Spring 2022 Honors Thesis Schedule
Spring 2022 Honors Thesis Defenses
Please join us to hear our senior Honors students present their research.
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
All thesis defenses will take place in McIntyre A (unless otherwise stated).
Wednesday, March 23rd
Fatima Camara, Black Women in the Media: Which Archetype Do You Fit In?
Advisor: Dr. Anna Brown, Political Science
Maria del Cielo Mendez, Racial Segregation in the American Public School System
Advisor: Dr. Anna Brown, Social Justice
Mark Rotundo, The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Right-Wing Radicalization in America
Advisor: Dr. Anna Brown, Political Science
Thursday, March 24th
James Apostolico, The Effect of Corporate Taxation on Investment and Wages
Advisor: Professor Philip Sookram, CPA, MAcc, Accounting
Kersy Castro, The Differences between Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion
Advisor: Professor Brigid D’Souza, M.B.A., Accounting
Jesse Resurreccion, Legislation for Americans with Food Allergies: the Need for Expansion in Accommodations, Labeling, Education, and Cross Contamination Laws
Advisor: Professor Lori Ann Buza, J.D., Business Law
Andrea Rosas, Sustainable Supply Chains in the Agrifood System: Exploring Circular Concepts and Solutions to Our Globalized Food Systems
Advisor: Dr. Maril Marcillo, International Business
Friday, March 25th
Joseph Caruso, How Has COVID-19 Affected People’s Entertainment Media Consumption Habits?
Advisor: Dr. Cynthia Walker, Communication & Media Culture
Kattie Corte, Sensibility in the Time of Realism and Sense in the Time of Romanticism
Advisor: Dr. Rachel Wifall, English
Cheyenne Mangan, The Role of Class of Female Characters in Four Gothic Novels
Advisor: Dr. Kathleen Monahan, English
Dania Mendez, Diversity in the Classroom: Incorporating Cultural Pedagogy in High School English Classes
Advisor: Dr. Michael Walonen, English
Tuesday, March 29th
Christian Dumol, The Impact of Emergency Remote Learning on the NCLEX-RN amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
Advisor: Dr. Michelle Romano, Nursing
Carolina Falcon, Are the Cognitive Advantages and Disadvantages of Early and Late Bilinguals Impacted by the Language of Instruct Given for Cognitive Tasks?
Advisor: Dr. Maryellen Hamilton, Psychology
Jamie Kavanagh, TBA
Advisor: Dr. Joshua Feinberg, Psychology
Wednesday, March 30th
Matthew Goodman, Math Anxiety: Its Causes, Effects, and Relief through Effective and Confident Instruction
Advisor: Dr. John Hammett, Mathematics & Statistics
Marcelo Munoz, Comparing the Type I Error Rates of Standard ANOVA, Bootstrapping, and Preliminary Normality Testing
Advisor: Dr. Rebecca Conley, Mathematics & Statistics
Brandon Smith, TBA
Advisor: Dr. Suman Kalia, Computer & Information Sciences
Thursday, March 31st
Maria Chalakova, Effects of Caffeine, Coffee, and Decaffeinated Coffee on Embryonic and Larval Development in Xenopus laevis (clawed frog), with a Focus on Neurulation and Brain Development
Advisor: Dr. Laura Twersky, Biology
David Dolgitzer, Investigating Dynamical Quantum Phase Transitions in a Multiple-Qubit System
Advisor: Dr. Debing Zeng, Applied Science & Technology
Serena Mohamed, Do Acacia, Manuka, and Tualang Honey Reverse the Effects of Exogenous Corticosterone in Xenopus laevis (African clawed frog)?
Advisor: Dr. Laura Twersky, Biology
Mihir Vora, On the Effects of Synergistic Interactions between Chlortetracycline and Lycopene on Pseudomonas flourescens Biofilm Penetration and Their Therapeutic Potential
Advisor: Dr. Jill Callahan, Biochemistry
Friday, April 1st
Oshane Annon, Light-Driven Water-Oxidation Using Nanostructured Metal-Based Polymer Composites Films
Advisor: Dr. Yosra Badiei, Biochemistry
Anji Elnakady, The Encapsulation of Ru (III) Complex in Zinc-Metal Organic Framework to Target Histidine Residues in Amyloid-β
Advisor: Dr. Yosra Badiei, Chemistry
Janise Ramos, Nowhere to Go, No One to Help: Covid’s Collateral Consequences
Advisor: Dr. Beth Adubato, Criminal Justice
Taylor Rondon, Scaffold Protein RACK1 Regulation of miRNA in Response to Arabidopsis thaliana Root Growth and Guard Cell Aperture during Salt Stress Conditions for Better Crop Production
Advisor: Dr. Denver Baptiste, Biology