Grant Recipients
2024-2025
- Kathryn Bering
- Trey Watson
- Ronnie Williams
- Ciara Smith
- Mohammad Kawsar
Mentor: Dr. Robert Poage, Department of Biology
Conference: Pittsburgh, PA, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized
Scientists
Mentor: Dr. Melanie Escue and Dr. Corey Rae Pomykacz, Department of Sociology &
Criminal Justice
Conference: Charlotte, NC, Southern Sociological Society (SSS) Conference
Mentor: Dr. Melanie Escue, Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice
Conference: Charlotte, NC, Southern Sociological Society (SSS) Conference
Mentor: Dr. Melanie Escue, Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice
Conference: Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Sociological Association's Annual Conference
Mentor: Shaohu Zhang, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Conference: Washington, DC, Mobi-Com Conference
- Eugenie Amidou
- Magally Ortiz-Rojas, Xavier Nixon
- Colt Blackmon
- Madison Spencer
- Kristin Stowell
- Dominick Burgess
- Maria Bogan
- Cassie Elkins, Kailey Hamet and Keely Oxendine
- Erika Rivera
- Julisa Hernandez-Feria
- Kayla Patrick
- Maricela Andrade
- Martina Van Etten
- Shannon Lowry
- Shelly Chavis
Mentor: Dr. Silvia Smith, Department of Biology
Conference: 2025 National Council on Undergraduate Research Conference
Mentor: Dr. Melanie Escue, Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice
Conference: Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Sociological Association's Annual Conference
Mentor: Dr. Lindsey Jacob, Department of Music
Conference: North American Saxophone Alliance
Presentation: 鈥淟awson Lunde Sonata鈥
Mentor: Dr. Katherine Thorington, Department of Biology
Conference: GA-6 at the Nicholas School for the Environment at Duke University
Mentor: Dr. Melanie Escue, Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice
Conference: Nashville, TN, Mid-South Sociological Association
Presentation: 鈥淩acial/Ethnic Residential Segregation and Health Inequalities in NC
Rural-Urban Neighborhoods鈥
Mentor: Dr. Cornelia Tirla, Department of Chemistry & Physics
Conference: Atlanta, GA, Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society
Presentation: 鈥淒evelopment and Implementation of Technologies for Plastic Recycling鈥
Mentor: Dr. Cornelia Tirla, Department of Chemistry & Physics
Conference: Atlanta, GA, Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society
Presentation: 鈥淒evelopment and Implementation of Technologies for Plastic Recycling鈥
Mentor: Dr. Naomi Lifschitz-Grant, Department of Art
Conference: Asheville, NC, North Carolina Art Education Association
Presentation: 鈥淟esson Planning for Emotional Well-Being鈥
Mentor: Dr. Kaitlin Campbell, Department of Biology
Conference: Pittsburgh, PA, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized
Scientists
Presentation: 鈥淭wo Invading Ant Species Affect Biodiversity in Longleaf Pine Ecosystems鈥
Mentor: Dr. Robert Poage, Department of Biology
Conference: Pittsburgh, PA, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized
Scientists
Presentation: 鈥淎ctive Zone Heterogeneity at the Mouse Neuromuscular Junction Analyzed
Using 3D Simulation 果冻视频鈥
Mentor: Dr. Haley Caldwell, Department of Biology
Conference: Pittsburgh, PA, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized
Scientists
Mentor: Dr. Nicolas Negrin Pereira, Department of Biology
Conference: Pittsburgh, PA, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized
Scientists
Presentation: 鈥淭he Effects of Vitamin A on Testicular Growth and Development in
Prepubertal Beef Bulls鈥
Mentor: Dr. Amber Rock, Department of Biology
Conference: Pittsburgh, PA, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized
Scientists
Presentation: 鈥淓xamining NHA9-made Chromatin Loops and its Connection to Acute Myeloid
Leukemia (AML)鈥
Mentor: Dr. Lisa Kelly, Department of Biology
Conference: Pittsburgh, PA, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized
Scientists
Presentation: 鈥淭he 果冻视频 Herbarium Digitization鈥
Mentor: Dr. Silvia Smith, Department of Biology
Conference: Pittsburgh, PA, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized
Scientists
Presentation: 鈥淓vidence of Autoimmunity in Dysautonomia, Acute-COVID-19, and Post-acute
sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC)鈥
- Eugenie Feitosa Amidou
- Hunter Ivey
- Jazmyn Jenson
- Jenna Kim
- Lillian Matthews
Mentor: Dr. Silvia Smith, Department of Biology
Project: 鈥淪leep Disturbance in People with Dysautonomia鈥
Mentor: Dr. Sean Hitchman, Department of Biology
Project: 鈥淎nalyzing and Comparing the Volume of Microplastics in the Lumber River
Upstream and Downstream of Lumberton鈥
Mentor: Dr. Sean Hitchman and Dr. Jeffrey Beasley, Department of Biology
Project: 鈥淭he Self-Sustained Cycle: The Use of Black Soldier Flies as a Low-Cost Blue
Tilapia Diet and Food Waste Management鈥
Mentor: Dr. Uma Poudyal, Department of Chemistry and Physics
Project: 鈥淥ptical Properties of TMDCs Atomic Layers Using Various Transition Metals鈥
Mentor: Dr. Amber Rock, Department of Biology
Project: 鈥淓valuating Agricultural Impacts on Water Quality in Lumber River Tributary
Wetlands鈥
2023-2024
- Brett Sasser
- Daniel Henry
- Julian H. Locklear
- Rachal Davis
- Tiffani Roberts
Mentor: Dr. Victoria Kurdyla, Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice
Conference: Greensboro, NC, NC Sociological Association
Presentation: 鈥淗ow Mental Health Impacts Law Enforcement Calls for Service鈥
Mentor: Dr. Lindsey Jacob, Department of Music
Performance: George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, International Saxophone Symposium
Mentor: Dr. Lindsey Jacob, Department of Music
Performance: George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, International Saxophone Symposium
Mentor: Dr. Victoria Kurdyla
Conference: Greensboro, NC, NC Sociological Association
Presentation: 鈥淧olicing Mental Health: Responses to Crisis Calls鈥
Mentor: Dr. Kelly Charlton, Department of Psychology
Conference: San Francisco, CA, APS Annual Convention
Presentation: 鈥淓ffects of Childhood Trauma: Depression, Substance Abuse, and Deviance鈥
- Ashley Arriaga
- Casey Bell
- Eduardo Carranza
- Victoria Martin
- Brooke Blackmon
- Cara Martin
- Erika Rivera
- Jaylen Jones
- Kei'Ana Symone Mims
- Kyla (Kai) Anderson
- Shannon Lowry
- Sierra Wright
- Alexis Page Strickland
- Bailey Hrobak
- Erika Rivera
- Hunter Ivey
- Kimberly Yard
- Sierra Wright
- Vanessa Hughes
Mentor: Dr. Jose' Rivera, Department of Music
Performance: Carnegie Hall, NYC, Latin American Choral Music
Mentor: Dr. Jose' Rivera, Department of Music
Performance: Carnegie Hall, NYC, Latin American Choral Music
Mentor: Dr. Jose' Rivera, Department of Music
Performance: Carnegie Hall, NYC, Latin American Choral Music
Mentor: Dr. Jose' Rivera, Department of Music
Performance: Carnegie Hall, NYC, Latin American Choral Music
Mentor: Dr. Lisa Kelly, Department of Biology
Conference: Chattanooga, TN, Association of Southeastern Biologists
Presentation: 鈥淓ffectiveness of External DNA Decontamination to Evaluate Plant Diets
of
Aphids鈥
Mentor: Dr. Melanie Escue, Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice
Conference: Greensboro, NC, NC Sociological Association
Presentation: 鈥淔ast Fashion: Understanding Patterns of Consumerism鈥
Mentor: Dr. Lisa Kelly, Department of Biology
Conference: Chattanooga, TN, Association of Southeastern Biologists
Presentation: 鈥淭wo Invading Ant Species Affect Biodiversity in Longleaf Pine Savannas鈥
Mentor: Dr. Lindsey Jacob, Department of Music
Performance: George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, International Saxophone Symposium
Mentor: Dr. Kelly Charlton, Department of Psychology
Conference: San Francisco, CA, APS Annual Convention
Presentation: 鈥淲hat Predicts Endorsement and Rejection of Pseudoscientific Health
Practices鈥
Mentor: Dr. Melanie Escue, Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice
Conference: Greensboro, NC, NC Sociological Association
Presentation: 鈥淐apturing and Exposing Heteronormativity in Everyday Life鈥
Mentor: Dr. Lisa Kelly, Department of Biology
Conference: Chattanooga, TN, Association of Southeastern Biologists
Presentation: 鈥淭he 果冻视频 Herbarium Digitization鈥
Mentor: Dr. Lisa Kelly, Department of Biology
Conference: Chattanooga, TN, Association of Southeastern Biologists
Presentation: 鈥淭esting DNA Recovery in Sticky Trap Insects Treated with Histo-Clear鈥
Mentor: Dr. Timothy Anderson, Department of Biology
Conference: Portland, OR, SACNAS NDiSTEM Conference
Presentation: 鈥淐RISPR/Cas 9 Cis-Editing in Arabidopsis thaliana鈥
Mentor: Dr. Lisa Kelly, Department of Biology
Conference: Charlotte, NC, SNCURCS
Presentation: 鈥淭he Impact of Honeydew versus Non-Honeydew Insects on Ants in Longleaf
Pine Savannas鈥
Mentor: Dr. Kaitlin Campbell & Dr. Lisa Kelly, Department of Biology
Conference: National Harbor, MD, Entomological Society of America
Presentation: 鈥淭wo Invading Ant Species Affect Biodiversity in Longleaf Pine Ecosystems鈥
Mentor: Dr. Kaitlin Campbell & Dr. Lisa Kelly, Department of Biology
Conference: National Harbor, MD, Entomological Society of America
Presentation: 鈥淐onnections Between Invasive Plants and Diets of Honeydew Insects and
Fire Ants in Longleaf Pine Savannas鈥
Mentor: Dr. Siva Mandjiny, Department of Chemistry & Physics
Conference: Durham, NC, SERMACS
Presentation: 鈥淯sing Molecular Dynamic Simulations to Examine Molecular Behaviors
of
Biomass Derivatives as an Alternative Solution to Crude Oil Feedstock鈥
Mentor: Dr. Kaitlin Campbell & Dr. Lisa Kelly, Department of Biology
Conference: National Harbor, MD, Entomological Society of America
Presentation: 鈥淭esting DNA Recovery in Sticky Trap Insects Treated with Histo-Clear鈥
Mentor: Brandon Sanderson, Department of Art
Conference: Charlotte, NC, SNCURCS
Presentation: 鈥淏ottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Fin Photo-Identification in
Cape
Fear River鈥
- MyKayla Greene
Mentor: Dr. Ben Bahr, Department of Chemistry, Physics & Biology
Research in Biochemistry
- Brooke Blackmon
- Francisco Pedroza
- Hunter Ivey
- Lillian Matthews
- Najmul Hassan
- Ray Eddy
Mentor: Dr. Lisa Kelly, Department of Biology
Project: 鈥淭esting the Effectiveness of Surface Decontamination on Solenopsis invicta
and
Native Insect Species鈥
Mentor: Dr. Tikaram Neupane, Department of Chemistry & Physics
Project: 鈥淭he Optical Properties of Quantum Dot Semiconductor鈥
Mentor: Dr. Sean Hitchman, Department of Biology
Project: 鈥淎nalyzing and Comparing the Volume of Microplastics in the Lumber River
Upstream and Downstream of Lumberton鈥
Mentor: Dr. Amber Rock, Department of Biology
Project: 鈥淎ssessing and Mapping of the Lumber River鈥
Mentor: Dr. Shaohu Zhang
Project: 鈥淐ross-Linguistic Speech Emotion Detection鈥
Mentor: Brandon Sanderson, Department of Art/Dr.MichaelBerntsen, Department of English
Project: 鈥淓xploring Methods of Eastern, Western, and Nontraditional Bookbinding: A
Journey Towards Creativity and Stylistic Fusion鈥
- Connor Chessick
- Kayla Patrick
- Taylor Oldham
Mentor: Dr. Sean Hitchman, Department of Biology
Project: 鈥淭he Effect of Stocking Density on Water Quality, Growth, and Survival of
Blue
Tilapia (Oreochromis aureus) in an Aquaponics System鈥
Mentor: Brandon Sanderson, Department of Art
Project: 鈥淐yanotype Printmaking鈥
Mentor: Brandon Sanderson, Department of Art
Project: 鈥淪creen Printed Art Deco/Art Nouveau Poster鈥
- Cameron Lowery
- Daniel Smith
- Jazmyn Jenson
- Karlee Roberts
- Lori Savage
- Matthew Ketner
- Rajwardhan Shinde
- Ray Eddy
Mentor: Brandon Sanderson, Department of Art
Project: 鈥淒epiction of Angels from Religious Texts through Woodcut Relief Process鈥
Mentor: Dr. Tikaram Neupane and Dr. Uma Poudyal, Department of Chemistry & Physics
Project: 鈥淒etermination of Refractive Index and Characterization of Thermal Expansion
Coefficient of Materials via Michelson Interferometer鈥
Mentor: Dr. Sean Hitchman, Department of Biology
Project: 鈥淪tocking Density Effects of Blue Tilapia (Oreochromis aureus) in Aquaponics
Systems鈥
Mentor: Dr. Silvia E. Smith, Department of Biology
Project: 鈥淚dentification of Interventions to Alleviate Shortness of Breath in
Dysautonomia鈥
Mentor: Dr. Amber Rock, Department of Biology
Project: 鈥淢onitoring Water Quality and the Effect of Storm Events on
E. coli
in the Lumber River鈥
Mentor: Dr. John Roe, Department of Biology
Project: 鈥淐omparing the Biological Aspects of Juvenile Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene
Carolina) and their Adult Counterparts鈥
Mentor: Dr. Haitao Zhao, Department of Mathematics & Computer Science
Project: 鈥淢easuring the Accuracy of AI Plagiarism Detection Tools in the Age ChatGPT
and
Emerging LLMs鈥
Mentor: Brandon Sanderson, Department of Art/Dr. Michael Berntsen, Department of English
Project: 鈥淓xploring the Aesthetic Possibilities of Cyanotype and Solarfast Inks in
Typography Poetry Prints: Utilizing Blank Space and Font鈥
2022-2023
- Hunter Ivey
- Limari Vasquez
Mentor: Dr. Lisa Kelly, Department of Biology
Conference: Winston-Salem, NC, Association of Southeastern Biologists
Presentation: 鈥淯nderstanding Connections Between Diets of Honeydew Insects and Fire
Ants
in Longleaf Pine Savannas of North Carolina鈥
Mentor: Dr. Courtney Alexander, Department of Biology
Conference: Winston-Salem, NC, Association of Southeastern Biologists
Presentation: 鈥淏ehavioral Assays are Improved with Plant Extract鈥
- Madelyn Benton
- Alexander Aguilar Ramirez
- Odalis Vasquez Gomez
- Fernando Carranza Toledo
- Alyson Horn
- Grant Gabzdyl
- Grant Gabzdyl
- Chinemerem Blossom Edoh
- Kinsley Adams
- Erika Rivera
- Jacqueline Swann
- Sydney Allen
- Nevaeh Roverato
- Rene' Locklear White
- Alyson Horn
- Erika Locklear
- Mary Smith
- Sean Thomas
- Bethany Roberts
- Kei'Ana Mims
- Ronald Henderson
Mentor: Dr. Ana Cecilia Lara, World Languages
Conference: Madrid, Spain, Theatre Workshop
Performance: 鈥淟a maestra鈥, 鈥淟a autopsia鈥 and 鈥淪i oyen, escuchan鈥
Mentor: Dr. Ana Cecilia Lara, World Languages
Conference: Madrid, Spain, Theatre Workshop
Performance: 鈥淟a maestra鈥, 鈥淟a autopsia鈥 and 鈥淪i oyen, escuchan鈥
Mentor: Dr. Ana Cecilia Lara, World Languages
Conference: Madrid, Spain, Theatre Workshop
Performance: 鈥淟a maestra鈥, 鈥淟a autopsia鈥 and 鈥淪i oyen, escuchan鈥
Mentor: Dr. Ana Cecilia Lara, World Languages
Conference: Madrid, Spain, Theatre Workshop
Performance: 鈥淟a maestra鈥, 鈥淟a autopsia鈥 and "Si oyen, escuchan鈥
Mentor: Brandon Sanderson, Department of Art
Conference: Wilmington, NC, SNCURCS
Presentation: 鈥淔loriography to Human Relations Portrayed in Etchings鈥
Mentor: Dr. Maria Santisteban, Department of Biology
Conference: Wilmington, NC, SNCURCS
Presentation: 鈥淥ptimization of Biological Control Agent
Bacillus thuringiensis
Growth Using 5L Fermenters Under Various Environmental Conditions and Different Media
Broths鈥
Mentor: Dr. Maria Santisteban, Department of Biology
Conference: Boone, NC, NC ASM 2022
Presentation: 鈥淥ptimization of Biological Control Agent
Bacillus thuringiensis
Growth Using 5L Fermenters Under Various Environmental Conditions and Different Media
Broths鈥
Mentor: Dr. Silvia Smith, Department of Biology
Conference: Ft. Myers, FL, 49th Gamma Sigma Epsilon Conference
Presentation: 鈥淧athway Analysis of Fibrosis Candidate Gene Set鈥
Mentors: Dr. Kaitlin Campbell and Dr. Lisa Kelly, Department of Biology
Conference: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Entomological Society of America
Annual
Meeting
Presentation: 鈥淒econtamination of Honeydew Insects for Gut DNA Amplification鈥
Mentors: Dr. Kaitlin Campbell and Dr. Lisa Kelly, Department of Biology
Conference: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Entomological Society of America
Annual
Meeting
Presentation: 鈥淲hat Abiotic or Biotic Factors are Affecting Ants in Longleaf Pine
Savannas in North Carolina?鈥
Mentor: Dr. Courtney Alexander, Department of Biology
Conference: Winston-Salem, NC, Association of Southeastern Biologists
Presentation: 鈥淯sing C. elegans to study Parkinson's鈥
Mentor: Dr. Courtney Alexander, Department of Biology
Conference: Winston-Salem, NC, Association of Southeastern Biologists
Presentation: 鈥淚mpact of Medicinal Plants on Cancer Model C. elegans鈥
Mentor: Dr. Silvia Smith, Department of Biology
Conference: EAU Claire, WI, NCUR
Presentation: 鈥淚n Silico Analysis of the Doublecortin Domain Containing 2B (DCDC2B)
Gene
in Pulmonary Fibrosis鈥
Mentor: Dr. Jane Haladay, Department of American Indian Studies
Conference: EAU, Claire, WI, NCUR
Presentation: 鈥淢apping Americas Native Food Trail鈥
Mentor: Brandon Sanderson, Department of Art
Conference: EAU, Claire, WI, NCUR
Presentation: 鈥淔loriography to Human Relations Portrayed in Etchings鈥
Mentor: Dr. Alice Kay Locklear, Department of Social Work
Conference: Broomfield, CO, School Social Work Association of America National
Conference
Mentor: Dr. Alice Kay Locklear, Department of Social Work
Conference: Broomfield, CO, School Social Work Association of America National
Conference
Mentor: Dr. SiAhn Mehng, Marketing, Management and International Business
Conference: Chicago, IL, North American Management Society
Presentation: 鈥淗ow Job Status Affects Moral Development and Ethical Leadership鈥
Mentor: Dr. Kelly Charlton, Department of Psychology
Conference: Washington, DC, Association for Psychological Science
Presentation: 鈥淪tudent Perception of Bias in the Classroom鈥
Mentor: Dr. Kelly Charlton, Department of Psychology
Conference: Washington, DC, Association for Psychological Science
Presentation: 鈥淭he Role of Resilience in the Association between Adversity in Childhood
and Academic Self-Efficacy鈥
Mentor: Dr. Kelly Charlton, Department of Psychology
Conference: Washington, DC, Association for Psychological Science
Presentation: 鈥淪tudent Perception of Bias in the Classroom鈥
- Reece Hicks
Mentor: Dr. Ben Bahr, Department of Chemistry, Physics & Biology
Research in Biochemistry
- Kae Burns
- Sean Thomas
- Nevaeh Roverato
- Hunter Ivey
- Alana Peterson
Mentor: Dr. Steven Singletary, Department of Chemistry & Physics
Project: 鈥淚nvestigating Hair Treatments Impact on Forensic Hair Analysis鈥
Mentor: Dr. SiAhn Mehng, Marketing, Management and International Business
Project: 鈥淓thical Leadership and Employee Job Status Impact on Job Behaviors鈥
Mentor: Dr. Silvia Smith, Department of Biology
Project: 鈥淚n Silico Analysis of the Doublecortin Domain Containing 2B (DCDC2B) Gene
in
Pulmonary Fibrosis鈥
Mentor: Dr. Lisa Kelly
Project: 鈥淯nderstanding Connections Between Diets of Honeydew Insects and Fire Ants
in
Longleaf Pine Savannas of North Carolina鈥
Mentor: Brandon Sanderson, Department of Art
Project: 鈥淭he Truth Behind the Fungi鈥
- Christina Wilson
Mentor: Brandon Sanderson, Department of Art
Project: 鈥淚ntroductory Exploration of 3D Printing through Resin Prints Applied through
Printmaking鈥
- Riley S. Edwards
- Alyson Horn
- Erika Rivera
- Rajwardhan Shinde
- Xander A. Vasquez Amores
- Christina Wilson
Mentor: Dr. Tikaram Neupane, Department of Chemistry & Physics
Project: 鈥淐omputational Study of Spatial Self-Phase Modulation in Atomic Layer
Semiconductor鈥
Mentor: Brandon Sanderson, Department of Art
Project: 鈥淪urrealism within Abstraction of Human and Floral Forms through a
Florographical Lens鈥
Mentor: Dr. Kaitlin Campbell and Dr. Lisa Kelly, Department of Biology
Project: 鈥淚nvasive Ant Biodiversity Fieldwork and Research in Longleaf Pine Savannas
of
North Carolina鈥
Mentor: Dr. Madan Maharjan, Department of Geology & Geography
Project: 鈥淐limate Change and Rising 100-Year Flood: Mapping Flood Prone Areas in Robeson
County鈥
Mentor: Dr. Tikaram Neupane, Department of Chemistry & Physics
Project: 鈥淐omputational Study of Spatial Self-Phase Modulation in Atomic Layer
Semiconductor鈥
Mentor: Brandon Sanderson, Department of Art
Project: 鈥淯ncovering the Rich Cultural Heritage of Korean Mythology and Legends through
Relief Carving鈥
2021-2022
- Jazmine Borden
Mentor: Dr. Ashley Allen, Department of Psychology
- Hannah Irving and Peace Ajirotutu
Mentor: Dr. Teagan Decker, Department of English
- Haleigh Grace
Mentor: Dr. Paul Flowers, Department of Chemistry and Physics
- Renee Locklear-White
- Stephanie Bertorelli
- Alyson Horn
- Laura Moser
- Christina Wilson
Mentor: Dr. Jane Haladay, Department of American Indian Studies
Project: 鈥淢apping America's Native Food Trail鈥
Mentor: Dr. Abigail Reiter, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
Project: 鈥淓valuating the Quality of LGBTQ+ Representation on Television鈥
Mentor: Brandon Sanderson, Department of Art
Project: 鈥淔loriography to Human Relations Portrayed in Etchings鈥
Mentor: Brandon Sanderson, Department of Art
Project: 鈥淓mbracing the Fruitfulness Body Through Screen-Printing鈥
Mentor: Brandon Sanderson, Department of Art
Project: 鈥淓xperimentation of Large Scale Screenprints through the Exploration of
Traditional South Korean Materials, Mythology and Iconography鈥
2020-2021
- Stephanie Breault and Sarah Nelson
- Min Huy Giang
- Macaela Locklear and Autumn Hair
- Brandon Womack and Phillip Brown
Mentor: Dr. Naomi Lifschitz-Grant, Department of Art)
Mentor, Dr. Ben Bahr, Department of Biology
Mentor: Dr. Kaitlin Campbell, Department of Biology
Mentor: Dr. Joseph Van Hassell, Department of Music
- Brianna Martin
- Kelsey Pearce
Mentor: Dr. Cornelia Tirla, Department of Chemistry and Physics
Project: 鈥淩ecycling Plastic Materials by solvent-targeted recovery and precipitation鈥
Mentor: Mentor: Brandon Sanderson, Department of Art
Project: 鈥淭he Art of Play: Discovering Healing Through Creativity鈥
- Lillian Grace Mariano
- Lois R. Hoot
- Jade Baker
Mentor: Dr. Renee Lamphere, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
Mentor: Dr. Joseph White, Department of Biology
Mentor: Brandon Sanderson, Department of Art
Project: 鈥淩elationships During a Pandemic鈥
- Brianna Martin
- Sara Ormsby
- Leeanna Earp
- Sandra Cox and Kobe Brandon Randolph
- Patricia Saldala-Torres
Mentor: Dr. Cornelia Tirla, Department of Chemistry and Physics
Project: 鈥淩ecycling Plastic Materials by solvent-targeted recovery and
precipitation鈥
Mentor: Steven Singletary
Project: 鈥淭o Polish or not to Polish - Simplifying Cutting edge Micro
Analysis鈥
Mentor: Brandon Sanderson, Department of Art
Project: 鈥淓xploring Screenprinting Through Artistic Style and Narrative鈥
Mentor: Dr. Lauren Norman, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
Project: 鈥淲ebcam Models and Emotional Labor: The Commodification of Intimacy鈥
Mentor: Dr. Tara Busch, Department of Psychology
Project: 鈥淚mpact of Relationship Type on the Sexual Double Standard鈥
2018-2019
- John Rhodes
- Katherine Davenport
- Dana Lamberton
Mentor: Brandon Sanderson
Conference: Morganton, WV - Portfolio Presentation
Presentation: 鈥淏uilding Relationships Through Printmaking鈥
Mentor: Dr. Brandon Sanderson
Conference: Morganton, WV - Portfolio Presentation
Presentation: 鈥淏uilding Relationships Through Printmaking鈥
Mentor: Dr. Siva Mandjiny
Conference: Greensboro, NC - NCS-AAPT Conference
Presentation: 鈥淐onstructing and Testing Wave Driver Apparatus鈥
- Megan Brinson
- Brandon Cork
- Savannah Melvin
- Alex Smith
- Brianna Thompson
- Aaliyah Weatherington
Mentor: Dr. Brooke Kelly, Dept of Sociology
Project: 鈥淯NCP Student Food Security Survey Analysis鈥
Mentor: Dr. Cornelia Tirla, Dept of Chemistry and Physics
Project: 鈥淚nvestigating Greener, More Affordable Synthesis of Ionic Liquid Precursors鈥
Mentor: Dr. Bob Poage, Dept of Biology
Project: 鈥淎 Novel treatment for LEMS in a Frog Model鈥
Mentor: Dr. Peter Grimes, Dept ofETFL
Project: 鈥淧embroke Magazine: Web Editing/Social Media Consultant鈥
Mentor: Dr. Joong-lyul Lee, Dept of Mathematics and Computer Science
Project: 鈥淯sing Blockchain for Secure IoT Framework鈥
Mentor: Dr. Michele Fazio, Dept ofETFL
Project: 鈥淢apping the Underground Railroad: Documenting Cora's Journey to Freedom鈥
- Cali Stuckey
Mentor: Brandon Sanderson, Department of Art
Project: 鈥淛apanese Bookbinding鈥
2017-2018
- Jose Acosta
- Macie Bethea
- Kiana Perez-Jimenez
- Kayla McCarty
- Whitney Givens
- Dominique Perez-Jimenez
- Keily Ramirez
- Hannah Swartz
- Grant Wood
- Amy Kish
- Mia Baxley
- Aaliyah Weatherington
- Jullienne Lim
- Justice Pevia
- Cassandra Barlogio
- Korrinne Bethel
- Neveen Issa
- La-Teisha Allen
- Aaliyah Weatherington, Edward Owen, Nicklaus Courmon, Tiara May, Ashton Gilbert, Deja Rainey, Hakeem Abdur-Rahim, Jazmyn Fogg, Ayanna Williams, Kourtnei Ashmon
Mentor: Dr. Cornelia Tirla
Conference: Charlotte, NC - Southeast Regional Meeting (SERMACS)
Presentation: 鈥淪tudy of the Benzoin condensation reaction鈥
Mentor: Dr. Cornelia Tirla
Conference: Charlotte, NC - Southeast Regional Meeting (SERMACS)
Presentation: 鈥淪tudy of the Benzoin condensation reaction鈥
Mentor: Dr. Ashley Allen
Conference: Atlantic Beach, FL - Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists
Presentation: 鈥淚nvestigating the Relationship between Self-Compassion's Positive and
Negative Subscales and Post-traumatic Stress Disorders in a Military Population鈥
Mentor: Dr. Renee Lamphere
Conference: New Orleans, LA - Academy of Criminal Justice
Presentation: 鈥淒reams of Graduate School? Advice from Professors in the Sociology
and
Criminal Justice Department鈥
Mentor: Dr. Renee Lamphere
Conference: New Orleans, LA - Academy of Criminal Justice
Presentation: 鈥淧rison Life: Female Prisoners鈥
Mentor: Dr. Enrique Porrua
Conference: Dallas, TX - National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies
Presentation: 鈥淓ffects of Acculturation and Its Impact on Mexican-American population鈥
Mentor: Dr. Enrique Porrua
Conference: Dallas, TX - National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies
Presentation: 鈥淚nterpreting Power in "Un dla de estos鈥
Mentor: Dr. Rita Hagevik
Conference: Myrtle Beach, SC - Association of Southeastern Biologists Conference
Presentation: 鈥淩elationships between European Honey Bee Health and Foraging Preference鈥
Mentor: Dr. Rita Hagevik
Conference: Myrtle Beach, SC - Association of Southeastern Biologists Conference
Presentation: 鈥淐hanges in Social Fonn Dominance of Invasive Fire Ants in a Carolina
Bay鈥
Mentor: Dr. Rita Hagevik
Conference: Myrtle Beach, SC - Association of Southeastern Biologists Conference
Presentation: 鈥淐omparing the Home Ranges of Eastern Box Turtles鈥
Mentor: Dr. Teagan Decker
Conference: Portland, OR - Alpha Chi National Convention
Presentation: 鈥淭he Influence of Cold War era Politics on US-China Foreign Policy鈥
Mentor: Dr. Teagan Decker
Conference: Portland, OR - Alpha Chi National Convention
Presentation: 鈥淎 Geography of Dystopia鈥
Mentor: Dr. Teagan Decker
Conference: Portland, OR - Alpha Chi National Convention
Presentation: 鈥淪coliosis: A Silent Medical Condition鈥
Mentor: Dr. Teagan Decker
Conference: Portland, OR - Alpha Chi National Convention
Presentation: 鈥淯nderstanding Attitudes toward Immunizations鈥
Mentor: Dr. Teagan Decker
Conference: Portland, OR - Alpha Chi National Convention
Presentation: 鈥淒iscovering the Microbial Diversity of the Lumber River鈥
Mentor: Dr. Teagan Decker
Conference: Portland, OR - Alpha Chi National Convention
Presentation: 鈥淗eight and Student Recognition on Campus鈥
Mentor: Dr. Teagan Decker
Conference: Portland, OR - Alpha Chi National Convention
Presentation: 鈥淭ypes of Food and Healthy Lifestyle Effect on Diabetes and Cholesterol鈥
Mentor: Dr. Kaitlin Campbell
Conference: Myrtle Beach, SC - Association of SouthEastern Biologists Conference
Presentation: 鈥淯nderstanding the interaction of vegetation, Soil, and Ant Communities鈥
Mentor: Dr. David Walton
Conference: Atlanta, GA - National Council for Black Studies Annual Convention Panelist
- La-Teisha Allen
- Ryan McGirt
Mentor: Dr. Kaitlin Campbell, Dept of Biology
Project: 鈥淯nderstanding the interaction of vegetation, soil, and ant communities鈥
Mentor: Dr. John Roe, Dept of Biology
Project: 鈥淓cological Studies of Spotted Turtles at Lumber River State Park鈥
- Andrew Alekseev
- Brittany Crocker
- Ashley Nordquist
- Dakota Young
Mentor: Dr. Brandon Sanderson, Dept of Art
Project: 鈥淣arrative Woodblock Carving Exhibition鈥
Mentor: Dr. Carla Rokes, Dept of Art
Project: 鈥淧op-up Engineering鈥
Mentor: Carla Rokes, Dept of Art
Project: 鈥淭he Artistic Representation of Mental Illnesses鈥
Mentor: Dr. John Labadie, Dept of Art
Project: 鈥淎 Study of Established Photographic Styles through Practice as Research鈥
2016-2017
- Courtney Hockett
- Anisha McDowell
- Carli Thompson
- Courtney Hockett
- Robbie Juel
- Vivienne-Sarai Leaven
Mentor: Dr. Brandon Sanderson, Dept of Art
Project: 鈥淓xperimenting with Pip Pens and Curating the results鈥
Mentor: Dr. Joseph Begnaud, Dept of Art
Project: 鈥淢anipulation of Self via Digital Media鈥
Mentor: Dr. Catherine Parisian
Project: 鈥淭ranscribing and Encoding the Letters of Mary Russell Mitford from 1811
for
Web Publication鈥
Mentor: Dr. Brandon Sanderson, Dept of Art
Project: 鈥淓xperimenting with the Art of Aquascaping and Creating a Living Educational
Biorama鈥
Mentor: Dr. Lisa Kelly, Dept of Biology
Project: 鈥淎n Analysis of the Vascular Flora of Sampson's Landing, Robeson County,
North Carolina鈥
Mentor: Dr. John Labadie, Dept of Art
Project: 鈥淭eaching the Foundations of Animation: From Concept to Completion鈥
