Don’t Just Fly. SOAR.

We don’t put our professors on pedestals, we put them with students. SOAR (Student Opportunities for Academic Research) provides stipends and support for students in any major who is engaged in scholarly research or creative activity with a faculty member. And since the idea of “scholarship” can take on a seemingly infinite number of forms, this faculty-student research pairing program is designed to be as inclusive as possible. Check out last summer’s SOAR projects, and click here to visit the official SOAR website to find out how researching alongside a faculty can help your education really take off.

2021 SOAR Students

Tyler Clemente '23

Project Title: Was the French Revolution a Religious Revolution? Maximilien Robespierre and the Cult of the Supreme Being

Major and Minor: History with a Secondary Education certification, Political Science minor

Project Advisor: Dr. Heikki Lempa

Delanie Crabtree '23

Project Title: Effects of Carbamates on Vertebrate Behavior and Neurodevelopment

Major: Cellular Neurobiology

Project Advisor: Dr. Sara McClelland

Anthony DiSipio '23

Project Title: Environmental Effects on Group Dynamics in Shrimp

Major and Minor: Environmental Science, Biology minor

Project Advisor: Dr. Joshua Lord

Nadea Dundore ’22

Project Title: Do Selenium Antioxidants Aid in Bacterial Killing in a Macrophage Infection Model?

Major: Biology

Project Advisor: Dr. Kara Mosovsky

Eliza Grigsby '22

Project Title: Do Selenium Antioxidants Affect the Mechanism of Bacterial-Induced Macrophage Death?

Major: Neuroscience

Project Advisor: Dr. Kara Mosovsky