Student Researchers & Award Recipients
| Student | Project Title | Mentor | Program |
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| Noah Adams | A high-throughput cytometric assay to determine the phagocytotic ability of alveolar macrophages post Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae infection | Diane Bimczok | INBRE Scholar - Biomedial |
| William Baker | Voltage Clamp Fluorimetry May Yield New Insight into the Voltage Dependent Behavior of Voltage-Sensing Phosphatase | Susy Kohout | INBRE Scholar - Biomedial |
| Catherine Bauer | Isolation of Nitrate-dependent Iron Oxidation Bacteria from a Canadian Coal Mine for Reduction of the Toxin Selenium | Brent Peyton | INBRE Scholar - Biomedial |
| Owen Burroughs | Potential Mechanisms for the SaeR/S Two-Component System in Staphylococcus aureus | Jovanka Voyich | INBRE Scholar - Biomedial |
| Leah Davidson | Determining the impact of local bone tissue strain on osteocyte lacunar remodeling | Chelsea Heveran | Visiting Scholar |
| Camryn DuBois | Influence of Multitasking Ability and Changes of Sensory Information on Walking Stability | Scott Monfort | INBRE Scholar - Biomedial |
| Matt Fisher | Characterization and Differentiation of Catalytic Activity of Voltage Sensing Phosphatases | Susy Kohout | INBRE Scholar - Biomedial |
| Laina Hall | Characterizing the cyclic oligonucleotide signaling pathway of the Type III CRISPR-Cas system from Thermus thermophilus | Blake Wiedenheft | INBRE Scholar - Biomedial |
| Trajan Hill | Sleep Hygiene Within Indigenous Communities (Continuation) | Suzanne Held | INBRE Scholar - Public Health |
| Darien Kadriu | The effects of Biogenic Amines in the biofilm formation and density of Gardnerella species. | Carl Yeoman | INBRE Scholar - Biomedial |
| Conner Killeen | Quantifying Functional Electrical Activity of Neurons Cultured with Nanomagnetic Particles Influenced by Various Magnetic Force Patterns | Anja Kunze | INBRE Scholar - Biomedial |
| Pushya Krishna | De Novo Identification of CRISPR Leader Motifs | Blake Wiedenheft | INBRE Scholar - Biomedial |
| Jessica Kudelski | Gallatin Valley Farm To School Impact | Brianna Routh | INBRE Scholar - Public Health |
| Margaret Kulus | Host-derived Polymer "Shield" as a Mechanism for Immune Evasion by Nascent S. aureus Biofilms | Phil Stewart | INBRE Scholar - Biomedial |
| Brodie Light | Magnetically Enhanced Viral Transduction for Tissue Engineering | Anja Kunze | SEPA |
| Evan Martin | Translation of bulk AST to drop-based antibiotic testing methods | Connie Chang | INBRE Scholar - Biomedial |
| Madeline Metcalf | Health Fair for the Montana Latinx Population | Sally Moyce | INBRE Scholar - Public Health |
| Alessandra Miller | The Impacts of IKBKAP Gene Deletion on the Neuroimmune System of the Gastrointestinal Tract | Frances Lefcort | INBRE Scholar - Biomedial |
| Maya Moody | Determining the Influence of High Fat Diet on Osteocyte Viability and Bone Remodeling | Chelsea Heveran | INBRE Scholar - Biomedial |
| Gwendolyn Mueller | Breaking Voltage Sensing Phosphatase Dimers | Susy Kohout | INBRE Scholar - Biomedial |
| Samantha Old Elk | Silver Diamine Fluoride Awareness in Rural Communities | Laura Larsson | INBRE Scholar - Public Health |
| Alexi Panos | Solving the 3D Structure of the First Known Methanogenic Aminotransferase Enzymes | Martin Lawrence | INBRE Scholar - Biomedial |
| Jesse Rector | Long-Term Fluorescent Neuronal Calcium Imaging with Magnetic Nanoparticles | Anja Kunze | INBRE Scholar - Biomedial |
| Matthew Robinett | Determining Signal Quality of High Density Surface Electromyography Sensors in Optimal and Sub-Optimal Positions | Corey Pew | Visiting Scholar |
| Julia Roemer | Determining the cellular interaction required for IFNAR2-regulated damage and fungal clearance by myeloid cells | Kelly Shepardson | INBRE Scholar - Biomedial |
| Ari Romberg | The Biochemical Degradation of Polyethylene Terephthalate, Plastic #1: Investigating DCD dehydrogenase | Jennifer DuBois | INBRE Scholar - Biomedial |
| Mayuri Singh | Double Charge Switch Magnetic Beads for Rapid Isolation and Elution of Small Nucleic Acids | Stephanie McCalla | INBRE Scholar - Biomedial |
| David Skwarchuk | Evaluating Tissue Specific Gene Expression Patterns in Novel Bat Gastrointestinal Organoids. | Diane Bimczok | INBRE Scholar - Biomedial |
| Olivia Smith | The Feasibility of a Screening Program for Food Insecure Patients in Southwest Montana | Carmen Byker-Shanks | INBRE Scholar - Public Health |
| Sophia Thompson | Exploring Nursing Student’s Health Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Sally Moyce | INBRE Scholar - Public Health |
| Connie Watt | The Use of Pseudovirus Assay to Measure Antibody that Neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 | Seth Pincus | INBRE Scholar - Biomedial |
| Trenton Wolfe | The Role of the Microbiome in the Arsenic Detoxification Process | Seth Walk | SEPA |
| Elijah Wray | Refining and Expanding on a DNA Amplification Model for Disease Detection | Tomas Gedeon | INBRE Scholar - Biomedial |
| Student | Institution | Department | Research Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Dorsey | MSU | Mechanical & Industrial Engineering | Healthcare improvement on Native American reservations |
| Cheryl Polacek | MSU | Education | American Indian Tribal College Student Perceptions of Predominantly White Institutions: A Qualitative Study |
| Deb Laveaux | MSU | Education, Health and Human Development | Environmental Health Literacy and Youth as Agents of Change in Communities |
| Dionne Zoanni | MSU | Earth Sciences | Traditional ecological knowledge and tribal water governance on Fort Peck Reservation, Montana. |
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Student
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Department
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Faculty Sponsor
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Research Question / Topic
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Nathan Blaseg
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Microbiology & Immunology
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Douglas Kominsky
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The Role of IFN-y Induced IL-10R1 Expression in Restitution of Epithelial Barrier
Function during Intestinal Inflammation
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Hanbyul (Hannah) Cho
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Microbiology & Immunology
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Aga Rynda-Apple
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Determining Composition of Lung Microbiota after respiratory bacterial infection
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DeLancey Doty
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Cell Biology & Neuroscience
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Seth Walk
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A Clinical Epidemiologic Study of Clostridium difficile infection at the University
of Chicago Hospital
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Brittney Forsman
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Microbiology & Immunology
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Blake Wiedenheft
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Determining the Mechanism of Detecting and Destroying Foreign DNA
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Coy Harwood
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Microbiology & Immunology
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Aga Rynda-Apple
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Understanding the sequence of host susceptibility to post-influenza secondary bacterial
infections
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Sierra Higheagle
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Molecular Bioscience
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Jovanka Voyich
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Investigating gene expression related to the two-component SaeR/S regulatory system
of Staphylococcus aureus
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Zane Huttinga
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Mathematical Sciences
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Tomas Gedeon
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Switching Models with mRNA for Certain Networks Implicated in Cancer
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Nicole Korte
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Cell Biology & Neuroscience
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Susy Kohout
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Lipid-Binding Properties of the C2 Domain of Ci-VSP
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Hania Koziol
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Chemical & Biological Engineering
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Renee Reijo Pera
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Montana-Based Inquiry into Neurodegeneration: Engrailed Proteins and Parkinson's Disease
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Kim Lantrip
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Biotechnology
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Blake Wiedenheft
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Isolating Proteins that neutralize the Adaptive Immune System in Bacteria
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Gabrielle Law
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Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Matthew Taylor
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Quantifying Mutational Change during Neuroinvasive Herpes Simplex Virus Infection
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Nina Paris
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Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Brian Bothner
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MALDI-IMS Analysis of Lipid Content in E. Coli and Human Skeletal Muscle Cells in
Environments of Varying Oxygen Levels
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Katheryn Perea
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Biology
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Carl Yeoman
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Analyzing digestive flora as a means of assessing sheep growth
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Shawna Pratt
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Chemical & Biological Engineering
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Connie CHang
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Microfluidic Sorting of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Subpopulations
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Paul Puettmann
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Cell Biology & Neuroscience
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Roger Bradley
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NFPC in the Neural Tube
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Tanner Robison
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Chemical & Biological Engineering
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Jovanka Voyich
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Identifying neutrophil components recognized by the extracellular residues of the
sensory kinase SaeS of Staphylococcus aureus
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Kaitlyn See
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Microbiology & Immunology
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Christa Merzdorf
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How Aquaporins Affect Noncanonical Wnt Signaling Pathways
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Marisa Sewell
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Cell Biology & Neuroscience
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Diane Bimczok
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Culture of human dendritic cells with Norovirus in a mucosal model
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Veronika Shchepetkina asdf |
Cell Biology & Neuroscience
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Frances Lefcort
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Investigation of brain development in a mouse model for Familial Dysautonomia
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Karen Stengel
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Cell Biology & Neuroscience
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Susy Kohout
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Comparison of the Voltage Sensitive Phosphatase in Vertebrate Species
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Jackson Toth
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Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Brian Bothner
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Quantitative Metabolomic Analysis of A. baumannii and S. aureus Biofilms
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Theodore Warthen
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Cell Biology & Neuroscience
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Christa Merzdorf
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Analysis of the gap junctions involve in neurulation and gastrulation of Xenopus laevis
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Student
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Department
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Faculty Sponsor
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Research Question / Topic
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Jenna Blair
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Exercise Science
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Kalli Decker
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Early Intervention Service Providers' Day-To-Day Practices with Children and Families
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Will Dumm
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Mathematical Sciences
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Bree Cummins
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Modeling disease transmission: Incorporating family cliques in exponential random
graphs
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Alexandra Feigel
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Health & Human Development
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Kalli Decker
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Quantities of Adult Language and How it Affects Child Language Development
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Zane Huttinga
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Mathematical Sciences
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Tomas Gedeon
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Global Dynamics of Extensions of Switching Models for Biological Systems
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Derek Judge
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Electrical & Computer Engineering
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Anja Kunze
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Magnetic Gradient Optimization of Magnetic Elements on a Chip for Neuron Polarity
Manipulation
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Debra Kraner
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Sustainable Foods & Bioenergy System
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Selena Ahmed
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Impacts of Environmental and Management Factors on the Functional Quality of a Traditional
Chinese Medicinal Plant: Case Study of Jobs Tears Coix lacryma-jobi
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Ian LaCroix
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Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Tomas Gedeon
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Real Time Metabolomics and Applied Dynamics
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Nada Naser
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Chemical & Biological Engineering
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Joseph Menicucci
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Synthesis and Materials Testing of Selenium Nanoparticle-coated Bone Cement
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Dean Ricker
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Chemical & Biological Engineering
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Christa Merzdorf
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Does aquaporin 3b affect the number of calcium waves in the neural plate of Xenopus
laevis embryos?
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Nathan Sickler
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Microbiology & Immunology
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Jamie Sherman
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Beta-glucans and Anthocyanins in Barley for Human Food
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Katie Sutton
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Sustainable Foods & Bioenergy System
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Florence Dunkel
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Building Resilient Community Members: A Survey that Examines Self-efficacy via Perceptions
of Resources Available, Job Opportunities and Barriers to Future Aspirations in Small
Montana Communities
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Abigail Van Vuren
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Microbiology
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Martin Teintze
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Characterization of the Activity of 18B-Glyccerhetinic Acid Against MRSA Biofilms
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Student
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Department
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Community Partner
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Research Question / Topic
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Laura Evans
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University Studies
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Melenie Duval, Gallatin County Lactation Education Program
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Utilizing Department of Family Services home-visit data to analyze breastfeeding rates
for at-risk families
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Annsarah Exe
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Cell Biology & Neuroscience
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Darcy Hunter, Gallatin County Dept. of Health WIC Program
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Normalizing breastfeeding on the MSU-Bozeman campus
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Imashi Fernando
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Food & Nutrition (Dietetics)
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Melenie Duval, Gallatin County Lactation Education Program
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Normalizing breastfeeding in Gallatin County
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Gretchen Groves
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Food & Nutrition (Dietetics)
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Carmen Byker Shanks, MSU Food & Health Lab
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Evaluating SNAP recipients' use of the Gallatin Valley Farmers Market
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Ellen Guyer
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Cell Biology & Neuroscience
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Stephanie McDowell, BridgerCare
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Using research on child welfare to better direct resources and educate policy makers
about current needs facing children and families in Montana
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Dani Hess
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Community Health
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Carmen Byker, Health and Human Development
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Understanding health awareness and connection with healthcare resources among Gallatin
Valley Latino community: a Promotoras de Salud approach.
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Jen Mikkelson
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Sustainable Foods
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Jill Holder, Gallatin Valley Food Bank
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Collaborating with local social service, community service, and corrections agencies
to teach low-income, at-risk youth about gardening and nutritious food
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Max Parelius
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Hispanic Studies
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Kristin Juliar, AHEC/MORH
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Health & Wellness Profiles around Montana: Evidence-based community health needs assessments
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Justin Roberts
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Microbiology
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Bethel Erickson-Bruce, Gallatin Valley Food Bank
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Using research on ecologically-friendly gardening practices to maximize crop yields,
minimize human labor, and ensure project sustainability
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Luke Shealy
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Food & Nutrition (Dietetics)
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Carmen Byker Shanks, MSU Food & Health Lab
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Evaluating SNAP recipients' use of the Gallatin Valley Farmers Market
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Samantha Starr
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Nursing
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Stephanie McDowell, Bridgercare Clinics
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What steps can Bridgercare Clinic take to increase use and awareness of Long-acting
reversible contraceptives (LARCs)?
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Rachel Ulrich
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Statistics
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Laura Hildreth & Lillian Lin, MSU Math Department & SCRS
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Statistical analysis of Alzheimer's and Dementia: Looking Back to Look Forward
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Reisa Walker
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Nursing
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Laura Larson, MSU Nursing Faculty
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Improving oral health literacy of families and caregivers by creating, distributing
and measuring effectivness of information about infant oral health through Northern
Cheyenne tribal community health care and child care agencies.
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