Honors Program Senior Thesis Exhibit - Spring 2022

Honors Program Senior Thesis Exhibit - Spring 2022

H O N O R S P R O G R A M SENIOR THES I S EXHI B I T

TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2022 4:30 - 6:00 PM THE MURRAY STUDENT CENTER

POSTER PRESENTATIONS SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AND THE ARTS KATHERINE MARY ANDERSON Sustainability First: The Shift in Fashion PR & Marketing FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Jamie Ross ASHLEIGH JANE BARHAM The Spiritual in Intuitive Art: A Meditative Journey through Abstract Art in Multiple Media FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Mandolyn Wilson Rosen GREGORY J. BEAUDOIN Enclosed Openness: An Analysis of Open-World Games and Standardizing their Definitions and Limitations FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Karen Schrier

BRIANNA NICOLE CENTENO Exploring the Exceptional Learner FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Kristen Mills ANTHONY S. CHAPPELL

The Failures of the Cinematic Universe FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Karen Schrier HARPER ANNE FINCH What’s a MCCTA?: The Official Rebranding of Marist Theatre

FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Eileen Curley KAYLA ELISABETH HANNEMANN Pride Over the Hudson* FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Joanna D’Avanzo CALEIGH ROSE HORRIGAN Kate Spade Rebrand Proposal FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. DooRi Chung CARISSA LAUREN KELLMAN Exploring the Differences in Social Media Engagement Between Male and Female Division 1 Basketball Athletes* FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Jane McManus NORA NUCULLAJ A Meditation on Printmaking FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Matt Frieburghaus

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MARYANN ELIZABETH POHLEN Julie Manet: Daughter of Modernity FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Anne Bertrand-Dewsnap ALDINE ELAINE RASO Understanding the Various Innovative and Technological Opportunities for Brick & Mortar and Ecommerce Fashion Retail FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Jennifer L. Finn MIRANDA SCHINDLER Mind and Medium: A Translation of Visions FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Mandolyn Wilson Rosen ALYSSA C. YAREM The Greenwashing Effect: How Businesses are Altering the Consumer Perception FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Amanda Damiano KYLE ALEXANDER ZIGMAN Sports Gambling and the Average Fan FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Zachary W. Arth SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS AUGUSTO GONZALEZ-BONORINO Quantum Solution to Matrix Riccati Differential Equation: Preliminary Studies FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Malick Ndiaye and Dr. Casimer DeCusatis MATTHEW PATRICK MOLDAWSKY Compiler Optimization for the ONNX Machine Learning Platform FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Casimer DeCusatis ROBERT A. PERRONE Compiler Optimization for the ONNX Machine Learning Platform FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Casimer DeCusatis HENRY BECKETT PHILBROOK Creating a Digital Asset Escrow Using Smart Contracts and Web 3.0 FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Brian Gormanly AMANDA MICHELLE POOR Pitching the Probabilities FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Scott D. Frank

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SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS DULCIE ANNA BEAUREGARD A Taste of Marist FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Joseph Campisi MADELEINE OLIVIA JONES Comparing COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Across Regime Types FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Thomas Reilly ETHAN THOMAS MASLYN

The Hand We're Dealt: A Tarot Collection FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Lea Graham CONNOR J. POUST Knowledge of Family History FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Janine Larmon Peterson PETER ANTHIMOS RICKENBACH Radicalization Process of “Lone Wolf” Terrorists: A Comparative Analysis of U.S. Domestic Attacks FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Lee M. Miringoff and Dr. Juris Pupcenoks SHELLEY ELIZABETH ROSE 2022 Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture in Connecticut FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Jessica Boscarino ALEXANDRIA VICTORIA STEINGOLD Beauty Behind the Blade: A Study and Analysis of Gender in The Daughter of the Sword by Steve Bein* FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Thomas Zurhellen CEZAR-MIHAI UNGUREANU The impact and effect of treatment phases in Pretrial Diversion Programs

FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Julie B. Raines WILLIAM MAY VAN NIEUWENHUYZE Manhood and Heroism in Hemingway FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Gregory Machacek

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SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT NICOLE JOANNE CHAMBERLAND The Influence of Music on Cognitive Abilities FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Scott D. Frank EMMA DICKSON EVANS Development U FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Joanne H. Gavin CAMERON RAY GROVER

Sustainable Tourism, Travel and Degrowth FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Andrew Kosenko NIKOS X. HALLS Declining Water Resources in China FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Christy Huebner Caridi SAMANTHA ELIZABETH HICKEY A Taste of Marist FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Joseph Campisi NATHAN ALFRED JALBERT Made in America: The Resurgence of American Manufacturing FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Hans Cheng SHAKHODAT KHANBABAEVA

Guidebook to Launching a Successful Business FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Joanne H. Gavin PATRICK CHARLES KUTCH Cryptocurrency, a Credible Currency? FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Jamie Freiman ALEXANDER KELLER MISSERT DeFi: The Death of Banks and the Future of Fintech? FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Christopher Reck CHRISTIAN PETER PACIFICO Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sport: How acceptable should PEDs be in sports? FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Zachary W. Arth CHARLES JOSEPH ROY American Build Back Better Act: A Bridge Too Far FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Ann E. Davis

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KRISTEN ELIZABETH SAPERSTEIN The Rise of Flex-Work and Its Impact on Gen Z FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Amanda Damiano ASHLYN MARY SMITH Sex and Labor Trafficking in the U.S. and Moldova FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Vernon Murray TENZIN TSUNDU Marist Consulting Group: Growth Strategy for eSports Franchise FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Helen N. Rothberg SCHOOL OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES ALEXIS ERIN AMODEO Can a Hug Save a Life? The Importance of Interpersonal Relationships to the Overall Human Experience FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Elizabeth Quinn ANNABEL FLORENCE BANKS Service Provider’s Perspectives: Education, Experience, and Identity* FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Addrain Conyers STELLA CAPPARELLI Effective Treatment Court Processes: Perceptions regarding incentives and sanctions on participant success FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Julie B. Raines ANNA T. CHASE Cultivating Awareness Through Mindfulness-based Restorative Practices in Higher Education FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Vanessa Lynn VALERIA ESMERALDA CORRAL Undocumented Immigrants and the Deportation Process* FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Vanessa Lynn CHRISTINA MARIE HEBEISEN Do Lineups Generated by Facial-Recognition Algorithms Seem Fair?* FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Amanda N. Bergold PATRICIA V. KINIRY Internet Trauma Dumping and Personal Well-Being FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Elizabeth Quinn

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YING LAN A Meta-Analysis of the Ego-depletion Effect using Stroop Task FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Jason Trent ROTEM LEIBA An Examination of Anti-Semitism, and its Variants, as a Terrorist Ideology FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Addrain Conyers CHRISTINA ROSE LEVI Understanding Gender Based Barriers to Mental Health Services: A Mixed- Methods Approach* FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Thomas Killian LILY ELIZABETH LINK A Taste of Marist FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Joseph Campisi ASHTON RIEGLER DASA in Education FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Katharine Dill ROSSINA ELENA RUANO MONTENEGRO Emerging Linguistic Themes in the Media's Portrayal of Police Brutality FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Amanda N. Bergold ISABELLA ROSE SOKOLIK Sex Trafficking: Unfolding the Layers of the Victim to Offender Transition FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Addrain Conyers ALEXA DANIELLA SPAIN A Guide To Art Therapy For Adolescents FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Courtney Wrenn BLEONA ZENUNI Sleep Quality Among Honors Undergraduate Students FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Mary M. Stone SCHOOL OF SCIENCE NICOLE EVE BRIAND Bacteriophage Maja: Singleton or Not? FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Megan K. Dennis JULIA ANN CAPPARELLI Do or Dye: The Effect of Food Additives on our Gut Microbiota FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Kristin M. Dragos

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MEREDITH ANNE MCCARTHY FARRELL Antimicrobial Properties of Spice Extracts on Pathogenic Bacteria and Resident Microbiota FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Kristin M. Dragos THERESA CELINE FITZGIBBON Exogenous Ketones - Their Role in Exercise Performance FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Kristin M. Dragos ANNA S. HAGENBUCH Public Health and Refugee Resettlement: A comparative study of Sweden and the United States FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Michael E. O’Sullivan MADISON J. LANGWEIL Understanding the Interconnection of Science and Politics through “Earth to World” FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Kevin M. Lerner JONATHAN MICHAEL LIN Unrequited Attention: An Analysis of Civil Rights During the Kennedy Administration from the Perspective of African American Newspapers* FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Sally Dwyer-McNulty SHIVANI VIPUL PATEL Community-based Application of the Social Determinants of Health: Healthcare Begins with YOU(th) FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Sasha L. Biro MEAGHAN ELIZABETH RANALLI How Microplastics are Affecting the Hudson River Valley FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Zion Klos NIKI ROKJER Healthy Gut, Happy Mind: How Our Gut Microbiota Influence Brain Function FACULTY MENTOR: Prof. Kristin M. Dragos VERONICA STUREBORG AI-Driven Predictive Modeling of Flood Response to Intensified Precipitation in a Rural-to-Urban Watershed in the Northeastern U.S.

FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Zion Klos JOHN RENNA WIMMERSHOFF Induction and Specificity of Autophagy in AP-3 Deficient Cells FACULTY MENTOR: Dr. Megan K. Dennis

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HONORS COUNCIL

Dr. Carolyn C. Matheus Honors Program Director School of Computer Science and Mathematics Dr. Zachary W. Arth School of Communication and the Arts Dr. Brian S. Loh School of Liberal Arts Dr. Della Lee Sue School of Management Dr. Lisa M. Stephens School of Science Dr. Mary M. Stone School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Cover created by Honors student Harper Anne Finch

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