Join us on May 4 for a full day of thesis presentations showcasing the research, creativity, and critical thinking of our graduating students. Explore a wide range of topics and gain insight into the ideas shaping the next generation of thinkers and professionals.

Senior Capstone in Psychology Presentation Titles

Farah Al-Sharaiha: Post-Materialist Values and Subjective Well-Being across the Global South

Ashley Arthur: The Personal Impact of Tarot Readings: A Comparison Between In-Person and Online Experiences

Dominik Boesl: Spiritual But Not Religious: Spirituality as an Internal Self-Regulation System among Emerging Adults

Enrico De Santis: Examining Associations Between Values and Everyday Music Listening Behavior

Samantha Gerolmo-Feeney: Parents’ Ranking of Child Qualities across Generations: World Values Survey Analysis of Qualities Valued by Parents across Ages and Countries

Giorgia Guarnieri: A Semi-systematic Review of the Long-term Effectiveness of Technological Innovations for Improving Psychological Symptoms of PCOS and Endometriosis

Klaudia Petrova: Spirituality and the Unconscious: A Qualitative Investigation of Spiritual Individuals’ Understandings of Their Inner Experience

Julianna Rosenbaum: Individual Progression of New Age Spiritual Beliefs and Practices

Jacqueline Schreiber: Technological Innovations for Enhancing Emotional Wellbeing in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Narrative Review

Armin Shoja Ardalan: Perceived Economic Insecurity and Negative Attitudes toward Immigrants

Bachelor’s thesis in Psychology presentation titles

Ashley Arthur: Artificial Synesthesia as a Cognitive Scaffold: Effects on Attentio and Memory in People with Neurodivergent Traits

Samantha Gerolmo-Feeney: We Lost Agency or Agency was Lost: Construction and Implications of Nonagentic Language in Mental Health Subreddits

Presentations Schedule

Time Session
9:00 – 9:15 Brief intro and program overview
(Heidi, Patrick, Silvia and Martino)
9:15 – 10:30 ENV Capstone Presentation – Group 1
ENV Capstone Presentation – Group 2
BS Health Science – Senior Thesis – Lainie Wion
PSY Thesis – Ashley Arthur
PSY Thesis – Samantha Gerolmo-Feeney
10:30 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 12:15 PSY Capstone – Farah Al-Sharaiha
PSY Capstone – Enrico De Santis
PSY Capstone – Samantha Gerolmo-Feeney
PSY Capstone – Armin Shoja Ardalan
PSY Capstone – Ashley Arthur
12:15 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00 Environmental Science Thesis – Mara Berzina
Environmental Science Thesis – Stephen Peschel
Environmental Science Thesis – Neville Meroni
Environmental Science Thesis – Sawyer Villanueva
Environmental Science Thesis – Laura Lebmeier
Environmental Science Thesis – Julia Baldi
15:00 – 15:30 Break
15:30 – 16:45 PSY Capstone – Dominik Boesl
PSY Capstone – Klaudia Petrova
PSY Capstone – Julianna Rosenbaum
PSY Capstone – Giorgia Guarnieri
PSY Capstone – Jacqueline Schreiber
16:45 – 17:00 Closing Remarks
17:00 – 18:00 Closing Apero