The Fisher Showcase supports and celebrates the scholarly work of our students, staff, and faculty and promotes conversations across Schools, disciplines, and departments enriching the intellectual vitality of our campus. Hosted by the Library Committee and the Office of the Provost, the 2026 Fisher Showcase was scheduled for Friday, April 17, in the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Athletic Center Fieldhouse.
Examples of work that were eligible for submission included Honors projects, funded and submitted grants, creative works, experiential and scholarly efforts, CORE projects, internships, new initiatives, ongoing projects, previously published work, and more.
Submissions from 2026
Maladaptive Coping in Response to Minority Stress, Alexis Abbott, Tyler Coon, Ram De Jesus, and Mary Tiede
Understanding Stress and Resilience, Alexis Abbott and Jessica Robinson
Perceptions of GLP-1 weight loss medications on Instagram compared to clinical evidence, Arub Abedrabbaa and Akesha Edwards
Integration of a Data Driven Longitudinal Board Preparation Program into Experiential Education, Nabila Ahmed-Sarwar, Gabriela Cipriano, Keith DelMonte, and Angela Nagel
Showcase Presentation: Future of AI, Cole Alger
Connecting People to Nature Through Animals, Hasan Ali, Jonathan McCaffrey, Furkan Odes, and Kaitlyn Crocker
Is AI your therapy?, Jainelys Alvarez
Hyaluronic Acid: A Sustainable Green Polysaccharide for Formulation and Therapeutic Applications, Tala Alzien, Annelise McLean, Valerie Malachin, Sara Woytowicz, Valentine Orock, Jack Pietro, Abhishek Tiwari, Todd D. Camenisch, Vivek S. Dave, and Ankit Rochani
Assessing the Risk of Genital Infections and Fournier's Gangrene in Patients Taking SGLT2 Inhibitors: Insights from the FAERS Database, Callahan Anderson, Harley Gainer, and Priyanka Bhatt
Constitutively Activating EPOR, Erin Anson
Generative AI in Pre-Service Teaching, Katrina Arndt
Lets Make a Game- Arts and Setting Design Team, Abel Austin, Shawni Hagan, Noah Pohrte, and Divya Adhikari
Label Lift: a Pharmacy School's Mission to Correct Penicillin Allergy Misconceptions, Lisa M. Avery, Caitlin Bronson, Katlyn Quartuccio, and Anne Schweighardt
4990 Project - online course, David Baronov
Inside the 1850 Factories: An Empirical Group Project of U.S. Manufacturing by Econ 314 Class (Group 9), Yosiah Bartlett, Parker Scherlein, and Jinyan Chang
The Ethics of AI in Business: Efficiency at What Cost, Chance Bears
Who Goes Without Care? Demographic, Social, and Economic Drivers of Cost-Related Unmet Medical Needs, Arta Beha, Tina Beslic, and Haley Corteville
Exploration of Paternalism in the Law, Nicole Berenbaum
Pharmacy-Led Implementation of Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) in Transitions of Care: A Pilot Program, Mackenzie R. Bermingham, Kelsey Gregoire, and Gurjot Sandhu
The Analytics Behind Winning: ML Models of NFL Performance, Derek Bernardino, Dylan Devine, Noah Geiger, and Ricky Hill
Bridging the Gap: Impact of a Pre-Matriculation Module on Student Performance in Pharmacy Calculations, Priyanka Bhatt, David McCaffrey, Christine R. Birnie PhD, Remah Ali, Todd D. Camenisch, and Melinda E. Lull
Human Security on the Oceans, Christine Bianco
Give Me a Sign: Confidence and Accuracy in ASL, Gabrielle Boling
CORE 4990 Cardinal Experience Connecting People with Nature, Michael L. Boller
Considerations for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Needing Total Joint Replacements, Melissa Bourne
Elective Total Joint Replacements for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Literature Review, Melissa Bourne
Fundamentals of Burn Care Workshop, Anna Brock and Kelly Reed
Daily Stressors’ Impact on Sleep, Matisyn Brockway, Jessica DiFillippo, and Ana Gutman
At Risk: Heath Challenges Facing Rochester's Urban Youth Population, Danielle Bronson, Carly Alberi, Katie Beach, Ava Cardona-Burger, Ava DiSanto, Abigail Fagnani, Bryce Grove, Ethan Hodge, Kira Kuppinger, Sophia Leach, Brian Lester, Erin McGuiness, Jaz McIntyre, Samantha Millen, Elsie Ralston, Jacob Sweeney, and Kalianna Witka
At Risk: Health Challenges Facing Rochester's Urban Youth, Danielle Bronson, Nick Augeri, Andrew Beyler, Hannah Finnick, Keira Hartpence, Victoria Howard, Katie Huber, Samantha Mazzarella, Peyton Noon, Selenia Padilla, Leigha Premo, Parker Scherlein, William Shine, Grace Sweeney, Jeff Van Auken, Chesnie Vincent, Brodi Vincenzi, Kirsten Webster, and Leigh Zacchia
Connecting People to Nature through Food, Shannon Bull, Hailey Gunther, Jessie Pilarcek, and Natalie Maurer
The Deeper Meaning of Literacy Levels in Rochester Communitites, Sabrina Burker
Inside the 1850 Factories: An Empirical Group Project of U.S. Manufacturing by Econ 314 Class (Group 8), Luke Buss, Jake Scheidelman, Jack Tamburino, and Jinyan Chang
Generative AI and the Decline of Human Thinking, Shannon Castellanos
Beyond Brick-and-Mortar: The Rise of Online, Distance, and Hybrid Pharm.D. Pathways in the United States, Isjan Cortes Castro, Sara Yasin, Christian Noh, Barbara Ellis, and Christine R. Birnie PhD
Steam, Water & Hand Power in 1850 Manufacturing, Jinyan Chang
Biases in AI - Brooke Chase - Cardinal Experience, Brooke Chase
AMA MLB Case Study - Honors Keystone, Brooke Chase, Shannon Castellanos, Angelina DeMent, Carter Green, Connor Dziulko, Jason Schiltz, Nico LaRosa, Sydney Closinski, and Taylor Weldgen
The Moving Picture of Migration: Crossing Borders, Crossing Systems, Rita Chen and Gabriela Wissar
The Use of Microfluidic Devices for Biosensors and Bacterial Growth, Sidney China and Fernando Ontiveros
Uproot The Phone and Plant The Seed, Matt Clair, Jeremy Raymond, Michael Foster, and Melissa Wright
Resigning Women: Why Staff are Leaving Higher Education and How Institutions Can Retain Them, Angela Clark-Taylor
Comparing Bernie Madoff and Sam Bankman-Fried Across Four Decades, Sean Cleary
Let’s Make a Game! Business/Production, Sydney Closinski, Ryann Dauksza, Nick Karnyski, and Jack Lamberton
Diners as Third Places for Community Building, Rianna Cofer and Owen Tuori
Methods and Approach to AI in the Literature Evaluation Classroom: Scaffolded to Support, Not Replace, Critical Thinking, Kelly Conn, Katie Sabourin, Angela Nagel, and Anne Schweighardt
Innovations in Pharmacy Resident Research to Streamline Preceptor Workload and Improve Publication Rates, Kathryn A. Connor, Nicole M. Acquisto, Jennifer Iuppa Melaragno, Samantha C. Heacock, and Stephen Rappaport
Art and Setting Group for the 4990 Game, Natalie Cotroneo, Olivia Hannux, and Brooklyn Drago
Adulting: Embracing Nature in Everyday Life, Makayla Cottrell, Natalie Gantress, Dayana Gonzalez, and Marilyn Whitcavitch
Let’s Make a Game- Business Group, Jake Crantz, Aidan Morris, Carmen Jorgensen, Tenley Radogna, and Tyler Manning
Honors Keystone: How Abolitionist Newspapers Shaped Public Opinion Before the Civil War, Logan Crowell
Policy Debate: Why Wine Should Not Be Allowed In Grocery Stores, Logan Crowell, Andrew Doupe, Lexi Hitchings, Alec Brummer, and Riley Simpson
Third Places in Rochester, Samantha Current
Third Spaces in Parks and Playgrounds in Rochester, Sam Current, Charlie Roberts, and Ally Wolgast
Tutor Resource Utilization and Course Outcomes in the Systems Pharmacology Course Sequence, Michael A. Currier, Amy L. Parkhill, Sean Leonard, and Kelly Conn
Hi there! I'm your sport negligence simulator, Emily Dane-Staples
Development and Pilot Implementation of a Generative AI-Powered Virtual Learning Assistant (VLA) in First-Year Pharm.D. Courses, Vivek S. Dave, Ankit Rochani, and Priyanka Bhatt
AI & The Legal Profession, Angelina Davila
Social Connectedness in Undergraduate students, Austin Davis
The Ethics of AI and Bias, Fairness, and Discrimination, Zachary Davis
An Evaluation of the Effect of Having a College-Sponsored LSAT Course to Improve Student's LSAT Scores, Julia DeBottis
Connections That Shape Us, Shannon DeCarr
The Effect of Cesarean Deliveries Compared to Vaginal Deliveries on the Incidence of Postpartum Depression, Mikayla DeCesare
Inside the 1850 Factories: An Empirical Group Project of U.S. Manufacturing by Econ 314 Class (Group 2), Molly DeLeo, Jack Higman, Evan Scheuermann, and Jinyan Chang
Lessons Learned from a Distance Pathway: An Experiential View, Keith DelMonte, Andi Balland, Andrea DiGiorgio, and Matthew Zak
Exploring Career Pathways in Coaching and Professional Volleyball, Jack DeMaria
Present Actions, Future Thinking, Bryant DePaul
Environmental Ethics Personal One-Sheet, Bryant DePaull
Enhancing the Marketing for St. John Fishers Health & Wellness, Makenzie Desmarais
CFA Institute Research Challenge: Equity Research Report on Graham Corporation, Dylan Devine, Ryan Finn, and Kayden Fera
The Productivity Frontier: American Manufacturing in 1850, Dylan Devine, I. C. Gunasekara, and Jinyan Chang
Navigating Pregnancy Online: An Integrative Review of Online Information-Seeking Behavior and Its Impact on Maternal Decision-Making, Carolian Doane and Heather McGrane Minton
Advocacy Behind Bars: Experiencing the Role of Correctional Nursing through Virtual Reality, Crystal Dobri and Karen Parker
Food, Agriculture, and Sustainability, Yankeeny Dominguez and Jorge Acuna
Navigating AI, Integrity, and Isolation in Higher Education, Dan Dorman
Navigating AI, Integrity, and Isolation in Higher Education, Dan Dorman
Contextual Pragmatism: Italy and the Treaty of Montreux, 1937-1939, Frederick Dotolo
Italo-Turkish Relations and the Montreux Convention of 1936, Frederick Dotolo
Microaggressions, Bias, and AI in RPD Body Worn Camera Footage, Gabriella Dotolo and Madelyn Pratt
Psychology of Finance- Internship Project, Kenzie Downs
Adolescent Isolation Stress Impact on Compulsive-like Behaviors in Male Rats, Katie Draper and Olivia Corbin
Connecting Teams with Nature, Lane Edinger, Trevor Sheehan, Maddie Lowney, and Terrence Cleary
Lets Make a Game - Rules Team, Andrews Evans, Ben Greeson, Ethan Fox, Tyler Grau, Derek Bernardino, Cal Machalek, and Conor Lissow
On the Way to Researching: Caffeine and Sports Performance, Anna Exford, Brendan Bucello, and Kathleen J. Savage
Let's Make a Game: Coliseum Clash -- Logistics Group, Calleigh Farley, Ethan Ford, Tayvyn Marino, Matt Stewart, and Bella Oyphanith
Introducing Wine into Grocery Stores: Bill A1328A, Christian Faroni, Ryan Campbell, Sarah Ryan, Ella Savoca, Sebastian Woods, and Elijah Devereaux
An Ethical Hacker's Mission, Martin Figueroa
“Gilead is here”: Panic, Shame, and White Feminism in The Handmaid’s Tale Fandom, Michelle Laura Flood, Maggie Thomas, and Sophia O'Neill
Virtual Reality Pain Management in Burn Patients, Makayla Foltz
Conservation: Through Chemicals and Innovation, Will Foody
Let's Make A Game Rules Group, Alex Foss, Cameron Kingsley, Mike McElrath, Kevin Tran, Lucia Williams, and Mike Watts
It’s Not Just Us - Personal Environmental Theory, Lauren Fracy
Libraries as Third Places, Morgan Francis and Rachael Hager
Social Media Advertising for a Local Non-Profit Fundraiser, Lydia Fraser
Gun Violence in Rochester: Understanding the Causes and Advancing Community Action, Giana Gallina
What Types of Power Were Most Productive in 1850: A Regression Analysis, Jackson Gallivan, Alex Miller, and Jinyan Chang
Predicting Students’ Graduation at Higher Education Institutions Using Machine Learning Methods, Jackson Gallivan, Alex Miller, Xander Ranc, and Parker Scherlein
Telehealth interventions in mental healthcare: A comparative review of effectiveness and outcomes, Collin Gannon
Mathematical Limitations of the Efficiency Gap, Ryan Gantner