The Office of Research would like to thank members of the University Research Council for their review of all 2020-2021 Graduate Student Research Award (GSRA) proposals – and congratulate the following doctoral and masters students on their successful GSRA proposals:

Ka Keung Chan
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Chemistry

Synthesis and Evaluation of N-Glycan Polymers as Macrophage Targeting Glycoligands

Sonia Tomar
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Chemistry

Investigation of the Role of Gangliosides of Macrophages upon LPS Stimulation

Yaxin Li
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Chemistry

Identification of Steroidal Estrogen Receptor Down-Regulators and Investigation of the Pharmacological Mechanism

Asmita Bhattarai
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences

Molecular mechanism responsible for the downregulation of tumor-suppressor miR249-5p in Prostate Cancer

Hanieh Mohammadi
Washkewicz College of Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Musculoskeletal State Estimation for Advanced Exercise Machine

Lucas John Hamilton
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Psychology

Mixed Emotions as a Predictor of Well-Being in Adulthood and Old Age

Anil Lalwani
College of Education and Human Services
Department of CASAL

First-year International Students' Perceived Barriers and Underutilization of Personnel Services

Mitch Lieberth
College of Education and Human Services
Department of Urban Education

What's in a Name: Lived experiences of transgender students using a preferred name policy

Evan Basting
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Psychology

Parent-to-child aggression, rejection sensitivity, and adolescent dating abuse

Samuel Leftwich
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences

The resiliency of forests to the urban ecosystem

Nicole Wolf
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Psychology

Adverse childhood experiences and internalizing and externalizing behaviors: intervening protective factors

Sadeq Alkhalifa
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Chemistry

Polarized Raman Investigation of Crystal Domain Orientation in Semicrystalline and Polycrystalline Poly-L-Lactic Acid

Megan Herrmann
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences

Biotic Homogenization, A comparison of vacant lot plant and soil communities along a rural to urban gradient

Venkateswara Rao Kode
Washkewicz College of Engineering
Department of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering

Liquid Phase Processing and Rheology of Aqueous  Dispersions of DNA-Stabilized Boron Nitride Nanotubes

Sarah Blair
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences

Identifying tree species and traits that best reduce stormwater flows and nutrient pollution

Rachael Dabkowski
College of Education and Human Services
Department of Urban Education

Feminist Supervision Practices in relation to Practicum Student Counseling Self-Efficacy

Rebecca Bearden
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Chemistry

Discovery of Novel Non-Invasive Biomarkers of Colorectal Cancer that Predict Pre-Malignant Risk

Jingyuan Liang
Washkewicz College of Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Delay-Conscious Defense Against Fingerprinting Attacks

Kevin Jaworski
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Psychology

Shame and Craving in Treatment for Substance Use Disorders

Elizabeth McDermott
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Psychology

Anhedonia and physiological hyperarousal may undermine emotion regulation in PTSD