Final Poster Schedule 2022

MDS 2022 Schedule

The Summit’s three general poster sessions are held in Perry Atrium, Pettengill Hall.

Summit SessionTimeJump to Schedule
Session 11:45 – 3 PMJump to Session 1
Session 23:15 – 4: 30 PMJump to Session 2
Session 34:45 – 6 PMJump to Session 3

Complete Schedule

The complete schedule below allows for searching of names and keywords as well as filtering Summit session.

Session Session Time Wall Student Name Title Advisor

1

     
11:45 – 3 PM1James Peter ’22Visualizing the DNA Methylation Landscape on Memory GenesAndrew Kennedy, Chemistry and Biochemistry
11:45 – 3 PM2Grace Hoehl ’22Targeting the Tet Enzymes to Enhance CognitionAndrew Kennedy, Chemistry and Biochemistry
11:45 – 3 PM3Andrew Hall ’22Effect of Chronic Bobcat339 Treatment on Memory and Cognition in Wild-type and Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome Model MiceAndrew Kennedy, Chemistry and Biochemistry
11:45 – 3 PM4Elektra Smicka ’22Restoration of Tcf4 in Adult Pitt-Hopkins Mice Through Gene Reinstatement TherapyAndrew Kennedy, Chemistry and Biochemistry
11:45 – 3 PM5Katie Carrier ’22The Impact of Small Molecule Ratios on the Gene Regulation and Pathogenesis of StaphylococcusColleen O’Loughlin, Chemistry and Biochemistry
11:45 – 3 PM6Julie Jesurum ’22Transitioning from Commensal to Pathogen: Investigating Gene Expression Changes in Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidisColleen O’Loughlin, Chemistry and Biochemistry
11:45 – 3 PM7Sam Colesworthy ’22Role of Pyrazinones on S. epidermidis Growth and Biofilm Production at Naturally Occurring RatiosColleen O’Loughlin, Chemistry and Biochemistry
11:45 – 3 PM8Anna Gouveia ’22Staphylococcus epidermidis Growth Response to Terpene MoleculesColleen O’Loughlin, Chemistry and Biochemistry
11:45 – 3 PM9Kyle Jorgensen ’22Characterizing Polarity in Lead-Free Perovskite and Pyrochlore MaterialsGeneva Laurita, Chemistry and Biochemistry
11:45 – 3 PM10Loren Andrews ’22Stability Analysis of Manganese-Oxide Cathode Materials for Sodium Ion BatteriesGeneva Laurita, Chemistry and Biochemistry
11:45 – 3 PM11Crawford Jones ’23Synthesizing SuperconductorsGeneva Laurita, Chemistry and Biochemistry
11:45 – 3 PM12Ian Tolis ’22Dielectric Properties and Characterization of Bone MaterialGeneva Laurita, Chemistry and Biochemistry
11:45 – 3 PM13Owen Bailey ’22Compositional Control of Local and Long-Range Polarity in the Frustrated Pyrochlore System Bi2-xRExTi2O7 (RE = Y, Ho)Geneva Laurita, Chemistry and Biochemistry
11:45 – 3 PM14Yilun Wu ’22The Association between Change in Glycosylation Patterns Due to Mutations among SARS-CoV-2 Variants and TransmissibilityGlen Lawson, Chemistry and Biochemistry
11:45 – 3 PM15Katherine Faulkner ’22Traditional Medicine as a Legitimate Form of Treatment in Ghana: A Biochemical Analysis of Plant-based TreatmentGlen Lawson, Chemistry and Biochemistry
11:45 – 3 PM16Sean Agrodnia ’22The Antibacterial Properties of Phenylpropanoid GlycosidesJennifer Koviach-Cote, Chemistry and Biochemistry
11:45 – 3 PM17Fia Marota ’22Pyrazinone Analogs and Their Effect on Staphylococcus epidermidis BiofilmsJennifer Koviach-Cote, Chemistry and Biochemistry
11:45 – 3 PM18Sarah Abbott ’22Luteoside B: A Synthetic Route to a Plant-derived Potential Therapeutic for RSVJennifer Koviach-Cote, Chemistry and Biochemistry
11:45 – 3 PM19Aidan Hill ’22Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Phenylethanoid GlycosidesJennifer Koviach-Cote, Chemistry and Biochemistry
11:45 – 3 PM20Nicholas Reznik ’22Pzn Gene Products and Their Role in Stabilizing Staphylococcal BiofilmsJennifer Koviach-Cote, Chemistry and Biochemistry
11:45 – 3 PM21Steven Sparks ’22Synthesis of Linderofruticoside A and Orthoester Used in GlycosylationJennifer Koviach-Cote, Chemistry and Biochemistry
11:45 – 3 PM22Pierson Rambusch ’22The Dark Tetrad: Exploring Executive Function, Fluid Intelligence, and Social Cognition in Everyday SadistsNancy Koven, Neuroscience
11:45 – 3 PM23Danielle Polirer ’22Neuropsychological Mediators of Moral Rigidity in Subclinical OCDNancy Koven, Neuroscience
11:45 – 3 PM24Christopher Draper ’22Moral Reasoning Style in Subclinical PTSDNancy Koven, Neuroscience
11:45 – 3 PM25Lily Kinder ’22Motivation and Guilt Associated with Subclinical OCD in AthletesNancy Koven, Neuroscience
11:45 3 PM26Dessy Yang ’22Addiction-related Phenotypes as Predictors of Body-focused Repetitive BehaviorsNancy Koven, Neuroscience
11:45 – 3 PM27Sobie Sobolewski ’22Investigating How the BAP Impacts Long-Term Memory and Global/Local ProcessingNancy Koven, Neuroscience
11:45 – 3 PM28Owen Neuman ’22Computational Modelling and Atomic PhysicsNathan Lundblad, Physics
11:45 – 3 PM29Steve Shea ’22Magnetic Trapping of Rubidium en route to Bose-Einstein Condensate FormationNathan Lundblad, Physics
11:45 – 3 PM30Thomas Monahan ’22Machine Learning Methods for Bose-Einstein Condensate Generation OptimizationNathan Lundblad, Physics
11:45 – 3 PM31Jake Winter ’22Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy of Gold NanospheresTravis Gould, Physics
11:45 – 3 PM32Sebastian Jalowayski ’22The Adoption of Conspiracy Theories: An Examination of Motivations and CircumstancesAmy Douglass, Psychology
11:45 – 3 PM33Ben Conner ’22The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Need for Therapists of Matching Race among Students Attending CollegeJennifer LaCosse, Psychology
11:45 – 3 PM34Mia Roy ’22Studying the Effect of Practicing Mindfulness on Productivity during Study Breaks in College StudentsKate Snyder, Psychology
11:45 – 3 PM35Jamari Amrham ’22Where’s the Humanity? Social Dominance Orientation as a Predictor for Dehumanizing Black FacesMichael Sargent, Psychology
11:45 – 3 PM36Eliana Al-Konsul ’22Race, Sexism, and System Justification: Analyzing Potential Differences of System Justification Prevalence between Black and White WomenMichael Sargent, Psychology
11:45 – 3 PM37Xavier Fallone ’22Dancing on the Precipice: How People Reason about Threshold Problems in a Socially Rich Real World ContextMichael Sargent, Psychology
11:45 – 3 PM38Gilley Davis-Oakes ’22Recovery-Friendly Workplaces: An Analysis of Current Employers, Employees, and Local Service ProvidersSu Langdon, Psychology
11:45 – 3 PM39Amanda Kaufman ’22A Community-Engaged Exploration of the Impact of Sports amongst Women and Girls in MaineSu Langdon, Psychology
11:45 – 3 PM40Darby Glenn ’22Incorporating Cultural Humility and Trauma-Informed Care Practices into Community-based ProgrammingSu Langdon, Psychology
11:45 – 3 PM41Elysia Garza ’22Exploring the Relationship among Cultural Values, Intergenerational Trauma, and Mexican Americans’ Experience and Communication of EmotionsTodd Kahan, Psychology
11:45 – 3 PM42Alix Zabin ’22Does Socioeconomic Status Affect One’s Experience of Awe? Awe in Nature and the Small SelfHelen Boucher, Psychology

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23:15 – 4:30 PM1Hayley Neighmond ’22Genomic Analysis of the Stem Cell Regulatory Pathway in a Early Branching AnimalApril Hill, Biology
23:15 – 4:30 PM2Abby Quinn ’22Developmental Abnormalities of Freshwater Sponges Grown in BPSApril Hill, Biology
23:15 – 4:30 PM3Hark Lally ’22The Role of TPK-LYN and TRAP5 in Ephydatia muelleri/Chlorella SymbiosesApril Hill, Biology
23:15 – 4:30 PM4Aaliyah Black ’22A Medical Literature Review on the Chronic Health Disparities and Stress among Black Women as Observed through the Lens of Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity, Prenatal Care, and CancerApril Hill, Biology
23:15 – 4:30 PM5Elene Chamberlin ’22Characterizing the Gulf of Maine Rocky Intertidal Using NeCSA ProtocolKatie Dobkowski, Biology
23:15 – 4:30 PM5Henry Hardy ’22Characterizing the Gulf of Maine Rocky Intertidal Using NeCSA ProtocolKatie Dobkowski, Biology
23:15 – 4:30 PM6Emily Duffy ’22Characterizing the Functional Importance of NSP4 Positions 77 and 78Lori Banks, Biology
23:15 – 4:30 PM6Maddie Feldmeier ’22Characterizing the Functional Importance of NSP4 Positions 77 and 78Lori Banks, Biology
23:15 – 4:30 PM6Clara Porter ’22Characterizing the Functional Importance of NSP4 Positions 77 and 78Lori Banks, Biology
23:15 – 4:30 PM7Ossie Heard ’22Developing New Antiviral AgentsLori Banks, Biology
23:15 – 4:30 PM7Alex Weissman ’22Developing New Antiviral AgentsLori Banks, Biology
23:15 – 4:30 PM8Etti Cooper ’22Critical Thermal Maxima and Plasticity in Metabolic Rates: A Comparison of Two Ant SpeciesRyan Bavis, Biology
23:15 – 4:30 PM9Charlotte Collins ’22The Effects of Wing Flexibility on Lateral Flight Performance in BumblebeesAndrew Mountcastle, Biology
23:15 – 4:30 PM9Julia Slayne ’22The Effects of Wing Flexibility on Lateral Flight Performance in BumblebeesAndrew Mountcastle, Biology
23:15 – 4:30 PM10Sydney Phillips ’22The Development of an Erythrocyte-Specific TRAP Transgenic Zebrafish LineLarissa Williams, Biology
23:15 – 4:30 PM11Yueh Chuah ’22Regulation of Ca2+ Signaling by IRBIT through Binding of Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate ReceptorMartin Kruse, Biology and Neuroscience
23:15 – 4:30 PM12Anna Reaman ’22Regulation of Phosphoinositide Metabolism in HEK293-PITPNA and HEK293-PIP5K1C Knockout CellsMartin Kruse, Biology and Neuroscience
23:15 – 4:30 PM13Abhi Elayidom ’22The Role of Phosphoinositide Metabolism in the Regulation of Neuronal ActivityMartin Kruse, Biology and Neuroscience
23:15 – 4:30 PM14Hadia Fatima ’22Phosphoinositide Metabolism in NeuronsMartin Kruse, Biology and Neuroscience
23:15 – 4:30 PM15Alex Stigall ’22Evaluating the Growth Dynamics of Corynebacterium accolens and Corynebacterium striatum in Varying Environments and Hydrocarbon Sources for Their Potential Use in Oil Spill BioremediationColleen O’Loughlin, Chemistry and Biochemistry
23:15 – 4:30 PM16Seren Parikh ’22Applications of Simulating a Tightly Focused Electric Field in Studying Nonlinear OpticsMatthew Cote, Chemistry and Biochemistry
23:15 – 4:30 PM17Chris Dye ’22Plasmonic Effects on Nonlinear Optical Reponses and Tip Enhanced Raman SpectroscopyMatthew Cote, Chemistry and Biochemistry
23:15 – 4:30 PM18Casey Kelemen ’22mRNA Localization in Lyme DiseasePaula Schlax, Chemistry and Biochemistry
23:15 – 4:30 PM19Erik Malm ’22Regulation of Gene Expression in Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme Disease SpirochetePaula Schlax, Chemistry and Biochemistry
23:15 – 4:30 PM20Aisling Kelly ’22Investigating the effects of the RNA-binding protein SpoVg in the transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi from tick to vertebratePaula Schlax, Chemistry and Biochemistry
23:15 – 4:30 PM21Charlie Lewis ’22Localization of mRNA in E. coli Using a Light-up RNA AptamerPaula Schlax, Chemistry and Biochemistry
23:15 – 4:30 PM22Max Freund ’22Ski and Surf Film: Fantasy vs. Realistic ParadigmsTyler Harper, Environmental Studies
23:15 – 4:30 PM23Claire Kissane ’22Critical Theory and Identity through Clothing in French FilmKirk Read, French and Francophone Studies
23:15 – 4:30 PM23Stella Santucci ’22Critical Theory and Identity through Clothing in French FilmKirk Read, French and Francophone Studies
23:15 – 4:30 PM25Max Lauster ’22The Impacts of Two Olympics on the Cityscape and Environment of TokyoKeiko Konoeda, Japanese
23:15 – 4:30 PM26Essie Martin ’22Investigation of Laminaria saccharina Burial below Damariscotta River Seaweed Farms Using eDNA and Stable IsotopesBeverly Johnson, Earth and Climate Sciences
23:15 – 4:30 PM27Emily Torkelsen ’22A Comparison of Carbon Sequestration and Vegetation History in Two Maine Salt MarshesBeverly Johnson, Earth and Climate Sciences
23:15 – 4:30 PM28Meg O’Brien ’22Spatial Elevation Dynamics and Carbon Sequestration Variability Within Sprague Marsh, Phippsburg, MaineBeverly Johnson, Earth and Climate Sciences
23:15 – 4:30 PM29Parker Caswell ’22Methane Emissions, Carbon Sequestration, and Groundwater Hydrology along the Freshwater Margin of the Sprague River Salt MarshBeverly Johnson, Earth and Climate Sciences
23:15 – 4:30 PM30Rex Chen ’22Transport Dynamics of Road Salt and Its Impacts on the Water Quality of the Impaired Hart Brook Watershed, Lewiston, MaineBeverly Johnson, Earth and Climate Sciences
23:15 – 4:30 PM31Zane Rahabi ’22Geochemistry of Three Distinct Lewiston Quadrangle PegmatitesEshita Samajpati, Earth and Climate Sciences
23:15 – 4:30 PM32Maya McDonough ’22Holocene Marine Climate Reconstruction through δ18O Isotopes of the Bivalve Serripes groenlandicusMichael Retelle, Earth and Climate Sciences
23:15 – 4:30 PM33Ceci Gichner ’22Quantifying Crevassing, Deformation, and Damage, on the Vaughan Lewis Icefall, Juneau, AlaskaMichael Retelle, Earth and Climate Sciences
23:15 – 4:30 PM34Luke Sedor Protti ’22Soil Erosion Rates on Moraine Hillslopes of the Mendenhall Glacier in Southeast AlaskaRaquel de Castro Portes, Earth and Climate Sciences
23:15 – 4:30 PM35Hongke Lu ’24Measuring Galaxy Outflow Properties by Stacking Spectra from the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyAleksandar Diamond-Stanic, Physics
23:15 – 4:30 PM36Milly Detels ’22Effects of Optical Feedback on a High Powered Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting LaserHong Lin, Physics
23:15 – 4:30 PM36Clay Hundertmark ’22Effects of Optical Feedback on a High Powered Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting LaserHong Lin, Physics
23:15 – 4:30 PM37Ellie Bauer ’22Analyzing The Great Resignation and Lying-Flat Movement: 躺平Nathan Faries, Asian Studies

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34:45 – 6 PM1Ben Schmandt ’22Impacts of Triphenyl Phosphate on the Development and Gene Expression of Larval ZebrafishLarissa Williams, Biology
34:45 – 6 PM2Emma Christman ’22Holocene Climate Clam-ity: Arctica islandica as Proxies for Environmental Change during the Early Holocene in SvalbardMichael Retelle, Earth and Climate Sciences
34:45 – 6 PM3Dewi Henry ’22Marine Climate Reconstruction from Early Holocene Arctica islandica from Erdmannflya Peninsula, SvalbardMichael Retelle, Earth and Climate Sciences
34:45 – 6 PM4Evan Saltman ’22A Structural Analysis of the Plumbago Mountain Fault, Pluton, and Associated PegmatitesShreya Arora, Earth and Climate Sciences
34:45 – 6 PM5Jake Ressel ’22Assessing the Suitability of Seed Mix Conservation Strategies for Pollinators in the NortheastCarla Essenberg, Biology
34:45 – 6 PM7Neeshi Hullavarad ’22Mapping the Uncanny Valley in Relationship to the Dark TriadNancy Koven, Neuroscience
34:45 – 6 PM8Liam Evans ’22Dark Personality and the “Evil Genius”: Relations among the Dark Tetrad Traits, Intelligence, Executive Function, Social Cognition, and Theory of MindNancy Koven, Neuroscience
34:45 – 6 PM9Camden Bibro ’22Brain Hemispheric Asymmetries and the Roots of Creativity AbilityNancy Koven, Neuroscience
34:45 – 6 PM10Alexia Perugini ’22Executive Function, Social Cognition, and Vulnerability to Targeting by the Dark TetradNancy Koven, Neuroscience
34:45 – 6 PM11Riley Strathmann ’22Subclinical Pathology and Creative AbilityNancy Koven, Neuroscience
34:45 – 6 PM12Jack Johnson ’22How Processing Biases Manifests in the Social Skills of Broad Autism Phenotype IndividualsNancy Koven, Neuroscience
34:45 – 6 PM13Tasha Jones ’22Quantifying the Uncertainty of Infrared-based Star-Formation Rates for Compact Starburst GalaxiesAleksandar Diamond-Stanic, Physics
34:45 – 6 PM14Kieran Edmonds ’22Using Optical Spectroscopy to Measure Recent Star Formation Rates for Compact Starburst Galaxies with Fast OutflowsAleksandar Diamond-Stanic, Physics
34:45 – 6 PM15Chidubem Umeh ’22Exploring the Relationship between Stellar Mass, Star Formation Rate, and Gas Outflow Velocity in a Large Sample of GalaxiesAleksandar Diamond-Stanic, Physics
34:45 – 6 PM16Molly O’Brien ’22Are Self-Esteem and Attention to Environment Related to Perceived Social Pressure around Eating at Bates College?Amy Douglass, Psychology
34:45 – 6 PM17Amelia Waite ’22No Such Thing as a Typical Serial Killer: Theoretical Integration and Review of Psychological LiteratureAmy Douglass, Psychology
34:45 – 6 PM18Kayta Tsemo ’22Dialectical Behavioral Therapy in Self-harming AdolescentsAmy Douglass, Psychology
34:45 – 6 PM19Fernando Rojas ’22Legacy of Colorism: Skin Tone’s Impacts on African American Men’s Racial Identity and Relationship with Liberatory PracticesHelen Boucher, Psychology
34:45 – 6 PM20Tara Ellard ’22The Stability of Meaning in Life Evaluations: The Relationship Between COVID-19 Pandemic Related-Stress and Meaning in LifeHelen Boucher, Psychology
34:45 – 6 PM21Sevigne Pak ’22The Culture of Silence Within Asian American Communities: Factors that Contribute and Psychological ImpactMartin Kruse, Biology and Neuroscience
34:45 – 6 PM22Caleb Bolden ’22Isolated Social Media Use, Anxiety, and Depression during COVID-19Michael Buccigrossi, Psychology
34:45 – 6 PM23Quinn Squiers ’22Anti-Blackness in the Face of Economic Downturns: The Effects of Inflation on Intergroup RelationsMichael Sargent, Psychology
34:45 – 6 PM24Margy Schueler ’22Predicting Social Mobility: The Relationship Between Social Dominance Orientation and Estimates of Future Mobility among Racial GroupsMichael Sargent, Psychology
34:45 – 6 PM25Yoyo Tang ’22Maximization on Infidelity and Happiness in Romantic Relationships: Do Maximizers Cheat More and Feel Less Happy (than Satisficers) When in Love?Michael Sargent, Psychology
34:45 – 6 PM26Sophie Matt ’22Unicorns at Stake: Gender and Racial Bias in Venture Capital InvestingMichael Sargent, Psychology
34:45 – 6 PM27Sean Vaz ’22How Does the Strength of an Individual’s In-Group Identification Moderate their Perceptions  of Black Women Athletes in Mainstream Media?Michael Sargent, Psychology
34:45 – 6 PM28Michelle Kim ’22Women, Age, and Race: Engaging in Different Presentations of Femininity of the Self on Social MediaMichael Sargent, Psychology
34:45 – 6 PM29Erick Ramos ’22Can the Number of Parents Present Predict Interdependence and Independence? Family Structure and the Self-Construals of the ChildMichael Sargent, Psychology
34:45 – 6 PM30Ky Jenkins ’22Character Creation and Representation in Video GamesMichael Sargent, Psychology
34:45 – 6 PM31Grace Beaudet ’22Recess and Developmental Play-based Interventions for Elementary StudentsSu Langdon, Psychology
34:45 – 6 PM32Andrew Botelho ’22The Impacts of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Team Cohesion among Bates College Athletes and Possible Solutions to These ImpactsSu Langdon, Psychology
34:45 – 6 PM33Susanne McGrady ’22Let’s Talk About Sex: The Potential of School-Led Sexual Health Workshops for ParentsSu Langdon, Psychology
34:45 – 6 PM34Tara Rodic ’22Can Body-Focused Gratitude Intervention Reduce the Negative Effect of Viewing the “Ideal” Bodies on Social Media?Su Langdon, Psychology
34:45 – 6 PM35Julia Feist ’22Cats ’22: An Impact Assessment of the Foster Cat Program at Auburn Public LibrarySu Langdon, Psychology
34:45 – 6 PM36Ari Dalia ’22The Effects of Social Media on Young Adult’s Perception of Body Image during the COVID-19 PandemicSu Langdon, Psychology
34:45 – 6 PM37Taylor Dionne ’22Anxiety Disorder-related TikTok Videos: A New Generation Z Mental Health Activity?Susan Mangan, Psychology
34:45 – 6 PM38Alexa Flores ’22Healing as a Binational People: The Yaqui Separated by an Arbitrary Political BorderYunkyoung Garrison, Psychology
34:45 – 6 PM39Riley Theriault ’22Observing the Role of Diagnosis on the Relationship with Religion in Catholic People with Mental Health DiagnosesYunkyoung Garrison, Psychology