Senior Symposium 2023 Schedule
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.
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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 |