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2025 Summer Student Fellows

2025 Symposium

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2025 Fellows

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Large Language Models in High-Volume Data Labeling and Predictive Classification: A Study of Imminent Drug Relapse on Reddit


Jesse Anders

Student Fellow

Jesse Anders, Artificial Intelligence

Dr. Greg Gogolin

Faculty Mentor

Dr. Greg Gogolin, College of Business

The Dynamics of Selected Indicators in the Fragile State Index


Dylan Bosch

Student Fellow

Dylan Bosch, Actuarial Science; Honors

Dr. Victor Piercey

Faculty Mentor

Dr. Victor Piercey, College of Arts, Sciences, and Education, Mathematics & Honors

The Generalized Variable Method-Based Inference for Multi-Class Classification in Parkinson's Disease


Meezaan M Uddin

Student Fellow

Meezaan M Uddin, Artificial Intelligence

Dr. Sumith Gunasekera

Faculty Mentor

Dr. Sumith Gunasekera, College of Business

Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Dual EGFR/MNK Inhibitors as Anticancer Agents


Sophie Derusha

Student Fellow

Sophie Derusha, Biotechnology

Dr. Sonalie Kurup

Faculty Mentor

Dr. Sonalie Kurup, College of Pharmacy

From Research to Relationship: Designing a Transformative Study Away Program to the Pine Ridge Reservation


Haley King

Student Fellow

Haley King, Social Work

Dawn Fox

Faculty Mentor

Dawn Fox, College of Arts, Sciences, & Education, Social Work

Computational Modeling of 1-carbon (1-C) Metabolism to Analyze Mitochondrial 1-C Flux


Xhesika (Jessica) Luarasi

Student Fellow

Xhesika (Jessica) Luarasi

Dr. Sky Pike

Faculty Mentors

Dr. Sky Pike, College of Arts, Sciences and Education, Biology

Dr. Bradley Isler

Dr. Bradley Isler, College of Arts, Sciences and Education, Biological Sciences

Dr. Judah DePaula
Dr. Judah DePaula, Corteva Agriscience

Preparation and Characterization of Erlotinib Nanoparticles


Madison Lyod

Student Fellow

Madison Lyod, Biology

Dr. Namita Giri

Faculty Mentor

Dr. Namita Giri, College of Pharmacy

One Wall At A Time: Methodologies for Housing Affordability in Small Towns


Aislinn Rosas-Martinez

Student Fellow

Aislinn Rosas-Martinez, Architecture & Sustainability

Jorge Reynoso

Faculty Mentor

Jorge Reynoso, College of Engineering & Technology, Architectural Technology & Facility Management

The Encryption Dilemma: Cybersecurity, Economics, and the Risk of Government Backdoors


Jake McGaha

Student Fellow

Jake McGaha, Economics

Dr. Tyler Watts

Faculty Mentor

Dr. Tyler Watts, Business

The First 1,000 Days: How Early Trauma Shapes Infant Mental Health and Development


Megan Molaski

Student Fellow

Megan Molaski, Master of Social Work

Dr. Michael Berghoef

Faculty Mentor

Dr. Michael Berghoef, College of Arts, Sciences and Education, Social Work