Honors Program Senior Thesis Exhibit - Fall 2021

Honors Program Senior Thesis Exhibit - Fall 2021

SENIOR THESIS EXHIBIT H O N O R S P R O G R A M

DECEMBER 8, 2021

4:30 - 6:00PM MURRAY STUDENTCENTER

POSTER PRESENTATIONS SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION & THE ARTS INEZ ARMENDI #Fitspiration on TikTok: Prompting a Healthy Lifestyle or a Dangerous Obsession? FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Amanda Damiano ALINA DIMELLA Care Packages Curated by Mporium FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Rebecca Brown EMILY EDWARDS Fact or Fake: Understanding Social Media Censorship FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Amanda Damiano CALEIGH ROSE HORRIGAN Kate Spade Re-Branding FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Doo-Ri Chung PRASHANSA MALAKAR Cheeno FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Joyce Yu-Jean Lee JENNAMICHELLE MEROLLA Facing Down COVID: A Case Study of the Ireland Health Service Executives COVID Response FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Jennifer Robinette ARINA NOVAK Moscow Conceptualism in the Soviet Union versus the Conceptual Art Movement in the United States FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Anne Bertrand-Dewsnap RACH A EL RICHARDS Community Outreach with Mporium at Marist FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Rebecca Brown ALLISON SMITH Purchasing Positive: Examining Best CSR Practices FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Amanda Damiano ADRIANNA TAVAREZ A “Sign of the Times”: Looking into Motivations behind Popular Music Fandom FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Steven Garabedian

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CARLY TELGHEDER A New League of Their Own: Women in Baseball Media and Their Impact on Major League Baseball* FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Jane McManus STEPHANIE VIZZINI A Look Behind the Racks: MPorium at Marist in Hindsight FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Rebecca Brown SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS LAURA O’SULLIVAN A “Sign of the Times”: Looking into Motivations behind Popular Music Fandom FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Steven Garabedian RYAN PEPE An Exploration of a Taxonomy of Intent in Computer Interaction FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Brian Gormanly BRIAN SPRAGUE Addiction and Technology – An Analysis of the Addictive Nature of Computers FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Andrew Tokash DANIEL YOST Allium – The World’s First Net-Free Programming System FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Casimer DeCusatis SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS HEATHER BRODY The Book of Memories: A Collection of Short Stories FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Thomas Zurhellen JESSICA HAWKINS Applying Aesthetic Values FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Henry Pratt RACHEL KANE Environmental Activism: Motivating Behavior and Participation FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Jessica Boscarino ALEXANDRIA SANATORE What Makes an Effective Social Media Counterterrorism Strategy: An Assessment of Instagram and TikTok FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Juris Pupcenoks

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ANGELA TAGGART Trials, Tricks, and Traitors: The Implication of Tropes Within and Beyond Literature FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Moira Fitzgibbons SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT VICTOR ALLEGRETTI The Unethical Factors that Drive Athletes/Coaches in Sports FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Zachary Arth JENNIFER COURY The Benin Bronzes and the Role of Museums in Repatriation FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Anne Bertrand-Dewsnap JAMISON EMBURY Investment Regime in the New Era FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Xiaoli Wang LYDIA GIGUERE Was the Paycheck Protection Program a Waste of Taxpayer Funds? FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Christopher Reck MATTHEW KUTZ The Moneyballing of Everything FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Leander Schaerlaeckens ELIZABETH MACKEY Crypto in Ten Minutes or Less FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Brian Haughey ELISE MADDALONI Corporate Social Responsibility and Brand Loyalty FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Elizabeth Purinton-Johnson

SCHOOL OF SCIENCE JULIANNA CERBONE The Truth Behind Genetic Testing: When to Test and Why FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Sasha Biro NOAH CUNNINGHAM Integration of Diversity in the Marist Curriculum* FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Kristin Bayer

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BRIDGET GIBBONS Putting a Price on Life: An Ethical Analysis of Pharmaceutical Price-Gouging of Insulin FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Sasha Biro KAYLEE MILLER Life without an Organ: The Lack of a Spleen in Hereditary Spherocytosis FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Elizabeth Godin SAMANTHA MUSSO Morning Poison: How Much Plastic are you Ingesting from your Tea? FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Zion Klos ANGELINA ZACHARIAS Navigating Two Worlds: The Experience of First and Second Generation Immigrant Students* FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Thomas Killian SCHOOL OF SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES KAITLYN HERING Conscious Consumerism: Bridging the Gap between Awareness and Action FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Helen Rothberg JOHN FIORINO The Inherent Political Nature of Sports FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Zachary Arth KAYLA MAGUIRE Impacts of Gender Inclusive Housing on Marist College’s LGBTQ + Student’s Experiences* FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Emma Fredrick ASHLEY SMITH We are “Just Friends” or so I Think: The Advantages and Disadvantages of Cross-Sex Friendships FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Elizabeth Quinn KRISTINA VILLANTI

Addiction, Impulsivity, and Working Memory FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Kimery Levering

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HONORS COUNCIL Dr. Carolyn Matheus Honors Program Director School of Computer Science & Mathematics Dr. Kevin Lerner School of Communication & the Arts Dr. Brian Loh School of Liberal Arts Dr. Lisa Stephens School of Science Dr. Mary Stone School of Social & Behavioral Sciences Dr. Della Lee Sue School of Management

Cover created by Honors student Harper Finch

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