Muji Abang-Kaiser

Founder at The Okaja Foundation                                                                                                                                                          Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mike Horvath (Psychology)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sheldon Gelman (Law)
Summer Research Project (2009): “Applicant perceptions of Facebook and its relation to the job application process”
 

B.A. in Psychology (Spring 2009), Cleveland State University                                          B.A. in Journalism and Promotional Communications (2011) Cleveland State University                                                                          

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Mishgan Abdullah                              

Graduate Student at Cleveland State University                                                                               

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Maureen Whitford (Health Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Aaron Severson (Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences)
Summer Research Project (2015): “Effect of accelerometer-based feedback on paretic upper extremity amount of use and quantity of movement: A case study”                                                                                                                       

B.H.S in Health Sciences (Summer 2018), Cleveland State University  

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 Sebrine Abuhamdeh

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Chris Huhnke (Engineering)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Thijs Heus (Physics)
Summer Research Project (N/A): Internship at SME company: Contrustion material testings                                               

Pursuing B.S.C.E in Civil Engineering, Graduating Spring 2024    

               

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Cyna Abid       

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Andrew Lammers (Health Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Prof. Dawn Aliberti (Sociology)
Summer Research Project (2017): "Decreasing Stress Levels through Animal Interaction"                                           

B.H.S in Health Sciences (Fall 2018), Cleveland State University                                                                     

                            

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Saja Abid

Health Scholars Program Coordinator at University Hospitals

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Andrew Lammers (Health Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Abedel Tayyara (World Languages, Literature, and Culture)
Summer Research Project (2016): “The effects of superior laryngeal nerve lesion on swallowing kinematics and airway protection”
 

B.H.S. in Health Sciences (Fall 2017), Cleveland State University                                                                                                                                                               

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 Ola Abuhamdeh

Health Professions & Co-op Coordinator 

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Goncy (Psychology)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Charlotte Morgan (Liberal Arts & Social Science)
Summer Research Project (2019): The Effects of Personality on Dyadic Discussions of Dating Abuse Vignettes                                                              

B.A. in Psychology (Spring 2020), Cleveland State University                                          B.A. in Sociology (Spring 2020), Cleveland State University                                            M.A. in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor, Xavier University                                             

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Nautica Bell        

Pursuing a Ph.D. in Occupational Therapy at Cleveland State University   

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Karen Keptner (Health Science)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michele Heath (Management)
Summer Research Project (2019): First Generation College Students and the Influence of Support Resources                   

B.H.S in Health Sciences + Pre-Occupational Therapy (Fall 2019), Cleveland State University                        

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Onetha Belgrave

Notary at Max the Tax & Notary LLC                                              

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr.Christopher Allen Mallett, Ph.D. (Social Work)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Jessica Gupta, LSW (Social Work)
Summer Research Project (2021):  ​Direct File of Youthful Offenders: A Case Study From Florida                                                                     

B.S.W. in Social Work (Fall 2021), Cleveland State University                                                                     

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Katrina Benamon

Occupational Therapist 

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Glenn Goodman (Health Sciences)        Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Charleyse Pratt (Director, Learning Communities Programs and Partnerships)                         

B.S. in Pre-Occupational Therapy (Spring 2013), Cleveland State University                                    

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Andrei Bialevich                           

Senior Staff Engineer at Stryker                                                                                   

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nigamanth Sridhar (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Emily Mitchell, MFA (Creative Writing)
Summer Research Project (2011): “Artifact noise cancellation from ECG signals using normalized least-mean-squared (NLMS) algorithm in cascade”  
 

B.E.E. in Electrical Engineering (Spring 2012), Cleveland State University                                                                      

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Brian Boccieri

Orthopedic Resident at Lois Stokes VA, Cleveland, OH   

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ann Reinthal (Health Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Brian Woodside (Psychology)
Summer Research Project (2015): “Balance Training Application of a Systematic Framework for Clinical Decision Making in Therapeutic Gaming for Older Adults”
 

B.S. in Pre-Physical Therapy (Spring 2016), Cleveland State University
DPT student in Physical Therapy, Youngstown State University                     

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Saiida Bowie-Little

AP Pre-Calculus at Saint Martin de Porres High School

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Carol Phillips-Bey (Mathematics)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Tachelle Banks (College of Education)
Summer Research Project (2019): The Contributing Factors of the Retention of Math Corps Cleveland participants                                                         

B.S. in Mathematics (Fall 2019), Cleveland State University                                             Licensure Curriculum Completed (2019), Cleveland State University                         

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Abdo Boumitri

Project Manager for ADAMM LLC and Petroleum Laboratory Specialist in the U.S. Army Reserves

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Crystal Weyman (Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Brian Woodside (Psychology)
Summer Research Project (2016): “Effect of hypoxic conditions on skeletal myoblasts"
 

B.S. in Biology (Spring 2017), Cleveland State University

 

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Arielle Bowers

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Lisa Doane (Psychology)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jose Sola (History)
Summer Research Project (2013): “Racial/ethnic disparities in cervical cancer screening behavior”
 

B.A. in Psychology (Spring 2014), Cleveland State University
B.A. in Sociology (Spring 2014), Cleveland State University
M.A. in Clinical Psychology (Spring 2016), Cleveland State University

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Leonard Bradish

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Petru Fodor (Physics)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ben Blake (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
 

 

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Dominque Brooks

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Daniel Simon (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Joanne Goodell (Teacher Education)
Summer Research Project (2012): “Noise removal from electrocardiogram signals”

 

B.S. in Biology (2015), Cleveland State University

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Brooke Burkhalter

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Tobili Sam-Yellowe (Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Charleyse Pratt (Director, Learning Communities Programs and Partnerships)
Summer Research Project (2015): "Investigating rhoptry gene conservation between the Plasmodium yoelii and Plasmodium falciparum using the Polymerase chain reaction for DNA amplification"

Biology and Pre-Med Major, Spanish Minor at Cleveland State University

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Leon Bykov

Professor of Mathematics, Case Western Reserve University

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Luiz Felipe Martins (Mathematics)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Victor Matos (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
Summer Research Project (2014): “The Chinese remainder theorem: History, theory, and applications”
 

B.S. in Mathematics (Spring 2015), Cleveland State University
Mathematics PhD, Case Western Reserve University

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Carmen Caticchio

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anthony Berdis (Chemistry)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anton Komar (Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences)
Summer Research Project (2014): “Evaluating the efficiency and selectivity of 3-Eth-5-NlDR as a therapeutic agent against leukemia"
 

B.S. in Biology (Spring 2017), Cleveland State University

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 Thyra Chaney

 TA at the University of Texas, Pursuing a MA/MSIS in English & Information Studies                                                                                                                  

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Evan Lieberman, MFA, Ph.D. (Film & Media Arts)
Summer Research Project (2021): The Role of Media Streaming Platforms During the COVID-19 Pandemic
 

B.A. in Film and Media Arts (Spring 2022), Cleveland State University                            

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Anecia Chatmon

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jeff Dean (Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Pamela Rutar (Nursing)
Summer Research Project (2011): “The effect of eye rotation in the prey-capture behavior of African clawed toads (Xenopus laevis)”
 

B.S. in Biology (Fall 2013), Cleveland State University
B.S. in Chemistry (Fall 2013), Cleveland State University

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Michael Chukwuonye, MBA

Technical Support Engineer, FirstEnergy - Supervisor Testing

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nigamanth Sridhar (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Haodong Wang (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
Summer Research Project (2013): “Design of 3 GW capacity electrical power plant that uses photovoltaic panels arrays and wind turbine”
 

B.E.E in Electrical Engineering (Summer 2013), Cleveland State University
M.B.A (Spring 2015), Cleveland State University          

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Angel Cicarelli 

Graduate Student at Cleveland State University

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Shereen Naser (Psychology)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Joshua Wilt (Psychology)
Summer Research Project (2022):  The Relationship Between Attachment Styles and Extraversion                                           

B.A. in Psychology (Spring 2023), Cleveland State University              

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Jermaine Clark

Project Coordinator

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Chenchu Ramaiah Bathala (Finance)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Matthew D. Henry (Law and Economics, Industrial Organization, Money)
Summer Research Project (2011): “Market correlation of 3 worlds”
 

B.B.A. in Business Economics (Spring 2013), Cleveland State University                                                                                   

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Erica Clifton

Discipline Faculty Mentor: 
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: 
 

B.A. in Speech and Hearing (Fall 2021), Cleveland State University 

                                                                      

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Victor Courtney, M.Ed

Advisor/Site Coordinator at College Now, Cleveland, OH

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Stephen Slane (Diversity Management Program)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. James Chriss (Criminology, Anthropology, and Sociology)
Summer Research Project (2009): “Coping styles and relationship satisfaction”
 

B.A. in Psychology (Fall 2010), Cleveland State University
B.A. in Sociology (Fall 2010), Cleveland State University
M.Ed. in Adult Learning and Development (Spring 2013), Cleveland State University

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Janell Craig

Marketing Specialist at ECS Limited

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Jieun Park (Marketing)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Charlotte Morgan (English)
Summer Research Project (2021): How Can We Reduce Consumer Resistance to Sustainability Interventions in Retail Stores? Moderating Roles of Culture, Personality, Customer Loyalty, and Marketing Efforts                                                                                                   

B.B.A. in Marketing (Fall 2021), Cleveland State University                                                           

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Sherry Cucci, MSA

Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant at Unversity Hospital

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert Krebs (Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anne Su (Health Sciences)
Summer Research Project (2011): “An evaluation of the emergency medicine research division”
 

B.S. in Biology (Fall 2012), Cleveland State University
M.S. in Anesthesia (Spring 2015), Case Western Reserve University                 

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Syndi Davila

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Goncy (Psychology)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: 
Summer Research Project (2022): Adverse Childhood Experiences in Relation to Substance abuse and the Moderating Role of Antisocial Traits                                                                                          

B.A. in Psychology & B.H.S. in Health Science (Spring 2023), Cleveland State University    

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Vonesa Demiri

Physician Assistant

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Andrew Lammers (Health Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anne O'Connor (Chemistry)
Summer Research Project (2018): "Reading-related Phonological Processing Interventions for Individuals who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC): A Systematic Review of the Research"                                                                                                                                                 

B.S. in Health Sciences (Spring 2019), Cleveland State University                                   Physician's Assistant (2023), Lake Erie College                                                                                                                                    

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Quendresa Demiri                                                                                            

Graduate Student at Cleveland State University

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Tracy Porter (Management)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: 
Summer Research Project (2020): Systematic Review: Physician Benefits and Challenges using Health Information Exchange                                       

B.S. in Science in Health Sciences (Spring 2021), Cleveland State University                      

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 Semra Dervisvic

Assistant Scientist at Terracon

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Julie A Wolin (Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Wendy Kellogg (Urban Studies)
Summer Research Project (2022): The Evolution and Morphological Change of Keratella cochlearis                                                       

B.S. in Environmental Science (Spring 2023), Cleveland State University                               

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Gurpreet Dhillon, MSN                                                                                             

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Vicki Johnson (Nursing)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Eddie T. C. Lam (Health and Human Performance)
Summer Research Project (2010): “Gender differences in cardiovascular response to isometric handgrip protocol”  
 

B.S. in Nursing (Spring 2012), Cleveland State University                                            M.S. in Nursing Informatics (2020), Western Governors University  

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Jessica Disla

Prevention Specialist at Hispanic UMADAOP

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Goncy (Psychology)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Matthew Nordlund (Psychology)
Summer Research Project (2021): The Relationships Between Myers Briggs, Academic Major, and Career Choicer
 

B.A. in Psychology (Spring 2022), Cleveland State University

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Donna Erwin

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Goncy (Psychology)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Paula F. Mickens-English (Black Studies)
Summer Research Project (2021): Do Adverse Childhood Experiences Affect Rates of Depression in Adolescence?           

Associate of Arts (2019), Tri-C                                                   B.A. in Psychology (Fall 2021), Cleveland State University   

 

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Dr. Na’Tasha Evans, Ph.D

Dr. Evans is the Vice Dean at University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert Krebs (Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Vicki Johnson (Nursing)
Summer Research Project (2011): “Relationship between lampsilis radiate luteola on different sides of Ohio's northern divide”  
 

Publications: "Mite DNA in mantle clips" in Ellipsaria (2012); "Differences in population structure estimated within maternally- and paternally- inherited forms of mitochondria in Lampsilis siliquoidea (Bivalvia: Unionidae)" in the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society  (2013); "Mitochondrial DNA structure of pyganodon grandis (Bivalvia: Unionidae) from the Lake Erie watershed and selected locations in its northern distribution" in the American Malacological Bulletin (2015)
 

B.S. in Biology (Spring 2012), Cleveland State University
B.A. in Psychology (Spring 2012), Cleveland State University
M.Ed. in Community Health Education (Spring 2013), Cleveland State University
Ph.D. in Community Health Education (Spring 2016), University of Toledo              Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Health Education and Promotion in the School of Health Sciences for the College of Education, Health, and Human Services at Kent State University. 

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Steven Fairley 

Gradauate Student at Cleveland State University

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ahmad Abou-Ghalioum (Engineering Technology)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: 
Summer Research Project (2021):  ​
 

B.S.E in Electrical Engineering (Spring 2023), Cleveland State University                                                                                                                                                        

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Rana Faraj

Registered Nurse at Broward Health Medical Center

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Roman Kondratov (Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Stephen Cory (History)
Summer Research Project (2016): "Calorie Restriction regulates circadian clock gene expression through BMAL1 dependent and independent mechanisms"
 

B.S. in Health Sciences (Spring 2017), Cleveland State University                              Associate of Science Nursing (2020), Broward College

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Dr. Tracey Febres, DPT

Physical Therapist at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Rehab and Sports Therapy

Physical Therapist, Mason Aine, Stow, OH
Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Monica Gordon Pershey (Health Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Christopher Mallett (Social Work)
Summer Research Project (2009): “Attitudes of physical therapists toward Appalachian culture”
 

B.S. in Pre-Physical Therapy (Spring 2010), Cleveland State University
Doctor of Physical Therapy (Fall 2013), Cleveland State University                     

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Juan Gamarra

Project Control Specialist for Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elad Granot (Marketing)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jerry Mundell (Chemistry)
Summer Research Project (2010): “Relationship between personal attributes and changes in blood pressure”                                   

B.B.A. in Operations & Supply Chain Management (Fall 2020), Cleveland State University                                                                                                            Certification of Proficiency Payroll (2021), Tri-C

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Mikayla Gary

Graduate Student at the Savannah College of Art and Design                                                               

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Adrienne Gosseline (English)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: 
Summer Research Project (2020): "Examining Cleveland at the Turn of the Century During the Great Migration for Blacks Moving to the North"                                                                                                           

B.A. in Urban Studies, Public Management & Policy (Spring 2021), Cleveland State University                                                                                                                Certification in Public Administration (Summer 2021), Cleveland State University                                                                                                                     

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Nicholas Gehler

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ton van den Bogert (Mechanical Engineering)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jearl Walker (Physics)
Summer Research Project (2016): "Computing Human Arm Stiffness for the Purpose of Robotic Simulation"                           

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Fall 2018), Cleveland State University                                                                                                        Certificate of Proficiency Paramedic (2021), Tri-C                                                          Associate of Applied Science (2021), Tri-C                                          

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Keisha Gonzalez, M.H.P

Senior Director, Economic and Community Development & Social Impact Investing, Cleveland Foundation                           

Director of Economic Development at Stockyard, Clark-Fulton & Brooklyn Centre Neighborhood Development Office, Cleveland OH
Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Phill Wanyerka (Criminology, Anthropology, and Sociology)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Stephanie Ryberg (Urban Studies)
Summer Research Project (2011): “Life, health and status in a 19th century early Cleveland Irish community”  
 

B.A. in Anthropology (Spring 2012), Cleveland State University
M.A. in Historic Preservation (Spring 2014), University of Delaware                             

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 Kiara Gray, MSIOP

Human Resources Generalist at BlueScope Recycling and Materials

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michael Horvath (Psychology)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Prester Pickett, M.F.A. (African Studies)
Summer Research Project (2019): The Role of Future Time Perspective and Role Identity in Work Beahiors                                 

B.A. in Psychology (May 2020), Cleveland State University                                       M.S. in I-O Psychology (2022), Xavier Unversity                                                  

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Kristen Griffith, MOT

Occupational Therapist, HCR Manor Care, Mayfield, OH

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Maggie Maloney (Occupational Therapy)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kenneth Sparks (Health and Human Performance)
Summer Research Project (2010): “Development of occupational therapy students' Therapeutic communication skills during a mental health service-learning experience”
 

Publications: "Occupational therapy students' development of therapeutic communication skills during a service-learning experience" in Occupational Therapy in Mental Health (2013)
 

B.S. in Pre-Physical Therapy (Spring 2011), Cleveland State University
MOT in Occupational Therapy (Fall 2014), Cleveland State University

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Tracy Grimes

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Wendy Regoeczi (Criminology, Anthropology, and Sociology)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Fasong Yuan (Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences)
Summer Research Project (2011): “The investigation and prosecution of stalking cases in the city of Cleveland”
 

B.A. in Psychology (Fall 2012), Cleveland State University
B.A. in Sociology (Fall 2012), Cleveland State University
M.A. in Sociology, Cleveland State University

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 Ashley Guilford

Treatment Specialist at Applewood Centers Inc.  

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Amy Przeworski
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ramune Braziunaite (Communication)
Summer Research Project (2019): Gendered-Racial Microaggressions Impact on Identity                                         

B.A. in Psychology (May 2020), Cleveland State University                                

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Maria Habean

Graduate Student at CWRU

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Merlin Gnanapragasm (GRHD)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: TBA 
Summer Research Project (2020): EKLF mediated regulation of cytokinesis, erythroid enucleation, and megakaryopoiesis during terminal differentiation and congenital dyserythropoietic anemia​ina      

B.S. in Biology (Spring 2022), Cleveland State University                                            B.S. in Chemistry ( Spring 2022), Cleveland State University                       

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Ma'Taya Hammond, M.Ed             

Special Education and Alternate Assessment Consultant for the Ohio Department of Education                                                                           

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ronnie Dunn (Urban Studies)     Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Melanie Gagich (English)  Summer Research Project (2017): “The 50-Year Commemoration of the Stokes Brothers: The Advent of Black Political Power in America”                         

B.A. in Sociology/Criminology (Fall 2017), Cleveland State University                      M.Ed. in Special Education (2020) at Cleveland State University      

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Angela Harris

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Thomas Bynum (Black Studies)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ronnie Dunn (Urban Studies)
Summer Research Project (2022): "The Life and Activism of Gloria Richardson in The Civil Rights Movement"

Associate of Arts, Tri-C (2019)                                                                      BA in Liberal Arts (Fall 2022), Cleveland State University

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Tenia Harris                                                                                                         

Brand Development Strategist and Project Manager at H.E.R Executive Associates                       

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Yan Xu (Chemistry)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Browne Lewis (Law)
Summer Research Project (2012): “Measuring human photosynthesis: Determination of 25-hydroxyvitamin D2 and D3 in human serum using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)”
 

B.S. in Biology (Summer 2013), Cleveland State University
MBA in Healthcare Systems Management and Marketing (Summer 2015), University of Toledo                                                                                                      

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Michail Haswani     

SSP at Rockwell Automation

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr.Yongjian Fu (Electrical Engineering / Computer Science)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Charlotte Morgan (English)
Summer Research Project (2021):  ​”Ohio County’s Level of Coronavirus Cases in Relation to Demographic Characteristics”   

B.S.C.E. in Computer Engineering (Fall 2021), Cleveland State University                                                                                           

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 Sandra Haswani

Medical student at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)                                          

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hee-Sook Kim (Center for Gene Regulation in Health and Disease (GRHD))
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anne O'Connor (Chemistry)
Summer Research Project (2018): "Roles of H3v in Trypanosoma brucei "                                                                                                                     

B.S. in Biology (May 2020), Cleveland State University                    

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Astrid Hernandez, M.Ed

Health Educator

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mike Horvath (Psychology)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Cheryl Delgado (Nursing)
Summer Research Project (2012): “Characteristics indicative of the likelihood of open-ended comments in company surveys”
 

B.A. in Psychology (Spring 2013), Cleveland State University
M.Ed. in Community Health Education (Summer 2014), Cleveland State University

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Dawneisha Hill

Child and Family Services for Cuyahoga County

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Cheryl Delgado (Nursing)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mittie Davis Jones (Urban Studies)
Summer Research Project (2009): “The reading literacy levels of poor and medically underserved adults”
 

B.S. in Health Sciences (Fall 2011), Cleveland State University 
B.A. in Psychology (Fall 2011), Cleveland State University 

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Rani Hinnawi

Graduate Student at John Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering            

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kiril Strelezky (Physics)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jonathan Scott (Mathematics)

B.S. in Physics (2020), Ohio State University                          

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Angelica Houston

Program Manager of the SIG WINGS+PrEP study at Columbia University

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Meredith Bond (Science & Health Professions)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anne Galletta (Curriculum & Foundations) 
Summer Research Project (2017): "Methods to Increase Efficacy of Pro-Active Balance Training among Older Adults"                                                                                   

B.S. in Biology (Spring 2019), Cleveland State University                                                 M.Ed in Educational Policy (2020), University of Pennsylvania                                     M.A. in Secondary Education (2021), New York University                                         Data Analytics Certification (2022)                                                              

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Erica Hughes

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr.Christopher A. Mallett (Social work)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor:
Summer Research Project (2021):  ​TBA                                       

Associate of Arts 2020, Tri-C​                                                                   Pursuing a B.S.W. in Social Work, Cleveland State University

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Anita Isom     

LPC, Privately Owned Counseling Practice                                         

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Linda Francis (Criminology, Anthropology, and Sociology)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sucharita Adluri (Philosophy and Comparative Religion)
Summer Research Project (2013): “Space perception across the lifespan”
 

B.A. in Psychology (Fall 2016), Cleveland State University 

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Casey Iyasere  

Graduate Student at Ohio University

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jeff Dean (Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Donna Whyte (Black Studies)
Summer Research Project (2017): "How African Clawed Frogs Choose between Two Lateral Line Stimuli"                                 

B.S. in Biology (Spring 2018), Cleveland State University      

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Jasmin Whitmore (Jacobs)

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Glenn Goodman (Health Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Georgia Anetzberger  (Health Care Administration)
 

B.S. in Pre-Physical Therapy (Spring 2009), Cleveland State University

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Dr. Courtney James, MD

Doctor of Anesthesiology at Fairfield Medical Center
 

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Adam Sonstegard (English)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Clifford Bennett (Teacher Education)
Summer Research Project (2010): “Selenium deficiency and its effect on elF4a3”
Summer Research Project (2011): “The Female Malady: Mental Illness in Literature”
 

B.A. in English (Fall 2011), Cleveland State University                                                MD (Spring 2016), Meharry Medical College                                                          

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Dwayne Johnson 

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kathleen Reardon (Psychology)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michael Wiitala (Philosophy and Comparative Religion)
Summer Research Project (2022):  ​Understanding the Role of Sleep on Emerging Adult Mental Health in the COVID-19 Pandemic                                                                                 

B.A. in Philosophy (Summer 2022), Cleveland State University                                       B.A. in Psychology (Summer 2022), Cleveland State University                

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Jessica Jones

Physical Therapist

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. John Jeziorowski (Health Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Judith Ausherman (Health and Human Performance)
Summer Research Project (2009): “Online calculators in decision-making for physical therapists”  
 

B.S. in Pre-Physical Therapy (Spring 2012), Cleveland State University

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Jillian Jones

Family Nurse Practitioner

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Valentin Gogonea (Chemistry)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jonathan Scott (Mathematics)
Summer Research Project (2013): “The development of a tandem mass spectrometry method for the qualification of ceramides and dihydroceramides in human plasma”
 

B.S. in Health Sciences (Spring 2016), Cleveland State University                                   B.S in Nursing (2020), Ohio State University

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Alexander Kariotakis 

Telemetry Monitor Technician at Southwest General Health Center

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Crystal Weyman (Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Larry Foster (Social Work)
Summer Research Project (2010): “The muscle regulatory transcription factor MYOD controls expression Of 4E-BP, a key mediator of CAP-dependent translation”
 

B.S. in Biology (Spring 2014), Cleveland State University
B.S. in Chemistry (Spring 2014), Cleveland State University

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Michael Keller

Laboratory Technician, Cleveland Clinic                          

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert Krebs (Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. James Moore (Teacher Education)
Summer Research Project (2015): “Characterizing the community of sphaeriid clams in western and central Lake Erie”
 

B.S. in Biology (Fall 2016), Cleveland State University                                              M.S. in Biology, Cleveland State University                                                             

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bin Su (Chemistry)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ulrich Zurcher (Physics)
Summer Research Project (2014): “Evaluation of the selectivity of sulfornamide tubulin inhibitors against human african trypanosomiasis”
 

Publications: “Bioassay guided identification of small chaperone proteins α-crystallin and Hsp27 inhibitors from Copaiba oil” in Phytochemistry Letters (2014); “Lead optimization of dual tubulin and Hsp27 inhibitors” in the European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (2014); “Orally Active and Selective Tubulin Inhibitors as Anti-Trypanosome Agents” in Plos ONE (2016)
 

B.S. in Biology (Fall 2016), Cleveland State University
Ph.D. Medicine Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) 2020

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Daria Kulyk

Environmental Scientist and Activist

Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jose Sola (History)

B.S. Biology (2021) Cleveland State University

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Manjola Lamcaj, RN

Registered Nurse at Grace Hospital LTAC (Long-Term Acute Care)

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Cheryl Delgado (Nursing)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. John Schupp (Program Director, SERV)
Summer Research Project (2009): “The reading literacy levels of poor and medically underserved adults”
 

B.S. in Nursing (Spring 2012), Ursuline College

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Dr. Aloysus Lawong, Ph.D

Physician-Scientist I Malariologist I Antimalarial Drug Discovery I Parasitology I Biochemistry

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. David Ball (Chemistry)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Dena Davis (Law)
Summer Research Project (2010): “Study of high energy materials”
 

B.S. in Chemistry (Fall 2011), Cleveland State University
Ph.D. at the University of Texas Southwestern (2021)

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Dr. Diane Lawong, MLRHR, Ph.D

Assistant Professor in the Management, Information Systems & Quantitative Methods Department at the UAB Collat School of Business

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Valentin Boerner (Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Christine Rush (Urban Studies)
Summer Research Project (2011): “Endothelial cell isolation and culture from human peripheral blood using magnetic activated cell sorting”
 

B.S. in Biology (Fall 2011), Cleveland State University 
B.S. in Health Sciences (Fall 2011), Cleveland State University
MLRHR (Spring 2015), Cleveland State University
Ph.D. at Florida State University 2019                               

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 Taylor Lawson, MSCR

Project Manager at Evernorth Health Services

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Rebecca Knackstedt
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Eric Allard (Psychology)
Summer Research Project (2018): "Indication of Abdominal Wound Complication within Breast Cancer Reconstruction"   

B.S. in Health Sciences (Fall 2019), Cleveland State University        M.S. in Clinical Research (2022)                                                                

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 Juwan Lee

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Thomas Gerken
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anne O'Connor (Chemistry)
Summer Research Project (2019): Optimization of Isolation of O-linked Glycoproteins                                                                     

Pursuing a B.S. in Health Sciences        

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Orlando Lopez

Manufacturing Engineer   

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr.Chelsea Monty-Bromer (Chemical & Biomedical Engineering)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: 
Summer Research Project (2021): ​Fabric Nanocomposite Resistance Temperature Detector                                      

B.S.E in Chemical Engineering (Fall 2022), Cleveland State University                                                                     

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Monique Martinez (Russell), MSHS
 

EBI Analyst at Cleveland Clinic       

                                                      Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Brian Mikelbank (Urban Studies)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Heidi Robinson (Law)
Summer Research Project (2012): “Defining and analyzing a food desert”
 

B.S. in Environmental Science (Spring 2014), Cleveland State University
M.S. in Health Sciences (Spring 2016), Cleveland State University                   

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India Matthews 

Graduate Student at University of Missouri

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Goncy (Psychology)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Shereen Naser (Psychology)
Summer Research Project (2022):  ​The Influence of Racial Experiences and Academic Pressure on Internalizing Symptoms in Black Youth                                                                                   

B.A. in Psychology (Spring 2023), Cleveland State University                                                                                                                                 

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Lamar McCornell

Cleveland Restoration Society, Heritage home Assitant                                                                                                           

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Thomas Bynum (Black Studies)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Donna Whyte (Black Studies, African American History)
Summer Research Project (2020): Empowering Women: An Examination of How the Activism of Kathleen Cleaver, Elaine Brown, Angela Davis, and Erica Huggins Transformed the Black Panther Party​                                                  

B.A. in Black Studies (Spring 2020), Cleveland State University                                         B.H.S in Health Science (Spring 2020), Cleveland State University                                                                        

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Nautica McCully                               

Pharmacy Intern

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Shamone Gore Panter (Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Victoria Winbush (Social Work)
Summer Research Project (2018): "Retinoic Acid to Promote Differentiation of Atrial-Like Cardiomyocytes for Atrial Fibrillation Research"             

B.S. in Health Sciences, (Spring 2019), Cleveland State University   PharmD (Spring 2023), NEOMED                                                                                                                                                                                 

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  Marissa McIntosh

Graduate Student at University of Akron

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Jammel McRae

Account Engineer for AFM Insurance

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Charles Alexander (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Mackey                   

B.E.E. in Electrical Engineering (Spring 2018), Cleveland State University                                                                         

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Naohide Yamamoto (Psychology)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michael Hammonds (Health Sciences)
Summer Research Project (2012): “The effects of path crossover on spatial orientation”
 

B.A. in Psychology (Spring 2014), Cleveland State University
B.A. in Sociology (Spring 2014), Cleveland State University

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Alexis Merk 

Graduate Student at University of Maine                     

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Andrew Resnick (Center for Gene Regulation in Health and Disease (GRHD))
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: 
Summer Research Project (2020): Use of Optical Tweezers and Trapping Cilia​                                                                                 

B.S. in Physics (Spring 2022), Cleveland State University                                              B.A. in Spanish (Spring 2022), Cleveland State University                                                                    

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Angela Mesenburg, MSW

Hospice Social Worker / Certified Yoga Teacher / Therapist 

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Dana Hubbard (Criminology, Anthropology, and Sociology)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Roberta Steinbacher (Urban Studies)
Summer Research Project (2012): “Rural women's pathways to crime: A grounded theory study of rural women and their experience in jails and prisons”
 

B.A. in Non-profit Administration (Fall 2013), Cleveland State University
B.S.W. in Social Work (Fall 2013), Cleveland State University                                      M.S.W. in Social Work (2019), University of Utah

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 Nadet Najjar                                                              

Pursuing an MD at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)                                                               

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ronnette Johnson
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Meredith Bond (Dean of the College of Sciences and Health Professions)
Summer Research Project (2017): TBA                                         

B.H.S. in Health Sciences, (Spring 2019), Cleveland State University                                                                               

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Christian Negron-Rolon

MD student at CWRU

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Yuping Wu (Mathematics)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anne O'Connor (Chemistry)
Summer Research Project (2015): “Statistical analysis of DASI questionnaire and modeling the prediction of heart failure risk in patients"
 

B.S. in Biology (Fall 2017), Cleveland State University                                                    M.A. in Medical Sociology (2019), Indiana University Bloomington                             

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 Briana Nichols

Substitute Teacher for Westside School             

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Edward Magiste (Teacher Education)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Julia Phillips (Doctoral Studies)
Summer Research Project (2019): A Qualitative Study of Nursing Students’ Experience During Clinic Training during the COVID-19 Pandemic               

B.A. in Liberal Arts (Spring 2020), Cleveland State University  M.Ed. in Adult and Continuing Education (Sping 2023), Cleveland State University                                                

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Dr. Teodora Nikova, MD   

Internal Medicine Resident 

                                                                                                                                                                                  Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Barbara Modney (Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hebat-Allah AN El Attar (World Languages, Literature and Culture)
Summer Research Project (2014): “Creation of in-vitro study observing the effects of DHT on myeloid cell differentiation from lupus-prone mice”
 

B.S. in Biology (Spring 2016), Cleveland State University 
MD in Medicine (2020) at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)                                                                                                                      

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Dr. Nkemdilim Ndum, DPH

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Yan Xu (Chemistry)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. James Chriss (Criminology, Anthropology, and Sociology)

 

MBA, Shenandoah University                                                          DPH in Traditional Pharmacy (2022), Shenandoah University

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Jennifer Niles, MPH

PATH Outreach worker at Frontline Services and  Graduate Student at Antioch University

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Pamela Rutar (Nursing)
Summer Research Project (2013): “A program evaluation of the MEDTAPP mentor project”
 

B.A. in Nonprofit Administration (Spring 2016), Cleveland State University                MPH in Global Health (2019), Colorado School of  Public Health

 

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Uchechukwu Obiako

Process Engineer II at Samsung

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jorge Gatica (Chemical and Biomedical Engineering)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert Krebs (Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences)
Summer Research Project (2016): "Low-Temperature Catalytic Gasification of Particulate Waste for In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU)"                                           

B.S. in Chemical Engineering (Spring 2018), Cleveland State University                                                                                                     

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Agent at Beewell Natural Foods, Inc 

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bin Su (Chemistry)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Debbie Jackson (Teacher Education)
Summer Research Project (2016): (Title Coming Soon)
 

B.H.S. in Health Sciences (Spring 2017), Cleveland State University

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Mofetoluwa Oluwasanmi, MSOSH

Research Coordinator III at Clevland Clinic

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Crystal Weyman (Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. David Ball (Chemistry)
Summer Research Project (2015): “Activation of DNA damage checkpoint kinases during skeletal myoblast differentiation and apoptosis”
 

B.S. in Biology (Spring 2016), Cleveland State University                                            M.S. in Occupational & Environmental Health (2019), Saint Louis University

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Forrest Osborn 

Mechanical Engineer

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Yong Tao (Mechanical Engineering)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Chris Huhnke ((Engineering))
Summer Research Project (2021):  ​Solar Thermal Energy/Electricity Generation                                                            Summer Research Project (2022): Pool Boiling: Ambient Pressure Increase to Enhance Heat Transfer
 

B.S.E in Engineering (Spring 2023), Cleveland State University          

 

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 Lana Osorio

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Glenn Goodman (Health Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Heidi Robertson (Law)
Summer Research Project (2016): “The use of iPads Pros as an assistive device in occupational therapy"
 

B.S. in Pre-Occupational Therapy (Spring 2017), Cleveland State University                                                                              MBA in Healthcare Administration (2020), Cleveland State University

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Maitri Patel

Resident Physician at Mercy Health

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Girish Shukla (Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Marnie Rodriguez (Criminology, Anthropology, and Sociology)
Summer Research Project (2015): “Assaying the splicing activity of novel human disease variants of U4atac snRNA”
 

B.S. in Biology (Spring 2017), Cleveland State University

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 Priya Patel

Medical Scribe at Novus Health and Wellness

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Margot Damaser (Biomedical Engineering)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Professor Dawn Aliberti (Criminology and Sociology)
Summer Research Project (2018): "Treatment of non-epithelial vaginal cells from Lysyl oxidase-like one knockout mice with nanoparticles"             

B.S. in Health Sciences (Spring 2019), Cleveland State University                              M.S. in Medical Physiology (2022), CWRU                                                                                                                                                                       

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Brittany Pearcy

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Amee Shah (Director, Research Laboratory in Speech Acoustics and Perception)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Katherine Judge (Director, Adult Development and Aging Doctoral Program)
Summer Research Project (2011): “Accentuating change with foreign accent perception and sensitivity training (FAPST)”
 

B.A. in Linguistics (Spring 2013), Cleveland State University                                        M.A. in Industrial & Organizational Psychology (2020)                                     

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David Pendleton

Senior Data Scientist at Mailchimp

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Dan Simon (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Julian Earls
Summer Research Project (2015): “Development of a wind measurement tool using a hovering drone”
 

B.E.E in Electrical Engineering (Spring 2016), Cleveland State University
M.S. in Computer Science (2020), Georgia Institute of Technology

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Renato Pereira-Castillo

Graduate Student at University of California-Davis

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ye Zhu (Electrical Engineering & Computer Science)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jeff Karem (English)
Summer Research Project (2019): Finding Scaling Coefficients by Overlapping Repeated Sequences
 

B.S.C.E. in Computer Engineering (Spring 2020), Cleveland State University

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Mia Perry

Occupational Therapist Registered/Licensed

B.H.S. in Health Sciences (Spring 2014), Cleveland State University
B.A. in Psychology (Spring 2014), Cleveland State University            MOT in Occupational Therapy (2017), CSU                                              

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Sadie Pickney

Graduate Student at Drexel University

Discipline Faculty Mentor: DeAndra Stone (Theatre & Dance)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: 
Summer Research Project (2022): Dance/Movement Therapy: Trauma                                                                                             

B.A. in Dance-Community Track (Summer 2022), Cleveland State University

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Dr. Chaucola Pleasant, MD

Clinical Instructor of Internal Medicine at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Crystal Weyman (Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Marnie Rodriguez  (Criminology, Anthropology, and Sociology)
 

B.S. in Biology (Spring 2009), Cleveland State University
M.S. in Biology (Spring 2011), Cleveland State University

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Bethann Popa (Call)

Occupational Therapist, E-Therapy

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ann Reinthal (Health Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Phill Wanyerka (Criminology, Anthropology, and Sociology)
Summer Research Project (2014): “Protocol for validation of stroke rehabilitation adapted version of the menorah park engagement scale”
 

B.H.S. in Health Sciences (Spring 2015), Cleveland State University
MOT in Occupational Therapy, Cleveland State University

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 Solomiya Pushchak (Polefko)

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Aaron Severson (Center for Gene Regulation in Health and Disease (GRHD))
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ulrich Zurcher (Physics)
Summer Research Project (2017): "Identifying Potential Causes of Birth Defects through Genetic Studies of Worm Development"     

B.H.S in Health Science (May 2021), Cleveland State University                                                                                     

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 Aicha Quamine

Ph.D. Candidate at UW Madison University                                                                                                     

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bin Su (Chemistry)                      Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Tama Engelking (World Languages, Literature, and Culture)
Summer Research Project (2015): “Optimizing design and potency of diterpenic acid derivatives to improve cell membrane permeability and Hsp27 selective inhibition”    

B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Fall 2017), Cleveland State University                            M.S. in Cellular & Molecular Biology, UW Madison                                               Certificate, University of Wisconsin (2021)                                         

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Felita Reeves                                                                                                                                                          

Grad Student at Capella University    

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ronald Reminick (Criminology, Anthropology, and Sociology)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sharen Bakke (Computer and Information Science)
Summer Research Project (2009): “A reflexive ethnography of a nursing home worker”
 

B.A. in Anthropology (Spring 2010), Cleveland State University
M.A. in Social Work (Fall 2013), Cleveland State University                                          MBA in  Business Administration (2020), Strayer University Washington              

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 Samantha Robinson                                                                                                                

Integration Specialist at U.S. Bank

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Myrita Wilhite (Speech and Hearing Program)
Summer Research Project (2014): “The effect of sexually transmitted infections on the auditory system: A meta-analysis”
 

B.S. in Speech and Hearing (Spring 2015), Cleveland State University   Master of Business Administration (Spring 2023), Capella University          

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Symone Robinson

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Barbara Prakup (Speech and Hearing)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Tachelle Banks (Teacher Education)
Summer Research Project (2010): “Speech-language pathologists' knowledge and understanding of adults with cerebral palsy and use of augmentative and alternative communication devices in therapy”  
 

B.A. in Speech and Hearing (Summer 2012), Cleveland State University
M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction (2021), Cleveland State University

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Audrianna Rodriguez

Family Advocate for The Center for Families and Children

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Roberta Steinbacher (Urban Studies)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Frederick Hampton (Counseling, Administration, Supervision, and Adult Learning)
Summer Research Project (2012): “Sex selection and technology in the United States: Is it playing God?”
 

B.A. in Psychology (Spring 2013), Cleveland State University
M.A. in Clinical-Community Psychology, University of New Haven

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Dr. Dominique Rose, Ph.D

Research Scientist at Nationwide Childen's Hospital

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mike Horvath (Psychology)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Regennia Williams (History)
Summer Research Project (2013): “The effects of race and perceived company knowledge on applicant reactions to selection procedures”
 

B.A. in Psychology (Fall 2013), Cleveland State University
M.Ed. in Community Health Education (Spring 2015), Cleveland State University
M.P.H. of Public Health, Southern Illinois University (2019)                                             Ph.d., Southern Illinois University (2019)     

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Jasline Rosario

Entrepreneur

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Shamone Gore-Panter (Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: 
Summer Research Project (2019): "How does knocking down specific genes cause dysregulation in metabolic pathways?"        

B.S. in Biology (Fall 2021), Cleveland State University

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Susannah V. Salinas

Product Operations Analyst

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Amee Shah (Director, Research Laboratory in Speech Acoustics and Perception)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Connie Wong (Education)
 

B.S. in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (Spring 2011), Andrews University
M.A. in Public Health and Human Services (2017), Youngstown State University

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 Asma Saleh  

MD Candidate at St. George University

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Crystal Weyman (Biology)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Prof. Dawn Aliberti (Sociology)
Summer Research Project (2017): "The Effects of Cell Cycle Position on the Ability of Skeletal Myoblasts to Undergo Apoptosis or Differentiation"                                                                                     

B.S. in Biology (Spring 2018), Cleveland State University                                               M.S. in Biology (Spring 2020), Cleveland State University                                                                                                               

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Maranda Santoya

Clinical Social Worker at Gentiva Hospice

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kimberly Fuller (Social Work)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Shereen Naser (Psychology)
Summer Research Project (2019): The Quality of Online Sex and Health Information for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth                                                                             

B.S.W. in Social Work  (Fall 2019), Cleveland State University                                     M.S.W in Social Work (2021), University of Michigan              

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 Pedro Sarsama

Salesforce Product Owner, Nicolet National Bank

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Subhra Baran Saha (Economics)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. David Elkins (Political Science)
Summer Research Project (2012): “Spillover effects of metro academic R&D on non-metro labor market conditions”
 

B.S. in Economics (Spring 2013), Cleveland State University

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Dr. Paul Schrader, Ph.D

Research Mathematician , Airforce Research Laboratory

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jonathan Scott (Mathematics)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Charles Alexander (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
Summer Research Project (2010): “Algebraic models of free loop spaces”
 

B.A. in Mathematics (Spring 2011), Cleveland State University
M.A. in Mathematics (Spring 2013), Cleveland State University
Ph.D. in Mathematics, Bowling Green State University

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Kim Schveder

Biostatistician

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Linda Quinn (Mathematics)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Rongjun Sun (Criminology, Anthropology, and Sociology)
Summer Research Project (2017): "Improvement of the I-Chart for Uses in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing"                                                       

B.S. in Mathematics, (Spring 2018), Cleveland State University                                   M.S. in Mathematics, University of Akron                             

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 Sokhna Seck               

MD Candidate at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine 

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Valentin Gogonea (Chemistry)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Heidi Robinson (Law)
Summer Research Project (2014): “Dysfunctional carbamylated high-density lipoprotein is atherogenic and proinflammatory”
 B.S. in Chemistry (Spring 2016), Cleveland State University                                       M.S. in Medical Physiology, CWRU

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Madison Slayton

Behavioral Health Technician and Graduate Student at Cleveland State University

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Goncy (Psychology)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Julia Phillips (Doctoral Studies)
Summer Research Project (2022): The Effects of Dual Trauma and Assortative Mating                                                               

B.A. in Psychology (Fall 2022), Cleveland State University

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Lorenzo Smith

Wrap Around Specialist

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Glenn Goodman (Health Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ronnie Dunn (Urban Studies)
Summer Research Project (2010): “Using assistive technology in a college transition program for high school students with disabilities”
 

B.A. in Psychology (Fall 2011), Cleveland State University 
M.A. in Public Administration (Spring 2014), Ashford University

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Regina Smith

Medical Assistant at Cleveland Clinic

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kenneth Sparks (Health and Human Performance)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michael Williams (Black Studies)
Summer Research Project (2011): “Cardiovascular response to an acute bout of ‘hot yoga’”
 

B.S. as a Health/Fitness Specialist (Fall 2011), Cleveland State University 
M.Ed. in Community Health Education (Fall 2015), Cleveland State University

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Diandra Starks 

Research Assistant II at Renovo Neural, Inc

B.S. in Biology (Spring 2015), Cleveland State University

 

 

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Albert Sundberg

Adjunct Faculty - Cleveland State University

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Partha Srinivasan (Mathematics)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Debbie Jackson (Teacher Education)
Summer Research Project (2010): “Nitric oxide diffusion in the aorta”
 

B.A. in Mathematics (Spring 2011), Cleveland State University
M.S. in Mathematics (Spring 2013), Cleveland State University

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Shalonda Swanson      

Administrative Assistant at East Cleveland Neighborhood Center

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. William Morgan (Vice Provost, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Paula Mickens-English (Counseling Center)
Summer Research Project (2016): (Title Coming Soon)
 

B.A. in Psychology (Spring 2017), Cleveland State University

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Vikki Tabbs-Lyon

Senior Project Manager for Judicial Administration 

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Chris France (Psychology)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mary McDonald (Director, Writing Center)
Summer Research Project (2012): “Sexual dysfunctions experienced by women with anorexia nervosa”  
 

B.A. in English (Summer 2012), Cleveland State University  
B.A. in Psychology (Summer 2012), Cleveland State University
M.Ed. in Adult Learning and Development (Spring 2015), Cleveland State University

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Hannah Tackett 

Graduate Student at Cleveland State University

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Shereen Naser (Psychology)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Fred Smith (Psychology)
Summer Research Project (2021): How Do Kids Ages 4-5 Years Old Make Friends?        t

B.H.S. in Health Sciences (Spring 2022), Cleveland State University                              B.A. in Psychology (Spring 2022), Cleveland State University                                Certificate in Foundations of Autism Spectrum Disorder  (Summer 2021), Cleveland State University    

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 Luyen Thai

Regulatory Analyst at UT Southwestern Medical Center

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ernest Park (Psychology)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anne Galletta (Curriculum and Foundations)
Summer Research Project (2010): “Exploring the relationship between mindfulness and prosocial behavior”
 

B.A. in Psychology  (Spring 2011), Cleveland State University
M.S. in Social Psychology (Spring 2014), University of Texas A&M

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Whitney Tyree 

Graduate Student at West Virginia University

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elaine Harper (Social Work)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kim Carey (History & Comparative Religion)
Summer Research Project (2019): TBA
 

B.S.W. in Social Work (Spring 2020), Cleveland State University                                                                                 

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Matthew Villaire

Senior Producer at Mondo Robot, Boulder, CO

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert Krebs (Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sandra Kaufman (Urban Studies)
Summer Research Project (2009): “Wind energy development”
 

B.S. in Environmental Science (Fall 2010), Cleveland State University

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Jamira Virk 

Grad Student at New Mexico State University

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert Krebs (Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor:  Prof. George Mauersberger (Art)
Summer Research Project (2016): “Bioinformatics analysis of the sodium hydrogen exchanger protein in plasmodium spp.”
 

B.S. in Biology (Spring 2017), Cleveland State University

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Shannon Walker

Postdoctoral Scholar at Case Western Reserve University

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert Simons (Urban Studies)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michael Spicer (Urban Studies)
Summer Research Project (2013): “Student impact on the CSU master plan”
 

B.A. in Environmental Studies (Fall 2014), Cleveland State University
M.Ed. in Community Health Promotion, Cleveland State University

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April Waltonen

Executive Assistant at Equitable Advisors

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Albert Smith (Psychology)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sally Shao (Mathematics)
Summer Research Project (2014): “Mixed-case format and lexical decision performance: Initial uppercase is special”
 

B.A. in Psychology (Spring 2015), Cleveland State University
M.Ed. in Adult Learning and Development (Fall 2016), Cleveland State University

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Alexandra Welch

RCM Analyst II at Cleveland Clinic

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Amir Poreh (Psychology)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Linda Francis (Criminology, Anthropology, and Sociology)
Summer Research Project (2014): “Psychopathy and sexuality”
 

B.A. in Psychology (Spring 2015), Cleveland State University
MBA (2020), Western Governors University                                                             

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Morgan Wiggins 

Airport Customer Service Rep for Delta Airlines (Cleveland)

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ann Reinthal (Health Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ulrich Zurcher (Physics)
Summer Research Project (2013): “Validating use of the jerk index to quantify movement quality post stroke: Phase I”
 

B.H.S. in Health Sciences (Fall 2014), Cleveland State University

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Magdalena Wilczek

Physical Therapist

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Andrew Lammers (Health Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Eileen Berlin Ray (Communication)
Summer Research Project (2009): “Mechanics of human motion”
 

B.S. in Pre-Physical Therapy (Spring 2009), Cleveland State University

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 Camilya Williams

Charge Nurse for FFP Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Doctoral Student for Doctor of Education-Organizational Leadership at Franklin University, First Year Advisor at Cleveland State University

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Shemariah J. Arki
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: 
Summer Research Project (2019): N/A                                       

B.S.W. in Social work (Spring 2020), Cleveland State University       

B.A. in Black Studies (Spring 2020), Cleveland State University                                    M.Ed., Adult Learning & Development (Spring 2022), Cleveland State University                                                                                                                                                                                    

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 Christian Willis

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Valentin Boerner (Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Antonio Medina-Rivera (World Languages, Literature, and Culture)
Summer Research Project (2013): “Gene strand construction in yeast cells”
 

B.A. in Spanish (Fall 2014), Cleveland State University                                              M.A. in Urban Secondary Teaching Curriculum & Instruction (Summer 2018), Cleveland State University                            

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Dr. Ayana Wilson, MD

Orthopaedic Surgeon at Howard University Hospital

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Crystal Weyman (Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences)
Summer Research Project (2013): “Novel role for MYOD as a sensor of DNA damage”
 

B.S. in Biology (Spring 2014), Cleveland State University                                            MD (2022), University of Louisville                           

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Jamil Wilson 

Virtual Digital Programming Intern at Smithsonian Institution

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert Krebs (Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Prof. Michael Baumgartner (Music)
Summer Research Project (2017): "An Evaluation of Unionidae Diversity in the Rocky River and how Population Density has Changed Over Time in Comparison to Observations made over 15 Years Ago."                                                                       

B.S. in Biology (Fall 2018), Cleveland State University                                   

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Sadie-Marie Wright 

Graduate Student at Cleveland State University

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Maria D Rowlett (Psychology)

Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor:
Summer Research Project (2021):  ​Emotion in Relation to Recall
 

B.A. in Psychology (Spring 2022), Cleveland State University                                      

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Andrew Youssef 

Pharmaceutical Sales Rep at Kowa Pharmaceuticals

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert Krebs (Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Frederick Jeff Karem (English)
Summer Research Project (2018): "Changes in Sterol Patterns of Rat Alzheimer’s Models in Response to Administration of Neuroprotective Compound" 

B.S. in Biology, (Spring 2019), Cleveland State University                                                           

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Klarissa Zeno

Student Support Coach

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Goncy (Psychology)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Eryn Bostwick (Women's & Gender Studies)
Summer Research Project (2018): "A Study Inquiry of the Impact of the Mother-Daughter Relationship with Teen Pregnancy"       

B.S. in Psychology, (Spring 2019), Cleveland State University       M.Ed. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Cleveland State University            

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 Evgeny Zolotarev

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ben Blake (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nigamanth Sridhar (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
Summer Research Project (2009): “Comparing the developmental process for mobile platforms by implementing a distributed application”
 

B.S. in Computer Informational Science (Spring 2009), Cleveland State University

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