Schedule By Room


Presenter Sponsor Campus Session Poster Board Room Title
Jude Aladmawy Caryn Brause UM/Amherst Session 1 C10 163

Path to Inclusion: A GIS-Based Method for Mapping and Communicating Campus Accessibility

Jazlynn Bailey Jeffrey Blanchard UM/Amherst Session 1 C22 163 Evaluating Metagenomic Assembly Strategies for Giant Virus Genome Reconstruction in Soil Ecosystems
Vartika Burman Jeffrey Blanchard UM/Amherst Session 1 C25 163

Emergence of a Novel Virus Following Long-Term Experimental Soil Warming


Jocelyn Sarah Canton Kelsey Shoub UM/Amherst Session 1 C19 163 Finding Employment in a Digital Age
Camryn Crotty Jennifer Rauch UM/Amherst Session 1 C2 163 Development of Novel Platforms for Measuring tau-LRP1 Interactions
Conor Alexander de Leeuw Kelsey Shoub UM/Amherst Session 1 C20 163 Impact of Career Advising and Soft Skill Development on Post-Graduation Success for Music Performance Majors
Sophia Deligiannidis Jeffrey Blanchard UM/Amherst Session 1 C23 163

Breaking Barriers in Research: Enhancing Accessibility and Equity in STEM Opportunities with the PROPEL Program


Flynn James Fatur Kelsey Shoub UM/Amherst Session 1 C17 163 Institutional Responses to Campus Protests and Public Safety
Braeden Christopher Frascolla Marlon Mauricio Jean UM/Amherst Session 1 C26 163 Petrographic and Aerial Mapping of the Little Deer Isle Peridotite, Eastern Penobscot Bay, Maine: Evidence for Hydrous Magmatism within the Lower Crust
Ethan Zhi-Ming Ho Jessica Schiffman UM/Amherst Session 1 C12 163

Separation Performance and Tunability of Nonstoichiometric Polyelectrolyte Coacervate Membranes via Sustainable Aqueous Phase Separation


Mahsa Javid Dong Wang UM/Amherst Session 1 C30 163 Uncovering the Role of Calmodulin-Like 2-6 in Nitrogen Fixation of Medicago truncatula Using CRISPR/Cas9
Kaushal Kasina Jennifer Rauch UM/Amherst Session 1 C5 163

 Investigating Cell-Type Molecular Drivers of Tau Aggregation Using ReN-VM Model


Jade Larsen Caryn Brause UM/Amherst Session 1 C9 163 Urban Greening and Gentrification: An International Comparative Case Study
Julie Le Jessica Schiffman UM/Amherst Session 1 C11 163

Additive Manufacturing of Crosslinkable Amine-Epoxy Coatings

Mark Justin V. Legarda Caryn Brause UM/Amherst Session 1 C6 163 Beyond the Game: Club Sports Participation and First Year Retention
Chi Kim Luu Jessica Schiffman UM/Amherst Session 1 C14 163

Antimicrobial Spin-Coated Polyelectrolyte Films Prepared from Nonstoichiometric Coacervates


Madeline Marshall Kelsey Shoub UM/Amherst Session 1 C16 163 Everyday People, Interpersonal Conflict, and Restraining Orders: Understanding Civilian Perceptions of the Legal System as a Mechanism for Mediating Conflict Through Abuse Prevention Orders
Noor Omar Masud Jeffrey Blanchard UM/Amherst Session 1 C21 163

Perception of On-Campus Research Between Undergraduates and Mentors

Briana E. Myran Kelsey Shoub UM/Amherst Session 1 C18 163
Differential Problem Definition by Party and Gender of the #MeToo Movement
Emily Naughton Dong Wang UM/Amherst Session 1 C31 163 Testing a CRISPR/Cas9 Construct Against Candidate B3 Gene Involved in NFS in Medicago Truncatula
Hayley R. Norton Jessica Schiffman UM/Amherst Session 1 C13 163 Probiotic Bacterium Lactococcus lactis Adhesion Assay Altered by Substrate Stiffness
Elizaveta L. Pobezinsaya Jennifer Rauch UM/Amherst Session 1 C1 163

Understanding How Proteins are Extracted from the ER Lectin Chaperone Cycle for Degradation

Nekeria L. Ransom Jeffrey Blanchard UM/Amherst Session 1 C24 163 Redefining Access to Equitable and Transparent Academic Opportunities Through PROPEL
Erik A. Richardson Marlon Mauricio Jean UM/Amherst Session 1 C27 163

Geologic Mapping of the Wright Mine, Chester, MA: Links to Massachusetts Tectonic History

Abigail Marie Scott Marlon Mauricio Jean UM/Amherst Session 1 C29 163

Fingerprinting Discrete Magma Batches Underneath Makushin Volcano, Unalaska Island: Evidence from Test-Well ST-1 Drill Core"

Rizma Shaikh Marlon Mauricio Jean UM/Amherst Session 1 C28 163

Understanding Martian Isotopic History Through Principal Component Analysis

Ella Simonsen Caryn Brause UM/Amherst Session 1 C8 163 Moving Toward Inclusion: Exploring Physical Therapy as Gender-Affirming Care
Manasvi Surapuraju Dong Wang UM/Amherst Session 1 C32 163 Testing a CRISPR/Cas9 Construct Against a Candidate Gene Involved in Nitrogen-Fixing Symbiosis of Medicago truncatula
Lily Thompson Caryn Brause UM/Amherst Session 1 C7 163 The Sedentary Shift: Is Living Off-Campus a Barrier to Physical Activity for Undergraduate Students?
Samay Darshin Trivedi Jennifer Rauch UM/Amherst Session 1 C4 163 Investigating the Mechanism of LRP1-Mediated Endocytosis in Alzheimer's Disease
Anna Vincze Jennifer Rauch UM/Amherst Session 1 C3 163 Endo-Lysosomal Processing and Escape of the Neurodegenerative Protein Tau
Autumn Voyer Jessica Schiffman UM/Amherst Session 1 C15 163 Kombucha-Derived, Self-Regenerating Water Filtration Membranes
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Huthifa Ahmed Komalpreet Kaur Salem St U Session 2 C2 163 Portable Morse Code
Cameron S. Baron Nada Al Sallami Worcester St U Session 2 C13 163

A Comprehensive Study on Fake News Detection Using Machine Learning

Imani Bumpus Clarissa Codrington Mass. Bay CC Session 2 C24 163 Overpower. Overtake. Overcome: Prevention of ACL Injuries Among Collegiate Female Athletes
REED BURKETT-SCHNEIDER Zaur Rzakhanov UM/Boston Session 2 C17 163 Can Volatility-Based Options Strategies Outperform AI-Suggested Strategies?
Luca Costa Komalpreet Kaur Salem St U Session 2 C4 163 UFOs: A Machine Learning Exploration
Deion Damour Naoko Akai-Dennis Bunker Hill CC Session 2 C32 163

The Witnesses of Racism: Impact of Racist Acts on Those Who Have Not Directly Experienced Them

Maria Delia Nada Al Sallami Worcester St U Session 2 C11 163 Improving Retail Management with Java and SQL: A Smarter Solution to Inventory and Sales Tracking
Maria Delvina Jean Kennedy Quinsigamond CC Session 2 C6 163 Feeding the Future: Farming Upwards Instead of Outwards 
Josue Diaz Saldarriaga Kara Roche Mt Wachusett CC Session 2 C19 163 Neglected Issues Within Hispanic Community: Mental Health and Familial Attitudes Among Latinx/Hispanic Community.  
Rebekah M. Dorman Laura Reynolds Worcester St U Session 2 C29 163 Expanding the Ice Record 
Olivia Frances Duclos Jessica Crowley Quinsigamond CC Session 2 C27 163 Analysis of Ilp6 Gene Across Drosophila Species 
Ethan Daniel Faulkner Clarissa Codrington Mass. Bay CC Session 2 C25 163 Blind Joe Death: Analyzing Rituals Across Human History

Zerek Noel Gutierrez Zaur Rzakhanov UM/Boston Session 2 C15 163 No Taxation, Without Representation
Roberly Hernandez Laura Reynolds Worcester St U Session 2 C30 163 Soil Organic Carbon at a Local Farm in Princeton, MA
Bennett Andrew Kazanjian Clarissa Codrington Mass. Bay CC Session 2 C23 163 It's Not a Girl Game: How Toxicity Leads to Women's Absence in eSports
Anna Marie Kessler Jessica Crowley Quinsigamond CC Session 2 C26 163 Comparison of the Gene Structure of Insulin-like Peptide 6 in Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila bipectinata
Bridget Grace Knight Komalpreet Kaur Salem St U Session 2 C1 163 Sproutling: Automating Plant Care with Arduino and Android
Alexander Kosvin Komalpreet Kaur Salem St U Session 2 C3 163

Smart Nutrition Tracker

Desiree Monique Leader Kara Roche Mt Wachusett CC Session 2 C21 163 Do Racism and Sexism Still Exist in the United States Military?
Michael S. Lemerise Jean Kennedy Quinsigamond CC Session 2 C7 163 The Impact of Neuroscience on the Future of Criminal Justice
Michael P. Mesidor Jean Kennedy Quinsigamond CC Session 2 C8 163 The Future of Food Consumption
Regulo Enrique Moreno Kara Roche Mt Wachusett CC Session 2 C20 163 Macroeconomic Challenges and Policy Implications in Venezuela
Elio Ngjelo Nada Al Sallami Worcester St U Session 2 C12 163 Hospital Management System
An Quoc Ngo Zaur Rzakhanov UM/Boston Session 2 C16 163 Causes and Prevention of Corporate Fraud in Cryptocurrencies 
Edward Pascoe Jean Kennedy Quinsigamond CC Session 2 C9 163  Engineering Humans Out of the Future
Jimmy Edward Ross Clarissa Codrington Mass. Bay CC Session 2 C22 163 Driven by Exploitation: Unveiling the Predatory Practices of the Automotive Industry
Adam Nabil Salih Jessica Crowley Quinsigamond CC Session 2 C28 163 Comparison of the Insulin Signaling Pathway Gene Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase 92E (Pi3k92E) in Three Species of Drosophila
Spencer Ryan Summit Komalpreet Kaur Salem St U Session 2 C5 163 ‘A Viking’s Legacy’ - A Minecraft Mod 
Kyleigh Irene Sutherland Laura Reynolds Worcester St U Session 2 C31 163 Phosphorus Concentrations in Worcester Lakes: Examining Geochemical Factors and Impacts on Ecosystems
Ryan Walker Zaur Rzakhanov UM/Boston Session 2 C14 163

Are Healthcare Workers Hurting Under Private Equity? The Effects of Private Equity Ownership on Healthcare Workers’ Job Quality in American Hospitals

Rick Manuel Woubinwou Djouwe Nada Al Sallami Worcester St U Session 2 C10 163 Efficient Claim Management System: Enhancing Automation, Security, and Accuracy in Insurance Processing
Kent Yang Kara Roche Mt Wachusett CC Session 2 C18 163 Vision Assist
Presenter Sponsor Campus Session Poster Board Room Title
Lucie Barone Hossein Pishro-Nik UM/Amherst Session 3 C29 163

Investigating Differences in Collegiate Healthcare Across Massachusetts Institutions

Jake Christopher Bedard Elena Vazey UM/Amherst Session 3 C10 163 Optimization of Cal-Light for Use in Locus Coeruleus
Sophie Boucher Thomas Brashear alejandro UM/Amherst Session 3 C26 163 Public Relations: Intergenerational Relationships Working Together
Jarrod Daniel Bowser Yang Liu Fitchburg St U Session 3 C30 163

The Business of Being an Influencer on YouTube

Kasey James Cummings Jason Agress UM/Boston Session 3 C24 163

Suiting Up for Survival: Local Shops in the Wake of a Retail Giant’s Collapse

Maitri Gandhi Richard Van Emmerik UM/Amherst Session 3 C11 163 Utilizing FNIRS to Assess the Impact of Somatosensory Impairment on Balance and MS-Related Fatigue
Autumn Diana Garceau Christa Michelle Marr Fitchburg St U Session 3 C31 163

Effects of Competition Order in Elite Gymnastics


Yusra Habib Xiaohui Frank Zhang UM/Amherst Session 3 C14 163 Restoration of Mechanotransduction in Blood Vessels Using Microsphere
Laura Ann Jansen Margaret Stratton UM/Amherst Session 3 C21 163 Ca2+/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II (CaMKII) Activation and Subunit Exchange
Cole Jilek Mark S. Miller UM/Amherst Session 3 C18 163 Probing the Difference in Myosin Light Chain Kinase Expression between Older and Young Adults
Rohini Josh Prabhani Atukorale UM/Amherst Session 3 C15 163 Dual Innate Immune Agonist Nanoparticles for Reprogramming Cancer Stem Cell Tumorspheres
Angelina Kekhia Andre Robinson Bunker Hill CC Session 3 C1 163 Validation and Analysis of Epithelial, Immune, and Endothelial Markers Across Choroid Plexus Development
Zack Keller Chase Cornelison UM/Amherst Session 3 C20 163

Shear-Induced Activation of the Inflammasome in Astrocytes via P2X7R 

Victoria Kent Robin Elaine White Westfield St U Session 3 C2 163

Effect of Reproductive Status on Traumatic Brain Injury Outcome in Drosophila melanogaster

Natalie C. Keppler Sarah Gonzalez-Nahm UM/Amherst Session 3 C17 163

Anxiety and Depression: Exploring Gut Microbiota as a Potential Treatment Avenue for Stress-Related Mood Disorders

Lina Aida Kherallah Denise Simion Fitchburg St U Session 3 C32 163 The Role of Social Media Influencers on Consumer Behavior 
Abigail Anne Linskey Nathaniel Anthony Whitmal UM/Amherst Session 3 C22 163 Effects of Probe Type on Hearing Protector Assessment and Measurement Uncertainty with the SonoPod
Emily Magnant Sarah L. Pallas UM/Amherst Session 3 C8 163 Light Exposure's Impact on Visual Field Development in Diurnal Rodents
Jayd N. Moreau Andrew Chan Fitchburg St U Session 3 C27 163

Economic Recessions and the Accounting Profession: How Financial Reporting Contributes to Economic Downturns

Emily Naughton Heather Richardson UM/Amherst Session 3 C13 163

Effects of Alcohol Binge Drinking During Adolescence on Oligodendrogenesis in Mice

Gabriela Emilia Nicholson Sara Prescott UM/Boston Session 3 C3 163 Role of the Vagus Nerve in Airway Epithelial Regeneration After Naphthalene Damage 
Zachary Joseph O'Brien Jeffrey Galbraith Greenfield CC Session 3 C25 163 Determining Feasibility of Pay-What-You-Can Cafes
Erin Theresa O'Neil Richard G. Hunter UM/Boston Session 3 C5 163 Development of a Cell Culture Model for Dehnel's Phenomenon
Amanda Patti Lorraine Cordeiro UM/Amherst Session 3 C19 163

Investigating the Biological Mechanisms Behind Plant-Based Nutrition and Its Effect on Cardiovascular Disease


Myranda Jae Peterson-Messina Brittany Jeye Worcester St U Session 3 C7 163 Mental Imagery and Facial Recognition Ability Are Not Related to Inhibition in Long-Term Memory for Faces
Atlas Michelle Ritchie William H. Steffen Holyoke CC Session 3 C12 163 The Psychopathy Perspecive: A Neuroscience Explanation
Emily M. Schiller Cassandra K. Uricchio UM/Amherst Session 3 C16 163 Equine Dental Care: A Life Stage Perspective on Dental Health and Management
Karina D. Silva Lisa Maeng UM/Boston Session 3 C6 163 Synthetic Estrogen and Progestin Effects on Fear and Anxiety-Related Behaviors
Xhesina Sirika Zlatinka Nikolova Blaber Salem St U Session 3 C28 163 Influencer Marketing: Costs, Returns and Business Impact
Brielle Therese Smith Yubing Sun UM/Amherst Session 3 C9 163 Electrophysiological Analysis of Cortico-Thalamo-Cortical Connectivity in Layered Human Brain Organoids
Daria Trosteanetchi Meghan Huber UM/Amherst Session 3 C23 163 Overground Gait Adaptation to Asymmetric Hip Stiffness Applied by a Robotic Exoskeleton


Presenter Sponsor Campus Session Poster Board Room Title
Chandler G. Betts Charles D.T. Macaulay UM/Amherst Session 4 C11 163 Crisis or Opportunity? Navigating Legal, Policy, and Financial Shifts in College Athletics
Daniel Thomas Borden DAVID AMIEL Bristol CC Session 4 C21 163 Implementing Cosmic Shards Stargazing Cards into Astronomy Outreach Programs 
Benjamin Anthony Boyer Kristin Rainey Framingham St U Session 4 C31 163 A New Era of Cloud Computing: The Local Centralized Private Cloud Model
Isaac Maxwell Brickman Ethan Zuckerman UM/Amherst Session 4 C19 163 A Taxonomy of Middleware and Its Implications
Olivia Lynn Capezza Paul Kowert UM/Boston Session 4 C25 163 Grassroots and Government: Assessing the Effectiveness of NGOs in Advancing Women's Rights in the Global South Labor Force
Conroy Franklin Casey Lisa Griffith Berkshire CC Session 4 C13 163 The World of Groin
Amritha Chivukula Isla S. Castañeda UM/Amherst Session 4 C3 163 Investigating Wildfire and Vegetation History and Anthropogenic Impacts in Central Massachusetts Using Geochemical Analyses
Irina E. Chtykova Joseph Coelho Framingham St U Session 4 C20 163

From Reagan to Trump: A Comparative Discourse Analysis of MAGA Conservatism and Its Impact on American Democracy

Riley Cole Matthew Winnick UM/Amherst Session 4 C2 163 Groundwater Inflow and Carbon Dioxide Dynamics in a Rocky Mountain Headwater Stream: Insights from Long-Wave Infrared Remote Sensing
Abigail Lauren Dawiczyk Tania DoCarmo UM/Amherst Session 4 C18 163 The International Duty of Care: Regulation, Risk, and the Vulnerability of Filipina and Indonesian Migrant Domestic Workers in Singapore to Human Trafficking.
Carolina Dykes Paul I. Weizer Fitchburg St U Session 4 C17 163 Appellate Brief: 5th and 1st Amendment
Drew Matthew Gauthier David F. Boutt UM/Amherst Session 4 C1 163 The Hydrogeochemical Evolution of Inflows Through the Freshwater-Brine Transition Zone of the Salar de Pozuelos
Cole Griffiths Karen E. Atkinson Bunker Hill CC Session 4 C5 163

Determining Intraspecies Cranial Variation in Homo erectus

Minh Khue Ho David J. McClements UM/Amherst Session 4 C9 163 Protection of Natural Colorants from Heating  by Water-in-Oil-in-Water Encapsulation
Cameron Dewalt Hoskins Harley Erdman UM/Amherst Session 4 C14 163 Communal Play: Accessible Tabletop Role-Playing Game Design
Benjamin Casey Luckner Brett Albert UM/Amherst Session 4 C23 163 A League of Their Own: Exploring the Potential for Institutional Investment in European Women’s Club Soccer
Catherine McCaffrey Daniela Calzetti UM/Amherst Session 4 C22 163 Updating the Star Formation and Dust Mass of Starburst Galaxy NGC3351
Rhea Elora Negron Elsa Petit UM/Amherst Session 4 C10 163 Rootstock Resilience: Influence of Agricultural Management on the Native Roots and Rhizosphere Microbiome of North American Grapes
Justin Allen Pendrick Mark S. Clinton Holyoke CC Session 4 C15 163 The Dogma of Denial: Zionism's Erasure of the Palestinian People
Shuli Rosenfeld Lutz Grossmann UM/Amherst Session 4 C8 163 Investigating the Structural Properties of High-Moisture Zein-Based Extrudates at Different pHs for Meat Alternative Applications
Melissa Rymaszewski Brian Yellen UM/Amherst Session 4 C4 163

A Sediment and Blue Carbon Budget for Boston Harbor, MA

Tahlia Amelia Salgado Ouida P. Dowd UM/Dartmouth Session 4 C28 163 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Stress, Burnout, and Associated Self-Care Interventions: A Qualitative Study 
Jocelyn Tiara Sok Ronald Krieser Fitchburg St U Session 4 C6 163

Exploring the Evolution of DNase II


Abby Lynn St. Martin Shay Shuler Worcester St U Session 4 C30 163 Beyond the Game: The Impact of Masculinity, Coaching, and Resource Accessibility on Student-Athlete Mental Health
Javor Stein Corine Tachtiris UM/Amherst Session 4 C27 163 Toward Speech-Language Justice: Language Disability in the Colonial Matrix
Nicholas Valdez-Bojorquez DeMisty D. Bellinger-Delfeld Fitchburg St U Session 4 C24 163 The Sociology of Immigration and the Values of Children Born from It
Mary Elizabeth Vaughan Kelsey Whipple UM/Amherst Session 4 C29 163 Ice Hockey News Coverage Differences Across Gender and National Lines
Jocelyn Marie Velazquez Don Towsley UM/Amherst Session 4 C26 163 Inexact and Exact Graph Matching Using Quantum Walks
Anna Elizabeth Wagner Senay Solak UM/Amherst Session 4 C12 163
Addressing Overcrowding in Emergency Departments Through Operations Management
Zach Lev Wald Mari Castañeda UM/Amherst Session 4 C16 163

Breaking Bread: Utilizing Dialogue to Build Community Between Jewish and Muslim Students 

Diki Yangzom Craig Albertson UM/Amherst Session 4 C7 163 Between Jaws: The Evolutionary Tale of Craniofacial Diversity 
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Tarunima Agarwal Linda M. Isbell UM/Amherst Session 5 C2 163 Physician Emotions and Healthcare Disparities: Investigating the Impact of Patient Race and Language on Clinical Decision-Making
Nneoma F. Anaba Sasha Adkins UM/Amherst Session 5 C15 163

Phytoremediation Is a Potential Solution for Reducing Heavy Metals in Soil

Samyuktha Badri Lucy Xiaolu Wang UM/Amherst Session 5 C20 163 US State Cannabis Social Equity Programs and Legal Cannabis Markets
Megan Elizabeth Bergeron Gloria DiFulvio UM/Amherst Session 5 C9 163 A Literature Review on the Impact of Social Support in the Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes Among Mexican Immigrants
Mahima Bhattacharjee Jennifer Mack UM/Amherst Session 5 C29 163

Enhancing Indian Representation in SLHS through a Multicultural, Bilingual Aphasia Case Study


Molly Rose Bowe Ray Kinoshita Mann UM/Amherst Session 5 C5 163 Residential Segregation on Long Island, NY
Laurel Buckley Kathleen Arcaro UM/Amherst Session 5 C10 163 Mammary Gland Permeability, Lactation Outcomes, and Infant Health
Clement Theodore Carson Linda M. Isbell UM/Amherst Session 5 C3 163 Impact of Stigma on Emergency Department Care for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder
Howard H. Chen Ray Kinoshita Mann UM/Amherst Session 5 C6 163 On the Urban-Rural Divide
Keerti Daesety Linda M. Isbell UM/Amherst Session 5 C1 163 Measuring Emergency Physician Stress and Emotions When Treating Homeless Patients

Anabelle Marie Daly Rebecca Hamlin UM/Amherst Session 5 C26 163 State of Removal: How States Use the Guise of Immigration Federalism to Practice Interstate Removal of Migrants
Laura Mary Gay Jennifer Mack UM/Amherst Session 5 C28 163 Measuring the Aphasia Awareness of 18-29-year-olds in the United States 
Sofia Geretz Anurag Sharma UM/Amherst Session 5 C22 163 Business Optimization of Celebrity Endorsements and Influencer Marketing
Ashna Guha Paul Katz UM/Amherst Session 5 C16 163 Automating Cellular Segmentation for Confocal Images of Neurons in the Brain of a Nudibranch Mollusc
Samuella M. Hado Sasha Adkins UM/Amherst Session 5 C13 163 Does an Increase in Gut Microbiome Diversity Predict Faster Recovery from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in Children Under Five?
JD Hairston Lisa Sanders UM/Amherst Session 5 C18 163 Auditory Brainstem Responses to Sounds from Real and Virtual Locations
Kenny Hernandez Jay Taneja UM/Amherst Session 5 C31 163

Identifying Areas with Isolated Pockets of Different Sanitation System Types


Sophia Hubscher Cameron Musco UM/Amherst Session 5 C24 163
Efficient and Accurate Triangle Count Estimation in Large Networks
Hengie Patricia Isidore Gloria DiFulvio UM/Amherst Session 5 C7 163 Implementation of a First Year Texting Program to Enhance Belonging 
Jacqueline Lamentea Kathleen Arcaro UM/Amherst Session 5 C11 163 Effects of Chronic Inflammation on ELF5 DNA Methylation in 76N-TERT Cells
Sope Liang Sasha Adkins UM/Amherst Session 5 C14 163 PFAS Adsorption to Microplastics in Wastewater
Jessica Ann Liversedge Gloria DiFulvio UM/Amherst Session 5 C8 163

Addressing Loneliness in College Students through Primary Care Tools and Interventions

Eliza C. Mayo Kathleen Arcaro UM/Amherst Session 5 C12 163

Assessing C-Reactive Protein in Response to Diet Intervention in Human Milk


Ian Charles Miller Lucy Xiaolu Wang UM/Amherst Session 5 C21 163

Exploring the Evolution of Bioprinting: Evidence from Clinical and Patent Data


Jacqueline Raimo Anurag Sharma UM/Amherst Session 5 C23 163 Analyzing the Shift Towards Covenant-Lite Lending in the Corporate Debt Market and Researching the Implications for Both Lenders and Borrowers
Sophia-Zoe Schreyer Lisa Sanders UM/Amherst Session 5 C19 163 Influences of Multilingual Experiences on Speech Processing
Riddhimaan Senapati Cameron Musco UM/Amherst Session 5 C25 163

Leveraging Power Laws to Estimate Triangle Count

Cameron Swart Amanda Robillard UM/Amherst Session 5 C32 163

A Study on the Correlation Between Frequent Wildfire Land and Low Income & Minority Residences in Rural Area


Tess Thattacherry Paul Katz UM/Amherst Session 5 C17 163 How Do Sea Slugs Smell? A Molecular Approach to Investigating Olfaction in a Nudibranch
Stephanie S. Tian Ray Kinoshita Mann UM/Amherst Session 5 C4 163

The Impacts of Gentrification on Boston’s Neighborhoods

Renee Sin-Yi Tsang Rebecca Hamlin UM/Amherst Session 5 C27 163

From the Gold Rush to the Ivy League Rush: Model Minority or Model Enemy?

Nathan Alexander Ware Jay Taneja UM/Amherst Session 5 C30 163 Configurations for Energy Storage Enabled Water Heaters
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Nexus Sean Attiogbe Erin D. Baker UM/Amherst Session 6 C31 163 Effects of US Policies Related to Carbon Capture in the Power System on Health and Environmental Impacts
Edwin Q. Benson Maricris Mayes UM/Amherst Session 6 C1 163 Predicting Viscosity of Electrolyte Solutions for Redox Flow Batteries via Molecular Dynamics
Kaiden Boisjolie Trish Basford Greenfield CC Session 6 C6 163

Microalgae vs. Troublesome Pharmaceuticals: Removal of Ibuprofen from Wastewater Using Chlorella vulgaris

Georges Chebly Donghyun Kim UM/Amherst Session 6 C26 163 6-DOF Cable-Driven Robotic Arm 
Wyatt James Fajkowski Ricardo Metz UM/Amherst Session 6 C9 163 Computational Characterization of the Experimentally Determined Photodissociation Spectrum of Cobalt Carbene (CoCH2+)
Poul Engelsted Holm Russell Tessier UM/Amherst Session 6 C18 163

Methods of Measuring and Testing Jitter on FPGAs

Arjun Iyer Sarah L. Perry UM/Amherst Session 6 C7 163 Supercharged Green Fluorescent Protein Encapsulation in Complex Coacervates
Kenneth Lin Jun Yao UM/Amherst Session 6 C29 163 PulsePatch
Camille Elizabeth Lobik Cathal J. Kearney UM/Amherst Session 6 C17 163 A Temperature Regulated Knee Brace for Circadian Rhythm Synchronization
Avantika Manikandan Richard Vachet UM/Amherst Session 6 C4 163

Investigating Protein Higher-Order Structure Using Covalent Labeling Mass Spectrometry with ABUC Reagent

Nare Parseghian Karen K. Giuliano UM/Amherst Session 6 C30 163 Chest Tube Holder
Joseph Picozzi Joseph S. DuChene UM/Amherst Session 6 C10 163

Evaluating the Photocatalytic Properties of Gold Nanoparticles via Light-Driven Synthesis

Troy Douglas Reed Dandan Xu UM/Amherst Session 6 C25 163 Recycling of PET with the Use of Enzymes
Benjamin Rehorka Michael Zink UM/Amherst Session 6 C24 163 FRNexus: Deployable Communication & Data Transfer Networks in Disrupted Environments
Tomer Seagal Steve de Bruyn Kops UM/Amherst Session 6 C13 163 PCA Wastewater Automation
Lara Alfred Soliman Dhandapani Venkataraman UM/Amherst Session 6 C3 163 Photocatalytic Doping of Organic Semiconductors
Helen Tang Anuj K. Pradhan UM/Amherst Session 6 C15 163 A Human Factors Investigation of Doors on the UMass Amherst Campus
Om D. Tank Baird Soules UM/Amherst Session 6 C12 163 Neely AIR 33 
Nicolas Luca Volpe Dennis Goeckel UM/Amherst Session 6 C19 163 Performance of Covert Communications Against ML-Based Receivers
Paige Courtney Watkins Wei-Shun Chang UM/Amherst Session 6 C2 163

Plasmonic Materials for Tunable Optical Camouflage

Reid David Wynja Yahya Modarres-Sadeghi UM/Amherst Session 6 C28 163 Analyzing the Movement of the Mola mola Fish through Robotic Modeling

Presenter Sponsor Campus Session Poster Board Room Title
Elisha Alexandre Christine Woodward St Laurent UM/Amherst Session 1 A31 Auditorium

The Associations of Physical Activity Structure on Cognition and 24-Hour Movement Behaviors in Preschool Children: A Cross-Sectional Study

Chloe Maeve Allendorf Deepika Marya UM/Amherst Session 1 A42 Auditorium Our Money-Driven World: Education as Merchandise
Sufyan Almadani Muzzo Uysal UM/Amherst Session 1 A77 Auditorium Transforming Pharmaceutical Supply Chains with AI Bioinformatics
Paola Aoun Deepika Marya UM/Amherst Session 1 A44 Auditorium

Globalization and Hegemony: Neoliberal Policies and Inequality in Lebanon

Nicole Carvalho Aredes Michael A. Knodler UM/Amherst Session 1 A60 Auditorium Pedestrian Perception of Safety and Behavior at Transit Stops 
Varshini Arumugam Ellen Correa UM/Amherst Session 1 A27 Auditorium Assessing and Evaluating the Impact of UMass World Librarians: A Program Addressing the Digital Divide in Educational Institutions in Malawi
Anna Atanasova Deepika Marya UM/Amherst Session 1 A43 Auditorium Globalization and Healthcare: Profit, Policy, and the Road to Equity
Hailey Barrows Ellen Correa UM/Amherst Session 1 A22 Auditorium

Health Literacy in Action: Developing a Sexual Health Curriculum for Underserved Adults


Adeline Dahms Beckert Christine Crago UM/Amherst Session 1 A82 Auditorium

Gauging Students' Understanding of and Attitudes Towards the Social Cost of Carbon (SCC): Perceptions Across Academic Disciplines


Dylan Bellerive Deepika Marya UM/Amherst Session 1 A39 Auditorium The Application of Delinking
Katelyn Belmore Elizabeth Vierling UM/Amherst Session 1 A86 Auditorium Unraveling the Function of Mitochondrial ATAD3
Abigail Marie Bennett Christine Crago UM/Amherst Session 1 A81 Auditorium Equity and the Energy Transition: Barriers to the Access of Renewable Energy
Anna Betz Rebecca Spencer UM/Amherst Session 1 A51 Auditorium Relationship Between Television Viewing, Physical Activity, and Sleep in Toddlerhood
Olivier R. Bradley Deborah Keisch UM/Amherst Session 1 A4 Auditorium Environmental Justice and Carbon Pricing: A Way Forward
Serena Marie Cacciola Christine Woodward St Laurent UM/Amherst Session 1 A35 Auditorium Exploring 24-Hour Movement Behaviors in Preschool Children with and without Developmental Delays, Disabilities, or Disorders: A Scoping Review
Anna Belen Calamis Deepika Marya UM/Amherst Session 1 A47 Auditorium

Globalization’s Gender Inequality Agenda: Looking at Gender Based Inequality in Guatemala, Peru, and Honduras. 

Jenna Marie Casella Christine Crago UM/Amherst Session 1 A79 Auditorium Building a Sustainable Future: A Roadmap for Camden City's Transition to Renewable Energy
Nicholas J. Cassidy Elizabeth Vierling UM/Amherst Session 1 A87 Auditorium Investigating ATAD3 Function in Arabidopsis thaliana
John Chen Kevin L. Young UM/Amherst Session 1 A69 Auditorium How Do CEOs in the U.S. Differ Compared to Elsewhere Around the World?
Edward Collins Christine Woodward St Laurent UM/Amherst Session 1 A37 Auditorium The Relations Between Teacher Movement Promotion Practices and Perceptions on Physical Activity Levels, Perceived Support, and Efficacy in Adolescents
Danielle Gabriella Cousins Christine Woodward St Laurent UM/Amherst Session 1 A36 Auditorium Compliance with 24-Hour Movement Behavior Guidelines in Preschool Children and Associations with Socio-Demographic Factors
Neha Gaurang Dave Christine Woodward St Laurent UM/Amherst Session 1 A29 Auditorium

The Influence of Athletics and Schedules on Sleep Health and 24-hour Movement Behaviors in Adolescents

Brooke DeJesus Michael A. Knodler UM/Amherst Session 1 A62 Auditorium

Enhancing Vulnerable User Crash Reporting: A Comprehensive Review of Massachusetts Laws and Stakeholder Recommendations


Kriti Dhiman Ellen Correa UM/Amherst Session 1 A21 Auditorium

Transitioning to the Critical Service-Learning Model: Integrating Meaningful Political Advocacy Within a Student-Run Service-Learning Organization 

Ruby Anne Donnelly Deborah Keisch UM/Amherst Session 1 A5 Auditorium Youth Led Organizing: Community Care in Public Schools
Marwan El-Rifai Kevin L. Young UM/Amherst Session 1 A70 Auditorium Money and Politics: The Role of Super PACs in Shaping U.S. Election Outcomes
Tori Jean Farrell Michael A. Knodler UM/Amherst Session 1 A58 Auditorium Evaluating Crash Patterns at Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons
David Figueredo Picón Ellen Correa UM/Amherst Session 1 A25 Auditorium A Critical Civic Engagement Project with Amherst Youth Soccer Association
Max Freedman Kevin L. Young UM/Amherst Session 1 A66 Auditorium Understanding the Relationship Between Democracy and Health
Sarah Freedman Christine Woodward St Laurent UM/Amherst Session 1 A30 Auditorium

Associations of Consecutive Short Sleep Duration and Physical Activity in Preschool

Children

Niveditha Gandikote Rebecca Spencer UM/Amherst Session 1 A53 Auditorium The Influence of Core Body Temperature on Sleep Architecture During Menstrual Phases in Young Women
Charlotte Faye Gilson Deborah Keisch UM/Amherst Session 1 A8 Auditorium Barriers & Facilitators to Offering Medication Abortion in University Health Centers
Eliza Martenah Graham Christine Crago UM/Amherst Session 1 A84 Auditorium

Incentivizing Change: The Role of Local Policy and Socioeconomic Factors in Driving Solar Energy Adoption in Massachusetts Municipal Light Plants

Suhani Manish Hingar Rebecca Spencer UM/Amherst Session 1 A52 Auditorium

Humans Experience Local Changes During Sleep After Learning


Ellora Glen Hoyt Deepika Marya UM/Amherst Session 1 A41 Auditorium Neoliberalism and Climate Change
Alison Maria Irwin Ellen Correa UM/Amherst Session 1 A26 Auditorium The Intersection of Foster Care and Special Education Services: Improving IEP Advocacy for Students in Foster Care with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDDs)
Saniya Jain Kevin L. Young UM/Amherst Session 1 A68 Auditorium

How and to What Extent Do Business Elites and Labor Interest Groups Influence Labor Policy?


Tia Mary Joseph Rebecca Spencer UM/Amherst Session 1 A50 Auditorium Investigating Relationships Between Circadian Preference, Sleep-Dependent Memory Consolidation, and Additional Learning on Declarative Memory Learning in Older Adults
Ana Beatriz Juarez Stucker Christine Crago UM/Amherst Session 1 A83 Auditorium The Convergence Between a Just Energy Transition and Community-Based Participatory Research: A Community’s Input on Demand Response Programs
Emily Jurkowski Ellen Correa UM/Amherst Session 1 A18 Auditorium Enhancing Intergenerational Connections: A Volunteer Booklet for Engaging with Older Adults
Cynthia Kaleebu Michael A. Knodler UM/Amherst Session 1 A59 Auditorium Pedestrian Safety Around Bus Stops
Nicholas Kam Muzzo Uysal UM/Amherst Session 1 A74 Auditorium Economic Policy to Fund the Transition to Renewable Energy
Hamza Nawaz Karim Christine Woodward St Laurent UM/Amherst Session 1 A32 Auditorium

Effects of Physical Activity on Overnight Sleep Quality and Sleep Pressure in Early Childhood

Theresa Karimundackal Christine Crago UM/Amherst Session 1 A80 Auditorium
Bridging the Energy Gap: Investigating the Distribution of Community Solar Projects in the United States
Bella Rose Keaney Ellen Correa UM/Amherst Session 1 A16 Auditorium Food Insecurity in the Greater Amherst Region: Supporting the Work of a Community Kitchen
Madison Hannah Kirrane Ellen Correa UM/Amherst Session 1 A20 Auditorium

Beyond Support: Expanding Access to Grief Resources for Children and Families

Priscilla Kot Rebecca Spencer UM/Amherst Session 1 A56 Auditorium Exploring the Relations Between Diet, Physical Activity, Sleep, and Language Development in Toddlers
Emma Katherine LaFond Rebecca Spencer UM/Amherst Session 1 A54 Auditorium From Rested to Restless: How Sleep Patterns Influence Child Behavior  
Elizabeth Lathrop Muzzo Uysal UM/Amherst Session 1 A72 Auditorium The Impact of Sport on Wellbeing in Communities with Tension and Violence
Laurie Lee Ellen Correa UM/Amherst Session 1 A14 Auditorium

Exploring Communication Exclusion: Amplifying the Public Voice of Community Support in Western Massachusetts

Shannon Quetzal Leftridge Muzzo Uysal UM/Amherst Session 1 A76 Auditorium

The Cyber Era 

Grace Hui En Lei Deborah Keisch UM/Amherst Session 1 A12 Auditorium Envisioning Student Safety through a Public Health and Abolitionist Lens via Storytelling
Grace Elizabeth Letendre Michael A. Knodler UM/Amherst Session 1 A63 Auditorium Traffic Citation Values - Opinions and Comparisons
Jacqueline Liu Kevin L. Young UM/Amherst Session 1 A71 Auditorium How Renewable Energy Firms Can Leverage Sources of Business Power to Achieve Policy Objectives
Sarah Rose Long Michael A. Knodler UM/Amherst Session 1 A61 Auditorium An Evaluation of Pedestrian Behavior at Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons
Katie C. Magee Muzzo Uysal UM/Amherst Session 1 A78 Auditorium

ESG Subset Scores Impact on Firm Financial Performance Across Sectors

Marielsa McBride Deborah Keisch UM/Amherst Session 1 A7 Auditorium

Homecoming: Land Back’s Emotional Effect on Native and Indigenous People in the United States

Meadhbh Patrick McDermott Deborah Keisch UM/Amherst Session 1 A9 Auditorium Story Collection & Abolitionist Visioning Project
Chleo Amara Menjivar Porrata Christine Woodward St Laurent UM/Amherst Session 1 A33 Auditorium Effects of Enhanced Physical Activity on Declarative Memory in Early Childhood: A Randomized Cross-Over Study
Angie Virginia Minichiello Rebecca Spencer UM/Amherst Session 1 A57 Auditorium Investigating the Effects of Targeted Memory Reactivation on Emotional Memory Consolidation
Daniel Ali Mokdad Deepika Marya UM/Amherst Session 1 A45 Auditorium

Globalization as a Tool of Pharmaceutical Hegemony


Antonia Mukiibi Ellen Correa UM/Amherst Session 1 A24 Auditorium Creating an Online Space to Support, Hear, and Celebrate Pregnant Black Women: A Social Justice Civic Engagement Project
Ethan Mullen Ellen Correa UM/Amherst Session 1 A13 Auditorium Academics and Athletics: Aiding Access to Higher Education in Holyoke, Massachusetts
Siobhain Marie Murphy Christine Woodward St Laurent UM/Amherst Session 1 A38 Auditorium Impact of Acute Physical Activity and Sleep on Inhibitory Control and Attention in Preschool Children
Jozelyn Chandara Ne Ellen Correa UM/Amherst Session 1 A19 Auditorium Cambodian Culture in the Classroom: Digital Storytelling as a Tool for Supporting Immigrant and Refugee Students in Elementary Education
Sky Nickerson Ellen Correa UM/Amherst Session 1 A17 Auditorium

A Critical Civic Engagement Project: Working with WIC Providers to Serve Families Facing Food Insecurity

Darsh Patel Deborah Keisch UM/Amherst Session 1 A1 Auditorium MAP Minutes: A Time Bank Exploring Anti-Capitalist Exchanges at UMass Amherst
Christopher James Pietrini Kevin L. Young UM/Amherst Session 1 A67 Auditorium What Factors Contribute to the Lobbying Success of Large Industry Groups in the United States?
Nina Prenosil Deborah Keisch UM/Amherst Session 1 A3 Auditorium

Virtual Support Group for Dementia Caregivers in the Springfield Area


Ina Rahalkar Deepika Marya UM/Amherst Session 1 A48 Auditorium

Debating Globalization : Transnational Corporation Responsibilities in South Asia and Environmental Legal Obscurity

Isabelle Anna-Maria Wilda Roos Olsson Deepika Marya UM/Amherst Session 1 A46 Auditorium

The Cost of Education: How Globalization Has Affected Education

Bilal Said Deepika Marya UM/Amherst Session 1 A40 Auditorium

The Effect of Globalization on the Healthcare Sectors in Third World Countries

Omid Sajjadi Rebecca Spencer UM/Amherst Session 1 A55 Auditorium

 Rethinking Recovery: The Impact of Creatine Monohydrate on Sleep

Gianna Marie Salvati Christine Woodward St Laurent UM/Amherst Session 1 A34 Auditorium Associations of Socioeconomic Factors and Sedentary Behaviors in Preschool Children 
Colleen Shay Ellen Correa UM/Amherst Session 1 A23 Auditorium

Enhancing Accessibility in Service-Learning: Implementing Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to Support Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities


Alina Shkurikhina Elizabeth Vierling UM/Amherst Session 1 A88 Auditorium Defining Roles of ATAD3 Proteins in A. thaliana through Partial Complementation
Domenic C. Sica Kevin L. Young UM/Amherst Session 1 A65 Auditorium How Do the Largest Pharmaceutical and Tech Companies Demonstrate Lobbying Effectiveness in Shaping U.S Federal Policy?
Tasha Simmons Deborah Keisch UM/Amherst Session 1 A11 Auditorium

Abortion Doulas On College Campuses

Nicole Carol Steinmeyer Elizabeth Vierling UM/Amherst Session 1 A85 Auditorium

Validating Protein Interactions with S-Nitrosoglutathione Reductase and Determining Their Influence in Regulating Nitric Oxide Signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana

Fiona Tanikonda Deborah Keisch UM/Amherst Session 1 A6 Auditorium Using Storytelling and Visioning to Challenge the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Rathana Thann Ellen Correa UM/Amherst Session 1 A28 Auditorium

Analyzing the Potential Impact of Project 2025 on the Quality of Public Education in MA

Merin E. Thomas Deborah Keisch UM/Amherst Session 1 A2 Auditorium

Cultivating Justice: The Interplay of Conservation, Food, and Indigenous Sovereignty

Rachel Tawney Toth Ellen Correa UM/Amherst Session 1 A15 Auditorium Signing Sports Sounds: Improving Accessibility in Athletics for Deaf Students
Janel Marie Tralongo Muzzo Uysal UM/Amherst Session 1 A75 Auditorium The Impact of Volunteerism on Mental Health and Well-Being Among Young Adults and Adolescents
Harold T. Vemmer Michael A. Knodler UM/Amherst Session 1 A64 Auditorium Assessing Vulnerable Road User Safety Near Transit Stops: Analyzing Contributing Factors and Behaviors
Mitsou H. Vincent Deborah Keisch UM/Amherst Session 1 A10 Auditorium  Reproductive Justice on Campus: An Abortion Doula Support Initiative
Owen Daniel Woodward Rebecca Spencer UM/Amherst Session 1 A49 Auditorium The Impact of Overtraining on a Declarative Memory Task on Sleep Dependent Memory Consolidation in Older Adults
Brendan Zawisa Muzzo Uysal UM/Amherst Session 1 A73 Auditorium The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Job Displacement
Presenter Sponsor Campus Session Poster Board Room Title
Benjamin Kenneth Adams Robert Isaac Carr Fitchburg St U Session 2 A38 Auditorium Inhuman Movements: The Hidden Intricacies of Motion Capture Animation
Eunice Addae-Wusu Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A11 Auditorium The Effect of Urban Agriculture on Food Security and Community Health
RA'Kaiya Desiree Alexis Carolyn Crotty Guttilla Mass. Bay CC Session 2 A82 Auditorium Combating Antimicrobial Resistance Through Education and Awareness
Ousama Alsaidahmad Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A15 Auditorium
Cellular Impacts of Air Pollution
Zachary L. Amidon Catherine Buell Fitchburg St U Session 2 A65 Auditorium

The Feeling of Lofi Music Captured Through Art


Osei Antwi Ali Al-Faris Worcester St U Session 2 A70 Auditorium Multi-Functional Calculator
Deborah Ashiedu Joslyn Mills Bridgewater St U Session 2 A78 Auditorium ppt-1 Knockdown Impacts Lipid Droplet Regulation and Stress Response Pathways in C. elegans
Neremy Gloria Babu Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A5 Auditorium

Climate Action Through Education for Promoting Health and Environmental Sustainability

Ramon Baez Hao Loi Quinsigamond CC Session 2 A57 Auditorium Using Generative AI to Support Math Learning for Students with Disabilities
Shkurte Bajrami Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A13 Auditorium Building Sustainable Cities for Climate Action and Public Health
Riley Michael Banas Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A35 Auditorium Harnessing CRISPR to Enhance Coral Resilience Against Climate Change
Matthew Black Hao Loi Quinsigamond CC Session 2 A58 Auditorium Enhancing Roomba Navigation: A Comparative Study of Pathfinding Algorithms
Owen Thomas Bonney Catherine Buell Fitchburg St U Session 2 A63 Auditorium The Grey World: A Short Film by Owen Bonney
Maleika A. Boyd Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A4 Auditorium The Role of Epigenetics in Human Health and Disease
Travis L. Canary Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A10 Auditorium Restoring the American Chestnut Using CRISPR Technology
Evan Cardenales Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A20 Auditorium
Integrating Green Infrastructure for Sustainable Urban Development and Public Health
Ben Carpenter Hao Loi Quinsigamond CC Session 2 A59 Auditorium Generative AI and Learning: Using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for C++ Tutoring
Olha Chernysh Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A23 Auditorium  Climate Change’s Impact on Respiratory Health  
Senara Cojocaru Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A3 Auditorium

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Climate Resilience and Environmental Sustainability

Oliver S. Cookson Catherine Buell Fitchburg St U Session 2 A67 Auditorium Allostake : Private Investment For All
Thalles De Souza Kate Martin Cape Cod CC Session 2 A49 Auditorium

From Ancient Torture to Modern Debate: How the Crucifixion Influenced Views on Punishment and Human Rights

Rashania Eve Dewberry Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A1 Auditorium Impact of Marijuana Use on Cognitive Function and Brain Structure 
Maurice Galen Dingle II Robert Isaac Carr Fitchburg St U Session 2 A47 Auditorium

Adaptations of the Literary Classic Treasure Island

Francesca Regena Donley Joslyn Mills Bridgewater St U Session 2 A80 Auditorium pha-4 Knockdown Reduces mHTT Aggregation and Alters Metabolism in C. elegans
Deily S. Duran Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A33 Auditorium Urban Greenery to Mitigate Air Pollution and Enhance Health
Emily Dwyer Catherine Buell Fitchburg St U Session 2 A68 Auditorium

The Effects of Parent Training on Children's Use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) System

Connor Bernard Elliott Robert Isaac Carr Fitchburg St U Session 2 A43 Auditorium Origins of Fantasy Genre
Nicole Reid Faille Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A16 Auditorium Impact of Environmental Endocrine Disruptors on Health 
Alex Febbrile Robert Isaac Carr Fitchburg St U Session 2 A45 Auditorium Treat Your Background as a Character: An Analysis of ”The Grand Budapest Hotel”
John Flanagan Joslyn Mills Bridgewater St U Session 2 A75 Auditorium The Lipid Chaperone lbp-3 Regulates Neurological Function in C. elegans
Ahna Beth Gainey Catherine Buell Fitchburg St U Session 2 A64 Auditorium Feature-Length Screenwriting Project
Dashiell E. Garvey Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A24 Auditorium Editing Microbes to Mitigate Enteric Methane Emissions in Livestock
Lea Gavel Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A18 Auditorium Transitioning to Renewable Energy for a Sustainable and Healthy Future
Benjamin F. Gelineau Ali Al-Faris Worcester St U Session 2 A72 Auditorium

 Development of a User-Oriented Musical Composition Generation Tool Utilizing Machine Learning

Alivia Glynn Ali Al-Faris Worcester St U Session 2 A71 Auditorium  The Calculus Function Analyzer Tool
Elissa Gonnella Kate Martin Cape Cod CC Session 2 A54 Auditorium The Enemy From Within
Campbell A. Greeley Robert Isaac Carr Fitchburg St U Session 2 A37 Auditorium DEI Abstract
Isadora Mae Greenberg Kate Martin Cape Cod CC Session 2 A51 Auditorium Twisted Science: The Nazi Justification for Crimes Against the Disabled
Zachary Paul Hamel Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A6 Auditorium Will AI in Healthcare Make It More Sustainable?
Desmond Antonio Hart Robert Isaac Carr Fitchburg St U Session 2 A42 Auditorium The Impact of Sampling
Angelica Maria Heichelbech Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A28 Auditorium The Effects of Climate Change on Cellular Function in Arctic Microbial Communities
Jacob Patrick Hemeon Kate Martin Cape Cod CC Session 2 A56 Auditorium Bacteria Present in Cape Cod Water Samples Exhibit Ampicillin Resistance
Molly Horn Beatrice St. Laurent Bridgewater St U Session 2 A88 Auditorium That's Not Art! Artificial Intelligence and Its Evolution in the Arts
Matthew William Hull Joslyn Mills Bridgewater St U Session 2 A79 Auditorium cnnm-5 Regulates Multiple Pathways of Proteostasis in a Huntington’s Disease Model of C. elegans
Sharice Louise Johnson Beatrice St. Laurent Bridgewater St U Session 2 A87 Auditorium Reimagining Mother Africa: Contemporary African Female Photographers Challenging Gender & Race Stereotypes
Breanna Keesling Kate Martin Cape Cod CC Session 2 A52 Auditorium Censorship in the Papal States and the Suppression of Galileo and Cremonini
Deacon Mary Kelly Robert Isaac Carr Fitchburg St U Session 2 A48 Auditorium Feminism in East Asian Literature: A Book Report
Aidan Joseph King Robert Isaac Carr Fitchburg St U Session 2 A44 Auditorium

Visualizing “The Thing” in Wells and Welles’ War of the Worlds: Constructing Realities of Hysteria on Film


Elizabeth Anna Lee Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A30 Auditorium The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Early Detection of Breast Cancer
Brickelle Leitl Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A19 Auditorium Water Contamination and Its Effects on Human Health and the Environment
Jack Luskin Carolyn Crotty Guttilla Mass. Bay CC Session 2 A81 Auditorium Body Image and Dysmorphia in Men: Raising Awareness 
Esther Maia Robert Isaac Carr Fitchburg St U Session 2 A41 Auditorium How Target Market Shifts Revitalize Brands
Ixia M. Maldonado Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A12 Auditorium Climate Change and Antibiotic Resistance 
Emelia S. Mensah Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A2 Auditorium Can FAST-PETase, the AI-Engineered Enzyme Revolutionize Plastic Waste Management?
Dhenia Hope Mercier Carolyn Crotty Guttilla Mass. Bay CC Session 2 A86 Auditorium The Perfect Shade: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Makeup Industry 
Matthew Kevin Messina Catherine Buell Fitchburg St U Session 2 A66 Auditorium Quiet Hours
Callie Elizabeth Millette Joslyn Mills Bridgewater St U Session 2 A76 Auditorium

gsk-3 and Its Protective Role in Proteostasis Within C. elegans

Kiara Lee Moore Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A25 Auditorium The Effects of Air Pollution on Human Health
Mona L. Mousad Carolyn Crotty Guttilla Mass. Bay CC Session 2 A84 Auditorium Stress and Autoimmune Disorders
Shayna Mullett Ali Al-Faris Worcester St U Session 2 A74 Auditorium Formula 1 Racing Simulation
Schuyler Truesdale Murray Kate Martin Cape Cod CC Session 2 A50 Auditorium The Iraq War: U.S. Threat Perception, Military Strategy, and Consequences
Emily Macedo Oliveira Carolyn Crotty Guttilla Mass. Bay CC Session 2 A83 Auditorium Hyper Sexualization of Girls in the Media
Suraji Soulemane Omar Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A14 Auditorium

Silent Green Spaces for Mental Well-Being and Environmental Sustainability

Elina L. Panasyuk Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A7 Auditorium Sustainable Innovations for Clean Water
Gloria Estefany Paredes Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A34 Auditorium Circular Economy for a Healthier Planet
Almanda C. Perez Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A21 Auditorium The Role of Urban Forests in Reducing Air Pollution and Heat Stress
Diana Polyova Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A32 Auditorium
Vector-Borne Epidemics in a Warming World
Caelan Marie Potter Kate Martin Cape Cod CC Session 2 A53 Auditorium

How Did Local Economy, Community Issues, Government, and Individual or Group Motivations Contribute to the Rwandan Genocide?

Aczel R. Reyes Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A9 Auditorium Role of Cellular Stress Responses in Plants Under Climate Induced Heat Waves
Claribel Rivera Cadiz Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A29 Auditorium Enhancing Food Security, Climate Resilience, and Public Health with Community Gardens
Amber Roberts Kate Martin Cape Cod CC Session 2 A55 Auditorium The Cambodian Genocide
Timothy Rodrigues Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A22 Auditorium  Harnessing Biotechnology for Eco-Friendly Plastic Alternatives
David Rodriguez Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A26 Auditorium Harnessing Microalgae for Sustainable Biofuel Production and Carbon Sequestration  
Isabella Rosalia Rodriguez Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A27 Auditorium Heatwave Early Warning Systems for Human Health
Jamie S. Rodriguez Hao Loi Quinsigamond CC Session 2 A62 Auditorium Recipe Suggestion and Food Waste Management
Samantha Rozum Robert Isaac Carr Fitchburg St U Session 2 A40 Auditorium Different Impacts Women Make in the Hockey Industry
Lauren Eileen Ruffing Robert Isaac Carr Fitchburg St U Session 2 A46 Auditorium

#TikTokMadeMeBuyIt: A Study of the Psychology Behind Manipulative Marketing and Capitalizing On Consumer Anxieties


Sara Sampson Joslyn Mills Bridgewater St U Session 2 A77 Auditorium The Knockdown of the Lipase atgl-1 Dysregulates Autophagy in C. elegans
Omar Shiban Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A17 Auditorium

Can Artificial Intelligence Help to Combat Climate Change?

Victoria Sinigur Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A8 Auditorium The Global Crisis of Soil Degradation and Sustainable Solutions 
Zachary M. Stomski Ali Al-Faris Worcester St U Session 2 A69 Auditorium Optimizing Astrophysical Model Parameters Through Deep Learning Methods
Benjamin Christopher Sweet Robert Isaac Carr Fitchburg St U Session 2 A39 Auditorium

Van Gogh’s Hospitalization Didn’t Heal Him but Made Him Worse

Henry Tomasuolo Hao Loi Quinsigamond CC Session 2 A61 Auditorium

A Teacher’s New Best Friend: Leveraging AI for Course Design

Aster Torres Robert Isaac Carr Fitchburg St U Session 2 A36 Auditorium Xenoblade Chronicles: The Four Pillars of Game Immersion - Abstract Draft 1
Calvin Vandor Hao Loi Quinsigamond CC Session 2 A60 Auditorium The Future of Storytelling: AI-Powered Storytelling with NAO
Daniela Walteros Carolyn Crotty Guttilla Mass. Bay CC Session 2 A85 Auditorium The Power of Symbols in Cinema
Ebonnee J. Wilson Reena Randhir STCC Session 2 A31 Auditorium The Environmental and Health Impacts of Opioid Contamination in Waterways 
Mordecai Joel Yiadom Ali Al-Faris Worcester St U Session 2 A73 Auditorium Practical Use of Data Structures in Software Development
Presenter Sponsor Campus Session Poster Board Room Title
Leah Mary Adams Kathryn Frazier Worcester St U Session 3 A26 Auditorium

Child-Centered Parenting and Maternal Well-Being


Daniella T. Antoine Tina Kelliher UM/Boston Session 3 A53 Auditorium

A Subset of Amino Acids Alters the Circadian Clock in Neurospora crassa


Maryam Ashraf Christine Ann Devine Fitchburg St U Session 3 A30 Auditorium Endurance During an Emergency: A Nurse’s Role in a Disaster Event 
Jevaughn Omarie Barnett Melissa Brandon Bridgewater St U Session 3 A70 Auditorium Examining Audiovisual Entrainment to Rhythm: Contingency-Based Gamification May Generate Divergent Learning Outcomes
Richard A. Beke Jay Taneja UM/Amherst Session 3 A11 Auditorium

Lighting the Markets: The Impact of Electricity Reliability on Nigerian Traders and Customers 


Narine Lucia Berberian Ashish Kulkarni UM/Amherst Session 3 A88 Auditorium

Lipid Nanoparticle Composition Effects on Stability and Neutrophil Inhibition

Chantelle Boateng Stephen Chang UM/Boston Session 3 A13 Auditorium How UMass Boston Can Improve Their IT Curriculum
James Douglas Bonnell Hangjian Ling UM/Dartmouth Session 3 A37 Auditorium An Experimental Study of the Longevity of Superhydrophobic Surfaces Induced by Gas Diffusion
Alyssa Nicole Booker Eric Owen Williams Fitchburg St U Session 3 A45 Auditorium Observing Dysferlin Function Through Production in Immune Cells and Membrane Repair in Mouse Myoblasts
Jacqueline Borges Stephen M. Rich UM/Amherst Session 3 A86 Auditorium Distribution and Abundance of Piroplasms in White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and Ticks in Massachusetts
ELIJAH BOUDREAU Soumitra Basu Fitchburg St U Session 3 A43 Auditorium Developing a Flexible, Low-Cost Robotic System
Macey Jeane Bridge Christine Ann Devine Fitchburg St U Session 3 A29 Auditorium Nurse-led Triage in the Emergency Department- Challenges and Improvements: A Literature Review 
Chanel Elizabeth Cadet Jerusha Nelson-Peterman Framingham St U Session 3 A57 Auditorium Cellphone Usage and Sleep Quality Among College Students
Derrick C. Carson Jerusha Nelson-Peterman Framingham St U Session 3 A58 Auditorium Suicide and Mental Health Among Black Young Adults
Caitlyn Brooke Chalmers Eric Owen Williams Fitchburg St U Session 3 A46 Auditorium Identifying Drugs That Restore Dysferlin Function and Muscular Dystrophy 
Lily Grace Charbonneau Vivian Maria Ciaramitaro UM/Boston Session 3 A51 Auditorium Can Individual Differences in the Strength of Bouba-Kiki Associations in Development Be Explained by Differences in Naïve Physics?
Ashley Jill Cooper Sarah Rose Eagan Worcester St U Session 3 A48 Auditorium A Thematic Analysis of Survivors' Experiences While Filling Out the Sexual Experiences Survey-Short Form Victimization (SES-SFV)
Cristal D'Salome Crespo Renee Scapparone Fitchburg St U Session 3 A21 Auditorium Women as Executives: How Deep is the Underrepresentation?
Samuel Cunningham Mustafa Yatin Salem St U Session 3 A76 Auditorium

Greener Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Plant Extracts

Giovani H. DeOliveira Michael Rahaim UM/Boston Session 3 A82 Auditorium Characterization of an Optical Wireless Communication System
Alvin Disla Acevedo Beatriz Lorenzo UM/Amherst Session 3 A4 Auditorium

GNN-DRL-Based Routing Strategies for Virtual Satellite Constellations

Luke Joseph Donabedian Kevin M. McCarthy Fitchburg St U Session 3 A20 Auditorium Head In The Clouds - Documentary
Katie Duross Vivian Maria Ciaramitaro UM/Boston Session 3 A52 Auditorium

Changes in the Angry-Male/Happy-Female Bias with Attention: Behavioral and Neural Correlates

Somfenna Enwerekowe Madalina Fiterau UM/Amherst Session 3 A12 Auditorium

AI for User-Focused Multimedia Content Refinement and Generation

Emily Elizabeth Fantasia Laurel D. Wainwright UM/Boston Session 3 A32 Auditorium

Emotional Intelligence Predicting Student Achievement in Fourth and Fifth Graders

Colby Firnrohr Darren Keith Stocker Cape Cod CC Session 3 A35 Auditorium Do the Ends Justify the Means?
Aiden D. Fish Jeremy Andreatta Worcester St U Session 3 A78 Auditorium Synthesis, Catalysis, and Antimicrobial Studies of Transition Metal Pyridine-Dioxime Complexes
Colleen Patricia Fitzgerald Kimberly A. Arditte Hall Framingham St U Session 3 A72 Auditorium The Associations Between the Parent-Child Relationship and a Young Adult’s Stress Reactivity, Coping Skills, and Resilience
Daniel Matthew Fung-A-Fat Weichu Xu Worcester St U Session 3 A79 Auditorium

Synthesis of Lanthanide-Doped Upconversion Nanoparticles

Noah J. Galeota Jason Gillis Salem St U Session 3 A42 Auditorium

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Evaluating the Efficacy of the Elevation Training Mask in Simulating Altitude Training

 


Benjamin Patrick Worland Gambill Laurel D. Wainwright UM/Boston Session 3 A31 Auditorium Sport Psychology: The Unlikely Thread Connecting Anarchy, Buddhism, and Christianity
Skye A. Goba Kevin M. McCarthy Fitchburg St U Session 3 A19 Auditorium Student Athlete Documentary Film
Tarun Rylie Gonneea Darren Keith Stocker Cape Cod CC Session 3 A36 Auditorium Freedom or Theocracy: Examining the Justification for the Federal Government's Siege on the Branch Davidians in Waco Texas
Avyah May Gooding Renee Scapparone Fitchburg St U Session 3 A22 Auditorium The Absence of Racial Diversity in Leadership Roles in U.S. Hospitals
Alexandra Jane Granchelli Christopher Adams Fitchburg St U Session 3 A74 Auditorium Relationship Between Mental Toughness, Life Satisfaction, Mental Wellbeing, and Academic Performance
Daniel Gross Daniel Haehn UM/Boston Session 3 A9 Auditorium SuperDeepfakeDetector.com - Deepfake Detection on the Clientside
Rafael Gross Rafael Valotta Rodrigues UM/Boston Session 3 A6 Auditorium Offshore Wind Farm Energy Optimization 
Emry Hankins Yinxin Wan UM/Boston Session 3 A7 Auditorium Exploring Model Extraction Attacks in AIoT Systems
Elizabeth Therese Hanlon Princy Quadros Mennella Westfield St U Session 3 A24 Auditorium Exploring Interactions Between the Circadian Rhythm System and Sex on Alcohol Sedation
Atiya Samara Haynes Brian William Ernest Salem St U Session 3 A71 Auditorium The Importance of Intersectional Approaches in Counseling
Sarah Marie Janssens Paul A. Cacolice Westfield St U Session 3 A34 Auditorium Intramuscular Adipose Tissue Infiltration Identifies Fall Risk in the Elderly: A Critically Appraised Topic
Kesline Jean Baptiste Kenneth Fletcher UM/Boston Session 3 A8 Auditorium

Optimization of Print Parameters Using Machine Learning in PLA 3D Printing

Arshnoor Kaur Christine MacTaylor Salem St U Session 3 A50 Auditorium

The Antimicrobial Properties of Metabolites Obtained from Fungal Endophytes Present in a Range of Salt Marsh Plants in Salem, Massachusetts

Andja Kola Sarah Rose Eagan Worcester St U Session 3 A47 Auditorium This Is Why I Left: The Impact of Sexual Violence on Migration and Asylum-Seeking
Joss P. Kyrouz Changqing Chen Salem St U Session 3 A81 Auditorium Testing and Characterization of Curcumin-Loaded Solid Lipid Nanoparticles
Ellamae Ruth La Valley Princy Quadros Mennella Westfield St U Session 3 A23 Auditorium The Relationship Between Academic Self-Efficacy and Exposure to Culturally Responsive Teaching With College Students 
Kristina Nicole Lambert Nesa E. Wasarhaley Bridgewater St U Session 3 A27 Auditorium

Mock Juror Perceptions of Intimate Partner Rape Victims: The Effects of Mental Illness and Emotional Expression 

Emma Teresa Larracey Sandy Ann Neargarder Bridgewater St U Session 3 A67 Auditorium Does APOE Genotype Facilitate Different Cognitive Manifestations by Sex in Normal Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Alzheimer's Disease? 
Jamesohn LaValley Soumitra Basu Fitchburg St U Session 3 A44 Auditorium A Comparison of GDT Compliance in 3D Printing and CNC Machining
Ariann LeCours Paul A. Cacolice Westfield St U Session 3 A33 Auditorium The Effectiveness of Athletic Recovery Strategies
Lawrence J. Littler Christine MacTaylor Salem St U Session 3 A49 Auditorium Analysis of Medicinal Properties of Endophytes Grown from Limonium
Eva Lycette Margaret Doolin UM/Boston Session 3 A62 Auditorium Creating a Synthetic Amphibian Mucosome
Scott William MacLeish Jason Gillis Salem St U Session 3 A41 Auditorium

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Exploring the Influence of Topical Menthol Application on Muscle Function

Isaac Marzuca IOANNIS ZOGRAFOPOULOS UM/Boston Session 3 A5 Auditorium An Intrusion Detection System Paradigm for Industrial Protocols
Jack Massey Kimberly Newton Bristol CC Session 3 A63 Auditorium Habitat Preferences of Zooplankton in Urban Water Bodies (Draft)
Samantha Mejia Tina Kelliher UM/Boston Session 3 A54 Auditorium Mitochondrial Complex I Function Is Required for a Normal Circadian Clock
Soraia Monterio Stacyann Bailey UM/Amherst Session 3 A14 Auditorium The Impact of Let-7 Overexpression on Bone Morphology and Structural Development in Transgenic Mice
Lily G D Morgan Jacquelyn N. Raftery-Helmer Worcester St U Session 3 A68 Auditorium Intensive Mothering: Examining the Effects of Its Dimensions on Parental Self-Efficacy, Maternal Well-Being, and Parenting Behaviors
Antonio Moura Rafael Valotta Rodrigues UM/Boston Session 3 A1 Auditorium Quantifying the Impact of Wake Effects at Various Offshore Wind Farms Along the U.S. East Coast
Phoebe Nelson Kathryn Frazier Worcester St U Session 3 A25 Auditorium Motivational Needs in the Classroom: A Qualitative Analysis
Declan Joseph Noonan Andrew Burkhardt Worcester St U Session 3 A16 Auditorium Nautilus/Shock Outflow Research
Alida Jean Nordquist Elena Braynova Worcester St U Session 3 A84 Auditorium Medical Costs - What Factors Affects It?
Maeve Elizabeth O'Connor Meghan Huber UM/Amherst Session 3 A3 Auditorium Assisted Hip Exoskeleton Reduces Metabolic Expenditure During High-Speed Running
Michael Ouellet Ali Fallahi Fitchburg St U Session 3 A83 Auditorium Data Conversion Calculator
Jessica Patel Laura M. Garofoli Fitchburg St U Session 3 A73 Auditorium Grit: Should We Be Treating It as One-Size-Fits-All Solution?
Aidan Le Phuong Linda Huang UM/Boston Session 3 A60 Auditorium

Examining Spindle Dynamics During Meiosis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Mehul Puri Milana Vasudev UM/Dartmouth Session 3 A65 Auditorium Suicide Vectors for Gene Deletion in Cellulophaga Lytica 
Ivy Quaye Aleel K. Grennan Worcester St U Session 3 A56 Auditorium Determining the Functional Characterization of the Gene At4g19430 in Arabidopsis thaliana
Eric Dominik Rakowski Kimberly Hamad-Schifferli UM/Boston Session 3 A87 Auditorium

Development of a Rapid, Low-Cost Riboswitch for Salmonella Detection

Elda Alejandra Ramirez IOANNIS ZOGRAFOPOULOS UM/Boston Session 3 A2 Auditorium Strategic PMU Placement for Secure and Resilient Power Grids
Alex M. Ray Nesa E. Wasarhaley Bridgewater St U Session 3 A28 Auditorium An Examination of Oath-Swearing and Its Effects on a Rape Trial
John Francis Ready Hangjian Ling UM/Dartmouth Session 3 A38 Auditorium An Experimental Study of Bubble Formation on Superhydrophobic Surfaces
Sara Lynn Russell Arne Christensen Westfield St U Session 3 A61 Auditorium

Fluorescent Nanoplastics are Internalized Within the Epithelium of the Midgut of the Intestine in Daphnia magna

Cherylann Skrocki Robert Allen Hayes Westfield St U Session 3 A69 Auditorium Changes in Stigma Toward Individuals Living with Chronic Illness
Nicholas Diego Solimine Kevin M. McCarthy Fitchburg St U Session 3 A18 Auditorium Portrait Film
Alexa Soto Tashauna Blankenship UM/Boston Session 3 A39 Auditorium

Episodic Future Thinking in Elementary School Math


Gianna Speaks Daniel P. Dowling UM/Boston Session 3 A64 Auditorium

Towards the Characterization of 5-hydroxymethyldeoxyuridine DNA Kinase Substrate Specificity Through Crystallography and Immobilization Assays

 

Mecca Leslie Taylor-Robinson Mathangi Krishnamurthy Fitchburg St U Session 3 A77 Auditorium Synthesis of Resveratrol Analogues via Perkin Condensation
PRIYUSHA TOLLIMALLI Aleel K. Grennan Worcester St U Session 3 A55 Auditorium

Investigating the Use of Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms (RFLPs) to Determine the Distribution of Cattail Species in Worcester, MA



Connor H. Triehy Jaqueline Contrera Avila UM/Boston Session 3 A75 Auditorium Association of Socioeconomic Status with Perceptions of Nicotine Product Harm among Older Adults Who Smoke
Zaria Turner Cara Pina Framingham St U Session 3 A85 Auditorium Examining the Effects of Replication-Stalling Drugs on Template Switching and Quasi-palindromic Sequence Mutations in E. coli
Dayana Ukraine Tashauna Blankenship UM/Boston Session 3 A40 Auditorium Temporal Memory in 3- to 6-Year-Old Children
Larissa Vinokurova Kimberly Hamad-Schifferli UM/Boston Session 3 A10 Auditorium Design and Fabrication of a Low-Cost Colorimetric Reader for Adaptable Diagnostics 
Abigail J. Wallace Alice Sara Carter UM/Boston Session 3 A66 Auditorium

Examining the Relationship Between Caregiver Stress, Motivation, and Behavior Problems in Children with ASD and Social-Communication Delays

Isac Daniel Wandiba Andrew Burkhardt Worcester St U Session 3 A15 Auditorium Isotope-Specific Astrochemical Modeling with NAUTILUS
Jackson Wentworth Saritha Nellutla Bridgewater St U Session 3 A80 Auditorium

Synthesis and Characterization of Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-8 for an Undergraduate Teaching Laboratory

Brayden John Wilcomb Andrew Burkhardt Worcester St U Session 3 A17 Auditorium
An Expansion of A Rigorous K/Ka Band Hunt for Aromatic Molecules (ARKHAM): Searching for a Benzene Proxy Through the Earliest Stages of Star Formation
Melanie A. Zimmermann Jason M. Brown Salem St U Session 3 A59 Auditorium Searching for New Transcription Factors that Regulate Genes Involved in the Building and Function of Cilia in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Using CRISPR
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Madison Ivy Ambrogi Jane Huang Fitchburg St U Session 4 A35 Auditorium Bridging the Digital Divide: Empowering Communities Through Digital Literacy
Cullen Anderson David Mix Barrington UM/Amherst Session 4 A84 Auditorium Robust High-Dimensional Mean Estimation with Low Data Size: An Empirical Study
Julia Arena Monica Maldari Fitchburg St U Session 4 A52 Auditorium Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome: A Review of Literature on Etiology, Treatment, and Related Conditions
Jasmyn L. Atsalis-Gogel Beth Anne Moonstone Greenfield CC Session 4 A71 Auditorium The Effect of the Environment of Antler Growth; How Antlers can be a Biomarker 
Olivia Baker Rose Mary Botti-Salitsky UM/Dartmouth Session 4 A63 Auditorium Preserving the Past, Caring for the Present: A Supportive End-of-Life Space for Alzheimer's & Dementia
Mike E. Baldon Ana Isabel Keilson Cape Cod CC Session 4 A39 Auditorium Gull Island Experience
Javkhlan Batsaikhan Paul Kasili Bunker Hill CC Session 4 A4 Auditorium AI Methods and Machine Learning in Higher Education: How GPT and AI-Powered Language Tools Enhance English Proficiency and Transform Learning Experiences
Hannah Rose Beckman Karl Cyr UM/Amherst Session 4 A22 Auditorium

Evaluation of a Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Curriculum in a Low-Resourced Environment: An Assessment of Knowledge, Comfort, and Confidence at The University of Liberia

Coralys Benitez Lopez Naomi Lesley Holyoke CC Session 4 A29 Auditorium Act 60: The Truth Behind Housing Affordability in Puerto Rico
Ari Jacob Berman Matthew Dobson UM/Amherst Session 4 A80 Auditorium Optimizing Mixing Time of Non-Reversible Markov Chains on Graphs
Jake Birnbach Jonathan Larson UM/Amherst Session 4 A7 Auditorium MoneyGANs: Generating Synthetic Moneyline Data for Sports Betting Markets
Joseph Vincent Black Vanessa Martinez Holyoke CC Session 4 A37 Auditorium Solar Farms and the Challenge to our Forests
Hunter Austin Brierly Katherine Boyer UM/Amherst Session 4 A49 Auditorium

Changes In Gait Variability for Older Adults with and Without Knee Osteoarthritis with a Prolonged Walk

Connor Burta Sarah Courchesne N Shore CC Session 4 A21 Auditorium Fruits, Vegetables and Physiology 
Melody Rose Byrne Adam Saltsman Worcester St U Session 4 A31 Auditorium Teachers' Perceptions of Student Learning Outcomes Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Savannah D. Caldbeck Donald J. Tarallo Fitchburg St U Session 4 A14 Auditorium Turning the Page Towards Community-Oriented Design
Maia Cani Trinidad Morales Worcester St U Session 4 A26 Auditorium

The Economic and Cultural Effects of Mass Media's Portrayal of Gentrification

Adriana M. Caraeni Andrew Lan UM/Amherst Session 4 A2 Auditorium Explainable Grading: Chain of Thought Prompting for Essay Grading 
Joenys Izabel Carrasquillo Martinez Diego Ubiera Fitchburg St U Session 4 A44 Auditorium Personal Histories, Collective Struggles: The Latino Memoir and Its Evolution
Oyku Celik Wei Cui UM/Amherst Session 4 A61 Auditorium

Defining the Role of DBF4 in Mammalian Oocyte Development

Willis Chea Rachel Trousdale Framingham St U Session 4 A45 Auditorium To Study Halevi and His Poetry
Amara Henry Cheng Lorraine Cordeiro UM/Amherst Session 4 A18 Auditorium Experiential Learning Project
Grace Danielle Cipollone Sallie Smith Schneider UM/Amherst Session 4 A77 Auditorium The Effect of p53 Knockout on the Methylation Machinery of Immortalized Human Mammary Epithelial Cells
Kyle Patrick Connell Samuel Tobin Fitchburg St U Session 4 A10 Auditorium Fan-Games and ROM Hacks
Ellie Cook Anupama Arora UM/Dartmouth Session 4 A46 Auditorium Evolving Feminism in The Hunger Games Series
Nicole Cournoyer John Sirard UM/Amherst Session 4 A23 Auditorium Effect of Ambivalent Sexism on Physical Activity in Young Adults 
Gavin Defina Piper Gaubatz UM/Amherst Session 4 A66 Auditorium The Connection of Mental Mapping Strategies to Student-First Campus Planning with Senior Students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Morgan Depson Amanda Lardizabal Berkshire CC Session 4 A60 Auditorium Demonstrating Phenotypic Mutations In D. melanogaster
Aidan Desilets Maxim O. Lavrentovich Worcester St U Session 4 A78 Auditorium Integrating Simulation and Medical Image Analysis to Understand Breast Cancer Growth through Extracellular Matrix
Drew Donohue Andrew Miller Bridgewater St U Session 4 A81 Auditorium The 'I' in Team: Analyzing the Relationship Between NBA Player Performance and Team Success
Raena Hunter Doty Patricia Lynne Framingham St U Session 4 A5 Auditorium Demystifying Ethical Writing Practice in the Age of AI: Survey Results from Framingham State University Professors
Aidan Edward Doucet Jamie Huff Bridgewater St U Session 4 A88 Auditorium Teaching Justice: The Application of Restorative Justice in a High School Youth Court
John R. Driscoll Alfa Heryudono UM/Dartmouth Session 4 A83 Auditorium Eigenvalue Behavior in Neural ODE Systems for UUV Applications
Jacob Campbell Epstein Daniel Sheldon UM/Amherst Session 4 A86 Auditorium A 2-Wasserstein Distance-Based Training Objective for Learning Bird Migration Models
Emersyn Kathleen Foresyth Alicia Johnson UM/Amherst Session 4 A13 Auditorium

Influence and Impact: Student Athletes, Social Media, and Mental Health in the NIL Era

Meghan Riley Freitas Jonathan Bennett Middlesex CC Session 4 A73 Auditorium

Race, Class, and Gender in the Antebellum South Through the Eyes of Literature: A Historiography of Neo-Slave Narratives

Michael Alan Frey Andria C. Schwortz Quinsigamond CC Session 4 A36 Auditorium Why Do Post-Secondary Physics Professors Prefer Lecture?
Arya Gadage Scott M. Auerbach UM/Amherst Session 4 A32 Auditorium Investigating the Influence of an Educational Intervention for Bridging Distinct Student Communities in an iCons Class
Isabelle C. Garand Nick B. Tooker UM/Amherst Session 4 A41 Auditorium

Soil Additives for Green Roof Runoff Enhanced Nutrient Management

Adrian Murry Lee Gilbert Miller Igor Baryakhtar Mass. Bay CC Session 4 A3 Auditorium Exploring the Role of AI Tools in Enhancing Student Learning: Insights from Mass Bay Students
Clara Bargas Guatta-Cescuni L. Gordon Roberts Berkshire CC Session 4 A74 Auditorium Music in Ancient China
Catherine Hastings Mariana Calle Worcester St U Session 4 A20 Auditorium Diet Quality and Obesity: Analyzing College Students’ Nutritional Habits
Jordan E. Hill Sarah Reedy UM/Amherst Session 4 A25 Auditorium Breastfeeding, Class, and the Patriarchy: Understanding Health Disparity in Industrial London Through Bioarchaeology
Danish Humayun Meichen Wang UM/Amherst Session 4 A19 Auditorium Mitigation of PFAS Toxicity in Hydra vulgaris and Lemna minor
Vincent John Hussey-Cerqueira Zachary Lee Fitchburg St U Session 4 A12 Auditorium Hungry for More Short Film
Joshua Iacoboni Ricky Sethi Fitchburg St U Session 4 A87 Auditorium Email Filter Powered By a Local Large Language Model
Cassandra N. Israelson Jason Flynn Fitchburg St U Session 4 A9 Auditorium More Than an Athlete
Maya Jacob Maryclare Griffin UM/Amherst Session 4 A82 Auditorium The Effects of Survey Length and Monetary Incentives on Survey Response Rates
Disha Khanna Jaime Mancilla Worcester St U Session 4 A17 Auditorium The Dorsal Cortex of Trachemys scripta as a Physiological Assay for the Study of the Molecular Mechanisms of Anoxia Tolerance
Tyler King Christopher T. Gullen Westfield St U Session 4 A15 Auditorium The Taylor Swift Effect
Emily F. Klein Reid Allen Parsons Fitchburg St U Session 4 A69 Auditorium The Effects of Climate Change-Induced Wildfires on Soil
Mia Susanna Klotz Theresa Dooley UM/Amherst Session 4 A33 Auditorium

Bridging the Digital Divide: Empowering Education in Nucchu, Bolivia through Open Education and Technology

Ben Kuchma Chen Wang UM/Amherst Session 4 A54 Auditorium Preparation of Arbitrary States on Bosonic Modes
Trisha Larios Brigitte Holt UM/Amherst Session 4 A28 Auditorium Bones Loss in the Limb Across 10,000 Years of European Archeological Data 
Tharika Lecamwasam Elisabeth Infield UM/Amherst Session 4 A64 Auditorium Translating the Netherlands Flood Resilience Insights in the American Context
Miro A. Leeb Timothy Randhir UM/Amherst Session 4 A70 Auditorium Benthic Macroinvertebrate Responses to Nutrient Pollution in the Mill River Watershed
Isabel Emily Lemek Elizabeth Gordon Fitchburg St U Session 4 A40 Auditorium Making Waves: Glass Cullet as a Sand Alternative for Beach Renourishment
Niko Lorantos Lee Spector UM/Amherst Session 4 A8 Auditorium

Promoting Artificial Open-Ended Evolution in Lenia Through Multi-Objective Optimization

Tonia Magras Rachelle A. Dermer Fitchburg St U Session 4 A16 Auditorium do you remember me?
Allison Mary Marchand Emily D. Field Bridgewater St U Session 4 A47 Auditorium Children as Legacy: Fostering a Viable Interracial Future in Chesnutt’s The Marrow of Tradition
Hector Martinez Cara Takakjian UM/Amherst Session 4 A67 Auditorium Design Manifesto - Principles for the Future of Architectural Design 
Daniel James Matthews Anthony D'Amico Salem St U Session 4 A51 Auditorium

Pilot Study: To Assess the Effects of Lengthened Partials Compared to Full ROM Training Using One-Legged Leg Press on Strength and Power Outcomes in Healthy Adults

Nicholas Mazzoni Lorenzo Sorbo UM/Amherst Session 4 A56 Auditorium Computation of a Functional Determinant in Quantum Field Theory
William Chase McCarthy Brian Cheng UM/Amherst Session 4 A38 Auditorium Increasing Environmental Complexity Reduces Predation Pressure on Blue Mussels
Emaline McGibbon-Bloom D Joseph Jerry UM/Amherst Session 4 A79 Auditorium A Study of the Impact of Estrogen Signaling on Oncogenic Transformation in Patient-Derived Immortalized Breast Epithelial Cells
Maxfield Mandela Nadeau-DaCruz Ana D. Villalobos UM/Amherst Session 4 A27 Auditorium

Outsiders Within: An Analysis of Transgender Identity Through An Intersectional Lens


Hassan Ziad Nejmeldeen Shubha Tewari UM/Amherst Session 4 A55 Auditorium Effect of Obstruction on 3D Granular Hopper Flow in LAMMPS
Ryan O'Connell Dr Nourai Framingham St U Session 4 A85 Auditorium Ransomware - A Survey on the Genre of Malware
Sinéad Faye Olson Li-Jun Ma UM/Amherst Session 4 A62 Auditorium Mutant Screenings and Host-Pathogen Visualization of Fusarium oxysporum in Arabidopsis thaliana
Katie Rains Laurie Occhipinti Mt Wachusett CC Session 4 A24 Auditorium Investigation into Potential Connections Between Countries' GAI Score and Other Factors Surrounding Vulnerable Groups
Anne Katherine Riley Malcolm Sen UM/Amherst Session 4 A43 Auditorium

Disabling Environments and Queer, Crip Futurity Beyond Curative Imaginaries


Gwyneth Ruban Katherine W. Reeves UM/Amherst Session 4 A76 Auditorium Breast Cancer and Alcohol 
Giulia Salvucci Christine E. Hatch UM/Amherst Session 4 A34 Auditorium Design and Implementation of Scientific Workshops 
Devanshee Sanghvi Thomas Maresca UM/Amherst Session 4 A59 Auditorium Investigating How Proteins Ensure Accurate Chromosome Segregation in Cell Division
Taylor E. Senecal Danielle Wigmore Fitchburg St U Session 4 A50 Auditorium The Impact of Athletic Season on Academic Performance: A Comparison of In-Season and Off-Season Academic Performance in Division III Collegiate Student-Athletes
Babar Shah Jane Kent UM/Amherst Session 4 A48 Auditorium In Vivo Oxidative Capacity Following Dynamic and Intermittent Isometric Contractions
Elizabeth Stella Socha Zahedur R. Arman Framingham St U Session 4 A11 Auditorium The Role of Digital Influencers in Mental Health on Instagram
Alisha Srivastava Neena Thota UM/Amherst Session 4 A6 Auditorium Beyond English: Assessing Memorization of Translated Texts in Large Language Models
Mickala Diane Stratton Allison Roy UM/Amherst Session 4 A42 Auditorium Developing a Protocol for Identifying Glochidia Using Genetics
Isabella Delmaschio Tancredo Gerald Downes UM/Amherst Session 4 A58 Auditorium

Investigating Transcriptional Adaptation Between tbck Mutant and Wild-Type Zebrafish Using qRT-PCR


Nessiara Tavares Jane C. Thurber UM/Amherst Session 4 A65 Auditorium Designing Equitable Green Spaces for  Low-Income Communities
Dayana Nicol Ticllas Prado Devan Walton N Essex CC Session 4 A1 Auditorium Allinet: The Essential Digital Companion for Student Success.
Christian James Turner Tims Binnur Ercem Middlesex CC Session 4 A30 Auditorium Brighter Skies, Darker Future: How Light Pollution is Disrupting Cultural Traditions Worldwide
Tim Robert Trahan Peter Olszak Mt Wachusett CC Session 4 A53 Auditorium Lunar Laser Ranging
Athena Vasilopoulos Stella Dee UM/Amherst Session 4 A68 Auditorium Edge Effects on Arboreal Invertebrates 
Hsiang-Hsun Wang Narayanan Menon UM/Amherst Session 4 A57 Auditorium Mechanics of Woven Materials
Dmitri M. Weise Raúl D. Gutiérrez Holyoke CC Session 4 A75 Auditorium Necroviolence and Its Interconnectedness with Diaspora 
Grace Sarah Young Maxine Oland UM/Amherst Session 4 A72 Auditorium Female Migration to Postwar Britain: NHS Women Workers & British Historical Memory
Presenter Sponsor Campus Session Poster Board Room Title
David Russell Abgrab Zhu Chen UM/Amherst Session 5 A8 Auditorium

Tuning the Formate Selectivity for Electrochemical Glycerol Oxidation on Cobalt-based Hydroxides

Amelia Ablett Yasu S. Morita UM/Amherst Session 5 A14 Auditorium

Characterization of Intrinsic Resistance Mechanisms of Mycobacteria to Cationic Detergents: The Role of Porins


Kevin Alexander Jeanne Hardy UM/Amherst Session 5 A77 Auditorium Exploring the Druggability of Chikungunya Virus nsP2 Using Biomolecular NMR
Sarmad Ameli Sibongile Mafu UM/Amherst Session 5 A12 Auditorium Evaluating the Substrate Specificity of Cytochromes P450 from Medicago truncatula
Graham C. Backman Tatishe Nteta UM/Amherst Session 5 A49 Auditorium Is There A Race Card in the Deck? Implicit and Explicit Racial Appeals in Modern Presidential Campaigns
Samantha R. Baldacci Jennifer McDermott UM/Amherst Session 5 A39 Auditorium

Mediating the Impact of Stereotype Threat in Women in STEM with Short-Term Mindfulness: An EEG Study

Joyce Anna Bishay Kathleen A. Brown-Perez UM/Amherst Session 5 A46 Auditorium

A Legacy of Inequity: Understanding the Long-Standing Divide in Reproductive Healthcare for Women of Color

Andrew Bo Alicia Timme-Laragy UM/Amherst Session 5 A30 Auditorium Toxicity of Tris(2-Ethylhexyl) Trimellitate (TOTM) on Morphology and Development of Exocrine Pancreas in Larval Zebrafish (Danio rerio) and Its Modulation by the Nrf2 Pathway
Paige Holmes Bosworth Yasu S. Morita UM/Amherst Session 5 A16 Auditorium

Membrane Stress Response in Mycobacterium smegmatis Mutants Resistant to Benzethonium Chloride


Lindsey Anne Bratter Ashley Woodman UM/Amherst Session 5 A28 Auditorium

Attitude Versus Action: Studying the Link Between Children’s Prosocial Behavior and Attitudes Toward Disability


Simon David Brooks Matthew Lackner UM/Amherst Session 5 A59 Auditorium Developing Multi-Frequency Movement in Tuned Rolling Cylinder Dampers for Offshore Wind Turbines
Kylie Campana Samuel P. Hazen UM/Amherst Session 5 A23 Auditorium

Exploring the Role of REVOLUTA in Regulating Stem Development in the Grass Model Brachypodium distachyon

Lotus Carlson Baoshan Xing UM/Amherst Session 5 A51 Auditorium Investigating Foliar Microplastic Deposition Across an Urbanization Gradient
Marko Cerne Baoshan Xing UM/Amherst Session 5 A53 Auditorium Evaluating Heteroaggregation of Pyrolyzed Nanoplastics in Soil Systems
Jenna Chiasson Wouter Hoogkamer UM/Amherst Session 5 A55 Auditorium Effects of Asymmetric Stiffness Walking on Weight Bearing Symmetry
Catherine Chu Margaret Riley UM/Amherst Session 5 A60 Auditorium Synergistic Activity of Nisin and EDTA Against Vibrio Strains
Kosi Chugbo-Junius Margaret Riley UM/Amherst Session 5 A61 Auditorium Exploring the Synergy of Novel Antimicrobials to Fight UTIs
Bel Corder Tatishe Nteta UM/Amherst Session 5 A48 Auditorium

Seeing in Black and White? Exploring Expressions of Racial Color-Blindness in African Americans

Elise Renee Croteau Kathleen A. Brown-Perez UM/Amherst Session 5 A47 Auditorium Reproductive Rights and Disability: The Aftermath of Dobbs v. Jackson for Disabled Women
David Carl Dagenais Sibongile Mafu UM/Amherst Session 5 A10 Auditorium Investigating the Molecular Basis of Cytochrome P450 Regiospecificity in Medicago truncatula
Emily Cecile DeGowin Tatishe Nteta UM/Amherst Session 5 A50 Auditorium Hostile Sexism: How Can The Predictor Be Predicted
Reed Scott Effenson Laura N. Vandenberg UM/Amherst Session 5 A78 Auditorium Enhancing Oncology Care Through Advanced-level Practitioners: Developing a Model to Bridge Care Gaps in Underserved Communities
Sushmita Emani Alicia Timme-Laragy UM/Amherst Session 5 A32 Auditorium

Assessment of Developmental and Exocrine Pancreatic Toxicity of Aqueous Film Forming Foams (AFFF) in Larval Zebrafish (Danio rerio) and its Potential Modulation by the Nrf2 Pathway

Ben K. Feldman Baoshan Xing UM/Amherst Session 5 A52 Auditorium
Aggregation Behavior of Nanoplastics with Minerals: Distinctive Impacts of the Exposure Order to Natural Organic Matter
Claudia P. Figueroa-Pabon Martin Hunter UM/Amherst Session 5 A38 Auditorium UV-C Light Sanitation Device to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections
Shane Fuentecilla Zhu Chen UM/Amherst Session 5 A6 Auditorium
Automated Platform for High-Throughput Electrochemical Catalyst Characterization
Emily Gaddy Jennifer McDermott UM/Amherst Session 5 A41 Auditorium Influence of Gender Identity, Field of Study, and Trait Math Anxiety on Confidence Shifts During a Math-Related Task
Xiomara Yvette Gamez Christian David Guzman UM/Amherst Session 5 A2 Auditorium Investigation of Evaporation and Phosphorus Seasonal Patterns to Investigate Water Quality from Lentic Waters
Rita Goodwin Jennifer McDermott UM/Amherst Session 5 A40 Auditorium Power in Numbers: Impact of Group Size on Female Math Performance in the Context of Gender-Based Stereotype Threat
Cassandra Gordon Kathleen A. Brown-Perez UM/Amherst Session 5 A45 Auditorium Skeletal Study: The Necessity for the Use of Genuine, Ethically Obtained Skeletal Material in Higher Education and Research
Rachel Mary Hobson ChangHui Pak UM/Amherst Session 5 A43 Auditorium Uncovering Novel Alternative Splicing Regulators of NRXN1 Using CRISPRi-Based Screen
Emma Joy Hoffman Jesse Hessler Rhodes UM/Amherst Session 5 A33 Auditorium

Artistic Preferences and Political Views: A Study of the American Public

Katelyn Mary Helen Horan Ashley Woodman UM/Amherst Session 5 A25 Auditorium

Assessing the Attitudes, Perceptions, and Knowledge of Premedical Students About Disability: Implications for Medical Education and Practice


Ethan Howell ChangHui Pak UM/Amherst Session 5 A42 Auditorium Characterization of a TBCK Loss-of-Function Mutation in Induced Neurons
Audrey F. Hsieh Christian David Guzman UM/Amherst Session 5 A3 Auditorium Quantifying Hydrologic and Water Quality Patterns of Forested Watersheds in Western Massachusetts: Roaring and Doolittle Brook Watersheds
Katherine Hughes Christian David Guzman UM/Amherst Session 5 A1 Auditorium Mill River-Lake Warner Basin Seasonal Hydrograph Separation for Storm Events
Owen A. Hurlbut Lesk Lila M. Gierasch UM/Amherst Session 5 A17 Auditorium Identifying the Substrate Binding Site of UGGT, the Key Gatekeeper of Glycoprotein Folding in the ER
Kristian Jamieson Andrea Pocar UM/Amherst Session 5 A65 Auditorium Characterization of the Thermal Properties of a Cryogenic System for Xenon Liquefaction
Zsuzsa Kiss Jeanne Hardy UM/Amherst Session 5 A76 Auditorium Investigating a Potential Exosite in Caspase-8 Prodomain
Nandini Kritam Vincent Rotello UM/Amherst Session 5 A69 Auditorium Copolymer Nano-vector for siRNA Treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Adam Lachapelle Alicia Timme-Laragy UM/Amherst Session 5 A31 Auditorium

Assessment of Developmental and Endocrine Pancreatic Toxicity of Aqueous Film Forming Foams (AFFF) in Larval Zebrafish (Danio rerio) and its Potential Modulation by the Nrf2 Pathway

Tiffany Lam Yasu S. Morita UM/Amherst Session 5 A13 Auditorium

Subcellular Localization and Functions of LmeA, a Protein Involved in Cell Envelope Lipomannan Biosynthesis, in Mycobacterium

Lillian Isabel Lawlor Andrew Cohen UM/Amherst Session 5 A84 Auditorium Unlocking Probability: An Intervention to Reduce Cognitive Load
Addison Lepak Marie Lepak Sibongile Mafu UM/Amherst Session 5 A9 Auditorium Analysis of Chimeric Terpene Synthases Reveals Repeated Duplication Events in Magnaporthe oryzae
Sam Levitt Matthew Lackner UM/Amherst Session 5 A58 Auditorium Wind Trawler Project: Drag Coefficients, Aerodynamic Scaling, and Economic Feasibility of a Mobile Floating Offshore Wind Turbine
Angela Rose Licata Andrew Cohen UM/Amherst Session 5 A86 Auditorium Uncovering Underlying Processes: Tracking and Understanding Errors in Probabilistic Reasoning
Khanh Quynh Luong Mingxu You UM/Amherst Session 5 A88 Auditorium

A General Approach for Improving the Binding Strength of Cell-Targeting Aptamers

Sydney Tremblay Mager Lila M. Gierasch UM/Amherst Session 5 A18 Auditorium Unraveling Chaperone Selectivity: Investigating the Substrate Binding Characteristics of Mammalian Hsp70s
Priyanka Maharaj Laura N. Vandenberg UM/Amherst Session 5 A79 Auditorium

Exposure to Ethinyl Estradiol During Pregnancy and Lactation Reduces Changes Typical of Parity in the Post-Involution Mammary Gland

Akshitha Maqtedar Lila M. Gierasch UM/Amherst Session 5 A19 Auditorium A Tale of Tails: Influence of the E. coli Nucleotide Exchange Factor, GrpE, on the Substrate-Binding Domain of Its Hsp70, DnaK
Gabriele Xiangshan Martinelli Daniel F. López-Cevallos UM/Amherst Session 5 A72 Auditorium Belonging Beyond Family: Adoptees’ Search for Community in Higher Education
Kathryn Anne McGillivray Samuel P. Hazen UM/Amherst Session 5 A22 Auditorium Characterizing Stem Node Anatomy and Secondary Cell Wall Thickening in the Model Grass Brachypodium distachyon
Ria Mehrotra Zhu Chen UM/Amherst Session 5 A5 Auditorium Electrocatalytic Reduction of Nitrate to Ammonia: Investigating the Role of pH and Surface Intermediates
Siddh N. Merchant Nianqiang Wu UM/Amherst Session 5 A67 Auditorium

Development of Low-Cost Electrocatalysts for Active Hydrogen Evolution

Leah Metsker Wouter Hoogkamer UM/Amherst Session 5 A54 Auditorium

The Effect of Asymmetric Surface Stiffness Walking on Gait Kinematics and Kinetics

Hsu Shwe Yee Naing Alfred J. Crosby UM/Amherst Session 5 A81 Auditorium

Size-Scale Effects on Needle-Induced Cavitation of Gels for 96-Well Plate Studies


Anna Elizabeth Nordhausen Alicia Timme-Laragy UM/Amherst Session 5 A29 Auditorium Effects of Acetyl-Tributyl Citrate Exposures on the Morphology and Development of the Endocrine Pancreas in Larval Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Judah Nutting Andrew Cohen UM/Amherst Session 5 A85 Auditorium Facilitating Probabilistic Reasoning with a Preliminary Reminder of Between Groups Exclusivity
Sireen Omran Samuel P. Hazen UM/Amherst Session 5 A21 Auditorium

Investigating Lignin Biosynthesis in Grasses with a Bioluminescent Reporter of p-Coumaroyl-CoA Monolignol Transferase Gene Expression

Caroline Pare Ashley Woodman UM/Amherst Session 5 A26 Auditorium Family Composition and the Caregiving Journey: The Influence of Family Structure on Raising Children with Disabilities
Madlyn Jude Phillips Sibongile Mafu UM/Amherst Session 5 A11 Auditorium Identification of Himachalol-Based Sesquiterpenoids Catalyzed by Cytochrome P450s in Medicago truncatula
Emma R. Pike-Stein Ashley Woodman UM/Amherst Session 5 A27 Auditorium Breaking Silence: The Intersection of Disability and Interpersonal Trauma
Andrew Poon Alfred J. Crosby UM/Amherst Session 5 A82 Auditorium Understanding the Effects of Edge Design on Dry Adhesive Normal Loading
Zihan Rao Andrea Pocar UM/Amherst Session 5 A64 Auditorium Operation and Upgrade of the Liquid Xenon Cryogenic System
Annika Therese Reddivari Vincent Rotello UM/Amherst Session 5 A71 Auditorium Assessing Immunomodulation Responses Using Engineered Polymer-Phage Nanoassemblies for the Treatment of Intracellular Infections
Elizabeth Ann Richards Martin Hunter UM/Amherst Session 5 A37 Auditorium

Chilly Solutions, Fiery Results: Powering Small-Scale Biodigesters with Psychrotrophic Bacteria

Sirikorn Rumdech Yasu S. Morita UM/Amherst Session 5 A15 Auditorium The Synergistic Activity of Antimycobacterial Drugs and Biodegradable Polymeric Nanoemulsion-Emulsified Eugenol Against Persistent Mycobacterium abscessus
Gabriella Tamara Saint-Vil ChangHui Pak UM/Amherst Session 5 A44 Auditorium Investigating Extracellular Matrix Composition and Morphology for Improved Developmental Modeling in Cortical Brain Organoids
Emilio Salazar Lila M. Gierasch UM/Amherst Session 5 A20 Auditorium

Identifying Site U: an Uncharacterized DnaK Binding Region in proPhoA

Katie Sanchez Arteaga Daniel F. López-Cevallos UM/Amherst Session 5 A74 Auditorium Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services Among Immigrant Health and Social Service Organizations in Three Massachusetts Communities
Elena Gloria Schell Wouter Hoogkamer UM/Amherst Session 5 A56 Auditorium Effects of a Single Bout of Asymmetric Surface Stiffness Walking on Lower Limb Muscle Activity
Jamie Seo Jeanne Hardy UM/Amherst Session 5 A75 Auditorium Selective Inhibition of Caspase-6: KT-57 as a Potential Alzheimer’s Therapy in a Neuroinflammatory Mouse Model
Tania Sequeira Jesse Hessler Rhodes UM/Amherst Session 5 A34 Auditorium The Conflict in Kashmir: An Artistic Analysis
Harini Sibi Daniel F. López-Cevallos UM/Amherst Session 5 A73 Auditorium

Impact of Limited English Proficiency on Community Health: Risks of Misdiagnosis and Mistreatment in Chronic Diseases 

Gabriel Harris Silver Vincent Rotello UM/Amherst Session 5 A70 Auditorium Effect of Polyzyme Design on Kinetics and Cellular Uptake
Kaitlyn Soper Jesse Hessler Rhodes UM/Amherst Session 5 A35 Auditorium The Anatomy of Redistricting Reform: How Composition, Rules, and Procedures Shape the Success of Independent Redistricting Commissions
Maria eduarda Tomielo Tonial Martin Hunter UM/Amherst Session 5 A36 Auditorium

Biogas-Based Bioenergy with Carbon Capture Storage (BECCS) for Indoor Farming:  A Net-Negative Emission Strategy


Benjamin Vengalil Margaret Riley UM/Amherst Session 5 A62 Auditorium Exploring the Potential of Bacteriocins in Acne Therapy
Mia Vinci Nianqiang Wu UM/Amherst Session 5 A68 Auditorium Plasmon-Enhanced Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 by Covalent Organic Frameworks with Au Nanoparticles
Quang M. Vuong Zhu Chen UM/Amherst Session 5 A7 Auditorium

Spinel Oxide Catalyst Synthesis for Natural Seawater Electrolysis

Emma Waldron Christian David Guzman UM/Amherst Session 5 A4 Auditorium Patterns of Total Phosphorus in Lentic Waters in Amherst, MA: Campus Pond and Lake Warner
Claire Walko Nianqiang Wu UM/Amherst Session 5 A66 Auditorium Metal Doping of Antimony Molybdenum Oxide Photocatalysts for Sustainable Nitrogen Fertilizer Production
Erica Rose Weinstein Samuel P. Hazen UM/Amherst Session 5 A24 Auditorium

Fluorescent Imaging-Based Identification of the Fungus Fusarium oxysporum in Grass Roots 


Monet Theresa Estella Williams Laura N. Vandenberg UM/Amherst Session 5 A80 Auditorium Effects of Lamotrigine, an Ion-Modulating Pharmaceutical, on the Development of the Mice Mammary Gland
Catelyn Yam Matthew Lackner UM/Amherst Session 5 A57 Auditorium Analysis of Electricity Demand and Offshore Wind Energy Production Trends in New England
Nicholas Ram Yazbek Andrea Pocar UM/Amherst Session 5 A63 Auditorium Studying the Optical Properties of a Si-Coated Reflector in the UMass LXe Setup Using Chroma-Based Optical Simulations 
Kassidy K. Ye Alfred J. Crosby UM/Amherst Session 5 A83 Auditorium

Optimization of High Throughput Hydrogel Formulation and Mechanical Characterization

Chang Yuan Mingxu You UM/Amherst Session 5 A87 Auditorium Targeted Photodegradation of MS2 Coat Protein with TMR-DN and RNA aptamer
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Luke Matthew Abraham Mariana Pereira UM/Amherst Session 6 A74 Auditorium Investigating the Role of the Medial Preoptic Area in Maternal Affect
Minjun Ahn Jesse Mager UM/Amherst Session 6 A47 Auditorium The Role of the Trafficking Protein Particle Complex Subunit 4 (TRAPPC4) during Early Embryonic Development
Ridha F. Alam Rafael Fissore UM/Amherst Session 6 A56 Auditorium Investigating TRPM7 and TRPV3 in Divalent Cation Homeostasis in GV- and MII-Stage Mouse Oocytes
Megan Allen Enrique Suarez UM/Amherst Session 6 A37 Auditorium The "Narrative Effect" and Its Impact on Implementing Equitable Science Education Practices
Margaret Preston Asmus Alexandra Jesse UM/Amherst Session 6 A84 Auditorium
English Listeners’ Use of Stress Shift in Spoken-Word Recognition
Lily Nicolina Attias-Inzano Rachel Hestrin UM/Amherst Session 6 A62 Auditorium
Mycorrhizal Morphological Impacts on Plant Growth and Biomass Allocation
Reese Charlotte Crouse Baxter Lynn Adler UM/Amherst Session 6 A46 Auditorium

Concentrations of Secondary Metabolites in Basil Nectar Influence Parasite Resistance in Bombus impatiens

Mia Grace Bennett Rachael Sirianni UM/Amherst Session 6 A31 Auditorium System for Mouse Cerebrospinal Drug Delivery
Lily Jing Bigelow Rachael Sirianni UM/Amherst Session 6 A34 Auditorium Modeling Leptomeningeal Metastasis: Aligned vs. Random Electrospun Poly(caprolactone) Scaffolds Under Static and Dynamic Flow Conditions
Cyrene Blanchard Alyssa Claire Arnell Greenfield CC Session 6 A20 Auditorium Reclaiming Emily Dickinson’s True Voice: The Queer Love That History Tried to Erase
Gessica Bonheur Stacyann Bailey UM/Amherst Session 6 A45 Auditorium Osteocyte-Osteoclast Interactions Post-Radiation: A Co-Culture Model to Investigate Bone Loss Mechanisms
Anna Sophia Budman Kristen DeAngelis UM/Amherst Session 6 A7 Auditorium Measuring the Impacts of Soil Freeze-Thaw on the Diversity of Anaerobic Microbial Consortia
Rebecca Candido Jill Hoover UM/Amherst Session 6 A82 Auditorium An Analysis of Speech Production and Its Effect on Speech Intelligibility in Down Syndrome and Fragile X Syndrome
Anna Chapman Peter Chien UM/Amherst Session 6 A50 Auditorium An Investigation into the oxyRA105V Mutant in Caulobacter crescentus
Valerie Chung Lynmarie K. Thompson UM/Amherst Session 6 A26 Auditorium DNA-Mediated Assembly of Functional Chemoreceptor Complexes
Katie Lynn Clifford Erica Scharrer UM/Amherst Session 6 A2 Auditorium
Unraveling AI Attitudes Through the College Lens: The Role of Digital Habits, Personality, and AI Literacy
Sethe Hazel Cloutier Alissa Rothchild UM/Amherst Session 6 A67 Auditorium Measuring Type I Interferon Production in Macrophages
Dinah Cohen Alexander Gerson UM/Amherst Session 6 A12 Auditorium Migration and Immune Function in Thrushes: Is There Any Relationship?
Caroline Grace Coyle Youngbin Kwak UM/Amherst Session 6 A75 Auditorium Investigating Explore-Exploit Decision Making in Athletes
Kim Cruz Maria M. Galano UM/Amherst Session 6 A36 Auditorium Post-Migration Adjustment of Guatemalan Migrants to the U.S: Systematic Review
Catherine Cunningham Michael James Constantino UM/Amherst Session 6 A80 Auditorium

Patient Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Relative Valuing of Using Therapist Problem-Specific Effectiveness Data for Provider Selection

Vy Nguyen Khanh Do Jingjing Gao UM/Amherst Session 6 A15 Auditorium Lipid Nanoparticles Targeting the Brain Through Intranasal Delivery
John Joseph Ferriera Michelle Farkas UM/Amherst Session 6 A59 Auditorium

Generation of Cryptochrome-Targeting Nanobodies to Study Protein: Protein Interactions between Core Circadian Proteins

Samantha Ford Maria M. Galano UM/Amherst Session 6 A35 Auditorium Intergenerational Emotion Dysregulation: Examining Trauma History and the Caregiver-Child Relationship
Grace Sheila Gobeil Mary Andrianopoulos UM/Amherst Session 6 A81 Auditorium Acoustic-Perceptual and Prosodic Speech Characteristics in Adolescents with Autism 
Soneli Gunawardana Wilmore Webley UM/Amherst Session 6 A57 Auditorium Mitigating the Cytotoxic Effects of Clofazimine with Taurine in the Treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection 
Alexa Hershberger Akiko Okusu UM/Amherst Session 6 A63 Auditorium The Tale of Two Heads: 1-Azakenpaullone and Neural Recovery in Nematostella
Lilly Horgan Lili He UM/Amherst Session 6 A64 Auditorium Detecting Antibiotic Resistance in Endospore-Forming Probiotic Bacteria Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
Aidan M. Houllahan David Moorman UM/Amherst Session 6 A27 Auditorium

The Role of the Anterior Cingulate Cortex in Cognitive Flexibility: A Novel Attentional Set Shifting Task

Danish Humayun Elizabeth Evans UM/Amherst Session 6 A1 Auditorium Evaluation of Chicopee & Holyoke Access to Treatment & Services (CHATS): Results From Year 1
Charlotte Mary Kaiser John Kingston UM/Amherst Session 6 A87 Auditorium Vietnamese Tone Syllable Coordination
Amanda Faith Kanashiro Jingjing Gao UM/Amherst Session 6 A16 Auditorium The Need and Challenges of Using Gene Therapies to Target Microglia to Attenuate Neuroinflammation
Arien Khan Kirby Deater-Deckard UM/Amherst Session 6 A72 Auditorium

The Biopsychosocial Model of Gender Identity: Reviewing Gender-Sex Incongruence and the Social Aspect of Gender Dysphoria

Daniel J. Kim Jungwoo Lee UM/Amherst Session 6 A39 Auditorium Exercise Switch In Vitro: Osteogenesis and Adipogenesis of Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells
Emily H. Kim Graham Gal UM/Amherst Session 6 A17 Auditorium AI in Financial Audits: Capabilities, Limitations, and Future Prospects
Arwen E. King Alyssa Claire Arnell Greenfield CC Session 6 A19 Auditorium So Hungry I Could Eat A Horse: The 13th Century Mongol Diet & Racial Stereotyping
Ilana M. Krebs Kristen DeAngelis UM/Amherst Session 6 A6 Auditorium Evaluating the Effect of Long-Term Warming on Antimicrobial Resistance Among Alphaproteobacteria, an Abundant Soil Microbe
ARNON KUZMIN Alejandro Heuck UM/Amherst Session 6 A68 Auditorium Leveraging AlphaFold and Coevolution Analysis to Model the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Type III Secretion Translocon
Emily Marie Larkin Lillian Fritz-Laylin UM/Amherst Session 6 A71 Auditorium Determining the Effect of Light on Naegleria gruberi, a Relative of the Brain-Eating Amoeba
Hannah Lee Jungwoo Lee UM/Amherst Session 6 A43 Auditorium The Exploration of Demineralized Bone Paper and Environmental Toxins
Elena Li Linda R. Tropp UM/Amherst Session 6 A78 Auditorium Understanding Links Between Contact Quality and Prejudice Reduction through an Ingroup Constructiveness Lens
Mason Hunter Mello Stacyann Bailey UM/Amherst Session 6 A44 Auditorium Investigating the Impact of Osteoporosis on Breast Cancer Bone Metastases Ex Vivo
Maria Alejandra Meneses Megan C. Gross UM/Amherst Session 6 A21 Auditorium Understanding La Comprensión Bilingüe in Autistic Children: Insights from Eye-Tracking
Grace Morse Caitlyn Butler UM/Amherst Session 6 A58 Auditorium Effect of pH Control on Phosphorus Uptake Efficiency of Biofilm Sequencing Batch Reactor
Rachele Ariana Moyes Alexander Gerson UM/Amherst Session 6 A14 Auditorium
Does the Presence of Haemosporidian Parasites in Swainson’s and Hermit Thrush Affect Their Stopover Performance?

Firdaus Muhammad Verena Carvalho UM/Amherst Session 6 A66 Auditorium FM-01-24: From Soil to Solution – Discovering a Potential Antibiotic Against S. aureus from Olympia Place
Sunny Periyasamy S. Thai Thayumanavan UM/Amherst Session 6 A9 Auditorium Enzyme-Activated Triggerable Micheal Acceptor Prodrugs
Jillian Marie Pestana Carolyn Davies UM/Amherst Session 6 A76 Auditorium The Impact of Values Rationale on Perceptions of Exposure Therapy
NICHOLAS C. QUIGLEY Graham Gal UM/Amherst Session 6 A18 Auditorium

The Impact of PCAOB Regulations on Audit Quality and Independence

Courtney Paige Rowland David Moorman UM/Amherst Session 6 A28 Auditorium The Impact of Volitional Homecage Ethanol Drinking on Flexible Behavior
Anshul Sadh-Gauri Jaime Dávila UM/Amherst Session 6 A77 Auditorium Effect of a Peer-Led Meditation Club on Adolescents’ Well-Being, Empathy, and Compassion
Isabelle Sophia Miranda Schramm von Blucher Ana Caicedo UM/Amherst Session 6 A61 Auditorium Differential Extent of Vascular Invasion by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Lycopersici on Infection of Domesticated and Wild Tomatoes (Solanum spp.)
Erica Allison Schultz Mohammad Atari UM/Amherst Session 6 A79 Auditorium The Moral Language of Political Parties Through Time
Shruthi Senthilkumar Erica Scharrer UM/Amherst Session 6 A5 Auditorium Effects of Visual Metaphors in Health PSAs
Monica A. Silva Megan C. Gross UM/Amherst Session 6 A22 Auditorium Early Language Intervention in PR: Examining Child Behaviors and Caregiver Strategies in Family-Child Interactions
Amelia Talluri S. Thai Thayumanavan UM/Amherst Session 6 A11 Auditorium

Dual-Action-Only PROTACs for Precision Targeting in Cancer

MacKenzie Paige Wallace Enrique Suarez UM/Amherst Session 6 A38 Auditorium
Developing Elementary School Pre-Service Teachers’ Vision of Equitable Science Education
Hannah Whitson Jacquie Kurland UM/Amherst Session 6 A86 Auditorium Using Story Retelling as a Marker in Subclinical Aphasia
Stanley Yuan Lynmarie K. Thompson UM/Amherst Session 6 A25 Auditorium Investigating Stability and Subunit Exchange Kinetics of the CheA P3 Dimer Interface