Celebrating Collaborations

Landscape Studies, Design Thinking

Campus Center, under stairs

Laura Edwards ’25, Tayler Ang ’25, Sofia Zasiebida ’27, Thy Vo ’28 :: 1
ParKit: Pedaling Parks to People; poster session deriving from STRIDE and research with Reid Bertone-Johnson, Landscape Studies Program; Eric Jensen, Center for Design and Fabrication; Dale Renfrow, Center for Design and Fabrication; Andrew Palmore, Department of Art; and Kathy Guo, Design Thinking Initiative

Psychology, Statistical & Data Studies

Campus Center 102

Patrizia Picado ’26 :: 2
The Effects of Parental Stress and Social Support on Infant’s Socio-emotional and Language Development; poster session deriving from special studies with Brianna McMillan, Department of Psychology

Artemis Kehribar ’25 :: 4
Body-Worn Cameras and Procedural Justice; poster session deriving from research with Yael Granot, Department of Psychology

Ella Badinger ’26, Olga Kazarov ’25, Ariel Tourmaline ’26, Ceshia Hegarty ’26 :: 5
Is Performative Activism Always Bad?; poster session deriving from special studies with Lauren Duncan, Department of Psychology

Yawen Jie ’26 :: 6
Resonating Through Cultures: Toward a Decolonizing Music Therapy with Key Recommendations; poster session deriving from classwork and research with Benita Jackson, Department of Psychology

Crow Santiago ’26, Cassandra Lerch ’27 :: 7
Associations Between Internalized Stigma, Gender Modality, and Mental Health Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth; poster session deriving from research and SURF with Esther Burson, Department of Psychology

Grace Lwin ’25 :: 8
Episodic Future Thinking as an Intervention to Reduce Risk-Taking Behavior Using the Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART); poster session deriving from research with Preston Thakral, Department of Psychology

Debora Camacho ’25, Nicole Sanchez Flores ’26, Amber Lantigua ’25, Aurora Xu ’25 :: 9
Decelerated Perception: Exploring Slow Motion Through VTS; poster session deriving from classwork with Yael Granot, Department of Psychology

Rae Traver-Fallick ’27, Kayla Tillman ’27 :: 11
Integrating Disability Inclusion Components into Data Science Pedagogy; poster session deriving from research with Shiya Cao, Program in Statistical & Data Sciences

Neuroscience, Biological Sciences, Landscape Studies

Campus Center 103/104

Sara Buszkiewicz ’25, Thayna Martinez Campos ’25J, Lux Ezra Onigman ’26, Theodore Wilson ’26 :: 12
Effects of Social Isolation on Social Avoidance in Mice; poster session deriving from classwork with Mikaela Laine, Program in Neuroscience

Gabi Dondes ’26, Lucy Young ’26, Eléna Zytnicki ’25, Alex Kiernan ’25 :: 13
The Effect of Voluntary Exercise on Memory in Mice; poster session deriving from research and classwork with Mikaela Laine, Program in Neuroscience

Ela Narayan ’26, Li Le Kaplow ’27, Fiona Hegarty ’25 :: 14
Sensitivity to Reward and Pet Ownership as a Buffer against Mental Health Consequences after Life-Stress Events; poster session deriving from classwork with Catherine Mikkelsen, Program in Neuroscience

Jeremiah Hickman-Maynard ’27, Rahel Ghebrehiwet ’28, Lily C. Mitchell ’26J, Aislinn E. Lavery ’26, Ruiyi Song ’25, Mekhala Mantravadi ’26 :: 15
Electric Embryos: Characterizing Bioelectric Patterning during Danio Rerio Embryogenesis; poster session deriving from AEMES research, special studies, STRIDE, and research with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences, and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience

Miranda Birnbaum ’25, Sabrina Young ’25 :: 16
Who Are You? The Unknown Truth of GPR37; poster session deriving from classwork with Mariela Nunez Santos, Program in Neuroscience

Olivia Seker ’26, Haoran Duan ’26 :: 17
Mechanisms of GPR37 Orphan Receptor Activation Mediated by Potential Ligand Interactions; poster session deriving from classwork with Mariela Nunez Santos, Program in Neuroscience

Ivy Newman ’25 :: 18
Circadian Disruptions in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease; Implications for Therapeutic Intervention and Diagnosis; poster session deriving from AEMES research, and research with Mary Harrington, Program in Neuroscience

Aislinn Lavery ’26, Ayla Hauser ’27, Isa Schmidt ’27 :: 20
Investigating the Neuroprotective Effect of Estradiol on Toxin-treated Larval Zebrafish (Danio Rerio); poster session deriving from classwork with Lisa Mangiamele, Program in Neuroscience, and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience

Adah Thomas ’27, Eva Jarbeau ’28, Acadia Vaughn ’28 :: 21
Investigating the Impact of Haloperidol on Activity in Anxiety-Related Brain Regions in Zebrafish; poster session deriving from classwork with Lisa Mangiamele, Program in Neuroscience, and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience

Alondra Mier ’27, Sofija Stanković ’27, Paris Valverde ’27 :: 22
Exploring Cell Growth in Zebrafish Embryos: The Role of Estradiol & GPER; poster session deriving from classwork with Lisa Mangiamele, Program in Neuroscience, and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience

Sadie Tschider ’25 :: 23
Bridging the Gap: How Language Exposure and Brain Structure Explain the Socioeconomic Disparity in Early Childhood Executive Function; poster session deriving from research and honors thesis with Maya Rosen, Program in Neuroscience; and Catherine Mikkelsen, Program in Neuroscience

Caroline Ricketts ’27, Zihan Lyu ’25 :: 24
ML-18 and Bag-2 as Possible Pharmacological Ligands for Orphan Receptor GPR37; poster session deriving from classwork with Mariela Nunez Santos, Program in Neuroscience

Sofia Guerra ’25 :: 25
Microbial Interactions in the Gut-brain Axis: Potential to Alleviate Dysbiosis and Treat Alzheimer’s Disease; poster session deriving from research and honors thesis with Chris Vriezen, Department of Biological Sciences

Biological Sciences

Campus Center Mezzanine Lounge

Shaun Baughman M.S. ’26, Danielle Weiss M.S. ’25 :: 29
Hot N Cold: Effects of Extreme Environmental Stressors on Performance of New England Native and Introduced Seaweeds; poster session deriving from Master of Science thesis research with Paulette Peckol, Department of Biological Sciences; and Aly Putnam, Department of Biological Sciences

Danielle Weiss M.S. ’25, Shaun Baughman M.S. ’26, Adeline Dwyer ’24 :: 30
Between a Rock and a Hot Place: Distribution and Ecological Performance of the Intertidal Herbivore Littorina saxatilis Under Thermal Stress; poster session deriving from Master of Science Program thesis research with Paulette Peckol, Department of Biological Sciences

Lily Weber ’25, Sarah Thieler ’26 :: 31
Do Two Species of Introduced Crab Predators Smell Different, and Can Their Prey Tell the Difference? Metabolomic and Behavioral Analyses; poster session deriving from special studies with L. David Smith, Department of Biological Sciences; and Robert Samples, Center for Mass Spectrometry

Neuroscience, Biological Sciences, Engineering

Campus Center Flex Lounge

Elinor Washington ’26 :: 32
The Effect of Cerebral Hypoperfusion on Daily Rhythms of Locomotor Activity in Mice after Carotid Artery Stenosis; poster session deriving from special studies and research with Mary Harrington, Program in Neuroscience; and Catie Cutia, Program in Neuroscience

Kaeli Bennett ’25, Sophia Zuccala ’26, Neila Casseus ’27, Ayesha Syar ’26 :: 33
Botanical Food Fight: Competition for Insect Prey between two Carnivorous Pitcher Plant Species, Sarracenia leucophylla and Sarracenia rubra; poster session deriving from classwork, special studies, and research with Jesse Bellemare, Department of Biological Sciences

Anya Zhao ’25 :: 34
Intracellular Trafficking and Apoptosis Signaling of Engineered Fn3 Protein for Mesothelin-Targeted Cancer Therapy; poster session deriving from research with Sarah. J. Moore, Picker Engineering Program

Liyana Asaria-Issa ’27, Vivian Manning-Cartwright ’28 :: 
Building the Brain: Investigating the Role of Sonic Hedgehog Signaling in Migration of Cranial Neural Crest Cells into the Zebrafish Forebrain; poster session deriving from STRIDE and research with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences

Emma Robertson ’25 :: 36
Getting Out of Harm’s Way: Exploring the Potential of Stressor Controllability as an Intervention to Mitigate Self-Harm in Adolescents with Early Life Stress; poster session deriving from classwork, special studies, and research with Maya Rosen, Program in Neuroscience

Geosciences

Campus Center 203

Claire Anton ’25, Rheva Wolf ’28 :: 37
Melting Mount Baker; poster session deriving from special studies and STRIDE with Sarah Mazza, Department of Geosciences

Isabel Espinosa ’25, Sarah Thieler ’26, Erin Corcoran ’25, Raina Plevyak ’25, Nikola Jensen ’25, Yilin Gu ’26, Ashley Zhang ’26, Milla Wenick ’25, Claire Anton ’25, Bethany Stephens ’25 :: 38
How Many Geologists Does It Take to Find a Boulder? Tracking Storm-Driven Coastal Boulder Movement on San Salvador Island, Bahamas; poster session deriving from classwork with Bosiljka Glumac, Department of Geosciences; and Allen Curran, Department of Geosciences

Emily Middleton ’28 :: 39
Exploring the Tsunamigenic Potential of Thrust Faults in the Hokkaido Collision Zone; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Jack Loveless, Department of Geosciences

Maya Guise ’25 :: 41
Igneous Origins of Minerals in Bermudan Carbonate ROV Samples; poster session deriving from research with Sarah Mazza, Department of Geosciences

Dillon Smith ’25, Clara Goshgarian ’25 :: 42
First Documentation of Thick Microbial Encrusters on Pleistocene Corals from Turks and Caicos Islands; poster session deriving from special studies with Bosiljka Glumac; Department of Geosciences, and Allen Curran, Department of Geosciences

Dillon Smith ’25 :: 43
Criteria for Recognizing Clotted Microbialites in Pleistocene, Coral-rich, Shallow-marine Carbonates from the Bahamas; poster session deriving from special studies with Bosiljka Glumac, Department of Geosciences; and Allen Curran, Department of Geosciences

Olivia Dawson ’25 :: 44
Understanding the Magmatic Association of a Dike Found Near Killington, Vermont; poster session deriving from special studies with Sarah Mazza, Department of Geosciences

Isabel Espinosa ’25, Sarah Thieler ’26, Erin Corcoran ’25, Raina Plevyak ’25, Nikola Jensen ’25, Yilin Gu ’26, Ashley Zhang ’26, Milla Wenick ’25, Claire Anton ’25, Bethany Stephens ’25 :: 45
No More Pore Decisions! Understanding Controls on Porosity and Permeability of Pleistocene Carbonate Rocks from San Salvador Island, Bahamas; poster session deriving from classwork with Bosiljka Glumac, Department of Geosciences; and Allen Curran, Department of Geosciences

Erin Corcoran ’25 :: 47
Efficient Carbon Fixation: Genomic Evidence for the Acquisition of the 3-Hydroxypropionate Bicycle by Phototrophic Gemmatimonadetes Via Horizontal Gene Transfer; poster session deriving from special studies and research with Luce Ward, Department of Geosciences

Katy Whipple ’27, Maya Bennett ’27 :: 50
Using Organic Proxies to Reconstruct Past Climate and Seasonality from Glacial Lake Hitchcock Sediments; poster session deriving from special studies with Greg de Wet, Department of Geosciences

Xiomara Soto ’25 :: 52
New Geochemical Data from the Three Ponds Gabbro, NH: Insights Into Post-Acadian Magmatism; poster session deriving from special studies with Sarah Mazza, Department of Geosciences

Beatrice Tauer ’27 :: 53
The Evolution of Cyanobacteria to Saltwater Environments; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Luce Ward, Department of Geosciences

Sharmila Green ’27 :: 55
Fault Block and Mesh Modeling of the Japanese Islands and Subduction Zone; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Jack Loveless, Department of Geosciences

S. Whitin ’27, Anna Boden ’26 :: 56
Utilizing Machine Learning for Predicting Environmental Factors from Soil Microbial Communities; poster session deriving from special studies with Luce Ward, Department of Geosciences

Chemistry, Biochemistry

Campus Center Art Wall

Anh Truong ’25, Corinn Richards ’26, Hannah Pettibone ’27, Michelle Xu ’27 :: 58
Developing Menstrual Hygiene Product Using Cellulose and Cellulose Derivatives from Tea Leaf Waste Fibers; poster session deriving from AEMES research, special studies, and research with Kevin Shea, Department of Chemistry

Samara Ashooh ’28, Jacqueline Brannan ’28, Evelyn Adkins ’28, Riko Mukoyama ’26, Clare Harned ’27 :: 59
Expression and Purification of N-hydroxylases Involved in Making the Iron-Chelating Drug, Desferrioxamine B; poster session deriving from STRIDE and research with Lesley-Ann Giddings, Department of Biochemistry

Karen Bekhazi ’25, Ada Fiala ’27, Grace Hylton ’27, Lauren Lee ’27, Montserrat Marentes Dominguez ’26 :: 60
Design of Self-Rolling Hydrogel Tubes for Regenerative Medicine Applications; poster session deriving from special studies and research with Maren Buck, Department of Chemistry

Pria Parker ’25, Liangnuo Zhang ’25, Nitya Sharma ’26, Ayah Muhiddin ’26, Maeve Lamb ’27, Catherine Collins ’27 :: 61
Chan-Evans-lam Oxidative Alkyation; poster session deriving from special studies and research with Dave Gorin, Department of Chemistry

Rachel Jiang ’27, Anna-Lee Thompson ’25, Chu Luo ’25, Jingyi Sze ’26J, Kadiatou Diallo ’26, Tho Nguyen ’28, Molly Krulewitch ’26 :: 62
Towards an Enzyme Mimic through DNA-Palladium Conjugation; poster session deriving from AEMES research, special studies, STRIDE, and McKinley Fellowship with Dave Gorin, Department of Chemistry

Mary Colabella ’25 :: 63
EPR Spectroscopy of Co(II) Metalated DNA Nanostructures; poster session deriving from special studies, and research with Cristina Suarez, Department of Chemistry; and Elizabeth Jamieson, Department of Chemistry

Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Geosciences

Campus Center 204

Lydia Stein ’25, Charlotte Klurfeld ’26, Guinevere Zhang ’27 :: 65
Aerosol Chemistry- Solvation Studies; poster session deriving from special studies with Andrew Berke, Department of Chemistry

Josephine Beltramo ’27, Elise Farstad ’26, Michelle Wu ’27, Yuyao Zhu ’27, Ruth Harkins ’28 :: 66
Investigation of the Functional Group Tolerance of Iron-Catalyzed Cyclizations to Form Naphthalenes; poster session deriving from special studies, STRIDE, and research with Alexandra Strom, Department of Chemistry

Grace Su ’25, Afton McKenna ’25, Rael Daniel ’25, Winter Gonzales Warnicke ’27, Kyra Hawk ’27, Hannah MacPherson ’26 :: 67
Synthesizing Novel Derivatives of Neurolenin Compounds Isolated from Neurolaena lobata; poster session deriving from special studies with Kevin Shea, Department of Chemistry, and Steven Williams, Department of Biological Sciences

Yangyang Lyu ’25, Angela Zhang ’26, Yiling Zong ’27, Khadija Ailane ’28 :: 68
Development of New Oxidative Amination Reactions with Iron Inspired by Mechanistic Study; poster session deriving from AEMES research, special studies, and research with Alexandra Strom, Department of Chemistry

Ave Petra ’27, Taylor Agena ’26, Yusra Afzal ’27, Tierna Matecha ’26J, Kyara Soto Villareal ’26, Wantong Wu ’25, Sofia Calavitta ’26, Kat Brady ’26 :: 69
Promoting Climate Literacy Through Engaging with World Languages and Cultures; poster session deriving from AEMES research, concentration Project, and STRIDE with Bosiljka Glumac, Department of Geosciences, and Reyes Lázaro, Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Breanna Sprague ’25, Elizabeth Ferrell ’25, CM Kirk ’27, Maeve McConnell ’27, Nimco Xuseen ’27, Elizabeth Nahstoll ’28 :: 71
Development of an Iron-Catalyzed Cyclization for Site Selective Formation of Carbon-Substituted Naphthalenes; poster session deriving from AEMES Research, special studies, STRIDE, and research with Alexandra Strom, Department of Chemistry

George Rogers ’25, Sarah Rabner ’27 :: 72
Investigating the Electron-Donating Effect of a Cobalt-Complexed Alkyne in the Diels-Alder Reaction; poster session deriving from special studies and research with Kevin Shea, Department of Chemistry

Halley Wilkinson ’25 :: 73
Quantifying Calcite Twin Development across the Brittle-to-Ductile Transition Zone Using Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD); poster session deriving from special studies, research, and SURF with Sarah Mazza, Department of Geosciences, and Andrew Cross, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Astronomy, Physics

Campus Center 205

Gena Levin ’25 :: 74
JWST Spectroscopy Reveals Low AGN Incidence in Star-forming Galaxies at z∼3; poster session deriving from REU and honors thesis with James Lowenthal, Department of Astronomy

Sydney Currie Wrye ’25, Sarah Dankovich ’25, Carolyn Jalowayski ’26, Kaday Jarra ’26, Emily Jones ’26, Alette Matthews ’26, Marlena Word ’26, Emma Stoudemire ’27J, Riley Amos ’27, Madeline Dean ’27, Susan Niu ’27, Ally Knutson ’27, Maddie Milla ’27, Lisa :: 75
Exoplanet Transit Follow-up Observations; poster session deriving from AEMES research, special studies, and STRIDE with James Lowenthal, Department of Astronomy

Quin Berfield-Brewer ’26 :: 76
Hidden in the Dust: Searching for Active Galactic Nuclei in JWST’s COSMOS Field Survey; poster session deriving from special studies with James Lowenthal; Department of Astronomy, and Min Yun, UMass Amherst, Department of Astronomy

Ashley Messier ’25 :: 77
Undead Planetary Systems: Dust Disks Around White Dwarfs; poster session deriving from special studies, and honors thesis with Kimberly Ward-Duong, Department of Astronomy

Susan Niu ’27 :: 78
Orbit Fitting for Low-mass Binary System; poster session deriving from special studies with Eliot Vrijmoet, Department of Astronomy; and Kimberly Ward-Duong, Department of Astronomy

Alette Matthews ’26 :: 79
WISE0720-0846 AB and its Very Low Mass Binary Cousins; poster session deriving from research with Eliot Vrijmoet, Department of Astronomy; and Kimberly Ward-Duong, Department of Astronomy

Aimen Obaid ’27, Ava Carroll ’27 :: 82
Chasing Faint Light: Spectroscopy of Weak Atomic Oxygen Transitions; poster session deriving from AEMES research, and special studies with Will Raven, Department of Physics

Aimen Obaid ’27, Gabriella Schuckers ’27 :: 83
PULSE: Pilot-Wave Understanding of Large-scale System Evolution.; poster session deriving from special studies with Travis Norsen, Department of Physics

Exercise & Sports Studies, Government, Jandon Center, Computer Science, Medieval Studies, History

Campus Center Garden Level

Gabriela Ayala Becerra ’25, Jazmyn Washington ’25, Taz Tamai ’27, Zeynep Akdora ’27 :: 141
EMG Analysis of Lower Back Pain in Collegiate Female Rowers; poster session deriving from STRIDE, and research with Stephanie Jones, Department of Exercise and Sports Studies

Vaishnavi Cherukupalli ’25, Augustina Alapa ’26, Eleanor Gaugh ’27, Amber Latingua ’25, Corrine Liu ’27, Isha Sultan ’27, Maya Anthony ’28 :: 142
Can Having Better Physical Activity and Sleep Behaviors Influence Arterial Stiffness Outcomes in Young Women?; poster session deriving from special studies and research with Sarah Witkowski, Department of Exercise and Sports Studies

Isabel Aldort ’27, Annika Houge ’26 :: 143
Habitual Physical Activity and Effects on Nocturnal Hot Flashes; poster session deriving from STRIDE and research with Sarah Witkowski, Department of Exercise and Sports Studies, and Randi Garcia, Program in Statistical & Data Sciences

Casey MacGibbon ’25 :: 144
Modeling Hot Flashes and Physical Activity; poster session deriving from research with Sarah Witkowski, Department of Exercise and Sports Studies

Ally Tutay ’25 :: 145
Global Demand, Local Dilemma: How the Pandemic Shifted Reshaped Migration for Filipino Healthcare Workers; poster session deriving from special studies with Cheng Xu, Department of Government

Chon-sa Cardona ’25, Emma Robertson ’25, Kristine Le ’25, Lilliana Frantz ’25, Maryam Ahmad ’25, Dina Sehnawi ’26, Hadley Johnston ’26, Hannah Hafner ’26, Kimberly By Goytia ’26 :: 146
STEAM Team, Jandon Center for Community Engagement: STEM and Art Educational Outreach in the Pioneer Valley Community; poster session deriving from STEAM Team, and Jandon Center for Community Engagement with Asli Ali, Jandon Center for Community Engagement

Tseegi Nyamdorj ’25 :: 147
Conversion of Docx to Manubot-based Markdown File; poster session deriving from special studies, research, and SURF with Halie Rando, Department of Computer Science

Rehab Malik ’27, Seunghyeon Kim ’26 :: 148
Mapping Meal Plans Through Graphical Data; poster session deriving from research with Halie Rando, Department of Computer Science; and Katherine M. Kinnaird, Department of Computer Science and Program in Statistical & Data Sciences

Elaine Chen ’26, Quinn He ’26J, Ashley Qian ’26 :: 149
Implementing Clustermatch on GPU and MPI: Accelerating Computational Performance; poster session deriving from research with Michael Robson, Department of Computer Science

Sydney Weisberg ’26, Molly Daniel ’26, Kika Kovaleski ’25, Vivian Myers ’28, Jessica Klurfeld ’26 :: 150
Operation Specification: Extending GitLab to Incorporate Specifications; poster session deriving from research with Alicia Grubb, Department of Computer Science

Zihan Lyu ’25, Quinn He ‘26J, Elaine Chen ’26, Rya Jasmin Donelo ’27, Tana Liu ’26, Glenvelis Perez ’26 :: 151
Reevaluating Computer Vision's Dog Breed Identification Problem; poster session deriving from special studies and research with Halie Rando, Department of Computer Science

Amy Vo ’25 :: 152
Smith College’s Arms & Armory (600-1596 CE); poster session deriving from research with Joshua Birk, Department of History

Stella Metcalf ’25 :: 153
Ibn Taymiyya and the Syrian Uprising: Tracking Medieval Jihad Discourse on X; poster session deriving from research with Joshua Birk, Medieval Studies Program

Jandon Center for Community Engagement

Campus Center 003 Lounge

Elena Roby ’27, Taylor Agena ’26, Cleo Waxman-Lee ’27, Colleen Lynch ’27, Zoe Khan ’27, Ava LeBlanc ’26 :: 155
Status of Smith College’s Food Rescue Network; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Charlotte Ljustina, Jandon Center for Community Engagement

Mathematical Sciences, Education & Child Study, Engineering

Campus Center 001 TV Lounge

Rachel Reinking ’25, Dillon Smith ’25 :: 159
Testing Troubles: The Evolution of Testing at Smith College; poster session deriving from MaRS with Shannon Audley, Department of Education and Child Study, and Chris Golé, Department of Mathematical Sciences

Jourbienthia Paul ’25, Sarah Thieler ’26, Keona Edwards ’26 :: 160
Hidden Futures: Reimagining STEM Pathways, Challenging the Leaky Pipeline, and Redefining Success; poster session deriving from MaRs with Shannon Audley, Department of Education and Child Study, and Chris Golé, Department of Mathematical Sciences

Sofia Morales ’25 :: 161
Development of Math Anxiety in HURM Students; poster session deriving from honors thesis with Shannon Audley, Department of Education and Child Study

Karina Padilla ’26 :: 163
Biological and Physicochemical Characterization of Aging Plastics in Freshwater; poster session deriving from Beckman Scholars Fellowship with Niveen Ismail, Picker Engineering Program

Arisha Faiyas ’26 :: 164
Modeling Sustainable Power Grid for Barbados; poster session deriving from classwork with Judith Cardell, Picker Engineering Program

Leila Cowan ’26, Gabriella Schuckers ’27, Ronja Eilfort ’28, Julia Steinberg ’27 :: 165
How Deep Is Your Love? The Relationship Between Web Depth and Balanced Yamanouchi Strandings; poster session deriving from research with Julianna Tymoczko, Department of Mathematical Sciences

Geosciences

Campus Center 102

Laine Fine ’27, Amelia Scott ’27 :: 2
Sources of Water to MacLeish Field Station Vernal Pools Whatley, MA; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Amy Rhodes, Department of Geosciences, and Marc Anderson, Department of Geosciences

Jill Ferraro ’26 :: 4
Ordovician Reef Builders and Mud Mounds in Nevada's Arrow Canyon Range; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences

Pippa Powell ’26 :: 5
Testate Fossils from the Neoproterozoic Berg Aukas Formation: A Thriving Biosphere after Snowball Earth; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences

Chuck Bayliss AC ’25 :: 6
The Mystery of the Bermuda Rise: Analysis of Castle Harbor Causeway Core; poster session deriving from special studies with Sarah Mazza, Department of Geosciences

Zoe Khan ’27 :: 7
Oklahoma Injection Wells and the Case of Induced Seismicity; poster session deriving from classwork with Jack Loveless, Department of Geosciences

Isabel Espinosa ’25 :: 8
Macroinvertebrates and Water Geochemistry: Establishing Background Water Quality of the Mill River to Contextualize Smith College’s Management of Paradise Pond; poster session deriving from honors thesis with Amy Rhodes, Department of Geosciences, and Marney Pratt, Department of Biological Sciences

Victoria Mills ’26, Madison Milla ’27 :: 9
Barriers to Life on Icy Moons; poster session deriving from special studies with Luce Ward, Department of Geosciences

Dina Watson ’28 :: 11
Sponges in Berry Head, Newfoundland; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Sara Pruss, Department of Geology

Biological Sciences, Neuroscience, Statistics & Data Sciences

Campus Center 103/104

Akshita Nistala ’27, Lola Figueroa ’28 :: 12
Androgenic Hormones Influence Neural Morphology Underlying Novel Behaviors in Foot-flagging Frogs (Staurois parvus); poster session deriving from AEMES research and research with Lisa Mangiamele, Department of Biological Sciences

Ana Gallegos Castaneda ’27, Adah Thomas ’27, Addy Martinez De La Rosa ’28, Ysabella Leonelli ’28, Josephine Tu ’28, Miranda Birnbaum ’25 :: 13
Alzheimer’s Disease Progression in Mice; poster session deriving from AEMES research, and research with Mary Harrington, Program in Neuroscience, and Zhen Nie, Program in Neuroscience

Sabrina Wilke ’25, Theodore Wilson ’25, Anmol Kaur ’26, Lydia Jordan ’26 :: 14
The Influence of Activity in the Pre-supplementary Motor Area on Resilience in the Face of Stressors, Using the Inhibitory Contrast of the Stop-Signal Task; poster session deriving from classwork with Catherine Mikkelsen, Program in Neuroscience

Shivani Sawant ’25, Allie Shao ’27, Lucy Young ’26, Ruth Gomez ’26 :: 15
Medial Orbitofrontal Cortex Activity, N-back Task Scores, and Resilience: A Preregistered Analysis in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Consortium; poster session deriving from research with Catherine Mikkelsen, Program in Neuroscience

Shivani Sawant ’25, Allie Shao ’27, Lucy Young ’26, Ruth Gomez ’26 :: 16
The Role of Medial Orbitofrontal Cortex Activity in Resilience: A Preregistered Analysis in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Consortium; poster session deriving from classwork with Catherine Mikkelsen, Program in Neuroscience

Miranda Birnbaum ’25 :: 18
The Impact of 6 Hour Jet Lag on Locomotor Activity, Core Body Temperature, and Liver Rhythm in One-year-old C57 Transgenic Mice; poster session deriving from research with Mary Harrington, Program in Neuroscience, and Zhen Nie, Program in Neuroscience

Kaixin Huang ’26 :: 20
Effects of Maternal Circadian Desynchronization on Brain Gene Expression; poster session deriving from special studies with Ilia Karatsoreos, Department of Psychological and Brain Science, and Jiexin Wang, Saïd Akli, Department of Psychological and Brain Science, University of Massachusetts

Grace Lwin ’25 , Persephone Sinnis-Bourozikas ’25, Jessie Zhou ’26 :: 23
Examining the Influence of Expert Testimony and Speed in Court Video Evidence; poster session deriving from classwork with Yael Granot, Department of Psychology

Cadence Dorrian ’26, Jessie Zhou ’26, Amber Zhang ’27 :: 24
Biases in Interpretation of Visual Evidence: How the Presence of a Blind Juror Influences Language in Legal Settings; poster session deriving from research with Yael Granot, Department of Psychology

Lucia Qin ’26, Mehreen Mirza ’25 :: 28
The Sexual Orientation and Gender Intersection-Related Healthcare Disparities from a Social Context Perspective; poster session deriving from research with Shiya Cao, Program in Statistical & Data Sciences

Biological Sciences, Chemistry

Campus Center Flex Lounge

Buddy Luong ’27, Liyana Asaria-Issa ’27, Jackie Wiechmann ’27, Lily Claire Mitchell ’28 :: 32
Computational Developmental Biology: Using Virtual Reality to Analyze Zebrafish Embryonic Brain Development; poster session deriving from research with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences

Sophie Collet ’25 :: 33
The Plant Sex Poster Series; poster session deriving from classwork with Lisa Mangiamele, Department of Biological Sciences

Hadley Johnston ’26 :: 34
Development of Nanocarriers with Nanoparticle Interiors and DNA Origami Exteriors for the Targeted Delivery of Chemotherapeutics; poster session deriving from special studies and research with Nathan Derr, Department of Biological Sciences and the Program of Biochemistry

Astrid Johnson ’26, Isabel Angus ’25, Charlotte Chai ’25J :: 35
Base-pair Opening Kinetics and Structural Stability of Mutagenic DNA Lesions; poster session deriving from special studies, research, and honors thesis with Cristina Suarez, Department of Chemistry; and Elizabeth Jamieson, Department of Chemistry

Kendra Flanigan ’25, Roz Borah ’25, Rōnin Akurosawa ’26, Tensang Sangmo ’28 :: 36
Design and Fabrication of Customizable Chemically-responsive Polymer Networks by Post-polymerization Modification; poster session deriving from special studies, research, and honors thesis with Maren Buck, Department of Chemistry

Biological Sciences

Campus Center 203

Alita Kuiee ’25 :: 37
The Songbirds Tango: A Response to The Misconceptions on Conception Fueling Feminist Art; poster session deriving from classwork with Lisa Mangiamele, Department of Biological Sciences

Ellie Walker ’26 :: 38
Differential Gene Expression of Nonpathogenic Probiotic E. coli strain EcN 1917 in Relation to Biofilm Formation Ability; poster session deriving from classwork, special studies, and research with Christine White-Ziegler, Department of Biological Sciences

Hayley Neighmond M.S. ’25, S. Whitin ’27 :: 39
Comparing the Metagenome of Black and White Rhinos (Diceros bicornis and Ceratotherium simum); poster session deriving from research, Master of Science thesis research with Steven Williams, Department of Biological Sciences; Mary Doherty, Department of Biological Sciences; Tanya Lama, Department of Biological Sciences; Blair Bently, Department of Biological Sciences; and Riccardo Racicot, Biological Sciences

Li Le Kaplow ’27, Emie Sholly ’27 :: 40
Building the Forebrain and Investigating the Role of Cranial Neural Crest Cells Through Genetic Ablation; poster session deriving from special studies, and research with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences; and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience

Kayleigh Castillo ’27, Allison Bleicher ’27 :: 41
Squid Signals: Exploring Convergently Evolved Mechanisms for Building the Large Brains of Cephalopods; poster session deriving from research with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences; and Naren Pathak, Program in Neuroscience

Cynthia Arguijo ’27J, Susie Hodson ’27 :: 42
DNA Sequencing and Identification of Moths Found at MacLeish Field Station; poster session deriving from AEMES Research, and STRIDE with Mariana Abarca, Department of Biological Sciences; and Riccardo Racicot, Center for Molecular Biology

Beatrice Wendling ’25, Callahan Day ’26, Hannah Wolman ’27, Louisa Miller-Out ’26 :: 43
Mechanistic Insights into Neurolenin as a Novel Treatment for Helminth Parasite Infection; poster session deriving from special studies, research, and honors thesis with Steven Williams, Department of Biological Sciences; Susan Haynes, Department of Biological Sciences; Mary Doherty, Department of Biological Sciences; Riccardo Racicot, Center for Molecular Biology; and Robert Samples, Center for Mass Spectrometry

Mariel Dunn ’25 :: 45
Effects of Variant Springs on Plant-herbivore Interactions: Checkerspot Butterfly and White Turtlehead; poster session deriving from Master of Science thesis research with Mariana Abarca, Department of Biological Sciences

Leah Corckran ’25 :: 46
Multimodal Signaling in Staurois parvus in Response to Environmental Noise Levels; poster session deriving from special studies with Lisa Mangiamele, Department of Biological Sciences

Abby Dickson ’27, Kate Floer ’26 :: 47
Advancing the Detection of Onchocerca volvulus in S. damnosum Vectors; poster session deriving from research with Steven Williams, Department of Biological Sciences; and Mary Doherty, Department of Biological Sciences

Maggie Sullivan ’26 :: 48
Biofilms and Differential Gene Expression in Uropathogenic E. coli; poster session deriving from special studies with Christine White-Ziegler, Department of Biological Sciences

Susie Hodson ’27, Cynthia Arguijo ’27 :: 49
Assessing Survivability of Overwintering Euphydryas Phaeton Caterpillars in a Humidity Gradient; poster session deriving from AEMES and STRIDE research with Mariana Abarca, Department of Biological Sciences

Rose McCollough ’26, Eleanor Szostalo ’25 :: 50
Exploring the Possibility of Linkage between DNase Production and Antagonism; poster session deriving from classwork, special studies, and research with Jan Vriezen, Department of Biological Sciences

Emma Butterick ’26 :: 52
Gene Expression of Enteropathogenic E. coli Related to Temperature Change; poster session deriving from special studies with Christine White-Ziegler, Department of Biological Sciences

Rose Spielman ’28, Sabrina Wilke ’25, Lillian Mearsheimer ’25, Sophia Liu ’27, Nicole Shi ’27, Maya Hruskar ’27, Emma Cohler ’27 :: 53
Building a Brain: Discovering the Roles of Meteorin and Meteorin-like in Central Nervous System Development and Regeneration in Zebrafish; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Michael Barresi, Department of Biological Sciences; and Narendra Pathak, Program in Neuroscience

Varshini Anand ’25, Hannah Ross ’25 :: 55
CRISPR-Mediated Gene Knockout of Core Clock Genes in Aedes albopictus; poster session deriving from special studies with Steven Williams, Department of Biological Sciences

Hannah Wolman ’27 :: 56
Leveraging Nasal Swabs as an Alternative Diagnostic for Endemic Parasitic Infection; poster session deriving from special studies, and research with Steven Williams, Department of Biological Sciences; Michelle Puch, Department of Biological Sciences; Mary Doherty, Department of Biological Sciences; and Susan Haynes, Department of Biological Sciences

Biochemistry, Biological Sciences

Campus Center Art Wall

Christine Cui ’25 :: 58
Spatial Distribution of Mast Cells in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia; poster session deriving from special studies, and research with Cristina Suarez, Program of Biochemistry, and Elizabeth Jamieson, Program of Biochemistry

Anna Ferronato Pimentel ’25 :: 59
Exploring Creatine Kinase Proteoforms in C2C12 Myogenesis; poster session deriving from AEMES research, research, and honors thesis with Stylianos Scordilis, Department of Biological Sciences

Wanying Fan ’25, Hailey Li ’28 :: 60
CRISPR-Cas9 Cactus Immunity Gene Knockout in Aedes albopictus Mosquito Cells; poster session deriving from special studies, research, and honors thesis with Steven Williams, Department of Biological Sciences, Mary Doherty, Department of Biological Sciences, and Susan Haynes, Department of Biological Sciences

Isa Pereira-Tosado ’25 :: 61
Exploring the Diversity of Novel Paenibacilli Antagonists to Control Paenibacillus Larvae; poster session deriving from research with Chris Vriezen, Department of Biological Sciences

Riko Mukoyama ’26, Clare Harned ’27, Samara Ashooh ’28, Evelyn Adkins ’28, Jacqueline Brannan ’28 :: 62
Kinetic Characterization of DesB, Enzyme Involved in Making the Iron-Chelating Drug, Desferrioxamine B and Other Homologs; poster session deriving from research with Lesley-Ann Giddings, Department of Chemistry, and Robert Samples, Center for Mass Spectrometry

Nikola Jensen ’25 :: 63
Seeping Beauty: Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of a Chemosynthetic Ecosystem at Southern Hydrate Ridge, Oregon Continental Margin; poster session deriving from special studies with Paulette Peckol, Department of Biological Sciences

Ruize Qin ’25 :: 64
Impact of Estradiol on UPEC and Probiotic E. coli Biofilm Formation; poster session deriving from special studies, and research with Christine White-Ziegler, Department of Biological Sciences

Engineering, Chemistry, Biological Sciences

Campus Center 204

Kristine Le ’25 :: 65
Engineering Azide Linkers into Fn3 Protein-Drug Conjugates for Targeted Cancer Therapy; poster session deriving from special studies, STRIDE, research, and honors thesis with Sarah Moore, Picker Engineering Program

Jiawei Yu ’27, Sarah Hymowitz ’27, Pauline Mallari ’27, Ashley Cheng ’27 :: 66
Engineering Fn3 Proteins for Applications in Targeted Therapy and Drug Delivery for Cancer; poster session deriving from AEMES Research, special studies, and STRIDE with Sarah Moore, Picker Engineering Program

Aria Khalique ’25 :: 67
Structural Analysis of an Intercontinentally Distributed Cryptic Biosynthetic Gene Cluster Product; poster session deriving from special studies with Lesley-Ann Giddings, Department of Chemistry, and Robert Samples, Center for Mass Spectrometry

Karenna Collins-Thompson ’26J :: 68
Developing Cleavable Small Molecule-Linker Systems Conjugated to pPFPA for Applications in Targeted Drug-Delivery; poster session deriving from special studies, research, honors thesis with Maren Buck, Department of Chemistry, and Sarah Moore, Picker Engineering Program

Nicole Asselin AC, Breeze Hong ’28 :: 69
Knockdown of the NIX Sex Determination Gene in Aedes albopictus using CRISPR/CAS9 Mediated Gene Editing Via a Double Cut Donor; poster session deriving from research with Steven Williams, Department of Biological Sciences, Mary Doherty, Department of Biological Sciences, and Susan Haynes, Department of Biological Sciences

Christine Cui ’25 :: 71
Spatial Distribution of Mast Cells in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia; poster session deriving from special studies with Cristina Suarez, Program of Biochemistry, and Elizabeth Jamieson, Program of Biochemistry

Sagufta Anchal ’27, Lucy Glueck ’25 :: 72
Statins Damage Muscle Stem Cells: A Proteomic Analysis; poster session deriving from classwork with Stylianos P. Scordilis, Program of Biochemistry, and Moira Flanagan, Program of Biochemistry

Julia Wallace ’26, Sophia Eastman ’26 :: 73
Little Bats, Long Lives: Comparative Proteomics of Mouse and Bat Fibroblasts; poster session deriving from classwork with Stylianos Scordilis, Program of Biochemistry, and Moira Flanagan, Program of Biochemistry

Study of Women, Gender & Sexuality, Jandon Center, Geosciences

Campus Center 205

Abigail Morgan Fizer ’25, Emma Robertson ’25, Natasha Woon ’25 :: 74
Combating Loneliness Through Art: Envisioning a Narrative-Based Installation to Build Community at Smith; poster session deriving from classwork, and a concentration project with Ana Del Conde, Program of the Study of Women and Gender; and the Jandon Center for Community Engagement

Vic Chan ’26J, Vincenzia Fasulo ’25, Raquel Garcia ’25 :: 75
Cultivating Connections: Mental Health Resources across Smith College; poster session deriving from classwork and a concentration project with Ana Del Conde, Program of the Study of Women and Gender; Jandon Center for Community Engagement; Community Engagement and Social Change Concentration

Maya Martinez ’26, Millie Howard ’25, Ixchel Quinn Cruz ’26 :: 76
Learning from Divestment Campaigns at Smith College for Effective Movement-Making; poster session deriving from classwork with Ana Del Conde, Program of the Study of Women and Gender; Jandon Center for Community Engagement; Community Engagement and Social Change Concentration

Veta Duncan ’25, JC Landi ’25, Mehreen Mirza ’25 :: 77
International and Undocumented Student Support; poster session deriving from a concentration project with Ana Del Conde, Program of the Study of Women and Gender; Jandon Center for Community Engagement; Community Engagement and Social Change Concentration

Lauren Rhude ’28 :: 79
Spherical Microfossils from the Ogilvie Mountains; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences

Emily Tvaroha ’27 :: 80
Cambrian-Ordovician Reefs: Skeletal Diversity and Abundance; poster session deriving from classwork, and research with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences

Mo Hassan ’27 :: 83
Analysis of Soft-Bodied and Vermiform Fossils of Death Valley, Nevada; poster session deriving from classwork and research with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences

Mo Hassan ’27 :: 84
Mill River Geomicrobiology; poster session deriving from special studies and research with Luce Ward, Department of Geosciences; and Center for Molecular Biology

Bethany Stephens ’25 :: 85
Tracking Abundance and Diversity of Fossil Organisms in Utah through the GOBE; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences

Raina Plevyak ’25 :: 86
Animal Diversity and Abundance in Shallow Marine Settings During the Mississippian; poster session deriving from classwork with Sara Pruss, Department of Geosciences

Astronomy, Computer Science, Biological Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering, Human Rights Initiative, Sociology

Campus Center Garden Level

Alizeh Khan ’27 :: 140
Searching for Brown Dwarfs - Direct Imaging; poster session deriving from research with Kimberly Ward-Duong, Department of Astronomy

Alex Kiernan ’25, Eliana Lotenberg ’26 :: 141
Capitalism, Meritocracy, and Gender Inequality in Division 1 Collegiate Athletics; poster session deriving from special studies and research with Erica Tibbetts, Program of Exercise and Sports Studies, and Kelsey Hunter, Department of Exercise and Sports Studies

Maura Putzer ’27 :: 142
Uncovering Epigraphic Greek Squeezes: Encoding Digitized Ancient Greek Inscriptions for Recognition and Annotation; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Nicholas Howe, Department of Computer Science

Mary-Alice Wieland AC ’28, Malika Kopbayeva ’28, Zoe Fingleton ’27 :: 143
Reproducibility in High Performance Computing; poster session deriving from research with Michael Robson, Department of Computer Science

Lydia Stein ’25, Maria Tejada ’26 :: 144
Mill River Community Flood Study; poster session deriving from a concentration project, and special studies with Gaby Immerman, Department of Biological Sciences; and Paul Wetzel, Environmental Concentration

Al Torrens-Martin ’25 :: 145
Farming under Climate Change - An Oral History Collections Project; poster session deriving from special studies with Efadul Huq, Program of Environmental Science and Policy; Piyush Labhsetwar, Grow Food Northampton; and Jess Gersony, Department of Biological Sciences

Chiashi Yang ’28, Ellie Meyerson ’28 :: 146
This is How We Change the World: Analysis of Jandon’s Community Engagement Initiatives; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Hannah Gates, Jandon Center for Community Engagement

Beatrice Tauer ’27 :: 147
Mathematical Models for Web Making; poster session deriving from SURF with Julianna Tymoczko, Department of Mathematical Sciences

Negin Mansoori ’26 :: 149
Designing a Sustainable and Equitable Power Grid; poster session deriving from classwork with Judy Cardell, Picker Engineering Program

Negin Mansoori ’26, Victoria Scott ’27 :: 151
Investigating Ear Characteristic Impedance through Wideband Acoustic Immittance Measurements; poster session deriving from special studies, STRIDE, and research with Susan Voss, Picker Engineering Program; and Eric Jensen, Center for Design and Fabrication

Isabella Grijalva ’27, Virgina Cornett ’27, Linh Tran ’27, Rinal Dahhan ’27, Kyla Butler ’25, Xinyang Sun ’25 :: 152
Meridians: Feminism, Race, Transnationalism; poster session deriving from STRIDE, research, and Quigley Fellowship with Ginetta Candelario, Department of Sociology; Program of Latin American Studies; and Ally Einbinder, Meridians

Olivia Manchand ’28 :: 153
The Impacts of the War in Gaza on Women’s Reproductive Justice Through the Lens of Human Rights; poster session deriving from STRIDE with Carrie Cuthbert, Human Rights Initiative