2020-2021 Graduate Student Research Award (GSRA) Award Announcement

The Office of Research would like to thank members of the University Research Council for their review of all 2020-2021 Graduate Student Research Award (GSRA) proposals – and congratulate the following doctoral and masters students on their successful GSRA proposals:

Ka Keung Chan
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Chemistry

Synthesis and Evaluation of N-Glycan Polymers as Macrophage Targeting Glycoligands

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Sonia Tomar
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Chemistry

Investigation of the Role of Gangliosides of Macrophages upon LPS Stimulation

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Yaxin Li
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Chemistry

Identification of Steroidal Estrogen Receptor Down-Regulators and Investigation of the Pharmacological Mechanism

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Asmita Bhattarai
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences

Molecular mechanism responsible for the downregulation of tumor-suppressor miR249-5p in Prostate Cancer

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Hanieh Mohammadi
Washkewicz College of Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Musculoskeletal State Estimation for Advanced Exercise Machine

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Lucas John Hamilton
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Psychology

Mixed Emotions as a Predictor of Well-Being in Adulthood and Old Age

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Anil Lalwani
College of Education and Human Services
Department of CASAL

First-year International Students' Perceived Barriers and Underutilization of Personnel Services

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Mitch Lieberth
College of Education and Human Services
Department of Urban Education

What's in a Name: Lived experiences of transgender students using a preferred name policy

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Evan Basting
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Psychology

Parent-to-child aggression, rejection sensitivity, and adolescent dating abuse

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Samuel Leftwich
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences

The resiliency of forests to the urban ecosystem

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Nicole Wolf
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Psychology

Adverse childhood experiences and internalizing and externalizing behaviors: intervening protective factors

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Sadeq Alkhalifa
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Chemistry

Polarized Raman Investigation of Crystal Domain Orientation in Semicrystalline and Polycrystalline Poly-L-Lactic Acid

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Megan Herrmann
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences

Biotic Homogenization, A comparison of vacant lot plant and soil communities along a rural to urban gradient

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Venkateswara Rao Kode
Washkewicz College of Engineering
Department of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering

Liquid Phase Processing and Rheology of Aqueous  Dispersions of DNA-Stabilized Boron Nitride Nanotubes

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Sarah Blair
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences

Identifying tree species and traits that best reduce stormwater flows and nutrient pollution

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Rachael Dabkowski
College of Education and Human Services
Department of Urban Education

Feminist Supervision Practices in relation to Practicum Student Counseling Self-Efficacy

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Rebecca Bearden
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Chemistry

Discovery of Novel Non-Invasive Biomarkers of Colorectal Cancer that Predict Pre-Malignant Risk

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Jingyuan Liang
Washkewicz College of Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Delay-Conscious Defense Against Fingerprinting Attacks

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Kevin Jaworski
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Psychology

Shame and Craving in Treatment for Substance Use Disorders

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Elizabeth McDermott
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Psychology

Anhedonia and physiological hyperarousal may undermine emotion regulation in PTSD