The majority of Biology faculty members are actively engaged in research and committed to providing our majors with opportunities to join them in the research process.
Submissions from 2023
Low-Dose Drinking Water Bisphenol-A Does Not Alter Anxiety or Cognitive Functioning in Adolescent Male Rats, Abigail Andre, Teresina Berni, Nicole Alvira, Lauren Maiolo, and Alexandra Piasecki
Optimization of a DNA Extraction Protocol for Meiofaunal Identification, Lilly D. Bove and Joanna Coreno
Gender Differences in College Athletes Feelings of Burnout, Coaching Treatment, and Well-Being, Erin Burgess
The Impact of Social Class on Health: How to Take Control, Jaycob Castillo
The Effect of Self-affirmation on Memory for Negative Stimuli, Micaela Deutsch, Grace Del Pino, and Sam Cavalea
Baseline macroinvertebrate and infauna communities in an eroding salt marsh prior to restoration, Madison Eaton
A Women’s Choice to Abortion: A Look at History, Medical Prevention, and Consequentialism, Elaina Edwards
Piperine and 6-Gingerol Do Not Stimulate Proliferation of C2C12 Myoblasts, Alana Felix, Kendall Decker, and Brenna Regan
Asian Shore Crab Population Decline at a Marsh Restoration Site in Stratford, Connecticut, Leah Foito
Di-butyl Phthalate Disrupts Muscle, Motor and Sensory Neuron Development in Embryonic Zebrafish, John Paul Giacalone, Michael Fumo, Evelyn Paquette, and Nicole Roy
Visual Assessment of a Meiofaunal Community, Ashley Guglielmi, Lilly Bove, and James Moore
Patterns of Snail Herbivory and Phenolics in Restored and Natural Spartina alterniflora Populations in Long Island Sound, Amanda Kailher
LGBTQIA+ Dance: An Evolving Guide for the Future of Dance Education, Madison Kamme
Sex Trafficking in the United States, Julia Kavanagh
Medical Marijuana Efficacy: Cannabis in Treating Chronic Pain and Inflammation, Erin Keenan
The Impact of Brief Animal Assisted Therapy Dog Interactions on College Student Stress and Self-Efficacy Levels, Paige Kutka, Victoria Vaillancourt, Julian Percoco, and Savannah Giordano
The Relationship Between Takosubo Cardiomyopathy and COVID-19, Jenna Lee
The Fetal Maternal Conflict: One Body, Two Considerations, Anna Ludkiewicz
Cetacean Responses to Violation of Expectation Paradigm in a Free-swim Context, Heather Manitzas Hill, Sara Guarino, Deirdre Yeater, Chris White, Katie Kolodziej, Syed Nafis Shadman Ali, Sanjana Lamia, Emily Garcia, Megan Dear, Emma R. Halter, and Madison Bradley
Measuring the Capacity for Endothermy in Open-Ocean Fishes, James Moore
Using CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing to Test the Hotspot Hypothesis, Alexis Navarro and Mikayla Tucci
The Relationship between Self-Protective Factors and Defensiveness, Maria Pandolfo and Abbygail R. Michel
Di-butyl Phthalate Disrupts Muscle, Motor and Sensory Neuron Development in Embryonic Zebrafish, Evelyn Paquette, Alissa Rodrigues, Michael Fumo, John Paul Giacalone, and Nicole Roy
Psychedelics and Their Influence on Past and Modern Society, Richard Principe
Mental Health Issues and Barriers to Seeking Mental Health Services Amongst College Athletes, Katelyn Przybylski
Is It Raining Over the Hill? Microclimate on the Dingle Peninsula, Charlotte Ribaudo and Ilona Farkas
Native and Invasive Aquatic Plant Responses to Amphipod and Snail Grazing, Xanthe Robinson and LaTina Steele
Environmental factors may drive plant size differences between a restored and a natural marsh in the Housatonic River Estuary, Angelina Scarpello and LaTina Steele
Nesting Site Variability of the American Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) and Implications Egg Development within Long Island Sound., Graham Templeman
The Overlooked Power of Music, Mikayla Tucci
Submissions from 2022
Small Grassland Restorations may not be Enough to Restore Local Bird Diversity, Jonathan Austin and Alexandra Belotii
Di-butyl Phthalate (DBP) Induces Defects During Embryonic Eye Development in Zebrafish, Sophie Barbagallo, Cassidy Baldauf, Emily Orosco, and Nicole M. Roy
Are Horseshoe Crabs, Limulus polyphemus, Functionally Extinct in Long Island Sound?, Ann Bassey
Are Plant Size Differences in a Restored and a Natural Spartina alterniflora Marsh in Connecticut driven by Genetics or Environment?, Loretta Marie Borghi
Exploring the Dangers and Unexpected Advantages of Blue Light, Gianna Ciardiello
Hashtag Suicide: Social Media Correlates to American Adolescent Suicide Deaths, Tinamarie Dadic
Using CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing to Test the Hotspot Hypothesis, Mariah Daley
Can Running Make You Smarter? -- Effects of Running on Adult Neurogenesis in the Hippocampus, Amanda Fasolino
Restored Marsh Structure and Potential to Function as a Refuge for Invasive Crabs, Gabriel Garcia
An Examination of Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Use Among College Students Using Social Cognitive Theory, Anna E. Greer, Kerry Morgan, Jessica Samuolis, Gabrielle Diaz, Julianna Merighi, and Patrick Mahoney
Reaching a Compromised Solution to an Ongoing Debate: Ethics of Abortion, Nicole Guidi
Protein Targeting of Amyloid Precursor Protein in Cultured Neurons, Maria Hatziminadakis
Oxidation of Indanol to Indanone Through the Optimization of Various Parameters of Microwave Irradiation, Kristine Hawkins
Interventional Orthopedics: The Future of Musculoskeletal Injury Treatment, Shannon Jordan
Allelopathic Interactions between Duncanopsammia axifuga and Ulva lactuca, Naeema Kandawala
Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) Prevents Meadow Restoration, Deepening the Pollinator Crisis, Anna Klein and Nicole Guidi
Future Research of Xenotransplantation to Improve Human Health, Kayla Kruk
