Assumption Hosts Annual Undergraduate and Graduate Research Symposiums
On April 28 and 29, Assumption University hosted its 31st Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Tsotsis Family Academic Center. Undergraduate students from a wide variety of disciplines, including human services, Italian studies, cybersecurity, history, and finance, had the opportunity to present their research to those in the Assumption community.
Some of the research presented included:
- Understanding the Specific Barriers of Immigrant Women Facing Intimate Partner Violence, presented by Lindsey Kuniewich ’25 in the human services program
- La Mandragola and the USA, presented by Thomas Lenaerts ’26 and Alessandro Domingo ’27 in the Italian studies program
- Wittenberg’s Influence on Hamlet’s Tragic Flaw, presented by Morgan Flodman ’26 in the English program
- Implementing SOC 2 and NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) in Enterprise Security: A Case Study from Internship Experience, presented by Junior Boderebe ’25 in the cybersecurity program
- Substance Use and Student Conduct on College Campuses, presented by Allyson Wargo ’25 in the criminology program (pictured above)
- Advertisements and A More Complete Picture of the History of Slavery, presented by Penelope Batsarisakis ’28, Maxinne Cardenas ’28, Heidi Landaverde Serrano ’28, and Lia McDonald ’28 in the history program
- The Principle of Ordered Liberty in the American Constitution, presented by Anthony Fayette ’25 in the political science program
- Amplify Every Voice: Insights from Assessment Tools, presented by Anne Fontaine ’26 in the education program
- Cryptocurrency Regulation – Security or Money?, presented by Myles Alcindor ’26 in the finance program
- Separating Crystal Violet Decomposition Kinetics from Flow Dynamics, presented by Daniel Liberty ’26 in the chemistry program
- Building a 671 nm Cat’s Eye Laser, presented by Christa Akariza Kanamugire Shekinah ’26 in the physics program
- Anti-Proliferative Activity of Moschamine on a Breast Cancer Cell Line, presented by Ngoc Nguyen ’25 in the biology program
- The Effect of State and Trait Anxiety on the Interpretation of Facial Expressions, presented by Claire Pastrone ’26, Julia-Maria Aileni ’26, Madison Cantwell ’26, and Charlotte McGroarty ’26 in the psychology program
To view more about these research projects and to view all the research presented, please click here.
On May 1, Assumption hosted its 15th Annual Graduate Research Symposium in La Maison Salon and Hall. Graduate students from many of the programs offered at Assumption, including applied behavior analysis, organizational leadership, special education, and clinical counseling psychology, presented their research.
Some of the research presented included:
- Effectiveness of Token Economy for a Learner with Autism, presented by Bella Baker in the applied behavior analysis program
- The Effect of Negative Reinforcement and Environment Type on the Persistence of Caregiving Behavior, presented by Patrick Otto in the clinical counseling psychology program
- The Impact of Positive Behavior Support on Dismissal Behavior in an Urban Elementary School, presented by Jordain Cedrone in the special education program
- Challenging Leadership Perceptions: Communication, Competency, and Inclusion in Higher Education, presented by Andrea Svagdys Gumbrell in the organizational leadership program
- The Value of Assistive Technology in Effective Rehabilitation Counseling, presented by Chelsea Barrett in the rehabilitation counseling program
- Sexual Education and Wellness for Students with Severe Disabilities, presented by Allison Tantone in the transition specialist program
To read more about these research projects and to view all the research presented, please click here.