Guns in American Cinema : Studying the Representation of Firearms across Time

Faculty Sponsor: Professor Gooyabadi Spencer Lee Hello, I am the Class of 2025 and will graduate with an Economics major along with an Art History minor and a Data Analysis minor. I entered the QAC Apprenticeship under Professor Gooyabadi and have continued her work on the representation of firearms in media. I was born and … Read more

Searching for Answers from the Sky

Faculty Sponsor: Pavel Oleinikov Dylan Clack Dylan Clack is a rising sophomore (’27) from Montreal, Quebec. He plays for the Varsity Soccer team at Wesleyan, and enjoys DJing in his spare time. He is an intended Economics and College of Social Studies major and College of East Asian Studies minor.    Abstract: The purpose of … Read more

Multimodal Political Ad Tone Detection using Audio and Text

Faculty Sponsors: Meiqing Zhang, Furkan Cakmak, Erika Franklin Fowler Iris Chen Iris is a rising junior (26′) from Shenzhen, China, double majoring in Psychology and Computer Science, and is also pursuing an Applied Data Science Certificate. She is passionate about applying interdisciplinary knowledge to explore and solve complex problems, blending insights from psychology with data … Read more

Effects of Financial Crises on Foreign Bank Ownership

Faculty Sponsor: Ryuichiro Izumi Live Poster Session: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/my/pwatcharapong Pat (Putt) Watcharapong Pat is a rising senior (’25) from Bangkok, Thailand. He is majoring in Economics and works as a Microeconomics teaching assistant. Outside of Economics, he studies Art Studio and is active in Asian identity groups as President of the Thai Student Association and Cultural … Read more

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