SURF 2019 Projects & Papers
2019 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Participants
| Student | Project Title | Mentor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Kiara Acevedo | Assessing successional dynamics of macroalgae and corals on patch reefs in San Salvador Island, Bahamas | Roman Zajac |
| Anna Albraccio | The use of food based powders to enhance latent fingerprints | Peter Massey |
| Thomas Almeida | The Effects of Popular Culture byTactics | Mary Isbell |
| Allison Antcliff | Psychosis: Gray Areas of Medical and Legal Consent | Glenn McGee |
| Moriah Anthony | Study of the Interaction between Tet protein and Vitamin C using 2-D NMR | Dequan Xiao |
2019 McHale Fellow April Bowen | Physical Properties of Additive Manufacturing to Combat Illicit Use of 3D Printing Technology | Marie-Isbel Carnasciali Brooke Kammrath |
Krystina Braid | Fish community structure following disturbance on patch reefs in San Salvador, Bahamas | Roman Zajac |
| Ashton Brunell | Detection and Classification of Drones Using Analog Devices | Eric Dieckman |
| Megan Chetner | Invertebrate Interactions as Primary Decomposers of Terrestrial Remains | Robert Powers |
| Emily Dean | Analysis of Color Contrast Between Ridges and Furrows of Latent Fingermarks Within a Small Population | Fossoul |
| Jessica Deer | Using the Annual Survey of Refugees Questionnaire to Identify Pre and Post-Migration Stressors and the Relationship with Effectiveness of Refugee Assistance Programs for Refugees that Entered the United States Between 2011 and 2015 | Kendell Coker |
| Alexandria Drewes | The Analysis of Various Burnt and Unburnt Accelerants Using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy | Alyssa Marsico |
| Trevor Dykas | Terrorist Ideologies and Dataset Creation | Jeff Treistman |
| Joey Edmonds | Lyme Bacteria and PolB Gene Isoform Expression | Ali Senejani |
| Halie Flores | Using Stable Isotope Signatures to Identify Possible Anthropogenic Nutrient Sources | Jean-Paul Simjouw |
| Rachel Graziano | DNA Methylation Patterns to Determine Donor Age | Claire Glynn |
| Crystal Harris | An Examination of Epigenetic Changes in Gene Expressions of Neuron Cells That Are Infected by Lyme causing Bacteria B. bugdorferi | Ali Senejani |
| Bethany Hoschar | Necrophagic Entomological Guilds on Two Climatically Disparate Atlantic Islands | R. Chistopher O’Brien |
| Travis LaGree | Inhibition of reproductive sporulation in Streptomyces viridochromogenes through specialized metabolite production by environmental Bacillus species isolates | Nikolas Stasulli |
| Michael Lanzaro | Undergraduate Major as a predictor of generalized anxiety disorder | Jeffrey Debies-Carl |
| Anna Mariano | Molecular and morphological analysis of Sargassum species from San Salvador, the Bahamas | Amy Carlile |
| Courtney Newberry | Terrestrial and Marine Decomposition and Scavenging in Temperate and Tropical Environments | R.Christopher O’Brien |
2019 McHale Fellow Malorie Nitz | Investigating DNA Methylation Analysis for the Individualization of Monozygotic Twins | Claire Glynn |
| Laura Nolterieke | Developing an Understanding of Juvenile Delinquency in St. Lucia, St. Kitts, and Nevis | Kevin Barnes-Ceeney |
| Micaela O’Shea | The effect the Arab Spring had on Female Labor Force Participation Rates in Middle East and North Africa | Patrick Gourley |
| Justine Rivera | Investigation into the presence of Cyanobacteria in the Quinnipiac River | Amy Carlile Nikolas Stasulli |
| NikkiAnn Ryan | Public Perception of Law Enforcement Training in Connecticut | Kento Yasuhara |
| Noah Scarpelli | The use of Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) for the identification of bullet holes | Virginia Maxwell |
| Keryne Skead | A preliminary assessment of Prostate Specific Antigen in transfers under various conditions | David San Pietro |
| Brynn Slicer | A Cross Country Analysis: Using and assessing ARIMA as a forecasting technique on the economic impact of terrorist attacks | Brian Marks |
| Michaela Takac | Mindsets and beliefs of Incoming College Freshman on Math | Danielle Cooper Yevgeniya Rivers |
| Grace Taylor | Academic field guide of the algae invertebrates and vertebrates found in the New Haven Harbor | Jean-Paul Simjouw Gail Hartnett |
| Reah Thomas-Hill | Increasing STEM Understanding and Engagement Through Engineering Learning Activities | Kristine Horvat Judy Randi |
| Anna Tran | Investigating the Differences in the Elemental Composition of Pollen from Common Houseplants Under Different Growing Conditions Using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy | Alyssa Marsico |
| Alyssa Tuccinardi | Bleach Decontamination in the Forensic Laboratory and at the Crime Scene: Investigating the Efficacy of DNA Damage in Native versus Naked Templates | Angela Ambers |
| Ryan Vynalek | A blind study on latent fingerprint morphometrics: validation of data on a population of donors | Josep De Alcaraz-Fossoul |
2019 McHale Fellow Alice Yi | Examining Protein Expression as a Biomarker in Cancer-associated Fibroblasts activated by HPV Negative Cancer Cell Exosomes | Christina Zito |
| Ryan Zdenek | Forensic Analysis of 3D Printed Polymers Pre- and Post- Manufacturing | Brooke Kammrath Maria-Isabel Carnasciali |