2020 Virtual Symposium

Talk with Dr. Morgan Vigil-Hayes and the CANIS Lab Dr. Vigil-Hayes and the students that she works within the CANIS Lab gave us a wonderful overview of what the lab does and how students in Computer Science, Informatics, and Electrical Engineering can get involved with research. Link to Watch   Spotlight Video: Tyler Trebilcock  Tyler talks about what research has meant to him as a Mechanical Engineering major and the work that he has been able to do with the Jean Shuler Mini-Grant. Link to Watch  

Talk with Dr. Olivia Lindly Dr. Olivia Lindly and one of the students she works with gave us a wonderful overview of her lab and the work that they do with examining determinants of healthcare and health disparities for children with special health care needs, building family capacities (e.g., health literacy) to promote child health, and developing measures of attitudes and behaviors related to child health (e.g., parent use of complementary health approaches for children). Link to Watch   Spotlight Video: Trisha Droubie Trisha talks about what research has meant to her as a Social Work major and the work that she has been able to do with the Hooper Undergraduate Research Award. Link to Watch   Spotlight Video: Jessica Archibald Jessica talks about what research has meant to her as an Environmental Studies and Spanish major and the work that she has been able to do with the Community-University Public Inquiry program. Link to Watch

Roundtable Discussion: Current Challenges of Indigenous Nation Building in the Southwest with Eric Leslie, Promise West, and Kiana Etsate-Gashytewa Students shared their capstone projects on jurisdiction, healing, and economic development issues within indigenous lands. Link to Watch   Spotlight Video: Emma Winn Emma talks about what research has meant to her as an English major and the work that she has been able to do with the Hooper Undergraduate Research Award. Link to Watch   Spotlight Video: Hannah Gish Hannah talks about what research has meant to her as an Education major and the work that she has been able to do with the Interns-to-Scholars program. Link to Watch

NAU Excellence in Undergraduate Inquiry Award with Alexis Banuelos Undergraduate researcher Alexis Banuelos, an Honors student in Biomedical Sciences and a Chemistry minor, received the 2020 NAU Award of Excellence in Undergraduate Inquiry and Creativity. Banuelos currently has a Jean Shuler Research Mini-Grant to study virus-like particles in hopes of creating a vaccine for cardiovascular disease.  She also helps other engage in research by serving as a mentor for the Louis Stokes Minority Alliance Participation (LSAMP) program. Link to Watch   Spotlight Video: Jackson Bova Jackson talks about what research has meant to him as a Mechanical Engineering student, with minors in Civil Engineering and Mathematics and the work that he has been able to do with the Community-University Public Inquiry program. Link to Watch