Schedule of Events

The Elmhurst University Research and Performance Showcase will be held in-person on Thursday, May 1, 2025.

Performances

Irion Hall: Buik Recital Hall

1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

  • Kaitlyn Thoms and Alexa Simonsis, Dancers/Choreographers: “I Can’t Lose You”
    Faculty Sponsor: Amy Lyn McDonald
  • Christian Zavala, Clarinet: “Solo de Concours” – Andre Messager
    Music Honors Recital Winner
  • Liana Guerrero, Soprano: “Ah! Je Veux Vivre” from Romeo and Juliet – Charles Gounod
    “Le Nozze de Figaro” – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Music Honors Recital Winner

Panel Presentations

Frick Center: Blume Board Room (3:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.)

3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Honors Program Roundtable: Path to Peace

Inspired by the work of Nihon Hidankyo and many other Nobel Peace Prize winners, students in Global Reflections focused on globalization, genocides, and massacres, broadening their social knowledge and intercultural competence to emphasize peaceful conflict resolution.

  • Mateo Gomez Bedoya
  • Melanie Chen
  • Nina G. DeGuzman
  • Daryl Esparza
  • Alejandra Galvan
  • Fariyal Khan
  • Steven M. Pokorny
  • Abigail N. Prevost
  • Gerlando D. Tamburello
  • Aaron Vera
  • Dylan M. Walker
  • Ana P. Zaragoza
  • Faculty Sponsor: Mary Kay Mulvaney

4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Honors Program Roundtable: Exploring AI

Students participating in this semester’s Honors Interdisciplinary Seminar class will present overviews of their interdisciplinary research topics pertaining to numerous aspects of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how it is impacting the world.

  • Giana Aiello
  • Sara Dasliva
  • Cheyenne Harris
  • Sulika Ili
  • Tina Imanlihen
  • Eliana Kiltz
  • Kayla Mitria
  • Amina Mohiuddin
  • Rafael Rivera
  • Varun Sekar
  • Emma Selle
  • Mikayla Zinkel
  • Faculty Sponsor: Mary Kay Mulvaney
Frick Center: Bryan Room (4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.)

Students in the Masters of Arts in Industrial/Organizational Psychology program recount their experiences during their internships and present their theses.
Faculty Sponsor: Catrina Notari

  • 4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
    MacKenzie Lindstrom: HR Student Admin at Dohrn Transfer Company
  • 4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
    Jessica Sperling: Empowering Nonprofit Success: Performance Management at Avenues to Independence
  • 4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
    Adelei Durban: ECS Training Manual Internship
  • 5:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
    Allie Petty: Training & Development Internship at SWD, Inc.
  • 5:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
    Joseph Barber: The Implications of Applicant Perceptions of Fairness and Acceptance of AI-Driven Personnel Selection
  • 5:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
    Anushri Kasar: Enhancing Project Management at ECS
  • 5:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
    Lina Klinger: Employee Engagement, Experience and Wellbeing Internship
  • 6:00 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.
    Kat Borneman: Industrial Organizational Solutions Content Development Internship
  • 6:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
    Paul-Florian Efang: Human Resources Administrator Intern
Frick Center: Melanchthon Room (4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.)

Students in the Masters of Arts in Industrial/Organizational Psychology program recount their experiences during their internships and present their theses.
Faculty Sponsor:
Jessica Sim

  • 4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
    Violet Worth: Integrating I/O Principles Into Business Development
  • 4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
    Jeffrey Johnson: Moving El Centro de la Promesa Azul Forward with Job Analysis and Training Manuals
  • 4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
    Gabriella Mauro: Program Management of Women’s Inclusion: Digital (WID) Dashboard and Organizational Network Analysis (ONA) Projects
  • 5:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
    Gianna Klug: Enhancing Employee Retention at Sargent & Lundy
  • 5:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
    Ashley Kachurik: Social Media & Website Officer for Elmhurst Consulting Solutions
  • 5:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
    Wei Wei: Bridging Theories Into Workplace: A Cross-Cultural Exploration on Performance Management
  • 5:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
    Marsel Sadykov: Content Development Assistant Internship at Industrial/Organizational Solutions (IOS)
  • 6:00 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.
    Jodi DuBrock: Job Analyses and Performance Management in Retail
  • 6:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
    Magi Zavalova: Talent Assessment Development Program
Jean Koplin Memorial Hall: Room 012 (3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.)

Physical Chemistry Research Presentations
Faculty Sponsor: Kimberly Lawler-Sagarin

  • Julian Gonzalez, Alan Lopez, and Kendal Freischlag: The Removal of Ammonium Nitrate from Aqueous Solutions Using Activated Charcoal
  • Mateo Amaya, Thomas Smyth, and Victor Rogowski: Regeneration of Activated Charcoal
  • Callie Brady, Angela Chavez, and Nimra Fatima: Adsorption of Toluene via Activated Charcoal Using UV-HPLC
Jean Koplin Memorial Hall: Room 204 (3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.)

Marginalized Groups and the State

  • Maya Kosiarek: Hispanic Student Perspectives on the Professional Status of University Police
    Faculty Sponsor: Andrea Krieg
  • Cassandra Baraks: Silent Rebellions: How Enslaved Women Challenged the System
    Faculty Sponsor: Karen Benjamin
  • Talia Jalahej: To What Extent Did The Role of Civil Society and Political Parties Contribute to Egypt’s Authoritarian Regression and Tunisia’s Democratic Federation after the Arab Spring?
    Faculty Sponsor: Mary Walsh
Jean Koplin Memorial Hall: Room 133 (3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.)

Panel I (3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
Econometrics Research Presentations
Faculty Sponsor:
Avraham Baranes

  • Sulika Ili: An Analysis of the Effects On-Court Performance has on Salary in the NBA
  • Jocelyne Madrigal and Lucia Zdenahlik: Environmental Drivers of Cyanobacteria in Lakes Across Ohio, Kentucky, and Louisiana
  • Charlie Smith: Predicting Pitch Type in Baseball

Panel II (4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.)
Politics, Culture, and Conflicts

  • Steven Pokorny: German Nationalism in the Context of 19th and 20th Century Political and Cultural Development
    Faculty Sponsor: Christine Summers
  • Melani Bors: How Culture is a Key Factor that can Change how Economic Systems and Business are Managed (and where Governments Spend Taxpayers’ Money)
    Faculty Sponsor: Christine Summers
  • Madison McWhirter: Grappling with the Troubles: An Analysis of Northern Irish Film
    Faculty Sponsor: Rebecca Monger
Jean Koplin Memorial Hall: Room 013 (4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.)

Experimentation, Intervention, and Technological Change

  • Axel Magaña Ponce: Designing Optical Devices for Artificial Intelligence
    Faculty Sponsor: David Barton
  • Lisa Ridarelli: Considerations for Delivering Effective Aphasia Intervention to Patients from Historically Excluded Groups
    Faculty Sponsor: Ilana Feld
  • Axel Magaña Ponce and Frederick Fuchs: Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment: Central Timing
    Faculty Sponsor: Robert Halliday
Jean Koplin Memorial Hall: Room 014 (4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.)

Relaxation and Belonging

  • Alejandra Galvan: Feeling at Home: Exploring Third Places and University Student Belonging
    Faculty Sponsor: Joshua VanArsdall
  • Denver Heneghan: Literature Review with a Focus on Relaxation in Video Games
    Faculty Sponsor: Owen Schaffer
Jean Koplin Memorial Hall: Room 131 (4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.)

Honors Program Roundtable: Perspectives on England

The students in Honors 251 have spent a semester abroad at Liverpool Hope. As part of their experience, they have done research on the history and culture of England. In this panel, students will share their experience and the research that has come out of it.

  • Corrine Ahyee
  • Kaedin Gillie
  • Samantha Lopez
  • Rhea Pajazetovic
  • Benjamin Sobczak
  • Grace Volmar
  • Faculty Sponsor: Erika McCombs

Poster Presentations

Frick Center: Founders Lounge (2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.)
  • Mia Mangialardi: Selective Mutism in Children: Assessment, Intervention, and the Roles of Family, Bilingualism, and Technology
    Faculty Sponsor: Cheri Carrico
  • Joely Liacone: Speech, Language, and Neurological Development in Children Born with Prenatal Opioid Exposure
    Faculty Sponsor: Cheri Carrico
  • Allison Skiple: Narrative-Based Interventions to Promote Children’s Cross Linguistic Generalization of Macrostructures Across Languages
    Faculty Sponsor: Brenda Gorman
  • Samay Verma: Pink Himalayan Salt: The Presence of Lead (Pb)
    Faculty Sponsor: Kimberly Lawler-Sagarin
  • Numa Syed: Polylactic Acid (PLA): Chemical Breakdown of a Plant-Based Plastic to Enable More Effective Recycling Efforts
    Faculty Sponsor: Colleen Munro-Leighton
  • Netochukwu Kalu: Sports Globalization: The Experience for International Athletes in American Sports
    Faculty Sponsor: Michael Bryant
  • Callie Brady: Detection and Analysis of Organic Contaminants in Surface Runoff Using a Quartz Crystal Microbalance
    Faculty Sponsor: Michelle Applebee
  • Rachel Rios: Gene Expression in Osteosarcoma
    Faculty Sponsor: Stacey Raimondi
  • Melissa Cronnolly: Factors Related to Literacy Outcomes with Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Exploring Barriers to Implementation
    Faculty Sponsor: Jennifer Kremkow
  • Alan Lopez-Paredes: Removing SDS from Wastewater Research
    Faculty Sponsor: Colleen Munro-Leighton
  • Nimra Fatima: Synthesis of Starting Material for Aminofluorination
    Faculty Sponsor: Evan Vanable
  • Ariana Alejandro and Mahek Javed: Physiological and Morphological Impacts of Aquatic to Terrestrial Shift in the Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus Viridescens)
    Faculty Sponsor: Patrick Mineo
  • Mateo Amaya: Effect of π-Extension on the Photophysical Properties of a Pentacene Heterocyclic Analogue
    Faculty Sponsor: Álvaro Castillo
  • Ololade Shittu: The PediPlaybook: An Interactive Pediatric Nursing Workbook
    Faculty Sponsor: Patricia Engebretson
  • Allison Johnson: The Effectiveness of Diverse Social Skills Interventions in Improving Social Communication Behaviors Among Adolescents with High-Functioning Autism
    Faculty Sponsor: Victoria Jay
  • Faye Bryan: The Evaluation and Phonetic Change Treatment of Speech Sound Disorders in Children With Cleft Palate
    Faculty Sponsor: Ruying Ding
  • Autumn Wilson: Daphnia Magna Experience Physiological and Behavioral Changes when Exposed to 3 Hz and 440 Hz
    Faculty Sponsor: Kyle Bennett
  • Olivia Harcarik: Speech-Language Assessment and Intervention for a Slovakian School Aged Child: Integrating Linguistic and Socioemotional Factors
    Faculty Sponsor: Brenda Gorman
  • Clarissa Messina: Communication of Differences Between Term and Preterm Infants
    Faculty Sponsor: Cheri Carrico
  • Ali Krieger: The Importance of Music in Special Education
    Faculty Sponsor: Joshua Rodriguez
  • Varun Sekar: The Impact of Rebates on Home Loan Interest Rates and Homeownership
    Faculty Sponsor: Avraham Baranes
  • Charlene Arce and Allison Roy: Social Media and Mindfulness Priming: Investigating its Impact on Attention and Working Memory
    Faculty Sponsor: Joshua VanArsdall
  • Nicoletta Boik: Considerations for Autistic Individuals for Enhanced Integration into Healthcare Appointments
    Faculty Sponsor: Jennifer Kremkow
  • Selkie Bodmer: Medieval to Renaissance Embroidery Techniques
    Faculty Sponsor: Jennifer Scavone
  • Chloe Fleck: Effectiveness of Parent Implemented Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children
    Faculty Sponsor: Victoria Jay
  • Josefina Garcia and Kristina Robinson: Cross Cultural Study of Experiences of Parents of Children who use AAC
    Faculty Sponsor: Brenda Gorman
  • Angela Chavez: Analysis of Runoff Water Contaminants via MPAES and HPLC
    Faculty Sponsor: Michelle Applebee
  • Morgan Woodbury: The Effect of Speech Sound Disorders on Literacy Development
    Faculty Sponsor: Jennifer Kremkow
  • Shaira Pascua: Examining the Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Versus Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Improving Quality of Life And Reducing Stuttering-Related Anxiety
    Faculty Sponsor: Jennifer Kremkow
  • Victor Rogowski: Developing a Novel, Water-Soluble 3D Printing Resin
    Faculty Sponsor: E. Joseph Campbell
  • Emily Monbarren: Community Participation Experiences of Autistic People
    Faculty Sponsor: Jennifer Kremkow
  • Jose Montelongo: An Exploratory Study Using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
    Faculty Sponsor: Evan Vanable
  • Emily Shearer: Review of Play-Based Interventions for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
    Faculty Sponsor: Jennifer Kremkow
  • Emily Collins: Silica and its Effect on Methanogenesis
    Faculty Sponsor: Tamara Marsh
  • Nadia Salamanca: How can we Increase the Involvement of First-Generation Latino Immigrant Parents in the United States in their Children’s Services for Receiving Speech Therapy?
    Faculty Sponsor: Ruiying Ding
  • Milijana Vasilic: The Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Swallow Function and Quality of Life in Post Stroke Dysphagia Patients Compared to Standard Dysphagia Treatment
    Faculty Sponsor: Ruiying Ding
  • Alessia Olhava: Effectiveness of Functional Communication Training for Children with Cerebral Palsy
    Faculty Sponsor: Ruiying Ding
  • Lauren Torres-Turnage: Bridging Evidence and Practice: A Speech Language Pathologist’s Guide to Efficient Assessment and Intervention for Bilingual Spanish-English Students with DLD
    Faculty Sponsor: Brenda Gorman
  • Nina Palma: The Effectiveness of Neuromuscular Stimulation compared to Deep Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation in Older Adults who have Experienced Stroke
    Faculty Sponsor: Ruiying Ding
  • Gianna Ferro: School-Aged Autistic Children and Using AAC Devices for Social Communication
    Faculty Sponsor: Jennifer Kremkow
  • Gianna Failla: Reconstruction of the Medora Site
    Faculty Sponsor: Merrilee Guenther
  • Samantha Simkins: Communication Skills of Individuals with Autism when Evaluating the Connection of Autism, AAC, and the Interactions of Peers
    Faculty Sponsor: Jennifer Kremkow
  • Sameen Qureshi: Aurat March
    Faculty Sponsor: Christopher Sisson
  • Julia Janicek: An Introduction to Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Concussion: The Speech-Language Pathologist’s Role in Cognitive Communication Treatment
    Faculty Sponsor: Ilana Feld
  • Aziz Imran and Ella Riley: The of Temperature Stress on the Growth and Development of C. elegans
    Faculty Sponsor: Amy Hebert
  • Dung Nguyen: Foreign Direct Investment and Education: Evidence from Vietnam
    Faculty Sponsor: Avraham Baranes
  • Julian Gonzalez: Depolymerization of Polylactic Acid
    Faculty Sponsor: Colleen Munro-Leighton
  • Samantha Chin: Perspectives and Experiences of Adults with ADHD among Different Cultures
    Faculty Sponsor: Brenda Gorman
  • Beth Barnes, Phoenix Bierbrauer and Eleanore Lobrillo: To Include or Not Include? Mixed Evidence for Hiring Bias when Pronouns Included on Resume
    Faculty Sponsor: Elizabeth Majka
  • Emily Lathrop and Erin McArdle: A+ Review for Elmhurst University? Similarities in the University Experience Among First-Generation and Continuing Generation College Students
    Faculty Sponsor: Elizabeth Majka
  • Monika Zdun: Propagation and Growth Analysis of an Unidentified Taxus Species
    Faculty Sponsor: Paul Arriola
  • Andrea Aldrete, Haley Allenspach & Giovanna Pena: A High-Powered Investigation of Associations Between Child-Centric Parenting and Facets of Parent Well-Being
    Faculty Sponsor: Elizabeth Majka
  • Emma Salley: The Effects of Auditory Processing on Language Development in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
    Faculty Sponsor: Jennifer Kremkow
  • Joanna Skorupa: The Effect of Screen Time and Television on Language Development of Children
    Faculty Sponsor: Jennifer Kremkow
  • Axel Magaña Ponce: The Scorpion that does Math with its Legs
    Faculty Sponsor: Venkatesh Gopal

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