Undergraduate Research
The purpose of this page is to help undergraduates find faculty members who are looking for help on research projects. If you see a project you're interested in, click on "learn more" to find out the project details and then email the faculty member directly.
The Office of Undergraduate Research also recommends the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program as a way to get involved with undergraduate research and earn academic credit.
Veterans & Visionaries: Veterans in the Southeast and the Civil Rights Movement
This project is funded through the Veterans Legacy Grant Program. It will be completed by faculty and staff in the Center for the Advancement of Military and Emergency Services Research and supervised by Dr. Kristin Horan (Psychology) and Dr. Chris Hess (Sociology). The goal of this project is to document the stories of veterans who are buried in one of several military cemeteries in the Southeast and who participated in the Civil Rights Movement in some way.
Psychological Science, Sociology
Dr. Kristin Horan
Dr. Chris Hess
Assessing IMPACTS: Student Learning Across KSU's Core Curriculum
Under the mentorship of Dr. Chris Dockery, Faculty Director of General Education, the undergraduate research team will examine direct, course-embedded assessments aligned with the seven Program Student Learning Outcomes (PSLOs) in KSU's Core IMPACTS curriculum. By analyzing normalized student performance data, the team will help establish institutional benchmarks for proficiency levels and set the foundation for a three-year assessment cycle of the general education PSLOs. Findings from this work will play a vital role in shaping campus-wide conversations on student learning and driving continuous improvement in KSU's general education program.
Academic Affairs - Curriculum & General Education
Dr. Chris Dockery
Learn MoreImpact of Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) on Mosquito Development and Fitness
The overall objective of this work is to determine the effect PFAS exposure has on the fitness and development of mosquitoes.
Microbiology
Dr. Andrew Haddow
Learn MoreSmart Sensing and Computing for Dementia Care
The goal of this project is to develop sensing systems to collect data regarding risk assessment and prevention.
Computer Science
Dr. Zongxing Xie
Learn MoreExploring Pre-service Teachers' Experiences of STEM Integration in an Integrated Science Course
The goal of this study is to explore how science pre-service teacher education students enrolled in the integrated science course experience STEM.
Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Dr. Preethi Titu
Learn MoreVeteran Students and Grief
We are interested in learning about the grief of students and how various student populations understand grief, experience grief, and subsequently cope with grief.
Communication, Education, Psychology
Dr. Emily Scheinfeld
Dr. Chinasa Elue
Numerical Analysis of Space Capsule Entry and Reentry Dynamics in the Martian Atmosphere
The research project aims to conduct a comprehensive numerical analysis of the entry and reentry dynamics of a space capsule within the Martian atmosphere.
Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Gaurav Sharma
Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis
The journal "Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis" is looking for a student to help take the journal to publication.
School of Music and Interdisciplinary Studies
Dr. Jes煤s Castro-Balbi
Dr. Alan LeBaron
Gamified Virtual Reality Approach to Improve Dementia Behavioral Symptoms Management
This project aims to develop a gamified behavioral training application prototype that provides a safe and immersive learning platform.
Nursing, Software Engineering and Game Development
Dr. Modupe Adewuyi
Dr. Joy Li
Remotely Controlled Radiation Capsule Design for Low-Risk Brachytherapy for Rapid Cancer Treatment
The project is exploring a new type of radiation capsule that can be remotely controlled using inductive coupling outside the body to block and release radiation with customized directionality. This enables precision dose delivery with a high dose rate for low-energy LDR radiation sources.
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Biology, Nursing, Radiation Oncology
Dr. Hoseon Lee
Dr. Chetan Dhital
Dr. Tris Utshig
Dr. Eduardo B. Farfan
Sustainable Livelihoods of Artisanal Alcohol in Cabo Verde
Alcohol is a unique commodity, as it can be both a liability and asset to societies worldwide. The objective of this project is to investigate the dynamics, opportunities, and downsides associated with artisanal alcohol in the context of economic retrenchment and regeneration opportunities through cultural asset management. The interdisciplinary researchers aim to study the complexities of artisanal alcohol as a commons problem that has the potential to both empower and imperil livelihoods.
Geography and Anthropology
Brandon D. Lundy
Mark W. Patterson
Monica H. Swahn
Nancy H. Pullen
Understanding the Complete Spectrum of the Left-Wing and Environmental Movement: A Data Driven Approach
This research project aims to add to the understanding surrounding the degree and nature of terrorism, nonterrorist criminal activities, pre-incident behaviors, and failed/foiled plots perpetrated by those motivated by a left-wing and environmental ideology in the United States. More specifically, this project will utilize secondary sources (e.g., court records, media reports) to assess the modus operandi of left-wing and environmental violent extremists with a specific focus on indicators of malevolent creativity & innovation and criminal expertise.
Sociology & Criminal Justice
Dr. Michael Logan
Association of Hospital Unit Team Virtuousness Scores with Eight Hospital Unit Measures
This ongoing study is exploring the relationships between hospital unit team virtuousness scores and eight hospital unit measures. Team virtuousness refers to a team climate in which virtues and character strengths are practiced, supported, and encouraged.
Students who work on this study will help manage implementation of an online team virtuousness questionnaire and gather hospital unit data. A statistician will analyze the data to determine any associations between hospital unit team virtuousness scores and unit measures of quality of patient care, patient satisfaction, and unit staff engagement and turnover.
Nursing
Lynn Varagona
Nancy Ballard
Undergraduate Research Opportunity In The Field Of Population Genetics
Population genetics deals with genetic differences within and between populations and is a part of evolutionary biology. It is used to detect genetic diseases and genetic risk factors for multifactorial diseases, understand diseases using insights obtained from genetic risk factors and treat diseases using these insights. Theoretical population genetics bridges mathematics and evolutionary biology. The corner stone of population genetics is the Kingman coalescent. Using a new calculus, fractional calculus, we introduced the modified version of Kingman coalescent, which we call fractional coalescent. In this research, you will learn how by using Kingman's coalescent and fractional coalescent we could identify and understand the forces that produce and maintain genetic variation in populations.
Mathematics
Dr. Somayeh Mashayekhi
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
The Center for Machine Vision and Security Research (CMVSR) is pursuing innovative research projects falling in the areas of machine vision, pattern recognition, machine learning, convolutionary neural networks (CNN), artificial intelligence, and evolutionary computation.
Computer Science
Chih-Cheng Hung
Atlanta's Immigrant Crossroads: Untapped Potential or Utilized Promise for Newcomer Integration
Recently several municipalities in the Atlanta area have declared themselves 鈥渨elcoming cities鈥� to immigrants and refugees. Atlanta is a new immigrant gateway destination and a region at the crossroads of receptivity (Singer, Hardwick, and Brettel, 2008).
Geography & Anthropology, Social Work and Human Services
