2025 Candidates—C
CACCIOLA, SERENA M. — SPEECH, LANGUAGE & HEARING SCIENCE 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 
Exploring 24-Hour Movement Behaviors in Preschool Children With and Without Developmental Delays, Disabilities, or Disorders: A Scoping Review 
Christine St. Laurent, Kinesiology 
CAIRO, LAURENZCIA A. — BIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Localization and Identification of Insulin-Like Peptides in the Brain of a Nudibranch 
Paul S. Katz, Biology 
CALAMIS, ANNA B. — SOCIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
CALLAN, MAX O. — FINANCE 
Advanced Scholarship—Departmental Honors 
Analyzing the Shift Towards Covenant-Lite Lending in the Corporate Debt Market and Researching the Implications for Both Lenders and Borrowers 
Anurag Sharma, Isenberg School of Management 
CAMPAGNA, AYVA L. — CHEMISTRY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Understaffed and Overworked: The Hidden Crisis in Nursing 
Kathleen Brown-Pérez, Commonwealth Honors College 
CANDIDO, REBECCA — SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING SCIENCES; PORTUGUESE 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 
An Analysis of Speech Production and Its Effect on Speech Intelligibility in Down Syndrome and Fragile X Syndrome 
Jill R. Hoover, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 
CANNON-ECKERLE, LONDON P. — MICROBIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Branches of Paisley 
Connie Griffin, Commonwealth Honors College 
CAPOBIANCO, SARA M. — OPERATIONS & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Market Opportunities for STAINMASTER and MOXIE Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products 
Heidi E. Bailey, Isenberg School of Management 
CARROLL, PAYTON N. — BIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Artificial Intelligence to Combat COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitance 
Hossein Pishro-Nik, Electrical & Computer Engineering 
CARSON, CLEMENT T. — PSYCHOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Impact of Stigma on Emergency Department Care for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder 
Linda Isbell, Psychological & Brain Sciences 
CARVALHO, ARDEN C. — BIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
The Impact of Smallpox on West Africa During Colonization 
Maxine Oland, Commonwealth Honors College 
CAVALHEIRO, SAMUEL V. — POLITICAL SCIENCE; PORTUGUESE 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act: What Accounts for the Differences Between States? 
Dean E. Robinson, Political Science 
CERNJUL, JULIA A. — PRE-VETERINARY SCIENCE 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Overexpression of Transcription Factors' Influence on the Frequency of Dapl1-Positive Cells 
Leonid A. Pobezinsky, Veterinary & Animal Sciences 
CHAPPELLE, SARAH E. — ASTRONOMY; PHYSICS 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 
Structure at the Peak: Measuring Galaxy Morphologies at Cosmic Noon Using 5.6 μm MIRI Imaging 
Alexandra Pope, Astronomy 
CHEBLY, GEORGES — MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Donghyun Kim, Information & Computer Science 
CHEDID, GABRIELLE — ARCHITECTURE 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 
CHEN, ELINA — FINANCE 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 
Reformative and Reinforcement Minimization of Gender Bias in Business 
Hossein Pishro-Nik, Electrical & Computer Engineering 
CHEN, HOWARD H. — POLITICAL SCIENCE 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
On the Urban-Rural Divide 
Ray Kinoshita Mann, Architecture 
CHEN, JOHN Q. — MANAGEMENT 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
How Do Corporate CEOs Differ in the U.S. Compared to Elsewhere Around the World? 
Kevin Young, Economics 
CHEN, KATHLIN A. — BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
CHEREPOV, AARON V. — FINANCE 
Advanced Scholarship—Departmental Honors 
CHEW, KATHRYN — PSYCHOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Beyond Access: How Policy Restrictions Shape Reproductive Health-Care Outcomes Across America's Diverse Communities 
Dean E. Robinson, Political Science 
CHIASSON, JENNA M. — KINESIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Effects of Asymmetric Stiffness Walking on Weight-Bearing Symmetry 
Wouter Hoogkamer, Kinesiology 
CHITTIBABU, SHRIYAA K. — FINANCE 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Revolutionary Frames: A Beginner’s Guide to Modern Imperialism via Graphic Storytelling 
Paul Wolff, Environmental Conservation 
CHIVUKULA, AMRITHA — OPERATIONS & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHY 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 
An Organic Geochemical Investigation of Vegetation History: Anthropogenic and Climatic Impacts in Central Massachusetts Since 1165 B.C.E. 
Isla S. Castañeda, Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences 
CHU, CATHERINE G. — BIOLOGY 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 
Synergistic Activity of Nisin and Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid (EDTA) Against Vibrio Strains 
Margaret Ann Riley, Biology 
CIANO, SYDNEY E. — ENGLISH; JOURNALISM 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 
John J. Hennessy, English 
CICCARELLI, EVAN W. — COMPUTER SCIENCE; MATHEMATICS 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 
Utilizing Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Programming to Increase Speed of Classical Simulations of Quantum Clifford Circuits 
Stefan Krastanov, Information & Computer Science 
CIPOLLONE, GRACE D. — BIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
The Effect of Key Tumor Suppressor Knockdowns on the Expression of Methylation Machinery in Immortalized Breast Epithelial Cells 
Sallie W. Smith-Schneider, Veterinary & Animal Sciences 
CLARK, JACKSON M. — PHYSICS 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
CLIFFORD, KATIE L. — PSYCHOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Unraveling Artificial Intelligence (AI) Attitudes Through the College Lens: The Role of Digital Habits, Personality, and AI Literacy 
Erica Scharrer, Communication 
CLOUTIER, OLIVIA H. — MICROBIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
The Production of Interferon Beta by Alveolar Macrophages and Relevance to the Tuberculosis Pandemic 
Alissa C. Rothchild, Veterinary & Animal Sciences 
COGHLAN, BRIGID B. — PRE-VETERINARY SCIENCE 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
An Investigation into Resilience Variation as Evaluated by Guide Dog Behavioral Response Assessment Tests (GDBARTs) Among Service Dog Prospects: Exploring Dam Temperament 
Elena T. Carbone, Nutrition 
COHEN, DINAH R. — BIOLOGY 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 
Migration and Immune Function in Thrushes: Is There Any Relationship? 
Alexander R. Gerson, Biology 
CONLEY, CHRISTOPH — CHEMISTRY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
COPES-FINKE, EZRA D. — LEGAL STUDIES 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
CORDER, ISABELLA M. — POLITICAL SCIENCE; PSYCHOLOGY 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 
Seeing in Black and White? Expressions of Racial Color Blindness in African Americans 
Tatishe M. Nteta, Political Science 
COTE-LHEUREUX, AUDEN E. — MATHEMATICS 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 
Political Boundaries, Health-Care Gaps: The Link Between Gerrymandering and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Availability 
David Chin, Health Promotion & Policy 
COTTMAN, RACHEL L. — PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGY 
Advanced Scholarship—Departmental Honors 
On Anti-Foundationalism: Ontological, Epistemic, and Semantic 
Hilary Kornblith, Philosophy 
COULSEY, EMILY P. — NURSING 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 
Characterizing At-Home Management of Human Milk 
Carrie-Ellen Briere, Nursing 
COURNOYER, NICOLE E. — KINESIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Effect of Ambivalent Sexism on Physical Activity in Young Adults 
John R. Sirard, Kinesiology 
COUTO, MAYA L. — PUBLIC POLICY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
The Relationship Between Commuter Subjective Well-Being and Mode of Transportation: UMass Amherst 
Kelsey Shoub, School of Public Policy 
COYLE, CAROLINE — PSYCHOLOGY 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 
Investigating Explore–Exploit Decision-Making in Athletes 
Youngbin Kwak, Psychological & Brain Sciences 
CROTEAU, ELISE R. — POLITICAL SCIENCE 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Reproductive Rights and Disability: The Aftermath of Dobbs Versus Jackson for Disabled Women 
Kathleen Brown-Pérez, Commonwealth Honors College 
CROTTY, CAMRYN H. — BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Development of Novel Platforms for Measuring Tau-LRP1 Interactions 
Jennifer N. Rauch, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 
CRUZ, JOSE M. — MATHEMATICS 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
An Introduction to Generalized Pitman–Stanley Flow Polytopes 
Annie Raymond, Mathematics & Statistics 
CRUZ, KIMBERLY M. — ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE; PSYCHOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Post-Migration Adjustment of Guatemalan Migrants to the U.S.: Systematic Review 
Maria M. Galano, Psychological & Brain Sciences 
CUNNINGHAM, CATHERINE V. — PSYCHOLOGY; ECONOMICS 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Patient Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Relative Valuing of Using Therapist Problem- Specific Effectiveness Data for Provider Selection 
Michael J. Constantino, Psychological & Brain Sciences 
CURRIER, OLIVIA C. — MARKETING 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Designing a Personalized Digital Platform to Support Patient Success Through Bariatric Endoscopy 
Heidi E. Bailey, Isenberg School of Management 
CURRO, SIERRA K. — PSYCHOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Pool on a Rooftop 
Connie Griffin, Commonwealth Honors College