A Senior Capstone Experience by Kayleigh Maimone ’23

Submitted to the Department of Psychology

Advised by Dr. Murphy

Contributor Biography: Kayleigh Maimone graduated Magna Cum Laude from Washington College in 2023, earning her Bachelor of Science degree with majors in Biology & Psychology while on the pre-medical track. She plans to apply to medical school with the ultimate goal of becoming a
neonatologist. Kayleigh is very grateful for the rigorous academics at Washington College and
knows that her experiences both in and out of the classroom, especially writing her Senior
Capstone Experiences, have prepared her well to accomplish this goal.

Description: As a Biology & Psychology double major, I first began studying
neonatal Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) through my Biology Senior Capstone
Experience titled “Treating Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy with Adjunctive
Treatments to Therapeutic Hypothermia”. For my Psychology Senior Capstone Experience, I
chose to continue my work and study the developmental impairments of HIE from early
childhood through adolescence. My thesis, written in a style similar to a literature review, aims to
determine whether or not children affected by HIE are able to overcome the setbacks they face
in early childhood to be back on track developmentally with their unaffected peers by
adolescence. I am proud to say that my thesis, “Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
and its Lasting Effects”, earned honors!

Read Kayleigh’s SCE below: