endicott college senior thesis

202 3 Event Program

Senior Thesis & Capstone Celebration 

Friday, May 4, 2023

Live Student Presentations

Walter J. Manninen Center for the Arts

Spencer Presentation Gallery 

4–5 p.m. School of Education 

Emily Altz - The Art of Note Taking

Sarah Blessington - "Every Year it Seems like Less and Less": Educators' Perceptions of Social Studies Marginalization

Allison Carrington - Learning with Chronic Illness: A case study of Professionals’ Perceptions of Supports

MacKenzie Dowd - Chaotic Development: An Exploration of Adolescent Brain Development

Meghan Drew - Changing the Math Class Stereotype: Defining Math Anxiety and How We Can Prevent It

Sarah Drew - Adverse Student Learning Experiences in the School Environment: How Movies Can Act As a Guide to Resolution

Paige Starkweather - Teachers’ Experiences While Facilitating Social-Emotional Learning: A Guide for Teachers

Madelyn Wendling - Effective Self/Personal Development Strategies for Educators

Rose Theater 

3–4 p.m. School of Sport Science William Perry - Job satisfaction within collegiate coaching, and the factors that surround the job: A dive into what motivates and affects coaches’ relationship with student-athletes Danny Pierce - The Impact of Pressures on Division III Coaches' Mental WellBeing Anthony Gugliuza III - Anxiety and its Effect on athletic performance in collegiate athletes

Madeleine Keefe - The Impact of Cortisol Levels on Distance Runners

4–5 p.m. S chool of Visual & Performing Arts 

Yianna Buterbaugh - Applied Fantasy: An Investigation of Fantasy-Driven Architecture and Mental Restoration Among a Collegiate Population Lily Elizabeth Sennott - Considerations in Therapeutic Comic Book Making: Representation, Design, and Process Andrea Pellizzari - Cough Syrup Heather MacBeath - Creativity as Communication: The Expression of Choreography and Figure Painting Vivian Wholey - Empowher, Where Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Survivors Become Thrivers Kenley Kegler - Identity through Imagery Grace Daniele - Intune Music Wellness Center Brady Mullens - Medelae Athletics Matthew Collins - Seattle Rainiers Design and Brand Guidelines

Hempstead Commons

Cleary Lecture Hall

3–4 p.m. School of Social Sciences, Communication, & Humanities Emma Spooner - Characterization and Sex-Related Differences of Alzheimer’s Like Pathology in APP Knock-In Mouse Model

David Leonardi - Pawtucket Red Sox v. Rochester Red Wings. 33 innings, 2 days: A 3-part Podcast on Baseball’s Longest Game

Kayla Clifford - The Gothic Tradition: A Universal Mode of Storytelling - An Analysis of European, American, & Japanese Literature

4–5 p.m. Cummings School of Nursing & Health Sciences 

Helen Barrow - The Impact of Experience on Bias Against People with Substance Use Disorders

Emily Forward - The Experience of New Graduate Nurses Transition to Practice Readiness

Gabriella Verderame - The Challenges Emergency Department Nurses Face When Caring for the Homeless Population

Curtis L. Gerrish & Ginger Judge Science Center

Klebanoff Auditorium

3–4 p.m. Curtis L. Gerrish School of Business 

Morgan Smith - How Craft Beer Companies Can Reach the Millennial Generation Through Beer Can Package Designs

Alivia Burke - Understanding Needs & Building Trust Throughout The Sales Process

Jaden Coscia - Political Bias and Investor Decision Making

Madison Prunier - Ethical Tourists’ Motivations: Emotional Impacts On Tourists’ Motivations To Travel Ethically

Charlie Arinello - The Effects of Sustainable Business Communication on Consumer Perception

Kimberly Rodier - Wayfair Decision Implications

4–5 p.m. School of Science & Technology

Julie Cavanaugh & Leticia Julio- Hydropower Capstone Project

Gregory Hosking - 86it

Lily O'Neil - Comparison of the Gut Microbiome in Gender and COVID-19 Depression

Bailey Thieben - Effects of Geography, Microclimate, and Competition on Semibalanus balanoides and Cthamalus fragilis in Northern New England

Student Po ster Presentations

School of Visual & Performing Arts–all three floors

School of Education–Room 205

School of Sport Science–R oom 201 & 202

3 – 4 p.m. Cummings School of Nursing & Health Sciences– Second Floor 

4–5 p.m. School of Social Sciences, Communication, & Humanities–Second Floor

School of Science & Technology–First & Second Floor

ENG 489 - Senior Thesis I