2019 Winners and Abstracts

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Poster Presentations

  • First Place – Elizabeth Barley | “A Study of Pediatric Oral Health in Ahwa, Gujarat, India”
  • Second Place – Sarin Itty | “Angiotensin II Fragment Receptor Binding in the Mouse Brain”
  • Third Place – Angela Ogero, Jahleeyah Muhammad, and Ammy Castillo | “Behavior Checklist for Preschool Children with Reading Dogs”
  • Honorable Mentions
    • Francesca Chavez | “Fashion Law: A Comparative Study of U.S. and European Models”
    • Tiana Henry | “Effects of Role Models and Financing Barriers on Women Entrepreneurship”
    • Elaine Ognjanovski | “Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Human Breast Cancer Spheroids”
    • Roodelyne Pierrelus | “Cell-cell communication in bacteria mediated by weak photon emission”
    • Alexandra Apetri and Micaela Sullivan | “Can You Taste Fat? A Study on the Impact of Fat Perception on Dietary Behaviors and Adiposity”

Oral Presentations

  • First Place
    • Deborah Fortino | “Relationship between Stance Phase Frontal Plane Kinematics and Initial Impact Forces in Collegiate Cross Country Runners”
    • Steven Sigler | “The Political Reintegration of Prominent Confederate Generals in the US During Reconstruction (1865-1877)”
    • Rachel Ghoubrial and Ratnavi Shah | “Using Caenorhabditis elegans and an engineered bacterium to dissect host pathogen avoidance strategies”
  • Second Place
    • Esha Parikh | “Human gut microbiome composition is associated with perceived stress and cortisol”
    • Anna Susol | “The Myth of the Mother: Gender Stereotypes in Custody Decisions”
    • Sujad Younis | “Examining the Antibacterial Properties of Placental Tissue Components”

Film Festival

  • First Place – Mara Barakat | “Am I #MeToo too?”
  • Second Place – Jieun Son and Amelia Figueroa | “Hollow”

AAUW Award

  • Maha Barakat – Film | “Am I #MeToo too?”

Logo Design Contest Winner

  • Genesis Perez