2024-2025 Funded Student Researchers

FRG – Faculty Research Grants, MAA – Mathematical Association of America, NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NSF – National  Science Foundation.

• Camilo Alvarez-Wilches (Anthony Bosman, Math), Analysis of the Snake Cube Puzzle. MAA: National Research Experience for Undergraduates Program.

• Lidvar Andvik (Oliver Glanz, Old Testament). Alignment Database for Biblia Hebraica (HB) and the Septuagint (GT). FRG.

• Maria Apol (Shannon Trecartin, Social Work). Assessing the needs of students with disabilities and identifying solutions using a participatory action research design. FRG.

• Olivier-Yoseph Balasingam (Matias Soto, Engineering), Pilot Hydroelectric Project on the St. Joseph River. Second Nature.

• Chamberley Berkel (Jenica Joseph, Communication Sciences & Disorders), Speak Out! Therapy & Research Center. Parkinson Voice Project.

• Saulo De Oliveira Cantanhede (Oliver Glanz, Old Testament), Towards a Syntactical Database of Ancient Biblical Greek Texts. FRG.

• Saulo De Oliveira Cantanhede (Oliver Glanz, Old Testament), Creating Annotated Corpora of Classical Hebrew Texts. Charis Charitable Foundation.

• Serika Charles Delfish (Curtis VanderWaal, Social Work), Great Start Community Reach Evaluation. Great Start Collaborative of Berrien County.

• Adolfo Contrera (Marianne Kordas, Music). The Blythe Owen Project: An interdisciplinary exploration documenting, preserving, and promoting the life and works of a twentieth-century female American composer. FRG.

• Lexie Dunham (Shannon Trecartin, Social Work). Assessing the needs of students with disabilities and identifying solutions using a participatory action research design. FRG.

• Derek Feitosa (Jay Johnson, Engineering), Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling of small-scale structures, NASA.

• Maya Fraser (Terry Robertson, James White Library), Hisban Interactive Archive Project (HIAP). FRG.

• Camille Graham (Nadine Isaac-Denis, Graduate Psychology & Counseling), The Traumatic Impact of Community Violence Exposure on Children: Perceptions and Experiences of School Mental Health Workers in Trinidad. FRG.

• Luis Herrera (Terry Robertson, James White Library), Hisban Interactive Archive Project (HIAP). FRG.

• Erica Howell (Marileda Tome, Communication Sciences & Disorders), Lingual Frenulum characteristics in School-Aged Children with Speech Sound Disorder. FRG.

• Lily Kim (Tom Goodwin, Biology). Tooth corrosion and taphonomic interpretation of fossil and modern teeth of ground squirrels. FRG.

• Miles Kim (Jay Johnson, Engineering), Radiation Belt Losses Using Combined Global Hybrid and Test Particle Simulations, NSF. Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling of small-scale structures, NASA.

• Megan Kim (Benjamin Navia, Biology), Molecular and cellular regulation and the role of pheromones in the control of phonotaxis in female cricket Acheta domesticus. FRG.

• Aleksandar Kolarski (Terry Robertson, James White Library), Hisban Interactive Archive Project (HIAP). FRG.

• Noah Koliadko (Jay Johnson, Engineering), Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling of small-scale structures, NASA.

• Vivienne Lupu (Shannon Trecartin, Social Work). Assessing the needs of students with disabilities and identifying solutions using a participatory action research design. FRG.

• Trey Matus (Anthony Bosman, Math), Analysis of the Snake Cube Puzzle. MAA: National Research Experience for Undergraduates Program.

• Lizeth Monanga (Petr Cincala, World Mission). Evaluation of Church Planting in the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. FRG.

• Aldrich Mongkau (Marileda Tome, Communication Sciences & Disorders), Lingual Frenulum characteristics in School-Aged Children with Speech Sound Disorder. FRG.

• Heidi Orozco (Petr Cincala, World Mission). Evaluation of Church Planting in the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. FRG.

• Daniel Ortiz (Petr Cincala, World Mission). Evaluation of Church Planting in the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. FRG.

• Gerson Pali (Sonia Badenas, International Languages), ACA: Access to a Transformative Experience Explained Through Demographics. FRG.

• Hae Lyn Park (Benjamin Navia, Biology), Molecular and cellular regulation and the role of pheromones in the control of phonotaxis in female cricket Acheta domesticus. FRG.

• Braeden Peterson (Jay Johnson, Engineering), Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling of small-scale structures, NASA.

• Elvira Puga-Garcia (Jenica Joseph, Communication Sciences & Disorders), Speak Out! Therapy & Research Center. Parkinson Voice Project.

• Lalramliani Ralte (Boubakar Sanou, World Mission), Conversion from the Orthodox Church to Adventism. FRG.

• Jason Regneantu (Ryan Hayes, Chemistry), PAMAM Dendrimers for Remediation, Stabilization, Emission, and Other Emerging Applications. FRG.

• Addy Rodriguez Velasco (Benjamin Navia, Biology), Molecular and cellular regulation and the role of pheromones in the control of phonotaxis in female cricket Acheta domesticus. FRG.

• Jamie Sheperd (Anthony Bosman, Math), Analysis of the Snake Cube Puzzle. MAA: National Research Experience for Undergraduates Program.

• Christina Stowell (Nadia Nosworthy, Graduate Psychology & Counseling), Investigating the relationship between basic numerical understanding, processing speed, mathematical achievement, and mathematics anxiety in children from kindergarten to third grade. FRG.

• Alyssa Sussdorf (Nadine Isaac-Denis, Graduate Psychology & Counseling), The Traumatic Impact of Community Violence Exposure on Children: Perceptions and Experiences of School Mental Health Workers in Trinidad. FRG.

• Natalee Townsend (Jenica Joseph, Communication Sciences & Disorders), Speak Out! Therapy & Research Center. Parkinson Voice Project.

• Ka Shing Tsoi (Terry Robertson, James White Library), Hisban Interactive Archive Project (HIAP). FRG.

• Krystal Yoo (Benjamin Navia, Biology), Molecular and cellular regulation and the role of pheromones in the control of phonotaxis in female cricket Acheta domesticus. FRG.