Undergraduate Researchers Investigate COVID-19

Sun, 21 Jun 2020 22:05:11 -0400

Several Undergraduate Research Award (URA) Scholars are conducting research on COVID-19. Check out these students doing important and timely work, from diverse perspectives:

Camille Blackford
“A Proposal for an Ethnography on the Happiness of UMBC Students During the Coronavirus Pandemic”
Sociology and Anthropology
Mentors: Bambi Chapin and Sarah Chard

Ting Huang
“Online Learning and Student Satisfaction During COVID-19”
Psychology
Mentor: Diane Alonso

Zoe Hwang
“How American History Predicted the Rise of Racism and Xenophobia During COVID-19”
English
Mentor: Elaine MacDougall

Ada Truong
“Chinese Americans’ Psychological Well-being and COVID-19 Related Racial Discrimination: The moderating Role of Ethnic Identity”
Psychology
Mentor: Charissa Cheah

Frances Watson
"Understanding Effects of Telemedicine Physiatry on Underserved Communities During COVID19 Pandemic”
Information Systems
Mentor: Helena Mentis

Kateryna Yakusheva
“What Type of Government is the Most Efficient at Dealing with Pandemics?”
Global Studies
Mentor: Brigid Starkey

Sarita Upreti
“Population Density and Health Care System Effects on COVID-19 Mortality Rate and Number Infected”
CSEE
Mentor: Abhijit Dutt