The Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience (UCARE) Program supports undergraduates participating in research or creative activities by providing $2,400 stipends to engage in intensive research or creative activity for 20 hours per week. Students from the Nebraska Summer Research Program and UCARE will present posters at a campus research symposium Aug. 3.  

Following is a list of the 15 CEHS students by hometown who received summer UCARE awards, along with their year in school, academic major(s) and project title. 

Nebraska 

Grand Island: 

• Courtney Toner, senior, communication sciences and disorders, “Evaluating and Assessing Social Interaction Between Parents and their Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder” 

Hickman: 

• Sydney Hobza, senior, communication sciences and disorders, “Exploring the Roles of Syntax and Working Memory in Reading Comprehension in Down Syndrome” 

Lincoln: 

• Sydney Gubbels, junior, secondary education – mathematics, “Exploring Motivation With High School Students” 
• Inas Hskan, junior, textile and apparel design, “Design and Fabrication of Knitted Garments by Yarns of Pure Protein Fibers From Chicken Feathers and From the Two-Way Blends With Silk and Rayon” 
• Patricia Parish, junior, human development and family science, “Exploring Self-Efficacy Through Youth Participatory Action Research” 
• Elizabeth Struwe, senior, community health and wellness, “Effects of Nitrosatable Prescription Medications, Acetaminophen and Exposure of Pesticides and Pesticide Runoff on Birth Outcomes” 
• McKenna Wilson, senior, communication sciences and disorders, “The Relation Between Extended High Frequency Hearing ahd Speech-in-Noise Understanding in People Who Misuse Drugs” 

Norfolk: 

• Abbie Summers, senior, communication sciences and disorders, “What Are the Differences in Social Communication of Autistic Males versus Females?” 

Odell: 

• Melina Kostal, junior, secondary education – English, “Travel Study as a Vehicle of Teacher Preparation: A Design Research-Oriented Self Study” 

Omaha: 

• Lily Weindel, senior, elementary education, “An Exploration of Literacy in Various Communities” 

Elsewhere 

Fort Collins, Colorado: 

• Sally Johnson, senior, human development and family science, “Willa Cather Archive” 

Chicago, Illinois: 

• Devin Shaughnessy, senior, elementary education and special education (K-6), “Exploring Reading Comprehension Skills in Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities” 

Hutchinson, Minnesota: 

• Emma Conradi, senior, communication sciences and disorders, “Exploring the Receptive Language Abilities of Children With Down Syndrome” 

Rutherford, New Jersey: 

• Jenna Rogers, senior, communication sciences and disorders, “Educating Student-Athletes on How to Interact With Children With Disabilities in Sport” 

Salvador, Brazil: 

• Filipe Guimaraes Goulart, senior, nutrition, exercise and health science, “Generating a New Muscle-Specific Mouse Model for Studying MicroRNAs”