Awards
The UM Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR), the Office of Undergraduate Research, and sponsoring units recognize remarkable performances and presentations. Projects are eligible to receive an award based on a student's project category and the award criteria. To be eligible for awards consideration, students must submit an abstract or artist's statement and present or perform at UMCUR.
UMCUR will present awards to the top presentations and performances from each of the five project categories (Humanities, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, and Visual and Performing Arts). New in 2026 are the additional award categories of Engaged Scholarship and Interdisciplinary Studies. To be considered for an award, students must select the appropriate awards box in ScholarWorks when registering by the February 20th. For students interested in awards consideration, several committees, composed of faculty and staff members, will review abstract and artist's statement submissions to determine finalists from each project category. The authors of those top abstract and artist's statement submissions will then have their performances and presentations reviewed during the conference, using an evaluation rubric.
Awards List
- UMCUR Conference Awards: Awards will be presented to the top projects in each of the five project categories (Humanities, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, and Visual and Performing Arts), as well as in the categories of Engaged Scholarship and Interdisciplinary Studies.
- Performances and presentations will be evaluated using the UMCUR rubric.
- As one part of the Visual and Performing Arts category listed above, the OPUS Literary Arts Award recognizes creative writing projects (nonfiction, fiction, and poetry).
- A monetary prize accompanies these awards.
- Sponsors:
- Office of Undergraduate Research
- Creative Writing Program and Fall Writers’ Opus (OPUS Literary Arts Award)
- The Franke Global Leadership Initiative (GLI) will manage the awards process for GLI fellows and their capstone mentors. The GLI will present an award to the top capstone team oral presentation, using the GLI Rubric.
2025 Awardees
Congratulations to the 2025 conference award recipients! The Office of Undergraduate Research honored each recipient with an award certificate and a monetary prize.
Learn more about awardees' research and creative scholarship projects on Scholarworks.
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Presenter(s) |
Presentation Title |
Category |
Presentation Type |
Mentor |
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Riley Emerson Carney |
Humanities |
Oral Presentation |
Jody Pavilack |
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Logan Stabnau |
Humanities |
Oral Presentation |
Jody Pavilack |
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Wyatt Balius |
Situating Standing Doctrine in Environmental Litigation |
Humanities |
Oral Presentation |
Soazig Le Bihan |
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Lauren Schulte |
Bridging the gap: The effects of intergroup contact on emotions and LGBTIQ+ history knowledge among cisgender heterosexual individuals | Social Sciences |
Poster Presentation |
Bryan Cochran |
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Julia Brink |
Investigating the Impact of Shame Resilience and Internalized Weight Stigma on Body Image in Men | Social Sciences |
Poster Presentation | Caitlin Martin-Wagar |
| Madison Headrick | A Geospatial Analysis of Simple Assaults in Missoula: Temporal and Land Use Category Trends | Social Sciences |
Poster Presentation | James Tuttle |
| Katie Coates | Exploring Environmental Drivers of Antarctic Krill Reproductive Output | Life Sciences | Oral Presentation | Andrew Whiteley |
| Emily Ehli | Group-based BCST for Patients with RCC | Life Sciences | Poster Presentation | Laurie Slovarp |
| Christopher Cardella | How Warming Shapes Early Life Stages of Alpine Cushion Plants | Life Sciences | Poster Presentation | Meredith Zettlemoyer |
| Sara Trotchie, Samantha Yeats, Rachel Barney |
Accuracy Evaluation of Modern Methods of Motion Capture | Physical Sciences | Poster Presentation | Matt Bundle |
| Ryan Fleetwood | Estimating Snow Water Equivalent from the Montana Mesonet | Physical Sciences | Poster Presentation | Kyle Bocinsky |
| Bethany Blakey | Restoring Rattlesnake Creek: Using Citizen Science to Assess the Ecological and Morphological Impacts of Small Dam Removal | Physical Sciences | Poster Presentation | Natalie Bursztyn |
| Taylor Ferguson | The Sedge | Performing Arts | Performance | Brooklyn Draper |
| Benjamin Medina Caplis | Olivia's Autumn | Performing Arts | Performance | Bryan Kostors |
| Shawn Bouffard | Sound of Us | Performing Arts | Performance | Hannah Knipp |
| Lia Blount | Yield the Ghost | Literary Arts | Performance | Robert Stubblefield |
| Tessa Macklin | Redwoods: A Young Adult Novel | Literary Arts | Performance | Robert Stubblefield |
| Kayli Dollard | Bodies of Water | Literary Arts | Performance | Robert Stubblefield |
| Erin Heaton | Queer In & Out of Montana: Oral Histories of the LGBTQ+ Exodus from Montana | Engaged Scholarship | Oral Presentation | Elizabeth Hubble |
| Rylie Luhring | Seed Sisters | Engaged Scholarship | Oral Presentation | Mark Sundeen |
| Vivianne Ostheimer | Decomposing the Data: Assessing the Impact of a University of Montana Composting Pilot | Engaged Scholarship | Poster Presentation | Tayli Hillyard |
| Nicholas Greenlund | Embodied Self-Remembering; Toward a Personal Movement Philosophy | Interdisciplinary Studies | Poster Presentation | Heidi Eggert |
| O'Maste-Win Foster, Willow Kipp | Dinner Film Screening and Discussion of Bring Them Home | Interdisciplinary Studies | Discussion |
Past Awardees
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2021 UMCUR Award Winners Presenter(s): Presentation Title: Category: Presentation Type: Mentor: Arwen Baxter The Pedagogy of James Baldwin; What Undergraduate Peer Educators Stand to Learn from Emancipatory Teaching Processes Humanities Oral Presentation Lauren Collins Fiona Siobhan Bean Les Chiques: The Addition of a Third Gender-Neutral Option in the Spanish Language Humanities Oral Presentation Dora LaCasse Graydon William Prosser Hidalgo Distant Early Warning in Alarm Responses in Chickadees and Nuthatches – Do birds use their avian neighbors as sentinels? Life Sciences Oral Presentation Erick Greene Madison Grace Miller Reconstructing Historical Wildfire Temperatures by Analyzing Lake Sediment Charcoal Using Infrared Spectroscopy Physical Sciences Oral Presentation Philip Higuera Madison Baroch Social Sciences Oral Presentation Mizuki Miyashita Kendall B. Seibel Mother Courage & her Children- Defining a New Era of Art in the Age of Coronavirus Visual Performing Arts Oral Presentation Pamyla Stiehl Nicole Bealer Improving Population Monitoring of Wolverines by Integrating Noninvasive Genetic Monitoring and Remote Camera Trapping Life Sciences Poster Presentation Mark Hebblewhite Ashlesha Khatiwada Analyzing the multipath of GPS time series to study snow properties Physical Sciences Poster Presentation Hilary Martens Neiman Alexis Snetzer Preparing Students who Stutter for Postsecondary Employment: A Survey of SLPs in Montana Social Sciences Poster Presentation Ginger Collins Ashley Sinclair, Jeffrey Hyer, Mitchell
Reynolds, Megan Jackson, Makayla
Haynes, Nicole
Ballard, Katelyn
GraybealREWILDING CHILDREN: Creating Digital Tools for K-5 Wildlife Education Franke Global
Leadership Initiative
(GLI)Group Oral Presentation Elena Bigart -
2020 UMCUR Award Winners Presenter(s): Presentation Title: Category: Presentation Type: Mentor: Grace Dunnehoff,
Jazzlyn Johnson,
Gwenith Meske,
Daniel Parsons,
Daisy Ward,
Elizabeth Williams,
and Marianna
YearboroReentry Resources Missoula Franke Global Leadership Initiative (GLI) Group Oral Presentation Tobin Miller Shearer Rachel Gebhardt Margaret Van Fleet: Clubwoman, Educator, Suffragist Humanities Oral Presentation Anya Jabour Nathan Barton Courtship Singing in the Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle Life Sciences Oral Presentation Doug Emlen Danielle Novotny, Klemensas Krasaitis
& Eamon PetersonThe Pace of Recovery of Riparian Ecosystem Structure in Restored Reaches of Ninemile Creek Physical Sciences Oral Presentation Ben Colman Reece G. Brandon Incomplete: The Prevalence and Impacts of Spinal Cord Injuries for Individuals Social Sciences Oral Presentation Molly Blair Andrew L. Josten ReCycling in Time Visual Performing Arts & Creative Writing Oral Presentation Bryan Curt Kostors Libby Freeman The Perception of Intimate Partner Violence in Formal Reporting Humanities Poster Presentation Alison Pepper Marin Plemmons Sex-related Differences in Patellofemoral Joint Stress with Fighting and Approach Load Carriage Life Sciences Poster Presentation Richard Willy Amanda J. Kotila Understanding Drought: An Investigation Using Principal Component Analysis Physical Sciences Poster Presentation Marco Maneta Shafer Higgins & Madison Hinshaw Similarities and Differences between French and Universal Consonant Acquisition Social Sciences Poster Presentation Amy Glaspey -
Oral Presentations
2019 UMCUR Award Winners - Oral Presentations Students(s) Subject Area Project Title Faculty Mentor Becca Warwick Humanities “We the People”: Montanan Suffragist Belle Fligelman Winestine and the Progressive Era Anya Jabour Sophie Moon Social Sciences The Consolidation of Corn: A Case Study to Inspire Design for the Wicked Problems of Our Time William McLauchlan Kadie Heinle Life Sciences Biotic and Abiotic Associations with Westslope Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchusclarkii lewisi) occurrences in the North Fork Flathead River in British Columbia, CA and northern Montana, USA under current and future climate scenarios. Lisa Eby Poster Presentations
2019 UMCUR Award Winners - Poster Presentations Students(s) Subject Area Project Title Faculty Mentor Nelson Weaver Humanities The Effects of Social Isolation and Loneliness on Aging Catherine Ipsen Carly Knudson Social Sciences Quantity of Contact and Impact on Attitudes Towards Disabled Populations in Doctor of Physical Therapy Students James Laskin Dakota Vaccaro Life Sciences Fire on the Mountain: Impacts of Burned Habitat on Wildlife Occupancy Chad Bishop Lexi Klawitter Life Sciences Phyllium Flight Analysis Romain Boisseau Visual & Performing Arts (Including Creative Writing)
2019 UMCUR Award Winners - Visual and Preforming Arts (Including Creating Writing) Students(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor Emma Thorp The Construction of a Graphic Novel Erin Saldin -
Oral Presentations
2018 UMCUR Award Winners - Oral Presentations Students(s) Subject Area Project Title Faculty Mentor Breann "Ellen" Watterson Humanities Individuality and Identity Among New England's Nineteenth Century Mill Women Anya Jabour Carly Muench Life Sciences Use of Genetic Techniques to Address Biases in Northern Goshawk Turnover Metrics Erick Greene Jennifer Haas Physical Sciences Mapping Mount Saint Helens: Capturing the Volcano's Geomorphologic Change Over Time Sarah Halvorson Laura Sikoski Social Sciences The Risk of Tax Avoidance Through Charitable Donations in the U.S. Art Market Amanda Dawsey Poster Presentations
2018 UMCUR Award Winners - Poster Presentations Students(s) Subject Area Project Title Faculty Mentor Lacey Desalles Humanities The Evolution of Microaggressions Against Native Americans in Montana History Books Olivia Holter Madeline Lewis Life Sciences Life History Variation in Non-Native Brook Trout Andrew Whiteley Autumn Robinson Life Sciences A bacteriophage integrase regulates virulence factor production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Patrick Secor Sarah Walling Life Sciences Quantifying the Presence of Alternative Reading Frames in the Human Genome Travis Wheeler Patrick Demaree Physical Sciences Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Ameliorate the Negative Effects of Drought on the Common Intermountain Forb: Gaillardia aristata Anna Sala Haley McMahon Social Sciences Caregivers of stroke survivors with language impairments: The impact of an Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program on caregiver psychosocial well-being Catherine Off Kali Taylor Social Sciences Sometimes Hesitancy is Key: Effects of Moral Deliberations on Children's Interpretation of Credibility Cues Rachel Severson Visual & Performing Arts (Including Creative Writing)
2018 UMCUR Award Winners - Visual & Preforming Arts (Including Creative Writing) Students(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor Katie Conrad 2 degree 2° Celsius Nicole Bradley Browning -
Oral Presentations
2017 UMCUR Award Winners - Oral Presentations Students(s) Subject Area Project Title Faculty Mentor Ian Strahn Humanities Lügenpresse: Media skepticism in contemporary Germany Henriette Lowisch Mackenzie Prichard Life Sciences Glucocorticoid and parental effort in tree swallows Creagh Breuner Haley Shepard Life Sciences How EAAT1 knockdown in astrocytes Sarah Certel Raphael Hagen Physical Sciences Using Satellite Altimetry to Measure Lake Volume Changes is Western US Joel Harper Reid Hensen Social Sciences The role of Wilderness Orientation programs: What purpose do they have? Libby Metcalf Mackenzie Lombardi Social Sciences Hillary Rodham Clinton and Shifts in Gendered Rhetorical Style Sarah Hayden Claire Michelson Social Sciences Protectors of Hegemonic Masculinity: An Analysis of Masculinity and Gun Legislation Elizabeth Hubble Poster Presentations
2017 UMCUR Award Winners - Poster Presentations Students(s) Subject Area Project Title Faculty Mentor Kathryn Tiemessen Health and Medical Sciences Cardia Function in a Novel Dystrophic Mouse Model John Quindry Shannon Ryffel Health and Medical Sciences Respiratory Function Comparison in Young D2 John Quindry Mariah Johnson Humanities Satrical Perspectives: A Cross-Cultural Comparison Clint Walker Ziqing Xie Life Sciences #32 Investigation of Membrane Curvature Dependency on Cytochrome c Bruce Bowler Matt Thomas Physical Sciences Using Thermal Inrared Imaging to Estimate Soil Hydraulic Parameters: A Novel Approach Payton Gardner Jess DellaRossa Social Sciences Institutional Mapping of Montana Water Law Brian Chaffin Visual & Performing Arts (Including Creative Writing)
2017 UMCUR Award Winners - Visual & Performing Arts (Including Creative Writing) Students(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor McKenzie Watterson A Generation of Katnisses: The New Power of Femail Protagonists in Young Adult Dystopian Literature Erin Saldin -
Oral Presentations
2016 UMCUR Award Winners - Oral Presentations Student(s) Subject Area Project Title Faculty Mentor Dac Cederberg Humanities You Better Wise Up, Janet Weiss: Reclaiming the Queerness of The Rocky Horror Picture Show Katie Kane Sydney Stivers Humanities The Human Cost of Failed Diplomacy: The Political Motivations Behind the 1994 United States‑led Invasion of Haiti Jody Pavilack Jesse Bunker Physical Sciences Reproductive Output of Pinus albicaulis (whitebark pine) at Alpine Treelines Cara Nelson Hope Radford Social Sciences Globalization and Small Farmers in Latin America: Effects and Adaptations Steve Siebert Jessica Stevens Social Sciences Is Montana's “24/7 Sobriety Program” Deterring Drunk Drivers? Derek Kellenberg Poster Presentations
2016 UMCUR Award Winners - Poster Presentations Student(s) Subject Area Project Title Faculty Mentor Ashley Alexander Life Science Fitness as a Function of Diversity in a Simple Microbial Community Frank Rosenzweig Edmond Brewer Life Science The OAβ1R receptor is required in peripheral neurons to interpret environmental information Sarah Certel Shiva Arens Physical Sciences Petrology of the Libby Formation and comparison to the Garnet Range and Pilcher Formations of the Belt Supergroup: The case for stratigraphic equivalency Marc S. Hendrix Visual & Performing Arts (Including Creative Writing)
2016 UMCUR Award Winners - Visual and Performing Arts (Including Creative Writing) Student(s) Project Title Faculty Mentor Emily Curtiss Improvisation as a Tool for Choreography and Performance Heidi Jones‑Eggert Spencer Ruchti The Mass of Men Lead Lives of Quiet Desperation: A Study of Unconventional Point of View and Narrative Structures in Contemporary Fiction Erin Saldin -
Oral Presentations
2015 UMCUR Award Winners - Oral Presentations Student(s) Major Subject Area Project Title Faculty Mentor Shannon Buswell Environmental Studies Humanities Butte, America: Poor Practices of the Richest Hill on Earth Robin Saha, Environmental Studies Ellen Brandell Wildlife Biology Life Sciences Wolf‑Cougar Occupancy Modelling in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada Mark Hebblewhite, Wildlife Biology Isabel Makman Russian Physical Sciences Retinoic Acid Hydroxylase Inhibitors as a Novel Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease Philippe Diaz, Medicinal Chemistry Mona Schwartz Political Science Social Sciences Truth Commissions and Collective Memory in Latin America Christopher Muster, Political Science Sydney Blackmore Theatre Visual & Performing Arts (Including Creative Writing) Trigger for Change: Theatre as a Tool for Social Dialogue Randy Bolton, School of Theatre and Dance Poster Presentations
2015 UMCUR Award Winners - Poster Presentations Student(s) Major Subject Area Project Title Faculty Mentor Chloe Kanning, Victoria Hinther, and Maggie Colstad Communicative Sciences and Disorders Humanities BSAP: Language and Psychosocial Outcomes for Stroke Survivors Catherine Off, Communicative Sciences and Disorders Margrethe Boyd Human Biology Life Sciences Motility in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Frank Rosenzweig, Biology Kelsey Alley, Gerald “J.T.” Evenson, Jaimee Paffhausen, Trent Schweitzer Exercise Science Physical Sciences Gait Mechanics Used to Increase Sprint Speed Following a 3D Intervention Matt Bundle, Health and Human Performance Heather Vallejo Elementary Education Social Sciences Investigate Students’ Understanding of the Prime Factorization and Use of Prime Numbers in Regards to the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic Matt Roscoe, Mathematical Sciences -
Congratulations to all our 2014 UMCUR Conference award recipients.
Oral Presentations
Humanities
- David Schaad, Environmental Studies
- Abstract Title: “Environmental Justice & HidroAysén: Pristine Waters to Power Santiago, Multinational Mining Interests in Chile”
- Mentor: Daniel Spencer, Environmental Studies
Life Sciences
- Jeanette Comstock, Human Biology
- Abstract Title: “The Role of RNase Y in Gene Regulation During Transmission of B. burgdorferi”
- Mentor: Scott Samuels, Division of Biological Sciences
Physical Sciences
- Benjamin Campbell, Computer Science/Mathematical Science
- Abstract Title: “Modular Abstraction of Complex Real Time Analysis”
- Mentor: Joel Henry, Computer Sciences
Social Sciences
- Jesse Desrosier, Anthropology
- Abstract Title: “Second Language Acquisition in Blackfeet Rhythm”
- Mentor: Mizuki Miyashita, Anthropology
Visual & Performing Arts (including Creative Writing)
- Brooke Carlisle, Wildlife Biology
- Abstract Title: “Dancing Through the Lens”
- Mentor: Heidi Jones Eggert, School of Theatre and Dance
Poster Presentations
Life Sciences
- Sarah Hendricks, Human Biology
- Abstract Title: “Evaluating neurite outgrowth and signal integration in response to NGF and GDNF in neuroblastoma cell lines”
- Mentor: Mark Grimes, Division of Biological Sciences
Physical Sciences
- Pamela Lavering, Geoscience
- Abstract Title: “Stratigraphic and Sedimentologic Analysis of the Bear Gulch Limestone (Mississippian-Pennsylvanian) near Grass Range, Montana”
- Mentor: Marc S. Hendrix, Geosciences
Social Sciences
- Jill Sharp, Accounting
- Abstract Title: “Donors to Social Welfare Organizations: Are they avoiding gift tax?”
- Mentor: Joshua Herbold, Department of Accounting and Finance
The UMCUR “Best in Show” winner for the Painting & Print Exhibition
- David Sampson
- Title of work: “eleutheromania”
- Medium: Woodcut Relief Print
- Mentor: MaryAnn Bonjorni, Art
- David Schaad, Environmental Studies
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Congratulations to all our 2013 UMCUR Conference award recipients. Each recipient was honored in the Mansfield Library undergraduate research exhibition and received a $100 gift certificate to the UM Bookstore.
Poster Presentations
2013 UMCUR Award Winners - Poster Presentations Student(s) Major Subject Area Project Title Faculty Mentor Sophia Jensen Human Biology Life Sciences The Secret Language of Birds Erick Greene, Biological Sciences George Neuhaus Chemistry Physical Sciences Halogen Bonding Orion Berryman, Chemistry Sandra Skogley Psychology Social Sciences Effects of Pain Interference on Use of Complementary Therapy in Fibromyalgia Craig Ravesloot, Rural Institute Oral Presentations
2013 UMCUR Award Winners - Oral Presentations Student(s) Major Subject Area Project Title Faculty Mentor Allyson Carroll Music Fine Arts Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice: Beethoven’s Sonata No. 17, “The Tempest” James Randall, Music Emily Cross Philosophy Humanities Critical Legal Studies: Challenging Traditional Legal Thought Tom Huff, Philosophy Abigail Nastan Chemistry & Biochemistry Physical Sciences South America and the Red Planet: Analysis of NASA's Climate Databases to Hypothesize Limits to Global Change on Mars Johnnie Moore, Geosciences Julie Oldfield Psychology Social Sciences The Effectiveness of a Letter‑Writing Activity on Self‑Reported Body Dissatisfaction Cameo Bortrager, Psychology Alec Sundet Chemistry & Biochemistry Life Sciences Modeling the RNA‑Nucleocapsid Protein Interactions of Rift Valley Fever Virus Using a Combined Bioinformatics/Biochemical Approach Steve Lodmell, Biological Sciences -
Poster Presentations
2012 UMCUR Award Winners - Poster Presentations Student(s) Major Subject Area Project Title Faculty Mentor Hannah Grover Journalism Humanities Water Wars Dennis Swibold, Journalism Megan Hatcher Human Biology Life Sciences The role of ClpP protease in gene regulation of the Lyme disease bacterium Scott Samuels, Biological Sciences Lance Pellerin Computer Technology Physical Sciences Sustainable Computing through Desktop Virtualization Tom Gallagher, COT Applied Computing & Electronics Megan McCallum Anthropology Social Sciences Forensic Soil Effects and Chemistry of a Corpse Burning Site Randall Skelton, Anthropology Oral Presentations
2012 UMCUR Award Winners - Oral Presentations Student(s) Major Subject Area Project Title Faculty Mentor Clare Antonioli Dance Fine Arts Song of the Tui: An Exploration of New Zealand Birds Nicole-Bradley Browning Jayme Fraser Journalism Humanities Access to and Affordability of Transportation on the Fort Belknap Reservation and Its Impact on the Local Economy and Quality of Life Jeremy Lurgio Samantha Mitchell Biology Life Sciences Determining Cell‑Type Specific Effects of M1 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors Josh Lawrence Holt W. Bodish, Jay M. Egenhoff, & Kyle D. Doyle Math Physical Sciences Geometry of an (Infinite) Family of Tangles Eric Chesebro David Baker History Social Sciences Minority Rules: How Being Black Saved Joan Little's Life and Unified Feminism Tobin Miller Shearer -
Poster Presentations
2011 UMCUR Award Winners - Poster Presentations Student(s) Major Subject Area Project Title Faculty Mentor Isaac Iverson and Trevor Muller‑Hegel Design / Technology Fine Arts 17,000 Bricks Mike Monsos, School of Theatre and Dance Mariah Childs Biology Life Sciences Determining Bighorn Sheep Maternity with Noninvasive Genetic Techniques: A New Tool in the Exploration of Pneumonia Outbreaks Gordon Luikart, DBS Evan Hanson, Zachary Hoylman, Maximilian Schuberth, Maxwell Zoellner Geosciences Physical Sciences Southward Sediment Transport of the Panther Tongue Paleodelta and Its Causes Marc Hendrix, Geosciences Amelia Hessey Anthropology Social Sciences Sex Determination from the Greater Sciatic Notch: A Morphometric Approach Ashley McKeown, Anthropology Oral Presentations
2011 UMCUR Award Winners - Oral Presentations Student(s) Major Subject Area Project Title Faculty Mentor Shannon Soderlund Music History Fine Arts Authenticity and What It Means to Gogol Bordello James Randall, Music Jamie Rogers Creative Writing Humanities What the Story Knows: Reporting DUI, Homicide, and the Justice System Carol Van Valkenburg, Journalism Kristina Pattison Health and Human Performance Life Sciences Evaluation of Three Wildland Firefighter Uniforms During Three Hours of Work in the Heat Joseph Domitrovich, HHP Clayton Anderson Computer Technology Physical Sciences Energy Usage Study of Student Computing Facilities at the University of Montana Tom Gallagher, Applied Computing and Electronics Brook Kolarich Psychology Social Sciences Nail Polish & Handguns: The Evolution of Women in Policing Gary Hawk, DHC -
Poster Presentations
2009 UMCUR Award Winners - Poster Presentations Student(s) Major Subject Area Project Title Faculty Mentor Nicole Swenson Biology Life Science Brassica Aphids in Western Montana Josh Slotnick, Environmental Studies Esther Bowlin Geology Physical Science Distribution and Chemistry of Streambed Armor in the Firehole River Drainage, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA Nancy Hinman, Geology Emily Lund Psychology Social Science Group Motivational Interviewing for Substance Use: The Effects of Self‑Efficacy and Communal Mastery on Program Satisfaction and Willingness to Change Bryan Cochran, Psychology Oral Presentations
2009 UMCUR Award Winners - Oral Presentations Student(s) Major Subject Area Project Title Faculty Mentor Cassie Keogh Music Fine Arts A Study of Clarinet Pedagogy Maxine Ramey, Music Molly Zeliff Spanish Humanities A Continuity of Theme in Literature Reveals the Barbarity of Our Society and a Way to Move Towards Civilization Gary Hawk, Davidson Honors College Gregory Smith Biology Life Science Investigating the Role of SCV‑Specific PIA Outer Membrane Proteins in C. burnetii James Battisti, Biology Andrew Tveter Geology Physical Science Observing Paymaster Creek’s Fluctuations in Aquatic Chemistry and Mineral Formation Nancy Hinman, Geology Trevor Hunter Political Science Social Science Vigilante Justice in the West: Montana Seeks to Expand Self‑Defense Through a “Stand‑Your‑Ground” Law (HB 228) James McKusick, Davidson Honors -
UM Conference on Undergraduate Research Awards
- Katie Baumler, “From Beyond the Grave: Analysis of a Historic Burial on Cherry Street,” Major: Anthropology, Mentor: Janet Finn, Social Work
- Laura Buchholtz, “The Impact of Modern Standard Arabic on Conventional Arabic Dialects,” Major: English and Linguistics, Mentor: Leora Bar‑el
- Maria Garrizzo, “Theatrical Process and Product: Relative Effects on Children’s Story Comprehension,” Major: Acting, Mentor: Annie Wright, Acting
- Anicka Kratina‑Hathaway, “Peak Predators at Risk: Mercury Levels in Western Montana Ospreys,” Major: Biology, Mentor: Erick Greene, Ecology
- Lisa Marron, “Test‑Retest Reliability of the Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test: A Clinical Field Test of College Students,” Major: Athletic Training, Mentor: Valerie Rich, Health and Human Performance
- Hilary Martens, “Molecular Oxygen Ions in Saturn’s Inner Magnetosphere for the First 24 Cassini Orbits,” Major: Physics, Mentor: Daniel Reisenfeld, Physics
- Ahva Potticarry, “Tiny Little Fractures,” Major: Psychology, Mentor: Robert Stubblefield, English
- Cleo Woelfle‑Erskine, “The Influence of Historical Land Use Changes on Channel Morphology at the Blackfoot‑Clark Fork River Confluence,” Major: EVST, Mentor: Andrew Wilcox, Geosciences
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- Jared Baker
Advisor: Christopher Palmer, Chemistry
Method Optimization for the Separation of Illicit Drugs by Micellar Electrokinetic Chromatography Using a Polymeric Pseudo‑Stationary Phase and Polymer‑Modified Capillaries - Patricia Georger
Advisor: Beverly Ann Chin, English
Readers in Action - Allison Greene
Advisor: Douglas Emlen, Biological Sciences
Effects of Cold Temperatures on the Metamorphosis Rates of High‑Elevation Amphibians - Ashley Murray
Advisor: Bryan Cochran, Psychology
Psychopathy in Youth and Adults: A Review for Treatment Options - Melissa Plath
Advisor: Peter Koehn, Political Science
The Search for Equality: Gender Quotas in Developing Nations - John Powell
Advisor: Paul Spruell, Biological Sciences
Conservation of Highly Variable Phenotypes and the Plasticity of Anadromy in Oncorhynchus Mykiss - Kendra Shaw
Advisor: Betsy Bach, Communication Studies
Peeling the Onion
- Jared Baker