Seventeen undergraduates from the College of Education and Human Sciences were among the 221 Huskers awarded stipends to participate in research with a faculty mentor during the 2023-24 academic year.
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”
