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Eighteenth Annual
\nHonors Sr. Project Symposium<\/h3>\n

Wednesday, April 15, 2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/span>Symposium 2025<\/div>
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Seventeenth Annual
\nHonors Sr. Project Symposium<\/h3>\n

Wednesday, April 16, 2025<\/strong><\/h4>\n

2025 Symposium Program (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n

Honors Program Class of 2025<\/h3>\n

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<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/span>Symposium 2024<\/div>
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Sixteenth Annual
\nHonors Sr. Project Symposium<\/h3>\n

Wednesday, April 17, 2024<\/strong><\/h4>\n

2024 Symposium Program (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n

Honors Program Class of 2024<\/h3>\n

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\"Ramapo\"<\/div>\n

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On April 17, 2024, Dr. Erin Augis, College Honors Program Director welcomed approximately 150 attendees to the 2024 Sr. Project Symposium,<\/em> a didactic celebratory event. The senior Honors Program students proudly presented their research findings by means of posters and oral presentations to their faculty mentors, college executives, faculty, staff, family and friends.<\/p>\n

\"Ramapo\"<\/div>\n

The Tale of Two Colonies: Belgian Rule of Rwanda and English Rule of Ghana<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Maxianne Best, Political Science Major, Humanities and Global Studies (HGS)<\/p>\n

pictured with faculty mentor, Prof. Karl Johnson, African American Studies, (HGS)<\/p>\n

\"Ramapo\"<\/div>\n

Taking a Beating: A 30-Minute TV Comedy<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Rebecca Gathercole, Communications Major, Contemporary Arts (CA),<\/p>\n

Creative Writing Minor,\u00a0Humanities and Global Studies (HGS)<\/p>\n

\"Ramapo\"<\/div>\n

Athenian History<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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James Jackson, History Major, Humanities and Global Studies (HGS),<\/p>\n

Psychology Minor,\u00a0School of Social Science and Human Services (SSHS)<\/p>\n

\"Ramapo\"<\/div>\n

Wartime Nursing: The Lived Experience of Nurses During the <\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Russo-Ukrainian War<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

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Avalina Michel, Nursing Major, School of Theoretical and Applied Science (TAS) oral presentation<\/p>\n

\"Ramapo\"<\/div>\n

Antarctic Pizza Pie<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Kiely Paris-Rodriguez, Psychology Major, School of Social Science and Human Services (SSHS) oral presentation<\/p>\n

\"Ramapo\"<\/div>\n

Stochastic Resonance and Using Colored Noise to Increase Concentration<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Maya Peacock, Mathematics Major, School of Theoretical and Applied Science (TAS)<\/p>\n

\"Ramapo\"<\/div>\n

Introducing Practical Learning Through “Experimental Demonstration of the Saponification Process” in Five Government Schools of Nepal<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n

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Samikshya Pokharel, Biochemistry Major, School of Theoretical and Applied Science (TAS) presents to<\/p>\n

Dean Susan Hangen, Humanities and Global Studies (HGS)<\/p>\n

\"Ramapo\"<\/div><\/p>\n

Genetically Engineering Yeast<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Jenna Vesey, Bioinformatics Major, School of Theoretical and Applied Science (TAS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/span>Symposium 2023<\/div>
\n

Fifteenth Annual Honors Sr. Project Symposium<\/h3>\n

Wednesday, April 19, 2023<\/strong><\/h4>\n

2023 Symposium Program (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/span>Symposium 2022<\/div>
\n

Fourteenth Annual Honors Sr. Project Symposium<\/h3>\n

Wednesday, April 27, 2022<\/strong><\/h4>\n

2022 Symposium Program (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/span>E-Symposium 2021<\/div>
\n

Thirteenth Annual Honors Sr. Project Symposium<\/h3>\n

Wednesday, April 21, 2021<\/h4>\n

2021 Symposium Program (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Utilization of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in the Era of COVID-19<\/h3>\n

By: Dahiana Arenas (Nursing)<\/h4>\n

Video Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Forest Dynamics: A Field Study on the Effects of an Oak Leaf Roller Outbreak in a Mixed-Hardwood Forest in the New Jersey Highland<\/h3>\n

By: Sevan Asadurian (Biology)<\/h4>\n

Video Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Student Voter Attitudes at Ramapo College of New Jersey<\/h3>\n

By: Nicholas Bykov (Political Science)<\/h4>\n

Video Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Effects of Osteoporosis: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Osteoporotic Disease, Treatment, and Broader Effects<\/h3>\n

By: Alexa Cahill (Biology)<\/h4>\n

Video Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Tellings of Slavery in American History Textbooks: An Analysis of Damaging Misinformation and Erasure of Black History<\/h3>\n

By: Danielle DeAngelis (Journalism)<\/h4>\n

Video Presentation<\/a> Poster<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Utilizing Popular Young Adult Literature in the Middle School Language Arts Classroom to Teach Students About Prejudice and Racism<\/h3>\n

By: Cassidy DeMona (Elementary Education)<\/h4>\n

Video Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The End of Factory Farming: A Case for Plant Based Eating<\/h3>\n

By: Carlyle Herman (Sustainability)<\/h4>\n

Video Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Challenging the Traditional Idea of Freedom in America: The Work of Colonial and Post-Revolutionary Women Writers<\/h3>\n

By: Andrea Hofstra (History and Literature)<\/h4>\n

Video Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Religiously Targeted Hate Speech in American Politics<\/h3>\n

By: Mahnoor Khan (Political Science)<\/h4>\n

Video Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Reducing Agitation in Dementia Patients<\/h3>\n

By: Samrah Khan (Nursing)<\/h4>\n

Video Presentation<\/a> \u00a0Poster<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Production of Immortal Rat Calvarial Osteoblasts that Retain their Ability to Differentiate<\/h3>\n

By: Antoin Lazieh (Biology)<\/h4>\n

Video Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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The Dynamic Relationship between U.S. Supreme Court Decision-Making and the LGBTQIA+ Community Post Bowers v. Hardwick<\/h3>\n

By: Pietro Lombardo (Political Science)<\/h4>\n

Video Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Effect of Topological Structures on the Spectrum of a Magneto-elastic Ribbon<\/h3>\n

By: Subin Mali (Engineering Physics)<\/h4>\n

Video Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Behind the Selfie: Impact of Social Media on Body Image and Mental Health in Adolescents<\/h3>\n

By: Alison Mann (Social Work)<\/h4>\n

Video Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Swinging Into Theatre<\/h3>\n

By: Em Moxley (Contemporary Arts)<\/h4>\n

Video Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Understanding and Applying Forensic Accounting<\/h3>\n

By: Christina Nyman (Accounting)<\/h4>\n

Video Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Scrapbooks as Narratives<\/h3>\n

By: Audrey Miller (Accounting)<\/h4>\n

Video Presentation<\/a> \u00a0Poster<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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The Abolition of the U.S. Prison<\/h3>\n

By: Brendon O’Reilly (Psychology)<\/h4>\n

Video Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Decreasing Influenza Vaccination Rates in the United States: Comparison to Other Countries and its Consequences<\/h3>\n

By: Michelle Park (Nursing)<\/h4>\n

Video Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Combating Internalized Ableism: Designing a Model of Intervention<\/h3>\n

By: Serene Rahman (Psychology)<\/h4>\n

Video Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Electric Brain<\/h3>\n

By: Niara Rowe (Engineering Physics)<\/h4>\n

Video Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Can State-Level Leading Economic Indicators Explain Okun’s Law?<\/h3>\n

By: Eric Sorger (Finance)<\/h4>\n

Video Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Significance of Early Intervention in the Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage and Maternal Mortality<\/h3>\n

By: Jenna Vasquez (Nursing)<\/h4>\n

Video Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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The Paradox of the United States’ Foreign and Domestic Policies<\/h3>\n

Michaela Zabel (Political Science and International Studies)<\/h4>\n

Video Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/span>Symposium 2020<\/div>
\n

Twelfth Annual Honors Sr. Project Symposium<\/h3>\n

Friday, April 24, 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

2020 Symposium Program (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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