Thirteen undergraduate students in the College of Education and Human Sciences are among the 160 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students awarded stipends to participate in research with a faculty mentor during the fall and spring semesters.
The stipends are part of Nebraska’s Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences (UCARE) program. Students receive stipends of $3,600 to engage in intensive research or creative activity for 10 hours per week. UCARE recipients will present posters on their research and creative activities during Student Research Days, April 7-8 at the Nebraska Union.
Applications for the 2026-27 UCARE program open Nov. 1, with a deadline of Feb. 10. For more information and to apply, click here.
The list of CEHS students receiving funding this year follows with their year in school, hometown, academic major(s) and project title.
- Reem Ahmed, senior, Lincoln, Nebraska, psychology, and community health and wellness, “Understanding Reproductive Health Choices and Decisions: Narratives of Childbirth Among BIPOC Women Living in the Midwest”
- Asraa Allami, junior, Lincoln, Nebraska, elementary education, “The Relevance of Comparative Education-Oriented Travel-Study for the Preparation of a Future Teacher of Color”
- Karli Crawford, senior, Omaha, Nebraska, communication sciences and disorders, “Understanding the Quality of Implementation of a Naturalistic Intervention and its Potential Impact on Autistic Children Outcomes”
- Hannah Dalton, senior, Omaha, Nebraska, communication sciences and disorders, “Persistence in Context: Examining Children’s Motivation Across Tasks and Parent-Child Interactions”
- Grace Fowler, senior, Blair, Nebraska, communication sciences and disorders, “Examining the Relation Between Caregiver Self-Efficacy and Early Intervention, Child Factors and Parent Stress”
- Jaci Grado, junior, Schuyler, Nebraska, elementary education, “Comparing K-12 Rural Education Challenges and Successes Across Japanese and American Contexts”
- Luke Kortus, senior, Lincoln, Nebraska, nutrition science, “Identifying the Age-Related Changes in White Matter Microstructure in Children and Adults: A Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Study”
- Kathryn Krebbs, senior, Omaha, Nebraska, secondary education: English language arts, “Reimagining Pedagogical Practices to Prevent Student Recidivism”
- Diana Lopez-Sagarminaga, junior, Lincoln, Nebraska, secondary education: Spanish, “The Role(s) of Comparative Education in Preservice Teacher Preparation”
- Abby Lutjeharms, senior, Lincoln, Nebraska, communication sciences and disorders, “Exploring the Scoring Practices of Standardized, Norm-Referenced Assessments for Children with Down Syndrome and Other Intellectual Disabilities”
- Cade Rasmussen, senior, Fremont, Nebraska, nutrition science, “Effects of Distinct Nebraska-Dry Bean Market Classes on the Human Gut Microbiota”
- Emma Smith, senior, Waverly, Nebraska, communication sciences and disorders, “Relations Between Executive Function, Language, Autism and Congenital Heart Defects in Youth with Down Syndrome”
- Ali Waly, junior, Lincoln, Nebraska, secondary education: Arabic, and French, “Arabic Dual Language Education: Opportunities and Challenges in Lincoln, Nebraska”
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