Student Publications
Merrimack College’s students are fully invested in researching for a better tomorrow. Read some of their recent contributions to academic journals below.
UNDERgraduate Publications

Nicholas Barber '23
Student, Northeastern School of Law
Hsu, L. M., Dobbs, K.L., Garrone-Shufran, S, Barber, N, Kourouma, F, Perez-Castillo, Y and Rich, S. “Centering Youth Voices: An Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Approach to Civic Engagement.” Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, vol. 40, no. 2, 2022. Alumnus, Classes of 2022, 2023, 2024.

Amshula Divadkar '17
Business Development Representative, Attensi
Herda, D., & Divadkar, A. (2023). “The Imagined Immigration and the Criminal Immigrant: Expanding the Catalog of Immigrant-Related Ignorance.” Migration Letters, 20(1), 71-87. Alumnus, Class of 2017.

Yarielis Perez-Castillo '24
Student, Merrimack College
Hsu, L. M., Dobbs, K.L., Garrone-Shufran, S, Barber, N, Kourouma, F, Perez-Castillo, Y and Rich, S. “Centering Youth Voices: An Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Approach to Civic Engagement.” Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, vol. 40, no. 2, 2022. Alumnus, Classes of 2022, 2023, 2024.

Mary C. Seltzer '22
Special Education Teacher, Quincy Public Schools
O’Brien, Lisa M., and Mary C. Seltzer. “Fostering Racial Literacy in Early Childhood Contexts.” Early Childhood Education Journal, Nov. 2022. Alumnus, Class of 2022.
graduate Publications

Meghan Barrasso M'20, M'23
Assistant Director, Alumni Engagement, Tuft's University
Perks, Lisa & Meghan Barrasso. “More than a Fashion Faux Pas? Facebook’s AI and Adaptive Clothing Advertisements.” The University of Texas at Austin, Center for Media Engagement, Moody College of Communication, Aug. 2022.

Ashley LoPresti '17, M'23
Content Creator, Merrimack College
Andrew C. Tollison & Ashley LoPresti (2023). Media consumption and COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy: health literacy as a response, Communication Research Reports, 40:5, 272-282.
