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 2023
An Interdisciplinary Study on the Impact of Work-Family Conflict on Employed Mothers, Nicole Ferrero
Frankenediting: The Philosophical Monster Created by Editing Tools, Ava Flannery
Ethical Implications of the Fashion Industry, Ciara Flood
Asian Shore Crab Population Decline at a Marsh Restoration Site in Stratford, Connecticut, Leah Foito
How the Damage of Racism in Social Media Generates Social Activism, Jessica Fontaine
What Are The Long-Term Effects of Ocean Pollution, and Why Should We Care?, Elli Forgione
Validity of a Computer Vision System to Determine Bar Displacement and Velocity, Padraig Francis
Validity of Maximal Heart Rate During an Intermittent Cycle Test, Ella Frisbie
Validity of Maximal Heart Rate during an Intermittent Cycle Test - A Pilot Test, Ella Frisbie
Effects of using Continuous Endotracheal Cuff Pressure Control Systems on Rates of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia., Hannah Galeucia
Student Athletes and Access to Mental Health Resources on a College Campus, Maria Gambino
WallStreetBets: Evaluating Market Manipulation Through a Psychological and Legal Scope, Mark Garfinkel
The Use of Chlorhexidine in Combating Phlebitis, Gabrielle Gately
The Impact of Suctioning Frequency on Rates of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, Sarah Gehrlein
Di-butyl Phthalate Disrupts Muscle, Motor and Sensory Neuron Development in Embryonic Zebrafish, John Paul Giacalone, Michael Fumo, Evelyn Paquette, and Nicole Roy
The Impact of Brief Animal Assisted Therapy Dog Interactions on College Student Stress and Self-Efficacy Levels, Savannah Giordano and Julian Percoco
Evaluating High- and Low-Tech Visual Scene Displays in Children with Complex Communication Needs, Colleen Goldrick, Tara Shipos, and Gabrielle D'Andrea
The Argument for Sports Fandom and Its Unrealized Societal Benefits, Daniel Gonzalez
How Context Shapes our Concerns: Investigating the Causal Effects of Social Identity Threat Concerns using the SITC Inventory”, Nicholas Granja, Fabiola Millien-Faustin, and Noelle Debrot
The Relationship Between Attention and Working Memory in Healthy Individuals, Mia Greenberg, Jessica Longa, Erin Dobson, and Sydney Collier
Physical and Occupational Therapy: Tools to Change Lives, Cara Grill
Visual Assessment of a Meiofaunal Community, Ashley Guglielmi, Lilly Bove, and James Moore
The Effect of Social Media on Perceptions of Women in Sports, Grace Hand
Autism Spectrum Disorder and COVID-19: How the transition to remote learning affected students with ASD, Julia Hardesty
Superheroes and Their Underlying Humanity Within Them, Luke Healy
Can Dogs Detect a Surprising Event?, Emma Higley, Samantha Faeth, Nicole Alvira, Kaitlyn Borg, Marissa Colloca, and Gabrielle Esposito
Are We Bait or Clickbait?, Aladeen Hussein
The Effect of Screen Time on Children and Adolescents' Physical and Mental Health Including Differences Seen in Sex and Familial Socioeconomic Status, Lauren Iacoviello
Masculinity within the Age of Innocence, Caleb Jean-Pierre
Investigating Key Characteristics of Target Audience in Promoting Non-Profit Events, Lauren E. Jones and Mikela M. Pirri
R Analytics Tool to Study the Performance of the D1 Women’s Basketball Team at Sacred Heart University, Erica Juliano and Chelsea Thakkar
A Dynamic Online Dashboard for Tracking the Performance of Division 1 Basketball Athletic Performance, Erica Juliano, Chelsea Thakkar, Christopher B. Taber, Mehul S. Raval, Kaya Tolga, and Samah Senbel
Patterns of Snail Herbivory and Phenolics in Restored and Natural Spartina alterniflora Populations in Long Island Sound, Amanda Kailher
Classifying Action of Internet Firewall Using Machine Learning Models, Geetanjali Kakda
LGBTQIA+ Dance: An Evolving Guide for the Future of Dance Education, Madison Kamme
The Silent Killer, Irene Katehis
Sex Trafficking in the United States, Julia Kavanagh
The Psychology of Recovery, Abigail Keating
The Relationship of Opponent Ranking and In-Game Dynamics of Division-1 Women’s Basketball, Allison Keefe
Medical Marijuana Efficacy: Cannabis in Treating Chronic Pain and Inflammation, Erin Keenan
The Importance of Sales Enablement in B2B Marketing Strategies, Grace Kelliher
Psychological Disorders as Seen in Film, Tiffany Kellstrom
Holistic Health Healing, Ashley Kenneally
Inequity Surrounding Insulin Prices and its Impact on American Citizens, Natalie Kennedy
A Feminist Perspective on Social Media’s Impact on Body Image and Mental Health in Young People, Marykate Kiley
An Interdisciplinary View on the Legalization of Physician-Assisted Suicide, Alis Koroglu
Negative Alcohol-Related Consequences and Triggers to Change Alcohol Use among College Students, Isabelle Kovacs and Andrius Kulbis-Marino
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
Why President Bidens Relief Plan Should be Passed but for More Limited Borrowers, Nicholas LaBanca
Marijuana Legalization, Grace Langdon
The Impact of Superstitious Behavior, Marissa LaValle
Legislating Cybercrime: Why Stronger Legislation is Required Considering the Psychology of Computer Users, Danielle LeBlanc
The Relationship Between Takosubo Cardiomyopathy and COVID-19, Jenna Lee
The Impact of Bilingual Nurses within the Healthcare Setting, Julianna Leiva-Lopez
Hypersensitive Narcissism's Relationship to Defensiveness, Sandra Lezcano and Rosalyn Gutierrez
Coronavirus Impact on Nursing, Hyzell Lim
The Relationship Between Set Shifting and Lexical Retrieval in Healthy Individuals, Jessica Longa, Erin Dobson, Sydney Collier, and Mia Greenberg
The Fetal Maternal Conflict: One Body, Two Considerations, Anna Ludkiewicz
What’s Stressing You Out?: Analyzing Daily Experiences of Minority Stress, Elisa Machado, Chelsea Signore, and Ben Tesbir
Financial Illiteracy, Tyler Maloney
RoadKill, Kaitlyn Mangano, Jordan Carlucci, Mario Montuori, Jeppe Mogensen, Benjamin Agyemang, and Brandon Maruri
The Impact of Paid Family Leave on Infant and Maternal Health in the United States, Victoria Martens
Perception of Visible Body Art in Healthcare: Perceptions on a College Campus, Nicolette Mascioli, Conor Duffy, and Rebecca Oswald
Causes of the Increased Rates of Child Marriage in the Za'atari Refugee Camp, Kylie McCabe
Social Determinants Effecting Health Outcomes Worldwide, Mollie McManus
Evaluating the Benefits and Risks of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Luanne Melamed
Social Work Students Attitude Towards Using Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Children and Adolescents, Peter Milner
2050: The conversation on Global Warming, Michael Molina
The Relationship Between Nutrition and the Success of Learning in American Elementary-Aged Students, Christina Molinelli
The Juxtaposition of Various Forms of Cancer Vaccines for Metastatic Melanoma, Abby Molloy
Measuring the Capacity for Endothermy in Open-Ocean Fishes, James Moore
Global Social Work, Stacy Moreno
Using CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing to Test the Hotspot Hypothesis, Alexis Navarro and Mikayla Tucci
EntertainMe!, Trevor Neal, Brandon Cassidy, and Remi Rosa
From Marx to the Modern Day: Do the Economic and Social Impacts of Socialism’s Myriad Experiments Discourage Future Trials?, Joseph Nowak
Celebrity Ability to Impact Public Health, Bridget O'Donnell
The Population Looked at With a Blind Eye: The Struggles of Homeless People for Understanding and Support, Michaela Ouellette
The Relationship between Self-Protective Factors and Defensiveness, Maria Pandolfo and Abbygail R. Michel
Music Therapy in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation, Avisha Patel
Decreasing CAUTIs, Annie Patriarca
Decreasing the Incidence of CAUTIs, Annie Patriarca
Black Women's Journey to Self-worth, Shikeda Paucar
Built Environment and Injury, Keegan Pepin
How The Use of Social Media Can Lead to Mental Disorders in Teenagers, Rachel Petti
Understanding the Mechanics and Flight Controls of Drones: Challenges and Opportunities, Julia Piascik
The Rise of a New Mental Health Epidemic: TikTok and Social Media, and Their Negative Impact on Young Adults, Malia Piscitelli, Cameryn Engel, Haley Sullivan, Jessica Rockwell, and Natalie Ricciardi
Creating a Word Clock with an ESP 32, Devon Pope
Alcohol Use Risk Level and Reasons to Change among College Students who Completed a Digital Form of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), Madeleine Pralea and Annalise Baldi
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
How does Polarization Affect the United States Supreme Court Decisions Concerning the Issue of Birth Control since Griswold v. Connecticut?, Jillian Pusateri
Health vs Economic Impacts of Artificial Food Dyes, Sophia Racanelli
The Great Realignment: Investigating the American Hispanic and Latino Vote, Alejandro J. Ramos
Food Insecurity: Disparities, Risk Factors, and the Adverse Effects on Health Outcomes, Olivia Raschilla
Clinical Site Visits, Meaghan Reck, Cecile Bamberger, and Lizzie Sherwood
The Physical and Mental Effects of Video Gaming on an Individual’s Well-being, Laura Regan
The Effect of Postpartum Depression on an Infant’s Language and Cognitive Development, Alana Reilly
Is It Raining Over the Hill? Microclimate on the Dingle Peninsula, Charlotte Ribaudo and Ilona Farkas
Assessment of Human Anthropometry With a Markerless Motion Capture System, Christopher Riccitelli, Jenna Mowad, and James Moore
