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ID First Name Last Name Presentation Format Title of Presentation Faculty Sponsor
127 Courtney Ackeifi Poster Triple-label Immunofluorescence by Confocal Microscopy Marc Tetel
52 Stefany Acosta-Torres Poster Analyzing the Activity of Thimet Oligopeptidase and its Mutants Adele Wolfson
71 Lynne Adams Talk Beyond Haram: Educating Moroccan Women about the Mudawana Louise Marlow
116 Shelly Anand Panel Anti-Semitism in Historical Perspective: An Exploration Frances Malino
66 Shloka Ananthanarayanan Panel The Science of Nanomaterials Nolan Flynn
93 Shelly Arnand Panel The Legacy of British Imperialism: Colonial Development, the rise of Nationalism, and Postcolonial Identity Y. Tak Matsusaka
56 Vanessa Arslanian Panel Scylla & Charybdis: Analyzing Women's Rights From Cultural Universalist and Relativist Perspectives Thomas Cushman
92 Sana Aslam Talk Are you a mind reader? Jennie Pyers
26 Marie Ayabe Panel Contemporary Japanese Social Issues Yoshimi Maeno
17 Kate Bachman Talk The Role of Socially Interactive Technologies in Adolescent Relationships Beth Hennessey
31 Christine Bachman Panel The Quest to Count More Photons Stephen Slivan
42 Mehroz Baig Talk Path of a Story: Inception, to Newsroom and Back to an Audience Joy Renjilian-Burgy
102 Sahar Bandial Talk Gender Quotas in Pakistan: The Substantive Representation of Women in Politics Christopher Candland
88 Ashmita Banerjee Talk DETERMINATION OF THE MOLECULAR TARGET & MODE OF ACTION OF A MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY REACTIVE AGAINST PANCREATIC CANCER Andrew C. Webb
66 Alexandria Bear Panel The Science of Nanomaterials Nolan Flynn
35 Laura Beckerman Talk The Supreme Court and Public Opinion: From Minersville v. Gobitis to West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette Nathaniel Sheidley
61 Rachel Behler Talk Human Rights: Fact and Fantasy Thomas Cushman
33 Jane Bendfeldt Panel The Effects of Grooming and Smiling on Perceptions of Female College Students Steven Schiavo
52 Maria Fatima Bisquera Poster Analyzing the Activity of Thimet Oligopeptidase and its Mutants Adele Wolfson
49 Veronika Blinder Long Performance Romantic Chamber Music Jan Pfeiffer
53 Veronika Blinder Long Performance Ravel and Berg: Beyond the Genre of Quartet and Violin Concerto Jan Pfeiffer
14 Erika Boeing Short Performance Strings + Jazz + Energy = Synergy! Paula Zeitlin
125 Emily Bogue Panel Other Modes of Translation Lawrence Rosenwald
128 Paige Boncher Literary Reading Crafting the Short Story Alicia Erian
21 Emile Bordelon Poster Synthesis and Characterization of Antitubercular Pyrazoles Michael Hearn
90 Michelle Bourgeois Talk Walking Contradictions: A Study of Highly-Sensitive Extraverts Julie Norem
31 Billie Briones Panel The Quest to Count More Photons Stephen Slivan
78 Neon Brooks Talk Children's Reports of Relationships With Real Friends and Imaginary Companions Tracy Gleason
134 Carmella Britt Talk Defying the Odds; Contemporary Black Women in Science, Medicine, and Public Health Susan Reverby
131 Lauren Brown Talk The hybrid classroom: facilitating learning and critical thinking through traditional and non-traditional methods Veronica Darer
56 Maria Bybee Panel Scylla & Charybdis: Analyzing Women's Rights From Cultural Universalist and Relativist Perspectives Thomas Cushman
28 Amber Cabrera Panel Dealing with Stress: Lessons from Cyanobacteria Mary Allen
65 Julie Camarda Panel Explicating Darkness: Literary Theory and Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness Yoon S. Lee
13 Megan Carey Talk The Origins of Collective Bargaining for Teachers in New York City Barbara Beatty
113 Sara Carlini Talk Bicultural Identity Formation: Integration and Coping Nancy Genero
104 Jennifer Carne Panel Migration and the Copenhagen Consensus: Using 50 Billion Dollars to Make the World a Better Place Joseph Joyce
72 Aubre Carreón Aguilar Talk México’s Visionary: José Vasconcelos Alejandra Osorio
43 Sumita Chakraborty Talk For I See You There: Voyeurism and the Reconstitution of Physicality and Desire in 20th Century American Poetry Dan Chiasson
65 Sumita Chakraborty Panel Explicating Darkness: Literary Theory and Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness Yoon S. Lee
79 Victoria Charoonratana Panel New York City: Visualizing Urban Ideals Kathleen Brogan
107 Eleanor Molette Cheatham Talk The Compulsion to Know: Are Philsophers Sado-Masochists? Maurizio Viano
5 Peggy Chen Talk MICROSATELLITE MARKERS FOR THE STUDY OF INVASIVE AND ENDEMIC WEEVILS FROM THE GALÃPAGOS ARCHIPELAGO Andrea Sequeira
9 Yih-Chieh Chen Panel What a Nucleus Can Do for You: Magnetic Resonance Research at Wellesley Nancy H. Kolodny
28 Yih-Chieh Chen Panel Dealing with Stress: Lessons from Cyanobacteria Mary Allen
37 Natalie Chen Poster Investigating the Expression of Cholinergic Cells in the Striatum Regions of MeCP2 Mutant Mice Joanne Berger Sweeney
26 Yoonjeong Choi Panel Contemporary Japanese Social Issues Yoshimi Maeno
36 Diana Choi Panel How to Spend $50 Billion to Reduce the Global Incidence of Civil War Joseph Joyce
45 Lauren Choi Poster The Effect of Various Divalent Cations on the Folding of LNR Didem
28 Charlene Chong Panel Dealing with Stress: Lessons from Cyanobacteria Mary Allen
54 Jennifer Chun Panel Defining Asian American Identity in Literature Yoon Sun Lee
116 Sarah Chung Panel Anti-Semitism in Historical Perspective: An Exploration Frances Malino
29 Catherine Colaneri Talk Sexual Education of the Blind: The 'Birds and the Bees' or 'Political Opportunity'? Elena Creef
44 Veronica Cole Panel Language & cognitive development in children with autism Ruth Tincoff
62 Josephine Corlett Interactive Teaching Presentation Papyrus to Print to Pixel: Tracking the Trajectory of Written Communication Throughout History Ruth R. Rogers
103 Kristina Costa Talk A Passage from India: Using Literature to Evaluate the Decline and Fall of Empires Debra Candreva
30 Laura Cox Talk Behind Enemy Lines: Understanding Purple Loosestrife Kristina Jones
15 Ruth Craig Long Performance Snippets from 2007-2008 Season Nora Hussey
33 Lauren Cross Panel The Effects of Grooming and Smiling on Perceptions of Female College Students Steven Schiavo
4 Abigail Dalton Talk "Books are where things are explained to you": Julian Barnes and the Postmodern Problem of Truth Lisa Rodensky
6 Derice Darlington Panel Combatting Financial Instability Joseph Joyce
36 Amanda Davis Panel How to Spend $50 Billion to Reduce the Global Incidence of Civil War Joseph Joyce
85 Maša ?ikanovi? Talk Thinking with our Hands: The Role of Gesture in Word Retrieval Jennie Pyers
64 Laura Diss Talk Healthy Revolutions: An Analysis of the Effects of Revolutions on Health Care in Chile and Cuba Alejandra Osorio
116 Lina Dodge Panel Anti-Semitism in Historical Perspective: An Exploration Frances Malino
1 Halina Dour Talk Relationship between level of voice, eating attitudes, and internalization of the superwoman ideal Sally Theran
5 Susan Downer Talk MICROSATELLITE MARKERS FOR THE STUDY OF INVASIVE AND ENDEMIC WEEVILS FROM THE GALÃPAGOS ARCHIPELAGO Andrea Sequeira
16 Leah Driska Long Performance Musical Creativity and Expression in Works for Solo Flute Suzanne Stumpf
111 Allison Dwyer Talk Understanding American Identity Hahrie Han
44 Margaret Echelbarger Panel Language & cognitive development in children with autism Ruth Tincoff
82 Alejandra Ellison-Barnes Talk Caught in the Net: Emergency Department Use by the Poor and Uninsured in America Anastasia Karakasidou
125 Jen Feldman Panel Other Modes of Translation Lawrence Rosenwald
34 Rosa-Lynne Fernando Talk What visual cues are used to judge the 3-D trajectory of a moving object? Ellen Hildreth
23 Mattie Fitch Talk Paris as Ideological Battleground: the Third Republic, the Commune, and Competing Visions of Modernity Ryan Frace
81 Shannon Flaherty Talk Northern Irish Art: Looking Beyond A Terrible Beauty Patricia Berman
74 Elenaor Fleming Talk Buforin II Interactions with Lipid Membranes Don E. Elmore
96 Alexa Fong Talk Being Mindful: The relationship between Extraversion and Mindfulness for the Reduction of Anxiety Julie Norem
101 Jessica Forde Interactive Teaching Presentation Putting it Together: a Study on the Work of Stephen Sondheim Lawrence Rosenwald
62 Mary French Interactive Teaching Presentation Papyrus to Print to Pixel: Tracking the Trajectory of Written Communication Throughout History Ruth R. Rogers
28 Megan Friedman Panel Dealing with Stress: Lessons from Cyanobacteria Mary Allen
87 Ellis Friedman Film Silent Dinner Maurizio Viano
112 Meagan Froemming Talk Jabotinsky and The Evolution of Separation Theory in Israel Frances Malino
116 Meagan Froemming Panel Anti-Semitism in Historical Perspective: An Exploration Frances Malino
28 Monica Fung Panel Dealing with Stress: Lessons from Cyanobacteria Mary Allen
55 Clarice Gan Talk Beyond Rashomon: Akutagawa Ryunosuke and the Liberation from Form Carolyn Morley
66 Gabrielle Gantos Panel The Science of Nanomaterials Nolan Flynn
14 Layla Gardner Short Performance Strings + Jazz + Energy = Synergy! Paula Zeitlin
44 Kathryn Germer Panel Language & cognitive development in children with autism Ruth Tincoff
15 Sophia Giordano Long Performance Snippets from 2007-2008 Season Nora Hussey
14 Dan Grieneisen Short Performance Strings + Jazz + Energy = Synergy! Paula Zeitlin
15 Michelle Guadalupe Long Performance Snippets from 2007-2008 Season Nora Hussey
98 Ilang Guiroy Talk The Double Edged Sword of Humanitarian Aide: Exploring the Effects of Aide on Communities in the Philippines John Rhodes
115 Francisca Guzman Literary Reading Identity and Violence: A Memoir Stacie Goddard
99 Christina Hao Poster Metal Ion Selectivity and Affinity of the LIN-12/Notch-Repeat Didem Vardar Ulu
19 Madeline Harms Talk Understanding the Mind: The Roles of Inhibitory Control and Complex Language Jennie Pyers
93 Katharine Harper Panel The Legacy of British Imperialism: Colonial Development, the rise of Nationalism, and Postcolonial Identity Y. Tak Matsusaka
49 Nina Hart Long Performance Romantic Chamber Music Jan Pfeiffer
16 Sue He Long Performance Musical Creativity and Expression in Works for Solo Flute Suzanne Stumpf
9 Olivia Hendrick Panel What a Nucleus Can Do for You: Magnetic Resonance Research at Wellesley Nancy H. Kolodny
106 Louren Hernandez Talk Reviving and Reinventing: Viollet-le-Duc, Gothic Architecture and National Identity Lara Tohme
9 Elisabeth Hersman Panel What a Nucleus Can Do for You: Magnetic Resonance Research at Wellesley Nancy H. Kolodny
104 Sara Hess Panel Migration and the Copenhagen Consensus: Using 50 Billion Dollars to Make the World a Better Place Joseph Joyce
53 Emily Hung Long Performance Ravel and Berg: Beyond the Genre of Quartet and Violin Concerto Jan Pfeiffer
104 Yeatso Lhamo Panel Migration and the Copenhagen Consensus: Using 50 Billion Dollars to Make the World a Better Place Joseph Joyce
129 DaEun (Dana) Im Talk Role of Steroid Receptor Coactivator-2 (SRC-2) in Hormone Action of Estrogen and Progesterone Marc Tetel
2 Sanja Jagesic Talk The Nonrational Contexts of Knowledge Production: Proudhon-Marx-Bakunin Thomas Cushman
28 Elizabeth Jeruto Panel Dealing with Stress: Lessons from Cyanobacteria Mary Allen
69 Dorhyun Johng Talk Proteomics of the chloroplast outer envelope of Arabidopsis thaliana Gary Harris
7 Andrea Johnston Panel No test tubes required: Advances in the fight against HIV, one bit at a time Mala Radhakrishnan
38 Amanda Johnston Talk Maternal Depression’s Influence on Preschool-Aged Children Wendy Robeson
54 Arianne Jong Panel Defining Asian American Identity in Literature Yoon Sun Lee
12 Aigerim Kabdiyeva Talk Co-ordination Failures and the Sub-prime Crisis: Implications for Policymakers Akila Weerapana
51 Sunita Kannan Talk Variational Monte Carlo Method applied to spins in 2 dimensional square lattices with zero doping Courtney Lannert
6 Salome Katwiwa Panel Combatting Financial Instability Joseph Joyce
9 Sahr Khan Panel What a Nucleus Can Do for You: Magnetic Resonance Research at Wellesley Nancy H. Kolodny
120 Mei Ai Khoo Poster Ungrouping the Boston Bay Group Margaret Thompson
10 Leslie Kim Panel A Chemical Approach to the Treatment of Diabetes David R. Haines
26 Diana Kim Panel Contemporary Japanese Social Issues Yoshimi Maeno
46 Terry Kim Interactive Teaching Presentation New Korean Cinema: The Surge of Hanryu Hits South Korea Maurizio Viano
54 Christina Kim Panel Defining Asian American Identity in Literature Yoon Sun Lee
60 Hyon Kim Poster Investigation of the Morphology of Alveolar Type II Pneumocytes in a Mouse Model of Rett Syndrome Joanne Berger-Sweeney
66 SeongEun Kim Panel The Science of Nanomaterials Nolan Flynn
79 Elizabeth Kim Panel New York City: Visualizing Urban Ideals Kathleen Brogan
79 Erica Kim Panel New York City: Visualizing Urban Ideals Kathleen Brogan
117 Youngmi Kim Panel Building the Links between Adult Neurogenesis and Depression Barbara Beltz
15 Valerie King Long Performance Snippets from 2007-2008 Season Nora Hussey
117 Colleen Kirkhart Panel Building the Links between Adult Neurogenesis and Depression Barbara Beltz
86 Annemarie Kocab Talk SPATIAL LANGUAGE AND COGNITION IN DEAF SIGNERS IN NICARAGUA AND THE UNITED STATES Jennie Pyers
31 Sharon Kotz Panel The Quest to Count More Photons Stephen Slivan
50 Lindsay Kua Poster Effect of estrogen and progesterone on the distribution and activity of thimet oligopeptidase in rat and mouse brain Adele Wolfson
49 Joana Kung Long Performance Romantic Chamber Music Jan Pfeiffer
56 Cindy Kung Panel Scylla & Charybdis: Analyzing Women's Rights From Cultural Universalist and Relativist Perspectives Thomas Cushman
117 Rosa Lafer-Sousa Panel Building the Links between Adult Neurogenesis and Depression Barbara Beltz
58 Isabel Lecompte Talk Ingrid Betancourt and the Process of Deinstitutionalization in Colombia after the Constitution of 1991 Alejandra Osorio
28 Nancy Lee Panel Dealing with Stress: Lessons from Cyanobacteria Mary Allen
66 Krystal Lee Panel The Science of Nanomaterials Nolan Flynn
125 Catherine Lee Panel Other Modes of Translation Lawrence Rosenwald
56 Carla Legros Panel Scylla & Charybdis: Analyzing Women's Rights From Cultural Universalist and Relativist Perspectives Thomas Cushman
10 Taylor Lenton Panel A Chemical Approach to the Treatment of Diabetes David R. Haines
22 Ariel Levine Literary Reading Fatty Acid Drips, French Monks, and Visits to County Jail: A Collection of Non-Fiction Essays Marilyn Sides
116 Katie Levy Panel Anti-Semitism in Historical Perspective: An Exploration Frances Malino
16 Jessica Lin Long Performance Musical Creativity and Expression in Works for Solo Flute Suzanne Stumpf
10 Kate Lipford Panel A Chemical Approach to the Treatment of Diabetes David R. Haines
41 Samantha Littlejohn Talk The Topology of Bacterial Cyclic Nucleotide Gated Ion Channels Don E. Elmore
10 Grace Logan Panel A Chemical Approach to the Treatment of Diabetes David R. Haines
70 Grace Logan Talk Effect of childhood nutrition on school enrollment in Nicaragua Akila Weerapana
28 Kaitlyn Lucey Panel Dealing with Stress: Lessons from Cyanobacteria Mary Allen
65 Judy Luo Panel Explicating Darkness: Literary Theory and Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness Yoon S. Lee
14 Rakeen Mabud Short Performance Strings + Jazz + Energy = Synergy! Paula Zeitlin
74 Natalya Maharaj Talk Buforin II Interactions with Lipid Membranes Don E. Elmore
117 Elizabeth Marlow Panel Building the Links between Adult Neurogenesis and Depression Barbara Beltz
84 Sarah Maynard Talk Modeling Colour Vision Bevil Conway
63 Beverley Mbu Talk La Creolité: The Jigsaw Puzzle of Identity and Race in the Development of Contemporary Guadeloupe Pashington Obeng
126 Kathleen McCarthy Panel One pond, one mine, one orchard….and the story told by their sediments Dan Brabander
8 Tammy McGavock Talk Eating Away from Home: Child Fostering and Nutrition in West Africa Ann Velenchik
9 Mehvish Mehrani Panel What a Nucleus Can Do for You: Magnetic Resonance Research at Wellesley Nancy H. Kolodny
49 Sang-Hee Min Long Performance Romantic Chamber Music Jan Pfeiffer
66 Christine Min Panel The Science of Nanomaterials Nolan Flynn
7 Mona Minkara Panel No test tubes required: Advances in the fight against HIV, one bit at a time Mala Radhakrishnan
47 Jennifer Moriuchi Talk Effects of environmental enrichment on a mouse model of Rett Syndrome Joanne Berger-Sweeney
59 Alyssa Moten Poster Spaghetti and Rugby: Perceptions of students based on dietary choices R. Steven Schiavo
108 Kathy Mu Talk The Effect of Tamoxifen on SRC-1 and SRC-2 interactions with estrogen receptors in the Uterus Marc Tetel
24 Margot Munger Panel Sustainable Farming at Wellesley and Beyond Kristina Niovi Jones
24 Jo Murphy Panel Sustainable Farming at Wellesley and Beyond Kristina Niovi Jones
24 Eliza Murphy Panel Sustainable Farming at Wellesley and Beyond Kristina Niovi Jones
31 Kathryn Neugent Panel The Quest to Count More Photons Stephen Slivan
32 Brandi Newell Talk Unconscious Memories Margaret Keane
11 Rachel Newman Panel The Intersection of Faith and Literature William Cain
25 Katherine O'Banion Talk Transplanting Civil Law into Common-law America: The Effect of New York's 1822 Limited Partnership Act on Economic Activity Eric Hilt
16 Adriane Otopalik Long Performance Musical Creativity and Expression in Works for Solo Flute Suzanne Stumpf
132 Sarah Park Poster Role of Potassium ion channels in the survival of goldfish in low oxygen John Cameron
18 Marina Pellon Consunji Talk The Renewable Switch; Factors to a Renewable Energy Future. Elizabeth DeSombre
9 Cassandra Peitzman Panel What a Nucleus Can Do for You: Magnetic Resonance Research at Wellesley Nancy H. Kolodny
126 Emily Pighetti Panel One pond, one mine, one orchard….and the story told by their sediments Dan Brabander
15 Mary Plant-Thomas Long Performance Snippets from 2007-2008 Season Nora Hussey
126 Catlin Powers Panel One pond, one mine, one orchard….and the story told by their sediments Dan Brabander
130 Christina Purdie Panel Trade Barriers and Globalization Joseph Joyce
93 Helena Pylvainen Panel The Legacy of British Imperialism: Colonial Development, the rise of Nationalism, and Postcolonial Identity Y. Tak Matsusaka
131 Helena Pylvainen Talk The hybrid classroom: facilitating learning and critical thinking through traditional and non-traditional methods Veronica Darer
133 Alia Radman Film Yemeni Tribal Women Salem Mekuria
6 Lauren Rasmussen   Combatting Financial Instability Joseph Joyce
76 Tiffany Rechsteiner Talk Defining and Redefining the Deserving Poor: Perceptions of Poverty and State Responses in Early Modern England Ryan Frace
11 Kate Reece Panel The Intersection of Faith and Literature William Cain
105 Lindsey Reed Talk Forum Shopping in Species Conservation Agreements Beth DeSombre
116 Victoria Reyz Panel Anti-Semitism in Historical Perspective: An Exploration Frances Malino
91 Relena Ribbons Poster What's In Your Forest? Habitat Characterization and Human Impacts on Forest Communities Marcy Thomas
16 Meagan Richard Long Performance Musical Creativity and Expression in Works for Solo Flute Suzanne Stumpf
33 Katherine Robart Panel The Effects of Grooming and Smiling on Perceptions of Female College Students Steven Schiavo
59 Berenice Rodriguez Poster Spaghetti and Rugby: Perceptions of students based on dietary choices R. Steven Schiavo
27 Beth Romano Talk Rewriting History: Exploring the Past in Modern and Contemporary Irish Drama Lawrence Rosenwald
20 Quillan Rosen Talk Ogden Codman’s Interiors at The Breakers and a Longing for the Ancien Régime Rebecca Bedell
57 Svetlana Roskin Talk Project Title: Parents' and Children's Reports of their Relationships with Imaginary Companions Tracy Gleason
49 Katherine Roth Long Performance Romantic Chamber Music Jan Pfeiffer
53 Katherine Roth Long Performance Ravel and Berg: Beyond the Genre of Quartet and Violin Concerto Jan Pfeiffer
16 Ali Rucker Long Performance Musical Creativity and Expression in Works for Solo Flute Suzanne Stumpf
52 Sadaf Saeed Poster Analyzing the Activity of Thimet Oligopeptidase and its Mutants Adele Wolfson
95 Rebecca Salomon Talk Empathy towards animals and humans: A study using video clips Julie Norem
110 Loren Saulsberry Talk Investigating the Schizophrenic Model Dean Berger-Sweeney
122 Roheeni Saxena Literary Reading Cultural Identity Development in the Midst of Cultural Conflict: Case Study India and Pakistan Lawrence Rosenwald
28 Sabina Sayeed Panel Dealing with Stress: Lessons from Cyanobacteria Mary Allen
14 Chindhuri Selvadurai Short Performance Strings + Jazz + Energy = Synergy! Paula Zeitlin
109 Balimkiz Senman Talk Significance of Stable DC-T cell interactions in the differentiation of Effector T cells Marc J. Tetel
124 Margaret Settli Talk The impact of capital account liberalization on banking crises Akila Weerapana
75 Raeefa Shams Talk World War II Memorials as Reflections of National Identity in Germany, Israel, and the United States