10 CEHS undergraduate students receive fall UCARE stipends

25 Sep 2024    

Ten undergraduate students from the College of Education and Human Sciences have been awarded stipends to participate in research with a faculty mentor this fall through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences (UCARE) Program. 

The UCARE Program supports undergraduates to work with faculty mentors in research or creative activities. Students receive stipends of $3,600 to engage in intensive research or creative activity for 10 hours per week. 

CEHS students receiving fall UCARE awards are listed below by hometown, with their year in school, academic major(s) and project title. 

NEBRASKA

Blair:

• Grace Fowler, junior, communication sciences and disorders, “Exploring the Self-Efficacy of Parents of Children from 0-5 in Early Intervention.” 

Lincoln:

• Tina Duong, senior, communication sciences and disorders, “Perspectives and First Impressions of Using Generative AI by Undergraduate Communication and Sciences Disorders Students.”
• Luke Kortus, sophomore, nutritional science and dietetics, “Identifying the Role of Parent-Child Interaction on Emotional Regulation.”
• Abby Lutjeharms, junior, communication sciences and disorders, “Exploring the Scoring Practices of Standardized Assessments for Children with Down Syndrome.”

Omaha:

• Grace Faltin, senior, communication sciences and disorders, “Exploring Caregiver Stress in Families Receiving Nebraska State-Funded Early Intervention.”
• Kate Pedroza Valadez, junior, textiles, merchandising and fashion design, “Animating History.” 

Waverly:

• Emma Smith, junior, communication sciences and disorders, “Exploring Pragmatic Language Skills in Youth with Down Syndrome.” 

ELSEWHERE

Yorba Linda, California:

• Walt Arneal, junior, secondary education: social studies, “Petitioning for Freedom: Habeas Corpus in the American West.” 

Edmond, Oklahoma:

• Laila Doyle, junior, nutritional science and dietetics, “The Impact of Obesity on Satellite Cells Action in the Skeletal Muscle.” 

Petropolis, Brazil:

• Luiza Zambelli, senior, nutritional science and dietetics, “The Role of miRNAs in Sarcopenia.” 

UCARE participants will present posters on their research and creative activities during Student Research Days, April 15-16, at the Nebraska Union. For more information on undergraduate research at Nebraska, click here.