Undergraduate Research Awards for 2025-2026 have been awarded to 55 of students from disciplines and departments across campus. Click on the names below to read the abstracts that summarize each research project. Mark your calendars to attend Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day to see these students present their research findings.
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Information for current scholars
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Vunnathi AnkemConceptualizing Intimate Partner Abuse through the Lens of Intracultural Dialogue Amongst South Asian Students through Qualitative Interviewing
Christopher Murphy
Psychology
Naomi ArunaThe Moderating Role of Internalized Model Minority Myth in the Relation Between Asian American Adolescent Discrimination and Socioemotional Difficulties
Charissa Cheah
Psychology
Suzi Agyako-WireduTargeting of Doxorubicin-Containing Gold Nanorattles to Tumors
Marie-Christine Daniel
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Noreen BaroyaEvaluation of Pain Management Education in Predoctoral Dental Programs: Efficacy and Integration of Alternative Medicine Modalities
Tiffany Gierasch
Individualized Studies
Samuel BendekManufacturing of the First Industrial-Scale Elastic Energy Storage
Kevin Fulmer
Mechanical Engineering
Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship
Juliana BlakelyThe Role of Populism in Shaping Politics in Latin America
Felipe Filomeno
Political Science and Global Studies
Jhnya BrownThe Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Pain: An Examination of the Moderating Roles of Socioeconomic Status, Race, and Gender
Raimi Quiton
Psychology
John BuiPolynomial Chaos in Financial Mathematics: Reproducing, Predicting, and Extending Models of Asian Options with Random Volatility
Bedřich Sousedík
Mathematics and Statistics
Katherine CarverAnalyzing Supermassive Black Holes in Minor Mergers to Characterize Merging Effects
Adi Foord
Physics
Aum ChordiaRelationship between Social Support, Loneliness, and Injury-related Chronic Pain intensity in College Athletes
Raimi Quiton
Psychology
Shay ChubinDeveloping a Prototype GenAI Tool for Enhancing Early Literacy through Dialogic Reading
Shuling Yang
Education
Sophia CrowellBay Shore Amusement Park:
A Forgotten History of Sparrows Point
Michael Casiano
Public Humanities
Arun Dahal KhatriFiscal-Monetary Policy Misalignment and Its Impact on Inflation Persistence and Real GDP Growth: Evidence from the United States (2000–2024)
Nandita Dasgupta
Economics
Nathan DayieMotor Imagery based Brain Computer Interfaces
Ramana Vinjamuri
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Elise DelaporteElucidating Microbe-Microbe-Host Interactions in the Vaginal Microbiome
Jackman Burden
Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Michael DuffyVoyages: Chapter Seven
Nigel Semaj
Theatre
Jadyn FlemingHow Much can Aspects in Dance Improve Over the Course of Just a Week?
Amanda Fair
Theatre
Tammy HongThe Moderating Role of Internalized Model Minority Myth in the Relation Between Asian American Adolescent Discrimination and Socioemotional Difficulties
Charissa Cheah
Psychology
Jada IwuohaCollegiate Commerce
Tasha Vanzie
Mechanical Engineering
Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship
Sanjana JainThe Ramifications of Shell Oil Company in Ogoniland—and what the International Community is doing to Solve Them
Jé St Sume
Political Science
Alexander JoshuaSynthesis of Beta-DiKeto Acid Derivatives as Potential Inhibitors of Beta-Lactamase NDM-1
Paul Smith
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Isabel KendallSex Workers and Missionaries: A Comparative Study of Language, Power, and Cultural Mediation in Postwar Japan and Colonial Mexico
Julie Oakes
Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication
Anna KimCluster Headache Diagnostic Delay: Examining the Role of Biopsychosocial Factors and Patient Behavior
Raimi Quiton
Individualized Studies / Psychology
Tsion LemiPreparation of Discrete Assemblies of Gold Nanobipyramids and Quantum Dots in Organic Solvent
Marie-Christine Daniel
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Jay LevetonDo Speciesism, Animalistic Dehumanization, and Hostile Masculinity Affect Ratings of Culpability in Sexual Assault Scenarios?
Christopher Murphy
Psychology
Peter LombardoSubmerged Culture Viscosity of Aspergillus nidulans Kinase Deletion Strains
Mark Marten, Alexander Doan
Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Ephrata MangeshaVoices and Networks: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Ethnic Conflict Resolution
Steven McAlpine, Dr.Asif Majid
Individualized Studies
Preston McMillianTourism in Tiny Towns: An Ethnographic Study of Old Ellicott City
Nicholas Welcome
Sociology and Anthropology
Tyler MoodyImprovement of Cell Vitality and Proliferation with Layer-By-Layer Method
Jorge Almodovar
Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Natasha NavarroThe Role of Mindfulness and Reappraisal Tendencies in Emotional Regulation
Lira Yoon
Psychology
Quynh NguyenParental Awareness of Discrimination and Asian American Adolescent Socioemotional Difficulties: The Mediating Roles of Bicultural Identity Blendedness and Harmony
Charissa Cheah
Psychology
Thanh Trieu NguyenLinking Experience-Induced Behavioral Changes and Autism-Related Traits Through shank3 Expression in Fish
Cheng-Yu Li
Biological Sciences
Precious NwannaBeyond the Gate: A Guide to Reentry Reform in Urban America
Elaine MacDougall
Political Science
Nifemi OyejideRole of Preadipocyte-Derived CTRP6 in Adipose Tissue Extracellular Matrix Stiffness in Obesity
Diana Elizondo
Biological Sciences
Christian Price-BurnettVoyages: Chapter Seven
Nigel Semaj
Theatre
Matthew QuintanillaHyphal Structures and Conidial Structures Contribute to Material Properties
Mark Marten
Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Nyla Ratajczak-DicksonThe Student’s Role in Muscular Bonding and Dance within the Classroom
Ann Sofie Clemmensen
Dance and Philosophy
Garret RifkindMekong River Politics: Waterworks and Geopolitical Leverage
Guan Wang
Political Science
Lauren RivardeComic Books and Philosophy: Using Superheroes to Teach Ethics
Greg Ealick
Philosophy
Charles RogersUsing AI Song Recognition to Identify the Distribution of an Endemic Songbird
Kevin Omland
Political Science
Laci RothblumSynthesis of Beta-DiKeto Acid Derivatives as Potential Inhibitors of Beta-Lactamase NDM-1
Paul Smith
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Reanne SalazarBoholana: Translating the World into Sound
Linda Dusman
Music
Annabelle SharpVoyages: Chapter Seven
Nigel Semaj
Theatre
Kevin SchwanebeckSynthesis of Thiophene Derivatives as Potential Inhibitors for the β-Lactamase NDM-1
Paul Smith
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ipsa SindhwaniFoundational Skills for Building a Bilingual Repertoire in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Mirela Cengher
Psychology
Jessica SlaughterDesign and Optimization of Bioinformatics Tools for Dynamic Omic Data
Mark Marten
Chemical, Biochemical, Environmental Engineering
Ryan SuppleeMedieval Moralization, Dehumanization, and Demonization of the Disabled Body in Giovanni Boccaccio and Geoffrey Chaucer
Kathryn McKinley
English
Sabrina TanAmplifying Asian American Voices: Teachers’ Explorations of Picture Books Centering Asian American Characters
Amy Tondreau
Education
Aria TaurasoOptically Strain-Tuning Coherent Magnons in van der Waals Magnetic Semiconductors
Geoffrey Diederich
Physics
Maia Turman CookeThe Language of Decriminalization: Drug Policy Rhetoric and Public Health in 21st Century Canada
Earl Brooks
English
Mack WatkinsExtraterritorial Justice: A Comparative Analysis of Extraterritorial Courts as Arbiters of Human Rights Law and Advocates for Victims
Political Science
Jeffrey Davis
Gwyneth WatsonExamining the Interdisciplinary Roles of Choreographer and Director Through Dance on Film
Ann Sofie Clemmensen
Dance
Taylor WatsonUnderstanding and Visualizing Socioeconomic Disparities and their relationship to the Effects of Natural Disasters in the United States
Dena Aufseeser
Geography and Environmental Science
Chloe WeaverNetworking and Research of Methodologies in Film and TV Production for “Paradox”, an animated original series from Chloe Weaver
Sharon Tran
Individualized Studies
Kaitlin WorzallaHuman Presence in Fragile Spaces: A Geospatial Study of Antarctica
Charles Kaylor
Geography and Environmental Science