Student Researchers

2025-26

College of Architecture and Planning

Linah Durrani
Project: Karachi to Muncie: A Comparative Analysis of University Campus Design and Urban Planning for International Students
Mentor: Dr. Dorna Eshrati
Department of Landscape Architecture

Iris Keane
Project: Classroom Design and it's impact on autistic student's behaviors.
Mentor: Dr. Shireen Mohammad Kanakri
Department of Construction Management and Interior Design

Ashlie Klinger
Project: Spaces of Passage: The Sacred in Transition
Mentor: Dr. Sarah Angne Alfaro
Department of Construction Management and Interior Design

Ash McGuinn
Project: Considering the Environment as a Client in Architecture
Mentor: Dr. Walter Grondzik
Department of Architecture

Sofia Ozaki
Project: Autism Behaviors and Environmental Factors
Mentor: Dr. Shireen Mohammad Kanakri
Department of Construction Management and Interior Design

Anna Schneider
Project: The Effect of Lighting, Acoustics, and Texture on Autistic Children
Mentor: Dr. Shireen Mohammad Kanakri
Department of Construction Management and Interior Design

Ava Walker
Project: Spaces of Passage: The Sacred in Transition
Mentor: Dr. Sarah Angne Alfaro
Department of Construction Management and Interior Design

College of Communication, Information, and Media

Ella Alexander
Project: Wrongful Convictions in the Media
Mentor: Dr. Robin Blom
School of Journalism and Strategic Communication

Nevaeh Anderson
Project: Instructional Communication, Student Support, and Examining Relational Richness
Mentor: Dr. Kathy Denker
Department of Communication Studies

Emma Flynn
Project: The New York Times on Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
Mentor: Dr. Robin Blom
School of Journalism and Strategic Communication

Yan Xin
Project: “Computational” Magic: Using Magic Performance to Teach Computational Thinking
Mentor: Dr. Tong Li
School of Journalism and Strategic Communication

College of Fine Arts

Noah Darby
Project: Film scores in Marvel Films from 2021 - 2025. The good, bad, and the ugly.
Mentor: Dr. Stephen Campbell
School of Music

Luca DeFelice
Project: The Printing and painting of a creative project featuring perfume caps.
Mentor: Ms. Rachel Cohn
School of Art

Grayson Devening
Project: Researching production methods, aspects, and designs of Bach Stradivarius trumpets
Mentor: Dr. Stephen Campbell
School of Music

Taya Miller
Project: Painting details onto 3D printed perfume lids and packaging them in preparation for launch.
Mentor: Ms. Rachel Cohn
School of Art

Wyatt Mueller
Project: 3D Printing and Fabrication
Mentor: Ms. Rachel Cohn
School of Art

Kipper Parkes
Project: Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research Exhibition
Mentor: Mr. Brent Cole
School of Art

Ariana Patrick
Project: Echoes of Excellence: Uncovering the Legacy of Black Music Educators in Shaping Music Education
Mentor: Dr. Sally Kang
School of Music

College of Health

Miles Bowley
Project: Optimizing Physical Activity Through Periodization During Cancer Treatment: A Path to Improved Outcomes
Mentor: Dr. Lawrence Judge
School of Kinesiology

Kendall Bowling
Project: Narrative Assessment and Intervention Using 5 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Programs with School-Age Children with Language-Learning Disabilities (LLDs)
Mentor: Dr. Barry Wagner
Department of Speech Pathology & Audiology

Quinn Bowling
Project: Effects of Fresh Mango as a Sugar Substitute within High and Low Glycemic Breakfasts on Postprandial Glucose and Insulin.
Mentor: Dr. Bryant Keirns
Department of Nutrition and Health Science

Ellie Combs
Project: How Weight Stigma Can Raise the Risk for Heart Disease
Mentor: Dr. Natalie Keirns
Department of Nutrition and Health Science

Adri Heitkamp
Project: Exercise Studies in Cancer Patients, Studying Exercise Motivation
Mentor: Dr. Jean-Charles Lebeau
School of Kinesiology

Kedaar Nallamothu
Project: Ways to help prevent obesity through exercise and nutrition
Mentor: Dr. Shannon Powers
School of Kinesiology

Grace Rollins
Project: Substance Abuse Trends and Community Impact in Delaware County
Mentor: Dr. Jean Marie Place
Department of Nutrition & Health Sciences

Jaelyn Snell
Project: Examining the underlying contributions to reported listening difficulties in children.
Mentor: Dr. Melissa McGrath
Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

Elizabeth Stern
Project: Effects of Body Composition on Vascular Health in Females with a Healthy Body Weight
Mentor: Dr. Bryant Keirns
Department of Nutrition and Health Science

Theo Tschopp
Project: A study on whether self administering health tests improves results or not.
Mentor: Dr. Shannon Powers
Department of Kinesiology

Kyran Vongphachanh
Project: Researching How Exercise Effects Cognition and How To Increase Exercise Motivation
Mentor: Dr. Jean-Charles Lebeau
School of Kinesiology

College of Sciences and Humanities

Delia Anyanwu
Project: Butyrate Cooperates with Colonic 5HT to Regulate Colonic Inflammation Studying Colitis in Mouse Model
Mentor: Dr. Bryan Essien
Department of Biology

Braylon Arzate
Project: Negative Emotions and Bullying Perpetration
Mentor: Dr. Greg Rocheleau
Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology

Oladayo Ayorinde
Project: Build First, Dissect Later: A Research Study on App-Based Learning
Mentor: Dr. Huseyin Ergin
Department of Computer Science

Mya Barlow
Project: Exploring the naturalistic use of medicinal fungi and plants and their potential—whether intentional or not—to promote physical, emotional, and spiritual healing.
Mentor: Dr. Robert Phillips
Department of Anthropology

Madelyn Beck
Project: Exploring Vegetation Growth Phases Using Remote Sensing Technology
Mentor: Dr. Ava Li
Department of Geography and Meteorology

Kamari Bellamy
Project: Research and Curation of Artifacts Held Within the Department of Anthropology
Mentor: Dr. Cailín Murray
Department of Anthropology and Sociology

Braya Browning
Project: Researching and curating artifacts held within the department of anthropology related to the themes of witchcraft, magic, and religion for the use of instruction.
Mentor: Dr. Cailín Murray
Department of Anthropology and Sociology

Sara Chaudhry
Project: Analyzing the light variations of stellar binary system V380-DRA and determining orbital period changes
Mentor: Dr. Todd Vaccaro
Department of Physics and Astronomy

Vivianne Corns
Project: Butyrate Cooperates with Colonic 5HT to Regulates Colonic Inflammation Studying Colitis in Mouse Models
Mentor: Dr. Bryan Essien
Department of Biology

Shaelyn Davis
Project: A Comprehensive Database of Police Fatal Force
Mentor: Dr. Indigo Koslicki
Department of Criminal Justice

Maddie Fahner
Project: Biomechanics and functional morphology through growth and development.
Mentor: Dr. Kathleen Foster
Department of Biology

Amelia Fritz
Project: Understanding the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency management on a local level
Mentor: Dr. Sean Hildebrand
Department of Political Science

Carissa Fuller
Project: The effects of avian malaria infection and plumage characteristics on the behavior and fitness of wild birds.
Mentor: Dr. Kelly Miller
Department of Biology

O' Riya Gibson
Project: Photodegradation of Organic Molecules using Metal Oxide Semiconducting Nanomaterials as Photocatalysts
Mentor: Dr. Joseph Li
Department of Chemistry

Rutendo Gwata
Project: Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Approaches to Design Glycoconjugates to help develop better chemotherapies.
Mentor: Dr. Wei Shi
Department of Chemistry

Tatum Hadley
Project: Educational Game Scenario Design and Assessment
Mentor: Dr. Travis Faas
Department of Computer Science

Kat Henslee
Project: Artifact Researcher and Media Creator
Mentor: Ms. Hannah Ryker
Applied Anthropology Laboratories

Vanessa Holloway
Project: Embryonic Communication and Learning in Oviparous Species
Mentor: Dr. Jess Ward
Department of Biology

Abi Holmes
Project: The Victim and Perpetrator: How the Media Details Men and Women.
Mentor: Dr. Jonathan Intravia
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology

Karma Hutchinson
Project: The effects of avian malaria infection and plumage characteristics on the behavior and fitness of wild birds.
Mentor: Dr. Kelly Miller
Department of Biology

Kasper Johnson
Project: Scouting locations in support of a future study to determine angler behavioral responses to dam removals in the United States
Mentor: Dr. Paul Venturelli
Department of Biology

Sam Kroemer
Project: Ad Meliora: A multi-genre research and creative writing collection regarding Fort Wayne, Indiana
Mentor: Dr. Rani Crowe
Department of English

Olivia Limerick
Project: Invisible Bonds: Exploring Family Dynamics Between Glass Children and Their Siblings
Mentor: Dr. John McCreary
Department of Psychological Science

Aidan Meyer
Project: Historical Archeology of the Eastern US, Midwest and Southeast from 1700s to 1900s
Mentor: Dr. Mark Groover
Department of Anthropology

Amelia Noelle
Project: Negative Emotions and Substance Use
Mentor: Dr. Greg Rocheleau
Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology

Ryanne O' Neill
Project: Examining Student Internet Search Strategies
Mentor: Dr. Mackenzie Riggenbach
Department of Psychological Science

Doondee Patnala
Project: Paper-Based microfluidic devices for multiplexed colorimetric detection of disease biomarkers
Mentor: Dr. David Bwambok
Department of Chemistry

Kyle Peterson
Project: Synthesis of Transition Metal-based Coordination Polymers of 3-Pyridyl Tetrazolone and Investigation of their Catalytic Activity.
Mentor: Dr. Sundeep Rayat
Department of Chemistry

Ashelyn Reilly
Project: Research and Development of Apps
Mentor: Dr. Huseyin Ergin
Department of Computer Science

Ayomide Resen
Project: Invisible Bonds: Exploring Family Dynamics Between Glass Children and Their Siblings
Mentor: Dr. John McCreary
Department of Psychological Science

Zaraka Ricard
Project: Project Title: Strain and Bullying Perpetration
Mentor: Dr. Greg Rocheleau
Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology

Erica Rumley
Project: Updating and Maintaining Media Computation Library.
Mentor: Dr. Jess Ward
Department of Biology

Abdullah Saad
Project: Enhancing photocatalytic nano materials for environmental cleanup.
Mentor: Dr. Joseph Li
Department of Chemistry

Andrew Sammelson
Project: Investigation of Substrate Tunnel Remodeling as a Generalizable Strategy for the Successful Engineering of Rieske Dioxygenases.
Mentor: Dr. Jordan Froese
Department of Chemistry

Ben Sandahl
Project: Socializing Eggs: Learning During Embryogenesis and Communication in Oviparous Species
Mentor: Dr. Jess Ward
Department of Biology

Amelia Seitz
Project: The physiological and biomechanical mechanisms that underly movement and growth in crested geckos.
Mentor: Dr. Kathleen Foster
Department of Biology

Hannah Sullivan
Project: Examining Student Internet Search Strategies
Mentor: Dr. Mackenzie Riggenbach
Department of Psychological Science

Ambria Walls
Project: When Silence Speaks: Rates of Reporting and Case Completion in Domestic Violence
Mentor: Dr. Brittany Acquaviva
Department of Criminal Justice

Jiajia Wan
Project: Updating and Maintaining Media Computation Library.
Mentor: Dr. David Largent
Department of Computer Science

Ami Wells
Project: Development and Testing of Paper-Based Microfluidic Devices for the Colorimetric Detection of Controlled Substances
Mentor: Dr. David Bwambok
Department of Chemistry

Cece Wuertz
Project: Letters to Julie: A Content Analysis of Indigo Girls Literary Allusions in a Lesbian Context
Mentor: Dr. Sara Collas
Department of Anthropology and Sociology

Disability Services

Casper Elliot
Project: Resources for Disabled Students to Efficiently Navigate Postsecondary Education
Mentor: Dr. Courtney Jarrett
Disability Services

Kalynn Harrison
Project: Women’s & Gender Studies and Feminism in Muncie and BSU: History, Impact, etc.
Mentor: Dr. Courtney Jarrett
Disability Services

Immersive Learning

Phoenix Moody
Project: Student Perceptions in High Impact Classes
Mentor: Dr. Jackie Grutsch McKinney
English, Immersive Learning & High Impact Practices

Medical Education

Macy Foy
Project: The Physiological Significance of Glycogen Storage in Protecting Neurological Health during Pathological Conditions in Mice
Mentor: Dr. Bart Pederson
Center for Medical Education

Miller College of Business

Noah Batz
Project: How AI is used and perceived in a business environment
Mentor: Dr. Craig Webster
Department of Applied Business Studies

Brooklynn Ferrell
Project: Making ends meet: How low-income households make ends meet (livelihood strategies), and the impact of community-level attributes to facilitate or inhibit those strategies.
Mentor: Dr. Emily Wornell
Research Center for Business and Economic Research

Francis Hadley
Project: Analyzing Fashion Changes of the 1960s Reflected in the Beeman Historical Costume Collection
Mentor: Dr. Diana Saiki
Department of Applied Business Studies

Jacob Hamilton
Project: Collaborative consumption Vs. Fast fashion: motivations to consume
Mentor: Dr. Diana Saiki
Department of Applied Business Studies

Sage Kennemuth
Project: My focus in this program is to aid in developing a creative project that designs clothing and accessories for a specific target market, using emerging technologies including digital printing, 3D printing, laser cutting, and AI-based design and image generation.
Mentor: Dr. Jinhee Nam
Department of Applied Business Studies

Cindy Ramos
Project: Fashion in Emerging Technologies
Mentor: Dr. Jinhee Nam
Department of Applied Business Studies

Sydney Standlee
Project: The influence of social media trend saturation on consumer over consumption.
Mentor: Ms. Emma Schneider
Department of Applied Business Studies

Teachers College

Fern Auditore
Project: Optimizing the Care Coach Avatar As A Personalized, Engaging And Adaptive Digital Assistant For Maximizing Functional And Quality Of Life Outcomes In Autistic Young Adults
Mentor: Dr. Evie Simmons-Reed
Department of Special Education

Trinity Hodges
Project: Family Stress: Foster Families - understanding the levels of stress in a foster family.
Mentor: Dr. Scott Hall
Department of Early Childhood, Youth, Family Studies

Natahlie O' Brien
Project: From Participation to Proposal: Developing Research Skills in Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Scott Hall
Department of Special Education

Molly Whelan
Project: Cultivating the Academic, Personal, and Social Success (CAPS2) Mentor Program at the Ball State Center for Autism Spectrum
Mentor: Dr. Evie Simmons-Reed
Department of Special Education

2024-25

College of Architecture and Planning

Maryam Asad
Project: Net Metering for Solar Paneled Buildings
Mentor: Dr. Sherif Attallah
Department of Construction Management and Interior Design

Isabel Anderson
Project: Researching Archeological and Historic Site Documentation for the Public
Mentor: Dr. Kristin Barry
Department of Architecture

Nadalyn Gerwels
Project: Creating a Learning Module on Materiality for Beginning Design Students
Mentor: Dr. Dorna Eshrati
Department of Landscape Architecture

Miranda Arvin
Project: Adaptive Reuse and the Evolving Meaning of Spaces
Mentor: Dr. Sarah Angne Alfaro
Department of Construction Management and Interior Design

Alee Quirk
Project: Visually Mapping Native American Removals
Mentor: Dr. Kristin Barry
Department of Architecture

Rebekah Fortman
Project: Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Beginning Environmental Design Studios: The Impacts and Guidelines
Mentor: Dr. Dorna Eshrati
Department of Landscape Architecture

Joel Asemota
Project: Reducing Building's Energy Consumption through Biomimetic Solutions
Mentor: Dr. Jake Son
Department of Construction Management and Interior Design

Yani Mendez Alvarez
Project: Day to Day Environments and How They Affect the Minds and Behaviors of Children with Autism
Mentor: Dr. Shireen Mohammad Kanakri
Department of Construction Management and Interior Design

Claudia Arangassery
Project: Autism, Behaviors and Environmental Fact
Mentor: Dr. Shireen Mohammad Kanakri
Department of Construction Management and Interior Design

Margaret Couture
Project: A Definition for Sustainable Architecture.
Mentor: Walter Grondzik
Department of Architecture

Paulo Diaz-enciso
Project: Historic Interpretation: Lense of the Natives
Mentor: Dr. Kristin Barry
Department of Architecture

College of Communication, Information, and Media

Mia Palacios
Project: Exploring Perspectives of Guilt and Innocence in Wrongful Convictions Podcasts
Mentor: Dr. Robin Blom
Department of Communication and Journalism

Brielle Norton
Project: Video Games: Coding for a Career
Mentor: Dr. Ed Lazaros
Center for Information and Communication Science

Desiree Thurman
Project: Wrongful Convictions
Mentor: Dr. Robin Blom
Department of Communication and Journalism

Kasie Kingery
Project: Helping Nonprofit and Government Organizations use Emotional Content to develop Prosocial Public Service Announcements
Mentor: Dr. YoungAh Lee
School of Journalism and Strategic Communication

Yutong Wu
Project: Using social media platforms for political propaganda
Mentor: Dr. Sungwon Chung
School of Journalism and Strategic Communication

Aubrey Ge
Project: Parallels between magic and UI/UX design: Insights on User Interaction and Experience
Mentor: Dr. Tong Li
School of Journalism and Strategic Communication

Suzannah Dack
Project: Magic and its effects on teaching
Mentor: Dr. Tong Li
School of Journalism and Strategic Communication

Peyton Helton
Project: Partisan perception of political communication effectiveness across varying telecommunication mediums.
Mentor: Dr. Sungwon Chung
School of Journalism and Strategic Communication

Gunter Dhot
Project: How biases within media influence guilt/innocence in wrongful convictions
Mentor: Dr. Robin Blom
Department of Communication and Journalism

Center for Medical Education

Raina Wolf
Project: Glycogen’s Role in Protecting Neurological Health during Pathological Conditions in Mice
Mentor: Dr. Bart Pederson
Center for Medical Education

Avery Renshaw
Project: The Physiologic roles of Glycogen on Mice's Behavior to study the Affect Glycogen has on Pathological Conditions like Diabetes, Epilepsy, and Hypoxia in a Neurological Sense
Mentor: Dr. Bart Pederson
Center for Medical Education

Eden Hammond
Project: The physiologic roles of glycogen on mice's behavior o study the affect glycogen has on pathological conditions like diabetes, epilepsy, and hypoxia in a neurological sense.
Mentor: Dr. Bart Pederson
Center for Medical Education

College of Fine Arts

Matthew Raubuck
Project: The ways that Musicians, Reporters, and other Writers use Terminology when Describing Music.
Mentor: Dr. Andrew Crow
School of Music

Iris Romero
Project: The LGBTQ+ Theatre for Youth Project.
Mentor: Dr. Andy Waldron
Department of Theatre and Dance

Ben Wroblewski
Project: Lineage of Style
Mentor: Dr. Stephen Campbell
School of Music

Kai Krontz
Project: The LGBTQ+ Theatre for Youth Project.
Mentor: Dr. Andy Waldron
Department of Theatre and Dance

Braeden Morris
Project: The Art Of Sampling In Music Production
Mentor: Dr. Stephen Campbell
School of Music

Ethan Ogrentz
Project: Cultural Understanding of Classical Music Interpretation and it's Terminology
Mentor: Dr. Andrew Crow
School of Music

Lacy Reed
Project: LGBTQ+ Theatre for Youth Project
Mentor: Dr. Andy Waldron
Department of Theatre and Dance

Rebekah Brumfield
Project: The Evolution of Modern Film Scoring and Producing Techniques
Mentor: Dr. Stephen Campbell
School of Music

Nate Durnell
Project: Project in Jewelry and Metals
Mentor: Prof. Jessica Calderwood
Department of Jewelry and Metals

College of Health

Julie Bartels
Project: Research how Biological, Behavioral, Social, Economic, and Environmental Factors affect Obesity
Mentor: Dr. Shannon Powers
School of Kinesiology

Amanda Kjellander
Project: The Effect of Recreational Noise Exposure on Hearing and Tinnitus in Young Children
Mentor: Dr. Yihsin Tai
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology

Veronica Pope
Project: Postprandial Cardiometabolic Parameters in Older Adults with Normal-Wight Obesity
Mentor: Dr. Bryant Keirns
Department of Nutrition and Health Science

Amna Mallick
Project: Investigating Individuals who are "Metabolically Healthy Obese"
Mentor: Dr. Bryant Keirns
Department of Nutrition and Health Science

Claire Bickel
Project: Analyze Cardiovascular Training Responses in an Interval-Based Resistance Training Program Completed by Active-Duty Firefighters
Mentor: Dr. Rudi Marciniak
School of Kinesiology

Jana Webb
Project: Firefighter Training and Occupational Workload Responses
Mentor: Dr. Rudi Marciniak
School of Kinesiology

Aiden Biddle
Project: An examination of pre-activity and post-activity training practices of NCAA Swim Coaches / Inclusion of Physically Impaired Athletes in Sports
Mentor: Dr. Lawrence Judge
School of Kinesiology

Hannah Elliot
Project: Auditory Processing and Related Challenges
Mentor: Dr. Lynn Bielski
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology

Averi Brady
Project: Improving Exercise Motivation in Cancer Patients
Mentor: Dr. Jean-Charles Lebeau
Department of Kinesiology

Rebecca Hoyler
Project: Baseline Assessment of the Physical and Mental Health Status and Health Behaviors of Adolescent High School Students
Mentor: Dr. Tya Arthur
Department of Nutrition and Health Science

Kiley Kinney
Project: Youth Sports and Youth Sport Coaching Practices
Mentor: Dr. Jerry Reynolds
Department of Social Work

Mercy Lubeju
Project: Exploring the Reasons Why People Stop Engaging in Free Exercise Opportunities and Examining the Impact on Their Health
Mentor: Dr. Shannon Powers
School of Kinesiology

Emily Wolf
Project: Effects of Body Composition on Vascular Health in Females with a Healthy Body Weight
Mentor: Dr. Bryant Keirns
Department of Nutrition and Health Science

Grace Tagler
Project: Dissecting Interview Transcripts and Analyzing Responses with a Focus on Indiana's Infant and Maternal Mortality Rates
Mentor: Dr. Jean Marie Place
Department of Nutrition and Health Science

Ellie Francois
Project: Athlete health, well-being, and performance
Mentor: Dr. Lawrence Judge
School of Kinesiology

Maddy Berry
Project: Researching associations between psychological and social experiences and cardiometabolic health.
Mentor: Dr. Natalie Keirns
Department of Nutrition and Health Science

Miles Gouin
Project: Evaluation of Food and Exercise Preferences
Mentor: Dr. Jean-Charles Lebeau
Department of Kinesiology

Jackson Turner
Project: Research Assistant in the Integrative Exercise Physiology Lab assisting with anaerobic recovery research for the benefit of firefighters.
Mentor: Dr. Rudi Marciniak
School of Kinesiology

Samiya Newton
Project: The Application of AI in Speech-Language Pathology: Implications for Children with Spoken and Written Narrative Disorders
Mentor: Dr. Barry Wagner
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology

Morgan Hensley
Project: Integrating Evidence Base Practice Tailored to Athlete's Limitations
Mentor: Dr. Lawrence Judge
School of Kinesiology

Lindsay Taylor
Project: Finding the effects of exercise on cognition and increasing exercise motivation
Mentor: Dr. Jean-Charles Lebeau
Department of Kinesiology

Kalayzana Roach
Project: Maternal and Child Health
Mentor: Dr. Jean Marie Place
Department of Nutrition and Health Science

College of Sciences and Humanities

Kendra Eller
Project: Research on Cardiovascular Growth and Repair Using the Mouse Model
Mentor: Dr. Bikram Sharma
Department of Biology

Emily Taylor
Project: Correlation between Deviancy Labels and Bullying Perpetration
Mentor: Dr. Greg Rocheleau
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology

Emily Pax
Project: The Amount and Effects of Microplastics on the White River
Mentor: Dr. Bangshuai Han
Department of Environment, Geology, and Natural Resources

Mateusz Karpow
Project: Effects of using Entheogenic Plants and Fungi in Individuals Healing Various Kinds of Trauma Outside of Supervised Medical Trials
Mentor: Dr. Robert Phillips
Department of Anthropology

Brayden Burgdoerfer
Project: Manipulating Enzymes Through Induced Evolution to Synthetically Create or Increase a Targeted Enzyme's Reactivity
Mentor: Dr. Jordan Froese
Department of Chemistry

Christopher Hill
Project: The Study of Childcare Workers and How Their Jobs are Affecting Their Families
Mentor: Dr. Katie Lawson
Department of Psychological Science

Connor Russell
Project: The Village Revitalization
Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Erickson
Department of Anthropology

Sofia Mulholland
Project: Using Phylogenetics to Find Relationships Between Plants in our Environment and Other Areas of the World.
Mentor: Dr. Suman Neupane
Department of Biology

Kenzee Wombacher
Project: Virtual Court and Empathy
Mentor: Dr. Greg Rocheleau
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology

Naielie Martinez-diaz
Project: Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). The Characterization of Nano-materials and Biological Molecules.
Mentor: Dr. Joseph Li
Department of Chemistry

Maha Siddiqui
Project: Studying the Applications of PV Cells in Energy Conversion with Dr. Zhihai Li at Ball State University
Mentor: Dr. Zhihai (Joseph) Li
Department of Chemistry

Gabbi Simonson
Project: Husbandry, Locomotion, and Growth Patterns in Lizards
Mentor: Dr. Kathleen Foster
Department of Biology

Katie Wapnick
Project: Biomechanical and Physiological Mechanisms Underlying Animal Locomotion
Mentor: Dr. Kathleen Foster
Department of Biology

Riley Heady
Project: Explore Recorded Data of Light Variability of Eclipsing Binary Stars to Determine Orbital Periods
Mentor: Dr. Todd Vaccaro
Department of Physics and Astronomy

Theo Davis
Project: Collecting and Curating Queer Literature
Mentor: Dr. Ben Bascom
Department of English

Mason Gambrel
Project: Material Archiving in Archaeology
Mentor: Dr. Mark Groover
Department of Anthropology

EJ Kimbro
Project: From Rebellion to Reformation: Lesbian Activism in the Aftermath of Stonewall
Mentor: Dr. Sara Collas
Department of Sociology

Gabriel Lorance
Project: Elucidating the Correlation Between rRNA Non-Canonical Base Pairing and Optimal Growth Temperatures in Diverse Organisms
Mentor: Dr. Emil Khisamutdinov
Department of Chemistry

Maddie Sams
Project: Investigation into Racial Disparities in Disaster Relief & Recovery
Mentor: Dr. Sara Collas
Department of Sociology

Anne Bauer
Project: Black Print Cultures of the Postbellum/Pre-Harlem Era
Mentor: Dr. Rodney Taylor
Department of English

Isabella Castillo
Project: Research on Miscommunications and the Rate of Repair within Participants
Mentor: Dr. Thomas Holtgraves
Department of Psychological Science

Ananya Sharma
Project: A Comparative Analysis of Election Systems and Technologies used in the US and India, with an Exploration of Future Innovations
Mentor: Dr. Jay Bagga
Department of Computer Science

Lexi Trojan
Project: Investigation of C. Albicans Protein Localization using Fluorescent Microscopy
Mentor: Dr. Douglas Bernstein
Department of Biology

Autumn Voeger
Project: Adolescent Meth Use: Testing Competing Criminological Theories
Mentor: Dr. Anthony Vito
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology

Lexi Trojan
Project: Identification of Nuclear Localization Sequences in C. Albicans Proteins
Mentor: Dr. Douglas Bernstein
Department of Biology

Alex Bell
Project: The Role of 5-HT1A in Larval Behavior of Drosophila Melanogaster
Mentor: Dr. Douglas Roossien
Department of Biology

Clara Daugherty
Project: How to: CHEM 111 Lab Equipment
Mentor: Dr. Nicole Christofield
Department of Chemistry

Blaire Hayes
Project: Using Phylogenetics to Discover the Connection between Plants by Extracting their DNA.
Mentor: Dr. Suman Neupane
Department of Biology

Ameiyah McCray
Project: Understanding Coronary Vessel Development
Mentor: Dr. Bikram Sharma
Department of Biology

Brady Ream
Project: Mental Health and Sexuality in 19th Century Literature.
Mentor: Dr. Ben Bascom
Department of English

Sophie Rodionova
Project: Toehold-Mediated RNA Shape Transition
Mentor: Dr. Emil Khisamutdinov
Department of Chemistry

Alice Smidebush
Project: Revisions and Edits to “Transforming Women: Contemporary Adaptations of Feminist Irish Folklore”
Mentor: Dr. Molly Ferguson
Department of English

Chibuike Anyiam
Project: Video Game Preservation and Sustainable Game Development
Mentor: Dr. Travis Faas
Department of Computer Science

Sudhee Bommineni
Project:Is vacuole protein Vma21 and nuclear pore protein Nup188 required for degradation of translocon-clogging proteins?
Mentor: Dr. Eric (VJ) Rubenstein
Department of Biology

Chris Burke
Project: Survey of the Ongoing Availability of Major Video Game Genres
Mentor: Dr. Travis Faas
Department of Computer Science

Emily Hauser
Project: Butyrate Cooperates with Colonic 5HT to Regulates Colonic Inflammation
Mentor: Dr. Bryan Essien
Department of Biology

James Ramsey
Project: Investigating Data Types and Patterns in Social Media Platforms
Mentor: Dr. Fu-Shing Sun
Department of Computer Science

Hailey Barton
Project: Investigating Cellular Mechanisms for Recognizing and Eliminating Dysfunctional Proteins
Mentor: Dr. Eric (VJ) Rubenstein
Department of Biology

Katie Moore
Project: Research Recorded Data of Light Variability of Eclipsing Binary Stars to Determine Orbital Period Changes
Mentor: Dr. Todd Vaccaro
Department of Physics and Astronomy

Natalie Walker
Project: Peace Corp Volunteers in Latin America in the 1960s
Mentor: Dr. Jorn Seemann
Department of Geography

Sam Smith
Project: Project for Ball State
Mentor: Dr. Lol
Department of Psychological Science

Hamza Tufo
Project: Identification of Nuclear Localization Sequences in C. Albicans Proteins
Mentor: Dr. Douglas Bernstein
Department of Biology

Tori Garmon
Project: Investigating the Relationship Between Insomnia and the Stream of Consciousness
Mentor: Dr. Michael Tagler
Department of Psychological Science

Michael Laws
Project: Colonial Food Influences
Mentor: Dr. Cailin Murray
Department of Anthropology

William Mawhorr
Project: Colorimetric Detection of Controlled Substances Using Ionic Liquid Nanoparticle Sensors for Forensic Applications
Mentor: Dr. David Bwambok
Department of Chemistry

Toma Arie
Project: Enhancing Intercultural Competence in Elementary Students Through Japanese Language and Culture Lessons
Mentor: Dr. Kazumi Matsumoto
Department of Modern Languages and Classics

Favour Ogungbemi
Project: Chiral Ionic Liquids for Enantioselective Separation of Pharmaceutical Products.
Mentor: Dr. David Bwambok
Department of Chemistry

Aubrey Carlson
Project: Detail Work and Revision for “Transforming Women: Contemporary Adaptations of Feminist Irish Folklore”
Mentor: Dr. Molly Ferguson
Department of English

Kaydra Osmundson
Project: Organic Synthesis of Cyanoacetic Acids Using Carbon-Carbon Bond Forming Reactions
Mentor: Dr. Robert Sammelson
Department of Chemistry

Tyler Gatliff
Project: Peace Corp Volunteers and their Experience in Chile in the 1960's
Mentor: Dr. Jorn Seemann
Department of Geography and Meteorology

Sophie Campbell
Project: Exploration of Violence Against Women
Mentor: Dr. Brittany Acquaviva
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology

Alexis Wynn
Project: Biomechanical and Physiological Mechanisms in Lizards Throughout Development
Mentor: Dr. Kathleen Foster
Department of Biology

Avery Davis
Project: Synthesis of semiconductor materials and their applications in energy conversion
Mentor: Dr. Zhihai (Joseph) Li
Department of Chemistry

Paige Kemp
Project: The Public Perceptions of Police Uniforms and their Inclusivity to Women and all body figures
Mentor: Dr. Indigo Koslicki
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology

C.J. Fulciniti
Project: Multimedia Library Refresh Project
Mentor: Dave Largent
Department of Computer Science

Jason Yoder
Project: Python Multimedia Library Refresh Project
Mentor: Dave Largent
Department of Computer Science

Alondra Antunez
Project: Psychedelics, Rituals, and Healing in Minority Communities
Mentor: Dr. Robert Phillips
Department of Anthropology

Olivia Crooks
Project: Exploring the function of GRR1 enzymes
Mentor: Dr. Eric (VJ) Rubenstein
Department of Biology

Nicholas Sturgeon
Project: Players Learning Through Re-Tracing Steps
Mentor: Dr. Travis Faas
Department of Computer Science

Josh Juenger
Project: Preparation of shape-specific metal nanoparticles on semiconductor surfaces
Mentor: Dr. Tykhon Zubkov
Department of Chemistry

Disability Services

Mayah Grigsby
Project: Getting a Life-changing Diagnosis as a Young Adult.
Mentor: Dr. Courtney Jarrett

Honors College

Miguel Mayorga
Project: Traditional Indigenous Knowledge
Mentor: Dr. Obed Frausto Gatica

Miller College of Business

Kate Hedrick
Project: Robots and AI in Service Industries and the Policies for the Regulation of Robots/AI in Industry.
Mentor: Dr. Craig Webster
Department of Applied Business Studies

Jane Prell
Project: An Assessment of a Historic Experience: Learning and Participating in an Immersive Event
Mentor: Dr. Diana Saiki
Department of Applied Business Studies

Molly Bray
Project: Exploring the History of the Kitselman Family for a Publicity Event
Mentor: Dr. Diana Saiki
Department of Applied Business Studies

Caleb Trinoskey
Project: Implementation and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence in the Service Industry
Mentor: Dr. Craig Webster
Department of Applied Business Studies

David Sanchez
Project: The Role Of and Psychology Behind Consumer Behavior in Hospitality and Tourism Industries
Mentor: Dr. Kwang-Ho Lee
Department of Applied Business Studies

Amanda Evers
Project: Enhancing the Inventory Management System to Boost Guest Satisfaction at Maplewood Guest House
Mentor: Dr. Kwang-Ho Lee
Department of Applied Business Studies

Maddy Gaug
Project: Examining Theory and Literature Related to Individuals with Emotional Disability; Stress, Eating and Dressing
Mentor: Dr. Diana Saiki
Department of Applied Business Studies

Quinten Smith
Project: Improving Customer Retention in Mid-Size Coffee Restuarants
Mentor: Dr. Alan Yen
Department of Applied Business Studies

Jacy Schmidgall
Project: Integrating the Extended Marketing Mix to Enhance Customer Service in the Foodservice Industry
Mentor: Dr. Kwang-Ho Lee
Department of Applied Business Studies

Wendy Salgado reyes
Project: Attracting the Consumer; Lookism in Collaborative Consumption Advertising.
Mentor: Dr. Diana Saiki
Department of Applied Business Studies

Amanda Saylor
Project: The Testing of Picky Pickles Escape Room and Effectiveness.
Mentor: Dr. Ben Angelo
Department of Accounting

Teachers College

McKynze Sivits
Project: Novice Teacher Mentoring and Induction Support
Mentor: Dr. Jackie Sydnor
Department of Elementary Education

Anna Gieseking
Project: Examining Whether Teachers are More Likely to ask Higher or Lower Level Questions and How the Children Interact with the Different Difficulties of the Questions.
Mentor: Dr. Kathryn Fletcher
Department of Educational Psychology

Charlotte Graciano Martinez
Project: Empowering Families from Multilingual backgrounds: Exploring Teacher-Family Interaction in Diverse Educational Settings
Mentor: Dr. Sehyun Yun
Department of Elementary Education

Libby Miller
Project: Cognitive Profiles of Twice-Exceptional (2E) Individuals: A Comparative Analysis
Mentor: Dr. Ophelie Desmet
Department of Educational Psychology

Amaya Smith
Project: Spanish-speaking children and parents & Monolingual and Bilingual environments.
Mentor: Dr. Ligia Gomez Franco
Department of Educational Psychology

Rosi Atayde
Project: Spotting Stars: Empowering Children Through Nurturing Talent and Social-Emotional Growth
Mentor: Dr. Ophelie Desmet
Department of Educational Psychology

Emily Garcia
Project: Leading practices in Bolivia--understanding parent-child experiences and how parents support their children's language development.
Mentor: Dr. Ligia Gomez Franco
Department of Educational Psychology

Shy’anne Faulkner
Project: Culturally Responsive Practices in Supporting Autistic Clients: A Survey-Based Analysis
Mentor: Dr. Susan Wilczynski
Department of Special Education

2023-24

Center for Medical Education

Mathilda Geyer
Project: Developing skills in Scientific Journaling, Microscopy, and Patient Care for Live Animals
Mentor: Dr. Bart Pederson
Center for Medical Education

Luis Correa
Project: The wonder on whiskers proposal
Mentor: Dr. Bart Pederson
Center for Medical Education

Olivia Glaeser
Project: Differences in Mice Glycogen Metabolism Dependent on Sex
Mentor: Dr. Bart Pederson
Center for Medical Education

College of Architecture and Planning

Kate Baldwin
Project: US Colored Troops Project
Mentor: Dr. Kristin Barry
Department of Architecture

Griffin Hays
Project: Sacred Spaces of Muncie
Mentor: Dr. Sarah Angne Alfaro
Department of Construction Management and Interior Design

Jenna Schroader
Project: The Spectrum of Color
Mentor: Dr. Shireen Mohammad Kanakri
Department of Construction Management and Interior Design

Allie Purdue
Project: Sacred religious locations in Muncie
Mentor: Dr. Sarah Angne Alfaro
Department of Construction Management and Interior Design

Ava Martin
Project: Sacred Spaces
Mentor: Dr. Sarah Angne Alfaro
Department of Construction Management and Interior Design

Meredith Lawrence
Project: Hierakonpolis: Pre-Dynastic Egyptian Palace Visioning
Mentor: Dr. Kristin Barry
Department of Architecture

Claire Goodrich
Project: Investigation into the National Cemetery
Mentor: Dr. Kristin Barry
Department of Architecture

Addison Kaleth
Project: Life Cycle Cost of Sustainable Residential Buildings
Mentor: Dr. Mohsen Goodarzi
Department of Construction Management and Interior Design

Ava Belcher Harris
Project: Music Child
Mentor: Dr. Shireen Mohammad Kanakri
Department of Construction Management and Interior Design

College of Communication, Information, and Media

Rayan Baker Boudissa
Project: Human Recognition of Uncanny Valley
Mentor: Dr. Michael Lee
Department of Media

Maya Kim
Project: Advertisement Cognitive Research
Mentor: Dr. YoungAh Lee
School of Journalism and Strategic Communication

Lauren Lloyd
Project: Exploring Determinants Influencing College Students' Choice of Majors
Mentor: Dr. Sungwon Chung
School of Journalism and Strategic Communication

Ishan Witanachchi
Project: Did I Do That?
Mentor: Dr. Maria Williams-Hawkins
Department of Media

Elijah Terry
Project: Video game research around NPCs
Mentor: Dr. Michael Lee
Department of Media

Ava Monroe
Project: Exploring Determinants Influencing College Students' Choice of Majors
Mentor: Dr. Sungwon Chung
School of Journalism and Strategic Communication

Yahaya Fofana
Project: Eye Witness Research
Mentor: Dr. Robin Blom
School of Journalism and Strategic Communication

College of Fine Arts

Jack Vaught
Project: A Loving Look at Preservice Teachers and Diversity
Mentor: Dr. Sally Kang
School of Music

Jason Frosch
Project: Transcribing Jazz History: A Study on Improvised Solos from Different Eras
Mentor: Dr. Stephen Campbell
School of Music

Andrew Galt
Project: Trumpet Ensemble Composition and Arrangement
Mentor: Dr. Stephen Campbell
School of Music

Ali Hammoud
Project: LGBTQ+ Theatre for Youth project
Mentor: Dr. Andy Waldron
Department of Theatre and Dance

Josie Ford
Project: LGBTQ+ Theatre for Youth project
Mentor: Dr. Andy Waldron
Department of Theatre and Dance

Mak Tobyas
Project: Studying the Asian Arts at DOMA
Mentor: Dr. Noelle Giuffrida
School of Art

Ruth Milstone
Project: Glass Architecture
Mentor: Mr. Jon Rees
School of Art

Benjamin Jeschke
Project: Study of early folk music
Mentor: Dr. Stephen Campbell
School of Music

Sage Waters
Project: From Student to Educator: Teachers' Growth and Development
Mentor: Dr. Sally Kang
School of Music

Raymond Ackon
Project: Unpublished Music
Mentor: Dr. Stephen Campbell
School of Music

Ruby Haller
Project: LGBTQ Theatre for Youth Project
Mentor: Dr. Andy Waldron
Department of Theatre and Dance

College of Health

Cody Hauger
Project: Fitness Testing For People
Mentor: Dr. Shannon Powers
School of Kinesiology

Case Reynolds
Project: Exploration of People's Ability to Accurately Identify Emotions Based on Facial Expressions
Mentor: Dr. Glenn Stone
Department of Social Work

Taryn Sallee
Project: Effects of Exercise On Cognition and Exercise Motivation
Mentor: Dr. Jean-Charles Lebeau
School of Kinesiology

Emma Haley
Project: Onset Tinnitus in Adult Populations
Mentor: Dr. Yihsin Tai
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology

Kyra Livergood
Project: Athlete's Well-Being
Mentor: Dr. Lawrence Judge
Department of Social Work

Kellin Pike
Project: Wellness Intervention Program
Mentor: Dr. Shannon Powers
School of Kinesiology

Olivia Lullo
Project: Academic Burnout in Pre-Nursing and Nursing Students
Mentor: Dr. Karrie Osborne
School of Nursing

Aaron Hatton
Project: Bias against women with substance abuse
Mentor: Dr. Kalyn Renbarger
School of Nursing

Julie Buchmeier
Project: Development of a Physical Activity Screener for Community and Clinical Practice
Mentor: Dr. Jerome Kotecki
Department of Nutrition and Health Science

Maddy Mee
Project: Integrating Diet Screening Into Routine Clinical Care
Mentor: Dr. Jerome Kotecki
Department of Nutrition and Health Science

Neal Burnett
Project: Study of ability to identify emotions through facial expressions
Mentor: Dr. Glenn Stone
Department of Social Work

Emily Ellis
Project: Maternal/Child Health, Maternal Substance Use Disorder, Mental Health, Experiences of underrepresented college students in health profession majors
Mentor: Dr. Kalyn Renbarger
School of Nursing

Olivia Rickle
Project: What motivates you to stay healthy and eat well?
Mentor: Dr. Jean-Charles Lebeau
School of Kinesiology

Marissa Reid
Project: Verbal Fluency
Mentor: Dr. Lynn Bielski
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology

Madison Farlow
Project: Counseling Strategies for Person-Centered Care
Mentor: Dr. Lynn Bielski
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology

Ariel Johnson
Project: Acute Effects of Animal versus Plant-Based Protein within a Realistic High-Fat Meal on Metabolic and Inflammatory Factors
Mentor: Dr. Bryant Keirns
Department of Nutrition and Health Science

Alexis Hoff
Project: Study of the ability to identify emotions through facial expressions
Mentor: Dr. Glenn Stone
Department of Social Work

Annika Morrison
Project: Nutrition for the Underserved
Mentor: Dr. Christina Doll
Department of Nutrition and Health Science

John Hays
Project: Effects of exercise on cognition, exercise motivation
Mentor: Dr. Jean-Charles Lebeau
School of Kinesiology

Mae Mottern
Project: Tinnitus and Cognitive Function
Mentor: Dr. Yihsin Tai
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology

Guinevere Rugenstein
Project: The differences in culture and backgrounds of students going in to the nursing program and how that effects them
Mentor: Dr. Karrie Osborne
School of Nursing

Dee Allie
Project: Do women that exercise alone have the same or better fitness tests than people who work out with others?
Mentor: Dr. Shannon Powers
School of Kinesiology

Shelby Shaw
Project: Parent Behavior Effects on Youth Sports
Mentor: Dr. Jerry Reynolds
Department of Social Work

Riley Powers
Project: If people administer their own health tests, will they have better results?
Mentor: Dr. Shannon Powers
School of Kinesiology

Jakiya Mcwright
Project: Student Engagement
Mentor: Dr. Karrie Osborne
School of Nursing

Anabella Pannell
Project: Nursing School Students Views on Mothers With Substance Abuse Disorders
Mentor: Dr. Kalyn Renbarger
School of Nursing

Daniel Pezel
Project: Evaluation and Data Collection of Perceived Aesthetic Biases of Disabled Persons
Mentor: Dr. Jayanthi (Jay) Kandiah
Department of Nutrition and Health Science

Carson Shoop
Project: Development of a Physical Activity Screener to Measure Movement as a Vital Sign to assist Clinical and Community Health Professionals
Mentor: Dr. Jerome Kotecki
Department of Nutrition and Health Science

College of Sciences and Humanities

Brianna Ramon
Project: Archaeological Material Research
Mentor: Dr. Mark Hill
Department of Anthropology

Daniel O'Dell
Project: Development of Engineered Rieske Dioxygenases with Non-Native Activity
Mentor: Dr. Jordan Froese
Department of Chemistry

Mackenzie Gordan
Project: Synthesis and Evaluation of Protein Nanoparticles for Delivery of Anti-Cancer Drugs
Mentor: Dr. David Bwambok
Department of Chemistry

Autumn Taylor
Project: Policing and Law Enforcement Community Relationships
Mentor: Dr. Indigo Koslick
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology

AJ Lowe
Project: Investigating the Biomechanical Development of Crested Geckos
Mentor: Dr. Kathleen Foster
Department of Biology

Myla Carmack
Project: Socioeconomic Status in Education
Mentor: Prof. Lauren Mathieu-Frasier
Department of Psychological Science

Lucy McGovern
Project: Cell Culture Research
Mentor: Dr. Wei Shi
Department of Chemistry

Starr Gray
Project: Exploring Behaviors and Motion of Lizards in Manmade Environments
Mentor: Dr. Kathleen Foster
Department of Biology

Keegan Fontaine
Project: Data, Analytics, and Programming Languages
Mentor: Dr. Fu-Shing Sun
Department of Computer Science

Katie Greene
Project: Rubiaceae Phylogenetic Research
Mentor: Dr. Suman Neupane
Department of Biology

Rachel Musgrave
Project: Testing and Comparing Methods of Sleep Duration
Mentor: Dr. Michael Tagler
Department of Psychological Science

Rylee Milligan
Project: Sleep Studies: Getting Too Much Sleep Might Cause Daytime Fatigue; Napping Culture and How it Disturbs Quality Sleep
Mentor: Dr. Michael Tagler
Department of Psychological Science

Olli Hupp
Project: Police Fatal Force Database
Mentor: Dr. Indigo Koslicki
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology

Lauren Maria
Project: Uprising and Progression of Colitis in Mice Cells
Mentor: Dr. Bryan Essien
Department of Biology

Noah King
Project: Web Scraping for Machine Learning and Data Analytics
Mentor: Dr. Fu-Shing Sun
Department of Computer Science

Peyton Rogers
Project: Alaskan River Biofilm Project
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Wyatt
Department of Biology

Gavin Pearson
Project: Sarm 1 Muscular Effects
Mentor: Dr. Ashley Kalinski
Department of Biology

Madison Smith
Project: Mitigating Colitis from Cells
Mentor: Dr. Bryan Essien
Department of Biology

Stephanie Hutchison
Project: The Art of the Tease: Burlesque in the Heartland
Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Erickson
Department of Anthropology

Aruzhan Abdikadyrova
Project: Preparation of semiconductor nanomaterials and their applications in photo degradation of organization pollutants
Mentor: Dr. Joseph Li
Department of Chemistry

Corbin Prince
Project: Unraveling Plant Genomes and Cultivating Scientific Growth
Mentor: Dr. Suman Neupane
Department of Biology

Olivia Jordan
Project: Archival Work for the Village Project
Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Erickson
Department of Anthropology

Ash Wright
Project: How Crime and Deviance Affects Society
Mentor: Dr. Greg Rocheleau
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology

Maison Hardin
Project: Investigating the nature of intermolecular interactions in chemical systems
Mentor: Dr. Sergiy Rosokha
Department of Chemistry

George Trajanoski
Project: Music and Emotion
Mentor: Dr. John McCreary
Department of Psychological Science

Arianna Foster
Project: Gender Expression of Non-Binary Individuals
Mentor: Dr. Sara Collas
Department of Sociology

Alyssa Fernung
Project: Fruit Fly Crosses
Mentor: Dr. Douglas Roossien
Department of Biology

Lillian Lewison
Project: How do our societal values and biases affect our interactions and comprehension of media?
Mentor: Dr. Sara Collas
Department of Sociology

Joseph Hazen
Project: Cryptocurrency: Basics, Management, Privacy Secure medical/financial/personal records
Mentor: Dr. Vinayak Tanksale
Department of Computer Science

Caroline Erny
Project: Individual Differences in Working Memory and Spacial Anxiety Relating to Spatial Navigation
Mentor: Dr. Dan Nardi
Department of Psychological Science

Sam Johnson
Project: The relationship between masculinity contingency of self-worth and negative attitudes towards diverse groups.
Mentor: Dr. George Gaither
Department of Psychological Science

Kaleb Rhonemus
Project: Development of colorimetric sensors for forensic application using ionic liquids
Mentor: Dr. David Bwambok
Department of Chemistry

Lillie Day
Project: Examining the relationship between parental abuse and bullying perpetration
Mentor: Dr. Greg Rocheleau
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology

Lily Haley
Project: Chemical Synthesis to Facilitate Monosaccharide Building
Mentor: Dr. Wei Shi
Department of Chemistry

Shelby Brown
Project: Biomechanical Lizard Research
Mentor: Dr. Kathleen Foster
Department of Biology

Nolan Sterns
Project: Psychedelics
Mentor: Dr. Robert Phillips
Department of Anthropology

Rebecca Wacker
Project: Analyzing Stone Tools and Lithic Debitage to Determine Elemental Composition
Mentor: Dr. Mark Hill
Department of Anthropology

Yolonda Johnson
Project: Archaeological Methods and the Conservation of Artifacts
Mentor: Dr. Mark Hill
Department of Anthropology

Owen Norton
Project: The Hands on America’s RVs
Mentor: Dr. Ron Morris
Department of History

Lilly Hill
Project: Causes and Consequences of Bullying and Victims of Bullying
Mentor: Dr. Greg Rocheleau
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology

Andrew Cho
Project: Causes and Correlants of Cyberbullying
Mentor: Dr. Greg Rocheleau
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology

Chase Coleman
Project: Studying carbon-carbon bonds and their applications in organic chemistry
Mentor: Dr. Robert Sammelson
Department of Chemistry

Cayden Howard
Project: Understanding the Complexities of Halogen Bonding
Mentor: Dr. Sergiy Rosokha
Department of Chemistry

Tyler Oliver
Project: Research on mitoNEET
Mentor: Dr. Mary Konkle
Department of Chemistry

Adam Mahfouz
Project: Environmental remediation
Mentor: Dr. David Bwambok
Department of Chemistry

Allison Helmer
Project: Science Educator Mentee
Mentor: Dr. Rona Robinson-Hill
Department of Biology

Emily Peterson
Project: Bird Window Collision Research
Mentor: Dr. Kamal Islam
Department of Biology

Caecey Franz
Project: Light Variability of Eclipsing Binary Stars
Mentor: Dr. Todd Vaccaro
Department of Physics and Astronomy

Cay Eaton
Project: A Step Towards a Future in Medicine
Mentor: Dr. Robert Sammelson
Department of Chemistry

Gem Sambugaro
Project: Morphology and Biomechanics of Crest Geckos through Growth
Mentor: Dr. Kathleen Foster
Department of Biology

Sophie Hill
Project: Participant Observation in The Village
Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Erickson
Department of Anthropology

Aiden Woodworth
Project: Speeches transcribed from recordings
Mentor: Dr. Mary Lou Vercellotti
Department of English

Kyra Krachinski
Project: The Mysteriosity of MitoNEET
Mentor: Dr. Mary Konkle
Department of Chemistry

Sara Carsey
Project: Testing the Microbes from Aquatic Ecosystems
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Wyatt
Department of Biology

Aidan Davis
Project: Butyrate Cooperates with Colonic 5HT to Regulate Colonic Inflammation
Mentor: Dr. Bryan Essien
Department of Biology

Julian Heichelbech
Project: Archeological and Archival Assistance
Mentor: Dr. Mark Groover
Department of Anthropology

Taylor Hickman
Project: Treating Cancer Cells with Nano Particles
Mentor: Dr. David Bwambok
Department of Chemistry

Ian McBeath
Project: Nonvisual Navigation on a Slant
Mentor: Dr. Dan Nardi
Department of Psychological Science

Elizabeth Kreimer
Project: Deviance Media and Perceptions of Guilt
Mentor: Dr. Greg Rocheleau
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology

Lilly Waterman
Project: Life is a Box of Choices
Mentor: Dr. Paul Gestwicki
Department of Computer Science

Sky Foxworth
Project: How sexuality and mental health were related in regards to queer people in the 19^th century
Mentor: Dr. Ben Bascom
Department of English

Liam Grube
Project: Stem Career Paths Game
Mentor: Dr. Paul Gestwicki
Department of Computer Science

Greg Monzel
Project: Psychedelic Medicine: A Collection of Narratives
Mentor: Dr. Robert Phillips
Department of Anthropology

Taylor Hale-McKinney
Project: Data Analytic Apprentice
Mentor: Dr. Fu-Shing Sun
Department of Computer Science

Paul Guzman
Project: Data Analytics
Mentor: Dr. Fu-Shing Sun
Department of Computer Science

Kevin Aragon
Project: Chemistry Videos
Mentor: Dr. Nicole Christofield
Department of Chemistry

Tabitha Fox
Project: Butyrate Cooperates with Colonic 5HT to Regulate Colonic Inflammation
Mentor: Dr. Bryan Essien
Department of Biology

Peyton Ditello
Project: Assistance with Contemporary Irish Literature Research
Mentor: Dr. Molly Ferguson
Department of English

Reva Patil
Project: Anion-pi complexes as an indicator of solvent polarities
Mentor: Dr. Sergiy Rosokha
Department of Chemistry

Brandon Bender
Project: Research into the Mutation of Enzymes
Mentor: Dr. Jordan Froese
Department of Chemistry
Peyton Gillespie
Project: A Comprehensive Database of Police Fatal Force
Mentor: Dr. Wendy Koslicki
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Anna Gick
Project: Miscommunication in the Virtual World
Mentor: Dr. Thomas Holtgraves
Department of Psychological Science
Anthony Gregory
Project: New Therapeutic approaches in Medical Mycology
Mentor: Dr. Douglas Bernstein
Department of Biology
Maddi Pierce-Holtzman
Project: Social Identity Theory and Faculty Rank
Mentor: Ms. Lauren Mathieu-Frasier
Department of Psychological Science
Daniella Neise
Project: Bridging the Gap Between AI Intelligence and Human Creativity
Mentor: Dr. Lyn Jones
Department of English
Katrina Procuniar
Project: Investigating how cells unclog clogged molecular channels
Mentor: Dr. Eric (VJ) Rubenstein
Department of Biology
Kaitlyn Spoerner
Project: The Indiana Synagogue Mapping Project (ISMP)
Mentor: Dr. Wendy Soltz
Department of History

Emma Walker
Project: Serotonergic Neurons and Behavior in Fruit Flies
Mentor: Dr. Douglas Roossien
Department of Biology

Katie Lehman
Project: Genetically Modified Proteins
Mentor: Dr. Eric (VJ) Rubenstein
Department of Biology

Honors College

Alex Costello
Project: Research on "War in Heaven"
Mentor: Dr. Alex Kaufman
Honors College

Miller College of Business

Javion Walker Robinson
Project: Social Media; Appearance Bias & Luxury Brands
Mentor: Dr. Diana Saiki
Department of Applied Business Studies

Parker Lee
Project: AI and Robots in the service industry
Mentor: Dr. Craig Webster
Department of Applied Business Studies

Kya Clay
Project: Assisting with A Publicity Event Using the Beeman Historic Collection
Mentor: Dr. Diana Saiki
Department of Applied Business Studies

Cory Shaw
Project: Exploring customer perceptions of the headwear worn by campus dining staff using a mixed-method research approach
Mentor: Dr. Kwang-Ho Lee
Department of Applied Business Studies

Emmanuella Boateng
Project: The Role of Audit Committees in Detecting Real Earnings
Mentor: Dr. Ben Angelo
Department of Accounting

Cristal Mariano-Vargas
Project: Perceived Aesthetic Bias in the Workplace Among Individuals with Disabilities
Mentor: Dr. Diana Saiki
Department of Applied Business Studies

Merrah Salyer
Project: Livelihood Strategies Implemented by Low-Income Households and the Impact of Community-level Attributes on them
Mentor: Dr. Emily Wornell
Center for Local and State Policy

Teachers College

Destiny Freeman
Project: Exploring The Role of Parent Social Coaching On Children's Social-Cognitive Development
Mentor: Dr. Shu Su
Department of Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies

Briannah Rudolph
Project: Exploring Child Social Cognitive Development in Challenging Social Situations
Mentor: Dr. Shu Su
Department of Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies

Lydia Schultz
Project: Researching the New and Improved Resources and Technologies Applied to Those with Disabilities
Mentor: Dr. Penny Craig
Department of Special Education

Beth Tallman
Project: Critical thinking, its impact on children and the prevention of domestic terrorism
Mentor: Dr. Cathy Siebert
Department of Educational Studies

M Hohnstreiter
Project: Researching Current Teaching
Mentor: Dr. Jackie Sydnor
Department of Elementary Education

Jenna Morgan
Project: Anxiety Around Standardized Testing
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Stuve
Department of Educational Psychology

2022-23

College of Architecture and Planning

Autumn Bartley
Mentor: Dr. Shireen Mohammad Kanakri
Department of Construction Management and Interior Design
Kelli Boling
Mentor: Dr. Sarah Angne Alfaro
Department of Construction Management and Interior Design
Alexandria Clark
Mentor: Dr. Sarah Angne Alfaro
Department of Construction Management and Interior Design
Daijean Coates
Mentor: Ms. Ann Hildner
Department of Landscape Architecture
Ella Garza
Mentor: Dr. Mohsen Goodarzi
Department of Construction Management and Interior Design
Colin Jackson
Mentor: Dr. Kristin Barry
Department of Architecture
Kathryn Rockwood
Mentor: Dr. Juntae Jake Son
Department of Construction Management and Interior Design
Karina Stoltz
Mentor: Dr. Juntae Jake Son
Department of Construction Management and Interior Design

College of Communication, Information, and Media

Hazel Crow
Mentor: Dr. Robin Blom
School of Journalism and Strategic Communication
Abbey Dissette
Mentor: Dr. Michael Lee
Department of Media
Lily Jones
Mentor: Dr. Michael Lee
Department of Media
Emma Lemler
Mentor: Dr. Sungwon Chung
School of Journalism and Strategic Communication
Luci Peterman
Mentor: Dr. Robin Blom
School of Journalism and Strategic Communication
Brady Royalty
Mentor: Dr. Michael Lee
Department of Media
Tyler Veit
Mentor: Dr. Michael Lee
Department of Media

College of Fine Arts

Audreyana Antos
Mentor: Mr. Jon Rees
School of Art
Hannah Browning
Mentor: Mr. Jon Rees
School of Art
Clarence Davenport
Mentor: Dr. Andy Waldron
Department of Theatre and Dance
Eri Dongu
Mentor: Dr. Andy Waldron
Department of Theatre and Dance
Delaney Hunter
Mentor: Ms. Christie Zimmerman
Department of Theatre and Dance
Kennedy Moore
Mentor: Dr. Noelle Giuffrida
School of Art
Savannah Murdza
Mentor: Mr. Brent Cole
School of Art
Emily Rose Olsson
Mentor: Ms. Christie Zimmerman
Department of Theatre and Dance
Nicole Tate
Mentor: Dr. Andy Waldron
Department of Theatre and Dance
Kierston Wells
Mentor: Ms. Susan Koper
Department of Theatre and Dance
Ellie Wooden
Mentor: Dr. Andy Waldron
Department of Theatre and Dance

College of Health

Payton Bennett
Mentor: Matt Moore
Department of Social Work
Bailey Bostwick
Mentor: Dr. Jayanthi (Jay) Kandiah
Department of Nutrition and Health Science
Kristen Brown
Mentor: Dr. Kristin Trainor
Department of Social Work
Veronica (Ronnie) Clever
Mentor: Dr. Dane Minnick
Department of Social Work
Amber Corrigan
Mentor: Dr. Jerry Reynolds
Department of Social Work
Courtney Duff-Scherer
Mentor: Dr. Dane Minnick
Department of Social Work
Maya Guinn
Mentor: Dr. Jean Marie Place
Department of Nutrition and Health Science
Sai Hamm
Mentor: Dr. Karrie Osborne
School of Nursing
Nate Krause
Mentor: Dr. Shannon Powers
School of Kinesiology
Bella Medina
Mentor: Dr. Jean-Charles Lebeau
School of Kinesiology
Snehashree (Sneha) Muthuramesh
Mentor: Dr. Jayanthi (Jay) Kandiah
Department of Nutrition and Health Science

Amaya Powell
Mentor: Dr. Christina Doll
Department of Nutrition and Health Science
Alyssa Shoemaker
Mentor: Dr. Jayanthi (Jay) Kandiah
Department of Nutrition and Health Science
Carmela Turner
Mentor: Dr. Dane Minnick
Department of Social Work
Serena Watts
Mentor: Dr. Kristin Trainor
Department of Social Work

Juliana Weaver
Mentor: Dr. Jean-Charles Lebeau
School of Kinesiology
Julia Wilson
Mentor: Dr. Jerry Reynolds
Department of Social Work

College of Sciences and Humanities

Skye Allen
Mentor: Dr. Thomas Holtgraves
Department of Psychological Science
Mallory Banks
Mentor: Dr. Bryan Essien
Department of Biology
Hannah Beck
Mentor: Dr. Sara Collas
Department of Sociology
Travis Beckett
Mentor: Dr. Jess Ward
Department of Biology
Andrew Bonner
Mentor: Dr. Xin Sun
Department of Computer Science
Kennedy Brantley
Mentor: Dr. Bryan Essien
Department of Biology
Nadia Briddell
Mentor: Dr. Bangshuai Han
Department of Environment, Geology, and Natural Resources
Giselle Briseno-Rodriguez
Mentor: Dr. Benjamin (Ben) Bascom
Department of English
Ethan Buckner
Mentor: Dr. Xin Sun
Department of Computer Science
Elaina Buskirk
Mentor: Dr. Wei Shi
Department of Chemistry
Brooke Clements
Mentor: Ms. Christine Thompson
Applied Anthropology Laboratories
Matthew Craig
Mentor: Dr. Douglas Roossien
Department of Biology
Heaven Curtis
Mentor: Dr. Kathleen Foster
Department of Biology
Regan Davidson
Mentor: Ms. Christine Thompson
Applied Anthropology Laboratories
Abigail Denault
Mentor: Dr. Jorn Seemann
Department of Geography and Meteorology
Jacob Emert
Mentor: Dr. Sundeep Rayat
Department of Chemistry
Ashley Fitch
Mentor: Dr. Kamal Islam
Department of Biology
Isabella (Bella) Fuller
Mentor: Dr. Bryan Essien
Department of Biology
Lillian Goulet
Mentor: Dr. Kathleen Foster
Department of Biology
Benjamin Grantonic
Mentor: Ms. Hannah Ryker
Applied Anthropology Laboratories
Pepper Heimann
Mentor: Dr. Robert Phillips
Department of Anthropology
Brynn Hensley
Mentor: Dr. Lyn Jones
Department of English
Syndal Hittson
Mentor: Dr. Michael Tagler
Department of Psychological Science
Michaela Hixson
Mentor: Dr. Mark Groover
Department of Anthropology
Samantha (Sam) Horton
Mentor: Dr. Jess Ward
Department of Biology
Garren Horvath
Mentor: Dr. Zhihai (Joseph) Li
Department of Chemistry
Leah Jackson
Mentor: Dr. Anthony Vito
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Abby Jenkins
Mentor: Dr. Nicole Christofield
Department of Chemistry
Joshua Jones
Mentor: Dr. Tom McConnell
Department of Biology
Kyle Jordan
Mentor: Dr. Sundeep Rayat
Department of Chemistry
Stevee Judy
Mentor: Dr. Anthony Vito
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Jenna Kelly
Mentor: Dr. Thomas Holtgraves
Department of Psychological Science
Sabrina Klaker
Mentor: Dr. Daniele (Dan) Nardi
Department of Psychological Science
Kari Klem
Mentor: Dr. Wendy Soltz
Department of History
Rileigh Lancaster
Mentor: Dr. Tom McConnell
Department of Biology
Ella Lautzenheiser
Mentor: Dr. Douglas Bernstein
Department of Biology
Baylee Lawler
Mentor: Dr. Bryan Essien
Department of Biology
Julia (Jules) Lawless
Mentor: Dr. Jorn Seemann
Department of Geography and Meteorology
Clark Lehman
Mentor: Dr. Mary Lou Vercellotti
Department of English
Alyssa Linville
Mentor: Dr. Tom McConnell
Department of Biology
Dylan Mann
Mentor: Dr. Jess Ward
Department of Biology
Cain Martin
Mentor: Dr. Wendy Soltz
Department of History
Claire Matney
Mentor: Ms. Hannah Ryker
Applied Anthropology Laboratories
Finn McCleese
Mentor: Dr. Sara Collas
Department of Sociology
Faith Melchi
Mentor: Dr. Darolyn (Lyn) Jones
Department of English
Darcy Niewiadomski
Mentor: Dr. Mary Lou Vercellotti
Department of English
LiLi O’Malley
Mentor: Dr. Eric (VJ) Rubenstein
Department of Biology
Micah Peck
Mentor: Dr. Caitlyn Placek
Department of Anthropology
Zoe Pointer
Mentor: Dr. Molly Ferguson
Department of English
Maria Reyes
Mentor: Dr. Michael Tagler
Department of Psychological Science

Grant Sandrick
Mentor: Dr. Robert Sammelson
Department of Chemistry
Jayde Siler
Mentor: Dr. Nicole Christofield
Department of Chemistry
Izabella (Izzy) Thompson
Mentor: Dr. Gregory Rocheleau
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Kya Twitty
Mentor: Dr. Benjamin (Ben) Bascom
Department of English
Elaine Ulsh
Mentor: Dr. Xin Sun
Department of Computer Science
Alicia Van Duyn
Mentor: Dr. Daniele (Dan) Nardi
Department of Psychological Science
Deanna Vaughan
Mentor: Dr. Gregory Rocheleau
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Angel Esquivel Vazquez
Mentor: Dr. Zhihai (Joseph) Li
Department of Chemistry
Tierra Williams
Mentor: Dr. Vinayak Tanksale
Department of Computer Science
Donita Wright
Mentor: Dr. Nicole Christofield
Department of Chemistry
Abigail (Abby) Yake
Mentor: Dr. Jess Ward
Department of Biology

Miller College of Business

Emilie Allen
Mentor: Dr. Mark Mayer
Department of Marketing
Breanna Beck
Mentor: Dr. Diana Saiki
Department of Applied Business Studies
Kiara Boyd
Mentor: Dr. Diana Saiki
Department of Applied Business Studies
Lillyan Franklin
Mentor: Dr. Carla Earhart
Department of Applied Business Studies
Dontrell Johnson
Mentor: Dr. Mark Mayer
Department of Marketing
Sophia (Sophie) Prusa
Mentor: Dr. Diana Saiki
Department of Applied Business Studies

Teachers College

Viv Cormican
Mentor: Dr. Kathryn Fletcher
Department of Educational Psychology
Bryn Edwards
Mentor: Dr. Jerrell Cassady
Department of Educational Psychology
Amalia Ferreyra
Mentor: Dr. Gerardo Ramirez
Department of Educational Psychology
Cassidy Kennedy
Mentor: Dr. Jackie Sydnor
Department of Elementary Education

Sara Loveall
Mentor: Dr. John Anderson
Teachers College Deans Office
Rachel Longsang
Mentor: Dr. Gerardo Ramirez
Department of Educational Psychology

Isaiah Martin
Mentor: Dr. John Anderson
Teachers College Deans Office
Liline Nelson
Mentor: Dr. Evette (Evie) Simmons-Reed
Department of Special Education
Abigail (Abbie) Pacyga
Mentor: Dr. Evette (Evie) Simmons-Reed
Department of Special Education

Center for Medical Education

Alyssa McDonald
Mentor: Dr. Bartholomew Pederson
Medical Education

2021-22

College of Architecture and Planning

Rodney Avery
Mentor: Dr. Sarah Angne Alfaro
Department of Construction Management and Interior Design
Megan Kraay
Mentor: Dr. Sarah Angne Alfaro
Department of Construction Management and Interior Design

College of Communication, Information and Media

Krystiana Brosher
Mentor: Dr. Robin Blom
School of Journalism and Strategic Communication

Paichens Chamberlain
Mentor: Dr. Sungwon Chung
School of Journalism and Strategic Communication

Lauren Kallenback
Mentor: Dr. Sungwon Chung
School of Journalism and Strategic Communication

Miranda Peconge
Mentor: Dr. Katherine Denker
Department of Communication Studies

College of Fine Arts

Jaylen Bryant
Mentor: Ms. Melanie Swihart
Department of Theatre and Dance

Matthew Cooper
Mentor: Dr. Andrew Waldron
Department of Theatre and Dance
Felix Goetschius-Adams
Mentor: Dr. Andrew Waldron
Department of Theatre and Dance
Grace Guthrie
Mentor: Dr. Andrew Waldron
Department of Theatre and Dance
Lauren Henriques
Mentor: Ms. Melanie Swihart
Department of Theatre and Dance
Katherine Lause
Mentor: Dr. Lindsay Cook
School of Art
Michael Loesch
Mentor: Dr. Noelle Giuffrida
School of Art
Sophie Nye
Mentor: Dr. Lindsay Cook
School of Art
Mason Sharon
Mentor: Dr. Andrew Waldron
Department of Theatre and Dance
Matt Welch
Mentor: Dr. Lindsay Cook
School of Art
Barbara Willey
Mentor: Mr. Jon Rees
School of Art

College of Health

Veronica Bedwell
Mentor: Dr. Dane Minnick
Department of Social Work
Hayden Blann
Mentor: Dr. Glenn Stone
Department of Social Work
Maddie Campbell
Mentor: Dr. Jerome Kotecki
Department of Nutrition and Health Science

Brooklyn Cline
Mentor: Dr. Jayanthi Kandiah
Department of Nutrition and Health Science
Clara Haywood
Mentor: Dr. Jerome Kotecki
Department of Nutrition and Health Science
Emily Hubbard
Mentor: Dr. Alexander Tatum
Department of Counseling Psychology, Social Psychology and Counseling
Megan Jones
Mentor: Dr. Shannon Powers
School of Kinesiology
Abygail May
Mentor: Dr. Jerry Reynolds
Department of Social Work
Morgan Thatcher
Mentor: Dr. Matt Moore
Department of Social Work

College of Sciences and Humanities

Emily Baumgardner
Mentor: Dr. Bowen Zhang
Department of Environment, Geology and Natural Resources

Taylor Bias
Mentor: Dr. Mary Konkle
Department of Chemistry
Maia Blazek
Mentor: Dr. Thomas Holtgraves
Department of Psychological Science
Elise Boatright
Mentor: Dr. Caitlyn Placek
Department of Anthropology
Chamese Brewer
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Wyatt
Department of Biology
Claire Buchheit
Mentor: Dr. Kathleen Foster
Department of Biology

Kathryn Burton
Mentor: Dr. Wei Shi
Department of Chemistry
Hailee Campbell
Mentor: Dr. Ellen Whitehead
Department of Sociology
Kaelin Christjansen
Mentor: Dr. Ellen Thorington
Department of Modern Languages & Classics

Kaylee Demlow
Mentor: Dr. Mark Hill
Department of Anthropology

Jason Doudt
Mentor: Dr. Mark Groover
Department of Anthropology
Elizabeth Durbin
Mentor: Ms. Christine Thompson
Applied Anthropology Laboratories
Jason Fivush
Mentor: Dr. Robert Haney
Department of Biology
Javona Freeman
Mentor: Dr. Caitlyn Placek
Department of Anthropology
Sophia Halfman
Mentor: Dr. Wendy Soltz
Department of History
Payton (Griffin) Hamilton
Mentor: Dr. Jennifer DeSilva
Department of History
Isabella (Izzy) Havens
Mentor: Dr. Nicole Christofield
Department of Chemistry
Donald (Dillon) Haynes
Mentor: Dr. Wei Shi
Department of Chemistry
Raina Huber
Mentor: Dr. Daniele Nardi
Department of Psychological Science
Kimberly Ingold
Mentor: Dr. Gregory Rocheleau
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Dylan Kedra
Mentor: Dr. Anthony Vito
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Breanna Long
Mentor: Dr. Douglas Roossien
Department of Biology
Tobi Lott
Mentor: Dr. Ellen Thorington
Department of Modern Languages & Classics
Miranda Minnick
Mentor: Dr. Darolyn Jones
Department of English
Daniel Newell
Mentor: Dr. Allison Rober
Department of Biology
Alyx Panoncillo
Mentor: Dr. Jason Ribblett
Department of Chemistry
Leah Pham
Mentor: Dr. Caitlyn Placek
Department of Anthropology
Isaac Porter
Mentor: Dr. Robert Phillips
Department of Anthropology
Katelynn Pranger
Mentor: Dr. Robert Haney
Department of Biology
Paige Ragan
Mentor: Dr. Mark Groover
Department of Anthropology
Rose Richert
Mentor: Dr. Anthony Vito
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Olivia Romanovich
Mentor: Dr. Sundeep Rayat
Department of Chemistry
Kyla Romines
Mentor: Dr. Thomas Holtgraves
Department of Psychological Science
Zoe Sherer
Mentor: Dr. Nicole Christofield
Department of Chemistry

Ethan Smart
Mentor: Dr. Jorn Seemann
Department of Geography

Rebecca Staver
Mentor: Dr. Robert Phillips
Department of Anthropology
Rachel Stinger
Mentor: Dr. Bowen Zhang
Department of Environment, Geology and Natural Resources
Medhanit Stolle
Mentor: Dr. Gregory Rocheleau
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Griffin Thomas
Mentor: Dr. Wei Shi
Department of Chemistry
Kilib Thompson
Mentor: Dr. David Bwambok
Department of Chemistry
Mary Tragesser-Tina
Mentor: Dr. Eric (VJ) Rubenstein
Department of Biology
Hanna Tran
Mentor: Dr. Zhihai (Joseph) Li
Department of Chemistry
Jessica Van Ness
Mentor: Dr. Ellen Thorington
Department of Modern Languages & Classics
Alicia Villalobos
Mentor: Dr. Kathleen Foster
Department of Biology
Kyra Watts
Mentor: Dr. Robert Sammelson
Department of Chemistry
Calvin Whitney
Mentor: Dr. Robert Haney
Department of Biology
Cecil Williams
Mentor: Dr. Caitlyn Placek
Department of Anthropology
Caleb Woolace
Mentor: Dr. Mark Groover
Department of Anthropology
Bushra Yenice
Mentor: Dr. Robert Haney
Department of Biology

Honors College

Makenna Poindexter
Mentor: Dr. Alexander Kaufman
Honors College

Miller College of Business

Christian Garrett
Mentor: Dr. Erik Nesson
Department of Economics
Jennifer Kimble
Mentor: Dr. Alan Yen
Department of Applied Business Studies
Kelsey Price
Mentor: Dr. Alan Yen
Department of Applied Business Studies
Gabrielle (Gabby) Sullivan
Mentor: Dr. Diane Saiki
Department of Applied Business Studies
Asyah Van
Mentor: Dr. Emily Wornell
Center for Local and State Policy
Tianyi Zhu
Mentor: Dr. Erik Nesson
Department of Economics

Teachers College

Stefanie Angus
Mentor: Dr. Kathryn Fletcher
Department of Educational Psychology
Mikaela Bradley
Mentor: Dr. Rachel Geesa
Department of Educational Leadership
Alliana Fitzpatrick
Mentor: Dr. Andrew Markelz
Department of Special Education
Allie Kruckeberg
Mentor: Dr. Gerardo Ramirez
Department of Educational Psychology
Samantha Scott
Mentor: Dr. Jerrell Cassady
Department of Educational Psychology
Denae Snyder
Mentor: Dr. Kathryn Fletcher
Department of Educational Psychology

Center for Medical Education

Parker Clingerman
Mentor: Dr. Bartholomew Pederson
Medical Education

2020-21

Ivan (Oscar) Mota-Sánchez
Mentor: Dr. Sherif Attallah
Department of Construction Management and Interior Design
Rebecca Booker
Mentor: Dr. Kristin Barry
Department of Architecture
Evan Spell
Mentor: Dr. Douglas Bernstein
Department of Biology
Kyah Harris
Mentor: Dr. Lynn Bielski
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology
Sandy Gonzalez
Mentor: Dr. Robin Blom
Department of Journalism
Brian Welsh
Mentor: Dr. Jerrell Cassady
Department of Educational Psychology
Lauren Szymczak
Mentor: Dr. Jerrell Cassady
Department of Educational Psychology
Christina Diehl
Mentor: Dr. Sungwon Chung
Department of Journalism
Madeleine Mills-Craig
Mentor: Dr. Sungwon Chung
Department of Journalism
Ashley Dudley
Mentor: Dr. Andrew Del Pozzi
School of Kinesiology
Hannah Neher (Wezensky)
Mentor: Dr. Scott Dueker
Department of Special Education
Sherlyn Lopez-Contreras
Mentor: Dr. Kathleen Foster
Department of Biology
Joseph Souza
Mentor: Dr. Obed Frausto Gatica
Honors College
Phillip Betts
Mentor: Dr. Jordan Froese
Department of Chemistry
Zoë Cook
Mentor: Dr. Jordan Froese
Department of Chemistry
Claire Richter
Mentor: Dr. Bangshuai Han
Environment, Geology and Natural Resources
Elizabeth Stacy
Mentor: Dr. Kuo-Ting (Tim) Huang
Department of Journalism
Hollyn Anderson
Mentor: Dr. Christina Jones
Department of Nutrition and Health Science
Shelby Weathersby
Mentor: Dr. Darolyn "Lyn" Jones
Department of English
Brooke Walter
Mentor: Dr. Alexander (Alex) Kaufman
Honors College
Olivia Vincent
Mentor: Dr. Sarah Kerchusky
Applied Anthropology Laboratories
George Mendoza
Mentor: Dr. Mary Konkle
Department of Chemistry
Conor Dailey
Mentor: Dr. Zhihai (Joseph) Li
Department of Chemistry
Angel Kiggundu Nkosi
Mentor: Dr. Zhihai (Joseph) Li
Department of Chemistry
Brenna Haley
Mentor: Dr. Amy Livingstone
Honors College
Allison Mason
Mentor: Dr. Andy Markelz
Department of Special Education
Keely Pitts
Mentor: Dr. Dane Minnick
Department of Social Work
Teagan Hayes
Mentor: Dr. Ronald Morris
Department of History
Victoria Vercellotti
Mentor: Dr. Bart Pederson
Medical Education
Lynn Rollins
Mentor: Dr. Caitlyn (Caity) Placek
Department of Anthropology
Morgan Moore
Mentor: Dr. Sundeep Rayat
Department of Chemistry
Jacob Brooks
Mentor: Dr. Sundeep Rayat
Department of Chemistry
Jordan Olson
Mentor: Dr. Greg Rocheleau
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Hannah Petrie
Mentor: Dr. Evette Simmons-Reed
Department of Special Education
Katrina Partlow
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Stuve
Department of Educational Psychology
Jordan Vandenberghe
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Stuve
Department of Educational Psychology
Zachary Lewis
Mentor: Dr. Mahamud Subir
Department of Chemistry
Brenden Resnick
Mentor: Ms. Christine Thompson
Applied Anthropology Laboratories
Molly Trivett
Mentor: Dr. Anthony Vito
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Ella Waldspurger
Mentor: Dr. Anthony Vito
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Camille Engle
Mentor: Dr. Ellen Whitehead
Department of Sociology
Jill Beck
Mentor: Dr. Alan Yen
Department of Applied Business Studies

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