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
Creativity in Artificial Intelligence: How Artificial Intelligence Can Advance the Healthcare Field, Ryan Hayes
Bilateral Weight Distribution Asymmetry in the Functional Movement Screen Deep Squat, Mary Hemmer
Affects of Budgets on Creativity and Revenue, Michael John Iadevaia
Decision Tools for Transporting Critically-Ill Pediatric Patients & Parents, Anthony Iandoli
Gendering Toys: How Pink and Blue Define Life Outcomes for Children, Laura James
Overcoming the Barriers of Poverty: Intersectionality and Single Black Mothers of P.T. Barnum Apartments, Laura James
Overcoming the Barriers of Poverty: Intersectionality and Single Black Mothers of P.T. Barnum Apartments, Laura James
Art in the Museum, Christopher Janneck
Di-butyl phthalate (DBP) Induces Craniofacial Defects during Embryonic Development in Zebrafish, Tanner Jergensen, Danielle Cusmano, and Nicole M. Roy
Yoga: Paths to Pain and Peace, Avni Kapadia
Policies Related to the Inclusion and Exclusion of Transgender Athletes for High Level Collegiate and Professional Sports, Ioana Kondareva
Tracking Calories: Validity of Wearable Activity Monitors, Kayla Kowalczyk, Bianca De Lucia, Jessica Wade, and Victoria Lynch
How Consumer Behavior in the 1930’s-1940’s Differed from Today, John Krusinski
How Management Relates to The Success of a Professional Sport League: A look at the NBA and NFL, Joseph LaRocca
The Role of Competitive Interactions, Phenolics, and Feeding by Mesograzers in Eurasian Watermilfoil (Myriophyllum Spicatum) Invasions, Jenna Larson and Rachel DeMarzo
The Tender Turn: Ambivalence toward Brunetto Latini and Homosexuality in Inferno XV, Tyler Lascola
Social Behavior in Belugas (Delphinapterus leucas), Stephanie N. Leson, Ashley F. Penczynzyn, Erin S. Perotta, and Garrett P. Roy
Singularity and the Threat of Artificial Intelligence, Ryan Litwin
Comparison of Planktonic Microbial Diversity in Two Watersheds on the Dingle Peninsula, Nicole Longo
Lessons from Abroad: Perspectives on Indian Culture, Lauren J. Lyver and Ashley N. Saenz
An Experience of a Lifetime: Working in a Cross-Cultural Environment, William Mastroni, Trevor J. Godston, and Ilya Boyd
Relations Among Lifestyle Variables and Weight Retention in Postpartum Women, Jessica Mastropietro
The Association of Co-occurring Health Risk Behaviors and Mental Health in College Students, Laila McGeorge, Hailey Loreth, Tracy Nguy, and Abdullah Alavi
Artificial Intelligence and Its Use in Physical Therapy, Brianna McInerney
Turnover Rate: Walmart, Sarah McMann
Sexual Assault of United States Olympic Athletes: Gymnastics, Taekwondo, and Swimming, Chloe Meenan
Sexual Assault of United States Olympic Athletes: Gymnastics, Taekwondo, and Swimming, Chloe Meenan
Therapy Dogs as a Wellness Incentive for Stress Management on a College Campus, Daniela Mercado, Sophie Barbagallo, and Olivia Downey
Alternative Methods of Treatment for Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease, Amanda Miller
Foodstagrams: Friend or Foe to the Female Body Image?, Olivia Mittleman
The Need for Implementation of HIV Prevention Strategies in Latin America, Julianna Morrone
Connecting the Digital Root and Trigg Operator, John Munday
Jokers, Daniel Murtagh, Christian Moncada, and Ryan Rogers
Isolation and Characterization of "Wild" Microbes for Brewing, Katherine Napoli, Marissa Yost, and Nauel Tejada
Mira, Ryan Nguyen, Peter Flemister, and Tram Nguyen
Pressure to be Perfect, Genevieve Nitzsche
Pressure to be Perfect: Eating Disorders in Sports, Genevieve Nitzsche
Beer, Bread, and Wine: The Evolutionary Genetic History of Divergence Among Domesticated and Wild Strains of the Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Francesca G. Norko, Alexandra Wyluda, Luciana A. Gizzo, Gabrielle Gontarek, James Siclari, Kirk A. Bartholomew, and Geffrey F. Stopper
How Artificial Intelligence Will Affect Law Firms?, Cody O'Brien
Martin van Buren: Forgotten but not Deserted, Morgan O'Brien
Identification Numbers and Check Digit Schemes, Trevor O'Brien
Di-Butyl Phthalate (DBP) Induces Defects in Eye Development in Zebrafish, Emily Orosco
Slip of Southern Hospitality, Grace O'Rourke
In Service of Language Development: Outcomes of a Community-Engaged, Undergraduate SLP Course, Shyanne Ottosi, Stefanie Guglielmo, and Yamiliex Tavarez
Cultural Theory and SHU Study Abroad in India, Eve Papa
The Naulahka: A Story of Cultural Representation, Eve Papa
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
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
