The 2021 Emmanuel Summer Research Fellows Program featured 25 faculty-student collaborations covering nine different disciplines. Once focused exclusively on the natural sciences, including biology, chemistry, and physics, the program has expanded and is available to faculty-student collaborations in all areas of study.
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Anne Marie Deffe ’22
"To Post or Not to Post? How Connection to Media Affects Connection to Nature and Well-Being"
Faculty Advisor: Mark Flynn, Associate Professor of English
Megan Canfield ’22
"Chapter 8: Children’s Age and Participation in Child Protection in the United States"
Faculty Advisor: Katrin Kriz, Professor of Sociology
Emily Kline ’22 and Lauren Sterling ’22
'"I became the person I needed...': Streetworkers' Perspectives on their Job Experiences"
Faculty Advisor: Janese Free, Associate Professor of Sociology
Aurelie Barry ’22
"Investigation of non-canonical PRC1 Complexes in Drosophila"
Faculty Advisor: Janel Cabrera, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Rylie Bolarinho ’22
"Effects of Selected DNA Aptamers on Calcium Carbonate Mineralization at pH 7.4 and 10"
Faculty Advisor: Aren Gerdon, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Arlette Cabral ’24 and Justin Mejia ’23
"The Role of KLF Transcription in Regulating Fat Metabolism and the SKN-1 Antioxidant"
Faculty Advisors: Natalie Karagodsky, Assistant Professor of Biology
Thamish Centeio ’22
"Decoding the Transcription Machinery Interactions Network in Bacteria"
Faculty Advisor: Padraig Deighan, Associate Professor of Biology
Rachael Cohen ’23 and Daniela Gomes Rodrigues ’22
"You Have Those Adult Responsibilities, but You’re Still Getting Your Feet on the Ground: The Lived Experience of Established Adulthood"
Faculty Advisor: Clare Mehta, Associate Professor of Psychology
Katelin Curtis ’22
"Automated Water and Alcohol Choice Test"
Faculty Advisor: Elizabeth Crofton, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Kate DelTorchio ’22
"Comparing the Frequency of Online and In-Person Body Talk and Looking at Their Relationships with Body Satisfaction"
Faculty Advisor: Linda Lin, Professor of Psychology
Anna Drake ’22
"Impact of a Two-Hit Developmental Model on Behaviors and Brain Measures Related to Stress and Mood Disorders in Mice"
Faculty Advisor: Melanie Leussis, Associate Professor of Psychology
Grace Gaultier ’24 and Jack Tata ’24
"COVID-19 Impacts on Elementary Mathematics Classroom Engagement Strategies"
Faculty Advisors: David Earls, Lecturer in Mathematics and Miriam Gates, Assistant Professor of Math Education
Amanda Gilbert ’22
"Calcium Phosphate Mineralization of Collagen using DNA Aptamers"
Faculty Advisor: Aren Gerdon, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Julia Japo ’23
"Real Time Mineralization of Collagen through the Addition of Calcium Phosphate, Poly-Aspartic Acid, and DNA Aptamers Using a Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM)"
Faculty Advisor: Aren Gerdon, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Patrick Mannion ’23
"Synthesis of Tripodal Receptors for Reactive Sulfur Species"
Faculty Advisor: Nathan Lau, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Bailey Maurer ’22
"Synthesis of N-Substituted Bisaryl-Amidines with Sequence-Specific DNA Binding Capability"
Faculty Advisor: Michelle Watt, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Van Nguyen ’23
"The Effect of Roadblocks on DNA Target Search"
Faculty Advisor: Allen Price, Associate Professor of Physics
Polina Ovchinnikova ’22 and Hannah Sullivan ’22
"Introducing a Mutation into a Monarch Butterfly Population"
Faculty Advisors: Benjamin Allen, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Yulia Dementieva, Professor of Mathematics and Christine Sample, Associate Professor of Mathematics
Hannah Paquette ’22 and Michaelangelo Tsaparlis ’24
"Sex-specific Differences in Mutational Signatures and Cancer Effect Size"
Faculty Advisor: Vincent Cannataro, Assistant Professor of Biology
Emma Stevens ’22
"A Comparison of Machine Learning Methods for Particle Recognition in Single Molecule Biochemical Data"
Faculty Advisor: Allen Price, Associate Professor of Physics
Daniel Sullivan ’22
"Mutation Nation: Investigating Protein-Protein Interactions in a Yeast Cell Division Pathway"
Faculty Advisor: Anupama Seshan, Associate Professor of Biology
Sydney Teixeira ’22
"Molecular Cartography Uncovers a Transcription Appropriation Factor"
Faculty Advisor: Padraig Deighan, Associate Professor of Biology
Grace Viviano ’22
"Attitudes Towards E-Cigarettes and Combustible Cigarettes"
Faculty Advisor: Linda Lin, Professor of Psychology
Ryan Arisian ’24
"Executive Compensation and Diversity and Inclusion: Holding Senior Leaders Accountable for Effecting Racial Justice in Organizations"
Faculty Advisor: Kelly Basile, Assistant Professor of Management
Grace Gaultier ’24 and Jack Tata ’24
"COVID-19 Impacts on Elementary Mathematics Classroom Engagement Strategies"
Faculty Advisors: David Earls, Lecturer in Mathematics and Miriam Gates, Assistant Professor of Math Education
Emily Penta ’22
"Making it all Fit: An Upper Elementary-Grade ELA Teacher and Literacy Coach Solve Ongoing Problems of Practice"
Faculty Advisor: Christine Leighton, Associate Professor of Education
Nick grew up in a family of medical professionals—his mother and grandmother are both nurses and his father is a paramedic. “I’ve always been surrounded with medical jargon and stories of health incidents, crises, and the rewarding benefits of providing care,” he said.
For Nadel, the stage is her “second home,” and the community she’s found within Emmanuel’s Theater program, a second family. While she originally thought she would pursue college theater as a hobby, she soon realized the work would define her student experience and provide a foundation for life beyond Emmanuel.
As a mathematics and economics double major with a concentration in statistics, Matt found actuarial work of calculating the financial consequences of risk for companies right in line with his interests.
Prior to coming to Emmanuel, Gianna had never heard of the field of sociology, but was very familiar and passionate about issues of crime and justice. Her time at Emmanuel helped her to not only put a name—but also, a purpose—to that passion.
Propelled by a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, students and faculty in the Mathematics Department are studying the rate of evolution in spatially structured populations using evolutionary graph theory, which may inform the estimation of important events in our evolutionary past, such as when humans split from our closest primate relatives.
Assistant Professor of Communications and Media Studies Mark Flynn and Tristyn Suprenant ’20 take a look at food advertisements and the effects of mindfulness on television binge watching.
In collaboration with Emmanuel graduate, Kierstin Giunco ’17, Associated Professor of Education Christine Leighton and current student Kayla Balthazar '20 are working with local elementary students to deepen reading engagement and comprehension.
As her research in economics education has focused on innovation in the classroom and finding ways to help students apply economic theories to real-world situations, students are vital in every aspect to Associate Professor of Economics Rebecca Moryl’s work.
When choosing a college, Eileen knew two things for sure—that she would be able to get to know her professors and peers and that she wanted to be in an area in which she would have myriad opportunities in the research and medicine.
When Melissa started at Emmanuel, she chose what she believed to be two separate and distinct majors—studio art and history—to fulfill her both her personal and professional interests.
Kai has always had the inclination to try to make any situation better. When he was searching for colleges, Emmanuel's social justice mission resounded deeply with his ideals of supporting those who need the help.
Robert’s interest in the workings of the wider world grew in 2011 as the Arab Spring became international news. “I love history,” he said, “so knowing the history of the states as well as their current affairs made their actions and interactions much more interesting to me.”
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