2025 Cohort
Angelina Aiello
Major: Pre-Health Biomedical Sciences
Minor: Chemistry Liberal Arts and Psychology
Research Topic: Fluoxetine and Dendritic Plasticity in The Adolescent Prefrontal Cortex
Mentor: Dr. Mark Thomas
Diana Alva
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Minor: Chemistry
Research Topic: Chemical Tampering and Microbial Decomposition: A Forensic Analysis of Bones Exposed to Corrosive Agents
Mentor: Dr. Kyle Schut
Aubrie Barrey
Major: Psychology
Minor: Environmental Sustainability
Research Topic: Does GAD or Environmentalist Identity Better Explain Climate Anxiety
Mentor: Dr Meg Dubray
Parker Coffelt
²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýBiology and Chemistry
Research Topic: CBD’s Affect on Vasculogenesis in CBD Treated Zebrafish Embryos
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù:ÌýDr. Andrea James
Karla Conchas Vergara
²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýBiochemistry
²Ñ¾±²Ô´Ç°ù:ÌýBiology
Research Topic:Â Investigating Mutated KRT5 in Zebrafish to Observe K5 Network Development Effects and Expression of Immune Responses
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù:ÌýDr. Andrea James
David Gonzalez
²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýMathematics (Pure and Applied) and Computer Science
Research Topic:Â Exploring The Efficiency of Neuro-Symbolic AI With Answer Set Programming
Mentor: Dr. Joshua Guerin
Roddy Hunt
²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýCommunication Sciences and Disorders
Research Topic:Â Barriers in Access to Speech-language Pathology Services in The Latine Community
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù:ÌýDr. Caitlin Raaz
Mikaela King
²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýAtmospheric Science and Meteorology
Research Topic:Â Â How Temperature and Precipitation Have Affected The Duration of Yellow Dent Corn Harvest Cycles From 2000 – 2025
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù:ÌýDr. Cindy Shellito
Ryan LaTourrette
²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýInstrumental Music Education with an emphasis in classical keyboard performance
Research Topic:Â Piano Tuning-Stability and the Environment at The University of Northern Colorado
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù:ÌýDr. Wendilyn Flynn
Ruby Ortega Guzman
²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýPsychology
Research Topic: The Impact of Student Support Services: Sense of Belonging as a Factor in College Persistence
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù:ÌýDr. Elise Allen
Kaydyn Richey
²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýCommunication Sciences and Disorders
Research Topic:Â Pre-Service Teacher Exposure to Developmental Language Disorder During College
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù:ÌýDr. Caitlin Raaz
Sarah Vitt
²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýChemistry and Earth Science
²Ñ¾±²Ô´Ç°ù:ÌýSpanish
Research Topic:Â Noble Metal Nanoparticles and Their Photocatalytic Properties Using Polymer Ligands
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù:ÌýDr. Murielle Watzky
Jasmine Vork
²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýPsychology
²Ñ¾±²Ô´Ç°ù:ÌýHuman Services
Research Topic:Â AI vs Human Feedback on Self-Efficacy and Motivation
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù:ÌýDr. Nancy Karlin