April 29, 2022
Fourteen School of Health Professions students participated in the 2022 Spring Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum. Students presented research in diverse categories, including Life Sciences, Behavioral/Social Sciences, Applied Design, and Humanities.
Health Professions faculty mentored 17 student presenters from multiple disciplines, as well.
Health Professions student researchers
Abdullah Alsharafi
- Major: Health Science
- Mentor: Jamie Hall
- Presentation: Construction of 3D Geometries of the Foot, Shank, and Distal Femur from CT Scans
Lauren Greene
- Major: Health Science
- Mentor: Carolyn Orbann
- Presentation: Whooping Cough Trends in Missouri from 1914-1920
Carly Hays
- Major: Health Science
- Mentor: Carolyn Orbann
- Presentation: InsuRxance: Using Health Literacy to Prevent Excess Healthcare Spending
Josiah Kaboga
- Major: Health Science
- Mentor: Aaron Stoker
- Presentation: Differences in Metabolic Responses by Cervical and Lumbar Intervertebral Discs Based on Pfirrmann Grades
Sam Kasser
- Major: Health Science
- Mentor: Trent Guess
- Presentation: Evaluation of Task-Based Differences in Center of Pressure Excursion Velocity
Sharmarke Khadar
- Major: Health Science
- Mentor: Christopher Josey
- Presentation: Social Identity Focused News
Osaid Khan
- Major: Health Science
- Mentor: Carolyn Orbann
- Presentation: The Spanish-Flu Pandemic and Infectious Diseases Impact on Missourians of the early 20th Century
Madeline Lee
- Major: Public Health
- Mentor: Amanda Rose
- Presentation: Friendship Qualities in Adolescents: The Correlation of Positive and Negative Affect with Perceived Closeness
Alyssa Norrenberns
- Major: Public Health
- Mentor: Amanda Rose
- Presentation: Friendship Qualities in Adolescents: The Correlation of Positive and Negative Affect with Perceived Closeness
Donasha Robinson
- Major: Health Science
- Mentor: Trent Guess
- Presentation: Tibiofemoral Motion During Dynamic Tasks While Performing Cognitive Dual-Tasking
Aleasia Ryan
- Major: Health Science
- Mentor: Scott Frey
- Presentation: Correlates of Post-Amputation Pain
Alexis Seals
- Major: Social Work
- Mentor: Ashley Givens
- Presentation: Perceptions of Parenting through a Community Supervision Center
Lauren Tigner
- Major: Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
- Mentor: Stacy Wagovich
- Presentation: Mental State Verb Use in Narratives By Children with Developmental Language Disorder
Chloe Webb
- Major: Health Science
- Mentor: Trent Guess
- Presentation: Evaluation of Task-Based Differences in Center of Pressure Excursion Velocity
Health Professions faculty mentors
Ashley Givens
Social Work assistant professor
- Alexis Seals, social work
Trent Guess
Physical Therapy associate professor
- Olivia Guess, computer science
- Andrew Harrison, computer engineering
- Sam Kasser, health science
- Donasha Robinson, health science
- Chloe Webb, health science
- Sam Weiss, biomedical engineering
Jamie Hall
Physical Therapy assistant teaching professor
- Abdullah Alsharafi, health science
- Megan Pullen, electrical engineering
Bill Janes
Occupational Therapy associate clinical professor
- Brendan Crowell, biomedical engineering
- Samuel Kutz, biomedical engineering
- Caitlin Schmidt, biomedical engineering
Andrew Kiselica
Health Psychology assistant professor
- Veronica Pozdal, biological sciences
Carolyn Orbann
Health Sciences associate teaching professor
- Lauren Greene, health science
- Carly Hays, health science
- Osaid Khan, health science
Stacy Wagovich
Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences associate professor
- Lauren Tigner, speech, language and hearing sciences
