2023 Posters on the Bay
Salisbury University Student Research Presentation to the Maryland General Assembly
- Thursday, February 23rd, 2023
- 5:30-7:00 p.m.
- Governor Calvert House, Annapolis, MD

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Posters on the Bay 2023
- Date: Thursday, February 23, 2023
- Time: 5:30-7 p.m.
- Location: Governor Calvert House - Annapolis, MD
Poster Presentations
Emmanuela Angu – Wicomico County, Stefani Lanahan – Dorchester County, Danielle Olenchak – Westchester County, New York, Min Thway Khant – Wicomico County
Project Title: Targeting cancer-associated proteins for tumor imaging
Faculty Mentor: Joshua Sokoloski
Connor Bean – Anne Arundel County, Bradley Cruikshank – Caroline County
Project Title: The Combinatorics Of A Small Family Of Odd Symplectic Partial Flag Manifolds
Faculty Mentor: Ryan Shifler
Lydia Bradshaw – Wicomico County
Project Title: Does Visitor Behavior Effect Animal Behavior within Zoos?
Faculty Mentor: Mary Gunther
Dre‘ von Clark– Wicomico County, Amanda Niederland– Kent County, Jaedyn Messer- Montgomery County
Project Title: The Continuing Efforts to Redress Government Discrimination Toward the LGBTQ+ Community: Imprint of the Lavender Scare
Faculty Mentor: Rachel Steele
Tiah Coates – Prince George’s County
Project Title: Does Maryland’s local government funding for mental health service reflect systemic bias against the population?
Faculty Mentor: Andrea Presotto
Jenna Feinauer – Montgomery County
Project Title: Zero Waste at the Maryland Folk Festival
Faculty Mentor: Sarah Surak
Jake M. Goodman – Montgomery County
Project Title: The Intersectionality of Environmental Conflict and Disability in Maryland, Other States, and Abroad
Faculty Mentor: Brittant Foutz
Maria Kaschak – Howard County
Project Title: New Insights on the Fecundity of the Blue Catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, Brings About a New Understanding of this Invasive Species
Faculty Mentor: Noah Bressman
Francis Lopez Chilel– Wicomico County
Project Title: Effects of Northern Snakehead (Channa argus) mucus and scales on terrestrial friction
Kelang McAleer – Howard County
Project Title: The Lack of Financial Literacy of Americans and the impact on the US Economy
Faculty Mentor: Ani Mathers
Carly Nascimbeni – Worcester County
Project Title: Ethics Education Combats Epistemic Injustice in Prison
Faculty Mentor: Timothy Stock
Samantha Peters – Tolland County, Connecticut
Project Title: Trace Metal Concentration of Sediment in Two Chesapeake Bay Tributaries, Wicomico and Nanticoke Rivers
Faculty Mentor: Katherine Miller
Rebecca Pritt – Harford County
Project Title: Exodus: Sex-specific movements of endangered Spotted Turtles (Clemmys guttata) leaving breeding ponds and their terrestrial activity
Faculty Mentor: Eric Liebgold
Zobia Rani– Wicomico County, Ann Thomas – Wicomico County
Project Title: Using Chemistry to Find Better Solutions for Available MRI Contrast Agents
Faculty Mentor: Seth Friese
Sean Roesener– Harford County
Project Title: Rhabdomyolysis in the NCAA
Faculty Mentor: Sherry Maykrantz
Luke Zolenski – Worcester County
Project Title: Creating... Creating...
Faculty Mentor: Donald Spickler