Westminster Student Showcase Schedule

Student presenters:

• Cole Kadoguchi
• Sydney Anzelc
• Tommy Ball
• Ella Cheminant
• Lalise Eshete
• Jack Fairbanks
• Lillian Miller
• Sabey Soto

Molly Mazzolini is a creative force, strategic thinker, and proud Westminster alum who's reshaping the world of sports and design.

After moving to Salt Lake City to work for the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Molly co-founded Infinite Scale, a nationally certified women-owned sports design consultancy that was recently acquired by Elevate. Her work has left its mark on some of the most recognizable sports venues in the country—think Levi’s® Stadium, Caesars Superdome, Daytona International Speedway, and the new Salt Lake Bees Ballpark in Daybreak.

Today, she serves as Senior Operating Advisor at Elevate, where she leads with purpose—driving strategic partnerships, elevating client experiences, and fiercely advocating for women’s leadership and mentorship in the industry. She’s been recognized as one of Sports Business Journal’s Game Changers and a VenuesNow All Star.

Molly also co-founded the Utah chapter of WISE—Women in Sports and Events—to build community and open doors for future leaders right here in Utah. She led an all-women team in rebranding WISE National and now helps shape its direction on the advisory board.

Passionate about giving back, she’s helping bring the Olympic Games back to Utah as part of the Utah 2034 management team and the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation.

Molly earned her undergraduate degree from Loyola University New Orleans and her Master’s in Strategic Communications from Westminster University.

Enjoy lunch on the Richer Commons with the Westminster community.

Panel Session 1

Finance and Investing

Location: Room 120
Moderator: Dr. Rick Haskell

• Kyle desGarennes
• Aidan Pavey
• Keller Hopkins
• Leslie Rodriguez-Diaz
• K Nguyen

Arts and the Written Word

Location: Room 110
Moderator: Dr. Chris LeCluyse

• Clara Cushing
• Zackary Nielson
• Kayla Dixon

Great Salt Lake and Utah Air

Location: Room 160
Moderator: by Georgie Corkery, Room 160

• Alivia Preston
• Lauren Rothman
• Maxwell Lynch
• Emmie Mellon

IPSL Research and Service Abroad

Location: Room 170
Moderator: Arianne Newton

• Kim Goodwin

Literature, Media, and Writing 322 Poetry Reading

Location: Room 150
Moderator: Dr. Lance Newman

• C.E. Janecek
• Isabel Hill
• Georgia Peterson
• Lucinda Smith-Lahrman
• Josie Gerritsen
• Michael Maggio
• Emma Neves
• Zoey Crawley
• Melodie Ashley
• Megan Wade

Poster Session 1

Location: Meldrum Science Center Atrium

• Arogya Upadhyaya, Scott Ruiz, and Evan Morrison, "Bob’s Math Adventure"
• Josh Trujillo, Heidi Andre, and Alicia Mache, "Math Maze: An Interactive Math Game"
• Prashun Aryal, Adriam Han, Elizabeth Carmichael, and Ellie Berg, "Frognition: The Math Leap"
• Rasheed Jaber, Keli’i Kiilehua, Connor Vardakis, and Tim Xu, "Hoodies N Dream: Nitro Numbers"
• Addy Cruz and Lauren Morgenthaler, "MathSprout: An Analytical Take on Elementary Math Education"
• Shreeya Maskey, "Senior Capstone Project: Mobile App Building"
• Madeline Colborn, "How Exercise Can Alleviate Symptoms of Postpartum Depression"
• Haven Finley, "Fossil Fish of the Green River Formation"
• Evynn DeHann, "The Warmth Project"
• Niki Krivka, "An articulated hindlimb of Dromomeron romeri (Lagerpetidae) and its implications for interpreting early ornithodiran footprints"
• Violet Czech, "L-DOPA and Naloxone Decrease Nicotine Preference in C. Elagans"
• Giulia Tintorri, "Fibrosis in the aging ovary driven by pregnancy history and genotype, and potential considerations in ovarian cancer risk"
• Sabrina Alff, "Examining Disparities in Primary Biliary Cholangitis: A Clinical Analysis at a Non-Academic Center in the Greater Los Angeles Area"
• Josh Meyers, "Effects of Exercise on Brain Function and Health"

Student presenter:

• Quincy Stewart, "Computational Modeling of Rhamnolipid Binding to Rare Earth Metals"

Student presenters:

• Alexia Anderson
• Theo Babbitt
• Katie Barraco
• Paxton Bennion
• Zoe Corbin
• Beatrice Dye
• Ellie Grieve
• Emery Hart
• Sophie Haslam
• James Haynes
• You-Won Hwang
• Matthew Lyons
• Nora McAndrews
• Eliah Rogers
• Etta Sklar

 Location: Meldrum Science Center Atrium

Panel Session 2

Business and Leadership

Location: Room 120
Moderator: Dr. Brian Wierman

• Renee Busjahn
• Jacqueline Kizabi

Politics and Policy

Location: Room 170
Moderator: Nancy Brown

• Madison Fortner
• William Kaye
• Theo Babbitt

Environmental Studies

Location: Room 160
Moderator: Dr. Brent Olsen

• Sebastian Szweda Mittelstadt and Maxwell Fouad
• Ashlyn Gnoyski, Alivia Preston, and Alison Carter
• Audrey Righter

Outdoor Education and Leadership 250 Literary Reading

Location: Room 150
Moderator: Dr. Lance Newman

• Anna Cook
• Thomas Morse
• Oliver Vaughan
• Jade Rogers
• Alyssa Kim
• Chris Ledyard
• Owen Wilson
• Evan Spaniol
• Cathryn Cannon-Match

Poster Session 2

Location: Meldrum Science Center Atrium

• Juanita Galvis, "The Power of Multicultural Business Environments"
• Justin Egan and Luke Sillstrop, "Pawsitive Treats Initiative"
• Hussain Ahmadi, "ESG Scores, Stock Performance, and Risk Analysis"
• Savannah Davenport, "Save a Brain"
• Jacqueline Kizabi, "How does war in the Democratic Republic of Congo impact entrepreneurial survival, adaptation, and the success or failure of displaced individuals and business owners?"
• Galib Ibrahima, "Empowering Small Businesses: A Digital Strategy for an African Boutique"
• Cuauhtemoc Borjon, "Integrating Leadership and Management Practices in Construction"
• Sage Stott, "Champion's Circle"
• Elise Hitter, "Leadership & Strategic Shifts in U.S. Acquisitions of Swiss Ski Resorts"
• Celia Fidanza, "From the Field to the Future: Leadership and Teamwork in the Undergraduate Experience and Workplace"
• Owen Gallo, "Sharing the Beautiful Game"
• Leslie Rodriguez-Diaz, "Financial Counseling Clinic"
• Enzo Cenerelli, "Sustainable Ski Business Initiative: Innovations in Eco-Friendly Ski Operations"
• Connor Vardakis, "Monitoring the Night Sky"
• Taylor Lewis, "Leadership in World Health Organizations"

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Location: Meldrum Science Center Second Floor

2025 debut of Westminster’s student run, award-winning literary journal, ellipsis...

Location: Meldrum Science Center Room 110

Student Editors

• Ben Eisenberg
• Josie Gerritsen
• Ryann Hansen
• Isabel Hill
• Rachel Nguyen
• Piper Nutting
• Bailee Parker
• Georgie Peterson

Panel Session 3

Current Issues in Higher Education

Location: Room 170
Moderator: Dr. Peggy Cain

• Chase Potter
• Lute Maja
• Paulina Espinoza

Studies in Societal Violence

Location: Room 120
Moderator: Dr. Connie Etter

• Atira Schulte
• Casey Berger
• Lily McKay

Current and Past LGBTQ+ Issues

Location: Room 160
Moderator: Dr. Spencer Bagley

• Leo Baumes
• Cathryn Cannon Match
• Lucinda Smith-Lahrman

Lab Experiment and Activity

Location: Room 150

• Cooper Madsen

Poster Session 3

Location: Meldrum Science Center Atrium

• Sage Stott, "The Playbook of Leadership: Coaching Styles and Their Impact on Sports Performance and Athlete Development"
• Zennon La Force, "Winning the game of life"
• Lily Crofts, "Tracing the Lines of Censorship: Content Analysis of Banned Books in Utah"
• Olivia Viny, "Hidden Agendas: An Ethnography of Alt-Right Influences in Utah's 2025 Legislative Session"
• Parker Christensen, "The transition from Student-Athlete to the real world"
• Sarah Zoller, "Comparative Study of Leadership Between the U.S. and Europe"
• Parker Stebbing, "Recycling Initiative"
• John Borick, "Risk Management and Decision Making in Rock Climbing"
• Maxwell Nelson, "Water Right Adjudication and Indigenous Intersections"
• Jack Agnew, "Leveraging the Strengths of Employees with Disabilities"
• James Colston, "Exploration of Mental Health through Physical Activity"
• Anna Speakman-Watt, "Lesson on Mindfulness"
• Grace Hymas, "Community Fellow: Tracy Aviary"
• Chris Ledyard, "Primordial Wellness"
• Jillian DiNucci, "The Harassment of Art: An Analysis of Local Governments' Responses to Modern Political Activism Through Illegal Street Art"
• Camden Rossi, "Lacrosse Stick Drive"

Students:

• Ben Snarr
• Nessa Kirkpatrick

Student performer:

• Jacob Hirst

Graduate Students:

• Nikayla Dibble, AnneMarie Foulger, and Drake Thompson, "Navigating the Debate: Menopause Hormone Treatment"
• Lynette Tukuafu, Christopher Hill, and Samuel Novey, "Green Honey: Medical Cannabis in the Beehive State"
• Taya Billingsley, "Community Trauma Response: Analyzing and Critiquing the Response to the Tuskegee Experiment"
• Sarah Thompson, Tanya Forsyth, and Naomi Mensah-Coker, "From History to Hesitancy: Analyzing the Evolution and Contemporary Practice of Vaccination"
• Carli Barlow, Tyson Thomas, and Christie Blaser, "Beyond Blood Sugar: Exploring the Efficacy and Safety of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in the Non-Diabetic Population"
• Danali Nykamp, Eric Dewey, and Hannah Wallace, "Evaluating the Utilization of Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics in Utah"
• Amy Newson, Erin Storrs, and Jenifer Williams, "Exploring Migraine: Understanding Triggers, Risk Factors, and the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on treatment resistant migraines"
• Olivia Akerley, Haleigh Downing Samayoa, and Andrea Tillotson, "Ketamine and Esketamine for Treatment-Resistant Depression"
• Lindsay Goeckeritz "Instructions Not Included: A Phenomenological Examination of School Discipline and Youth In Care"
• Shelley Jarrard, "The Only One Here For You: A Case Study of Student-Athlete Perceptions of Gender Equity in Collegiate Athletic Administration"
• Angelica Rodriguez, "Trauma has Yet to Put its Hand on Mine: A Narrative Inquiry on Latinx Experiences"
• Saruul Tumurbaatar, "The Existence of Restorative Justice in Education in Mongolian Education Settings: A Phenomenology Study"
• Rachael Lauritzen, "Regenerative Agriculture Practices and Ecocentrist Values: The Utah Wool Economy"
• Camille Elmer, "AI in education: A phenomenological study"
• Tina Seastrand, "Perceptions & Identity: A Narrative Inquiry Study of Young Women’s Experiences with Social Media"
• Kayla Mayers, "Gather Around the Table: A Comparative Case Study Connecting Coalitions to Community"
• Jaynie Glasmann, "No White Flags, No Witnesses, Nobody Believes Me: A Narrative Inquiry into the Experience of Young Adults Living with an Invisible Disability"
• Ashley Suyematsu, "A Dam Holding Back the Flood: And Ethnographic Study of Teacher Burnout"
• Madison Troop, "Recovery and Support Group for Sexual Assault Survivors"
• Elizabeth Iazykova, "Intermountain Pasta Company Consulting Project: Applied Operations in Action"
• Jingshi Wang, "A Study of: Interaction between Parent and Educator in Middle School setting through Mental Health Literacy"
• Tessa Huecksteadt, "Group Therapy Plan for Adolescents with Anxiety"
• Max Frost, "Counseling with Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals: A Six Session Group Proposal"
• Julyssa Lopez, "A Descriptive Study of Racial Implicit Bias in Healthcare and Patient Experiences"
• Lucien Blanchard, "Demystifying Museum Decolonization in Western American Art Museums"