2017-18 Awards | University of Portland

2017-18 Awards

Spring 2018

Ruth Dittrich, Economics: “Salmon recovery efforts in the Willamette River Basin. Will they withstand climate change?” with Clay Bozeman

Andrew Downs, Psychological Sciences: “The Relationship Between Different Types of Stressors and Mental Health Symptoms in College Students” with Paige Reohr & Kimberly Hubbard

Laura Dyer, Biology: “Evaluation of shear stress in the developing coronary arteries” with Kate Carpenter, Cole Malibiran, & Allegra VanderWilde

Louisa Egan Brad, Psychological Sciences: “Power, Privilege, and Defensiveness in Light of Psychology and Sociology” with Terese Foster

Christy Ivler, Mechanical Engineering: “System Identification Methods for a Hexacopter Unmanned Aerial System” with James Martin & Elizabeth Rowe

Laurie McLary, German Studies: “Second-Language Pedagogy in German Applied to a Course Revision to Include More Diverse Perspectives” with Emma Scheve

Jeff Meiser, Political Science: “Strategic Theory is Neither Strategic nor A Theory” with Sitara Nath

Martin Monto, Sociology: “The True Cost of College: Student Loan Debt and its Relationship to Depression, Anxiety, and Academic Performance” with Lauren Jones

Laura Mood, Nursing: “Enhancing educational capacity at Tipitaka Eye Hospital in rural Myanmar” with Henry Liang & Kaitlin Yap

Josh Swidzinski, English: “Abraham Cowley’s Pindarique Odes: A Digital Critical Edition” with Caroline Holyoak

Buck Taylor, Chemistry: “Computational Modeling of Olefin Metathesis Catalysts” with Sarah Zalucha, Christopher Elkhal, & Mitchell Law

Summer 2018

Ruth Dittrich, Economics: “Salmon recovery efforts in the Willamette River and the John Day River Sub-Basins. Will they withstand climate change?” with Clay Bozeman

Alexandra Hill, German Studies: “Childlessness in Contemporary German-Language Literature by Women,” with Emily McClung

Lorretta Krautscheid, Nursing: “Untethered lecture capture: A qualitative investigation of student experiences,” with Katie Adams

Katie O'Reilly, Biology: “The Effect of Weather Conditions on Reproductive Success of Tree Swallows and Purple Martins,” with Evan Schatz