Bronx Students Participate in 3rd Annual Student Research & Service Symposium

RIVERDALE, NY (05/14/2013)(readMedia)--  The College of Mount Saint Vincent will host its 3rd Annual Student Research & Service Symposium on Tuesday, May 14th. This event showcases the outstanding original research and service learning projects that Mount students complete every year.

"Our students are one of the truest measures of excellence we have as a college" says Dr. Omar Nagi, Director of Center for Undergraduate Research. "This is just one event where we annually celebrate our confidence in that measure."

Under the direction and mentorship of dedicated faculty members, students undertake original research projects in the sciences and the humanities. Much of the work is then presented at regional and national undergraduate research and graduate professional conferences.

This year's symposium will feature the following research presentations: 

• Paz Julienne Rivera '13 (Bronx, NY) will present her research titled "Synthesis and Purification of Meso-substituted porphyrins." Her research has been showcased at the American Chemical Society's 61st Annual Undergraduate Research conference. Ms. Milord conducted her research with fellow students Stephanie Tejada '13 (New York, NY) and Vicky Milord '13 (Brooklyn, NY).

• Jenny Maria '13 (Bronx, NY), Desiree Alvarado '13 (Yonkers, NY), and Angelica Tejada '13 (New York, NY) will present their research project titled "Recall accuracy of autobiographical memory relates to current goal strength." This research poster has been presented at the Eastern Psychological Association conference in March, 2013.

• Alexa Taveras '14 (Bronx, NY) and Julian Torres '13 (Hopewell Junction, NY) will present their research poster titled "Understanding Object Representation of Mother, Father, and God Among Individuals with Psychosis". This research has been presented at the 2nd Annual Undergraduate Research Conference at Mercy College.

• Nicole Rodriguez '13 (Bronx, NY) and Alexmi Polanco '13 (New York, NY) will present their research poster titled "Internship experience: Interpreting at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and its impact on learning". This research has been presented at the Annual Eastern Psychological Association and numerous local undergraduate research conferences.

• Jerline Hall '13 (Bronx, NY), Genesis Santana '13 (Yonkers, NY), Denese McGill-Anderson '13 (Mount Vernon, NY) and Yanique Ban '13 (Mount Vernon, NY) will present the research poster titled "STD Prevalence and Adolescent Myths". This research has been presented at the Annual Educational Conference of the New York Chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses.

• Alessandra Mazzella'13 (Bronx, NY) will present her honors thesis titled "The Evolution of Special Education"

• Ashley Reyes '13 (Bronx, NY) will present her honors thesis titled "The influences of perceptions on self-esteem."

• Besiana Rugova '13 (Bronx, NY) will present her honors thesis titled "Infection Control in New York City and Bermuda"

About the College of Mount Saint Vincent

The College of Mount Saint Vincent is an academically excellent, authentically inclusive, Catholic and ecumenical liberal arts college. It combines a strong core curriculum with a full array of majors in the liberal arts and selected professional fields of study, including accounting, business administration, education, and nursing. Through its School of Professional and Continuing Studies, the College extends its primary undergraduate mission by offering high quality graduate studies in business, education and nursing and an array of undergraduate and certificate programs serving non-traditional students. Mount Saint Vincent is located on a pastoral campus in New York City, with easy access to all the educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities that the City affords.

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