2025 research and creative activity projects for CAS students

Forty-seven Husker undergraduates with majors in the College of Arts and Sciences will participate in research and/or creative activity with a faculty mentor this summer.

The Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience (UCARE) Program supports undergraduates to work with faculty mentors in research or creative activities. Students receive stipends of $2,640 for engaging 20 hours per week and will present posters at a campus research symposium Aug. 5 in the Nebraska Union with students from the Nebraska Summer Research Program.

Find out more about undergraduate research at Nebraska.

• Sajid Raihan Akash, physics and mathematics –
  “Refining n(z) and Antenna Position Estimates...”
• Zack Alhejaj, chemistry and environmental studies –
  “Structural Determination of Small Cajal Body-Specific RNAs”
• Liz Andersen, microbiology and biochemistry  –
  “Investigating Epididymal Adipose Tissue Gene Expression Patterns...”
• Roman Bohls, psychology – 
  “Criminal Liability in Third Party Cases...”
• Armon'e Dean, computer science – 
  “Equitable Access to Civil Justice: Interdisciplinary Research Project”
• Marisa Dendinger, biochemistry  – 
  “Impacts of Mutations in tetX8 Gene...”
• Naomi Chamberlain, psychology and film studies – 
  “Investigating the Moderating Role of Self-Compassion...”
• Mason Chandler, economics – 
  “Analyzing the Quantitative Accuracy of Judgements...”
• Lisa Fruehling, English – 
  “Fanny Fern in The New York Ledger”
• Grant Henrichs, biochemistry and mathematics – 
  “Discovering the Import Mechanisms and Roles of Copper...”
• Maizy Jones, psychology – 
  “Examining the Stimulus Effects of Nicotine and d-Amphetamine...”
• Jacey Kent, English – 
  “Villainizing the 'Fairer Sex'...”
• Carson Kiesel, psychology  – 
  “Effects of a Shared Reading Intervention...”
• David Khuu, mathematics  – 
  “Analysis of Pancreatic Cancer Growth...”
• Vitor Lombardi Labegaline, microbiology and Spanish  – 
  “Investigating White Adipose Derived Extracellular Vesicles”
• Pluto Larson, Spanish and global studies – 
  “Exploring Media Narratives...”
• Ted Lueders, microbiology – 
  “Isolation and Identification of a Faecalibacterium duncaniae Strain...”
• Khang Luong, physics  – 
  “A Computational Approach to Ionized Molecular Diffraction”
• Dorothea Mason, history and anthropology – 
  “Anticolonials: A World History”
• Leonita Memeti, global studies, ciminology, and criminal studies  – 
  “Shattering the Silence, Rebuilding Lives...”
• Hanny Nguyen, biological sciences  – 
  “Preparation of Isovolumetic Nanoplastics...”
• Jesse Nguyen, English and women's and gender studies – 
  “Exploring Intersectional Representation in the Archives...”
• Kathleen Nguyen, biological sciences  – 
  “Investigating the Mechanism of Gamma-Glutamyl Peptides...”
• Funmi Ogunwemimo, psychology – 
  “Cultural Stigmas and Mental Health Service Utilization...”
• Chloe Ong, biochemistry – 
  “Identification and Characterization of Novel Metalloproteins...”
• Jadon Parker, history– 
  “Anticolonials: A World History”
• Josie Pettis, meteorology-climatology  – 
  “The Role of a MAHTE and Boundary Interactions in Tornadogenesis...”
• Bishop Placke, mathematics  – 
  “Investigating Quantum Circuits Using Polynomials”
• Deva Pushkaran, computer science and data science  – 
  “Identifying Biased Policing Patterns Using Unsupervised Clustering”
• Shrimai Raghuvanshi, biochemistry  – 
  “Investigating the Structural Dynamics of Stem-Loop 3...”
• Mercedes Renken, biological sciences – 
  “Investigating White Adipose Tissue-Derived Extracellular Vesicles...”
• Riada Riyangow, political science and psychology  – 
  “Cultural Stigmas and Mental Health Service Utilization...”
• Chase Rozman, mathematics – 
  “Monomial Ideals from Toric Fans”
• Jared Beau Stearns, biochemistry  – 
  “Toward a High-Throughput pH Titration for RNA pKa Determination...”
• Natasja Swanson, history, classics, and religious studies  – 
  “Anticolonials: A World History”
• Eh Ta Taw, finance and global studies – 
  “Tracing the Legacy of Refugee Resettlement...”
• Amber Tannehill, mechanical engineering and English  – 
  “Developing a Deployable Soft Robotics Insect Wing Device”
• Jacey Tran, biological sciences – 
  “Role of RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase Genes...”
• Eva Treijs, biochemistry  – 
  “Producing Protein Crystals of DJ-1...”
• Christina Van Haren, biological sciences – 
  “Leveraging Museum Specimens and Genomics...”
• Jenna Wakefield, biochemistry and mathematics  – 
  “Creating a Cross-Protective Vaccine...”
• Sidney Wickham, history and anthropology – 
  “The Oregon Trail and Homesteading Through Minority Groups' Oral Histories and Ethnography”
• Shaundra Wiederholt, psychology – 
  “Persistence in Context...”
• Michael Wihelm, biochemistry – 
  “Protein Fundamentals”
• Lauren Winn,  psychology – 
  “Identifying the Group Differences in Parental Sensitivity...”
• Jia Yee Wong, data science – 
  “AI Agent for Microbial Analysis Using RBiotools”
• Claire Zurowick, anthropology, french, and journalism – 
  “Unpacking the Gender Gap...”