Westchester 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 projects:

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

• Ashley Rivera '13 (Yonkers, NY) and Yolisept Bencosme '13 (New York, NY) will present their research poster titled "The identity of an unknown gene required for sperm development in the fruit fly Drosophila".

• Lisa Gentile '13 (Mohegan Lake, NY) will present her honors thesis titled ""Differences in the Use of New Media Technology in Television Programming Aimed at Younger and Older Audiences." This poster has been featured at the 2nd Annual Undergraduate Research Conference at Mercy College.

• Denese McGill-Anderson '13 (Mount Vernon, NY), Yanique Ban '13 (Mount Vernon, NY), Jerline Hall '13 (Bronx, NY) and Genesis Santana '13 (Yonkers, 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.

• Desiree Alvarado '13 (Yonkers, NY), Jenny Maria '13 (Bronx, 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 study assessed accuracy of autobiographical memory as a function of a current personal goal. The student's research poster was presented at the Eastern Psychological Association conference in March, 2013.

• Sandra Innabi '13 (Yonkers, NY) will present her honors thesis titled "Tooth Development: Neural Crest Migration and the Formation of the Human Face".

• Robert Edward Ferrar '13 (Bronxville, NY) will present his honors thesis titled "Complementary and Alternative Medicine and its Application to Evidence Based Medicine".

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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