2023-2024 Undergraduate Research Scholars

Sandrine Adap (Ackley Will, Computing), Developing a computer vision-based mobile app for mobile-assisted sign language learning. Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Rodney Bell (Kristen Witzel, Social & Behavioral Sciences), Sociology Race and Criminal Justice. Summer 2023
Lily Burke (Stacie Hatfield, Social & Behavioral Sciences), An Ethnography of Permaculture in Southwest Michigan. Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Ariana Dice (Daniel Gonzalez-Socoloske, Biology), Characterization of Reproductive Behavior in the Freshwater Dolphin S. fluviatilis. Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Melani Dubon (Oysten Labianca, Social & Behavioral Sciences), Social hierarchies evidenced in Decapolis cities’ burial practices. Fall 2023
Daena Holbrook (Noon-Chai Ng, Engineering), Evaluation of 3-D printed tensile test specimens with added filters. Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Erica Howell (Marileda Tome, Communication Sciences & Disorders), Lingual Frenulum Characteristics in People with and without Speech Sound Disorders. Spring 2024
Darien Jung (Desmond Murray, Chemistry), A Green Route to Novel Organic Carbonates. Summer 2023
James Kim (Ryan Hayes, Chemistry), Metal Analysis of Plastic Water Bottle Leaching using Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP). Summer 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Lauren Kim (Benjamin Navia, Biology), Evaluating the role of protein kinase C inhibitor H7 on phonotactic selectivity in virgin female crickets (Acheta domesticus). Fall 2023
Sion Kim (Desmond Murray, Chemistry), Synthesis of Novel Temozolomide Hybrid Variants as Potential Anti-Glioblastoma Agents. Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Yoel Kim (Brendan Cross, Physics), A Hands-on Educational Model of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging Device. Spring 2024
Noelle Koliadko (Joon Kang, Mathematics), A general predator-prey model with combined growth terms. Fall 2023
Christen Li (Sonia Badenas, International Languages & Global Studies), Heritage Language Speakers and Language Ideologies. Spring 2024
Carlos Lugo (Marianne Kordas, Music), Towards a theological understanding of Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier. Summer 2023, Spring 2024
Natalie McArthur (Desmond Murray, Chemistry), Synthesis and Biological Activity of Novel Carbamates. Summer 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Alexander Navarro (Yun Myung Oh, Mathematics), Natural Mates of Frenet Curves their associated Co-natural Mates. Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Chris Ngugi (Stacie Hatfield, Social & Behavioral Sciences), How queer identity shapes relationships with one’s God. Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Kamila Oster (Marlene Murray, Biology), The effects of Valproyl on inositol level in Bipolar Disorder Cell lines. Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Ha Eun Park (Joel Raveloharimisy, Social & Behavioral Sciences), The HONOR Framework – Addressing Violence Against Girls. Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Hae-Lyn Park (Benjamin Navia, Biology), Evaluation of cGMP as a modulator of phonotactic behavior in female cricket Acheta domesticus. Fall 2023
Katherine Pierre (Marlene Murray, Biology), The effects of omega-3-fatty acids on intracellular inositol levels in bipolar disorder cell lines. Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Jenae Rogers (Lynelle Weldon, Mathematics), Analyzing the effect of targeted activities on linear concept understanding. Spring 2024
Ronald Sandoval Sune (Harvey Burnett, Social & Behavioral Sciences), The impact of COVID-19 on world assumptions: Weighing the importance of resilience, spiritual well-being, affect, and psychological needs. Spring 2024
Sarai Santana (Stacie Hatfield, Social & Behavioral Sciences), Eschatological Anxiety and how it affects college students. Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Jamie Shepard (Anthony Bosman, Mathematics), Mathematical Properties of the Snake Cube Puzzle. Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Joseph Shiu (Hyun Kwon, Engineering), Synthetic data generation for soft sensor applications. Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Davielle Smith (Max Keller, Music), The Uniform Triadic Transformation and Bela Bartok’s Nine Little Piano Pieces. Spring 2024
Shania Watts (Marianne Kordas, Music), Avenues of Influence: The Significance of Women’s Music Clubs in the Careers of Florence Price and Blythe Owen. Summer 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Carly Weems (Katherine Koudelle, Sustainable Agriculture), The Effects of Age and Type of Rearing on Contrafreeloading in Female Goats. Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Robert Zhang (Kristen Witzel, Social & Behavioral Sciences), Racial Equity in the Berrien County Criminal Legal System. Summer 2023
Robert Zhang (Karl Bailey, Social & Behavioral Sciences), Effects of Language Fluency and Perceived Source on Detection of Correct of Information in Text. Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Andy Zhao (Peter Lyons, Biology), Investigating a family of fungal pseudopeptidases using bioinformatics tools. Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Konstantin Zubkov (Peter Lyons, Biology), The effect of folate hydrolase inhibitors on the activity of carboxypeptidase O. Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023