Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors

Congratulations to our mentorship of the month winner Dr. Chambers and her students due to all of their great work and productivity.

A brief summary of their work: Research in the Chambers lab focuses on plant distributions and conservation and there are currently three students actively working on various research projects. Sasha Carrasco is an undergraduate student working on a few projects, one focusing on DNA metabarcoding to identify cryptic plants, while in the spring she will start a project studying secondary chemical compounds in the fern genus Lygodium. Ricelle Gibson is an undergraduate student who is continuing research she started over the summer as funded by an NSF REU position, where she is studying how microclimate impacts Vandenboschia boschiana sporophyte and gametophyte distributions and demographics in Kentucky. Zach Maggard, a Masters student, is studying the population genetic structure of an endangered cactus species (Harrisia aboriginum), which will provide important information to conservation managers.

Chemistry major Andrew Elliott presents at the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Peurto Rico.

His research was conducted with Drs. Lindsey Cormier and Margaret Ndinguri, and was funded in part through a URCE Travel Award. Congratulations, Andrew!

Check out our latest Mentorship of the Month!

Mentorship Of The Month: Brandon Stone, JT Mills, Axel Quintanar-Pena, And Dr. Jason Fry | Office Of Undergraduate Research And Creative Endeavors | Eastern Kentucky University For this Mentorship of the Month, we are highlighting Physics professor Dr. Jason Fry and his research team, consisting of Brandon Stone (pictured), JT Mills, and Axel Quintanar-Pena.

I had a great discussion with our top five winners from the University Presentation Showcase -- Undergraduate Division. Check out the video below and learn more about the projects directly from the student researchers!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIFNP0K_YRA&list=PLxP4LWCwif9ASjsoUfxdxo8S87CNv5Ol1&index=1

All of the projects by our wonderful students can be found here!

https://encompass.eku.edu/swps/2021/

Scholars Week 2021 - Best of UP Showcase

Check out the new Machine Learning & Deep Learning Lab site! Some fantastic work coming out of Dr. Kim's lab. If you're interested in working with him and his team, please see the contact info at the bottom of the site.

Welcome To Machine Learning And Deep Learning (MLDL) Lab! | Machine Learning And Deep Learning Lab | Eastern Kentucky University Machine Learning and Deep Learning (MLDL) Lab has been founded in October 2017, to foster “undergraduate research” in exploring modeling, simulation, and analysis of complex information network such as the Web and the Internet, and studying human network users or artificial agents (e.g., bots) b...

Congratulations to Dr. Amanda Green and her team for using their scholarly skills to resolve a very real issue for students at EKU!

Mentorship Of The Month: Breanna Bowling, Alisha Rhymer And Dr. Amanda Green | Office Of Undergraduate Research And Creative Endeavors | Eastern Kentucky University We’re featuring anthropology majors and minors Alisha Rhymer and Breanna Bowling for their food insecurity research with Dr. Amanda Green in our Mentorship of the Month series. The team is conducting interviews with EKU students who identify as food insecure, defined as students who do not have en...

Congratulations to Dr. McSpirit and her research team for our February Mentorship of the Month!

Ashley Templeton, MacKenzie Gorden, And Dr. Stephanie McSpirit Mentorship Of The Month | Office Of Undergraduate Research And Creative Endeavors | Eastern Kentucky University February’s Mentorship of the Month goes to two animal studies majors, Ashley Templeton & MacKenzie Gorden, and their mentor, Dr. Stephanie McSpirit in Sociology. They are part of a team of university students who will be working on the Mountain Horse Oral History project. This group was formed aft...

January's Mentorship of the Month comes from Dr. Adams and her three students!

Dr. Stephanie Adams, Morgan Lakes, Sarah Correll, And Andrea King Mentorship Of The Month | Office Of Undergraduate Research And Creative Endeavors | Eastern Kentucky University This month’s Mentorship of the Month goes to Dr. Stephanie Adams in social work and her three students: Morgan Lakes, Sarah Correll, and Andrea King. Morgan took Dr. Adams for SWK 360 and knew her as the director of the social work program. They were tasked with completing research on a macro leve...

November's Mentorship of the Month comes from our Computer Science Department. Congratulations to Alex Dixon and Dr. Kim!

Alex Dixon & Dr. Dae Wook Kim Mentorship Of The Month | Office Of Undergraduate Research And Creative Endeavors | Eastern Kentucky University November's Mentorship of the Month goes to Alex Dixon and Dr. Dae Wook Kim in computer science. The mentorship began when Alex had Dr. Kim as a faculty mentor and was recruited to work on projects in Dr. Kim's MLDL Lab.

Check out October's Mentorship of the Month!

Jennifer Meunier And Dr. Michael Bradley Mentorship Of The Month | Office Of Undergraduate Research And Creative Endeavors | Eastern Kentucky University October's Mentorship of the Month goes to Jennifer Meunier and Dr. Michael J. Bradley in parks and recreation. The two became acquainted on a service-learning trip in the summer. Jennifer was curious on how to properly go about conducting a true research project, so Dr. Bradley suggested they embark...

The September Mentorship of the Month goes to Cara Copeland and Brooke Alexander, two psychology students who won awards for their research with Dr. Jonathan Gore. Congratulations to Cara and Brooke!

Cara Copeland And Brooke Alexander Mentorship Of The Month | Office Of Undergraduate Research And Creative Endeavors | Eastern Kentucky University Cara and Brooke were students in Dr. Gore's Research Methods and Statistics course in the Psychology Department. Soon after, they became involved with some of Dr. Gore's latest research projects. Cara Copeland, whose interests are in School Psychology, examined how internal and external locus of con...

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Colonel Earns Competitive Research Scholarship | EKU Stories | Eastern Kentucky University Published on May 07, 2019students Share this article: Facebook Twitter Nick Koenig is the fourth-ever EKU Colonel selected for the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship, but he likely wouldn’t have applied if not for want of a cookie. “I heard about the Goldwater Scholarship at an Honors LLC e...