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STEM Peer Augmented Success & Support (STEM-PASS)-Using TI-Robotic Kits and EEG-enhanced
Brain Augmented Technology Research
The Brain Augmented Technology BAT aspect of this study will research event-related
potentials (ERPs) which reflect the electrical activity of neurons that underlie cognitive
and sensory processing. Our EEG and ERPs laboratory will enhance our ability to investigate
the neural processes underlying, for example, attention, memory, inhibition, and language.
The in-house EEG systems have high performance relative to other systems.
The supplied Texas Instrument Robotics System Kit will help students to: Learn software
development methodology: Understand how to set up an Integrated Development Environment
(IDE): Learn import and export Code Composer Studio (CCS) projects: Learn critical
debugging information of memory usage and performance of the software on the TI-RSLK
processor: and Learn to create a control system by combining the sensors with the
actuators.
Project Field of Study
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Faculty Mentors
Dr. Cyril OKHIO
Dr. Ted Grosch
Dr. Austin Asgill
Dr. Max North
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Undergraduate Research Opportunity In The Field Of Population Genetics
Population genetics deals with genetic differences within and between populations
and is a part of evolutionary biology. It is used to detect genetic diseases and genetic
risk factors for multifactorial diseases, understand diseases using insights obtained
from genetic risk factors and treat diseases using these insights. Theoretical population
genetics bridges mathematics and evolutionary biology. The corner stone of population
genetics is the Kingman coalescent. Using a new calculus, fractional calculus, we
introduced the modified version of Kingman coalescent, which we call fractional coalescent.
In this research, you will learn how by using Kingman's coalescent and fractional
coalescent we could identify and understand the forces that produce and maintain genetic
variation in populations.
Project Field of Study
Mathematics
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Somayeh Mashayekhi
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Maternal Reprogramming of Cellular Memory at Fertilization
Students will be trained in genetics, bioinformatics, and cytological techniques as
they investigate mechanisms that underlie maternal epigenetic reprogramming at fertilization.
Project Field of Study
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Brandon Carpenter
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Paths to Purpose among Marginalized Older Adults
Older adulthood is often still characterized as a time of loss and decline. Research
grounded in the lifespan perspective of developmental psychology, however, provides
evidence that older adults also experience gains and can experience resilient aging
despite late life challenges. This project is guided by a life story approach and
the resilient aging perspective. Specifically, one way which older adults may experience
resilient aging is through reflecting on memories of challenges from their life story
with a sense of purpose. Most previous work in this area has focused on older adults
who identify as middle-class or higher and often have access to resources that may
support the development or maintenance of their purpose.
Project Field of Study
Psychology
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Shubam Sharma
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Monitoring bird-building collisions on campus: Project Safe Flight Georgia (Georgia
Audubon)
Birds are vital to our everyday lives. They pollinate, they disperse seeds, they devour
pests, and they bring us great joy and inspiration. However, birds are in trouble.
While they face many pressures, one that is present on Kennesaw State University's
campus is that of collisions with structures. Between 365 million and 1 billion birds
are estimated to perish each year from colliding with buildings in the United States,
the 3rd leading cause of avian death. Bright lights at night, shiny glass exteriors,
and transparent facades can be deadly as birds struggle determining what is and isn't
a clear pathway during flight.
Project Field of Study
Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Sarah Guindre- Parker
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Assessing Potential Biomarkers for Postoperative Delirium
This project will assay potential biomarkers in blood samples drawn from postoperative
patients who are assessed for delirium, for a project funded by the American Association
of Clinical Care Nurses. Students who work on this project will process the blood
samples and perform ELISA assays for a potential biomarker in patient blood. Data
from the ELISA assays will be used to determine any association between the potential
biomarker and postoperative delirium.
Project Field of Study
Nursing
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Psychology
Faculty Mentors
Dr. Doreen Wagner
Dr. Susan M.E. Smith
Dr. Sharon Pearcey
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A Stride Towards Healthy Populations: A Mixed-Methods Study of Population Health Content
in Prelicensure Nursing Curricular
This exploratory sequential mixed methods study aims to investigate the extent to
which population health content is integrated into prelicensure nursing curricula
in the United States.
Project Field of Study
Nursing
Faculty Mentors
Dr. Modupe Adewuyi
Dr. M'Lyn Spinks
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Impact of Clinical Experiential Approaches During COVID-19 Pandemic on Pre-licensure
Student Nurses' Dementia Care Competence
This is a sequential explanatory mixed-method designed study. The purpose of the study
is to evaluate the efficacy of the clinical experiential approaches being used by
nursing programs during the COVID-19 pandemic with respect to pre-licensure nursing
students' dementia care knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
Project Field of Study
Nursing
Faculty Mentors
Dr. Modupe Adewuyi
Dr. Kathleen Morales
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The Civil Society, Identity, and Global Action Research Hub
The faculty members are involved in a longer term research project looking at the
intersections of research, activism, and policy making related to human rights, peace,
and development and various aspects of identity, including religion and ethnicity.
Project Fields of Study
School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding, and Development
School of Government and International Affairs
Faculty Mentors
Maia Hallward
Charity Butcher
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An Exploration of Leaders' Responses to Grief and Loss
The COVID-19 pandemic has systemically peeled back the layers of our ways of life
and
exposed the most delicate parts of our society. With the immense losses experienced
of loved ones, jobs, and daily activities, there is an increased importance to understand
the ways in which faculty, staff, students, and community members are navigating the
various dimensions of grief and loss.
Project Field of Study
Educational Leadership
Faculty Mentor
Chinasa Elue
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Detecting Faults in Solar Photovoltaic Power Systems
Solar Photovoltaic power systems utilize sun light to generate electric power. They
have been replacing traditional fossil fuel-based power plants at an increasing rate.
Recently, several unexpected fire incidents that damaged solar PV systems in US raised
reliability, safety, and efficiency concerns. Subsequent investigations attributed
the fire incidents to faults occurring within solar PV systems via accidental connections
of parts of a system to ground.
Project Field of Study
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Faculty Mentor
Yousef Mahmoud
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Confined Collective Migration of Breast Cancer Cells of Different Clinical Subtypes
(Mechanical Engineering, Math, Biology, and Art)
Cells utilize different mechanisms to migrate based on the microenvironments the cells
reside in: on two-dimensional surfaces, cell migration is mostly driven by actin polymerization;
in confined spaces, it can be driven by water permeation, which comes from polarized
distribution of membrane ion channels and directional ion fluxes across the cell.
We will study collective migration of breast cells with both mathematical and experimental
approaches, along with a component of artwork, and have openings for undergraduate
researchers.
Project Fields of Study
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mathematics
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
School of Art and Design
Faculty Mentors
Yizeng Li
Glenn Young
Eric Albrecht
Craig Brasco
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Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
The Center for Machine Vision and Security Research (CMVSR) is pursuing innovative
research projects falling in the areas of machine vision, pattern recognition, machine
learning, convolutionary neural networks (CNN), artificial intelligence, and evolutionary
computation.
Project Field of Study
Computer Science
Faculty Mentor
Chih-Cheng Hung
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Relationships Among Obesity, Physical Activity, and Maternal Metabolic Health
Our interdisciplinary research team studies the influence of abdominal fat, physical
activity/inactivity, diet, and other factors on metabolic health and risk for diabetes.
This is an ideal program for students planning future graduate school in healthcare-related
fields. Student assistants on our team gain experience with all parts of research—from
planning studies and acquiring approvals to working directly with human participants
and biological samples in the laboratory.
Project Field of Study
Exercise Science and Sport Management
Faculty Mentor
Katherine Ingram
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Statistical Analysis & Data Visualization of a Data Set of 1600 Survey Results Measuring
Work Related Burnout Using the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI)
Need a statistical analysis of 1600 responses to the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory
(CBI), which is an instrument with high validity and reliability. Using Excel and
SPSS this statistical analysis would be part of a submission to a peer related journal.
Specifically, need Chronbachs alpha for internal reliability, skewness, means, standard
deviations, and multivariate outliers.
Project Field of Study
Statistics, Psychology
Faculty Mentor
Barbara A. Wood
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A Comprehensive Approach to Support the Requirements Analyst Before, During, and After
Requirements Elicitation Interviews
Requirements engineering is the set of activities concerned with determining and communicating
the expectations for a new or modified product, and the contexts in which it will
be used. Requirements elicitation, i.e., the practice of collecting these features,
called requirements, is the first of these activities and is recognized as a critical
and difficult stage in the development of software systems. Among the available elicitation
techniques, interviews with stakeholders are the most commonly used in practice. However,
a comprehensive approach to improve the effectiveness and the quality of requirements
elicitation interviews has not been studied yet. This research aims at filling this
gap by providing a set of novel techniques and tools to support the analyst before,
during, and after the interview.
Project Field of Study
Software Engineering and Game Design
Faculty Mentor
Paola Spoletini
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Atlanta's Immigrant Crossroads: Untapped Potential or Utilized Promise for Newcomer
Integration
Recently several municipalities in the Atlanta area have declared themselves “welcoming
cities” to immigrants and refugees. Atlanta is a new immigrant gateway destination
and a region at the crossroads of receptivity (Singer, Hardwick, and Brettel, 2008).
Project Field of Study
Geography & Anthropology, Social Work and Human Services
Faculty Mentors
Paul McDaniel
Darlene Rodriguez
