05/12/2021
By Darcie Boyer
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.