OUR Featured Researchers
Meet OUR Featured Researchers for 2021-22. These students were selected to have their research featured online and across campus through the Office of Undergraduate Research.
OUR Featured Researchers 2021-22
Abby Parker '22
Examining the effect of environmental factors on the spatiotemporal behavior of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Chincoteague Inlet, VA
Major: Biology
Faculty Mentor: Keith Tarvin
Andrew Crappito '22
Preadaptation as a Driver of Molecular Evolution
Majors: Computer Science and Bass Performance
Faculty Mentor: Aaron Goldman
Aziz Mohammed '23
Investigation of Mechanism and Kinetics of Organosulfate Formation from Polyols on Atmospheric Aerosols
Major: Chemistry
Faculty Mentor: Matthew Elrod
Caroline Pierotti '22
Cocaine-Induced Impulsivity Observed in Rats Exposed to Early Adverse Experiences
Major: Neuroscience
Faculty Mentor: Tracie Paine
Emily Hudson '22
Karanis Housing Project
Major: Triple major in Greek, Latin, and Comparative Literature
Faculty Mentor: Drew Wilburn
Emma Glen '22
Oberlin Isagoge Project
Major: Latin Language & Literature and Comparative Literature
Faculty Mentor: Benjamin Lee
Gabriela Castillo '23
4 in 1: Uncovering Hidden Species within Tiquilia palmeri
Major: Biology and Theater
Faculty Mentor: Mike Moore
Julia Martin '22
Environmental Histories of Refugees in Bangladesh
Major: Environmental Studies, Art History, Classics
Faculty Mentor: Rumi Shammin
Kasia Tuzzolino '22
The White Christmas Study
Major: Psychology
Faculty Mentor: Clinton Merck
Katie Frevert '22
"Kill the State in Yourself": The Totalitarianisms of Egor Letov
Major: Russian and East European Studies; Creative Writing
Faculty Mentor: Vladimir Ivantsov
Kyogo Nagashima '24
Influence of pentose sugars on biofilm formation and composition in E. coli
Major: Biochemistry
Faculty Mentor: Lisa Ryno
Lauren Schaffer '22
Investigation of Cocrystal Formation using Solid-State NMR
Major: Chemistry
Faculty Mentor: Manish Mehta
Lauren Tannenbaum '22
Interwar Leftist Communities of the lower Hudson Valley, New York
Major: History
Faculty Mentor: Tania Boster
Maricel Mequi '22
War Metaphors and COVID-19
Major: Psychology, Law & Society
Faculty Mentor: Paul Thibodeau
Maya McCollum '23
Projects including Artifact, Sonic Arts in Society, and GEAR (Girls Electronic Arts Retreat)
Major: TIMARA and Studio Art
Faculty Mentor: Abby Aresty
Miranda Harris '22
Disabled Becomingness: Our Rights and Our Futures Through and Beyond the ADA
Major: Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies and Law and Society
Faculty Mentor: KJ Cerankowski
Noah Kawaguchi '22
Oberlin College Research Fellow (OCRF)
An Autoethnographic Approach to Composing Japanese American Music
Major: Jazz studies (saxophone) major, East Asian studies minor
Faculty Mentors: Jan Miyake, Courtney-Savali Andrews
Paige Monyak '22
Quantifying salt marsh sediment accumulation since 1963 dredging in Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Major: Geology & Environmental Studies
Faculty Mentor: Amanda Schmidt
Vanessa Baker '23
Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow (MMUF)
Black Republican Women's Political Decision-Making
Major: Comparative American Studies and Politics
Faculty Mentor: Wendy Kozol
Vera Grace Menafee '24
Grasping at the Roots: A Study of Sustainable Food Justice and Racial Healing Through Black Agrarian Histories
Major: Africana Studies, Education Studies Concentration
Faculty Mentor: Jay Fiskio
Yael Benvenuto Ladin '22
Birthing Behind Bars: Best Practices for Prison Doula Organizations
Major: Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studie (minors in Hispanic Studies and Jewish Studies)
Faculty Mentors: Greggor Mattson and Grace An
Ysabella Atehortua '22
Marriage Matters: How Candidate Marriage Status affects Voter Behavior
Major: Politics and Computer Science
Faculty Mentor: Mike Parkin