APEX Presentations

Biology

• Elijah DaSilva - Bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) Preference for Volatile Organic Compounds of Impatens capensis
• Faculty Sponsor: Robert Gegear

• Arielle Enos - Resource Availability Alters the Effects of Elevated Temperature on Assortative Mating Patterns in the European Corn Borer
• Faculty Sponsor: Genevieve Kozak

• **Alana McGraw - Exploring Interspecies Social Spreading: Analyzing the Behavior of P. fluorescens and Pedobacter sp. with Different Cations Present
• Faculty Sponsor: Mark Silby

• Gabriella Thomas - The Impact of Trailing Fishing Gear on Captive Elasmobranchs
• Faculty Sponsor: Diego Bernal

Biochemistry

• Sophia Costa - Neuronal Protective Effects of Blueberries Against Oxidative Stress on Human Neuroblastoma Cells
• Faculty Sponsor: Shuowei Cai

• Sesha Manning - Spectrophotometric Determination of Glyphosate in Foods and Environmental Samples
• Faculty Sponsor: Yuegang Zuo

Crime & Justice Studies

• Madison Kusske - Coercion’s Place within the Sex Industry
• Faculty Sponsor: Erin Krafft

• **Peter Elliott - Modernizing DeBord: The Spectacle & Violence
• Faculty Sponsor: Erin Krafft

English

• Alyssa Buffington - Servicing International Students at UMass Dartmouth
• Faculty Sponsor: Nicholas Santavicca

History

• Cassandra Carola - Artemisia Gentileschi: A Woman Redefined
• APEX Mentor: Matthew Sneider

Political Science

• Eli Brooks - Exploring Federal Opioid Policy in the United States
• Faculty Sponsor: Dilshod Achilov

• Jacob Burkhead - Targeting Voluntary Human Shields: Principles from Just War Theory
  • Faculty Sponsor: Peter Sandby-Thomas

• Olivia Dowen - Reforming the Foster Care System
  • APEX Mentor: Heidi Berggren

• Sarah Moore - The Effects of Social Media Regarding Voter Turnout
• Faculty Sponsor: Kenneth Manning

• Harshil Patel - Rethinking Higher Education in Massachusetts
• Faculty Sponsor: Dilshod Achilov

Psychology

• Victoria Desilets - Creativity and Resilience
• Faculty Sponsor: Mahzad Hojjat

• Catherine Pope - Domestic Violence and Self-efficacy: Increasing Independence
  • Faculty Sponsor: Brian Ayotte

• Rebecca Dishmey - Jumpstarting Bright Minds: An Evaluation of Jumpstart's Impact on Early Learning
  • • APEX Mentor: Joshua Masse

Sociology & Anthropology

• Margaret McCormack - Sustaining a Small Family Farm
  • Faculty Sponsor: Andrea Klimt

Marketing

• **Jack Leduc - Brands Take a Stand: A Study of Consumer Attitudes
• Faculty Sponsor: D. Steven White

• Anna Nelson - Social Media Usage for Small Businesses
• Faculty Sponsor: D. Steven White

Bioengineering

• Allison Leal - Insight on Common Knee Injuries and Implememtation of Injury Prevention Regiments
• Faculty Sponsor: Laura Hanzly

• Alexis Lannigan - Fabrication of 4D Artificial Skin: A Study of Biomimetic Polymers to Optimize Bio-Chemical and Mechanical Properties of Bioengineered Skin Alternatives
• Faculty Sponsor: Tracie Ferreira

Computer Science

• Wilber Anderson - Image Preprocessing for Unoptimized Datasets in Convolutional Neural Network
• Faculty Sponsor: Iren Valova

• **Devin Cannistraro - Classification of Foraminifera Using Convolutional Neural Networks
• Faculty Sponsor: Iren Valova

• Ryan Smith - Comparative Analysis of Clustering Algorithms
• Faculty Sponsor: Iren Valova

• **Brianna Johnson - Variations of Medicare Costs for Intracranial Hemorrhages and Cerebral Infarctions Across the United States
• Faculty Sponsor: Donghui Yan

Electrical Engineering

• Patrick Seaver - Exploring an Alternative Solution to Multilateration in GPS Denied Zones
• Faculty Sponsor: David Brown

Mechanical Engineering

• Ross Jacques - Multiple Degrees of Freedom Tunable Mass-Spring System to Simulate Oscillation Caused by Vortex-Induced Vibrations
• Faculty Sponsors: Banafsheh Seyedaghazadeh and Hamed Samandar

• Nicholas Paternostro - Evaluation of Hierarchical Super-hydrophobic Surfaces for Friction Reduction in Turbulent Flows
• Faculty Sponsor: Hangjian Ling

Medical Laboratory Science

• Sylvia Guijarro-Sines - Improving transfusion treatment for Sickle Cell patients in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Faculty Sponsor: Kimberly Ouellette

Nursing

• Allyson Andrade - Developing a Kinesthetic Learning Plan to Promote Self-Care for Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients
• Faculty Sponsor: Kristen Sethares

• Stephanie Brogdon - Knowledge Levels, Confidence, and Attitudes of School Nurses on Adverse Childhood Experiences
• Faculty Sponsors: Marni Kellogg and Valerie Seney

• **Tessa Camboia - Attitudes of Nursing Students Regarding Caring for Patients with Substance Use Disorders
• Faculty Sponsor: Kathleen Elliott

• Alexander Cerqueira - Identifying Barriers to Older Adult Medication Management: An Integrative Review
• Faculty Sponsor: Paula Walsh

• Katelyn Cox - Perceptions of Undergraduate Students on the Influenza Vaccine and Its Associated Risks
• Faculty Sponsors: Ouida Dowd and Marni Kellogg

• Amana Khatib - The Relationship Between Health Literacy, Knowledge, and Self-care in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
• Faculty Sponsor: Elizabeth Chin

• Matthew Machado - Reasons Offered by Heart Failure Patients for Non-Adherence with Prescribed Medications 
• Faculty Sponsor: Jennifer Viveiros

• Abigayle Manchester - Intimate Partner Violence Educational Program Among Middle School Students
• Faculty Sponsor: Maryellen Brisbois

• Graham Poirier - Influence of Advertisement on University Student E-Cigarette Use
  • Faculty Sponsor: Elizabeth Chin

• Queyka SaintLouis - Race-based Traumatic Stress Symptom and Microaggression in Nursing Faculty of Color
  • APEX Mentor: Shannon Avery-Desmarais

• Helen Teklehaimanot - Nursing Faculty and Senior Nursing Student Attitudes Toward Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Faculty Sponsor: MaryBeth Sosa

• Hazel Wood - Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Differences in Knowledge and Perception
• Faculty Sponsor: Kristen Sethares

Graphic Design

• **James Tooker - Interspectral: An Interactive Exhibit Observing the Color Spectrum
• Faculty Sponsor: Janet Fairbairn

Visual Design - Digital Media

• Marcus Johnson - Steel Wool
• Faculty Sponsor: Shawn Towne