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Celebrating Collaboration

Smith College’s annual showcase of student research and performance highlights students’ intellectual achievements and their collaborative efforts with faculty in a variety of departmental, program and interdisciplinary projects. It is a celebration of liberal arts education.

The 2011 event featured the work of 404 students who participated in 252 presentations, with the guidance of 126 faculty members. Students participated in individual talks, panels, poster sessions, exhibits and performances, in the areas of science and technology, performing arts, and social, cultural and literary studies.

African Studies, American Studies, Anthropology, Archives Concentration, Art

Biochemistry, Biological Sciences

Center for Community Collaboration, Chemistry, Classics, Comparative Literature, Computer
Science

Dance, East Asian
Languages & Literatures, Economics, Education &
Child Study

Engineering, English
Language & Literature

Environmental Science & Policy, Exercise & Sport Studies, Film Studies,
First Year Seminar, French Studies

Geosciences, Global
Learning Seminar,
Government

History, Interdepartmental Programs, Internships,
Italian Language &
Literature, Jewish Studies,
Kahn Institute

Landscape Studies, Latin American & Latino/a
Studies, Linguistics,
Mathematics & Statistics

Museums Concentration,
Music

Neuroscience

Philosophy, Physics,
Poetry Concentration, Psychology

Religion, Russian Language
& Literature, Smith Studies,
Sociology, Spanish & Portuguese, Study of
Women & Gender, Theatre

Biochemistry

Astia Roper-Batker 11
The Expression of Mitogen Activated Protein Kinases throughout Murine C2C12 Myogenesis
science poster session deriving from thesis with Stylianos Scordilis, professor of biological sciences

Adeola Awodele 11 and Iju Shakya 13
Characterization of the Promoter of the Brugia malayi tpx-2 Protein Gene
science poster session deriving from thesis with Steven Williams, Gates Professor of Biological Sciences

Biological Sciences

Tarja Yvanka de Soysa 11 and Jenna Wurster 14
miRNA Regulated Gene Expression in Brugia malayi: A Tool for Drug Discovery
PowerPoint presentation deriving from thesis and STRIDE research with Steven Williams, Gates Professor of Biological Sciences
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Chelsea Moriarty 13, Kim Chi Ngo 13 and Jean Eisenman 14
To Divide or Not to Divide, That is Our Question: Characterizing the Role of Eg5 Kinesin in Mediating Neural Stem Cell Proliferation in the Zebrafish Spinal Cord
PowerPoint presentation deriving from STRIDE research with Michael Barresi, assistant professor of biological sciences
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Anastasia Gant 11
Understanding Biodiversity among Microbial Eukaryotes from the Local Environment
PowerPoint presentation deriving from thesis with Laura A. Katz, Elsie Damon Simonds Professor of Biological Sciences, and Kate Queeney, associate professor of chemistry

Sara Sirois 11
Exploring the Bacterial Diversity of Avery Brook Beaver Pond Sediments
PowerPoint presentation deriving from thesis with Robert Merritt, professor of biological sciences
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Gabriela Kubik 11
Photographic Exploration of Bog Amoebae
PowerPoint presentation deriving from special studies with Laura A. Katz, Elsie Damon Simonds Professor of Biological Sciences
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Jian Hua Lin 11
Exploring the Nuclear Dynamics of Arcella hemisphaerica and the Features of Its Bacterial Endosymbionts
PowerPoint presentation deriving from thesis with Laura A. Katz, Elsie Damon Simonds Professor of Biological Sciences

Truc Nguyen 11
Phylogeography of Hyalospheniidae (Arcellinida) Morphospecies
PowerPoint presentation deriving from thesis with Laura A. Katz, Elsie Damon Simonds Professor of Biological Sciences

Rachael Stein 12 and Lidiya Denu 13
Characterizing the Neurogenic and Regenerative Functions of Astrologia during Zebrafish Brain Development
science poster session deriving from special studies with Michael Barresi, assistant professor of biological sciences

Kathryn Aloisio 13
Null Models for Northeastern Vegetation Plots
science poster session deriving from special studies with Jesse Bellemare, assistant professor of biological sciences, and Nicholas Horton, associate professor of mathematics and statistics

Lois Bangiolo 11
The Ants Go Marching On: Evidence for the Convergent Evolution of Ant Seed Dispersal in Temperate Forest Plants
science poster session deriving from thesis with Jesse Bellemare, assistant professor of biological sciences

Angela Oliverio 12, Kate Eisen AM12 and Linnea Yeazel 13
Seeds on the Moove: Dispersal of Exotic Plant Seeds By Cow, Deer, and Bear Scat at the MacLeish Field Station, Whately, MA
science poster session deriving from classwork with Jesse Bellemare, assistant professor of biological sciences, Katherine Halvorsen, professor of mathematics and statistics, and Pamela Matheson, laboratory instructor in mathematics and statistics

A. J. Campbell 11 and Sarah Lim 12J
Monarchs and Milkweeds: Interspecies Interactions
science poster session deriving from classwork with Jesse Bellemare, assistant professor of biological sciences, and Katherine Halvorsen, professor of mathematics and statistics

Lois Bangiolo 11 and Jenna Zukswert 13
The Effect of Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) On Soil Characteristics
science poster session deriving from classwork with Jesse Bellemare, assistant professor of biological sciences, Katherine Halvorsen, professor of mathematics and statistics, and Pamela Matheson, laboratory instructor in mathematics and statistics

Emily Barbour 14 and Katherine Dymek 14
Leave No Plant Behind: Horticultural Insights to the Feasibility of Assisted Colonization
science poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Jesse Bellemare, assistant professor of biological sciences

Rebecca Heath 11, Brook Frye AC and Laura Sheys 13
The Effect of Soil pH on Fern Growth in a Hemlock Forest
science poster session deriving from classwork with Jesse Bellemare, assistant professor of biological sciences, Katherine Halvorsen, professor of mathematics and statistics, and Pamela Matheson, laboratory instructor in mathematics and statistics

La'Kesha Francis 12 and Rebekah Garder AC
Goldenrod Species' Plant Health May Be Related to Gall Formation
science poster session deriving from classwork with Jesse Bellemare, assistant professor of biological sciences, Katherine Halvorsen, professor of mathematics and statistics, and Pamela Matheson, laboratory instructor in mathematics and statistics

Ella Hartenian 11, Gabriela Kubik 11 and Sara Sirois 11
Edaphic Effects of Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga Canadensis)
science poster session deriving from classroom with Jesse Bellemare, assistant professor of biological sciences, and Katherine Halvorsen, professor of mathematics and statistics
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Ella Hartenian 11
Are Cities Bad for Your Health?
science poster session deriving from thesis with Robert Dorit, associate professor of biological sciences, and Nicholas Horton, associate professor of mathematics and statistics
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Sonya Bhatia 13
Changes in Reproduction Patterns and Body Mass in Canidae Over 20 Years
science poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Virginia Hayssen, professor of biological sciences
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Lily Maynard 11
Making Sense of Environmental Enrichment: The Behavioral Responses of Captive African Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) to Ecologically Relevant Scents
science poster session deriving from thesis with Virginia Hayssen, professor of biological sciences

Maggie Sawdy 13
Reproduction in Leporidae and Ochotonidae
science poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Virginia Hayssen, professor of biological sciences

Samantha Torquato 11
Sequencing LDH in the Red-Spotted and Rough-Skinned Newts
science poster session deriving from thesis with Robert Merritt, professor of biological sciences, and Laura A. Katz, Elsie Damon Simonds Professor of Biological Sciences

Emily Ulrich 11 and Esther Hong 14
Effects of Deepwater Horizon Crude Oil on Marine Life
science poster session deriving from special studies, STRIDE and AEMES research with Paulette Peckol, Louise C. Harrington Professor of Biological Sciences
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Grace Anderson 12
Marine Ecology and EHS AP Environmental Science: Field Work at Cape Cod, CEEDS Leadership Initiative
science poster session deriving from classwork with Paulette Peckol, Louise C. Harrington Professor of Biological Sciences, Elizabeth Callaghan, teacher, Easthampton High School, and Graham Kent, senior laboratory instructor in biological sciences
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Trang Vo 13 and Sarah Tucker 13
Diversity of Stream Invertebrates in the Jimmy Nolan Brook
science poster session deriving from STRIDE research with L. David Smith, professor of biological sciences

Olivia Cap 12 and Sarah Tucker 13
A Biogeographic Comparison of Claw Strength and Cuticle Thickness in the Invasive Green Crab Carcinus maenas
science poster session deriving from SURF and AEMES research with L. David Smith, professor of biological sciences

Samantha Hinds 12
E. coli Adapts to Changes in Temperature by Regulating Gene Expression
science poster session deriving from special studies with Christine White-Ziegler, professor of biological sciences

Pamela Cote GR
The Short-Term Adaptation of K-12, Uroathogenic and Emteropathogenic Escherichia coli to Human Body Temperature
science poster session deriving from thesis with Christine White-Ziegler, professor of biological sciences, and Steven Williams, Gates Professor of Biological Sciences

Jiyeon Kim 13 and Da Yae Lee 14
Temperature Effects on Gene Expression in Escherichia coli
science poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Christine White-Ziegler, professor of biological sciences

Nina Waldron 11
Clinical Research at Baystate Hospital: ROMICAT II, Project Crash, Cough, and Infrared Thermography Detection of Soft Tissue Infection
science poster session deriving from special studies with Christine White-Ziegler, professor of biological sciences

Sonu Shrestha 12
What Temperature Ranges Program a Given Thermoregulatory Response in Escherichia coli K-12?
science poster session deriving from special studies with Christine White-Ziegler, professor of biological sciences

Hiba Jamil 11 and Saira Huq 12
Detecting Deadly Parasites Via One Quick Test
science poster session deriving from special studies with Steven Williams, Gates Professor of Biological Sciences
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Robin Welsh 11
Hunting for a Vaccine: ImmunoInformatics and the Filarial Parasite Brugia malayi
science poster session deriving from thesis with Steven Williams, Gates Professor of Biological Sciences

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