2026 Undergraduate Research Showcase
Submissions from 2026
Not Just Waste: The Negative Effects of Chromobacterium Spent Media on Tetrahymena, Audra Kelly, Leonora Bittleston, and Fiona Harrigian
"It's Fake, but I Want It": Gender Differences in the Impacts of Social Media on Body Image, a Qualitative Study, Julia Kiesler, Mary pritchard, Brooke Johnston, Devyn Fries, Theron Gregory, and Laci Whipple
Ethnography of a Small FFXIV Community of Practice, Finn Knight and Aiden VanderStouwe
Identifying Mosquito Species from Gyrfalcon Nests in Nome, Alaska, Zosha Kocemba, Annastasia Waters, Michael Henderson, Kara Beer, Travis Booms, Carly L. Tolle, Anna Grimstein, and Stephanie J. Galla
Line Dancing and Well-Being, Haylie Kovalesky, Joelle Ferguson, and Nichole Lasich
Parenting Style Above All, Madelyn Kramer, Bentley Tweedie, and Nichole Lasich
Improving Vaccination Uptake in Rural Adults: The Impact of Mobile Vaccination Clinics on Access and Health Equity, Savannah Kruitbosch, Ryoko Kausler, Bezunesh Mina, Alemtsehay Mina, Logan Nelson, and Bogdan Budakov
Transparent AI in Healthcare: Achieving Dual-Level Interpretability Using Shapley Values, Andrew Lanzara and Liljana Babinkostova
Primavera According to the Uffizi, Iruntza Larrañaga and Niharika Dinkar
Optimizing Inkjet Printing of Tin Oxide Ink for Methane Sensors, Emaline Lawler and Carol Baumbauer
Using Differential Scanning Calorimetry to Probe Water Binding in Hydrated Salts, Isabel Lawson and Brian L. McClain
Clinical Implications of Renal Disease on Sepsis Mortality and Interventional Care, Britney Le, Emma Normand, Shale Martinson, and Kirk Ketelsen
Improving Interagency Processes within the Idaho Child Fatality Review Taskforce, Carmela Lencioni, Paige Kunst, and Hilary Hammerbolt
Disparities Between Men and Women in Esports, Zoe Len and Kelly Arispe
Confidence Through Youth Sports, Ingrid Lepe-Macedo, Nichole Lasich, and Jillian-Kate Scott
Recognizing and Building Resilience in Generation Z, Naya Liberty and April Masarik
Hydrologic Characterization of The Wilson Canyon Recharge Site in Southern Idaho, Cadee Lindemood, Johannes Liaboe, Hannah Hayes, and Qifei Niu
Implications of LLM Technology, Ike Livesay, Sondra Miller, Hector Mendez-Garcia, Alex Ramirez, Michael Deur, Alex Anta, and Miranda Nelson
Inferring Trace Element Ratios in Apatite Inclusions Within Detrital Zircon That are Too Small to Analyze Directly by LA-ICP-MS., Armando Lopez and Matthew Kohn
BehavioVeri: A Multimodal Behavioral Authenticity Platform for Detecting External Assistance in Remote Hiring Assessments, Andy Lopez-Martinez and Sindhu Kalathur
Nesting Phenology and Migration Strategy of the American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), Stephanie Low, Julie Heath, Sarah Scott, Mackenzie Hutchinson, and Izzy Piedmont
Volunteer Language Scaffolding in an Elders' Refugee ESL Classroom, Paxton Lynch and Aiden VanderStouwe
The Relationship Between Physical Activity, Stress, Distress, and Academic Coping Skills in College Students, Katie A. Lysne, Kayla Pratte, and Eric M. Martin
Asymmetric Stress Haloes Around Micro-inclusions in Metamorphic Garnet: Magnitudes and Implications, Madeline Makowski and Matthew Kohn
The Search for Connection: Parasocial Relationships and Loneliness, Roberto Malagon and Matthew Genuchi
Attentional Control During Language Conflict in Bilingual Adults with Schizophrenia: Evidence from Stroop Performance and Pupillometry, Tia Maliqi and Andriana Christofalos
Valorization of Dairy Wastewater Biomass Through Hydrothermal Liquefaction, Logan Mallory, Josue Duran, Morgan Fong, Rose Saxton, and Owen McDougal
Idaho Consumers Can Benefit from Bank and Credit Union Shopping, Ethan Mariner and Kyle Allen
Urban Development Influences on Health, Aspen Mathis, Nichole Lasich, and Francisco Rodriguez
Empathy: Innate or Acquired?, Ashton Matkovich, Nichole Lasich, and Bella Richard
AI Usage and Behavioral Patterns Among the Adult Population, Samantha Matt and Shikhar Sarin
Psychological Impact of IVF, Sydnie Mccreary, Julia Carter, and Nichole Lasich
Social Connection Through Live Music, Abigail McDonald, Nichole Lasich, and Lasley Raphael-Salazar
Is DPPH a Candidate Molecule for Quantum Computing Research at Room Temp via ESR Spectroscopy?, Amber McNaughton
Healing Beyond Medicine: The Impact of Spirituality on Health, Mylie McRoberts, Caitrin Reel, and Nichole Lasich
Primer Design for the Sexing of Alectoris chukar, Caleb Mobberley, Emily Meredith, Cat Isaak, and Jennifer Forbey
Gender Gaps Between AI Perception, David Morales and Shikhar Sarin
Putting the “Light” in Electrolytes: Raman Spectroscopy of Liquids, Kyle Morgan and Corey Efaw
Corporation Level Ethics of AI for Surveillance and Cybersecurity, Gage Munt, Sondra Miller, Simeon Grant, Joseph Myers, Tyra Nye, Michael Deur, Alex Anta, and Miranda Nelson
Making Simulation Accessible; Looking Into Entropy Driven Aggregation of Plates/Flakes in a Colloid Solution, August Mussler-Wright, Isaac Haynes, Blake Michaelsen, Dani Rojas, Anabelle Humrichouse, and Eric Jankowski
Carbon-Cement Supercapacitor for Bulk Energy Storage Infrastructure, Alexandria Nagle and Yang Lu
Characterizing Basalt Failure Behavior Using Brazilian Disc and Ring Test Methods, Jillian Nagle and Nick Hudyma
AI-Enabled Pavement Management Using LTPP Database, Lyndsey Nagle and Yang Lu
Fostering Belonging in Gen Z Settings: A Qualitative Analysis, Joselyne Navarrete and April Masarik
Taking a “Peak” at Apatite: Towards a Quantitative Calibration of Hydroxyl Content in Apatite by Raman Spectroscopy, Myla Negrete, Matthew Kohn, and John Fink
Recreation Management Vertically Integrated Project at the Intermountain Bird Observatory's Diane Moore Nature Center, Kylie Nelson, Greg Kaltenecker, Rio Larson, Drew Meier, Amelia Binnix, and Shiloh Bolen
The Cultivating of the American Mind: Challenging Misconceptions of Gen Z Through Shared Values, Sailor Nelson
Contrasting Substrate Use by Two Bacterial Species from Pitcher Plant Pools, Isaak Newberry, Leonora Bittleston, and Fiona Harrigian
Shaping Futures: The Influence of Childhood Experiences on Fertility Intentions and Parenthood Planning, Zaine Newberry, Kristin Snopkowski, Braden Udager, Majel Coxe, and Wyndy Wurtenberger
Clamp-a-Coupon: A Rapid and Repeatable Method to Demonstrate Tensile Tests, Brady Nordbeck, Trevor Lujan, and Cody Willson