Nine CEHS students receive summer research stipends

June 1, 2026

Grace Fowler presents her research poster to a group of people at Nebraska Student Research Days in Spring 2026
Grace Fowler presents her UCARE research poster at Nebraska Student Research Days.
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Nine undergraduate students in the College of Education and Human Sciences were among the 129 Huskers awarded stipends to participate in research with a faculty mentor this summer. 

Nebraska’s Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience Program supports undergraduates to work with faculty mentors in research or creative activities. Students receive stipends of $2,640 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 on their research and creative activities at a campus research symposium Aug. 5 in the Nebraska Union. 

Following is the list of CEHS students who received summer UCARE awards, with their hometown, year in school, academic major(s) and faculty mentor. 

  • Annalee Adams, Chapman, Nebraska, junior, secondary education: social studies, mentor: Beth Dotan 
  • Caroline Belleque, Colorado Springs, Colorado, senior, mathematics and secondary education: mathematics, mentor: Yvonne Laif 
  • Ayda Brandt, Papillion, Nebraska, sophomore, nutrition, exercise and health science, mentor: Sathish Kumar Natarajan 
  • Kalleigh Champagne, Lincoln, Nebraska, junior, elementary education, mentor: Amy Napoli 
  • Luke Kortus, Lincoln, Nebraska, senior, nutrition science, mentor: Yingying Wang 
  • Angella Nguyen, Lincoln, Nebraska, sophomore, human development and family science, mentor: Patty Kuo 
  • Ally Sarver, Lenexa, Kansas, senior, communication sciences and disorders, mentor: Susan Loveall-Hague 
  • Addison Stultz, Highlands Ranch, Colorado, sophomore, nutrition and biomedical science, mentor: Pam Bazis 
  • Emma Talbert, Kearney, Nebraska, senior, communication sciences and disorders, mentor: Susan Loveall-Hague  

For more information on undergraduate research at Nebraska, visit ucare.unl.edu

 

College of Education and Human Sciences 
Child, Youth and Family Studies 
Nutrition and Health Sciences 
Special Education and Communication Disorders 
Teaching, Learning & Teacher Education 

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