Please join us for UConn Waterbury's inaugural Frontiers in Undergraduate Research Poster Exhibition on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 from 12:00-2:00pm in the Waterbury Main Building, MPR 119. We hope you will join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of UConn's talented undergraduates. 12:00PM - 12:05PM - Welcome 12:05PM - 12:10PM - 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 12:10PM - 12:20PM - Alexia Foster and Adriana Figueroa, Housing Clinic for Thriving Communities; Research Advisors: Melisa Argañaraz Gomez and Heather Price 12:20PM - 12:30PM - Samuel Laus and Janely Gonzales, Career Closet Success at the Waterbury Campus; Research Advisors: Laura Donorfio, Lisa Carozza, and Heather Price 12:30PM - 12:35PM- Briennah Bragg, SHARE Virtual Summer Experience: What I Learned and Where it Lead Me; Research Advisor: Melisa Argañaraz Gomez 12:35PM - 12:40PM- Sangeeta Kasinath, Beyond the Bottle: Gender Alcohol Consumption Inequalities in Health Crisis in Spain; Research Advisor: Aviana Rosen 12:40PM - 12:45PM - Daniel Borean, Associations between Social Media Use and Mental Health and Wellness among US Youth: Analysis of the 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey; Research Advisor: Pablo Valente 12:45PM - 12:55PM - Break for Refreshments 12:55PM - 1:00PM - Sangeeta Kasinath, Hands-On Today, Healthcare Tomorrow; Research Advisor: Tamara Kaliszewski 1:00PM - 1:05PM - 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 1:05PM - 1:15PM - Presenters: Theodhora Sumbulla, Mÿah Mercado, and Adea Selmani; Additional authors: Yana Baltsevych, Ana Julia Szelmenczi Alves, Dayanara Feliz, and Erick Zuniga, Body Doubling in the Writing Center: A New Aspect to Peer Tutoring; Research Advisor: Benjamin Woodard 1:15PM - 1:20PM - Brenny Alcantara, Harnessing Phosphorus; Research Advisor: Sandra Hill 1:20PM - 1:30PM - Alexis Bernhardt, Ryan Tuxpan Tepatzi, and Charles Cameron, A Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding Worries in Emerging Adults and Their Relation to Anxiety and Depression; Research Advisor: Kimberli Treadwell 1:30PM - 1:40PM - Brenny Alcantara and Destiny Martinez, Reflection Room; Research Advisor: Rob Walsh 1:40PM - 1:45PM - Adriana Figueroa, Waterbury Schools; Research Advisor: Melisa Argañaraz Gomez 1:45PM - 1:50PM - Rosalind Tavarez, Problem Anxiety Talk and Attachment: Predicting Emerging Adults' Relationship Quality with Parents & Friends; Research Advisor: Kimberli Treadwell 1:50PM - 2:00PM - Closing Remarks  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 4, 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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