2024-25 URSA Research Grants
Global Themed Research
Student: Elizabeth Siatkowski
Mentor: Dr. Melisa Dracos
Department: English
Title: The Acquisition of the Voseo in an Argentinian Study Abroad Environment
Student: Charles Taylor
Mentor: Dr. Daniel Watkins
Department: History
Title: The Legacy of European Colonialism in the Kenyan Medical System
Student: John Austin DeLozier
Mentor: Dr. Ronald Johnson
Department: History
Title: Advocacy as Solidarity: Liberation Theology & Pro-Democracy Movements in Haiti during the 1980s
Research in the Humanities
Student: Berkley Ponce
Mentor: Dr. Patrick Flavin
Department: Political Science
Title: Are More Frequent Social Media Users More Politically Polarized?
Research in Health and Human Sciences
Student: Gregory Zaharas
Mentor: Dr. Leigh Greathouse
Department: Human Sciences and Design
Title: Assessing Indole Metabolite Impact on Biotransformation Enzymes: Implications for Modifying the Toxicity of Selected Xenobiotics in Human Cell Lines
Student: Meena Meiyyappan
Mentor: Dr. Andrew Gallucci
Department: Health, Human Performance, and Recreation
Title: Influence of Vitamin D Supplementation on Bone Turnover in Healthy Middle-Aged Pre-Menopausal Women
Research in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math-Biology
Student: Adhwaitha Nambiar
Mentor: Dr. Joseph Taube
Department: Biology
Title: Determining KDM6A Enzymatic Activity Dependent on Subcellular Localization in Breast Cancer
Student: Adrian Reptack
Mentor: Dr. Dwayne Simmons
Department: Biology
Title: The Effect of Calcium Levels on XBP1 and CHOP Expression
Research in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math-Chemistry and Biochemistry
Student: Jenitha Patel
Mentor: Dr. Jonathan Clinger
Department: Chemistry and Biochemistry
Title: Virtual Drug Screening Informed by Multi-Temperature Crystallography of SAMDC Towards Rational Drug Design
Student: Stephen Phillips
Mentor: Dr. Leila Romero
Department: Chemistry and Biochemistry
Title: ZrH-Catalyzed Semi-Reduction of Amine Containing Esters to Generate Heterocycles
Student: Will Smith
Mentor: Dr. Darrin Bellert
Department: Chemistry and Biochemistry
Title: Determination and Kinetic Characterization of Hydrogen Tunneling in Co+ Mediated Chemistry
Research in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math-Engineering and Computer Science
Student: Nicholas Storti
Mentor: Dr. Emmanuel Agamloh
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Title: AC Induction Motor with Superconducting Windings
Student: Zachary Porter
Mentor: Dr. Alan Wang
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Title: Trace detection of drug residues with plasmonic-diatom nanomaterials to enhance public health
Research in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math-Psychology and Neuroscience
Student: Elise Neuhoff
Mentor: Dr. Michael Scullin
Department: Psychology and Neuroscience
Title: The Effects of Sleep Restriction on Body Image Perceptions
Student: Madilyn Johnson
Mentor: Dr. Elisabeth Vichaya
Department: Psychology and Neuroscience
Title: Elucidating the role of oxidative stress on the behavioral and neuroinflammatory processes observed in a murine model of type 2 diabetes
Authentic Large-scale Undergraduate Research Experiences (ALURE) Faculty Grant
Faculty: Dr. Enrique Blair
Departments: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Title: Undergraduate-developed Primer on Quantum Computer Theory, Programming, and Research Applications