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School of Health, Natural Sciences, and Human Services

STUDENT PRESENTERS

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Brianna Toomey '23
Major: Biology & Chemistry

Exploring Tiny Earth to Find Novel Antibiotics

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John Masi '23
Major: Biology

Tiny Earth Soil Microbe Identification

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MaKenzie Messier '24
Major: Biology  

Algorithmic Improvement

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Jessica Peitzsch '25
Major: Biology

​Algorithmic Improvement

Sara Russell '25
Major: Biology

Algorithmic Improvement

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John Masi '23
Major: Biology

The Effects of Fluoxetine on Daphnia magna Wound Melanization, Reproduction, and Heart Rate

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Ola Alsamraay '23
Major: Biology

The Effects of Fluoxetine on Daphnia magna Wound Melanization, Reproduction, and Heart Rate

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Tim Polevoy '24
Major: Biology

The Effects of Fluoxetine on Daphnia magna Wound Melanization, Reproduction, and Heart Rate

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Kylxia Rosa Grullon '23
Major: Biology

The Effects of Fluoxetine on Daphnia magna Wound Melanization, Reproduction, and Heart Rate

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Samuel Trombley '24
Major: Biology  

​Daphnia magna Exposed to Fluoxetine with Predator Kairomones Lose Horizontal Negative Phototaxis

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Cole Bromback '24
Major: Biology

Daphnia magna Exposed to Fluoxetine with Predator Kairomones Lose Horizontal Negative Phototaxis

Amani Chehimi '23
Major: Biology

Daphnia magna Exposed to Fluoxetine with Predator Kairomones Lose Horizontal Negative Phototaxis

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Amber Brothers '23
Major: Biology

Limb Regeneration in Daphnia magna is Associated with Distal Cellular Enrichment, but Not Affected by Fluoxetine Exposure.

Samantha Martin '23
Major: Biology

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Limb Regeneration in Daphnia magna is Associated with Distal Cellular Enrichment, but Not Affected by Fluoxetine Exposure.

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Christina Ciampa '23
Major: Biology

Rabbit hindlimb kinematics model: Angular velocity and elastic energy analysis

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Sean Clancy '24
Major: Biology 

Comparing Squid Upper and Lower Beak Function: Puncturing vs Drawing

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Marie Gonzalez '23
Major: Biology

​Population Genomics of the Endangered Pitcher Plant Sarracenia alabamensis

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Sharon Medina '23
Major: Biology

Population Genomics of the Endangered Pitcher Plant Sarracenia alabamensis

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Autumn Jones '26
Major: Biology  

​The Impact of Seasonality on the Apex Melanization Patterns of Native and Introduced Populations of Pieris Rapae

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Kaleb Hatt '26
Major: Environmental Science

​The Impact of Seasonality on the Apex Melanization Patterns of Native and Introduced Populations of Pieris Rapae

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Lily Dufresne '26
Major: Biology

The Impact of Seasonality on the Apex Melanization Patterns of Native and Introduced Populations of Pieris Rapae

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Sultan Hussein '23
Major: Health Science

How are urban butterflies different than natural living butterflies

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Christina Ciampa '23
Major: Biology

The impact in Springfield, MA of urbanization on plant biodiversity

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Isabelle Scott '24
Major: Environmental Science 

Apex Melanization in Native and Introduced Ranges of Pieris Rapae

Kerin Johnson '25
Major: Environmental Science 

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Apex Melanization in Native and Introduced Ranges of Pieris Rapae

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Evelyn Morrissette '25
Major: Biology

Different UV Indexes and Parallel Wing Melanization of Pieris Rapae Populations

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Grace Emmons '26
Major: Special Education

The Impact of the Rapid Expansion of Purple Loosestrife on Native Species

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Melody Latshaw '26
Major: Marketing

The Impact of the Rapid Expansion of Purple Loosestrife on Native Species

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Madison Boyer '25
Major: Mathematics Secondary Education

The Impact of the Rapid Expansion of Purple Loosestrife on Native Species

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Dianyeliz Ozuna '26
Major: Biology

The Impact of the Rapid Expansion of Purple Loosestrife on Native Species

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Paige Walsh '26
Major: Special Education

​How Brassica nigra is becoming a more dangerous invasive species than Alliaria petiolata

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Danford Raphael '23
Major: Computer Science

​How Brassica nigra is becoming a more dangerous invasive species than Alliaria petiolata

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Caitlyn Chu '25
Major: English

​How Brassica nigra is becoming a more dangerous invasive species than Alliaria petiolata

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Isabella Catao '24
Major: Health Science 

Seasonal Effects on Pieris Rapae's Wing Melanization in Native and Invasive Populations

Charlotte Haley '24
Major: Environmental Science 

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Seasonal Effects on Pieris Rapae's Wing Melanization in Native and Invasive Populations

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Jason Brewster '25
Major: English 

Water chestnuts versus curly-leaved pondweed: which will spread the fastest? Place your bets!

Deziray Nieves '25
Major: Accounting 

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Water chestnuts versus curly-leaved pondweed: which will spread the fastest? Place your bets!

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Austin Lourake '24
Major: Mathematics

Stink Bugs Inevitable Destruction of the Fresh Fruit Industry

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 David Vasilchenko '26
Major: Computer Science

Stink Bugs Inevitable Destruction of the Fresh Fruit Industry

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Desmond White '25
Major: Computer Science

​Stink Bugs Inevitable Destruction of the Fresh Fruit Industry

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Max Wickersham '25
Major: Computer Science

Stink Bugs Inevitable Destruction of the Fresh Fruit Industry

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Annalise Cramer '23
Major: Biology & Mathematics 

Selective Pressure of SARS-CoV-2 Spillover into Pet

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Jordan Adadevoh '23
Major: Biology

My Experience within the MGB MLS program

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Skye Chalmers '23
Major: Biology

Novel Scopolamine-induced Alzheimer's Disease Model in Drosophila melanogaster

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Alexa Bergeron '23
Major: Biology

Characterization of a Concussion Model in Drosophila

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Luke Mathewson '23
Major: Chemistry 

The Physics of Baseball: The Next Generation Science Standards and America's Greatest Pastime

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Jenna Glinka '23
Major: General Science 

Coronavirus Pandemic Impact on Science MCAS Scores

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Brianna Toomey '23
Major: Chemistry & Biology 

Using Gas Chromatography to Separate and Identify Components of Clove Oil

Althea Smith '24
Major: General Science 

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Using Gas Chromatography to Separate and Identify Components of Clove Oil

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Daniel Lanctot '23
Major: Chemistry 

​The Chemistry of Ultraviolet Polymerization -- Free Radical Polymerization in a Urethane Acrylate System

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Quinnten Vescovi '24
Major: Environmental Science  

Observing Native wildlife in High & Low traffic areas of Westfield & Barre MA

Ashley DeMio '23
Major: Environmental Science

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Observing Native wildlife in High & Low traffic areas of Westfield & Barre MA

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Katrina Bingham-Maas '23
Major: Environmental Science 

Invasive Plant Survey on the Little River in Westfield, MA

Noah Tyler '23
Major: Environmental Science 

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Invasive Plant Survey on the Little River in Westfield, MA

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Casey Moore '23
Major: Environmental Science

The Impact of Dams & Their Removal on Water Quality In the Westfield River Watershed

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Whitney Scott '23
Major: Environmental Science

The Impact of Dams & Their Removal on Water Quality In the Westfield River Watershed

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Evan Khordoc '23
Major: Environmental Science

The Impact of Dams & Their Removal on Water Quality In the Westfield River Watershed

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Jacob Towsley '23
Major: Environmental Science 

Winter Survival of the Invasive Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

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Ethan Gregoire '24
Major: Health Science 

Caffeine | Anxiety - The Need for Accurate and Precise Research

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Stephanie Scoville '24
Major: Movement Science

Effects of Growth Mindsets on Academic Performance in Kinesiology

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Maguire Tierney '23
Major: Nursing 

Monitoring Hand Hygiene Compliance of Health Care Workers

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Brooke Bergin '24
Major: Nursing

Safe Staffing Saves Lives: How the Nurse-Patient Ratio Impacts Patient Outcomes

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Megan Hanna '24
Major: Nursing

Safe Staffing Saves Lives: How the Nurse-Patient Ratio Impacts Patient Outcomes

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Madeline Kleeberg '24
Major: Nursing

​Safe Staffing Saves Lives: How the Nurse-Patient Ratio Impacts Patient Outcomes

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Caitlyn Pellerin '24
Major: Nursing

Safe Staffing Saves Lives: How the Nurse-Patient Ratio Impacts Patient Outcomes

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Allison VanSleet '24,
Major: Nursing

Safe Staffing Saves Lives: How the Nurse-Patient Ratio Impacts Patient Outcomes

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Rachael Walczak '24
Major: Nursing 

Safe Staffing Saves Lives: How the Nurse-Patient Ratio Impacts Patient Outcomes

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Anna Salter '23
Major: Nursing

Are Non-slip Hospital Socks Truly Non-slip

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Kerry Greenough '24
Major: Nursing

Medical Care and Psychiatric Care: One and The Same?

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Jasmine Terounzo '24
Major: Nursing

Medical Care and Psychiatric Care: One and The Same?

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Desmond White '25
Major: Computer Science 

Medical Care and Psychiatric Care: One and The Same?

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Max Wickersham '25
Major: Computer Science 

Medical Care and Psychiatric Care: One and The Same?

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Jacob Butler '24
Major: Nursing

Is Weed The New Antiemetic?

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Godfrey Macadangdang '24
Major: Nursing

​Is Weed The New Antiemetic?

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Lydia Sullivan '25
Major: Nursing

Is Weed The New Antiemetic?

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Max Pechulis '25
Major: Nursing

​Is Weed The New Antiemetic?

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Emily Evans '24
Major: Nursing

Is Weed The New Antiemetic?

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Morgan Wichmann '24
Major: Nursing

Saving Lives at the Bedside: One Report at a Time.

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Lily Spencer '24
Major: Nursing

Saving Lives at the Bedside: One Report at a Time.

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Cara Derby '24
Major: Nurisng 

Saving Lives at the Bedside: One Report at a Time.

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Kelly Hester '24
Major: Nursing 

Saving Lives at the Bedside: One Report at a Time.

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Mackenzie Burgoyne '24
Major: Nursing

Get Shredded at the Gym or Shred Your ACL

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Kelsey Wresien '24
Major: Nursing

Get Shredded at the Gym or Shred Your ACL

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Elyse Finerty '24
Major: Computer Science 

Get Shredded at the Gym or Shred Your ACL

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Maddyson-Taylor LePouttre '24
Major: Nursing

Get Shredded at the Gym or Shred Your ACL

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Alyssa Bukowski '25
Major: Nursing

Benefits of Professional Conferencing

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Autumn Frailey '25
Major: Nursing

Benefits of Professional Conferencing

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Cailey MacEeachern '25
Major: Nursing

Benefits of Professional Conferencing

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Anna Salter '23
Major: Nursing

​Benefits of Professional Conferencing

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Ashley Schabacker '25
Major: Nursing

​Benefits of Professional Conferencing

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Ella Sherman '25
Major: Nursing

Benefits of Professional Conferencing

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Kelsey Spiller '25,
Major: Nursing

Benefits of Professional Conferencing

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Kaitlyn Troy '25
Major: Nursing

Benefits of Professional Conferencing

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Abby Work '25
Major: Nursing

​Benefits of Professional Conferencing

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WSU Nursing Students
Major: Nursing

​Benefits of Professional Conferencing

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Ashley Schabacker '25
Major: Nursing

Exploring Community Resources: Supporting Rural Wellness

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Alyssa Bukowski '25
Major: Nursing

Emergency Preparedness for Natural Disasters

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Hannah Stringer '23
Major: Nursing

​Improving TB Medication Adherence Through Language

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Sarah Tanner '23
Major: Nursing

Workplace Culture

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Rhenna Barry '23
Major: Nursing

​The Effects of Thiamine Supplementation on Patients with Heart Failure

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Grace Looney '23
Major: Nursing

​“I Don’t Feel Good” Where to Go and Why: An Educational Intervention to Decrease Walk In Wait Times

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Morgan Burnham '23
Major: Nursing

​Medical Errors and Decreased Vigilance Among Night Shift Nurses

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Rawan Ebrahim '23
Major: Nursing & Spanish

​Interpreting Modalities and their Effect on Patient Safety

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