The University of Louisville provides a range of undergraduate research opportunities across disciplines. From the sciences and humanities to business and education, students can gain practical experience in their fields of interest and conduct their own research projects.
For additional information on upcoming undergraduate research opportunities, follow this link: Center for Engaged Learning, Undergraduate Research.
Submissions from 2024
Dendrochronological Analysis of the Duncan Tavern, Paris, Kentucky, USA, Delaney Ballard and Maegen Rochner
Investigating Drought Response and Paleoclimate Potential of a New Network of White Oak Chronologies in Western Kentucky, USA, Audrey J. Heichelbech, Maegen L. Rochner, and Megan Gibson
Serving the Voiceless: Analyzing Local Organizations for Immigrant Empowerment, Daniel Kabithe, Acia Diallo, Kiya Demps, Chance Brown, and Aliyah Whitfield
Characterizing leaf endophyte composition in the dune grass Ammophila breviligulata, Nabaa Majeed, Sarah Hobbs, Sarah Emery, Connor Morozumi, and Natalie Christian
Old vs. New: An Experiment on the Efficacy of Complexity-focused Reproductive Biology Lectures for Undergraduate Biology Students, Ive N. Muse, Shraddha Patel, and Linda Fuselier
Diapause Specific Proteins of a Brine Shrimp Form Liquid Droplets Dependent on Salt and pH Levels, Kolby Sanders, Alex Haydon, Charles Elder, David Grimm, and Michael Menze
First-Year Engineering Students and GenAI: Experience, Attitudes, Trust, and Ethics., Elisabeth Thomas, Cenetria Crockett, and Campbell Rightmyer Bego
Effects of sex, cadmium, and high-fat-diet on accumulation of essential metals in mouse kidneys., Justin Y. Xu, Adam Gaweda, Michelle Barati, Michael Merchant, Jun Cai, Lu Cai, and Madhavi Rane
Submissions from 2022
LGBTQ+ microaggressions in clinical skills training., Andrew Givens, Gita Jaikumar, Hayden Norris, Jacqueline Tran, Elisha Vanzant, Bhawana Yadav, Emily Noonan, Linda Fuselier, and Laura Weingartner
A humanist's account: Manetti on humanism's impact on morality in 15th Century Italy., Connor Kurtz and Beau Kilpatrick
Posters from 2021
Curation Techniques of Small-sized Natural History Specimens: A Collection of Microfossils., Zachary V Biven-Leslie and Guillermo W. Rougier
HPV Vaccine Discussions Between Medical Students and Standardized Patients, Eric S. Brian, Emily Noonan, and Laura A. Weingartner
GENUS applications for Alzheimer's Disease Pathology, Whitney L Carter
Pyrophytic Tree Classification in Berea Forest using Unmanned Aerial Systems, Jacob Foushee, Andrea Gaughan PhD, Forrest Stevens PhD, and Hinzee Smith
RFP Program Perseveres: Continuing Efforts for Resilient Families & Communities Despite the COVID-19 Pandemic, Cadence Gazo, Heba Aljumaily, and Lora Haynes
Efficacy of a Social Determinants of Health Training Intervention, Stacy A. Henley, Emily J. Noonan, and Laura A. Weingartner
The Inhibition of Growth of S. cerevisiae, U. maydis, and M. lychinidis-dioicae by Apiaecea Plant Extracts, Jackson M Hoffman, Jared Scott, and David Schultz PhD
Child and Parent Psychopathology Predict COVID-19 Impact, Nada Kaissieh and Sara Bufferd Ph.D
HydrologicTrends inthe Sacred Valley of the Incas, Samuel C. Kessler and C. Andrew Day PhD
One-pot Conversion of Carboxylic Acids to Aldhydes, Hannah Khan, Saurin Sutaria, and Michael Nantz PhD
Examining neuroanatomical effects of prenatal valproic acid and postnatal testosterone in a mouse model of autism spectrum disorder, Bishakha Kumari, Elizabeth Ann Gordon, and Cynthia Corbitt
Soils Associated with the Invasive Grass: Microstegium vimineum Increases Growth of Native Trees, Bethany Lee, Kimberly Koenig, and Sarah Emery PhD
Shame is the Shared Maintenance Factor in an Eating Diosrder-Anxiety Symptom Comorbidity Model in Female Adolescents, Betty Ngo, Leigh C. Brosof M.S., and Cheri Levinson
Exploring Standardized Patients' Nonverbal Responses Toward LGBTQ Microagressions, Betty Ngo, Emily J. Noonan PhD, and Laura Weingartner PhD
Root Endophyte Community Response to Increased Resource Availability, Hillary K Payne and Haley E. Sage
The Study of PPAL and its Role in the Development of Physcomitrella patens, Susana Perez-Martinez, Christine Chen, and Mark P. Running
Hippocampal Learning and Number Processing in Young Children, Thomas R Pilger, Manal Zafar, and Nicholas Hindy
Tone and Language Used by Medical Students to Discuss Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity with Standardized Patients, Martha M. Popescu, Emily J. Noonan PhD, and Laura Weingartner PhD
Inducing Cognitive Reflection and its Impact on Contradictory Belief Holding, Meg Powers and Keith Lyle PhD
Protein Prenylation in the moss Physcomitrium patens, Zayna H. Qaissi, Anam F. Ahmed, Katherine V. Brown, and Mark P. Running
Language Medical Students Use to Comfort Patients Through Difficult Discussions, Zayna H. Qaissi, Emily J. Noonan, and Laura A. Weingartner
"Life Isn't Fair": Children Know What's Fair, but Expect Groups to Behave Unfairly, Savannah M Quach, Kriss-Ann Gayle, Megan Norris, and Nicholaus Noles
Becoming Their Authentic: The Shift in Corporate ESG Reporting, Lauren Reuss and Jenna Haugen
Body Trust Moderates the Relationship between Physical & Emotional Awareness & Eating Disorders in Adolescents, Emma G Roberts, Rowan Hunt, and Cheri Levinson PhD
Comparing Medical Student Nonverbal Behavior With Cisgender And Transgender Standardized Patients, Meghan M. Schneider, Meghan M. Schneider, Emily J. Noonan, and Laura A. Weingartner
Identification of the Biological Function of Rab-GGT β-Subunits by Reverse Techniques, Briana L. Seibert, Hyun Jin Jung, and Mark P. Running
The Role of Talker in Adjusting for Different Speaking Rates in Speech Perception, Chloe M Sharpe and Christian Stilp
Management of the Berea College Forest: Changes Over the Past Century, Hinzee Smith and Forrest Stevens PhD
Urban Orchard Ecosystem Services in Louisville, Sophie Steppe, Julia Kachanova, and Sarah Emery PhD
Parental Well-being, Technoference, and Parent-Child Interactions During the 2nd Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Katherine Whitaker, Katherine G. Golway, and Cara Cashon PhD
Use of spelling rules in school-aged children with Williams syndrome, Ashley F Williamson, Carolyn B. Mervis, Vitor Neves Guimarães, and Caroline Greiner de Magalhães
The Role of Perfectionism in the Relationship Between Thin-Ideal Internalization and Body Dissatisfaction, Tanner L Wright, Mackenzie Brown B.A., and Cheri Levinson Ph.D.
Posters from 2020
Attention in Children with Hearing Loss during Telepractice and In-person Speech Language Therapy, Rahaf Alrefai, Kaelin Kinney, Maria Kondaurova, and Cara Cashon
Project MK Ultra: a Site of Forgotten Calamity, Jacoby D Banet
Do Canine Companions Reduce College Stress?, Aaron Brooking, David M. Simpson, Mindy Hatchell, Adam Van Zant, Alexis Moore, Lindsey Connors, Julianna Clarke, and Sandra E. Sephton
How medical students screen for HIV with standardized patients establishing care., Christopher J. Brown, Emily J. Noonan, and Laura A. Weingartner
Clean & Fast Amide Couplings in Water, Nicklas Buckbinder, Sudripet Sharma, and Sachin Handa
Frequency and Perceived Authenticity of Social Determinants of Health Discussion by Medical Trainees, Priyadarshini Chandrashekhar, Emily J. Noonan, and Laura A. Weingartner
3D Bioprinted Sustained-Release Platform for Intravaginal Delivery of Probiotics, Priyadarshini Chandrashekhar and Jill M. Steinbach-Rankins
Exploratory Learning Using Consistency Problems: Activity Type Matters, Madison E Clark, Campbell Rightmyer Bego, Derek K. McClelland, and Marci S. DeCaro
