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Morning refreshments, Campus Center second
floor
To aid visitors, the science posters will be numbered
to correspond with the numbers below.
Zoë Ames '09
Searching for T Tauri Stars in the Aquila Rift; science poster session deriving
from special studies with Suzan Edwards, professor of astronomy Rouwenna Lamm '08
Looking through the Milky Way for New Galaxies in the Taurus Region; science
poster session deriving from REU and special studies with James Lowenthal,
associate professor of astronomy Kristin Alligood '08 and Sarah Bashiruddin '10
Understanding the Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Post Optic Commissure
(POC) Formation in the Zebrafish Forebrain; science poster session deriving
from thesis with Michael Barresi, assistant professor of biological sciences -
Theanne Griffith '08, Erin Watt '06, Brooke Betts '05, Francesca Kotey '09,
Danielle Humbert '07, Elizabeth Kelly '06, Kelly Veneskey '05, Nikhila Gill '09
and Kathleen Rowan '03
Menthol Shares General Anesthetic Activity and Sites of Action on the GABAA Receptor
with the Intravenous Agent, Propofol; science poster session deriving from special
studies with Adam Hall, associate professor of biological sciences, and Andrew
Jenkins, assistant professor of anesthesiology, Emory University
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Jennifer Tyson '08, Laura-Louise Campbell '10, Kristen Hokenson '07, Emily Stackpole
07 and Scott Edmands GR
Neurotoxicity of Anesthetic Cocktails on Cultured Mouse Cortical Neurons; science
poster session deriving from special studies with Adam Hall, associate professor
of biological sciences
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Miki Duruz '10 and Sara Markman '11
Differences in Physical Properties of Hairs of Agouti and Non-Agouti Peromyscus
maniculatus (Deer Mice) Using Macroscopic and Microscopic Images; science poster
session deriving from STRIDE research with Virginia Hayssen, professor of biological
sciences
Alex Webster '08
Effect of Stand Characteristics on Precipitation Throughfall in a New England
Forest; science poster session deriving from thesis with Virginia Hayssen,
professor of biological sciences, and Andrew Guswa, associate professor of
engineering -
Hannah Jaris '09
The Genetic Diversity of Coastal Sediment; science poster session deriving from
special studies with Laura Katz, associate professor of biological sciences
Christina Lyman '08
Unusual Patterns of Evolution in the Ciliate Clade Heterotrichea; science poster
session deriving from thesis with Laura Katz, associate professor of biological
sciences -
Erena Farah Ousman '11, Andrea Gohl AC '08, Penny Luo '08 and Madeline Weigner '09
Comparison of Grazing Rates by Parrotfish and Surgeonfish on Reefs of Belize
and the Bahamas; science poster session deriving from AEMES work with Paulette
Peckol, Louise Harrington Professor of Biological Sciences
Yutian Gan GR
Exercising Muscle: What Happens to the Proteome; science poster session deriving
from thesis with Stylianos Scordilis, professor of biological sciences Khue Nguyen '08
The Effect of Heat Shock on Regulation of the MAPKs in C2C12 Cells; science poster
session deriving from thesis with Stylianos Scordilis, professor of biological
sciences Penny Luo '08
The Diet of Green Crabs Across Three Different Places: Pemaquid Point, Tide Pool
and Mud Flat; science poster session deriving from special studies with L.
David Smith, associate professor biological sciences Rhiannon Chubb '10
5' Race of mRNA from a Mutant Gene; science poster session deriving from STRIDE
research with Carolyn Wetzel, assistant professor of biological sciences Nastassia Shields '09
The Adaptation of E. coli to Shifts in Temperature; science poster session deriving
from special studies with Christine White-Ziegler, associate professor of biological
sciences Ying Mei '08
The Effect of Temperature on E. coli Gene Regulation; science poster session
deriving from special studies with Christine White-Ziegler, associate professor
of biological sciences Elyse Macksoud '10
Characterization of a Transcriptional Fusion to Identify a Thermoregulatory Protein
in E. coli; science poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Christine
White-Ziegler, associate professor of biological sciences Syeda Kashfi Qadri '08
Does Human DNA Found at a Crime Scene Degrade Differently From Parasite DNA in
Human Blood?; science poster session deriving from thesis with Steven Williams,
Gates Professor of Biological Sciences Julie Pyle '08
Difficulties with DMAP: Investigating the Mechanism of the Dakin-West Reaction;
science poster session deriving from thesis with David Bickar, associate professor
of chemistry Pyae Naing '10 and Tenzin Dechen '10
An Investigation of the Chemistry and Reactivity of Iron Gall Ink: New Insights
to an Ancient Problem; science poster session deriving from summer research
with Lâle Burk, senior lecturer in chemistry, and David Dempsey, associate
director of museum services
Diana Colon '08 and Sara Sirois '11
Horseradish Peroxidase vs. Methyltrioxorhenium Metal Catalyst in Vanillin Synthesis;
science poster session deriving from special studies and AEMES work with Lâle
Burk, senior lecturer in chemistry Kasia Kornecki '08
Where, O Where Is Your Hydrogen From?; science poster session deriving from thesis
with Maureen Fagan, assistant professor of chemistry
Lauren Owen '10 and Margaret Nyamumbo '11
Effects of Sunlight on Atmospheric Hydroperoxides; science poster session deriving
from work-study with Shizuka Hsieh, assistant professor of chemistry Holly Boyle '09
Thermodynamic Stability of the Oxidized Guanine Lesion Spiroiminodihydantoin;
science poster session deriving from special studies with Elizabeth Jamieson,
assistant professor of chemistry
Jennie Brown '08
Understanding Biofilm Formation: Adsorption of Polylysine and Alginate on Funcationalized
Silica Surfaces; science poster session deriving from thesis with Kate Queeney,
associate professor of chemistry Margaret Kulkarni '10
Exploring the Initial Oxidation of Si(100); science poster session deriving from
STRIDE research with Kate Queeney, associate professor of chemistry Cynthia Franqui '10
Visualizing Polylysine and Alignate Adsorption using Atomic Force Microscopy;
science poster session deriving from work with Kate Queeney, associate professor
of chemistry
Maureen Reilly '08
Cobalt Complexed Alkynes in the Diels-Alder Reaction; science poster session
deriving from thesis with Kevin Shea, associate professor of chemistry -
Erin Davis GR08
Synthesis of Cyclic Diels-Alder Dienes; science poster session deriving from
special studies with Kevin Shea, associate professor of chemistry
Seiko Fujii '08
Synthesis of a Novel Diels-Alder Diene; science poster session deriving from
thesis with Kevin Shea, associate professor of chemistry Vida Chen '08 and Julie Olson '10
Synthesis of Steroid Derivatives; science poster session deriving from special
studies with Kevin Shea, associate professor of chemistry Abiola Ahove '11, Margaret Mongare '10, Zazi Nylander '09J and Louisa Onyewadume
'09
Cation Transport via Novel Synthetic Ion Channels; science poster session deriving
from special studies with Cristina Suarez, associate professor of chemistry,
and Adam Hall, associate professor of biological sciences Allison Bellew '08
Wireless Sensor Data Acquisition Network; science poster session deriving from
special studies with Judith Cardell, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor
of Computer Engineering Clarissa Chan '11
Teaching Computers Medieval Latin; science poster session deriving from AEMES
work with Nicholas Howe, assistant professor of computer science Allison Bellew '08
Data Mining Wikipedia for the Untold Story; science poster session deriving from
special studies with Dominique Thiebaut, associate professor of computer science Alexandra Gorin '08
Wind Turbine Technology and Energy Markets; science poster session deriving from
special studies with Judith Cardell, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor
of Computer Engineering Katherine Travis '08
Measuring Tree Sap Flux: Sensor Design and Development; science poster session
deriving from special studies with Andrew Guswa, associate professor of engineering Mary Gowins '11 and Katelyn Gerecht '10
Smith College Research on Water: The Experimental Forest; science poster session
deriving from STRIDE research and AEMES work with Andrew Guswa, associate professor
of engineering; Robert Newton, professor of geology; and Amy Rhodes, associate
professor of geology
Diana Chiyangwa '08, Stephanie Lewellen '08 and Dooshaye Moonshiram '08
Design of an Electrical Energy Monitoring System; science poster session deriving
from classwork in Engineering Design Clinic sponsored by Augustus Design with
Susannah Howe, design clinic director; Andrew Guswa, associate professor of
engineering; and Judith Cardell, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Computer
Engineering
Kitu Patel '08 and Briana Tomboulian '08
Design of a Reactor to Treat Wastewater from a Semiconductor Manufacturing Plant;
science poster session deriving from classwork in Engineering Design Clinic
sponsored by IBM with Susannah Howe, design clinic director; Andrew Guswa,
associate professor of engineering; and Judith Cardell, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant
Professor of Computer Engineering
Indira Deonandan '08, Nora Paul-Schultz '08 and Katherine Travis '08
Design of a Low-Power, Low-Cost Bioaerosol Collector; science poster session
deriving from classwork in Engineering Design Clinic sponsored by MIT Lincoln
Laboratories with Susannah Howe, design clinic director; Andrew Guswa, associate
professor of engineering; and Judith Cardell, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor
of Computer Engineering
Natalie Flores '08 and Jessica Wilbarger '08
Roaring Brook Stream Restoration; science poster session deriving from classwork
in Engineering Design Clinic sponsored by the Natural Resources Conservation
Service with Susannah Howe, design clinic director; Andrew Guswa, associate
professor of engineering; and Judith Cardell, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor
of Computer Engineering
Alison Cloutier '08, Elizabeth Dulac '08 and Pisey Lim '08
Design of an Access Spur for the Manhan Rail Trail Extension; science poster
session deriving from classwork in Engineering Design Clinic sponsored by the
Northampton Office of Planning and Development with Susannah Howe, design clinic
director; Andrew Guswa, associate professor of engineering; and Judith Cardell,
Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering
Modupe Adegoke '10
DPOAE Measurement Analysis in the Complex Plane; science poster session deriving
from special studies with Susan Voss, associate professor of engineering
Eliza Parsons '08
Where Do We Draw the Line? Establishing New Elementary School District
Boundaries in Burlington, VT, to Reduce Socioeconomic Segregation; science poster
session deriving from classwork with H. Robert Burger, Achilles Professor of
Geology
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Ling Cheung '09, Andrea Gohl AC '08, Penny Luo '08 and Maya Wei-Haas '09
Coral Reef Ed-Ventures 2007: An Environmental Education Program for Children
of San Pedro, Belize; science poster session deriving from summer program work
with H. Allen Curran, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor Emeritus of Geology;
Paulette Peckol, Louise Harrington Professor of Biological Sciences; and Susan
Etheredge, associate professor of education and child study
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Andrea Gohl AC '08
Urban Geology: Giant Fossil Sponges Rule in the Canals of Miami, Florida; science
poster session deriving from special studies with H. Allen Curran, William
R. Kenan, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Geology
Hoa-Lan Vo '10
"Digging" for Trilobites at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History:
The Resolution!; science poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Bosiljka
Glumac, associate professor of geology
Catherine Shafer '08
Sedimentary Delta Modeling; science poster session deriving from special studies
with Bosiljka Glumac, associate professor of geology Ruth Indrick '08
Critical Zone Interactions: The Influence of Geology and Human Activities on
Soil and Plant Chemistry in the Vineyards Surrounding Milton Freewater, Oregon;
science poster session deriving from thesis with Robert Newton, professor of
geology Maya Wei-Haas '09
Is the Northampton Landfill Contaminating the Groundwater?; science poster session
deriving from Mellon Mays Fellowship Research with Robert Newton, professor
of geology, and Amy Rhodes, associate professor of geology Marie McLane '08
Mysterious Meandering Microbial Mats: Clues to the Environment Post Snowball
Earth - 700 Million Years Ago; science poster session deriving from special
studies with Sara Pruss, assistant professor of geology Marquela Stevenson '09
Gastropod Predation of San Salvador, Bahamas; science poster session deriving
from special studies with Sara Pruss, assistant professor of geology -
Danielle Schmandt '09
Looking for Skeletons in the Cambrian Closet;
science poster session deriving from special studies with Sara Pruss, assistant professor of geology
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Christina Buliga '11, Jesse Bellini '11 and Emily Hart '10
Tracing Road Salt Pollution at Kampoosa Bog, Stockbridge, MA: Variation in Exchangeable
Sodium on Peat; science poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Amy
Rhodes, associate professor of geology; Andrew Guswa, associate professor of
engineering; and Robert Newton, professor of geology
Alison McDonough '10J, Jennifer Wise '10 and Megan Heenehan GR
Coloring Graphs with Given Crossing Patterns; science poster session deriving
from classwork with Michael Albertson, L. Clark Seelye Professor of Mathematics
and Statistics Rosanna Speller '08
Knots and Minimum Distance Energy; science poster session deriving from special
studies with Elizabeth Denne, assistant professor of mathematics and statistics Hillary Sackett '08, Samatha Oestreicher GR, Cheryl Milton GR and Megan Sawyer
GR
Fibonacci Sequences and the Golden Angle in Plants; science poster session deriving
from classwork with Christophe Golé, associate professor of mathematics
and statistics Anna Boatwright GR, Emily Gunawan GR and Jennifer Koonz GR
Conjugacy Classes in Coxeter Groups; science poster session deriving from classwork
with Ruth Haas, professor of mathematics and statistics and engineering
Dina Jaunzeikare '11 and Anna Boehle '11
Setup for Precise Determination of Photomultiplier Linearity and Sensitivity
to Single Photons; science poster session deriving from research assistantship
with Piotr Decowski, professor of physics Katie Su '11 and Shorena Kalandarishvili '11
Design, Construction and Performance of Cherenkov Detectors for PREx Experiment
at the TJNAF in Virginia; science poster session deriving from research assistantship
with Piotr Decowski, professor of physics Kelsey Hattam '09, Aimee Shore '10, Catherine McGuinness '10 and Adrienne Wilson-Muenchow
'10
Mapping the Velocity Field in Granular Flow; science poster session deriving
from special studies with Nalini Easwar, professor of physics Kelsey Hattam '09 and Alisa Stratulat '09
Spatial Force Correlations in 3D Granular Flow; science poster session deriving
from special studies with Nalini Easwar, professor of physics -
Jessica Quiroz AC '08
Mother-Child Interactions and Theory of Mind; science poster session deriving
from Praxis internship with Jill de Villiers, professor of philosophy and Sophia
and Austin Smith Professor of Psychology, and Peter de Villiers, Sophia and
Austin Smith Professor of Psychology
Claire Denton-Spalding '10
Acquisition of Noun Class Markers in Xhosa; science poster session deriving from
STRIDE research with Jill de Villiers, professor of philosophy and Sophia and
Austin Smith Professor of Psychology, and Peter de Villiers, Sophia and Austin
Smith Professor of Psychology Yi Lin '09
Verbal Shadowing = Interfact in False Belief Reasoning?; science poster session
deriving from research assistance with Jill de Villiers, professor of philosophy
and Sophia and Austin Smith Professor of Psychology, Kathryn Hobbs, research
assistant in psychology, and Peter de Villiers, Sophia and Austin Smith Professor
of Psychology Stacy Diaz '10 and Suleica Anziani '10
The Comparison in the Use of Mental State Talk Amongst Latino Children Whose
Mothers are Spanish Dominant and Those Whose Parents are English Dominant;
science poster session deriving from UUSS research assistant work with Kathryn
Hobbs, research assistant in psychology, Jill de Villiers, professor of philosophy
and Sophia and Austin Smith Professor of Psychology, and Peter de Villiers,
Sophia and Austin Smith Professor of Psychology Britta Bell '08, Sarah Levine '08 and Alexandra Selbo-Bruns '08
The Role of Child Temperament in the Development of Perfectionism; science poster
session deriving from classwork with Patricia DiBartolo, associate professor
of psychology -
Catherine Cho '08, Tracy Pearson AC '08 and Alla Pekareva-Kochergina '09
The Relationship Between Perceived Parenting Style and the Two Dimensions of
Perfectionism; science poster session deriving from classwork with Patricia
DiBartolo, associate professor of psychology
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Jesslyn Mullett AC '09J, Shahista Karim '08 and María Rendón
'08J
The Relationship Between Perfectionism, Parental Criticism and Perceived Social
Support; science poster session deriving from classwork with Patricia DiBartolo,
associate professor of psychology
Danielle Guild '08
The Effects of Cytokines on Circadian Rhythms; science poster session deriving
from thesis with Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in the Life Sciences (Psychology)
Natalie Strokes '08
Serotonin's Effect on Per2 Expression in the Choroid Plexus; science poster session
deriving from special studies with Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in the
Life Sciences (Psychology)
Lindsey MacNabb '08
What Time Tells: Linking Circadian Clocks to Cancer; science poster session deriving
from special studies with Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in the Life Sciences (Psychology)
Shari Moore '08 and Elizabeth Snide '08
Dose-Dependent NAN-190 Properties for Potentiating Circadian Responses to Light;
science poster session deriving from special studies and lab assistant work
with Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in the Life Sciences (Psychology)
Rebecca Carlson '10 and Catherine Castillo '10
Reentrainment of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus and Peripheral Organs Following
a Twelve-Hour Phase-Advance; science poster session deriving from work with
Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in the Life Sciences Ally Einbinder '10, Michelle Steiner '11 and Sandy Yu '08
The Developmental Paradox of Individuality and Commonality: Why Do Suzie's Drawings
Simultaneously Look Different From (individuality) and the Same as Her Peers'
(commonality)?; science poster session deriving from STRIDE and volunteer research
with Peter Pufall, professor emeritus of psychology
Jennifer Chain '09 and Tiffany Anne Tseng '11
Profiling Personal Drawing Styles: Do Children's Styles Persist Over Early Development
and Independent of What They Draw? science poster session deriving from STRIDE
research with Peter Pufall, professor emeritus of psychology Rachel Dorset '10 and Courtney Fields '08
Mapping the Relation Between Parents' and Children's Views of the 2004 Presidential
Election: Evidence of Global Concordance of Political Views; science poster
session deriving from STRIDE research and volunteer research fellowship with
Peter Pufall, professor emeritus of psychology Patricia Svrckova '08, Stephanie Del Tufo '08, Rachel Lackert '10 and Alyssa Zachariah
'10
Sex and Drugs: Effects of Anti-Epileptic Drugs on Hormonally Mediated Behaviors;
science poster session deriving from thesis with Madeline Rhodes, visiting assistant
professor of psychology
Elizabeth Ankudowich '08
Can Playing Video Games Make You Smarter?; science poster session deriving from
thesis with Maryjane Wraga, associate professor of psychology
DANCE
Rebeccah Bogue '08, Kamille King '08, Lucy Brush '08, Lorna Troost '08, Marguerite
Simpson '08 and Zoe Marr '08
Senior Dance Choreography Projects
Berenson Studio 3; dance performance deriving from senior seminar with Susan Waltner,
professor of dance
ART, EDUCATION AND CHILD STUDY, AND LANDSCAPE
STUDIES
Kika Gilbert '08
Investigating Identity through Photographic Space and Installation
Campus Center 103/104; art presentation deriving from special studies with Fraser Stables, assistant
professor of art
Eileen E. Woodward AC '08 and Marie Alamed AC '09
A Walk Through the Smith College Campus - Mural Created by Students in 'The Teaching
of Visual Arts in the Classroom'
Campus Center 103/104; art presentation deriving from Praxis internship and classwork
with Cathy Topal, teacher of visual arts, Campus School; lecturer in education and
child study
Elizabeth Chiarelli '08
Learning Through Landscapes: Advanced Landscape Design for a Northampton Bike Trail
Destination and Access Point
Campus Center 103/104; poster presentation deriving from special studies with Reid
Bertone-Johnson, lecturer in landscape studies
MUSIC
Chrys Webb Woodbury '10 and Catherine Mulhern '10
"You Say Potato..." Two Instruments Encountering the Same Score
Earle Recital Hall; music performance deriving from classwork with Judith Gordon, assistant professor
of music
Arianne Abela '08
"Oh! stay and hear": Collaboration With Composer Ronald Perera and Performer
of Premiere, Jane Bryden
Earle Recital Hall; music performance deriving from classwork with Jane Bryden, Iva
Dee Hiatt Professor of Music, and Clifton J. Noble, piano
Laila Plamondon '08
Women Activists in Jazz Music: A Recital
Earle Recital Hall; music performance deriving from classwork with Jane Bryden, Iva
Dee Hiatt Professor of Music, and Clifton J. Noble, piano
SUSTAINABLE HOUSES, HOMES AND COMMUNITIES
Najia Ahmed '09, Ji Ying Zhao '09, Annie Parker AC '08, Nathanael Fortune,
associate professor of physics, James Lowenthal, associate professor of astronomy,
and Michele Wick, lecturer in psychology
Designing for Sustainability: Local and Global Visions
Kahn Institute Colloquium Room; panel presentation deriving from the Kahn Institute
Project "Sustainable Houses,
Homes and Communities"
FRENCH STUDIES
Sarah Ayres Green '11
"Hernani": A Night to Remember
Seelye 101; poster presentation deriving from classwork with Mary Ellen Birkett, professor of
French studies
Elizabeth Ankudowich '08
Colonialism and the Search for Identity
Seelye 101; paper presentation deriving from classwork with Dawn Fulton, associate professor
of French studies
Nancy Dunn AC '08
Plus Ça Change: Graphing Voter Eligibility in 19th-Century France
Seelye 101; PowerPoint presentation deriving from classwork with Mary Ellen Birkett, professor
of French studies
Abiola Ahove '11, Julia Behrs '10, Sean DeMoranville
HC '11, Kerri Hart-Morris '08, Suzanne Moran '11, Emily Penn '11 and Bethany Singer-Baefsky
'11
Wiki: Creating, Editing and Thinking AND (Re) Creating, (Re) Editing and (Re)
Thinking the French Banlieue
Seelye 101; PowerPoint presentation deriving from classwork
with Anouk Alquier, lecturer in French studies
ANTHROPOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY
Lindsay Humes '09J
Privately Owned: Moroccan Museums Enriching the Community
Seelye 102; PowerPoint presentation deriving from study abroad classwork with Elliot Fratkin,
professor of anthropology
Shahzrzad Akbar '09
A Case Study of Muslim Women Practicing Hijab in an American College Campus
Seelye 102; PowerPoint presentation deriving from classwork with Richard Wallace, lecturer in
anthropology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Emily Yen '09
How Inter-agency Collaboration Affects Child Abuse Prevention Agencies in a Community
Seelye 102; PowerPoint presentation deriving from special studies and Mellon Mays Undergraduate
Fellowship with Nancy Whittier, professor of sociology
Jenna Zelenetz '09, Allyson Marks '10 and Eliza Warren
'10
The Festival City: Presentation and Branding at the Newport Folk Festival
Seelye 102; PowerPoint presentation deriving from work with Jonathan Wynn, lecturer in sociology
ASIAN AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING
Thuy Le '09, Hannah Leung '10J, Hana Sun '08 and Lai Wa Wu '08
Asian American Travelers' Tales
Seelye 105; panel presentation deriving from classwork with Floyd Cheung, associate professor
of English language and literature
HISTORY AND DANCE
Sonic Woytonik '08
Chesapeake Servants and Slaves: Race Relations in 17th Century Virginia
Seelye 110; paper presentation deriving from special studies with Neal Salisbury,
Barbara Richmond 1940 Professor in the Social Sciences (History)
Celeste Holz '08
African History through Film
Seelye 110; DVD presentation deriving from special studies with David Newbury, Gwendolen
Carter Professor of African Studies (History)
Eleanor Jefferson '08
Doing as the Romans Do: Cultural Change in the Provinces
Seelye 110; paper presentation deriving from special studies with Richard Lim, professor of history
Cyndal Ellis '08
Zar: Reexamining the Ecstatic Dance Traditions of North Africa
Seelye 110; PowerPoint and dvd presentation deriving from special studies with Donna Mejia, visiting
artist in dance
CLASSICS
Hannah Bartelt '11
Murdering Mothers: Understanding and Representing Andrea Yates
Seelye 212; PowerPoint presentation deriving from STRIDE research with Thalia Pandiri, professor
of classical languages and literatures and of comparative literature
Carly Maberry '08
Designing Metamorphoses: The Production and Web Design Internship for the Metamorphoses Journal
Seelye 212; PowerPoint presentation deriving from internship with Thalia Pandiri, professor of
classical languages and literatures and of comparative literature
Alison Smith '08
War No More?: An Examination of War and Lament in Homer's Iliad
Seelye 212; PowerPoint presentation deriving from thesis with Justina Gregory, professor of classical languages and literatures and of comparative literature
EXPLORING SCIENCE
Cat Munroe '08
Brief Cognitive Restructuring and Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Perfectionism:
Is One More Effective Than the Other?
Seelye 312; PowerPoint presentation deriving from thesis with Patricia DiBartolo,
associate professor of psychology
Margaret Kulkarni '10, Elisabeth Wolfe '10, Najia Ahmed
'09, Rosalie Ray '10 and Jessica Wilbarger '08
Putting on a Smaller Shoe: Concrete Solutions for Reducing Smith's Carbon Footprint
Seelye 312; panel presentation deriving from special studies with Donna Riley, associate
professor of engineering
Johanna Pfeifer '10, Taylor Buono '10 and Stephanie
Erickson '10
Energy Conscious Building Design
Seelye 312; PowerPoint presentation deriving from special studies with Paul Voss,
assistant professor of engineering
Campuswide Lunch, Scott Gymnasium
Open to all students and visitors. Lunch will not be served in campus houses.
AMERICAN STUDIES DIPLOMA PROGRAM THESES
Posters will be presented 1:30-3 p.m.
Berna Balci GR
Cross-cultural Differences Between Request and Apology Production of American and
Turkish Speakers of English
Campus Center 103/104; poster presentation deriving from thesis with Margaret Speas,
professor of linguistics, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Laura de Bruijne GR
"All the News that Fits?" Comparing New York Times Coverage of Vietnam
and Iraq
Campus Center 103/104; poster presentation deriving from thesis with Marc Lendler,
associate professor of government
Sonia Garcia Ruiz GR
A Hollywood Image of Postwar New York: Revealing Gender Roles Through City Spaces
Campus Center 103/104; poster presentation deriving from thesis with Alexandra
Keller, associate professor of film studies
Anida Hadžic GR
Nothing to Be Done?: Susan Sontag and Art as Activism in Sarajevo
Campus Center 103/104; poster presentation deriving from thesis with Jim Hicks,
Director, American Studies Diploma Program
Magali Mel GR
Ethnicity, Race, Gender and Social Class in Barbara Neely's Detective Fiction
Campus Center 103/104; poster presentation deriving from thesis with Daphne Lamothe,
assistant professor of Afro-American studies
Afanwi Niba GR
Swimming in the Mainstream: David Chappelle, Chris Rock and the Rise of African-American
Comedy
Campus Center 103/104; poster presentation deriving from thesis with Louis Wilson,
professor of Afro-American studies
Segolen Perron GR
Writing as Painting: A Study of the Italian and American Landscapes and Gardens
in the Novels of Edith Wharton
Campus Center 103/104; poster presentation deriving from thesis with Carol Christ,
president and professor of English language and literature
Annalisa Staffa GR
The Politics of Evaluation: Asserting U.S. National Interest in the Evaluation
of International Development Programs
Campus Center 103/104; poster presentation deriving from thesis with Rick Fantasia,
director of Kahn Liberal Arts Institute and professor of sociology
Una Tanovi GR
Bosnian Immigrant Writers in Contemporary American Fiction
Campus Center 103/104; poster presentation deriving from thesis with Jim Hicks,
Director, American Studies Diploma Program
Enoch Wambua GR
Press Freedom and State Control: A Study of the Relationship Between State and
Media in Shaping Public Opinion
Campus Center 103/104; poster presentation deriving from thesis with Donald Baumer,
professor of government
Hanna Woodhead GR
Salem on Trial: The Puritan Legal System as a Means of Female Subjugation
Campus Center 103/104; poster presentation deriving from thesis with Neal Salisbury,
Barbara Richmond 1940 Professor in the Social Sciences (history)
Kanako Yamana GR
Representations of Jewish Identity in Broadway Musicals, 1940-1970
Campus Center 103/104; poster presentation deriving from thesis with Justin Cammy,
assistant professor of Jewish studies
SUSTAINABLE HOUSES, HOMES AND COMMUNITIES
Dana Gould '08
The Modern American "Wilderness" and Beyond
Kahn Institute Core; exhibit deriving from the Kahn Institute Project "Sustainable
Houses, Homes and Communities"
Piper Hanson '08
Viewing Heat Loss on Smith Campus Through Infrared
Kahn Institute Core; exhibit deriving from the Kahn Institute Project "Sustainable
Houses, Homes and Communities"
Samantha Lyon '08
The Food Justice Resource Guide
Kahn Institute Core; exhibit deriving from the Kahn Institute Project "Sustainable
Houses, Homes and Communities"
Dharana Rijal '08
Energy Efficiency in a Carbon Trading Future
Kahn Institute Core; exhibit deriving from the Kahn Institute Project "Sustainable
Houses, Homes and Communities"
UNDERGROUNDS UNDERWORLDS
Andrea Gohl AC '08
Images from the Underground: A Geologist's View of Caves
Kahn Institute Core; exhibit deriving from the Kahn Institute Project "Undergrounds
Underworlds"
Lauren Vollono '08
Cult of the Dead: Roman Columbaria and Death Ritual
Kahn Institute Core; exhibit deriving from the Kahn Institute Project "Undergrounds
Underworlds"
SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE STUDIES
Amelia Mitchell '11
The Relationship Between Trans-National Trade and Cooperation Agreements, National
Legislation and Film Production in Latin America
Seelye 101; PowerPoint presentation deriving from STRIDE research with Maria Helena Rueda, assistant
professor of Spanish and Portuguese
Marja van der Loo '08
Deconstructing Seventeenth-Century Dutch Paintings of Brazil
Seelye 101; PowerPoint presentation deriving from special studies with Marguerite Itamar Harrison,
assistant professor of Spanish and Portuguese
Ashleigh Rich '08
Women, Identity, Work and Creative Resistance in the México-U.S./U.S.-México
Borderlands
Seelye 101; PowerPoint presentation deriving from special studies with Michelle Joffroy, associate
professor of Spanish and Portuguese
AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES CONFERENCE PART I: RACE
AND PERFORMANCE
Abigail Minor '08
The Cultural Whitening of Nineteenth-Century Appalachian Mountain Music and Sea Chanteys:
Early Collectors' Oversights and Contemporary Revaluation
Seelye 105; paper presentation deriving from special studies with Rebecca Miller, assistant professor
of music of the Americas, Hampshire College
Jocelyn Thomas '08
Feloni's Black Perspective: A Black Lesbian MC in Rap Music Culture
Seelye 105; PowerPoint presentation deriving from Mellon Mays Undergraduate Research Fellowship
with Steve Waksman, associate professor of music
ECONOMICS
Puja Singhal '08
India's Unwanted Female Children: District-level Analysis of Gender Differential
in Child Mortality
Seelye 106; PowerPoint presentation deriving from thesis with Robert Buchele, professor of economics
Huong Nguyen '08
To Retire or Not to Retire, That Is the Question
Seelye 106; PowerPoint presentation deriving from classwork with Elizabeth Savoca, professor
of economics
Claire Denton-Spalding '10, Lauren Keller '09, Erica Kibbe
'09, Rosalie Ray '10 and Marice Uy '09
Designing for Economic Empowerment: Product Development in Esteli, Nicaragua
Seelye 106; PowerPoint presentation deriving from special studies with Susannah Howe, design
clinic director; Donna Riley, associate professor of engineering; and Nola Reinhardt,
professor of economics
SMITHIPEDIA
Emma Forrest '11, Rachel Hanlon '10 and Lauren Arthur '10
Smithipedia
Seelye 110; panel presentation deriving from STRIDE research with Carol Christ, president, and Nanci
Young, college archivist
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Molly Hamer '10
A Poetic Collection: Sylvia Plath in the Archives
Seelye 201; poster presentation deriving from STRIDE research with Cornelia Pearsall,
associate professor of English language and literature
Carly Maberry '08
"I am I": Sylvia Plath's Formation and Presentation of Her Self
Seelye 201; paper presentation deriving from special studies with Karen Kukil, associate curator,
Libraries, Special Collections, and Michael Thurston, associate professor of English
language and literature
Ketsia Mareck-Loftus '08
The Sovereignty Princess in Germanic and Celtic Mythology
Seelye 201; paper presentation deriving from special studies with Craig Davis, professor of English
language and literature
HOLOCAUST STUDIES
Meredith Badler '08 and Chloe Brownstein '08
Representing the Holocaust Today and Tomorrow
Seelye 212; panel presentation deriving from research project and honors thesis with Justin Cammy,
assistant professor of Jewish studies
UNDERGROUNDS UNDERWORLDS
Candace Clement AC '09, Elizabeth Williams '08 and Maura Donahue, teaching
fellow in dance
Shifting Ground: Subverting Space in Physical, Digital and Performance Undergrounds
Kahn Institute Colloquium Room; panel presentation deriving from the Kahn Institute Project "Undergrounds Underworlds" with
POETRY AND LITERATURE
Vanessa Bergmann '08
Memory in India
Seelye 101; poetry reading deriving from special studies with Mary Koncel, writing
counselor, Jacobson Center for Writing, Teaching and Learning
Jennifer Wise '10
Poetry Matters 2007-08
Seelye 101; DVD presentation deriving from STRIDE research with Ann Boutelle, senior
lecturer in English language and literature
Sarah Muffly '08
Caribbean Women Respond to the Brontës
Seelye 101; paper presentation deriving from thesis with Dawn Fulton, associate professor of
French studies
Angelina Zaytsev '08
Strolling Through the City with Baudelaire and Blok
Seelye 101; paper presentation deriving from special studies with Maria Banerjee, professor of
Russian language and literature
COMMUNITY-BASED SOCIOLOGY RESEARCH
Flor Guevara '08, Kimberly Kufel '09, Elisabeth Pixley-Fink '08, Emily
Steelhammer '08, Mae Cooper MHC '09, Dana Finkelstein HC '08 and Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
UMass '10
Talking Trash: Doing Sociology for H.O.P.E. (Holyoke Organized to Protect the Environment)
Seelye 102; panel presentation deriving from classwork with Ginetta Candelario, associate
professor of sociology
AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES CONFERENCE PART II: RACE
AND POLITICS
Chloe Diamond-Lenow '08
Tranformative Theory: Black Women and Reproductive Rights
Seelye 105; paper presentation deriving from seminar classwork with Riché Barnes,
lecturer in Afro-American studies
Han Meadway '08
The Spectacular Man: Bobby Seale and OJ Simpson on Trial
Seelye 105; PowerPoint presentation deriving from special studies with Kevin Quashie, associate
professor of Afro-American studies
ITALIAN STUDIES
Felicitas Burgi '08
Italians in Switzerland After WWII - From Exploitation to Privilege
Seelye 106; PowerPoint presentation deriving from thesis with Anna Botta, professor
of Italian language and literature and of comparative literature
Lillian Lingham '08
The Role of the Media: Constructing Cultural Identities
Seelye 106; PowerPoint presentation deriving from classwork with Anna Botta, professor
of Italian language and literature and of comparative literature
Sara Goldstein '08
Le Altre Voci: The Voices of Immigrants in Italy Today
Seelye 106; paper presentation deriving from classwork with Anna Botta, professor of Italian
language and literature and of comparative literature
Anielka Sanchez '08
A Failed Revolution? The History of the Red Brigades, an Italian Terrorist
Organization
Seelye 106; paper presentation deriving from thesis with Giovanna Bellesia, professor of Italian
language and literature
Zoe Mindell '08
What Do Raphael, Palladio and Three Popes Have in Common?
Seelye 106; PowerPoint presentation deriving from special studies with Martin Antonetti, curator
of rare books and lecturer in art. Neilson Library
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
Brenda Candelario '10
Spiral Road to Better Eating
Seelye 110; PowerPoint presentation deriving from classwork with Benita Jackson, assistant professor
of psychology
Zephafif Schumacher '08
Psychology of the Working Class: Implications for Health
Seelye 110; PowerPoint presentation deriving from special studies with Benita Jackson, assistant
professor of psychology
Sara Bolduc '08
Medical Technologies and Patient Care: The Psychology Behind the Procedure
Seelye 110; PowerPoint presentation deriving from special studies with Benita Jackson, assistant
professor of psychology
PHILOSOPHY
Jessica Champagne '09J
Morality and Human Flourishing - A Very Concise Look at "Being and Time" by
Martin Heidegger
Seelye 201; paper presentation deriving from special studies with Susan Levin, associate professor
of philosophy
Harper Gernet-Girard '08 and Elyse Waite '10
Grammatical Evidentiality and Epistemic Modality: How do Tibetan- and English- Speaking
Children Talk About What They Know and How They Know It?
Seelye 201; PowerPoint presentation deriving from thesis with Jay Garfield, Doris Silbert Professor
of Philosophy
Lilith Dornhuber deBellesiles '08
Virgin Wife and Liberated Householder: Active Contemplation in Two Philosophies
Seelye 201; paper presentation deriving from thesis with John Connolly, professor of philosophy
Erin Stathis AC
Becoming Amoral: Nietzsche's Critique of Morality
Seelye 201; paper presentation deriving from special studies with Nalini Bhushan, professor of
philosophy
MUSEUM STUDIES
Katrina Greene '08
Constructing a Tragedy: Geometric Analysis of The Daughter of Jephthah
Seelye 204; poster presentation deriving from independent work with David Dempsey,
associate director of museum services, and Pau Atela, professor of mathematics
and statistics
Savannah Sessions '08
The Daguerreotype: Process, Deterioration, Preservation
Seelye 204; poster presentation deriving from special studies with Lâle Burk, senior lecturer
in chemistry, and David Dempsey, associate director of museum services
Kathryn Harada '08
Technical and Art Historical Analysis of Paintings
Seelye 204; poster presentation deriving from special studies with David Dempsey, associate director
of museum services, and Lâle Burk, senior lecturer in chemistry
SMITH AND BEYOND
Samantha Lyon '08
Activism at Smith: Documenting Oral Histories
Seelye 212; DVD presentation deriving from special studies with Martha Ackelsberg,
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Government
Graeham Dodd '08
Students as Stakeholders in Academic-Community Partnerships
Seelye 212; paper presentation deriving from special studies with Lucy Mule, assistant professor
of education and child study
Elizabeth Lyons '08
The Theory and Practice of Internships
Seelye 212; DVD presentation deriving from special studies with Jefferson Hunter,
professor of English language and literature
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