Eleven students have been selected as recipients of the Undergraduate Research Scholarship from the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences (CBCS), the highest number of annual recipients in the program's history.
Grant Hartmann shares his research
The scholarship is funded by the Florida High Tech Corridor and the , an initiative supporting undergraduate research in areas aligned with the passions of the founders' mothers: substance use disorders, nutrition, and positive aging.
The recipients were honored by Catherine Batsche, PhD, former associate dean of academic affairs in CBCS, former associate dean of the Florida Mental Health Institute, and daughter of Ellen Nizzi, one of the original mothers behind the Moms Project. Howard Goldstein, PhD, CBCS associate dean of research welcomed the recipients, followed by remarks from Chae Jaynes, PhD, CBCS undergraduate research director, who presented each student with their scholarship certificate.
This year, the scholarship presentation event included a poster session during which students gained experience presenting their research and supporters had an opportunity to learn more about each project.
This year's recipients and their research projects are as follows:
Behavioral Healthcare:
- Thistle Gorme, mentored by Nik Lampe, PhD, is conducting research on "Understanding Gender-Affirming Care Experiences among Transgender and Nonbinary Older Adults."
- Amy Suarez, mentored by Kristin Kosyluk, PhD, is conducting research on "Up to Me: Reducing the Stigma of Mental Illness on College Campuses."
Criminology:
- Grant Hartmann, mentored by Chae Jaynes, PhD, is conducting research on "Aiding in Reentry."
Language, Speech, and Hearing Sciences:
- Kallie Doyle, mentored by Maria Carlo, PhD, is conducting research on "Violence Prevention through Children's Literature."
- Reagan Huynh, mentored by Robert Lufti, PhD, is conducting research on "How does hearing affect listening?​"
- Alys Jimenez, mentored by Matthew Foster, PhD, is conducting research on "Evaluating the Effects of a Narrative Language Intervention on Dual Language Learners' Spanish-English Language Skills."
- Caroline Kelley, mentored by Matthew Foster, PhD, is conducting research on "Language Beyond the Spectrum."
- Isabella Rios, mentored by Matthew Foster, PhD, is conducting research on "Evaluating the Effects of a Narrative Language Intervention on Dual Language Learners' Spanish-English Language Skills."
- Clarissa Salas, mentored by Gerald Imaezue, PhD, is conducting research on "Patterns of Language Mixing in a Bilingual Person with Aphasia and Pathological Language Mixing."
- Mia Sinclair, mentored by Matthew Foster, PhD, is conducting research on "Low-intensity Summer Implementation of Story Champs-Bilingual Edition with Dual Language Learners."
Social Work:
- Matthew Bernucca, mentored by Manisha Joshi, PhD, is conducting research on "Voice Past, Future Text: Exploring Student and Faculty Perspectives on Communication Media Choices and their Influence on Interpersonal and Academic Settings."