Spring 2022 Issue
Spring 2022 Issue
Feature Article
Celebrating Thirty-Five Years of Undergraduate Research
—Paige Fanneron, Savannah Salvage, Anna Schiefele
Research Articles
—Alexis Eaton (Mentor: Paula Mouser)
Alexis returned to her hometown of Wallingford, Connecticut, to measure hormone concentrations at the town's wastewater treatment plant.
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—Chloe Gross (Mentor: Jennifer Andrews)
Chloe's research explored composting programs in the Durham, NH area and improvements suggested by the Regional Compost Working Group.
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—Jaylyn Jewel (Mentor: Kristen Clark)
Jaylyn delved into the healthcare disparities that sexual and gender minority (SGM) patients experience, particularly in-patient mental health care.
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—Maeve Kelley (Mentors: Jennifer Purrenhage, Rebecca Rowe)
Maeve's research on Blanding's turtles highlights the importance of protecting this endangered species in Southern New Hampshire.
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—Bryn Lauer (Mentor: Elizabeth Carter)
Bryn examined the history of conflict, geopolitical trends, and military, domestic, economic, and peace data, to analyze intervention in Yemen.
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—Julian Maduro (Mentor: Laura Smith)
Julian takes a close look at the diversity of high school reading lists and how the titles on these lists may impact student engagement.
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—C. Jamie Mater (Mentor: Robert Eckstein)
Inspired by a lack of research on the harmful effects of the troubled teen industry, Jamie documented stories of residents in a treatment program.
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—Ryan Saputo (Mentor: David S. Bachrach)
Ryan dissected first-hand accounts of medieval Crusades and discovered how stereotypes influenced the events that led to the sack of Constantinople.
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—Joslyn Villavicencio (Mentor: Thomas W. Gruen)
Joslyn researched the ways two different audiences—Gen Zers and baby boomers—react to and rely on video marketing.
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—Sarah Elizabeth Waleryszak (Mentor: Jesse Stabile Morrell)
Recognizing the impact of COVID-19 on people worldwide, Sarah developed a specific interest in how the pandemic impacted food insecurity in NH.
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Commentaries
Bridging the Gap Between Science and Society to Foster a Greater Understanding of the Climate Crisis
—Jessica Gray (Mentor: Robert Letscher)
A graduate student in oceanography, Jessica shares her experiences as both an undergraduate and graduate student conducting climate change research.
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—Vladimir Tkachev (Mentor: Arturo Andrade)
Vladimir shares what he learned about electrophysiological recording to spark an interest in others to pursue neuroscience research of their own.
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