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The College of Arts & Sciences held the annual Robyn Rafferty Mathias Student Research Conference on Saturday, March 28, in the Don Myers Technology & Innovation Building (DMTI). We had a record number of student presenters this year! Attendees and participants heard keynote speaker Nahid Farhady Ghalaty, Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Genee, speak about the evolving risks and opportunities created by generative and predictive AI. This thought-provoking session was followed by a faculty panel discussion with Professors Chelsea Horne and Zois Boukouvalas along with an audience Q&A, offering participants the opportunity to engage in a dynamic conversation about the future of AI security, privacy, and governance.
Meet the 2026 Mathias winners!

College of Arts & Sciences and DC Space Grant Consortium.

Sponsors

The Mathias Student Research Conference is partially sponsored by a generous grant from AU trustee and alumna Robyn Rafferty Mathias and by the NASA District of Columbia Space Grant Consortium.

Breakout Session I: 9:00 – 10:15 a.m.

Measurement of β-Phenylethylamine (PEA) using carbon fiber microelectrodes and fast-scan cyclic voltammetry
Nadrah Aldaeefi  

Trace Labeling Chitosan for Environmental Health & Safety 
Brandon Hensinger  

Electrical, Thermal and Impedance Spectroscopy Characterization of Carbon Nanotube Yarns for Electrochemical Sensing
Pythagore Kyabutwa  

Fast-Scan Cyclic Voltammetry and Carbon-Fiber Microelectrodes for the Electrochemical detection of Galanin
Agustina Roffo Hernández

Bisphenol A Concentrations in the Anacostia and Potomac River Sediments
Krystalyn Super

The Inquisition - A Painting Exhibition and Research Proposal 
Elisabetta Marmolo

On the Tightrope: The Suspension of Disbelief and The Creation of Beauty in Nuancing Eve Arnold’s Photography 
Jamie Nguyen

Conscious Cornea  
Camille Perry

Femme Fatale: Functions of Archetype in Autobiographical Art 
Maya Sumile

Carceral Aesthetic in the Blues: Ma Rainey and the Gendered Politics of Punishment 
Sinit Tekleab

The Count of Monte Cristo: Orientalism Through Material Culture  
Mariam Grigolia

Archive of Our Own: Community, Care, and Control 
Emma Harbourne   

The World Is Ending, but Let’s Kiss First: An Exploration of the Emerging Dystopian Romance Genre 
Tysheema Holmes

It Was A Wig!: The Evolution in External Constructions of Femininity as Reflected In Female Cross-Dressing In 20th Century American Cinema 
Macey Jacobs

Children's Movies Are Teaching Us How To Use AI  
Julietta Orciuoli

Conclusion of the Foregoing: Freewill and the Block Universe in Flann O'Brien's At Swim-Two-Bird
James Walsh

Zoned Out: Cancelling Abortion Through Space and Protest
Wyndi Anderson  

Geography and Impact of Anti-LGBT Legislation 
Tabby Ford  

The Omnipresence of Violence and the Venezuelan Asylum Seeker Experience: Venezuelan Asylum Seekers as Victims of Perpetual Violence 
Katheryn Olmos

Navigating Work with Endometriosis: A Feminist Disability Studies Analysis
Ananya Roy, Riya Suthar, Zineb Sair

Single-Cell Gene Expression signatures of Racial Discrimination in Pediatric asthma: An analysis using the Perceptions in Racism in Children and Youth (PRaCY) Scale 
Aasiyah Beamon

Investigating Non-Coding Regulatory Regions of the Floral Patterning Gene PISTILLATA 
Ana Martino

Assessing drug therapies for epigenetic cancers 
Ishika Nanavati

Role of Inflammatory Signaling and EGFR Pathway Activation in Tpl2-deficient Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma 
Emma Sarner

Developmental Effects of Chronic Exposure to Escitalopram (ESC) in Larval Zebrafish
Annika Von Eschen 

Cerebellar modulation of cognitive flexibility in autism 
Joseph Dust

The Phenomenology of Ordinary, Image-Less, Word-Less Thought 
Jacob Isolda, Ciera Thacker

Reimagining the Measurement of Mental Imagery 
Cassandra Ivie

Infants’ Use of Top-down Processing in Recognizing Partially Visible Objects: Behavioral Study 
Olivia Lowman

The relationship between lesion location and motor and cognitive outcomes in pediatric cerebellar patients 
Rebecca Tegiacchi

The Neural Correlates of the Feelings of Curiosity 
Sarah Wene

The Strength of Spirit: Confederate Martial Values in the American Civil War 
Cade Miller 

Silver, silk, and slaves: The role of slavery in Viking age trade networks 
Maria Serpa 

Resistance in Reaction to Empire: Native Hawaiian Sovereignty Within the U.S. Annexation of Hawai’i
Quentin Wise

Breakout Session II: 10:30 – 11:45 a.m.

An Analysis of Social Media’s Influence on Trust in the FBI from 2020 to 2024
Grace Manson

Neoga, Illinois Foodway Countermap: The Role of Traditional Foodways in Rural Communities
Estella Miller

Pretrial Detention, Bail Reform, & Racial Disparities in New York 
Leora Tiffany

From Grants Pass v. Johnson to Executive Order 14321: A Call for Policy Reform Regarding the Criminalization of Homelessness 
Ada Truett-Schriber 

Not 'a black, dead and rotten fruit': The rot cycle and new beginnings in Jenny Hval’s Paradise Rot
Cecilia Domingo

Let the Monster Speak: Voice, Form, and the Ethics of Female Monstrosity in Contemporary Myth Retellings 
Meg Douty

Complicity, Resistance, Resonance: Gender and Power in Jane Austen and Taylor Swift 
Anna Higer-Paris

Dislocated, Damaged, Dispossessed: Conceptions of Ukrainian War/Time in Contemporary Music Videos
Kit Martin

Generative AI as Inorganic Demon – Against an Anthropocentric Framework of Generative AI Function 
Walker Peters

The Butterfly Effect: In The Time of the Butterflies, the Polyvocal Narrative, and Critical Fabulation
Abigail Tredway

The Role of the Natural Environment in Archival Narratives of Climate Displacement
Meredith Lauer

New York City's Migrant "Crisis", A Year Later: How Are The Newest New Yorkers Faring Under Trump? 
Marshall Plane

Responses to Immigration Enforcement In and Near DC Schools
Marianna Vieira

Espacio Borroso: Latin American Migration Stories as a Form of Cultural Preservation
Isabel Whiteside

Detention, Death, and Hate Crimes: Asian Immigrant Criminality and Experience 
Waverly Zhao

Diversity of Endo- and Ecto-Parasites in Companion Animals from SW US with Implications for Monitoring Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever 
Eleanor Clark

Carbon, Coastlines, and Control: Negotiating Climate Solutions in Louisiana
Beth Dowdy

Signals in Motion: Growing Season Effects on Signal Attenuation in Automated Radio Telemetry Systems
Alexandra Kirschbaum

Engaging Local Elementary School Students in Environmental Science Fieldtrips   
Sari Oppenheimer

Predator and prey: analyzing wolf and moose populations utilizing sheaf theoretical modeling 
Roberta Southwood

Gammarus Minus Trophic Shift Indicates Sympatric Speciation and Novel Food Web in Virginia Cave Systems
Kevin Wetherell

Problematic Internet Gaming Among College Students  
Anson Clark

The relationship between daily stress and hot flashes in women of menopausal age
Yiqing (Alice) Fan

The Role of Perceived Resilience in the Association Between Intersectional Discrimination and Psychological Distress
Lili Goshgarian 

Vicarious Exposure to Racial Discrimination and Smoking Motivation: An Experimental Study  
Ananias Hayes

Longitudinal Associations Between Youth Profiles of Executive Function and Externalizing Problems in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study
Zoe Laky

US Designations of Foreign Terrorist Organizations and its Reductive Fallacy 
Nadine Ben Kilani

La Belle: Angelica Singleton Van Buren in the Role of First Lady, 1839-1841 
Meaghan Kelly

“The Pan-European Ship Is Gathering Speed”: The Early Evolution of Gorbachev’s Vision of Post–Cold War Europe, 1985–1987 
Pavel Krasovitskii

The “Perfect Birthday Present”: The National Air and Space Museum, The Cold War, and U.S. Commemorations 
Sophia Moody

World War I and the “Kitchen Army” 
Madeleine Tanguay

Keynote and Q&A: 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.

Nahid Farhady Ghalaty
Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft and Chief Technology Officer at Genee
12:00–1:30 p.m. in DMTI 111

Nahid Farhady Ghalaty.

In this keynote, Nahid will examine how personal data fuels innovation while simultaneously introducing new vulnerabilities. From leaked training data and identity inference to surveillance amplification, AI systems are increasingly challenging long-held notions of privacy and consent. Drawing on more than a decade of experience in AI product development, cybersecurity, and privacy engineering, including leadership roles at Google Cloud and Capital One CyberML, she will explore the dual-edged nature of AI: how it can strengthen cybersecurity while also creating unprecedented attack vectors.

Grounded in deep expertise across machine learning pipelines, differential privacy, and adversarial testing, Nahid will discuss the policy and ethical implications of AI-driven threats, the promise of privacy-preserving AI, and what a balanced, rights-centered approach to digital trust could look like in the decade ahead. As both an industry leader and educator at the University of San Diego and UC Berkeley School of Information, she brings a unique perspective that bridges academic rigor with real-world deployment, emphasizing responsible AI development at scale. 

This thought-provoking session will be followed by a faculty panel discussion with Professors Chelsea Horne and Zois Boukouvalas along with an audience Q&A, offering participants the opportunity to engage in a dynamic conversation about the future of AI security, privacy, and governance. 

Poster Session: 1:45 – 3:00 p.m.

Care, Community, and Individualism in 1980s HIV/AIDS Prevention Posters
Becca Delbos

Relationship between race and sex and perceptions of medical professionals 
Sophie Gerson

The World Is Ending, but Let’s Kiss First: An Exploration of the Emerging Dystopian Romance Genre 
Tysheema Holmes

I Wish I Had A 100 On This Paperrruh: The Pragmatic Genius of iMessage Stickers 
Teri Homicile

Dean of Archivists: Ernst Posner, American University, and the National Archives 
Ava Kinghorn, Meaghan Kelly

The Sumptuary Tudor Banquet: Collective Dining as Rhetoric Performance? 
Julia Lane

"I am Speaking:" Narrative Adoption and Campaign Strategy in the 2025 Virginia Gubernatorial Race 
Grace Manson, Daisy Bateman

Miss Archivist: Helen Chatfield & the Development of Archival Practice at American University 
Hayden Rockov, Catherine Wise, Kenyen Rose, Karenna Senske, Hayden Rockov

The Role of Cats in Medieval Society: A Socio Cultural Analysis 
Ada Truett-Schriber

The African Spiritual Principle of Word Magic as a Path to Liberation and Resistance
Ngolela wa Omekongo

Progress Towards Feedback Cooling of the Torsional Mode of a Nanofiber 
Evelyn Bristol

Multiplicity Adjustment and Sample Size Requirements: An Asymptotic Analysis 
Arielle Cameron

Evaluating the Impact of Naloxone Access Laws on Opioid-Related Mortality in the United States: A Multi-Level Causal Inference Analysis (2019–2023) 
Maulie Clermont 

Calibrating Hyper Suprime-Cam Redshifts with the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument 
Abigail Fisher

Linking Galaxy Properties to Dark Matter Halo Assembly Bias in the FLAMINGO Simulation 
Henry Gray

Searching for Giant Planet Disruptors Around HWO Target Stars 
Isabella Jones

AI Discourse at Scale: Topic, Sentiment, and Community Dynamics Across Reddit  
Anna Hyunjung Kim, Mandy Sun, Erika Atoma, YuChien(Violet) Lin   

Holistic Analysis of Argentina’s Space Efforts 
Noelle MacCallum

Optimizing Subscriber Connectivity in 802.22 Wireless Regional Area Networks: A Signal Enhancement Approach  
Matthew Mattson

Non-Euclidean Harmonic Loss 
Maxwell Miller-Golub

  Federal Intervention and Local Crime: A Difference-in-Discontinuity Study of the 2025 Troop Deployments 
Sonya Purcell

Testing Cosmological Parameter Inference on Small, Non-Linear Scales with the FLAMINGO Simulations 
Simona Sotiri

A Grounded Theory Analysis of Accuracy in AI Text-to-Audio Outputs 
Megan Williams, Katherine Nechyba 

Framing Sustainability in Quantum Computing: A Comparative Analysis of Science and Industry
Mia  Bergin

Long-lasting effects of early life stress on reward and emotional behaviors 
Malak Abdrabou

Study of striatal pathology in spinocerebellar ataxia type 1
Elli Anderson

Evaluating the Accuracy of Low-cost Air Quality Monitors in Washington, DC  
Dante Arminio

Does a Cricket Change His Instrument Depending on Acoustic Rearing Environment?  
Emily Auffant

Effect of the low glutamate diet on cognitive symptoms in gulf war veterans
Nina Azari Jafari 

A Sustainable Synthetic Approach to Identifying LCAT Modulators
Karla Azcona 

Effects of Gestational Diabetes on Embryonic Zebrafish Behavior & Growth
Lauren Barrabee 

Bacterial Isolation and Taxonomic Characterization of Symbiodiniaceae-Associated Vibrio Species in Red Sea Corals
Ava Burke 

Active Sampling and Kinematics of Deliberation in Decision Making 
Kevin Chavez Lopez

Effect of Whisky Aging on Oak Barrel Staves 
Christina Chen Wang

Environmental Microbial Surveillance and Cleaning Product Efficacy on American University Shuttle Bus (Wonk Bus): A Science and Policy Evaluation of Surface Bacteria and Disinfection Practices
Christopher Costanzo

The Impact of Fluoxetine on the Aversive Effects of LSD: Implications for Changes in LSD Abuse Potential
Rachel Crupi, Will Shister, Nina Sanel, Magda Travaglia, Kacie Jimenez  

Localization of Vibrio spp. in the microbiome of coral-associated algal
Ciaran Fitzpatrick

Growing Up in “The Pile”: The Effect of Mild to Moderate Hoarding Disorder in Parental Figures on Children’s Development 
Celestial Gomes 

Anacostia River Pollutants Impact Biological Systems in Adult Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Model 
Eric Gwadz, Ameera Shaban,  Jasmine Connor  

Evaluating Combined Sewer Overflow Mitigation Efforts in the Anacostia River 
John Harding, Liam Schopf

Neuropeptide Expression in the Locus Coeruleus
Kenza Harrag

Applying ICAP: Effects of Learner Engagement Types on Student Curiosity
Jake Isolda

Effects of Chronic Oxycodone Exposure on Hippocampal-Dependent Discrimination Learning in Rats
Kacie Jimenez

How does novelty arise? Plasticity as a possible facilitator
Elizabeth Keyes-DesRoches

Morphine Stimulus Control in LEW Rats: Implications for Dysregulated Intake 
Allison Kimmel, Isabella Watson, Aya Laassel  

Developmental Effects of Tributyltin on Retinal Physiology of Larval Zebrafish   
Justine Lee

Synthesis of a fragment-based chemical library as NMR probes
Alexi Navichoque

Impact of Non-invasive Cerebellar Stimulation on Social Processing in Autism  
Maneli Paknejad

Synthesis of novel building blocks as cysteine binders
Khanh Pham

Investigating Effects of Race & Socioeconomic Status on the Infant Developing Brain using EEG Responses to Visual Social Stimuli
Bianca Rana

Evaluating the Impact of Sea Ice Loss on Snow Crab Trophic Dynamics and Condition Using Ice Algal Biomarkers in the Chukchi Sea
Anna Roat

Impact of Chronic Oxycodone Pre-Exposure on Morphine-Stimulus Control: Implications for dysregulated drug intake
Mariana Sanchez-Dahl

The role of interoceptive cues in regulation of drug intake
Vivian Sava, Shihui Huang, Zaina Chowdhury, Anthony L. Riley  

Different Paths to Similar Performance: Compensatory Brain Activation During Social Learning and Cognitive Flexibility in Autism
Adina Schwartz

Assessing Oxidative Stress in Symbiodiniaceae Species
Nikki Stewart

Drumming: a novel addition to a rapidly evolving multimodal signal 
Ollie Stiles Shinn, Dwain Alexander, Lexi Morton 

Integrated Modeling for Circular and Resilient Food-Water-Energy-Waste Infrastructure
Mya Symeonides, Katherine Lessard, Alexis Ellis

How Time Pressure, Urgency, and Cognitive Dissonance Shape Helping Behavior and Memory 
Ciera Thacker 

Thought Suppression, Impulsivity, and Low-Level Criminal Behavior in Young Adults
Finley Totten

Implicit Theories of Addiction and Stigma Among Healthcare Providers
Magda Travaglia

Individual Neural Visual Replay with Audible Cues
Kathryn Van Dusen  

What makes a material memorable?
Yijin Wang

Cognitive Control in Trichotillomania: An Examination of Intra-Individual Variability in Impulsivity and Compulsivity 
Eli Anish

Economic and Cultural Damage from Live Nation and Ticketmaster Merger 
Maisy Bates 

Death and the Miser 
Owen Belamaric

Mutual Aid: Filling Gaps and Forming Support for Queer Folks in Washington, D.C. 
Catherine Comerford

Exploring social determinants of perinatal health in Washington, DC: a community-based, qualitative study
Alex Diller, Jackie Mukam, Liana Petruzzi, Asl McCullers, Anna Perry, Azade Tabale, Loral Patchen

Gender Bias in Sports Medicine: A Qualitative Study on Gender Discrimination in College Athletics 
Chloee Dotts

Exploring the Stakeholder Perspective from Faith-Based Health Initiatives  
Lauren Douglas

Effects of children's perceptions of parental bonds on their views on substances 
Catherine Geier

Nacimiento y Acompañamiento con Equidad y Respeto (NACER): A community based perinatal mental health intervention for Latina Women in Central Texas
Jacqueline Guajardo

Gender Nonconformity, Mental Health, and the Moderating Role of Social Support 
Evangelos Hadjimichael

CAP-HEP  
Imaan Hassan

Queer Georgetown: Comparing Representation in the Peabody Archive and the Rainbow History Project 
Isabella Jones

Exploring Barriers to Naloxone Carrying Among College Students
Sky Kind

Identifying Protective Factors for Risky Drinking in First-Year LGBTQ+ College Students 
Zophia Kotala

Minority Stress and Romantic Relationship Functioning Among LGBTQ+ Emerging Adults: An Intersectional Analysis 
Zoe Macuto

Knowing as Resistance: Anishinaabe Epistemologies and the Pedagogies of Survivance 
Em cc  

Energy Drink Consumption and Associated Factors Among Young Adults 
Angela Mazzeo

Saving Chinatown: An Ethnographic and Sociolinguistic Case Study on Philadelphia’s Chinatown and the “Save Chinatown Movement” 
Kera McCarthy

The FIRST Experience: Impacts of an American-based Robotics Program on Perspectives of Capitalism and Modernity 
Lauren Michaels   

Integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge through Ethnography: Practices, Politics, and Climate Resilience in Pacific Island Communities 
Emily Nelson

Differences in Perceptions of Life Events 
Tasmin Owen 

Capitalist Spaces, Social Lives: Archaeology of the Saloon in a Late 19th Century Minnesota Railroad Town 
Thomas Pease

Attitudes about Nicotine Vaping 
Tayler Powell  

Understanding First Responder Mental Health 
Evan Reid

Not My Problem: Disparities in Institutional Trust Across Change in Financial Situation
Eli Robinson

Barriers to SNAP Enrollment Among College Students: A Qualitative Analysis of Reddit Posts 
Amelia Rowniewski, Jianna Blunschi, Dylan Steinert

High Expectations: Exploring the Link between Age, Health, and Attitudes about Marijuana Legalization in the United States 
Sadie Steinberg

Predictors of Web-Based Self-Help Adherence for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors 
Alexis Stone

Religiosity and Carceral Logic: How Christian Ideology Influences Attitudes on Crime in the US 
Rachel Traband

Culture or Commodity: The Transformation of Tattoos Among Gen Z 
Ruby Verrett

Counter food geographies: lessons on power, place, and organizing in Baltimore  
Cecile Walton

A Deep Dive Into the Contraceptive Knowledge, Accessibility, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors of University Students around Washington, D.C.
Emily Williams

Racial and Gender Differences in Trust, Confidence, and Satisfaction with Physicians Among Black and White Patients
Sophie Gerson

The Economic Incentives of Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities
Margaret Norten

Breakout Session III: 3:15 – 4:30 p.m.

Renin-Angiotensin System Modulates SARS-CoV-2 Entry Via the ACE2 Receptor  
Sophia Gagliardi

The Modulating Effects of The Renin-Angiotensin System in The Early HIV Life Cycle 
Tristan Hotchkin

Development of a High-Sensitivity and High-Stability SARS-CoV-2 Virus-Like Particle with a NanoLuc Reporter Gene  
Olive Lantz 

Unique and Shared Patterns of Gene Expression of Rhodobacteraceae During Exposure to Symbiodiniaceae  
Ennzo Ortega

Isolation and genetic characterization of Vibrio species associated with Symbiodiniaceae in corals 
Lilyann Schied

Characterization of Symbiodiniaceae-Associated Bacteria That Enhance Algal Growth and Coral Stress Tolerance
Katherine Sutton

“These Pains Are My Delight!”: The Sensuous Martyrdom of Saint Agatha in Italian Baroque Painting 
Addison Cucchiaro

Political Embodiments: The Portrayal of Amerindians in Ludovico Buti’s Uffizi Armeria Tondo (1588) 
Aidan Dowell

Fred Hampton’s Door 2: A Challenge to the Memorial Monument 
Natalie Lapointe

Camille Billops, An Archivist: The Preservation of Black Artists in Art History
Sarai Marshall 

Eleanora Antinova and The Embodied Myth of the Archive 
Cordelia McPhie

Francesco Vanni's Saint Catherine Drinking the Blood of Christ
Anna Varrell

Shakespeare's Drama Queens 
Javier Benzan

My Triple Pillar: Three Dialectics Structuring Elizabethan Drama 
John Dye

Domestic Tyranny and Women’s Moral Agency in Richard III and The Tragedy of Mariam
Elisabeth Elustin

Not Like Other Girls: How Shakespeare and Cary’s Depiction of Women Differs in Their Plays 
Morgan Kullen

Objecting to Shakespeare’s Female Narrative: The Construction of Mariam and Cleopatra 
Victoria Mahabir

Maiden, Mother, Crone: The Past, Present, and Future of the Witch
Emily Rhodes

Kids Visual Media and Black Hair Cultural Politics: Positive Formations of Black Identity and Black Childhood
Mercy Asamoah

Code-Mixing Across Borders 
Sara Dassanayake 

Refusing Modernism, Strategizing Liberation: Reading Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man as a Cultural Production of the Black Poetics of Ephemeral Fugitivity 
Abigail Frierson

No les hagas caso SI eres bilingüe 
Emanuel Gammon

Bilingualism and Code-Switching: Navigating Gender-Inclusive Language
Daniela Gerardi

Conlanguaculture: Theories of Decolonization and forming a lingua-philosophical community
River Jordan Pugh

Parametric Characterization of Analog Aleatoric Uncertainty via Hybrid Deterministic-Stochastic Flow Matching 
Biboswan Biswas

American University's National Cathedral Game 
Joseph DeNavas

Alignment and Refinement: How Language Shapes Color Category Representations in Artificial Neural Networks 
Alexander Gokan  

Measuring Ethical Risks in AI-Generated News Using NLP with the UNESCO Ethics of AI Framework 
Anna Hyunjung Kim

Continual Learning for Gravitational Wave Detection 
Noah McNamee   

A Computer Vision Framework for Multi-Class Detection and Tracking in Soccer Broadcast Footage
Daniel Tshiani

Reclaiming the Body: Movement-Based Therapeutic Approaches to Chronic Pain in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Madeline Bussolari

Horizon: Designing Gentle Communication for Long-Distance Families 
Sachi Carlyn Lozano

Wanderkin: Original App Design 
Sarah Newman, Dimes Horner

Insights Into College Students’ Views on Organ Donation and Opportunities for Change
Amelia Rowniewski

Pills, Pain, and Perception
Eloise Scott

An Investigation of Catholic School Impacts on the Contemporary American Female Identity  
Grace Cosovich

“Not Girling Right”: The Presence and Implications of Gender Essentialist Language Among Young Women on Social Media
Emily DeMaio

Quantitative Analysis of Women's Empowerment: Indicators of Spousal Openness 
Isabella Gourley

How the Polis Survived Hellenistic Kings 
Justin Guerin

Here, the Land Speaks: Geomythologies of Southern Appalachia
Bennett Wright

Raffle and Dessert: 4:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Awards & Recognition

Each oral and poster presentation is evaluated by a panel of judges from the AU community. The standout presenters earn a certificate signed by the CAS Dean and monetary awards to celebrate their hard work and creativity.

Questions? 

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