Our Fellows
Meet our current fellows!
See "Recent Alumni" for more. ELF Project Archive contains a list of projects from 2011-2020
Current Engaged Learning Fellows
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Suniti Bhikshesvaran
Egg Drop Soup
Mentor: Michelle Glasby-Millington (Film & Media Arts)
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Abigail Brittle
Mentor: Willie Baronet (Advertising)
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Syra Castillo
Mentor: Aria Cabot (World Languages)
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Tyler Chapman
Mentor: Mark Allen (Advertising)
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Adeenah Choksi
Mentor: Adam Neal (Engaged Learning)
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Gabriella Doan
Characterization of Miniature pH Sensors on Polypropylene Substrate Using a Voltage Reset Method
Mentor: Jung-Chih Chiao (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
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Juan Davalos
Egg Drop Soup
Mentor: Sean Griffin (Film & Media Arts)
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Brianna Freshwater
In the Schools but Not the Classrooms: Advanced Placement Test-Taking in Schools Serving Predominately Students of Color
Mentor: Kara Sutton (Sociology)
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Laurens Gijsbertson
"Simplifying Blockchain for Novice Investors: Introducing a Beginner-Friendly Analytics Platform"
Mentor: Simon Mak (Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship)
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Palmer Hurd
Domestic Water Filtration in Tanzania
Mentor: Jessie Zarazaga (Civil and Environmental Engineering)![](/-/media/Site/Provost/SAES/Academic-Enrichment/EngagedLearning/ELF/ELF-Headshots-Current/Alison-Kellom-ELF.png?h=1080&iar=0&w=1080&hash=EFCC2B310F92197E6CFF101FFDEE8B93)
Alison Kellom
Reversing Chemotherapy Resistance in Aggressive Forms of Cancer
Mentor: Pia Vogel (Biological Sciences)
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Princess Igwe-Icho
“Gendered Rhetoric and F-3 Family Sponsorship: Unveiling Narratives, Influencing Policies”
Mentor: Dr. Zoe Carney (Corporate Communication & Public Affairs)
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Sarah Khoja
Mentor: LaiYee Leong (Political Science)
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Shivani Kosuri
When AI Recommends What to Buy: How AI Identity Disclosure Affects Consumer Self-Control in Online Purchases
Mentor: Quan Xie (Advertising)![](/-/media/Site/Provost/SAES/Academic-Enrichment/EngagedLearning/ELF/ELF-Logo-Square.png?h=1080&iar=0&w=1080&hash=CA38E9EA5C9078D36A2FEA6E38587648)
Rachel Mannon
A Voice for the Wilderness: Exploring Connections Between Ecoacoustics and Conservation Psychology in a Nature Documentary
Mentor: Peter Kupfer (Musicology)![Headshot of Andrea Reyes, Engaged Learning Fellow](/-/media/Site/Provost/SAES/Academic-Enrichment/EngagedLearning/ELF/ELF-Headshots-Current/Andrea-Reyes-ELF-circle.png?h=1080&iar=0&w=1080&hash=2E8CCB25F54188ADEEC213FF606AC1AC)
Andrea Reyes
Mentor: Krista Lynne Smith (Physics)
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Anika Saiprabhu
Mentor: Lane Harder (Music)
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Alexis Schroeder
Neoliberalism and Healthcare: Disabled in America
Mentor: Nia Parson (Anthropology)
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Nrithi Subramanian
Mantra and Co.
Mentor: Anupama Shekar, Center on Research and Evaluation
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Ephraim Sun
“Simplifying Blockchain for Novice Investors: Introducing a Beginner-Friendly Analytics Platform”
Mentor: Simon Mak (Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship)![Tricia Tsang ELF Photo of Trisica Tsang](/-/media/Site/Provost/SAES/Academic-Enrichment/EngagedLearning/ELF/ELF-Headshots-Current/Tricia-Tsang-ELF-circle.png?h=1080&iar=0&w=1080&hash=16A54E6EEF2BAB66AC920A15D3D05239)
Tricia Tsang
A Comparative Analysis of Social Determinants in Health and the Efforts Done to Mitigate Them in South Africa and the United States
Mentor: Brad Klein (Human Rights)
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Eric Vu
Machine Learning for optimizing numerical integration for electromagnetic (EM) applications
Mentor: Johannes Tausch, Mathematics
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Ross Yenerich
"What's so Special about the Special Olympics?"
Mentors: Mark Allen (Advertising) & Ryan Blitzer (Film & Media Arts)
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Anna Kelley Zielke
House Divided: A Young Adult Book Investigating America's Political Polarization
Mentor: Brandon Miller (History)