East Rockaway Students Participate in Science Research
March 6, 2020
East Rockaway High School has an impressive lineup of students in our Science Research program. In the Science Research Program, students are given the opportunity to study just about anything their heart desires. The class is unique and is different than any of your core classes. Students are given creative freedom to extensively look into something they are really passionate about, which gives students a sense of ownership and connection to both the class and material.
Last year, I started my research off by looking into personality disorders, specifically Dissociative Personality Disorder. Now, I have decided to switch my focus to Mental Health issues among High School students with a focus on what we need to do to improve it for the future. I feel like it is a very important topic to address. I plan on using these experiences to help me decide if psychology is a career I may consider pursuing in college.
I am not the only passionate researcher in the program this year, here is this school year’s line up!
Maddy Prucha- Antibiotic resistance and superbugs
Cassie Koufos- Medicine
Julia Walsh- Marine life
Cynthia Chen- Depression
Adrianna Tardo- Mental Health
Kyra Devlin- Robotic surgery
Sandra Pozo- Sleep Deprivation
Clare Acuti- Dementia
Sydney Rodriguez- Cryogenic Preservation
Sofia Valdebenito- Exo planets
Mike Kilgus- CTE and concussions
David Rogala- Black holes