Student researchers aim to uncover wide range of topics in novel research projects
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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
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