Benjamin Delebreau, “A Mathematical Model of Liposome-Mediated Drug Delivery in Brain Blood Vessel Networks” Mentor: Peter Hinow, Mathematical Sciences A major challenge to the delivery of drugs to the brain is posed by the blood-brain barrier. Recent research has shown…… Read More
Morgan Connaughton, “A Meta-Analysis on Prevalence of Organ-Specific Cancer and Hypertension” Mentor: Mahsa Dabagh, Biomedical Engineering Hypertension and cancer are two of the most problematic health conditions in the world. Hypertension, which is defined by the CDC as systolic blood…… Read More
Vladislav Melnikov, “A Method for Close Observation of Hybrid Pairings Between Species in the Enchenopa binotata Complex of Treehoppers (Hemiptera: Membracidae)” Mentors: Rafael Rodriguez and Bretta Speck, Biological Sciences Hybridization has many impacts on the process of speciation. Speciation generally…… Read More
Carnita Lincoln, “A Method to Investigate the Role of DH and mPFC Interactions in Episodic-Like Memory Consolidation” Mentors: Karyn Frick and Miranda Schwabe, Psychology Concurrent activity in both the dorsal hippocampus (DH) and medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) is necessary for…… Read More
Anna Kaminski, “A Modern 3-Year Climatology of North Atlantic and Western North Pacific Extratropical Cyclones” Mentor: Clark Evans, Atmospheric Science Extratropical transition (ET) is a frequently studied process that occurs when a tropical cyclone starts to transition into an extratropical…… Read More
Logan Teehan, “A Novel Sequential Injection Solid-Phase Extraction Method for Determination of Amphetamines” Mentor: Joseph Aldstadt, Chemistry & Biochemistry New psychoactive substances (NPS) are a classification of synthetic drugs that mimic the effects of known illicit substances with variations in…… Read More
Robert Polivka, “Abstract 3D Model Generation Using Generative Adversarial Networks and Mandlebulbs” Mentor: Christopher Willey, Art & Design This research project is based on generated images and how they can relate to each other in 3D space. The goal of…… Read More
Tory Clearwater, “Alcohol and Cannabis Co-Use: Evaluating Verbal Learning Performance in Adolescents and Young Adults” Mentors: Krista Lisdahl and Ashley Stinson, Psychology Alcohol and cannabis are the most widely co-used substances among adolescents and adults. Both alcohol and cannabis use…… Read More
Natalia Sotelo, “Alcohol and Cannabis Use Predicting Hippocampal Volume in Adolescents and Young Adults” Mentors: Krista Lisdahl and Alex Wallace, Psychology The hippocampus is responsible for long-term memory formation and previous literature indicates a relationship between decreased hippocampal volume in…… Read More
Zachary Just and Shayla Finley, “Analysis of 1930s Jazz Music for Collaboration with UWM Theatre Department” Mentor: Phillip Sink, Music Our task was to create a playlist of incidental music to coincide with the UWM theatre department’s production of a…… Read More
Kathryne Fogle, “Analysis of Sediments Cores from Lake Basin of Olduvai Using X-ray Diffraction” Mentor: Lindsay McHenry, Geosciences Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, East Africa is important anthropologically and has provided information on key phases on early human evolution and vertebrate…… Read More
Barbara Mayo, “Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Aeromonas populations in wastewater treatment processes” Mentor: Troy Skwor, Biomedical Sciences The CDC states that each year 35,000 people die in the U.S.A from antibiotic resistant infections and $1.2 billion in healthcare costs are…… Read More
Madison Schillinger, “Applying Hemodynamics in Treatment Planning for Aneurysm” Mentor: Mahsa Dabagh, Biomedical Engineering Intracranial aneurysms are a condition where weak areas of blood vessels in the brain can expand and create blood-filled sacs. Rupture of these aneurysms leads to…… Read More
Victoria Isaac, “Arts Education and Black and Latinx Student Achievement: Evidence from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009” Mentor: Marcus Britton, Sociology Previous studies examine quantitative connections between arts education and academic achievement, utilizing standardized test scores as measures…… Read More
Ryan Conrad and Carli Kugel, “Assessing Conflict Monitoring in OCD Subtypes Using Error-Related Brain Activity” Mentors: Han Joo Lee, Maryam Ayazi, and Bryce Arseneau, Psychology Obsessions can be broken into two subtypes, autogenous and reactive. Autogenous obsessions (AO) appear abruptly…… Read More
Estela Rangel, “Assessing Future Healthcare Professionals about Healthcare Disparities and Medical Racism” Mentor: Kris Barnekow, Occupational Science & Technology Healthcare disparities and medical racism can often play a role in infant mortality rates among marginalized communities. Although infant mortality rates…… Read More
Carli Kugel and Ryan Conrad, “Assessing OCD Subtypes: Response Inhibition and Error Monitoring Through the Stop Signal Paradigm” Mentors: Han Joo Lee, Bryce Arseneau, and Maryam Ayazi, Psychology Autogenous obsessions (AO) are unrealistic threatening mental intrusions (e.g., unacceptable violent thoughts),…… Read More
Jocelyn Jarvis, “Association Between Perceived and Objective Neighborhood Safety on Behavioral Inhibition Among Youth” Mentors: Krista Lisdahl and Ryan Sullivan, Psychology Behavioral inhibition in young children is a temperament characterized by heightened sensitivity to novelty, social withdrawal, and anxious behaviors……. Read More
Andrea Suihkonen, “Atomic Panacea: The Radium Fad of the Early 20th Century” Mentor: Nigel Rothfels, History Radium- a revolutionary, Nobel Prize-winning element- was discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie in 1898. Less than a decade after its successful isolation in…… Read More
Peyton Bendis, “Attention Bias of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems in Young Adults: A Pilot Study” Mentor: Joshua Gwon, Nursing Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) are becoming increasingly popular among young adults in the United States. The use of ENDS can…… Read More
Brynn LiaBraaten, “Available Resources and Supports for Spoken Language Interpreters in Pediatric Medical Encounters” Mentors: W. Hobart Davies, Amy Olen, and Paulina Lim, Psychology Pediatric medical interpreters often experience distress due to work-related stressors, including interpreting traumatic content. Despite the…… Read More
Ronita Dua, “Behavioral Responses of Daphnia Magna to Olfactory Cues” Mentor: Rudi Stickler, Biological Sciences Ecological research is vastly impacted by the decisions organisms make in response to variegated stimuli. Chemical cues have significant effects on most aquatic animals and…… Read More
Nadia Tabit, “Betrayal by Treaty?: Refuting the Notion of Maroon Betrayal in the Treaties of 1739” Mentor: Rebecca Shumway, History In seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Jamaica, during the late Spanish and early British periods, the Maroons were Africans who fled slavery…… Read More
Toren Dorsey, “Body Parts as Classifiers in South and Central American Languages” Mentor: Kelsie Pattillo, Linguistics In this project, we are researching body parts as sources for classifiers in Central and South American languages. A classifier is a grammatical feature…… Read More
Ava Hager and Candice Booker, “Bottle Tree” Mentor: Glenn Williams, Art & Design This project is a re-examination of the bottle tree as a reference to African American cultural identity stemming from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola…… Read More
Mary Widener, Garrett Kocourek, Hope Glassel, Mich Dillon, Meghan Berger, and Peter Green, “Breath” Mentor: Nathaniel Stern, Art & Design The numbers surrounding pollution and electronic waste, sustainable energy and climate change are so vast that they are difficult to…… Read More
Audrey Schlais, “Can Orb Weaver Spiders Solve Novel Problems?” Mentors: Rafael Rodriguez and Clint Sergi, Biological Sciences The ability to solve problems varies greatly between animal species. Some animals are thought to use insight. Insight is the ability to solve…… Read More
Noor Mahmoud, “Can UC2288 Improve Cell Capacity of Mesenchymal Stem Cells?” Mentor: Priyatha Premnath, Biomedical Engineering When p21, a gene on a chromosome that helps regulate the cell cycle, was taken out of all the cells in a mouse, it…… Read More
Caleb Marris and Jessica Dray, “Case Study Research on Carbon Neutral Building Strategies: Building-Integrated Photovoltaics.” Mentor: James Wasley, Architecture Architecture is the biggest source of carbon in our atmosphere and finding solutions to eliminate carbon emissions is the fastest advancing…… Read More
Hannah Ullberg, “Cast Magnesium Foam for Energy Absorption and Bone Regrowth” Mentor: Pradeep Rohatgi, Materials Science & Engineering In this work, a critical review of the casting of magnesium foams for energy absorption and biomedical applications is presented. Pressure infiltration…… Read More
Alison Maciejewski, “Cat Control” Mentor: Nigel Rothfels, History Domestic and feral cats in the United States have become an invasive species. Cats are not “native” to North America therefore they are a threat to the wildlife. However, cats have roamed…… Read More
Liberty Ansorge, “Characterization of Dissolved Organic Matter in a Eutrophic Coastal Lagoon” Mentor: Laodong Guo, Freshwater Sciences Veterans Park Lagoon, a closed ecosystem near the Milwaukee Harbor belonging to the coastal system of Lake Michigan has shown evidence of increased…… Read More
Gianna Noffsinger, “Characterization of Immobilization of Proteins on Functionalized Porous Material for Removal of PFAS from Water” Mentor: Marcia Silva, Global Water Center Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of over 6000 human-made compounds used in industry. Some…… Read More
Ryan Roekle, “Chloride and Sulfate Concentrations of Milwaukee Waters During the COVID-19 Shutdown” Mentors: Russell Cuhel, Carmen Aguilar, and Steven Levas, Freshwater Sciences Human activities in urban centers can alter the chemical composition of local waters via processes such as…… Read More
Natalie Wilcox, “Co-Use of Alcohol and Cannabis: Associations with Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Adolescents” Mentors: Krista Lisdahl and Elizabeth Stinson, Psychology Alcohol and cannabis are frequently used substances among adolescents and have been associated with negative mental health outcomes……. Read More
Paul Newcomb, “Community Archiving and Safety Concerns in Documenting Social Activism” Mentor: Rachel Buff, History The police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, reignited an ongoing global movement demanding the abolishment of police and the dismantlement…… Read More
John Poppe, “Comparison of Pre and Post-Op Thoracohumeral Kinematics in Individuals with Rotator Cuff Tears” Mentor: Alyssa Schnorenberg, Occupational Science & Technology The rotator cuff (RC) is a group of muscles (supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis) which contribute to…… Read More
Corey Huffman, “Construction of a Cable-Driven Wrist Prosthesis and Performance Index” Mentors: Mohammad Rahman and Javier Sanjuan De Caro, Mechanical Engineering This research focuses on the creation and innovation of a cable-driven wrist prosthesis (CDWP) and a performance index that…… Read More
Michael Levandoski, “Coping with the Pandemic: Employee Survey” Mentor: James Topitzes, Social Work How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected UW-Milwaukee employees? This is the overall question we ask via a campus-wide survey that includes questions about past stressors, current stressors…… Read More
Heavenly Johnson, “Creating an Immersive Sustainable World: Starting with Hemp” Mentor: Christopher Willey, Art & Design Climate change propels my research to visualize and present sustainable industrial use of the plant Hemp and its use as an alternative energy resource……. Read More
Annabelle Fritz, “Decentralized Wastewater Treatment: A New Look at the Aging Wastewater Treatment System” Mentor: James Wasley, Architecture This research intends to analyze decentralized wastewater treatment examples to develop a typology for choosing and designing on-site wastewater treatment systems and…… Read More
Ismael Coello Ramirez and Devan Siegfried, “Decoking Performance of Alumina Forming Alloys” Mentors: Benjamin Church and Lizeth Ortiz, Materials Science & Engineering Newer alloys such as alumina-forming stainless steels (AFA) appear to have superior coke deposition (coking) resistance compared to…… Read More
Michael Vazquez, “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Students During the Trump Administration” Mentor: Rachel Buff, History In 2012, President Barack Obama created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The DACA program has allowed young people who were…… Read More
Julio Mejia, “Description of Teen Dating Violence in the Dominican Republic” Mentor: Heidi Luft, Nursing Despite high rates of intimate partner violence and homicide in the Dominican Republic (DR), research on prevention in this country is extremely limited. Dating violence…… Read More
Erich Wolf, “Designing 3D Printed Unit Cell Models for Arsenic Filtration” Mentor: Krishna Pillai, Mechanical Engineering Arsenic contamination of water is a widespread problem that affects many different parts of the world. Natural weathering and anthropogenic sources, such as mining…… Read More
Kimberly Osborn, “Developing and Testing a Labeling Reagent for Human IgG Antibodies” Mentors: Ionel Popa and Annie Eis, Physics Antibodies show potential to be used in a variety of applications, but they are difficult to work with due to natural…… Read More
Humza Siddiqi and Nou Thao, “Developing Protocols to Histologically Assess Murine Bones” Mentor: Priyatha Premnath, Biomedical Engineering Our current study employs a burr-hole fracture model on murine tibias. We are using this study in investigating the role of p21 in…… Read More
Hannah Zelms, “Development of a Parent Readiness Scale for Expectant Parents” Mentors: Paul Florsheim, Stephanie Moravec, and Marin Schmitt, Public Health The goal of this study was to develop a new measure to assess first time expectant parents’ level of…… Read More
Nhi Tran, “Development of an On-Line Liquid-Liquid Extraction Method for Quantitative Determination of Curcumin” Mentor: Joseph Aldstadt, Chemistry & Biochemistry Curcumin is a bioactive component of turmeric that is widely used in various applications: medicine, cosmetics, food, and textiles. It…… Read More
Taylor Wilcox, “Development of New Treatments for Neuropathic Pain Based on Imidazodiazepines” Mentor: Alexander Arnold, Chemistry & Biochemistry Currently, 7% of the US population has been diagnosed with neuropathic pain (NP). NP is mediated by inflammation of the associated peripheral…… Read More
Morgan Moore, “Digital Mapping of the Tambillos Site in Casma, Peru” Mentor: David Pacifico, Art History This research project utilizes digital mapping to examine architectural forms located on the Tambillos site in the Casma Valley of Peru. The structures in…… Read More
Sophia Hermann, “Divergent Fates” Mentor: Yevgeniya Kaganovich, Art & Design Divergent Fates is a continued project that builds on Professor Kaganovich’s long standing research interests in materiality, ecology, and human impact on the environment. The focus of the research is…… Read More
Eli Frank, Paul Newcomb, Pilar Sharp, Caroline Tietjens, and Agnes Lopez, “Documenting Wisconsin’s Black Lives Matter Demonstrations” Mentor: Rachel Buff, History The police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020 ignited an ongoing global movement that has…… Read More
Dayna LeClair, “Does External Focus Instruction Provide Superior Jump-Landing Kinematics Compared to Internal Focus” Mentor: Jennifer Earl-Boehm, Kinesiology Poor biomechanics during jump-landing are linked to an increased risk of ACL injury. Training using internally (IF) or externally (EF) focused verbal…… Read More
Annelise Tucker, “Does Hypertension Promote Drug Particle Intake and Distribution Across Cancer Cells?” Mentor: Mahsa Dabagh, Biomedical Engineering In medicine, it is not uncommon for a patient to have more than one condition that is contributing to their health at…… Read More
Cassidy Mayhall, “Dramaturgy for the Resistible Rise” Mentors: Alvaro Rios and Ralph Janes, Theatre In the fall of 2020 Peck School of the Arts performed a version of Bertolt Brecht’s 1941 play ‘The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui’. This edition…… Read More
Morgan Klug, “Early Childhood Sleep Hygiene and the Creation of a Community-Engaged Sleep Curriculum” Mentor: W. Hobart Davies, Psychology Poor sleep hygiene (SH), which generally refers to a set of behaviors that influence the quality of one’s sleep (Gelllis &…… Read More
Bryan Stoffel, “Educational Physics Based VR Experience” Mentor: Emily Berens, Film, Video, Animation, & New Genres The objective of this research was to create a Virtual Reality (VR) Learning Experience using Unreal Engine 4 (UE4), intended to teach players physics…… Read More
Sanya Kathuria, “Effect of 670 nm Photobiomodulation on Retinal Function and Energy Metabolism in Aging Mice” Mentor: Elizabeth Liedhegner, Biomedical Sciences Metabolic dysfunction is a common hallmark of aging and recent studies have established the metabolic footprint of aging in…… Read More
Jacob Braun, “Effect of High Density Polyethylene on Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) through Water Exposure” Mentor: Dong-Fang Deng, Freshwater Sciences The use of plastics including high-density polyethylene (HDPE) has caused their proliferation throughout our ecosystem and waterways. Their effects are…… Read More
Sophia Salas and Hope Ruedin, “Effect of the Social and Relational Skills Program PEERS® in Adolescents with NF1 on Social Skills” Mentors: Bonita Klein-Tasman and Danielle Glad, Psychology Social skills deficits have been observed in adolescents in the NF1 population,…… Read More
Ryan Thiede, “Effects of a Novel ERb Agonist on Proteins Related to Memory and Menopausal Symptom in Female Mice” Mentor: Karyn Frick, Psychology Millions of women experience menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes, anxiety, depression, and dementia every year. We…… Read More
Grace Geiger, “Effects of a Novel, Non-Toxic Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor on Histone Acetylation Levels in Mice” Mentors: Karyn Frick and Sarah Beamish, Psychology The molecular mechanisms that contribute to long-term memory formation remain a point of inquiry for many neuroscientists…… Read More
Sofia Mattson, “Effects of Differentially Conditioned Stimuli on Working Memory Processes” Mentor: Christine Larson, Psychology Current theories propose that threat-related stimuli are stored to a greater degree in working memory compared to neutral stimuli. However, much of this work has…… Read More
Alex Nelson, “Efficacy of Computerized Attentional Bias Modification of E-Cigarette Use Behaviors among Transitional Age Youth: The Beginnings of a Cross-Sectional Study” Mentors: Joshua Gwon, Nursing and Han Joo Lee, Psychology In 2018, 3.2% (8.1 million) U.S. adults reported current…… Read More
Kevin Hicks, “Electrochemical Sensor for Detection of Phosphorus in Stormwater” Mentor: Marcia Silva, Global Water Center When looking at one of the environmental issues that Wisconsin is faced with eutrophication is one at the top of the list. Eutrophication happens…… Read More
Ryan Williamson, “Energy Harvesting with Terfenol-D” Mentors: Rani Elhajjar and Chiu Law, Civil & Environmental Engineering Piezoelectric Ceramics have been shown to generate electricity when mechanical stress is applied. Terfenol-D is a magnetostrictive alloy and should be able to generate…… Read More
McKenna Anderson, “Estradiol Regulation of Extracellular Matrix Molecules in the Dorsal Hippocampus of Female Mice” Mentors: Karyn Frick and Kellie Gross, Psychology The potent estrogen, 17β-estradiol (E2), can increase hippocampal memory consolidation by enhancing intracellular cell signaling mechanisms in female…… Read More
Anna Emerson, “Ethics and Aesthetics for Virtual Realities” Mentor: Christopher Willey, Art & Design Before 2020, many of us had yet to experience the negative effects of high internet use, extensive screen time, and poor user interface design. But when…… Read More
Brock Behnke, “Evaluation of Wisconsin Aggregates for Durable and Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure” Mentor: Hani Titi, Civil & Environmental Engineering Long-term durability and sustainability of infrastructure systems are of the utmost importance. Understanding factors that affect long-term deterioration of reinforced concrete…… Read More
Jana Plotkin, “Eviction Defense Project; Are Families Safer From Eviction?” Mentor: Rebecca Konkel, Criminal Justice This research was based off of the Milwaukee’s Eviction Defense Project (EDP). The Milwaukee Defense Project provides men, women, and family units with legal aid…… Read More
Ashley Mainville, “Examining Postmortem Trauma to Bone Inflicted by Standard Gardening Tools” Mentor: Emily Middleton, Anthropology Skeletonized human remains can be inadvertently discovered during the course of a home renovation or gardening project and television shows like Buried in the…… Read More
Cheyenne Tetzlaff, “Exploring the Prevalence of Anatoxin-a in Waters of the United States” Mentor: Todd Miller, Public Health Anatoxin-a is a type of toxin formed from the cyanobacterium Dolichospermum. This toxin was nicknamed Very Fast Death Factor because even in…… Read More
Chloe Hotze, “Fabrication of a Polymer-Based Biomaterial for Bone Healing” Mentors: Priyatha Premnath and Sara Travia, Biomedical Engineering Polymers are an integral component of biomaterial research, especially in drug delivery systems due to their structural adaptability, ease of production, and…… Read More
Sebastian Spencer, “Fabrication of Electrically Conductive Elastomers Using Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Liquid Metal” Mentors: Chiu Law and Rani Elhajjar, Electrical Engineering Electrically conductive elastomers, composite materials made of flexible polymers and conductive fillers, are highly desirable for the development…… Read More
Jack Dalton Brandt, “Film Archives in The Digital Sphere” Mentor: Tami Williams, English Orphan films can be defined as non-theatrical moving pictures, typically including educational films, travelogues, and ethnographic recordings. Despite being recognized as orphans, the growing collection of two…… Read More
Anna Ehlke, “Finding Pulsars in Radio Images” Mentors: David Kaplan & Megan Jones, Physics Pulsars are a type of compact star that emit a beam of radio waves. As they spin regular pulses of radio waves can be seen here…… Read More
Gabriel Stern, “Finite Element Analysis of Auxetic Concrete” Mentors: Konstantin Sobolev and Aparna Deshmukh, Civil & Environmental Engineering Auxetics are materials or structures that have a negative or neutral Poisson ratio. This means that when a material is in tension,…… Read More
Mikayla Walker, “Flora and Fauna of the Pleistocene Oak Creek Formation Peat Deposits” Mentor: Scott Schaefer, Geosciences Pleistocene Oak Creek Formation deposits dated to 45,000 to 35,000 years old are exposed at Sheridan Park in Cudahy, Wisconsin. Sediments from this…… Read More
Daniel Gugg, “Foreign Accent Sources in the Vowels of Highly Proficient Bilingual Korean-English Speakers” Mentor: Hanyong Park, Linguistics Foreign accent perception is an important area of study in the field of Linguistics. This project seeks to analyze several acoustic characteristics…… Read More
Autumn Routson, “From Life to Fossil: Horseshoe Crabs and the Preservation of Their Fluorescence” Mentor: Victoria Mccoy, Geosciences The ability to fluoresce is found in all modern chelicerates, yet its significance and mechanisms still remain a mystery. Understanding which extinct…… Read More
Jacob Sanner, “From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream Waters, This Land is Made from Trees” Mentor: Nigel Rothfels, History Alongside a main road in California in 1917 was made public a growing separation between nature and human ambition……. Read More
Joan Kaiser, “Functional Metabolic Profiling of Microbial Communities Hosted by Carnivorous Pitcher Plants” Mentors: Erica Young and Andrew Fuchs, Biological Sciences The carnivorous pitcher plant Sarracenia purpurea hosts microbial communities that break down captured insect prey to supplement nutrient requirements……. Read More
Cing Kiim, “Functions of the Diverse Antimicrobial Compounds Produced by Xenorhabdus szentirmaii” Mentor: Steven Forst, Biological Sciences Xenorhabdus szentirmaii are symbiotic bacteria that form mutualistic relationships with the insect-killing nematode Steinernema rarum. The nematode enters the intestine of an insect,…… Read More
Andrea Hooverson, “Future Voice for Our Black Men” Mentor: Peter Blewett, English The purpose of my digital story is to share my development during Multicultural America, a course in which we studied the challenges that our brothers and sisters face…… Read More
Allison Fredrick, “Gaming Then and Now: A Dungeon and Dragons Tale” Mentor: Nigel Rothfels, History Looking into how gaming has changed over the years, I plan to look in to how in the past gaming has had this negative aura…… Read More
Corinne Kronschnabel, “Gathering Places: Applying Metadata Standards to Religious Communities in Milwaukee” Mentor: Christopher Cantwell, History Religion is a complex topic that reaches deep into personal and cultural biases, and therefore is often difficult to categorize. On the other hand,…… Read More
Sparrow Roch, “Geodetic Precession and Pulse Profile Changes Over Time of The Hulse-Taylor Binary Pulsar” Mentors: Joe Swiggum and David Kaplan, Physics Pulsars are very dense, quickly rotating neutron stars that emit radiation from their magnetic poles. A pulsar’s magnetic…… Read More
Leah Ackley, “Geometric Morphometric Analysis of Labeotropheus fuelleborni and L. trewavasae and their Hybrids” Mentor: Michael Pauers, Mathematics & Natural Sciences The cichlid fishes of Lake Malawi, in eastern Africa, have been fascinating subjects for study by evolutionary biologists. Their…… Read More
Elizabeth Ulrich, “Harboring Habitats in Lake Michigan” Mentor: John Janssen, Freshwater Sciences Working with the Harbor District, specialized Habitat Hotels that were previously installed along the steel walls of the Milwaukee Harbor off of Lake Michigan were seasonally monitored. These…… Read More
Michael Levandoski, “Healing Men to Reduce Re-Offending: Trauma Resolution Treatment in Prisoner Reentry Programs” Mentor: James Topitzes, Social Work Alper, Durose, and Markman’s (2018) longitudinal study on rearrest data in 30 states reported that over 80% of prisoners returned to…… Read More
Marie Enderle, “Health-Related Quality of Life in Young Children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1” Mentor: Bonnie Klein-Tasman, Psychology Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder affecting 1 in 3,000 births and children with NF1 are at increased risk…… Read More
Alexis Madson, “Help Seeking Among Students: Barriers that Prevent Undergraduates from Getting Mental Health Support” Mentor: Sarah Riforgiate, Communication Depression is a rising issue among college students. There are a multitude of negative short-term and long-term effects when one’s mental…… Read More
Jonathan Santiago, “How Do Neutral and Threatening Distracter Words Influence Attention and Working Memory?” Mentors: Christine Larson and Richard Ward, Psychology Prior evidence suggests that threatening distracter stimuli are inefficiently filtered from gaining access to working memory. However, it currently…… Read More
Joshua Lopez, “Identifying Symptoms of Depression Using Machine Learning & Alleviation via Virtual Environment” Mentor: Veysi Malkoc, Biomedical Engineering The EEG or electroencephalograph is a method of monitoring the electrical activity of an individual’s brain by placing electrodes on the…… Read More
Richa Karmarkar and Mia Palmer, “Imagining New Racial Politics: Identity Work and Coalition Building in South Asian American Podcasts” Mentor: Lia Wolock, Communication This project examines the coalitions and expressions of identity forged through podcasts by South Asian American hosts…… Read More
Brandon Schultz, “Impact of Low Concentrations of Ciprofloxacin on Mutation Rates in the Genus Aeromonas” Mentor: Troy Skwor, Biomedical Sciences According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, each year within the United States more than 2.8 million people…… Read More
Brittany Ochoa-Nordstrum, “Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Help-Seeking of Black Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence” Mentors: Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu and Ashley Ruiz, Nursing Racism in the United States is deeply and systemically rooted. It has significant impacts on sexual and…… Read More
Emma Kraco and Jacob Braun, “Impacts of Feeding Diets Contaminated with Polyethylene on the Growth and Health of Yellow Perch” Mentor: Dong-Fang Deng, Freshwater Sciences Plastics such as high-density polyethylene (HDPE) enter waterways and can break into smaller pieces overtime……. Read More
Mohamed Maache, “Industrial Assessment Center” Mentor: Ryoichi Amano, Mechanical Engineering The Industrial Assessment Center is one of the 32 other centers in the United states and the only one in the state of Wisconsin. The IAC with the leadership of…… Read More
Grant Heimerdinger, “Information for the Future: Milwaukee and Neighbors” Mentor: Arijit Sen, Architecture Milwaukee’s Northwestern suburbs have been devastated due to poor urban city planning. With selective care packages, we worked to begin reviving some of Milwaukee’s developing areas. I…… Read More
Katherine Behlke, “Integrating Creativity and Engineering Processes” Mentors: Emily Berens and Christopher Willey, Art & Design Joining technical learning and creativity is something not enough people get to experience. There is so much valuable insight to be gained from merging…… Read More
Brittany MacPherson, “Investigation of Nebulized Asthma Treatment on an Inbred Mouse Strain with an Asthma Like Phenotype” Mentor: Alexander Arnold, Chemistry & Biochemistry Asthma is one of the most prevalent global health problems, with 300 million humans affected worldwide, among…… Read More
Kelly McGavock and Megan Vosberg, “Known Group Validity of the AccessPlace Building Accessibility App among Individuals with Motor, Cognitive, Hearing, and Visual Impairments.” Mentor: Nathan Spaeth, Occupational Science & Technology Although the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) mandate…… Read More
August Kaiser, “La Mancha Sea Breeze Circulation” Mentor: Jonathan Kahl, Atmospheric Science The La Mancha site is a historical site on the Gulf Coast of Mexico, about 70km north of the city of Veracruz. The historical monuments at the site…… Read More
Eric Arvizu Calzada and Adane Durham “Left Out: Lack of Diversity in Healthcare Education” Mentor: Victoria Moerchen, Kinesiology Healthcare professions as a whole are among the least diverse fields. Making healthcare more diverse is essential to achieving better health outcomes…… Read More
Cassidy Bertagnoli, “Life Participation with Aphasia: Focus Groups with Community-Dwelling Stroke Survivors” Mentor: Sabine Heuer, Communication Sciences & Disorders Aphasia is the loss of ability to express or understand language, most commonly caused by stroke. Aphasia is chronic and impacts…… Read More
Abdulhameed Kutubi, “Lots to Adsorb: A Survey of PFAS’ Water-Partition Coefficients and Their Relation to Adsorption” Mentors: Yin Wang and Xiaopeng Min, Civil & Environmental Engineering Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are man-made chemicals used in food packaging and housewares for their…… Read More
Mitchell Horner, “LSD Prohibition in America: A Timeline, 1965-1967” Mentor: Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece, English An understanding of the legal background behind the prohibition of drugs, particularly hallucinogens, is essential to understanding contemporary American society. The “War on Drugs” contributed heavily to…… Read More
Tien Wong and Evelyn Murphy-Barrett, “Machine Learning Applications in Development of Metal Matrix Composites” Mentors: Pradeep Rohatgi, Amir Kordijazi, Swaroop Behera, and Kaustubh Rane, Materials Science & Engineering This project reviews literature on the applications of Machine Learning (ML) in…… Read More
Thomas Brzozowski, “Magnesium Based Orthopedic Implants and Controlling the Corrosion Rate” Mentor: Pradeep Rohatgi, Materials Science & Engineering Though magnesium has long been determined potentially effective as an orthopedic biomaterial for implants, the high corrosion rate has been difficult to…… Read More
Marina Slawinski, “Manipulation of Mechanical Properties in Protein-Polysaccharide Hydrogels” Mentor: Ionel Popa, Physics The ability to fine-tune the physical structure and mechanical properties of biomaterials is desirable for applications in tissue engineering as well as the design of cell scaffolds…… Read More
Klaudia Rixmann, “Mapping German-Polish Borderlands in Contemporary Literature” Mentor: Karolina May-Chu, Foreign Languages & Literature Ideas surrounding borders and their figurative meanings have gained increasing attention in the academic and literary world — but how can these ideas be used…… Read More
Chinh Nguyen, “Mathematical Model of the Disruption of the Glucose Homeostasis in Cancer Patients” Mentors: Gabriella Pinter and Peter Hinow, Mathematical Sciences Abstract Cancer is associated with risk factors and co-morbidities that can affect a patient’s treatment as well as…… Read More
Sakshi Malhotra, “Mechanistic Investigation of Photo-Induced DNA Interstrand Cross-Link (ICL) Formation by Substituted Benzene Analogues” Mentors: Xiaohua Peng and Nurul Islam Setu, Chemistry & Biochemistry For cell division, DNA transcription and replication are vital biological processes that require the temporary…… Read More
Andrea Bishop, “Mental Health Responses to COVID-19 on Twitter” Mentor: Celeste Campos-Castillo, Sociology The current global pandemic has contributed to an increase of mental and emotional health concern discussions on various social media sites, especially Twitter. Not only has this…… Read More
Brandon Selbig, “Meteorologically Stratified Gust Factors for Forecasting Peak Wind Gusts Across the United States” Mentor: Jonathan Kahl, Atmospheric Science Wind gusts are a major factor in different areas across not only the United States but different parts of the…… Read More
Alina Urbansky, “Methods on the Extraction and Adsorption of PFAS” Mentors: Yin Wang and Yanan Zhao, Civil & Environmental Engineering There has been a significant issue of toxins within our waterways, groundwater, and soil: PFAS. Short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl…… Read More
Manav Menon, “Microfabrication of LOC Device Utilizing Micro Pump and Micro Valve Flow Mechanisms” Mentors: Marcia Silva and Alice Lecus, Global Water Center Over the last decade microfabrication techniques have been implemented for the fabrication of Lab-on-a-chip (LOC) systems. These…… Read More
Zoe Glise, Ashley Garcia, Jessica Lueck, and Lyndsay Sorg, “Milwaukee Through Embodied Research” Mentor: Simone Ferro, Dance Throughout this past year, our team of students has been adapting to a new way of conducting research due to the COVID-19 Pandemic……. Read More
Samantha Brusky, “Milwaukee’s Energy Grid Re-Imagined” Mentor: James Wasley, Architecture In doing research with Professor James Wasley over the past year, I was tasked with de-centralizing and “greening” Milwaukee’s energy production. The objective with this research project is to conceptualize…… Read More
Tess Richard, “Mobile Design Box: Spaces that Supersede Property Boundaries & Encourage Permanence” Mentors: Arijit Sen, Alexander Timmer, and Mo Zell, Architecture The objective of this project was to examine how community-engaged action-research and design methods could transform vacant lots…… Read More
Louis Chapman, “Modified Material for Removal of Ammonia from Water” Mentor: Marica Silva, Global Water Center Modern practices in agriculture and industry lead to large volumes of nutrient discharge into lakes and rivers. When rivers become overloaded with nutrients, they undergo…… Read More
Jonathan Gitter, “Mothman: A Cold War Touchstone” Mentor: Nigel Rothfels, History In 1966, sightings were reported in Point Pleasant, West Virginia of a creature who would eventually become known as Mothman. This would soon spark investigations into the existence of…… Read More
Brittany Larson, “Motivation and Cerebellar Morphology are Aberrant in a Rodent Model of ADHD” Mentors: Rodney Swain and Amanda Nazario, Psychology Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), a neurobehavioral disorder commonly diagnosed in childhood, is characterized by three core behavioral deficits;…… Read More
Alicja Czyz, “Motor Learning Rapidly Increases Cerebellar Synaptogenesis and Astrocytic Structural Plasticity” Mentor: Rodney Swain, Psychology The learning of motor skills has been found to coincide with synaptogenesis and astrocytic hypertrophy in the paramedian lobule of the cerebellum. Reports of…… Read More
Zoe Glise and Ashley Garcia, “Moving Bo[a]rders: Identity and Social Kinesthetic of Rock-Climbing and Skateboarding Communities” Mentor: Mair Culbreth, Dance Throughout this semester, our team has begun to develop an understanding of race, gender, and sexuality through movement research to…… Read More
Kintressa Gosz and Leticia Cortes, “Navigating Spaces in Higher Ed: Collaborating for Inclusion of Underrepresented Voices in Teacher Ed” Mentors: Elizabeth Rollins and Leanne Evans, Teaching & Learning Within spaces of higher education, an assortment of challenges and barriers arise…… Read More
Connor Lynch, “Parent’s Perceptions of Analgesic Administration for Children’s Pain” Mentor: W. Hobart Davies, Psychology All children will at some point experience acute pain, making the treatment of pain a pivotal point in pediatric patient care. The opioid crisis brought…… Read More
Bree Gonzalez and Hannah Zelms, “Parents’ Perceptions of Barriers to Children’s Mental Health Services” Mentors: Paul Florsheim, Stephani Moravec, and Marin Schmitt, Public Health Barriers to mental health treatment have been well documented in the research and clinical literature. The…… Read More
Victoria Isaac, Natalie Derr, Ida Lucchesi, Cuauhtli Castro, “Parts of the Whole: The Body Is Home” Mentor: Maria Gillespie, Dance Prior research has examined the effects of punitive sanctions and institutions on individuals’ mental, physical, and emotional autonomy and agency……. Read More
Meghan Bitterlin, “Pavement and Near-Surface Temperatures Altering Winter Weather Risks” Mentor: Paul Roebber, Atmospheric Science Innovative Weather (IW), a group of Operational Meteorologist at UWM, works closely with government and private clients to provide weather forecasts based upon a client’s…… Read More
Valerie Edgington, “Pepper: The History of a Spice” Mentor: Nigel Rothfels, History When looking at different spices, pepper is often overlooked, despite it’s everyday appeal to elevate different dishes with its flavor. In this paper, I will be highlighting the…… Read More
Jessica Van Dyck, Maysam Abdeljaber, Taylor Romanyk, Luis Ylizaliturri Fernandez, and Steven Rasmussen, “Phase Three: Annual Update” Mentor: Trudy Watt, Architecture In the proposed video, UWM-SARUP’s Phase III design research team, presents their journey. Rooted in a radically hospitable and…… Read More
Timothy Keating, “Phenological Observations in Downer Woods” Mentor: Mark Schwartz, Geography The intent of the phenological observations in Downer Woods is to record tree’s changing leaf color as well as the rate at which leaves fall (annually occuring phenophases). Observing…… Read More
Margaret Stelmacher, “Pigeons, the Birds of War” Mentor: Nigel Rothfels, History War heroes are often thought of as soldiers that risked their lives, scientists that created new weapons, or dogs that kept their humans safe in battle. Rarely do the…… Read More
Chloe Glubka, “Precision and Reliability of Foot Posture Assessment Using a Seven Segment MSF Model” Mentor: Stephen Cobb, Kinesiology Abnormal foot posture is associated with a multitude of lower extremity injuries. Clinicians use various methods to quantify foot posture, however,…… Read More
Megan Sullivan and Brooke Follansbee, “Preliminary Construct Validity of the AccessTools Public Building Assessment for People with Disabilities” Mentor: Roger Smith, Occupational Science & Technology The AccessTools mobile app generates comprehensive information about building accessibility. This app, being developed by…… Read More
Kristin Her, “Preliminary Data on the Feasibility of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Protocols” Mentor: Shelley Lund, Communication Sciences & Disorders Individuals with severe speech or language disorders use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) methods to communicate in their everyday…… Read More
Emma Luhring and Hannah Frohlich, “Prevalence of Adolescent Intimate Partner Dating Violence in Latin America and Other LMIC” Mentor: Heidi Luft, Nursing Latin America is one of the regions in the world with the highest rates of intimate partner violence…… Read More
Tessa Culleton, “Production and Perception of English Vowels by Second Language Learners” Mentor: Jae Yung Song, Linguistics Many language learning models imply a relationship between second language (L2) learners’ production and perception abilities. However, prior studies of the perception-production relationship…… Read More
Junichi Iida, “Prosody of Tokyo Japanese Revisited: “Boundary Fall” in the Sentence-Level Pitch Contour” Mentor: Yuko Kojima-Wert, Foreign Languages & Literature As opposed to the traditional level-tone analysis of the prosody of Tokyo Japanese, where each mora is marked as…… Read More
Daniel Collison, “Protein-Hydrogel Synthesis and Cation Induced Shape Programing Using Various Crosslinking Reagents” Mentor: Ionel Popa, Physics The ability to synthesis hydrogels and program a reversable temporary shape through three-dimensional crosslinking is essential to the future of medicine and soft…… Read More
Vivien Blecking, “Provider Support of Distressed Families in the PICU” Mentors: W. Hobart Davies and Kathryn Balistreri, Psychology The rates of severe anxiety symptoms in parents following their child’s admission to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) are about 24%,…… Read More
Rachel Malehorn, “Queer Lives: The Art Festival and Cultural Agency” Mentor: Mair Culbreth, Dance Arts festivals serve as catalysts for innovation and community building among practitioners within their disciplines. However, within these normative curatorial spaces, queer artists face challenges and…… Read More
Markia Silverman-Rodriguez, “Racial Residential Segregation in Hotspots of Crime Incidents in Chicago from 1970 to 2010” Mentor: Zengwang Xu, Geography In cities around the globe, there exists a significant correlation between racial residential segregation and crime. Numerous studies indicate that…… Read More
Nkaujoua Xiong, “Racial Roots: Justice for Sex Trafficking Survivors” Mentor: Sean Kafer, Film, Video, Animation, & New Genres This documentary project is based on the inequalities sex trafficking survivors of color encounter when they attempt to reintegrate back into society……. Read More
Matida Bojang, “Racial/Ethnic Disparities in NICU Utilization/Outcomes and the Potential Effects of Community and Hospital/NICU Segregation in Wisconsin” Mentor: Emmanuel Ngui, Public Health Significant racial/ethnic disparities exist with Wisconsin having the highest African-American infant mortality in the 2013-2015 period. The…… Read More
Alina Frias, Alyssa English, and Edie Redwine, “Recruitment and Retention of Historically Underrepresented Students: UWM’s Experience” Mentors: Chia Youyee Vang, History and Maurina Paradise, Electa Quinney Institute Barriers to academic success for historically underrepresented students are well documented in the…… Read More
Nathanael Sovitzky, “Regeneration of Engineered Filtration Material and Recovery of Phosphorous from Agricultural Runoff” Mentor: Marcia Silva, Global Water Center Because the absorption of phosphate by plants is critical for their growth, farmers heavily fertilize their fields with it. However,…… Read More
Selena Cao, “Removal of Ciprofloxacin from Water Using Modified Natural Porous Material” Mentor: Marcia Silva, Global Water Center Many types of common antibiotics find their way into water, in both natural and municipal settings. Sources of this contamination include human…… Read More
Maria Acosta, “Roberto Hernandez Center Interview Project” Mentor: Ann Hanlon, Digital Collections and Initiatives The Roberto Hernandez Center (RHC) is one of the cultural and advocacy centers at the UW-Milwaukee campus. Its purpose is to serve students who identify as…… Read More
Alessandra Ebben, “Role of Cancer Cells on Force Transmission in a Multicomponent, Multicell Model of the Endothelium” Mentor: Mahsa Dabagh, Biomedical Engineering Circulating cancer cells (CC) impact the hemodynamics in their vicinity. Altering local hemodynamics exposed on endothelial cells (EC)…… Read More
Roe Draus, Courtney Hoffeller, and Maxwell Hunt, “SARUP and Long-Term Efficacy” Mentors: Mo Zell and Trudy Watt, Architecture The Department of Architecture currently offers three degree programs: a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies, a Master of Architecture, and a…… Read More
Faith LeMay, “Screenings: Photography and Intimacy in a Century of Pandemics” Mentor: Jason Puskar, English How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted our visual experience of intimacy? The method of figuring that out involves looking at different forms of photography from…… Read More
Nathaniel Valentine, “Searching for a Gerrymandering Antidote” Mentor: Matthew Petering, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering The objective of my research last semester was to find map data and previous election data for every state in the US in an attempt to…… Read More
Erik Hansen and Kaveri Salunke, “Self-Healing Biocompatible Materials and Applications” Mentor: Pradeep Rohatgi, Materials Science & Engineering Self-healing materials have innate capabilities to restore geometry and mend damage in a structure compared to biological material. These materials have tremendous potential…… Read More
Nicole Martin, “Social Media Approach to Understanding Community Strengths and Needs During COVID-19 Pandemic” Mentor: Jeana Holt, Nursing COVID-19 has profoundly impacted populations’ mental and physical health. People that were under-resourced before the pandemic are even more vulnerable. COVID-19-related stressors,…… Read More
Zachary Breider, “Spheroidization Kinetics of Eutectoid Plain Carbon Steels” Mentor: Benjamin Church, Materials Science & Engineering Spheroidite is a microstructure of steel alloys which consists of sphere-like cementite (Fe3C) particles within a ferrite matrix. This microstructure can be achieved through…… Read More
Sparrow Roch, Anna Ehlke, Claire Bolda, Herbert de Leon, Tomas Fernandez, Telemachos Agoudemos, Alicia Smallwood, Alexander Klug, Lilly Herbst, and Graham Stearns, “STARS@UWM: The Search for Pulsars” Mentors: David Kaplan, Sarah Vigeland, and Dawn Erb, Physics Pulsars are a type…… Read More
Paula Lovo, “Storytelling in the Voices of Gun Violence Project” Mentor: Portia Cobb, Film, Video, Animation, & New Genres Through the lens of social awareness, attention is brought to the complex and unheard narratives of the survivors of gun violence…… Read More
Nathaniel Wojcicki, “Streamflow Characteristic Changes in a Catchment with Numerous High-Capacity Wells” Mentor: Woonsup Choi, Geography In the presence of human activity, hydrological droughts may not solely occur from nature. Human activities such as irrigation and reservoir maintenance can be…… Read More
Naomi Raicu, “Study of Protein Mechanics Using a Novel Force-Clamp Rheometer-Based Protein Hydrogel Software” Mentor: Ionel Popa, Physics Protein hydrogels are materials comprised of many proteins that have characteristics of both polymeric hydrogels and proteins, making them both durable and…… Read More
Dao Wang, “Studying and Modeling the Long-Range Transport of Air Parcels Arriving at Mexican Gulf Coast Cities” Mentor: Jonathan Kahl, Atmospheric Science Acid rain can damage cultural heritage, including pre-Hispanic archaeological sites in Mexico. Over the past few decades, acid…… Read More
Elpiniki Tianis, “Synaptic and Astrocytic Plasticity of Motor-Learning Within the Cerebellum” Mentor: Rodney Swain, Psychology Motor-skills are imperative to execute basic functions within everyday life, and the ability to learn novel motor-skills allows for constant additions to the skill set……. Read More
Isaac Putzier, “Synthesis of Polyeurothane Foam with Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Arsenic Filtration” Mentor: Krishna Pillai, Mechanical Engineering The research done in this study aims to prove that polyurethane foam can be a cost-efficient way to remove arsenic from drinking…… Read More
Sophie Fournier, “Systematical Assessment of Rare Variant Association Tests via Simulations” Mentor: Shengtong Han, Public Health Rare variant association methods are used to detect rare variants associated with human complex traits or disease. A number of factors could influence the…… Read More
Koami Amegnran, “Taking Back Our Worlds: The 2021 Buildings-Landscapes-Cultures Field School Project” Mentor: Arijit Sen, Architecture The shortage and the high cost of healthy foods are two of the multiple causes of food inequity in our society. These lead people…… Read More
Haley Elmendorf, “The ACCESS Collection at UWM” Mentor: Tania Mertzman Habeck, Teaching & Learning Asset-based Cultural Competence Ensuring Student Success (ACCESS) is a U.S. Department of Education SEED Grant which allowed University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) to partner with 12 Milwaukee…… Read More
Elena Castro and Kyra Conners, “The ART of Infertility: Diversifying Expressions of Loss through Art & Creativity” Mentor: Maria Novotny, English The ART of Infertility’s mission is to break the silence around the experiences of infertility, offering art and storytelling…… Read More
Diana Illencik, “The Benefits and Drawbacks of Privacy Invasion During the COVID-19 Pandemic” Mentor: Celeste Campos-Castillo, Sociology Privacy has been an important topic of discussion during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some amount of surveillance of the public is necessary to conduct…… Read More
Henry Wehrs and Lillian Pachner, “The Birth of Zero at the Washington Park Zoo” Mentor: Amanda Seligman, History In the fall of 2021, History 450 students will study Milwaukee history around the theme of the Washington Park Zoo, where the…… Read More
Lillian Pachner and Henry Wehrs, “The Birth of Zero Bibliography Curation” Mentor: Amanda Seligman, History Our objective for this undertaking is to curate a collection of sources about the birth of the polar bear “Zero” at the Washington Park Zoo…… Read More
Cheyenne Smith, “The Changing Environmental Factors Affecting Hatching Success in Tree Swallows” Mentor: Peter Dunn, Biological Sciences Birds that eat flying insects (aerial insectivores), such as swallows, are declining at the fastest rates in North America. One prominent hypothesis for…… Read More
Christian Fleury, “The Complex Idea of Home within the Washington Park Neighborhood” Mentor: Arijit Sen, Architecture Home is an idea with many complex meanings. The project investigates the diversity of the word and examines what caring for home means to…… Read More
Larsen Birdsong, “The Development of a Beta-Sheet Mimic” Mentors: Alan Schwabacher and Trevor Hagemann, Chemistry & Biochemistry Gram negative bacteria have been found to be particularly resistant to antibiotic drugs due to an outer membrane that prevents the passage of…… Read More
Tori Tran, “The Effect of Phonological and Morphological Processes on Perception of Rhyme” Mentor: Anne Pycha, Linguistics Words whose endings sound similar are typically thought of as words that “rhyme.” That is, they have the same sequence of sounds in…… Read More
Holden Skeels and Peyton Hyland, “The Electoral Success of Diversity in State-Level Elections: Utilizing the Candidate Characteristics Cooperative (C3) Project” Mentor: Paru Shah, Political Science Today, we are witnessing a rise in the campaign and election of female candidates and…… Read More
Nicole Carlson and Anamarie LeDuc, “The Evaluation of Adolescent Body Size Using Photographs and Participant Recall” Mentors: Ellen Velie, Emily Guseman, Elizabeth Duthie, and Darek Lucas, Public Health Adolescence represents a critical period in obesity development, which is associated with…… Read More
Erika Johansen, “The Evolution of the Corral Trap for Single Particle Trapping” Mentors: Jorg Woehl and Quintus Owen, Chemistry & Biochemistry The interactions between charged metal surfaces and electrolytes in solution is of significant interest to the One Molecule Group’s…… Read More
Annika Gogan and Jessica Rudolph, “The Future of International Accounting Curriculum in the United States” Mentor: Laura Swenson, Business Accounting faculty are responsible for both preparing students to pass the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exams and creating competent, well-rounded accounting…… Read More
Emily Dalske, “The Genealogy of the Gun: Shakespeare and the Politics of Premodernity” Mentor: Mark Netzloff, English In William Shakespeare’s series of history plays, anxieties experienced in guerilla warfare abroad are embodied by the bombastic and violent character Ancient Pistol…… Read More
Hannaleigh Jennings, “The Great Potato Revolution” Mentor: Nigel Rothfels The goal is to understand how potatoes changed the Irish agricultural, political, economic, and social landscapes from the 16th to 18th centuries. To understand that, several questions must be answered. When did potatoes…… Read More
Andrea Alonso, “The Impact of Disturbed Flow Induced Arterial Stiffness on Mechanotransduction in Endothelial Cells” Mentor: Mahsa Dabagh, Biomedical Engineering Atherosclerosis prone regions of the vasculature are exposed to disturbed flow where low and oscillatory wall shear stress affect endothelia…… Read More
Marissa Zarda, “The Impact of The Feminine Mystique: How One Book Can Change Society” Mentor: Nigel Rothfels, History Books have an immense power that people may not realize. They can change how people think, control a society, and spread ideas…… Read More
Miguel Jaimes, “The Influence of Film Thickness on Covalent Organic Membrane Properties and Structure” Mentor: Xiaoli Ma, Materials Science & Engineering Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are an emerging class of porous membrane materials constructed from organic building blocks via strong…… Read More
Stephen Drena, “The Influence of Monsoon Season on Buddhist Monasticism” Mentors: Nigel Rothfels and David Divalerio, History Buddhism was founded in India rooted in an environment and culture in which the monsoon season was a major part of life. This…… Read More
Akshara Mahesh, “The Makings of Successful Venture Capitalists” Mentor: Ting Yao, Business The current study aims to understand the background and credentials required of individuals to become effective venture capitalists. In the current market of various startups often backed by…… Read More
Elaina Nelson, “The Maribel Caves Hotel: Health Spa and Hotel of Hearsay” Mentor: Nigel Rothfels, History While compiling the history of the Maribel Caves Hotel, this project will frame it through the wider lens of the effects of prohibition and…… Read More
Devin Gagnon, “The Microbiota of Artemia Used as Feed for Juvenile Fish in Aquaculture” Mentor: Ryan Newton, Freshwater Sciences Artemia are a type of tiny crustacean that are widely used as feed in aquaculture. Development of more optimized feeds for…… Read More
Dylan Childs, “The Milwaukee Column: A Simple, Affordable, and Effective Apparatus for Teaching and Research of One-Dimensional Flow and Transport in Porous Media” Mentors: Charles Paradis, Adam Schmidt, and Maxwell Morgan, Geosciences How groundwater travels and interacts with porous media…… Read More
Casey Schmidt, “The Reimann-Stieltjes Integral and Its Application in Modeling the Poisson Process” Mentor: Richard Stockbridge, Mathematical Sciences A Poisson Process counts the number arrivals of an event, where each arrival occurs at a random time. Evaluating complex statistical processes,…… Read More
Kira Dayton, “The Relationship Between Insect Abundance and Seasonal Temperature and Weather Trends” Mentor: Peter Dunn, Biological Sciences Global climate change is affecting seasonal temperature and weather patterns. There is concern that these changes may be leading to declines in…… Read More
Halley Reeves, “The Role of Behavioral Attention in the Planning of Saccades” Mentor: Wendy Huddleston, Kinesiology Imagine picking up your phone in the morning; this is a task that nearly everyone performs throughout the day, but we still do not…… Read More
Katie Schneider, “The Story of a Korean Farmer in an Anti-Asian America” Mentor: Nigel Rothfels, History For this paper I would like to explore that racism and the racist culture in America during the time of World War Two to…… Read More
Alia Glinski, “The Toxin Levels in Various Types of Water” Mentor: Todd Miller, Freshwater Sciences Measuring water quality is critical to identifying safe sources of water, both for drinking water and recreational uses. The concentration of various hepatotoxins and neurotoxins…… Read More
Corwin Hoefling, “Timber Waste Utilization” Mentor: Alexander Timmer, Architecture We began this project by partnering with a local tree farm to design and build a structure which utilizes the thinning of the farm to allow the remaining trees to continue…… Read More
Noah Wolfe, “Using Inductive Generalization Principles in the Mathematics Classroom” Mentor: Chris Lawson, Educational Psychology The Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice states that inductive generalizations, using specific evidence to come to new, broader conclusions, is one of the most…… Read More
Emma Horvath, “Visualizing Growth: The Development of Immersive High-Dimensional Information Coordinate Systems” Mentor: Christopher Willey, Art & Design The purpose of my research is to assist Professor Willey with visualizing researchers’ growth by using researchers’ keywords and a 3D coordinate…… Read More
Katy Gabryelczyk and Sundance Duchow, “Voices of Gun Violence” Mentor: Erin Parcell, Communication Voices of Gun Violence (VGV) is an interdisciplinary, community-based project that works to create spaces for people to share their stories of gun violence in southeastern Wisconsin……. Read More
Megan Harris, Samantha Borden, Camryn Ryan, and Natalie Gustafson, “Vowel Production of Mandarin-Speaking Children with Cochlear Implants” Mentor: Jing Yang, Communication Sciences & Disorders Spoken language is acquired through the use of language and the auditory awareness of one’s own…… Read More
Yasmeen Amer, Emma Bittner, Natalie Kuehl, and Liam Kolstad, “Wasteland Salon” Mentor: Sarah Aziz, Architecture Wasteland Salon, MOOCH Series, and the Pleasure Palace are three projects that explore designed situations and collaborations from a position invested in finding and foregrounding…… Read More
Garrett Scapellato, “Weather-Weary Wastewater Bacteria” Mentors: Ryan Newton and Emily Lamartina, Freshwater Sciences To relieve pressure caused by heavy rain, wastewater treatment plants release raw or partially treated sewage into natural waterways. These events, called combined sewer overflow (CSOs), introduce…… Read More
Niyokwizera Anna, “Where Do Women Go for Information During Pregnancy Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic?” Mentor: Teresa Johnson, Nursing During the COVID-19 pandemic many women experienced problems accessing care and information during pregnancy and postpartum. They had questions about their body,…… Read More
Nathan Tennies, “Where Will it Grow? Bull Kelp Distribution Modeling in the Salish Sea” Mentor: Filipe Alberto, Biological Sciences The bull kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana, is a foundational species for aquatic ecosystems in the Salish Sea on the border of Washington…… Read More
Kaitlyn Jankowski, “WisDOT DT4000 Crash Report Narrative Survey” Mentors: Xiao Qin and Md Abu Sayed, Civil & Environmental Engineering Crash report data, specifically the narrative, is used by many transportation professionals during roadway and intersection review making the quality of…… Read More
Kim Phan, “Women’s Experiences of Pregnancy during the COVID-19 Pandemic” Mentors: Teresa Johnson and AkkeNeel Talsma, Nursing The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted women’s plans and expectations for pregnancy and birth experiences. The purpose of this research is to investigate…… Read More
Jewel Lo, “Work and Personal Life Boundaries of Resident Assistants” Mentor: Sarah Riforgiate, Communication Resident assistants (RAs) support undergraduate students in college residence halls by serving as a resource and mentor to residents while promoting campus rules/policies. RA responsibilities alongside…… Read More