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 2018
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
State Legislative Term Limits Impact on Cigarette Taxation, Thomas Ketcham
Bottlenose Dolphins Mom-Calf Interactions over the First and Second Year of Life, Samantha King, Rebecca E. Bolmer, Amanda J. Buongiorno, Makayla S. Dole, and Casey C. Minogue
Do You Need LinkedIn or Indeed.com for Your Potential Opportunities?, Alfiya Kothawala
Negative Scripts, Racism, and Its Effects on Black Identity Construction, Kelly Y. Llaguno Velarde
Obesity and Fast Food: National Analysis, Savannah Lobo
Multimodal Analgesia: Optimizing Perioperative Pain Management, Cynthia Louro
Annotation of Schizophyllum commune mating-type loci reveals distinct patterns of evolution, Mia Magazin, Mike Boyles, and Arianna Leo
The Ethical and Scientific Debate Behind Human Reproductive Cloning by Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer, Ashley Marx
Understanding and Managing the Symptoms of Chemo Brain in Oncology Patients, Christina Masciale
Black and White Women's Perceptions/Attitudes Towards the Feminist Movement, Hannah Maximin
A Comparative Test of Creative Thinking in Dolphins (Tursiops Truncaus) and Preschool Children, Kathryn McCabe, Allison Lagassie, and Ashley Loser
Suicide in Literature: How Opening the Conversation in Classrooms Could Save Lives, Paige McKinley
Prevalence and Predictors of Stress and Anxiety Among College Students, Kathleen McLaren, Jessica Fidler, and Laila McGeorge
Interventions to Decrease Non-Actionable Patient Alarms on the Telemetry Unit, Alyssa Mickalauskas
What Progressive Resistance Training Exercises are Most Effective at Increasing Gait Speed in Chronic Stroke Patients, Kayla Mieczkowski
Influence of Race, Religion and Socioeconomic Status on the Diet and Physical Activity of a Household, Kaitlyn Murphy and Juliana Merighi
The Right Question for Medical Professionals, Linh Nguyen
Is Early Intervention an Effective Method for Preventing Language Deficits in Children with Hearing Loss?, Jessica O'Connell
A Partnership Between Nursing Faculty, Students, and Urban Community Centers to Provide Vision Screenings for Low-income Immigrant Women: An Experiential Case Study, Rose C. O'Halloran, Kerry A. Milner, and Kim Foito
Guardians of the Galaxy: A Holistic Theoretical Analysis, Melissa O'Rourke
Hawthorne’s “The Birthmark” as an Introduction to the Modern Debate of Eugenics, Eve Papa
Grandmothers Raising their Grandchildren, Ruth Ann Phillips
The Chinese Remainder Theorem, Nancirose Piazza
Debate on Physician Assisted Suicide, Sara Pires
Trends in Exercise and Listening Habits of the Sacred Heart University Community, Haily E. Reatherford, Gianna N. Bordieri, Danielle A. Vigliarolo, and Gabriella Messina
Corporate Governance: The Value of Corporate Governance on Firm Value, Bryan C. Reilly, Jeffrey Moreno, Kelsey Hansen Alshibli, and Zachary Ryan
Students with Disabilities and Academic Performance in Post-Secondary Education, Nathalie Reyes
Number Theory: Niven Numbers, Factorial Triangle, and Erdos' Conjecture, Sarah Riccio
From Kingdom Come, Cory Robinson
Seeds of Trauma in Sterile Soil, Maurice Rodriguez
Son of Hope, Maurice Rodriguez
Vistas, Volume 32, Spring 2018, Sacred Heart University
Guns Across America: Opinion, Fact, Fiction, Sabrina Sadler
Communicable Disease Rates, Henry Santarpio
Watergate, Aidan Satterwhite and Nick D'Angelo
Social Media Use and Unfavorable Political Views, Mikaela Sherlock
Analysis of Microbial Community Diversity in Two Watersheds on the Dingle Peninsula, Kendra Sherman and Victoria Salvatore
Quality Nurse Scheduling, Alaina Silveri, Emily Jones, and Hissah Al Karam
General Anesthesia and the Effects on the Developing Brain in Children, Brittany Smith
Enhancing the Student Community Nursing Experience through Participation in a Domestic Medical Mission Immersion, Cathryn Nancy Spears
Preschooler's Motor Development and Executive Function Skills, Sarah Sullivan
Integrated Screening for Arginase Inhibitors, Todd J. Sullivan, Sushma Sree Bondela, Renee Russo, Evan Jones, Hatoon Albilady, Benjamin Alper, and Joseph Audie
Computational Design of Novel Insulin Degrading Enzyme Inhibitors, Todd J. Sullivan, Sushma Sree Bondela, Naveena Tamma, Brad Cingolani, Andrew O’Neill, Alec Finelli, Benjamin Alper, and Joseph Audie
Game of Thrones and the Background Behind Westeros, Arianna Taite
Are Drug Treatment Programs in Prison Effective in Reducing Recidivism Rates?, Kallysta Tanguay
Lower Extremity Stiffness Pre-Competition and Post-Competition, Jake Tavernite
Determining the Effects of Exercise and Physical Activity on the Cognitive Deficits that Result from Chemotherapy Treatment in Female Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review, Erin Thomas and Kathryn M. Darling
The Impact of a Nation’s Research and Development Expenditure On Scientific Literacy, Trent Thompson
Advertising Campaign for Ronald McDonald House, Maddalena Tondi
Primer to NFL Salary Cap Accounting, Carmen Vacchiano
Gilmore Girls, Jane the Virgin, and Black-ish: Intersectionality and Mother-Daughter Relationships on Network Television, Alexis A.R. Walker
Human Activity and Posture Classification Using Wearable Accelerometer, Kevin Wunderlich and Eman Abdelfattah
The Importance of the Biopsychosocial Approach in the Mental Health Feild, Rachel Zacharczyk
Isolation and Characterization of "Wild" Microbes for Brewing, Jessica Zolotarevsky, Katherine Napoli, and Kiley Ridgway
