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.

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.

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.

Poster Presentations

Frick Center: Founders Lounge (2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.)