Current Students - Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program

Addison Bailey
Mentor: Forrest Toegel, Psychological Science
Project title: "Evaluating Laboratory Arrangements to Study Impulsivity and Self-Control in Choice Models with Rats"

Alex Hopper
Mentor: Matt Jennings, Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Project title: "Characterization of two-dimensional and three-dimensional levetiracetam-enhanced temozolomide-treated cells"

Anne Carrier
Mentor: Josh Sharp, Biology
Project title: "RSV ddPCR wastewater epidemiology"

Elizabeth Williams
Mentor: Weronika Kusek, Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences
Project title: "Reimagining Streets as Spaces for Wealth Creation"

James Asava
Mentor: Christine Lenzen, Art and Design
Project title: "The Exploration of Race."

Jill Cline
Mentor: Maris Cinelli, Chemistry
Project title: "Discovery of Beta-Carboline Alkaloids in Nightshades"

Mark Fuller
Mentor: LaMart Hightower, Social Work
Project title: "SUD Recovery Aftercare: Is enough being done?"

Mira Goemaere
Mentor: Alec Lindsay, Biology
Project title: "Genetic Identification of Avian Blood Parasites of White-Throated Sparrows"

Taylor Bartley
Mentor: Cory Toegel, Psychological Science
Project title: "Evaluating the Role of Signals on Pausing and Preference under Ratio Schedules"

Wren Konickson
Mentor: Evan Pratt, Chemistry
Project title: "Illuminating the Behavior and Localization of Cellular Mg2+ in Human Cells Using Fluorescent Biosensor"

Alex Hopper
Mentor: Matt Jennings, Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Project title: "Characterization of two-dimensional and three-dimensional levetiracetam-enhanced temozolomide-treated cells"

Anna Armstrong
Mentor: Jelili Adebiyi, Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences
Project title: "Manure Management Strategies to Preserve Waterways on Mackinac Island"

Cameron Keller
Mentor: Lesley Putman, Chemistry
Project title: "Influence of varying light wavelengths on industrial hemp efficiency for phytoremediation of PFOS"

Elle Russell
Mentor: Joshua Carlson, Psychological Science
Project title: "Neural mechanisms of reward processing: The relationship between reward anticipation and reward consumption in high and low reward responsive individuals."

Josh Yang
Mentor: Joshua Carlson, Psychological Science
Project title: "Timecourse of Neural Activity Across Low and High Reward Responders"

Julia Drexel
Mentor: Alexander Wilson, Chemistry
Project title: "Structural Determinants of the Glycosylation of Stilbenoids and Bibenzyls with Medicinal Properties"

Kay Hintze
Mentor: Cory Toegel, Psychological Science
Project title: "Evaluating post-intervention outcomes for a Therapeutic Workplace intervention for homeless adults with alcohol use disorder"

Kenzee DeFrenn 
Mentor: Sarah Jennings, Nursing
Project title: "Accommodations in Nursing"

Lars Anderson
Mentor: Jill Leonard, Biology
Project title: "Juvenile burbot (Lota lota) habitat selection in a simulated naturalistic environment"

Lola Rigano
Mentor: Jelili Adebiyi, Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences
Project title: "Growing Sustainability - Bothwell Middle School Garden Project"

Max Husa
Mentor: Kathryn Newton, Chemistry
Project title: "Synthesis and Modification of Tin(II) Oxide Nanoparticle Photocatalysts to Degrade PFAS"

Paige Dolph
Mentor: Jon Barch, Psychological Science
Project title: "Electroencephalogram Testing; Reward Related Positivity"

Rick Sicotte
Mentor: Josh Sharp, Biology
Project title: "Wastewater Surveillance for Pathogens: A Focus on COVID-19, Norovirus, and RSV"