Research &
Experiential Learning

Student Scholar Showcase

Summer 2023: Senior Student Scholars

Annabella Kennedy

Research Assistant - Paleontological Research Institution (PRI)

Billie McClosky

Editorial Assistant - Weave News

Leah C. Biwot

Synthesis and Study of Acridine Derivatives as Potential Chemotherapeutic agents

Keely Snode

PT Observant Internship - Ortho Neuro

Vladimir Iglesias

Political Analyst Intern - Embassy of El Salvador

Billie McClosky

Cultural Identities: How does stateless identity create unstable cultural identity and what is its effect on psychological well-being?

Advisor: Gisele El Khoury

Anna Wilkerson

Abroad Experiences Effects on Education Inequality for Pre-Health Students

Advisor: Raychon Gillis

William Heston

Synthesis and Analysis of new Sustainable Glyoxylate Imine Polymers

Fiona Reiner

Public Relations./Digital Communications Internship - Fuse

Ayesha Khatun

Intern - The Mirror Foundation (Freeman Foundation)

Sophia Brigante

Benefits and Inequalities in Study Abroad

Eva Grover

Corruption Campaigning in Central and Eastern Europe

Advisor: Mert Kartal

Kelley Daphness

Intern - North Country Public Radio

Caitlin Erb

Archeological Curation Intern - Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Erika Looman

Lakes Region Conservation Corps - Squam Lakes Conservation Society

Thomas Van Tassel

Preliminary look at bivalve ranges through the Kellwasser events of the Upper Devonian in the Appalachian Basin.

Advisor: Judith Nagel-Myers

Jack Benjamin

Counter Influence: Equitable Moderation Through Shared Discourse

Advisor: Allie Rowland

Aaron Levy

Program Development Intern - Racquet Up Detroit

Alexandria Szabo

The Three-Way Interaction: Investigating Factors Related to Caregiver and Child Engagement During Shared Book Reading Experiences

Advisor: Laura Mills-Smith (on Sabbatical F20)

Leah Squadrito

Research/Intern - Johns Hopkins Public Health/PEACE

Bryana Thieret

Reversing the Effects of The Limited Bedding and Nesting Paradigm Through Environmental Enrichment

Advisor: Adam Fox

Lily Kasperek

Visualizing Student Course Evaluation Data

Advisor: Matt Higham

Sarah Weaver

Developing a Network of Sports Content for Education in Statistics and Data Science

Advisor: Ivan Ramler

Grace Hodges

Poly(glyoxylate imines): Designing a New Class of Degradable Polymer

Liya Yussubaliyeva

Making Sustainable Fashion Affordable and Accessible for the General Public

Kam Omari

Summer Program Intern - Arvestaran Creative Development Center

Abigail Lateer

Campus Community Garden Coordinator - St. Lawrence University

Jaron Belmore

Intern - Towle Chiropractic

Martina Velásquez Lemaitre

Shadowing at the Saints Pères Paris Institute for the Neurosciences

Indie Talbot

Application of olivine-melt thermometry and hygrometry to olivine-rich basanites from Tenerife, Canary Islands Spain: Evaluation of…

Rae Dunbar

Internship with ICLEI's Urban Research, Innovation, and Development Team

Fousani Hamidou

Legislative Internship - Representative Paul D. Tonko

Marika Stauring

Analysis and Digitization of Ancient Mesopotamian Skeletal Material from Tell Leilan, Syria

Advisor: Mindy Pitre

Taline Norsigian

Intern - Children of Armenia Fund (COAF)

Jane Krausman

Marine Mammal Education & Research Intern - Boston Harbor Cruises & New England Aquariam

Isaiah Albright

Congressional/Intergovernmental Relations Intern - Partnership for Public Service

Aja Samuel

The Vagina Monologues: Finding the Shortcomings of the Original Piece

Advisor: Jennifer Thomas

Chris Davis

Intern at Rolling Grocer 19

Sage Lalor

Intentional community, non-capitalism, and identity

Victoria Cubina Lopez

Lab Intern - Institute of Biomedical Research Barcelona

Glendalys Medina

Intern - KOS Design (Freeman Foundation)

James Lubkowitz

Bioinformatics Intern - Vermont Biomedical Research Network (VBRN)

Indie Talbot

Geology Intern - Geo Tenerife Ltd

Macallister Ballaine

Marketing & Research Intern - US News & World Report

Summer 2023: Junior Student Scholars

Nach Insaurralde

Becoming the Dub

Advisor: Adam Harr

Carmiña Goya

School of Art and Heritage Intern - National University of San Martín

Hadley Reinke

Research Intern - New York Presbyterian/Columbia Irving Medical Center

Meghan Weldon

Remembering and Restoring World War II Registrar Helen Whalen’s Legacy at St. Lawrence

Haley Sundstrom

Exploring Vietnam War Poetry - Creating a Collection

Tenzin Yarphel

Expert Network Summer Intern - Ridgetop Research

Annalise Panici

Psychological Portraits of Women: A Short Story Collection

Advisor: Paul Graham

Molly Doyle

Estimating Basal Conditions of the Laurentide Ice Sheet Through Striation Analyses: Talcville, NY, Western Adirondacks

Advisor: Alexander K. Stewart, USA (ret)

Al Logan

Estimating the concentration and characterizing microplastics in freshwater clams’ tissue in St. Lawrence rivers

Advisor: Amanda Oldacre

George Charalambous

Data Science Intern - The World Bank

Kanonkela Kazembe Chibwe

Optimizing thin film Metal-Organic frameworks to sequester and degrade azo dyes

Advisor: Amanda Oldacre

Catherine O'Neill

Community Agriculture Research Intern - Environmental Studies, St. Lawrence University

Mackenzie Marcus

Reshaping Social-Emotional Learning for 3rd-4th Graders: The Life Block

Drew Horne

Intern - Senator Patrick O'Connor (MA State House)

Bryn Pearson

Summer Legislative Intern - Office of U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen

Samartha Basnyat

Summer Analyst - Vrock & Company

Marlia Richer

Intern - Henry's Fork Foundation

Colby Lauria

Revenue Intern - Interscope Geffen A&M Records

Seth Bailey

Summer Intern - McSweeney Orthodontics/Michael Davey Detnal Office

Ellie Stannard

Research Assistant - Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Yuchang (Alice) Zhang

Philosophical Approach to Mental Health

Advisor: Jeffrey Maynes

Nadine Manase

Poly(Glyoxylates) and Poly(Glyoxylamides) as Selfimmolative Polymers for Plastic Synthesis

Charlotte Brown

Farming Intern - littleGrasse FoodWorks Farm

John Capizzi

Software Development Intern - Intellegam

Sisco Tellez

Intern - Galaxy Kids (Freeman Foundation)

Bridget Hastings

Health Care/ Head Teen Mentor - Healing H'Arts Equestrian Center, Inc

Aidan Atwell

The Digital World and The Modern Undergraduate

Advisor: Dr. Donna Alvah

Nina Spinney

Investigator Internship - New Hampshire Public Defender

Elizabeth Camp

Rehab Aide, PT Shadow, Data Collection & Analysis Assistant - Cioffredi & Associates - Physical Therapy & Wellness

Tye Royal

Making an Enigma Machine

Summer 2023: Sophomore Student Scholars

Brandon Reyes

Legal Intern - Recycle Track Systems (RTS)

Mirko Dibra

Data Analyst - T'Petritit

William (Will) de Chabert

Conservation Intern at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo

Muhammed Mahdi Alkhaqani

Training Production Line Engineer - Abr Al-Sharq For Petroleum Services LLC

Navya Aggarwal

Beyond Boundaries: Impacting Lives through Social Work & Education Sponsorship at Neema International

Alejandra Ruiz-Gómez Correro

Sales Associate - Ayling International Property Services

Matthew Shelton

Intern - Mahanakorn Partners Group (Freeman Foundation)

Maryam (Sofia) Zareizadeh

Do glucocorticoid stress hormone act synergistically with the T3 thyroid hormone in Xenopus laevis metamorphosis?

Advisor: Alexander M Schreiber

Maryam (Sofia) Zareizadeh

Service Research Intern - UNICEF

Alja Imam Chaudhry

Head Coordinator - Kita Ghar Lahore Public Library

Summer 2023 - Research Fellowships Summer 2023 - Internships/Fellowships

2022

Summer 2022: Senior Student Scholars

Badi Kawambwa

Marketing Communications Internship

Andrew Quigley

Social Media Intern at Recycle Track Systems (RTS)

Alexandra Hill

The Interaction Between Mental Health & Positionality in Literature

Advisor: Dr. Daniel M Look

Skylar Bergeron

Editorial Coordinator Internship at Weave News

Cai Lemieux Mack

Sensor Data Transplantation for Resilient Drone Operation

Advisor: Kevin Angstadt

Grace Cicchinelli

Denoising Protein Images with Deep Learning

Advisor: Lisa Torrey

Charlotte Powell

Teaching Fellow at Breakthrough Collaborative, Manchester, NH

Ngoc Tan

Recognizing Capabilities in Early Childhood Education and Care

Yuchen Liang

A Glance of China's "Involuted Generation"

Advisor: Wendi Haugh

Mariam Waqar Khattak

Research Intern

Amanda Barreto Salgueiro

Environmental Conservation & Educommunication Internship

Colleen McKernan

Rural Feminisms in the North Country: Expanding the Archives

Advisor: Judith DeGroat

Daniel Calbo

Financial Advisor Internship

Caitlin French

Public Relations Internship

Melissa Perez Sancho

Gender Equality & Land Inheritance in Rural Kenya

Advisor: Mert Kartal

Zhuoer Li

Legal Intern

Drew Racioppa

Team Leader at Kupu's 2022 HYCC Summer Program

Ruiqi Yang

The Impact of Covid-19 on China’s Housing Market

Advisor: Shuwei (Jolly) Zhang

Bryan Placide

Education Internship

Toky Rakotoarisoa

Internship at Network 20/20

Grace Brouillette

Green Mountain Farm-to-School Internship

Aaron Levy

Inspiring the uninspired

Advisor: Jeffrey Maynes

Jackson Hamilton

Political Internship

Frank Wotton

Meta-dialectics: The Promise of Francisco Varela’s Biological Phenomenology

Iman Maani

NCPR Internship

Jie He

Independent Researcher

Angeles Zuniga Medina

Legal & Policy Intern with Human Rights Foundation

Daniil Kim

Executive Intern

Timur Martinez Smirnov

Exchange Generalist Intern

Haille Perkins

Summer Internship

Isaiah Albright

Ethnic Politicization and Government Development Efforts in Southeast Asia: Measuring the Relationship

Advisor: Kristin McKie

Tyler Grochot

Project Manager

Nika Husinec

Habitat Distribution and Sediment Composition of Jamaican Windward Lagoons

Advisor: Antun Husinec

Abigail Yosef

Finance Intern with ZEP-RE

Alexandra Hill

Psychological Repression in Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway and Zadie Smith’s NW

Advisor: Dr. Sookyoung Lee

Jack Saltus

Internship with Bespoke Investment Group

Morgan Cleary

Research Internship

Tess Maxam

Research Associate

Talya Scott

Testing the Neuroprotective Effects of Mannitol in a C. elegans model of Parkinson’s Disease

Paige Meshcon

The Values of a Prospective Teacher

Advisor: Jeff Frank

Conor Temple

Financial Advisor Intern with Baystate Financial

Lizzie O'Keeffe

Editorial Internship

Maria Isabel Diaz (Isa)

International Relations Internship

Alexander Reyes

Internship with US Senator Charles Ellis Schumer

Summer 2022: Junior Student Scholars

Chris Urban

Editorial Assistant with Today Media

Ian Clark

Internship

Hope Donoghue

What Characterizes a Winning Combination? Network Analysis using Sports Data

Advisor: Ivan Ramler

Billie McClosky

An Interactive Map of Cultural Jordan

Advisor: Gisele El Khoury

John (Jack) Roemischer

Legal and Development Team Intern with Recycle Track Systems (RTS)

Valeria Obregon Diaz

Summer Internship at the Tijuana River Estuarine Research Reserve

Camila Gonzalez Herrera

Outreach Coordinator Internship

Marika Stauring

Visiting Bioarchaeology Fieldwork Student with University of New Brunswick

Grace Bridge

"You're a [Data] Wizard, Harry!"

Advisor: Ivan Ramler

Emma Rothe

Examining the Wagner-Jauregg Reaction: Providing an Alternative to Morphine

Advisor: Samuel Tartakoff

Sage Lalor

Local Campaign Organizer

Kam Omari

Social Media and Digital Content Internship

Laura Bolduc

Using Deep Learning to Identify Animal Species in Game Camera Images

Advisor: Lisa Torrey

Billie McClosky

Independent Study

Sydney Peterson

Summer Undergraduate Researcher

Alessandro Marangelli

Proyecto Fronterizo de Educación Ambiental

Martina Velásquez Lemaitre

Student Research Assistant with St. Lawrence University

Melinda Barath

Investigation into Use of Different Techniques in Copepod Pigment Extraction

Advisor: Samuel Tartakoff

Sajida Bibi

The impact of early life adversity using limited bedding model on social-anxiety-related behavior in Long Evan rats.

Advisor: Adam Fox

Leana Dickhens

Developing Chemical Reactions: Intercepting the Wagner-Jauregg Intermediate

Advisor: Samuel Tartakoff

Leah C. Biwot

Synthesis of proflavine derivatives and study of how they bind to DNA as potential chemotherapeutic agents

Advisor: Samuel Tartakoff

Emma Frances Doherty

Internship

Audrey Bowman

GROUND-TRUTHING A REMOTE SENSING LANDSLIDE MODEL USING REACTION WOOD PRESENCE IN TREE RINGS NEAR GLENNALLEN, ALASKA

Advisor: Alexander K. Stewart, USA (ret)

Jessica Tom

Intern with North Country Public Radio

Annabella Kennedy

Using Tree-Ring Science to Evaluate a Remote-Sensing Landslide Model: Glennallen Region, Alaska

Advisor: Alexander K. Stewart, USA (ret)

Summer 2022: Sophomore Student Scholars

Amanda Thrasher

Farm Intern with English Acre Farms

Brandon Dickson

Software engineering (and Data Analytics) Internship

Nach Insaurralde

International Internship - Trans Memory Archive Argentina

Karni Keushgerian

School Management and Student Life Intern

Titilayo Aluko

Student Internship

YEYUXI YI

Pricing Intern with Recycle Track Systems (RTS)

Summer 2022 - Research Fellowships Summer 2022 - Internships/Fellowships

2021

Summer Research 2021

Rae Dunbar

Exploring the Fundamentals of Plastic Degradation

Advisor: Amanda Oldacre

Anuva Anannya

Detection of Fe/Mg Phyllosilicate-rich Landslides Situated in Impact Craters on Mars

Advisor: Alexander K. Stewart, USA (ret)

Caroline Bell

Can we detect signals from RT-LAMP Bioassays with Multispectral Sensors?

Advisor: Munir Pirbhai

Brenda Rubio Estrada

Seeds for Her

Advisor: Dr. Sara Ashpole, Ph. D.

Alyssa Bigness

Using R Studio to Explore 40 Years of Winning Results: The Statistics Behind the New York Lottery

Advisor: Dr. Daniel M Look

Diamond McAllister

Black Student Social Justice Activism at St. Lawrence University

Advisor: Kimberly Flint-Hamilton

Nishal Basnet

The Urban Refugee Resettlement Experience in the United States

Advisor: Erica Morrell

Dakota Lazore

The Influence of Thyroid and Glucocorticoid Hormones in Immune System Development during Metamorphosis of the African Clawed Frog (Xenopus…

Advisor: Alexander M Schreiber

Kayla Edmunds

Daily and Seasonal Phenology of the Robber Fly Lasiopogon Currani (Diptera:Asilidae) in St. Lawrence County, New York

Advisor: Karl McKnight

Michael Yirenkyi

An Architectural Phenomenology Reflection: A Case Study on Japanese Spatiality

Advisor: Mark Denaci

Haille Perkins

Selecting Galaxies Hosting Supernovae for Observations with the Green Bank Telescope

Advisor: Aileen O'Donoghue

Karina Bellavia

Ethology of Lasiopogon currani (Diptera: Asilidae) in St. Lawrence County, New York

Advisor: Karl McKnight

Craig Wilkes

The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the American Funeral Industry

Advisor: Mindy Pitre

Frank Wotton

The Phenomenology of Interpersonal Disagreement

Advisor: Dr. Jennifer L Hansen

Alexandra Hill

Sentimental Analysis

Advisor: Dr. Daniel M Look

All 2021 Projects

2020

Summer Research 2020: Senior Student Scholars

Shiqi Xie

Degradation of Azo-dye with Electrochemical Methods

Advisor: Amanda Oldacre

Carla Martinez-Perez

Exposure to Immediate Rewards Increases Impulsive Choice in Humans

Advisor: Adam Fox

Bridger Royce

Fluorescent Gray

Advisor: Paul Graham

Sky Ratcliffe

Mathematical Art and Artistic Mathematics

Advisor: Dr. Daniel M Look

Chloe McConnell

Gender and Fiction

Advisor: Paul Graham

Eloise Bellingham

Revealing Trends in Natural and Anthropogenic Processes Using River Discharge Fluctuation

Advisor: Jeffrey Chiarenzelli

Asha Johnson

A Legacy of Revolution: Examining the Impact of Slave Revolts Across the Black Diaspora (1730-1841)

Advisor: Melissane Schrems

Grace Vensel

Resistance to the 'FrançAfrique'

Advisor: Eloise Brezault

Caroline Krall

Music and Emotion in Shiny

Advisor: Jessica Chapman

Grace Harkins

Rising Up Against the Norms

Advisor: Jeff Frank

Yu Song

Creating a “Musician” by Deep Learning

Advisor: Dr. Ed Harcourt

Morgan Cappa

Statistical Analysis of the Representation of Women in the US Television Show, the Office

Advisor: Jessica Chapman

Niamh Creedon-Carey

A History of Local Reaction and Activism to the Olympic Prison

Advisor: Liz Regosin

Peiyu Wang

Low-Cost Touchscreen Operant Chamber Based on Raspberry Pi

Advisor: Adam Fox

Noah Neverette

Discovering R’s FOXP2

Advisor: Lorraine Olendzenski

Yidi Zhang

Bottle Flowers

Advisor: Kasarian Dane

Annan Yue

A Qualitative Exploration of Reachout of St. Lawrence County

Advisor: Cathy Crosby

Jayden Ladison

Role of the Hippocampus in Temporal Processing

Advisor: Bill DeCoteau

Victoria Oakes

Modeling Relationship between Wild Bees and Neonics

Advisor: Aswini Pai

Allison Krauss

Bringing Technology Into the Organic Chemistry Lab

Advisor: Stacy Vassar

Yanfei Mao

Associations Between Character Strengths and Positive Outcomes in the Academic Context

Advisor: Cheryl Stuntz

Zican Zhou

A Literature Review on the Effects of Thyroid Hormone and Cortisol on the Amphibian Immune System

Advisor: Alexander M Schreiber

Logan Hagerty

The Colonial Legacy of Conservation on Pastoralists

Advisor: Matthew Carotenuto

Ramon Veras

The Inner Workings of a Science Fiction Revolutionary Novel

Advisor: Prof. J. Michael Martinez

Edward Hallahan

The Ethics of Commercializing Public Land

Advisor: Richard Lauer

Andy Hims

Alzheimer's and the Aging Brain

Advisor: Ana Y. Estevez

Min Wang

British Colonial Influence in Hong Kong and Its Aftermath

Advisor: Anne Csete

Yanru Chen

Using Deep Learning to Detect Fake Images

Advisor: Dr. Ed Harcourt

Jenesha Robert

COVID19: Can States Stop the Spread?

Advisor: Sun Ki Choi

Camden Fort

A Classroom Under the Mushroom Cloud: The Educational Setting During the Height of Cold War Tensions

Advisor: Dr. Donna Alvah

Claire Bartlett

Analysis of Coarse-Woody Debris in Four Adirondack Mountain Catchments

Advisor: Alexander K. Stewart, USA (ret)

Krista Walrath

How water pH affects shell shape in fresh water bivalves

Advisor: Judith Nagel-Myers

Lauren Donohue

The Role of the Hippocampus in Processing Vertical Space

Advisor: Bill DeCoteau

Gretchen Wambach

Evaluation of Length and Azimuth Measurement Data Using Eight GIS Basemaps

Advisor: Alexander K. Stewart, USA (ret)

Arman Tavana

GreenCafe Website

Advisor: Lisa Torrey

Cole Weigartz

Occupancy Modeling for Porcupines (Erethizon dorsatum) using Camera Traps

Advisor: Erika Barthelmess

Leo Romanetz

Kinetic Characterization of Intercalating Chemotherapy Drugs Using Temperature Jump Techniques

Advisor: Samantha Glazier

Makenna Burr

Herpetofauna Species Survey in the Forestport Quad in Accordance to the NYS Herp Atlas

Advisor: Kristine Hoffmann

Summer 2020: Junior Student Scholars

Tina Luchetta

Gender and a Beat: Women and Hip Hop in Senegal

Advisor: Howard Eissenstat

Derek Sherrange

A Decolonial Analysis in the Socio-Legal Dimensions of Food Sovereignty

Advisor: John Collins, Ph. D.

Mabelin Garcia De La Rosa

An Examination of Disparities in Healthcare

Advisor: Sun Ki Choi

Eduardo Puerta

Data Visualization for the Admissions Office

Advisor: Choong-Soo Lee

Brenden Bready

Injuries and Playing Surface in the NFL

Advisor: Jessica Chapman

Siyuan Zhang

Investigate the Most Effective Card-Upgrade Strategy in Clash Royale

Advisor: Ivan Ramler

Wanjiru (Shiru) Kimani

Food Insecurity: How Severe is it?

Advisor: Guanyi Yang

Frank Wotton

Models and Modality

Advisor: Richard Lauer

Iman Maani

Navigating Twitter as a Grassroots Organization

Advisor: John Collins, Ph. D.

Haille Perkins

Data Reduction for the Arecibo Pisces-Perseus Supercluster Survey

Advisor: Aileen O'Donoghue

Aseman Bagheri Sheshdeh

Novel Coronavirus

Advisor: Samantha Glazier

Anuva Anannya

Clay Minerals in Landslides on Earth and Mars

Advisor: Alexander K. Stewart, USA (ret)

Yu Wang

Detecting Real Disasters through Twitter

Advisor: Jessica Chapman

Jonathan Morrison

Discourse Surrounding Public and Private High Schools in the United States

Advisor: Jeff Frank

Michael Yirenkyi

Industrial Design, the Best and Worst of Humanity

Advisor: Lucia Pawlowski

Summer 2020: Sophomores Student Scholars

Autumn Sherman

Special Cases of Crossing Numbers

Advisor: Natasha Komarov

Chyanne Turner

Approaching the Grant Writing Process for Scientific Research

Advisor: Amanda Oldacre

Zhuoer Li

Interaction between Chinese and Black Communities in China

Advisor: Jessica Sierk