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Undergraduate Research Student Participants 2020-2025

2020-2021 Participants

Abigail Martinez
Addressing Issues of Latinx Identity in Latinx Art in Social Media
Research Adviser: Beatriz Garcia Glick 

Colin Knoll and Christopher Digon
Amanyara Villas Solar Array: Solar Array Design 
Research Adviser: Joseph Ranalli 

Christian Smith
Sports in Africa
Research Adviser: Eileen Morgan 

Caitlyn Ashelman
Hate Jumps Like Fleas: Is there a Trump-Flea Effect to Hate Crimes?
Research Adviser: Daniel Gutierrez

Rebecca Foose
Love and How it Contributes to Identity in Polygamous Society
Research Adviser: Eileen Morgan

2021-2022 Participants

Savannah Cothron
Devaluation of Future Rewards as an Underlying Mechanism of Media Multitasking in the Classroom
Research Adviser: Yusuke Hayashi

Ashanty Vargas
The Pink Tax: The Cost of Being a Woman
Research Adviser: Eileen Morgan

Zakary Johnson
When the Grim Reaper Comes Calling, Tell Him I’m Not Home: Sentenced to Die, But Eventually Exonerated
Research Adviser: Daniel Gutierrez

Mark Brady, Clayton Kimsal, and Nathan Pauselli
Foxdale On-Site Energy Generation Using Solar Carports
Research Adviser: Joseph Ranalli

Kevin Lowen and Brett Wilson
Halogen Bonding in Photochromic Napthoquinone Based Diarylethenes
Research Adviser: Dan Patel

Rochelle Rodriguez
Factors Affecting Bird-Window Collisions on the Penn State Hazleton Campus
Research Adviser: Christopher Goguen

2022-2023 participants

Sarah DeMonia
E-bike Battery Failure Troubleshooting    
Research Adviser: William Yourey

Richard Ray
Creating a Deep Learning Dataset for PV    
Research Adviser: Joseph Ranalli

Randy Miller
PyroMat, Study in Web Development    
Research Adviser: Joseph Ranalli

Randy Miller
Effects of Colonialization of West African Male Culture    
Research Adviser: Eileen Morgan

Angelica Sofia Pares Alicea and Kevin Lowen
Applications of Molecular Sequencing Analysis is Fisheries Ecology    
Research Adviser: Megan Schall

Sidney Przybylski, Paul Kramer, and Logan Yaletchko
Lake Nona Town Center Solar Generation and Storage    
Research Adviser: Joseph Ranalli

Julia Benjamin and Mary Holmes
Using Stable Isotope Analysis to Investigate Ecological Impacts of Invasive Flathead Catfish    
Research Adviser: Megan Schall

Megan Croke and Tarah David
Molecular Identification and DNA Barcoding: Testing Practicality for Flathead Catfish Diet Analysis    
Research Adviser: Megan Schall

Matthew Palmer
Solar Canopy Design Project    
Research Adviser: Joseph Ranalli
 
Tarah David and Megan Croke
Investigating the Recovery of Brook Trout after Acid Mine Drainage Remediation
Research Adviser: Megan Schall

Brett Wilson
Soluble Dioxazines for Organic Electronic Devices    
Research Adviser: Dan Patel

2023-2024 participants

Jacob Kepping
Death Across Ancient Mediterranean Societies 
Research adviser: Eileen Morgan

Imani Becarie
Comparative Analysis: American vs. Caribbean School Systems 
Research adviser: Eileen Morgan

Catherine Lavallee
Behind the Scenes of the Clinton County Women's Center
Research advisers: Lorie Kramer, Rosemarie Petrilla, and Michael Polgar

Kendall Lobb
Is Telehealth Effective in Treating Patients? 
Research adviser: Eileen Morgan

Alonna Weaver
Does History Repeat Itself: An Analysis into the Potential Connections between 1967-69 and 2020-23
Research adviser: Shannon Richie

Erin Bock
Enhancing Linguistic Accessibility in Chemistry Assessments: Recent Developments and Discoveries
Research adviser: Eshani Lee

Paris Presnell
Drug Prices in Italy
Research adviser: Pamela Black

Matthew Greenfield, Isabella Mystkowski, and Issa Rodriguez
Preliminary Testing of Brook Trout Microsatellite Markers for Population Analysis 
Research adviser: Megan Schall

Trevor Ruggiero and Isabella Colyer
Toward Photochromic Diarylethenes for Use in Metal-Organic Frameworks 
Research adviser: Dan Patel

Morgan Dwyer, Megan Lapchak, and Mary Walter
Sequencing Analysis for Trophic Studies on Invasive Flathead Catfish 
Research adviser: Megan Schall

Dario Lobo and Brian Tylutke
Providing Net-Zero Power for Local Community Park
Research adviser: Joseph Ranalli

Jabril Albane, Ian Krammer, Jadon Matriccino, and Richard Ray
Elevating Renewable Energy: Integrating Solar Power with Pumped Hydroelectric Storage
Research adviser: Joseph Ranalli

Lindsey Barron
The Factors that Cause Eating Disorders
Research adviser: Michael Polgar

Franklin Collazo and Adam Ricardo Torres Encarnacion
Empowering Eco-Conscious Consumer Choices: The Role of Generative AI
Research adviser: Nargess Tahmasbi

Alyssa Marlowe
The Effect of Global Warming on the Ocean
Research advisers: Ryan Mutter and Michael Polgar

Samara Cornejo, Tyler Furedi, Raymond Krezel, Nicholas Liero, and Kuang-Tsu Lee
Utilizing Neural Networks to Identify PV Cells
Research adviser: Joseph Ranalli

 

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