Author: Marisa Kuhn | Major: Exercise Science and Psychology | Semester: Fall 2023 During the fall of 2023, the start of my senior year, I began working on my exercise science research study alongside my mentor, Dr. Erin Howie Hickey. I joined Dr. Howie Hickey’s...
Logan Raben and Packed-Bed Particle Heat Exchanger Flow Characterization using Acoustic Emissions
Author: Logan Raben | Major: Mechanical Engineering | Semester: Fall 2023 During the fall and spring semester 2022, I performed research in the mechanical engineering department under my advisor, Dr. Han Hu. A friend of mine was doing research for Dr. Hu and I want to...
Fall 2023 Research Recap with Rylie!
Author: Rylie Ford | Major: Social Studies Education and History | Semester: Fall 2023 My name is Rylie Ford and I am completing my honors thesis research for the College of Education and Health Professions, but I am also in the Fulbright College of Arts and...
Clinician Perspectives on ASD Diagnosis among Ethnicities
Author: Alicia Liu | Major: Nursing | Semester: Fall 2023 Hello, my name is Alicia Liu and I’m a senior undergraduate student majoring in Nursing at the University of Arkansas. Soon, I’ll be starting off my nursing career working in a cardiology unit. In the spring of...
Cultivating Communicators: Lessons from a School-Based Social Skills Group Post-Pandemic
Author: Rachel Siemens | Major: Communication Science and Disorder | Semester: Fall 2023 Hi, my name is Rachel Siemens. I am a senior undergraduate student in the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas. I am planning to graduate in...
Enabling Proactive Waterway Transportation
Author: Ashwin Narayan | Major: Industrial Engineering | Semester: Spring 2023 Key Information: I am Ashwin Narayan, a senior Industrial Engineering student in the College of Engineering, and my mentor is Dr. Haitao Liao, also of the Industrial Engineering department....
Spanish Below the Equator
Author: Katie Jansson | Majors: Horticulture, Environmental Science | Semester: January Intersession 2024 Spending the January 2024 intersession in Uruguay and Argentina studying Spanish was truly one the best decisions that I have made! I chose USAC Uruguay because I...
Unique research opportunity with children at risk for autism spectrum disorders
Author: Sarah Huetter | Major: Nursing | Semester: Fall 2023 As a senior nursing student in the College of Education and Health Professions, I have worked alongside Dr. Michele Kilmer, faculty of the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing, and other nursing students to...
Managing Flat Foot Pain
Author: Avery Dilley | Major: Exercise Science | Semester: Fall 2023 Over the course of the fall 2023 semester, I worked with my mentor, Dr. Abigail Schmitt, in the Neuromechanics of Human Movement laboratory (the MOVE lab) to assess how use of the FootCore MAX device...
Ending the Vaping Epidemic One Step at a Time
Author: Olivia Peterson | Major: Public Health | Semester: Fall 2023 Hi! My name is Olivia Peterson, and I am currently a senior studying public health with a minor in medical humanities in the College of Education and Health Professions. This semester working under...