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—Ciara Devereaux and Grace McGrew (Mentor: Jolie B. Wormwood)
Inspired by their own experiences viewing fitspiration on Instagram, Ciara and Grace explored how these posts affect mental health.
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—Jennika Mannesto (Mentor: Jill M. Trumbell)
Observation is a key component of human development and family studies. An aspiring teacher, Jennika shares her research on human behavior.
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—Daniel J. Okuniewicz Jr. (Mentor: Anne Lightbody)
Daniel's research shows how understanding river measurements can help us plan for land management and climate change effects such as flooding.
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—Carli Rita (Mentor: Sarah Smith)
Carli planned her occupational therapy research for a telehealth format. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, her research became even more relevant.
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—Kylie Smith (Mentor: Rose Pruiksma)
Kylie’s research into the experiences of music composers who were refugees during World War II inspired an interest in today’s refugee musicians.
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—Tyler Stetson (Mentor: Caitlin Mills)
Effective communication in a virtual environment is more important than ever. Tyler's research focused on nuances of computer-mediated communication.
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—Hayden Stinson (Mentor: Rachel Steindel Burdin)
Hayden explores the interrelation of social identity, language variation, and context in this analysis of gay male speech in New Hampshire.
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—Annelise Papinsick (Mentor: Rose Pruiksma)
Annelise’s multipronged research on teaching piano brings light to the pedagogical works of a little-known female composer.
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—Bonnie Turek (Mentor: Kevin Gardner)
Learning about the use of drones to study river ecology inspired Bonnie to research the Bellamy River’s response to dam removal.
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—Dylan Wheeler (Mentor: Nick Smith)
Dylan explains how fake content is made and disseminated online and offers advice on identifying what is real.
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