Fall 2016 – Summer 2017 Award Recipients

Aftandilian, Brigitte
Study of the Behavioral and Neurochemical Mechanisms Underlying Alcohol Drinking in Rodents
Faculty Mentor: Kimberly Leite-Morris

Alford, Babatunde
Sub-Auroral Processes in the Antarctic Peninsula and Conjugate Observations
Faculty Mentor: Carlos Martinis

Arora, Aarti
Chemical Weathering of Cryptocrystalline Silicates and Aeolianite Formation in the Pleistocene on the Island of Naxos, Greece
Faculty Mentor: Andrew Kurtz

Athoe, Jacob
Defining the Role of IDH2 in MYCN-Driven Neuroblastoma Pathogenesis
Faculty Mentor: Hui Feng

Babaei Amameh, Milad
Use of CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Inactivation of the NEMO Gene in Human Embryonic Kidney 293 (HEK 293) Cells to Study Protein Function
Faculty Mentor: Thomas Gilmore

Baily, Jennifer
In Vivo and In Vitro Characterization of Small Molecule Inhibitors on Late SV40 Factor in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Faculty Mentor: Ulla Hansen

Bajaj, Varnica
Role of N-cadherin in Vascular Stabilization
Faculty Mentor: Christopher Chen

Barroso Luque, Roberto
Investigating the Role of the Direction Selective Retino-Geniculo-Cortical Pathway in Visual Perception.
Faculty Mentor: Alberto Cruz-Martin

Baylies, David
Expanding the Tonal Possibilities of the Trumpet
Faculty Mentor: Glynn Holt

Benincasa, Claudia
Resolvins and Lipoxins as Neurotrophic Treatment of AD as Determined by Microglial Activation
Faculty Mentor: Alpaslan Dedeoglu

Bereznicka, Agata
The Influence of Fasting on Adult Neurogenesis in Zebrafish
Faculty Mentor: Irina Zhdanova

Bidshahri, Parizad
ELSITA: Ethical Legal & Social Implication of Theories of Autism
Faculty Mentor: Kenneth Richman

Brendle, Madeline
Evaluation of Memory Disambiguation Across the Lifespan and the Effects of Aerobic Fitness and Aging on Memory Performance: A Pilot Study
Faculty Mentor: Karin Schon

Brousseau, Merissa
Structural Determination of SMP2
Faculty Mentor: Karen Allen

Byrne, Anthony
DeltaSherlock: Efficient Cloud Analytics through Machine Learning
Faculty Mentor: Ayse Coskun

Cabral, Melanie
The Development of Critical Consciousness in Adolescents Attending No Excuses and Progressive Urban Charter High Schools
Faculty Mentor: Scott Seider

Capone, Melissa
How Do We Learn Healthy Habits?
Faculty Mentor: Kathleen Corriveau

Casarella, Amy
The Role of Pregnenolone Sulfate in Synaptic Plasticity
Faculty Mentor: David Farb

Chaiyasarikul, Alina
Escape Hatching of Red-Eyed Treefrogs in Wasp Attacks: How Development Changes Survival
Faculty Mentor: Karen Warkentin

Chaudhury, Rachita
wDOSI: Wearable Diffuse Optical Spectroscopic Imaging Probe for Monitoring Chemotherapy Treatment in Breast Cancer Patients
Faculty Mentor: Darren Roblyer

Chen, Yueyu
Parental Emotional Neglect and Stress Outcome: The Mediation Role of Limbic System and Alexithymia
Faculty Mentor: Kathleen Malley-Morrison

Cook, Amelia
Aesthetics Across Boarders: An Exchange Between East and West
Faculty Mentor: Miki Kaneda

Dam, Katie
Expression and Purification of NicA2
Faculty Mentor: Karen Allen

Desevin, Kathleen
The Potential Role of Adipocyte AMP-Activated Protein Kinase (AMPK) in Obesity-Related Cardiomyopathy
Faculty Mentor: Xiaolai Xu

Dhembi, Anxhela
Mechanistic Study of the Reaction Catalyzed by MalG in the Malbrancheamide Pathway
Faculty Mentor: Pinghua Liu

Ditty, Hannah
Measuring Fecundity in the Bartlett Experimental Forest in New Hampshire in Order to Contribute to Models of How Climate Change will Affect the Biodiversity of Eastern Forests
Faculty Mentor: Michael Dietze

Do, Cindy
Motivation and Effort in Parkinson’s Disease
Faculty Mentor: Daniel Fulford

Dwyer, Michaela
A Systematic Review of Outcome Measures Utilized in Aphasia Treatment Research, Including a Meta-analysis
Faculty Mentor: Swathi Kiran

Edenbaum, Hannah
The Use of the Gene Glrx-1 as a Therapeutic Target for the Treatment of Athersclerosis
Faculty Mentor: Jingyan Han

Eiampikul, Maythita
Modeling Cancer Cachexia in Human Muscle Cell Culture
Faculty Mentor: Susan Kandarian

Eiben, Marian
Crash and Backlash: An Analysis on the Role of Risk in Publishing Contracts
Faculty Mentor: Megan MacGarvie

Eichelman, Abigale
Dissecting the Transcriptional Activation Properties of MEF2A and MEF2C
Faculty Mentor: Francisco Naya

Elliot, Aaron
A Deeper Exploration of Repeating Digits: Spigot Agorithms and Combinatorics
Faculty Mentor: Thomas Enkosky

Enos, Nicole
Comprehensive Study of Auditory Perturbation on Voice and Speech Motor Control
Faculty Mentor: Cara Stepp

Erf, Peter
Nano-patterning of Graphene by Femtosecond Laser Ablation
Faculty Mentor: Michelle Sander

Erickson, Daniel
The Drive to 90: How Tampa, Florida is a Model Community for Effectively Raising High School Graduation Rates
Faculty Mentor: Jonathan Zaff

Ferreyra, Pablo
Production of High Quality, Highly Oriented CVD-Grown Graphene for MEMS Applications
Faculty Mentor: Anna Swan

Finan, Robert
Internal Structures of Ionospheric Emissions: Stable Auroral Red (SAR) Arcs
Faculty Mentor: Michael Mendillo

Flanagan, Dev
Terrorism and the Workplace: An Economic Paper Utilizing Multiple Regression Models to Better Understand Changes in Weekly Earnings Post-9/11
Faculty Mentor: Ishita Dey

Flynn, Casey
Understanding the Martian Atmosphere Using Data from the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission (MAVEN)
Faculty Mentor: Paul Withers

Gartsbeyn, Cheryl
Willa Cather, Literary Illustration, and Modern Publishing
Faculty Mentor: John Matthews

Gauthier, Tess
Using High Performance Computing to Simulate and Develop Energy Efficient Materials
Faculty Mentor: Sahar Sharifzadeh

Ghosh, Sonam
Debye Screening Modulation via Application of Radio Frequency Waves for Enhanced Sensitivity of SN-FET Biosensors
Faculty Mentor: Pritiraj Mohanty

Griffin, Alecia
Solar Panel Cleaning Efficiency by Electrodynamic Screens: Simulating Meteorological Conditions
Faculty Mentor: Malay Mazumder

Gruen, Rinatte
The Influence of Social Cues on Infants’ Working Memory
Faculty Mentor: Melissa Kibbe

Gu, Yaofeng
Urban Heat Islands Across the US Under Current and Future Climates
Faculty Mentor: Dan Li

Hayashi, Vanessa
The Role of Inflammation on Insulin Resistance Developed through a Lack of GPS2 and Short-Term High-Fat Dieting
Faculty Mentor: Valentina Perissi

Herzog, Veronica
Measurement of Non-Determinism in Mobile Application Replay
Faculty Mentor: Manuel Egele

Hummel, Gerald
Generation of Ortho Quinone Methide Derivatives via an Iron (III) Chloride Catalyzed Diels-Alder Reaction
Faculty Mentor: James Panek

Hunter, John
Mars: A Hot Spot for Cool Research – An Investigation of Northern Mid-Latitudinal Craters on Mars to Provide Evidence for Past Glacial Activity
Faculty Mentor: David Marchant

Hurd, Emily
The Role of Teachers in Identifying and Supporting Students with Mental Health Problems
Faculty Mentor: Jennifer Green

Iwase, Reina
Studies on the Binding Mode of TRAF2/cIAP2 Interaction
Faculty Mentor: Adrian Whitty

Jain, Rahul
Mode Locking in Faraday Waves on a 2-D Periodic Substrate & the Devil’s Staircase
Faculty Mentor: Glynn Holt

Jiang, Yining
Investigation of Indirect Readout in Protein-DNA Recognition Using the Hydroxyl Radical Cleavage Reaction
Faculty Mentor: Thomas Tullius

Johnson, Emily
Reconstructing Agriculture and Economy at Hellenistic Ashkelon
Faculty Mentor: John Marston

Kamalapathy, Pramod
The G608G Progeria Mouse Model as an Animal Model for Ostheoarthritis
Faculty Mentor: Ara Nazarian

Kammourieh, Maya
Owning Another: Public Displays of Devotion in Nineteenth-Century British Literature
Faculty Mentor: Anna Henchman

Khan, Mayisha
Detection of Respiratory Viruses Using Pseudo-Complementary Primers
Faculty Mentor: Irina Smolina

Kim, Soo Min
Influence of Italian Arts on Modern Political Discourse
Faculty Mentor: Gabrielle Sims

Kim, Yujin
What Makes Asian Immigrants Use Destructive Parenting Methods: Identifying Socioeconomic Backgrounds of the ABCDG Parenting Styles
Faculty Mentor: Hyeouk Hahm

Kozol, Jacob
Clotho, Phagebook, and a United Web of Registries in CIDAR Lab
Faculty Mentor: Douglas Densmore

Kupratis, Meghan
Determining the Role of the A2B Adenosine Receptor in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Faculty Mentor: Elise Morgan

Kwan, Caitlin
A Remote, Wireless Heart Monitor
Faculty Mentor: Allyn Hubbard

Lawson, Benjamin
Policy Smoothing with Neural Networks
Faculty Mentor: Andrei Lapets

Lee, Erika
Intraspecific Variation in Nematostella Vectensis’ Response to Thermal and Oxidative Stress
Faculty Mentor: John Finnerty

Lee, Migi
Deepening Our Analysis of the Role of CK2 in Human Cancer
Faculty Mentor: Isabel Dominguez

Lee, Claudia
Assessing Met18 Expression In Vivo via Sulfite Reductase Assay
Faculty Mentor: Deborah Perlstein

Lehar, Margaret
The Effects of the Flavonoid 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone on Aβ Accumulation in Transgenic Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease
Faculty Mentor: Alpaslan Dedeoglu

Lent, Austin
Biocompatibility Test for New Microendoscope for Neuronal Imaging
Faculty Mentor: Jason Ritt

Lerdsudwichai, Napassorn
Implementation of Liver Monitoring Medical Device for Improving Maternal Health in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Faculty Mentor: Muhammad Zaman

Lewis, Kathleen
CPU and GPU-Accelerated Charge Mapping
Faculty Mentor: Martin Herbordt

Liba, Joseph
Rendering of Cluttered-Room Images for Compulsive Hoarding Assessment
Faculty Mentor: Janusz Konrad

Lim, Tim
Policy Smoothing with Neural Networks
Faculty Mentor: Andrei Lapets

Lindsay, Helen
Pill to Powder Pediatric Medication Dosing Device
Faculty Mentor: Muhammad Zaman

Liou, Austin
Innovative Approach to Improving the Measurement of Angular Kinematics using Microsoft Kinect
Faculty Mentor: Simone Gill

Lo, Katherine
Effect of Alendronate Treatment on Bone Biomechanical Properties in Dogs
Faculty Mentor: Mary Bouxsein

Lozano, Amber
Development of Automation and Semi-Automation for Fatty Acids Sample Preparation, Chemical Analysis, and Data Reporting by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Faculty Mentor: Lingyi Lynn Deng

Mancini, Christian
Proteomic Assessment of the Progression of Fracture Healing
Faculty Mentor: Louis Gerstenfeld

Manieri, Maria Claudia
Neuropsychological Investigation of the Effects of Stereotype Threat on Cognitive Performance in a Latino Sample
Faculty Mentor: Alice Cronin-Golomb

Mark, Andrew
A Database of the Evolution of Prehistoric Blade Technology in Mesoamerica
Faculty Mentor: David Carballo

Marotta, Riley
Establishing Profiles and Predictors of Language Recovery Outcomes in Patients with Post-Stroke Aphasia
Faculty Mentor: Swathi Kiran

Martinsen, Melanie
Organic Biosensors for Personal Physiologic Monitoring
Faculty Mentor: James Galagan

Massidda, Miles
Neutrophil Differentiation and its Role in the Development of Type 2 Diabetes
Faculty Mentor: Zhen Jiang

Masterman, Julia
Impact of Canadian Geese on Urban Nutrient Cycles
Faculty Mentor: Robinson Fulweiler

McCarron, Michael
Generating Advanced Functionality through Kirigami: Using Cut Pattern Geometry to Create 3 Dimensional Deformations in Mylar Films under a Tensile Stress
Faculty Mentor: Douglas Holmes

Mekbib, Hannahmariam
Searching for Dark Matter Using Precision Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Techniques
Faculty Mentor: Alexander Sushkov

Messercola, Gabriel
Testing the Equilibrium Theory of Insular Biogeography through Urban Rooftop Plant Dynamics
Faculty Mentor: Nathan Phillips

Miller, Erin
Spiritual Resistance: Rabbinic Responsa from the Ghettos and Camps During the Holocaust
Faculty Mentor: Michael Grodin

Moore, Natalie
Effects of Chimeric MEF2 Proteins on Muscle Cell Morphology and Viability and Analysis of MEF2A and MEF2C Transcriptional Activity in Mammalian Muscle
Faculty Mentor: Francisco Naya

Muhammad, Danial
The Impact of APIs on Firm Performance
Faculty Mentor: Marshall Van Alstyne

Muir, Kelsey
Effects of Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells on Macrophage Cell Activity and Cytokine Production
Faculty Mentor: Andrew Taylor

Nakamura, Casey
Changing Media Landscapes in the Middle East: Advertising in Amman, Jordan and Beirut, Lebanon
Faculty Mentor: Betty Anderson

Nguyen, Hoa
Investigating the Interaction of PRC2 with the Gtl2 Long Noncoding RNA
Faculty Mentor: Francisco Naya

Park, Jeong Min
Recombinase-Based Genetic Circuits for Adoptive T Cell Therapy
Faculty Mentor: Wilson Wong

Peters, Emily
Psychological Essentialism: How Do Children Assign STEM Ability and Career Potential to Different Genders and Races?
Faculty Mentor: Kathleen Corriveau

Petty, Christopher
Characterization and Validation of CTSK Knockout Osteocyte Cell Line
Faculty Mentor: Paola Pajevic

Psaltos, Dimitrios
Effect of Alendronate Treatment on Bone Biomechanical Properties in Hound Dogs
Faculty Mentor: Mary Bouxsein

Randolph, Brianna
An Analysis of mRNA Expression in Post-Mortem Austism Tissue
Faculty Mentor: Jean-Jacques Soghomonian

Rapp, Eric
Stiffness of the Cartilaginous Fracture Callus through CECT Data
Faculty Mentor: Elise Morgan

Razdan, Evan
Distributed Intelligence in the Leaf-Cutter Ant Atta Cephalotes: How Sensory Morphology and Brain Investment Reflect Task Specialization
Faculty Mentor: James Traniello

Rebellon, Daniela
The Effect of Video Streaming Media Use on Individual’s Academic Performance, Personal Health, and Other Social and Political Outcomes
Faculty Mentor: Jacob Groshek

Reed, Cymone
Competitive Growth in a Cooperative Fish
Faculty Mentor: Peter Buston

Reffel, Marguerite
A Sociolinguistic Study of the Variation in Production of the Sound /s/ by Puerto Ricans and Dominicans in the Boston Area
Faculty Mentor: Daniel Erker

Ren, Yiren
A Behavioral and Functional MRI Comparison of Rule Learning and Maintenance in Humans
Faculty Mentor: Chantal Stern

Rendos, Abigail
The Mechanics of Liquid Marbles
Faculty Mentor: Keith Brown

Rhine, Kevin
Sugar Metabolism and Cell Mobility: Linking Glycolysis and Actin Polymerization Using Mutated Aldolase Proteins
Faculty Mentor: Dean Tolan

Rigor, Michael
Effects of Neutrophil Elastase on Neutrophil Differentiation in Bone Marrow
Faculty Mentor: Qiong Zhou

Rothko, Michael
Stage Top Environmental Chamber and Breast Cancer in Hypoxia
Faculty Mentor: Muhammad Zaman

Rube, Adrienne
Multiplying Villainies: A Cultural History of Macbeth
Faculty Mentor: William Carroll

Rubin, Shanon
Investigations and Parameter Fitting with the Luminous Convolution Model
Faculty Mentor: Sophia Cisneros

Rybarczyk, Daniel
The Cygnus OB2 Star Forming Region
Faculty Mentor: Thomas Bania

Saade, Cyril
Designing a Thermal Simulator for Emerging Computer Chips
Faculty Mentor: Ayse Coskun

Sanjiv, Nayan
Molecular Mechanisms in Ocular Immunology
Faculty Mentor: Andrew Taylor

Sbordone, James
Using QR codes to Situate Northern Pomo Language Learning Within a Community Museum
Faculty Mentor: Catherine O’Connor

Scribani Rossi, Pietro
Characterization of Immortalized Hepatocytes After Treatment with an Inhibitor of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells
Faculty Mentor: Ulla Hansen

Shawn, Emily
The Missionary Impulse: Why Islam, Christianity, and Liberalism Proselytize
Faculty Mentor: Jeremy Menchik

Shih, Sabrina
Investigation of the Modulation of Gut Microbiota by Wolbachia in Mosquitoes
Faculty Mentor: Horacio Frydman

Shimizu, Ryan
The Role of the A2B Adenosine Receptor in the Degradation of Bone and Cartilage in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Faculty Mentor: Elise Morgan

Singh, Niharika
The Effect of TSP-1 Deficiency on Antibody Production in Mice
Faculty Mentor: Sharmila Masli

Smith, Alexis
Supply & Demand
Faculty Mentor: Melissa Kibbe

Smith, Daniel
Verification of the Study of Kaons in LArIAT
Faculty Mentor: Edward Kearns

Song, Shangshang (Sophia)
Exploring the Function of Thrombospondin Type-1 Domain-Containing 7A (THSD7A) in Human Podocytes
Faculty Mentor: Laurence Beck

Swaminathan, Anush
Studying Circadian Patterns of Food Intake and its Regulatory Mechanisms in the Zebrafish Model
Faculty Mentor: Irina Zhdanova

Tam, Teresa
Emergent Critical Thinking and Executive Functions: An Exploration of Potential Co-Development
Faculty Mentor: Kathleen Corriveau

Tamborini, Alessio
Direct Laser Writing of 3D Nanostructures to Examine Effect of Surface Topography on Cell Migration
Faculty Mentor: Christopher Chen

Tang, Xiaoyu
1. Cost and Product Advantages: A Firm-Level Model for the Chinese Exports and Industry Growth
2. Innovation and Prices
3.Determinants of Export Performance in China Manufacturing Industries
Faculty Mentor: Jordi Jaumandreu

Taube, Ellen
Perceptions in Movement: How Gendered Violence Shapes our Daily Patterns
Faculty Mentor: Julie Klinger

Teng, Phillip
Engineering Multipoint Magnetic Measurements Onboard a CubeSat Swarm
Faculty Mentor: Joshua Semeter

Teplyuk, Fedir
Tracking of Ice Skaters’ Leg Joint Angles and Application for Learning New Skating Moves
Faculty Mentor: Sheryl Grace

Topale, Raichel
Match Support Specialists’ Role in Pre-Maturely Ended Mentoring Relationships
Faculty Mentor: Renee Spencer

Turlo, Christopher
Investigating Genetic Modifiers of Draper in the Drosophila Ovary
Faculty Mentor: Kim McCall

Ullberg, Nathan
Realizing Improved Synthesis of Graphene through CVD and Integrating Synthesized Graphene for Strain Experiments with MEMS
Faculty Mentor: Anna Swan

Valisno, Jeff Arni
The Role of Sirtuin-1 in Arterial Stiffness and Dissection By Regulating Aortic Collagen Deposition
Faculty Mentor: Francesca Seta

Van Velkinburgh, Sara
The Corporación Andina Formenta and the Inter-American Development Bank in Argentina Pre-and Post-Economic Collapse
Faculty Mentor: Kevin Gallagher

Venkatesan Kalavai, Srinidhi
Pathological Human Tau in Exosomes and in the Presence of Amyloid Beta Plaques Enhance Tau Propagation
Faculty Mentor: Tsuneya Ikezu

Watanabe, Yurika
Surround Suppression in Visual Working Memory
Faculty Mentor: Sam Ling

Wedeen, Sophia
Amicus Curiae Networks and Campaign Finance Reform
Faculty Mentor: Dino Christenson

Whall, James
Investigating the Mitotic Role of LSF’s Transcriptional Activity in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Faculty Mentor: Ulla Hansen

Williams, Juliette
The Effects of Edge Erosion on Long-term Sustainability of The Great Marsh
Faculty Mentor: Duncan FitzGerald

Willing, Carly Rose
Investigating the Neural Mechanisms of Feedback Learning
Faculty Mentor: Robert Reinhart

Yen, William
How Does Information Encoded in the Activity of Direction-Selective Retinal Circuits Relate to Visual Perception?
Faculty Mentor: Alberto Cruz-Martin

Zelaya, Alejandra
The Neurobiology of Caste Specialization in the Ant Cephalotes Varians
Faculty Mentor: James Traniello

Zeng, Rebecca
Characterization and Temporal Progression of Pathological Tau Protein Phosphoepitopes and Microglia in Mouse Models of Impact Neurotrauma
Faculty Mentor: Lee Goldstein

Zhang, Yidan
Establishment and Characterization of an In Vitro Model of Dendritic Pruning
Faculty Mentor: Hengye Man

Zhitnik, Eliza
Childhood Experience and Cortisol Study
Faculty Mentor: Kathie Malley-Morrison

Ahuja, Nishtha
Men-Boong Cope
Faculty Mentor: Hyeouk Hahm

Applegate, Anna
Kinetics and Kinematics in Individuals Diagnosed with FAI Versus Individuals Without Hip Pain During Bilateral Squats
Faculty Mentor: Cara Lewis

Arch, Madeleine
Evolving Minds: Children’s Learning of Speciation from Picture Books
Faculty Mentor: Deborah Kelemen

Atreay, Purva
Discrimination of Male Urinary Odors by Female Mice
Faculty Mentor: James Cherry

Baily, Jennifer
In vitro characterization of small molecule inhibitors on Late SV40 Factor in hepatocellular carcinoma via cellular thermal shift assays
Faculty Mentor: Ulla Hansen

Bajaj, Varnica
Role of biochemical markers in the migratory behaviour of parasites during angiogenesis
Faculty Mentor: Christopher Chen

Barroso-Luque, Roberto
Investigating the Role of the Direction Selective Retino-Geniculo-Cortical Network in Visual Cognition
Faculty Mentor: Alberto Cruz-Martin

Basada, Patrice
Systematic review on the upstream social factors that contribute to disparities in youth-court involvement for youth with mental health needs
Faculty Mentor: Patricia Elliott

Bastin, Reena
E-Cigarette Flavorings Effect on Cardiovascular Endothelial Cells
Faculty Mentor: Naomi Hamburg

Benferhat, Jenna
Religion as a Social Group
Faculty Mentor: Kathleen Corriveau

Bernardini, Kai
Adding transparency to black box Machine Learning Algorithms
Faculty Mentor: Emma Previato

Bernays, Noah
Water Filter Made From Coffee Grounds
Faculty Mentor: Jillian Goldfarb

Brendle, Madeline
Evaluation of memory disambiguation across the lifespan and the effects of aerobic fitness and aging on memory performance
Faculty Mentor: Karin Schon

Breslaw, Gideon
Editing the Oxford Handbook of Hesiod
Faculty Mentor: Stephen Scully

Britto, Jerry
The Functionalization of a 6,6 Nylon by Tethering Sulfur Based Chelation Agents Via Cycloaddition with an incorporated 1,2,4,5 tetrazine
Faculty Mentor: John Snyder

Brousseau, Merissa
Structural Determination of YsaA
Faculty Mentor: Karen Allen

Brus, Victoria
Quantitative Tool for Assessment of Knee Osteoarthritis
Faculty Mentor: Deepak Kumar

Buckshaw, Robert
Effective Connectivity of Aphasic Bilingual Semantic Processing
Faculty Mentor: Swathi Kiran

Cabral, Melanie
The Development of Critical Consciousness in Adolescents Attending No Excuses and Progressive Urban Charter High Schools
Faculty Mentor: Scott Seider

Calisi, Olivia
Adult’s trust in text as a source of knowledge
Faculty Mentor: Kathleen Corriveau

Capone, Melissa
Understand health and healthy habits
Faculty Mentor: Kathleen Corriveau

Casselman, Tyler
The Functionalization of a 6,6 Nylon by Tethering Sulfur Based Chelation Agents Via Cycloaddition with a 1,2,4,5 tetrazine Embedded Within the Nylon
Faculty Mentor: John Snyder

Chamberlain, Emelia
Lake Eggers: The history of Brown Peninsula’s ice block lake
Faculty Mentor: Dave Marchant

Cheung, McKenzie
A Study of Phonons through Pseudopotentials
Faculty Mentor: Sahar Sharifzadeh

Contreras, Jose
Exploring the positive spillover effects of NAFTA
Faculty Mentor: Gregory Sabin

Czech, Regina
Balloon Elastica in Granular Media
Faculty Mentor: Douglas Holmes

Czubek, John
The American Sign Language STEM Concept Learning Resource: Development of a Web-Based Educational Resource in the Fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) for Deaf and Hard-of Hearing students
Faculty Mentor: Robert Hoffmeister

Dam, Katie
Structural Analysis of the Product Complex in NicA2 from Pseudomonas putida
Faculty Mentor: Karen Allen

DeBeasi, Liam
Optimizing the Mobile Web in the Areas of Usability and Performance
Faculty Mentor: Perry Donham

Dhembi, Anxhela
Mechanistic Study of the Reaction Catalyzed by MalA in the Malbrancheamide Pathway
Faculty Mentor: Pinghua Liu

Ditty, Hannah
Measuring Fecundity in the Bartlett Experimental Forest in New Hampshire in Order to Contribute to Models of How Climate Change will Affect the Biodiversity of Eastern Forests
Faculty Mentor: Michael Dietze

Do, Cindy
Motivation and Effort in Parkinson’s Disease
Faculty Mentor: Daniel Fulford

Driben, Brett
Representing Time in Comics’ Panels and Photographs
Faculty Mentor: Anna Henchman

Dwyer, Michaela
A Systematic Review of Outcome Measures Utilized in Aphasia Treatment Research, Including a Meta-analysis
Faculty Mentor: Swathi Kiran

Dyer, Matthew
Synthesis of Neonectrolide/Terpene Hybrid Natural Products Utilizing ortho-Quinone Methide [4+2] Cycloadditions
Faculty Mentor: John Porco

Eiduson, Rose
Global Perspectives on the Ethical Questions of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART)
Faculty Mentor: Kimberly Arkin

Enos, Nicole
Relationship between subjective analog-visual ratings and orthographic transcription-based estimates of intelligibility
Faculty Mentor: Cara Stepp

Ferguson, Erin
The relationship between temperament and neural signatures of audiovisual speech in preschoolers
Faculty Mentor: Helen Tager-Flusberg

Ferre, Alice
Political Philosophy Texts and Ideas
Faculty Mentor: Judith Swanson

Finan, Robert
Analyzing and Modeling Internal Structure in SAR Arcs
Faculty Mentor: Michael Mendillo

Flynn, Elena
Cost-Effective Membrane-Based Green Electrolytic Process for Solar and Semiconductor Grade Silicon Production
Faculty Mentor: Uday Pal
Foster, Caroline
Using MEG to Analyze Spatial Attention Switching
Faculty Mentor: Lucia Vaina

Gartsbeyn, Cheryl
A Digital Humanities Project in American Literature: Digitizing the Houghton Mifflin Publishing Company Records
Faculty Mentor: John Matthews

Gomez, Kyle
Sensory-biased processing in short-term memory: Why we may be able to see sounds and hear sights
Faculty Mentor: David Somers

Gonzaga, Andre
Mechanisms of catheter based therapies
Faculty Mentor: Vijaya Kolachalama

Greene, Lily
Disparity in Pro-Inflammatory Gene Expression in HFD vs. NC Mice Resulting in Insulin Resistance and the Development of Type 2 Diabetes
Faculty Mentor: Qiong Zhou

Gruen, Rinatte
Further Understanding the Influence of Social Cues on Infants’ Working Memory
Faculty Mentor: Melissa Kibbe

Gu, Yaofeng
A Temporal Analysis of Urban Heat Island Effect of the Boston Area
Faculty Mentor: Dan Li

Guan, Qiu Xia
Investigation of Lipid Deposition in Liver and Muscle of Patients with Acromegaly
Faculty Mentor: Laura Dichtel

Hallik, Deniz
Political Philosophy Texts and Ideas
Faculty Mentor: Judith A. Swanson

Hardin, Kathryn
Exploring Nanoscale Processes of Lubrication Modalities Using Stribeck Curves
Faculty Mentor: Mark Grinstaff

Hayashi, Vanessa
Inflammation and Glucose Intolerance in Short-term Studies
Faculty Mentor: Valentina Perissi

Higgins, Elizabeth
The Oxford Handbook of Hesiod Editorial Study
Faculty Mentor: Stephen Scully

Hinck, Noe Karen
Texts and Ideas in Political Philosophy
Faculty Mentor: Judith Swanson

Hoang, Andrew
A Next-Generation Continuous Culture Platform
Faculty Mentor: Ahmad Khalil

Hoffman, Carolyn
Formal Education and HIV/AIDS Knowledge in Ghana: Evidence in Progression Data Lines
Faculty Mentor: Lawrence Were

Howard, Madeline
The Concerns of the Short American Poems
Faculty Mentor: Meg Tyler

Hummel, Gerald
Iron (III) Chloride Catalyzed Inverse Electron Demand Diels-Alder Reaction between ortho-Quinone Methides and Chiral Crotylsilanes
Faculty Mentor: James Panek

Iafrate, Gianna
Advanced Robotics and Vision System Integration for Manufacturing
Faculty Mentor: Peter Zink

Ilia, Katherine
Optimizing DNA-Inducible Gene Expression Systems in Mammalian Cells
Faculty Mentor: Wilson Wong

Intharacha, Nutthakorn
Generalized Zhukovsky’s Model of Gliding Flight that Accounts for the Change in Angle of Attack
Faculty Mentor: Glen Hall

Iwase, Reina
Studies on the binding mode of TRAF2/cIAP2 interaction
Faculty Mentor: Adrian Whitty

Jamieson, Ryan
Neutrophil Elastase and its effect on Macrophages, Macrophage Differentiation and Human Aortic Endothelial Cells
Faculty Mentor: Qiong Zhou

Jiang, Yining
Investigation of Indirect Readout in Protein-DNA Recognition Using the Hydroxyl Radical Cleavage Reaction
Faculty Mentor: Thomas Tullius

Johir, Quazi
Voltage Induced Deformation of Bistable Spheres
Faculty Mentor: Douglas Holmes

Johnson, Emily
Feasting at Gordion: A Paleoethnobotanical Analysis
Faculty Mentor: John Marston

Joyal, Adam
Neurosteroid Mediated Modulation of Glutamate Receptor Trafficking
Faculty Mentor: David Farb< strong>Karnyski, Jordan
Characterization of the phosphorylation rate of the key IKK complex in the NF-κB pathway and its interactions with NF-κB Essential Modulator
Faculty Mentor: Adrian Whitty

Kerr, Gregory
“Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?”: The History of Abrahamic Religions, Their Societies, Their Philosophies, and Their Conflicts
Faculty Mentor: Loren J. Samons

King, Jessica
A three dimensional in-vitro microfluidic system for the study of cancer-stromal interactions during metastasis
Faculty Mentor: Christopher Chen

Klosterman, Marie
Machine Learning and Image Processing for Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of the Coronary Arteries and Cardiovascular Simulation
Faculty Mentor: Vijaya Kolachalama

Kuang, Hui Yan
The Effects of VEGFR-2 N-Glycosylation on Angiogenic Signaling in Tumor Cells
Faculty Mentor: Catherine Costello

Kwan, Caitlin
A Remote, Wireless Heart Monitor
Faculty Mentor: Allyn Hubbard

Laber, Caitlin
Sustainable population management strategies of deer in Massachusetts
Faculty Mentor: Anne Short

Lagani, Gavin
Mapping Inputs to Specific Secondary Somatosensory Cortex Pathways using Retrograde Viral Tracing
Faculty Mentor: Jerry Chen

Lauder, Emma
Identification of small molecule compounds involved in the processing of amyloid precursor protein
Faculty Mentor: Carmela Abraham

Lerdsudwichai, Napassorn
Implementation of Liver Monitoring Medical Device for Improving Maternal Health in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Faculty Mentor: Muhammad Zaman

Liba, Joseph
Rendering of Cluttered-Room Images and Depths for Compulsive Hoarding Assessment
Faculty Mentor: Janusz Konrad

Lindsay, Helen
Pediatric Medication Dosing Device
Faculty Mentor: Muhammad Zaman

Liu Kot, Kevin
Redox Activation of Premature Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein (SREBP2) as a Novel Therapeutic Target in Atherosclerosis
Faculty Mentor: Jingyan Han

Liu, Bingrui
Ruthenium(II) Catalyzed Asymmetric Cyclopropanation of Silyl Allenes
Faculty Mentor: James Panek

Lo, Katherine
The Effect of Bisphosphonate Drugs on Bone Biomechanical Properties in Hound Dogs
Faculty Mentor: Mary Bouxsein

Lopes, Kaitlynn
Development of High Temperature Lithium Ion Batteries using Anodized Titanium Dioxide Nanotubes
Faculty Mentor: Mark Grinstaff

Mancini, Christian
Changes in callus composition and structure due to phosphate deficiency
Faculty Mentor: Louis Gerstenfeld

Mark, Andrew
A Spatial Analysis of the Dispersal of Prehistoric Blade Technology in Mesoamerica
Faculty Mentor: David Carballo

Marquetti, Mariem
The Cuban Experience in Angola: In Search of Cuban Nationalism, 1975 to 1989
Faculty Mentor: Linda Heywood

Massidda, Miles
The Importance of Neutrophil Differentiation in the Development of Type 2 Diabetes
Faculty Mentor: Zhen Jiang

Masterman, Julia
Impact of Canadian Geese on Urban Nutrient Cycles
Faculty Mentor: Robinson Fulweiler

Maytin, Alexander
The Genetic Basis of Clownfish Coloration
Faculty Mentors: Peter Buston and Sean Mullen

Mekbib, Hannahmariam
Searching for dark matter using precision Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) techniques
Faculty Mentor: Alex Sushkov

Moore, Natalie
Characterizing the temporal transcriptional activity of MEF2 isoforms in skeletal muscle cell differentiation
Faculty Mentor: Frank Naya

Muir, Kelsey
Effects of Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells on Macrophage Cell Activity and Cytokine Production
Faculty Mentor: Andrew Taylor

Nelson, Kara
The role of Univin signaling in the diversification and migration of primary mesenchyme cells in sea urchin embryos
Faculty Mentor: Cynthia Bradham

Nguyen, Hoa
Investigating the Interaction of PRC2 with the Gtl2 long noncoding RNA
Faculty Mentor: Francisco Naya

Nicolescu, Calin
Engineering of microscale vascularized fat that responds to perfusion with lipoactive hormones
Faculty Mentor: Joe Tien

Noordzij, Jacob
Fitts’ Law Evaluation of AAC Device
Faculty Mentor: Cara Stepp

Oberoi, Anjali
Supporting Siblings of Children with Cancer Through Community-Academic Partnerships
Faculty Mentor: Kristin Long

Oleinik, Nadezhda
Investigating Vocal Hyperfunction Through Pitch Perturbation Experiment
Faculty Mentor: Cara Stepp

Ouyang, Yu
A Cellular Model for the Relation of Different Cellular Processes and Signaling Pathways In terms of their effects on Wolbachia Density in Drosophila Germline
Faculty Mentor: Horacio Frydman

Park, Jeong Min
An Advanced Genetic Circuit for Effective Control of T Cell Activity in CAR-T Therapy
Faculty Mentor: Wilson Wong

Pastore, Matthew
Equality of Educational Opportunity and Low-Skill Youth
Faculty Mentor: Cathie Jo Martin

Pelosi, William
Targeted engineering of S. cerevisiae strains with extended lifespan
Faculty Mentor: Vyacheslav Labunskyy

Pena, Kayla
The role of p62 scaffolding protein in the ubiquitination activity of AKT and recruitment to the cell membrane
Faculty Mentor: Valentina Perissi

Peters, Emily
Psychological Essentialism: How do children assign STEM ability and career potential to different genders and races?
Faculty Mentor: Kathleen Corriveau

Petherbridge, Rachel
Creating Enhanced Mammalian Promoters for DNA Vaccines
Faculty Mentor: Ahmad Khalil

Petty, Christopher
Determining the Functional Effects of CTSK Knockout on Osteocytes
Faculty Mentor: Paola Pajevic

Pham, Yen
3D microscopy based on computational illumination
Faculty Mentor: Lei Tian

Psaltos, Dimitrios
Effect of Alendronate Treatment on Bone Biomechanical Properties in Hound Dogs
Faculty Mentor: Mary Bouxsein

Rapoport, Stephanie
Sex Differences in Physiological, Emotional, and Behavioral Responses to the Trier Social Stress Test
Faculty Mentor: Kathleen Malley-Morrison

Rapp, Eric
Stiffness of the Cartilaginous Fracture Callus
Faculty Mentor: Elise Morgan

Razdan, Evan
An Ant’s Eye View: Variation in Brain Structure and Peripheral Visual Systems in the Polymorphic Leafcutter Ant Atta cephalotes
Faculty Mentor: James Traniello

Reed, Cymone
Competitive growth in a cooperative fish
Faculty Mentor: Pete Buston

Reffel, Marguerite
A sociolinguistic study of the variation in production of the sound /s/ by Puerto Ricans and Dominicans in the Boston area
Faculty Mentor: Daniel Erker

Rendos, Abigail
The Mechanics of Liquid Marbles
Faculty Mentor: Keith Brown

Reyes, Melinda
Gender, Race, and Teleology in Kant’s Philosophy
Faculty Mentor: Alisa Bokulich

Riley, Sabrina
Assessing the risk of cadmium leaching from quantum dot polymer composites during landfill disposal scenarios
Faculty Mentor: Allison Dennis

Rivera, Brianna
Research on Language Development in Children with Autism: The Role of Parent Speech
Faculty Mentor: Sudha Arunachalam

Rodman, Claire
Identifying the local mechanical environments associated with cell fate and bone regeneration during fracture healing and distraction osteogenesis
Faculty Mentor: Elise Morgan

Roeper, Douglas
A Real-time Indoor Localization Demo using Single-Pixel Sensors Trained by Kinect Cameras
Faculty Mentor: Janusz Konrad

Rogers, Evan
The Militarization of Domestic Law Enforcement
Faculty Mentor: Julian Go

Rosenbloom, Raymond
Neutrophil Extracellular Traps: A novel indicator to study immune response in diabetes
Faculty Mentor: Qiong Zhou

Sambhu, Krishna
Modeling Lafora Disease in Zebrafish
Faculty Mentor: Daniel Cifuentes

Sandra, Vanessa
Role of Interferon Regulatory Factor 5 in Autoantibody Production in Lupus Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
Faculty Mentor: Kei Yasuda

Santa Maria, Isabella
1001 Nights in the World Literary Imagination: An Imaginative Online Research Guide
Faculty Mentor: Margaret Litvin

Santos, Melyna
Causes for Change with in QMS
Faculty Mentor: Renee Spencer

Santos, Stephanie
Biological and Supernatural Reasoning
Faculty Mentor: Kathleen Corriveau

Sasdelli, Abigail
Characterizing and Comparing the Cell Signaling Mechanisms of Synthetic Transmembrane Receptors in Engineered T cells
Faculty Mentor: Wilson Wong

Scribani Rossi, Pietro
Immunofluorescence analysis of Immortalized Hepatocytes after treatment with an Inhibitor of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells
Faculty Mentor: Ulla Hansen

Shawn, Emily
The Missionary Impulse: Why Islam, Christianity, and Liberalism Proselytize
Faculty Mentor: Jeremy Menchik

Shea, Conor
Using Saccadic Eye Movement Patterns during Smooth Pursuit Visual Tasks to Evaluate Extent of Parkinson’s Disease
Faculty Mentor: Arash Yazdanbakhsh

Shimizu, Ryan
The Effect of Size and Location of Subchondral Bone Cysts on Articular Cartilage in Osteoarthritis
Faculty Mentor: Elise Morgan

Simpson, Sara
The Role of Acetylcholine in Temporal Plasticity
Faculty Mentor: Jeffrey Gavornik

Singh, Krishna
To study the relationship between type of peptide and molar content in the liposome shell and blood brain barrier (BBB) penetration
Faculty Mentor: Tyrone Porter

Singh, Niharika
The effect of thrombospondin-1 derived peptide on antibody response in mice
Faculty Mentor: Sharmila Masli

Singh, Shivani
Irish Women Writers in Nineteenth and early Twentieth-century Ireland
Faculty Mentor: Sheila Cordner

Sisson, Benjamin
Efficient Reassembling of Planar Graphs
Faculty Mentor: Assaf Kfoury

Smith, Alexis
The Role of Supply and Demand Principles Among Children in Decision Making
Faculty Mentor: Melissa Kibbe

Soukup, Jennifer
Assessing the spatial silica abundance among native and invasive plants in a New England salt marsh
Faculty Mentor: Robinson Fulweiler

Stanczak, Paulina
Polyphenols in Vascular Aging
Faculty Mentor: Karen Weikel

Surette, Joshua
Optimizing protein docking simulations with PIPER
Faculty Mentor: Sandor Vajda

Tam, Teresa
Emergent Critical Thinking and Executive Functions: An Exploration of Potential Co-Development
Faculty Mentor: Kathleen Corriveau

Teplyuk, Fedir
Tracking of Ice Skaters’ Leg Joint Angles and Application for Learning New Skating Moves
Faculty Mentor: Sheryl Grace

Thesing, Benjamin
Understanding 2016: An Econometric Analysis of the Trump Victory
Faculty Mentor: Ishita Dey

Tiwari, Trishita
Creating Resource Usage Profiles for users of the Massachusetts Open Cloud (MOC)
Faculty Mentor: Ayse Coskun

Turlo, Christopher
Investigating genetic modifiers of Draper in the Drosophila ovary
Faculty Mentor: Kim McCall

Turner, Kathryn
Development of speech production in Korean-English bilingual children
Faculty Mentor: Charles Chang

Ullberg, Nathan
Realizing Improved Synthesis of Graphene through CVD and Integrating the Synthesized Graphene for Strain Experiments
Faculty Mentor: Anna Swan

Valisno, Jeff Arni
Bcl11b Regulates Arterial Stiffness by Regulating Vascular Smooth Muscle Contractility
Faculty Mentor: Francesca Seta

Van Velkinburgh, Sara
Decreasing Conflict: ILO Convention 169
Faculty Mentor: Kevin Gallagher

VanBenschoten, Hannah
Optimizing Genetically Encoded Fluorescent Proteins to Visualize Synaptic Calcium Dynamics
Faculty Mentor: Xue Han

Venkatesan Kalavai, Srinidhi
Pathological human tau in exosomes and in the presence of amyloid beta plaques enhance tau propagation
Faculty Mentor: Tsuneya Ikezu

Watanabe, Yurika
Surround Suppression and its Contrast Dependencies
Faculty Mentor: Sam Ling

Welch, Michaela
Engineering a Vascularized Human Mammary Duct on a Chip
Faculty Mentor: Christopher Chen

Welsh, Drew
Overcoming Intergroup Bias: Improving Intergroup Reciprocity through Intergroup Contact
Faculty Mentor: Peter Blake

Whall, James
Investigating the Mitotic Role of LSF’s Transcriptional Activity in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Faculty Mentor: Ulla Hansen

Willbanks, Amber
Developmental Cues Mediating Skeletal Patterning in Sea Urchin Embryos
Faculty Mentor: Cynthia Bradham

Williams, Juliette
Contribution of Edge Erosion to Sediment Budget of Great Marsh in Plum Island Sound
Faculty Mentor: Duncan FitzGerald

Yasenka, Sarah
Monitoring Air Quality in the Greater Boston Area from Space
Faculty Mentor: Jeffrey Geddes

Yih, Alice
Fabrication and Characterization of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Sheets on Enzymatic Sacrificial Hydrogel for Potential Vascular Tissue Patch Application
Faculty Mentor: Joyce Wong

Yoo, Shaina
The Effect of an Individual’s Cognitive Control on Resource Distribution Behavior
Faculty Mentor: Peter Blake

Zedan, Marcos
The Impact of Customer and Employee Satisfaction on Sales and Upselling: Role of Synergy and Heterogeneity
Faculty Mentor: Shuba Srinivasan

Zhitnik, Eliza
Childhood Experience and Cortisol Study
Faculty Mentor: Kathleen Malley-Morrison

Zhu, Yanwen
Effects of Sweeteners on the Biogenesis of High Density Lipoproteins (HDL)
Faculty Mentor: Haya Herscovitz

Abad, Gabrielle
Outlining Critical Components of Theta Rhythmogenesis in the Mouse Hippocampus by Determining Inputs/Outputs of Pyramidal Cells and Inhibitory Interneurons
Faculty Mentor: John White

Abernathy, John
Scalable Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Faculty Mentor: Martin Herbordt

Achreja, Vanika
The Rhetoric of Tragedy
Faculty Mentor: Gabrielle Sims

Adham, Margaret
Possessives in Contact
Faculty Mentor: Neil Myler

Afghani, Jamie
Mapping of the Minimal Interaction Surface Between G-Protein Pathway Suppressor Two (GPS2) and Ubc13
Faculty Mentor: Valentina Perissi

Afran, Aaron
Secondary Analysis of a Clinical Study of Acupuncture as a  Therapy for Chronic Pain
Faculty Mentor: Robert Saper

Almanzar, Adeline
Developmental Changes in Hatching of Red-Eyed Treefrogs in Attacks by Egg-Eating Snakes: Embryo Behavior and Escape Performance
Faculty Mentor: Karen Warkentin

Alzayer, Hadi
Onboard Autonomous Control of Drones in Supervised Environment with Cameras for Computer Vision Local Positioning
Faculty Mentor: Calin Belta

Applegate, Anna
Kinetics and Kinematics in Individuals Diagnoses with FAI versus Individuals without Hip Pain During Bilateral Squats and Sit-To-Stand Trials
Faculty Mentor: Cara Lewis

Arch, Madeleine
Evolving Minds: Children’s Learning of Speciation from Picture Books
Faculty Mentor: Deborah Kelemen

Babaei Amameh, Milad
A Novel Method of Gene Inactivation in Human Cells: CRISPR/Cas9 Targeting of an Exonic Splicing Enhancer Sequence in a Non-coding Exon
Faculty Mentor: Thomas Gilmore

Babaei Amameh, Mohammad
Production of Defense Compound in Camelina sativa
Faculty Mentor: John Celenza

Barton, Rebecca
Sign Language First (“SL1”) Technology: Removing Historic Barriers to Online Content Access for Deaf Users in the Digital Age
Faculty Mentors: Robert Hoffmeister and David Sullivan

Bateman, Rebecca
Sign Language First (“SL1”) Technology: Removing Historic Barriers to Online Content Access for Deaf Users in the Digital Age
Faculty Mentors: Robert Hoffmeister and David Sullivan

Beers, David
Fast Estimation of the Euler Integral of Networks in Three Dimensions
Faculty Mentor: Emma Previato

Behar, Julie
Verb Knowledge in Adult ASL Learners
Faculty Mentors: Amy Lieberman and Sudha Arunachalam

Benman, William
Gemini – Combining Digital and Analog Expression Systems
Faculty Mentor: Wilson Wong

Bermudez, Yael
Donald Trump: America’s Antihero
Faculty Mentor: Regina Hansen

Bertherat, Feodora
Role of Forkhead Box R1 (FOXR1) Function in Brain Development
Faculty Mentor: Angela Ho

Bhakyapaibul, Tanapat
Modeling the Runaway Threshold for Space Debris in Low-Earth Orbit
Faculty Mentor: Brian Walsh

Bieniek, Katarzyna
Bacterial Motility in Fish Mucin
Faculty Mentor: Rama Bansil

Bouchamaoui, Hichem
Evaluation of the Performance of a Boosted Decision Tree (BDT) in the Context of the CMS Search for a W’ Boson
Faculty Mentor: Tulika Bose

Brooks, Matthew
Generation of Griffipavixanthone (GPX) Derivatives by the Synthesis and Dimerization of Novel p-Quinone Methide Xanthone Monomers
Faculty Mentor: John Porco

Brousseau, Merissa
Structural Determination of YsaA
Faculty Mentor: Karen Allen

Brun, Estelle
French History Textbooks: The Failure of a Ministry, the Fueling of a Nation’s Identity Crisis
Faculty Mentor: Michael Holm

Brus, Victoria
Quantitative Tool for Assessment of Knee Osteoarthritis
Faculty Mentor: Deepak Kumar

Buckshaw, Robert
Effective Connectivity of Aphasic Bilingual Semantic Processing
Faculty Mentor: Swathi Kiran

Burrows, Melissa
Redox Shuttles for Overcharge Protection in Lithium-ion Batteries
Faculty Mentor: Ksenia Bravaya

Cabral, Melanie
The Development of Critical Consciousness in Adolescents Attending No Excuses and Progressive Urban Charter High Schools
Faculty Mentor: Scott Seider

Calikyan, Anoush
Creating the FPLD2 Lipodystrophy model in Drosophila melanogaster
Faculty Mentor: Kim McCall

Carrigan, Michael
Sensitivity Study of the T-Prime Decay Channels
Faculty Mentor: Kevin Black

Castano, Chantelle
Infant EEG Coherence during Joint Attention Predicting Emotion Regulation
Faculty Mentor: Amanda Tarullo

Chaiyasarikul, Alina
Escape Hatching of Red-eyed Treefrogs in Wasp Attacks: How Development Changes Survival
Faculty Mentor: Karen Warkentin

Chamberlain, Emelia
Lake Eggers: The History of Brown Peninsula’s Ice Block Lake
Faculty Mentor: Robinson Fulweiler

Chandupatla, Amogh
Coordinated IMU-FES System to Stimulate Plantar-Flexors During Stroke Gait
Faculty Mentor: Lou Awad

Chen, Rosalyn
Molecular Mechanisms of Lifespan Extension in Yeast with Impaired Ribosome Recycling
Faculty Mentor: Vyacheslav Labunskyy

Chen, Zhao
Indigenous Community Development and Chinese Investment Companies
Relations in Ecuador
Faculty Mentor: Kevin Gallagher

Cheng, Wanli
Develop Novel Holographic Codes Based on the New Discoveries in Quantum Information Theory and Condensed Matter Physics
Faculty Mentor: Emma Previato

Chetlur, Prahan
Analysis of Trabecular Bone Score (TBS) in Association with 3D Quantitative Computed Tomography (QCT) Images of Lumbar Vertebrae
Faculty Mentor: Mary Bouxsein

Chiang, Alice
The Role of the ApoER2 Receptor in Neurodegeneration
Faculty Mentor: Uwe Beffert

Chow, Winston
Modification of the Fe(II)N2O1 Ligand to Further Understand Reactivity and Improve Catalyst Utility
Faculty Mentor: John Caradonna

Clark, Olivia
Health Coaching for Chronic Care Management
Faculty Mentor: Eileen O’Keefe

Collins, Daniel
Plasmonic Enhancement of Selective Photonic Virus Inactivation
Faculty Mentor: Shyamsunder Erramilli

Crowley, Lauren
Use of Event-Related Potentials in Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease
Faculty Mentor: Katherine Turk

Cruz, Anna Lourdes
The Underlying Translational Stress Mechanism Involved in Late Alzheimer’s Disease and in Varying Severities of Parkinson’s Disease
Faculty Mentor: Benjamin Wolozin

Cyr, Andrew
Rocaglate Natural Product Synthesis and Chemical Library Development
Faculty Mentor: John Porco

Dam, Katie
Expression and Purification of a NicA2 Variant to Improve Protein Stability
Faculty Mentor: Karen Allen

Darrow, Paige
Characterization of a Plant Autoimmune Mutant
Faculty Mentor: John Celenza

Devlin, Shane
Anomalous Adsorption of Organic Acids at the Air-Water Interface
Faculty Mentor: Lawrence Ziegler

DiGregorio, Arianna
Modulating the Economy and Stability of Hemiparetic Walking Using Rhythmic Auditory and Visual Stimulation
Faculty Mentor: Lou Awad

DiRenzo, Gabrielle
Developing Critical STEM Thinkers: Optimizing Explanations in Inquiry-Based Learning
Faculty Mentor: Kathleen Corriveau

Ditty, Hannah
Measuring Fecundity in the Bartlett Experimental Forest in New Hampshire in Order to Contribute to Models of How Climate Change will Affect the Biodiversity of Eastern Forests
Faculty Mentor: Michael Dietze

Driben, Brett
Time and the Expansion of the Instantaneous in Comics’ Panels
Faculty Mentor: Anna Henchman

Duraiswamy, Swetha
Pathogenesis of Muscular Dystrophies
Faculty Mentor: Jeffrey Miller

Dyer, Matthew
Investigating the Cycloaddition of Chiral Dihydrofurans
Faculty Mentor: John Porco

Eleuteri, Nicholas
Using Alkylation Reactions to Probe the Biological Significance of 1,3-cyclopentanedione
Faculty Mentor: Aaron Beeler

Enos, Nicole
Relationship between Subjective Analog-Visual Ratings and Orthographic Transcription-Based Estimates of Intelligibility
Faculty Mentor: Cara Stepp

Ernandez, John
Exploring Signal Amplification Techniques in Dual Energy Contrast-Enhanced CT Scanning: Immuno-Rolling Circle Amplification and Functionalization of Peroxidase-Sensitive Small Molecules
Faculty Mentor: Mark Grinstaff

Esonwune, Stephanie
Investigating the Binding Interactions between Cia1 and Cia2 in Yeast Cells
Faculty Mentor: Deborah Perlstein

Evans, Jabari
Cognitive Flexibility and its Relation to STEM Causal Reasoning (CFRSCR)
Faculty Mentor: Amanda Tarullo

Fandozzi, Eva
Brain Gene Expression and Metabolism in the Leafcutter ant Atta cephalotes
Faculty Mentor: James Traniello

Feng, Yanzhe
Media Presence: Obamacare vs. Affordable Care Act
Faculty Mentor: Traci Hong

Fiedler, Stephanie
A Day in the Life
Faculty Mentor: Erika Wells

Figueroa, Gabrielle
The Efficacy of Video-Based Interventions in Altering Attitudes Towards Depression and Help-Seeking Behaviors
Faculty Mentor: Michael Otto

Fogg, Michael
Identifying Natural Control Parameters for Cellular Populations
Faculty Mentor: Allyson Sgro

Frumkin, Natalia
Machine Learning based Indoor Localization and Tracking using Active Light Transport Analysis
Faculty Mentor: Prakash Ishwar

Fuchs, Erelle
Determining the Role of Thalamocortical Projections to the Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Cortex
Faculty Mentor: Alberto Cruz-Martin

Gao, Shilong
The Modification of the Natural Product Capsaicin with Cycloaddition and Rearomatization of 1,2,4,5-Tetrazine
Faculty Mentor: John Snyder

Gardner, Sarah
Defining Binding Sites for Inhibitors of Ketohexokinase
Faculty Mentor: Karen Allen

Girnus, Bridget
Small Finds from Tel Dor Area G
Faculty Mentor: Rebecca Martin

Goolsby, Billie
Brain Gene Expression and Division of Labor in the Leafcutter Ant Atta cephalotes
Faculty Mentor: James Traniello

Graf, Denise
Childhood Maltreatment and Response to the Trier Social Stress Test: The Role of Spontaneous Emotion Regulation
Faculty Mentor: Kathleen Malley-Morrison

Greene, Joseph
Individual Mutation Identification using the Single Particle Interferometric Reflectance Imaging Sensor (SP-IRIS)
Faculty Mentor: Selim Unlu

Grinkevich, Elizabeth
Use of Immortalized Human Hepatocytes to Understand Oncogene Addiction of Hepatocellular Carcinoma to LSF
Faculty Mentor: Ulla Hansen

Gu, Jinjing
Derivation and Remodeling of Betulin to Phosphonic Acids
Faculty Mentor: John Snyder

Gu, Lingyi
Sign Language First (“SL1”) Technology: Removing Historic Barriers to Online Content Access for Deaf Users in the Digital Age
Faculty Mentors: Robert Hoffmeister and David Sullivan

Gupta, Anant
Individual Variability in Neural Speech Networks through Analysis of rsfMRI
Faculty Mentor: Jason Bohland

Hacker, Julia
Regulation of APP Trafficking by Neuronal Activity
Faculty Mentor: Angela Ho

Hayashi, Vanessa
Novel PARP-like Protein, NEURL4 May Play a Role in Sensing Mitochondrial Health by Its Involvement in NAD+/NADH Ratio Regulation
Faculty Mentor: Valentina Perissi

Heineman, Brent
Sugar High: Determining the Effects of Increased Fructose Ingestion on FGF-21 Levels in Humans
Faculty Mentor: Jody Dushay

Helfrich, Anna
Rapid Liver Monitoring Device for Maternal Health in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Faculty Mentor: Muhammad Zaman

Henebry, Jacob
Research into the Electrochemistry of the Hexanuclear Manganese Perfluoropinacholate Cluster and the Cobalt (III) Bisperfluoropinacholate Complex
Faculty Mentor: Linda Doerrer

Heyman, Sophie
Exploring the Value of Story-Based Natural Selection Intervention Materials for Teachers
Faculty Mentor: Debora Kelemen

Holden, Natasha
The Effects of Perinatal Choline Supplementation on Inflammation in the BTBR T+Itpr2tf/J Mouse Model of Autism
Faculty Mentor: Tiffany Mellott

Hu, Jingshi
Studying the Development of Young Children’s Social Reciprocity
Faculty Mentor: Peter Blake

Hu, Yihao
The Guardian of Privacy: The Encryption of Data Files In The Cloud
Faculty Mentor: Ari Trachtenberg

Hui, Maggie
Linking Aldolase-WASP Binding and Cytoskeletal Regulation Using Aldolase Variant Proteins
Faculty Mentor: Dean Tolan

Hummel, Gerald
Iron (III) Chloride Catalyzed Inverse Electron Demand Diels-Alder Reaction between ortho-Quinone Methides and Chiral Crotylsilanes
Faculty Mentor: James Panek

Intharacha, Nutthakorn
Dynamics of the Stock Price-Volume Relationship: Evidence from Germany Stock Market
Faculty Mentor: Eugene Stanley

Ivanova, Taisia
Children’s Understanding of the Mind and the Brain
Faculty Mentor: Melissa Kibbe

Iwase, Reina
Studies on the Binding Mode of TRAF2/cIAP2 Interaction
Faculty Mentor: Adrian Whitty

Jain, Rahul
Modeling and Correcting for Unconscious Biases in Decision Making by Withholding Information
Faculty Mentor: Vivek Goyal

Jayaram, Shreenidhi
Indoor Visible Light Positioning(VLP) with Modulated Light: An Exploration of Productivity Benefits, Health and Energy Efficiency Using “Smart Lighting”
Faculty Mentor: Thomas Little

Jiang, Shiyi
Elucidating Hippo Pathway’s Role in Determining Mitotic Cell Fate
Faculty Mentor: Neil Ganem

Jiang, Yining
Investigation of Indirect Readout in Protein-DNA Recognition Using the Hydroxyl Radical Cleavage Reaction
Faculty Mentor: Thomas Tullius

Joyal, Adam
Plasticity of Glutamate Neurotransmission Induced by the Neurosteroid Pregnenolone and Its Sulfated Metabolite
Faculty Mentor: David Farb

Kapadia, Sunny
Control of T-Cell Activity for Immunotherapy Using A Small Molecule Switch
Faculty Mentor: Wilson Wong

Kelley, Kara
Callous-Unemotional Traits and Temperament Across the Preschool Period
Faculty Mentor: Kimberly Saudino

Kerr, Gregory
“Didn’t They __________ Over There?” — Debunking Historical and Cultural Myths Around the World
Faculty Mentor: David Roochnik

Kessel, Robb
Brain’s Cholinergic Neurons Modulate Systemic Immune Systems through Vagus Nerve
Faculty Mentor: Xue Han

Kim Ang, Yujin
The Effects of Education on Unemployment Duration: Revealing the True Effect of Higher Education on the Job Market
Faculty Mentor: Ishita Dey

Kim, Brian
Engineering Micro-Particle Coatings for the Controlled Mechanical Failure of Liquid Marbles
Faculty Mentor: Keith Brown

King, Jessica
A Three Dimensional in vitro Microfluidic System for the Study of Cancer-Stromal Interactions During Metastasis
Faculty Mentor: Christopher Chen

Kirk, David
Hardware Platform Development for Computational Microscopy
Faculty Mentor: Lei Tian

Kirkpatrick, Grace
SIRT1 Overexpression and Knockdown: Testing the Cell-cell Transepithelial Electrical Resistance (TEER) in Epithelial Carcinoma Cell Lines
Faculty Mentor: Yan Dai

Knasin, Alison
Allosteric Control of Oxygen Activation in the Active Site of Phenylalanine Hydroxylase (PheH) and Selected Phenylketonuria (PKU) Mutants
Faculty Mentor: John Caradonna

Ko, Jonathan
Maternal Immune Activation (MIA) Box5 Study
Faculty Mentor: Tsuneya Ikezu

Kressy, Sophia
Tracing the Magnetic Field in the Orion Molecular Cloud
Faculty Mentor: Dan Clemens

Kuang, Hui Yan
The Effects of VEGFR-2 on Tumor Angiogenesis
Faculty Mentor: Catherine Costello

Kupratis, Meghan
In vitro Assessment of Chondrocyte TNF-a Production in Response to Adenosine Receptor Agonists and Antagonists
Faculty Mentor: Elise Morgan

Lagueux, Sydney
Raman Spectroscopy and Computational Modeling of Complexes of the forms [{Na(12C4)2}{PtM(SAc)4(NCS)}].acetone, [Pt(tpy)X][AuY2],  and {[Pt(tpy)X]2[AuX2]}+
Faculty Mentors: Linda Doerrer and Sahar Sharifzadeh

Lang, Lexi
The Availability of Protein in Diets of Wild Orangutans
Faculty Mentor: Cheryl Knott

LaRochelle, Steven
Quantitative Oximetry (qOximetry) Finger Probe
Faculty Mentor: Darren Roblyer

Larum, Amie
Determinants of Self-Perceived Stigma in Parkinson’s Disease
Faculty Mentor: Alice Cronin-Golomb

Lee, Blaire
Validating Fiber Bundles as a Recording Interface for Deep Brain Regions
Faculty Mentor: Tim Gardner

Lee, Natalie
Sign Language First (“SL1”) Technology: Removing Historic Barriers to Online Content Access for Deaf Users in the Digital Age
Faculty Mentors: Robert Hoffmeister and David Sullivan

Lehofer, Morgan
“Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself;” A Re-definition and Analysis of Free Indirect Discourse
Faculty Mentor: John Matthews

Leidig, Katya
Project VLBA-BU-Blazar
Faculty Mentor: Alan Marscher

Lerdsudwichai, Napassorn
Signal Processing and Algorithm Development for Computational Microscopy
Faculty Mentor: Lei Tian

Li, Amina
Measurement of K+ → pi+ nu nubar at the CERN SPS
Faculty Mentor: Robert Carey

Li, Nina
Investigation of the Phosphatase STEP61 in the Regulation of Activity-Dependent Plasticity of NMDA Receptors by the Neurosteroid Pregnenolone Sulfate
Faculty Mentor: David Farb

Li, Tiantian
Reinforcement Learning Models of Persistence and Flexibility in Pursuing Uncertain Future Rewards
Faculty Mentor: Joseph McGuire

Lin, Christopher
Rapid, Noninvasive Assessment of Macro Architecture of Human Kidney
Faculty Mentor: Vipul Chitalia

Lin, Jessica
Role of Neutrophils in the Pathogenesis of Systemic Lupus Eryhematosus
Faculty Mentor: Kei Yasuda

Lin, Savina
An in vitro Assay for CRISPR Mutation of Skeletal Genes
Faculty Mentor: Mary Fisher

Lin, Zhike
To Determine How PMC Migration and Diversification During Pattern Formation is Controlled by LOX/5-HETE in Sea Urchin Embryos
Faculty Mentor: Cynthia Bradham

Lindsay, Helen
Pre-eclampsia Rapid Diagnostic
Faculty Mentor: Muhammad Zaman

Lingo, Veronica
Comparing Restrictive and Repetitive Behaviors in minimally verbal children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Faculty Mentor: Daniela Plesa-Skwerer

Lion, Alexandra
A Migration Assay for the Role of SPG Gene in Sea Urchin Skeletal Patterning
Faculty Mentor: Cynthia Bradham

Liu Kot, Kevin
Redox Activation of Premature Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein (SREBP2) as a Novel Therapeutic Target in Atherosclerosis
Faculty Mentor: Jingyan Han

Liu, YueKun
Screening for Compounds that Inhibit the NF-kB Essential Modulator (NEMO), a Protein Involved in Human Immune Responses
Faculty Mentor: Thomas Gilmore

Lozano, Paula
A Novel Approach to Identifying Behavioral and Neural Markers of Active Suicidal Ideation: Effects of Cognitive and Emotional Stress on Working Memory in OEF/OIF/OND Veterans
Faculty Mentor: Melissa Amick

Lupo, Nicholas
Determining New Markers for ALT Identification
Faculty Mentor: Rachel Flynn

Ma, Anthony
Role of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 (mTORC1) in Lipolysis and Mitochondrial Functions in Brown Fat
Faculty Mentor: Konstantin Kandror

Mahler, Andrew
Localized Deep Tissue Drug Delivery via a Quantum Dot-Cross Linker-Fluorescent Dye Structure
Faculty Mentor: Allison Dennis

Mancini, Christian
Effect of Phosphate Deficiency on Serum Protein Expression and Callus Composition
Faculty Mentor: Louis Gerstenfeld

Margolis, Emily
Determination of a Constitutive Flow Relation for Lymphatic Endothelium
Faculty Mentor: Joe Tien

Mazzio, Christina
Analyzing Firing Patterns of Individual Neurons Associated with Spatiotemporal Learning in Primary Visual Cortex of Mice
Faculty Mentor: Jeffrey Gavornik

McLaughlin, Kathleen
Prevention and Identification of Behavioral Health Issues in Older Adults: Skill Development Among Clergy Members
Faculty Mentor: Bronwyn Keefe

Mead, Sheena
Impact of Docetaxel on Live Ex-Vivo Cancer-Bone Cell Interaction Model System in the Absence and Presence of Insulin
Faculty Mentor: Erdjan Salih

Meghani, Ozair
Men-Boong Cope Intervention Study
Faculty Mentor: Hyeouk Hahm

Mercurio, Katherine
Supporting Teachers’ and Students’ Identities as Mathematical Thinkers
Faculty Mentor: Lynsey Gibbons

Michnovicz, Grace
An Investigation into Correlations Between Musical Training and Auditory Feedback Processing Ability During Speech
Faculty Mentor: Jason Bohland

Mobeen, Muhammad
Multi-wavelength Analysis of Extremely Energetic Nuclei of Galaxies
Faculty Mentor: Alan Marscher

Nelson, Kara
The Role of Univin Signaling in the Diversification and Migration of Primary Mesenchyme Cells in Sea Urchin Embryos
Faculty Mentor: Cynthia Bradham

Nguyen, Thanh
Elucidating the Role of Complement Proteins in Excitatory Connectivity
Faculty Mentor: Alberto Cruz-Martín

Nicolescu, Calin
Engineering of Microscale Vascularized Fat that Responds to Perfusion with Lipoactive Hormones
Faculty Mentor: Joe Tien

Nikolajczyk, Jacob
Using Acoustic Metamaterials to Manipulate Plane Wave Through An Obstructive Layer
Faculty Mentor: Xin Zhang

Noordzij, Jacob
Create Novel Speach Synthesis for AAC Device that includes Prosody
Faculty Mentor: Cara Stepp

Norwine, Emily
Exploratory Chemistry of the H2pinF Ligand with Platinum Group Metals
Faculty Mentor: Linda Doerrer

O’Rourke, Caitlin
Molecular Targets Effected by a Program of MicroRNAs Causing Aortic Aging
Faculty Mentor: Kathleen Morgan

Oleinik, Nadezhda
Acoustic Stapedial Reflex in Parkinson’s Disease
Faculty Mentor: Cara Stepp

Olive, Meagan
Identification and Characterization of HFI-causing Mutations in the Aldolase B Gene
Faculty Mentor: Dean Tolan

Patel, Jayraj
Functionalization of Polymers and Polyacrylic Surfaces Using 1,2,4,5-tetrazine Derivatives for Tethering Chelation Agents
Faculty Mentor: John Snyder

Patel, Jiten
mHealth Tool to Aid Community-based Physical Activity Interventions
Faculty Mentor: Deepak Kumar

Patel, Prachi
Effect of Newly Developed GEF Inhibitor on G Protein Signaling In Vivo/In Vitro
Faculty Mentor: Mikel Garcia-Marcos

Pazmany, Vivian
Raman Spectroscopy and Computational Modeling of Complexes of the forms [{Na(12C4)2}{PtM(SAc)4(NCS)}].acetone, [Pt(tpy)X][AuY2], and {[Pt(tpy)X]2[AuX2]}+
Faculty Mentors: Linda Doerrer and Sahar Sharifzadeh

Peng, Xiaoyi
Asia at the World’s Fairs (Online Exhibition)
Faculty Mentor: Alice Y Tseng

Petrossian, Patrick
Visualizing High- and Non-Flow Areas of Aqueous Outflow with Fluorescein Angiography
Faculty Mentor: Haiyan Gong

Pinto de Arruda Assy, Antonio Joao
Machine Fabrication for Tissue Engineering Lab
Faculty Mentor: Michael Albro

Qi, Chen Cheng
Cloning, Expression, and Purification of Chl1 to Understand FeS Protein Recognition
Faculty Mentor: Deborah Perlstein

Rapoport, Stephanie
Sex Differences in Physiological, Emotional, and Behavioral Responses to the Trier Social Stress Test
Faculty Mentor: Kathleen Malley-Morrison

Razdan, Evan
Male and Female Body Condition in Relation to the Availability of Anthropogenic Foods in Wild South African Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerthrus)
Faculty Mentor: Christopher Schmitt

Rigor, Michael
High-fat Diet-induced Regulation of Gene Expression in Bone Marrow Neutrophils and Progenitors
Faculty Mentor: Zhen Jiang

Robinson, Natalie
The Effect of Secondary Plant Compounds and Antifeedents on Digestibility and Food Choice in Wild Orangutans
Faculty Mentor: Cheryl Knott

Rodgers, Megan
Reproducibility of Fructose-FGF21 Dose Response
Faculty Mentor: Jody Dushay

Rohan, Taylor
Mechanisms of Fully Resorbable Endovascular Scaffold Therapy and Machine Learning
Faculty Mentor: Vijaya Kolachalama

Rosenbloom, Raymond
Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Adipose and Liver Tissue of High Fat Diet Mice
Faculty Mentor: Qiong Zhou

Rosenthal, Alicia
Oscar Wilde and Delusion as a Creative Tool
Faculty Mentor: John Riquelme

Ross, Madeline
A Novel Approach to Quantification of Potassium Ion Efflux in Retinal Ganglion Cells following Injury
Faculty Mentor: Paul Rosenberg

Ruoyao Chen Zhang, Sabrina
Investigating the Role of the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis (BNST) in Compulsive Alcohol Consumption, Withdrawal, and Anxiety-Like Behavior
Faculty Mentor: Pietro Cottone

Russell, Keara
Combatting Emotion-Driven Behaviors in Borderline Personality Disorder
Faculty Mentor: Shannon Sauer-Zavala

Safran, Zachary
Characterization and Calibration of CubeSat Magnetometers
Faculty Mentor: Joshua Semeter

Sagear, Sheila
The K2 Planet Search: Searching for Evidence of Exoplanets around Ultracool Dwarfs
Faculty Mentor: Philip Muirhead

Salim, Saraf
Characterization of Tauopathy in Locus Coeruleus in Alzheimer’s Disease
Faculty Mentor: Wendy Qiu

Salmon, Margit
Family and Neighborhood Context in Relation to Inhibitory Control and Emotion Regulation Skills in Preschoolers
Faculty Mentor: Amanda Tarullo

Sana, NagaSaiMeghana
Establishing Amperometry for the Quantification of Acetylcholine Release in the Mouse Hippocampus
Faculty Mentor: Michael Hasselmo

Sangermano, Anastasia
Becoming Music teachers: Preservice Music Teachers’ Early Beliefs About Music Teaching and Learning
Faculty Mentor: Ronald Kos

Sankar, Ankita
The Role of BMP9 and BMP10 in Alzheimer’s Disease
Faculty Mentor: Tiffany Mellott

Sarra, Donald Allen
Understanding Historical Interest Rates Fluctuations in the British Empire, and its Effect on Public Policy
Faculty Mentor: Christophe Chamley

Satko, Kathryn
Immediate Effects on Transgenic Knockout Mice After Initial Fructose Consumption
Faculty Mentor: Dean Tolan

Sbordone, James
Using QR Codes to Situate Northern Pomo Language Learning in a Community Museum
Faculty Mentor: Catherine O’Connor

Schultz, Kyle
Effect of Soil Warming and Reduced Winter Snowpack on Soil Mineralization and Nitrogen Uptake by Trees and Subsequent Effects on Forest Carbon Storage
Faculty Mentor: Pamela Templer

Sciaudone, Anthony
The Effects of the Oral Flavonoid 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone Treatment on Aβ Accumulation in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease
Faculty Mentor: Alpaslan Dedeoglu

Scotellaro, Julia
Evaluating the Persistence of Binge Eating in Mice
Faculty Mentor: Camron Bryant

Scrandis, Lauren
Binding Characteristics of ApoER2 Splice Variants
Faculty Mentor: Uwe Beffert

Sharaflari, Roozhin
AMPARs Regulations by SCRAPPER E3 Ligase via Translational Machinery
Faculty Mentor: Hengye Man

Sheh, Adrienne
Verb Knowledge in Adult ASL Learners
Faculty Mentors: Amy Lieberman and Sudha Arunachalam

Sigov, Illya
Analyzing iTunes and iOS Binaries
Faculty Mentor: Manuel Egele

Simota, Madeline
Cell-free Characterization of Toehold Switch Riboregulators for Microbial Community Analysis
Faculty Mentor: Daniel Segrè

Simpson, Sara
The Role of Acetylcholine in Temporal Plasticity
Faculty Mentor: Jeffrey Gavornik

Singh, Niharika
The Effect of thrombospondin-1 Derived Peptide on IgG1 and Cytokine Response in Mice
Faculty Mentor: Sharmila Masli

Smith, Daniel
Application of Machine Learning for Kaon Identification in LArIAT and ProtoDUNE
Faculty Mentor: Edward Kearns

Smith, Linnea
Monitoring Wildflower Phenology for Interspecies Variation and Ecological Effects
Faculty Mentor: Richard Primack

Soffer, Lucas
DEP Drive
Faculty Mentor: Keith Brown

Soledad, Olivia
How Value Influences Children’s Perception
Faculty Mentor: Melissa Kibbe

Soukup, Jennifer
The Role of Invasive Plant Species in Altering Salt Marsh Si Cycling
Faculty Mentor: Robinson Fulweiler

Stern, Joshua
Accelerate MPI by Offloading Operations to FPGA Cluster
Faculty Mentor: Martin Herbordt

Stern, Julie
Children’s Independent Evaluation on Circular and Noncircular Explanations from Authoritative Informants
Faculty Mentor: Kathleen Corriveau

Sun, Alexander
Building and Integrating Syringe Pumps into Multiplexed Fluidic Platforms
Faculty Mentor: Ahmad Khalil

Sun, Sharmaine
Language Use and Perceptions of Asian Bostonians
Faculty Mentor: Charles Chang

Tamragouri, Sucheta
Color Perception of “The Dress”: an EEG Study
Faculty Mentor: Barbara Shinn-Cunningham

Tan, Faisal
The Role of RNA Interference Factors in Splicing Regulation and Circular RNA Formation
Faculty Mentor: Alla Grishok

Tapager, Kelly
Bamburgh Research Project
Faculty Mentor: Phillip Haberkern

Tavares, Eliandro
Benchmarking Predictive Models against Long Term Ecological Data
Faculty Mentor: Michael Dietze

Thakkar, Vijay
DeepNote – Exploring Music Generation and Modification with WaveNet
Faculty Mentor: Brian Kulis

Tiemeyer, Katherine
Uncovering the Role of Inflammation in Phagocytic Defect-Related Neurodegeneration
Faculty Mentor: Kim McCall

Tiwari, Trishita
Real-Time Anomaly Detection in Resource Usage Data
Faculty Mentor: Ayse Coskun

Torres, Laura
Effects of Caffeine on Neural Correlates of Attention on ADHD Patients as Detected by Electroencephalography
Faculty Mentor: Barbara Shinn-Cunningham

Tsao, Tommi
Investigation of the Relationship Between Body Composition and Hippocampal Volume
Faculty Mentor: Karin Schon

Turner, Kathryn
Development of Speech Production in Korean-English Bilingual Children
Faculty Mentor: Charles Chang

Vallejo, Maria Elisa
Impacts of Foreign Direct Investment in Mexico
Faculty Mentor: Gregory Sabin

Vandeventer, Ella
Three-Dimensional Imaging of Skull Development in Mutant Zebrafish
Faculty Mentor: Shannon Fisher

Varoli, Daniel
Modeling and Simulating the Telomerase Diffusion and Binding Dynamics in a Dynamic Biological Environment
Faculty Mentor: Samuel Isaacson

Vasquez, Andres
Femtosecond Micromachining of Graphene
Faculty Mentor: Michelle Sander

Walawalkar, Isha
Dissecting a Novel Signaling Pathway Dysregulated in Human Hydrocephalus
Faculty Mentor: Mikel Garcia-Marcos

Wall, Danielle
Understanding the Amphiphysin I FxDxF Motif In How It Binds to AP-2, NECAP 1, and NECAP2 in Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis
Faculty Mentor: Brigitte Ritter

Walton, Bonnie
Temporal Modulation of Cellular Signaling for Collective Behavior
Faculty Mentor: Allyson Sgro

Watanabe, Yurika
Surround Suppression and its Spatial Specificities
Faculty Mentor: Sam Ling

Williams, Rebecca
A Study on the Contribution of Activated Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells (VSMCs) to Arterial Stiffness using a Pressure Myograph System to Test Mechanical Pressure/Force Characteristics
Faculty Mentor: Katherine Yanhang Zhang

Wong, Erik
Development of an mHealth System for Lifestyle Changes Among Breast Cancer Survivors from Underdeserved Populations
Faculty Mentor: Lisa Quintiliani

Wong, Wei
Spatial Mechanical Characterization of Engineered Cartilage Tissue
Faculty Mentor: Michael Albro

Xia, Hongjie
Role of Mdm2 in Axon Initial Segment Formation and Axon Growth
Faculty Mentor: Hengye Man

Yang, Zhuohao
Exploiting Approximate Computing in Many-core Systems for Performance and Energy Efficiency
Faculty Mentor: Tali Moreshet

Yehia, Noha
Investigating the Potential for Air Jets from Bursting Bubbles to Lift Aerosols Out of the Air-Sea Boundary Layer
Faculty Mentor: James Bird

Zahara, Adam
Total Synthesis of 8b-aza-rocaglates via α-Iminol Rearrangement
Faculty Mentor: John Porco

Zahr, Tarik
Investigating the Impact of Overexpressing MEG3, a Long Noncoding RNA, on C2C12 Myoblast Differentiation
Faculty Mentor: Francisco Naya

Zhang, Yuanhang
Determining the Role of Cysteine Protease-1 (CP1) in Nurse Cell Degradation in Drosophila melanogaster
Faculty Mentor: Kim McCall

Zhao, Rose
Human AEBP1 Mutations and Myofibroblast Differentiation
Faculty Mentor: Matthew Layne