Below is the 2023 Whalen Oral presentation Schedule. All abstracts are linked through the title.

Whalen Oral Presentations Abstracts and Schedule

Title 

Name of Presenters

Department 

Room/Time 

Capacity to Perform Maximal Activity During REHIT Dalya Munir Exercise Science  11:25 to 11:55 Emerson C
Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Gut Microbiota of Mantled Howler Monkeys (Alouatta palliata palliata) of Costa Rica Jaiden Mason, Finley Edmonds, Kristen Brodie  Health Promotion and Physical Education  11:25 to 11:55 Emerson C
Implementing Asthma Management Programs for School-aged Children Jaiden Mason Health Promotion and Physical Education  11:25 to 11:55 Emerson C
Racism and the Brain: The Negative Impacts of Racism on Cognitive and Mental Health Soumyaa Joshi Psychology 

12:05 to 12:35 Emerson C

Depression and Anxiety Over COVID: The Role of Personality? Lin Chen, Nathan Moone, Nicole Wheeler Psychology  12:05 to 12:35 Emerson C
Romantic Beliefs: Impacts of Family Structure and Relationship Satisfaction Cecelia Carney,  Jo Paulino, Claire Thompson Psychology  12:05 to 12:35 Emerson C
Antecedents to Gender Equity in the U.S. Workplace Rachel Ng Business Administration  12:05 to 12:45 Clark Lounge
Socially Responsible Investing Reese Perelman Business Administration  12:05 to 12:45 Clark Lounge
The Application of Tapering in Periodization to Instrumental Music Skill Acquisition Nathan Oczkowski Music Education  12:05 to 12:45 Clark Lounge
The Start of Their Sound: Fundamental Brass Articulation Pedagogy Isaac Schneider Music Education  12:05 to 12:45   Clark Lounge 
When A Boy Tells You He Loves You Kylie Schultz Television-Radio 

12:05 to 12:35 Klingenstein Lounge

Sportwashing and the World Cup: Qatar’s Attempt to Reshape its Reputation Abigail Jones Television-Radio  12:05 to 12:35 Klingenstein Lounge
2 Suitcases, 100 Pounds  Baneet Pukhrambam Cinema and Photograpy 12:05 to 12:35 Klingenstein Lounge
Dopamine modulates locomotion in Tardigrades Joey Rodas Biology  11:25 to 11:55 Ithaca Falls 
Extraordinary Returns in an Extraordinary Century Jason Harrison Economics 

11:25 to 11:55 Ithaca Falls 

Kathmandu & Mumbai: Centers for The Race For A Disappearing Commodity- Studying the Social Politics of Water Commodification and Scarcity in the Anthropocene Gabriel Levitan Sociology  11:25 to 11:55 Ithaca Falls 
Developing an Interactive Simulation for Non-Inertial Reference Frames-Award Presentation Ted Mburu Physics  12:05 to 12:35 Ithaca Falls 
Contributing to a Greener NY: Analysis of Methane Emissions in NYS - Award Presentation Matthew Weil Physics  12:05 to 12:35  Ithaca Falls 
An Exploration in General Relativity and Numerical Relativity Techniques Andrew McGee Physics  12:05 to 12:35 Ithaca Falls 
On the Fractional Value Function-Award Presentation Earth Sonrod  Mathematics  2:10 to 2:20  Ithaca Falls 

Title

Name of Presenters

Department

Room & Time 

Light Across the Lake: Something Strived for but Never Reached. A Reflection on ADHD and its Impact on My Understanding of Who I Am Nicole Meschi   Writing  12:45 to 1:15 Emerson C 
Skim Milk OR On Reading Objects: An industrial history and poetics Matthew Gardener  Writing  12:45 to 1:15 Emerson C 
Arjuna/Brihannida, the First Drag Queen: Subversion of the Kali Yuga Gender Construct in the Mahabharata Zoe Kwasnicki  Philosophy-Religion 

1:25 to 1:55 Emerson C

From Senior Prom to Teen Mom: How Teen Mothers  Respond to Cultural Weight After Graduation Cora Payne Sociology  1:25 to 1:55 Emerson C
The Rhetoric of Revolution Bryn Donovan  Culture and Communication  1:25 to 1:55 Emerson C
Are Girls and Women Happier (and Calmer) Than Boys and Men? A Content Analysis of Gender Stereotypes Reflected in the Characters Portrayed in Children’s Activity Books  Aaliyah Diaz, Angie Gonzalez, Elizabeth Kleynerman Psychology 

2:00 to 2:30 Emerson C 

Infidelity: Mood and Family Structure Jolie Berkowitz, Sophie Daley, Isadora DenDanto, Camryn O'Leary Psychology  2:00 to 2:30 Emerson C 
Emotion and Memory: Clustering Effects in Free Recall Memory John Bull,  Fabiha Khan  Psychology  2:00 to 2:30 Emerson C 

Title 

Names of Presenters

Department

Time/Room 

Self-Respect and Morality  Sydney Johnson Philosophy-Religion 

10:45 to 11:15   Cark Lounge

Autism and Morality Athaliah Knoell  Philosophy-Religion  10:45 to 11:15   Cark Lounge
Heidegger, Harvesting and Human Trafficking Liza Dhameeth Philosophy-Religion  10:45 to 11:15   Cark Lounge
Windows - Seeing Through Communication Zac Sultzer Cinema and Photography  2:00 to 2:30   Clark Lounge 
Chrysalis Olivia Gelick Cinema and Photography  2:00 to 2:30   Clark Lounge 
Fifty Years of Title IX: A Reflection of Liberty League Institutions’ Equity in Athletics Act Surveys Arla Davis  Sport Media  2:00 to 2:30   Clark Lounge 

Title

Name of Presenters

Department

Room & Time

I'm GLAAD You Exist Lindsay Sayer Sociology and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

10:45 to 11:15 Klingenstein Lounge

Memories of Blood, Stories of Persistence: How Centuries of Genocide Affects Armenians Today Elijah de Castro History  10:45 to 11:15 Klingenstein Lounge
Life Becoming Art: A Historical Analysis of Pixote and the Third Cinema Movement Dominic Berardi History  10:45 to 11:15 Klingenstein Lounge
[trans.] - Translating the Old English Elegies Meabh Cadigan English  11:25 to 11:55 Klingenstein Lounge
Neuralink: A Safe and Ethical Solution to Neurological Injuries? Devon Grover Writing  11:25 to 11:55 Klingenstein Lounge
Episode 1 Kimiyona Mustafa Niazi Writing for Film, TV, and Emerging Media 12:45 to 1:15 Klingenstein Lounge
Kimiyona Presentation Mustafa Niazi Writing for Film, TV, and Emerging Media 12:45 to 1:15 Klingenstein Lounge
“One in Ten Thousand” : Mythologizing The Black Cowboy & The Paradox of Revisionist Porn in Django Unchained Justin Foster Film, Photography, and Visual Arts  12:45 to 1:15 Klingenstein Lounge
Separate and Unequal: Club Sports and Their Inequities Evan Glotzer Sport Media  1:25 to 1:55 Klingenstein Lounge
From running commercial real estate to running down the 50: The Story of Skip Lane. Charlie Norman Sport Media  1:25 to 1:55 Klingenstein Lounge 
Maintaining Growth: Soccer in America Dylan Potemri Sport Media  1:25 to 1:55 Klingenstein Lounge 
An Examination of the Factors that have caused the Advanced Analytics Boom in the NBA, as well as its impact Luca Jafet Sport Media  2:00 to 2:30  Klingenstein Lounge 
A Students Best Friend: The Legacy of Matt Nash Connor Wood Sport Media  2:00 to 2:30  Klingenstein Lounge 
On Sage & Football Kevin Schoch  Writing 2:00 to 2:30  Klingenstein Lounge 

Title

Names of Presenters

Department

Time and Room 

Can We Independently Verify Inflation Reduction Act Claims About Decreases in Greenhouse Gas Emissions?  Daniel Motta Physics 12:45 to 1:15 Ithaca Falls Room
The Role of Phospholipase A2 in the development of Alzheimer’s disease Sherya Chopra Biology 12:45 to 1:15 Ithaca Falls Room
Investigating Treacher Collins Syndrome in C. elegans Bella Suarez  Biology

1:25 to 1:55  Ithaca Falls Room

Investigation of Gene Expression Regulation by Identifying Novel Splicing Factors in Mutant S. Pombe via Whole Genome Sequencing Dehron Smith   Biology 1:25 to 1:55  Ithaca Falls Room
Gardening the Understory of the Forest Nandini Agarwal  Physics  1:25 to 1:55  Ithaca Falls Room
Determining the Probability of Each Player Winning a Chutes and Ladders-esque Game Jay Barrett  Environmental Studies and Sciences 2:00 to 2:40 Ithaca Falls Room
On the Fractional Value Function-Award Presentation Earth Sonrad Mathematics  2:00 to 2:40 Ithaca Falls Room
Bead Crochet Patterns and Hockey Stick Translations Madolyn Donaghy-Robinson Mathematics  2:00 to 2:40 Ithaca Falls Room
Random Tic-Tac-Toe James Belov  Mathematics  2:00 to 2:40 Ithaca Falls Room