Google Earth Engine and Neighborhood Change: A New York City Case Study

Faculty Sponsor: Karl Boulware Ruishi Wang Ruishi is a rising junior (’26) from Beijing, China. At Wesleyan, he studies Economics, Science and Technology Studies, and Data Analysis. In his free time, he likes rock climbing, photography, and eating. Abstract: Geospatial data is increasingly used for economic analysis in areas like economic growth, labor markets, gentrification, … Read more

Breaking Bad: The Association between Republicans Voting to Impeach Donald Trump and Approval Rating

Faculty Sponsor: Logan Dancey Justin Weinstein Justin is a rising senior from Hoboken, New Jersey studying Government and Data Analysis. His interests include political polarization, state-level elections, and congressional policy making. At Wesleyan, he has worked as a research assistant for the Government department and had his findings acknowledged in a forthcoming academic book. He … Read more

Impact of Political Connections and Corruption on Government Procurement in China

Faculty Sponsor: Xiaoxue Zhao Ruihan Sun Ruihan Sun is a rising senior (’25) from Chongqing, China, majoring in Mathematics and Economics at Wesleyan. Outside of her classes, she likes to play Animal Crossing, read books, enjoy music, and take photographs. Looking ahead, Ruihan hopes to leverage her mathematical skills in finance and become a quantitative … Read more

Genomic Analysis of Heptosyltranferase I Predicting Pathogenicity of Vibrio Genus

Faculty Sponsors: Phil Arevalo & Erika Taylor Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Jeffery Shen Jeffery Shen is a rising sophomore (class of 2027) at Wesleyan. He was born and raised in Guangzhou, China and graduated from Affiliated High School of South China Normal University. He plans to major in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and minor … Read more

Public Sentiment Towards Firearms in the 19th Century

Faculty Sponsor: Pavel Oleinikov Alex Cavallaro Alex is a rising senior (class of 2025) studying Mathematics and Data Analysis. He is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who graduated from Solebury School in New Hope, Pennsylvania. In his free time, he enjoys writing fiction. Abstract: The focus of this research is to examine and understand the general social … Read more

How Neoliberalism and Racism Influence White Americans’ Perceptions of Immigration

Faculty Sponsor: Professor Michael Perez Evan Wacks Hello! I’m a rising senior that has been doing psychology research in understanding how racism and neoliberalism impact support for immigration. Born and raised in NYC, now I live in rural New Hampshire on a goat farm.  Abstract: The purpose of this research is to analyze public perceptions … Read more

Building Connections With ASR Models and How we Can do Better

Faculty Sponsor: Pavel Oleinikov Jeramiah Trout I am from Houston, Texas and a rising Junior in the class of 2026. My degree field is Computer Science with a focus on programming and optimization. Outside of work this summer, I watched every episode of every series of Star Trek at double speed and played . Working … Read more

War Narrative and Public Opinion

Faculty Sponsor: Kolby Hanson Angelina Kunitskaia Angelina is a rising sophomore from Russia. She is a prospective Government and Economics double major. She is interested in political research, specifically the intersection of media and politics. In the future, Angelina would like to conduct quantitative geopolitical research and make political knowledge available to the public. In … Read more

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

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