MSROP Showcase

2021 Virtual Multicultural Summer Research Opportunities Program Showcase

The Multicultural Summer Research Opportunities Program (MSROP) Showcase is a research fair that gives MSROP scholars from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities a chance to share their research, scholarly and creative projects with the University community. The cohort of scholars represent various academic disciplines and colleges.

MSROP Showcase Presenters

Amanuel Nigatu

Improving Shoulder Health for Persons with SCI through an Ergonomic Wheelchair

Major: Kinesiology | Mentor's Department: Divisions of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science

Ayat Arrale

Cooperativity of mutations in the stabilization of a PET-degrading enzyme

Major: Neuroscience | Mentor's Department: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics and The Biotechnology Institute

Bo Claymore

Exploring the Feasibility of using the Temporal Artery as a Mechanical Proxy for Aortic Wall Mechanisms

Major: Biomedical Engineering | Mentor's Department: Biomedical Engineering

Daegia Vang

The Influence of English Language Proficiency and Social Capital on Hmong Children’s Academic Performance

Major: Family Social Science with a Concentration in Family Therapy | Mentor's Department: Family Social Scienc

Devin Wesenberg

The Effects of Wage Increases on Judicial Corruption

Major: Political Science | Mentor's Department: Political Science

Gisell Ayala Corral

Quantifying the Relationship Between Atmospheric CO2 and the Ocean Heat Content

Major: Mathematics | Mentor's Department: Mathematics

Ibrahim Irfanullah

Modeling Triple Transient Transfection and Synthetic Transfection for Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus Production

Major: Biomedical Engineering | Mentor's Department: =Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (CEMS)

Isaac Riggins

Young, Autistic, and Surviving a Pandemic: Self-Assessed and Parental Views of Social and Emotional Health Among Autistic Youth During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Major: Psychology | Mentor's Department: Family Social Science

Jesus Trujillo

Phenotypic Analysis of the Actbcg/Actg1-/- Cell Model

Major: Life Science and Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies | Mentor's Department: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics

Joshua Chikkala

Investigating Neurofeedback as a Novel Treatment to Alcohol Use Disorder

Major: Biomedical Engineering | Mentor's Department: Psychiatry and Neurosurgery

Katherine Yao

Investigation of Coping Strategies During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Major: Neuroscience | Mentor's Department: Psychology

Keemarr McKinney-Van Buren

The Application Of Yoga In The Lives Of African-American Women

Major: Kinesiology | Mentor's Department: Kinesiology

Khadija Abdi

The role of 3D acculturation in the eating habits of two Black U.S. immigrant groups: A case study of Jamaican American and Somali American adolescents

Major: Psychology | Mentor's Department: Institute of Child Development

Malik Khadar

Introducing FIVE: a framework for Flexible, Interactive, Virtual Environments

Major: Computer Science | Mentor's Department: Computer Science

Samir Patel

Forward Kinematics of a Cable-Driven Parallel Robot with Pose Estimation Error Covariance Bounds

Major: Aerospace Engineering | Mentor's Department: Aerospace Engineering

Saulkdi Yangh

Centering War in Asian American Movement Building

Major: Sociology, minors in Asian American and African American Studies | Mentor's Department: African American and African Studies

Srilekha Garishakurti

The Effects of Hospital Closures on Infant Health

Major: Political Science B.A., Sociology B.S. - Policy Analysis | Mentor's Department: Division of Health Policy and Management

Tinu Oduloye

Parenting Stress Is Associated with Parent Attitudes Towards Toddlers During COVID-19

Major: Developmental Psychology | Mentor's Department: Institute of Child Development

The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) is a unit within the Office of Undergraduate Education that connects undergraduate students with research opportunities throughout the University of Minnesota.

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