2025 Scholars

Michael Angelo De La Cruz Ortiz

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ulrich Zurcher (Physics)

Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor:

Summer Research Project (2024): "Thought Quantification with a Single-Channel EEG BCI"

Dalton Hundt

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Goncy (Psychology)

Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Linda M. Quinn (Mathematics and Statistics)

Summer Research Project (2024): "Examining the Relationship Between Intimate Partner Violence, Trauma, Attachment, and Help-Seeking Self-Efficacy"

Kadaia Williams

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Roman Kondratov (Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences)

Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anne O'Connor (Chemistry)

Summer Research Project (2024): "Kinetic Liver Metabolic Adaptations to Fasting"

Elisha (Kat) Sledge

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Shereen C. Naser (Psychology)

Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor:

Summer Research Project (2024): "Assessment of the Intersectionality of Muslim and Queer Identities"
 

Tyler Johnson

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Myrita Wilhite (Communication Sciences & Disorders)

Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Janterria Matthews (Nursing)

Summer Research Project (2024): "The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Child Development and Communication: A Systematic Review of the Literature"

Nadia Cruz

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Stephen Cory (History)

Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Laura Wertheimer (History)

Summer Research Project (2024): "The Origin of ISIS and its Founding Father"
 

David Stack

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mehdi Rahmati (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)

Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sara Froelich (Mathematics and Statistics)
 

Lewis Davis

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sathish Kumar (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)

Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor:

Summer Research Project (2024): "Generating a Dataset for Deep Reinforcement Learning"

Dominique Ryder

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Linda Goodall-Martin (Theological and Pastoral Studies, Ursuline College)

Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jeff Karem (English)

Summer Research Project (2024): "An Examination of the Forbidden Fruit: Religion, Social Norms, and Power"

Justin Gliha

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hanz Richter (Mechanical Engineering)

Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor:

Summer Research Project (2024): "Hybrid Electric Aircraft Propulsion Motor Design"

 

Evelyn Buchanan

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Maria Rowlett (Psychology)

Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Beth Nagy (Urban Studies)

Nyana Campbell

Pursuing a B.A. in Criminology and a B.A. in Psychology 

Layla Seder

Pursuing a B.S. in Biology

Shantell Gurley

Pursuing a B.A. in Psychology and a B.A. in Africana Studies

Nathan Anton

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Merlin Gnanapragasam (Center for Gene Regulation in Health and Disease)

Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Vania De Paoli (Chemistry)

Merel Walker

Pursuing a Bachelor of Social Work

Latifa Zakaria

Pursuing a B.A. in Psychology

Daysean Scott

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Thomas Bynum (Africana Studies)

Nikylah Smith

Pursuing a B.A. in Psychology

Rebecca (Maria) Shields

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Aaron Severson (Biology)

Jashona Broome

Pursuing a B.A. in Psychology

Aaliyah Byrd

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anne Su (Health Sciences)

Non-Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Vania De Paoli (Chemistry)

Nichole Gamble

Pursuing a B.A. in Psychology

Acquanetta Wright

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kimberly Fuller (Social Work)

Claude Brown II

Pursuing a B.A. in Psychology

Keroles Beshay

Pursuing a Bachelor of Computer Engineering and a B.S. in Computer Science

Dominique Holmes

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Thomas Bynum (Africana Studies)

Jakobe Cook

Pursuing a B.S. in Music Therapy

Natasha Lopez

Pursuing a Bachelor of Social Work

Kayla Coats

Pursuing a Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education

Anita Prude

Discipline Faculty Mentor: Dr. Patricia Stoddard Dare (Social Work)

Joshua Loomis

Pursuing a B.S. in Environmental Science