FY26 Internal Awards
The Office of Research is pleased to present the FY26 Student-Led Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities (SL-RSCA) awardees:
| Student Awardee | Degree & Program | Project Title | Faculty Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed, Arif | PhD, Environmental Science & Management | Independent and combined effects of herbicide and road salt on freshwater phytoplankton | Matthew Schuler |
| Berger, Sidney | BA, German | Beyond the 90/10 Rule: How German Instructors Negotiate the Use of German, English, Anglicisms, and Cognates in Classroom Speech | Pascal LaFountain |
| Birnbaum, Aliya | PhD, Clinical Psychology | Rapid Capacity Screening Tool: Prototype Development and Testing | Tina Zottoli |
| Daniel, Amy | PhD, Mathematics Education | Investigating the Learning Math Anxiety Experiences of Mathematically Underprepared First-Year STEM Majors | Mika Munakata |
| Dyson, Eshariah | PhD, Environmental Science & Management | Metal complexation and soil particle size in an urban brownfield soil | Nina Goodey |
| Echevarria, Nicolina | BA, Psychology | Social Influence on the Discounting of Environmental Outcomes: Insights into Sustainable Decision Making | Michael Bixter |
| Fatima, Sadaf | MS, Pharmaceutical Biochemistry | “Development of Rapid Field-Testing Kit for Detection of Ranavirus and Other Viral Aquatic Pathogens” | Nina Goodey |
| Gallagher, Alexis | MA, Speech-Language Pathology | Self-Perception of Articulatory Accuracy in a Child with Residual Speech Sound Disorder: Does the Accuracy of What You Hear Affect How You Speak? | Elaine Hitchcock |
| Infante, Oriannys | BS, Molecular Biology | Importance of a Conserved Acidic Residue and Substrate Specificity in Cytochrome P450 | Jaclyn Catalano |
| Ishiguro, Yuki | MFA, Dance | Echoes of Tranquility | Maxine Steinman |
| Lahiere, Elise | PhD, Mathematics Education | Perseverance as an Individual and Collective Enterprise | Joseph DiNapoli |
| Lourenco Da Silva, Fernanda | MA, Applied Linguistics | The Acquisition of English Vowel Contrasts by Brazilian Portuguese Speakers: A Study of Brazilian Au Pairs in the U.S. | Jonathan Howell |
| Marcy, Jenna | BA, Communication and Media Studies | Unpacking Gendered Political Performance: Kristi Noem’s Self-Presentation and Its Effects on Online Extremism Among Young Voters | Martina Santia |
| Marino, Allison | MA, Psychological Sciences | Prioritization Effects on Sensory and Motor Processing | Akina Umemoto |
| Napoli, Danielle | PhD, Family Science and Human Development | Sexuality and Mobility Disability: The Road to Sexual Pleasure | Brad van Eeden-Moorefield |
| Nin, Jessica | AuD, Audiology | The Relationship Between Speech-in-Noise Perception and Anxiety in Adults with Single-Sided Deafness | Ilse Wambacq |
| Ofori-Koranteng, Ben-Ryan | BS, Biochemistry | Structural Characterization of M. tuberculosis IGP Synthase (IGPS) Variants Using Circular Dichroism (CD) Spectroscopy | Nina Goodey |
| Okafor, Kamsy | MS, Molecular Biology | Synthetic Lipid Membrane Systems Elucidate Protein Interactions in HIV Envelope-Mediated Coreceptor Fusion Informing Subtype Infectivity | Eli Lee |
| Peters, Arabella | PhD, Clinical Psychology | A Transdiagnostic, Neurobiological Approach to Psychopathology in Autism Spectrum Disorder | Erin Kang |
| Provost, Amanda | PhD, Mathematics Education | Studying Students’ Systems Thinking in Mathematical Modeling Activities of Science Phenomena | Nicole Panorkou |
| Ray, Madison | BS, Sustainability Science | Wildfire Impacts on Soil and Vegetation Chemistry in a Northern NJ Watershed | Greg Pope |
| Steedman, Lily | PhD, Clinical Psychology | Examining Experiences of Child Sexual Abuse | Nicole Lytle |
| Thevaraja, Anglin | PhD, Family Science and Human Development | Character, Connection, and Collaboration: Faculty-Student Dynamics in Higher Education | Miriam Linver |
| Zumba, Ruby | BS, Business Administration | Benefit-Based Retail Displays for Brand Extensions | Gabriel Gonzales |
Additional funding opportunities for faculty are currently under review. The Vice Provost for Research will announce other funding mechanisms when all approvals are finalized.
For more information please contact: Kate Dorsett at: dorsettk@montclair.edu or ext. 6927.