Towards Building a Civilian Lethality Index

Faculty Sponsor: Maryam Gooyabadi Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Cheyenne McLaskey Cheyenne McLaskey(’26) is a rising sophomore from Waterboro, Maine. They’re a US Army Veteran and a member of Wesleyan Posse 9. Cheyenne has been taking advantage of attending a liberal arts university, studying everything from philosophy to quantitative analysis. Outside of the classroom they’re … Read more

Public Attitudes on Supreme Court Expansion

Faculty Sponsor: Logan Dancey Julia Armeli Julia is a rising junior (‘25) from Metuchen, New Jersey. She is majoring in Government and minoring in Data Analysis. She is interested in quantitative political science research. In her freetime, she enjoys crocheting and playing guitar. Abstract: In recent years, public evaluations of the Supreme Court have become more … Read more

An Examination of Guns in Media — Draft

Faculty Sponsor: Professor Gooyabadi Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Jake Gale Jake Gale is a rising junior from New Jersey. He is an English major obtaining a certificate in Applied Data Analysis. Abstract: This research aims to further understanding in the roles which guns play in prominent media. Two web pages were scraped to make … Read more

Statistical Description of Electromagnetic Wavefronts for Extreme Near-field Micromanipulations

Faculty Sponsor: Tsampikos Kottos Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Abstract: We design a wavefront shaping protocol which maximizes the electromagnetic forces acting at a specific location in an arbitrary complex scattering medium. Our approach utilizes appropriate physical operators, that rely on the measured scattering matrix, whose eigenvectors can be used for the design of wavefronts … Read more

Eyes on Earth: Evaluating the utility of Landsat satellite imagery for detecting forest management impacts on drought resilience in Stanislaus National Forest, California

Faculty Sponsor: Helen Poulos Johnny Wilkens Johnny Wilkens is a rising junior (’25) from Los Gatos, California and attended Los Gatos High School. Outside of his academic pursuits he plays jazz saxophone, enjoys improvised fire arts, and loves camping. Johnny is an Environmental Studies and Economics major and hopes to work addressing the global impacts … Read more

Permutation-based Text Clustering

Faculty Sponsor: Pavel Oleinikov Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Yifei Zhao Yifei Zhao is a rising junior (Class of ’25) originally from China. During the summer of 2023, he had the opportunity to collaborate with Professor Pavel on a project involving permutation-based text clustering. Beyond his academic pursuits, Yifei finds joy in sports, capturing candid … Read more

The Relationship Between Trade Disputes and Temporary Protection Measures Of WTO Members

Faculty Sponsor: Prof. David J. Kuenzel Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Tristan Dwiputra Loa Tristan Loa is a rising senior from Jakarta, Indonesia, pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Physics. Some non-academic interests over the summer include rock climbing, soccer, and cooking. Throughout the semester, he works in IMS as a classroom technician … Read more

Exploring Partisan Attitudes of Crime Threat Perception and Federal Spending in the 2022 Midterm Election

Faculty Sponsor: Professor Fowler Aniya Akhtar Aniya is a senior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is majoring in Government with a concentration in Comparative Politics and minoring in Data Analysis and Global Engagement. On campus she is involved in the Wesleyan Media Project and Shakti. Abstract: Using Wesleyan Media Project’s survey data of Americans before and … Read more

Evaluating Sex Differences in Vulnerability to Binge Drinking

Faculty Sponsor: Laverne Melón Jonah Yas Jonah Yas is a rising junior (’25) from Brooklyn, NY, who is majoring in Biology with a minor in Environmental Science and IDEAS. Taking from his experiences at Beacon High School and growing up in New York City, his academic interests include cognitive neuroscience, environmental anthropology, and biological design. … Read more