2024 EXPO Presenters
Poster Presenters
Irena Potochny, Junior, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences – Conscious Couture: A Sustainable Fashion Show
Kamryn Andes, Junior, College of Agricultural Sciences – Large Animal Medicine in the Tropics
Gidey Gezae, Junior, College of Health and Human Development – Bridging Worlds: A Self-Reflective Case Study on the Importance of Deaf Culture Education for Audiologists
Julia Matthews, Senior, College of Liberal Arts – From an Offer to Part of the Collection
Loren Foster, Senior, Eberly College of Science – Culture & Medicine
Morgan Kelley, Senior, College of Health and Human Development and Penn State World Campus and Kiera Dowdell, Senior, College of Health and Human Development – KINES 499: Pre-Medicine at St. George’s University
Lauren Healy, Senior, College of Health and Human Development – Finding Home Across the Pond: My Journey from Penn State to London
Sophie Wasserman, Senior, College of Education; Cassandra Blasi, Senior, Smeal College of Business and College of Liberal Arts; Samantha Constantino, Junior, College of Health and Human Development; Graci Badami, Junior, College of Information Sciences and Technology; Sarah Stein, Senior, College of Liberal Arts; and Mackenzie Williams, Sophomore, Smeal College of Business – Addressing Sexual Violence in Our Community
Ann Sargen, Sophomore, College of Agricultural Sciences – How Does Your Horse Think?
Evan Paulson, Junior, College of Liberal Arts – Did the Ancient Taino Know How to Write?”
Teagan Mayr, Senior, College of Liberal Arts and Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications – Internship in Dublin
Jasmine Mackley, Senior, College of Agricultural Sciences – Global Health Fieldwork in Oaxaca, Mexico
Cameron Koch, Junior, Eberly College of Science – Bilingual Brain Dynamics in Beijing
Kaelonnah Darlich, Sophomore, Eberly College of Science – Investigating the Influence of Light Pollution on Insect Populations & Behavioral Dynamics
Cheyenne Bastian-Brown, Senior, College of Agricultural Sciences – Welcome to Penn State: Become a New Student Orientation Leader
Noah Kichline, Sophomore, College of Engineering – I Rowed the Valley
Beatrice Ke, Junior, Smeal College of Business; Anna Waas, Junior, Smeal College of Business; and Grant Rose, Junior, College of Engineering – Medical Brigade in Honduras
Maya Bergman, Junior, College of Education – Finding Myself in Florence
Rida Hamid, Senior, College of Health and Human Development; Alyssa Montalvo, Senior, Eberly College of Science; Grace Behr, Senior, College of Liberal Arts; and Magdalena Waters, Senior, College of Health and Human Development – Mosquitoes in Mexico: Addressing Vector-Borne Diseases in Oaxaca
Sofia Sarracino, Junior, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences – Coastal Conservation: Parrotfish Plastics
Erik Dubbs, Senior, Corporate Communication – Penn State Schuylkill – Speaking to the Crowd: Discussing Schuylkill County Drag Bans and Religious Intervention for Academics Across the State
Kieran Sullivan, Sophomore, College of Engineering- Find Something for You
Charlie Plante, Senior, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications – Items of Resilience: Stories in a Shelter
Juan-Rodrigo Solares, Senior, Eberly College of Science – Characterization of Keratinocyte-Mediator Production Upon Stimulation with Spontaneous Urticaria-Related Mediators
Allison Szerlong, Sophomore, College of Engineering and Gabby Alvarez, Sophomore, College of Health and Human Development – Help in Hearts
William Tazza, Senior, Smeal College of Business – Navigating Relocation for an Internship: Amazon
Giselle Mccleerey, Senior, Smeal College of Business – Me in Milan
Lisa Wang, Junior, Eberly College of Science; Tejas Gatehouse, Sophomore, Smeal College of Business; and Jason Agnoli, Senior, Smeal College of Business – Student-led Teaching: An Integrative and Empowering Journey
Shreshty Budakoti, Junior, Eberly College of Science – Empowering Futures: Reimagining Health and Hope with ANANTA
Westin Boyd, Junior, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences – Building a New Life With New Values: My Semester Abroad in Barcelona
Dilan Kucukaydin, Senior, College of Engineering – From Brain to Brain: Using Undergraduate Knowledge to Fight Against Brain Tumors
Grace Hatchard, Senior, College of Liberal Arts – State of State: Cultivating Conversation at Our University
Rachel Desulme, Senior, College of Information Sciences and Technology and Eva Gates, Senior, Biology – Penn State Altoona; Exploring Ghana’s Odonata: Hands-On Experience in Collection and Analysis
Performers
Erik Dubbs, piano performance
Dark Storm Step Team
Ariella Biney, spoken word performance
Lightning Talk Presenters
Magdalena Waters, Senior, College of Health and Human Development and Monica Rigby, Senior, College of Health and Human Development – Interdisciplinary Study in Street Medicine
Bineta Brooks, Senior, College of Liberal Arts – Leading the BEAT: Empowering Black Voices Through Advocacy and Community
Sophie Wasserman, Senior, College of Education – I Believe You: Addressing Sexual Violence on our Campus by Educating and Advocating for our Peers
Lisa Wang, Junior, Eberly College of Science – Learning and Teaching Science through an Artistic Lens
Triniti Freeman, Junior, Penn State Schuylkill – Unleashing the Power of Leadership
Enrique Egui, Senior, College of Engineering – Beyond YOLO Mentality: Intentional Living
Shreshty Budakoti, Junior, Eberly College of Science – Empowering Futures: Reimagining Health and Hope with ANANTA
Victor Frolenko, Senior, College of Health and Human Development and College of Liberal Arts – Culinary Medicine Club Experience
Keynote Presenter
Dr. Dennis Shea, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Professor of Health Policy and Administration, College of Health and Human Development – Engagement 2025: Purposeful Plans and Impetuous Improv