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Rachel Goodkind 17: Individual Differences in Song Perception: The Role of Lyrics
vs. Melody
Julia Iannucci 17: The Roles of Function and Appearance in Shaping Word Learning
Reina Kiefer 17: Hemispheric Lateralization of Emotion Regulation Strategies:
Suppression vs. Reappraisal
Kengthsagn Louis 17: Depression Causal Attributions, Symptoms Recognition, and
Treatment Endorsement Among Haitians
Elizabeth Oehrlein 17: Do Kids Use Context? Effects of Predictability and Parafoveal
Preview on Early Reading
Kristin Schiavo 17: Building an Attitude of Gratitude: Comparing Online and Group
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Katherine Williams 17: The Importance of Linguistic Negation and Speaker
Knowledge-State in Predicting Children Ability to Compute Ad-Hoc Hirschberg
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3. Issues in Education: Education Studies Senior Thesis Presentations
PMH 200
Faculty Sponsor: Michele May, Education Studies
Presenters: Emily Savarese 17, Morgan Baum 17, Tessa Murphy 17
Three Education Studies majors will present their Senior Thesis Research on topics
which include: the effects of teacher beliefs and pedagogy on the development of English
Language Learners, a comparison of general and immigrant familial involvement in
elementary schools, and the effects of departmentalization on teacher-student
relationships at the 4
th
grade level.
4. Salty Business: Geosciences Senior Seminar Panel on
Proposed Natural Gas Storage in Salt Mines Under Seneca Lake
Bolton 280
Faculty Sponsor: Meg Estapa, Geosciences
Presenters: Jacqueline Carames 17, Taimur Khan 17, Evan Nitkin 17, Michaela Ritz
17
Caverns previously developed through the process of salt mining in Reading, NY, are
currently under consideration for redevelopment as liquid petroleum gas (LPG)
storage. The proposed underground LPG storage plan on Seneca Lake has raised
concerns for public health, water supplies, agriculture, tourism, and safety. The
Geosciences Class of 2017 will discuss geologic, environmental, technical, and policy
aspects of LPG storage in salt caverns in the Finger Lakes, concluding with a question
and answer session.