UConn Stamford Building (Stamford)

Please join us for UConn Stamford's fourth annual Frontiers in Undergraduate Research Poster Exhibition on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 from 4:00-6:00pm in the Welcome Center/Atrium of the Downtown Stamford Building.  This event is open to the entire UConn community.  4:00PM-4:10PM - Welcome with Remarks from Dr. Micah Heumann, Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research 4:10PM-4:15PM - Brenda Flores, LGBTQ+ Politics and Literature Censorship; Research Advisor: Beth Ginsberg 4:15PM-4:20PM - Drew Cousens, Contemporary Genealogical Research: Strategies and Challenges; Research Advisor: Frederick Roden 4:20PM-4:25PM - Madina Mamedli, From Chalkboards to Checkbooks: The Real Price of Educational Inequality; Research Advisor: Natalia Smirnova 4:25PM-4:30PM- Cole Sembrot, Was COVID Inflation Worse Because of Combined Fiscal & Monetary Expansion?; Research Advisor: Natalia Smirnova 4:30PM-4:35PM - Sophia Porzio, The Cinematic Mind: An Exploration of Psychological Disorders in Film; Research Advisor: Lori Gresham 4:35PM-4:45PM - Bug Almonte, Stephanie Mora-Gutierrez, and Sofia Figueroa, Peer Leaders - The CAPS/CASE Leadership Model; Research Advisors: Laura Tropp 4:45PM-4:50PM - Katelyn Santiago, Central American Policy in The United States During Times of Divided Government; Research Advisor: Beth Ginsberg 4:50PM-5:05PM- Break for Refreshments 5:05PM-5:10PM - Daniela Alvarez, Platicando Juntos; Research Advisor: Sarah Rendon Garcia 5:10PM-5:15PM- Guadalupe Asucena Reyes, Political Perspectives: Understanding the Views of the Abrahamic Faiths; Research Advisor: Beth Ginsberg 5:15PM-5:20PM - Keely Rodriguez, Beyond Arrival: Exploring the Resources That Facilitate Academic Success for Central and South American College Students; Research Advisors: Vida Samuel and Annamaria Csizmadia 5:20PM-5:25PM - Lejdina Gecaj, The Relationship Between Psychological Distress, Social Media Use, and Alcohol Use in the Context of the Ukraine War and the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic among Adults in Spain; Research Advisor: Aviana Rosen 5:25PM-5:30PM - Maria Choudhry, Relationship Between Psychological Distress and Caregiving Responsibilities in Working Parents in Spain Two Years Into the COVID-19 Pandemic; Research Advisor: Aviana Rosen 5:30PM-5:35PM - Dahiana Fernandez-Ramirez, The Impact of Criminal Justice Policies on Latino Communities; Research Advisor: Beth Ginsberg 5:35PM-5:40PM - Jennifer Pires, Access to Higher Education: The Effects of Student Debt and Neoliberalism; Research Advisor: Ingrid Semaan 5:40PM-5:50PM - America Paredes Romero, Angelly Solis, and Manny Darty, Finance Foundation; Research Advisor: David Baker 5:50PM-6:00PM - Conclusion with Remarks from Dr. Jennifer Orlikoff, Campus Dean & Chief Administrative Officer, UConn Stamford Frontiers 2025 also includes a virtual component which may be viewed beginning Wednesday, April 16, 2025 on the Frontiers website - Frontiers 2025 | Office of Undergraduate Research (https://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/frontiers2025/). If you require an accommodation to participate or attend this event, please contact Kaitlin Heenehan (stamfordenrichment@uconn.edu (mailto:stamfordenrichment@uconn.edu)) by April 8, 2025.  This is an Honors Event. Category: Academic & Interdisciplinary Engagement. Honors students may only count presenting at and/or attending Frontiers in Undergraduate Research as one Honors Event, even if multiple sessions are attended. #UHLevent11088 (for presenting your research/creative activity) #UHLevent11089 (for attending as an audience member in Stamford) #UHLevent11090 (for attending as an audience member in Storrs) #UHLevent11085 (for attending as an audience member in Waterbury)

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