2016 Symposium Day at the University of Saint Joseph

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2016 Symposium Day at
the University of Saint Joseph
1678 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06117
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Bruyette, Lynch, and McDonough Hall
PLENARY
SPEAKER
Martha
Gervasi, M.B.A.
Executive Vice
President of
Human Resources,
The Hartford
“The Leadership
Imperative”
Martha “Marty” Gervasi is executive vice president of Human Resources at
The Hartford, a role she assumed in May 2012.
Marty joined The Hartford in November 2010 as senior vice president of
Human Resources for Consumer Markets and, in January 2012, she was
appointed to the role of senior vice president of Human Resources for
Commercial Markets.
Prior to joining The Hartford, Marty held human resources leadership
roles at Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) including Global
Human Resources Leader and Chief Human Resources Officer for its
Innovative Plastics business. Before that, she spent 20 years in Human
Resources at General Electric in numerous leadership roles at GE Aerospace,
GE Power Systems, GE Corporate Benefits Delivery, and GE Plastics.
Marty holds an M.B.A. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a B.A.
in American Studies from the University of Saint Joseph, where she now
serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees. She and her husband,
Mike, live in West Hartford and have three children.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
8:00-10:00 a.m. Registration (Bruyette Lobby)
*All posters must be set up by 9:45 a.m.*
8:30-9:10 a.m.Presentation Session I (McDonough, Lynch, and
Bruyette AV Room)
9:20-10:00 a.m.Presentation Session II (McDonough, Lynch,
and Bruyette AV Room)
10:00-10:50 a.m.Poster Session (Bruyette Lobby, 2nd Floor, and
Reception Room)
Coffee and light refreshments will be served
11:00-11:45 a.m.Plenary Session (Hoffman Auditorium)
“The Leadership Imperative”
Martha Gervasi, M.B.A.
Executive Vice President of Human Resources,
The Hartford
12:00-1:00 p.m.Student Presenter & Faculty Advisor Luncheon
(RSVP Required, Crystal Room)
1:10-1:50 p.m.Presentation Session III (McDonough
and Lynch)
2:00-2:40 p.m.Presentation Session IV (McDonough
and Lynch)
*Select posters will also be displayed in Bruyette Lobby during the
evening Inauguration event
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ORAL PRESENTATIONS
SESSION I: 8:30 – 9:10 A.M.
Lynch 225
Gabrielle Robinson:“Women’s Perceptions of Catcalling”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Kristin Cistulli (Psychology)
Catherine Helvie:“Opinions about Tattoos”
Lynch 107
Cayla Avolese and Julia Pelletier:“The Importance of Communication between
Schools and Families with Children with Disabilities”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Katharine Ann Buck (Human Development and
Family Studies)
Taylor Craig, Amy Miller, and Alison Ryan:“Parent and Home Visitor
Collaboration during the Provision of ABA Services”
Family Studies)
Bruyette AV Room
McDonough 103
Kaitlin Baillargeon, Kristen D’Entremont, Shayla Gonzalez, Kayla
Langenheim, and Alicia Morris:“Suicide Prevention Intervention”
Faculty Sponsor:Lucinda Canty, RN, CNM, MSN (Nursing)
Sarah Damato, Jocelyn Grady, Michelle Harris, Emery Myette, and Rachel
Zelek:“Interventions for Caregiver Stress”
McDonough 112
Olivia Germano:“The Biochemical Activities of RAD51 Paralogs RAD55
and RAD57”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Mark Sweezy (Pharmacy)
Liz Calderon:“Characterization of the Cell Growth Inhibitory Mechanism of
Methyl-N-phthalimidooxy-2-methylacrylate”
McDonough 213
Alexandria Denault:“Yes Means Yes: Sexual Violence at Connecticut Colleges
and Universities”
Faculty Sponsor:Michele Wolff, MPH (Nutrition and Public Health)
Jenna Kotlyarenko:“Time, Freedom, Personal Identity, and Supernatural”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Nancy Billias (Philosophy)
Justine Fallon:“How Young is too Young? The Exploration of Teenage
Pregnancy and Sexual Health Programs in Hartford, CT”
Michelle Rowland:“Revolutionary Boston: The Prevailing Artistic Legacy of
Paul Revere”
Faculty Sponsor:Professor Dorothy B. Keller (Art History)
SESSION II: 9:20 – 10:00 A.M.
Lynch 112
Anastasia Foster:“Influences of Mental Health on the Scholarly Choice of
Studying Psychology”
Jessica Jordan:“The Idea of the Individual in Feminist Theories & Their Impact
in a Feminist Organization”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Agnes Curry (Philosophy)
Nicole Byrne:“Reconnecting to Nature: Learning from Native American
Philosophy to Remedy Unethical Food Practices in America”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Agnes Curry (Philosophy)
Lynch 225
Jennifer Paradis:“Cellphones and the Workplace”
Bruyette AV Room
Alison Pascale:“All the World a Stage: Surrealism and the Stage Designs of
Salvador Dali”
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Christina Rachel D’Amico:“Anubis Unmasked: The Afterlife and Beyond”
Lynch 112
Sheila Rawling:“‘Abandon Ship!’: Pop Culture’s Fascination with Danger on
the High Seas”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Kevin Callahan (History)
Destiny Sanchez:“Bobbs and Sequins: The Rise of the American Flapper
during the 1920s”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Kevin Callahan (History)
McDonough 112
Tara Kowalski:“The Role of RAD52 Family Recombination Mediator
Proteins in Homologous Recombination Repair in the Fission Yeast
Schizosaccharomyces pombe”
Amanda Post:“The Biochemical Activities of the Rhp51 Protein of
Schizosaccharomyces pombe and its Role in Homologous Recombination Repair”
McDonough 213
Danielle Rauchle:“Food Safety”
Faculty Sponsors:Michele Wolff, MPH and Dr. Katie Martin (Nutrition and
Public Health)
Serika Walker:“Tar Wars: Smoking Within New Horizons”
McDonough 103
Cara Cifarelli:“The Mutual Relationship Between Dragonfly Nymphs and
Abiotic Variables: Sediment Particle Size and Water Depth”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Kirsten Martin (Biology)
Mica Saturne:“Are Food Addictions and Overeating a Result of Bacterial
Manipulation? A Comparison Study in Daphnia”
SESSION III: 1:10 – 1:50 P.M.
Lynch 225
Lizbeth Fabian:“The Effect of Stereotypes of Women on Presidential Campaigns”
Samantha Joerg:“‘I’m Not my Disorder:’ The Effects of Mental Illness
on Friendships”
Lynch 207
Julia Pelletier:“The Importance of Communication and Relationships on
College Students’ Sexual Health”
Rebecca Maston:“Sexual Orientation Beyond the Binary: Vocal Recognition of
Identities Along the Spectrum”
Lynch 107
Sara Jalbert:“Inside the clinician’s mind: Understanding the Counseling
Process when Working with Survivors of Domestic Violence”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Marte Ostvik-de Wilde (Counseling)
Elizabeth Hatzenbuhler:“Increasing Sociodramatic Play Skills in Children
with Autism Spectrum Disorder via Peer Mediated Matrix Training”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. John Molteni (Autism and Applied Behavior Analysis)
Lynch 112
Elizabeth Dickerson:“A Greener Alternative to Oxidation Procedures for an
Undergraduate Laboratory”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Ashley Bartelson (Chemistry)
Taylor Scott, Katie Spitz, Rebecca Spitz, Jessie Tetreault, and Cellena Ward:
“Handwashing in a School Setting”
McDonough 200
Justine Walicki:“Rate Studies of N-protected Pyrroles for the Synthesis of
Epibatidine Derivatives”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Stephen Slauson (Pharmacy)
Alessandra Stoj:“The Investigation of Epibatidine Analogs to Increase
Nicotinic Subtype Selectivity”
McDonough 213
Lynch 112
Alison Pascale and Michelle Rowland:“Bawdy and Melancholy: An
Exploration of Sexuality in Shakespeare’s Plays”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Mark Zelinsky (English)
Lila Guarco:“Breastfeeding Duration and Breast Cancer Risk in Mothers in
Developing versus Developed Countries”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Irene Reed (Biology)
Nicole L. Byrne:“The Silent Narrative of Grades: Addressing the Relationship
between Students, Writing Centers and Grades”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Jessyka Scoppetta (Center for Academic Excellence)
Chelsea Longo:“Detecting Human Viruses in the Local Environment”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Derek Dube (Biology)
McDonough 200
SESSION IV: 2 – 2:40 P.M.
Lynch 225
Sonya Acosta:“Evaluating Antecedent Interventions on Novice Rock Climbers”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Laura Turner (Applied Behavior Analysis)
Magda Kempisty:“How Do New Blood Thinners Compare to Coumadin”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Dalia Giedrimiene (Biology)
Samantha Copeland:“Expanding a Nitrogen Bridge on Epibatidine
Compounds to Aide in Smoking Cessation”
McDonough 213 (This session will run from 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
Sherry Crossley:“Using Non-Invasive Prompts to Increase Teacher’s Use of
Descriptive Praise”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Laura Turner (Applied Behavior Analysis)
Safa Saleh:“Investigating the Role of Spheroid Culture in Inducing EpithelialMesenchymal Transition in Endometrial Carcinoma”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Irene Reed (Biology)
Lynch 107
Serena Sundara:“Natural Compounds Utilized to Treat Lung Cancer by
Inhibiting the PI3K Pathway”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Chris Zito (Biology)
Cortney Mendoza:“The Relationship between the Media and Body
Dissatisfaction in Black and Spanish Women”
Janae Powell:“Raising Awareness of Intimate Partner Violence on Campus”
Lynch 207
Nicole Barracliff, Karli Kisiel, and Emily Steindl:“Best Practices in Advocating
for Clients in Transitional Programs”
Family Studies)
Catherine Helvie, Victoria Leahy, and Amanda Rubiales:“Developmentally
Appropriate Practices in Early Childhood Settings”
Family Studies)
Shanelle Haughton:“Pharmaceutical Pollution: Exploring the Effects of
Aspirin Contaminated Water on Lemna minor”
ORIGINAL ARTWORK
Paula Agudelo-Espana
Marva Jones
Cheyenne Baskowski
Tyesha Page
Rachel Collett
Tejal Prajapati
Lisa Doan
Rachel Silva
Brooke Fortenberry
Jessica Smeriglio
Rachel Silva
Maria Zaroni
Shelby Tallman
Caceres Benitez
Christina D’Amico
Priscilla Mensah
Michelle Harris
Nicola Nelson-Pepka
Faculty Sponsor:Professor Dorothy Keller (Fine Arts)
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Pharmacy
Andrea Aquilato:“Do the JODI Series Compounds Promote the M2
Macrophage (Anti-Inflammatory) Status?”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Doreen Szollosi
Ashley Bill:“Hands-on Experiment to Enhance Student Learning on
Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Reactions”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Ola Ghoneim
Catherine Bobea:“Studies Toward a Diels-Alder Reaction for Epibatidine Analogs”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Stephen Slauson
Iregi Francis:“Synthesis of Dibromophenyl Enaminones as Potential
Anticonvulsant Compounds”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Ivan Edafiogho
Emma Gimose:“Synthesis of Imidooxy Compounds as Potential Anticancer Agents”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Ivan Edafiogho
Kamila Orzechowski:“Solid Dispersions – A Smart Formulation Strategy for
Enhancing Solubility of Poorly Water Soluble Drugs”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Sanjaykumar Gayakwad
Natali Rosa:“SSRI’s Induced Behavioral Alterations in Drosophila”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Prashant Mandela
Natasha Weiner:“Mechanism of Action of the JODI Series Compounds on LPSStimulated Macrophages”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Doreen Szollosi
Nursing
Nicole Bohonowicz, Manpreet Kaur, Kim Negri, Envy Stone, and Julie
Visentin:“Women’s Health Education”
Faculty Sponsor:Lucinda Canty, RN, CNM, MSN
Danielle Brochu, Sarah Lapierre, Ashley Pulaski, and Daisy Vega:“Asthma
Action Plans”
Emily Burke, Brianna Lynes, Nicole Nelson, Amber Petitto, and Morgan West:
“Heroin: A Plague in Connecticut”
Jennifer Carta, Katelyn Pugliese, Brittney Tomczak, and Brittney Zappala:
“A Look at Dental Health in Children”
Elizabeth Chambers, Amanda Crocker, Sarah Dirck, Paula Frejlich, and Karina
Szypulski:“Hypertension in the Polish Population”
Meghan Chasse, Scarlett Field, Colleen Guinan, Huong Lam, Thalia Moran,
and Lindsay Szymanski:“Reproductive Education Within the Household”
Lindsey Cifaldi, Olivia Grills, Lataya Hewitt, Magdaline Kania, Alecia Kovac,
and Shiponja Rifati:“Teen Pregnancy Prevalence and its Correlation with
Under Utilization of Resources”
Kady Cockburn, Tara Collins, Mary Luzzi, and Charnee Ruffin:“Dental Care in
the Homeless”
Trisha DiBiase:“Prevention of Domestic Violence: What All Nurses Need to Know”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Nancy Cabelus
Michalina Dlugozima, Melissa Pfeffer, Emma Polinski, and Jillian Riter:
“Preventing Teen Suicide”
Cellena Ward:“The Preparedness for Professional Clinical Practice of Recent
Graduates from a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program”
Faculty Advisor:Nora Zinan, DNP, MSPH, RN, CNE
Nutrition and Public Health
Amanda Appell:“Acceptability of Brownies with Varying Amounts of Fat,
Protein and Fiber Among College Students”
Faculty Sponsor:Elizabeth Tenison, M.S., R.D.
Taylor Buzinsky:“Association of Gastrointestinal Disease and Malnutrition
among Hospitalized Patients”
Jocelyn Perez:“Hartford Mobile Market: Providing Access to Healthy Food in
Hartford Neighborhoods”
Faculty Sponsor:Michele Wolff, MPH
Jesse Demarco, Stella Leone, Joanna Keyes, Jessica Mirkin, and Courtney
Watson:“Preconception Health and Awareness”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Margery Lawrence
Samantha Russo:“Pregnancy Outcomes among Women with Type 1 and Type
2 Diabetes Mellitus: United Kingdom’s National Diabetes in Pregnancy Audit
2013 and 2014 Secondary Data Analysis”
Karina Diaz:“Assessment of Food Available to Hartford Residents”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Katie Martin
Samantha Federico:“Change in a Dietetic Intern’s Ability to Diagnose
Malnutrition Following an Educational Intervention on Malnutrition Physical
Exam and Screening Criteria in the Pediatric Population”
Emma Graham:“Nutrition during Pregnancy Study”
Katie Mattis:“Dietary Supplement Use in Female Collegiate Athletics”
Marisa McCoy:“Nutrition Knowledge of High School Aged Male Athletes”
Cathy McLaen:“Availability of Nutrition Education Among a Population Who
are Deaf or Hearing Impaired”
Dakota Michaud:“Whole Grain Intake in College Age Adults”
Leigha Moriarty:“Knowledge of Gluten Composition in the Physically
Active Population”
Jillian O’Neil:“Student Athlete Attitudes and Perceptions Surrounding
Foods with Specific Nutrient Claims: Analysis Pre and Post Nutrition
Education Session”
Christopher Scoppetta:“Protein Intake in Resistance Training Adults: A
Comparison to Current Recommendations”
Kaci Seibert:“Accidental Drug Overdose in CT 2015”
Faculty Sponsors:Michele Wolff, MPH and Dr. Katie Martin
Janine Signore:“Social Media Use as a Main Source for Nutrition Information
in College Undergraduate Females”
Kristin Tallodi:“Nutrition Knowledge of Fitness Professionals”
Rita Udoh:“Community Gardens in Hartford County”
Faculty Sponsors:Michele Wolff, MPH and Dr. Katie Martin
Arielle Weston:“Impact of Childhood Parental Feeding Style on an
Individual’s Weight Status in their Childhood”
Patrick Wu:“Stress in Relation to Effects on Eating Behaviors in College Students”
Biology
Stephanie Renzullo:“Optimization and Development of the MinION Sequencing
Platform to Analyze and Sequence Viruses Present in the Local Environment”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Derek Dube
Counseling
Sarah Cunningham:“Assessment of Graduate Counseling Students’ Attitudes,
Beliefs and Experiences Regarding Multicultural Engagement: a Pre- and
Post-Evaluation”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Devika Dibya Choudhuri
Marisa Kadar:“Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Marte Ostvik-de Wilde
Patricia Sciglimpaglia:“The Effects of Social Media and Social Comparison
on Women”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Kristin Cistulli
Mary Sciglimpaglia:“The Study of the Personalities of Students”
Brianna Very:“The Effect of Body Validation on Self-Objectification in Women”
Emily Wanczyk:“Self-Care and Mindfulness”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Devika Dibya Choudhuri
Special Education
Social Work
Melissa Bengtson and Cassidy Considine:“Preparing Elementary Teacher
Candidates to Teach Reading to Students with Disabilities”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Ashley Oldham
Alison Karimi:“Is There Such a Thing as too much Praise with Children in
Sports, and Does it Impact their Resilience?”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Jemel Aguilar
Catrina Meaney:“Depression and Romantic Relationships”
Kristen Levesque:“Response to Intervention for High School Mathematics:
Implementation by Example”
Faculty Sponsor:Dr. Lydia Conca
Justine Marie Montreuil:“Empowerment and Possibilities – Beauty and Body
Image Curriculum”
Douglas Taylor:“Intimate Partner Violence: Do the Current Modalities of
Treatment Reduce the Rate of Recidivism”
Psychology
Mary Anderson:“The Effect of Autism on Human Development”
Faculty Sponsor:Professor Jim O’Leary
Amanda Fontaine-Iskra:“Asexuality and Aromanticism”
Jenna Kotlyarenko:“Dress for Success? Perceptions of a Stay-at-Home Mother
Based on Race and Clothing Choice”

2016 Symposium Day at the University of Saint Joseph

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