Undergraduate research scholars funded for spring ’23

MSU Texas Office of Undergraduate Research

Undergraduate research scholars funded for spring ’23

The MSU Texas Office of Undergraduate Research will fund more than 20 undergraduates and 17 faculty mentors in 21 EURECA research projects for the spring 2023 term. These projects were selected by peer-review from the six colleges; 14 are new and seven are continuations from the fall funding period.

 

The EURECA scholars, along with other undergraduates involved in research through coursework across campus, will present their results at the 20th Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum April 20 in the Clark Student Center.

 

Fain College of Fine Arts

  • Emily Beaman, “Darkness on the Edge of Town.”

Mentor: Jonathon Quam, mass communication.

  • Colin Stevenson, Jaylei Lamb, “Polaroid and Porcelain.”

Mentor: William McKinney, ceramics/art and mass communication.

 

Gunn College of Health Sciences and Human Services

  • Heriberto Torres, “Exploring the Language Barrier in Healthcare for Individuals of Latino Heritage.”

Mentor: Michael Olson, exercise physiology.

  • Jack Murdock, “Safe Medication Administration: The Case to Prevent Medication Administration Errors via Embedded Alerts.”

Mentor: Stephanie Baker, nursing.

 

Prothro-Yeager College of Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Zetta Cannedy, Andres Revis, “Natural Disasters and Political Efficacy in the United States, 1964 – 2018.”

Mentor: Juheon Lee, political science.

 

McCoy College of Science Mathematics and Engineering

  • Miguel Bethel, Nedabiah Warner, “A Fixed Wing UAV with Vertical Takeoff and Landing.”

Mentor: Yu Guo, engineering.

  • Miguel Bethel, “Using Magnets as Stabilizers.”

Mentors: Jeff Hood, Yu Guo, mathematics and engineering.

  • Elizabeth Elkins, “Terrestrial Remote Sensing Technology for Improved Forest Biomass Monitoring.”

Mentor: Kashif Mahmud, geoscience.

  • Francine Pascal, “Effect of Indole, Tryptophan and Serotonin on Germination of Candida albicans.

Mentor: James Masuoka, biology.

  • Nasiha Khan, “Effect of Wall Protein Glycosylation on Candida Albicans Cell Surface Properties.”

Mentor: James Masuoka, biology.

  • Abigail Guinan, “Using Membrane Protein Chaperone to Prevent and Disrupt the Alpha-Synuclein Protein Aggregation in Parkinson Disease.”

Mentor: Fu-Cheng Liang, chemistry/biology.

 

 

Prothro-Yeager College of Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Ty Criss, “The Statistics Behind the Educational and Diversification Benefits for Students whom Study Abroad.”

Mentor: Mahmoud Elsharafi, study abroad, world culture.

  • Brandon Goins, “Queer Lit on PAR: A Positive Assimilation Rubric for Queer YA Literature.”

Mentor: Peter Fields.

 

West College of Education

  • Madeline Stanford, “PSTs Using Culturally Relevant Science and Math Tasks: Framework to Critique Learning.”

Mentor: Dittika Gupta.

 

These seven projects are continuing full year projects:

Dillard College of Business Administration

  • Gabriella Pettijohn, “The Impact of Party Affiliation on Texas Counties’ Balance of Payments with the Federal Government.”

Mentors: John Martinez and Robert Forrester, economics and finance.

 

McCoy College of Science Mathematics and Engineering

  • Zaniya Medlin, “Genetic Typing of Antibiotic-resistant coli Strains from Local Waterfowl.”

Mentor: James Masuoka, biology.

  • Ryan Azzouz, “Reversion of Antibiotic-resistance to Antibiotic-susceptibility: Genetic Effects.”

Mentor: James Masuoka, biology.

  • Abigail Matthew, “Using Membrane Protein Chaperone to Prevent Familial Mutant of Alpha-Synuclein Protein Aggregation in Parkinson’s Disease.”

Mentor: Fu-Cheng Liang, chemistry.

  • McClain White and Nevil Vora, “Membrane Distillation for Clean Water Production.”

Mentor: Mahmoud Elsharafi, engineering.

  • Sharome Burton, “Autonomous Collaborative Drones – Air- and Ground-based Network.”

Mentors: Yu Guo and Eduardo Colmenares-Diaz, engineering and computer science.

 

Prothro-Yeager College of Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Zetta Cannedy and Cristin Martin, “Legal Consciousness and Community: A Survey of Legal Understanding and Legal Approval in Wichita County, Texas.”

Mentor: Linda Veazey, political science and global studies.

 

For more information contact the Undergraduate Research Office in the Clark Student Center, Room 161, ext. 6275, or visit the EURECA website. Director: Stacia Miller; Coordinator: Julie Scales.