Wagner College has published the Fall 2017 issue of the Wagner Forum for Undergraduate Research, an interdisciplinary journal of student research. Papers are reviewed with respect to their intellectual merit and scope of contribution to a given field. To enhance readability, the journal is typically subdivided into three sections: Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and Critical Essays. The first two of these sections are limited to papers and abstracts dealing with scientific investigations. The third section is reserved for speculative papers based on the scholarly review and critical examination of previous works. As has become a tradition, the fall edition commences with the abstracts of papers and posters presented at the annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference.
The Forum is published twice a year — once in the fall, and once each spring. The current issue is the 31st to be published under the direction of biology professor Gregory J. Falabella, who has served as editor-in-chief since the journal’s inception. The editorial board includes five other members of the Wagner College faculty: Miles Groth (Psychology), Andy Needle (Art), Annemarie Dowling-Castronovo (Nursing), Donald E. Stearns (Biology) and Lori Weintrob (History).
Below, you will find a listing of the contents of all four sections of the new issue. A complete PDF of this issue can be found (and downloaded) online at no charge. You can also order a print copy, at cost, from our online, print-on-demand bookstore.
Section I: Abstracts, Eastern Colleges Science Conference
Monica Cipriani, “The Effect of Listeria Monocytogenes on Amyloid Plaque Build Up and Neurofibrillary Tangle Formation in the Brains of Adult Zebrafish (Danio rerio)”
Merrysha Castillo, “Traumatic Brain Injury as a Disorder of the Connectome”
Regina Ismaili, “Fluoride in Groundwater in South Eastern Bangladesh”
Helema Tayeh & Anna Cios, “Grafting Organic Molecules to Metal Surfaces through the Reduction of Aryl Diazonium Salts”
Alexis Dispensa, “In Vitro Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oils on Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus”
Lejla Bolevic & Domenick Palmieri, “Computational Investigation of the Pyrolysis of Polyethylene”
Theresa Mustacchio, “Detection of a MET Transcript in the Flatworm Girardia dorotocephala”
Anthony Tucker-Bartley, “Characterizing the Role of O-GlcNAcylation in Cardiomyopathy: Constructing a Transgenic Mouse Model”
Michelle DeTomaso, “The Behavioral Effects of Caffeine on Zebrafish (Danio rerio)”
Nicole Bell, “Gallyas Staining Method Used to Detect the Presence of Neurofibrillary Tangles and Beta Amyloid Plaques After Traumatic Brain Injury in Adult Zebrafish (Danio rerio)”
Section II: The Natural Sciences
Shannon Cedeno, “The Effect of Oscillating Electromagnetic Fields on the Microorganism Staphylococcus aureus”
Section III: The Social Sciences
Nicole Aylmer, Nada Metwally and Robin Santoro, “The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease in Port Richmond”
Vanessa Dailey, “The Dakota Access Pipeline: Litigating the Dispute”
Section IV: Critical Essays
Madison McNichol, “Luca Pacioli, The Father of Accounting”
Cynedra Osinaike, “Factors Influencing School Readiness”
Madison J. Ruff, “Internalized Racism and Indoctrinated Religion: Alice Walker’s ‘Convergence’ and ‘The Color Purple’ ”
Daniel S. Smith, “Thirty-Nine Million and Counting: The Role that Federalism Played in the HIV/AIDS Crisis”
Rebecca Martin, “Gregor Samsa and Marx’s Alienation of Labor”
Kelly Glenn, “Why Adults are Allowed to Say Children Are Best Kept Out of Sight and Out of Mind: A Study on Adult-Focused Therapy for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking”