Undergraduate Researchers

Click on a researcher to learn more about his or her undergraduate research experience. Visit the student success page for stories from all Undergraduate Studies programs.

Photo of Alay
Major: Biomedical Engineering
BDP Certificate:
Graduation Year: May 2020

"Come with an open mindset and be prepared to fail or not get the results you hypothesized."

Allison Thornton
Major: Business Honors
BDP Certificate:
Graduation Year: May 2018

"If there's a topic that you're able to get lost in like that, a research project seems to be the logical next step."

Photo of Laurie
Major: Italian
BDP Certificate:
Graduation Year: Fall 2018

"Independently pursuing lines of inquiry, seeking to better understand various facets of an author’s work, challenging myself to learn more about another language—the skills I am practicing in conducting this research will definitely serve me well in the future."

Headshot of researcher Stefany Hernandez
Major: Chemical Engineering
BDP Certificate:
Graduation Year: Spring 2017

“Being a part of the research setting allows students to think outside of the box, ask intriguing questions, and come up with solutions that are not easily discovered.”

Whitney Barlow is a speech-language pathology senior who has conducted undergraduate research on stuttering and brain activity that accompanies the learning of new sounds.