Nebraska’s Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience (UCARE) program supports undergraduates by providing stipends of $2,400 to engage in intensive research or creative activity for 10 hours per week. 

Following is a list of CEHS students by hometown who received UCARE awards, with their year in school, academic majors and project title. 

Elkhorn: 

• Avery Marquis, junior, nutritional science and dietetics, “Alzheimer’s Disease Antidote May be in the Form of a Viral Peptide” 

Grand Island: 

• Courtney Toner, junior, speech-language pathology, “Evaluating and Assessing Social Interaction Between Parents and Their Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder” 

Hartington: 

• Sara Burbach, junior, nutritional science and dietetics, “Investigating How and Why Undergraduate Biology Professors Modify Open Educational Resource Materials” 

Hickman: 

• Sydney Hobza, senior, speech-language pathology, “Exploring the Roles of Syntax and Working Memory in Reading Comprehension in Down Syndrome” 

Lincoln: 

• Sydney Gubbels, junior, secondary education, “Exploring Motivation With High School Students” 
• Inas Hskan, sophomore, textiles, merchandising and fashion 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, sophomore, child, youth and family studies, “Exploring Self-Efficacy Through Youth Participatory Action Research” 
• Elizabeth Struwe, senior, nutritional science and dietetics, “Effects of Nitrosatable Prescription Medications, Acetaminophen, and Exposure of Pesticides and Pesticide Runoff on Birth Outcomes” 

Norfolk: 

• Abbie Summers, senior, speech-language pathology, “What are the Differences in Social Communication of Autistic Males Versus Females?” 

Omaha: 

• Kayli Pham, junior, speech-language pathology, “Acoustic Predictors of Listeners’ Gender Perceptions” 
• Katie Tran, junior, nutritional science and dietetics, “Priming Antiviral Immunity in Plants” 

Fort Collins, Colorado: 

• Sally Johnson, junior, elementary education, “Willa Cather Archive” 

Chicago, Illinois: 

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

Hutchinson, Minnesota: 

• Emma Conradi, junior, speech-language pathology, “Exploring the Receptive Language Abilities of Children with Down Syndrome” 

Rutherford, New Jersey: 

• Jenna Rogers, junior, speech-language pathology, “Educating Student Athletes on How to Interact with Children With Disabilities in Sport” 

Petropolis, Brazil: 

• Luiza Zambelli, junior, nutritional science and dietetics, “Therapeutic Potential of Bovine Milk Exosomes (BMEs) on Wild-Type and Mutant Glioblastoma Cells” 

Salvador, Brazil: 

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