Recent CARAS Project Grant Recipients

2024-2025

Spring 2025

Owen Barbagallo, Geography and Urban Studies, College of Liberal Arts
Mentor: Jacob Shell: College of Liberal Arts: Geography and Urban Studies
Bringing Subway History to Life: Connecting Riders to Their Stations

Michael Beeler, Psychological Studies; Bhushith Gujjala Hari, Computer Science; Ivy Nguyen, Psychological Studies; Riju Pant, Computer Science; Ricky Urbina Jr, International Business Studies; Nicole Balboa Vargas, Psychological Studies; Temple University Japan
Mentor: Misaki Saito, Temple University Japan
The Creation and Sustainable Application of Empirical AI Interventions in Mental Health

Anfisa Blyumina, Communication and Social Influence, Klein College of Media and Communication
Mentor: Bruce Hardy, Klein College of Media and Communication: Communication and Social Influence
Supporting the Mentally Ill and Unhoused: a Systematic Review and Analysis of Public Perceptions of Unhoused People with Schizophrenia and Related Psychotic Disorders

Jack Brownfield, Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity, College of Science and Technology
Mentor: Mariana Bonfim, College of Science and Technology: Biology
Influence of Abiotic and Biotic Factors on Developing Community Ecological Dynamics in Novel Forest Microecosystems

Roz Flick, Painting, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Mentor: Gerard Brown, Tyler School of Art and Architecture: Painting
My Flesh Is Mine

Jasleen Kalsi, Biology, College of Science and Technology; Pooja Arvind, Bioengineering, College of Engineering
Mentor: Bryant Simon, College of Liberal Arts: History
The Indian and Asian Diaspora in Mérida, Mexico

Hannah Krinsky, Painting, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Mentor: Gerard Brown, Tyler School of Art and Architecture: Painting
Disembodied

Henry Krumrine, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Mentor: Osman Sayginer, College of Engineering: Mechanical Engineering
Listening to Materials: A Study of Acoustic Emission Signals

Ketaki Kurwalkar, Historic Preservation, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Mentor: Stephen Anderson, Tyler School of Art and Architecture: Architecture
Revitalizing Philadelphia Neighborhoods: Adaptive Reuse and Historic Preservation as Tools for Urban Regeneration

Amanda Le, Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity, College of Science and Technology
Mentor: Brent Sewall, College of Science and Technology: Biology
Investigating the Role of Seed Banks and Seed Rain in Post-Disturbance Forest Regeneration

Ashleigh Linda, Art Education, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Mentor: George Rodriguez, Tyler School of Art and Architecture: Ceramics
Diagnosis: G90.9, F44.4, N60.22, F41.1.

Sandeep Maligireddy, Neuroscience, College of Science and Technology
Mentor: Vinay Parikh, College of Liberal Arts: Psychology and Neuroscience
Non-Invasive Vagal Nerve Stimulation as a Therapeutic for TBI and its Cholinergic Mechanisms

Aashna Mony, Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
Mentor: Jason Chein, College of Liberal Arts: Psychology and Neuroscience
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Ranesh Mopuru, Neuroscience, College of Liberal Arts
Mentor: Ingrid Olson, College of Liberal Arts: Psychology and Neuroscience
Do Plasma Inflammation and Alzheimer's Biomarkers Impact Hippocampal Neurite Density and Episodic Memory?

Hody Ngan, Architecture, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Mentor: Laurin Aman, Tyler School of Art and Architecture: Architecture
Pattern System in Transformable and Adaptive Architecture

Fredrika Poscover, Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, College of Liberal Arts
Mentor: Jennifer Pollitt, College of Liberal Arts: Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
The Contraception Chronicles: An Emergency Contraception Zine

Laasya Ravipati, Neuroscience, College of Liberal Arts
Mentor: Scott Rawls, Lewis Katz School of Medicine: Neural Sciences
Investigating Chemokine Receptor Antagonists in Opioid-Induced Relief of Diabetic Neuropathic Pain and Opioid Tolerance

Cee Rivers, Sport and Recreation Management, College of Sport, Tourism, and Hospitality Management
Mentor: Ashley Gardner, College of Sport, Tourism, and Hospitality Management: Sport and Recreation Management
Clark the Savior: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Sports Media’s Framing of Caitlin Clark During Her Rookie Season

Maia Singh, Psychology, College of Liberal Arts; Ife Adeoye, Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
Mentor: Jason Chein, College of Liberal Arts: Psychology and Neuroscience
Investigating the Role of Sleep Quality in the Relationship Between Social Media Use and Risk Behavior

Raphael Swingley, Photography with Entrepreneurial Studies, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Mentor: Rebecca Michaels, Tyler School of Art and Architecture: Photography
Arterial Waters

Steven Thai, Bioengineering, College of Engineering
Mentor: Nancy Pleshko, College of Engineering: Bioengineering
Spectroscopic Detection of Microplastics in Lung Tissues

Isaac Wise, Environmental Science, College of Science and Technology
Mentor: Josh Caplan, Tyler School of Art and Architecture: Horticulture
Investigating Soil Biological Processes in Agrivoltaic Systems: Implications for Sustainable Agriculture

Rita Yip, Health Professions, College of Public Health
Mentor: Adam Shellhorse, College of Liberal Arts: Spanish and Portuguese
The Power of Affect: Bridging Public Health and the Humanities through Emotion Research

Fall 2024

Kenneth Angelikas, Computer Science, College of Science and Technology
Mentor: Stephen MacNeil, College of Science and Technology: Computer and Information Science
Navigating Diverse Career Pathways in Computer Science Research Labs: A Portfolio-Centered Framework

Ophelia Gilman, Painting, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Mentor: Mark Shetabi, Tyler School of Art and Architecture: Painting
Idiopathic

Jose Godoy, Architecture, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Mentor: Laurin Aman, Tyler School of Art and Architecture: Architecture
Recycled Models

Madeline Guido, Painting with Entrepreneurial Studies, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Mentor: Mark Gibson, Tyler School of Art and Architecture: Painting
Reflections

Sami Kazi, Genomic Medicine, College of Science and Technology
Mentor: Bettina Buttaro, Lewis Katz School of Medicine: Microbiology and Immunology
Investigation of Protected Biofilm Microenvironments Under Flow

Gianna Laurito, Neuroscience, College of Liberal Arts
Mentor: Mathieu Wimmer, College of Liberal Arts: Psychology and Neuroscience
Automating a Novel Pain Assessment Procedure in Rats Using Machine Learning Algorithms

Al Martinez, Art Therapy, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Mentor: Gerard Brown, Tyler School of Art and Architecture: Painting
Rituals of Resilience: The Santa Muerte Tradition in Everyday Life

Srishty Muthusekaran, Computer Science, College of Science and Technology
Mentor: Stephen MacNeil, College of Science and Technology: Computer and Information Science
Generative AI and Career Competencies: A Comparative Analysis of Student and Industry Perspectives on the Evolving Technology Landscape

Trisha Verma, Biochemistry, College of Science and Technology
Mentor: Evangelia Bellas, College of Engineering: Bioengineering
Modeling Estradiol Influence on Fatty Acid Metabolism in 3D-Engineered Human Adipose Tissues: A Study of Metabolic States

Jasmine Wilk, Public Health, College of Public Health
Mentor: Evangelia Bellas, College of Engineering: Bioengineering
Exploring the Effects of Glucocorticoids on Adipose Tissue Function and Fibrosis Using a 3D Collagen Hydrogel Model

2022-2023

Spring 2023

Sofia Angelini, Painting, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Mentor: Gerard Brown, Tyler School of Art and Architecture: Painting
Exploring Life (Mortality, Vulnerability, and Control) through Deer Painting

Russell Berg, Architecture, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Mentor: Stephen Anderson, Tyler School of Art and Architecture: Architecture & Environmental Design
The Dynamics of Life in Romaldo Girurgola's Architecture: Human Activity in Project and Purpose

Deejay Bosca, Printmaking, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Mentor: Hester Stinnett, Tyler School of Art and Architecture: Printmaking
Points of Release

Haoyang Chen, Ryunoshin Fujinomaki, Rere Matsumoto, Ietta Cosette Veeder, Psychological Studies, Temple University Japan
Mentor: Suzi Zimmerman, Temple University Japan Psychology
The Impact of Secondary Education Backgrounds and TUJ's Bridge Program on the Academic Adaptability of Japanese Undergraduate Students: A Case Study of Temple University Japan Campus

Johanna Dam, Biology, College of Science and Technology
Mentor: Seonhee Kim, Lewis Katz School of Medicine: Neural Sciences
The Role of Yap/Taz in Periventricular Heterotopia Formation

Nathan Duda, Genomic Medicine, College of Science and Technology
Mentor: Rob Kulathinal, College of Science and Technology: Biology
Duplicate genes and the evolution of functional diversity

Trinity Flores, Horticulture, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Mentor: Josh Caplan, Tyler School of Art and Architecture: Horticulture (Ambler)
Soil Respiration in Temple's Tornado-Damaged Forest

Madeline Funk, Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
Mentor: Mathieu Wimmer, College of Liberal Arts: Psychology and Neuroscience
Investigating cognitive deficits elicited by chronic heroin self-administration in male and female rats

Caroline George, Neuroscience, College of Liberal Arts
Mentor: Ingrid Olson, College of Liberal Arts: Psychology and Neuroscience
Little Brain, Big Interactions: Examining functional connectivity between the cerebellum and the cortex for emotional processing

Fall 2022

Sneha Gonipati, Biology and Data Science, College of Science and Technology
Mentor: Abul Kashem, Temple University Hospital: Cardiovascular
Sequential Endothelial Function Assessment of Lung Transplantation

Rohan Harolikar, Biology, College of Science and Technology
Mentor: Jonathan Soboloff, Lewis Katz School of Medicine: Fels Cancer Center
Geranyltransferases are endogenous regulators of store-operated calcium entry

Shely Khaikin, Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
Mentor: Eunice Chen, College of Liberal Arts: Psychology
Ultraprocessed Food Effects and Liking and Wanting of Unprocessed/Minimally Processed and Highly Processed Food

Shelby Kubicka, Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, College of Liberal Arts
Mentor: Jennifer Pollitt, College of Liberal Arts: Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
Dobbs V. Jackson Women's Health Organization: Gender Stereotypes and Assumptions in the Language of the Supreme Court

Yulduz Masharifova, Painting, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Mentor: Gerard Brown, Tyler School of Art and Architecture: Painting
Memory and Space

Mya McKeownn, Communication and Social Influence, Klein College of Media and Communication
Mentor: Bruce Hardy, Klein College of Media and Communication: Communication and Social Influence
Where the pipeline starts: the media habits of Qanon

Qianwei Shi, Communications Production Track, Temple University Japan
Mentor: Ronald Carr: Temple University Japan: Communication Studies
Mascara by XG Produced by NLG Entertainment

Timothy Shill, Art, Temple University Japan
Mentor: Ian Lynam, Temple University Japan: Art
Subtle Positive Change

Ian Stonefield, Ecology, Evolution & Biodiversity, College of Science and Technology
Mentor: Mariana Bonfim, College of Science and Technology, Biology
Influence of transportation networks and environmental conditions on spotted lanternfly invasion

Kuralai Zholdosh kyzy, Neuroscience, College of Science and Technology
Mentor: Barbara Krynska, Lewis Katz School of Medicine: Neural Sciences
Altered neuronal development in Myelomeningocele

2021-2022

Spring 2022

Alexandra Arnold, Biology, College of Science and Technology
Mentor: Nancy Pleshko, College of Engineering: Bioengineering
Spina Bifida (Myelomeningocele) in a Fetal Rat Model

Gannon Blair, Painting, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Mentor: Gerard Brown, Tyler School of Art and Architecture: Painting
Pigment and Vehicle

Eliot Curtis, Theater and English, School of Theater, Film and Media Arts
Mentor: Lindsay Goss, School of Theater, Film and Media Arts: Theater
Seven Against Gaea

Jared Ford, Biology, College of Science and Technology
Mentor: Robert Stanley, College of Science and Technology: Chemistry
Mutating a Salt Bridge in Photolyase and its Effect on DNA Repair

Chloe Gesing, Communication and Social Influence, Klein College of Media and Communication
Mentor: Bruce Hardy, Klein College of Media and Communication: Communication and Social Influence
The Impact of Citizen Comments on Political Polarizattion and Intolerance through Nextdoor

Brianna Kline-Costa-Chavez, Political Science, College of Liberal Arts
Mentor: Jessica Stanton, College of Liberal Arts: Political Science
'To Kill a Woman is to Kill Life': Gendered Violence in the Guatemalan Civil War

Parker Naugle, Criminal Justice, College of Liberal Arts
Mentor: Aunshul Rege, College of Liberal Arts: Criminal Justice
Examining the Use of Crypto Currency Wallets in Young Adults

Julianna Sims, Math and Spanish, College of Science and Technology and College of Liberal Arts
Mentor: Jeromy Sivek, College of Science and Technology: Math
An Exploration of Fixed Point Theory

Fall 2021

Chloe Gehret, Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity, College of Science and Technology
Mentor: Amy Freestone, College of Science and Technology: Biology
Tree Population in Eastern Deciduous Forests

Naz Khoury, Visual Studies, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Mentor: Alexa Firat, College of Liberal Arts: Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Studies
The Celebration of Queerness in Arabic Literary Tradition

Camryn Krumbhaar, Neuroscience, College of Liberal Arts
Mentor: Mathieu Wimmer, College of Liberal Arts: Psychology
Transgenerational Effects of Paternal Morphine Use on Adolescent (F1) Drug-Taking Behavior

Mary Malark, Printmaking, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Mentor: Kakyoung Lee, Tyler School of Art and Architecture: Art
Beneath the Flowers- Print Series

Oliver Mayman, Jazz Performance, Boyer College of Music and Dance
Mentor: Terell Stafford, Boyer College of Music and Dance: Instrumental Studies
Innovating on the Vibraphone: Exploring Advanced Dampening and Pianistic Techniques for the Instrument

Willow Neske, Bioengineering, College of Engineering
Mentor: Heyang Yuan, College of Engineering: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Employing Bioelectrochemical Systems to Enrich Cultures Capable of EET-Mediated Anammox

Kathryn Receveur, Glass and Sculpture, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Mentor: Jessica Jane Julius, Tyler School of Art and Architecture: Art
Past Mending

Zoe Turner, Bioengineering, College of Engienering
Mentor: Evangelia Bellas, College of Engineering: Bioengineering
Effect of Obesity on Lymphangio genesis Using On-Chip Adipose Tissue and Lymphatic Vessel Model

Steven Valera, Glass and Printmaking, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Mentor: Amze Emmons, Tyler School of Art and Architecture: Art
Past is Future

Mary Watkins, Art, Temple University Japan
Mentor: Shinya Watanabe, Temple University Japan: Art
Sexual Anatomy (Assault, Consent, and Healing)

Allyson Yu, Management Information Systems, Fox School of Business
Mentor: Steven Fleming, College of Science and Technology: Chemistry
Lack of Accessibility in STEM Educational Resources

2020-2021

Spring 2021

Israel Aron, Mathematics and Physics, College of Science and Technology
Mentor: Boris Datskovsky, College of Science and Technology: Mathematics
Music and Mathematics: Exploring Basic Algebraic Properties

Ricardo Fortuna, Neuroscience, College of Liberal Arts
Mentor: Mathieu Wimmer, College of Liberal Arts: Psychology
Defining a Reinforcer- and Sex-Specific Behavioral Signature of Craving in Rodents

Nicholas Fry, College of Science and Technology: Biochemistry
Mentor: Darius Balciunas, College of Science and Technology: Biology
Epitope Tagging Zebrafish Tbx5a

Samuel Hall, Political Science, College of Liberal Arts
Mentor: Alexandra Guisinger, College of Liberal Arts: Political Science
Opinion Generation on Arms Exports 

Robert Hartnett, Public Relations, Klein College of Media and Communication
Mentor: Meghnaa Tallapragada, Klein College of Media and Communication: Advertising & Public Relations
Veterans Integrating into Civilian/Family Life Post Deployment

Srikar Katta, Mathematics and Computer Science, College of Science and Technology
Mentor: David Smith, College of Liberal Arts: Psychology
Using Google Trends to Estimate the Effects of Disasters on Donations Behavior

Mark Klobukov, Physics, College of Science and Technology
Mentor: Jim Napolitano, College of Science and Technology: Physics
Estimation and Stimulation of the Levchuk Effect in Moller Polarimeters

Emma LaFaver, Music Therapy, Boyer College of Music and Dance
Mentor: Mansi Shah, College of Liberal Arts: Neuroscience
Using Music Therapy to Induce LTP in Neurodegenerative Conditions

Julia McDonnell, Biochemistry, College of Science and Technology
Mentor: Seonhee Kim, Lewis Katz School of Medicine: Neural Sciences
The Role of p53-Mediated Cell Death on BubR1-Related microcephaly in the Cortex and Cerebellum

Alexandra Rosen, Music and Sociology, Boyer College of Music and Dance and College of Liberal Arts
Mentor: Noriko Manabe, Boyer College of Music and Dance: Music Studies
Formation of Dutch-Indonesian Identity in Indorock 

Fall 2020

Alisha Arora, Neuroscience, College of Science and Technology
Mentor: Johanna Jarcho, College of Liberal Arts: Psychology
An Investigation of the Underlying Neural Mechanisms of Social Anxiety and Intolerance to Uncertainty

Scott Blender, Mathematical Economics, College of Liberal Arts
Mentor: Douglas Webber, College of Liberal Arts: Economics
Using Human-Centered Mobility to Predict Economic Recovery During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Patrick Case, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering; Celine Miro, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Mentor: Dmitriy Dikin, College of Engineering: Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Performance of Antimicrobial Coatings on Everyday Surfaces

Annica Chiu, Information Science and Technology, College of Science and Technology
Mentor: Slobodan Vucetic, College of Science and Technology: Computer and Information Sciences
Computer Science Programs Ranking Based on Faculty Citations

Diba Atar, Bioengineering, College of Engineering
Mentor: Xavier Grana-Amat, Lewis Katz School of Medicine: Fels Cancer Institute
Optimization of immortalization of human primary normal and patient-derived PCa cells

Evan Haley, Chemistry, College of Science and Technology
Mentor: Vinay Parikh, College of Liberal Arts: Psychology and Neuroscience
Choline Transporter Ubiquitination as a Trait Marker in Sign Tracking and Addiction

Thomas Hernandez, Communication Studies and Political Science, Klein College of Media and Communication and College of Liberal Arts
Mentor: Scott Gratson, Klein College of Media and Communication: Communication Studies
Radicalization in the Age of COVID-19

Henry Morales, Painting, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Mentor: Odili Donald Odita, Tyler School of Art and Architecture: Art
"Aqui Chambeando"

Alyssa Veneziale, Health Professions, College of Public Health
Mentor: Nancy Pleshko, College of Engineering: Bioengineering
Can a bone growth peptide improve bone quality in mice with a collagen deficiency