Researcher of the Week: William Rice Undergraduate researchers explore their interests! What research experiences have you had?
I have spent the past year researching the driving factors that brought about the creation of widespread public education in 18th Century England

How did you find the research opportunity?
I met with my economics professor privately, as we were speaking about our academic interests this opportunity presented itself.

Who did you work with on this project?
Professor David Mitch PhD

Was this your first independent research project?
No, last year in high school I researched the effects of licensing vs. non-licensing legal cases involving landlords and tenants.

Do you get course credit for this work? How much time do you put into it?
I put in between 12-16 hours of work per week, most of that is spent reading through 18th-19th Century texts.

What academic background did you have before you started?
I have always loved studying European history, but never specifically England during this time period. So I had some general knowledge about what was occurring in Europe at the time but not many specific details.

How did you learn what you needed to know to be successful in this project?
I spent time with my advisor at the Library of Congress and in his office discussing the methods he would like me to use to find the information that would be most useful to him.

What was the hardest part about your research?
There was a lot of reading to do. Being accurate in addition to balancing the time needed for research with time needed to focus on my studies was difficult at a few points during the year. Dr. Mitch was flexible and understanding during stressful times in the semester such as finals week.

What was the most unexpected thing?
How much fun reading such old texts could be! I believe that the work I have done has improved my writing as well as my vocabulary.

Is this the first time you have applied to present at URCAD? How did you find out about applying to present your work? Are you excited?
Yes, it is the first time that I have taken part in URCAD. Dr. Mitch suggested the idea to me. I cannot wait to make my presentation. I thoroughly enjoy speaking in front of crowds.

How does this research experience relate to your work in other classes?
It has helped me to improve my writing which has proven to be extremely useful in my Constitutional Law class.

What is your advice to other students about getting involved in research?
Get involved as soon as possible and try something new. You never know what kind of interesting material you will get involved with!

What are your career goals?
I will graduate with a degree in economics and a minor in legal policy. I plan to attend UB Law and practice locally. I love Baltimore and there is nowhere else that I would rather live!

What are you doing next for research?
Potentially doing more work with Dr. Mitch or working for WR Grace over the summer time as a paralegal intern.

What else are you involved in on campus?
I am a Sondheim Public Affairs Scholar, I have been offered a job as a residential assistant next year, and I volunteer at a local aftercare program. In my spare time I play club as well as intramural soccer.

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Program Details
•Students will work in pairs on a long-term research project guided by a team of faculty from both departments. Pairs will include one undergraduate student majoring in biological sciences, biochemistry & molecular biology, or bioinformatics and computational biology paired with an undergraduate majoring in mathematics or statistics.

•Students choose research topics from a wide range of disciplines in biology, including physiology, cell biology, genetics, and evolution. Students will learn to develop and apply modern mathematical and statistical approaches to address questions in focal research areas and test these models in experimental settings.

•Students will participate in all aspects of the research including defining hypotheses, designing experimental protocols (computational and biological), executing experiments, analyzing data, and interpreting and presenting results.

• Research experience will extend from Fall 2013 through Spring 2015 including full time research during the summer of 2014.

•Student support includes stipends for 8 hours of research per week during each fall and spring semester and 35 hours per week during one summer semester. Summer support includes stipend, housing, insurance and meals. Additional money is provided for student travel to attend and present the results of his/her research at a national scientific meeting.

To apply to this program complete and submit your application here.

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I met my research mentor Dr. Anna Durbin at a networking session at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. I emailed Dr. Durbin, expressing my interest in working at her research lab. After looking at my resume and interviewing me she gave me the great opportunity of interning at her lab.

How did you know this was the project you wanted to do?
I visited my home country Pakistan in 2011 and saw there was a Dengue Fever epidemic in the country. I saw so many people suffering from it, and there was no cure and no prevention from this deadly disease. That made my heart bleed, and I wanted to do something to help so many sick people. When I came back to the United States and met Dr. Durbin, I was excited to find out that she was working on making a vaccine for Dengue. That was moment when I knew that this is something I really wanted to do.

Do you get course credit for this work? How much time do you put into it?
This research is part of my internship. I work for about 18-20 hours a week at the research lab.

How did you learn what you needed to know to be successful in this project?
Watching the associate researchers do their work was really helpful because I learned many techniques by just watching them.

What was the hardest part about your research?
The hardest part was to learn all the scientific terms for the research project.

Is this the first time you have applied to present at URCAD? How did you find out about applying to present your work? Are you excited?
My Research Methods class Professor Andrea Akalfogl was the first one to tell me about URCAD, and she encouraged me to really take a part in it. I am excited to present my research for the first time.

What is your advice to other students about getting involved in research?
I would recommend every student to take a part in any kind of research they may be interested in.

What are your career goals?
After I graduate, I plan to work in Global Health and Epidemiology field. I would like to work with any NGO’s that are working in developing or under developing countries.

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Biology
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics
Mathematics
Statistics
For research fall 2013 through spring 2015, 8 hours per week during the academic year, 35 hours per week in the summer. Paid.

About the program:
The Department of Biological Sciences and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics announces the Undergraduate Mathematics Biology Training Program (ubm@umbc.edu) supported by the National Science Foundation. At the core of this program is the belief that modern scientific problems demand multidisciplinary approaches, and that cross-disciplinary training will accelerate discovery and prepare students to be scientific leaders in the 21st century. Our innovative program will provide two years of research training for undergraduates working on projects at the interface of biology, mathematics and statistics.
For student candidates:
The goal of this program is to prepare undergraduate students for graduate study and careers in biomathematics, biostatistics and fields that require a strong background in computational approaches to biological problems.


Apply NOW!


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Dr. Guzman-Rea sent a listing for a teaching assistant/research assistant and I jumped at the opportunity.
Who did you work with on this project?
I worked with Dr. Guzman-Rea for this project. Dr Guzman-Rea had applied for a Breaking Ground grant to change the current Social Work 200 course and an extension of the grant was performing research.

What academic background did you have before you started?
I have taken research courses but did not have any research experience. Within my social work classes, we read a lot about the necessity of social work research so I was actively looking for opportunities.

What was the hardest part about your research?
The hardest part about the research was understanding the qualitative process. Until my social work research class, I did not fully understand how to perform qualitative research.

What was the most unexpected thing?
I did not expect to actually be able to recognize the change in students but it was observable. It was really interesting to see students change the words they used or change the connotations of a word over the course of the semester. It was also interesting to see how the themes could be applied to any involvement activities, especially student organizations.

How does this research experience relate to your work in other classes?
Within social work, we are always talking about the change process and it was very interesting to see people go through part of that process in a short amount of time.

What is your advice to other students about getting involved in research?
Talk to your professors and express your interest in research, even in fields where there doesn’t seem to be a lot happening in research, like social work.

What are your career goals?
I plan to pursue a MSW in macro social work. I would like to work in Baltimore City to pursue change based on social justice and economic equality. Currently, my interest is in forensic social work.

What are you doing next for research?
I am working with another social work professor to look at the effectiveness of advocacy within social agencies. Advocacy is a cornerstone of social work and yet it seems to lack a common definition and practice.

What else are you involved in on campus?
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Did you see something at URCAD and wondered how to get started in research?

Wed, May 1, 2013
Acad IV-A Rm. 114B
Noon to 1:00 pm

Join us and we will try to get you started with your undergraduate research/projects.

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]]> Dr. Hrabowski will be speaking at 9:30 in UC 312. The poster area opens at 10 a.m. http://www.umbc.edu/urcad https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/28160/guest@my.umbc.edu/5708437e7f021720e0c1bc392028c05d/api/pixel Undergraduate Research https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/undergradresearch https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xsmall.png?1600355057 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/original.jpg?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xxlarge.png?1600355057 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xlarge.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/large.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/medium.png?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/small.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xsmall.png?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xxsmall.png?1600355057 Undergraduate Research 40 1 true Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:00:15 -0400 Researcher of the Week: Megan Powell Undergraduate researchers explore their interests! What research experiences have you had?
I started working with a clinical psychology doctoral candidate Amber Norwood on her dissertation, utilizing the Maryland Judiciary Case Search site to find and code participants’ criminal histories. Her thesis investigated the effects of a number of demographic variables on criminal recidivism among a population of people who were found Not Criminally Responsible (the insanity defense) for their crimes, and were thus hospitalized instead of imprisoned. From there, I started work on my current independent project. Currently, I work in Dr. Robin Barry’s relationship lab, investigating how and why disengagement among newlywed couples leads to distress.

How did you find the research opportunity? I had worked with Dr. Chris Murphy, chair and professor of the Psychology department, for about two years doing various tasks around his Relationship Violence lab, as well as working with his graduate student, Amber Norwood. At the end of my sophomore year, Dr. Murphy discussed some of my options for the next year, and that included doing an independent project. He laid out some ways that some old data could be used to ask a new research question, and we went from there.

Who did you work with on this project? I’m working with Dr. Murphy and his graduate student, Brian Jobe.

Was this your first independent research project?
Yes, this was my first independent project. I knew I wanted to be involved with research during my career and I thought this would be a great way to be exposed to it, as well as impress graduate schools!

Do you get course credit for this work? Paid? How much time do you put into it?
I’m getting three credits for each semester I’ve been working on this project (two, including this semester) for PSYC 490. Technically it’s eight hours per week but it fluctuates depending on what work needs to be done.

How did you learn what you needed to know to be successful in this project?
Dr. Murphy and Brian have been just amazing, guiding me through writing my paper for PSYC 490, and explaining along the way the logic and flow a research paper needs to have. I knew inherently that I would have to stay on top of the work required for this project (literature review, writing the paper, data analysis) or I would fall behind very quickly.

What was the hardest part about your research?
The hardest part is always keeping up with the work. You need to make sure you are constantly making more and more edits to make sure that your paper, abstract, poster, etc, is the best that it can be. You want it to be quality writing that you would see in an academic journal.

What was the most unexpected thing?
I knew my paper would take a lot of edits, but I don’t think I realized just how much! I think I was also a little surprised at how rusty my research paper writing was. You really need to practice all the time. It’s easy to fall back on poor writing habits.

Is this the first time you have applied to present at URCAD? How did you find out about applying to present your work? Are you excited?
This is the first time I have applied to URCAD, and I am super excited and nervous! In past years I’ve seen students getting ready to present, and I knew that if I could get a research project together, I would definitely want to apply. So here I am!

What is your advice to other students about getting involved in research?
Do it now! There are always opportunities to get involved with research and there is nothing worse than regretting something that could have helped you advance your career.

What are your career goals?
My goal is to go on to graduate school in a clinical psychology Ph.D. program. I hope to continue doing research on relationship violence and criminal recidivism behaviors. Ultimately, I would like to work in the courts conducting court-ordered assessments (such as to determine competency), and in the prisons doing therapy with inmates. Whatever I end up doing, I always want to be working with the criminal population. I find there is a wealth of research just waiting to be done with this population, and it’s always extremely interesting!

What else are you involved in on campus?
I’ve been a Resident Assistant on the Honors College Living Learning Community (LLC) in Susquehanna for the past two years. I’m also working with Dr. Robin Barry in her Couples and Family Relationships lab, which has been a great experience! ]]> What research experiences have you had? I started working with a clinical psychology doctoral candidate Amber Norwood on her dissertation, utilizing the Maryland Judiciary Case Search site to... http://www.umbc.edu/undergrad_ed/research/ResearcherProfiles/meganPowell.htm https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/28042/guest@my.umbc.edu/aeec5b4d2062434473f394038abf19c5/api/pixel Undergraduate Research https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/undergradresearch https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xsmall.png?1600355057 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/original.jpg?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xxlarge.png?1600355057 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xlarge.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/large.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/medium.png?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/small.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xsmall.png?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xxsmall.png?1600355057 Undergraduate Research https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/028/042/33363f7b038639dc7ecf8c4a2d17de66/xxlarge.jpg?1366638104 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/028/042/33363f7b038639dc7ecf8c4a2d17de66/xlarge.jpg?1366638104 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/028/042/33363f7b038639dc7ecf8c4a2d17de66/large.jpg?1366638104 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/028/042/33363f7b038639dc7ecf8c4a2d17de66/medium.jpg?1366638104 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/028/042/33363f7b038639dc7ecf8c4a2d17de66/small.jpg?1366638104 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/028/042/33363f7b038639dc7ecf8c4a2d17de66/xsmall.jpg?1366638104 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/028/042/33363f7b038639dc7ecf8c4a2d17de66/xxsmall.jpg?1366638104 77 11 true Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:42:02 -0400 URCAD Sneak Peek: Dalton Hughes and Chris Mullen Come to URCAD on Wednesday, April 24! Approximately 760 million people do not have access to clean drinking water; a disproportionate amount of those people are located in Sub-Sahara Africa. High chemical and bacterial contaminant levels in drinking water may cause a myriad of health complications. The small community of Isongo, Kenya lacks clean drinking water for its 500 residents. The residents currently retrieve water from an unprotected spring located roughly 20 minutes away. In January 2013, the UMBC Chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB-UMBC) travelled to Isongo to assess the current water quality and interview community members that use this water source. Results from the water quality tests reveal high levels of nitrogen and phosphorus. The stream is also contaminated with high levels of indicator organisms and tested positive for fecal and rapid coliforms. Interviews indicated that most children suffer from dysentery and a high prevalence of other waterborne diseases. Residents also expressed an interest in receiving information on topics of sanitation and hygiene. We are currently developing an inexpensive and low-tech method for the removal of these contaminants from the water source. The results of these studies will result in a treatment system that will help to improve the overall health of the Isongo population.

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]]> The purpose of Aryana's research was to study the radiative deceleration of relativistic jets of plasma found in very distant, thus high cosmological redshift z quasars. The deceleration is due to... http://www.umbc.edu/undergrad_ed/research/URCAD/sneakPeek2013.html https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/27713/guest@my.umbc.edu/c9df2f8b2980ba5e4f0e83372db420b1/api/pixel Undergraduate Research https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/undergradresearch https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xsmall.png?1600355057 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/original.jpg?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xxlarge.png?1600355057 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xlarge.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/large.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/medium.png?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/small.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xsmall.png?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xxsmall.png?1600355057 Undergraduate Research https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/027/713/379d0d579830498a6f745b67f172ca33/xxlarge.jpg?1366040713 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/027/713/379d0d579830498a6f745b67f172ca33/xlarge.jpg?1366040713 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/027/713/379d0d579830498a6f745b67f172ca33/large.jpg?1366040713 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/027/713/379d0d579830498a6f745b67f172ca33/medium.jpg?1366040713 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/027/713/379d0d579830498a6f745b67f172ca33/small.jpg?1366040713 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/027/713/379d0d579830498a6f745b67f172ca33/xsmall.jpg?1366040713 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/027/713/379d0d579830498a6f745b67f172ca33/xxsmall.jpg?1366040713 40 1 true Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:47:50 -0400 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:51:39 -0400