2017-2018
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!
Adam Moeller, Class of 2018, History & Economics
Research: Gender, Sexuality, and Morality in Uganda
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Paul Ocobock
Aly Sonnen, Class of 2018, Neuroscience & Behavior
Research: Summer Research Assistantship at Seattle Children’s Research Institutes’ Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development
Location: Seattle, Washington
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Jessica Payne
Alexandria Gorden, Class of 2018, Architecture
Research: Building Materials & Methods in Light of Climate Change
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Samantha Salden Teach
Alexandria Gorden Architecture Research
Alexandria Tatarian, Class of 2019, Science-Business
Creative Endeavor: Fili: More than a Poet
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Christopher Stevens
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Alexandria Tatarian Poetry Immersiojn
Alyssa Cook, Class of 2019, Finance
Conference Attendance: SEO New York Conference
Location: New York City, New York
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Jennifer Waddell
Alyssa Cook Conference Attendance
Andrea Vale, Class of 2018, English
Creative Endeavor: Slow Journalism
Location: Amritsar, India
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Jason Kelly
Ashley Choi, Class of 2019, Accountancy
Creative Endeavor: Winter Abroad Program at Yonsei
Location: Seoul. South Korea
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Yeonhee Yoon
Aya Nagai, Class of 2020, International Economics
Service-Learning Project: Providing Windows and Mirrors in Costa Rica
Location: Heredia, Costa Rica
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Diane Jorza
Braeden Benedict, Class of 2019, Electrical Engineering
Internship: Research Internship at Blue Brain Project
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Gregory Timp
Brielle Jaglowski, Class of 2020, Environmental Science
Service-Learning Project: Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer
Location: Sasabe, Arizona
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: N/A
Brielle Jaglowski Wildlife Service-Learning Project
Brittany DiGenova, Class of 2018, Computer Science
Conference: Grace Hopper Conference
Location: Orlando, Florida
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Patrick Flynn
Brynna Conway, Class of 2018, Computer Science
Conference: Grace Hopper Conference
Location: Orlando, Florida
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Patrick Flynn
Caroline Braun, Class of 2018, Computer Science
Conference: Grace Hopper Conference
Location: Orlando, Florida
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Patrick Flynn
Charlie Trense, Class of 2019, Finance & ACMS
Conference: International Business Ethics Case Studies
Location: Chicago, IL
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Jessica McManus Warnell
Cynthia Tran, Class of 2019, IT Management
Conference: International Business Ethics Case Studies
Location: Chicago, IL
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Jessica McManus Warnell
Danica Crowley, Class of 2020, IT Management
Conference: Ashoka U Exchange
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Melissa Marley Bonnichsen
Daniel Olivieri, Class of 2018, Science-Business
Research: Evaluating CHW Integration into Health Networks
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Ann Mische
Daniel Olivieri Brazil Healthcare Research
Daniela Lugo, Class of 2018, Civil Engineering
Internship: Internship at STV Inc.
Location: New York, New York
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Dr. Yvonne Mikuljan
Elizabeth Boyle, Class of 2020, Political Science & Peace Studies
Conference: As Assessment of Minority Voting Rights Access in the U.S.
Location: North Carolina
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Thomas Kellenberg
Emily Okawara, Class of 2019, American Studies
Immersion: Nazareth Farm Senior Thesis Discernment
Location: Clarksburg, West Virginia
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Maria McKenna
Emily Reeve, Class of 2018, Civil Engineering
Project: NDSEED 2017 Pedestrian Footbridge Construction
Location: Las Pencas, Nicaragua
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kijewski-Correa
Emily Rourke, Class of 2018, Economics
Research: Female Entrepreneurship, Indonesia
Location: Indonesia
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Melissa Paulsen
Eric Sah, Class of 2019, ACMS
Research: Systems Genetics Analysis to Identify Gene Candidates Associated with Axon Death in Optic Nerve and Glaucoma
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Monica M. Jablonski
Eric Sah Conference Presentation
Haley Kempf, Class of 2020, Neuroscience
Research: “Universal Design: Using Accessible Environments to Build Those Who Are
Marginalized Back into Society”
Location: Buffalo, New York
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Edwin Michael
Harisa Spahic, Class of 2018, Biochemistry
Research: Characterizing Supercharged YKB
Location: Notre Dame, Indiana
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Dr. Patricia Clark
Hillary Alamene, Class of 2020, Neuroscience & Political Science
Conference: 18th Annual Africa Conference
Location: Austin, Texas
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Elaine DeBassige
Gregory Serapio-Garcia, Class of 2019, Psychology
Research: Big Data & the Big Five: Computationally Predicting Personality and
Psychopathology from Social Media
Location: Notre Dame, Indiana
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: David Watson
Gregory Serapio-Garcia Research
Heather DiLallo, Class of 2020, Chemical Engineering
Research: Utilizing Science to Promote Human Development
Location: China
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Dr. Toni Barstis
James Holland, Class of 2019, Computer Science
Conference: 2018 TechShift Conference
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Shreya Kumar
John Raque, Class of 2019, Finance & Chinese
Internship: JFP Holdings Summer Internship
Location: Beijing, China
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Carl Ackermann
Kaitlin Salyer, Class of 2018, Physics & French
Research: Study of ttH Events at CERN
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Kevin Lannon
Kiera Dwyer, Class of 2019, Chemical Engineering
Conference Presentation: Development of a phosphate biosensor using the optical density and pressure of growing yeast
Location: Notre Dame, Indiana
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Holly Goodson
Lauren Davancaze, Class of 2019, Biochemistry
Conference Presentation: Structural Characterization of the TIL 1383I T Cell Receptor
Location: San Diego, California
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Brian Baker
Lily Falzon, Class of 2018, Sociology
Research: Conflicting Methodologies and Cross-Cultural Validation: Investigating the Current
State of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Location: China (Guangzhou, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Hong Kong)
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ayesha Ahmad
Madeline Thompson, Class of 2019, Theology & Peace Studies
Conference: Religion in the Public Sphere
Location: Provo, UT
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Jason Springs
Maria Sasso, Class of 2018, Neuroscience and Behavior
Conference: Assoication for Psychological Science 29th Annual Convention: Poster
Presentation
Location: Boston, MA
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Gerald Haeffel
Maura Vrabel, Class of 2018, Chemical Engineering
Research: Detailed Characterization of the Nucleotide Binding Site
Location: Notre Dame, IN
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Basar Bilgicer
Nicholas Seifert, Class of 2020, Biology & Music
Research: Research Assistantship, Feder Lab
Location: Notre Dame, IN
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jefferey Feder
Paul O'Toole, Class of 2018, Chemical Engineering
Research: MAPPER
Location: Notre Dame, IN
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jeremiah Zartman
Pete Freeman, Class of 2018, Sociology & Gender Studies, International Peace Studies Supplement
Immersion Opportunity: Young Achievers Caucus: Evaluating Teen Pregnancy Prevention Efforts
Location: Elmina, Ghana
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Richard Williams
Pete Freeman Immersion Opportunity
Roge Karma, Class of 2018, Political Science
Internship: Internship at U.S. Embassy Rabat
Location: Rabat, Morocco
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Steve Reifenberg
Sae Rome Choi, Class of 2019, Chemical Engineering
Research: Interaction between Adipocytes and Cancer Cells
Location: Notre Dame, IN
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Pinar Zorlutuna
Takunda Ushe, Class of 2020, Business (undeclared) & Political Science
Research: Demystifying Mining in Africa
Location: Oxford University
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Paul Ocobock
Taylor Driscoll, Class of 2018, Architecture
Research: Architectural Preservation In Asia
Location: China (Macau, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Nanjing, Pingyao, and Beijing)
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Selena Anders
Thuy-An Phan, Class of 2019, Biology & Economics
Research: Role of Tachykinin on Aedes aegypti Feeding Behavior
Location: Notre Dame, IN
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Mary Ann McDowell
Trent McKinnon, Class of 2018, Accounting & ACMS
Research: The Value Line Enigma
Location: South Bend, IN
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Michael Hemler
Victoria Erdel, Class of 2019, Sociology
Internship: Starfish Project
Location: Asia
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: John Duffy