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Undergraduate Research

Undergraduate Research. Website: nau.edu/ ugr Email: ug-research@nau.edu. What is Undergraduate Research?. Process of scholarly inquiry or creative activity In collaboration with faculty Examine, create, share knowledge or products Consistent with best practices in area of study.

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Undergraduate Research

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  1. Undergraduate Research Website: nau.edu/ugr Email: ug-research@nau.edu

  2. What is Undergraduate Research? • Process of scholarly inquiry or creative activity • In collaboration with faculty • Examine, create, share knowledge or products • Consistent with best practices in area of study

  3. Who does undergraduate research? • Students who... • Major in any discipline • Are curious, self-motivated, and enthusiastic • Enjoys solving problems • Want to get hands-on experience • Are just like YOU!

  4. NAU colleges involved in undergraduate research College of Arts and Letters College of Education College of Engineering, Forestry, and Natural Sciences College of Health and Human Services College of Social and Behavioral Sciences The W. A. Franke College of Business University College

  5. Why should you get involved? Professional Advantages Academic Advantages Discipline Training Faculty Mentor Relationship

  6. Résumé/ curriculum vitae building experience • Development of leadership and organization skills • Increased competitiveness in the job market • Establish a network with professionals in your discipline Professional Advantages

  7. Academic Advantages • Development of “hands-on” learning style • In-depth understanding of class topics • Improvement in presentation and dissemination abilities • Increased competitiveness in post-baccalaureate program admission

  8. Discipline Training • Extracurricular pursuit that applies field-specific knowledge • Acquire technique repertoire for future occupation • Gain knowledge beyond the scope of coursework

  9. Faculty Mentor Relationship • Receive guidance as a researcher from established experts in your field • Opportunity to demonstrate abilities to NAU faculty

  10. Investing in undergraduate research • Potential for authorship on journal publication • Enhance exhibition portfolio • Presentation opportunities • NAU Undergraduate Symposium • National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) • Discipline specific conferences

  11. Investing in undergraduate research • Research accolades/awards/funding • 485 Undergraduate research course in department • Hooper Undergraduate Research Award (HURA) – NAU grant program • Interns to Scholars (I2S) – NAU internship program • NAU/NASA Space Grant – not just for astronomy majors! • NAU Student Travel Awards – to present at conferences

  12. Examples of funded HURA projects Applying Christopher Alexander’s Design Patterns to Existing Environments: A Study of the NAU Student Union Mikayla Cutlip Nose Bleed: A Feature Film Jeremy Scott Population Estimation of Big Brown Bats in Flagstaff: Implications for Disease Transmission Camille Platts Brain Correlates of Emotional Storytelling and Empathic Accuracy Brett Velez Stand Structure and Composition in Treatment Areas following the 2012 Grand Fire Gregory Black

  13. Examples of Interns to Scholars (I2S) projects Long –term Fire History in the Southwest Shawnee Smith (mentor Carol Chambers)   Student Disposition toward Youngspeak in Study Abroad Emily Fowler (mentor Julieta Fernandez) The Tale the River Told: The Murder of Chloe Gordon (book manuscript development) Rich Barkemeyer (mentor Neil Websdale) Business Ethics Case Studies Taylor Snell (mentor Eric Yordy)    Assessing the Efficacy of Various Types of Sport Tape to Enhance Balance & Minimize Injury Elizabeth Stapleton (mentor Scot Raab)

  14. Contact MaryLynn Quartaroli, EdD ug-research@nau.edu Room 125, Peterson Hall (Bldg 22) (928) 523-1026 http://nau.edu/ugr

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