2023-2024 CEEP Projects
An Analysis of Anthropogenic Noise and Humpback Whale Song Frequencies (Sarah Martin)
Assessing the health of WNY waterways and studying the links between river metabolism and populations of aquatic macroinvertebrates (Madeleine Perrelli)
Assistant to Borders and Migrations Initiative and Spanish Department (Madeline Weltin)
Blanding's Turtle Habitat and Population Analysis in Western New York (Emma Kern)
BTP2's effect on Microtubules inside the Growth Cone (Zach Peterson)
Common Yellowthroat Flight-calling Behavior (Alexa Gioia)
Creative Enrichment for Zoo Housed Gorillas (Marcus Postell)
Did You Know?: Finding Eco Heroines Behind the Scenes at Canisius College (Genevieve Fontana)
Examining the Behavior of Chaotic Systems (Jonathan Solar)
Flight Calling Behavior of Songbirds on First Migration (Fred Piwko)
Flight Initiation Distance (FID) between native and invasive turtles (Nicholas Dauphinee)
Heavy Metals in Shore Soil from the Buffalo Creek, Lake Erie, the Niagara River, and Lake Ontario (Christina Zarafonitis)
How Fruit Fly Size affects overall Fitness (James Wehner)
How Microplastics Affect Daphnia in Ecosystems (Kayla Norek)
Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) Masterclass Findings with Nonprofit Organization Future In Our Hands USA (FIOH-USA) (Sarah Lynch)
Model UN Conference (Analee DeGlopper)
Phenology of Aedes Albopictus and Culex Genera (Lexie Philippone)
Reforming police through a pedagogy of empowerment (Kelly Parucki)
The Effect of Kil on Cell Division and Cell Shape (Sara Kattan)
The Welfare of On-Campus Laboratory Animals: Research Best Care Practices and Update Animal Care Sheets of on Campus Research Animals (Megan Greenberg)
Transport and Storage of Microplastics in the Rivers and Streams within the Buffalo Region (Reed Conrey)
2023 Summer Faculty Fellowships
Integrating R Statistical Analysis into Wildlife Research and Undergraduate Student Mentoring (Dr. Robin Foster)
2023 Ignatian Scholarship Day
Blanding's Turtle Habitat and Population Analysis in Western New York (Emma Kern)
Effect of Temperature on Activity of the Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Lindsey Mayer)
Exploring Australia (Chloe Lamb)
Heart Failure Exacerbation Prevention: Reduction of Hospital Readmission through Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation (Katherine Farinacci)
How Microplastics Affect Daphnia in Ecosystems (Kayla Norek)
Inflammatory Bowel Disease and it's Correlation with Colorectal Cancer (Mohamed Atiya)
Lead in Shore Samples Along the Buffalo River (Anthony Fuszara)
Lead in shoreline soil samples along the Buffalo River (Peter Schaber)
Long COVID-19 , related fatigue and Cognitive impairment. (Omnia Mahmoud)
Microplastics in Western NY River Ecosystems (Eliana DeGlopper)
Phenology of Aedes Albopictus and Culex Genera (Alexia Philippone)
Rubbish habit or novel habitat? Colonization of anthropogenic litter by stream invertebrates (Lanie Masset)
Rubbish habit or novel habitat? Colonization of anthropogenic litter by stream invertebrates (Matthaeus Hendricks)
Sun Roof EV (Benjamin Deakin)
The Effect of Estrogen On The EMT Pathway in Late Stage Prostate Cancer Cells. (Aditi Chitnis)
The Integration and Acceptance of Home-Based Genetic Cancer Screenings in the Medical Community and the Psychological Impact on Users (Marnae Gerace)
The Safety and Efficacy of Gluteal Augmentation (Apurba Ahmed)
Timing of developmental cycles of Aedes and Culex genera across the United States (Valeria Lee)
To the Left or To the Right?: Reproductive success of the Leon Springs pupfish (Anne-Danielle Aka)
To Tweet or Not to Tweet: Studying Flight Calling Behavior in Migratory Songbirds (Justin Hybels)
Understanding The Effects of Estrogen and BPA on Metastatic Gene Expression in Early-Stage Prostate Cancer (Mariyah Gonzalez)
WNY Sibshops at Canisius College: Serving the Siblings of Children with Special Needs (Tedy Hofmann)
2022-2023 CEEP Projects
Reproductive success of the Leon Springs pupfish, an endangered desert fish (Anne-Danielle Aka)
The effect of Resveratrol on the distribution of EB3 and Drebrin (Noah Carpino)
Biochemical Characterization of Cellulase enzymes (Brendan Davie)
Microplastics in Western NY Ecosystems (Eliana Deglopper)
Organic Synthesis of Isocoumarin D (John Federice)
Human Elk Interactions (Maeve Foster)
Heavy Metals in Shore Soil from the Buffalo Creek, Lake Erie, the Niagara River, and Lake Ontario. (Anthony Fuszara)
Touch Pool Impact on Shark and Stingray Welfare (Julia Galante)
Understanding the Effects of BPA on Metastatic Gene Expression in Early Stage Prostate Cancer Cells (Mariyah Gonzalez)
Refugees, policies for resettlement (Buffalo, Erie County and the State of NY), and actors involved in the process (Emory Head)
Rubbish Habitat: impact of anthropogenic litter on species diversity in urban streams (Matthaeus Hendricks)
The effect of Kil on cell shape (Bashar Kattan)
The effect of Kil on cell division and cell shape (Sara Kattan)
Blanding's Turtle Population and Habitat Analysis in Western New York (Emma Kern)
Timing of developmental cycles of the tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, across the United States (Valeria Lee)
Model United Nations (Lea Rozbicki)
The Effect of Estrogen Mimicking Compounds on Gene Expression in Ovarian Cancer Cells (Olivia Rutowski)
Site-directed mutagenesis of cellulase gene in the bacteria (Shane Sullivan)
Microplastic in Western NY River Ecosystems (Ryanna Taylor)
Organic Reaction Mechanisms and Synthesis of Isocoumarin D (Daniel Vela)
The Effect that Estrogen and Synthetic Estrogen Compounds have on Gene Expression. (Abriana Will)
2022 Summer Faculty Fellowships
The effect of temperature on activity levels in the adult mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Katie Costanzo)
Corporate tax planning and CSR perception: A cross cultural examination (Shannon Jemiolo)
The influence of egg predation on the reproductive success of the critically endangered Leon Springs Pupfish, Cyprinodon bovinus (Jennifer Snekser)
2022 Ignatian Scholarship Day Projects
Improving Photosynthesis: Yes, it is possible! (Rosalia Sedano)
Heavy Metals in Shore Soil Along the Buffalo River and Niagara River (Hannah Rivett)
Improving Photosynthesis: Is it possible? (Hannah Iqbal)
Humboldt Penguin Bond Strength (Julia Galante)
Reproductive success of the Leon Springs pupfish, an endangered desert fish (Anne-Danielle Aka)
Human Disturbances and The Effect on Wildlife on a Urban-Rural Gradient (Alysyn Colangelo)
Microplastic in Western NY Ecosystems (Eliana Deglopper)
Discovery of the glycosyl hydrolase enzymes from the natural isolates. (Nicholas Gossels)
Do colony housed shelter cats have favored spots within a room? (Treya Gough)
Rubbish habit or novel habitat? Colonization of anthropogenic litter by stream invertebrates (Matthaeus Hendricks)
The effect of Kil gene on cell division and cell shape (Sara Kattan)
Timing of developmental cycles of the tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, across the United States (Valeria Lee)
Differences in the egg-laying range of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) over time in the United States and Canada (Valeria Lee)
Effect of Temperature on Activity of the Asian Tiger Mosquito, Aedes Albopictus (Lindsey Mayer)
Grassroots Sustainable Development (Parker Myers)
Does the absence of zoo visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic impact gorilla behavior? (Clarice Scarpace)
Zoo Social Media Practices (Hunter Wood)
2021 Projects
Bacterial cell division and viral factors that affect cell division and cell shape (Sara Kattan, ISD)
A Review of Sustainable Community Development in Buffalo, New York (Parker Myers, CEEP)
Grubhub for Scuds (Merce DeJesus, ISD)
Historical Relationship Between American Eel and Eastern Hellbender in the Upper Susquehanna Watershed (Sierra Boucher, CEEP)
Heavy Metals and Toxins Present in Lake Erie and the Waterways of Western New York (Julia Schurr, CEEP & ISD)
Microplastics In WNY Aquatic Ecosystems (Eliana DeGlopper, CEEP & ISD)
Addressing Food Insecurity and Health Disparities in Hamlin Park (Kayla Norek, CEEP & ISD)
How gorillas see the world part 2 (Elizabeth Tanner, CEEP)
Model UN Conferences (Sameria Mbili, ISD)