Session 1 - 9:00-10:10   

•  Milo Fallon '24, “The Russian World in Estonia, Europe’s Achilles Heel? The Impact of Russia’s Diaspora Politics on National Identity and Minority Rights in Estonia from 1988 to 2015.”

• Aidan McGahey '24, “Stability or Opportunity? A Cross-Regional Analysis of Elections in Hegemonic Authoritarian Regimes”

• Rea Nassif, “Hezbollah in Unstable Lebanon”

Session 2 - 10:15-11:25

• Catherine Yackira '24, “Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) to Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA): More Than a New Acronym?”

• Liam Martin '24, “The Fear of Too Much Justice? Limiting the Equal Protection Clause in the Post-Civil Rights Era”

• Shanil Perez Lantigua '24, “Rhetorical Punishment: Reforming Incarceration in the U.S.”

Session 3 - 11:30–12:40 

• Audrey McGrail '24, “Antiquity and Imagination in Andrea Palladio's Il Redentore ”

• Maya Krzywda '24, “Japonisme in 19th-century France”

• Nicholas Lupone '24, “Streaming’s Sonic Revolution: The Impact of Digital Services on the Music Industry: Evidence from Spotify”

Session 4 - 12:45-1:55

• George Caldwell '24, “The Making of Modern Pop Genre”

• Sophie Cassarino '24, “Classics in Video Game Soundtracks: the Persisting Importance of Classics in Video Gaming”

• James Rogus '24, “Breakin’ Down Flow State: An Analysis of the Flow State within Breakdancing”

Session 5 - 2:00- 3:10

• Makenna Eccles '24, “Youth Interest in Reusable Menstrual Hygiene Products: An Opportunity for Improving Menstruation Management”  

• Lauren Drillock '24, “Effect of Feedback on Cognitive Control”

• Deysi Tirado '24, “Meaningful Lives within Hispanic-Latino Immigrant Narratives: Exploring the Discrepancies between Happiness, Meaning, Meaningful Lives, and Better Lives”

Session 6 - 3:15-4:25

• Hannah Cavanaugh-Gouvea '24, “Physiological Effects of Tire Dust on Nematostella vectensis”

• Sarah Synan '24, “Scaling of Red Sea Urchin (Mesocentrotus franciscanus) Spines”

• Kerry McDermott '24, “Investigating the Function and Evolution of Two Putative De Novo Evolved Genes Essential for Drosophila melanogaster fertility”

Session 7-  4:30-5:40  

• Riley Peck '24, “Title IX on the Hill”

• Jailanny Peña '24, “Belonging on the Hill: To What Extent do BIPOC Students Cultivate a Sense of Belonging through DEI Initiatives at Predominantly White Institutions?”

• Catherine Cannamela '24, “Moving Towards Inclusive Perceptions of Disability: A Case Study of Holy Cross Students’ Community Engagement Experiences with L’Arche”