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2025 Candidates—M


MACIOCE, SYDNEY — FINANCE 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 
Social Media Marketing in the Age of Influencers 
Anurag Sharma, Isenberg School of Management 

MAGEE, KATIE C. — FINANCE 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
ESG Subset Scores' Impact on Firm Financial Performance Across Sectors 
Muzzo Uysal, Isenberg School of Management 

MAGYAR, JAMES — POLITICAL SCIENCE 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 

MANNING, GIANNA E. — BIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Investigating the Effects of the Downregulation of Constitutive Heterochromatin on Nuclear Stability and Function 
Andrew D. Stephens, Biology 

MAQTEDAR, AKSHITHA — BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
A Tale of Tails: Influence of the E. coli Nucleotide Exchange Factor, GrpE, on the Substrate Binding Domain of Its Hsp70, DnaK 
Lila M. Gierasch, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 

MARIETTA, AALIANNA T. — JOURNALISM 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 
Body Language 
Connie Griffin, Commonwealth Honors College 

MARSHALL, TAYLOR A. — EDUCATION 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
The Case for Social–Emotional Learning 
Ysaaca D. Axelrod, Education 

MARTINELLI, GABRIELE — PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Belonging Beyond Family: Adoptees' Search for Community in Higher Education 
Daniel López-Cevallos, Health Promotion & Policy 

MARTINEZ, HECTOR — ARCHITECTURE 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 
Design Manifesto: Principles for the Future of Architectural Design 
Ray Kinoshita Mann, Architecture 

MASUD, NOOR OMAR — BIOLOGY 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 
Gaps in Perception of On-Campus Research Opportunities Between Undergraduates and Faculty Mentors 
Jeffrey Blanchard, Biology 

MAYO, ELIZA C. — BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 
Assessing C-Reactive Protein in Response to Diet Intervention in Human Milk 
Kathleen F. Arcaro, Veterinary & Animal Sciences 

MAYO, QUINLAN — COMPUTER SCIENCE; MATHEMATICS 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 

MCAULIFFE, KEARA I. — ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
An Examination of Disaster Warning Strategies for Their Potential Impact on Climate Change Communication 
Hossein Pishro-Nik, Electrical & Computer Engineering 

MCCARTHY, ABIGAIL M. — MARKETING 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Synergistic Solutions to Societal and Industry Disconnects in the Management of Plastic Waste 
Ray Kinoshita Mann, Architecture 

MCCARTHY, HAYLEY H. — SPORT MANAGEMENT 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 
Social Perceptions of Sports Betting and Its Community Impact 
Thomas G. Brashear-Alejandro, Isenberg School of Management 

MCDERMOTT, ANNA C. — BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Rehoboth Beach Patrol Training Guide 
Lena Fletcher, Environmental Conservation 

MCDONAUGH, SAXON P. — MARKETING 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Brand Marketing Strategy for Lowe's to Launch Private-Label Automotive Cleaning and Performance Chemical Products 
Heidi E. Bailey, Isenberg School of Management 

MCDONOUGH, BRYAN — FINANCE 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Bloody Business: Criminal Enterprises and Why They Work 
Anya Mkrtchyan, Isenberg School of Management 

MCGARAGHAN, JACK W. — PHILOSOPHY; LINGUISTICS AND PHILOSOPHY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 

MCGIBBON-BLOOM, EMALINE — BIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 

MCGRATH, CONNOR P. — FINANCE 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
An Analysis of the Prefabricated Housing Industry in the U.S. 
Anurag Sharma, Isenberg School of Management 

MCKEEN, SHAYE M. — PSYCHOLOGY 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 
The Role of Local Stimulus Orientation in Symmetry Comparison Tasks 
Kyle R. Cave, Psychological & Brain Sciences 

MCKENNA, JAMES O. — MATHEMATICS 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 
A Mathematical Introduction to Understanding Variable Annuity Hedging Mechanisms 
Hossein Pishro-Nik, Electrical & Computer Engineering 

MCKNIGHT, RONAN — BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 
The Role of Conserved Noncoding Sequences for Evolutionary Branching Traits Among Agricultural Grass Species 
Madelaine Bartlett, Biology 

MCLAUGHLIN, ARTHUR J. — BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 
Advanced Scholarship—Departmental Honors 
Detecting Neck Pain with EMG 
Dmitry Kireev, Biomedical Engineering 

MCMAHON, KIERA N. — MUSIC 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 

MCMAKIN, COLLEEN M. — MICROBIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
An Investigation of Environmental Chlamydiales's Role in the Fish Disease Epitheliocystis 
Wilmore Webley, Biology 

MCNEIL, PAIGE — PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
The “Techidemic”: How the Rise in Digital Communication Technology Has Impacted Youths' Social Cognition 
Angela Maione, Commonwealth Honors College 

MEADOWS, ASHLEY C. — KINESIOLOGY 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 
What the War on Drugs Really Won: Mass Incarceration, Disenfranchisement, and an Opioid Crisis Through Stigma 
Kathleen Brown-Pérez, Commonwealth Honors College 

MEDEIROS, EMMA R. — OPERATIONS & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Women in Tech: Secrets of Success in the C-Suite 
Anurag Sharma, Isenberg School of Management 

MEHTA, ANHA — OPERATIONS & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Designing a Personalized Digital Platform to Support Patient Success Through Bariatric Endoscopy 
Heidi E. Bailey, Isenberg School of Management 

MEI, SANTINO A. — ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 
The Sustainability of Future Computing Energetics: A Reversible Computing Case Study 
Neal G. Anderson, Electrical & Computer Engineering 

MEJAIL, MATTHEW — PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES; EDUCATION 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Too High a Price: An Examination into the Root Causes and Impacts of U.S. Medical Debt 
Deborah M. Keisch, Civic Engagement & Service Learning 

MELLO, MASON H. — BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
The Effect of Osteoporosis on Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis 
Stacyann Bailey, Biomedical Engineering 

METSKER, LEAH C. — BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
The Effect of Asymmetric Surface Stiffness Walking on Gait Kinematics and Kinetics 
Wouter Hoogkamer, Kinesiology 

MILDWOFF, MADELAINE E. — MATHEMATICS 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Is the New Digital Newsroom a Threat to Ethical Journalism? 
Angela Maione, Commonwealth Honors College 

MILLER, EMILY G. — INDIVIDUAL CONCENTRATION: THE SYNTAX OF GENES 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 

MILLER, YAGO A. — BIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Work to Live or Live to Work? A Comparative Analysis of American and European Lifestyle Differences, Health Outcomes, and the Role of Government Policy 
Dean E. Robinson, Political Science 

MILLETTE, EDWARD J. — MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 
Effects of Viscoelasticity on the Vortex-Induced Vibration of a Cylinder 
Jonathan P. Rothstein, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering 

MINICHIELLO, ANGELA V. — PSYCHOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Investigating the Effects of Targeted Memory Reactivation on Emotional Memory Consolidation 
Rebecca M. C. Spencer, Psychological & Brain Sciences 

MOCK, GABRIEL O. — ECONOMICS 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Coming Home to Andean Blood: A Spiritual Autoethnography 
Mark Roblee, History 

MOKDAD, DANIEL A. — BIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Globalization as a Tool of Pharmaceutical Hegemony 
Deepika Marya, Commonwealth Honors College 

MONAHAN, MIRANDA L. — APPLIED PLANT & SOIL SCIENCE 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 
Growing Wild: Lessons from Nature 
Mark Roblee, History 

MONROE, ALLISON E. — BIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Noncontraceptive Benefits of Combined Oral Contraceptives (COCs): Reducing Anemia Risk and Preserving Brown Adipose Tissue Activation 
Achsah Dorsey, Anthropology 

MOORE, SHANNON P. — ENGLISH 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Becoming a Butterfly 
Connie Griffin, Commonwealth Honors College 

MOREHOUSE, AIDAN R. — PHYSICS; MATHEMATICS 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Relating Operators and Boundary Conditions 
Ben Heidenreich, Physics 

MOYES, RACHELE A. — BIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Does the Presence of Haemosporidian Parasites in Swainson’s and Hermit Thrush Affect Their Stopover Performance? 
Alexander R. Gerson, Biology 

MUKIIBI, ANTONIA N. — MICROBIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Creating an Online Space to Support, Hear, and Celebrate Pregnant Black Women: A Social Justice Civic Engagement Project 
Ellen Correa, Civic Engagement & Service Learning 

MULLEN, ETHAN P. — ECONOMICS; SPANISH 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 
Academics and Athletics: Aiding Access to Higher Education in Holyoke, Massachusetts 
Ellen Correa, Civic Engagement & Service Learning 

MUNUGOTI, SRIYA — BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Exploring Dual-Receptor Targeting of Triple-Negative Breast Cancers Using Nanoparticle Delivery Mechanisms 
Thai Thayumanavan, Biomedical Engineering 

MURPHY, JACK P. — EDUCATION 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Picture Book Features That Impact Children’s Engagement 
Michael Gentile, Education 

MWAJUMA, NIYOKUSENGA — NURSING 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 
Implicit Racial and Religious Biases in Nursing Students 
Favorite Iradukunda, Nursing

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