
PRESENTING!
THE 2025 FRANKE HONORS PINNACLE PRESENTERS
Each year, Franke Honors students have the chance to present their work at Franke Honors Pinnacle. This year, we have more than 185 students presenting work in Bear Down Gym on April 23 from 1:00 - 3:00 PM.
1:00 - 1:55 pm
Tanya Agarwal & Kabir Rathore Muthu
Beyond Blame: Exploring the Dual Health Impacts of Systemic Racism on Police and Minoritized Communities
Faculty Mentor: Victor Braitberg
Adam Akkad
Aerobic Exercise as a Treatment for Concussion: A Neurotherapeutic Review
Faculty Mentor: Jordan Karp
Hanga Andras-Letanovszky
An Organic Deuteration Survey of Starless Cores
Faculty Mentor: Yancy Shirley
Leili Asgharzadeh Falbinan
Identifying Age-Related Brain Morphology Changes in The Female Ferret Using MRI
Faculty Mentor: MISSING NAME
Bella Badar
Reclaiming the Future: Youth-Led Climate Justice in the U.S. Southwest and the Imperative for Broader Engagement and Support
Faculty Mentor: Caitlyn Hall
Hayley Bartel
The Effects of Jet Lag and Circadian Acclimation of Performance, Sleep, and 6-sulfatoxymelatonin on Psychomotor Vigilance Reaction Times
Faculty Mentor: Salma Patel
Lindsey Bell
Know Thy Tower, Know Thy Footprint: A Simple Approach to Understanding Site Heterogeneity and Its Impact on Fluxes Using a Flux Footprint Analysis
Faculty Mentor: NO NAME
Lou Bellinghausen
Seasonal and elevational relationships to background color matching in the Canyon Treefrog (Hyla arenicolor)
Faculty Mentor: Kevin Bonine
Ravi Bhakta
Investigating the Role of Titin in Skeletal Muscle Atrophy
Faculty Mentor: Henk Granzier
Katherine Bourn
Bridging the Gap: Fighting Social Isolation in Hospice Through Education
Faculty Mentors: Cindy Rankin & Matt Lujan
Erin Choi
Participation in a STEM-Based Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Improves Psychological Traits Conducive to Student Success and Retention
Faculty Mentor: Jennifer Teske
Keelin Connolly
Lighting Design for Uncle Vanya: Arizona Repertory Theatre's Production & Hypothetical Remount
Faculty Mentor: Wes Halloran
Sydney Cupisz
Mechanistic Role of Nutrient Deprivation in Nrf1 Activation for Cardioprotection
Faculty Mentor: Guang Yao
Aashika Desai
Yoga Implementation Guide for Migrant Shelter
Faculty Mentor: Ramses Sapulveda
Jack Flanigan
Recharge Feasibility of Tucson Stormwater Infrastructure
Faculty Mentor: Matha Whitaker, Eleonora Demaria, Nathan Strom
Alanie Flores
Linguistic and Cultural (Un)Belonging in Chicana Memoir
Faculty Mentor: Lillian Gorman
Noah Frazier
Neuroimaging & Computational Methods Informing Individualized Targeting of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for Treatment of Primary Progressive Aphasia
Faculty Mentor: Aneta Kielar, Katlyn Nickels
Tori Garza
Characterizing the effects of age on the HC-PFC circuit
Faculty Mentor: Carol Barnes
Annika Giphart
Investigating the Potential Influence of ATAT1 and TAK1 on Insulin Resistance
Faculty Mentor: Paul Langlais
Rosalie Gordon
Examining Differences in Maternal-Child Relational Outcomes following Methadone and Buprenorphine Use during Pregnancy
Faculty Mentor: Linnea Linde-Krieger
Jennifer Haggerty
Using Family Science to Predict Resilience or Crisis Outcomes in the Mental Health of Mothers Raising Children with Autism
Faculty Mentor: Melissa Barnett, Jacy Farkas
Riley Haveman
Does Inhibiting ABHD6 in Male Mice Mitigate Pain and Depressive Behaviors?
Faculty Mentor: Tally Largent-Milnes
Michelle Hein
Genetic Structure and Natural Selection of the Northern Baja Deer Mouse (Peromyscus fraterculus)
Faculty Mentor: Victor Andreev, Melanie Culver
Ariel Heinrich
Microbiomes Within Microbiomes: Searching for the Presence of Bacterial-Fungal Endosymbioses Within Mammalian Intestinal Flora
Faculty Mentor: Dave Baltrus, Betsy Arnold
Hailey Hinrichs
Behavior and Attention in Children with Developmental Language Disorder
Faculty Mentor: Leah Kapa
Lucy Ingram
The Effect of Enforcement, Public Benefits & Integration on the Change in Immigration Policy Across States
Faculty Mentor: Alex Braithwaite
Abbie Jin
Before and after: Comparing traumatic brain injury guideline adherence in the transition from a fire-based EMS to all-paramedic first response system
Faculty Mentor: Amber Rice
Claire Johnson
Nourishing Hope: Investigating Dietary Interventions in Pediatric Cancer Care
Faculty Mentor: Meghan Skiba
Lindsey Johnson
Page by Page: Using Children’s Literature and Caregiver Resources to Address Family Needs During Illness
Faculty Mentor: Joel Muraco
Macy Kicker
The Effect of Invasive Species on Public Health
Faculty Mentor: Katrina Dlugosch
Yona Kleinerman, Eiza Stanford & Jacob Diermayr
Finding Research Made Easy
Faculty Mentors: John Pollard & Tawab Saljuqi
Matan Lagnado
Collisions on the Surface of Asteroid (16) Psyche with Varying Impact Angles and Layering
Faculty Mentor: Erik Asphaug
Sawyer Lamey
Exploring the Native Microbiota of Naturally Fermented Vegetables in Southern Arizona
Faculty Mentor: Yonarki Garcia-Varela, Sadhana Ravishankar
Kieran Lee
Collegiate Aspirations and the Significance of Cultural Heritage in the University of Arizona APASA Space
Faculty Mentor: Suyoung Yang, Brett Esaki, Sandra Park
Audrey Lockman
The Impact of Weight-Inclusive Care on Sustainability in Healthcare
Faculty Mentor: Katelyn Barker
Camily Lopez Quinonez
Analgesic Effects on Labor Experience
Faculty Mentor: Sharon Hitchcock, Melissa Goldsmith
Carina Lutz
The Impact of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Approaches on Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Faculty Mentor: Sue Kroeger
Allison Mannon
Positive Body Image Education in Tucson Elementary Children
Faculty Mentor: Ashley Munro
Brooke McKalip
PM 2.5 Exposure of Unhoused Individuals in Tucson, Arizona.
Faculty Mentor: Amanda Wilson
Ashley Mentor
Barriers and Facilitators to Diversity in Speech-Language Pathology
Faculty Mentor: Genesis Arizmendi
Jasmine Meredith
TARGETING OF 5HT1F-RECEPTOR MEDIATED MITOCHONDRIAL BIOGENESIS TO ADDRESS PARKINSON’S DISEASE
Faculty Mentor: Lalitha Madhavan, Atushi Ishii
Hannah Morris
Impact of Various Inulin-Like Fructans on Metabolic Homeostasis
Faculty Mentor: Frank Duca
Maanav Mukundan
How Photoacoustic Imaging Can Optimize Detection of Inflammatory Arthritis: A Literature Review
Faculty Mentor: Russell Witte
Alyssa Nan
Getting to the Heart of the Matter: LDL and Heart Disease in Women (teaching children about heart health)
Faculty Mentor: Zoe Cohen
Tanvi Narendran
Reflexive Performance Reset: A Comprehensive Review
Faculty Mentor: Ying-Hui Chou
Lydia Nguyen
The Influence of Bilingualism on Motor Recovery After Stroke:
Faculty Mentor: Andrew Fuglevand
Alyssa North
How the Various Environments and Socio-Economic Levels of End of Life Care Settings Impact the Ability of Hospice Nurses to Equitably Carry Out Their Responsibilities
Faculty Mentor: Timothy Ottusch
Sedona O'Hearn
Co-variation in Plant Phenology Across the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Faculty Mentor: Theresa Crimmins, Martha Whitaker
Jenna Ortega
Restructuring eyewitness identification instructions to reduce wrongful conviction cases in the U.S.
Faculty Mentor: Vanessa Burch
Luke Owen
Convict Leasing's role in Sustaining the Southern Economy Post Civil War
Faculty Mentor: Cheree Meeks
Famesh Patel, Arpita Gulati & Madeleine Daly
The Silence Before the Storm: Understanding Earlier Parkinson's Disease Detection through Vocal and Molecular Analysis
Faculty Mentor: Julie Miller
Abby Pearse
Squirrels defy chronology!: an exploration of seasonal change in gut microbiota composition across wild North American red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
Faculty Mentor: Lauren Petrullo
Arjun Phull
Du Bois, digitized: Augmenting the humanities through immersive data visualization
Faculty Mentor: Bryan Carter
Sakura Prak
The Historical Roots of Black Women's Oversexualization and Its Impact on Women of Color
Faculty Mentor: Cheree Meeks
Ahmad Qureshi
Digital Spectroscopy of Ionospheric Plasma on-board Waves Instabilites and Noise Spectrometer (WINS)
Faculty Mentor: Naomi Yescas, Mihailo Martinovic
Nagasriya Ramisetty
Work in Progress: A Reflection on Asian-American Mental Health through Research and Artistic Representation
Faculty Mentor: Claire McLane & Purnima Madhivanan
Natalie Rawlings
The Recharge Room: An Innovative Approach to Wellness
Faculty Mentor: Atlaf Engineer, Cassandra Hirdes, Richard Sonia, Amini De Leon
Ruben Reynoso
Tucson Zines Online: Building a Digital Archive of Tucson Zines; Multimedia Memoir: Exploring Identity through Art
Faculty Mentor: Rich Thompson, Bever, Matt Denney
Viola Rintoul
Can We Accurately Identify Salmonella in our Food Supply?
Faculty Mentor: Jean McLain, Kerry Cooper
Aidan Roberts
The Changing Window: How the Streaming of Theatrical Releases Alters Consumer Viewing Habits
Faculty Mentor: Rowan El-Bialy
Emma Romano
Investigating Human Cytomegalovirus UL38 Regulation of Lipid Metabolism
Faculty Mentor: John Purdy, Roslyn Dermody
Caitlin Salanga
Identifying tropical Pacific climate and hydroclimate changes through the transition from Preindustrial to Industrial time using coral skeletal geochemistry
Faculty Mentor: Diane Thompson
Orli Sanyal
A Conceptual Model to Assess Barriers to Cancer Care for Native Americans in Arizona
Faculty Mentor: Julie Armin, Bryna Koch
Savanna Saunders
Monitoring Calcification and Color of Corals that Undergo Supplemental Light Treatments
Faculty Mentor: Diane Thompson
Misty Shah
Markers of Ventricular Repolarization in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Heart Failure on Treatment with Positive Airway Pressure Therapy.
Faculty Mentor: Salma Patel
Dani Shanahan
Adoptive Parenting: A Guide for Optimal Parent-Child Outcomes
Faculty Mentor: Melissa Goldsmith, Terri Farmer
Zahra Siddiqui & Elissa Schiff
Research-Based Approaches for Multilingual Practice (RAMP) Conference
Faculty Mentor: Mary Alt
Katelyn Smith
Empowering College Students Against Skin Cancer: Assessing and Influencing Sun Protection Behaviors through a Tailored Educational Pamphlet and Comprehensive Survey
Faculty Mentor: Robin Harris, Dylan Miller
Aruna Sreenivasan
Generation of CRISPR/Cas9-mediated transgenic strains in Toxoplasma gondii
Faculty Mentor: Anita Koshy
Ruby Stults
Closure: The Death Penalty, Restorative Justice, and Arizona Victim Services
Faculty Mentor: Sylvia Lett
Taylor Suda
Analysis of different cleaning methods for removing E. Coli from dog food bowls
Faculty Mentor: Sadhana Ravishankar
Lauren Taylor
Understanding the Perceived Barriers to Access Mental Health Resources for Undergraduate College Students at the University of Arizona
Faculty Mentor: Brian Mayer
Theodore Tungol
My Digital Recital: Producing Two Orchestral Themes For Fun
Faculty Mentor: Pamela Decker
Carter Ungemah
Aravaipa Canyon Fish Population Response to Extreme Flow Events: A Double Bootstrapped Superposed Epoch Analysis
Faculty Mentor: Peter Reinthal
Tanner Valus
Investigating Associations Between Engagement Quality and Symptom Improvement in Trauma-Focused Digital Therapy
Faculty Mentor: Zachary Cohen
Victor Vigbedorh
The Madagascar Hissing Cockroach as a Low-Cost Alternative to Mammalian Models for Studying Acetaminophen Hepatotoxicity
Faculty Mentor: Ulises Ricoy
Katrina Vollmer
Investigating ABCA1 Activation and Lipogenesis Gene Expression in Hepatocyte Models: Implications for Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment
Faculty Mentor: Gregory Thatcher
Sevin Williams
Teenagers Perspectives and Experiences with Cancel Culture
Faculty Mentor: Timothy Ottusch
Bryce Wilson & Kylie Ernst
Dynamic Patterns of FOXO and p53 in Endometrial Stromal Cell Decidualization
Faculty Mentor: Andrew Paek
Emma Wong
THE EFFECTS OF FREE AGENCY ON WAGE EFFICIENCY AND TALENT DISTRIBUTION IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Faculty Mentor: Justin Jarvis
Felicia Zhang
The Power of Food and Community in Pima County
Faculty Mentors: Laurel Bellante & Rachel Gildersleeve
2:05 - 3:00 pm
Amanda Adams
Effects of Wood Fire Smoke Exposure Duration on Histological and Serum Markers of Ovarian Reserve
Faculty Mentor: Zelieann Craig
Adeoluwa Ajayi
Incorporating stable monomeric fluorescent proteins for improved imaging in synthetically multicellular Escherichia coli
Faculty Mentors: Ingmar Riedel-Kruse & Ethan Howley
Gagana Ameneni
Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences in Postpartum Women with OUD and Baby Sleep Location
Faculty Mentor: Alicia Allen
Meera Arunkumar
Interactions of HCMV, Elongase 4, and PERK on Lipid Production
Faculty Mentors: John Purdy, Nate Schmidt, & Rebecca Mokry
Vanessa Atallah
Exploring Socialization Among Neurodivergent High School Students: Strengths, Challenges, & Legal Gaps
Faculty Mentor: Payal Khosla
Jordan Baker
Off-duty sleep and anti-müllerian hormone (AMH) levels in female firefighters enrolled in the Women’s Substudy of the Fire Fighter Cancer Cohort Study (FFCCS)
Faculty Mentors: Jefferey Burgess & Michelle Valenti
Emmett Bauer
How Local Scale Variation Shapes Communities of Symbiotic Fungi of Lichens and Mosses in Earth's Most Diverse Forests
Faculty Mentor: Betsy Arnold
Anjali Bellaire
Navigating Crisis Communication Failures: Analyzing Industry-Wide Challenges and the Potential of AI-Enhanced Strategies
Faculty Mentor: Carolyn Casertano
Ariel Benavidez
Effects of manual lymphatic drainage on cognitive function in a 5xFAD mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
Faculty Mentor: Mitchell Bartlett
Daveena Biswas
Facilitating Lipid Exchange Using Cyclodextrins
Faculty Mentor: Michael Marty
Grady Campbell
Using Student Identification Cards to Vote: Recommendations to the State of Arizona
Faculty Mentor: Xavier Segura
Meena Caputo
Sweet Struggles: A Qualitative Study of Puberty and Menstruation Experiences with Type 1 Diabetes
Faculty Mentor: Jennifer Ravia
Sai Anwita Chintala
The role of β-glucuronidase (GUS) in Estrogen Regulation
Faculty Mentor: John Konhilas
Maggie Clements
Impact of Therapy Dogs on Community Perception of Law Enforcement Officers
Faculty Mentor: Kerri Rodriguez, Molly Delzio
Ryan Cotter & Griffen Dresbach-Hill
Leveraging the Desert Fungus Podaxis pistillaris for Mine Waste Remediation in Arid and Semi-Arid Environments
Faculty Mentors: Caitlyn Hall & Betsy Arnold
Jenica Delaney
Mirth: A Debut Novel Written and Bound in a Year
Faculty Mentor: Bojan Louis, John Melilllo, Stephanie Permain
Kay Do
Synthesis and Characterization of Metal-Binding Biopyrrin Pigments
Faculty Mentor: Elisa Tomat
Olivia Easton
Finding NEMOS: A Model for Understanding the Psychological Principles and Implications of Moral-Emotional Content Spread Online
Faculty Mentor: Ashley Huggins
Isabel Eshetu
Optimizing Techniques for Imaging Mitochondria in Intestinal Epithelial Cells
Faculty Mentor: VK Viswanathan
Noah Fleisher
A new coral record expanding central Pacific ENSO records and bolstering the manganese wind proxy
Faculty Mentor: Diane Thompson
Airen Fortunato
Religion & Spirituality Curriculum in Undergraduate Medical Education - A History and Review
Faculty Mentor: Zoe Cohen
Gabriela Fragozo
Investigating the Role of G3BP1 in the cGAS-STING Pathway
Faculty Mentor: Gaining Zhu
Sam Gibbon
Exploring Evolutionary Dynamics in Polyploid Populations
Faculty Mentor: Ryan Gutenkunst
Swanuja Godasi
Exploring Bharatanatyam Mudras as a Way to Increase Hand Mobility and Strength
Faculty Mentor: Mari Ricker
Greta Gurdikian
MHC Class II Gene Association with Chytrid Fungus in Populations of Lowland Leopard Frogs
Faculty Mentor: Jessica Rick
Grace Harrington
Executive Orders and Higher Education: The Impact of Federal Policy on Diversity Initiatives at the University of Arizona
Faculty Mentor: Cheree Meeks
Ryan Haymore & Nagasriya Ramisetty
Scoping Literature Review of Social Prescribing Models in the United States and Europe: Themes, Best Practices, and Gaps in Literature
Faculty Mentor: Christine Hoekenga
Hailey Hein
The Mind-Body Relationship: A Historical and Scientific Perspective
Faculty Mentor: Victor Braitberg & Claire McLane
Andrea Hernández
EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT OF BRD4/PLK1 DUAL DEGRADERS: A PROMISING APPROACH TO CANCER TREATMENT
Faculty Mentor: Wei Wang, Mengyang Chang
Alyssa Johansen
Improving Healthcare Service Design for Undergraduate Students: A Modified Design Thinking Approach
Faculty Mentor: Kathleen Kennedy, Lance Erickson
Olivia Johnson
Managing Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome in a Division I Athlete: A Case Study
Faculty Mentor: Paul Smith, Carmen Fleming
Kayla Jones
Germline Mutation Spectrum, Demographics, and Outcomes in Patients at the University of Arizona Cancer Center
Faculty Mentor: Sima Ehsani, Lauren Maynard
Anju Kalya
Microglia in Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (VCID)
Faculty Mentor: John Konhilas
Shivam Kedia
Deletion of mitochondrial fusion protein OPA1 results in intestinal inflammation and increases susceptibility to chemical injury and bacterial infection
Faculty Mentor: VK Viswanathan
Kaitlyn Lai, Catherine Jezerc & Gavin Arnold
Investigating the Potential of Vagus Nerve Stimulation as a Primer for Neural Plasticity
Faculty Mentor: Ying-hui, Mark Sundman
Ava Lasater
The Role of International Scientific Collaboration on Datasets and Citation Impact: A Scientometric Analysis of Nature Scientific Data (2014-2024)
Faculty Mentor: Sarah Bratt
Sophia Le
The Cultural Dimensions of Health: Exploring How Identity and Social Networks Influence Well-Being
Faculty Mentor: Linda Pallock
Claudia Leidner
Relationship of EPDR1 in Pancreatic Cancer
Faculty Mentor: Nam Lee, Cason Hancock
Maya Leonard
Self-Recognition in Drosophila melanogaster: Tissue Rejection and Implications on Innate Immunity
Faculty Mentor: Todd Schlenke
Vijetha Logaprabhu
NEUROFILAMENT H CHANGES IN THE RETINA OF SIX WEEK DIABTEIC MICE
Faculty Mentor: Erika Eggers, Andrea Wellington
Emily Lopez
EXAMINING THE USE OF SOCIAL AND PRIVATE SPEECH DURING COGNITIVE TASK PERFORMANCE OF CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DISORDERS
Faculty Mentor: Leah Kapa
Gabriella Mangano
Fear, Stress, and Hormones: How Menstrual Cycle Phase Influences Cortisol Secretion in Response to Stress
Faculty Mentor: Ashley Huggins
Tyler Martinez
Optical Monitoring of the Xanthophyll Pigment Cycle in Laying Hens
Faculty Mentor: Katrina Miranda
Brooke McKalip
2.5 Exposure of Unhoused Individuals in Tucson
Faculty Mentor: Amanda Wilson
Akshay Menghani
Characterization of Commensal Neisseria Polysaccharide Capsule
Faculty Mentor: Katherine Rhodes, Evy Nguyen
Mariah Mercer
Investigating Eating Beliefs, Behaviors, and Attitudes and its Correlation to Body Appreciation in Collegiate Dancers: Insights for Nutrition Support
Faculty Mentor: Ashley Munro
Kylie Midtun
The Effect of Semantic Cues on Word Learning in Toddlers
Faculty Mentor: Rebecca Gomez, Allison Granger
Michael Mroz
Investigating the Impact of Microplastics on C. elegans Health and Resilience
Faculty Mentor: George Sutphin
Katie Murray
Novel High Throughput Fungicidal Screen against Valley fever
Faculty Mentor: Adam Buntzman
Sreyha Nandakumar
Race, Incarceration, and Reproductive Oppression in the United States
Faculty Mentor: Cheree Meeks
Savannah Nelson
Sweat, Strength and Sugar: The Best Exercise for Type 2 Diabetes Body Types
Faculty Mentor: Doug Keen, Dawn Coletta
Carolina Noriega
Examining Ethnic Differences in Social Support Processes and Individual-Level Health
Faculty Mentor: John Ruiz, Amelia Ibarra Mevans, Riley O'Niel
Kanita Olson & Robert Diel
Enhancing Patient Experience and Health Literacy: Investigating the Effectiveness of Take-home Clinic Bags on the Children’s Post Infectious Autoimmune Encephalopathy Clinic Patient Population
Faculty Mentor: Sydney Rice & Linnette Mayate Ortiz
Jerrett Overland
Beyond The Game: The Legal and Business Impact of NIL on Universities
Faculty Mentor: Michael Fricke
Pranjal Pawar
Effects of Oxidants on Potassium Channels in Blood Vessels of the Brain
Faculty Mentor: Paulo Pires, Paige Martin
Emilie Pierzina
Guayule Bagasse Biochar Impact on the Cation Exchange Capacities of Soils from Pinal County
Faculty Mentor: Kimberly Ogden, Harvis Bamidele Saka
Lydia Quade
Defining Differences Between Murine and Human Ultrasound: Application to Assess the Effects of Mas R Agonist, PNA5, in a Menopausal HFpEF Model
Faculty Mentor: John Konhilas, Shelby Herrick
Ibrahim Ramadan & Jacob Herbert
Viral Invaders and Host Defenses: ICAM-1 in the Pathogenesis of Rhinosinusitis
Faculty Mentor: Eugene Chang
Taylor Raney
Stanzas, Scraps, and Scribbles: Bridging Connections Through Community Art Workshops
Faculty Mentor: Claire McLane & Christine Hoekenga
Maddy Ressel
FBW7 as a Novel Modulator of PIM1 Kinase Expression
Faculty Mentor: Noel Warfel & Hope Lou
Andi Rhys
Allopatric, Chasing Claire
Faculty Mentor: Stephanie Pearmain, Orquidea Morales
Gerardo Rios
Examining the Role of Family on COVID-19 vaccination behavior among Hispanic/Latinx and non-Hispanic/Latinx young adults.
Faculty Mentor: John Ruiz, Riley O'Neil
Yash Rohilla
Efficacy of Surgical Skills Outreach Programs for Underrepresented Groups in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Faculty Mentor: Toshinobu Kazui
Emma Romano
The Reality of Prevention vs. Treatment in West Virginia Healthcare
Faculty Mentor: Patrick Baliani
Rohit Sahota
Whey or No Way? Exploring the Effect of Whey Protein on Kidney Health
Faculty Mentor: Dawn Coletta
Ella Salem
Observing Mindfulness Intervention on Disordered Eating Using Ecological Momentary Assessment
Faculty Mentor: John Ruiz
Vasanth Sathish
The Effect of Intensity and Duration of Exercise on Cardiovascular Health
Faculty Mentor: Zoe Cohen
Erin Schuette
Promoting Embryonic Stem Cell Derived Cardiomyocyte Maturity by Gene Editing Sarcomeric Proteins
Faculty Mentor: Jared Churko, Julien Ochala
Yashika Shaju
The Metabolic Impact of Pharmacological Activation of the Glucagon Receptor in Obese Hypercholesterolemic Mice During an 8 Week Exercise Intervention
Faculty Mentor: Jennifer Stern
Sevasti Silvia
What Happens Next? Civil Conflict Termination and Subsequent Peacebuilding Processes
Faculty Mentor: Daniel Arnon
Lauren Spadone
Partially Ordered Logistic Regression for Disease Classification
Faculty Mentor: Joseph Watkins, Taryn Laird
Noah Stults
Exploring the Legacy of Slavery Through the Lense of Food
Faculty Mentor: Cheree Meeks
Audrey Sweten
Lettuce Romaine Calm: Utilizing the Pseudomonas 43A Tailocin to Prevent Escherichia coli O157:H7 Killing
Faculty Mentor: David Baltrus
Maddie Tibayan
Foreign Policy in a Partisan Era: U.S. Senate Foreign Relations on Russia and China
Faculty Mentor: Dmitriy Nurullayev
Ria Umuhire
Building Bridges and Teaching Black American History Today - A Proposal for adaptable curricula across grade levels
Faculty Mentor: Cheree Meeks
Noelia Urbina
Mass Incarceration & The Coining of the term "Super Predator"
Faculty Mentor: Cheree Meeks
Cymone Van Marter
A Study of Intergenerational Trauma in Korean Han
Faculty Mentor: Sandra Park, Sunyoung Yang
Valeria Villagrana
Exploring Social Support and Resilience in Hispanics/Latines: Disentangling the Hispanic Health Paradox
Faculty Mentor: John Ruiz
Riley Weber
Transcranial Direct Stimulation Neurorehabilitation in Neural Correlates of Primary Progressive Aphasia Syndromes
Faculty Mentor: Aneta Kielar
Bryce Wilson
Hydroxyl Radicals and Calcium Signaling As Central Regulators In The Cellular Response To Hydrogen Peroxide
Faculty Mentor: Andrew Paek
Mesa Winder
Setting the Stage for Success: The Development and Implementation of Stage and Theater Management Curriculum
Faculty Mentor: Kendall Phillips
Skyler Yuengling
Exploratory Research and a Comparative Analysis of the Work Culture in Spain and the United States
Faculty Mentor: Erin Paradise
Mozani Zianti
The effects of ultrasound therapy on astrogluosis
Faculty Mentor: Elizabeth Hutchinson