Academic Showcase 2025
The 2025 Academic Showcase event will be held on
Tuesday, April 15 from 9 am - 4 pm
WELCOME
Presenter: Dr. Peter Eden, President
Franklin Pierce University
9 am | Spagnuolo Hall
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Poster Session One
9:15 - 10:30 am | Spagnuolo Hall
Student, Faculty, and Staff Presentations
10 - 11:50 am | Various Locations
Brain Bowl
12 - 1 pm | Marketplace Café
Student, Faculty, and Staff Presentations
1 - 4 pm | Various Locations
Poster Session Two
1 - 2 pm | Spagnuolo Hall
Maple Syrup Label Competition
9 am - 4 pm | DiPietro Library
MORNING SESSIONS
|
TIME |
LOCATION |
PRESENTER |
TITLE |
|
9 - 9:15 am |
Spagnuolo Hall |
|
Opening Remarks |
|
9 - 10:30 am |
Spagnuolo Hall |
Baneen Al Ghadhbawi ’25, Ashlyn Bosse ’25, Mollie Cahalane ’26, McKenna Cantin ’26, Mia Cocchiaro ’28, Ruby Conroy ’26, Jenna Delgado ’26, Taylor Ellis ’26, Alexis Frank ’25, Alyssa Gosselin ’25, Lily Grand ’26, Raven Groblewski ’27, Morgan Hellman ’26, Laia Llorente Iglesias ’26, Lauren Klein '26, Brea Mathieu ’26, Dominic Montoya ’25, Trent O’neill ’27, Martina Spackova ’26, Colin Struckman ’25, David Talbot ’25, Emily Webster ’26, Molly Wiederhold ’25, Isabella Williams ’25 and Professor Rudra Aryal |
Morning Poster Session |
|
10 - 10:30 am |
Fitzwater 101 |
Professor Robert Goodby |
Sites, Landscapes, and Three Decades of Archaeology in the Monadnock Region |
|
|
Fitzwater 102 |
Associate Professor Christina Cliff |
|
|
|
Fitzwater 103 |
Professor Paul Jenkins |
|
|
|
Fitzwater Studio |
Evan Coady ’25, Dominic Howard ’25 and Erik Valdovinos ’26 |
|
|
|
Marcucella Hall 102 |
Associate Professor Joan Swanson, Director of Education, Superintendent Reuben Duncan, Assistant Professor Thomas Bennett, and Laura Harding, M.Ed. |
Ravens, Owls and Eagles: Building Scholars and Leaders through Collaborative Initiatives |
|
|
Petrocelli Hall 114 |
Assistant Professors Lara Ingram and Len Crossman |
Intoxication Imagination: Alcohol versus Brain and Legal System |
|
TIME |
LOCATION |
PRESENTER |
TITLE |
|
|
DiPietro Library Courtyard |
EN 203 Introduction to British Literature and EN 313 Shakespeare Classes |
|
|
10:00 - 10:30am |
RAKU KILN PAD |
Z Abdelnur ’27, Lauryn Charron ’28, Alexis DiMeo ’28, Grace Rich ’25, Kaylee Shaw ’28, and Norah Tasini ’28 |
|
|
10:40 - 11:10 am |
Fitzwater 101 |
Lily Grande ’26 Evelyn Haley ’26 |
Indigenous Women’s Activism in the West, mid-19th Century-early 20th Century |
|
|
Fitzwater 102 |
Martina Spackova ’26 Taylor Ellis ’26 |
|
|
|
Fitzwater 103 |
Connor Burt ’25 |
|
|
|
Fitzwater Studio |
Abigail Farley ’24 and Jess Recore |
|
|
|
Marcucella Hall 102 |
Teresa Deasy ’25 and Molly Wiederhold ’25 |
|
|
|
Petrocelli Hall 114 |
Emily Webster ’26 and Assistant Professor Leslie Buddington |
A Preliminary Analysis of Serial Killer, Non-offender, and Other Offender Eyes |
|
11 am - 1 pm |
Marcucella Hall Patio |
Institute for Climate Action |
Climate Change Fun! Do you care about climate change? |
|
11:20 - 11:50 am |
Fitzwater 101 |
Kori Garnhardt ’26 |
|
|
|
Fitzwater 102 |
Megan Raymond ’25 Damani Domerson ’25 |
|
|
|
Fitzwater 103 |
David Evers ’25 |
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) through the Lens of Conflict Theory |
|
|
Marcucella Hall 102 |
Professor Jacques Veilleux |
|
|
|
Petrocelli Hall 114 |
Amy Jones ’25 |
|
|
|
Fitzwater Studio |
Laura Muldoon ‘28, Cally Stone ‘28, and Matthew Canavan ‘28 |
What is College For?: Reflections on the Aims of Higher Education in Financially Uncertain Times |
|
12 - 1 pm |
Marketplace Café |
|
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
|
TIME |
LOCATION |
PRESENTER |
TITLE |
|
1 - 2 pm |
Spagnuolo Hall |
Elizabeth Albert, Elizabeth Anderson, Lillian Byrne, Matthew Canavan, Sean Cote, Emma Duffy, Jackson Duffy, Brady Gaudet, Lauren Muldoon, Brianna Russo, Cally Stone, Brianna Whitelaw, and Gianna Joy Wilson |
Afternoon Poster Session: Class of 2028 |
|
1 - 3:15 pm |
Cheney Hall |
Andrew Knopf ’27, Diego Alvarez ’26, Vetchayung Khumnirdpayak ’26, Kennedy Morris ’27, Devin Johnson ’28, Emma Pavlowich ’28, Jackson Duffy ’28, and Aidan Landry ’26 |
|
|
10 am - 2:30 pm |
In Front of DiPietro Library |
BI 302 Food Systems Students, The Counseling Center, Division of Student Affairs, The Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and The College of Health and Natural Sciences |
Imagine a Food Secure Nation and Rations for Ravens |
|
1 - 2 pm |
DiPietro Library Courtyard |
EN 203 Introduction to British Literature and EN 313 Shakespeare Classes |
|
|
1:30 - 2 pm |
Fitzwater 101 |
Megan Raymond ’25 and Damani Domerson ’25 |
|
|
RAKU KILN PAD |
Z Abdelnur ’27, Lauryn Charron ’28, Alexis DiMeo ’28, Grace Rich ’25, Kaylee Shaw ’28, and Norah Tasini ’28 |
||
|
|
Fitzwater 102 |
Abigail Ainsworth ’25 Morgan Thurber ’25 |
Charles Manson’s Behavior Explained Through Micro-Level Theories |
|
|
Fitzwater 103 |
Mary Cook ’24
|
|
|
|
Marcucella Hall 102 |
Martina Spackova ’26 and Associate Professor Frank Cohen |
|
|
TIME |
LOCATION |
PRESENTER |
TITLE |
|
|
Petrocelli Hall 114 |
Dillon White ’25 and Alioune Diaw ’25 |
Analyzing Aaron Hernandez’ Behavior through Criminological Theories |
|
2:10 - 3:25 pm |
Marcucella Hall 102 |
Assistant Professor Tom Bennett, Professor Catherine Koning, Associate Professor Frank Cohen, Associate Director of Diversity and Inclusion Florisbeth Joseph, Assistant Professor Liz Lapon, and Assistant Professor Johnna Pike with students |
Forks in the Road: How Does our Government Create Opportunity and Prosperity for All? |
|
|
Petrocelli Hall 114 |
Haley Bigwood ’25, Nick Cattabriga ’25, Fallon Dellavecchia-Ronan ’25, David Evers ’25, Amy Jones ’25, and McKenzie Rich ’26 |
Lessons Learned from Criminal Justice Internships: Working with Justice Involved Individuals |
|
3:30 - 4 pm |
Marcucella Hall 102 |
Assistant Professor Elizabeth Lapon, Associate Professor Joan Swanson, Director of Education and Professor Shallee Page, Assistant Professor Leslie Buddington, and Part-Time Professor Rebecca Dragon |
Rindge Campus Map
