Author: Crystal Schaefer | Major: Elementary Education | Semester: Spring 2024 My name is Crystal Schaefer, a (now former) student of the College of Education and Health Professions here at the University of Arkansas. I majored in Elementary Education, and I was...
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Pediatric Hearing Loss Therapies
Author: Emma Terry | Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders | Semester: Spring 2024 Hello, my name is Emma Terry, and I am a Communication Sciences and Disorders major within the College of Education and Health Professions. For the Spring 2024 semester, I have...
Cooling the Conversation: Menthol Bans and Social Media Discourse SURF Blog
Author: Charlotte McCormick | Major: Public Health | Semester: Spring 2024 My name is Charlotte (Charlie) McCormick. I am a rising senior Honors Public Health Major and a Human Development and Family Sciences Minor. My wonderful mentor is Dr. Page Dobbs in the...
Attending My First Music Festival!
Author: Callie Maurer| Major: Music in Piano Performance | Semester: Summer 2024 This summer, I had the privilege of attending the 2024 Atlantic Music Festival for 6 weeks of rehearsals, lessons, masterclasses, studio classes, concerts, and complete immersion in the...
Animal Assisted Therapy’s Effects in Pediatric Autism
Author: Ava Wisinger | Major: Nursing | Semester: Fall 2024 Throughout the 2025 Spring grant term, I performed research in the Nursing department with my thesis advisor, Dr. Michele Kilmer. Our project studies the effect of animal-assisted therapy (AAT) on children...
My Time at NCUR 2025 in Pittsburgh
Author: Thomas Sterling | Major: Public Health | Semester: Spring 2025 I presented my thesis research over The Analysis of Adolescents within the Marshallese Community of their Perception of Health and Weight. Perceptions in health are often associated to the...
Energy Availability and Muscle Metabolism Lab in Baltimore
Author: Emily Rothacker | Major: Exercise Science | Semester: Spring 2025 My name is Emily Rothacker, and I am an undergraduate exercise science student working in the Energy Availability and Muscle Metabolism (EAM2) Lab under Dr. Rosa- Caldwell. In the EAM2 Lab, I...
Motivating the Future: Exploring Systems That Drive Achievement and Leadership in Arkansas Schools
Author: Hannah Lockhart | Major: Childhood Education | Semester: Spring 2025 Hannah Lockhart, College of Education and Health Professions, Childhood Education with a Reading Concentration. Faculty mentor: Angela Elsass, Department of Curriculum and Instruction....
Addressing Childhood Obesity: The Optimization of Playground Design in Correlation with Increased Physical Activity
Author: Juan Lemus | Major: Public Health & Biology | Semester: Spring 2025 Over the course of the 2025 Spring grant term, I worked alongside my research mentor, Dr. Howie, to continue developing evidence-based support to reform current recess policies and...
Evaluating Teacher Perceptions Regarding Student Physical Activity Levels
Author: Linden Mountain | Major: Career and Technical Education | Semester: Spring 2024 My name is Linden Mountain, and this past Spring 2024 semester I have continued working alongside my research mentor, Dr. Erin Howie Hickey, toward our shared goal of understanding...