In 2013, every college is represented by at least one panel.
Undergraduate Research and Creativity Colloquium
Harry Jack Gray Center Thursday, April 11, 2013
Reception 12:00 – 12:30
Check-in for speakers, audience, and guests Balcony
Sandwiches and cold drinks available.
Session I 12:30 – 1:50
Room A: Food, Glorious Food
Appropriate Responses to Lobster Shell Rot Matthew Shannon Hartt
Aquatic Farming - Ian Pape/Design - Erin Kelly HAS/A&S
Genetically Modified Organisms - Jacqueline Sparaco/Design - Amy Glaser HAS/A&S
Water Quality – Andy Swetz/Design – Gema Sanchez HAS/A&S
Water Quality – Andy Swetz/Design – Marike Spresser HAS/A&S
Room B: Studies in Engineering
Heat Dissipation from Electronics
Hala Al-Khalil CETA
Laser Drill Modeling Using COMSOL Multiphysics
Karen Brzostowski1 CETA
Time Study of the Fender Manufacturing Process
Rutger Strauss*, Clinton Cyr CETA
Room C: Collaborative Programs and Web Designs
TrACE: A System for Spatiotemporal Anchored Collaboration
Adam Stankiewicz A&S CS
Designing for Multiple Platforms: Responsive Mobile First Web Designs
Karlie Henton* U.Studies MWDD
Gestalt Laws and Web Design: A Study in Visual Perception
Stephanie Pelletier* U.Studies MWDD
Session II 2:05 – 3:20
Room A: Words to Change Worlds
Preventing the Challenger Disaster Through Rhetoric
Colleen McLoughlin, Aven Rose A&S RPW
A War Raging With Relevance
Florence Weinstein Hillyer
Ethnicity and Sexuality in mid-20th Century Literature
Kelly DeSalvatore A&S English
Coming of Age Story: An Original Novel and Contemporary Literature
Dana Rachel Eckstein* A&S English
Room B: Studies in Psychology
Visible Light Spectrum and Emotion
Erzhan Xu A&S Psych
Parental Divorce and Young Adults' Romantic Relationships
Leigh-Anne Pyre* A&S Psych
The Decision-Making Process
Patricia Swanson* A&S Psych
Locus of Control and Academic Success
Stephanie Tavarez* A&S Psych
Room C: Gender, Psychology, and Economics
The Impact of Audio-Environment on Attention
Charles S. Wasserman* A&S Psych
The Infantilization of Female Sexuality
Shadia Siliman*A&S Psych/GS
Trade Liberalization and Three Dimensions of Development
Clark Woodard* A&S Pol. Econ.
Quantitative Easing: Finding the "Right" Balance
Stephanie Lessing Barney
Session III 3:30 – 4:45
Room A: Music, Writing, and Creativity
You’re doing the Write Thing Amanda Tepper Hillyer
Fusing Unlikely Genres: The Product of Combining Heavy Metal and Reggae Corey Martin & Austin Rowey Hillyer
My Creative Brain Sereina Colon Hillyer
From the Root of the Coconut
Immeley Royal Hillyer
Room B: Biological Experiments and Evolutionary Theories
Bridge Construction on Campus and Quality of Stream Water
Daniel Smith A&S Biology
Dietary Supplementation and Cognitive and Behavioral Deficits in Mice
Sarah Pan1 A&S Biology
Analyzing Shark Liver Tissues
Kerrin Maillet A&S Biology
The Evolution of Evolution: The Impact of Complexity Theory
Mitra Sadigh* A&S Philosophy
Room C: Politics and Social Change
#Jordan: Social Media and Change in the Middle East
Donald Fantozzi A&S PoGo
The Dual Identities of Muslims in Toulouse, France
Brandon Espina A&S PoGo
John Locke & the Emergence of Public Opinion in 18th Century England
Benjamin Baker* A&S History
The Real Reasons Behind the 2003 Invasion of Iraq
Maria Arroyo* A&S PoGo
Room D: Design for Change
Fur
Ben Provost HAS
Wonderment
Jessie Sattler HAS
Self-Helped
Brett Pinedo HAS
Designing Visual Instruction for Physical Therapy Rehabilitation
Jerlyn Cespedes, Megan Johnson HAS
Wilde Aud: Sight, Sound, and Stage
Solace
Rachel Dioses* HAS
Fluid Motion
Brian Cook Hartt
Acting on Stage vs. Screen
Tara Reuter* Hartt
Session IV 5:00 – 6:15
Room A: Beauty, Rape, and the Media
Dare to Bare it All: Beauty, Body Image, and Feminism
Claire Capozzi, Amber Gipson, Marissa Lawrence, Angelica Beerbaum A&S Psych
Sexuality in Media and Rape Myth Acceptance in College Students
Claire Capozzi, Janaiya Samuels, and Ariella Kastner A&S Psych
A Triangular Theory of Love
Reed Haight A&S Psych
SlutWalk: A Comparison of Framing
Andrea Wojcik* A&S GS
Room B: Religion, Identity, and Archeology
The Bedouin of Northern Israel and Archaeological Evidence at Bethsaida
Kailee Shraiberg A&S JS
Not So Innocents Abroad
Emily Galica A&S JS
A Youth Movement Approach to a Five-Week Israel Tour
Elissa Katz ENHP
A Short History of Beards: From Mesopotamia to Modernity
Joshua A. Gischner A&S JS
Room C: Life in Numbers
Prime Numbers and the RSA Encryption Algorithm
Nathan Uricchio A&S Math
Cardinal and Ordinal Transfinite Numbers
Danielle David A&S Math
Stability Patterns in Conway's Life
Elliot Levine A&S Math
Room D: Behavior and Business: Creative Interventions
Using Multiple Intelligences to Facilitate Learning
Grace Beck, Robert Dozier, Maureen McBurnie ENHP
Early Intervention and Its Influence on Behavior Plans
Hannah Schultz ENHP
Hartford Case Competition
Kaitlyn Nadeau2, Colleen McLoughlin2, Tim DiStefano2 A&S / Barney
Hartford Plan Competition: Aura Central Market
Kristin Zecher3 Barney* Honors Program, Senior Project
1 Project Supported by WELFund Grant
2 Hartford Case Competition Winner
3 Hartford Plan Competition Winner
