24 | School of Arts & Sciences
Emilee Lindner, '12, a journal-
ism and mass communication
major. "The Evolution of the
Piano" focused on the techno-
logical advancements made in
the piano over its 300-year
lifespan. The works of seven
composers were featured,
from the great masters, Bach,
Mozart and Beethoven,
through the innovative works
of Bartok and Cowell.
Manuela Marín Salcedo, '12,
a journalism and mass com-
munication major. She did a
demographic and ethnological
case study of a small Colom-
bian village over an eight-
week period by immersing
herself in their culture, their
lives and their laughter, at-
tempting not only to witness
but experience what it is like
to be a resident of Rincón.
Diana Phalon, '12, a history major. Her project was
titled "World War II Through a Soldier's Eyes." It fo-
cused on the use of exhibits and oral history to edu-
cate people on World War II.
Kaitlyn Reusch, '12, a political science major. Her
project was titled "The Role of Rhetoric: Did Rheto-
ric of Slobodan Milosevic Influence the Ethnic Con-
flict in the Balkans from 1987 to 2001?" Through a
review of the literature as well as an independent
study, the project explored possible causes of eth-
nic conflict during the Yugoslav Wars.
Djenita Svinjar, '12, a philosophy
major. Her honors project was an in-
depth empirical study examining the
societal differences of women
among the three ethnic groups en-
compassing the country of Bosnia
and Herzegovina. The empirical re-
search study examines the aspect of
women's rights, the evolution of
women's voices since the pre-war
era as well as the duration of the
war, and examines the current eco-
nomic and social standings of
women in the country.
Ethan Whipple, '12, an Eng-
lish major. "Cattaraugus: The
Creative Process" explores
his attempt at creative writing.
The project includes a collec-
tion of poems and an accom-
panying prose essay on
poetics, principles and
process.
Katherine Rush, '13, a special education major.
"Working Memory and Education" was a literary re-
view of research on working memory and how it re-
lates to the field of education. She created a
teacher-resource website that explains working
memory in a way that helps teachers understand
the importance of this research in their classroom.
She included strategies and lesson plans that
teachers can use to incorporate working memory
research in their classroom in order to help their
students become better learners.
Neil Batta, '12, a biology major. His
project involved identifying an ion
channel that has the ability to reduce
excitability in stem cells in the hip-
pocampus of the brain. Research
identified an ion channel from scratch
that fit the criteria outlined for what
was needed both for biological and ex-
perimental purposes. The end result of
the project was an ion channel gene
construct and a viral expression pack-
aging system for introduction into the
stem cells in vitro.
Alicia D'Alessandro, '12, a jour-
nalism and mass communication
major. Her project was titled "An
Evaluation of Service-Learning at
St. Bonaventure University, as
Supported by Deci and Ryan's
Self-Determination Theory." It ad-
vocated for the increased imple-
mentation of service-learning at
St. Bonaventure. The project con-
cluded that a restructuring of the
current system, including adding
service-learning components to
existing courses of St. Bonaven-
ture's core curriculum, would be
beneficial.