Faculty Research Day at Molloy University is an annual event held in the Spring semester. During this event faculty present the research and scholarly activities, and creative endeavors & projects they have worked on in the previous year. We look forward to a day celebrating faculty research and scholarly accomplishments at Molloy!

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Full Schedule
2026
Wednesday, February 25th
9:00 AM

President Lentini Opening Remarks

Jim Lentini, Molloy University

Larini Room

9:00 AM - 9:10 AM

9:15 AM

Evidence in Action: An Educational Program to Prevent Adolescent E-Cigarette Use

Patricia Mulvaney Roth

Reception Room

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

9:15 AM

“Imagine a New Monument for the Heckscher Museum”

Hwa Young Caruso

Larini Room

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

9:35 AM

Diasporic Creativity-The Art & Life of Edward Boccia

Rosa Berland

Larini Room

9:35 AM - 9:50 AM

9:35 AM

Mindset Matters: Innovations in Sanctuary Schooling for Immigrant Students

Chandler Miranda

Reception Room

9:35 AM - 9:50 AM

9:55 AM

A Phenomenological Exploration of Clinical Supervisors in School Based Mental Health Settings

Raymond Blanchard

Reception Room

9:55 AM - 10:10 AM

9:55 AM

Using Artificial Intelligence techniques to detect pancreatic cancer early

Helen Dang, Molloy University

Larini Room

9:55 AM - 10:10 AM

10:15 AM

ENGAGING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN ASTHMA EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Loren Dempsey, Molloy University
Geraldine Moore, Molloy University
Heather Reens, Molloy University
Megan Ventrello, Molloy University

Reception Room

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

10:40 AM

Faculty President Remarks

Mike Russo, Molloy University

10:40 AM - 10:45 AM

10:45 AM

Virtual Reality Simulation as a Teaching Tool in Dysphagia Courses

Kaitlin Brooks, Molloy University
Hia Datta, Molloy University
Ascera Credle, Molloy University

Reception Room

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

10:45 AM

Writing A Book Series on Evidence-based Research With an Equity Lens

Debra R. Hanna PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, Molloy College

Larini Room

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

11:05 AM

Effects of yoga practice on perceived stress, anxiety, emotional wellbeing, and quality of life for informal caregivers compared to adults who are not caregivers

Margaret Kamowski-Shakibai

Reception Room

11:05 AM - 11:20 AM

11:05 AM

Later-life Self-Perceptions of Aging in Place Within the Community

Susan Ann Vitale, Molloy University
Lisa Ann Lumley, Molloy University
Kathleen Casler, Molloy University

Larini Room

11:05 AM - 11:20 AM

11:25 AM

Developing Bone-Targeting Chelation Therapeutics for 90-Sr Poisoning

Anthony Sementilli

Larini Room

11:25 AM - 11:40 AM

12:05 PM

Sabbatical Committee Chair Remarks

Jaime Vitrano, Molloy University

12:05 PM - 12:15 PM

12:15 PM

Universality and Social Justice

Howard S. Ponzer PhD, Molloy College

Larini Room

12:15 PM - 12:35 PM

12:40 PM

JSP1: A Phosphatase That Fuels Neutrophil-Driven Vascular Inflammation

Li Li, Molloy University

Larini Room

12:40 PM - 1:00 PM

1:05 PM

The Spanish Flu at Willard Parker Hospital: New York City, 1918

Eric C. Cimino Ph.D., Molloy College

Larini Room

1:05 PM - 1:25 PM

1:30 PM

Sabbatical Presentation

Maria Dove, Molloy University

Larini Room

1:30 PM - 1:50 PM

1:55 PM

Cognitive Apprenticeship as a Framework for Horizon Technologies in Education: Supporting Collaboration in AI Enhanced Digital Learning Spaces

Mubina Schroeder, Molloy University

Larini Room

1:55 PM - 2:15 PM

2:20 PM

Innovation in AI Literacy and Modern Adult Learning

Madeline Craig, Molloy University

Larini Room

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM

2:40 PM

Q&A with Sabbaticants

Jaime Vitrano, Molloy University

Larini Room

2:40 PM - 2:55 PM

3:10 PM

Provost Introduction Remarks

Michelle Piskulich, Molloy University

Larini Room

3:10 PM - 3:15 PM

3:15 PM

Developing eDNA metrics for assessing ecosystem health in the Great South Bay

Elizabeth Suter
Kyle Widecki, Molloy University
Dominique DiDomenico, Molloy University
Matt Dressler, Molloy University
John Nielsen, Molloy University
Emily Bonacchi, Molloy University

Reception Room

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

3:15 PM

The 1997-1999 NIDS/PEER Multi-Witness Abduction Study: The Edges of Phenomenality and Epistemology

Kimberly Engels
Kimberly Engels, Molloy University

Larini

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

3:35 PM

Fluorescent Opioid Receptor Ligand for Opioid Receptor Detection and Quantification

Brian Reed, Molloy University

Reception Room

3:35 PM - 3:50 PM

3:35 PM

Opportune Moments: Kairos and civic change

Max Renner, Molloy University

Larini Room

3:35 PM - 3:50 PM

3:55 PM

First-Generation College Graduates and the Factors to Their Success

Kimberly Johnson

Larini Room

3:55 PM - 4:10 PM

3:55 PM

Undergraduate Nursing Students' Knowledge of Gun Violence Prevention: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Victoria Siegel EdD, CNS, RN, Molloy College
Geraldine Moore
Heather Reens, Molloy University
Loren Dempsey, Molloy University
Jim VanTassel, Molloy University

Reception Room

3:55 PM - 4:10 PM

4:15 PM

After Maternal Death: How Maternity Nurses Recover from the Event

Ann Marie Paraszczuk EdD, RN, Molloy University
Debra Mendelson Joy Mendelson, Molloy University

Reception Room

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

4:15 PM

The Search for Meaning in College

Jennifer Elliott

Larini Room

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM