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Ten Russell Sage College students presented research at the New York State Association for Foreign Language Teachers conference held in Albany on October 16, 2026. Their presentations were part of a poster session, “Curious Minds: Undergraduate Research and Projects,” and covered a range of topics including education, psychology, biology, health sciences, language, culture, and technology.
During the poster session, the students spoke with conference attendees about their projects, answered questions, and shared what they learned through their research.
The featured research included:
- Rose Beberwyck, who presented a poster titled “Minority Stress, Psychological Well-being, and the Impact of Coping Style in Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults”
- Emma Brunick, who presented a poster titled “Colonial Intellectual Movement: Early Debates About Indigenous Rights and Humanity”
- Adrianna Denio, who presented a poster titled “The Power of Words: Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz and Women’s Education in Colonial Mexico”
- Lyndsey Edick, who presented a poster titled “The Effect of Book Deserts in New York State on Young Learners”
- Molly Graiff, who presented a poster titled “Authentic Authors: Translanguaging to Treasure Tradition Together”
- Jacob Kagan, who presented a poster titled, “Anesthesia and the Bilingual Brain”
- Jacqueline Rock-Perez, who presented a poster titled “Building Resilience Through Art: Addressing Educational and Social Needs in Cienfuegos, Dominican Republic”
- Dua Sadiq, who presented a poster titled “Feasibility of 3D Printed Dental Instruments”
- Rebecca Schnefel, who presented a poster titled ”The Role of Curiosity in Education”
- Bridelle Toumani, who presented a poster titled “Beyond Listening: What Interactive Read-Alouds Can Do for Elementary Oral Language Development.”
Learn more about undergraduate research at Russell Sage College.