Senior Thesis & Capstone Celebration
Friday, May 2, 2025 | 3–5 p.m.
Friday, May 2, 2025 | 3–5 p.m.
Live Student Presentations
Walter J. Manninen Center for the Arts
Rose Theater
3–4 p.m. School of Education
Cassandra Jones "Discipline & Trauma: A Tricky Balance of Corrective Measures and Care"
Johanna Kerrigan "Empowering Children By Expanding Teachers’ Knowledge of Adaptive and Assistive Technologies"
Paige Witkin "Teachers’ Perceptions of Gender Stereotyping in Early Childhood Classrooms"
Krista Anderson "Falling Upwards: Perceptions of Teachers and Students Regarding Mistakes in Elementary Classrooms and How Student Performance is Affected by It"
Faith Ploof "Unleashing Confidence: Reading to Therapy Dogs - The Impact of Reading Aloud to Therapy Dogs on Teacher-Determined Anxious Readers"
Allegra Devoe "Whole Me Nutrition: Educator Perceptions of the Impact of Body Dissatisfaction and Nutrition Education Amongst Adolescent Students"
Emily Fitzpatrick "The Power of Performance: Student and Educator Voices on Performing Arts and Adolescent Well-Being"
Rylie Cerullo "Let's Be Buddies!: Implementing Peer Buddy Systems in an Early Childhood Setting"
Daniela Friedman "Empowering Students With Learning Disabilities: Using Social-Emotional Learning Grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Theory"
4–5 p.m. School of Visual & Performing Arts
Jayna Ducharme "Onzen-City Wellness Experience"
Bridget Curry "Mixed media art making to promote stress relief for women with Breast Cancer"
Drew Hodges "A Perspective on Nature"
Alyssa Manning "The Flood"
Angelina Rix "Ohana Wellness: Designing for the Mobility Impaired"
Ashley Allen "Landmarks & Landfills"
Amelia Beigel "Harvest: A Cookbook and Subscription Built for Confidence & Connection"
Hempstead Commons
Cleary Lecture Hall
4–5 p.m. Cummings School of Nursing & Health Sciences
Abigail E. Gilbert "Beyond Words: The Impact of Language Barriers on Culturally Competent Nursing Care and Strategies for Improvement"
Jenna Ledas "Emergency Department Nurses' Preparedness and Coping Abilities when Involved in or Witnessing Pediatric Cardiac Arrests"
Lily Williams "Ethical Challenges in Pediatric Oncology Nursing"
Seminar Suite 215
4–5 p.m. School of Social Sciences, Communication, & Humanities
4:00 p.m. Celia Delvecchio "Hunters, Hikers, and Private Landowners: Expanding U.S. Conservation Models Through Collective Responsibility."
4:20 p.m. Sydney Edwards "What's Your Favorite Murder? The “Girl-bossification” of True Crime Podcasts"
4:40 p.m. Megan Donahue "Forgotten Form"
Room 203
3–5 p.m. Van Loan Division of Professional Studies (virtual presentation on loop)
Danielle Berman "Reading Instruction Decisions of Montessori Primary Teachers"
Tiara Murphy "What Challenges and Barriers do Single Mothers Have While in College"
Anna Movchan "Mental Health Challenges for Remote Workers in the Tech Industry: Identifying Issues and Solutions"
Cristina CapraSindoni "Impact of Canine-Assisted Therapy on Mental Health and Well-Being"
Kinneri Shah "Social Media Addiction Affects Young Gen Z Adults and Impacts Their Social Development"
Nicholas Hall "Sustainability in Luxury Fashion: Integrating Circular Economy Principles to Reduce Environmental Impact"
Caleb Rogers "Exploring the Influence of Masculine Norms on Coping Strategies"
Cummings School of Nursing & Health Sciences
Room 324
3–4 p.m. School of Sport Science
3:00 p.m. Adam Josephson "College Athletes’ Perceptions of the Impact of the Coach-Athlete Relationship on Motivation"
3:15 p.m. Louise Kao "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Adolescents’ Physical Activity"
3:30 p.m. Kiley Drezek "Division III Women’s Basketball Head Coaches’ Perceptions of the Organizational and Social Barriers to Advancement in Collegiate Coaching"
3:45 p.m. Izabel Alarcon "The Impact of Sleep Patterns and Concussion History on Well-Being in Collegiate Athletes"
4:00 p.m. Taylor Barber "The Effect of RED-S on the Menstrual Cycle in Female Athletes"
4:15 p.m. Evan Kane "The Effect of Weight Cutting in Combat Sports on Physiological and Psychological Health, and Performance"
Curtis L. Gerrish & Ginger Judge Science Center
Klebanoff Auditorium
3–4 p.m. Curtis L. Gerrish School of Business
3:00 p.m. Alyssa Abramo "Social Media and Sustainable Consumer Behavior"
3:15 p.m. Dylan Pollay, "The Transformative Role of AI in Asset Management"
3:30 p.m. Brooke Yarbroudy "NIL in College Athletics"
3:45 p.m. Elijah Wilson "Ticket Tree"
4–5 p.m. School of Science & Technology
4:00 p.m. Tyler Williams "MusArchive Web Application"
4:10 p.m. Maree Donaghy "Paul Dumas, Josh Lehmann,Campus Flooding: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Stormwater Management"
4:20 p.m. Emeline LeJeune "Effects of Culture Environment and PC-SPES Treatment on the Cellular Behavior of MDA-MB-231"
4:30 p.m. William Johnson "Classifying Polyhedra"
4:40 p.m. Ella Williams "The Effects of Predator Cues and a Marine Heat Wave Condition on the Blue Mussel in the Gulf of Maine"
Student Poster Locations
3–5 p.m.
Walter J. Manninen Center for the Arts
School of Visual & Performing Arts – all three floors
School of Education – Rooms 202, 205 & 206
Hempstead Commons
Van Loan Division of Professional Studies – Room 203
School of Social Sciences, Communication, & Humanities
First Floor: Criminal Justice, Humanities, Political Science
Second Floor: Communication, Psychology
Cummings School of Nursing & Health Sciences
Cummings School of Nursing & Health Sciences – First & Second Floors
School of Sport Science – Third Floor
Ginger Judge Science Center
School of Science & Technology – Second & Third Floors
We encourage all members of the Endicott community to visit each School's location.
Endicott students are eligible to win prizes by visiting all locations: find the Thesis and Capstone Info Table outside of Hempstead Commons to receive a map and instructions.