Wheaton College Academic Festival 2024 program

33rd Academic Festival

2024

Friday, April 19, 2024 12–2p.m.

Emerson Dining

Wheaton College | Norton, Massachusetts

WELCOME This year marks the 33rd Academic Festival.

The formal program will take place on Friday, April 19 from 122pm in Emerson. A selection of other nominated events are also included with times and locations listed on the schedule.

Academic Festival celebrates student excellence in all areas of the college, from performing arts to the sciences.

These students, with the support of committed faculty and staff, have completed projects that reflect their growth, knowledge, and ideas that can change the world. As the college lauds their efforts, we invite you to learn from them.

Enjoy the Festival!

Michaele Whelan, President

Karen McCormack, Provost

POSTER SESSION BIOLOGY

CHEMISTRY

Mikayla Titus Genetic characterization of trematode parasites infecting wild mussels from Rhode Island

Ana Curry Synthesis and Characterization of Perfluoropinacolate Lanthanide Complexes

Caitlin Perrigo Wings and Windows: How Public Art Can be Used to End Bird Collisions with Windows

Julie Maxwell, Maria Worden, Katie Walz, and Macey Poitras-Cote Greenhouse Gas Dynamics in Vernal Pools

Viviana Schroeder Phylogenetic position of the invasive southern pine beetle from Nantucket Island

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Trisha Harithsa Global phylogeographic structure of Mytilus edulis based on the mtDNA COI marker Alara Nelson and Daniela Pena Cilia distribution in regenerating zebrafish tissues Megan Kelleher, Ben Lyon, and Allison Darling Cilia patterns in developing tissues seen in four dimensions Marcus Peterson; Marclina Charles; Alex Minickiello; Rylie Seaberg; Greta Minos; Salvatore Pedevillano; Lizzy Duddy; Dakotah Matta-Teixeira; Jordan Cook; Zoe Bell; Julia Butler; Anya O’Brien; Tali Dalton; Gavin Cullinan; Maddie Hatch; Ashlyn Burt; Levi McElfresh; Katie Halle; Ajahni Jackson; Riley Levrault; Tom Ellsworth; Zach Herron; Thomas Wilson; Isabel Babikova; Becca Bryson; Juliana Fleischer; Grace Levie; Parker Fullem; Tori Hews; Abby Martin; Jaclyn Vanderhoof Lessons Learned in Research Experience Teams

Charles Darmstadt Demographic and phenological changes in a Vermont passerine community subject to a warming climate

MAY FELLOWS COLLOQUIUM Sara Tamara Giraldo; Andres Hernandez Gomez; Victoria Helena Pereira; Mialy Juliana Randriamiharisoa; Charlotte Monty

NEUROSCIENCE Ben Goho The effects of environmental enrichment on social play, anxiety-like behavior and plasticity in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC)

PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY Celeste Berenbaum and Lucas Stenson Testing the shear heating hypothesis for ridges on Europa

POLITICAL SCIENCE Lauren Hinckley Sino-Philippine Relations in the Dispute of the Spratly Islands

POSTER SESSION PSYCHOLOGY Julianne Morse Financial Awareness, Realities, and Attitudes among College Students Cassidy Fitzpatrick The role of oxytocin signaling in the ventral tegmental area on the regulation of social and anxiety-like behaviors

TAYLOR AND LANE SOCIAL JUSTICE Jada Prinopoulos-Taylor Systemic Racism in Medicine

THEATER Willemina Wakabayashi RENT Hair and Makeup Design

SOCIOLOGY Cat Le The Impact of Vietnamese American Refugee Experiences on Cultural Maintenance

PRESENTATIONS CENTER FOR GLOBAL EDUCATION & STUDY ABROAD Aubrey Stine; Ajahani Jackson; Reka Moscarelli and Abby MacInnes; Marguerite Bartlett; Maya Baranoff; Josephine Mortrude and Jolli Shevitz; Pear Wongwatanawisut

GLAM (GREEK, LATIN & ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN) Jill Brown; Jimena Chavez-Martell, Maddie Clarke Wright, Owen Dietrich; Mags FoxMoore; Haley Luce; Benjamin Place; Kunbo Sun Reading of Latin translations

HISPANIC STUDIES Brenna Glasheen; Annika Terry; Sarah Pieratti; Alexis Kublin; Brady Smith; Avery Gluchacki; Rebekah Roth Natives and Cultures of the Amazonia

POLITICAL SCIENCE Sara Tamara Giraldo The Bangsamoro Organic Law as a Regional Stabilizer. Podcast on demand.

SEMESTER IN THE CITY Ellie Thomas College for Social Innovation Semester Project at Harmony Capital Advisors

DEMONSTRATIONS COMPUTER SCIENCE Sayed Ibrahimi Online Task Manager Katherine Billings; Avery Chan; Bailey Madrzyk; Jack Murray; Ozgur Ozturk; Zoe Robertson; Daniel Short; Jeffrey Stewart; Matthew Sullivan; Nikola Szymanska Coding Together: Ten seniors working together in two sprints to release a new version of the web app Lexos v4.0 to help scholars run experiments on digitized texts

EXHIBITIONS & PERFORMANCES VISUAL ART & DESIGN

THEATRE & DANCE

2024 Senior Visual Art & Design Exhibition: Sonder Open Hours & Tours

A Die is Cast: An Open Rehearsal

This annual exhibition highlights the work of Wheaton’s 21 graduating visual art and design majors. The exhibition is on view through May 18.

Matthew Lambert; Erika Mathieson; Kseniya Budakova; Nicole Matheson; Zoe Krueger; Stephanie Libby; Isabel Mayers; Justin Veilleux; Tesfay Saleh-Batts; Dara Yanoff; Rachel Marion; Matthew Hebda; Amanda Hodgkins; Caroline McCretton; Sarah McGrail; Lily McDowell; Georgiana Nicolosi; Caitlin Perrigo; Erika Plante; Jillian Sullivan; Justin Foong Beard & Weil Galleries, Watson Fine Arts 1:00–5:00 p.m.

Roll up a character and step right into a session of A Die is Cast. Join the senior theatre and dance majors as they embark on an adventure through the world of Dungeons and Dragons: where the real quest is about finding themselves, friendship, laughter, and of course an epic journey.

The cast: Sven Stenroos, Lily Watson, Emily Carmel, Max Van Osdol, and Jack Murray Kresge Experimental Theatre, Watson Fine Arts 2:00-3:00 p.m.

UPCOMING EVENTS April 18–20, 2024 Wheaton College Dance Company presents Dimensions The ensemble performs under the direction of Artistic Director Andrea Taylor-Blenis. Tickets: $15 general, $10 faculty/staff & seniors, $5 students. Tickets via the Box Office.

The ensemble: Emerson Stout, Eve Poliskey, Nat Gibbs, Syd Alves, Cassie Heleen, Addie Busacco, Summer Ramos, and Emma Baran Weber Theatre, Watson Fine Arts 7:30 p.m.

April 23, 2024 Creative Writing Program Senior Reading Seniors graduating with a degree in creative writing and literature showcase original works of poetry, fiction, and dramatic writing.

The writers: Betsy Allen, Ceci Aruwajoye, Adrian Ellett, Grace Finin, Lou Foust, Matt Jarek, Zoe Krueger, Ori C. Li, and Carlos Yu Holman Room, Mary Lyon Hall 5:00 p.m.

May 2, 2024 Wheaton Honors Convocation Wheaton’s annual celebration of student excellence, at which college and departmental prizes are awarded.

Cole Memorial Chapel 5:00 p.m.

May 9 & 10, 2024 Theatre Ensemble Experiments presents A Die is Cast Roll up a character and step right into a session of A Die is Cast. Join the senior theatre and dance majors as they embark on an adventure through the world of Dungeons and Dragons: where the real quest is about finding themselves, friendship, laughter, and of course an epic journey.

The cast: Sven Stenroos, Lily Watson, Emily Carmel, Max Van Osdol, and Jack Murray Kresge Experimental Theatre, Watson Fine Arts 7:30 p.m