Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Program

2023-2024 Cohort

Autumn Belt

Major: Biological Sciences (Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation)

Investigation of Mortality in Drosophila Melanogaster Following Exposure to Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Along with Sublethal Concentrations of Carbamazepine

Mentor: Dr. Kyong-Sup Yoon 

Hannah Bradley

Major: Biochemistry

Evaluation of the Ugi-Smiles Intromolecular Diels-Alder (US-IMDA) Reaction Through Modification of Solvents, Components, and Chiral Catalysts

 Mentor: Dr. Sarah Luesse

  Mackenzie Fisher

Major: Biological Sciences (Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation)

Predation on Copepods Based on Body Pigmentation Color

Mentor: Dr. Thomas Anderson

Ali Fraase

Major: Chemistry

Activation Mechanism for Dual Oxidase Enzymatic Activity

Mentor: Dr. Chin-Chuan Wei

Ryan Kulasekara

Major: Electrical Engineering

Echocardiographic View Classification Using a Convolutional Neural Network

Mentor: Dr. Jon Klingensmith

Madisen Nannini

Major: Biological Sciences with concentration in Medical Sciences (Chemistry)

Effects of temperature on Iocomotor performance in the Rock Mountain Tailed Frog, Ascaphus montanus

Mentor: Dr. Rick Essner

Kiya Rainey

Major: Psychology

The Strong Black Woman Schema's Effects on Mental health and Quality of Life Outcomes and the Moderating Role of Emotion Regulation

Mentor: Dr. Eunyoe Ro

Stella Smith

Major: Special Education

Reframing Applied Behavior Analysis into a Trauma-Informed Therapy: An Examination of the Relationship between Applied Behavior Analysis and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Adults with Autism

Mentor: Dr. Craig Miner

Sydney Worth

Major:Chemistry with concentration in Forensics

The effect of environmentally relavent concentrations of SSRIs and SNRIs on Lymnaea stagnalis

Mentor: Dr. Kevin Tucker