2015-2016
Megan McGarel, Class of 2016, Biological Sciences
Conference Presentation: American Association for Cancer Research
Location: New Orleans, LA
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Laurie Littlepage
Megan McGarel Research (PDF)
Jenny Ng, Class of 2017, Political Science
Research: Changing Dynamics: China-Latin American Relations
Location: Beijing, China
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Victoria Hui
Jenny Ng Research (PDF)
Sophia Chau, Class of 2017, Environmental Science
Conference Presentation:Images of War: Urbanization of lakeshores: are we decreasing the supply of food to top predators in inland fisheries?
Location: Miami University, Ohio
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Dominic Chaloner
Sophia Chau Conference Presentation (PDF)
Grace Maginn, Class of 2016, History
Conference Presentation:Images of War: Spanish Postcards in La Campaña del Rif
Location: San Diego, CA
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Karen Graubart
Grace Maginn Conference Presentation(PDF)
Alicia Czarnecki, Class of 2017, Environmental Engineering
Conference Attendance: Society of Women Engineers
Location: Washington, D.C.
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Jeremy Castle
Alicia Czarnecki Conference Attendance (PDF)
McKenzie Hightower, Class of 2016, English and Film, Television, & Theater
Conference Attendance: Association of Writers and Writing Programs
Location: Los Angeles, California
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Valerie Sayers
McKenzie Hightower Conference Attendance (PDF)
David Weber, Class of 2016, Biological Sciences
Research: Ecological Effects of Non-native Pacific Salmon and Brown Trout on Native Brook Trout in Great Lakes Tributaries
Location: Notre Dame, IN
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Dominic Chaloner
David Weber Research (PDF)
Paulina Eberts, Class of 2017, Chemical Engineering
Service-Learning: Detection of Substandard Pharmaceuticals in Kenya via High Performance Liquid Chromatography
Location: Eldoret, Kenya
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Marya Liberman
Paulina Eberts Service-Learning (PDF)
Philip Allen, Class of 2016, Biology & Classics
Conference Presentation: StARD9 is a Novel Kinesin Required for Motility and Tubulation of Late Endosomes/Lysosomes Containing NPC1
Location: San Diego, CA
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Kevin Vaughn
Philip Allen Conference Presentation (PDF)
Timothy Machasio, Class of 2018, Economics & ACMS
Research: The Maramoja Effect: Understanding the Evolution of, Concentration of and Impediments to Mobile Technology Entrepreneurship in Kenya and Tanzania
Location: Kenya and Tanzania
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Catherine Bolton
Timothy Machasio Research (PDF)
Lucy Jones, Class of 2018, Spanish
Research: Telenovelas and Their Influence on Love and Relationships in Northern Spain
Location: Oviedo, Spain
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Jessica Collett
Lucy Jones Research (PDF)
Angela Patel, Class of 2018, Neuroscience & Behavior
Immersion:Global Health Immersion in Ethiopia
Location: Addis Ababa and Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Cecilia Lucero
Angela Patel Immersion (PDF)
James English, Class of 2018, Sociology & Political Science
Research: Catholic Identity and Divorce Rate in Spain
Location: Oviedo, Spain
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Mary Ellen Konieczny
James English Research (PDF)
Carolyn Ahlers, Class of 2017, Science PreProfessional
Conference Presentation: Activation of Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) in Epithelial Morphogenesis
Location: San Diego, CA
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Jeni Prosperi
Carolyn Ahlers Conference Presentation (PDF)
Christy Lucas, Class of 2016, Science PreProfessional & Psychology
Research: Role of Rab8A and Med16 in Chemotherapy Response
Location: Notre Dame, IN
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Amy Stark
Christy Lucas Research (PDF)
Antonia Schreier, Class of 2016, Art History & Finance
Research: Modern Patronage - Honors Art History Senior Thesis
Location: Houston, Texas
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Nicole Woods
Antonia Schreier Research (PDF)
Chufang Xing, Class of 2016, Architecture
Research: Architectural Counter-Proposal to the San Francisco Ballet
Location: San Francisco, CA
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Douglas Duany
Chufang Xing Research (PDF)
Jennie Kim, Class of 2017, Economics & Political Science
Research: How does citizenship allow for universal preschool in Helsinki, Finland
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Stuart Greene
Jennie Kim Research (PDF)
Annie Kuster, Class of 2016, Anthropology & International Economics
Research: Spanish Youth Perception of the Andalusian Economic Crisis
Location: Compultense University in Madrid (Madrid, Spain) and University of Seville (Seville, Spain)
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Gabriel Torres
Annie Kuster Research (PDF)
Michael Langer, Class of 2016, Architecture
Research: The Built Environment, Context, and Community
Location: San Antonio, TX
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Kimberly Rollings
Michael Langer Research (PDF)
NDSEED Bridges to Prosperity Conference
Location: Estes Park, CO
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Tracy Kijewski-Correa
Student Presenters
Student Attendees
Margaret Crawford, Class of 2018, Mechanical Engineering &
Grace Hills, Class of 2018, Psychology
Research: Study of Psychological and Mechanical Impact of Sensor Technology
Location: Dublin Ireland
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Jay Brockman & Anré Venter
Nikhil Garg, Class of 2017, Finance and ACMS
Research: A Delicate Balancing Act: What the Economic Implications of the Upcoming General Elections Mean for the Spanish and European Identity Crisis
Location: Madrid, Spain
Nikhil Garg Research (PDF)
Mikyaila Jaramillo, Class of 2017, Chemical Engineering
Research: Metastasis on a Chip
Location: Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Mikyaila Jaramillo Research (PDF)
Pete Freeman, Class of 2018, Economics & Gender Studies
Eagan Fellowship Internship: Global Mamas//The Effects of Fair Trade Training on Female Ghanaians' Commitment to Economic Independence
Location: Elmina, Ghana
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Mary Kearney
Pete Freeman Internship (PDF)
Check out Pete's research vlogs from Ghana!
Jewel Malonza, Class of 2018, Biology
Research: Correlation of X-ray Maximum Body Width Measurements and QMR Fat Mass Measurements
Location: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame,Leevy Lab
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Matthew Leevy
Jewel Malonza Research (PDF)
Jonathan Vandenburgh, Class of 2016, Mathematics
Conference Attendance: Young Topologists' Meeting
Location: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Mark Behrens
Jonathan Vandenburgh Conference Attendance (PDF)
Maria Corina Mendoza, Class of 2017, Political Science
Internship: Group50
Location: Washington, D.C.
Maria Mendoza Internship (PDF)
Ray'Von Jones, Class of 2016, Sociology & Spanish
Conference Presentation: Unpacking Privilege: Biographical Mapping as a Window into Understanding Social Justice Orientations and Pathways in Young Adults
Location: The International Youth Studies Conference in Maynooth, Ireland
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Maria McKenna
Ray'Von Jones Conference Presentation (PDF)
Dominic Acri, Class of 2018, Neuroscience and Behavior
Research: Diel Flight Activity of Wild Caught Anopheles Farauti s.s. and Anopheles hinesorum malaria mosquitoes from northern Queensland, Australia
Location: University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Giles Duffield
Dominic Acri Research Assistantship (PDF)
Alison O'Connor, Class of 2016, Electrical Engineering
Service Learning: World Teach
Location: Namibia, Africa
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Melissa Marley-Bonnichson
Alison O'Connor Service Learning (PDF)
Angela Adduci, Class of 2016, Political Science and Peace Studies
Research/Internship: Orphan Demographics & Disabled Children: Inclusiveness in International Law
Location: Disability Rights International, Washington, D.C.
Angela Adduci Research (PDF)
Bradley Bowles, Class of 2017, Biological Sciences
Research Assistantship: Cardiofibroblast Growth within Methacrylated Gelma Substrates
Location: Zorlutuna Lab, Notre Dame
Faculty Mentor: Pinar Zorlutuna
Bradley Bowles Research Assistantship (PDF)
Tianyi Tan, Class of 2018, History
Research: Latest Chinese Judicial Reform (2014): Construction of the Legal Professional Community
Location: Shanghai, China
Faculty Mentor: Peter Moody
Tianyi Tan Research (PDF)
Michael Foley, Class of 2018, Physics & Honors Math
Research Assistantship: iLocater Software Development
Location: University of Notre Dame, Crepp Laboratory
Faculty Mentor: Justin Crepp
Michael Foley Research Assistantship (PDF)
Shaley Albaugh, Class of 2017, Neuroscience & Behavior
Gerspach Fellowship: Research in Palliative Care
Location: Hillebrand Center for Compassionate Care in Medicine, University of Notre Dame
Faculty Mentor: Dominic Vachon
Shaley Albaugh Research Assistantship (PDF)
Harisa Spahic, Class of 2018, Biochemistry
Eagan Fellowship: Pilot investigation of the relationship between neurocognitive functioning, inflammatory biomarkers, and BRCA1/2 in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and endocrine therapy.
Location: Cancer Neurocognitive Translational Research Lab (CNTRL), Notre Dame
Faculty Mentor: Pascal Jean-Pierre
Harisa Spahic Research Assistantship (PDF)
Justin Skycak, Class of 2018, Mathmatics
Research Assistantship: Computational Neuroscience at LANL
Location: New Mexico Consortium in Los Alamos, NM
Faculty Mentor: Dervis Can Vural
Rebecca Blais, Class of 2018, Political Science
Research: Elephant Conservation in Sri Lanka
Location: Sri Lanka
Faculty Mentor: Anre Venter
Rebecca Blais Research (PDF)
Matthew McGoldrick, Class of 2018, Biological Sciences & English
Research: 3D Printing Model Brain Tumors
Location: Lab of Dr. W.M. Leevy, University of Notre Dame
Faculty Mentor: Dr. W. Matthew Leevy
Matthew McGoldrick Research (PDF)
McKenzie Hightower, Class of 2016, English/Creative Writing
Creative Endeavor: Collaborative Learning at Martha's Vineyard
Location: Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
Faculty Mentor: Johannes Goransson
McKenzie Hightower Creative Endeavor (PDF)