2021 Virtual Undergraduate Conference

2021 Undergraduate Conference Program and Abstracts

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Poster ID: ACC/FNC-01
Primary Student: Buddini S Ilangachcharige
Faculty Mentor: Deborah Brickman
Title: Identifying the Inclusions and Exclusions to and from Gross Income for purposes of Federal Taxation.

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Poster ID: ACC/FNC-02
Primary Student: Nicole C Agu
Faculty Mentor: Patricia Galletta
Title: The Evolution of Intelligent Automation and Its Impact on Accounting Firms in an International Environment

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Poster ID: ACC/FNC-03
Primary Student: Angelyne Acevedo
Faculty Mentor: Joseph Petrucelli
Title: An Analysis of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on New York City's Budget

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Poster ID: ACC/FNC-04
Primary Student: Dilmi I Fernando
Faculty Mentor: Joseph Petrucelli
Title: Effects of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act on the New Yorkers

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Poster ID: ACC/FNC-05
Primary Student: Watuthanthirige Alwis
Faculty Mentor: Joseph Petrucelli
Title: Blockchain’s Effect on Accounting

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Poster ID: ACC/FNC-06
Primary Student: Fjolla Kida
Faculty Mentor: Benjamin Silliman
Title: The Earned Income Tax Credit: The Working Americans Lift Against Poverty

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Poster ID: BIO-01
Primary Student: Mario Laniado
Faculty Mentor: Alejandra Alonso
Title: Neurodegeneration and Diabetes, link and therapeutic approaches statistical analysis

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Poster ID: BIO-02
Primary Student: Aumir Sajjad
Faculty Mentor: Alejandra Alonso
Title: Destabilized structural region of Tau sequence possibly contributes to Alzheimer’s disease

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Poster ID: BIO-04
Primary Student: Nana Dufie Akowuah
Faculty Mentor: Michelle Esposito
Title: COVID-19 and Heart Disease Nationwide Trends

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Poster ID: BIO-05
Primary Student: Aseel Alsahori
Faculty Mentor: Michelle Esposito
Title: Age, Gender, and Race as Factors Associated with Oropharyngeal Cancer

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Poster ID: BIO-06
Primary Student: Gianna Elci
Faculty Mentor: Jimmie Fata
Title: The Correlation between Twitter and Breast Cancer GoFundMe Campaigns

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Poster ID: BIO-07
Primary Student: Yilam Ng Cen
Faculty Mentor: Jimmie Fata
Title: Predicting Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates with Twitter

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Poster ID: BIO-08
Primary Student: Lara A Colombo
Faculty Mentor: Nancy Liu-Sullivan
Title: IL-6 Signaling Pathways Gene Expression in Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC)

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Poster ID: BIO-09
Primary Student: Alyssa Costantino
Faculty Mentor: Nancy Liu-Sullivan
Title: The role of Rukobia in Infectious Disease

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Poster ID: BIO-10
Primary Student: Clarice L Ifraimova
Faculty Mentor: Nancy Liu-Sullivan
Title: The Effects of Biktarvy on Reducing HIV Viral Load and Increasing CD4+ Cell Count

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Poster ID: BIO-11
Primary Student: Anas Owda
Faculty Mentor: Nancy Liu-Sullivan
Title: The role of Artesunate in cancer treatment

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Poster ID: CHM-01
Primary Student: Anastasia Maximenko
Faculty Mentor: Alan Lyons
Title: Applications of Photodynamic therapy in wound and burn healing: a literature review.

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Poster ID: CHM-02
Primary Student: Mehnoor Khan
Faculty Mentor: Alan Lyons, Qian Feng Xu
Title: Applications of Singlet Oxygen in Photodynamic Therapy: Aiding in the Sterilization Process for Root Canal

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Poster ID: CHM-03
Primary Student: Danielle Ohana
Faculty Mentor: Alan Lyons
Title: The Comparative Susceptibility of Oral Biofilms to Photodynamic Therapy

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Poster ID: CSC-01
Primary Student: Konstantin Novichenko
Faculty Mentor: Sos Agaian
Title: Optimized Tunnel Image Enhancement

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Poster ID: CSC-02
Primary Student: Victoria Fischer
Faculty Mentor: Mathew Gargano
Title: COVID-19 Virtual Test

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Poster ID: CSC-03
Primary Student: Jasper Caballero
Co-Authors: Jan Markus Milan
Faculty Mentor: Deborah Sturm
Title: Meducation

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Poster ID: CSC-04
Primary Student: Alan Eappen
Faculty Mentor: Deborah Sturm
Title: Haunted Decoder

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Poster ID: CSC-05
Primary Student: Jacob Chen
Faculty Mentor: Xiaowen Zhang
Title: Symmetric Searchable Encryption Scheme – Implementation of A Secure Index

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Poster ID: CSC-06
Primary Student: Chukwurado Umeaka
Faculty Mentor: Shuqun Zhang
Title: Social Network for International Students

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Poster ID: C&I-01
Primary Student: Aleena Abraham
Faculty Mentor: Margaret Berci
Title: History and Pedagogy: Hidden Connections

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Poster ID: EDU-01
Primary Student: Susan M Albarano
Faculty Mentor: Kelly Conover
Title: Adolescent Cognitive Brain Development

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Poster ID: EDU-02
Primary Student: Angelina D'Aquino
Faculty Mentor: Michael DeConzo
Title: How can teachers offering choice in their classrooms with a UDL framework, raise academic integrity and honesty in students?

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Poster ID: ENS/ESC-01
Primary Student: Matthew Wilhelmsen
Faculty Mentor: Jane Alexander
Title: Ground Truthing in Staten Island Urban Forests using GPS and GIS Technology to Collect Data for a Plan to Improve the Trails Network

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Poster ID: ENS/ESC-02
Primary Student: Martin J Alava
Co-Authors: Nathaniel Furhang; William Cole
Faculty Mentor: Xin Jiang
Title: Security Sensory Assistive Monitor

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Poster ID: ENS/ESC-03
Primary Student: Valjeta Demirovic
Co-Authors: Tony Chan
Faculty Mentor: Xin Jiang
Title: Intelligent Cat Feeder Project

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Poster ID: ENS/ESC-04
Primary Student: Alkhansa Nusrallah
Co-Authors: Abir Abou Znak
Faculty Mentor: Xin Jiang
Title: Outdoor weather station

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Poster ID: ENS/ESC-05
Primary Student: Michael A Seleznyov
Co-Authors: Mark Khalfin
Faculty Mentor: Xin Jiang
Title: HUD Helmet

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Poster ID: ENS/ESC-06
Primary Student: Patryk Zagula
Co-Authors: Daniel Ferraro
Faculty Mentor: Xin Jiang
Title: Controlled Robotic Arm Synchronized With 3-D Prototype Glove

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Poster ID: ENS/ESC-07
Primary Student: Nicholas W Pilacinski
Faculty Mentor: Chang-Min Kim
Title: Parallel Parking System

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Poster ID: ENS/ESC-09
Primary Student: Anthony Deng
Co-Authors: Alberto Coats Jr.; Kevin Jeong
Faculty Mentor: Alfred Levine
Title: Fluffier Rice with Optimized Heating Cycle

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Poster ID: ENS/ESC-10
Primary Student: Safia H Djemil
Co-Authors: Mohamed Elkoptan; Joel Tlapanco
Faculty Mentor: Alfred Levine
Title: Depression Detector: Detecting Depression Using Vocal Features

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Poster ID: ENS/ESC-11
Primary Student: Eslam H Hegazy
Co-Authors: Dario Simontacchi; Safraz Juman
Faculty Mentor: Alfred Levine
Title: Improving User Interface for PC gaming

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Poster ID: ENS/ESC-13
Primary Student: Khurram Qasir
Co-Authors: Hamza Shehadeh; Flopatir Heness
Faculty Mentor: Alfred Levine
Title: Maximum Power Point Tracking of Photovoltaic Arrays

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Poster ID: ENS/ESC-15
Primary Student: Daniel Zaloga-Lakatosz
Co-Authors: Perbibaj Marjan; Stanly M Sachin
Faculty Mentor: Alfred Levine
Title: Lift Assist

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Poster ID: ENS/ESC-16
Primary Student: Aleksandr Zubreev
Co-Authors: Victoria Paskevich
Faculty Mentor: Alfred Levine
Title: Intelligent Fog Machine Controller.

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Poster ID: ENG-01
Primary Student: Anes Ahmed
Faculty Mentor: Lee Papa
Title: How the Drowned Become Water

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Poster ID: ENG-02
Primary Student: Danielle R Cabanas
Faculty Mentor: Lara Saguisag
Title: Not So Nonsensical: Exploring Lewis Carroll's Representation of Victorian Childhood in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

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Poster ID: ENG/LING-01
Primary Student: Karen Correa
Faculty Mentor: Jason Bishop
Title: The Syntax and Semantics of WH-marked Yes/No Questions

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Poster ID: ENG/LING-02
Primary Student: Alexandra Diaz
Co-Authors: Maha S Elcharfa; Krissy Dellecave
Faculty Mentor: Jason Bishop
Title: The role of autistic traits on acoustic measures of vowel intelligibility in male and female speakers

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Poster ID: HST-01
Primary Student: Kaitlyn Casserly
Faculty Mentor: Mark Lewis
Title: Nationalization and German Folklore: The Politicized Education of German Women in the Third Reich

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Poster ID: MGT-01
Primary Student: Joshua Pinedo
Faculty Mentor: Heidi Bertels
Title: Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Jersey Shore BlueClaws

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Poster ID: MGT-03
Primary Student: Stephanie Donkor
Faculty Mentor: Isabel Rechberg
Title: Leadership Styles Effect on Employees’ Work Ethic

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Poster ID: MGT-04
Primary Student: Andrew N Farmer
Faculty Mentor: Isabel Rechberg
Title: Management in the age of Millennials and Gen Z

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Poster ID: MKT-01
Primary Student: Cindy Rong
Faculty Mentor: Soon Ae Chun
Title: Chatbot for Eldercare

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Poster ID: MKT-02
Primary Student: Corina Gerbino
Faculty Mentor: Nancy Guo
Title: Digital Marketing During COVID-19: Consumer Shifts in the "New Normal"

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Poster ID: MKT-03
Primary Student: Skyler Labetti
Faculty Mentor: Alan Zimmerman
Title: The Battle Between Poland's "LGBT ideology-free" zones and the European Union as a "LGBTIQ Freedom Zone"

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Poster ID: MTH-01
Primary Student: Richard T Sciarrino
Faculty Mentor: Gunter Fuchs
Title: Math Performance in relation to SES

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Poster ID: MC-01
Primary Student: Vincent Villani
Faculty Mentor: Cynthia Chris
Title: Environmental Justice and Media Narrative: Fresh Kills Park’s Rise from the Ashes

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Poster ID: MC-02
Primary Student: Adam Blyth
Faculty Mentor: Emma Johnson
Title: The Cultural, Political and Social Impact of Video Gaming

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Poster ID: MC-03
Primary Student: Veronica P Pistek
Faculty Mentor: Edward Miller
Title: Representation of the Deaf Community in a Digital Age: Social Media as a Cultural Tool

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Poster ID: MC-04
Primary Student: Ilia Krisulas
Faculty Mentor: Reece Peck
Title: The Influence of Covid-19 on Social Media and Society


Video ID: MC-05
Primary Student: Emylia Benavente
Faculty Mentor: Tara Mateik
Title: Pandemonium

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Video ID: MC-06
Primary Student: Hector Campo
Faculty Mentor: Tara Mateik
Title: The hero's journey in the modern day

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Poster ID: NRS-01
Primary Student: Sara Filip
Faculty Mentor: Regina Gonzalez-Lama
Title: The Role of Nurses in the COVID-19 Vaccination Effort

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Poster ID: NRS-02
Primary Student: Ariana Moy
Co-Authors: Mary Fowokan; Tara Gerbino; Alexarae Pomaro; Sara Filip; Camille Ponce
Faculty Mentor: Regina Gonzalez-Lama
Title: International Virtual Exchange Program: Fostering Global Health by Forming Intercultural Partnerships

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Poster ID: NRS-03
Primary Student: Alexarae Pomaro
Faculty Mentor: Regina Gonzalez-Lama
Title: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Can We Reduce The Risks of Infantile Tragedy?

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Poster ID: NRS-04
Primary Student: Salma E Taha
Faculty Mentor: Regina Gonzalez-Lama
Title: Prevention of Falls in Patient Care Settings

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Poster ID: NRS-05
Primary Student: Arianna F DiBenedetto
Faculty Mentor: Barbara Schiano
Title: Analyzing the Stigma Associated with Mental Illness

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Poster ID: PHY/AST-01
Primary Student: Justin M Peterkin
Faculty Mentor: Sarang Gopalakrishnan
Title: Cellular Automata, Quantum Circuits, and Chaos

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Poster ID: PHY/AST-02
Primary Student: Sam Pakravan
Faculty Mentor: Charles Liu
Title: Comparison of E+A Galaxies In The Coma Cluster

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Poster ID: PSY-01
Primary Student: Kalindi Mishra
Faculty Mentor: Sarah E Berger
Title: Is Infant Sleep Related to Early Motor Milestone Onset?

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Poster ID: PSY-02
Primary Student: Marina N Morkos
Co-Authors: Michelle W Saad
Faculty Mentor: Sarah E Berger
Title: How is Infant Sleep Disrupted Around Crawling Onset?

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Poster ID: PSY-03
Primary Student: Daniel Palmieri
Co-Authors: Martina Youssef
Faculty Mentor: Sarah E Berger
Title: Parent and Infant Sleep Changes During COVID-19

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Poster ID: PSY-04
Primary Student: Ricaute E Rogers
Faculty Mentor: Sarah E Berger
Title: The Significance of Sleep In Infants

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Poster ID: PSY-05
Primary Student: Rehab Sobhi
Faculty Mentor: Sarah E Berger
Title: How does co-sleeping affect infant sleep?

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Poster ID: PSY-06
Primary Student: Ariana A Hernandez
Faculty Mentor: Patricia J Brooks, Jessica Brodsky
Title: Educating College Students about Digital Footprints and Internet Algorithms

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Poster ID: PSY-07
Primary Student: Denis Eder
Co-Authors: Kailey Volpetti; Hanna Youstina; Karen Youssef; Caroline Saad; Samantha McGrath; Jessica Grande
Faculty Mentor: Florette Cohen
Title: The effects of mortality salience on support for President Donald Trump and Presidential Candidate Joe Biden

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Poster ID: PSY-08
Primary Student: Victoria Mollo
Faculty Mentor: Ellen-ge Denton
Title: How does awareness of cognitive difficulties and worthlessness feelings relate to depression severity among youth?

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Poster ID: PSY-09
Primary Student: Silvy Mansor
Faculty Mentor: Valkiria Durán-Narucki
Title: The Anxiety and Fears of Going to The Dentist

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Poster ID: PSY-10
Primary Student: Lily Chen
Co-Authors: Catherine Messina
Faculty Mentor: Kristen Gillespie-Lynch
Title: Beliefs about the Causes of Autism in Kenya: Comparing Community Conceptions to Personal Beliefs

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Poster ID: PSY-11
Primary Student: Kyle Gravitch
Co-Authors: Deondre Williams; Alesya Guastella
Faculty Mentor: Kristen Gillespie-Lynch
Title: Using a Participatory Autism and Universal Design Training for Faculty to Improve the Educational Success of Diverse Students

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Poster ID: PSY-12
Primary Student: Sergey Shevchuk-Hill
Co-Authors: Shana Szczupakiewicz
Faculty Mentor: Kristen Gillespie-Lynch
Title: Comparing Narrative Writing of Autistic and Nonautistic College Students

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Poster ID: PSY-13
Primary Student: Shana R Szczupakiewicz
Co-Authors: Theresa Antony; Rheniela Faye Concepcion
Faculty Mentor: Kristen Gillespie-Lynch
Title: Examining the Motivations and Career Goals of Autistic High School Students within an Informal Technology Program

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Poster ID: PSY-14
Primary Student: Michael Reynolds
Faculty Mentor: Jennifer Guinta
Title: A Study of Virtual Reality Used as a Treatment for Specific Phobias and Agoraphobia

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Poster ID: PSY-15
Primary Student: Gabriella Cosenza
Faculty Mentor: Darryl B Hill
Title: The Myriad of Factors that Affect a Woman’s Sexual Self-Schema

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Poster ID: PSY-16
Primary Student: Kylie M Dalessandro
Faculty Mentor: Darryl B Hill
Title: Breaking Down Bias: An Empirical Study On Transgender Prejudice

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Poster ID: PSY-17
Primary Student: Annet C Sokol
Faculty Mentor: Darryl B Hill
Title: John William Money: Deviant or Misunderstood Researcher

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Poster ID: PSY-18
Primary Student: Ashraqat Mahmoud
Faculty Mentor: Dan McCloskey
Title: Circadian Rhythms of African Naked Mole-Rats

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Poster ID: PSY-19
Primary Student: Kelly Brennan
Faculty Mentor: Dan McCloskey
Title: The Naked Mole-Rat: A New Model for Psychiatric Research

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Poster ID: PSY-20
Primary Student: Amaney Hassan
Faculty Mentor: Daniel McCloskey
Title: 3-Dimensional Reconstruction of Cleared Tissue in the African Naked Mole-Rat

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Poster ID: PSY-21
Primary Student: Victoria F Nicoletta
Faculty Mentor: Irina A Sekerina
Title: Different Types of Bilingualism and Working Memory Capacity

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Poster ID: PSY-22
Primary Student: Keren Isufi
Faculty Mentor: Jennifer Wagner
Title: Attention Shifting from Social and Non-Social Images as a Predictor of Autistic Traits in Infancy

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Poster ID: PSY-23
Primary Student: Clare L Mitchell
Faculty Mentor: Leora Yetnikoff
Title: Characterization of dopamine neuron glutamate release sites in striatal gray and white matter regions.

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Poster ID: PSY-24
Primary Student: Nicholas P Morreale
Faculty Mentor: Reza Ziai
Title: How does religion, income, and duration of a relationship effect romantic relationships

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Poster ID:SOC/ANT-01
Primary Student: Gregory T Fazio
Faculty Mentor: Jean Halley
Title: South African Migration Drivers

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Poster ID:SOC/ANT-02
Primary Student: Angelica Lisiewski
Faculty Mentor: Jean Halley
Title: Migrant access to healthcare and education in South Africa

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Poster ID:SOC/ANT-03
Primary Student: Justin Garlisi
Faculty Mentor: Kristen Addessi
Title: Understanding Atheism and Its Stereotypes in the United States

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Poster ID: WL&L-01
Primary Student: Jacquelyn Mahoney
Faculty Mentor: Russell Rosen
Title: Deaf people accessibility healthcare

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