Posters Under the Dome

2026 Posters Under the Dome Winners

We recognize the first-place winners and honorable mentions for Undergraduate Research in Posters Under the Dome and their faculty mentors who helped them achieve this recognition. Below is a list of first-place winners and honorable mentions listed by academic department/division.

Applied Technology & Mathematics

• First Place: Ananya Sriram “Evaluating Prediction Errors in Non-Invasive Models for CAD”
• Honorable Mention: Angelina Tafuro “Analyzing Delayed Diagnostic Trends of Endometriosis using Data Analytics”

Arts, Languages, and Letters

• First Place: Sarah Simpkins “Trauma and Resilience in Holocaust Memoirs: Connecting to Modern-Day Discrimination”
• Honorable mention: Rachel Huss “Breaking the Silence: Music as a Platform for Mental Health Advocacy”

Civic Engagement

• First Place: Joud Al Madanat “Palestinian Youth Under Israeli Occupation”
• Honorable Mention: Jessica Canterino “The Role of Social Media in Human Trafficking”

Education

• First Place: Natalene Clemson, Emily Eroh, Grace Kennedy, Meghan Nowaczyk “Supporting Special Education Students' Writing”
• Honorable mention: Brynn Goldstein; Faith Anyzek; Mia Ciliberti; Mark Hughes “Best Practices for Implementing Writing Across the Curriculum”

Health, Nutrition, Exercise Science

• First Place: Sarah Jackson and Abby Jones “Effectiveness of a Wellness Seminar on Improving Mental Health Outcomes in Collegiate Student-Athletes”
• Honorable Mention: Caia Harris; Ava Vinovrski “Impact of Concussions on Female Athletes' Sports Performance”

Music

• First Place: Sam Miller “A Review of Medical Music Therapy In The Military”
• Honorable Mention: Bridget Cooper “Music Therapy and Special Education: A Review”

Natural Sciences

• First Place: Abigail Butkovich “Synthesis and Evaluation of More Selective, Non-Hydroxamic Acid HDAC Inhibitors”
• Honorable Mention: Bonnie Chapman “Detachable Adhesive Development for Increased Plastic Circularity”

Nursing

• First Place: Emma Mercadante “In elementary school children, how does non-pharmacological pain management compared to pharmacological pain management affect the achievement of effective pain control?”
• Honorable Mention: Corey Baylor, Elizabeth Pulgarin-Calle, and Osmary Martinez-Rosa “Addressing Factors That Lead to Non-Prescription Antibiotic Use”

Psychology and Counseling

• First Place: Andrew Zimmer “Parasocial Dynamics in Live Streaming”
• Honorable Mention: Grace Mazza “Pet Attachment and Coping Styles”