Undergraduate Research in Honors
About Undergraduate Research in Honors
Undergraduate research can be a transformative experience, valuable not only for graduate and professional school but for any career requiring initiative, independent thinking, and problem-solving skills. Research fosters close working relationships between faculty and students and among research teams, and it offers students a window onto some of the most pressing challenges facing society today.
The University Honors Program strongly encourages and supports research for Honors students. We work with departments and colleges to offer Disciplinary Honors programs in a variety of fields, including Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, Exercise Physiology, Humanities, Physics, Psychology, and Nursing.
Every summer we offer competitive Undergraduate Research Fellowships for research performed under the guidance of faculty mentors. Proposal deadlines are in March; both Core and Disciplinary Honors students are eligible. We showcase Honors research at the Honors Undergraduate Research Symposium in November.
Undergraduate Summer Research Program 2024
Applications Due: March 20, 2024 at 5:00 PM
The University Honors Program will offer 20 undergraduate summer fellowships to Honors students, in the amount of $3500 each, on a competitive basis for research or creative projects to be carried out June-August 2024. In many cases the research or creative work will be done on Marquette’s campus, but residence at Marquette is not required, and students have done Honors research projects in other parts of the country or abroad. To be eligible for the stipends, which will be paid in a few lump sums at the beginning of the summer and can be used for any kind of cost, from materials to travel to rent, all students must have faculty mentors who agree to supervise their projects. Research in the Health Sciences or Biological Sciences Summer Research Programs, or other summer research programs at Marquette, is appropriate for these stipends. If you are in a Disciplinary Honors program or are doing an Honors project with a mentor independently, you might want to use the summer fellowship for an early stage of your research.
All applications will be reviewed by a panel of faculty with representation from the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. The Honors Program has access to applicants’ transcripts, which will be consulted during review of applications.
Acceptance of the funding will acknowledge your agreement to present your independent research or creative project at the Honors Program Research and Creative Project Fair to be scheduled in the 2024 fall semester. Participation in this Fair is required for all fellowship winners. Students who accept Honors fellowships must be planning to enroll at Marquette in fall 2024.
For information on how to apply, view the call for proposals.
Past fellowship winners and projects:
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Summer 2024 -Honors Summer Research Fellowships
Helene Archer, College of Arts & Sciences, Biology Major, Business Administration Minor
Project Title: Enzyme Inhibition: Developing an Assay to Screen Inhibitors of Pyruvate Carboxylase
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Martin St. Maurice, Professor, Biology
Kiley Brockway, College of Arts & Sciences, English & History Majors, Anthropology & Digital Media Minors
Project Title: American Alt-Right Fixation on the Presented Imagery of Vikings and the Appeal of Odinism
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Lezlie Knox, Associate Professor, History
Anna Castonia, College of Arts & Sciences, Political Science Major
Project Title: Rural Perceptions of Urban Wisconsin: The Effects of Milwaukee
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Philip Rocco, Associate Professor, Political Science
Riley Condon, College of Business, Innovation & Entrepreneurship and French Majors, Digital Media Minor
Project Title: De Temps en Temps: A Culinary and Cultural Expedition through French Pâtisseries
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Boubakary Diakite, Associate Professor, French
Will Eikenbary, College of Communication, Advertising, Digital Media, and Philosophy Majors
Project Title: Writing on the Wall
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Amanda Keeler, Associate Professor, Digital Media and Performing Arts, Journalism and Media Studies
Forster Goodrich, College of Communication, Digital Media Major
Project Title: The Beauty of Nothing: A Visual Eulogy
Faculty Mentor: Kris Holodak, Associate Professor, Digital Media & Performing Arts
Raegan Gronseth, College of Arts & Sciences, English Major
Project Title: Morningstar: Collaborative Fiction Writing, Exploring Religion and Intersections of Identity Through Horror
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ben Pladek, Associate Professor, English
Eileen Harrington, College of Education, Middle/Secondary Education and History Majors
Project Title: Unraveling Feminist Narratives: The Intersection of Ancient Irish Mythology, Nationalism, and Women's Contributions to the Gaelic Revival
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Timothy McMahon, Associate Professor, History
Patrick Hodges, College of Communication, Digital Media Major, Creative Writing Minor
Project Title: Maquette ‘37 Cotton Bowl Documentary
Faculty Mentor: Dinesh Sabu, Assistant Professor, Digital Media and Performing Arts
Kian Howe, College of Arts & Sciences, Physiological Sciences Major
Project Title: Bugs, Dirt, and Microbes in Drought
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nathan Lemoine, Assistant Professor, Biology
Corrigan Johnston, College of Arts & Sciences, Chemistry and Economics Majors, Biomedical and Biological Sciences Minors
Project Title: The Role of KCNQ Potassium Channels in Treatment of Schizophrenia Symptoms
Faculty Mentor: Dr. M. Behnam Ghasemzadeh, Associate Professor, Biomedical Sciences
Marshall Kopacki, College of Arts & Sciences, Theology & Religion Major, Anthropology and Writing Intensive English Minors
Project Title: Morningstar: Collaborative Fiction Writing, Exploring Religion and Intersections of Identity Through Horror
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ben Pladek, Associate Professor, English
Grace Lindstrom, College of Arts & Sciences, Biological Sciences Major
Project Title: Investigating the Extent to Which Pathogens and Abiotic Stressors Effect Tree Mortality
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Joseph A. LaManna, Assistant Professor, Biology
Mark Menning, College of Arts & Sciences, Military History and Middle East/North Africa Studies Majors, Military Science Minor
Project Title: Ideal Democracy of our Founding Fathers
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kristen Foster, Associate Professor, History
Tania Mishra, College of Arts & Sciences, Computer Science and Cognitive Science Majors, Dance and Gender/Sexuality Studies Minors
Project Title: An Exploration of Generative Artificial Intelligence’s Linguistic Capabilities: A Case Study in African American English
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michael Zimmer, Professor, Computer Science
Mary Oates, College of Arts & Sciences, English and Classics Majors, Medieval Studies Minor
Project Title: Wifehood, Motherhood and Women’s Roles in Old English Literature
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Liza Strakhov, Associate Professor, English
Sean Ogrosky, College of Arts & Sciences, English Major
Project Title: Inventing The Gender Binary in Sir Gawain and The Green Knight
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Liza Strakhov, Associate Professor, English
Maha Rizvi, College of Arts & Sciences, Psychology Major, Family Studies Minor
Project Title: Emotional Salience of Negative Experiences and Quality of Emotion Regulation: A Thematic Analysis
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nakia Gordon, Associate Professor, Psychology
Holly Schmid, College of Arts & Sciences, English Major, Medieval Studies Minor
Project Title: The Autonomy of Women: A Medieval Man’s Worst Fear
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Liza Strakhov, Associate Professor, English
Hannah Schuler, College of Arts & Sciences, International Affairs Major, Political-Military Relationships Minor
Project Title: Analyzing 4Chan Threat through a comparison with ISIS Media Platforms
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Lowell Barrington, Associate Professor, Political Science
Arik Zintel, College of Arts & Sciences, Economics and Spanish Majors, Mathematics Minor
Project Title: The Efficacy of Social Screening at the 16th Street Community Health Centers
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kathryn Wagner, Associate Professor, Economics and Michelle Corbett
