A celebration of scholarship and creative activities for undergraduate and graduate students held in April, 2018 at the Roger Williams University campus in Bristol, Rhode Island

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SASH: Student Academic Showcase and Honors 2018

A celebration of scholarship and creative activities for undergraduate and graduate students held in April, 2017 at the Roger Williams University campus in Bristol, Rhode Island

Roger Williams UniversityDOCS@RWUStudent Academic Showcase and Honors Office of Academic Affairs2017SASH: Student Academic Showcase and Honors2017Roger Williams UniversityFollow this and additional works at: https://docs.rwu.edu/student_academic_showcasePart of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning CommonsThis Document is brought to you for free and open access by the Office of Academic Affairs at DOCS@RWU. It has been accepted for inclusion inStudent Academic Showcase and Honors by an authorized administrator of DOCS@RWU. For more information, please contact mwu@rwu.edu.Recommended CitationRoger Williams University, "SASH: Student Academic Showcase and Honors 2017" (2017). Student Academic Showcase and Honors. 1.https://docs.rwu.edu/student_academic_showcase/1    SASH 2017 Student Academic Showcase and Honors A celebration of scholarship and creative activities for undergraduate and graduate students.  The mission of SASH is to provide an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to share their academic and creative activities with the RWU community.  SASH represents our collective intellectual accomplishments as a university during the academic year.   Monday, April 17- Friday April 21 — SAAHP Showcase Showcase of Continuous Exhibits and Displays (SAAHP)  Monday, April 17 — Student Multimodal Display 8:00am — 10:00 am “REVEALED” (Mary Tefft White) 10:15am — 12:15pm “Project Intersectionality: Social Conflict as Functional in A Quest for Equality,” Justice, Equality, Critical Thinking & Praxis (Mary Tefft White) 12:30pm — 2:30pm “Specter Detectors: Vulnerability Risk Assessment in the Era of Homeland Security,” Justice, Equality, Critical Thinking & Praxis” (Mary Tefft White)  Tuesday, April 18 — Student Research Spotlight — Posters 10:00am — 12:00pm — Poster Session (Mary Tefft White) 12:30pm — 2:30pm — Poster Session (Mary Tefft White) Université al Quaraouiyine The World’s Oldest University, Fes, Morocco  Tuesday April 18 — Keynote Address — 3:30pm — 5:00pm — GHH Atrium T h e  S y r i a n  C i v i l  W a r  a n d  R e f u g e e  C r i s i s :  F r o m  B a d  t o  W o r s e  Ora Szekely, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Clark University Professor Szekely is an Assistant Professor at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. She has a B.A., from Cornell University, an M.A. from the University of Chicago, and a Ph.D. from McGill University. She is the author of several articles and her book, The Politics of Militant Group Survival in the Middle East: Resources, Relationships, and Resistance, was published by Springer this year. The book examines the foreign and domestic policies of militant organizations in the Middle East, especially Hamas, Hizballah, Amal, and the PLO. She teaches courses on comparative politics, ethnic politics, and a capstone seminar on civil war.  The Fifth Annual SASH is sponsored by the University Honors Program, Faculty Senate, and the Provost’s Office (www.rwu.edu/go/sash) Wednesday April 19 — Student Research Spotlight — Posters 8:00am — 10:00 am — Poster Session (Mary Tefft White) 10:15am — 12:15pm — Poster Session (Mary Tefft White) 12:30pm — 2:30pm — Poster Session (Mary Tefft White) Wednesday April 19 — Honors Academic Showcase 2:30pm — 6:30pm — Honors Concurrent Sessions (CAS) Wednesday, April 19 — Music Showcase 4:00pm — 5:00pm — Music Showcase (CAS 152)   SASH 2017 — Student Academic Showcase and Honors  SASH 2017 2  Monday April 17 — Multimodal Presentation — 10:15am – 12:15pm — Mary Tefft White “Project Intersectionality: Social Conflict as Functional in A Quest for Equality” Justice, Equality, Critical Thinking & Praxis Students: Rebecca Anderson Bernadette Benman Gina DiCiancia Maura Dickson Elizabeth Furtado Kaitlin Massey Laura Merolla Joshua Morrell Katherine Vaugh Katherine Vicente Faculty Sponsor: Yolanda M. Leott, School of Justice Studies  Monday April 17 — Multimodal Presentation — 12:30pm — 2:30pm — Mary Tefft White “Specter Detectors: Vulnerability Risk Assessment in the Era of Homeland Security” Justice, Equality, Critical Thinking & Praxis Students: Nicholas Amodio Holly Barden Michael Barry Gregory Battison Brian Callaghan Adam Chin John Clary Nicholas Dillon Nicholas Edwards Amie Evans Charles Flannagan Hadassah Gomez Brandon Kemmy Chad Ketch Victoria Kosowski Brett Libby Alec Meigs-Rives Mariela O’Neill Meaghan O’Rourke Nicholas Souza Shannon Wilcox Faculty Sponsor: Yolanda M. Leott, School of Justice Studies   SASH 2017 — Student Academic Showcase and Honors  SASH 2017 3  Tuesday April 18 — Student Research Spotlight — Posters — 10:00am - 12:00pm Student(s) Title Faculty Sponsor Olivia Fritz 1 Student Advocacy PEN Project Braver Nicole Angeley Christina Cascione Erika Daley Elise Frank Courtney Kaufman Preservice Teacher Rounds: Learning Collaboratively from Compelling Problems of Practice Donnell Madison Guitard An Interdisciplinary Approach to Computational Neurostimulation Dougherty Elizabeth Anthes Kyle Peahl Status of Green Building Incentives and Mandates in Countries Around the World  Ghanem/Celik Richard Sleight Jonathan Henze Examining Common Issues Encountered During Management of Construction Projects Ghanem/Celik Wesley Caruso Kristi Perreault Meghan Hatzipetro Alex Vorfeld Tyler Perron Andrew Holt Intelligent Ground Vehicle McPheron Joseph Albina Elliott Allen Nicholas Burkle Anthony D’Amico Jake Deslandes Gregory Logue Briana Tremblay Wyatt Trottier Andrew Wasik The Companion Cycle: An Electric Power-Assisted Tricycle for Two Palm Alexandra Townsend 4 Students Fed Challenge Panday/Kula Dillon Costa Brady Schoner Jeb Stewart Alexandra Threadgill High Throughput Adhesives Test Platform Potter Steve Enos Joe MacLellan Ian Mitchell Max Plasker Jonathan Pope Sara Vose Tana Wu IEEE Solar Splash Collegiate Competition Potter Rachel Kampersal Bruins Nation: A Study of Fandom and Identity Ram SASH 2017 — Student Academic Showcase and Honors  SASH 2017 4 Rachel Maloney The Changing American Family: Viewer Experience and Engagement with Parenthood Ram Margaret Pegno Killing Ourselves for the Love of the Sport: Eating Disorders and Athletes Ram  Tuesday April 18 — Student Research Spotlight — Posters — 12:30pm - 2:30pm Student(s) Title Faculty Sponsor Timothy Lopes Anthony J. Core Public Private Partnership: Lessons Learned Ghanem/Celik Nicole Capistran Ryan Mellen Joseph Sojka Taylor Winnick Creating a Concrete Canoe Martino Lindsey Lopez Marketing to Women of Color: The Impact of Eurocentric Beauty Standards Matos Erica Misilo Integrating Deaf & Hard of Hearing Into Workplace Culture Shelton Jessica Blute Hilary Clinton’s Last Six Months 2016 Shelton Alissa McGheehan Wells Fargo Shelton Chandler Capozi Tire Safety Campaign Shelton Jacqui Garofalo Political News in Campaign Cycle: A Content Analysis Shelton Sydney Clapp Political News in Campaign Cycle: A content Analysis Shelton Alex Morel PR Case Study Shelton Sharilynn Brown Self-Image and Social Media Shelton Hien Ngo Numerical Solutions of the Radosity Equation(Brightness) via the Galerkin Method: Mars Project Warnapala Qiuyang Deng Numerical Solutions of the Radiosity Equation by the Galerkin Method for the Spherical Pyramid (Mars Project) Warnapala Kellie Dean Ellen Cook Lauren Fletcher Minimizing Waste in Upper Commons Warnapala Qiuyang Deng Kangii  Chen Lance Dengelegi The Cost of Tuition at RWU Warnapala Hien Ngo Mary Stone-Murphy Andrew DelSanto Domino’s Pizza Deliveries to RWU Warnapala Luke Nigro Paige Dutko Jakub Lis Maximizing Bond Profits Warnapala Juliette Caffrey Eleanor Phetteplace Olivia Ryan The Changing Relationship between Ozone Hole Size and Number of Diagnosed Melanoma Cases  Warnapala SASH 2017 — Student Academic Showcase and Honors  SASH 2017 5 Deborah Kleinclaus Trung Nguyen Hiba Wakidi A Mathematical Approach: Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Warnapala Ashley Crane Matthew D'Amico Jackie Lyons Animal Growth Model for the Weight of African Lions Warnapala Shivang Patel Austin Clough Skyler Roberts Lapillus Otolith in Laval Rachycentron canadum in the Presence of Increasing Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Release Warnapala  Wednesday April 19 — Student Research Spotlight — Posters —10:15am - 12:15pm Student(s) Title Faculty Sponsor    Kerlie Merizier and Jillian Lynch Forming Impressions: Effects of Facial Expression and Race Brooks George Constantinides Matthew Erbacher Alejandro Miguel Matthew Zoccali Pearson Pile Analysis: Senior Engineering Design Brunnhoeffer Alexandra Halligan Amanda Becotte Ashley Crane A Mathematical Model for the Effects of Fertilization on Nitrogen Concentrations in Unsaturated Soil on Blueberry Farms Dougherty Charles Ahl Nicole Capistran Brian Hann Madison Newton Chrysosphaerella Bloom Dynamics in the Wachusett Reservoir Jeznach Alexia Byusa McKenna Everding Jacob LePrevost Joseph Sojka The Structural Analysis and Redesign of the East Wall of Fort Adams Martino Will Dittman  McKenzie Kiserian Jackson Hemocytic Neoplasia in Hard Clams (Mercenaria mercenaria): Assessment of Neoplasia through Flow Cytometry Smolowitz M. Tori Agnew Development of a qPCR Assay to Detect Proctoeces Maculatus in the Water Column Smolowitz Katie Heisler Hemocytic Neoplasia in Hard Clams, Mercenaria Mercenaria Smolowitz Students in POLSC 307: Gender and Politics Rhode Island Government Appointments Project Speakman 6 Students Engineering Thomas Dylan Booth Carly Egan Isaac Martin “REVEALED” McClure  SASH 2017 — Student Academic Showcase and Honors  SASH 2017 6 Wednesday April 19 — Student Research Spotlight — Posters — 12:30pm - 2:30pm Student(s) Title Faculty Sponsor Dan Barron Adel Alanzi Visible Analyst Cates Madison McCormack Makayla D’Urso Data Analytics to Determine Mix in a Pharmacy Chain Farhadi Mikayla Petrucci Brittany Watson Long Term Budgeting Strategies to Combat Global Diabetes  Farhadi Lauren Fletcher Sydney Cherella  Residue Calculus Jacobson Ashley Crane Calum Tattersfield Hyperbolic Geometry Jacobson Amanda Becotte Alexandra Halligan Exploring Möbius Transformations with Spherical Photos Jacobson Isabella Grafstein Hien Ngo Jess Messina Morera’s Theorem Jacobson Emily Goyette Stereographic Projection Jacobson Karissa Chandler  McKenzie Sarah Caron Enterprise Presentation for Chocolate Charms Nicholas Erik Karam Justin Elias Adam Heroian Pop-Up Learning Gamification Ruoco Eissa Al-Uqaili Kevin Faria Benjamin Fisk Edward Flynn Abdulwahab Halawani Harrison Quinn Matthew Simonelli Detecting 21 cm HI-line using Small-scale Radio Astronomy Setup Thangaraj    SASH 2017 — Student Academic Showcase and Honors  SASH 2017 7 Wednesday, April 19 – Honors Concurrent Sessions  Room CAS 223 Room CAS 227 2:15pm – 2:55pm “Honors Senior Capstone Presentations” Group 1  2:15pm – Kate Digan: “New Chromophoric Compounds for Implementation in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”  2:30pm – Daniel Barron: “Pop-Up Game: Adopting a Development Project” “Honors Senior Capstone Presentations” Group 2  2:15pm – Emily Wall: “Vukuzenzele: A Citizen Scholar’s Understanding of Making it as “The Last Priority”  2:30pm – Tori Bodozian: “Jane Austen the Quiet Revolutionary: Social Critique in Persuasion” 3:00pm – 3:55pm “Honors Senior Capstone Presentations” Group 3  3:00pm – Aletha Spang: “Feeding Currents in Copepods”  3:15pm – Nicole Capistran: “Wachusett Reservoir Operations and its Effect on Water Quality”  3:30pm – Ellen Cook: “Health Economics: A Study of the Impact of Planned Parenthood Closures on Adolescent Health Outcomes” “Honors Senior Capstone Presentations” Group 4  3:00pm – Kellie Dean: “When the Commonwealth Doesn’t Provide: Examining the Impact of the RI Conservation Districts’ Slashed Budgets”  3:15 pm - Megan Dulong: “The Impact of Teaching American Sign Language to Hearing Students.”   4:00pm – 4:55pm “Honors Senior Capstone Presentations” Group 5  4:00pm – Allie Townsend: “Vita Gioiosa”  4:15pm – Paige Dutko: “Economic Policy in Modern Society”  4:30pm – Christopher Hanson: “Advertising and its Positive Relationship with the Community”   “Honors Senior Capstone Presentations” Group 6  4:00pm – Myles Hoponick: “Preventing PTSD in Soldiers During Combat Deployments”  4:15pm – Sarah Quinn: “BuzzFeed Quizzes as a Tool for Self”  4:30pm – Sarah Lynch: “The Rhode Island Consent Decree No. CA14-175: Analyzing Immediate and Future Impacts for a Diverse Audience.”  5:00pm – 5:55pm “Honors Senior Capstone Presentations” Group 7  5:00pm – Sadie Peden: “Education Research into Practice”   5:15pm – Alexander Miller: “Associations among Locus of Control, Perceptions of Stress and Performance in College”  5:30pm – Anastasia O’Neill: “St. Mary’s Episcopal Church: Architectural History and Preservation Possibilities”  “Honors Senior Capstone Presentations” Group 8  5:00pm – Rebecca Metivier: “Exploring Methods for Detecting Thiocyanate Ion Excreted by Fish Exposed to Cyanide”  5:15pm – Brittany Pereira: “Romantic Relationships in the Social Media Era”  5:30pm – Kristi Perreault: “Intelligent Ground Vehicle Algorithm Design”  SASH 2017 — Student Academic Showcase and Honors  SASH 2017 8 6:00pm – 6:55pm “Honors Senior Capstone Presentations” Group 9  6:00pm – Carla Puchini: “Behavioral Finance in the scope of female investing”  6:15pm – Cayley Dorr: “Nasty: Choreographing Identity”  6:30pm – Meaghan Ryan: “Women in Policing: An Investigation of Workplace Culture Within Police Departments”  “Honors Senior Capstone Presentations” Group 10  6:00pm – Tess Berkowitz: “The Changing Meaning of Family in The United States as Reflected Through Homosexual Marriage and Child Custody Rights in the Courtroom”  6:15pm – Laura Anderson: “Optimizing egg production and evaluating hobbyist perception of the bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus”  6:30pm – Nicholas Burkle: “Companion Cycle”      SASH 2017 — Student Academic Showcase and Honors  SASH 2017 9 April 17-21   SAAHP STUDENT EXHIBITS—Architecture Building    Other Related Events during SASH Week Wednesday, April 19, 11:00am — 2:00pm, Earth Fest in celebration of Earth Day, D’Angelo Common, in front of the Library. SASH 2017 Planning Committee Joseph W. Roberts, Chair of SASH 2017 Planning Committee and Chair, University Life Committee of the Faculty Senate Robert Cole, Associate Provost and Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Becky Spritz, Director Honors Program Bonita Cade Elizabeth Duffy Christine S. Fagan Farbod Farhadi Amiee Shelton Roxanne Smolowitz Jenny K. Tsankova Thank You to the following for their assistance with SASH 2017 Anne Marie-Cerda Jim Lemire Joi Lewis Office of the President University Life Committee of the Faculty Senate Participating Academic Programs Conferences The Student Academic Showcase and Honors program is organized by the University Life Committee of the Faculty Senate and the 2017 SASH Committee. It is sponsored by the Office of the Provost for Academic Affairs and the University Honors Program. All events are free and open to the public.  

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