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Provost's Initiative on Undegraduate Research

Provost’s Initiative for Undergrad Research: New Deadline

John Orr, Assistant ProvostFaculty members are invited to apply for one of ten spring 2020 Provost’s Initiative grants for support to collaborate with an undergraduate on a co-designed research project during the spring semester 2020. Students are expected to meet and work with the faculty member weekly. Students will enroll in a 493 course and will earn a minimum of 1-credit for their work on the project and produce an artifact (research paper, lit review, or presentation etc.) appropriate to the discipline. (Note 1 credit hour typically requires 45 hours of work on the project, which includes faculty meeting time). Faculty members who are new to undergraduate research at University of Portland will receive $1,500 for mentoring the student in research, while experienced faculty members will be compensated $1,000.

Applications are available here and are due November 15, 2019. Email ur@up.edu with questions or call John Orr, assistant provost, at x7857.

Summer Provost’s Initiative for Undergrad Research Awards

The Summer Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research has been awarded to the following faculty members and their student collaborators:

  • Martin Cenek, computer science
  • Laurie Dizney, biology
  • Andrew Eshleman, philosophy
  • Nicole Ralston, education
  • Giannina Reyes-Giardiello, Spanish
  • Sarina Saturn, psychological sciences

For more information about future Provost Initiative applications, please contact John Orr at orr@up.edu.

Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research: Apply Now

Since its inauguration in 2015, the Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research has provided support for faculty members from across the University who collaborate with undergraduates on a semester-long research project. The provost’s office is committed to increasing opportunities for student experiential learning, and this initiative represents a key element in achieving that goal.

Faculty members are invited to apply on behalf of themselves and an undergraduate student researcher for stipend support for an intensive undergraduate research experience during the summer. Students are expected to work full-time (35 hours/week) for 6 weeks on the project or the equivalent of 6 weeks over the course of one or both summer sessions. Faculty members are expected to work with and mentor the students in a co-designed research project.  Students will be paid $2,500 for their work on the project. Faculty will be compensated $1,500 for mentoring the student in research.

Applications are available here and are due February 15, 2019. Email ur@up.edu with questions or call John Orr, assistant provost, at x7857.

Summer Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research: Applications Due Feb. 28

Faculty members are invited to apply on behalf of themselves and an undergraduate student researcher for stipend support for an intensive undergraduate research experience during summer 2018. Students are expected to work full-time (35 hours per week) for 6 weeks on the project or the equivalent of 6 weeks over the course of one or both summer sessions. Faculty members are expected to work with and mentor the students in a co-designed research project.

Students will be paid $2,500 for their work on the project. Faculty will be compensated $1,000 for mentoring the student in research. Up to five projects will be funded.

The application is available in the Undergraduate Research section of the PilotsUP Forms page. For more information and/or to request an application, contact the Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement at ur@up.edu or x8264. Completed applications are due by February 28 at noon.

Spring 2018 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research Recipients

The Provost’s office is pleased to announce recipients of the Spring 2018 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research awards. These faculty members have been selected to collaborate with and mentor an undergraduate on a co-designed research experience during the 2018 spring semester:

  • Ruth Dittrich, Economics: “Salmon recovery efforts in the Willamette River Basin. Will they withstand climate change?” with Clay Bozeman
  • Andrew Downs, Psychological Sciences: “The Relationship Between Different Types of Stressors and Mental Health Symptoms in College Students” with Paige Reohr & Kimberly Hubbard
  • Laura Dyer, Biology: “Evaluation of shear stress in the developing coronary arteries” with Kate Carpenter, Cole Malibiran, & Allegra VanderWilde
  • Louisa Egan Brad, Psychological Sciences: “Power, Privilege, and Defensiveness in Light of Psychology and Sociology” with Terese Foster
  • Christy Ivler, Mechanical Engineering: “System Identification Methods for a Hexacopter Unmanned Aerial System” with James Martin & Elizabeth Rowe
  • Laurie McLary, German Studies: “Second-Language Pedagogy in German Applied to a Course Revision to Include More Diverse Perspectives” with Emma Scheve
  • Jeff Meiser, Political Science: “Strategic Theory is Neither Strategic nor A Theory” with Sitara Nath
  • Martin Monto, Sociology: “The True Cost of College: Student Loan Debt and its Relationship to Depression, Anxiety, and Academic Performance” with Lauren Jones
  • Laura Mood, Nursing: “Enhancing educational capacity at Tipitaka Eye Hospital in rural Myanmar” with Henry Liang & Kaitlin Yap
  • Josh Swidzinski, English: “Abraham Cowley’s Pindarique Odes: A Digital Critical Edition” with Caroline Holyoak
  • Buck Taylor, Chemistry: “Computational Modeling of Olefin Metathesis Catalysts” with Sarah Zalucha, Christopher Elkhal, & Mitchell Law.

A reminder to faculty: applications for Summer 2018 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research awards are available now in the Undergraduate Research section here. Application for Summer 2018 are due February 28, 2018, at noon.

Summer Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research: Applications Due Feb. 27

tom-greeneFaculty members are invited to apply on behalf of themselves and an undergraduate student researcher for stipend support for an intensive undergraduate research experience during summer 2017. Students are expected to work full-time (35 hours per week) for 6 weeks on the project or the equivalent of 6 weeks over the course of one or both summer sessions. Faculty members are expected to work with and mentor the students in a co-designed research project.

Students will be paid $2,500 for their work on the project. Faculty will be compensated $1,000 for mentoring the student in research. Up to five projects will be funded.

The application is available in the Undergraduate Research section of the PilotsUP Forms page. For more information and/or to request an application, contact the Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement at ur@up.edu or x8264. Completed applications are due by February 27 at noon.

Spring 2017 Provost’s Initiative Awards

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The Provost’s office is pleased to announce recipients of the Spring 2017 Provost’s Initiative on Undergraduate Research awards. These faculty members have been selected to collaborate with and mentor an undergraduate on a co-designed research experience during the 2017 spring semester:

  • Janet Banks, Nursing: “Clinical learning environments manuscript experience” with Cara FitzGerald and Andrea Hernandez-Garibay
  • Saikat Chakrabarti, Computer Science: “Investigating cyber-security attacks using a customized honeypot” with Christian Rodriguez
  • Laurie Dizney, Biology: “A quantitative analysis of the changing role of Diversity in the American Society of Mammalogists” with Jessie Karr
  • Maria Echenique, Spanish: “Literary Translation Theory and Practice” with Amanda Munro, Ellen O’dell, and McKenna Vorderstrasse
  • Alice Gates, Social Work: “Community-based research for Paid Family and Medical Leave” with Emma Martínez, Nicole Panowicz, and Catherine Adam
  • Mead Hunter, Theater: “Playing God: Prehistoric Evidence of Divine Impersonation” with Adele Kennedy
  • Deana Julka, Psychological Sciences: “Examining Diversity and Identity Formation on Campus” with Kyle Dela Cruz
  • Cara Poor, Civil Engineering: “The role of mycelium in bioretention systems: long term studies of nutrient retention in mycelium-inoculated mesocosms” with Jenna Kube
  • Max Schlosshauer, Physics: “Studying Quantum Decoherence With Single Photons” with Mathew Coleman, Efrain Venegas Ramirez, and Alex York
  • Amber Vermeesch, Nursing: “Health Disparities in Vulnerable Populations Manuscript Experience: Exercise, Cultural Communication, and the Use of Multi-methods in Health Disparities research” with Jessica Bautista, Kelsey Malone, Laura McDonagh, Kayla Parolari, and Kaitlyn Piantoni.

A reminder to faculty: applications for Summer 2017 Provost’s Initiative on Undergraduate Research awards will be due in February. E-mail ur@up.edu to request an application.

Provost’s Initiative on Undergraduate Research Awards

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The provost’s office is pleased to announce recipients of the Spring 2016 Provost’s Initiative on Undergraduate Research awards. These faculty members have been selected to collaborate with and mentor an undergraduate on a co-designed research experience during the 2016 spring semester:

  • Amelia Ahern-Rindell, biology: “The Efficacy of Pharmacological Chaperones on Enzyme Activity in a Unique Model of Ovine GM1-Gangliosidosis” with Michalah Leffler
  • Nicole Auxier, nursing: “Job Satisfaction and Retention Among DEU and Traditional Clinical Teachers” with Benjamin Stadelman
  • Olivia Coiado, electrical engineering: “Virtual Instrument for Experimental Studies in Biosignals” with Walker Frank
  • Ted Eckmann, environmental studies: “Hydrologic Analysis of the University of Portland” with Calli VanderWilde
  • Sr. Angela Hoffman, chemistry: “An efficient ‘green’ method for purifying taxol” with Lukas Magee and Isabelle Nguyen
  • Lorretta Krautscheid, nursing: “Clinical practice experiences contributing to moral distress among BSN students: A descriptive qualitative study” with Conor Livingston and Austin Smith
  • Shannon Mayer, physics: “Holographic Interferometery” with Meagan Koeroghlian and Andrew Williams
  • Cara Poor, civil engineering: “Comparison of runoff water quality from the Shiley Hall ecoroof and regular roof” with Sean Gestson
  • Anissa Rogers, social work: “Person Centered and Participant Directed Social Services: An Exploration of Needs and Perceptions of Older Veterans” with Jessica Fuller and Marie Ramage
  • Tammy VanDeGrift, computer science: “Computationally Modeling microRNA and gene expression in T cells of mice” with Sara Perkins.

A reminder to faculty: applications for Summer 2016 Provost’s Initiative on Undergraduate Research awards are due by Friday, February 26 at noon. E-mail ur@up.edu to request an application.

Summer Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research

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Faculty members are invited to apply on behalf of themselves and an undergraduate student researcher for stipend support for an intensive undergraduate research experience during summer 2016. Students are expected to work full-time (35 hours/week) for 6 weeks on the project or the equivalent of 6 weeks over the course of one or both summer sessions. Faculty members are expected to work with and mentor the students in a co-designed research project.

Students will be paid $2,500 for their work on the project. Faculty will be compensated $1,000 for mentoring the student in research. Up to six projects will be funded.

For more information and/or to request an application, contact the Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement at ur@up.edu or x8264. Completed applications are due by February 26 at noon.

Spring 2015 Provost’s Initiative on Undergraduate Research Awards

University of Portland, upThe provost’s office is pleased to announce recipients of the Spring 2015 Provost’s Initiative on Undergraduate Research awards. These faculty members have been selected to collaborate with and mentor an undergraduate on a co-designed research experience during the 2015 spring semester:

  • Hannah Callender, mathematics, will be working with Claire Seibold, Todd Graham, and Rebecca Driessen on “The Role of Network Structure in the Spread of Infectious Disease”
  • Ted Eckmann, environmental studies, will be working with Brooke Holmes on “UP Microclimates”
  • Kyle Flann, biology, will be working with Clare Akers on “Exploring effective teaching pedagogies in undergraduate human physiology courses”
  • Alexandra Hill, German studies, will be working with Michelle Wilcox on “Curatorial Theory and Museum Practice”
  • Lorretta Krautscheid, nursing, will be working with Carissa Luebbering on “Prevalence of conflict management strategies demonstrated by baccalaureate nursing students during ethical dilemma simulations”
  • Tara Maginnis, biology, will be working with Taylor Rudow on “Rates of Autotomy and Regeneration in the Rockweed Isopod (Pentidotea wosnesenskii) and the Smooth Bay Shrimp (Lissocrangon stylirostris)”
  • Steve Mayer, chemistry, will be working with Anna Wetterer and Rea Cochran on “Investigating Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering of block co-polymers adsorbed to metal surfaces”
  • Elinor Sullivan, biology, will be working with Tram Bui on “The Impact of Maternal and Post-natal diet on the Temperament of Adolescent Non Human Primates”
  • Sarah Weiger, English, will be working with Rebecca Parks on “Writing Time: Romantic Natural History and Environmental Change”
  • Christine Weilhoefer, biology, will be working with Cody Fischer and Deanna Williams on “The effects of nitrogen and phosphorus additions on microalgae biomass and macroinvertebrate densities in wetland mesocosms.”

Faculty members with experience researching with undergraduates were also invited to apply to serve as mentors for other faculty members who are beginning to explore undergraduate research. The following have been selected to serve as mentors:

  • Barbara Braband, nursing
  • Heather Dillon, mechanical engineering
  • Alexandra Hill, German studies
  • Tara Maginnis, biology
  • Steve Mayer, chemistry.

Please contact the provost’s office for more information at 7105 or staten@up.edu.