On April 28, hard work and achievements of students and faculty were celebrated at the annual Research Fair and Academic Award Ceremony.
At 3:00 p.m., the doors to Wellehan Library were opened to the public, allowing the SJC community a chance to view the research posters created in culmination of yearlong or semester-based studies. Representing all disciplines, students from the biology, natural sciences, and psychology, as well as Community-Based Learning curriculum, displayed and discussed their research to the fair’s visitors. Topics presented included “Temperature and conductivity influence growth of Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and leafy green vegetables in an aquaponic system,” “Ecosystem Services of Living Fence Posts: Carbon Sequesters and Bird Attractants,” “Exercise classes at Long Creek Youth Development Center,” and “Academic Stress, Time Management, and Financial Stress with Undergraduate Students.”
Following the poster presentations, the community gathered in the gymnasium to recognize the award recipients at the Academic Awards Ceremony. Students and faculty were honored for personal and academic achievements, and the College as a whole celebrated another standout year in education.
The College proudly recognized the following awards to students and faculty:
Biology Awards
Garrett Fillebrown, Biology Department Award
Gabriel Conrad, Sister Mary Joseph Bouchard Award
Business Administration Awards
Daniel Rowe, Accounting Award
Nicholas Shuckrow, Business and Sports Management Award
Patrick Damour, Finance Award
Daniel Rowe, Human Resource Management Award
Jordan Graves, International Business Award
Andrew Green, Management Award
Jordan Graves, Marketing Award
Chemistry Awards
Adrienne Dolley, Principles of Chemistry Award
Samantha Lavallee, Timothy J. O’Connor Award
Haley DaGraca, Organic Chemistry Award
Allyx Beaulier, Physics Award
Communications Awards
Amelia Connolly, Sister Delores Sablone Award
Brandon Smith, Sister Delores Sablone Award
Sarah Comtois, Jennifer Mary Jimenez Award
Education Awards
Katelyn Bonney, Evelyn O’Connor Award
Melinda Aubin, Elementary Level Education Award
Hannah Hebert, Middle Level Education Award
English Awards
Paige McKenzie, Poetry Award
Lauren Sharples, Senior Writing and Publishing Award
Alexander Terry, Senior English Award
Fine Arts Award
Nate Winter, Fine Arts Award
History and Political Science Awards
Garrett Forss, Sister Mary de la Salle O’Donnell Award
Marselina Greenlaw, Sister Mary de la Salle O’Donnell Award
Alexandria Craig, Dr. Stephen Aylward Memorial Political Science Award
Natural Science Award
Jessica Selva, Environmental Science Award
Nursing Awards
Breanna Greenbaum, Saint Joseph's College Department of Nursing Award
Cailin O’Flaherty, Carroll L. & Ina G. Bean Award
Joshua Rainey, Ina G. Bean Award
Jennifer Smith, Janet Irish Award
Lauren Ramsay, Sister Consuela White Award
Shaina Fleming, Frances M. Linehan Child Health Award
Psychology Award
Danielle Charette, Psychology Department Award
Nicole Ouelette, Psychology Department Award
Sociology and Criminal Justice Award
William Soper, Sociology Department Award
Sport and Exercise Science Awards
Adam Brooks, Sports Management Award
Colin Loveless, Physical Education Award
Desiree Parent, Exercise Science Award
Emma Davis, Health and Wellness Promotion Award
Theology Award
Garrett Forss, Department of Theology Award
Teaching Awards
Dr. Elizabeth Auger, Excellence in Teaching Award
Dr. Ryan Dorland, Excellence in Teaching Award
Community-Based Learning Awards
Nhu Vo, Exceptional Achievement in Community-Based Learning Award
Nhu Vo, Maine Campus Compact Heart and Soul Award
Amanda Tarlow, Maine Campus Compact PILLARS Student Award
Dr. Janice Rey, Sustaining Communities Award
Dr. Janice Rey, Maine Campus Compact's Donald Harward Faculty Award for Service-Learning Excellence
Alexandria Craig, International Service Award
Student Athlete Academic Awards
Taylor Black, Male Student-Athlete of the Year Award
Kelsey Dumond, Female Student-Athlete of the Year Award
Men’s Soccer, Men’s Baseball, and Women’s Volleyball, Team G.P.A. Award
Campus Life Awards
Christopher Hughes, Spirit of Mercy Award
Aliyah Gregory, Catherine McAuley Service Award
Eric Young, Jim Killoran ’80 Public Service Award
Valedictorian Award
Daniel Rowe, Valedictorian Award
Congratulations to the students who presented their research at the poster presentation:
Community-based Learning:
Aquaponics and Sustainable Agriculture — Rebecca Barulli
Fire, Water, and Heating a Barn — Brandon Smith
Hospital sustainability: A closer look at a hard question — Kyle O’Keefe
Implementation of TerraCycle Program at Saint Joseph's College of Maine — Nhu Vo
Aquaponics Curriculum — Taylor LaPointe
Health education sessions at Long Creek Youth Development Center — Devon Burgess and Delaney McCann
Menu development at Catherine's Cupboard — Emma Davis & Mariah Hebert
Exercise classes at Long Creek Youth Development Center — Mallory Drew & Victoria Nappi
Health education classes for Pre-K classes at St. Dominic's Academy — Bethany Fox & Taylor Lane
Brochure development at Meals on Wheels — Jill Keimach
Psychology:
The Impact of Technology on Relationships: A Study of Undergraduate College Students — Nicole Ouellette
The Effect of Art Therapy on College Students Stress and Mood — Zoey Proctor
The Relationship Between Sleep and Academic Performance in Undergraduate College Students — Kirsten M. Greenway
Examining Gender Bias in College Classrooms — Elizabeth LaFlamme
Fears, Snakes and Exposure Therapy: A Study of College Students — Amanda Tarlow
Examining Gender Differences & Discrimination with Mental Illness Among College Students — Nicole Lord
Examining the Relationship Between Memory Performance and Arousal — Nicole Roberge
The Impact of Social Medial on Stereotypes and Body Image — Lauren Halvorsen
The Psychological Effects of Internet Use on Anxiety, Depression and Loneliness in College Students — Katie Conley
Academic Stress, Time Management, and Financial Stress with Undergraduate Students — Justine N. Molloy
Mindful Interaction and its effects on Well-being, Happiness — Ian Riddell
Involvement as a Predictor for Satisfaction with College — Danielle Charette
Examining the Relationship between Technology Use and Sleep Quality and Stress — Abbie Eastman
The Relationship between Parenting Styles and Success in College — Alani Simmons
Chemistry:
Poster title: "Exploiting the beta-lactam synthon method toward diversity-oriented synthesis of medium-ring compounds" — Samantha V. Lavallee
Lead in Drinking Water: Education and Water Testing in the Community — Ben Poisson, Kristina Schelling, Meghan Fullarton
Method Development Water Testing — Samantha Lavallee, Haley Batchelder, Darrian Lewry
QA/QC of Lead Contamination Water Testing — Tyler Allen, Michael Gallagher, Avery Liotta-Henderson
Determination of Lead Contamination in Maine Drinking Water: Expansion of the Overall Project Structure and Flow by the Project Management Team — Leia Berube, Elyse Caiazzo, Sarah MacLeod, Joe O'Reilly
Physics:
Monk’s Maze — Samantha Turner and Allyx Beaulier LED Disco Ball — Jordan A. Kulig, Kathryn M. Michaud, and Emily G. Chandler
Breathalyzer — Desire Parent, Marc Poirier, Alexander Harper, and Taylor Black
Electromyograph — Michael Scala, Kelsey Dumond, Erica Guimond, and Kevin McWilliams
LED Movie-Theatre Walkway — Kimberly Dodd, Kylie McFadden, and Alyssa St. Peter
Honors Program Capstone Course:
Student Perspectives on Alcohol Usage at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine — Jordan Graves, Kathleen Profenno, Zachary Farrin, Meghan Fullarton, Andrew Green, Daniel Rowe, Abigail Cook, Amelia Connolly, Kylie McFadden, Maria Liberti, Brayden Kirby, Calvin Field, Michelle Morrison, and Whitney Adell
Biology:
Ecosystem Services of Living Fence Posts: Carbon Sequesters and Bird Attractants — Emma Astbury
The Effect of Different Concentrations of Silver Nanoparticles on Daphnia magna — Emily Chandler
Effects of triclosan (TCS) on the anatomy and size of the common shiner, Luxilus Cornutus — Gabrielle Conrad
The effects of environmental food enrichment with Lynx rufus on stereotyping and foraging behaviors — Alana Dougherty
The Effects of Various Gasoline Concentrations on the Development and Mortality of Xenopus laevis Tadpoles — Garrett W. Fillebrown
Myriophyllum heterophyllum as a Mulch — Meghan S Fullarton
The behavioral latency response of adult crayfish Procambarus clarkii to different colored LED Lights — Allison Legere
Ethanol as a preservative for Homarus americanus eggs and its effect on the biochemical contents of lobster eggs — Evan P. Legere
An Overview of the Uses and Effects of Cannabinoids and Their Medicinal Potential — Darrian Lewry
Sensory Response to Visible Light in the American Lobster, Homarus americanus — Danessa Y. MacDonald
Biotic Ligand Model Approach: Effects of Increased Dissolved Organic Carbon in the form of Humic Acid on Copper (Cu2+) Accumulation in Gill Tissue of Common Shiners (Luxilus cornutus) Using ICP-OES Analysis — Micaela Mitchell
The effect light abundant and light restricted environments have on the change in red male Veiltail Betta fish (Betta Splendens) color — Maria M.Napoleone
The Transference of Different Types of Pathogens Through Animals to Humans — Lauren Prue
Effects of the Biomedical Bleeding Process on Blood Volume Recovery of the American Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) — Nathan Rand
Phytoremediation of Zinc Chloride in Soil Using Festuca arundinacea Seed Mix — Michelle Rocker
Heavy Metals: the Effect on Antibiotic Resistance — Krissy Schelling
Special Topics in Environmental Science:
Local and Sustainable Products for Campus Store — Tyler Allen, Leia Berube, Olivia Marable, and Nhu Vo
Food Waste at SJC: How Much is Wasted and What Can be Done to Effectively Decrease Waste? — Elyse Caiazzo, Courtney Couture, Caleb Gravel, Aliyah Gregory, Samantha Lavallee, Maria Liberti, & Takoda Peasley
Examining Meat Consumption at Saint Joseph's College — Michael Gallagher, Cameron Keene and Benjamin Poisson
NATURAL SCIENCE INTERNSHIP:
Understanding Barriers to Recycling on Campus — Leia Berube
Aquaculture Science and Methods Class:
Temperature and conductivity influence growth of Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and leafy green vegetables in an aquaponic system. — Courtney Couture, Danielle Martin, Emma Yutzler, Haley Batchelder, Joe O'Reilly, Michael Gallagher, Nhu Vo, Olivia Marble, and Tyler Allen
Hydroponics vs Aquaponics: Choosing the better system for growing leafy greens in Maine. — Courtney Couture, Danielle Martin, Emma Yutzler, Haley Batchelder, Joe O'Reilly, Michael Gallagher, Nhu Vo, Olivia Marble, and Tyler Allen
