List of Presentations

G=Graduate Student

Student: Elizabeth Akulis
Faculty Sponsor: Leah Bridgers (Mathematics, Computer Science & Statistics)
Tagging and Uploading Math Problems to WeBWorK
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm

Student: Samantha Alberts
Faculty Sponsor: Bharath Ramkumar (Human Ecology)
Utilizing Instagram to Strategically Plan, Execute, and Build a Brand Image for an Academic Program
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm

Students: Samantha Alberts, Kane Kaeri, Elizabeth Hastings, Samantha Piezzo
Faculty Sponsor: Sarah Portway (Human Ecology)
PUMA x Extra Butter x Liberty of London Promotional Event
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm

Student: Ryan Atwell
Faculty Sponsor: Trudy Thomas-Smith (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
Effects of Colored Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) on Iron Speciation in the Upper Susquehanna River Region
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm

Student: Jacob Azukas
Faculty Sponsor: Wendy Lascell (Geography & Environmental Sustainability)
Light Pollution: A Spatial Analysis, SUNY Oneonta
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Jack Bailey
Faculty Sponsor: Wendy Lascell (Geography & Environmental Sustainability)
Sustainable Community Outreach: Hemlock Wooly Adelgid in NYS
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Ryan Baker
Faculty Sponsor: Antoine Blanc (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
Synthesis on Solid Phase of Antiviral HPIC-Containing Cyclohexa peptides
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm

Students: Sydney Baker, Carlene Bermann, Hannah Deschenes, Nick Del Duca, David Gain, Antonella Mastroianni, Meg McGee, David Rush, Collin Sovie, Thaddeus Booth Trudo (Gs)
Faculty Sponsor: Gretchen Sorin (Cooperstown Graduate Program)
Black Mobility in Chenango County
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Nicole Bausenwein
Faculty Sponsor: Brian Lowe (Sociology)
COVID-19 and Vaccine Resistance: An Online Subculture
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm; Virtual, Friday 4/15 9-10am

Student: Cole Beale (G)
Faculty Sponsor: Kiyoko Yokota (Biology)
Potential Exposure to Cyanotoxins while Recreating, and Seasonally Dynamic Indicators of Microcystin Production
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm; Virtual, Thursday 4/14 4-5pm

Students: Carlene Bermann, Tucker Broadbooks, Olivia Fottrell, David Gain, Mary Johnson, Wilkes Jordan, David Rush, Caitlin Snyder, Collin Sovie, Sybil Tubbs, Katherine Ventura, John York (Gs)
Faculty Sponsor: Cynthia Falk (Cooperstown Graduate Program)
African American Travel in Mid Twentieth-Century New York State
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm

Students: Carlene Bermann, Nick DelDuca, Mary Johnson, Wilkes Jordan, Shyia Magan, Jimmy Nunn, Michael Poerio, Sybil Tubbs (Gs)
Faculty Sponsor: Gretchen Sorin (Cooperstown Graduate Program)
Growing to Sustain: Supporting Healthy Rural Living through Gardening with the Cornell Cooperative Extension
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm; Virtual, Friday 4/15 9-10am

Students: Thaddeus Booth Trudo, Nick DelDuca, Mary Johnson, Wilkes Jordan, Meg McGee, Shyia Magan, Cait Snyder, Sybil Tubbs (Gs)
Faculty Sponsor: Kathryn Boardman (Cooperstown Graduate Program)
Making Sense: Inclusive and Multi-Sensory Activities at Pathfinder Village School
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm; Virtual, Friday 4/15 9-10am

Student: Colm Brown
Faculty Sponsor: Wendy Lascell (Geography & Environmental Sustainability)
Sourcing the Sustainable Surfboard
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Edward Budai
Faculty Sponsor: Wendy Lascell (Geography & Environmental Sustainability)
Show Off Your Good Taste and Don’t Waste: A Deep Dive into Food Waste in College Dining Halls
In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Alyssa Calhoun
Faculty Sponsor: Florian Reyda (Biology)
Scanning Electron Microscopy of the Parasites of Oneida Lake Fishes
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm

Student: Gillian Canavan
Faculty Sponsor: Kiara Pipino (Theatre)
Appreciate Theatre: A New, Open-source Textbook for SUNY Oneonta’s Introductory Theatre Course
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm

Student: Angela Chan
Faculty Sponsor: Barbara Durkin (Business)
The Economic Impact of Implementing the International Labor Standards Through Government Preferential Pricing
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm

Student: Catherine Claps
Faculty Sponsor: Wendy Lascell (Geography & Environmental Sustainability)
Native Garden Plants of Saratoga County that Attract Pollinators
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Logan Conte
Faculty Sponsor: Paul Bauer (Economics)
Short-Run Economic Impacts of Strategic Petroleum Reserve Release in the United States
Presenting: In person, Friday, 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Kate Crawford
Faculty Sponsor: Wendy Lascell (Geography & Environmental Sustainability)
Assessing Environmental Injustice in Albany, New York
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Students: Chloe Crothers, Chloe Dymek
Faculty Sponsor: Wendy Lascell (Geography & Environmental Sustainability)
Developing a Sustainability Scale for Consumer Use in Grocery Stores
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Mark Daley
Faculty Sponsor: Wendy Lascell (Geography & Environmental Sustainability)
The Final Blow to Floridian Coral
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Amanda Davenport
Faculty Sponsor: Fred Zalatan (Biology)
Jumping Gene Jeopardizers: The Effect of Host Factors on Ty1 Activity
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm

Student: Kevin Davidson
Faculty Sponsor: Keith Jones (Mathematics, Computer Science & Statistics)
An Agent-Based Model of a Highway On-Ramp
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Kevin Davidson
Faculty Sponsor: Richard Kauffman (Psychology)
Comparing Virtual and In-Person Disorder Ratings Across Oneonta Neighborhoods
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Erin Dunfield
Faculty Sponsor: Bharath Ramkumar (Human Ecology)
FeelGood Scrubs
Presenting: Virtual, Thursday 4/14 4-5pm

Students: Morgan Fleming, Emily Bulmer
Faculty Sponsor: Florian Reyda (Biology)
A New Species of Thorny-headed Worm (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchus), a Parasite from Two Species of Redhorse Fish (Catostomidae: suckers) in North America
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm

Students: Natalie Flug, Lauren Sanders, Jessica Abt
Faculty Sponsor: Fred Zalatan (Biology)
Ty You Movin'?: Studies on the Ty1 Transposon in Yeast
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Rosie Garrecht
Faculty Sponsor: Alejandra Escudero (Foreign Languages & Literatures)
Let’s Speak the Same Language: Combating Inequality Through Open Educational Resources
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm & Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Natalia Gibbons
Faculty Sponsor: Andrea Fallon-Korb (Sport & Exercise Sciences)
Count It: Australia, A Three-Week Summer Camp Program for the Global Growth of the WNBA
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm

Student: Alexandra Gomez
Faculty Sponsor: Wendy Lascell (Geography & Environmental Sustainability)
A Proposal for Ivy Walls as a Sustainable Practice, SUNY Oneonta
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Students: Aleksander Gregov, Jennifer Le
Faculty Sponsor: Gregory Fulkerson (Sociology)
SUNY Oneonta Academic Research (SOAR) – Undergraduate Social Science Research Journal
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm

Student: Alex Gross
Faculty Sponsor: Elizabeth Bastiaans (Biology)
Effect of Fladry Color on Captive Gray Wolf Avoidance
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm & Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Alex Gross
Faculty Sponsors: Elizabeth Bastiaans (Biology), Jessica Burkhart, Craig Parker, Sarah Heilbronner (University of Minnesota)
Effects of Oxytocin on Social Behavior in African Carnivores
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm & Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Brandon Guerrero (G)
Faculty Sponsor: Daniel Stich (Biology)
A Preliminary Analysis of Freshwater Mussel Population Dynamics in Texas
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Karen Kammer
Faculty Sponsor: Wendy Lascell (Geography & Environmental Sustainability)
Air Quality and Environmental Injustice in Detroit, Michigan
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Raveena Kaur
Faculty Sponsor: Wendy Lascell (Geography & Environmental Sustainability)
Red Dragons Going Green
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Mackenzie Kletzel (G)
Faculty Sponsor: Jeffrey Heilveil (Biology)
Species Identification of Rhyacophila in Oneonta Creek
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Jo Kutsukake [Tokyo Metropolitan University] (G)
Faculty Sponsor: Kiyoko Yokota (Biology)
Method Development for Classifying Symphyla: Specimen Management of Minute Arthropods and Safe Operation of Cover Glass Sandwiched Preparations
Presenting: Virtual, Friday 4/15 9-10am

Student: Robert Lang
Faculty Sponsor: Chien-Wei [Wilson] Lin (Business)
The Effect of Brand Role Consumption on Product Promotion
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm

Students: Catherine LaPorta, Kali Ticehurst
Faculty Sponsor: Wendy Lascell (Geography & Environmental Sustainability)
Surveying the Presence of Protective Coastal Features in Beach Haven, New Jersey
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Catherine LaPorta
Faculty Sponsor: Wendy Lascell (Geography & Environmental Sustainability)
Increasing Awareness of Individual Fashion Choices on Global Sustainability
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Alexa Laska
Faculty Sponsors: Christine Storrie, Kpoti Kitissou (Economics)
The Effects of Adverse Experiences on Education and Income: A Comparison of Cisgender and Transgender Communities
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm & Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Students: Jennifer Le, Sydney Proux
Faculty Sponsor: Katherine Lau (Psychology)
Follow the Narcissist – Dark Triad Traits and Their Association to Involvement and Leadership on Campus
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm; Virtual, Thursday 4/14 4-5

Students: Jennifer Le, Rebecca Norton
Faculty Sponsor: Charlene Christie (Psychology)
What is a Warning Worth? Fake News, Political Affiliation, and “Disputed Content”
Presenting: Virtual, Thursday 4/14 4-5

Student: Sophia Limlingan (G) (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
Faculty Sponsors: Kiyoko Yokota (Biology), Kanae Ando, Akiko Asada, Taro Saito (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
Regulatory Mechanisms of MARK2 and 4 in Brain Neurons
Presenting: Virtual, Friday 4/15 9-10am

Student: Jacob Lyons
Faculty Sponsor: Kate McGrath (Anthropology)
The Development of Hominin Muscles of Mastication
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Angelica Matoske
Faculty Sponsor: Maria Chaves Daza (Africana & Latinx Studies)
Theorizing to Live: Testimonio on the Transnational Experience of Mother and Daughter in the United States and Colombia
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Ryan Mayr
Faculty Sponsors: Wendy Lascell, Trevor Fuller (Geography & Environmental Sustainability)
City of the Hills: Is Downtown Sustainable?
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Gustavo Mendez
Faculty Sponsor: Florian Reyda (Biology)
A New Species of Thorny-headed Worm (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchus), a Parasite rom White Sucker (Catostomidae) from Oneida Lake
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm

Student: Kari Minissale
Faculty Sponsors: Dan Stich (Biology), Cynthia Ingelfinger (Whitefish Lake Institute, Whitefish, MT)
Analysis of Northwestern Montana Lakes Based on Transparency and Temperature
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm

Student: Maki Morooka ((Tokyo Metropolitan University)
Faculty Sponsors: Kiyoko Yokota (Biology), Adam Cronin (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
Impact and Adaptation of Anolis carolinensis on/to the Ogasawara Islands
Presenting: Virtual, Thursday 4/14 4-5pm & Friday 4/15 9-10am

Students: Rebecca Norton, Emma Sutkin, Olivia Fraser
Faculty Sponsor: Ursula Sanborn-Overby (Psychology)
Evaluating Androgyny: Does Target Sex and Social Status Matter
Presenting: Virtual, Friday 4/15 9-10am

Students: Jimmy Nunn Jr., Cait Snyder, Tucker Broadbooks, David Rush, Caroline Brown, Morgan Pigott, August Stromberger, Mary Johnson, Megan McGee, Sophia Hall (Gs)
Faculty Sponsor: Gretchen Sorin (Cooperstown Graduate Program)
Using Art to Advocate for Equitable Voting Rights
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Students: Gillian Pavia, Amanda Sumner, Jennifer Le, Grace Kinne, Jonathon Garcia
Faculty Sponsor: Katherine Lau (Psychology)
Parenting Style and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm; Virtual: Thursday 4/14 4-5pm

Students: Yesinia Perez, Christina Nunez
Faculty Sponsor: María Montoya (Foreign Languages & Literatures)
Incorporating SDGs in COIL
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm; Virtual, Thursday 4/14 4-5pm

Students: Grace Picone, Emily Morse, Jasmine Odle
Faculty Sponsor: Yoko Takagi (Psychology)
How College Students’ Moral Agencies Differ Relating to Various Moral Dilemmas
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Michael A. Poerio (G)
Faculty Sponsor: Erik Stengler (Cooperstown Graduate Program)
The Evil Corporation Trope: An Analysis of Popular Science-Fiction Films
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Sydney Proux
Faculty Sponsor: Betty Wambui (Africana & Latinx Studies)
Racial Classifications and the Justification of Violence
Presenting: Virtual, Thursday 4/14 4-5pm

Students: Sydney Proux, Jennifer Le
Faculty Sponsor: Katherine Lau (Psychology)
The Reactive Vulnerable Narcissist and the Complex Relationship between Narcissism
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Chris Quenstedt
Faculty Sponsor: Wendy Lascell (Geography & Environmental Sustainability)
The Untold Secret Behind Going Green
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Erika Rama
Faculty Sponsor: Alejandra Escudero (Foreign Languages & Literatures)
Achieving a Pro Level- Pronunciation Module for Spanish Phonetics and Phonology
Presenting: Virtual, Thursday 4/14 4-5pm

Student: James Reardon
Faculty Sponsors: Justin J. Hartnett, Wendy Lascell (Geography & Environmental Sustainability)
Analysis of Moderate Snowfall Events in Oneonta, NY during the 2021-22 Winter Season
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Jason Scalia
Faculty Sponsor: Wendy Lascell (Geography & Environmental Sustainability)
The Future of Wind Energy: Long Island, NY
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Students: John Seredinsky, Logan D’Anna
Faculty Sponsor: Yoko Takagi (Psychology)
Change in Actually Encountered Moral Dilemmas of College Students Since 2020
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Students: Bethany Shaw (G), Alexandra Gomez, Nicole Sojka, Diego Mendoza-Romero
Faculty Sponsors: Jeffrey Heilveil, Elizabeth Bastiaans (Biology)
Lead in the Red Zone: A Population Structure Analysis of Red-Backed Salamanders (Plethodon cinereus) with an Unexpected Color Morph in Upstate NY
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm

Students: Kimberly Silvester, Adriana Hidalgo, Alyssa Loscerbo, Yanlee Salinas
Faculty Sponsor: Florian Reyda (Biology)
A 14-year Survey of the Parasites of Yellow Perch from Canadarago and Otsego Lakes, New York
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm & Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Students: Kimberly Silvester, Dean Langman
Faculty Sponsor: Fred Zalatan (Biology)
Exploring the Role of Clathrin During Ty1 Replication in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm

Students: Rylie Smith, Sierra Stickney, Kari Minissale
Faculty Sponsors: Kiyoko Yokota, Paul Lord (Biology)
The Impact of Aquatic Invasive Mussels and Artificial Circulation Devices in Otsego Lake, NY
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm

Students: Cassandra Snow, Caroline Kennedy
Faculty Sponsors: Emily Riddle, Laura Barre (Human Ecology)
Healthcare Practitioner Use of Nutrition-Related Resources
Presenting: Virtual, Friday 4/15 9-10am

Students: Kimberly Stevenson, Jocelyn Perez, Christina Nunez
Faculty Sponsor: María Montoya (Foreign Languages & Literatures)
Multicultural Community Center: Outreaching Local and International Communities
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm & Friday 4/15 11am-1pm; Virtual, Thursday 4/14 4-5pm

Students: Amanda Sumner, Jennifer Le, Sydney Proux, Grace Kinne, Gillian Pavia
Faculty Sponsor: Katherine Lau (Psychology)
Intimate Partner Violence in College Relationships
Presenting: Virtual, Friday 4/15 9-10am

Student: Melissa Szala
Faculty Sponsor: Wendy Lascell (Geography & Environmental Sustainability)
Is Your Dinner Killing the Environment?
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Mia Taylor
Faculty Sponsor: Wendy Lascell (Geography & Environmental Sustainability)
Indigenous Communities and Water Pollution: A Case Study in Environmental Injustice
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Matthew Terlikosky
Faculty Sponsor: Wendy Lascell (Geography & Environmental Sustainability)
Building an Inventory of Sustainability Initiatives: Ideas for Oneonta, NY
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Students: Kelsey Terrell, Darion Browne, Aidan Patafio
Faculty Sponsor: Katherine Griffes (Sport & Exercise Sciences)
Development of a Life Skill and Sport Curriculum for Girls
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Kali Ticehurst
Faculty Sponsor: Wendy Lascell (Geography & Environmental Sustainability)
Conserving Monarch Butterfly Populations Through Monarch Waystations at SUNY Oneonta
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Chiamara Uruakpa
Faculty Sponsor: Wendy Lascell (Geography & Environmental Sustainability)
Greenwashing or Honesty? Examining Corporate Sustainability Initiatives in the United States
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Katherine Ventura (G)
Faculty Sponsor: Erik Stengler (Cooperstown Graduate Program)
Framework for the Classification of Distracting Science Exhibition Designs
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm

Students: Taylor Wall, Kadidja El Hadji, Emily Ortiz, Jocelyn Perez, Shannon Dunne
Faculty Sponsor: María Montoya (Foreign Languages & Literatures)
Living Bilingual
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm & Friday 4/15 11am-1pm; Virtual, Thursday 4/14 4-5pm

Student: Peiying Wang
Faculty Sponsor: Wesley Bernard (Art)
Boyhood
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Kaitlyn Watson
Faculty Sponsor: James Staples (English)
“Wiles of a Woman” – Challenging Gender Roles and Agency in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Nathaniel Woodworth
Faculty Sponsor: Wendy Lascell (Geography & Environmental Sustainability)
Analysis of Suny Oneonta Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm

Student: Brandon Wurtz
Faculty Sponsor: Andrea Fallon-Korb (Sport & Exercise Sciences)
Giving a Red Card to Racism
Presenting: In person, Thursday 4/14 1-3pm

Student: Abby Yettru
Faculty Sponsor: Wendy Lascell (Geography & Environmental Sustainability)
Green Burials: A Sustainable Afterlife
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

Student: Ayumi Yoshikawa (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
Faculty Sponsors: Kiyoko Yokota (Biology), Noriaki Murakami (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
Investigation of Moss that can Inhibit the Colonization of Aster kantoensis
Presenting: Virtual, Thursday 4/14 4-5pm

Student: Ruiyu Zhang
Faculty Sponsors: Donna Vogler (Biology), Trevor Fuller, Wendy Lascell (Geography & Environmental Sustainability)
Monitoring Use of Neahwa Dog Park, Oneonta, NY
Presenting: In person, Friday 4/15 11am-1pm

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