The Undergraduate Publications collection includes a selection of papers and presentations by Sacred Heart University students. Papers below may also be found under Undergraduate Publications within the various academic departments in this depository.
Submissions from 2024
Implementing Mental Wellness for the Geriatric Population, Marly Ackley
Effects of low-dose adolescent bisphenol-A exposure on adulthood behavioral stress effects in male rats, Addesso, Brennan, Giegerich, Mullane, Patterson, and Tallo
The Relationship between Fitness Gains and Frequency of Training, Erin Alegre, Andrew McInnis, and Olivia Di Natale
Exploring the Effects of 10 Minute Therapy Dog Interactions on Stress and Self-Efficacy Levels Among College Students, Alyssa Alfieri, Ariana Monarca, Elaina Edwards, Elizabeth Bickett, Christiana Kohlroser, and Madison DeRubis
Comprehensive Underwater Observations of Object Play in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Truncatus), Katherine Anderson, Kayla Alvia, and Daniella Monteforte
The Impact of Frequent Repositioning in the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers, Madison Angelico
The Effects of Semantic Priming on Cultural vs. Non-Cultural Words in Individuals with Semantic Dementia, Lila Armstrong, Morgan Craig, Erica Santangeli, and Kathleen Vergnolle
Comparison of Arm Biomechanics to Injury Predictions in High School Pitchers, Ashley Arrubla, Teegan L. Poss, and Caitlin E. Mahoney
Comedy's Power to Transcend Controversy in Some Like It Hot, Jessica Balogh
Women in Medicine: Midwives, Witchery, and Power in the Colonial Era, Domenic Bartolo
Disparities in Access to Autism Spectrum Disorder Services Across Communities, Mackenzie Bauman
Unleashing Creativity: A Collaborative Storytelling Experiment with Mina's Story, Simin Bazargan
Interaquatic Assault, Bryce Becker, Michael Tenam, Niko Cappiello, David Robillard, Owen Geis, Devin O'Connell, Ryan Riccio, Seth Silvestro, Justin Bebarski, and Jaime Carvajal Perez
Temperatures Rising: Why Independent Voters are the Solution to a Polluted Political Climate, Kate Bell
Social Media Needs to Change, Alexis Benevento
Gender Pay Equity in Professional Sports, Karsyn Berger
The Effect of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Post-Operation Abdominal Patients in Prevention of Surgical Site Infections, Camryn Bishop
From Elderly to Boomer: Understanding the Impact of Ageist Labels, Ava K. Bjelka, Samantha A. Cavalea, Francesca L. Davenport, Lauren G. Giesse, Gabrielle H. Lasiw, Sophia G. Rogers, Chelsea G. Signore, Nicole J. Sperling, Sadie Stevens, and Angelina M. Wargo
One Year Later: Development of the Ageist Experiences Questionnaire, Ava K. Bjelka, Francesca L. Davenport, and Angelina M. Wargo
The Impact of Animal Assisted Therapy Dog Interactions on High School Student Stress and Self-Efficacy Levels., Amanda Boscarino, Hannah Calleo, Noelle Salley, Christiana Rose Kohlroser, and Madison DeRubis
Ketamine Infusions for Infractable Pain, Lindsay Boyle
Use of Chlorhexidine antiseptic solution to decrease incidence of CAUTI’s., Erin Brann
Strategic Management, Georgia Cagna
The Effect of Social Media Usage on Sacred Heart University Student-Athletes Stress Levels, Kiara Calmet
The Many Flavor of SHU SAACS, Stephanie Campbell and Anthony Marsallo
Optimizing Treatment of Activated Carbon for Nitrate Removal, Stephanie Campbell and Samantha Pagliusi
Social Justice in Healthcare: Access & Equity, Kayla Campisi, Francesca Catrone, Elizabeth Encke, and Samantha Louros
American Shakespeare Conference, Ayasha Cantey
How Income Affects Depression in Adults Aged 25-65, Stephanie Capito, Jillian F. Spindel, and Claudia Uva
'Biting the Bullet'; How Civil War Medicine has been Misunderstood, Matthew Carravone
Keeping things spicy: Effects of Capsaicin Analogs on Proliferation and Differentiation of Skeletal Myoblasts, Sydni Carroll and Jillian Bradley
Social Justice in Healthcare: Access and Equity to Healthcare, Francesca Catrone, Elizabeth Encke, Samantha Louros, and Kayla Campisi
The Effect of Stress and Well-Being on Cancer Recurrence: A Meta-Analysis, Jessica Catterson
The Influence of Region of Residence on Diagnosis of Breast Cancer, Jessica Catterson, Mollie McManus, and Erin Tumbrello
Exercise Program Design for Engineering Professor, Tori Chorzepa and Grace Sadd
Calling-In vs. Calling-Out: Style Preferences for Confronting Prejudice, Michele Chu, Nick Granja, and Casey Russell
Walk, Don't Run for Employee Wellness, Francesca Citro, Danielle Cassidy, and Maura Bednarcik
Effects of Sleep on Academic Performance in College Students, Skyla Contarino
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Effects and Treatments Does it Give Insight on How to Treat Physical Illness?, Lindsay Cook
Emphasizing the 'True' in True Crime, Jenna Costa and Isabella DiPalma
Effectiveness of chlorhexidine dressings in prevention of Catheter associated bloodstream infections, Kasey Cottrell
Mixed Reality (MR) Application for Aircraft Harness Assembly, Francesco R. D'Acounto, Luke M. Bellacini, Anthony M. Matos, and Gurjot Singh
The Prevention of Pressure Injuries in Pediatric Patients Through the Implementation of a Uniform Turning Schedule., Ailie Daley
How Mini Grants Impact Student Learning, Jenna D'Angelo and Karen Hansen
Wittgenstein, Empiricism, and Pragmatism: Examining the Evolution of Wittgensteinian Solipsism, Cody Davis
“Articles of Immoral Use”: Prostitution & Erotic Literature in the Nineteenth Century North Atlantic Region and their Effects on Modern Culture, Colleen DeGennaro
Effects of Four-Week Vertical Jump Training Program to Increase Lower Body Power in Women Collegiate Rowers, Andrew Dekovics
Poverty's Role in Shaping the Childhood Obesity Epidemic, Leah Demko, Megan Gaffney, Abby Hudson, Katherin Mazzarelli, and Sabrina Palen
Adaptations to Autism in the Criminal Justice System: A Collection of New Policies and Procedures Across the Nation, Alexis Detuzzi
Investigation of the role of deregulated miR-654 and miR-4454 in melanoma pathogenesis and progress, Julianna Doucette, Jaclyn Doucette, and Farah Mahmood
The Expression of the Hijab in American Sports Culture, Nicholas Duca
Perceived Risk of Harms of Alcohol and Cannabis among Female College Students, Megan Dunne, Katherine Fitzpatrick, and Christina Poirier
Effects of Cardiac Rehabilitation on Patients with Congestive Heart Failure following a Myocardial Infarction, Stasia Dussault
Pitt Library Manager, Sarah Elliot, Owen Geis, and Danielle Leblanc
Creating an Exercise Prescription Plan for a College Athlete, Jonathan Elliott
The Necessity of Lay Ecclesial Ministry in the Catholic Church, Stephanie Encarnation
Can markerless motion capture software consistently and reliably auto detect important pitch event markers for baseball players?, Jenna Engels, Sarah Mandelkow, and Jacqueline Lage
Visualization and Exploration of Laptop Price Dataset, Kelly E. Ernst
The Effects of Immigration on Mental Health from the Perspective of Mental Health Professionals, Nicole Esposito
Exploring the Relationship Between Political Regime Type and Cancer Mortality, Jessica Estevez
Neurotoxicity of 2,2',4,4'-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) during embryonic zebrafish development, Samantha Faeth and Julia Mullane
The Effectiveness of the Braden Scale in the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers, Noelle Fallon
Smartwatch Vulnerability Analysis: Focusing on Bluetooth Low Energy, Hannah Fawle and Danielle LeBlanc
Exploring the Interplay Among Lignin Content: A Comparative Analysis of Age, Restoration Condition and Shoot Size in Spartina alterniflora, Aviana Finocchiaro
A Guide to Being Mentally, Academically and Financially Prepared for Study Abroad, Rachel Flaherty
Breaking the Stigma and Raising Awareness: The Grisly Effects Developmental Trauma Has on Early Adulthood and How to Put a Stop to this Monstrosity, Grace Fleishman
Some Like It Hot, Rory Foley
Effects of Cardiac Rehabilitation on LVAD Patients, Abigail French
Fitness Bot, Michael Frieri, Victor Ginart, and Hard Shah
Relationships Between Personality Factors, Stress and GPA, Christopher Fusina, Maureen A. Conard, Alexandra S. Louros, Quinn D. Hart, and Charles Treston
The Use of Foam Border Dressings to Prevent Pressure Injuries, Julia Gaiero
The Present and Future State of Entrepreneurship, Ana-Maria Georgescu
Do Pronouns Matter? The Impact of Pronouns and Gender Identity in the Workplace, Lauren G. Giesse, Sophia G. Rogers, Chelsea G. Signore, Nicole J. Sperling, and Sadie Stevens
Machine Learning Model for OS Detection, Victor Ginart Belmonte and Ravjeet Chahal
The Impact of Velocity Based Training on Lower Body Muscular Power in Division 1 Men's Lacrosse Players, Aidan Glennon
How Artificial Intelligence Works: Using the Gradient Descent Algorithm, Rachel Glowniak
The Usability and Privacy of Cryptocurrency, Daniel Godley
Effects of Genetically Modified Organisms on Health, kaitlyn greenhill
Assessing variation in oyster survival, growth, and parasite community prevalence between aquaculture methods, Olivia Griffin
Assessing variation in oyster survival, growth, and parasite community prevalence between aquaculture methods, Olivia Griffin
Evidence-Based (EBP) Quality Improvement (QI) Falls Presentation, Isabella Guarente
Making History a Living Memory: The Power of Play and Role Immersion in Enhancing Education, Kathryn Haig
Fins and Feminism: Assessing Gender Equality in Discovery’s 'Shark Week', Kaitlyn Hartmann
Evidence Based Interventions to Decrease Rates of Patient Falls, Lindsay T. Hayes and Iseabailla G. Hewitt
The Relationship Between Arthritis and Depression in Adults 55 to 85 Years Old, Marissa N. Heinz and Emily J. Marshall
Definition & Facilitation of the NCAA 20-Hour-Rule, Julia Helm and Evan Aponte
Internship Reflection, Connie Herrera
Air Pressure Mattresses vs Static Air Mattresses in the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers, Emily Hobbs
The Effects of Social Media on the Women of Generation Z, Maren Hubler
FSAE Competition Car, Stephen Ingersoll and Nico Galette
No Sleep Till Broadcast, Molly Jacob
Effect of Self-Affirmation on Emotional Memory, Kelsey Jacobsen, Macayla Sousa, Olivia Ansaldi, and Isabelle Doherty
Unveiling the Unseen Impact: COVID-19's Toll on Mental Health Among Undergraduate Students in the United States, Irene Katehis
The effectiveness of educational interventions in the prevention of Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections, Isabel Kittell
Program Development for 59-Year-Old Female with Knee Osteoarthritis Targeting Balance, Increased Lean Body Mass and Strength, Caitlin Knapp
Haywire II: Redefining American Elections, William Kurnik, Abby Conrad, Liam Conway, Ava Hufford, and Ciara Mooney
Netflix Industry Analysis, Kaitlyn LaCour
What Was the Worst Part of Your Day? Refining a Coding System to Examine Daily Experiences of Minority Stress, Gabrielle H. Lasiw, Chelsea G. Signore, Nicole J. Sperling, and Sadie Stevens
