Summer 2020 Provost’s Student-Faculty Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Awardees
Maria C. Amaya
School and Major: Dyson, Philosophy and Religious Studies
Faculty Mentors: Meghana V. Nayak and Pamela J. Fuentes-Peralta
Project Title: COVID 19 and Immigrant Communities: Effects and Solutions
Maria I. Andreoli
School and Major: Dyson, Musical Theatre
Faculty Mentors: Eric J. Price and William C. Reynolds
Project Title: The Waiting
Justin A. Brandon
School and Major: Seidenberg School of CSIS, Professional Computer Studies
Faculty Mentors: John J. Cronin and Andreea Cotoranu
Project Title: Choate Pond Instrumentation and Remote Learning using Technology and Design
Tatum A. Cordy
School and Major: Dyson, English Language and Literature
Faculty Mentor: Daniel Bender
Project Title: Shakespeare: A Blueprint for Activism
Lara C. Ellentuck
School and Major: Dyson, Biology
Faculty Mentor: R. Antonio Herrera
Project Title: Geomapping Invasive Bamboo Species Using Machine Learning
Ralph Gamba
School and Major: Dyson, Digital Cinema and Filmmaking
Faculty Mentor: Melanie La Rosa
Project Title: View: The Effects That Auteurs Have Had on Filmmaking From the 1970’s to the Present
Magnolia M. Garcia-Garcia
School and Major: Dyson, History; Political Science
Faculty Mentors: Meghana V. Nayak; Pamela J. Fuentes-Peralta
Project Title: COVID 19 and Immigrant Communities: Effects and Solutions
Brody J. Gaura
School and Major: Dyson, Psychology
Faculty Mentor: Sheila H. Chiffriller
Project Title: Perception: Different Forms of Aggression and Appropriate Intervention for the Survivor
Laurianne B. Gutierrez
School and Major: Dyson, Political Science
Faculty Mentor: Pamela J. Fuentes-Peralta
Project Title: Stigma and Marginalization: Homeless Individuals Living with HIV/AIDS in Atlanta
EmmaLee C. Kidwell
School and Major: Dyson, Musical Theatre
Faculty Mentors: Eric J. Price; William C. Reynolds
Project Title: The Waiting
Matthew Killeen
School and Major: Dyson, Biology
Faculty Mentor: JaimeLee Iolani Rizzo
Project Title: Characterization of a Series of Antiviral and Antimicrobial Creams
Isabelle A. LaBianco
School and Major: Dyson, Economics; Film & Screen Studies
Faculty Mentor: Joseph C. Morreale
Project Title: Creating Hysteria: The Influence News Media over Consumption Behavior during COVID-19
Winter R. Lesnick
School and Major: Dyson, Biology
Faculty Mentor: JaimeLee Iolani Rizzo
Project Title: Roots, Stems, and Leaves as Antibacterials
Annabella C. Mead-Vancort
School and Major: Dyson, Political Science
Faculty Mentors: Meghana V. Nayak; Pamela J. Fuentes-Peralta
Project Title: COVID 19 and Immigrant Communities: Effects and Solutions
Sarah G. Pereira-Bisono
School and Major: Lubin, International Management
Faculty Mentors: Meghana V. Nayak; Pamela J. Fuentes-Peralta
Project Title: COVID 19 and Immigrant Communities: Effects and Solutions
Joseph Peterson
School and Major: Lubin, Arts & Entertainment Management
Faculty Mentor: Jessica A. Magaldi
Project Title: Who Has Your Health Data, What Are They Doing with it, and What Can You Do About it?” Legal and Technological Issues Related to Contact Tracing of COVID-19 Infections
Carmela Piccolo
School and Major: Dyson, Applied Psychology & Human Relations
Faculty Mentor: Courtney L. Gosnell
Project Title: The Effects of Positive Emotion Overexpression Based On Underlying Motives
Giavanna R. Plaza
School and Major: Dyson, Women’s and Gender Studies
Faculty Mentors: Meghana V. Nayak; Pamela J. Fuentes-Peralta
Project Title: COVID 19 and Immigrant Communities: Effects and Solutions
Naya J. Rivera
School and Major: School of Education, Biology & Adolescent Education
Faculty Mentor: Joan T. Walker
Project Title: What does expertise look and sound like? Examining how master teachers approach simulated parent-teacher conferences about student academic progress
Shayan Saniei
School and Major: Dyson, Biology
Faculty Mentor: Erika Crispo
Project Title: The Effect of Hurricanes on the Evolution of Puerto Rico Fish Species
Daniel I. Sinensky
School and Major: Dyson, Biology
Faculty Mentor: Eric D. Brenner
Project Title: Analysis of Circumnutation in Gravitropic Mutants of Arabidopsis Thaliana Using Recorded Footage
Anjolee M. Spence
School and Major: Dyson, Biological Psychology
Faculty Mentor: Courtney L. Gosnell
Project Title: Can Gratitude Buffer Cross-Political Party Close Relationships from Dissolution?
Christine J. Suddeth
School and Major: Dyson, Musical Theatre
Faculty Mentor: Amanda G. Flynn
Project Title: Students Experience with Vocal Injury in Undergraduate Performing Arts Training Programs
Jamellah D. Sweeting
School and Major: Dyson, Philosophy & Religious Studies | English Language & Literature
Faculty Mentor: Daniel Barber
Project Title: The Abject of Body Affirmation
Emma L. Wolkenstein
School and Major: Dyson, Sociology/Anthropology
Faculty Mentor: Claire D. Panetta
Project Title: Nationalism in the Age of Brexit: The Identities and Attitudes of Younger Voters
Jiajia (Man-Chia) Wu
School and Major: Dyson, Art
Faculty Mentor: Daniel J. Hill
Project Title: Covid-19 Artistic Project – “The packages wash up on the isolated islands”