Congratulations to the following students on their recent awards! These awards and programs would not be possible without the generous support of our donors and the Provost’s Office. Thank you to our donors, the selection committee members, faculty mentors, staff, and of course the students!
Summer Provost's Undergraduate Research Fellowships are $5,000 stipends to support undergraduates conducting a research or creative project with the mentorship of a Brandeis faculty mentor.
Kimika Arai, '22 (Physics, Math)
Piezoelectric Tube Actuators as a Fiber Positioner
Faculty Mentor: Jim Bensinger, Kevan Hashemi
Natalie Chin, '23 (Biochemistry)
Pandelia Establishing the mechanism by which YqeK contributes to biofilm formation and antibiotoic resistance
Faculty Mentor: Maria-Eirini
Felicia Deng, '22 (Biochemistry)
Pandelia Insight into the function and structure of the human antiviral SAMHD1 protein in plants and its negative effects on plant health
Faculty Mentor: Maria-Eirini
Annabelle Fitch, '23 (Psychology, Neuroscience)
The Breathing Brain: Impacts of Mindfulness on Cognitive and Emotional Abilities
Faculty Mentor: James Howard
Kristina Fricker, '22 (History of Science (Independent Interdisciplinary Major); Mathematics)
Relative Time: Analyzing Einstein's Theory of Relativity Through a Social Lens
Faculty Mentor: Wangui Muigai
Jacob Gehtman, '24 (undeclared )
Spatial and Temporal Localization of Aging-Related circRNAs in Drosophila melanogaster
Faculty Mentor: Sebastian Kadener
Ashley Moushegian, '23 (Psychology)
Differences in Co-Brooding and the Impact on Internalizing Symptoms Prior to and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Hannah Snyder
Hannah O'Koon, '22 (English)
Essen und Erinnerungen: Kindertransport Kinder and Memories of Food
Faculty Mentor: Prof. ChaeRan Freeze
Zoe Pringle, '22 (HSSP and Sociology)
Case Study: How hEDS patients and their doctors view their diagnosis experience
Faculty Mentor: Professor Wendy Cadge
Achara Schroder, '23 (Undeclared, Intended Politics and Economics)
Archiving Diversity in Asian Diaspora: Southeast Asians in Massachusetts and the Model Minority Myth
Faculty Mentor: Soham Patel
Parker Thompson, '23 (History)
Substance in the Shadow
Faculty Mentor: Muna Guvenc Ospina Leon
Jason Walter, '23 (Politics)
Legitimacy and the Kosovo War of 1999
Faculty Mentor: Professor Kerry Chase
The Fori and Robert Kay Undergraduate Research and Creative Collaborations Endowed Fund supports undergraduate partcipation in research and creative colllaborations with faculty mentorship.
Gabriela Mendoza Cueva, '22 (HSSP, Anthropology)
The Experiences of Latinx Parents with Pediatric Cancer Care: An Anthropological Approach
Faculty Mentor: Sarah Lamb
The Jerome A. Schiff Undergraduate Fellows Program provides a $2,000 stipend for students to perform an innovative research or pedagogical project under the guidance of a Brandeis faculty mentor. Faculty mentors recieve $500 towards their research. See list of previous recipients.
Lydia Begag, '22 (Politics, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies)
From Silence to Visibility: UN Security Council Resolution 1820 & the Role of Transnational Advocacy
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kerry Chase
Annabelle Fitch, '23 (Psychology, Neuroscience)
The Breathing Brain: Impacts of Mindfulness on Cognitive and Emotional Abilities
Faculty Mentor: Dr. James Howard
Elizabeth Fricker, '22 (History of Science - Independent Interdisciplinary Major, Mathematic)
Relative Time: Analyzing Einstein's Theory of Relativity Through a Social Lens
Faculty Mentor: Professor Wangui Muigai
Abigael Good, '22 (Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Judaic Studies)
Jewish and Christian Claims to Superiority in Writing, Debate, and Online
Faculty Mentor: Bernadette Brooten
Strange Phase Separation Behavior at High Temperature
Faculty Mentor: Ben Rogers
Hannah O'Koon, '22 (English)
Essen und Erinnerungen: Kindertransport Kinder and Memories of Food
Faculty Mentor: Prof. ChaeRan Freeze
Zoe Pringle, '22 (HSSP, Sociology)
Case Study: How hEDS patients and their doctors view their diagnosis experience
Faculty Mentor: Professor Wendy Cadge
Teresa Shi, '23 (Economics, Undeclared)
Can capitalist principles be separated from capitalism economic structures?
Faculty Mentor: Michael Strand
Gabby Tercatin, '23 (Biology, Health: Science, Society, and Policy)
Detecting interactions between radA and radD proteins using a yeast two-hybrid system and a biochemical assay in order to study homologous recombination
Faculty Mentor: Susan Lovett, Vincent Suteta
The Jane Kahn '77 Fellowship awards up to 2 undergraduates a $5,000 stipend for summer semester research examining current and emerging issues in criminal justice reform and the rights of individuals with mental illness, disability, and socio-psychological factors frequently associated with incarceration.
Adah Anderson, '24 (Undeclared)
Analyzing the Effects of Mental Illness Treatment on Suicide and Recidivism Rates in Federal, State, and Private Prisons in Connecticut, Florida, and North Carolina
Faculty Mentor: Jeffrey Lenowitz
Leah Fernandez, '22 (Psychology and Human Factors)
Investigating Educational Access for Incarcerated Juveniles with Disabilities in Massachusetts
Faculty Mentor: Thomas Shapiro
Caroline O, '22 (English, American Studies)
Podcasting and Theater as Diversionary Programs
Faculty Mentor: Rosalind Kabhrel
Margaret Lynch
Director of Undergraduate-Faculty Research Partnerships
margaretlynch@brandeis.edu