Student researchers aim to uncover wide range of topics in novel research projects
The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) recently announced the Spring 2021 grant award recipients. The grant awards are given to student researchers to fund their proposals for research projects alongside a faculty supervisor. The Office of Undergraduate Research works with students begin and fund research projects that aim to solve problem, make new discoveries, interact with research faculty outside of the classroom, and demonstrate a student’s intellectual dedication and academic skills.
The Spring 2021 grant award recipients are:
Sophia Baxendale - Psychology
- Supervisor: Professor Heloisa Alves
- Title: An investigation of the relationship among student burnout, self-efficacy, and online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic
Brooke DeSimone - Bioengineering
- Supervisor: Professor Lamya Karim
- Title: Measurement of Pentosidine in Bone
Jared Evasius, Saadi Saade, and Jillian Wilson - Bioengineering
- Supervisor: Professor Qinguo Fan
- Title: Drug Delivering Artificial Skin
Jesse Hall - Bioengineering
- Supervisor: Professor Steven Zanganeh
- Title: In-vitro methodology for the prediction of sex-dependent immune memory to COVID-19
Tessa Irving - Nursing
- Supervisor: Professor Monika Schuler
- Title: Attitudes Towards Individuals with Substance Use Disorder in Undergraduate Students
Ross Jacques - Mechanical Engineering
- Supervisor: Professor Banafsheh Seyedaghazdeh
- Title: Multiple Degrees of Freedom Oscillation Caused by Vortex Induced Vibrations
Brianna Johnson - Data Science
- Supervisor: Professor Kievan Sadeghzadeh
- Title: Detecting Medical Errors in the Cancer Screening Process
Liny Kenmoe - Biochemistry
- Supervisor: Professor Maolin Guo
- Title: Synthesis of a Novel Genetical Encodable Alpha Amino Acid
Caitlin Stopka - Nursing
- Supervisor: Professor Monika Schuler
- Title: Stress and Anxiety Levels in Float Pool and Unit Based Nurses
Zachary Sullivan - Chemistry
- Supervisor: Professor Siva Rasapalli
- Title: Synthesis of Reverse Oroidin Analogues for Optimization
Hannah Torres - Nursing
- Supervisor: Professor Monika Schuler
- Title: Assessing Attitudes and Knowledge Deficits Surrounding Naloxone (Narcan) Administration Among Nursing Students at UMass Dartmouth