The Office of Research proudly hosted the first University-wide Undergraduate Research Celebration Day on May 31st, 2023 at Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC). The CUNY Undergraduate Research Council (CURC), composed of representatives from 20 undergraduate colleges, nominated projects reflecting the sweeping range of mentored research at their institutions.
Solo and choral music performances opened and closed the celebration. Twenty dancers from three colleges performed choreographed pieces. More than 200 students from the humanities, social sciences, and STEM fields gathered to display their posters and to engage with students, faculty, and staff.
Direct engagement in research exposes students to a growth mindset and expands their possibilities of working with leading employers, government agencies, and change agents. This new celebration offered students an arena to showcase their work mentored by CUNY’s world-class faculty.
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Meet some of the students whose research was celebrated on May 31:
NANCY COLLIE-BEARD
Hunter College
Mentor: Dr. Nesha Burghardt
I explore baseline anxiety and metabolic levels as risk factors for the development of activity-based anorexia in mice
LEVI SATTER
Brooklyn College
Mentor: Dr. Ana Gantman
My study examined whether media presentation type affected the online discussions surrounding an immoral actor
ALIVYA M. BARRY
The City College of New York
Mentor: Dr. Lesia M. Ruglass
My research focuses on protective factors against PTSD, depression, and anxiety for child sexual abuse victims
DANIELLA HERNANDEZ
Queens College
Mentor: Professor Edisa Weeks
My research explores QUERENCIA, a dance study on the struggles and triumphs of the human body and mind in response to intrusive thoughts
LOUIS ADORNO
College of Staten Island
Mentor: Dr. Cindy Wong
We analyze and compare discourse around COVID-19 misinformation on Twitter and cable news
FARIYA CHOWDHURY
Queensborough Community College
Mentor: Dr. Andrew Bulawa
My research focuses on generalizing Cassini’s formula that can extend to hold for more general class of sequences
CARLENE HUNTE-NELSON
Borough of Manhattan Community College
Mentor: Dr. Roderick Snipes
My research studies micro-mobile devices used in the sharing and GIG economies and their impact on residents of Brooklyn launches
ILIANA VIGIL
York College
Mentor: Dr. Adam Profit
My research encompass species that can hijack the interaction and potentially suppress SAA aggregation aggravated by SARS-CoV-2
NORA ZADORI
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Mentor: Dr. Guoqi Zhang & Shu-Yuan Cheng
Our research aims to create varying metal complexes for anti-cancer drug development
QUAN TANG
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Mentor: Dr. Guoqi Zhang
Our research project aims to use chemical synthesis to create metal based anti-cancer drugs
JOSE KEPPIS
Hostos Community College
Mentor: Dr. Yoel Rodríguez
My In-Silico project focuses on a methodology that innovates the drug discovery process for health emergencies
EMILY GODOY
Bronx Community College
Mentor: Dr. Rujin Tian
Our research is to analyze our SNP patterns and utilize them to trace our maternal ancestry
JALEEL KING
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Mentor: Dr. Margaret Kovera
This research focuses on police officers not having sufficient evidence before placing suspects in a lineup
NITU FARHIN
Brooklyn College
Mentor: Dr. Shaneen Singh
We investigate NCL and BRCA1 protein-protein interactions to better understand their roles in DNA repair under stress
SELIN ATES
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Mentor: Dr. Guoqi Zhang
In our research we are aiming to use chemical synthesis to create novel metal based anticancer drugs
MICHAELA SAKELLAKI
Lehman College
Mentor: Dr. Victoria Sanford
The purpose of my research project is to explore the impact that trauma has on mothers during and prior to their pregnancy
ELIZA POPA
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Jeglic
My research examines facets of biopsychology to better understand sexual dimorphism in romantic dominance
SYEDA TABASSUM
CUNY Macaulay Honors College
Mentor: Dr. Daniel Shtob
I study challenges & opportunities in communicating FloodNet sensor data to inform flood management and community action
ANA JOURDAIN
Kingsborough Community College
Mentor: Dr. Shawna Brandle
Our research project focuses on quality and quantity of representation of historically marginalized oppressed groups in society
DANIEL FEDIDA
Queens College
Mentor: Dr. Joshua C. Brumberg
My research is to electrophysiologically understand the mechanisms underlying chronic orofacial pain experienced by a knockout mouse
DIYORBEK BAHROMOV
Hunter College
Mentor: Dr. Lynn C. Francesconi
Our lab is making radio-labeled ligand for better PET imaging in somatostatin receptor-positive neuroendocrine tumors
SUHANA LAMA
LaGuardia Community College
Mentor: Dr. Milena Cuellar & Reem Jaafar
My research focuses on innovative data analytics methods to study achievement gaps for students in STEM
LORALYE MONTALVO
Baruch College
Mentor: Dr. Helene Eisenman Barbour
The purpose of my research is to promote biodiversity by using DNA barcoding of fungi in NYC
WILHELMINE COSTE
Queens College
Mentor: Dr. Evan Daniel
My research explores the relationship between photoceramic gravestone portraiture and cultural identity
MARY ABDELMASSIH
Baruch College
Mentor: Dr. Esther Allen
I researched and translated a Spanish essay on Chilean social movements and politics written by the President of Chile
HOLLIDAY SENQUIZ
Guttman Community College
Mentor: Dr. Samuel Finesurrey
I am researching the intersectionality of race and gender and how they impact access to play opportunities in youth
ROKEYA SULTANA
Queens College
Mentor: Dr. Valentina Nikulina
My research focuses on the relationship between survivors’ perceptions of the #MeToo movement and their willingness to disclose sexual assault
MICHELLE FRIDBURG
Baruch college
Mentor: Dr. Zachary Calamari
My research focuses on if there is a significant gene difference in the early post natal horn development in female vs male Water Buffalo
GEOFFREY TURBEVILLE
City College of New York
Mentor: Dr. Prathap Ramamurthy
My research explores the uses of natural refrigerants as an alternative to natural gas for heating in cold winter climates
EMMA FETMAN
Baruch College
Mentor: Dr. Edyta Greer
Our research investigates the mechanism of the degradation of the natural product ambrein into ambrox in ambrinol
URSULA HANSBERRY
Baruch College
Mentor: Dr. Michael Staub
My research concerns how modern literature and its reception has affected America’s class perception, and vice versa
LEA MANGLICMOT
The City College of New York
Mentor: Dr. Ahmed Mohamed
Our research proposes a resilient model that gives LMI households easy access to and gain more value from clean energy
KIRK PERSUAD
Queens College
Mentor: Dr. Robert Ranaldi
My research investigates the pedunculopontine-nigral pathway’s role in the acquisition of food-based conditioned learning in rats
