Hamel Center Undergraduate Research Directory

How to use this Directory:

  1. Browse the entries below to find one or more areas of interest, and note faculty profiles and preferences around undergraduate research.
  2. Read How to Begin for guidelines on identifying a research topic, connecting with a mentor, and preparing yourself for research.
  3. Review the Hamel Center’s list of Programs, noting options for credit-bearing independent studies during the semester (INCO 590/790), paid opportunities during the academic year, J-Term, or summer (URA; SURF), and international research (IROP).
  4. Contact faculty you’re interested in doing research with, specifying which Hamel Center program(s) you’re interested in, and include any relevant information about yourself (interests, experience, relevant coursework).

Note that not all faculty conducting research at UNH are part of this directory. You may also search for potential faculty mentors and projects in Find Scholars, browse lists of UNH Research Centers and Institutes  and Research Facilities, read faculty departmental profiles, or simply ask a current professor.

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RICHARD KILBRIDE
Economics of markets, corporate finance, energy finance, housing finance, trade, asset allocation, investment risk budgeting
Who: Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring
Where: In person
Contact: Email; Drop-in office hours
Additional Details: https://paulcollege.unh.edu/person/richard-kilbride
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VIKTORIYA STANEVA
Empirical corporate finance with a focus on corporate governance (i.e. board of directors, CEOs) as well as CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) practices and measures.
Who: Junior; Senior
When: Fall
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://paulcollege.unh.edu/person/viktoriya-staneva
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MARIA CARLOTA DAO
Nutrition, gut microbiome, metabolic health, data analysis, qualitative research, community engagement, science communication
Who: Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://sites.usnh.edu/dao-lab/
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NANCY WHITEHOUSE
I work in the field of amino acid and protein nutrition with lactating dairy cows.
Who: Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://colsa.unh.edu/person/nancy-whitehouse

AMY MICHAEL
Anthropology, forensic anthropology, archaeology, osteology 
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring; Summer
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://cola.unh.edu/person/amy-michael
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SARA WITHERS
Refugees & immigrants; migration & human movement; gender studies; health, illness & the body; qualitative & participatory methodologies
Who: Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: JTerm; Spring
Where: Hybrid; Remote; In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://findscholars.unh.edu/display/saq75
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LIESE ZAHABI
Graphic design, interaction design, user-experience design, human-centered design, game design/video games, information design or visualization
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring
Where: In person; Remote; Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://zahabidesign.com/
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MELISSA AIKENS
My lab conducts biology education research. Currently, we are primarily focused on understanding biology students' motivation for doing quantitative tasks and how they think through quantitative tasks, such as graph interpretation, statistical analyses, coding with R, and using mathematical models in biology.
Who: Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://sites.usnh.edu/mla1011/
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ADAM BROCKETT
Neuroscience; the impact of exercise and diet on cognition and brain function
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://adambrockett.com/
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KATE CHRISTISON-LAGAY
Behavioral and EEG studies on perception and mindfulness, with a special focus on sound/hearing
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring; Summer
Where: In person; Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: http://katecl.com/
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NATHAN FUREY
Fish and seabird ecology. Undergraduates tend to assist in laboratory work (diet analyses and sample preparation), data collection from watching videos, or conducting quantitative analyses. 
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring; Summer
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://fishmovementecolab.wixsite.com/fureyfmelab
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ELIZABETH HARVEY
Biological oceanography, microbial ecology, phytoplankton, zooplankton, bacteria, viruses
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person; Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://colsa.unh.edu/person/elizabeth-harvey
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PATRICIA JAREMA
Plastics and environment, general statistics guidance in life sciences 
Who: Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Spring
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email; Drop-in office hours
Additional Details: https://findscholars.unh.edu/display/pjarema
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LAURA KLOEPPER
The Ecological Acoustics and Behavior Lab seeks students with an interest in acoustics, sensory biology, quantitative methods, video analysis, technology for wildlife, and conservation. Our lab is committed to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect among our team. Please visit https://www.kloepperlab.net/join-1 for up to date research project opportunities!
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://kloepperlab.net
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ISTVAN MIKO
Insect evolutionary morphology, systematics, and functional morphology
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://shanetiltongc.github.io/taxonpages/#/studentshowcase
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DAVID STEINBERG
Along with Dr. Jennifer Purrenhage (NREN), I lead several ongoing projects related to salamander, turtle, and frog ecology. This field-based research is open to any students.
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: http://www.racergroup.org/
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EASTON WHITE
Data science, mathematical biology, oysters
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Drop-in office hours; Email
Additional Details: https://quantmarineecolab.github.io/
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JEFFREY HALPERN
Sensors, electrochemistry, surface chemistry, machine learning, data analytics, neurodiversity training, STEM Education. Our lab focuses on surface modifications to capture biomolecules towards an electrochemical sensor surface for enhanced sensitivity and selectivity. We are actively involved with various detection paradigms, primarily using electrochemical analytical methods to evaluate biological media. Our group mainly focuses on analyzing ex vivo biosamples or biomedia. We also have an active education research project to evaluate best mentoring practices for undergraduate researchers in STEM across neurodiversity. 
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email; Drop-in office hours; Through my current students
Additional Details: https://sites.google.com/view/seedslab/home
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HARISH VASHISTH
Computional biophysics and bioengineering
Who: Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring; Summer
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://sites.google.com/site/vashisthlab/home
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KANG WU
Microbial synthetic biology, display of proteins and peptides on spore surface for drug delivery, vaccine development, bioremedation etc
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://ceps.unh.edu/person/kang-wu
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NAN YI
Catalysis, energy, environment 
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior
When: Fall; Spring; Summer
Where: Remote
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://ceps.unh.edu/person/nan-yi

SEAN EDINGTON
Infrared laser spectroscopy, chemical simulations, and instrument development to study ion binding and catalysis in proteins and other molecules that impact the environment and human disease (including cancer, Alzheimer's, and heart disease).
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior
When: Fall; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://colsa.unh.edu/person/sean-edington
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GLEN MILLER
Synthesis of organic molecules including organic semiconductors; molecular characterization using spectroscopic tools like nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and mass spectrometry (MS)
Who: Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://ceps.unh.edu/person/glen-miller
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NATE OLDENHUIS
Chemistry lab at the interface of materials sciences, biology, and synthesis. We focus on the construction, quantification, and use of biomaterials.
Who: Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://natolab.com
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JEREMY JOHNSTON
Remote sensing, cryosphere processes, ground based sensing, flood hazards, extreme precipitation, snow hydrology
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior
When: JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://sites.usnh.edu/crhc/
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PAULA MOUSER
Water and wastewater treatment; biosolids; emerging contaminants; engineering microbiology; PFAS in freshwater, estuarine, and engineered systems
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring
Where: Hybrid; In person
Contact: Email; Drop-in office hours
Additional Details: https://ceps.unh.edu/person/paula-mouser
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TEJAS ARALERE
History of science, ancient Mediterranean, ancient India, religion 
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email; Drop-in office hours
Additional Details: https://cola.unh.edu/person/tejas-aralere
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PAUL ROBERTSON
Ancient philosophy, cognitive science of religion
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In Person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://cola.unh.edu/person/paul-robertson
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NICOLE RUANE
General humanities, general religious studies, Biblical studies, Biblical Hebrew
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person; Remote; Hybrid
Contact: Email; Drop-in office hours
Additional Details: https://cola.unh.edu/person/nicole-ruane
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R. SCOTT SMITH
Ancient world!
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In Person
Contact: Email; Drop-in office hours
Additional Details: https://manto-myth.org
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ANNA WAINWRIGHT
Italian Renaissance, Middle Ages, epic poetry, lyric poetry, rhetoric, religious history (Christianity), gender studies, race studies, motherhood, women writers
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: Remote
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://unh.academia.edu/AnnaWainwright
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MIKE ALVAREZ
Suicide in the digital age; ecological grief; communication about death and dying; trauma and narrative; autoethnography; queer mental health
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Spring
Where: Remote
Contact: Email; Drop-in office hours
Additional Details: https://cola.unh.edu/person/mike-alvarez
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NORA DRAPER
Surveillance, privacy, digital media, gender, identity
Who: Junior; Senior
When: Spring; Summer
Where: Hybrid; Remote; In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://cola.unh.edu/person/renee-heath
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RENEE HEATH
Qualitative methods, public participation
Who: Junior;Senior
When: Spring
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://cola.unh.edu/person/renee-heath
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EDWARD REYNOLDS-PAUSTIAN
Sports coaching communication, conversation analysis, conflict-talk, drug stigma 
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring
Where: In person
Contact: Email; Drop-in office hours
Additional Details: https://cola.unh.edu/person/edward-reynolds-paustian

KATHRYN GREENSLADE
Investigation of social communication (how we combine words with nonverbal forms of communication and the context to infer meaning in social interactions), including assessing and developing supports for people across the spectrum of social communication styles
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email; Drop-in office hours
Additional Details: https://chhs.unh.edu/person/kathryn-greenslade
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AMY RAMAGE
Brain systems underlying cognition, emotion, and language in acquired brain injury using MRI
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://sites.usnh.edu/cobalt/
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JENNIFER SULEWSKI
Community life engagement for people with disabilities 
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person; Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://iod.unh.edu/person/jennifer-sulewski
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JILL THORSON
I research how babies and children learn language across typically developing groups as well as groups with speech and language disorders. We use language transcription and acoustic analysis to study the melody and rhythm of speech (prosody).
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://sites.usnh.edu/catlab/

LAURA DIETZ
We build intelligent systems that help people find, understand, and generate information—from web search to large language models. Our research combines machine learning, text retrieval, and analytics to create smarter tools for exploring knowledge.
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: JTerm; Spring
Where: Hybrid; Remote; In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://www.cs.unh.edu/~dietz/
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MAREK PETRIK
Reinforcement learning, machine learning, optimization
Who: Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email; Drop-in office hours
Additional Details: https://www.cs.unh.edu/~mpetrik/publications/
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WHEELER RUML
Artificial intelligence, planning algorithms, combinatorial search
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: Remote
Contact: Email; Drop-in office hours
Additional Details: https://www.cs.unh.edu/~ruml/
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Please visit your department website or the other resources mentioned above to browse faculty research interests.

ELIZABETH BURAKOWSKI
Snow observations, climate modeling, climate data analysis
Who: Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: JTerm; Spring
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://ceps.unh.edu/person/elizabeth-burakowski
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ROBERT LETSCHER
Marine biogeochemistry, chemical oceanography, numerical modeling of marine ecosystems
Who: Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://robertletscher.wordpress.com/
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ANNE LIGHTBODY
Hydrology, flow, and transport within surface water systems, including rivers, streams, lakes, wetlands, and marshes. Recent undergraduate projects have included sediment storage behind dams, river migration and erosion rates, river restoration in the White Mountain National Forest, hyporheic (groundwater) exchange in river corridors, and GIS analysis of watershed water quality. 
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email; Drop-in office hours
Additional Details: https://ceps.unh.edu/person/anne-lightbody
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JAMES PRINGLE
Circulation of coastal oceans, distributions of species level and genetic diversity (phylogeography and biogeography), invasive species
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://oxbow.sr.unh.edu/

BINGJIN XUE
Health economics, development economics
Who: Junior; Senior
When: Spring
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email; Drop-in office hours
Additional Details: https://paulcollege.unh.edu/person/bingjin-xue

ANDREW COPPENS
Cultural perspectives, career and technical education/trades, generative AI in education, children and youth development
Who: Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring
Where: In person; Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://cola.unh.edu/person/andrew-coppens
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ELAINE MARHEFKA
Elementary education, interdisciplinary curricula, science and social studies education, community engaged research, environmental education
Who: Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring
Where: In person; Remote; Hybrid
Contact: Email; Drop-in office hours
Additional Details: https://cola.unh.edu/person/elaine-marhefka 
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NAYOUNG HWANG
Educational policy research
Who: Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://nayounghwang.com
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DILIANG CHEN
Wearable technology, mobile health, Internet of Things
Who: Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://ceps.unh.edu/person/diliang-chen

RACHEL BURDIN
Jewish identity, sociolinguistics, language variation
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Drop-in office hours
Additional Details: https://cola.unh.edu/person/rachel-burdin
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STEPHANIE HARZEWSKI
Literature in English; women's studies related; pop culture 
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring; Summer
Where: Remote; In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://cola.unh.edu/person/stephanie-harzewski
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ALECIA MAGNIFICO
English/literacy education, literacy/reading/writing educators and paraeducators, curriculum, extracurricular spaces/events (e.g. the National Day on Writing)
Who: Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring
Where: In person
Contact: Email; Drop-in office hours
Additional Details: https://aleciamagnifico.org/
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Please visit your department website or the other resources mentioned above to browse faculty research interests.

SEMRA AYTUR
I conduct research on social and environmental determinants of health, including climate change adaptation and mitigation, natural resource conservation, the built environment, healthy behaviors (e.g., diet, physical activity, mental health) and chronic disease prevention. 
Who: Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring; Summer
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://chhs.unh.edu/person/semra-aytur
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ESMAEIL BAHALKEH
Management and analytical aspects of healthcare systems including but not limited to hospital care, outpatient care, long-term care, and emergency care. I use data to understand costs, quality, outcomes, and efficiency measure across health systems. 
Who: Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: Remote
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://chhs.unh.edu/person/esmaeil-bahalkeh
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JESSICA LEPLER
Early American history, Central American history, history of capitalism, history of animals
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring
Where: Hybrid; Remote; In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://cola.unh.edu/person/jessica-lepler
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ELIZABETH MELLYN
Health & medical humanities; bioethics; history of medicine, disease & hospitals; histories of mental health, asylums, psychology & psychiatry; Medieval and Early Modern European history; history of Renaissance & Reformation; history of religion; history of credit & debt
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://cola.unh.edu/person/elizabeth-mellyn
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Please visit your department website or the other resources mentioned above to browse faculty research interests.

LAUREN HARRIS
Family formation, dating, repartnering; Interviews with LGBTQ older adults - coding, analysis, literature reviews
Who: Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person; Remote; Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://chhs.unh.edu/person/lauren-harris
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JILL TRUMBELL
My research expertise centers on parent-child relationships in early childhood. Within this work I focus on young children's social-emotional development (birth through 6 years), parenting quality, and contextual factors impacting parent and child well-being (like stress and culture). I use primarily observational measures in my work. 
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://chhs.unh.edu/person/jill-trumbell
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MICHAEL BRIAN
Examining the development of cardiometabolic disease in young adults. We study blood pressure health, glucose regulation, exercise interventions, and clinical research on shifts in muscle fuel preference (carbohydrates & fats) as they related to cardiometabolic health. 
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior
When: Fall; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://chhs.unh.edu/person/michael-brian
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SUMMER COOK
My research focuses on maximizing human performance with an emphasis on sex differences. My research occurs the areas of aging, sport, neuromuscular function and resistance training, particularly, blood flow restricted resistance training.
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://chhs.unh.edu/person/summer-cook
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SCOTT MCNAMARA
My research focuses on physical education, disability, health disparities, and rehabilitation science. Scholarly work addresses critical gaps in physical activity practices and seeks to enhance health outcomes for disabled individuals. My work also uses experimental, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches. 
Who: Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring; Summer
Where: In person; Remote; Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://cola.unh.edu/person/alex-holznienkemper
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ALEX HOLZNIENKEMPER
Sports studies, social norms, secularism and religion, German studies
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring
Where: In Person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://cola.unh.edu/person/alex-holznienkemper
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PRAMILA KOLEKAR
French language and culture, French influences in N.H., French language and AI usage
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Spring; Summer
Where: Remote
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://cola.unh.edu/person/pramila-kolekar
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WON HYUK SUH
Bioprinting human stem cells and qPCR analysis
Who: Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://findscholars.unh.edu/display/ws1061
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ANDREW EARLE
Innovation-focused business strategy, sustainability & innovation, technology commercialization 
Who: Junior; Senior
When: Fall
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://paulcollege.unh.edu/person/andrew-earle
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JENNIFER GRIFFITH
Workplace hiring fairness and accuracy; leadership identification and development; social reasoning and judgment errors
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring
Where: In person; Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://www.modernworklab.com/
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TUCK PESCOSOLIDO
Leadership, teamwork, and related subjects
Who: Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring
Where: Remote; Hybrid; In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://paulcollege.unh.edu/person/tuck-pescosolido
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Please visit your department website or the other resources mentioned above to browse faculty research interests.

Please visit your department website or the other resources mentioned above to browse faculty research interests.

THERESA OEHMKE
I am available to mentor students in Earth sciences, environmental engineering, ocean engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, environmental sciences, computer science (especially students with computer vision and computational imaging interests), electrical engineering, and computer engineering. Topics include designing, prototyping, and building experimental facilities; testing and validating the facility design parameters; analyzing data using computer vision techniques; incorporating computational imaging into diagnostic imaging systems for complex fluid flows; designing and testing marine snow and other marine organism related particle motion and settling dynamics; tracking air and water pollution through image processing analysis; and analyzing the dispersion of aquatic vegetation seeds through submerged canopy meadows. These projects typically have applications to particle (plastics, seeds, etc.) and pollutant (methane gas, oil plumes, wildfire plumes, plastic leachate, etc.) in the environment.
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email; Drop-in office hours
Additional Details: https://findscholars.unh.edu/display/to1048
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TRACY MANDEL
Using a combination of laboratory experiments and field observations, my lab works to understand the natural physical processes that occur at ocean boundaries and coasts, and how we can better protect, restore, and consider these systems in engineering decisions. A large focus of our work is on ecohydraulics: the physics of how water interacts with coastal ecosystems. We are particularly in interested flow-vegetation interactions in local New Hampshire ecosystems such as seagrass, marshes, and dunes. Prospective undergraduate researchers should be interested in fluid mechanics!
Who: Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://www.tracymandel.com/
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RICK COTE
Visual signaling pathway in the retina; structure, function and regulation of the enzyme phosphodiesterase
Who: Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: www.cotelab.org 
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SEAN EDINGTON
We use equilibrium and time-resolved infrared spectroscopy to understand how ion binding processes in biology and industry proceed. Students work with lasers, electronics, computer programming, and ion binding molecules, proteins, and peptides.
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://findscholars.unh.edu/display/sce1018
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ANNA O'BRIEN
Microbes, plants, ecology and evolution, genetics, plasticity, biotic responses to global change, ecotoxicology
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://amob.github.io/
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SABRINA PANKEY
Molecular biology, microbial ecology, host-symbiont interactions, evolutionary biology, bioinformatics
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Drop-in office hours;Email
Additional Details: https://www.unh.edu/unhtoday/expert/pankey-sabrina
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KONSTANTINOS SOUSOUNIS
We study eye lens regeneration in salamanders. In this model the lens is removed and iris pigmented epithelial cells reprogram to lens cells. Students typically study the role of specific genes or pathways in regeneration using genetic, molecular, cellular, and histological approaches like CRISPR, western blot, qPCR, and immunofluorescence.
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://colsa.unh.edu/person/konstantinos-sousounis
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SARAH WALKER
My lab focuses on the role of STAT transcription factors in breast and ovarian cancer as well as endometriosis. Our goal is to use this knowledge to identify/develop drugs to treat these diseases focusing on targeting STATs. We use a variety of wet lab experiments including 3D culture, and bioinformatics to study STAT activity.
Who: Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://colsa.unh.edu/person/sarah-walker
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ROSE PRUIKSMA
Music and culture; 17th-century France--history, culture, music; traditional musics; dance history & dance music; film music; video game music; music & social change
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring; Summer
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email; Drop-in office hours
Additional Details: https://cola.unh.edu/person/rose-pruiksma

SERITA FREY
Earth microbiome; Forest soils; Soil carbon sequestration; Global change biology
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://colsa.unh.edu/soil-biome
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ADRIENNE KOVACH
Conservation genetics (many species); tidal marsh bird ecology; nesting behavior and restoration
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: http://www.kovachlab.com; https://colsa.unh.edu/person/adrienne-kovach
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REBECCA ROWE
Population and community ecology; small mammals; forest birds
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://sites.usnh.edu/rowelab/
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CONSTANTINE SPANDAGOS
We address questions of U.S. and international energy & environmental policy, including the connections between the environmental, economic, technological & social components of the energy transition. By combining engineering, economics, data science and social science methods, we develop interdisciplinary tools to effectively guide policy-making towards a cost-effective and beneficial energy future for all.
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person; Remote; Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://sites.usnh.edu/spandagos-lab/
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WILFRED WOLLHEIM
My research focuses on understanding the factors controlling water quality in streams, rivers, beaver ponds, wetlands, lakes, and reservoirs, including the role of people on the landscape and the ability of fresh waters to clean up pollutants.
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring; Summer
Where: In person; Remote; Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://wsag.unh.edu/
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GIBRAN MANCUS
The focus of my research is improving well-being through engagement with greenness and nature exposure, as well as exploring how the social and built environment—including violence and crime—affect health outcomes. This work is inherently interdisciplinary, including expertise in public health, psychology, biomedical sciences, and environmental science, in order to examine the physiological and psychological impacts of nature-based interventions. 
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://chhs.unh.edu/person/gibran-mancus

SARAH SMITH
I manage the Healthy Families Research Program which works to support families with a child with disabilities to engage in the everyday family activities they want and/or need to do. Particular topics of interest include families with children with autism; telehealth parent coaching; family cohesion and adaptability; pediatrics; occupational therapy; and disability policy related to these topics.
Who: Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring; Summer
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://sites.usnh.edu/healthy-families/
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NIKHIL TOMAR
Mental health, stigma, disparities across minoritized identities, mixed-methods research, survey research. My research spans the areas listed and I hope to mentor students who have similar research interests and have identified potential areas for exploration.
Who: Senior
When: Fall; Spring
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://chhs.unh.edu/person/nikhil-tomar

NICHOLAS SMITH
Punishment, apologies, remorse, political philosophy, legal philosophy, social/political/ethical issues related to AI
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://cola.unh.edu/person/nicholas-smith
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NINA WINDGAETTER
Philosophy of sport, business ethics, political economy, political philosophy, social epistemology, applied ethics, social group memberships (race, class, gender)
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring; Summer
Where: Remote
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://cola.unh.edu/person/nina-windgaetter
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PER BERGLUND
Theoretical particle physics broadly speaking focusing on string theory. Machine learning is a tool that is used to study the role of the extra dimension in understanding our universe.
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring; Summer
Where: In Person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://ceps.unh.edu/person/berglund
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SHAWNA HOLLEN
Condensed matter experiment, quantum materials
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://unh2d.weebly.com/ 
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JIADONG ZANG
We use large language models for building a materials database and STEM education.
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=kdGtXZgAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

ELIZABETH CARTER
Music and community. Looking for students to help me with an archive.
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring; Summer
Where: In person; Remote; Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://cola.unh.edu/person/elizabeth-carter
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ALYNNA LYON
Diplomacy, United Nations, US Foreign Policy, Peacekeeping, International Ethics, Sustainable Development Goals
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person; Remote; Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://cola.unh.edu/person/alynna-lyon
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MARY FRAN MALONE
I focus on the crime epidemic in Latin America and its implications for democratic governance.  I examine the impact of the crime wave on democratic institutions, citizens’ political attitudes and behavior, and migration trends.  I also analyze contemporary democratic backsliding and public support for authoritarian leaders.
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring; Summer
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email; Drop-in office hours
Additional Details: https://findscholars.unh.edu/display/mfmalone
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LAWRENCE C. REARDON
Asian domestic and foreign policy with a focus on China; Chinese religious policy; the Catholic Church; US foreign policy; international relations theory; international political economy 
Who: Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://findscholars.unh.edu/display/lcr1
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DANTE SCALA
American politics, presidential elections, rural US politics, political demography 
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring
Where: In person; Hybrid
Contact: Email; Drop-in office hours
Additional Details: https://cola.unh.edu/person/dante-scala
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MARAH AL-KIRE
Intergroup Relations, Prejudice, Political Attitudes, Religion
Who: Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://rosemaryalkire.wixsite.com/mysite
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SERGIOS CHARNTIKOV
Behavioral neuroscience of substance use (preclinical model of substance use using rodents)
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://charntikov-neurolab.github.io
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EMILY LIQUIN
What triggers curiosity, how people explore and ask questions, learning across development (childhood - adulthood)
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring; Summer
Where: In Person
Contact: Email;
Additional Details: https://liquinlab.github.io/
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CASEY ROARK
Cognitive psychology, learning, speech perception, categorization, category learning, mental imagery, computational modeling
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring; Summer
Where: In person; Remote; Hybrid
Contact: Fill out form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkOZljzvMEIBKkbAIhSsZ2IHmL-gm…
Additional Details: https://roarklab.com
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WILLIAM STINE
Vision research
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://cola.unh.edu/person/william-stine
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OMER DAGLAR TANRIKULU
Behavioral experiments in visual perception 
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring; Summer
Where: In person; Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: unhvisionlab.com
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JOLIE WORMWOOD
Individual differences in emotional experience; emotion perception in close friends; experience of uncertainty; the role of the body in emotion experience
Who: Sophomore; Junior 
When: Fall; Spring
Where: In person
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://asplab.wixsite.com/research
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BRENT BELL
The BRAT’s (Brent's Research Assistant Team) assesses outdoor programs in critical areas such as trust, social support, sense of belonging, small group idioculture, and risk management. The team has developed our proprietary Belonging and Assessment Model (BAM). Commitment to student mentorship is demonstrated by 17 publications co-authored with undergraduates.
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: Remote; Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://unh.academia.edu/BBell
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LAUREN FERGUSON
Conservation social science; ecosystem services; soundscape protection in parks and protected areas; connections between health and outdoor recreation. 
Who: Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://chhs.unh.edu/person/lauren-ferguson
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JAYSON SEAMAN
Youth development; outdoor education/recreation; identity formation
Who: Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://chhs.unh.edu/person/jayson-seaman
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BORIN KIM
Aging, Older adults, Intergenerational Relationships, Social/Health Services for older adults
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: Remote; Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://chhs.unh.edu/person/borin-kim
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SHERRI SIMMONS-HORTON
Child welfare, juvenile justice, structural racial disparities in systems, critical theory (Black Feminism, Critical Consciousness); Qualitative design
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://chhs.unh.edu/person/sherri-simmons-horton
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MELISSA WELLS
Program evaluation, child welfare, internet victimization, child maltreatment
Who: Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring
Where: In person; Remote; Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://chhs.unh.edu/person/melissa-wells
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MICHELE DILLON
Religion and social change in the US and Europe, contemporary Catholicism; secularism and post-secularism; Irish economy, culture & society
Who: First Year; Sophomore; Junior; Senior
When: Fall; JTerm; Spring; Summer
Where: In person; Remote; Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://cola.unh.edu/person/michele-dillon
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SZU-FENG CHEN
Theatre design, set design, eco-scenography, sustainability in theatre
Who: Junior; Senior
When: Fall; Spring
Where: Hybrid
Contact: Email
Additional Details: https://szufengchen.com/