For 10 weeks, they dug deep into research in a variety of fields, from neuroscience to business to music. They challenged themselves and others to assess and develop new viewpoints as they worked with faculty advisers on projects that were real-world focused and relevant to their studies.
As this year's eight Summer Scholars completed the program, they took with them experiences and insights that will help prepare them for future endeavors, such as graduate school or a career.
Summer Scholars is an annual program that enables students of any major to design and pursue their own research or creative project under the supervision of a faculty mentor. The scholars live together on campus and have opportunities to share their work with one another.
One
scholar,
Yash
Kahai
'20,
is
exploring
a
personal
theory
regarding
trustworthiness
in
the
medical
field
by
researching
whether
doctors
are
influenced
by
money
and
other
gifts
from
the
pharmaceutical
industry.
Kahai,
an
aspiring
physician
who
has
already
earned
acceptance
to
Northeast
Ohio
Medical
University
through
BW's
primary
healthcare
advancement
program,
is
also
a
2019
Expys
recipient
of
the
Richard
Pogue
Community
Impact
Award
from
the
Northeast
Ohio
Council
on
Higher
Education
for
his
work
as
an
intern
with
Akron
Children's
Hospital.
He
is
also
a
BW
STEM
Scholar.
Another
scholar,
Delenn
Hartswick
'21,
is
using
the
research
opportunity
to
learn
new
skills
and
prepare
for
a
neuroscience
thesis.
Hartswick,
who
is
the
president
of
the
Interdisciplinary
Neuroscience
Society
(INS)
on
campus
and
a
BW
STEM
Scholars
Peer
Mentor,
plans
to
attend
graduate
school
immediately
after
completing
undergraduate
studies.
Jonathon Smith '20, another scholar, is investigating how Snapchat use affects online and offline political participation among young adults in the United States through a nationwide poll. Smith is channeling his experiences toward his ultimate goal of becoming a professor of political communications.
Mekenna Atterholt '20 - psychology major who worked with Dr. Deb Esty on "Role of Cognition in the Relationship between Checking and Body Dissatisfaction."
Evan Fraser '20 - instrumental performance and music theory major who worked with Dr. Kent Cleland on "Performance and Analysis: A Study of the Unaccompanied Flute Works of Andre Jolivet."
Amy Gersten '21 - criminal justice and political science major who worked with Dr. Brian Monahan on "A Comparative Analysis of Local Crime News."
Delenn Hartswick '21 - neuroscience and psychology major who worked with Dr. Clare Mathes on "The Neuroscience of Gender - Exploring the Link between Prenatal Hormone Exposure and Sex-Specific Neuroanatomy."
Emma Heisey '21 - neuroscience and biology major who worked with Dr. Jeffery Zahratka on "Expression of Tau Protein in the Cultured Human Cell Line ND11267."
Yash Kahai '20 - public health major who worked with Dr. Herman Sahni on "Do Physicians Respond to Incentives?"
Sarah Myer '21 - sustainability major who worked with Dr. Frank Lebo on "AASHE STARS Research Report."
Jonathon Smith '20 - political science and history major who worked with Dr. Lauren Copeland on "Social Media Use Across Different Platforms and Political Participation."
