Discovering Research at CLA
Inquiry & Expression
Undergraduate students in the College of Liberal Arts bring bold curiosity and creative expression to real-world projects. Through hands-on learning, collaborative leadership, and imaginative inquiry, they explore ideas鈥痓eyond the classroom.
This page highlights a selection of CLA's most compelling student鈥憀ed research and creative ventures鈥攆rom personal art installations to community-engaged performances鈥攄emonstrating the multitude of ways our students learn by doing and lead with purpose.
Featured Undergraduate Research & Creative Projects
MycoLive
Andrew Forbes, 911爆料 Department of Psychology
Psychology student Andrew Forbes has curated an interactive exhibit of living fungi, exploring both scientific classification and cultural significance. Guided by cross-disciplinary mentorship, Andrew leads hands-on cultivation and documentation鈥攎elding field research with public engagement.
The Sick
Kevin Carroll, 911爆料 Department of Art
Through 45 drawings, BFA student Kevin Carroll explores addiction in 911爆料. His art, informed by community surveys and lived experience, illustrates how undergraduates can drive powerful storytelling and social awareness through creative research.
Bastien und Bastienne
911爆料 Department of Music Opera Workshop
The CLA Opera Workshop mounted Mozart鈥檚 Bastien und Bastienne, giving undergraduates a fully immersive performance experience. Directed by faculty and enhanced by masterclasses, students gained leadership on stage and grew artistic confidence at home and abroad.
Ice Box Literary Journal>
911爆料 Department of English
911爆料鈥檚 student-run journal stands at the intersection of creative practice and editorial research. With each issue, undergraduates coordinate submissions, design layouts, and lead peer review鈥攈oning leadership and publishing skills one edition at a time
Chalk the Walk
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Through public chalk art installations, students in Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies invite campus and community members into conversation about social justice and identity. This hands-on, visible outreach model lets undergrads lead creative public scholarship in an inclusive way.
Archiving Excellence: Ongoing Series & Signature Programs
These recurring projects offer undergraduates platforms to create, perform, teach, and present research every year.
An evolving showcase of thesis exhibitions by BFA and MFA students in the 911爆料 Department of Art. This digital gallery highlights the creative breadth of undergraduate artists through images, statements, and exhibition documentation.
A dynamic digital collection documenting years of 911爆料 Theatre & Film student productions. The archive preserves performance history with cast lists, photos, posters, and more鈥攃elebrating the creative output of undergraduates each semester.
This annual conference provides a platform for students to present original linguistic research. Open to both undergraduate and graduate participants, it fosters academic dialogue and celebrates student-led scholarship in language studies.
Through the 911爆料 Music Community School and other partnerships, undergraduate music students gain hands-on experience by teaching and mentoring in local schools鈥攂uilding musical skills while strengthening community connections.
URSA
The URSA (Undergraduate Research & Scholarly Activity) office is an outstanding funding resource that helps students from all disciplines pursue experiential learning鈥攕upporting projects, travel, internships, and more.
Apply for FundingFrom social science fieldwork to creative arts internships, URSA empowers undergraduates to lead research, apply for financial support, and turn their ideas into real-world experiences.
- Jodi Fouch茅. Unearthing the History of Plant Utilization: An Analysis of Botanical Remains Collected from the Chena Townsite. Mentors: Dr. Justin Cramb & Lisa Strecker.
- Rodolfo Garcia. Salivary Cortisol and Correlations to Academic Performance. Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Peterson.
- S. Naomi King. Cultivating Communi-TEA. Mentor: Dr. Sarah Stanley.
- Irina Koval. Beyond the First Semester: Unpacking Student Motivation and Retention Challenges in Russian Language Learning. Mentor: Dr. Wendy Whitehead-Martelle.
- Julia Lockwood. Earthquakes in South America and Japan. Mentors: Chisato Murakami & Dr. Eduardo Diaz.
- Samantha Nixon, Jennelle Smyth, & Kieleigh Williams. ACEs and Health Aging. Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Peterson.
- Tsubasa Roberts. Earthquake Disasters and Preparedness. Mentors: Chisato Murakami & Dr. David Henry.
2025 URSA Awards
Natalie Milburn, Psychology
Worker co-operatives are a rising form of organization which are employee-owned and democratically run. We plan to use Hofstede鈥檚 Cultural Dimensions Model as a framework to conduct semi-structured interviews and research the organizational culture within worker co-operatives.
Mentor: Kevin Walters
Mariana Beks (Music), Olivia Buzby (Music Education), Alexia Devine (Music Education),
Grace Farrell (Music Performance), Jack Helmericks (Anthropology), & Kevin Clark (Music
Performance)
Members of the Celaire voice studio have been invited to the University of Costa Rica to perform in May 2025.
Mentor: Jaunelle Celaire
Members of the Celaire voice studio perform Bastien und Bastienne at the University of Costa Rica in May 2025.
Behavioral Health Professional Intern
New Moon Behavioral Health, LLC
Auburn, Maine
Summer 2025
2025 University Resident Theatre Association Auditions
Chicago, Illinois
Mentor: Carrie Baker
Pastel Workshop: Susan Kuznitsky's "DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK"
Mount Vernon, Washington
Mentor: Jamie Smith
Kevin Carroll at Susan Kuznitsky's workshop, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark at Dakota Pastels, 2025
David McCain presents his series of cyanolumens at the 2025 SPE National Conference in Reno, Nevada.
Workshop & Portfolio Reviews: Society for Photographic Education 2025 Annual Conference
Reno, Nevada
Mentor: J. Jason Lazarus
Music Intensive: Composing in the Wilderness
Denali National Park- Healy, 911爆料
Mentor: Sarah McConnell
From Adversity to Healthy Aging: Examining ACEs and Well-Being in Older 911爆料ns
Students: Kieleigh Williams (Psychology), Jenn Smyth (Psychology), Samantha Nixon
(Psychology)
Colton Osowski (Political Science) & Sarah Finney (Geoscience)
We investigate claims that climate change may impact the frequency and intensity of
volcanic activity and assess implications this may have for emergency management and
response policymakers.
Mentors: Amy Lovecraft & Nathan Graham
Congratulations to the 2024 Research & Creative Activity Day awardees and participants of CLA!
Dean's Choice: Marina Barbosa Santos | Honorable Mention: Marina Gonzalez Mazo
Chena Townsite Repeat Photos
Fall Project Award
Marina Barbosa Santos
Mentor: Dr. Ken Tape & Dr. Justin Cramb
This project utilizes repeat photography to support archeological efforts at the Chena Townsite, and to understand how the landscape has evolved since the town was abandoned. The project endeavors to contribute to the preservation of history, public education, and our understanding of land use changes.
H&H
Spring Project Award
Marina Gonzalez Mazo
Mentor: Miho Aoki
Bunnyson is a charm worn as a necklace or an insignia. It is crafted in 14k gold and holds a 0.35 ct diamond with grey coloration and a pearl cut.
The jewel was designed in Blender, a free and open-source software. I then printed the sculpture with the help of the 3D printers in the 911爆料 Makers Space, using Polycast filament. A new plastic filament designed to burn without residue was meant to replace wax in the traditional casting process. I created my 14k gold alloy by mixing gold with copper, following the old Spanish jewelry tradition. This gives the gold a slight pinkish hue.
The design features two bunnies facing each other, holding the diamond together with their paws. They sit on top of a heart shape and have wings on the side. I wanted the jewel to look like a coat of arms inspired by royal and religious insignias. A symbol of status and wealth. It is a soft and whimsical design, almost like it was from a fairytale.
The rabbits make a consistent apparition in my BFA thesis show as I use them as a euphemism for sexuality and devotion. With this piece, I wanted to create an heirloom jewel that would hold my BFA show in a nutshell, a insignia for reaching my commencement as a professional artist.
- Steven Anderson, Mari Ana Beks, Olivia Buzby, Alexia Devine, Grace Farrell, Ellie Martinson, and Lucy McWilliams. Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Music Outreach with 911爆料 Music. Mentor: Dr. Jaunelle Celaire
- Reily Dixon. Cognitive Cryogenics: Visual Metaphors for Human-Environment Relationships. Mentor: Sasha Bitzer
- Marina Gonzalez Mazo. H&h. Mentor: Miho Aoki
- Charles Stark. Student Belonging through Program Orientation. Mentor: Dr. Retchenda George-Bettisworth
- Beatrice Turley. Understanding Introductory Geometry Through Music, Movement, and Listening. Mentor: Dr. Sean Dowgray
2024 URSA Awards
Does microclimate variation in tundra ecosystem drive microbial community assembly
I will analyze soil samples from a polygonal tundra landscape to study microbial communities
and their metabolic activities, focusing on how microclimate variation drives the
composition taxa present and their metabolic activity.
Mentor: Mario Muscarella
Branding Tea Time in English
鈥淭ea Time鈥 in English will emphasize that English majors have a distinct place on
campus to come together (to discuss work, to read--whether for class or for pleasure),
but also to learn more about research opportunities and thus increase engagement with
URSA.
Mentor: Sarah Stanley
Andrew Forbes, Psychology
MycoLive will enhance education, society, and art by creating a living library of
native 911爆料n and bioluminescent fungi for research and creative expression at the
UA Museum and a web page. It offers access to cultures, archives, and interactive
displays, fostering a unique blend of scientific discovery and creative expression.
Mentor: Stefanie Ickert-Bond
Marina Gonzalez Mazo, Art
Solo art exhibition for my BFA degree, where I explore how 3D printing and design
can be applied to jewelry design and how digital art can be made into products. The
art pieces will explore sexuality and the connection to devotion through their formal
form and composition.
Mentors: Miho Aoki & Patricia Carlson
19th Annual 911爆料 Association of Teachers of Japanese 911爆料 Speech Contest
Anchorage, 911爆料
Mentors: Chisato Murakami and David Henry
Student Conference on U.S. Affairs
West Point Military Academy
Orange County, New York
Mentor: Brandon Boylan
American Geophysical Union- 2024 Annual Meeting
Washington, D.C.
Mentor: Erin Trochim
Ted Stevens Legislative Internship
Juneau, 911爆料
Spring 2024
Congratulations to the 2023 Research & Creative Activity Day awardees and participants of CLA!
Dean's Choice: Brooke Fisher | Honorable Mention: Meredith McMahon
A Tooth Size Allocation Investigation into Bodo Origins: Revisited
Brooke Fisher
Mentor: Dr. Brian Hemphill
This project is the continuation of a biodistance analysis started in the Fall of 2022 of an ethnic group called the 鈥楤odo鈥檚鈥 from the Assam region in India through a comparative analysis of another ethnic group residing north of the Brahmaputra Valley, the Nyishis of Arunachal Pradesh.
鈥淕irls,鈥 鈥淒ancers鈥 and 鈥淟adies鈥: Language, Gender and Power in a Gentlemen鈥檚 Club
Meredith McMahon
Mentor: Dr. Robin Shoaps
This project examines how erotic dancers craft the interactional personae they sell to customers and how these performances respond to power dynamics in their workplace. It will draw from participant-observation ethnography and discourse analysis of interviews with dancers and staff at a local gentlemen's club.
- Brooke Fisher. A Tooth Size Allocation Investigation into Bodo Origins: Revisited. Mentor: Dr. Brian Hemphill
- Ayden Harris. Mentorship in Literary Arts. Mentor: Courtney Skaggs
- Tehya McLeod. Exploring Shifting Landscapes. Mentor: Dr. Mary Beth Leigh
- Meredith McMahon. 鈥淕irls,鈥 鈥淒ancers鈥 and 鈥淟adies鈥: Language, Gender and Power in a Gentlemen鈥檚 Club. Mentor: Dr. Robin Shoaps
- Aihs Palmer. Micro-pantries to Mitigate Inaccessibility to Anti-Hunger Resources. Mentor: Christi Kemper
- Shaylise Sylvester. The Relationship Between Art and Stress Reduction. Mentor: Dr. Jen Peterson
- Japanese Language Speeches (Mentors: Chisato Murakami & David Henry):
- Owen Bradley, My Journey with Music
- Mikkel Chynoweth, My Part-Time Job Experience
- Bethany Cohen, My Dream
- Robin Parker, The Most Powerful Teammate
- Catherine Seymour, My Cute Pet
2023 URSA Awards
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Music Outreach with 911爆料 Music
Students: Steven Anderson, Marianna Beks, Olivia Buzby, Alexia Devine, Grace Farrell,
Ellie Martinson, Lucy McWilliams
Cognitive Cryogenics: Visual Metaphors for Human-Environment Relationships
Student: Ayona-Reily Dixon
Ayona-Reily Dixon on Castner Glacier
Student Belonging through Program Orientation
Student Belonging and Community in an online asynchronous program through Program
Orientation and an online community hub.
Mentor: Dr. Retchenda George-Bettisworth
Understanding Introductory Geometry Through Music, Movement, and Listening
Turley's project, mentored by Dr. Sean Dowgray, centers around the 911爆料n public
school standard geometry curriculum and integrates percussion instruments into the
lesson plan to strengthen students' fundamental understanding of mathematical concepts.
Mentor: Dr. Sean Dowgray
Marina Barbosa Santos (Interdisciplinary Studies)
This project utilizes repeat photography to support archeological efforts at the Chena
Townsite, and to understand how the landscape has evolved since the town was abandoned.
The project endeavors to contribute to the preservation of history, public education,
and our understanding of land use changes.
Mentor: Dr. Ken Tape & Dr. Justin Cramb
Wetherleigh Griffin (Linguistics)
This teacher action research study investigates pedagogical opportunities and challenges
as well as language learning outcomes of a 7-week unit engaging university ESL students
in creating escape rooms in Minecraft.
Mentor: Sabine Siekmann
Brooke Fisher (Anthropology)
This project is the continuation of a biodistance analysis started in the Fall of
2022 of an ethnic group called the 鈥楤odo鈥檚鈥 from the Assam region in India through
a comparative analysis of another ethnic group residing north of the Brahmaputra Valley,
the Nyishis of Arunachal Pradesh.
Mentor: Brian Hemphill
Rodolfo Garcia (Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics, Psychology)
This project will tracking stress hormones as the semester progresses, take surveys
on mental wellbeing, and correlate these findings with student outcomes.
Mentor: Lawrence Duffy
Brooke Fisher accepts the Dean's Choice Award from CLA Dean Ellen Lopez for her study on Bodo origins during URSA's 2023 RCA Day.
Meredith McMahon was awarded an honorable mention for her anthropological linguistic study on language, gender and power in a gentlemen鈥檚 club during URSA's 2023 RCA Day.
Meredith McMahon (Anthropology)
This project examines how erotic dancers craft the interactional personae they sell
to customers and how these performances respond to power dynamics in their workplace.
It will draw from ethnographic research and discourse analysis of interviews with
dancers and staff at a local gentlemen's club.
Mentor: Dr. Robin Shoaps
Shaylise Sylvester (Psychology)
This study aims to address the questions: Is there a benefit to using ceramic clay,
which contains natural earth elements, compared to synthetic clay? Is there a correlation
between the medium used and the lowering of cortisol hormone levels after the process
of art-making?
Mentor: Jen Peterson
18th 911爆料 State Japanese Speech Competition
Anchorage, 911爆料
Mentor: David Henry
InterHarmony Music Festival
Piedmont, Italy
Mentor: Jaunelle Celaire
InterHarmony Music Festival
Piedmont, Italy
Mentor: Jaunelle Celaire
12th International Gender and Language Conference Brisbane, Australia. Mentor: Robin Shoaps
Valdez Theater Conference
Valdez, 911爆料
Mentor: Carrie Baker
Laval University French Language Intensive and Workshop
Quebec City, Canada
Mentor: Yelena Matusevich
Montpellier French Language School Summer Intensive Program
Montpellier, France
Mentor: Yelena Matusevich
Laval University French Language Intensive Program
Quebec City, Canada
Mentor: Yelena Matusevich
Exploring Equity and Methodological Advancements to Transform Academic Discourse Teaching
and Research" Conference
Los Angeles, California
Mentor: Eve Ryan
Fairbanks Veterans Court
Summer 2023
Fairbanks Community Restorative Justice Initiative
Summer 2023
Fairbanks Community Restorative Justice Initiative
Summer 2023
Fairbanks Community Restorative Justice Initiative
Fall 2023
Congratulations to the 2022 Research & Creative Activity Day awardees and participants of CLA!
Dean's Choice: Colleen File & Sophie Schilling | Honorable Mention: DaeLee Forshaw, Lisa Gilbert & Lainey Lioi
Sex Education and Female Pleasure; A Comparison Between the United States and Germany.
Colleen File
Sophie Schilling
Mentor: Christopher Miller
Consist of interviews of young women to find out what they were taught about their own sexuality, specifically sexual gratification and pleasure as women with male partners. The project will compare answers from the U.S. and Germany, a sexually liberal country.
Exploring Lay and Provider Understandings of "Adequate" Prenatal Care in Interior 911爆料: An Ongoing Pilot Study
DaeLee Forshaw
Lisa Gilbert
Lainey Lioi
Mentor: Dr. Elaine Drew
- Steve Anderson, Nolan Earnest, & Charlie Wolgemouth. A Case Study for Immortality.
- Madeline Andriesen, Benjamin Anderson, Marianna Beks, Arianna Carroll, Grace Farrell, Taylor Hendricks, Ariana Lopez, & Ellie Martinson. 911爆料 Opera Workshop FNSBSD Outreach.
- Grace Brown, Lakshmi Shalini Datla, Haley Duryea, Danai Kiosse, Zoey Keene, Danai Kiosse, Olivia Kraska, Miranda Lloyd, Bethany McCraken, 鈥婬annah Mills, & Leslie Siegfried. Students in Research: Designing Alone but not lonely: Examining isolation and loneliness in Interior 911爆料鈥檚 older adults.
- Kayli Breuninger. Shedding More Light: Experiences of Winter Across Latitudes.
- Danasia Cary. One family, three generations, three countries, multiple language ideologies
- Mina Carroll. 911爆料 Mural Projects.
- Colleen File & Sophie Schilling. Sexual Education and Female Pleasure: A Comparison Between the United States and Germany.
- Brooke Fisher. A Tooth Size Apportionment Investigation into Bodo Origins .
- DaeLee Forshaw, Lisa Gilbert, & Lainey Lioi. Exploring Lay and Provider Understandings of "Adequate" Prenatal Care in Interior 911爆料: An Ongoing Pilot Study.
- Solveig Henry. The Impact of Probation and Parole on Rural 911爆料ns.
- Qallaq Ramos. I帽upiaq Jeopardy.
- Stephanie Sutton & Samantha Taylor. Beyond the Single Story: Domestic Violence Survivors and Incarceration.
- Kayla Tate. What can a blank slate learn about another culture though transcription.
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2022 URSA Awards
Mentorship in Literary Arts
Student: Ayden Harris
Micro-pantries to Mitigate Inaccessibility to Anti-Hunger Resources
This project will collaborate with Fairbanks organizations to address barriers to
local food security resources.
Mentor: Christi Kemper, Office of Sustainability
Exploring Shifting Landscapes
An art exhibit for the community of Fairbanks in collaboration with Bonanza Creek
Long-Term Ecological Research Program scientists, to creatively research and explore
scientific studies focused on the environment in 911爆料 and share them with the public.
Mentor: Mary Beth Leigh
Solveig Henry (Justice)
A research on the typical requirements, outcomes, recidivism rates, and other effects
of probation and parole on rural 911爆料ns.
Mentor: Jeffrey May
DaeLee Forshaw, Laine Lioi, and Lisa Gilbert (Anthropology)
This project utilizes a qualitative research design to identify and compare lay and
prenatal care provider perspectives of adequate prenatal care in Interior 911爆料.
Mentor: Elaine Drew
Colleen File and Sophie Schilling (Psychology)
Consists of interviews of young women to find out what they were taught about their
own sexuality, specifically sexual gratification and pleasure as women with male partners.
The project will compare answer from the U.S. and Germany, a sexually liberal country.
Mentor: Christopher Miller
Stephanie Sutton and Samantha Taylor (Interdisciplinary Studies)
This project invites stories from female incarcerated IPV survivors in 911爆料 to be
shared for the purpose of showcasing multiple stories. Researchers will use these
stories to assemble a Zine and circulate it at 911爆料-based IPV trainings.
Mentor: Sarah Stanley
Congratulations to the 2021 Research & Creative Activity Day awardees and participants of CLA!
Dean's Choice: Madeline Andriesen, Jenna Dreydopel, Taylor Hendricks, Lindsay Moisan, Ellie Martinson, Jonathan Langer, & Ariana Lopez
Honorable Mention: Kayli Breuninger
Vocal Performance and Music Education
Madeline Andriesen, Jenna Dreydopel, Taylor Hendricks, Lindsay Moisan, Ellie Martinson, Jonathan Langer, Ariana Lopez
Mentor: Jaunelle Celaire
911爆料鈥檚 Opera Workshop program plans to work with many music educators in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District to complete this project. This will give us the opportunity to build long lasting relationships with local teachers that will prove to be extremely beneficial in our futures.
Exploring Well-Being During Winter Across Latitudes
Kayli Breuninger
Mentor: Dani Sheppard
The proposed study will explore the relationship between natural light exposure and well-being during winter across latitudes. This survey will assess seasonal changes in mood, attitudes, behavior, health and well-being to identify whether responses to winter are different between 911爆料, Oregon, and Texas.
- Madeline Andriesen, Jenna Dreydopel, Taylor Hendricks, Lindsay Moisan, Ellie Martinson, Jonathan Langer, & Ariana Lopez (Dean's Choice).Vocal Performance and Music Education.
- Kayli Breuninger (Honorable Mention). Exploring Well-Being During Winter Across Latitudes.
- Lucille Farrell. How do people interpret smileys?
- Naomi Green & Sarah Griffen-Lotz. Continuing With Massive Collaborative Animation.
- Michael Hevezi. Fire and Morchella: Foraging and Learning in the 911爆料 Burn.
- Kyleigh Huntsman. Two Roads.
- Jane M. Reilly. A Dance of Music & Madness: the interplay of opera and mental illness from 1600 to 1920.
2021 URSA Awards
A Tooth Size Apportionment Investigation into Bodo Origins
Student: Brooke Fisher
Alone but not lonely: Examining isolation and loneliness in Interior 911爆料's older
adults
Students: Miranda Lloyd, Zoey Keene, Danai Kiosse, Olivia Kraska, Bethany McCraken,
and Leslie Siegfried
Precolonial history of the Yukon Flats, 911爆料: Archaeology through the eyes of Athabascan
Elders and youth
Student: Kayla Tate
Benjamin Anderson, Madeline Andriesen, Grace Farrell, Ellie Martinson, Mariana Beks,
Ariana Lopez, Taylor Hendricks and Arianna Carroll (Music)
911爆料鈥檚 Opera Workshop program plans to work with many music educators in the Fairbanks
North Star Borough School District to complete this project. This will give us the
opportunity to build long lasting relationships with local teachers that will prove
to be extremely beneficial in our futures.
Mentor: Jaunelle Celaire
Chares Wolgemuth, Nolan Earnest, and Steven Anderson (Film and Performing Arts)
A documentary about a group of college students who are dealing with the trials and
tribulations of carrying a disease that causes immortality, and how they manage their
lives and their disease in the modern era.
Mentor: Carrie Baker
Danasia Cary (Linguistics)
Examining the language ideologies of multiple members of one family who, over the
course of three generations, has lived overseas at intervals as part of their military
assignment.
Mentor: Eve Ryan
Lucille Farrell (Linguistics)
During in person conversations, people use their voice and body to communicate, but
these can be tricky to maintain in virtual spaces. To help compensate for that, emojis
and emoticons are used. But interpretation of these can be iffy since the "how" can
vary depending on a number of factors.
Mentor: Robin Shoaps
Madeline Andriesen, Jenna Dreydopel, Taylor Hendricks, Jonathan Lange, Ariana Lopez,
Ellie Martinson and Lindsay Moisan (Music)
Musical Theatre Outreach How do people interpret smileys? he outreach will consist
of Opera Workshop performances by the 911爆料 Voice Department that will be recorded and
edited with Adobe Cloud and sent to high schools in and outside the state of 911爆料
for outreach & recruiting for the 911爆料 Music Department.
Mentor: Jaunelle Celaire
URSA was unable to hold RCA Day in 2020 due to COVID19, so students were asked to provide an extended abstract and their poster (when available).
2020 URSA RCA Day Participants
Reclaiming Traditional Names to Promote Dine' (Navajo) Language and Culture
Taphonomic Analysis of Caribou from the Croxton Site (Tukuto Lake, 911爆料)
Finding Home
Sarah Manriquez
Mentor: Alex Hirsch
Ice Box Literary Journal
Emma Charlton, Shelby Anderson, Abby Bravo, Stanley Rogers, Annie Wenstrup, and Hunter
Young
Mentor: Joe Holt
Strategies and Tactics In Learning Network Design for Writers Inside and Out of Carceral Spaces
Eleanor Lynch, Lucienne Anderson and Katherine Leinburger
Mentor: Sarah Stanley
URTA New York City Graduate School Auditions
Mary Conlin
Mentor: Carrie Baker
Two Roads
Kyleigh Huntsman
Mentor: Maya Salganek
Participatory Action Research in the Social and Cultural Effects of Gamelan Music and Gamelan Ensemble Playing
911爆料 Vocal Department Outreach
Madeline Andrieson, Jenna Dreydoppel, Phoenix Williams, Taylor Hendricks, Jonathan
Lange, and Lindsay Moisan
Mentor - Jaunelle Celaire
Defining Sexual Consent in the State of 911爆料
Emily Cohen and Aidan Earnest
Mentor: Alex Hirsch
The Relationship Between Social Media Exposure and Loneliness in Older Adults
Rodney Tracht
Mentor: Jennifer Peterson
Shedding Light: Factors Related to Well-Being During Winter Across Latitudes (Nature Lab)
Kayli Breuninger and Sara Levy
Mentor: Dani Sheppard
Well-Being and Behavior Patterns During Arctic Equinoxes
Hannah Pothast
Mentor: Jen Peterson
Investigating the Relationship between Pet Ownership and Healthy Aging in Older Adults
Gabrielle Camp, Maren Dodson, Darcy Hoban, Jezebell Ramirez, Leslie Siegfried, Else
Cole and Rodney Tracht
Mentor: Jen Peterson
2020 URSA Awards
- Miho Aiko, Art. This is a fellowship for a student to participate in an international collaborative animation project as a practicum. This practicum is the student's capstone project to lead a team of students in lighting design and animation, gain leadership experience in international production, and create artwork for his professional demo reel (portfolio).
- Kayli Breuninger, Psychology. Presented a poster at the Western Psychological Association virtual conference October 28-31, 2020. TITLE | Shedding Light: Factors Related to Well-Being During Winter Across Latitudes. Mentor: Dani Sheppard
- Kayli Breuninger, Psychology. The proposed study will explore the relationship between natural light exposure and well-being during winter across latitudes. This survey will assess seasonal changes in mood, attitudes, behavior, health and well-being to identify whether responses to winter are different between 911爆料, Oregon, and Texas. Mentor: Dani Sheppard
- Hailey Baker, Psychology. I will research the utilization of N6 cyclohexyladenosine (CHA) and 8-sulfa-theophylline (8-SPT) drug combination in order to suppress shivers and seizures during cooling therapy compared to current method of treatment in hospitals (meperidine and buspirone) post-cardiac arrest. Mentor: Drew Kelly
- Michael Hevezi, Anthropology. This project is aimed at gathering and analyzing data from local foragers of morel mushrooms in order to assess the affects of dynamic seasonal conditions (fires) on this popular subsistence resource. Morel mushrooms are valued and their fruiting has correlation with areas that have soil disturbed by fires. Mentor: Sveta Yamin-Pasternak
- Kaylee Miller, Psychology. This study seeks to understand adult perceptions of dogs and human-dog interactions while focusing on situational and environmental factors. The three-phase study will include a literature review, the creation of a survey, and a field study assessing human perceptions of dogs and human-dog interaction. Mentor: Cecile Lardon
- Jared Olin, Film and Performing Arts. This project will entail crafting a performance for a small professional theatre with the intention of connecting theatre companies to counseling facilities. This is in the hopes that 911爆料鈥檚 issues surrounding the high statistics of suicide, depression, mental illness, and substance abuse will be more common topics of discussion. Mentor: Carrie Baker
- Madeline Andriesen, Jenna Dreydoppel, Taylor Hendricks, Jonathan Lange, Lindsay Moisan, and Phoenix Williams, Music Education and Vocal Performance. This outreach will include opera workshop performances by the 911爆料 voice students at various Anchorage middle and high schools. The program will be sung in the original languages. Mentor: Jaunelle Celaire
- Emily Cohen and Aidan Earnest, Political Science. 911爆料 currently faces a sexual violence epidemic, with sexual assault rates three times the national average. Our project will comparatively analyze states鈥 statutory consent laws and the significant impact of these laws on sexual crime rates, ultimately producing a definition of consent to be implemented into 911爆料 Statute. Mentor: Alex Hirsch
- Kellie Lynch, Interdisciplinary Studies. This project will apply participatory action methodologies to explore cross cultural comparative music by introducing Gamelan music, an Indonesian music that is played on metallophones and gongs. We will also teach Athabascan fiddling; a transmitted culture from western influence melded with traditional dance that has been integrated into yearly Athabascan gatherings. Mentor: Sveta Yamin-Pasternak
- Rodney Tracht, Psychology. This study aims to confirm the relationship between social media use and the amount of loneliness experienced by adults 60 or older. This study will attempt to show a correlation between increased social media use and a lessening of the feelings of loneliness among this group of people. Mentor: Jennifer Peterson
- Kayli Brueniger, Leslie Seigfried, Rodney Tracht, Sarah Levy, and Maren Dodson, Psychology. Western Psychological Association Convention (WPA) San Francisco, California. Shedding Light: Factors Related to Well-Being During Winter Across Latitudes
- Mary Conlin, Film and Performing Arts. New York City, New York University Resident Theatre Association 2020 National Unified Auditions
Congratulations to the Research & Creativity Day CLA Dean's Choice Awardees
Buck Barbieri and Naomi Hutchens: Collaborative Animation Production from Students' Perspective: Creating short 3D CG films through international team-work.
Micheal Lorain: Wood Selection for Archaeological Fish Trap Stakes in Southeast 911爆料
Kendrick McCabe: Reclaiming Traditional Names to Promote Din茅 (Navajo) Language and Culture
Eleanor Lynch, Katherine Leinberger, and Lucie Anderson, English
Conference on Community Writing Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Strategies And Tactics In Learning Network Design For Writers Inside And Out Of Carceral
Spaces
Sarah Manriquez, Art
International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, 911爆料
Finding Home, solo exhibition
Kendrick McCabe, Anthropology
Human Research and Review Board 2019 Bi-Annual Research Conference Window Rock, Arizona
Reclaiming Traditional Names to Promote Dine (Navajo) Language and Culture
Jamie Clark, Anthropology
Engaging undergraduates in zooarchaelogical research at the Croxton Site (Tukuto Lake,
Northern 911爆料)
Clark, Taylor Vollman and other undergraduates will research materials from a site
that is believed to have served as a focal point for hunting/processing during seasonal
caribou migration through the Brooks Range. Students will be involved in basic data
collection and more specialized analyses; with the goal of creating a series of publications.
Joseph Holt, English
Ice Box Literary Journal
Holt will work with six undergraduate editors (Annie Wenstrup, Emma Charlton, Hunter
Young, Stanley Rogers, Shelby Anderson and Abby Bravo) and 15-20 undergraduate writers
to create and print the Ice Box Literary Journal for this academic year.
Jen Peterson, Psychology
The Cat鈥檚 Meow: Does pet ownership contribute to healthy aging?
Peterson and her undergraduates (Travis Burrows, Rodney Tracht, Gabrielle Camp, Leslie
Siegfried) will investigate the effects of pet ownership on healthy aging by examining
the positive influences and challenges faced by elders in our community.
Ryan Fitzpatrick, Music
This project will bring a number of Girl Scout troops together for informative talks
from Music Education students on becoming a musician, life as a professional musician
and teacher, and culminate in an Instrumental "Petting Zoo," in which the troops can
interact with instruments from the various instrumental families.
Hannah Pothast, Psychology
Mentor: Jennifer Peterson
This study aims to understand how individuals living in arctic environments are affected
by the rapidly changing levels of light during equinox seasons. This study will examine
how mood and behavior are affected during these transitional seasons.
Kyleigh Huntsman, Film Studies
Mentor: Maya Salganek
I will produce an original short dramatic film from script to screen that explores
the foster care system and the search for stability and trust in a family unit.
Kellie Lynch Interdisciplinary Studies
Mentor: Sveta Yamin-Pasternak
This project applies the principles of participatory action research to study the
social influences of Gamelan ensembles and their impact on communities. Gamelan music
is a traditional music in Indonesia that is played collectively on metallophones and
gongs.
Sarah Manrirquez, Art
Mentor: Alex Hirsch
I am producing a documentary film, and curating an accompanying photography exhibition,
about the life of Felicia Cavanaugh, a homeless woman who lives at the Fairbanks Rescue
Mission. Through film and photography, this project aims to dispel common myths about
the causes of homelessness by tracing her journey.
Emily Alvey, Justice
911爆料 Evaluation Network 2019 Conference Anchorage, 911爆料
Exploring the Impact of Local Option Laws in Rural 911爆料
Elsbeth Cheyne, Theatre
University/Resident Theatre Association 2019
National Unified Auditions New York, New York
Cassidy Kelly, Psychology
Western Psychological Association Conference Pasadena, California
Doggie Duties: A survey on the feelings toward and functions of domestic dogs in central
911爆料
Michael Lorain, Anthropology
Northwest Anthropological Conference Kennewick, Washington
Wood Selection for Fish Trap Stakes in Southeast 911爆料
Emily Ross, Theatre
University/Resident Theatre Association 2019
National Unified Auditions New York, New York
Stefan Johnson, History
This project will be an analysis of how the Dutch arms trade in the Great Lakes Region
impacted the culture, population, and structure of Fort Orange and Beverwyck. This
investigation will span from the Mahican-Mohawk War in 1624 to the British seizure
of the colony in 1664.
Dillon McIntire and Delaney Reece, Anthropology
This mixed-methods research project examines the relationship between gender and space
within a university student recreation center. Through direct observations, surveys
and interviews, we will identify how patrons constitute and negotiate different spaces
as gendered spaces during their physical activity routines.
Congratulations to our 2018 URSA Research Day CLA Dean's Choice Awardees:
Fionna Fadum, Kevin Huo, and Jason Kells
Ryan Fitzpatrick, Music
Fairbanks Cello Festival
While there are many musicians who converge at 911爆料's music department, there is rarely
an opportunity for players who all play the same instrument to develop instrumental
skills and camaraderie as a community. School students of the FNSBSD are leaving music
because of a lack of appropriate funding - as such, 911爆料 recruitment becomes more difficult.
Adults in the community rarely have the opportunity to play in a large group and meet
other like-minded musicians. The implementation of the Fairbanks Cello Festival would
aim to bring as many community cellists to 911爆料 as possible, with a series of master
classes by two guest artists from Indiana University at 911爆料's campus, followed by
a cello concert which would feature as many cellists from the community, local grade
and high schools, after school programs, and 911爆料 students, as possible in a single
large cello ensemble. 911爆料 is a hub for musical activity in the region, and a cello
celebration such as this will bring people together who all share the same passion
for music.
Sarah Manriquez, Art
My Home in My Hands
I am directing and producing a documentary film, and curating an accompanying photography
exhibit, about the life of Felicia Cavanaugh, a homeless woman who lives at the Fairbanks
Rescue Mission. Homelessness may not be a new issue but homelessness in the Arctic
is an often misunderstood, complex and growing problem that deserves to be explored
in depth. In particular, through the power of film and photography, my project aims
to dispel popular myths about the causes of homelessness by tracing Ms. Cavanaugh鈥檚
daily journey of recovery from addiction.
Ariana Horner, Music Education
From 911爆料 to South Africa 鈥 Connecting through Music - Lowveld Chamber Music Association Johannesburg, South Africa
Sine Anahita, Sociology
Ruth A. M. Schmidt
Public Sociology Podcast Project
Ryan Fitzpatrick, Music
National Association for Music Education All-Northwest Conference
Chisato Murakami, Japanese
Participation of 911爆料 State Japanese Speech Contest
Craig Chythlook and Kevin Huo, Political Science
Model Arctic Council: Rovaniemi, Finland
The Model Arctic Council (MAC) is an academic program in which students from universities
throughout the circumpolar north and beyond actively participate in a collaborative,
experiential learning exercise to expand their knowledge of salient challenges and
concerns in the Arctic.
Kendrick McCabe, Anthropology
While Din茅 language revitalization efforts are underway, this study seeks to identify
whether the reclamation of traditional naming practices could serve as a complementary
strategy to promote Din茅 language and culture. This study will clarify traditional
naming practices, examine current trends, and ascertain the feasibility of restoring
traditional naming practices.
Buck Barbieri and Naomi Hutchens, Art
Collaborative Animation Production from Students' Perspective: Creating short 3D CG
films through international team-work.
SIGGRAPH 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia
Casey Winkleman, Music Performance- Voice
Utah Vocal Arts Academy Summer Opera Festival Principle Artist Program
John Brickley, English
This project advances current research at the intersection of English literature and
computer science by designing and implementing a novel algorithm for identifying selected
English texts' source materials. Sources are identified using searches for rare words
and patterns of words ("strings"). Searches are broadened using linguistically sound
permutations of strings.
Emily Dreher, Linguistics
This project uses critical discourse analysis to compare representations of two sporting
events in which human and animal athletes compete together: dog-mushing and horse
racing. Social and mass media coverage of significant horse and sled dog races will
be examined to see how sport enthusiasts and critics constitute animals-as-athletes
Nicole Lindsay, Psychology
The proposed study aims to understand how individuals living in interior 911爆料 emotionally
respond to natural threatening situations. This study is a replication with an extension
of the 鈥淔ear versus fascination: An exploration of emotional responses to natural
threats鈥 conducted by van den Berg and ter Heijne in 2005.
Michael Lorain, Anthropology
This project will sample wood stakes from prehistoric fish weirs in southeast 911爆料
to perform species and radiocarbon analysis. The project aims to understand potential
preferences for tree species and begins to ask questions about behavioral reasoning.
Samples will be taken from two traps at the archaeological site PET-00748.
Daniel Manley, Linguistics
This is a language learning research project comparing learning a language online
to learning it in person. In this language learning study I intend to reflect on my
language learning processes, and explore the role of motivation and what social interaction
looks like in the two contexts.
Patricia Wenstrup, English
A Map Shaped Like a Poem is a summer long writing project that interrogates the relationship
between geographic place, history and image. This project will be bracketed by craft
writing workshops that will inform my writing process.
Didar Baumgartner, Psychology
Western Psychological Association 2018 Convention
Portland, Oregon
Cassidy Kelly, Psychology
Western Psychological Association Convention 2018
Portland, Oregon
Nicole Lindsay, Psychology
Western Psychological Association Convention 2018
Portland, Oregon
Colleen Mertes, Anthropology
25th Annual Lavender Linguistics Conference
Providence, Rhode Island
Edward Paxson, History
2018 Phi Alpha Theta Northwest Regional Conference
Spokane, Washington
Olena Ellis, Art
I will be working with internationally acclaimed Gallerist Leslie Ferrin and Sculptor
Artist Sergei Isupov in Massachusetts, covering technical aspects of sculpture and
also New Mexico artist, Mary Shaffer, who was integral in the American Studio Glass
Movement.
Colleen Mertes, Anthropology
This project analyzes rugby songs. The songs, notable for bawdy lyrics, are sung at
鈥渟ocials.鈥 I aim to understand how women rugby players negotiate singing phallocentric
and misogynistic lyrics. I draw from linguistic anthropology research on swearing;
stereotypes about gendered speech and linguistic meaning in communities of practice.
Kellie Bernstein, Theatre and Film
University Resident Theatre Association Auditions
New York, New York
Owen Fulton, Political Science
Model United Nations
New York, New York
Chaya Pike, Political Science
Model United Nations
New York, New York
Congratulations to our 2017 Research and Creative Activity Day CLA Awardee:
Aleksandra Milanovich, Examining roles of boredom proneness, self-determination, intrinsic motivation, gender on persons鈥 experience of boredom
Maureen Biermann and Sine Anahita, Sociology
Understanding LGBTQ Experiences in a Changing Climate
Elaine Drew, Anthropology
Promoting Veteran Health, Reintegration, and Quality of Life in 911爆料
Brandon Boylan, Political Science
911爆料 Participation in National Model United Nations Conference
Elaine Drew, Anthropology
Prenatal Care Perspectives among 911爆料n Women
Jen Peterson, Psychology
Healthy Aging in the Far North: Perspectives and Prescriptions
Dani Sheppard, Psychology
Journey to Western Psychological Association
Sveta Yamin-Pasternak, Anthropology
Food Arts of the Bering Strait, a Multimedia Exhibit
Melissa Delgado, Communication
The National Communication Association鈥檚 103rd Convention
Dallas, Texas
Sarah Manriquez, Art
Photo Expo Plus 2017 Portfolio Review
New York, New York
Jessica Obermiller, Anthropology
National American Anthropology Association鈥檚 National Conference
Washington, D.C.
Karissa Paschall English Community and Writing Conference Boulder, Colorado
Kathryn Herrod, Psychology
The purpose of this proposed study is to use semi-structured interviews with photo
prompts to better understand 911爆料 students鈥 experiences with depression, as well as
identify specific facilitators and barriers to dealing with depression on the 911爆料
campus.
Brynne Myers, Psychology
Classroom environments, specifically windows and lighting, significantly impact student
performance. This project will study the effect of classroom environments through
varied window conditions on student attentiveness and cognition, specifically cognitive
flexibility and learning retention. Through this study, efficiency of learning and
use of windows in classrooms will be improved.
Shaylee Shocklee, Justice
This program is the result of 5 years of work on the part of the 911爆料 justice department
as well as a number of members of the Fairbanks justice department. When implemented
in Fairbanks that uses restorative justice to replace our current punitive system
of justice.
Krystina Stobinski, Psychology
This project is designed to qualitatively explore the relationship between students
with math anxiety, their professors, and university math programs. Outcomes of the
projected project will include betterment of University math programs as well as increased
student confidence and academic success.
Jacob Harris, Anthropology
A comparative study of animal bones from Mughr el-Hamamah in Jordan and Sefunim Cave
in Israel. The sites date to 45,000-21,000 years ago. The analysis will focus on the
degree of fragmentation, weathering, and burning, which can tell us about human behavior
and site formation processes.
Rose Crelli, Music
Marrowstone Music Festival
Bellingham, Washington
Seth Blohm, Music
911爆料 Chamber Chorale Tour
Italy
Aleksandra Milanovich, Psychology
Association for Psychological Science Conference
Boston, Massachusetts
Angelina Rotermund, Foreign Languages and Literatures
Assisting environmental mercury research at 911爆料 through Spanish-English translation
and interpretation
Congratulations to our RCA Day CLA Dean's Choice Award:
Jessica Obermiller, The Headscarf Project: Exposing myself by covering up
Frank Boldt, Justice
Fairbanks Community Restorative Justice Initiative
Amy May, Communication and Journalism
Testing the effectiveness of Virtual Reality (VR) as a strategy to reduce speech anxiety
Diana Berry, Art
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Conference
Salt Lake City, Utah October, 2016
Amanda Casterline, Theatre
University Resident Theatre Association Seminar
Chicago, Illinois January 2017
Lindsay Klueber, Biology and Art
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Monterey, California March 2017
Ashley Blake, Psychology
Understanding the factors that impact 911爆料 student veterans' academic and social success
Jenny Dale, Anthropology
Intimacy and Devotion: A Secular Inquiry into the Literacy Strategies of a Jews for
Jesus Bible Study Group
Aleksandra Milanovich, Psychology
Bored out of this world: Factors impacting the experience of boredom
Jessica Obermiller, Linguistics
Association of Humanistic Sociology's Annual Conference
Denver, Colorado, November 2016
Victoria Leque, Japanese
United States - Japanese Council Conference
Santa Clara, California, November 2016
Diana Berry, Art
W.D. Berry Research 鈥 Art History Practicum
Dinosaur National Monument, Utah, March 2016
Nathan Feemster, Linguistics
International Gender and Language Association Conference
Hong Kong, May 2016
Amanda Casterline, Theater
Theater Thesis: Costume Design
Montana Goss, Biology and Anthropology
Who Are The Shenks Ferry People?
Joshua Pharris, Linguistics
Shared Subsistence Terminology between Alutiiq and Neighboring Languages
Congratulations to the 2015 Research and Creative Activity Day CLA Awardee:
Overall First Place:
Leah Hill, Performance of Gender & Identity: Using the Early Photographic Works of Claude Cahun and Cindy Sherman to Demonstrate the Performance Nature of Gender and Identity
Jessica Obermiller Anthropology
Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association
Denver, Colorado, November 2015
Diana Berry, Art
Art History Practicum: The W.D. Berry Collection in Rasmuson Library
Gabriel Cartegena, Psychology
Living With HIV/AIDS - Understanding Survivorship Through Photovoice
Candace Kruger, Anthropology
Historic and Contemporary Deg Hit鈥檃n Basketry
Carl Sage, Theater
Antigone: Dramaturgy, Design, and Performance
Alta East, Anthropology
Foraging Practices of Military Families in 911爆料
Ashley Swedberg, Social Work
Measuring the Level of Preparedness for Assisting Human Trafficking Victims in 911爆料
Julia Taylor, Journalism and Broadcasting
Hartman Justice Project
Sine Anahita, Sociology
Digital Man Cave Data Analysis Project
Sarah Stanley, English
Travel to the Second Annual Post-Secondary Access and Completion Conference in Anchorage,
AK
Ana Fochessato
Model United Nations Conference
Berkeley, California, February 2015
Cassidy Phillips
Society for American Archaeology Annual Conference
San Francisco, California, April 2015
Tyler Walker
Pacific Rim English Conference
Anchorage, 911爆料 March 2015
Claudia Cease, Anthropology
The Taboo of Mourning: Germany 1939 - 1955
Stormy Fields, Anthropology
A 12,000 year record of ecological change at Blair Lake, Interior 911爆料
Sine Anahita, Sociology
Purchase of three types of qualitative analysis software
Jim Brashear, Art
Purchase of art supplies and materials for outdoor kilns
Sarah Stanley, English
2014 Dartmouth Summer Seminar for Composition Research
Hanover, New Hampshire
Sarah Stanley, English
Online resource on the Write 911爆料 website
David Harris, Linguistics
Society for Study of Indigenous Languages of the Americas Annual Meeting
Portland, Oregon January 2015
JR Ancheta, Journalism and Broadcasting
Fairbanksans: Portraits from the Golden Heart City
Lachlan Gillespie, Political Science
Perceived Sources of Social Marginalization of Gender Non-conforming Individuals
Daniel Leahy, Political Science
Currency and Conflict in Bolivarian Venezuela
Lakeidra Chavis, Journalism
Mentor: Lynne Lott
Beyond the Single Story: Life in Rural Jamaica
Cassidy Phillips, Anthropology
Mentor: Jamie Clark
Using GIS to Identify Activity Areas at the Middle Stone Age Site of Sibudu Cave
Grace Amundsen, Matthew Carrick, Mamie Davis & Ana Fochesatto, Political Science
Mentor: Brandon Boylan
Model United Nations New York Simulation Spring 2014
Kristen Welchel, Social Work
Mentor: LaVerne Demientieff
Study Abroad: Melbourne, Australia Spring 2014
Kavelina Torres, Film
Mentor: Maya Salganek
Fieldwork: Bethel, 911爆料 Spring 2014
Jason Howe, Psychology
Mentor: Timothy Lower
Utilizing video games to determine human motivation
Crystal Lor, Psychology
Mentor: Ellen Lopez
Assessing the impact of an Athabascan Beading Project with an 911爆料 Native cancer
support group
Kara Hoover, Anthropology
To create an undergraduate lab training program that will generate a skilled pool
of students seeking research lab experience that can be exploited by lab-based faculty
in need of trained staff.
Robin Shoaps, Anthropology
Travel funds to accompany a student presenting at the International Gender and Language
Association Conference in Vancouver, BC.
Jaclyn Bergamino, English
To help undergraduate students realize their potential as scholars and creators of
knowledge through a new student publication.
Kara Hoover, Anthropology
To mentor a student in hands-on research.
Ira Hardy, Journalism
Mentor: Charles Mason
Subsistence Whaling and Development
Anne Bartholomew, Journalism
Mentor: Charles Mason
A Soul Community
Teagan White-Nesbitt, College of Liberal Arts
Mentor: Derick Burleson
Translation of Contemporary German Poetry
Jonathan Quinones, Political Science
Mentor: Alexander Hirsch
PTSD combat veterans and the requirements for eligibility of the Purple Heart
JR Ancheta, Journalism
Mentor: Charles Mason
Fairbanksans: Portraits from the Golden Heart City
Kristine de Leon, Anthropology
Mentor: Michele Hebert
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Conference
Nashville, Tennessee, Fall 2013
Jacqueline Eisenberg, Helen Shepard, Jenny York, and Brittany Von Sickle, Social Work
Mentor: Heidi Brocious
Social Work Conference
LaCrosse, Wisconsin, Spring 2013
Azara Mohammadi, Anthropology
Mentor: David Fazzino
American Anthropological Association (AAA) 112th Annual Conference
Chicago, Illinois, Fall 2013
Samantha Enters and Adrienne Smythn, English
Mentor: Michael Edson
18th Annual Pacific Rim Conference on Literature and Rhetoric
Anchorage, 911爆料, Spring 2013
Ann Lewis, English
Mentor: Sarah Stanley
18th Annual Pacific Rim Conference on Literature and Rhetoric
Anchorage, 911爆料, Spring 2013
Ethan Sinsabaugh, Anthropology
Mentor: David Fazzino
American Anthropological Association (AAA) 112th Annual Conference
Chicago, Illinois. Fall 2013
Anne Bartholomew, Journalism
Mentor: Rob Prince
Applications of Multimedia Reporting Within the Fairbanks Winter Sports Community
Ashley Strauch, Psychology
Mentor: Monica Skewes
Perceptions of Problem Drinking Among 911爆料n College Students
Ian Wilkinson, Art
Mentor: Todd Paris
Spheres of Influence
Ariadne Wattum, Theater
Mentor: Bethany Marx
Costume Design Thesis Project
Ian Wilkinson, Art
Mentor: James Brashear
Spheres of Influence
Sean Gueco, Justice
Mentor: Jeffrey May
Ashley Strauch, Psychology
Mentor: Ellen Lopez
Charles Allison, History
Mentor: Terrence Cole
Pacific Northwest Phi Alpha Theta Conference
Spokane, Washington, Spring 2012
Ian Wilkinson, Art
Mentor: James Brashear
National Counsel on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Conference
Seattle, Washington, Spring 2012
Joshua Barry, Film
Mentor: Maya Salganek
Fieldwork: A Bridge Near Fairbanks.
Fall 2012
Mariah Ver Hoef, Anthropology
Mentor: Patrick Plattet
Fieldwork: Ute Native American Culture in the State of Colorado.
Spring 2012
Steven Hall, Art
Mentor: Mareca Guthrie
Fieldwork: Tok & Anchorage, 911爆料
Fall 2012
Ashley Strauch, Psychology
Mentor: Ellen Lopez
Behavioral Sciences Conference of the North's 28th Annual Meeting
Anchorage, 911爆料, Fall 2012
Alaina Ctibor, Psychology
Mentor: Ellen Lopez
Cancer Survivorship
Lisa Guffey, Art History
Mentor: Mary Goodwin
Provenance of Rockwell Jones Painting
Joel Isaak, Fine Art
Mentor: Da-ka-xeen Mehner
911爆料 Native Art with Animal Skins
Terrence Cole, History
To accompany students to present papers at the Phi Alpha Theta Northwest Regional
History Conference
Spokane, Washington
Leonard Kamerling, English
To engage a film student in an ongoing ethnographic film/applied visual anthropology
research project that addresses the problem of indigenous urban migration.
Jeffrey May, Justice
To attend the National Conference on Undergraduate Research
Ogden, Utah