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Support for Scholarship

Summer Scholars supports faculty-student collaborations in all disciplines. Each team is typically comprised of one faculty member and one or two students. Compensation for faculty and students allows teams to focus on their scholarship during 10 weeks during the summer. Teams are also provided with training, support, and resources to facilitate the peer-reviewed dissemination of their scholarly work.

Community of Scholars

Summer Scholars establishes a supportive community of faculty and student scholars who learn from and support one another; this community of scholars is a critical part of the program. Students and faculty attend weekly workshops designed to support scholarship, professional, and personal development.

Student-faculty teams that include undergraduate students and ranked faculty members are eligible.

• Students and faculty must complete an application together. Summer Scholars teams are typically one faculty member and one or two students.
• All ranked faculty are eligible to apply. Adjunct faculty are not eligible for the program.
• Students must be enrolled in a bachelor's degree program and have at least one semester left at St. Kate’s after completing the program to be eligible.

Summer Scholars is an intensive 10-week immersive experience for both faculty and students and requires an investment in scholarship, mentoring, and group dialogue to create a strong cohort and culture of scholarship. Faculty must be available without conflicting professional or personal responsibilities that interfere with the ability to fully engage in the scholarly project, to effectively mentor the student collaborator(s), and to actively participate in Summer Scholars workshops and activities. Note that although Summer Scholars is a 10-week intensive summer program, your commitment is for the entire academic year, as students and mentors are expected to prepare for and present their work at a national conference during the academic year.

Students also need to demonstrate a commitment to the program by describing how they will manage their other obligations and meet the expectations of this program. Students can apply to work 20 hours/week and must commit to submitting an abstract to the National Conference on Undergraduate Research or discipline-specific conference or its equivalent.

The Summer Scholars program is committed to promoting collaborative scholarship across disciplines while supporting both faculty and students. Faculty who fully engage in the Summer Scholars program will be paid a summer stipend equivalent to one course overload. Students will be paid to work 20 hours per week.

The dissemination requirements (see above) require students and faculty to continue working on their scholarship during the academic year. While we strive to provide funding for students, we cannot guarantee that students will be paid in the fall (though we guarantee funding for travel to NCUR if abstracts are accepted). Faculty are paid for their work in the summer only.

This year, we are able to fund two additional Summer Scholars teams for projects that meet the following criteria:

Your application must address one of the priorities of the GHR Foundation's investment in St. Kate's. 

These core practice elements are

• Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (ICP)—when multiple health workers from different backgrounds work together with patients, families, carers, and communities to deliver the highest quality of care (WHO, 2010)
• Cultural Fluency—ability to navigate the many dimensions of culture needed to build shared meaning and understanding with people from other cultures. It is comprised of several skills such as working with ambiguity, flexibility, respect, empathy and adaptability (Inoue, 2007)
• Ecological Approach—grounded in the understanding that the conditions that result in individual health or illness arise out of the interaction between an individual’s traits and their physical and sociocultural environment and are influenced on multiple levels (e.g. intrapersonal, interpersonal, organizational, community and policy (Sallis & Owen, 2015).

Each of the above is conceptualized and addressed within the contexts of global health, primary care, and senior living. If you are eligible, your team will be asked to answer a few additional questions

All students are expected to submit their work for presentation at a peer-reviewed venue (e.g., undergraduate or discipline-specific conference, gallery exhibit, performance) during academic year. Additionally, teams will be encouraged and supported in their efforts to publish their work in a peer-reviewed journal or the discipline equivalent. Students also are required to present their scholarship at either the ��ɫӰ�� Fall Research Symposium or the Sr. Seraphim Gibbons Undergraduate Symposium.

Teams conducting research with human participants need approval from the Institutional Review Board prior to beginning their scholarship. Projects that require IRB approval will be contingently accepted for Summer Scholars support until they have been approved.

Participants evaluate the Summer Scholars program and its components.

Students and mentors are asked to promote the program and connect with the community by sharing your Summer Scholars work. Teams may be asked to present their work to prospective students, University community members, donors, potential donors, and alumnae or to discuss the Summer Scholars program with them.

All teams must submit a final report following their Summer Scholars experience.

Strategies Used in Minnesota for the Unwinding of Medicaid Post-Public Health Emergency: July 2023

Timothy Schulz BA, Julie Sabo PhD, RN APRN, CNS, FCNS

Building a Brighter World: A Young Person’s Guide to Public Health

Tara Harbo, Jade Lent, Meghan R. Mason, PhD, MPH

Understanding the effects of accessible medically-tailored food boxes containing fruit and vegetables on cardiometabolic markers in immigrant Hispanic/Latine individuals with hypertension

Angela Cuccio & Ambria Crusan

Stratospheric exposure studies of Brassica rapa (Wisconsin Fast Plants)

Kadiatu H. Kaya, Odunola Adewale, Abby Conrad, Bronwyn Hicks, Erick Agrimson

Pre-Eclipse Stratospheric Ballooning with Radiosonde

Odunola Adewale, Kadiatu Kaya, Bronwyn Hicks, Abby Conrad, Erick Agrimson

Investigating Food, Greenspace, and Mental Health Access in Covenanted and Non-Covenanted Communities

Salma Ali, Abbey Haveman, Dr. Elizabeth Allen

The Legacies of Neighborhood Segregation in St. Paul, Minnesota’s Independent School District 625

KC Meredyk, Eva Ngono, Rachel Neiwert

Editing CDKN1A and RASD1 in a Cell Culture System

Hope Vue and Dr. Kellie Agrimson

Optimizing in vitro Editing of SPP1 & NXF2

Regan Rockswold and Kellie Agrimson

Impacts of Marriage Equality on Time Use

Melody Kosbab, Mollie Pierson, Kristine West

Craftsmanship of Worth

Assistant Professor Carol Mager, Veronica Wakefield, Neve Paulbicki

Utilizing the Existing Literature on Psychosocial Vital Signs to Design an Interprofessional Training Program

Valerye Peterson, Stephanie de Sam Lazaro, OTD OTR/L, Madeline Youngman, OTS

The effect of sodium chloride (road salt) stress on floral nectar sugar concentrations and gene expression in Brassica rapa

Naturelle Vang, Ya Yei Xiong and Rahul Roy

Improving Balance in Women 50 and Older Through Immersive Virtual Reality Training:

Our Study at a Glance

Skylar Mattson, Juliette Kline, Marcie Myers, PhD

Narratives of Mental Health in Professional Male Athletes as Constructed by the Media

Juliette Kline, Rebecca Busanich, Ph.D.

Editing Genes Important for Spermatogenesis in a Cell Culture System.

Stephanie Nguyen ‘23 Biology, Longevity and Aging minor; Cassie Norbeck ‘24 Biology, Longevity and Aging minor

Faculty Mentor: Kellie Agrimson, Biology

Healthcare Experiences of Transgender and Gender Diverse Patients by Race and Location

Hannah Bladow, Psychology ‘23

Faculty Mentor: Alvin Akibar, Psychology

Distance learning and parental mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from the United States

Abigail Nachreiner ’24 Economics, Public Policy, Women and International Development; Isabel Honzay ’24 Economics and Public Policy, Accounting minor

Faculty Mentor: Lanlan (Lacey) Chu, Economics and Political Science

Understanding culturally-appropriate fruit and vegetable choices to increase DASH Diet compliance in Hispanic/Latinx individuals with hypertension

Kerrie Roozen ’23 Dietetics

Faculty Mentor: Ambria Crusan, Nutrition and Dietetics

Impact of far infrared technology on quality of life in older adults

Arianna Balingit ’24 Biology, Longevity and Aging minor; Shavonnye Rath ’24 Applied Exercise Sciences - Pre-DPT, Psychology minor

Faculty Mentor: Josh Guggenheimer, Exercise and Sport Science

Green Mechanochemical Synthesis of Photoluminescent Materials

Katharine Bendel ’24 Chemistry (ACS), French

Faculty Mentor: Daron Janzen, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Synthesis, Characterization, and Modeling of Hybrid Polyoxometalate Enzyme Inhibitors Samantha Erickson ’25 Biochemistry, Public Health

Faculty Mentor: Christopher Jordan, Chemistry

Welcoming the Dear Neighbor?: A Neighborhood Look

Sophie Gibson ‘25 History, Art History; Maya Isabel Villafuerte ‘24 History

Faculty Mentor: Rachel Neiwert, History

Barriers and Facilitators to Interdisciplinary Mental and Behavioral Health in Primary Care [GHR funded]

Isabella Norcross ’25 Psychology; Amy Wickenhauser ’23 Psychology, Longevity and Aging minor

Faculty Mentor: Kimberley Persons, Occupational Therapy

The prevalence of urinary incontinence in female collegiate athletes.

Whitney Wenner ’23 Exercise Science and Nutrition; Emma McAfee ’25 Public Health: Public Policy (Pre-OTD)

Faculty Mentor: Lana Prokop, Exercise and Sport Science

Determining the impact of phosphorylation rates on the dilated cardiomyopathy linked phospholamban mutants R9H and R9L [GHR Funded]

Naddi Jillo ’23 Biology, Chemistry minor; Eyerusalem Alene ’23 Biology

Faculty Mentor: Kim Ha, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Welcoming the Dear Neighbor? Economics team

Mikaela Campbell ’23 Public Policy, Economics; Hailey Sexton ’23 Financial Economics, Accounting

Faculty Mentor: Kristine West, Economics

Public Health Implications of Arts in Urban Ethiopia: A Qualitative Case Study

Iyat Al-jayashi ’26 Sonography

Faculty Mentor: Hui Wilcox, Sociology

Regener-Pfotzer Maxima Studies in Preparation for the 2023 and 2024 Solar Eclipses

Maddie Ross ’23 Physics, Biology minor

Faculty Mentor: Erick Agrimson, Physics

Insulin-Like Peptide 4 Annotation in Newly Sequenced Drosophila Species

Rebecca Benvie ‘23 Biology, Longevity and Aging minor

Faculty Mentor: Kellie Agrimson, Biology

Responding to a Changing World: Assessment of Water Quality using a Modern Method to Monitor Algae

Sydney Kennedy ’22 Biology and Public Policy

Faculty Mentor: Paula Furey, Biology

Critical Analysis: Barriers and Opportunities for Addressing Oral Health Equity Issues [GHR funded]

Juliette Kline ’24 Exercise and Sport Science, pre-OT, Aging and Longevity minor; Anchee Nitschke Durben ’24 Public Health – Health Sciences, Longevity and Aging minor

Faculty Mentor: Stephanie de Sam Lazaro, Occupational Therapy

Green Synthesis of Semi-sustainable Organic Photovoltaic Materials

Hannick Biermeier’23, Chemistry (ACS)

Faculty Mentor: Daron Janzen, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Public Space as Democracy’s Saving Grace: Farmer’s Markets and the Making of Good Neighbors

Hannah Olson ’23 Women and International Development, International Studies minor; Melody Kosbab ’24 Political Science, professional Writing and American Sign Language minors

Faculty Mentor: Nawojka Lesinski, Economics and Political Science

Regency Respite in Times of Chaos

Michelle Dolan ’22 Apparel Design

Faculty Mentor: Carol Mager, Apparel Merchandising and Design

Welcoming the Dear Neighbor?: A History of Housing Inequality in Ramsey County

Anastatia Rousseau ’22 History, Philosophy minor; Ava Griswold ’21 History and French, Women’s Studies minor

Faculty Mentor: Rachel Neiwert, History

Prenatal Telehealth - Product Testing and Evaluation of Outcomes

Mckenna Paluk ’22 Dietetics, Longevity and Aging minor

Faculty Mentor: Emily Nowak, Nursing

Alumnae Memorial Garden Sculpture

Carolina Lopez ’22 Visual Arts Teaching K-12; Sia von Weiss ’23 Philosophy and Studio Art

Faculty Mentor: Monica Rudquist, Art and Art History

Determinants for Choosing Processed Foods in Adult Populations [GHR Funded]

Kathryn Nelson ’23 Dietetics; Victoria Barkosky ’23 Dietetics

Faculty Mentor: Kathleen Thames, Nutrition and Dietetics

Upward Mobility in Ramsey County

Victoria Delgado-Palma ’23 Public Policy; Ava LaPlante ’23 Economics and International Studies; Calyn Schardt ’23 Economics, Public Policy and Women and International Development

Faculty Mentor: Kristine West, Economics

Neighborhood Change and Racial Diversity in the Suburban Twin Cities Metro Area

Angela Guerrero ’22 Psychology and Sociology

Faculty Mentor: Daniel Williams, Sociology

History

Welcoming the Dear Neighbor? A History of Housing Inequality in Ramsey County

Alexandra A S Keller ’21 International Studies, History minor; Vee Signorelli ’21 Theology

Rachel Neiwert, History

Biology

Writing an Education Primer for the Journal Genetics

Kylie Burkstrand Dec ’20 Biology

Andrea Kalis, Biology

Biochemistry and Chemistry

Synthesis of a Norbornene-Containing Substrate for the Enzyme Geranylgeranyltransferase

Haley Dammar ’21 Chemistry (ACS)

James Wollack, Chemistry

Green Synthesis of Solar Cell Materials

Hope Holte ’22 Chemistry; Badraa Al-jasim ’21, Chemistry and Biochemistry; Hil Ngouajio ’21, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Daron Janzen, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Addressing the Antibiotic Crisis: Drug Discovery in Microbes

Porhouy Minh ’21 Chemistry and Biochemistry, Math minor

Annalisa Jordan, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Physics

Measurements Recorded via Stratospheric Ballooning

Stratospheric Ballooning Investigation of the 2023 and 2024 Eclipses 

Callie Korzeniowski ’23 Chemistry, Physics minor; Anisa Tapper ’23 Math, Physics minor 

Erick Agrimson, Physics

Modeling Low-Energy Nuclear Quenching in Super CDMS Using Neutron Capture Data 

Judy Panmany ’20 Chemistry 

Hannah Rogers, Physics

Economics

Discrimination in the Twin Cities Rental Market

Karisa Johnson ‘22 Economics and Public Policy, Statistics minor 

Marina Mileo Gorzig, Economics

Unintended Tradeoffs: Adolescent Sleep vs. Elementary Enrollment 

Emma Kettle ’22 Economics and Public Policy; Olivia Matzke ’22 

Economics Kristine West, Economics 

Nutrition, Dietetics, and Exercise Sciences

Nutrition Assessment in St. Mary’s Health Clinic Serving Undocumented, Non-English Speaking, Latinx Patients 

Katie Lilja ’21 Nutrition and Dietetics; Teal Walters Dec ’20 Nutrition and Dietetics 

Ambria Crusan and Megan Baumler, Nutrition and Dietetics

The effect of gait training devices of gait range of motion in older adults after a six-week walking intervention Julia Clark ’21 Exercise Science pre-PT; Reilee Schepper ’22 Exercise Science pre-PT

Lana Prokop, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences

Psychology

Gender and Sustainability: An Empirical Investigation of Ecofeminism 

Elyse Collyer ’21 Psychology

Gabrielle Filip Crawford, Psychology

Public Health

How Do Healthcare Providers Screen Children and Families for Housing Instability? A Literature Review 

Grace Anne Ludvik ’22 Public Health, Spanish minor

Meghan Mason, Public Health

Art and Art History

Listening to the Liberal Arts at ��ɫӰ��

Lucian Blanks ’20, Amy Hamlin

Biology and Biochemistry

Measuring the structural dynamics of Hox family transcription factor lin-39 and its mutant lin-39(ccc16) in complex with mab-5 and DNA using NMR spectroscopy

Reba Surma-Heine ’20, Kristina Lodahl ’20, Kim Ha, Andrea Kalis

Economics

Applied Economics: Colonial Policy in Indigenous Nations

Isabel Pastoor ’20, Briana Morales ’21, Kristine West

Prejudice or statistical discrimination: An experiment on discrimination in the labor market

Emily Young ’22, Kala Tiede ’21, Marina Gorsuch

Mathematics

Topological Data Analysis and Analysis of Text

Ella Graham ’21, Calli Clay ‘20, Kristine Pelatt

Music

Curating an Album of Cañari Music

Erika Contreras ’22, Rebecca Gibson ’19, Allison Adrian

Nutrition and Exercise Sciences

Novel Gait Training for Older Adults: Nordic Walking vs. Vizziq Training (GHR-funded)

Abbie Payne ’21, Meghan Ruppert ’21, Lana Prokop

Public Health

The Moderating Role of Sleep in the Association between Spirituality, and Test Anxiety, and Academic Behaviors of Female Undergraduate Students: Data from 2018 Mapworks Survey (GHR-funded)

Vy Phung ‘20, Sydney Coxworth ’20, Angela Ekwonye

Physics

Regener-Pfotzer maximum zenith angle dependence measurements

Melissa Graham ’20, Judy Panmany ’20, Alisha Widmeier ’20, Erick Agrimson

Apparel Design

Textile Waste Collection: Potential of Upstream Recycling In Twin Cities Area

Sydney Schumann ‘19, Anupama Pasricha

Art and Art History

Multimedia Documentary Shorts 2.0

Ryan Johnson ‘19, Frencia Stephenson ‘19, Todd Deutsch

ASL Interpreting

Needs, Barriers, and Gaps Assessment for Culturally Deaf Seniors to Maintain Quality Independent Living Status

Allie Salewski ’19, Gloria Nathanson

Biology

Patterning of Sex-specific Neuronal Fates by Hox Transcription Factors

Seanna Loeb ‘19, Afra Zain ‘20, Andrea Kalis

Chemistry

Determining the Impact of Domain Ib Mutations of Phospholamban on Phosphorylation and SERCA Regulation (GHR-funded)

Ariana Schneiderhan ‘19, Hannah Johnson ‘19, Kim Ha

Green Mechanochemical Synthesis of Photoluminescent Materials

Ashley Wilke ‘19, Maya Butler ‘20, Daron Janzen

Synthesis of Deuterated Standards for MDI Quantification

Melissa Graham ‘20, Sophia Powells ’20, Alisha Wiedmeier ‘20, James Wollack

Communication Studies

Negotiating Complex Cultural Landscapes: Contemporary Female Native American Leaders and Intersectionality

Lani Kazel ‘18, Margret McCue-Enser

Economics

Maturing Collaborative Research in Economics

Maakwe Cumanzala ‘19, Elizabeth Kula ’19, Kristine West

Native American Women are Disproportionately Stopped, Searched and Arrested by Police in Minneapolis

Elizabeth Axberg ‘20, Amanda Williams ‘20, Marina Gorsuch

Education

Interprofessional Interventions for Families of Patients with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (GHR-funded)

Meghan Landry ’21, Erica Olson ’21, Katie Campbell

Exercise and Sport Science

The Ripple Effect: A Sociocultural Exploration of Coaching and Narratives on the Exercising Experience (GHR-funded)

Amber Montero ‘20, Paige Nelson ’19, Rebecca Busanich

Public Health

Screening Tools for Housing Instability in Primary Care

Nimo Mohamed Dec ‘18, Joceline Giles ‘19, Meghan Mason

Theology

“Sometimes It Causes Me To Tremble”: Terror, Catastrophe, and the Fierce Work of Memory in Black and Womanist Theology

Iceline King ‘20, Colleen Carpenter

Art

Multimedia Documentary Shorts

Muna Scekomar ’18, Ashley Alex ’18, Todd Deutsch

Biology

Hox Gene Regulation of Sex-Specific Neurogenesis in Caenorhabditis Elegans

Taylor Olin ’18, Andrea Kalis

Exploring the Effect of Exercise on Mood and Trust

Sara Brakke ’18, Ngozika Ezenagu ’19, John Pellegrini

Chemistry

Synthesis and Characterization of 2D Tin Sulfide Nanosheets

Elizabeth Juarez Diaz ‘18, John Dwyer

Communication Studies

Nationalism and Populism Abroad: France, Germany, and the United Kingdom

Addison Cross ’20, Rafael Cervantes

English

A Reading Guide for Gertrude Stein’s The Making of Americans

Emma Hargreaves ’17, Janie Sisson ’17, Cecilia Konchar Farr

Exercise and Sports Science

Does Resistance Training Affect Speed of Movement in Older Adults?

Natalie Barron ’18, Michelle Perri ’18, Joshua Guggenheimer

Mathematics

Extended Symmetric Spaces and Theta-Twisted Involution Graphs of the Alternating Symmetric Group

Emma Holzbach ’20, Autumn Mortenson ’20, Jessie Lenarz, Kristy Pelatt

Nutrition

Assessing Consumer Knowledge of Added Sugars

Rose Maniates ’19, Courtney Vanderheiden’18, Nuala Bobowski

Campus Health and Ideas for the Future

Mary Jane Voss ’18, Holly Willis

Physics

Stratospheric Thermal Effects Related to the August 2017 Total Solar Eclipse

Vina Onyango-Robshaw ’18, Ana Taylor’19, Alynie Walter’18, Erick Agrimson

Psychology

Community Response to Police Shootings: An Experimental Exploration

Katelyn Byers-Carter ’18, Gabrielle Filip-Crawford

Biology

Characterization of DNA-binding Proteins in Lumbriculus Sperm

Kay Tweeten, Mysee Lee, and Kelsey McKenna

The Gaiter TM: Testing How Well a New 4-wheel, pivoting Walker Promotes Natural Walking Movements

Marcie Myers, Courtney Kirkeide, Chi Moua, and Nicole Szyszka

Genetics and Nutrient Conditions of Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris Arundinacea) Populations at the Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve

Martha Phillips and Danielle Meyer

Chemistry

Mechanochemical Synthesis of Photoluminescent Transition Metal Complexes 

Daron Janzen and Dominique Rabaey

Characterization of Reduced Graphene Oxide

Gina Mancini-Samuelson, Madisen Hyatt, and Alexa Trusty

Characterization of Dilated Cardiomyopathy Linked R25 Mutants of Phospholamban

Kim Ha and Mara Exline*

Extracting Biologically Active Metabolites from Minnesota Fungicolous Fungi

Ani Jordan, Elizabeth Sperry, and Odi Mentari

Economics

What’s the Value of a Degree? Evidence from Egypt, Jordan, and Tunisia

Caroline Krafft, Zea Branson, and Taylor Flak

Exercise and Sports Science

Exercise Duration and Associated Fitness Improvement

Mark Blegen, Leigha Embertson, Sophie Olson, and Jenna Thompson

Mathematics

Invariants of Random Threshold Hypergraphs

Chris Ross and Kat Wallick

Convexity of Neural Codes

Kristy Pelatt and Ruby Bayliss*

Physics

Measuring Histograms of Viral Production v. Time for Individual Isolated Cells using Fluorescence and Microfluidics 

Jolene Johnson and Emily Anderson*

Public Health

Child Spacing Decision-Making and Couple Communication among Somali Men and Women in the Twin Cities

Carie Cox and Fathi Ahmed

Theology

Ladies and the Law: Considering Women in Ancient Legal Codes

Elaine James and Shannon Tacheny

*Clare Boothe Luce Scholars

Apparel Design

Technology Meets Sustainable Fashion

Anupama Pasricha and Rachel Greeninger

Biology

Investigating the Evolutionary History of Ammonium Transport Genes

Tami McDonald, Madison Olimb, and Shelby Ward

Chemistry

Precedence for Fungi as a Source of Bioactive Natural Products

Ani Jordan, Mara Exline, Sophia Hani, Alexa Harnagel*

Tuning the Properties of the Nanomaterial Graphene Oxide

Gina Mancini-Samuelson, Denyce Alvarez, and Alexa Trusty

Synthesis of a Cyclopropene-Containing Substance for Protein Farnesyltransferase

James Wollack and Kristine Her

Communication Studies

Women’s Voices: Reimagining the Public Speaking Curriculum

Rafael Cervantes and Brianna Byram

Economics

The Impact of Free Full-Day Kindergarten on Maternal Labor Supply

Kristine West, Ashley Erceg, and Katie Tholke

Exercise and Sports Science

Does Resistance Training Affect Range of Motion, Quality of Life, and Balance in Older Women?

Joshua Guggenheimer, Donielle Kurvers, and Sarah Olsen

History

Back Talk: Unwed Mothers, Adoption, and the Mass Media, 1950-1970

Kim Heikkila and Amanda Campbell

Mathematics

Games on Directed Threshold Graphs

Chris Ross and Rose Winter*

Psychology

Work/Life/School Balance of College Students

Andrea Olson, Lee Danielsen, and Kelly Kroening

Theology

Beyond Annulment: Rethinking Pastoral Care for Divorced Catholics

Colleen Carpenter and Jane Wolfgram

*Clare Boothe Luce Scholars

Biology

Analysis of Extracellular Matrix Molecules in Lumbriculus Embryos

Kay Tweeten and Kyrstin Danielson

The Effect of Agriculture and Urbanization on Coupled Nutrient Cycles in Minnesota Lakes

Jill Welter, Kerrick Sarbacker, and Bree Vculek

Chemistry

NMR Resonance Assignment of Fatty Acid Binding Protein-4

Kim Ha and Yenchi Tran

Triboluminescent Materials: Design of Pressure-Sensitive Phosphorescent Systems

Daron Janzen and Safia Hirsa

Biologically Active Natural Products Produced by Fungal Pathogens of Alfalfa

Ani Jordan, Marne Louters, and Nicole Blanshan

Communication Studies

Women’s Voices: Reimagining the Public Speaking Curriculum

Rafael Cervantes and Brianna Byram

Nutrition and Exercise Science

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors Associated with Legume Intake by Parents and Their Children

Teri Burgess-Champoux, Lynn Luecke, and Kayla Guerrero

The Effects of Low-intensity Resistance Training on Joint Range of Motion in Older Women

Joshua Guggenheimer, Alexis Barret, and Christina Ramsdell

Physics

Research and Development of a Low Cost Robotics Platform

Kaye Smith and Kassandra Surma

Psychology

Influence of Media Images on Food Choice and Food Intake

Anaya Mitra, Lauren Lund, and Alexandria Thompson

Theology

The City in the Song of Songs

Elaine James and Jasmine Kurth

Apparel, Merchandising, and Design

Trudy Landgren and Megan Buysse, Explorations of Milkweed Floss Use in Apparel Design and Textile Fabrication

Biology

Dawn Foster-Hartnett and Britta Wass, Differentiation of Verticillium alfalfae Populations with Microsatellite Markers

Chemistry

Kim Ha*, Adedolapo Ojoawo, and Choua Xiong*, Determining the Impact of Dephosphorylation on Therapeutic Mutants of the Cardiac Protein Phospholamban

Daron Janzen and Morgan Stamp, Triboluminescent Materials: Design of Pressure-Sensitive Phosphorescent Systems

Communication Studies (with Psychology)

Jamie Peterson, Joshua Haringa, Janet Bishop, Moira Kuehn, and Hilary Stein, Digital Media and the Support of Service-Learning

Nutrition and Exercise Science

Teri Burgess-Champoux, Katrina Groshens, and Anna Laitinen, Parent and Teacher Perceptions of Community Garden Experiences on Fruit and Vegetable Preferences and Intake of Preschool-aged Children: Implications for a Pilot Intervention

Mathematics

Kristy Pelatt* and Michelle Johnson*, Combinatorics in the Sinha Spectral Sequence

Philosophy

Susan Hawthorne and Cody Flaherty, Community Connections: Digitally Enhanced Community-Based Learning in Philosophy

Physics

Erick Agrimson, Mara Blish, Rachel Hedden, and Amanda Grove, High Altitude Ballooning as a Means for Studying Atmospheric Phenomena

Jolene Johnson*, Rachel Hanson*, and Sara Olson, Designing and Building Microfluidic Devices Using Nanofabrication for Studying Gene Expression in Single Isolated Cells

Psychology (with Communication Studies)

Jamie Peterson, Joshua Haringa, Janet Bishop, Moira Kuehn, and Hilary Stein, Digital Media and the Support of Service-Learning

Social Work

Sarah Ferguson and Nora Smyth, The Transition from Grassroots Movement to Social Service Agency: The Influence of Organizational Culture on Battered Women’s Shelters

Richa Dhanju, Eleanor O’Neil, and Caitlyn Wright, Between Local and Global: Assessing Relevance of International Curriculum in Training “Globally Competent” Social Workers

Sociology

Hui Wilcox and Ardo Jimale, Life at Extraordinary Times: Muslim American Women’s Experiences after 9/11

Theology

Colleen Carpenter and Elea Ingman, In the Beginning Was the Story: Narrative and Imagination in Theology

*Clare Boothe Luce Scholars