05/12/2021
By Darcie Boyer

The Center for Women & Work is proud to announce the research partnerships for 2021-2022 Emerging Scholars Program. This program matches qualified rising juniors and seniors in the College of Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences with an experienced faculty partner to participate in cutting-edge research. Congratulations to our faculty/student partners!

Project: The Evolution and Devolution of Academic Freedom Around the World
Faculty: Jenifer Whitten-Woodring and AJ Angulo
Department: Political Science and Education
Students: Emily Sayler (Economics), Abigail Botelho (Political Science/IR)

Project: Why some rebel organizations attack Americans
Faculty: Christopher Linebarger
Department: School of Criminology and Justice Studies
Students: Peyton Newsome (Criminology), Alanis Bonilla (Psychology)

Project: Influence of upper-class students on first-year team dynamics in an engineering design course
Faculty: Yanfen Li
Department: Biomedical Engineering
Students: Douglas Correa-Ospina (Economics/Psychology), Na’imah White (Psychology)

Project: Examining unintentional and intentional injuries among children with ADHD
Faculty: Jiabin Shen
Department: Psychology
Student: Jack Blake (Psychology)

Project: Imitation, Fakes, and Forgeries: Facilitating Trade in the Eastern Roman World?
Faculty: Jane Sancinito
Department: History
Student: Jenna Saade (History)

Project: The EcoSonic Playground Project (ESPP)
Faculty: Elissa Johnson-Green
Department: Music
Student: Michaela Kiberstis (Music)

Project: A Comparison of Correctional Officer and Probation Officer Attitudes Toward Rehabilitation and Evidence Based Practices
Faculty: Joshua Long
Department: School of Criminology and Justice Studies
Student: Juliet Anctil (Criminology)

Project: Narratives of Return in Francophone African Literatures
Faculty: Kristen Stern
Department: World Languages and Cultures Department
Student: Sebastian Boivin (Political Science/French)

For more on the projects and the ES program, visit the Emerging Scholars website. 

**The Emerging Scholars Program is made possible through the generous support of UMass Lowell’s College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; the Office of Financial Aid; and the generosity of private donors.