Meet Our 2025 Summer Research Cohort!
Tara Barnett
Tara Barnett, Computer Science Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ira Woodring
Research: Accessibility in Video Games: A Framework for Developers
Landon Bartlett
Landon Bartlett, Psychology Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Naomi Aldrich
Research: Examining The Effects of High Social Status and Deservingness Through The Benign and Malicious Envy Inventory, The AIAS-4, and The AILS
Ivan Bishop
Ivan Bishop, Information Technology Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ira Woodring
Research: Accessibility in Video Games: A Framework for Developers
Amanda Daniels
Amanda Daniels, Environmental and Sustainability Studies Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Daniel Goldberg
Research: Municipal Measures of Great Lakes Communities that Prioritize Biodiversity and Place-Based Uniqueness
Sam Fisher
Sam Fisher, Psychology, Sociology, and Dance Triple-Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bradford Dykes
Research: Perspectives on Supports and Services that Address the Mental Health Needs of Autistic College Students
Mya Hanna
Mya Hanna, Psychology Major with a Minor in Applied Statistics & Middle East Studies
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Amanda Dillard
Research: Prospective Associations between Trait Mindfulness, Behavior Intentions, and Health Behaviors in College Students
Brandalyn Morris
Brandalyn Morris, Behavioral Neuroscience Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Teresa Castelao-Lawless
Research: Opening the Black-Box of Mental Disorders: An Actor-Network Theory Analysis of Schizophrenia
Abraham Parsons
Abraham Parsons, Evolutionary Biology & Ecology and Geology Double-Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Figen Mekik
Research: Bio-Mineral Interface of Ocean Microorganisms (foraminifera) and How to Use Their Shells to Study Prehistoric Climate Changes
Lisbett Rios
Lisbett Rios, Accounting and Finance Double-Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jonathan Brignall
Research: What social benefits are foreign taxpayers with ITINs, as assigned by the IRS, excluded from, despite paying taxes, and what are the implications?
Mollie Strunk
Mollie Strunk, Geology and Chemistry Double-Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Tara Kneeshaw
Research: Investigation of Carbon Sequestration Mechanisms in Soils
Isabella Tyler
Isabella Tyler, Anthropology Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Arnold
Research: Between Kings and Commoners: An isotopic study of the animal ecology of the 19th-century Zulu kingdom
Natasha Vaughn
Natasha Vaughn, Behavioral Neuroscience Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Natashia Swalve
Research: Assessing a Relationship between Hormonal Birth Control and Alcohol Consumption Rate
Tapanga Witt
Tapanga Witt, Computer Science Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kylie Jacobsen
Research: Designing an Interactive Exit Ticket System to Enhance Learning in Engineering Education
Angel Zoulek
Angel Zoulek, Biochemistry Major with a Minor in Environmental Science
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Agnieszka Szarecka
Research: Investigating Binding Modes of BIBR-1532 to Human Telomerase (hTERT) and Its Allosteric Inhibition Mechanism