2016-2017
CUSE works with outstanding students of all years, colleges, majors, and disciplines.
Below are recent examples of students who have participated in Conference Presentation, Research, Internship, and Immersion opportunities funded by CUSE!
Michelle Mann, Class of 2017, Africana Studies
Research: Shunned Soldiers: Uncovering twentieth century political activism in the black LGBTQ community
Location: New York Public Library
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Richard Pierce
Ashley Knipp, Class of 2017, Film, Television, & Theater and Accounting
Research: Disney’s Magical Brand Strategy: A Case Study on the Strategic Evolution of Disney Parks’ Immersive Attractions
Location: Shanghai Disney
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Susan Ohmer
Ashley Knipp Research (PDF)
Sabrina Battiston, Class of 2019, Program of Liberal Studies
Conference Attendance: Rebellious Lawyering Conference
Location: Yale University
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Thomas Marullo
Sabrina Battiston Conference Attendance (PDF)
Timothy Machasio, Class of 2018, Economics & Applied Mathematics
Research: The Future of Kenya's National Safety Net Program - Politics, Inefficiences and Opportunities
Location: Kenya
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Wyatt Brooks
Timothy Machasio Research (PDF)
Hannah Legatzke, Class of 2017, Environmental Sciences & Anthropology
Research: Bilingualism & Family Dynamics
Location: University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Lee. T. Gettler
Hannah Legatzke Research (PDF)
Olivia Mogaka, Class of 2017, Management Consulting & Peace Studies
Conference Attendance: Africa Business Conference
Location: Harvard University
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Joseph Buttigieg
Olivia Mogaka Conference Attendance (PDF)
“I felt better positioned to understand the intricacies that pertain to development on the African continent, and the differentiating factors of doing business in Africa versus in North America or Europe.”
Megan Luft, Class of 2018, Neuroscience & Behavior
Internship: St. Thomas Moore Language College
Location: London, England
Megan Luft Internship (PDF)
Grace Watkins, Class of 2017, Philosophy
Conference Attendance: Rebellious Lawyering Conference
Location: Yale University
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Ricky Herbst
Grace Watkins Conference Attendance (PDF)
Alina Nguyen, Class of 2017, Neuroscience & Behavior
Conference Presentation: 2016 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students
Location: Tampa, FL
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Michael Pfrender
Alina Nguyen Conference Presentation (PDF)
Ryan Engert, Class of 2018, Science Preprofessional
Conference Presentation: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Location: Atlanta, GA
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Michelle Whaley
Ryan Engert Conference Presentation (PDF)
Jack Assaf, Class of 2017, Mechanical Engineering
Conference Attendance: Global Student Forum
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Peter Kilpatrick
Jack Assaf Conference Attendance (PDF)
Elaine Schmidt, Class of 2017, Program of Liberal Studies
Research: Finding God and Beauty in the Catholicism of the Peruvian Andes
Location: Chucuito, Peru
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Peter Casarella, Jenny Martin, Vicotr Maqque
Elaine Schmidt Research (PDF)
Paul Rudnicki, Class of 2017, Chemical Engineering
Conference Presentation: Comparative study of photosynthetic unit (PSU) models for algal growth rate and florescence prediction under light/dark cycles
Location: San Francisco, CA
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Jason Hicks
Paul Rudnicki Conference Presentation (PDF)
Nicole Handa, Class of 2017, Biology and Psychology
Conference Presentation: Poster Presentation Interrogating
the role that tbx2a/b play in mitigating the
function of mecom in zebrafish pronephric development
Location: University of Michigan
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Rebecca Wingert
Nicole Handa Conference Presentation (PDF)
Nikhil Garg, Class of 2018, Finance & Applied Mathematics
Research: Déjà Vu: How Ultranationalism Threatens the European Project... Again
Location: Paris, France
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Joseph Buttigieg
Nikhil Garg Research (PDF)
Michelle Espinal, Class of 2017, Civil Engineering
Conference Attendance: UN Habitat III - Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development
Location: Quito, Ecuador
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Alex Taflanidis
Michelle Espinal Conference Attendance(PDF)
Matthew Colturi, Class of 2017, Civil Engineering
Conference Attendance: Greenbuild 2016 International Conference and Exp
Location: Los Angelas, California
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Alex Taflanidis
Matthew Colturi Conference Attendance (PDF)
Joseph Lemna, Class of 2018, Marketing & Theology
Immersion: Experiencing Cuba
Location: Havana, Cuba
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Peter Casarella
Joe Lemna Immersion (PDF)
John Casey, Class of 2017, Chemical Engineering
Conference Presentation: Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Pinar Zorlutuna
Jack Casey Conference Presentation (PDF)
Ashley Kyalwazi, Class of 2018, Neuroscience and Behavior
Conference Attendance: USA Clubhouse National Conference
Location: Washington, D.C.
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Lisa Anderson
Ashley Kyalwazi Conference Attendance (PDF)
Matthew Williams, Class of 2018, Anthropology
Research: Galapagos Evolutionary Biology Practicum
Location: Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Gary Lamberti and Malcom Fraser
Matthew Williams Research (PDF)
Alex Yom, Class of 2020, Political Science
Immersion: The Effects of Unfunded Mandates on National Infrastructure Projects
Location: Houston, TX
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Joseph Buttigieg
Alex Yom Immersion (PDF)
Alexis Green, Class of 2019, Anthropology
Research: Role of Empathy for German Health Professionals
Location: Kassel, Hessen, Germany
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Denise Della Rossa
Alexis Green Research (PDF)
John Salazar, Class of 2017, Film, Television, and Theater
Research: The Toronto Film Festival as a Sphere for Critical Prestige
Location: Toronto, Canada
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: James Collins
John Salazar Research (PDF)
Aislinn Betts, Class of 2018, Science-Business
Conference Presentation: World Molecular Imaging Conference
Location: New York, NY
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: W. Matthew Leevy
Aislinn Betts Conference Presentation (PDF)
Daniela Lugo Romero, Class of 2018, Civil Engineering
Eagan Fellowship: NDSEED in Nicaragua
Location: Terrero Sur, Nicaragua
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Tracy Kijewski-Correa
Daniela Lugo Romero Assistantship (PDF)
Eduardo Miranda Mora, Class of 2019, Biological Sciences
Research: AIM: Ancestry informative, transferable, and affordable DNA markers for Chestnut
Location: Notre Dame, Indiana
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Jeanne Romero-Severson
Eduardo Miranda Mora Research (PDF)
Ziyu Cui, Class of 2017, Film, Television, and Theater and Finance
Short Documentary Film: The Return of Hanfu
Location: China, Romania, USA
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Nicole MacLauglin
Ziyu Cui Documentary (PDF)
Harisa Spahic, Class of 2018, Biochemistry
Eagan Fellowship: Continuation of a pilot investigation of the relationship between neurocognitive function, inflammatory biomarkers, and CYP2D6 in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and endocrine therapy.
Location: Notre Dame, IN
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Pascal Jean-Pierre
Harisa Spahic Eagan Fellowship (PDF)
Anthony Derouin, Class of 2018, Architecture
Apprenticeship: HOPE for Architecture
Location: Carlton Landing, OK
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Steven Semes
Anthony Derouin Apprenticeship (PDF)
Bridget Rickard, Class of 2018, Philosophy and Peace Studies
Internship: Caritas Internationalis/United Nations NY
Location: New York City
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Atalia Omer
Bridget Rickard Internship (PDF)
Megan Parisi, Class of 2017, Psychology
Research: The Relation Among Trait Anxiety, Cortisol Stress Reactivity, and Aggressive Behavior
Location: Notre Dame, IN
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Lira Yoon
Megan Parisi Research (PDF)
Zhixing Zhang, Class of 2017, Mathematics and History
Research: Planting the Seeds of the Modern East Asian Dilemma: Myths and New Interpretations of the Japanese Invasions of Korea (1592-1598)
Location: China, Japan, & Korea
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Julia Adeney Thomas
Zhixing Zhang Research (PDF)
Kiley Adams, Class of 2017, Biology
Research: Finding India's Missing Disabled Population
Location: India
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Peter Walshe
Kiley Adams Research (PDF)
Justin Campanaro, Class of 2017, Mechanical Engineering
Michael Ruof, Class of 2018, Mechanical Engineering
Conference Presentation: Optimizing ICE Efficiency with Cycling: Methods for Evaluating Achievable Gains
Location: Montreal, Canada
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Peter Bauer
Michael Ruof Conference Presentation and Justin Campanaro Conference Presentation (PDF)
Torian Riley, Class of 2019, Program of Liberal Studies
Research: Law Proceedings in Asia
Location: Beijing, China
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Jonathan Noble
Andrew Baublis, Class of 2019, Chemistry and Math
Research: Cesium Lead Halide nanocrystal synthesis
Location: Notre Dame, IN
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Masaru Kuno
Andrew Baublish Research (PDF)
Emily Vincent, Class of 2018, Anthropology and Chinese
Research: Foreign NGO Research in China
Location: Beijing, China
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Weibing Ye
Emily Vincent Research (PDF)
Gabriela Kluzinski, Class of 2019, Finance and Film, Television, and Theater
Documentary Film: The Economic Migration of Rudnik nad Sanem
Location: Poland
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: James Collins
Christopher Brady, Class of 2019, Physics
Research: Modelling and predicting cataclysmic events via a TWINSOL spectrometer.
Location: Notre Dame, IN
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Daniel Bardayan
Christopher Brady Research (PDF)
Kelly Fleckenstein, Class of 2019, Finance and History
Research: Confederate Financial Policies: Prolonging the War Despite Overwhelming Odds
Location: National Archives at Washington, DC and University Park, MD
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Paul Ocobock
Kelly Fleckenstein Research (PDF)
Christine Mayuga, Class of 2019, Science-Business
Research: Characterizing growth phenotypes among recently labadapted isolates of malarial parasites arising from an area of emerging drug resistance
Location: Notre Dame, IN
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Michael Ferdig
Christine Mayuga Research (PDF)
Matthew Hayes, Class of 2017, Architecture
Internship: Developing Masonry Skills with HFA
Location: Carlton Landing, OK
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Selena Anders
Matthews Hayes Internship(PDF)
Xiaoyu Yu, Class of 2019, Biological Sciences and Mathematics
Service Learning: Amazon Indigenous & Community Health in Ecuador
Location: Ecuador
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Kraig Beyerlein
Xiaoyu Yu Service-Learning (PDF)
Daniel Currie, Class of 2018, Physics
Research: National Low Dose CT Scan Early Detection Lung Cancer Screening Program
Location: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Daniel Currie Grogan (PDF)
Nicolle Ho, Class of 2018, Applied and Computational Mathematics & Statistics
Research: Decoupling of Soil and Air Temperatures in Arctic Tundra: Implications for Ecosystem Function
Location: Toolik Field Station, North Slope Alaska
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Adrian Rocha
Nicolle Ho Research (PDF)
Maddison Staff, Class of 2018, Biological Sciences and Film, Television, and Theater
Research: Generation of Visual Mutants in Aedes aegypti
Location: Notre Dame, IN, O'Tousa Lab
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Michelle Whaley
Maddison Staff Research (PDF)
Kangxin Wu, Class of 2019, Architecture
Research: Influence of Taoism on Chinese and Western Architecture: Comparison between Chinese Gardens and Frank Lloyd Wright's Architecture
Location: Beijing and Suzhou, China
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Richard Economakis
Kangxin Wu Research (PDF)
Pete Freeman, Class of 2018, Sociology and Gender Studies
Eagan Fellowship: Gender Differences in Entrepreneurship: Motivation and Entrepreneurial Training of Mother Entrepreneurs in Switzerland
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Richard Williams
Pete Freeman Research (PDF)
Margaret Berta, Class of 2019, Biochemistry and Political Science
Research: Distributed Pharmaceutical Analysis Lab (DPAL) Operation Improvement
Location: Notre Dame, IN
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Marya Liberman
Maura Vrabel, Class of 2018, Chemical Engineering
Internship: AVM Biotechnology
Location: AVM Biotechnology Seattle, WA
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Basar Bilgicer
Maura Vrabel Internship (PDF)
Norbert Kuc, Class of 2017, Biological Sciences
Grogan Fellowship: Asbestos related pleural disease in insulator workers
Location: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Radiology Department, Chicago, IL
Norbert Kuc Grogan Fellowship (PDF)
Sasha Nakae, Class of 2019, Economics and Theology
Summer Abroad in India
Location: India
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Suman Rani
Sasha Nakae India Abroad (PDF)
Shuyu Jiang, Class of 2019, Economics
Research: Clickbait and Cognitive Processes
Location: Notre Dame, IN
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Jessica Collett
Shuyu Jiang Research (PDF)
Robert Wozniak, Class of 2018, Preprofessional Studies and Spanish
Research: Evaluation of Methodology in Monitoring, Controlling, and Treating Chagas Disease in Belize
Location: Belize
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: John Grieco and Nicole Achee
Robert Wozniak Research (PDF)
Sarah Glover, Class of 2018, Neuroscience and Behavior
Internship: Projects Abroad Medical Internship in Nepal
Location: Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Patrick Vivirito
Sarah Glover Internship (PDF)
Michael DiGaetano, Class of 2017, Science-Business
Research: Examining Neuropathic Pain Pathways
Location: Notre Dame, IN
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Patrick Sheets
Michael DiGaetano Research (PDF)
Theresa Bickel, Class of 2017, Mechanical Engineering and Japanese
Research: Timken Large Wind Bearing Online Monitoring System
Location: Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Bill Goodwine
Theresa Bickel Research (PDF)
Yoo Jin Jung, Class of 2018, Neuroscience and Behavior
Research: UCLA Summer Research
Location: UCLA, Glanzman Lab
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Michelle Whaley
Yoo Jin Research(PDF)
Roge Karma, Class of 2018, Political Science
State Department Internship
Location: Washington, D.C.
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Steve Reifenberg