Nicolas Barradas

Mock Trial Team Heading To National Tournament

February 16, 2015

The University of Portland Mock Trial Team took two squads to the Pacific Northwest Regional Tournament in Boise, Idaho, over the weekend of February 7-8. Out of 19 teams competing, UP placed second with a 6-2 record, and placed ninth (top honorable mention) with a 4-4 record, according to coach Aaron Johnson, political science. The team’s second place finish ensures a spot at the Opening Round National Championship tournament scheduled to be held in Minneapolis, Minn., on March 13-15.

The UP team also brought home four individual awards: Nicolas Barradas, senior and captain (pictured), was awarded the top attorney award at the tournament with a perfect score. Freshman Jacque Nelson received an outstanding attorney award, and freshman Ariana Ebesu took home an award for top witness with a perfect score, and freshman Kathryn Murdock also received an outstanding witness award.

Team members are Nic Barradas, Emma England, Mackenna Krohn, London Ballard, Triton Pitassi, Emily Strand, Kathryn Murdock, Katherine Miller, Edward Richter, Jacque Nelson, Natalie Hagen, Ethan McBride, Will Gunnels, Ariana Ebesu, and Chastin Kekahuna. Assistant coaches are Kathya Acuna and Jeremiah Swisher.

For more information contact Johnson at 7274 or johnsocu@up.edu.

Mock Trial Championships

April 1, 2013

The University of Portland sent two competing squads to the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) Opening Round Championships on March 22-24 in Memphis, Tenn., the first time the University sent two squads with winning records to this national tournament. One squad placed 13th out of 24, and the other placed 22nd out of 24. Neither squad advanced to the final tournament in Washington, D.C., but senior UP student Brenna Twohy was recognized as an outstanding attorney with a score of 17 out of a possible 20, and sophomore Nicolas Barradas was recognized as an outstanding attorney with a perfect 20/20 score. For more information contact coach Aaron Johnson, political science department, at johnsocu@up.edu.

Amber Vermeesch, nursing, is a member of the Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL- PIVOT) network, Sept. 18, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021. She is also a member of the American College of Sports Medicine Physical Activity Surveillance Enhancement Workgroup, Sept. 15, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021.

Buck Taylor, chemistry, contributed “Metal/Organosilicon Complexes: Structure, Reactivity, and Considerations for Catalysis” (with Matthew Whited) in Comments on Inorganic Chemistry, August 2020, 40, 217–276.

Andrew Downs and 2018 UP graduate Chloe Tanega published their study, “Addictive technology: Prevalence and potential implications of problematic social media use,” in the Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research. The study was conducted as part of the Dundon-Berchtold Institute Research in the Application of Ethics program.

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