Senior Projects - Class of 2022
Congratulations!
As you, the class of 2022, celebrate your graduation, we encourage you to find purpose and joy in the amazing work you have accomplished by sharing your work with an audience that reaches far beyond those we are able to host on campus. Particularly in the past semester or two as you have completed your projects, know that the questions and problems you ask and address below will serve you and the world as you embark on your next adventures. Now more than ever, the world needs your intellect and skills: healthcare professionals promoting health and wellness, business leaders changing the world, scientists and mathematicians answering important global questions, historians uncovering new stories of past conflicts and events, and social scientists researching and examining what shapes human behavior. The following seniors from across the College have been chosen by their departments to publish an exceptional senior project. We offer these ‘artifacts’ to our community and invite all to enjoy and celebrate the accomplishments of these outstanding students who have completed the final leg of their Wagner Plan with great success.
-Sarah Donovan, PhD, Interim Dean of Integrated Learning
-Jessica England, PhD, Coordinator of the Senior Learning Community Program
A special thank you to Senior Librarian Lisa Holland and others who helped to publish these archives through the Horrmann Library.
List of Artifacts
Biology
Biopsychology
- Gabriela Diorio – Occupational Therapy as an Effective and Holistic Treatment Option
- Veronica Gallo – Obesity and the Impact of Society on Obese Youth
- Ethan Zirh – The Application of Psychometric Testing in Sport and Performance Psychology
Business
- Morgan Matrone – Influence of Gender Stereotypes on Gender Inequality & Discrimination in the Workplace
- Yasmin Rieger – The Effects of Influencer Marketing on Instagram and TikTok on Brand Awareness in the fashion industry
- Mackenzie Vogler – The Barriers Impeding Women’s Existence in the Financial Industry
History
Microbiology
Math and Computer Science
Nursing
- James Civil & Amanda Gnidzeijko – The Harmful Effects of Vaping Among Adolescents in Staten Island Community District 1
- Gianna DiCostanzo & Steven DeCarlo – Adequate Training for First Responders to Resolve Knowledge Deficit of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Toms River, NJ
- Maria DiNicola & Olivia Mancino – The Greatest Killer: The Opioid Epidemic in Great Kills, Staten Island
- Kasey Dorney, Alegra D’Alessandro, & Margaret Gregory – Tuberculosis in Homeless Population on Skid Row, California
- Katie Downes, Jessica Ghali, & Annet Cherkassky – Low Birth Weight of Newborns due to Living at High Altitudes
- Meredith Gerrish, Olivia Gerrish, & Jacquelyn Ciccotto – Anxiety and Depression Among Adults in the Lower East Side of Manhattan due to Covid-19
- Kayla Hay, Allyssa Turner, & Reilly Patterson – Increasing Vaccination Rates in the Jerusalem Ultra-Orthodox Community
- Anisa Kurtesi, Selena Maragh, & Silvia Salerno – The Health Effects of Air Pollution on Children in Mott Haven, Bronx
- Danielle Parello & Nicolette Muro – Sexually Transmitted Diseases in San Francisco’s Young Adolescents
- Nicolette Portaro, Kaitlyn Rosatelli, & Chelsea Kennedy – Modern Society’s Effects On Obesity in Children and Adolescents On the North Shore of Staten Island
- Kristen Read & Carina Femiano – Increased Social Media Usage Related to Mental Health
- Lakeisha Seaforth & Gianna Micalizzi – An Analysis on the Increased Rate of Thyroid Disorder in Staten Island
- Elana Shpunt, Eryn Cameron, & Shannon Martin – Mental Health Changes in Millennials Related to the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks in Downtown Manhattan
- Charlotte Tucksmith, Amanda Leonardis, & David Slachtish – Malaria Control on Women and Children in Burkina Faso, Africa
- Diana Zuberi, Inna Palinchak, & Sidney Marjamaa – Covid-19 Impact on the Amish Population in the Community of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Psychology
- Connie Campbell – Getting to Know Dance/Movement Therapy: Exploring the Historical and Contemporary Theories
- M Clayton – The Psychological State: How Psychology Conceives an Individual and Societal Relation
- Samantha Mayadunna – Healthcare and Healthcare Disparities Within the United States
- Lucy Shaw – Second Language Acquisition Theory and Teaching
- Ruth Sytsma – Grief Counseling, Its History and Practice
- Mikaela Wells – The Evolution of Intimate Partner Violence: Origins, Battered Woman Syndrome, and Proposed Solutions