91精选 Students Accepted to National Conference for Undergraduate Research
Eleven 91精选 students engaged in research on campus have been accepted to present their work at the prestigious at the University of North Carolina Asheville on April 7-9.
The students represent the work of seven faculty and four departments. Several are doing a VanderVelde Research Fellowship, one is pursuing Honors work, and others are conducting research for the pure love of it.
鈥淭his is an exciting development and a testament to the growing culture of research at 91精选,鈥� said Dr. Clayton聽Carlson, associate professor of biology. 鈥淥ur acceptance rate is much higher than the conference average. What an opportunity for our students!
The mission of the Council on Undergraduate Research is to support and promote high-quality undergraduate student-faculty collaborative research and scholarship.
Students invited to present their work are:
- Hannah Dykstra 鈥�16, Beaver Dam, Wis. (VanderVelde Research Fellow), 鈥淐omposer. Soviet. Coward. Survivor. (Shostakovich: a Pictorial Study)鈥�
- Derek Frejd 鈥�16, Lockport, Ill. (VanderVelde Research Fellow) 鈥淭he Genetic and Morphological Effects of Bisphenol A on Arabidopsis Thaliana鈥�
- Megan Hanafee-Major 鈥�16, New Richmond, Wis., 鈥淎re We Antigone?: Analysis of Gilligan鈥檚 Moral Development Theory through Dramatic Texts鈥�
- Valerie Jochems 鈥�16, Pella, Iowa & Anna Spotts 鈥�16, Hamilton, Mich. (co-VanderVelde Research Fellows), 鈥淓ffect of Laminin, Fibronection and Serum on Mesenchymal Stem Cells鈥�
- Lauren Kuipers 鈥�16, Orland Park, Ill. (VanderVelde Research Fellow), 鈥淎ssessing Plant Biodiversity at 91精选鈥�
- Eric Los 鈥�16, Hudsonville, Mich., 鈥淏iodiversity Survey of Navajo Creek Corridor鈥�
- Alyssa Milosz 鈥�18, Elgin, Ill. & Sarah Roddy 鈥�18, Waupun, Wis., 鈥淓xploring College Students鈥� Academic Success and the Influence of Identity Factors鈥�
- Josiah Rosario 鈥�18, Woodridge, Ill. & Loretta Findysz, Worth, Ill., 鈥淒o I Belong?: A Qualitative Study of Perceived Fit in Relationship to College Identity, Racial and Ethnic Identity, and Spiritual Identity for Students on a Christian College Campus鈥�
Faculty involved with the conference include:
- Dr. William Boerman-Cornell, associate professor of education
- Dr. Robert A. Boomsma 鈥�77, professor of biology
- Dr. Clayton Carlson, associate professor of biology
- Dr. Jessica Clevering, associate professor of psychology
- Dr. Abbie Schrotenboer, assistant professor of biology
- Ryan Thompson , associate professor of art and design
- Dr. Kara Wolff, assistant professor of psychology
Congratulations to our students and faculty whose work has been accepted to the conference!