Meklit Aga
PSYCHOLOGY
Meklit Aga is a psychology major from Omaha, Nebraska. Meklit is conducting research with Dr. Kathy Chiou from the Department of Psychology.
Summer 2024 Research Poster: Traumatic Brain Injury Outcomes: Emotion Recognition and Age
Samuel Aguilera Robledo
BIOCHEMISTRY
Samuel Aguilera Robledo is a biochemistry major from Grand Island, Nebraska. Samuel conducted his McNair research with Dr. Jiri Adamec from the Department of Biochemistry.
Summer 2022 Research Poster: Elucidating Metabolic Connection Between Liver and Brain via Metabolomics and Integration Modeling in Epilepsy
Angelea Arnett
PHYSICS
Angelea Arnett is a physics major from Sidney, Nebraska. Angelea is working with Dr. Herman Batelaan from the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
Summer 2023 Research Poster: Acoustic Levitation and Quantum-Like Behavior of Styrofoam Balls
Ash Ballentine
HISTORY
Ash Ballentine is a history major from Las Vegas, Nevada. Ash is conducting research with Dr. Angela Bolen from the Department of History.
Summer 2024 Research Poster: The Institute in Basic Life Principles, The Duggars, and Bad Behavior: How Religion, Social Media, and Purity Culture Intersects
Ashley Bruha
CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Ashley Bruha is a criminology and criminal justice major from Comstock, Nebraska. Ashley is conducting research with Dr. Trisha Rhodes from the School of Criminology & Criminal Justice.
Summer 2024 Research Poster: Pilot Analysis of Mental Health Resource Use and Rural Officer Wellbeing in Nebraska
Marcus Cureton
FORENSIC SCIENCE
Marcus Cureton is a forensic science major from Lexington, Nebraska. Marcus is working with Dr. Charles Murrieta from the Department of Forensic Science.
Summer 2024 Research Poster: A Survey of Over-the-Counter Substance Stability in Animal Tissues
Tyler Downey
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Tyler Downey is a mechanical engineering major from Fremont, Nebraska. Tyler is conducting research with Dr. Carl Nelson from the Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering.
Summer 2023 Research Poster: Novel Wheel-Leg Model and Design for a Pipe-Navigation Robot
Cristian Gonzalez
BIOCHEMISTRY, CHEMISTRY, AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Cristian Gonzalez is a biochemistry, chemistry, and biological sciences major from La Vista, Nebraska. Cristian is conducting research with Dr. Joseph Yesselman from the Department of Chemistry.
Summer 2024 Research Poster: Applying DMS-MaPseq for Evaluating RNA-Ligand Binding
Furqan Mahdi
BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Furqan Mahdi is a biological systems engineering major from Lincoln, Nebraska. Furqan is conducting research with Dr. Rebecca Wachs from Biological Systems Engineering.
Summer 2024 Research Poster: Assessment of macrophage presence and phenotypes at different time points in a rat model of disc-associated pain
Sarah Omar
PSYCHOLOGY
Sarah Omar is a psychology major from Lincoln, Nebraska. Sarah is conducting her McNair research with Dr. Rebecca Brock from the Department of Psychology.
Summer 2023 Research Poster: The Role of Parental Trauma-Related Distress in Emotion Socialization and Child Internalizing Symptoms
Faithleigh Podzimek
ANTHROPOLOGY
Faithleigh Podzimek is an anthropology major from Wagner, South Dakota. Faith is conducting research with Dr. Phil Geib from the School of Global Integrative Studies.
Summer 2023 Research Poster: 3D Documentation of Basketmaker Petroglyph Panel in Southeastern Utah
Karen Rodriguez
SOCIOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY
Karen Rodriguez is a sociology and philosophy major from Omaha, Nebraska. Karen is conducting research with Dr. Trey Andrews from the Department of Psychology.
Summer 2023 Research Poster: The Role of Social Networks and Loneliness in Discrimination-Related Mental Health Outcomes Among Hispanic Immigrant Women in Nebraska
Maab Shogar
PSYCHOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH & WELLNESS
Maab Shogar is a psychology and community health & wellness major from Lincoln, Nebraska. Maab is conducting research with Dr. Cynthia Willis-Esqueda from the Department of Psychology.
Summer 2024 Research Poster: The Influence of Essentialist Ideology on Perceptions of Incarcerated Black Men and Mental Health
Bryan Suriano
BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY
Bryan Suriano is a biochemistry and microbiology major from Grand Island, Nebraska. Bryan is conducting research with Dr. Lindsey Crawford from the Department of Biochemistry.
Summer 2024 Research Poster: How Human Cytomegalovirus UL4 Controls the Proinflammatory Cytokine TNFSF10 to Control Cellular Functions
Maya Tanikawa-Brown
FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Maya Tanikawa-Brown is a food science & technology major from Princeton, New Jersey. Maya is currently conducting research with Dr. Joseph Baumert and Dr. Amanda-Ramer-Tait from the Department of Food Science & Technology.