human Rights Initiative
1–2:15 p.m. | Klingenstein Browsing Room, Neilson Library: Journalism in the Field: Journalism Concentration Capstone Presentations
Presentations deriving from concentration projects with Dusty Christensen, Journalism Concentration, and Naila Moreira, Jacobson Center for Writing and Journalism Concentration
Naomi Scully-Bristol ’25
Medical Aid in Dying: Facing Massachusetts' Enduring Legislative Issue
Abril Olivares Nolasco ’26J
Finding Home: The Nuances of the Immigration Process From the Latin American Perspective
Kaeli Bennett ’25
Environmental Inequities in Holyoke: How the Lower Wards Were Designed to Reinforce White Supremacy and Socioeconomic Power Structures
Brooke Chandler ’25
Veterans' Healthcare Cutbacks Lead to Access and Care Challenges in Western Mass
Laura Fay ’25
Trans Rights in the Second Age of Trump
Olivia Petty ’26
All Time High: Western Mass Food Banks Face Unprecedented Long Lines
Rebecca Connor ’25
Anticipatory Defiance: Equitable Research at the Five Colleges in an Era of Funding Freezes
Ursula Siegfried ’25
The Environmental Injustice of Northampton’s Housing Insecurity
Eli Chuharski ’25
Speaking from the Margins: Profiling Interlink Books, the Moushabeck Family, and How to Practice Political Resistance Through Independent Publishing
Phoebe Boyce ’26J
Safety or Surveillance?: Immigration and Policing in Massachusetts
1–2:30 p.m. | Kahn Liberal Arts Institute: Vegetal Forms: Knowing Place and Time through Plants
Presentations deriving from Kahn Project Fellowships with Colin Hoag, Department of Anthropology, and Jimmy Grogan, Botanic Garden of Smith College
Julia Beyer ’26
Living Histories: Plant "Discovery," Colonial Empire, and Botanical Knowledge Production in the 18th and 19th Centuries
Eva Bruce ’25
“Cast Offs From the Public Garden”: Political Re-imaginings of Ruderal Plant Life in East Boston
Chlo Gold ’25
Lichen in the Landscape: Making Queer Entanglements in Small Encounters
Avery Maltz AC ’25
Field Works: Exploring Plant Form through Botanical Ink Making; presentation deriving from a Kahn Project Fellowship, and also research with Jessica Gersony, Department of Biological Sciences
1:15–2:30 p.m. | Seelye Hall 101: Data Analysis & Computing Code
Sanjana Yasna ’27
Fine Tuning Convergence Experiments with Large Language Models Trained on High Performance Computing Code; presentation deriving from research with Michael Robson, Department of Computer Science
Juniper Huang ’25, Casey MacGibbon ’25
Visualizing Phantom Reductions through Devious Data Analysis; presentation deriving from special studies and research with Lindsay Poirier, Statistical & Data Sciences Program
Lucy Breitenbach ’28, Breeze Hong ’28, Ga-In Lee ’27, Evelyn Zuo ’27, Mariia Horodyska ’27, Arya Zhou ’27, Gryffyn May ’27, Rainbow Gu ’26
Analyzing China-Related Op-Eds by Members of Congress to Assess Shifts in Attitudes About China; presentation deriving from special studies, STRIDE, and research with Sara Newland, Department of Government
1:15–2:30 p.m. | Seelye Hall 107: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Environmental Issues
Taylor Zweil ’25
Other Encounters: Dance for Embodied Environmental Reunion; presentation deriving from honors thesis with Chris Aiken, Department of Dance
Astrid Johnson ’26, Claire Edmonds ’25, Sian Bareket’25
Learning From Trees: A Collaboration with Green Legacy Hiroshima; presentation deriving from classwork with Atsuko Takahashi, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Evelyn Berry ’25
How is Indigenous Knowledge Viewed as a Solution to the Climate Crisis in Latin America?; presentation deriving from special studies with Maria Rueda, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Kira Kaplan ’25
Increasing Domain Adaptability for Underwater Object Detection Machine Learning Models; presentation deriving from honors thesis with Jordan Crouser, Department of Computer Science; and Halie Rando, Department of Computer Science
1:15–2:30 p.m. | Seelye Hall 109: Memory & Environment
Adline Dely ’26, Maya Delmont ’25, Tiff Hooker ’25
Landscape and Memory: Audio Projects in French Studies; presentation deriving from classwork with Dawn Fulton, Department of French Studies; Joanne Benkley, Center for the Environment, Ecological Design, and Sustainability; and Meridith Richter, Learning Research and Technology
1:15–2:30 p.m. | Seelye Hall 206: Education at the Intersection of Identity
Aina Endo ’25, Alina Yildirim ’26, Bella Bandura ’27
Overcoming STEM Anxiety and Imposter Syndrome: Challenges Faced by Students at Smith; presentation deriving from a NASA MaRS project with Shannon Audley, Department of Education and Child Study
Alex Beardsley ’25
Exploring Intersectionality in Classroom Participation; presentation deriving from classwork with Shannon Audley, Department of Education and Child Study
Tierney Simonson ’25, Vera Robinson ’25, Maggie Huang ’27
What Do Young Adults and Teenagers Learn When They Teach?; presentation deriving from research with Sam Intrator, Department of Education and Child Study; and Graeham Dodd, Director of the Education Initiative, Jandon Center for Community Engagement
Cydney Socias ’25
Institutional Constructions of Diversity in College Admissions Marketing: A Critical Race Theory Analysis of Smith College Diversity Pamphlets; presentation deriving from honors thesis with Shannon Audley, Department of Education and Child Study
1:15–2:30 p.m. | Seelye Hall 211: Culture, Identity, & Knowledge Across Disciplines
Handi Lu ’25
Sound of Desire: Exploring Claude Debussy's Musical Eroticism; presentation deriving from classwork with Jiayan Sun, Department of Music
Avery Sullivan ’27, Alice Tan ’25
Pedagogical Partnership: A Way of Learning/Teaching through Partnership; presentation deriving from pedagogical partnership with Yalin Chen, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures; and Rebecca Worsham, Classical Languages and Literatures
Yewon Park ’25
Cultural Understanding and Reunification through Travel in Crash Landing on You; presentation deriving from classwork with Kimberly Kono, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Regina Hu ’26J
Boundaries of Memory and Identity; presentation deriving from special studies with Susan Levin, Department of Philosophy
1:15–2:30 p.m. | Seelye Hall 311: Gender & Sexuality Across Cultures
Bua Pungsomwong ’26
Asian American Queer Rage in “Letter to Ma” and “Everything Everywhere All At Once”; presentation deriving from classwork with Nozomi Nakaganeku Saito, Department of English and Literature, Amherst College
Hillary Dunkley ’25
Taboo and Gender: An Analysis of The Decameron and The Heptameron; presentation deriving from classwork with Michele Monserrati, Department of Italian and German Studies, and Theresa Brock, Department of French Studies
Quinn Mathews ’25
Yiddish Drag: How We Dress Up Our Futures in Our Pasts; presentation deriving from classwork with Justin Cammy, Program in Jewish Studies, Sari Fein, Program in Jewish Studies, and Ernest Benz, Department of History
Naomi Carpenter ’25
Under the Blue Triangle: The YWCA, Protestant Womanhood, and Body Politics in the Middle East; presentation deriving from classwork and honors thesis with Susanna Ferguson, Program in Middle East Studies
1:15–2:30 p.m. | Seelye Hall 312: History & the Shaping of Cultural Narratives
Madison Julio ’26
Ibn Taymiyya’s Intellectual Tradition in Modernity: Medieval Jihad Discourse on X; presentation deriving from research with Joshua Birk, Department of History
Fern Poling ’25
Comedic Depictions of Clergy in Fabliaux; presentation deriving from special studies with Joshua Birk, Department of History
Tenaya Fottrell ’25
Stupor Mundi: Wonder of the World in Curriculum; presentation deriving from special studies and research with Joshua Birk, Department of History
2–5 p.m. | Special Collections Classrom, Neilson Library: Museums Concentration Capstone Presentations
Presentations deriving from concentration projects with Jessica Nicoll, Museums Concentration; and Charlene Shang Miller, Smith College Museum of Art
Olivia Sarno ’25
Communication, Connection, Commitment: Multilingualism in U.S. Museums
Elena Korinek ’25
Museum Public Programming and Building Community
Simone Tricca ’25
S.T.E.M. in the History Museum
Cece Coleman ’25
Coming into Compliance: How to Navigate NAGPRA
Ella McDaniel ’25
The Trauma-informed New England History Museum
Charlotte Kaczmarek ’25
Decolonial Practices in Museums Today
Sophie Hui-Ya Kiang ’25
On Contemporary Art: Find Your Niche
Lilly Watson ’25
Interpreting Controversial Art
Eva Weigand-Whittier ’25
Audio Guides and the Voice of the Artist
Annabel Morley ’25
Interactive Creative Exhibitions
Elizabeth Kidder ’25
Materiality of Art: Bronze Disease
Chlo Droumenq ’25
Contextualizing Smith’s Rock and Mineral Collection
Audrey Ebeling Bloom ’25
Using Artwork in Classroom Writing Lessons
Audrey Willius ’25
Changing Museum Education in Response to the Pandemic
2:15–4:30 p.m. | Carroll Room, Campus Center 208: Design Clinic Celebration
Presentations deriving from classwork with Mike Kinsinger, Picker Engineering Program, and Aaron Rubin, Picker Engineering Program
Ariana Panduro Zamorana ’25, Elsa Bieger ’25, Gaby Ayala Becerra ’25, Rebecca Farrar ’25
Design of an Airflow System to Facilitate Benchtop Testing of Hydrogel Degradation
Emma Vicinanza ’25, Katarzyna Wisnauckas ’25, Megan Li ’25, Nathalie Pak ’25
Adaptive Multisensory Storytelling: Designing Future Vehicle Experience
Grant Roll ’25, Kira Seshaiah ’25, Lilliana Frantz ’25
Design of an Upstream Leak Test Method for Semiconductor Manufacturing
Almanzo Gao ’25, Arden Yang ’25, Chon-sa Cardona ’25, Karina Bodor ’25
Design of a Thermal Energy Storage System for Tufts University
Dulce Ramirez ’25, Muneera Alshagawi ’25, Talyor Ang ’25
Design and Evaluation of a Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) System Enclosure for Fish Passage Research
Gwen Tuckett ’24, Niv Mantha ’24, Zoey Zibler ’24
Design of a Mechanism to Open Reagent Bags within the GEM Family of Analyzers
2:30–3 p.m. | Klingenstein Browsing Room, Neilson Library: Books Studies Concentration Capstone Presentations
Presentations deriving from concentration projects with Cornelia Pearsall, Department of English Language and Literature
Violet Paulson ’25
Of all the Minor Creatures of Mythology, Fairies are the Most Beautiful, the Most Numerous, the Most Memorable: Victorian and Edwardian Fascination with Fairy-Story Aesthetics
Claire Sullivan ’25
Memory or Mirage: Creating the History of 19th Century Printing in Deerfield, Massachusetts
2:30–3 p.m. | Mwangi Multicultural Center: Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program
Em Kim ’25, Alexa Sanchez-Valeriano ’25, Minha Virk ’26J, Yena Perice ’26J, Veda Hedgepeth ’26
Presentations from the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program with Michelle Joffroy, Department of Spanish and Portuguese; and L'Tanya Richmond, Multicultural Affairs, Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship
2:30–5 p.m. | Seelye Hall 201: Translation Studies Concentration Capstone Presentations
Presentations deriving from concentration projects with Reyes Lázaro, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Kyara Soto Villarreal ’26
Los Tres García: Subtitling Mexican Comedy
Wantong Wu ’25
Hundred Schools of Thought: Translating Ancient Chinese Philosophy; presentation deriving from a concentration project also with Sujane Wu, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Kate Bartkus ’26
“I don’t Sing Just to Sing”: Translations of La Nueva Canción
Yewon Park ’25
"The Cat and The Dog": the Unexpected Difficulties of Translating a Children's Folktale
Margaret Kirkpatrick ’26
Tumultuous Fidelity: Translating the Book of Ruth: presentation deriving from a concentration project also with Joel Kaminsky, Department of Religion, Program in Jewish Studies
Catherine Low ’25
ABAO's "Mother Tongue": Songs by a Paiwan Artist; presentation deriving from a concentration project also with Sujane Wu, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Olivia Sarno ’25
Translating Argentine Indie Music in 5 Different ways; presentation deriving from a concentration project also with Adrian Gras-Velazquez, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Ciana Socias ’25
A Queer Cuban Story Through a Queer Cuban American Lens
Defne Tekin ’25
A Coffin with Labels?! Translating a Turkish Feminist Play about a Play; presentation deriving from a concentration project also with Şebnem Baran, Department of Film and Media Studies
Bella Cooperman ’25
Translating Symbolism Estrangement and Strangeness in Can Xue’s The Bull; presentation deriving from a capstone project also with Sujane Wu, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Amy Wu ’25
Fill My Parting Winecup: To Translate a Modern Chinese Novel; presentation deriving from a concentration project also with Sujane Wu, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Xinran Chen ’25
Multiculturalism in a “French” Novel
2:45–3:30 p.m. | Seelye Hall 211: Insights in Social Science Research
Handi Lu ’25
Impact of Microfinance on Household Educational Investment and Attainment; presentation deriving from classwork and a concentration project with Vis Taraz, Department of Economics
Tridia Kabila ’26
Personal and Academic Growth; presentation deriving from project work with René Heavlow, Conway Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center
Marielle Maple ’25
I Know What I Saw: Effects of Narrative Overlay on Event Completion and Event Extension; presentation deriving from honors thesis with Yael Granot, Department of Psychology
2:45–4 p.m. | Seelye Hall 101: Smith Alliance for Justice & Equity (SAJE)
Presentations deriving from classwork with Nancy Zigler, Jandon Center for Community Engagement, Community Engagement and Social Change Concentration, and Ana Del Conde, Program of Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality, Community Engagement and Social Change Concentration
Chiderah Emeakoroha ’27, Ella Burns-DeMelo ’27
Financial Freedom: Empowering Domestic Violence Survivors
Alice MacGarvie Thompson ’27, Jayola Reid ’26J
Lessons on Organizing Under Repression
Stella Hopper-Gramenz ’26
Investigating Madrid's Relationship to Sound
Ava Blando ’27, Jade Lili Palosky ’26, Vic Chan ’26J
Re-energizing the Refugee & Immigrant Support Initiative (RISI)
Phoebe Turner ’25J
Action Afternoon: Capitalism and Consumption in our Global Community
2:45–4 p.m. | Seelye Hall 207: Health, Policy, & Society
Teagan Benavidez ’25
Cutting Corners with the Black Death: How a French Scientist Eschewed Ethical and Scientific Norms to Treat the Bubonic Plague; presentation deriving from STRIDE with Kathleen Pierce, Department of Art
Una Gogstetter ’27J
State Policy Stigma and LGBTQ Health Outcomes: An Analysis of Multi-Year Data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; presentation deriving from special studies and SURF with Scott LaCombe, Department of Government and Statistical & Data Sciences Program
Elena Roby ’27, Zoe Neil ’27, Regina Hu ’26J
COVID-19, News Media, and Compassion Fatigue; presentation deriving from STRIDE and SURF with Timothy Recuber, Department of Sociology
2:45–4:15 p.m. | Seelye Hall 106: Art, Design, and Cultural Artifacts
Ignatz DeCourcey ’26, Simone Tricca ’25, Grace Netti ’26, Marissa Todd ’27
Object Biographies of the Van Buren Collection; presentation deriving from classwork with Rebecca Worsham, Department of Classical Languages and Literatures
Grace Netti ’26, Grace Coyne ’28, Carson Helmicki ’26J
100 Years of Van Buren: A Collection Revisited; presentation deriving from research with Rebecca Worsham, Department of Classical Languages and Literatures
Via Sussman ’26
Scissoring Lighting Design; presentation deriving from special studies with Lara Dubin, Department of Theatre
Lily Sickman-Garner ’25
Costume Design: Scissoring; presentation deriving from special studies with Kiki Smith, Department of Theatre
2:45–4:15 p.m. | Seelye Hall 109: Humanities & Social Sciences Lab
Hillary Connor ’26, Josephine Walker ’27, Gianna Sala ’27, Avery Marr ’27, Marie Willems ’27, Sophie Nunziati ’27, Kathy Luan ’27
Race and Representation in Francophone Cultures; presentation deriving from research lab with Dawn Fulton, Department of French Studies, and Library Research Staff
3–3:15 p.m. | Seelye Hall 202: Exhibit Showcase
Chlo Gold ’25
Speculative Vegetation: Works in Multi-Media Symbiosis; exhibit deriving from special studies with Jess Gersony, Department of Biological Sciences
3–5 p.m. | Klingenstein Browsing Room, Neilson Library: Taking the Archives Public: Archives Concentration Capstone Presentations
Presentations deriving from concentration projects with Kelly Anderson, Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality, Archives Concentration
Chloé Arciero ’26
“For theirs is the kingdom of heaven”: The Progressive Religion of Catholics for Choice
Dalia Cohen ’25
Smith College’s Response to World War II
Phoebe Kallaher ’25
Dressing Like Shirley: School, Social Status and the Material Culture of 1930s Childhood
Sydney Kilgore ’25
“The Lesbian Controversy": Debates on Homosexuality at Smith College in the Late 1970s
Ella Langenthal ’25
Across the Mill River: The Intertwined Histories of Smith College and the Northampton State Hospital
Roan Lord ’25
Affectionate Women: Community and Kinship at Smith College in the Early Twentieth Century
Madeleine Manzer ’26
Zines, Riots Grrrls, and Self-Publishing
Sarah Mitrani ’25
Access the Past, Archive the Present: Exploring Accessibility and Disability Justice at Smith College
Stevie Ordway ’25
Aunt Tee’s Advice
Maddie Rehrman ’25
“We are provoked to tender dreams by a hint”: Discovering Alma Routsong’s Historical Imaginings
Alena Rooney ’25
Eugenics at Smith: Exposing the Legacy of Frank H. Hankins
Alexa Schnur ’25
How Smith Ate Green Street: Change, Conflict, and Community Over Time
Ryan Turner ’25
Rules and Rule Breakers at Smith College
3:15–4:45 p.m. | Kahn Liberal Arts Institute: Possible Futures: AI & Human Experience
Presentations deriving from Kahn Project Fellowships with Susan Levin, Department of Philosophy, and Luca Capogna, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Boushilah Mata ’25
The Built Environment in the Age of AI: Redefining Human Experience
Katarina Floer ’26
AI Diagnostics for Neglected Tropical Diseases
Regina Hu ’26J
The Return of Authors and Their Intentions from the Grave?
Claire Sullivan ’25
Women in the Machine: Tracing the Feminization of Digital Labor From Human Computers to AI Agents
1–4 p.m. | Seelye Hall 202
Chlo Gold ’25
Speculative Vegetation: Works in Multi-Media Symbiosis; exhibit deriving from special studies with Jess Gersony, Department of Biological Sciences
1–4 p.m. | Seelye Hall 306
Yewon Park ’25, Sarah Kim ’26, Shua Lee ’28, Hayley Ma ’28
Hanbok Lookbook Magazine; exhibit deriving from cultural project with Korean Program and Korean Students Association and Jamie Moon, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
3–4:30 p.m. | Seelye Hall 301
Aubree Wright ’25, Julietta Michelin Salomon ’25, Phacelia Cohen ’25, Sophia Kiang ’25, Vee Fidati ’25, Abigail McDermott ’25, Hillary Dunkley ’25
The Ausonia Club: Stories of Italian Immigrant Women; exhibit deriving from classwork with Michele Monserrati, Department of German and Italian Studies
Sonja Henze ’25, Elaina Parsons ’25, Eliza Auten ’25, Jillian Bohrer ’25
Smith College’s Response to the Rise of Fascism in Germany During the 1930s and 1940s; exhibit deriving from classwork with Joel Westerdale, Department of German and Italian Studies
Sponsored by the Office of the Provost in partnership with Information Technology Services (ITS), Celebrating Collaborations is a project of the Committee on Academic Priorities (CAP). If you have any questions about this event, please email collabs@smith.edu.
A Look at Collaborations
Spring Showcases
At Smith, students have a wide range of opportunities to showcase their scholarly projects, creative talent, and innovative solutions to complex problems, including at Celebrating Collaborations.
Discover more ways Smithies get to share their projects with the community.