Automatic Speech Recognition, Word Error Rate, and Candidate Characteristics

Faculty Sponsors: Erika Franklin Fowler and Markus Neumann Samuel Feuer Sam is a senior at Wesleyan studying Mathematics and Computer Science. His academic interests include network science, text analysis, and applications of computational techniques to social science, and he has done research as a part of the Wesleyan Media Project’s Delta Lab for over three … Read more

Suicide History Knowledge Among Partners of Psychiatrically Hospitalized Military Personnel

Faculty Sponsor: Alexis May, Ph.D. Julia Gillotti Julia is a rising senior (’24) from Cheshire, CT. Julia graduated from Cheshire Academy in 2020 as the valedictorian of her class. At Wesleyan, she is a psychology major and religious studies minor. She works in two psychology labs, the Risk, Prevention, and Intervention Lab and the Psychometrics … Read more

Economic Growth, Foreign Investor Sentiment, and Uncertainty: Evidence from Asia

Faculty Sponsor: Abigail Hornstein Mia Kurta Mia Kurta is a rising junior from Port Washington, New York. She attended Schreiber High School and, at Wesleyan, is double majoring in Economics and Physics with a minor in Informatics and Modeling. In her spare time, she enjoys teaching physics, dancing, and music. Abstract: The study of foreign … Read more

Trade Attitudes in Asia

Faculty Sponsor: Professor Lindsay Dolan Sarah Bernstein Sarah Bernstein is a rising senior (’24) from New Jersey. She is a Government and Economics double major with a minor in the College of East Asian Studies (CEAS). Her interests include going on walks and hikes, cooking, and enjoying time with friends. On campus, Sarah is also … Read more

Analyzing the Structural Dynamics of the p53 Protein System Using cpptraj

Faculty Sponsor: Kelly Thayer Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Emily Bennett Emily Bennett is a rising senior at Wesleyan University from Newton, Massachusetts. She majors in Mathematics and Data Analysis and has done significant Computer Science course work as well. Outside of academics, Emily is always staying active- dancing, running, and weightlifting- and she loves … Read more

An Exploration of Hong Kong Movie Screenings in the United States in the 1980s and 1990s

Faculty Sponsor: Lisa Dombrowski Stella Zhang Stella Zhang is a rising senior (’24) majoring in East Asian Studies and Economics at Wesleyan. She is from Tianjin, China, and studied at La Jolla Country Day School in California before coming to Wesleyan. During her spare time, she enjoys listening to music, playing instruments, and dancing, and … Read more

Loser Takes All – Analyzing Poker Through Simulation

Faculty Sponsor: Maryam Gooyabadi Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Aaron Foote Aaron Foote is a rising senior from Chappaqua, New York. Prior to Wesleyan he attended Horace Greeley High School. Academically, Aaron studies computer science, data science, and applied math. He is excited to continue work on a computer science thesis under Professor Krizanc on … Read more

VTA Neuron Dopaminergic Circuitry Change Following Acute and Chronic Alcohol Exposure

Faculty Sponsor: Laverne Melón Tina Han Tina Han is a rising senior from China majoring in Neuroscience and Philosophy. Her research interest circles around emotion, memory, and narration. She aims to break the boundary between subjects, using computational and traditional techniques to explore the emotional circuits in human brain. Outside of classroom, she does acting, … Read more

Predictors of Critical Motivation Amongst Asian Immigrant Adolescents

Faculty Sponsor: Professor Andrea Negrete Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine predictors of critical motivation among Asian immigrant-origin adolescents. Previous research suggests that immigration policies directly impact immigrant-origin youth in many aspects of their lives such as health and education. However, this research expands on previous findings to examine how restrictive immigration … Read more

City Diplomacy and Economic Growth

Faculty Sponsor: Mary Alice Haddad Abstract: Diplomacy, conventionally thought to be the mechanism between states to manage international relationships, increasingly, became observable between cities/regions. In the recent decade, many cities in the United States have established an office or unit directly responsible for international affairs. This project intends to capture the relationship between city diplomacy … Read more