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Undergraduate Research Journal : Spring 2019

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azen
Connecting Rodents to Our Roots: A Journey of Education and Outreach
—Samm Azen (Mentor: Rebecca Rowe)

Outdoor education major Samm Azen tells about his experience conducting research and educating the public on the importance of rodents to forest health.

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boudreau
Looking into the Eye with REAP
—Ryann Boudreau (Mentor: Kyung Jae Jeong)

Pursuing her dream of helping people using her love of math and science, bioengineering major Ryann helped develop a hydrogel for improving artificial cornea devices.

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clarke
Investigating the Dark Sector: Attempting to Resolve the Hubble Tension with a Modified Model of the Universe
—Emma Clarke (Mentor: James M. Ryan, Subinoy Das)

Could the decay of mysterious dark matter into dark radiation have a role in the expansion rate of the universe? Emma Clarke went to India to test a variation on the standard model of the universe.

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danielson
What Influences Seed Selection by Small Mammals?
—Corina Danielson (Mentor: Rebecca Rowe)

Armed with a desire to better understand ecosystem dynamics, Corina Danielson researched the influence of small mammals on forest regeneration. 

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harrington
Effects of a Typical Fast-Food Meal on Arterial Stiffness in Young Adults
—Erik J. Harrington (Mentor: Timothy J. Quinn )

Motivated to share this important information with the public, Erik Harrington describes his research on the effects of fast-food consumption on cardiovascular health.

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huffman
I Cannot Tell a Lie: Emotional Intelligence as a Predictor of Deceptive Behavior
—Jasmine A. Huffman (Mentor: Nicholas Mian)

UNHM student Jasmine Huffman explores the relationship between emotional and personal intelligence and lying.

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juffras
Scaling Methane Emissions Using Vegetation Cover Type at Sallie’s Fen
—Madeline Juffras (Mentor: Ruth K. Varner)

Madeline Juffras spent a summer trudging through a wetland to map vegetation species and record methane emissions at Sallie’s Fen in Barrington, New Hampshire.

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kaminski
Evaluation of Methods to Monitor Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Contamination in the Environment
—Alexa Kaminski (Mentor: Kevin H. Gardner)

The first step in developing treatment plans for environmental contamination is successful evaluation and monitoring of the problem. Alexa Kaminski shares her research on this important step.

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maynard
Korean-American Military Brat Lands in NH and Seeks to Improve Mental Health Training for Future Pediatricians
—Claudia R. Maynard (Mentor: Nicholas Mian)

UNH Manchester student Claudia Maynard drew on her personal experiences to help future pediatricians better identify and treat mental illness. 

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horse and author
The Heart of a Horse: 3-D Echocardiographic Analysis of the Equine Aortic Valve
—Amber McElhinney (Mentor: Andrew Conroy, John A. Keen)

To prepare herself for veterinary school, Amber McElhinney traveled to Scotland and performed hands-on research on the equine aortic valve.

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papadakis
From Farm to Fork: A Firsthand Investigation into New Hampshire’s Food System
—Alex Papadakis (Mentor: Joanne D. Burke)

Fascinated by how a network of growers, consumers, and marketers make up our food system, Alex Papadakis explored farmers’ markets, worked with a farm-to-school program, and gleaned farm produce for local food pantries.

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philibert
Digging in the Dirt and Keeping Research Clean: Bridging Two Majors with Hands-on Work
—Rebecca M. Philibert (Mentor: Eleanor Harrison-Buck, Julie Bryce)

Rebecca Philibert describes her diverse research experiences—fieldwork in Belize and labwork on the Durham campus—as an anthropology and Earth science double major at UNH.

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