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 2019
An Analysis of Male Vocal Phrase Flexibility in White-Handed Gibbon (Hylobates lar) Song Duets, Tessa Peredy, Victoria Salvatore, Fabiana Persic, and Thomas Terleph
College Students and the Stigmatization of ADHD, Alyssa Pezzella
Chronic Low Back Pain Relation to Physical Activity, Evan Qatani and Chloe Barcial
An Educator's Influence on Impoverished Students, Hannah Rennie
Steroids Era in Baseball, Nick Rizzi
The Role of Positivity: Physical and Mental Aspects of Lower Limb Amputation Due to Diabetes, Kylie Roberts
Alcohol-Related Ecological Covariates of Identity Stress among College Students, Nikole Rudis and Nicolin Goodin
Vistas, Volume 33, Spring 2019, Sacred Heart University
Virtual tours, Daniel Salloum, Ahmad Hayajneh, and Amanda Bloshuk
Affirming the Purpose of Affirmative Action: Understanding a Policy of the Past to Move Toward a More Informed Future, Meagan Schantz
Affirming the Purpose of Affirmative Action: Understanding a Policy of the Past to Move Towards a More Informed Future, Meagan Schantz
Effect of storm events on submarine groundwater discharge measured by radon flux, Victoria Schoenwald
Mrs. Walter Stewart by Charles Willson Peale, Tessa Schroll
Distribution of Epiphytes and Meiofauna on Live and Dead Spartina Alterniflora Stems in Connecticut and Georgia Salt Marshes, Cassie Simonides
Measuring Predation Rates and Spartina Alterniflora Stem Densities to Determine Structure and Function of Restored Salt Marshes, Elizabeth Sosa
Easy Park, Nelson Surico, Bryan Powell, John Lorusso, and Iburahima Fisiru
The Implications of Mass Media on the Prevalence of Eating Disorders, Mackenzie Syron
The Efficacy of Custom and Prefabricated Orthotic Interventions for Common Running Related Injuries, Jake Tavernite
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and the Public Education System, Kelly Taylor
Cohesion of Ahmedabad, Jacob Tomanelli and Evan Valleca
AI and Ethics, Tyler Toussaint
Artificial Intelligence: Ethical Issues and its Applications in Cyber Security, Nathan Vargoshe
Interrelationship between Healthcare and Finances The Rising Cost of Healthcare in Relation to Obesity: Is It Worth It?, Erica Vuocolo
Interrelationship between Healthcare and Finances The Rising Cost of Healthcare in Relation to Obesity: Is It Worth It?, Erica Vuocolo
Ethical Issues and Implications Pertaining to Artificial Intelligence, Cassidy Walsh
Breast Cancer and Its Connection to Depression, Kelsey Westermann
The Impact of Anadamide on the AMPK Pathyway of C2C12 Cells, Amanda M. Witkowski, Ryan Sledzik, and Julia Scherer
Physician-Assisted Suicide, Emily Wonsiewicz
Comparison of Planktonic Microbial Diversity in Two Watersheds on the Dingle Peninsula, Jessica Zolotarevsky
Submissions from 2018
Sacred Heart University Scholar, Volume 2, Number 1
Table of Contents (Sacred Heart University Scholar)
My Interview with Akan, Uwem Akpanikat
Endure, John Albergo and Justin C. Cullen
Strategic Analysis of Target Corporation, Briana Andreoli
Gender Roles are the Worst Kind of Bread, Rebecca Armand
Oxidation of Secondary Aromatic Alcohols, Stephen Baer and Hao Jia
Supercloth, Melissa Ballinger
Educating Indigenous Populations in Rural Guatamala about Menstrual Hygiene Management in Collaboration with Days For Girls International, Molly Barker, Alicia Buynovsky, Stefanie Falcone, Julia Gonfiantini, Allison Johnston, and Meghan Liquindoli
Electronic Senses: Digitalizing Smells and Tastes, Nathaniel Barone and Tolga Kaya
The Psychology of Giving and Receiving Compliments, Rebecca Bedosky, Lauren N. Schaefer, Ana-Marie Kalafatis, and Melissa Weaver
Block Island, Horseshoe Crab Paradise?, Amanda Beecher and Christina Cerreta
A Look at Modern Day Bilingualism, David Bocach
Water You Looking At? Land Usage and Water Quality in Dingle, Ireland, Elizabeth Bouchard and Jenna Rondeau
How Does Reading Fiction Improve Theory of Mind?, Anna Brown, Noelle Mayne, Gabriella Monferrato, and Margot Simeone
Fertility Rate & Infant Mortality Rate, Elena Burke
Comparison of Wild-Type versus Mutant L1CAM Expression in Cultured Neurons, David R. Cannata, Eva Murphy, Cassandra Lew, and Samantha Pignatelli
Green HR, Brandon Capuano
Promoting Health with the Distribution of an Improved Water Source to the Indigenous Population in Rural Guatemala in Collaboration with IDC Missions, Dayna Cardona, Jennifer Duran, Laina Iuele, Erin Kearns, Cynthia Louro, Allison Rotondo, and Megan Sirois
Modeling of surface area and pore volume of activated carbons prepared from renewable and low cost precursors, Kacey A. Carido, Amanda C. Balesano, Christopher J. Domville, Aaron M. Schwartz, Krisjana Seferi, and Penny A. Snetsinger
Death and Dying: Deciding Between Hospice and Palliative Care, Kelly Castro
Disruption within Alternative Lending, James Chiavaro and Chris Saunderson
KeepUp, Zachary Cloutier and Nicolas A. Treglia
The Negative Effects of Exercise on the Quality and Quantity of Sleep in Athletes, Christopher Cofrancesco
How 3d Printing Has the Ability to Revolutionize Production and Why it Hasn’t, Roy Colter
The Effects of Exercise on Motor and Non-motor Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease, Michelle Costa
Reliability of C3Logix™ Ability to Detect Postural Sway Compared to a Gold Standard Force Plate System, Christopher Cote and Douglas Terrone
63 Questions, Nicole Croteau and Marguerite Girandola
SVMC Emergency Department Handoff Reinforcement Using SBAR, Casey Culkin
Rape Culture Rooted in Patriarchy, Media Portrayal, and Victim Blaming, Danielle Cusmano
Di-n-Butyl phthalate or DBP, a Common Ingredient in Plastics, Induces Craniofacial Defects During Embryonic Development, Danielle Cusmano and Tanner Jergensen
Advanced Seminar Final Paper - Friends, Ilaria DeAngelis
The Use of Music Intervention in Improving Social and Communicative Behaviors in Children and Adolescents Under the Autism Spectrum, Lara DeCastro, Rachel Bellantoni, and Kathryn Benatti
The Role of Institutions, Islamism, and Militaries in the Outcomes of the Arab Spring: The Cases of Tunisia, Egypt, and Syria, Olivia Delmonico
Ethics of Auditing, Michael Doherty
Beluga Whales Socio-Sexual Interactions and Behaviors (Delphinapterus leucas), Makayla S. Dole, Rebecca E. Bolmer, Amanda J. Buongiorno, Samantha King, and Casey C. Minogue
The Impact of Gender on Depression Rates in Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients, Laura Donato
Battle Book, Jonathan Echavarria
Medical Advantages of Allogeneic vs Autologous Stem Cell Transplants as Treatment in Blood Related Cancer Patients, Hailey Erwin
Dominant Eigenvalue of a Sudoku Submatrix, Nicole Esposito
Pollution and Infant Mortality, Nicole Esposito
The Influence of Social Media on Marketing Today, Brian Eustace
Using Predation Rates to Assess the Function of Restored Spartina alterniflora marshe, Christelle Exile
Research Paper on Game of Thrones (CM-301), Samantha Facini
Cryptic Coin Cloud, John Falcone
Thinking Inclusion: Analysis of Grandin’s Strategies for Including Students with Autism in the Classroom, Julia Fama
Restoration Efforts at Stratford Point: The Development of a Living Shoreline, Nicholas M. Faulise
Apollo 11, Zachary Festini
A Yoga Program for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and its impact on Lower Extremity Flexibility and Time-On-Task, Mackenzie Foley
Parenting Styles in Relation to Socioeconomic Status, Education, and Generation, Julia Francese
Connecticut Living Shoreline and Its Effect on Spawning Horseshoe Crabs, Jordan Frederick and Andrew Amuro
Peptide-Functionalized Magnetically-Active Nanoparticles for Targeted Manipulation of Amyloid Fibrils, Nicholas Fusco
Ambiguities in the Efficacy of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in the Treatment of Depression, Stephanie Giblin
An Analysis of Gibbon Great Calls During Singing Duets, Stephanie Giblin and Alexandria Mesropyan
Something To Talk About Blog, Kelly Gilbert
A Teaching Tool for Nurses: Pediatric Sepsis, Trevor Guerrera
Lasting Effects of Estrogen and Bisphenol-A Exposure During Adolescent Development on Dendritic Spines and Behaviors in Adulthood, Jennifer Hagedorn, Christina Kitakis, and Emma Madden
Social Security Income: A Comparison of the US System and Abroad, Victoria Hague
Methods of Prioritizing Knowledge Work in Comparison to Lean Methods, Hunter Hatlee
FOMC Economic Outlook, Jonathan Herrmann, Stavros Xanthacos, Emma Stent, Gavin Thurlow, Jess Tavarez, Trevor Godston, Steven Schilder, Wilder Rumpf, and Jacob Tomanelli
"I Can See!": A Health Promotion Project to Improve Quality of Life in Jamaican Communities, Gabriella Iadevaia
Improving Nurse Driven Initiation and Adherence to Sepsis Protocol Within Bridgeport Hospital's Emergency Department, Gabriella Iadevaia
A Guide to Parent-Infant Bonding in the Neonatal ICU, Laina Iuele
The Effects of Exercise Intervention on Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Abigail Jacaruso, Andrew O'Neill, and Juliana Fetherman
Connecticut Economic Outlook for 2018-2020: A Perspective from Sacred Heart University Students in Business Economics, Jack Welch College of Business
Parents' Perception of Athletic Trainers in the High School Setting, Sarah Jaquith and Meagan Hanley
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, and the Inherent Unfairness to the “Un-united” American Citizen, Christopher J. Kantor
Elasticity of Pharmaceutical Drug Pricing and Medicare/Medicaid Beneficiary Count, Bryan Kelleher
