On December 12, 2024, the 35 students below from numerous Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs participated in the GIDP Research Showcase. Some 250 guests that included faculty, staff, students, and other stakeholders, attended the event and engaged in meaningful conversations about the research and problem-solving mechanism that these students are developing to address real-world problems. We are grateful to GIDP faculty, students, and staff for their commitment to improving conditions in so many important areas that are relevant worldwide. The list is in alphabetical order by program name.
Research Showcase Participants, 2024
Applied Biosciences, Jordan Collins (PSM)
Research: From Pod to Pan: Bridging Culinary Traditions and Modern Science Through Okra-Based Bioeconomics
Applied Biosciences, Chelsea Fast (PSM)
Research Title: Efficacy of Plant Based Antimicrobials against Listeria monocytogenes on Ready-To-Eat Meats
Applied Biosciences, Bhargava Samudrala (PSM)
Research: High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry Profiling of Synthetic Organic Compounds Using Direct Insertion Probe with APCI on Bruker SolariX 2XR FTMS
Applied Biosciences, Haalah Shaikh (PSM)
Research: A Comparison of the Microbial Quality of Organic and Conventional Strawberries
Applied Intercultural Arts Research, Niko Sanchez (PhD)
Research: Skoden Bead: Creation of a Native Community of Practice Through Culturally Relevant Workshops
Applied Intercultural Arts Research, Gabby Wen (PhD)
Research: Echoes of Memories: Collaborative Storytelling through Person-Centered Music and Virtual Reality with Older Adults Living with Dementia
American Indian Studies, Aminta Menjivar Maldonado (PhD)
Research: Native American Water Sovereignty & Self Determination in the Age of Water Settlements
American Indian Studies, Dilan Erteber (PhD)
Research: Indigenous Film as a Storytelling Practice
Arid Lands Resource Studies, Joona Mikkola (PhD)
Research: A Framework for Monitoring SOC in Dryland Restoration: Advancing Food Security and Climate Goals
Applied Mathematics, Marium Yousuf (PhD)
Research: Hippocampal Replay and Sleep's Hidden Language: Methods for Detecting Functional Connectivity from Spike Trains
Cancer Biology, Cason Hancock (PhD)
Research: The Effect of Ependymin-Related Protein 1 (EPDR1) on Pancreatic Cancer (PC) Growth and Invasiveness
Cancer Biology, Manlin Shao (PhD)
Research: How p53R172H Remodels the Tumor Microenvironment in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Cognitive Science, Laura Baiocco (PhD)
Research: Emotionality and Task Goals Influence Metaphor Processing: Evidence from ERPs
Cognitive Science, Hosain Heshmati (PhD)
Research: Using AI to Write Text Summaries Improves Learning
College Teaching, Jacob Blitz (PhD)
Research: Pervasive Role-Playing for "Thinking With"
College Teaching, Alex Whitecotton (PhD)
Research: Teaching Writing in Accounting Classrooms
Entomology & Insect Science, Emiliano Calvo Alcaniz (PhD)
Research: Temnothorax Rugatulus Nest Shape Affects Colony Communication and Movement but not the Ability to Defend Against an Intruder
Entomology & Insect Science, Josh Arnbrister (PhD)
Research: Winter Climate and Dengue Outbreak Intensity in the Sonoran Desert
Genetics, Roxanne Bantay (PhD)
Research: Differential Codon Optimization and Gene Family Size Patterns in Endophytic and Non-Endophytic Xylarialean Fungi
Genetics, Jeaho Lim (PhD)
Research: Identifying Novel Regulator & Nutrient Sensor of TORC1 in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
Innovations in Aging, Jennifer Burros (CERT)
Research: Pathways to Health: Older Adults Accessing Care through Healthy Aging Programs
Innovations in Aging, Sage Vu (MS)
Research: Piece Together: Designing a Puzzle Kit for Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Indigenous Food, Environment, and Water Systems, LaCher Pacheco (PhD)
Research: Hands On: A Pedology Lesson for STAR School
Indigenous Food, Environment, and Water Systems, Nieves Vasquez (PhD)
Research: Responsibility after Analysis: Science Communication in Water and Soil Contamination Research for Resilient Communities
Neuroscience, Will McClean (PhD)
Research: Single-Nuclei Sequencing in Ovariectomized Rat Hippocampus Identifies Estrogen-Sensitive Brain Cell Sub-Populations and Pathways
Neuroscience, Marc Zempare (PhD)
Research: CRISPR Screening of Genes Associated with Neuronal Pentraxin 2 Gene Expression in Human iPSC-derived Glutamatergic Excitatory Neurons
Physiological Sciences, Emilie Lu (PhD)
Research: A Microtubule-Acetylation-Specific Inhibitor Induces Insulin Resistance
Physiological Sciences, Josie Mazzone (PhD)
Research: The Acute Effects of Resisted Inspiratory Efforts on Cardiopulmonary Pressures and Hemodynamics
Roshan Iranian & Persian Studies, Sara Madandar Arani (PhD)
Research: Persian Gothic: Shadows of Taboo, Terror, and Transgression in Forugh Farrokhzad's Poetry
Social, Cultural & Critical Theory, Taylor Doherty (PhD)
Research: Grounded Ephemerality: (Re)Assembling the Traces of Protest Across the Americas
Social, Cultural & Critical Theory, Pin-Ru Su (PhD)
Research: Feeling Trans*: Mapping the Geopolitics of Knowledge through Island Epistemology
Statistics & Data Science, Sijia Liao (PhD)
Research: Interpretable Scalar-on-Image Linear Regression Model via Generalized Dantzig Selector
Statistics & Data Science, Shenghao Xia (PhD)
Research: Unsupervised Video Foreground Detection via Posterior Regularized Bayesian Robust Tensor Factorization
Second Language Acquisition & Teaching, Mukaddes Coban Postaci (PhD)
Research: Projecting Social Media Identities: An Analysis of International Students' Social Media Posts
Second Language Acquisition & Teaching, Yulia Mikheeva (PhD)
Research: Exploring Russian-Speaking Cities with Virtual Field Experiences