Fifteen undergraduate students in the College of Education and Human Sciences were among the 148 Huskers who were awarded stipends to participate in research with a faculty mentor this summer.
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”
