DU Undergraduate Showcase Abstracts: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Works

Authors

• Sophia Wismar, University of Denver
• Henry Staats, University of Denver
• Allison Metzler, University of Denver
• Chloe Puckett, University of Denver
• Rachel Levine, Humane Colorado
• Christa Kilpatrick, Burning Through Pages
• Scott Wolf, Denver Public School District
• Joe Walsh, University of Denver
• Grace Doolittle, University of Denver
• John Engebreston, University of Denver
• Zoe Lopez, University of Denver
• Christopher Aaby, Great Outdoors Colorado
• Audrey Duff, University of Denver
• Timothy Sisk, University of Denver
• Katelyn Lamberton, University of Denver
• Angela Narayan, University of Denver
• Gilkah Argueta, University of Denver
• Habiba Samir, University of Denver
• Girena Tesfazghi, University of Denver
• Genet Kenore, University of Denver
• Sinit Tesfamariam, University of Denver
• Effley Brooks, University of Denver
• Abi Newell, University of Denver
• Megan Doherty, University of Denver
• Natalie Baer, University of Denver
• Lexi Blood, University of Denver
• Talya Riciputi, University of Denver
• Jessica Jimenez, University of Denver
• Devin Hernandez, University of Denver
• Lynn Clark, University of Denver
• Taj Kumar, University of Denver
• Sunil Kumar, University of Denver
• Allen Rutman, University of Denver
• Mira Pronobis, University of Denver
• Tess Carson, University of Denver
• Anna Sher, University of Denver
• Frankie Stroud, University of Denver
• Tamra Pearson d'Estree, University of Denver
• Alyssa Wilson, University of Denver
• Emily Melnick, University of Denver
• Jenalee Doom, University of Denver
• Yihang Gao, University of Denver
• Gwendolyn Geiger, University of Denver
• Noah Gettle, University of Denver
• Scott Nichols, University of Denver
• Clare Ayoub, University of Denver
• Cara DiEnno, University of Denver
• Sunny Walker, Accelerate Neighborhood Climate Action
• Zoe Hansen, University of Denver
• Maya Wheeler, The Wezesha Dada Center
• Addison Rice, University of Denver
• Patrick Martin, University of Denver
• Sanjana Acharya, University of Denver
• Daniel McIntosh, University of Denver
• Amanda McKellips, University of Denver
• Calli Cain, University of Denver
• Justin Blake, University of Denver
• Peter Sokol-Hessner, University of Denver
• Natalie Miller, University of Denver
• Max Weisbuch, University of Denver
• Sophia Dellota, University of Denver
• John Macikas, University of Denver
• Charlotte Snow, University of Denver
• Mark Siemens, University of Denver
• Zoe Lynch, University of Denver
• Alex Huffman, University of Denver
• Prachi Shah, University of Denver
• Jason Roney, University of Denver
• Halcyon Levi, University of Denver
• Nicole Herzog, University of Denver
• Andrea Koly, University of Denver
• Daniel Linseman, University of Denver
• Annie London, University of Denver
• Xi Yang, University of Denver
• Avery Zwisler, University of Denver
• Jane Smith, The Park People (Denver)
• Chaz Contag, University of Denver
• Michael Kerwin, University of Denver
• Lucy Rand, University of Denver
• Grace Schroeder, University of Denver
• Michelle Rozenman, University of Denver
• Nissa Tapper, University of Denver
• Guiming Zhang, University of Denver
• Mateo Mazariego-Halpern, University of Denver
• Keith Meyer, Denver INC
• Julie Do, University of Denver
• Dakota Park-Ozee, University of Denver
• Travis Herink, University of Denver
• Kara Neu, University of Denver
• Jonathan Plomin, University of Denver
• Eve-Odine Duchaufour, University of Denver
• Debbie Gale Mitchell, University of Denver
• Tennyson Anderson-Stricklin, University of Denver
• Lily Treitz, University of Denver
• Samantha Rosenberger, University of Denver
• Sierra Griffith, University of Denver
• Finley Joseph, University of Denver
• Daniel Sampson, Driven By Our Ambitions
• Emmy Davis, PlaceBridge Elementary School
• Skyler Kasnoff, University of Denver
• Evon Lopez
• Vivian Nguyen, University of Denver
• Cassy Young, University of Denver
• Franklin Sellner, University of Denver
• Martin Tobon, University of Denver
• Ila Graham, University of Denver
• Zach Billings, University of Denver
• Holden Hedit, University of Denver
• Decatur Boland, University of Denver
• Paul Kosempel, University of Denver
• Cory Chandler, Special Olympics Colorado
• Jay Mahoney, University of Denver
• Sam Dragan, University of Denver
• Susan Dagget, University of Denver
• Yarrow Ator, University of Denver
• Heidi Vuletich, University of Denver
• Owen Weber, University of Denver
• Andrew Kloeppel, University of Denver
• Petersen Gray, University of Denver
• Mandi Schaeffer-Fry, University of Denver
• Razleen Bassra, University of Denver
• Bryanna Rodriguez, University of Denver
• Christina Blue, Girl Scouts of Colorado
• Taubie Sanders, University of Denver
• Rachel Epstein, University of Denver
• Luke Milburn, University of Denver
• Camryn Evans, University of Denver
• Ezra Martinez, University of Denver
• Mary Westwood, University of Denver
• Gabri Notov, University of Denver
• Robin Tinghitella, University of Denver
• Lilou Cabrol, University of Denver
• Eli Barbour, University of Denver
• Juliet Mendik, University of Denver
• Selma Myers, University of Denver
• Zac Wise, University of Denver
• Noah Fahlin, University of Denver
• Michelle Knowles, University of Denver
• Abigail Hopper, University of Denver
• Michael Greenberger, University of Denver
• Romi LaClair, University of Denver
• Sarah Watamura, University of Denver
• Sabrina Efroymson, University of Denver
• Casey Barker, University of Denver
• Sydney Seltzer, University of Denver
• Bryn Yehle, University of Denver
• Jennifer Hoffman, University of Denver
• Sara Garcia, University of Denver
• Ryuka Nagamine, University of Denver
• Trevor Briggs, University of Denver
• Remy Le Boeuf, University of Denver
• Elena Krone, University of Denver
• Eileen Farrell, University of Denver
• Regan O'Rourke, University of Denver
• Elena Roel, University of Denver
• Greg Mortimer, Colorado Immigrant Justice Fund
• Ali Ayoub, University of Denver
• Stefani Langehennig, University of Denver
• Caitlin Turk, University of Denver
• Logan Scmid, University of Denver
• Stefan Chavez-Norgaard, University of Denver
• Karen Kim, University of Denver
• Tatiana Peccedi, University of Denver
• Courtney Cassidy, University of Denver
• John Sebesta, University of Denver
• Rhianna Lewis, University of Denver
• Janice Bening-Lacek, University of Denver
• Vivian Lawless, University of Denver
• Mckenna Hanson, University of Denver
• Jeffrey Amidon, University of Denver
• Riya Joshi, University of Denver
• Ram Ambre, University of Denver
• Brady Worrell, University of Denver
• Perrin Schneider, University of Denver
• Ali Azadani, University of Denver
• Brooke Agulnek, University of Denver
• Lyndsie Salvagio, University of Denver
• Elise Siemanowki, University of Denver
• Yan Qin, University of Denver
• Andre Allen, University of Denver
• Melodie Nguyen, University of Denver
• Megan Livengood, University of Denver
• Abby Reams, University of Denver
• Saffron Hartreeve, University of Denver
• Bri Wylie, University of Denver
• Sarah Brookman
• Mariah Loiacono
• Green Russo
• Abhia Lodhi, University of Denver
• Gabrielle Welsh, University of Denver
• Nika Spehar, University of Denver
• Shahked Levin, University of Denver
• Evrim Baykal, University of Denver
• Kimberly Chiew, University of Denver
• Jocelyn Torres, University of Denver
• Kailey Hicks, University of Denver
• Mykaela Tanino-Springsteen, University of Denver
• Audrey Bellows, University of Denver
• Akam Chahal, University of Denver
• Madeline Tepper, University of Denver
• Shannon Murphy, University of Denver
• Alexa Fonseca, University of Denver
• Deborah Han, University of Denver
• Cassandra Perez, University of Denver
• Oluwatoyin Alaba, University of Denver
• Julia Roncoroni, University of Denver
• Vy Nguyen, University of Denver
• Nana Burn, University of Denver
• Sarah Sasse, University of Denver
• Rubin Tuder, University of Denver
• Anthony Gerber, University of Denver
• Nancy Lorenzon, University of Denver
• Christine Vohwinkel
• Camryn Gunter, University of Denver
• Tristan Weber, University of Denver
• Sam Rommel, University of Denver
• Brian Michel, University of Denver
• Muskan Fatima, University of Denver
• Alannah Oleson, University of Denver
• Kira Frey, University of Denver
• Edward Garrido, University of Denver
• Beckett Morris, University of Denver
• Kerstin Haring, University of Denver
• Drew Middleton, University of Denver
• Abigail Walpert, University of Denver
• Liam Dee, University of Denver
• Gabby Ishaw, University of Denver
• Cole Carnes, University of Denver
• Maddie Weiser, University of Denver
• Claire Fox, University of Denver
• Valeriia Vlasenko, University of Denver
• Kateri McRae, University of Denver
• Riley Smith, University of Denver
• Abigail Templin, University of Denver
• Kushani Rajapaksha, University of Denver

Abstract

Abstracts from the DU Undergraduate Research Showcase.

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.56902/DUURJ.2026.7.1.13

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Wismar, Sophia; Staats, Henry; Metzler, Allison; Puckett, Chloe; Levine, Rachel; Kilpatrick, Christa; Wolf, Scott; Walsh, Joe; Doolittle, Grace; Engebreston, John; Lopez, Zoe; Aaby, Christopher; Duff, Audrey; Sisk, Timothy; Lamberton, Katelyn; Narayan, Angela; Argueta, Gilkah; Samir, Habiba; Tesfazghi, Girena; Kenore, Genet; Tesfamariam, Sinit; Brooks, Effley; Newell, Abi; Doherty, Megan; Baer, Natalie; Blood, Lexi; Riciputi, Talya; Jimenez, Jessica; Hernandez, Devin; Clark, Lynn; Kumar, Taj; Kumar, Sunil; Rutman, Allen; Pronobis, Mira; Carson, Tess; Sher, Anna; Stroud, Frankie; Pearson d'Estree, Tamra; Wilson, Alyssa; Melnick, Emily; Doom, Jenalee; Gao, Yihang; Geiger, Gwendolyn; Gettle, Noah; Nichols, Scott; Ayoub, Clare; DiEnno, Cara; Walker, Sunny; Hansen, Zoe; Wheeler, Maya; Rice, Addison; Martin, Patrick; Acharya, Sanjana; McIntosh, Daniel; McKellips, Amanda; Cain, Calli; Blake, Justin; Sokol-Hessner, Peter; Miller, Natalie; Weisbuch, Max; Dellota, Sophia; Macikas, John; Snow, Charlotte; Siemens, Mark; Lynch, Zoe; Huffman, Alex; Shah, Prachi; Roney, Jason; Levi, Halcyon; Herzog, Nicole; Koly, Andrea; Linseman, Daniel; London, Annie; Yang, Xi; Zwisler, Avery; Smith, Jane; Contag, Chaz; Kerwin, Michael; Rand, Lucy; Schroeder, Grace; Rozenman, Michelle; Tapper, Nissa; Zhang, Guiming; Mazariego-Halpern, Mateo; Meyer, Keith; Do, Julie; Park-Ozee, Dakota; Herink, Travis; Neu, Kara; Plomin, Jonathan; Duchaufour, Eve-Odine; Mitchell, Debbie Gale; Anderson-Stricklin, Tennyson; Treitz, Lily; Rosenberger, Samantha; Griffith, Sierra; Joseph, Finley; Sampson, Daniel; Davis, Emmy; Kasnoff, Skyler; Lopez, Evon; Nguyen, Vivian; Young, Cassy; Sellner, Franklin; Tobon, Martin; Graham, Ila; Billings, Zach; Hedit, Holden; Boland, Decatur; Kosempel, Paul; Chandler, Cory; Mahoney, Jay; Dragan, Sam; Dagget, Susan; Ator, Yarrow; Vuletich, Heidi; Weber, Owen; Kloeppel, Andrew; Gray, Petersen; Schaeffer-Fry, Mandi; Bassra, Razleen; Rodriguez, Bryanna; Blue, Christina; Sanders, Taubie; Epstein, Rachel; Milburn, Luke; Evans, Camryn; Martinez, Ezra; Westwood, Mary; Notov, Gabri; Tinghitella, Robin; Cabrol, Lilou; Barbour, Eli; Mendik, Juliet; Myers, Selma; Wise, Zac; Fahlin, Noah; Knowles, Michelle; Hopper, Abigail; Greenberger, Michael; LaClair, Romi; Watamura, Sarah; Efroymson, Sabrina; Barker, Casey; Seltzer, Sydney; Yehle, Bryn; Hoffman, Jennifer; Garcia, Sara; Nagamine, Ryuka; Briggs, Trevor; Le Boeuf, Remy; Krone, Elena; Farrell, Eileen; O'Rourke, Regan; Roel, Elena; Mortimer, Greg; Ayoub, Ali; Langehennig, Stefani; Turk, Caitlin; Scmid, Logan; Chavez-Norgaard, Stefan; Kim, Karen; Peccedi, Tatiana; Cassidy, Courtney; Sebesta, John; Lewis, Rhianna; Bening-Lacek, Janice; Lawless, Vivian; Hanson, Mckenna; Amidon, Jeffrey; Joshi, Riya; Ambre, Ram; Worrell, Brady; Schneider, Perrin; Azadani, Ali; Agulnek, Brooke; Salvagio, Lyndsie; Siemanowki, Elise; Qin, Yan; Allen, Andre; Nguyen, Melodie; Livengood, Megan; Reams, Abby; Hartreeve, Saffron; Wylie, Bri; Brookman, Sarah; Loiacono, Mariah; Russo, Green; Lodhi, Abhia; Welsh, Gabrielle; Spehar, Nika; Levin, Shahked; Baykal, Evrim; Chiew, Kimberly; Torres, Jocelyn; Hicks, Kailey; Tanino-Springsteen, Mykaela; Bellows, Audrey; Chahal, Akam; Tepper, Madeline; Murphy, Shannon; Fonseca, Alexa; Han, Deborah; Perez, Cassandra; Alaba, Oluwatoyin; Roncoroni, Julia; Nguyen, Vy; Burn, Nana; Sasse, Sarah; Tuder, Rubin; Gerber, Anthony; Lorenzon, Nancy; Vohwinkel, Christine; Gunter, Camryn; Weber, Tristan; Rommel, Sam; Michel, Brian; Fatima, Muskan; Oleson, Alannah; Frey, Kira; Garrido, Edward; Morris, Beckett; Haring, Kerstin; Middleton, Drew; Walpert, Abigail; Dee, Liam; Ishaw, Gabby; Carnes, Cole; Weiser, Maddie; Fox, Claire; Vlasenko, Valeriia; McRae, Kateri; Smith, Riley; Templin, Abigail; and Rajapaksha, Kushani (2026) "DU Undergraduate Showcase Abstracts: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Works," DU Undergraduate Research Journal Archive: Vol. 7: Iss. 1, Article 13.

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