2020-2021 Undergraduate Research Scholars

Ji Hyun An (Benjamin Navia, Biology), Effects of Indirect Exposure to Male Acheta Domesticus on Female Acheta Domesticus Phonotaxis to Male Calling Song. Spring 2021

Dara Atmadja (Lisa Ahlberg, Chemistry), Amino Acid DL-Ratio Analysis in Eggshells through High Pressure Liquid Chromatography. Fall 2020

Rebecca Bates (Randall Younker, Archaeology), Comparing and Contrasting Artifacts from the Tall Julal Project. Fall 2020, Spring 2021

Alec Bofetiado (Melissa Poua, Medical Lab Science), Synthesis and Antibacterial Properties of APT-6K and Analogs. Spring 2021

Lily Burke (Oystein LaBianca, Behavioral Sciences), The Social World of Hisban and Vicinity in the Late Ottoman Period (AD. 1850-1918). Fall 2020

Betania Canas (Marianne Kordas, Music), Playing for the Father of Lights: The musical philosophy of Pedro Eustache. Summer 2020, Spring 2021

Hannah Castillo (Ryan Hayes, Chemistry), Copper(II) Sequestration by PAMAM Dendrimers in Tap Water. Fall 2020, Spring 2021

Maci Chen (Curtis VanderWaal, Social Work), Substance Use and Sexual Misconduct among Sexual Minorities on a Conservative Christian Campus. Fall 2020, Spring 2021

Isabelle Dias (Heather Ferguson, Communication Sciences & Disorders), A Comparative Study of the Rate of Phonological Development of Bilingual and Monolingual Early Elementary Students. Fall 2020, Spring 2021

Daniel Fajardo (Lisa Ahlberg, Chemistry), Investigation of 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Reactions:  Synthesis of 5-Membered Ring Heterocycles for Alzheimer’s Disease. Spring 2021

Chloe Gaban (Mickey Kutzner, Physics), Visualizing Electric Fields and Equipotential Lines through Gel Electrophoresis. Spring 2021

Lyle Goulbourne (Daniel Gonzalez, Biology), Description and analysis of manatee dentition: Inter- and intraspecific comparisons. Fall 2020

Alyssa Henriquez (Desmond Murray, Chemistry), Synthesis and Antiglioblastoma Activity of Novel Hybrid Temozolomide (TMZ) Bisamides. Spring 2021

Jared Holman (Karl Bailey, Behavioral Sciences), Everyday Errors and Executive Function. Spring 2021

Aaron Jacobs (Lisa Ahlberg, Chemistry), Development of an Enantioselective Reverse Phase HPLC Method for Analyzing DL-Amino Acid Ratios in Eggshells. Fall 2020, Spring 2021

Lisa Johnston (Lynelle Weldon, Mathematics), Identifying Common and Persistent Student Misconceptions by Analyzing Student Work on Remedial Mathematics Examinations. Summer 2020

Jasmine Kim (Melissa Ponce-Rodas, Behavioral Sciences), Psychology Students' Perspective of Classroom Trigger Warnings. Summer 2020

Camile Kordas (Brian Wong, Biology), Selective induction of apoptosis by aqueous extract of Chinese medicinal herbs Scutellaria barbata and Oldenlandia diffusa in HCT-116 colon cancer cells and CCD-841 colon epithelial cells. Fall 2020, Spring 2021

Nathaly Manrique (Brian Wong, Biology), Modulation of apoptosis in breast cancer cells MDA-MB-157, 93A, and 93B by aqueous extract from Scutellaria Barbata. Fall 2020, Spring 2021

Jay Martinez (Jerry Chi, Business), The Effective Predictors of the SPX Index. Spring 2021

Cameron Mayer (D’Jaris Coles-White, Communication Sciences & Disorders), The Impact of Technology on the Developing Visual and/or Auditory Memory in Children Age Four to Ten. Fall 2020, Spring 2021

Yaser Monterrey (Yun Myung Oh, Mathematics), Evolute curves of rectifying curves and their curvature and torsion. Fall 2020

Heeyun Oh (Rob Zdor, Biology), The effect of clay on mustard seed meal efficacy in suppressing velvetleaf seed germination and growth. Fall 2020

Federico Richter (Hyun Kwon, Engineering), A compact PCB design and construction of a potentiostat for the ECL sensor. Spring 2021

Daniel Self (Monique Pittman, English), “What, are my deeds forgot?: Exploring Masculine Identity in Homer’s Iliad and Gregory Doran’s Troilus and Cressida (2018). Fall 2020

Amarpreet Sudhaker (Jochebed Ade-Oshifogun, Public Health), Students’ perceptions and lived experience of their educational environment at a private university during the COVID-19 pandemic. Summer 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021

Emma Suvacarov (Ryan Hayes, Chemistry), Hair Analysis to Detect Minerals Excreted Through Hair Using ICP. Fall 2020, Spring 2021

Kieran Taylor (Daniel Gonzalez, Biology), Revision and determination of taxonomy for species collected in Peru by biologists from the department of Biology during the 1960’s and 1970’s. Fall 2020

Zora Williams (Jochebed Ade-Oshifogun, Public Health), Students’ perceptions and lived experience of their educational environment at a private university during the COVID-19 pandemic. Summer 2020, Fall 2020