Twenty-five CBCS undergraduate students have been selected to receive funding through the Undergraduate Research Assistantship program. This is the largest group of recipients since the program's inception, with over $20,000 being awarded for just the spring 2025 semester. This milestone reflects a growing interest in undergraduate research in the college.
Isabella Rios (center) will continue her research with Matthew Foster (left).
Seven of the recipients were also previously awarded stipends through the program: Reagan Huynh, Mia Sinclair, Isabella Rios, Coral Morley, Caroline Kelley, Alyxzandria Watson, and Alexandra Crow.
School of Social Work student Matthew Bernucca will conduct research under the mentorship of Manisha Joshi, PhD. In the Department of Child and Family Studies, Alyssa Gill and Emma Barney will be mentored by Matthew Foster, PhD.
From the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Amy Suarez will work with Kristin Kosyluk, PhD.
In the Department of Criminology, Daniela Guzman-Stacciarini and Natalie Pantin will work with Chae Jaynes, PhD, and Alex Leuschen, Georgia Moberg, Lucille Lewis, and Desiree Dillard will be mentored by will mentored by Lori Hall, PhD.
Multiple faculty members from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders will also support undergraduates with their research projects. Jean Krause, AuD, will mentor Benjamin Brosofsky, Laida Restrepo, PhD, will mentor Brooke Petersen, and Hana Kim, PhD, will mentor Amanda Debrard. Recipient Esther Norman will work with Michelle Kapolowicz, PhD, and Clarissa Salas will work with Gerald Imaezue, PhD. Nathan Maxfield, PhD, will conduct research with Olivia Perconte, Julian Trice, and Amanda Rabizadeh.