2020-2021 Scholars
| Name | Program | Project | Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Adams |
Planning, Public Policy & Management / Entrepreneurship |
Black Americans and the American Police Force |
Dr. Nikki Chery, University Counseling Center |
| Emily Boyce | Biochemistry | Assembly and function of the photosynthetic pathway | Alice Barkan, PhD, Biology |
| Desiree Casanova |
Psychology / Disability Studies |
Does Memory Heal? Finding a Correlation Between Adolescent Drug Abuse and Deficits in Adult Memory Recall |
Ruth Ellignsen, PhD, Psychology Dr. Sarah DuBrow, Psychology |
| Emily Duru |
English / Creative Writing |
Black Womanhod in Contemporary American Literature | Dr. Courtney Thorsson, English |
| Alyssa Fuentez | Human Physiology | Environment Enrichment Effects Neural Activity in Primary Visual Cortex | Denise Piscopo, PhD, Institute of Neuroscience |
| Jyhreh Johnson | Biological Anthropology & Linguistics / African Studies | Quantifying Cranial Shape Change Due to Aging: Expanding Forensic Age Estimation Techniques and Understanding Adult Human Ontogeny Through a Geometric Morphometric Approach | Dr. Stephen Frost, Anthropology |
| Cat Luna | Psychology / Planning, Public Policy and Management & Nonprofit Administration | Pick Me Up: A Study on Daily Stress and Time Management in Nontraditional Students with Children during COVID-19 |
Christabelle Dragoo, McNair Scholars Program & Prevention Science Bob Choquette, Planning, Public Policy and Management |
| Lukas MacMillen | Biology | Condition and Environment Dependent Recombination | Dr. Nadia Singh, Biology |
| Alexie Malone | Political Science / Ethics, Legal Studies & Business Administration | Politics and the Two-Party System | Mikhail Myagkov, Political Science |
| Nicole Wales | Physica & Chemistry / Mathematics | Correlations Between Neighboring Minima in the Energy Landscapes of Athermal Glass Systems | Dr. Eric Corwin, Physics |
2019-2020 Scholars
| NAME | PROGRAM | PROJECT | MENTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitan Avivi-Stuhl | Mathematics / Computer Science | Matroid Theory | Dr. Mauricio Gomez Lopez, Mathematics |
| Desirae Brown | Sociology / French | The Effects of University Student Demands and Protests on Administrative Responses, Diversity Numbers, and Retention Rates | Dr. Debra Thompson, Political Science |
| Ally Carlile | Biology / Mathematics & Chemistry | Behavioral Correlates in Sleeping Laboratory Mice |
Dr. David McCormick, Institute of Neuroscience |
| Matthew Dawson | Biology & Psychology | Cell Specific Ablation in Zebrafish: an Examination of Social Behavior |
Dr. Philip Washbourne, Institute of Neuroscience Dr. Christina Karns, Psychology Dr. Laurie Ehlhardt Powell and Dr. Melissa McCart, Center on Brain Injury Research and Training |
| Ashley Easter | Family and Human Services / Sociology | Exploring Factors Associated with Obesity in Rural Oregon | Dr. Elizabeth Budd, Family and Human Services & Prevention Science |
| Lisa Guerricabeitia | Psychology & Theater Arts | Parsing Influences of Dysregulation on Eating Habits in Rural School-Aged Children | Dr. Nichole Kelly, Counseling Psychology |
| Joan Hicks | Psychology / Global Health | Age-related and culturally specific causes of depression underdiagnosis among older adults |
Dr. Josh Snodgrass, Anthropology Alicia DeLouize, M.A., Anthropology |
| Neila (Nina) Kerkebane | Economics / Mathematics | Impact of Tuition Increases on the Enrollment Rates of Low-Income Students | Dr. Jonathan Davis, Economics |
| Ash Martins | Sociology / Psychology | TBD | Dr. Jocelyn Hollander, Sociology |
| Tristan McKibben | Biochemistry / Ethics | TBD | TBD |
| Joe Moore | Sociology | Gentrification and Eviction Crisis: Tacoma | Dr. Clare Evans, Sociology |
| Antonio Munoz | Biology / Psychology | Odor Concentration Change Sensing in Mice | Avinash Singh, Biology |
| Allysia Rainey | Psychology | The Association Between Socioeconomic Status and Depression in Adolescent Females | Dr. Jennifer Pfeifer, Psychology |
| Meghan Ramirez | Psychology / Sociology & Anthropology | The Effects of Natural Sounds on the Autonomic Nervous System |
Dr. Christina Karns, Psychology Dr. Melissa McCart, Center on Brain Injury Research and Training |
2018-19 Scholars
| NAME | PROGRAM | PROJECT | MENTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Bunch | Psychology | The Effect of Simulations on Perceptions of the Validity of Expert Testimony | Dr. Robert Mauro, Psychology |
| Faith Collins | Psychology | The Effect of Delta-Frequency Music on Insomniac Sleep Onset Latency |
Teresa Hawkes, Neuroinformatics Lab Dr. Don Tucker, Psychology |
| Kylie Davis | Psychology | TBD | TBD |
| Ana Garibay-Mares | International Studies, Chinese & Planning, Public Policy & Management / Business Administration | Belt and Road Initiative: the Sino-Samoa Pact | Dr. Yvonne Brown, International Studies |
| Elmira Louie | Comparative Literature and English | A Woman's Voice: Strategies of Feminist Translation Practices in Spanish, Persian, and Turkish Poetry | Dr. Leah Middlebrook, Romance Languages and Comparative Literature |
| Aaron Macarthur | Psychology | The Closeness Communication Bias: A Replication |
Dr. Dare Baldwin, Psychology Netanel Weinstein, Psychology |
| Alvy Macias-Gonzalez | Sociology | TBD | TBD |
| Shawn Melendy | Biochemistry | Effects of Adipocyte-Specific p85α Overexpression on Insulin Signaling Mice |
Dr. Carrie McCurdy, Human Physiology Dr. Byron Hetrick, Institute of Molecular Biology |
| Sky Ramirez-Doble | Environmental Science | Local scale variation in microbial composition and function across tropical land use gradients |
Dr. Krista McGuire, Biology Stephanie Ostresh, Biology |
| Zora Rose | Psychology and Philosophy | The Impact of Auditory Theta Stimulation on General Affect, Working Memory Capacity and Attention |
Dr. Dasa Zeithamova, Psychology Dr. Michael Posner, Psychology Taylor Guthrie, Psychology |
| Anais Niko Verhoeven | Psychology | Regulatory success and eating disorder symptomatology: does cognitive reappraisal sores predict specific eating disorder risk? |
Dr. Jennifer Pfeifer, Psychology Dani Cosme, Psychology |
| Mat Wilson | Anthropology | Impact of a High Male Skew on the Sexual Behaviors of Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata) |
Dr. Frances White, Anthropology Kylen Gartland, Anthropology |
| Scott Ziegler | English | Antagonistic River: The Agency of Nature in Northwest Literature |
Dr. Gordon Sayre, English Dr. Stephanie LeMenager, English |
2017-18 Scholars
| NAME | PROGRAM | PROJECT | MENTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jared F. Acosta-King | Psychology | Odor Sampling Behavior in Autism Model Mice | Matthew Smear, Psychology, Institute of Neuroscience |
| Cheyenne D. Collins | Anthropology, Honors College | Preliminary Decomposition Student within the Willamette Valley of Oregon: Multi-Regional Comparison and Sharp Force Trauma Effects | Jeanne McLaughlin, Anthropology |
| Carina Garcia | International Studies & Sociology | The Role of the State in Human Rights and Migration: Conflicting Discourses in Mexican Migration Policy |
Kristin Yarris, International Studies Ellen Scott, Sociology |
| Bianca Flynn | History | Environmental Racism in Native American Communities Near the Hanford Nuclear Reservation |
Ryan Jones, History Steven Beda, History |
| Lana Huizar | Psychology | Examining Depression and Social Support among Caregivers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder | Laura Lee McIntyre, School of Psychology |
| Taylor Contreras | Physics | The Search for New Particles Decaying to W+ Final States NSF Duke/TUNL Research Experience for Undergraduates |
Alfred T. Goshaw, Physics, Duke University Stephanie Majewski, Physics |
| Jack C. Wiegand | Anthropology & Medieval Studies | Sugar Refinement Techniques from Medieval Documentary and Material Records: A Text-aided Experimental Archaeology Case Study |
Daphne Gallagher, Anthropology Gantt Gurley, German and Scandinavian Regina Psaki, Romance Languages Scott Stull, Anthropology, Ithaca College |
| Elizabeth Witcher | Psychology & Sociology | The Role of Social Media in the Emotional Lives of People with Vitiligo | CJ Pascoe |
2016-17 Scholars
| NAME | PROGRAM | PROJECT | MENTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley M. Boyce | Psychology | Passive Carryover and Conflict Triggered Regulation: Differences in Early Visual Components |
Ulrich Mayr, Psychology Don Tucker, Psychology |
| Megan Carson | Psychology | Age Differences in a “Short Long-term Memory” System for Visual Information |
Ulrich Mayr, Psychology Atsushi Kikumoto, Psychology |
| Lindan Comrada | Biochemistry | Markers of Cardiovascular Health in Chronic Marijuana Smokers | Christopher Minson, Human Physiology |
| Stefani Paige Evans | Psychology | Mother-Preschooler Interactions Measured Using the Structural Analysis of Social Behavior |
Maureen Zalewski, Psychology Elizabeth Skowron, Counseling Psychology |
| Tonya C. Hansberry | Psychology | Sequelae of Maternal Trauma: Attachment Relationships and the Development of Empathy in the Next Generation |
Jennifer Ablow, Psychology Jeffrey Measelle, Psychology Xiaoning Sun, Psychology |
| Benjamin Hinde | Sociology | Fluid Borders, Neo-Liberal Displacements: Current Push and Pull Factors Driving Latin American Migration |
Jessica Vasquez-Tokos, Sociology Aaron Gullickson, Sociology |
| David M. Lee | Biochemistry & Biology |
Leafcutter Ants Inside the Nest Have Sharper Mandibles than Ants Outside the Nest |
Robert Schofield, Physics |
| Kristina Lowney | Psychology | Feelings of Belonging and Future Persistence in STEM | Sara Hodges, Psychology, Associate Dean of the Graduate School |
| Aaron Nelson | Biology |
Transfer of Fungal Endophytes from Leaves to Woody Substrates |
Bitty Roy, Biology and Institute of Ecology and Evolution |
| Thalia Padilla | Biology | Molecular Genetic Studies in C. elegans |
Bruce Bowerman, Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology Molly Jud, Institute of Molecular Biology |
| Trenton M. Peters-Clarke | Biochemistry & Biology | Increasing the Efficiency of a Biotin-Streptavidin Pull Down for An Investigation of Pt(II)-Protein Interactions |
Victoria DeRose, Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Biology Rachael Cunningham, Institute of Molecular Biology |
| Demiliza Saramosing | Ethnic Studies & Journalism | Indigenizing Kalihi: Imagining Native Solidarities between Native Hawaiians and Working-Class Filipinos in the U.S. Colony of Hawai’i | Stephanie “Lani” Teves, Ethnic Studies |
2015-16 Scholars
| NAME | PROGRAM | PROJECT | MENTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Adams | Psychology, Biology, Honors College | Contextual Modulation: Components of the Rod-and-Frame Illusion and the Systemizing Trait of Autism | Paul Dassonville, Psychology |
| Dagger Anderson | Psychology |
A Diverse Look at Switch Rate and Task Switching |
Ulrich Mayr, Psychology Jason Hubbard, Psychology |
| Joshua Coon | Biology | Pheromones and Path Selection of Atta cephalotes | Robert Schofield, Physics |
| Zachary Cunningham | Psychology | Maternal Betrayal Trauma and Response to Adolescent Negative Emotion: Does Maternal Emotion Regulation Matter? |
Jennifer Freyd, Psychology Christina Gamache Martin, Psychology |
| Matthew T. Dodier | Economics |
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire: PM2.5, Forest Fires, and Hospital Admissions in Oregon |
Benjamin Hansen, Economics |
| Caitlyn Fields | Biochemistry | Investigating Fundamental Cluster Chemistry: VT-NMR Studies of the Flat Ga13 Cluster at Multiple Concentrations |
Darren W. Johnson, Chemistry and Biochemistry Anna F. Oliveri, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Chemistry, UC Davis William H. Casey, Chemistry, UC Davis |
| Robel Haile | General Science | The Neurotoxic effects of Amyloid-Beta Oligomers in C. elegans |
Janis Weeks, Biology, Institute of Neuroscience Kristin Robinson, Institute of Neuroscience |
| Diamanté Jamison | Ethnic Studies & History | Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.: The Vanishing Point of Two Black Streams of Consciousness | TBD |
| Nicole Kingsley | Biology, Honors College | The Genetic Architecture Underlying Biting in the Pitcher-Plant Mosquito, Wyeomyia smithii |
William Bradshaw, Biology, Institute of Ecology and Evolution Christina Holzapfel, Biology, Institute of Ecology and Evolution Rudy Borowczak, Biology, Institute of Ecology and Evolution |
| Erica Alexia Ledesma | Ethnic Studies, Anthropology & Spanish | Shifting Racial and Ethnic Identities Among Guatemalan Immigrants | Lynn Stephen, Anthropology, Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies (CLLAS) |
| Tamara LeRoy | Anthropology |
Food and Gardening: Benefits and Challenges for Latino/a Communities in Public Spaces |
Lynn Stephen, Anthropology, Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies (CLLAS) |
| Kristina Lowney | Psychology | Self-Doubt and Empathic Accuracy | Sara Hodges, Psychology, Associate Dean of the Graduate School |
| Christine Nguyen | Psychology | Sociability Gap between Chinese American Mothers and their Children: Consequences of the Gap for Young, School-Age Children’s Adjustment |
Jennifer Ablow, Psychology Jeffrey Measelle, Psychology Xiaoning Sun, Psychology |
| Brandon Riemer | Physics | Integrated Photonic Circuits | Benjamín Alemán, Physics |
| Paulla Santos | History | The Continuation of US Imperialism through Transnational Marriages between Pilipinas and US Men | Julie Weise, History |
2014-15 Scholars
| NAME | PROGRAM | PROJECT | MENTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geo Bitgood | Psychology |
Thank you, Sweetie! Gratitude and Relationship Satisfaction in Close Relationships |
Christina Karns, Psychology |
| Erik Burlingame | Biochemistry | The Role of CASK in Synaptogenesis | Philip Washbourne, Biology, Institute of Neuroscience |
| Jackie Cowell | Psychology | More Than Just Words: EMOTAIX-Tropes Examines Linguistic Correlates of Mental Health |
Jennifer Ablow, Psychology Jeffrey Measelle, Psychology |
| Mallory Nicole Davis | English & Women's and Gender Studies |
Of Cost and Consequence: Examining the Price of White Liberalism in James Baldwin’s Another Country |
Courtney Thorsson, English Ernesto Martinez, Women’s and Gender Studies |
| Monquize Dusseau | Economics | Gangs in America: Dispelling Detrimental Stigmas and Cultivating Alternatives | Gerardo Sandoval, Planning, Public Policy and Management |
| David Grady | Psychology | The State Effects of Subtle Physiological Arousal on Visual Working Memory Capacity: Sitting, Standing and Cognition |
Edward K. Vogel, Psychology Irida Mance, Psychology |
| Marina P. Gross | Psychology | The Role of Pupil Dilation in the Von Restorff Effect | Nash Unsworth, Psychology |
| Robel Haile | Human Physiology | Screening the Neurotoxic Effects of Amyloid-β1-42 Peptides in C. elegans using a Micro-fluidic Electropharyngeogram Platform |
Janis Weeks, Biology, Institute of Neuroscience Kristin Robinson, Institute of Neuroscience |
| Christopher Harrington | Anthropology | Facial Symmetry and Health in the Indigenous Amazonian Shuar of Ecuador |
Stephen Frost, Anthropology Lawrence Sugiyama, Anthropology |
| Caitlyn Hazlett | Chemistry |
Facile Synthesis of a Large Gallium Keggin Cluster |
William H. Casey, Chemistry, University of California, Davis Darren Johnson, Chemistry, Materials Science Institute Anna Oliveri, Chemistry Jung-Ho Son, NEAT ORU, University of California, Davis |
| Jared Richardson | Biology & Biochemistry |
Alternative Splicing in the Cardiac Tissue of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 Patients |
Andy Berglund, Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Biology, Interim Assoc. Dean, Graduate School Adam Struck, Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Biology |
| Benedicta Wanjeri | Biochemistry |
Determining the Protein Concentration of Malaria VaccineCandidate Antigen Apical Membrane Antigen-1 (AMA1) |
Andrea Berry, Pediatrics (Infectious and Tropical Diseases), University of Maryland, Baltimore |
2013-14 Scholars
| NAME | PROGRAM | PROJECT | MENTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geo Bitgood | Psychology |
Body Connectivity and Mobile Technology Use: The Role of the Body in a Digital Age |
Jennifer Craig, Dance |
| Amber P. Bryan | Women's and Gender Studies | Exotic Sexuality: Examining the Effect of Exotic Dancing on Women’s Sexuality | Lamia Karim, Anthropology |
| Tad Falk | Psychology |
Personality Impressions on Twitter |
Sanjay Srivastava, Psychology Nicole Lawless, Psychology |
| Marina Gross | Psychology |
Accessing Long-Term Memory—What Pupil Dilation Can Tell Us About Search Processes: An Exploratory Study |
Nash Unsworth, Psychology |
| Lindsay Guzman | Chemistry | New Pt(II) Complexes for the Investigation of Copper-Mediated Degradation in Pt-Bound RNA Click Reactions |
Victoria DeRose, Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Biology Jonathan White, Chemistry |
| Sunny Rae Harrison | Anthropology | Maintaining Compassion and Harmony: An Analysis of Three Interreligious Communities in Bali | Lamia Karim, Anthropology |
| Lan Marberry | Family and Human Services | The Perception of Parents’ Participation in Therapy for Children with Communication Disorders |
Karrie Walters, Family and Human Services Daniel Close, Family an Human Services Eileen McNutt, Speech Language Pathologist |
| Hassatou Jallow | Journalism, International Studies, Honors College | A Modern Migration: The Consequences of Senegalese Migration to the West |
Peter Laufer, Journalism Vera Keller, Honors College |
| Heidi Martinez | Journalism, International Studies, Honors College | Beyond Depression: Maternal Neural Response Differs with Comorbid Anxiety Disorder |
Heidemarie Laurent, Psychology Rosemary Bernstein, Psychology |
| Lyle McPherson | Biochemistry | aPKC Induces Polarization of Numb by Disrupting Cortical Targeting Mechanisms |
Kenneth Prehoda, Chemistry and the Institute of Molecular Biology Matthew Bailey, Chemistry |
| Eric Goytia Nummedal | Biochemistry |
Using Mice as Models to Investigate Neuronal Response in the Thalamic Lateral Geniculate Nucleus |
Cris Niell Biology, Institute of Neuroscience Wayne Tschetter, Institute of Neuroscience |
| Gabriel Sanchez | Anthropology | Cetacean Hunting at the Par-Tee Site (35CLT20): Ethnographic, Artifact, and Blood Residue Analysis Investigation |
Jon Erlandson, Anthropology and the Museum of Natural and Cultural History Eirik Thorsgard, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Cultural Protection Program of The Confederated Tribes of Grand Rond |
| Quang Truong | Biology |
Exploring the Basis for Sequence-specific RNA Binding by Pentatricopeptide Repeat Proteins |
Alice Barkan, Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology |
| Benedicta Wanjeri | Biochemistry | Characterizing the Neuromuscular Effects of Tribendimidinein the Nematode Worm Caenorhabditis elegans |
Janis Weeks, Biology, Institute of Neuroscience Kristin Robinson, Institute of Neuroscience |
| Naduah Wheeler | English |
Post-Traumatic Sexuality: Reclamation of Sexuality and Eroticism After Colonization |
Quinn Miller, English Gordon Sayre, English |