Undergraduate Summer Research Scholars (USRS) Program: Student Researchers, 2010

Thirteen undergraduate students participated in the Undergraduate Summer Research Scholars (USRS) program sponsored by the Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship this past summer. Each student worked closely with a faculty mentor on an independent research project or creative scholarly activity over a minimum of ten weeks. Depending on their area of interest, these student scholars conducted experiments out in the field and in labs, performed applied projects in the arts, or studied best practices in their discipline. The participating students and their projects are listed below.

                Pictured above are Michael Romanin (top left, bottom right), Katie Barlak (and colleague, top right), and Lauren Trombley (bottom left and center).

Click on the project title to view a short PowerPoint summary of the project:

Student Researcher

Student's Major

Project Title

Faculty Mentor

Katie Barlak (Senior) BiologyBehavior Reactions of Macroinvertabrates and Yellow Perch Differential Copper Concentrations Jeffrey Miner, Ph.D.
Kevin Dawson (Senior) PsychologyApplicant Reactions to Job Rejection Letters Based on Causal Factors Michael Zickar, Ph.D.
Jon Gazda (Senior) Music CompositionMusic for Bassoon and Electronics Nathaniel Zeisler, D.M.A.
Brian Gulko (Senior) BiologyAn Analysis of Dalit Oppression: How Systems of Oppression Surface Through Literature, Academic, and the Lived Experience of Indian StudentsKristen Rudisill, Ph.D.
Jared Jacobs (Senior) TelecommunicationsProduction of the "A Place We Call Home, Along the River" Documentary Mr. Steve Kendall
Max Manning (Junior) BFA 2-D Studies, School of ArtAn Exploration of Surrealism Through an Examination of New Media Mille Guldbeck, M.F.A.
Robert Mominee (Senior) Political Science, PhilosophyUnlikely Bedfellows: The Effects of Democratization on Insurgency and Terrorism, 1985-Present Neil Englehart, Ph.D.
Katrina Niswander (Senior) BFA 2-D Studies, School of Art Studies in Art and Intimacy Mille Guldbeck, M.F.A.
Jesse Powell (Junior) Political Science, American Culture StudiesCulture Clash: Ojibwe Fishermen vs. Minnesota Sportfishing IndustryBilly Stratton, Ph.D.
Michael Romanin (Senior) BFA 3-D Studies, School of ArtThe Stoning of St. Stephen Shawn Morin, M.F.A.
Chelsea Schuman (Senior) BMA (Musical Arts) The Role of Arts Advocacy in the Creative Economy Nathaniel Zeisler, D.M.A.
Lauren Trombley (Senior) AYA Chemistry and Earth ScienceTemporal and Spatial Variability of Water Chemistry in the Sandusky River Watershed and Sediments in the Sandusky Bay John Farver, Ph.D.
Stephanie Winner (Senior) Communication DisordersPragmatic Language Impairment in Autism Spectrum Disorders Lynne Hewitt, Ph.D.

 

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