Brad D. Smith, President | Marshall University
Brad D. Smith, President | Marshall University
The Marshall University Research Corporation has announced the recipients of the Summer 2024 and Fall 2024 Undergraduate Creative Discovery & Research program, as well as the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 John Marshall Scholars Award Program. The awards are available to qualifying students from various colleges within the university, including the College of Science (COS), Lewis College of Business (COB), College of Liberal Arts (COLA), College of Arts and Media (CAM), College of Education and Professional Development (COEPD), College of Engineering and Computer Sciences (CECS), College of Health Professions (COHP) and the Honors College.
Summer 2024 awardees include:
- Carissa Alves (COHP) — Achilles Tendon Research Project
- Cecelia Burke (COLA) — Loaded discourse: Analyzing attitudes towards campus carry laws in West Virginia through a critical discourse analysis of social media
- Abbi Carney (Honors) — Memoirs from the Mountains: Challenging Stereotypes Through Authentic Appalachian Narratives
- Alexandria Chapman (COS) — The Role of HDAC3 in HSP90 – Mediates Multidrug-Resistance in Lung Cancer Cells
- Andrew D’Arms (CECS) — Timely Measuring of Earthquake Effects on Infrastructures
- Morgan Napier (CAM) — The Appalachian Perspective
- Colby Perry (CECS) — Effects of Eye Tracking in VR Active Shooting Training
- Josh Perry (CAM) — An Adaptable Ceramics Practice for Disabled Artists
- Sebastian Risch (CECS) — Effect of Electrical Stimulation on Neuronal Growth in PCL/Graphene Composite Nanoscaffold
- Abigail Roberts (COS) — Development of a Generalized Coupling Reaction to Synthesize Oligorylenes
- Brynn Taylor (COLA) — Hormonal Effects on Sensory and Cognitive Performance
- William Taylor (CECS) — Effect of Electrical Stimulation on Neuronal Growth in PCL/Graphene Composite Nanoscaffold
Fall 2024 awardees include:
- Harper Aulick (COLA) — A Labor of Love: Intimacy, Community, and Idealism in the Female-Driven Economies of Sarah Orne Jewett
- Mars Brown (COLA) — Motivations for Social Media Use and Associations with Depression, Envy, and Mindsets
- Hunter Carroll (COLA) — Musical Influences on Personal Identity Development
- Levi Blankenship (COS) — Synthesis of Aldoximes and Analysis of Antibiotic Properties
- Breanna Henson (COLA) — Gender Differences in Educator Perceptions of Suspensions and Suspension Alternatives in Appalachia Applicant Information
- Jacob Hutchinson (COHP)— Does Forearm Pennation Angle Change After Eight Weeks Of Rock-Climbing?
- Eugene Kim(COS)— The Influence Of Minerals On The Periods Of Circadian Rhythms
- Matthew Lebo(COLA)— Accessibility Barriers In Speech And Debate
- Benjamin McElroy(COS)— Hate Crimes In Media
- Isabell Roop(COS)— The Adverse Effects Of Adolescent Ethanol Exposure On The Structural Integrity Of The Tripartite Synapse
- Rianna Smith(COS)— The Influence Of Silver Nanoparticles On Tau Oligomerization And Pathogenesis Via Exosomal Transport In Rat Brain Bianca Wingard(CAM)— From Ancient Greece To Antebellum America: Uniting Myth And Reality In Medea And Margaret Garner
Since its inception, the John Marshall Scholar program has supported creative discovery and research work by faculty members across multiple colleges within Marshall University.
Fall 2024 John Marshall Scholar Awardees are:
- Dr. John Day-Brown(COLA)— Hormonal Effects On Sensory And Cognitive Performance
- Dr. Maria Hamilton(COS)— Bridging The Gap: Nuclear Isomers In Gamma-Ray Bursts From Binary Neutron Star Mergers
Spring 2025 John Marshall Scholar Awardees are:
- Dr. Eugene Shakirov(COS)— Discovery Of Novel Genes Controlling Telomerase Activity And Expression
- Dr. Masa Toyama,(COLA)— Do The Best And Leave The Rest To Fate
For more information about the research awards or upcoming proposals, visit www.marshall.edu/murc.
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