Senior Symposium

The Senior Symposium is a day-long conference that provides the opportunity for HWS Seniors and Masters students to present their intellectual passions to the HWS community. Students present on concurrent interdisciplinary panels that are moderated by HWS faculty.

Meeting Links for participants

Geneva Room Zoom Meeting Link
Sanford Room Zoom Meeting Link
LS3 Zoom Meeting Link
Writer’s Nook Zoom Meeting Link

 

 

Schedule

8:40 - 9:40 a.m.
Learning Studio 3

Tools and Treatments

Moderator: Lisa Cleckner, Director of the Finger Lakes Institute

Andrew Barsky
Fourier and Wavelet Analysis
Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, Jonathan Forde

Andrew Moriarty
From the Emergency Room to the Lab: A Story of Cancer Research and Perseverance in a Time of COVID
Professor of Biology, Sigrid Carle

Tess Weber
Synthesis and Characterization of Molecular Wire Candidates
Associate Professor of Chemistry, Christine de Denus

8:40 - 9:40 a.m.
Sanford Room

New Narratives

Moderator: Michelle Martin-Baron, Associate Professor of Women's Studies

Julia Cilano
Redactive Queer Poetics and the Resurrecting of Queer Ghosts
Associate Professor of Women's Studies, Michelle Martin-Baron

Kevin Lima
History of a Traitor by a Traitor
Associate Professor of History, Colby Ristow

Thomas Perich
My Hero or Yours? Looking at Monuments of American Leaders Overseas
Assistant Professor of American Studies, Ani Mukherji

Robin Snetsinger
"Vikings": Raiders or Traders?
Associate Professor of Art and Architecture, Michael Tinkler

8:40 - 9:40 a.m.
Writers' Nook

About the Game

Moderator: Andie Huskie, Director of the Teacher Education Program

Alex Barnosky
HWS Student Athletes and Geneva Residents
Professor of Sociology, H. Wesley Perkins

Shayla Heekin
Unlocked: The World of Sports
Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric, Maggie Werner

Mia LaPlante
College Athletics: Drug and Alcohol Rules and Their Relation to Team Culture and Success
Professor of Sociology, H. Wesley Perkins

Jason Montecalvo
Fans' Influence on Athletes
Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric, Maggie Werner

 

 

Schedule

9:50 - 10:50
Geneva Room

Interaction and Intersection

Moderator: Jessica Hayes-Conroy, Associate Professor of Women's Studies

Korina Farwell
Incorporation of Environmental Education in New York Public School Curriculum
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Beth Kinne

Reilly Harrison and Haley Sax
Expanding the Possibilities for Anticancer Drugs
Professor of Chemistry, Justin Miller

Owen Killy
Impacts of Adolescents' Sleep Quality
Professor of Psychological Science, Julie Kingery

Morgan Wright
Community Strength through Interaction
Professor of Sociology, H. Wesley Perkins

9:50 - 10:50 a.m.
Learning Studio 3

Searching and Finding

Moderator: Mark Olivieri, Associate Professor of Music

Katherine Brownand Isabelle Friedman
Dispositional Mindfulness, Anxiety, and Depression in Predicting College Students' Sleep during Covid-19
Professor of Psychological Science, Julie Kingery

Misty Chien
Transiting Exoplanets and Starspots: Identifying Kepler K2 Objects with Starspot Crossing Features
Associate Professor of Physics, Leslie Hebb

Konoko Tsubakiyama
In Search of "Home"
Associate Professor of Art and Architecture, Gabriella D'Angelo

9:50 - 10:50
Sanford Room

Mapping Patterns

Moderator: Chrissy Jacobs, Coordinator of Teacher Certification and Accreditation

Katrine Berg and Seneca Blakely-Armitage
Historical Patterns of Disinvestment Reshaping Urban Heat Maps
Professor of Sociology, H. Wesley Perkins

Denelis Ferreira
Subgroup Disparities in Reference to Tobacco and Vaping Products
Professor of Sociology, H. Wesley Perkins

Tori Liess
Factors Influencing the Comorbidity of Depression/Anxiety and Heart Conditions
Professor of Psychological Science, Jamie Bodenlos

Clare O'Connell
Mapping Mental Health Psychotherapy Resources in Ontario County, NY
Professor of Sociology, H. Wesley Perkins

9:50 - 10:50
Writers' Nook

Audience

Moderator: Rob Carson, Associate Professor of English

Ian Albreski
Laughing Matters: Francis Beaumont's The Knight of the Burning Pestle
Associate Professor of English, Rob Carson

Kevin Lima
Stand-Up Comedy with Kevin
Associate Professor of Media and Society, Rebecca Burditt

Allison Lussier
The Audience Effect
Professor of Dance, Donna Davenport

Pete McGriff
Economics of Princely Art Commissions in the Renaissance
Associate Professor of Art and Architecture, Liliana Leopardi

 

Schedule

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Geneva Room

Find Your Passions

Moderator: Rebecca Burditt, Associate Professor of Media and Society

Sreyan Kanungo
Failure: The Entrepreneur's Gift to the Economy
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Beth Kinne

Matthew Nusom
Gone Fishing: Experimental Environmental Studies and the HWS Angler's Handbook
Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship, Thomas Drennan

Madison Sanders
Open House Magazine
Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric, Maggie Werner

Bridget Weier
Now Boarding: A Travel Magazine
Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric, Maggie Werner

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Learning Studio 3

Putting Our Heads Together

Moderator: Kristen Brubaker, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies

Needhi Bajaj
American Political Polarization and the Role of the Conservative Media
Associate Professor of Political Science, DeWayne Lucas

Hudson Cunningham Baker
The Damoclean Threat of Climate Catastrophe: The Impacts of Climate Cafes on Eco-Anxiety
Associate Professor of Psychological Science, Emily Fisher

Emilyn Reed
The Power of Citizen Science
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Beth Kinne

Greta Weiss
The Influence of Group Discussion on Moral Decisions
Associate Professor of Psychological Science, Emily Fisher

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Sanford Room

Institutional Impact

Moderator: Michael Tinkler, Associate Professor of Art and Architecture

Brendon Bennett
Security: An Institutional Perspective through the Lens of the New Deal Era
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Edward Quish

Alisa Canney
Social Experiences of College Students and the Role of Institutions during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Professor of Sociology, H. Wesley Perkins

McKenna Colacino
NYS Public High Schools and Graduation Rate Variation
Professor of Sociology, H. Wesley Perkins

Kate Equinozzi
Kingdom of Opportunity: Citizen and Non-Citizen Labor in Jordan
Associate Professor of International Relations, Stacey Philbrick Yadav

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Writers' Nook

Reexamining History

Moderator: Scott MacPhail, Health Professions and Fellowship Advisor

Samuel Calderón
Why Do I Speak English?
Associate Professor of International Relations, Stacey Philbrick Yadav

Sarah Palmisciano
The Ethics of Holocaust Memorialization in Europe
Professor of Religious Studies, Michael Dobkowski

Eleanor Sorbello
How Ancient History Can Help Us Think about Abortion and Contraception
Assoicate Professor of Classics, Leah Himmelhoch

Benjamin Tesler
Not a Conflict: Sustainability Versus Historic Preservation
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Beth Kinne

 

12:10 - 1:10 p.m.
Learning Studio 3

"All Things Considered"

Moderator: Lisa Kaenzig, Dean of William Smith College

Samuel Barnard
Space, Stories, and State Power in Jordan
Associate Professor of International Relations, Stacey Philbrick Yadav

Sofia Ferguson
The Role of Case Management within Medication Assisted Treatment
Professor of Psychological Science, Jamie Bodenlos

William Lewis
Quantifying Racial Disparities in Home Environmental Quality
Associate Professor of Economics, Christina Houseworth

Liann Rueegg
Movement as a Treatment for Neuro-Degenerative Diseases
Professor of Dance, Donna Davenport

12:10 - 1:10 p.m.
Sanford Room

Reexaminations

Moderator: Gabriella D'Angelo, Associate Professor of Art and Architecture

Aden Higgins
The Language of the Unheard: The Auburn Riots of 1929 and 1970
Assistant Professor of American Studies, Ani Mukherji

Isabel Lunken
Villa D'Este: A Landscape Garden
Associate Professor of Art and Architecture, Jeffrey Blankenship

Shea Taylor
The Ladder of Humility: Feminine Sexuality as Bold Openness in C.S. Lewis' That Hideous Strength
Professor of Religious Studies, Richard Salter

Tanner Tattan
Precarious Subjects: Guantánamo Bay and Legal Pluralism in Twenty-First Century Jurisprudence
Assistant Professor of American Studies, Ani Mukherji

12:10 - 1:10 p.m.
Writers' Nook

The Importance of Identity

Moderator: Keoka Grayson, Associate Professor of Economics

Natalie Gold
Changing Gendered Pedagogies at School
Associate Professor of Women's Studies, Michelle Martin-Baron

Laura Hill
Field of Genes
Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric, Maggie Werner

Irini Konstantinou
Names We Carry: A Lyric Essay's Dissection of the Parts of Self
Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric, Maggie Werner

Logan Schwappach
Who Do We Get to be Online? Regulation and the Digital Sphere
Associate Professor of International Relations, Stacey Philbick Yadav

 

1:20 - 2:20 p.m.
Geneva Room

It's Not Easy Being Green

Moderator: Sarah Kirk, Provost and Dean of Faculty

Taline Almasian
The Campus Lawn
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Beth Kinne

Hrithik Biswas
Need for Green Spaces: A Psychological Analysis through the Lens of Costa Rica
Associate Professor of Psychological Science, Emily Fisher

Alexandra Dwyer
The Relationship Between Greenland Atmospheric Rivers and Transitions in the Phase of the North Atlantic Oscillation
Professor of Geoscience, Neil Laird

Erika Sipos
A Phylogenetic and Biogeographical Study of Parsonsia (Apocynaceae)
Associate Professor of Biology, Shannon Straub

1:20 - 2:20 p.m.
Learning Studio 3

Community Questions

Moderator: Kelsey Ward, Assistant Professor of Philosophy

Molly Dutton
Short-Term Rentals in the Finger Lakes: Impacts on Community and Tourism
Professor of Sociology, H. Wesley Perkins

Gabriela Nieves
Adjusting to a New Life: Understanding Acculturative Stress through the Stories of Geneva Latinx Geneva Residents
Professor of Sociology, H. Wesley Perkins

Maeve Reilly
The Value of Bees as Sustainable Community Models
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Beth Kinne

Brayton Slusser
Folk Fest 2024?
Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric, Maggie Merner

1:20 - 2:20 p.m.
Sanford Room

On the Small Scale

Moderator: Christine de Denus, Associate Professor of Chemistry

Taylor Coburn
Microscopic Legos: A Dive into the Art of Organic Synthesis
Professor of Chemistry, Erin Pelkey

Johannah Golden
Two Tunisias: Women's (Dis)empowerment through Microcredit
Associate Professor of International Relations, Stacey Philbrick Yadav

Abigail Marola
Environmental and Geochemical Parameters Affecting Plankton Populations in Seneca Lake
Associate Professor of Geoscience, David Finkelstein

Hannah McGrath
Microplastics in Dry Air
Professor of Geoscience, Nan Crystal Arens

1:20 - 2:20 p.m.
Writers' Nook

Composing

Moderator: Hannah Dickinson, Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric

Caitlin Carr
Normal Girl: An Investigation of Memory and Self
Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric, Maggie Werner

Beatrice Hoffman
West African Dance: A Feminist Approach to Taking up Space
Professor of Dance, Donna Davenport

William Koepp
F*cking Adverbials: An Exploration of the Impact of Grammar
Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric, Maggie Werner

Ella Stier
Free Writing as a Practice of Improvisation
Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric, Maggie Werner

 

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Learning Studio 3

The Gender Factor

Moderator: Becca Barile, Vice President for Campus Life and Dean of Students

Litzy Bautista and Fatou Diokhane
PLEN: Preparing You to Lead
Dean of William Smith College, Lisa Kaenzig

Isabella Eliot
The Glass Runway: Gender Inequality in the Fashion Industry
Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric, Maggie Werner

Paige Humphrey
White Women's Worry: American Women and True Crime Podcasts
Assistant Professor of American Studies, Ani Mukherji

Lauren Jackson
The Impacts of Injury on Female Student-Athletes' Depression Levels
Professor of Psychological Science, Jamie Bodenlos

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Sanford Room

A Better Mousetrap

Moderator: Mary Kelly, Associate Professor of Education

Zoe Doherty and Colleen McElduff
Giving Teachers Tools to Support the Mental Health of Students
Visiting Assistant Professor of Educational Studies, Gemma Cooper-Novack

Cameron Guan
Furin Inhibition Kinetics to Optimize HIV-1 Antiretroviral Therapy
Professor of Chemistry, Justin Miller

Meredith Kehoe, Angelica Knudson and Laurel Soulier
Wondrous Worlds: Roleplaying and Its Impact on Youth
Visiting Assistant Professor of Educational Studies, Gemma Cooper-Novack

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Writers' Nook

Global Lessons

Moderator: Virgil Slade, Assistant Professor of History

Grace Bott
The Effects of Natural Disasters on International Trade and Employment: An Example from Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines
Assistant Professor of Economics, Sooyoung Lee

Ryan Catlin
The Vietnam War: Agent Orange and the Environment
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Beth Kinne

Avi Rajkarnikar
Sports as an Engine of Development
Associate Professor of International Relations, Stacey Philbrick Yadav

Zhengrui Wei
China's Waste Import Ban: Impacts Domestic and Global
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Beth Kinne

 

3:40 - 4:40 p.m.
Geneva Room

In the Long Term

Moderator: Robinson Murphy, Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies

Ethan Ashe
Risk Assessment of Landslides in the Canandaigua Valley
Associate Professor of Geoscience, Tara Cutin

Cole Cassano
On Very, Very Lengthy Music: Its Aesthetics, Ethics, and Archival Praxis
Associate Professor of Music, Charity Lofthouse

Ethan Lewis
Fluorescent Imaging as a Tool for Automated Weeding
Associate Professor of Chemistry, Kristin Slade

Samuel Sobel
Decarbonizing NYC: Public Transportation or Electric Vehicles?
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Beth Kinne

3:40 - 4:40 p.m.
Learning Studio 3

To Extremes

Moderator: Matthew Church, Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Kelsey Johnston
The Polarization of Abortion, Gun Control, and Immigration
Professor of Sociology, H. Wesley Perkins

William Koepp
A Burning World: The Past, Present, and Future of the Environmental Movement
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Edward Quish

Kevin Lima
Nicholas Cage: Good or Bad?
Assistant Professor of Media and Society, Harry Gu

Niima Sellah
Portrayal of Abductions in Entertainment
Professor of Sociology, H. Wesley Perkins

3:40 - 4:40 p.m.
Sanford Room

To Make an Impact

Moderator: Audrey Roberson, Associate Professor of Education

Lucas Amaral
Parenting Styles and Adolescent E-Cigarette Use Moderated by Socioeconomic Status
Professor of Psychological Science, Jamie Bodenlos

Natalie Gold, Michael Grieco and Nicole Miller
"Out of School Time" Programs: Seeking Stakeholder Perspectives
Visiting Assistant Professor of Educational Studies, Gemma Cooper-Novack

Elana Rose and Alison Shaw
An EPIC Exploration of a Youth Community Clubhouse
Visiting Assistant Professor of Educational Studies, Gemma Cooper-Novack

Joseph Tate
Nature-Based Carbon Offsetting
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Beth Kinne

3:40 - 4:40 p.m.
Writers' Nook

In the Schools

Moderator: Walter Bowyer, Professor of Chemistry

Hannah Bixby
The Effectiveness of HWS Corps' Learning Objectives for Tutors
Professor of Sociology, H. Wesley Perkins

Christian Burkhart
FLX Foodwaste: Geneva's Opportunity for Sustainable Success
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Beth Kinne

Erin Griffis
Environmental Education: Strengthening the Human-Nature Connection and Conserving the Natural World
Visiting Professor of Environmental Studies, Robinson Murphy

Katie Pratt
Multiple Intelligences in Education
Professor of Dance, Donna Davenport

 
Presenter Panel Time Room
Albreski, Ian 9:50 - 10:50 Writers' Nook
Almasian, Taline  1:20 - 2:20 Geneva Room
Amaral, Lucas 3:40 - 4:40 Sanford Room
Ashe, Ethan 3:40 - 4:40 Geneva Room
Bajaj, Needhi 11:00 - 12:00 Learning Studio 3
Barnard, Samuel 12:10 - 1:10 Learning Studio 3
Barnosky, Alex 8:40 - 9:40 Writers' Nook
Barsky, Andrew 8:40 - 9:40 Learning Studio 3
Bautista, Litzy  2:30 - 3:30 Learning Studio 3
Bennett, Brendon 11:00 - 12:00 Sanford Room
Berg, Katrine 9:50 - 10:50 Sanford Room
Biswas, Hrithik 1:20 - 2:20 Geneva Room
Bixby, Hannah 3:40 - 4:40 Writers' Nook
Blakely-Armitage, Seneca 9:50 - 10:50 Sanford Room
Bott, Grace 2:30 - 3:30 Writers' Nook
Brown, Katherine 9:50 - 10:50 Learning Studio 3
Burkhart, Christian 3:40 - 4:40 Writers' Nook
Calderón, Samuel 11:00 - 12:00 Writers' Nook
Canney, Alisa  11:00 - 12:00 Sanford Room
Carr, Caitlin 1:20 - 2:20 Writers' Nook
Cassano, Cole 3:40 - 4:40 Geneva Room
Catlin, Ryan 2:30 - 3:30 Writers' Nook
Chien, Misty 9:50 - 10:50 Learning Studio 3
Cilano, Julia 8:40 - 9:40 Sanford Room
Coburn, Taylor 1:20 - 2:20 Sanford Room
Colacino, McKenna  11:00 - 12:00 Sanford Room
Cunningham Baker, Hudson 11:00 - 12:00 Learning Studio 3
Diokhane, Fatou  2:30 - 3:30 Learning Studio 3
Doherty, Zoe 2:30 - 3:30 Sanford Room
Dutton, Molly 1:20 - 2:20 Learning Studio 3
Dwyer, Alexandra  1:20 - 2:20 Geneva Room
Eliot, Isabella 2:20 - 3:30 Learning Studio 3
Equinozzi, Kate 11:00 - 12:00 Sanford Room
Farwell, Korina 9:50 - 10:50 Geneva Room
Ferguson, Sofia 12:10 - 1:10 Learning Studio 3
Ferreira, Denelis 9:50 - 10:50 Sanford Room
Friedman, Isabelle 9:50 - 10:50 Learning Studio 3
Gold, Natalie 3:40 - 4:40 Sanford Room
Gold, Natalie 12:10 - 1:10 Writers' Nook
Golden, Johanna 1:20 - 2:20 Sanford Room
Grieco, Michael 3:40 - 4:40 Sanford Room
Griffis, Erin 3:40 - 4:40 Writers' Nook
Guan, Cameron 3:40 - 4:$0 Sanford Room
Harrison, Rielly 9:50 - 10:50 Geneva Room
Heekin, Shayla 8:40 - 9:40 Writers' Nook
Higgins, Aden 12:10 - 1:10 Sanford Room
Hill, Laura 12:10 - 1:10 Writers' Nook
Hoffman, Beatrice 1:20 - 2:20 Writers' Nook
Humphrey, Paige 2:30 - 3:30 Learning Studio 3
Jackson, Lauren 2:30 - 3:30 Learning Studio 3
Johnston, Kelsey 3:40 - 4:40 Learning Studio 3
Kanungo, Sreyan 11:00 - 12:00 Geneva Room
Kehoe, Meredith 2:30 - 3:30 Sanford Room
Killy, Owen 9:50 - 10:50 Geneva Room
Knudson, Angelica  2:30 - 3:30 Sanford Room
Koepp, William 3:40 - 4:$0 Learning Studio 3
Koepp, William 1:20 - 2:20 Writers' Nook
Konstantinou, Irini 12:10 - 1:10 Writers' Nook
LaPlante, Mia  8:40 - 9:40 Writers' Nook
Lewis, Ethan 3:40 - 4:40 Geneva Room
Lewis, William 12:10 - 1:10 Learning Studio 3
Liess, Tori 9:50 - 10:50 Sanford Room
Lima, Kevin  8:40 - 9:40 Sanford Room
Lima, Kevin  3:40 - 4:40 Learning Studio 3
Lima, Kevin  9:50 - 10:50 Writers' Nook
Lunken, Isabel 12:10 - 1:10 Sanford Room
Lussier, Allison 9:50 - 10:50 Writers' Nook
Marola, Abigail 1:20 - 2:20 Sanford Room
McElduff, Colleen 2:30 - 3:30 Sanford Room
McGrath, Hannah  1:20 - 2:20 Sanford Room
McGriff, Pete 9:50 - 10:50 Writers' Nook
Miller, Nicole 3:40 - 4:40 Sanford Room
Montecalvo, Jason 8:40 - 9:40 Writers' Nook
Moriarty, Andrew 8:40 - 9:40 Learning Studio 3
Nieves, Gabriela 1:20 - 2:20 Learning Studio 3
Nusom, Matthew 11:00 - 12:00 Geneva Room
O'Connell, Clare 9:50 - 10:50 Sanford Room
Palmisciano, Sarah  11:00 - 12:00 Writers' Nook
Perich, Thomas 8:40 - 9:40 Sanford Room
Pratt, Katie 3:40 - 4:40 Writers' Nook
Rajkarnikar, Avi  2:30 - 3:30 Writers' Nook
Reed, Emilyn 11:00 - 12:00 Learning Studio 3
Reilly, Maeve 1:20 - 2:20 Learning Studio 3
Rose, Elana 3:40 - 4:40 Sanford Room
Rueegg, Liann 12:10 - 1:10 Learning Studio 3
Sanders, Madison 11:00 - 12:00 Geneva Room
Sax, Haley 9:50 - 10:50 Geneva Room
Schwappach, Logan 12:10 - 1:10 Writers' Nook
Sellah, Niima 3:40 - 4:40 Learning Studio 3
Shaw, Alison 3:40 - 4:40 Sanford Room
Shea, Taylor 12:10 - 1:10 Sanford Room
Sipos, Erika 1:20 - 2:20 Geneva Room
Slusser, Brayton 1:20 - 2:20 Learning Studio 3
Snetsinger, Robin 8:40 - 9:40 Sanford Room
Sobel, Samuel 3:40 - 4:40 Geneva Room
Sorbello, Eleanor 11:00 - 12:00 Writers' Nook
Soulier, Laurel 2:30 - 3:30 Sanford Room
Stier, Ella 1:20 - 2:20 Writers' Nook
Tate, Joseph 3:40 - 4:40 Sanford Room
Tattan, Tanner 12:10 - 1:10 Sanford Room
Tesler, Benjamin 11:00 - 12:00 Writers' Nook
Tsubakiyama, Konoko 9:50 - 10:50 Learning Studio 3
Weber, Tess 8:40 - 9:40 Learning Studio 3
Wei, Zhengrui 2:30 - 3:30 Writers' Nook
Weier, Bridget 11:00 - 12:00 Geneva Room
Weiss, Greta 11:00 - 12:00 Learning Studio 3
Wright, Morgan 9:50 - 10:50 Geneva Room