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6 | 8/13/2022 | Dr. Kimberley Scott kimscott1@creighton.edu | •pediatric neurorehabilitation •intervention fidelity •family systems •engagement •enactment | My research focuses on neurorehabilitation for children with developmental movement disorders, including cerebral palsy. My specific interests includes the intersection between family systems and pediatric rehabilitation, intervention dose-response relationships, and quantifying enactment of intervention in daily life. I also conduct educational research focused on student outcomes in pediatric physical therapist education. | •behavioral coding •motor learning interventions •standardized outcomes •mixed methods | Previous student projects have included: data entry, cleaning, and management literature searches qualitative interview transcription data visualization behavioral coding | Credit Volunteer Paid Federal Work Study | Fall Spring Summer | I tend to develop an organizational structure for task assignments and tracking that works for individual students and me. I also prefer to meet regularly (weekly to every other week) with research assistants. I encourage students to communicate openly with me to ensure that their needs are being met so they are able to fully engage in their research work tasks. | 8-10 hrs/week | none | Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior | Introductory email | none | All majors Computer Science Data Science Education Exercise Science Neuroscience Nursing Psychology Social Work | I am open to working with students of all majors who are interested in research and would like to develop research-related skills. Students of selected majors may have stronger interest in my specific research interests. | |||||||||||||
7 | 7/15/2022 | Dr. Max Kurz max.kurz@boystown.org | https://humanpowerlab.org/ | •Neuroscience •Biomechanics •Physical therapy •Clinical population and intervention •Individuals with disabilities | The laboratory uses a blend of neuroimaging and advanced biomechanical engineering analyses. The outcomes from our research are directed at the development of new rehabilitative technologies and therapeutic approaches for improving the cognition, mobility and motor actions of patients with developmental disabilities. The laboratory also has a major research arm that is dedicated towards understanding the neurophysiological changes in aging adults with Down Syndrome. This research employs MEG brain imaging to identify new biomarkers that can be used to recognize the pre-clinical signs of dementia and assess new treatment approaches that are on the horizon for Alzheimer’s disease. | •Magnetoencephalography (MEG Scanning) •MRI •Innovative Physical Therapy •state-of-the-art laboratory for the biomechanical assessment of human movement •Bertec instrumented split-belt treadmill with force plates under the treadmill •which allows us to analyze and perturb the gait kinematics •KINARM endpoint robotic arm | Previous graduate students have completed several projects analyzing MEG data, MRI data, and cognitive testing. | Credit Volunteer FWS | Fall Spring Summer | Dr. Kurz champions independence and exploration of scientific thought. While he does not manage every detail, he is very hands on with any help asked of him. He also does weekly or biweekly meetings to discuss specific projects as well as career trajectory. | 5-10 hrs/wk per semester | Any student that is pre- pt, ot, med, pa, etc would benefit largely from this experience. We work directly with physical therapists every day on our clinical intervention as well as work with clinical patients with disabilities such as cerebral palsy and Down Syndrome. An interest in neuroscience, biomechanics, biology, exercise science, etc would be great. As far as skills, we want motived and organized students. Someone who is a go getter and likes to problem solve. | Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior | Introductory email with resume/CV and transcript | none | All majors Biochemistry Biology Biomedical Physics Computer Science Exercise Science Mathematics Neuroscience Physics | The PoWER Lab is located within the Institute for Human Neuroscience at Boys Town National Research Hospital off of 144th and dodge. A car/ ability to travel is essential for this on site position. Additionally, Dr. Kurz will provide a letter of recommendation to undergrads that work in his lab. | ||||||||||||
8 | 8/15/2022 | Dr. Britta McEwen brittamcewen@creighton.edu | •History •Europe •Gender •Emotions •Authoritarian Regimes | Currently working on a History of Emotions approach to the Austrian Corporate State, a semi-fascist regime from 1934-1838. | •Cutural History | •An investigation of the history of medical tourism in Tijuana •A discursive analysis of 1980s sexual education in OPS | Weekly meetings | none | Art History French Gender Studies German History | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 8/12/2022 | Dr. Lydia Cooper lydiacooper@creighton.edu | •Indigenous North American/Native American literature •trauma and literature •gender and masculinity studies •American literature contemporary popular literature | I research how stories shape our brains, help us understand complex realities like climate change in actionable ways, and express our humanity even in conditions of atrocity or violence. I specifically research contemporary American literature; Indigenous literature of North America; trauma and narrative (from video games to films and popular literature); and how stories shape and are shaped by cultural narratives of gender and sexuality. | •literary studies •trauma research •gender and sexuality research | •A research project on Art Spiegelman's graphic novel memoir, Maus, looking at how graphic novels depict trauma and help us grapple with trauma | credit | Fall Spring Summer | I work with students; we check in regularly, I train them in weekly meetings when training is necessary; but for the most part, I like to work with students on their own timelines and in ways that are helpful to them | any | experience studying literature is a plus | Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior | Introductory email | none | American Studies Art History Communication Studies English Fine and Performing Arts Gender Studies History Journalism Philosophy Psychology Sustainability Theatre Theology | ||||||||||||||
10 | 8/12/2022 | Fr. John Shea johnshea@creighton.edu | https://biology.creighton.edu/faculty/shea/ | •parasites •ecology •behavior •invertebrates •hairworms | My research interests entail two areas of Parasitology. First, I am interested in parasite-altered behavior of hosts. Parasites that require multiple hosts often employ strategies to increase the probability of transmission to their next host, including altering host behavior. I conduct lab experiments to study such questions using invertebrates (wood roaches, crickets and aquatic snails) infected with horsehair worms. These worms manipulate their definitive host into entering water where the worms emerge, mate and lay eggs. Second, I am interested in using parasites as indicators of ecosystem health. Some parasites such as horsehair worms and trematodes have complicated life cycles involving multiple hosts. Thus, the presence of the parasite in an ecosystem suggests the presence of its hosts. Since larval trematodes are easily and quickly collected from their snail intermediate hosts this research holds promise for a cheap and accurate way to assess ecosystems. My lab also conducts field work to elucidate the life cycles of horsehair worms in eastern Nebraska. | •microscopy •field work •behavioral assays | •Correlating atrazine, aquatic insect diversity and horsehair worm presence in creeks near Lincoln, NE. •Elucidating the life cycle of the hairworm, Chordodes morgani in Nebraska. •Field observations on the knotting behavior of the hairworm, Paragordius varius. •Geotaxis in snails infected with cysts of Paragordius varius. | Credit Volunteer Federal Work Study | Fall Spring Summer | All students start by volunteering in the lab for one semester, learning how to count cysts in infected snails. Based on their availability and interest, I then assign them to work with other students on a particular project. Lab work tends to be more hands off, but with regular lab meetings. I tend to do more direct supervision during summer field work. | flexible, but at least one hour per week during the semester. | none | Sophomore Junior Senior | Introductory email | none | Biology Environmental Science | Interested students should be comfortable handling live insects. They should also have a strong academic background so they can devote the necessary time for research. | ||||||||||||
11 | 8/11/2022 | Dr. Faith Kurtyka faithkurtyka@creighton.edu | •Ethnography •Feminism •Writing •Interviews •Undergraduate Culture •Social Media | I use qualitative methods to research undergraduate culture and use what I learn to create new methods for classroom teaching. | Interviews Observation Coding | •Research on how RAs manage their undergraduate staff •Research on feminist depictions of fear in cinema •Research on how people narrate their roles in conflict •Research on how young women represent their feminist views online •Educational research on how high school students use space | Credit Volunteer | Fall Spring Summer | Weekly check-ins | Enthusiasm! | Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior | Introductory email | none | All majors | |||||||||||||||
12 | 8/12/2022 | Dr. Lynne Dieckman lynnedieckman@creighton.edu | •Protein Biochemistry •DNA Biochemistry •Chromatin •Gene Silencing | The major goals of research in the Dieckman lab are to gain a better understanding of how improper DNA replication, repair, and organization cause changes in gene expression and lead to genomic instability and disease. We aim to examine the structural and functional basis of protein complexes involved in DNA replication and the subsequent packaging of DNA into the nucleus (DNA replication-dependent nucleosome assembly). Specifically, we dissect the protein-protein and protein-DNA interactions involved in coupling DNA replication to nucleosome assembly. We use a broad range of modern biophysical and biochemical approaches to examine the structural organization of protein factors and how their activities are coordinated. | Mutagenesis and cloning protein expression and purification (including fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC)) protein-protein and protein-DNA interaction assays enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSAs) pull-down assays UV-vis absorbance and fluorescence thermodynamics and enzyme kinetics: isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) single molecule total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy protein structure: X-ray crystallography | Credit Volunteer Paid Federal Work Study | Fall Spring Summer | My mentoring style is based upon the needs of the student. I spend more time with younger researchers, and become more hands-off as students become more independent. I am particularly interested in self-motivated students who are also able to collaborate with other students. | Commitment depends on the student's availability each semester. Preference is always given to students who plan to continue research in my lab throughout the remainder of their college career (preferably including one or two summers). | The only pre-requisite is a motivation for pursuing research! | Freshman Sophomore | Introductory email Resume/CV Transcripts | none | Biochemistry Biology Biomedical Physics Chemistry Computer Science Mathematics Neuroscience Physics | |||||||||||||||
13 | 8/12/2022 | Dr. Gwen King gwenking@creighton.edu | gdkinglab.com | •neuroscience •brain •aging | We are broadly interested in how aging effects the brain. We study it by determining how proteins that are age-downregulated function. We use animal models and culture systems to do cell and molecular neuroscience research. Lab website and papers provide greater detail. | •Western blot •IHC •qPCR •in situ •culture | Credit Volunteer Paid Federal Work Study | At least 10 hours/week, summers are a great time to start | none | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 8/11/2022 | Dr. Amanda Holman amandaholman@creighton.edu | https://www.creighton.edu/ccas/communicationstudies/facultystaff/fulltime/holman/ | •Communication •Family •Health & Well-Being •Storytelling & Memorable Messages •Sex-Talk | My research program in interpersonal, family, and health communication focuses on how individuals communicatively manage, negotiate, and make sense of challenging topics and how those interactions shape individuals’ identities, perceptions, and behaviors. Much of my research is grounded in communicated sense-making or the ways in which people communicate to make sense of their experiences through memorable messages, accounts, attributions, stories, and communicated perspective taking. Importantly, I focus on how communicative content and processes reveal individual and relational values, behaviors, and beliefs and how content and processes link to well-being. One of the major efforts in my program of research is on parent-child communication surrounding taboo or risky topics. Specifically, I examine the parent-adolescent “sex talk” and how content, process, perception, and satisfaction in memorable messages play a role in an adolescent’s future attitudes and behaviors towards risky sexual behavior. I am trained in both quantitative and qualitative methodological approaches and value using both methods to address empirical questions. I am interested in the richness and meaning that emerges in sense-making devices such as stories, memorable messages, and accounts (qualitative) and also the significance in how those sense-making devices can happen in patterned ways that can be generalized across individual and family experiences (quantitative). Much of my current research relies on survey, interview, interactional, and focus group methodologies. | •Qualitative •Quantitative •Interactional •Mix-Method | •Parent-Adolescent communication about sex-related topics •Parents' perceptions of barriers and struggles to effective parent-child sex talks •Couples' stories of miscarriage •Men's metaphors of pregnancy loss | Credit Volunteer | Summer | A part of a research team (5-8 members), weekly meetings, training | 10 hrs/wk for at least 2 semesters | Freshman Sophomore Junior | Introductory email Resume/CV | none | Biology Communication Studies Data Science Education Exercise Science Gender Studies Health Administration and Policy Marketing Psychology Social Work Sociology | ||||||||||||||
15 | 8/11/2022 | Dr. Jacob Rump jacobrump@creighton.edu | In the twentieth century, the linguistic turn in both European and Anglo-American traditions emphasized the pervasive role that language plays in structuring our experience. However, recent work across both traditions has increasingly questioned the exhaustiveness of this structuring, arguing that there are ways in which our experience is also meaningful in embodied, affective, or practical registers beyond the influence of language. I argue that current challenges to the linguistic turn thus demand a rethinking of meaning itself beyond the paradigm case of language. My research undertakes this task through engagement with contemporary work at the intersections of epistemology, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language, in conversation with historical work in these areas, especially that of Edmund Husserl and Ludwig Wittgenstein. Beginning from the alternative and oft-neglected theory of meaning developed in the phenomenological tradition, I propose a theory of sense-making and significance with two main goals: (1) To provide an account of the epistemic and aesthetic role of meaning in experience not exhaustively mediated by linguistic vehicles such as propositions and concepts. (2) To serve as a “bridge” notion actively connecting work in European and Anglo-American traditions beyond simply noting commonalities or historical parallels. | •Writing, reading, discussion, and translation of philosophical texts •Philosophical analysis of works of art, socio-cultural phenomena, and the phenomena of lived experience (phenomenology) | completed Philosophical Ideas and Philosophical Ethics (or equivalent in the Honors Program), plus some work in upper-level philosophy courses. | none | I am happy to discuss working with students with adequate disciplinary background on individual or group philosophical research that intersects with my core research areas. Feel free to get in touch if you are interested! | ||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 1/23/2022 | Dr. Erin Walcek Averett erinaverett@creighton.edu | •Art History •Archaeology •Fieldwork | I work with undergraduate students to develop guided independent research projects in the fields of Archaeology and Art History. I also help place students in archaeological fieldwork opportunities and to develop field-based research projects. Many of my students engage in research in other countries. | •archaeological •art historical analysis •database development •museum and field-based research | •Understanding Race in Ancient Italy •Gender at the Athienou-Malloura Sanctuary in Cyprus •Initiation rites in ancient Cyprus •Iconography of the God Asklepios in Ancient Greece •Constructed Landscapes •Animal and Humans in Cypriot sanctuaries •A Reanalysis of an Egyptian Bes Stele in the Joslyn Art Museum | Credit | Direct supervision, but I individualize my mentoring approached based on the particular student's project needs and research program. For some students, weekly meetings are beneficial. For others, a hands-off approach is better suited. It also depends on whether the students is conducting research locally or abroad. | Some background in art history, archaeology, or anthropology | Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior | Introductory email | none | Art History Classical and Near Eastern Civilizations Cultural Anthropology Fine and Performing Arts Gender Studies | ||||||||||||||||
17 | 1/9/2022 | Dr. Nathan Pennington nathanpennington@creighton.edu | •PDEs •Mathematical Modeling | Dr. Nathan Pennington's area of research is theoretical Partial Differential Equations. A partial differential equation is an equation containing derivatives of an unknown function. The goal is to determine if a solution to the equation exists (and in rare cases to actually find that solution). The equations are often derived from physics, and so properties of these solutions can often reveal information about the physical systems the equations govern. Working with partial differential equations generally requires some coursework in differential equations, linear algebra, and vector calculus. | See this link: https://blueline.instructure.com/courses/1164533/pages/math-department-undergrad-projects | Credit Volunteer | Fall Spring Summer | This significantly varies by project. Some Calculus is the bare minimum, and more serious projects require some exposure to Differential Equations and Linear Algebra. | Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior | Introductory email | none | Data Science Mathematics Physics | Undergraduate Mathematics research projects can be done in a wide variety of areas and for a wide variety of applications. A sample of project recently completed in the department can be found here: https://blueline.instructure.com/courses/1164533/pages/math-department-undergrad-projects. | ||||||||||||||||
18 | 1/7/2022 | Dr. Randy Crist crist@creighton.edu | quantum information theory | It's the study of information transmission using the tools of matrix algebra and the weirdness of quantum mechanics. Especially interested in quantum resource theory-examination of what the limits and the qualities of particular algorithms are relative to resources and operations they use. | matrix theory/linear algebra | • Study of the limits of device independent quantum key distributions (a type of secret code) • Quantum resource theory for one way information transmission | Credit Volunteer | Fall Spring Summer | Tutoring to get student up to speed on the mathematics and concepts needed to study the problem, then weekly (or more often, if needed) meetings to discuss work done. | We can talk about it | Equivalent of MTH 429 Linear Algebra | Freshman Sophomore Junior | introductory email informal face-to-face meeting | none | Mathematics Physics | ||||||||||||||
19 | 12/17/2021 | Dr. Amy Worthington amyworthington@creighton.edu | https://amymworthington.wordpress.com/ | •behavioral ecology •invertebrate immunology •reproductive physiology •field crickets | Resources are limited, therefore, increased investment in one trait can result in decreased investment in another trait that is also important for survival or reproduction. I investigate how individuals mediate these trade-offs and determine the optimal amount of resources to invest in various traits throughout development and when battling infection by bacterial pathogens or parasites. Goals of research: Present locally at Creighton research events via poster or contributed talk, attend and present a regional or national conference, and publish a co-authored publication in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. | •behavioral assay •host resistance assays •sperm viability assays •reproductive measures of fitness •various measurements of immune function •Sohxlet fat extraction •microscopy | Credit Volunteer Federal Work Study | Fall Spring Summer | First and foremost, I focus on helping my students learn how to navigate the lab culture and contribute to a support lab environment. Additionally, we have weekly lab meetings, drop-in one-on-one meetings, and direct training on important laboratory protocols. Once trained, students are expected to work fairly independent of myself, but as a team member to all other student researchers in the lab. Senior lab members mentor newer students, and there is the goal that everyone that conducts independent research will ultimately help co-author a peer-reviewed publication in a scientific journal. | Minimum weekly commitment of 3 hrs research + 1 hr lab maintenance + 1 hr lab meeting | No experience needed, but does need to be willing to work with crickets. I will train you on everything you need to know. | Freshman Sophomore Junior | Introductory email, including specifics on why you would like to do research in my lab specifically | none | Biochemistry Biology Chemistry Environmental Science Exercise Science Neuroscience | I regularly accept students at all stages of their education into my research lab, however only those that stay for longer than a year and apply for CURAS summer research funding will be allowed to develop an independent project. | |||||||||||||
20 | 12/17/2021 | Dr. Adam Sundberg adamsundberg@creighton.edu | steppingintothemap.com/ | •environmental history •natural disasters •globalization | I study the origins and consequences of natural disasters and the global history of biotic invasion. | •Historical research •geographic information systems | •Historical reconstruction of 1919 influenza pandemic in Kansas City. •History of women's landholdings in West Feliciana, Louisiana •Historical geography of the Omaha Lead Superfund Site •History of the relationship between suburbanization and streetcars in Omaha •Development of a digital portal to the Maximilian von Wied/Karl Bodmer collection (partnership with Joslyn Museum) •An environmental history (long term) of Omaha (partnership with Durham Museum) | Paid | Fall Spring Summer | weekly meetings | 10 hrs/week for at least one semester | none | Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior | Introductory email | none | Environmental Science History Sociology Sustainability | I accept research mentees on the condition they apply for CURAS funding. All research assistantships for my own research will be on the Defined Projects database. | ||||||||||||
21 | 12/10/2021 | Dr. Mary Ann Vinton vinton@creighton.edu | www.sandhillsplace.org; https://www15.creighton.edu/faculty-directory-profile/544/mary-ann-vinton | •ecology •plants •ecosystem •sustainability | I am an ecosystem ecologist and am currently studying landscape change and sustainability in the Nebraska Sandhills. Our work is focused on how vegetation and soils in this fragile, grass-stabilized, sand dune system respond to variation in climate and land management regimes such as grazing. | •remote sensing •image analyses •drone flights •climate data base analyses •plant biodiversity assessment •soil sampling | •Alex Larsen - Two NASA fellowships focused on using 30 years of Landsat data to assess the vulnerability of uplands vs. lowlands to dry periods in the Nebraska Sandhills •Gabby Baker - NASA fellowship focused on changes in open water and wetland systems in wet vs. dry years in two contrasting counties in the Nebraska Sandhills •John Quigley - NASA fellowship focused on changes in blowouts, areas of eroded sand, in the Nebraska sandhills over a period of increased precipitation •Abby Tetzlaff - CURAS supported work on plant biodiversity in our study site in the Nebraska Sandhills •Sean Downing - CURAS supported work on a survey of attitudes underpinning opinions about wind power in the Nebraska Sandhills | Credit Volunteer Paid | Fall Spring Summer | I hold bi-weekly meetings. I expect students to be fairly independent. | 3 hrs/week for at least 2 semesters | outdoor experiences, driving ability, writing ability, quantitative ability for Excel spreadsheets, coding and image analyes | Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior | Introductory email | none | Biology Environmental Science | |||||||||||||
22 | 11/29/2021 | Dr. Juliane Strauss-Soukup jksoukup@creighton.edu | https://www.creighton.edu/faculty-directory-profile/325/juliane-strauss-soukup | •Biochemistry •nucleic acid structure & function •noncoding RNA •riboswitches | The Soukup laboratory has a general interest in the structure and function of non-coding RNAs, sequences in the genome that until recently were considered “junk”. Dr. Soukup works on a specific group of non-coding RNAs called riboswitches, found in virtually all bacteria. Riboswitches are RNA sequences that bind cellular metabolites, inducing a structural change that “switches” expression of essential metabolic genes off. By investigating exactly how bacterial riboswitches interact with metabolites, the Soukup lab hopes to design non-natural metabolites that bind and upset the normal functioning of metabolic pathways. Therefore, riboswitches provide a unique and distinct set of targets for development of new antibiotics to treat dangerous bacterial infections. Some of the specific undergraduate research projects in the Soukup lab are focused on: • Structural characterization of the glmS riboswitch/ribozyme. • Design and synthesis of non-natural metabolites to target the glmS riboswitch and possibly act as antibiotics. • Discovery of new classes of riboswitches, one of which is a highly conserved RNA element in mammalian organisms that interacts with polyamines. • Structural characterization of the mammalian polyamine riboswitch. • Exploring the field of synthetic genetic switches with the hope of controlling mammalian gene expression via engineered insertion of riboswitches. • Investigating whether mammalian gene expression can be controlled via allosteric ribozymes. | In order to produce RNA we use PCR, DNA/RNA purification by gel electrophoresis, and DNA/RNA quantitation by UV absorbance. We use a number of techniques for RNA biochemical structural characterization: In-line probing (ILP), equilibrium dialysis, isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), and X-ray crystallography. We use these techniques for RNA biophysical structural characterization. In order to investigate the ability of non-natural metabolites to inhibit bacterial growth we use: minimum inhibitory concentration assays & bacterial growth assays. | •"Phosphatase-Inert Glucosamine 6-Phosphate Mimics Serve as Actuators of the glmS Riboswitch." •“Analysis of Metal Ion-Dependence in glmS Ribozyme Self-Cleavage and Coenzyme Binding.” •“Backbone and nucleobase contacts to glucosamine-6-phosphate in the glmS ribozyme.” •"Ligand requirements for glmS ribozyme self-cleavage." | Credit Volunteer Paid | Fall Spring Summer | A combination of direct supervision to start and then moving to a more independent, hands off style once students are well trained. Older students are also asked to mentor younger students as well. The Soukup lab holds lab meetings and attends the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry seminar series. | at least 3-4 hours/week when students first start; then an increased commitment as students become more indepedent in the lab | High school chemistry & biology | Freshman Sophomore Junior | Introductory email Formal letter of interest Resume/CV Transcripts | none | Biochemistry Biology Chemistry Neuroscience | You can join my lab as early as your freshman year! | ||||||||||||
23 | 11/24/2021 | Dr. Lisa Chinn LisaChinn@creighton.edu | https://www.creighton.edu/continuing-professional/partnerships/radlab | •digital humanities •data analytics •digital scholarship •Radlab •libraries | The Radlab is looking for student researchers who would like to work on digital humanities projects, data analysis (in STEM and humanities fields- this is open), UX/UI design, or human-computer interaction. | •distant reading •natural language processing •data mining and predictive analytics •database design •digital curation | Paid | Fall Spring Summer | Weekly meetings with a hands off approach. | 10-15 hours/ week for 2 semesters | Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior | Introductory email Formal letter of interest Resume/CV | none | All majors | |||||||||||||||
24 | 11/19/2021 | Dr. Brian North briannorth@creighton.edu | http://www.northlaboratory.com | •Aging •Cancer •Heart •Neurodegeneration •Molecular •Cellular | Work in my lab focuses on the molecular and cellular mechanisms of aging, how key molecular pathways are altered as we age, and their consequences to the development of age-related diseases. Using models such as cell culture, C. elegans, and mice, we are studying aging pathways in relation to cancer, heart disease, and neurodegeneration. | •cell culture •mice •western blotting •qPCR | •how protein degradation pathways important for cancer and aging control abundance of aging pathways •the role of aging factors in controlling the heart development and function | Credit Volunteer Federal Work Study | Fall Spring Summer | I tailor my mentoring style to each individual student and their needs. I also pair undergraduate students with either PhD students or postdoctoral fellows in the lab for help with daily guidance. | 4+ hrs per week | none | Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior | Introductory email Other: I have a form for students to fill out to help guide us in finding the best project for a student to work on | none | Biochemistry Biology Neuroscience | |||||||||||||
25 | 11/18/2021 | Dr. Zachary Smith zacharybsmith@creighton.edu | •history of religions | I research in the history of religions, particularly religions in classical and late antiquities and the Middle Ages. I am interested in questions of defining "religion/s," the creation of religious communities, and the intellectual history of religions. | •"Proto-Racism and Ethinic Othering in Early Christianity" (published) •"Anxiety and Christianity" (funded) •"Monastic Rules and Apophthegms" (funded) •"Study on Interfaith Upbringing in the Midwest" (funded; published) | Credit Volunteer Paid | Fall Spring Summer | My mentoring style depends on the project and the student's prior knowledge. I have mentored fully hands off, with direct supervision, with monthly meetings, and with weekly meetings. | Flexible | THL 11X or HRS 100 | Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior | Introductory email | none | All majors | |||||||||||||||
26 | 11/16/2021 | Dr. Bradley F. Parsons bparsons@creighton.edu | •photochemistry •laser spectroscopy •chemical dynamics | In my lab we use laser spectroscopy coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry to investigate basic chemical interactions. In our experiments, we form gas phase complexes and photodissociate these using laser light. The resulting photofragments are then ionized and detected. We then compare the experimental data with theoretical or computational models. Currently my lab is focused on small molecule interactions related to remote sensing of atmospheric pollutants and the formation of the lowest excited state of oxygen, which has potential utility in some cancer and water treatments. | velocity map ion imaging | •photodissociation of the N2-NO complex and formation of singlet oxygen by an O2-ionone complex. | Credit | Fall Spring Summer | I work alongside students in the laboratory. | Students are expected to have a strong background in Calculus and Physics. | Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior | Introductory email | none | Chemistry Physics | To be successful, students need to develop a working knowledge of quantum mechanics. Thus, students are expected to ultimately enroll in either CHM 343 or a Modern Physics class. | ||||||||||||||
27 | 11/16/2021 | Dr. Joel Destino joeldestino@creighton.edu | https://www.destinolab.org/ | •Chemistry •Materials •Analysis | Research in the Destino group centers on developing new materials and analytical methods that help us better understand the fundamental chemistry behind these emerging materials. Regarding analysis, the group specializes in spectroscopic and scanning probe imaging techniques and analysis of imaging data sets for studying spatially resolved chemical speciation across surfaces. Regarding materials, the group is interested in materials used for chemical sensing, and 3D-printing glass optics. | •Wet chemistry techniques •3D printing •scanning electron microscopy •transmission electron microscopy •atomic force microscopy •fluorescence microscopy •Raman spectroscopy •Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy •dynamic light scattering •and many many more! | •GeO2-SiO2 hybrid colloid growth for use in 3D printed glass •3D printed flow cell design and use for measuring analyte response of luminescent thin films •Extraction and analysis of fluorescent species in glucose-derived carbon nanodot solutions •Characterization method for core-shell GeO2-SiO2 nanoparticles using two, complementary scanning electron microscopy detectors •Luminescent properties of Si-based nanoparticles, thin films, and their use for Pb2+ detection | Credit Volunteer Paid Federal Work Study | Fall Spring Summer | Researchers will start by shadowing for several weeks, then will take on an independent project once. The project goals will be developed with student consultation and students will typically work with a senior group member or the PI for a semester or two. In the summer, the group has weekly meetings and researchers are expected to share their progress with the professor in weekly one-on-one meetings. | Negotiable | Calculus 1 and an interest in chemistry | Freshman Sophomore Junior | Introductory email Resume/CV | none | Biochemistry Biomedical Physics Chemistry Environmental Science Neuroscience Physics | Do not hesitate to contact me (Dr. Destino) if you are interested in joining the group! | ||||||||||||
28 | 11/15/2021 | Dr. Xiaoyi Yang xya32436@creighton.edu | https://sites.google.com/view/xiaoyiyang/home | •statistics •data science •social data analysis •social network •digital humanity | I am interested in the application of Social Science on Statistics, including Sociology, Finance, Education and Sports. My work is mainly on the development and improvement of methodology on real life data and model. My thesis, co-advising by Rebecca Nugent and Nynke Niezink (Both in Dept of Statistics & Data Science, CMU) is on recovering social networks from text data with covariate information. My previous project was working with Rebecca Nugent and Jared Murray (Dept of Information, Risk, & Operations Mgmt, UT Austin) on a Historical Record Linkage project. | •text analysis •graphical model | Credit Paid | Fall Spring Summer | Students will expect to have weekly meeting with me. The expectation of the output will be a conference poster. | 8hrs/week for at least 1 semester | prefer to have MTH365 and MTH362, be familiar with R and basic statistics | Junior Senior | Formal letter of interest Transcripts | none | Data Science | On my website there are a couple of student project ideas. Let me know if you are interested in any of them. On the other hand, I am open to all kinds of data analysis projects. | |||||||||||||
29 | 11/15/2021 | Dr. Nancy Hanson ndhanson@creighton.edu | https://www.creighton.edu/medicine/departments/medical-microbiology-immunology | •Microbiology •antibiotic resistance •mechanisms | We evaluate molecular mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in gram-negative organisms. | •DNA and RNA isolation •PCR •cloning | •Development of multiplex PCR assays for screening of resistance mechanisms in bacteria. •Cloning of genes involved in resistance. | Credit Volunteer Federal Work Study | Fall Spring Summer | direct supervision by myself and associate director of the lab. Help from graduate students in the lab. Weekly lab meetings. | 10hrs/week for 2 semesters | none | Freshman Sophomore Junior | Introductory email (describe what you would like to learn) | none | Biochemistry Biology | The lab has limited space for undergraduates. Two is typical based on the number of graduate students that are in the lab at the time. | ||||||||||||
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