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

  • headshot of EL Fellow Hala Arnouk

    Hala Arnouk

    Public Response to Authoritarian Regimes in the Middle East

    Mentor: Hiroki Takeuchi (Political Science)

  • headshot of EL Fellow Aguer Atem

    Aguer Atem

    Turning Pages: Examining the Influence of International Aid on Educational Migration from South Sudan to Kenya

    Mentor: Jill Kelly (History)

  • Headshot of Suniti Bhikshesvaran

    Suniti Bhikshesvaran

    Egg Drop Soup

    Mentor: Michelle Glasby-Millington (Film & Media Arts)

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    Abigail Brittle

    SHOW PONY: SMU Zine Project. 
    Mentor: Willie Baronet (Advertising)
  • headshot of EL Fellow Andrew Castles

    Andrew Castles

    X Marks the Spot
    Mentor: Devon Smith (Film)
  • SMU Engage Dallas Learning Fellowship Graphic

    Syra Castillo

    The New Grand Tour: AR/VR and Virtual Explorations of Italian Language and Culture. 
    Mentor: Aria Cabot (World Languages)
  • Headshot of Tyler Chapman, Engaged Learning Fellow

    Tyler Chapman

    Fight the New Drug [PSA campaign]. 
    Mentor: Mark Allen (Advertising)
  • Headshot of EL Fellow Gabriella Doan

    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) 

  • headshot of EL Fellow Anna Foweather

    Anna Foweather

    The Effect of Academic Lesson Structure on Learning Outcomes for High School Students

    Mentor: Sarah Kucker (Psychology)

  • Brianna Freshwater ELF

    Brianna Freshwater

    In the Schools but Not the Classrooms: Advanced Placement Test-Taking in Schools Serving Predominately Students of Color

    Mentor: Kara Sutton (Sociology)

  • Headshot of EL Fellow Laurens Gijsbertson

    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)
  • Headshot of EL Fellow Princess Igwe-Icho

    Princess Igwe-Icho

    “Gendered Rhetoric and F-3 Family Sponsorship: Unveiling Narratives, Influencing Policies”

    Mentor: Dr. Zoe Carney (Corporate Communication & Public Affairs)

  • Headshot of EL Fellow Allison Kellom

    Alison Kellom

    Reversing Chemotherapy Resistance in Aggressive Forms of Cancer

    Mentor: Pia Vogel (Biological Sciences)

  • Headshot of Sarah Khoja, Engaged Learning Fellow

    Sarah Khoja

    AAPI Students and the College Experience. 
    Mentor: LaiYee Leong (Political Science)
  • headshot of Shivani Kosuri, Engaged Learning Fellow

    Shivani Kosuri

    When AI Recommends What to Buy: How AI Identity Disclosure Affects Consumer Self-Control in Online Purchases

    Mentor: Quan Xie (Advertising)
  • Headshot of EL Fellow Rachel Mannon

    Rachel Mannon

    A Voice for the Wilderness: Exploring Connections Between Ecoacoustics and Conservation Psychology in a Nature Documentary

    Mentor: Peter Kupfer (Musicology)
  • headshot of EL Fellow Katy Merchant

    Katy Merchant

    A bigger picture of early childhood media exposure: Examining the association between media content and temperament in young children across diverse SES and family structure
    Mentor: Sarah Kucker (Psychology)
  • Headshot of EL Fellow Swarangi Potdar

    Swarangi Potdar

    what remains
    Mentor: Ian Grieve (Art)
  • headshot of ELF Fellow Mahima Quazi

    Mahima Quazi

    Urban Growth and Its Impact on Surface Temperatures: A Case Study of Dallas
    Mentor: Xiao Yang (Earth Sciences)
  • Headshot of Andrea Reyes, Engaged Learning Fellow

    Andrea Reyes

    Star Formation and Feedback in Active Galaxies
    Mentor: Krista Lynne Smith (Physics)
  • Headshot of Anika Saiprabhu, Engaged Learning Fellow

    Anika Saiprabhu

    Prisoner of the Strings: the Dystopia of Book Bans and Censorship in Schools [music composition]
    Mentor: Lane Harder (Music)
  • Headshot of EL Fellow Alexis Schroeder

    Alexis Schroeder

    Neoliberalism and Healthcare: Disabled in America

    Mentor: Nia Parson (Anthropology)

  • Headshot of Nrithi Subramanian, Engaged Learning Fellow

    Nrithi Subramanian

    Mantra and Co.

    Mentor: Anupama Shekar, Center on Research and Evaluation

  • Headshot of EL Fellow Ephraim Sun

    Ephraim Sun

    “Simplifying Blockchain for Novice Investors: Introducing a Beginner-Friendly Analytics Platform”

    Mentor: Simon Mak (Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship)
  • headshot of Vivian Thai, ELF

    Vivian Thai

    Paths to Parenthood: In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Narratives from Quy Nhon, Vietnam

    Mentor: Elizabeth Berk (Sociology)

  • Eric Vu, founder of Quizlog, with big check from Big iDeas

    Eric Vu

    Machine Learning for optimizing numerical integration for electromagnetic (EM) applications

    Mentor:  Johannes Tausch, Mathematics

  • Headshot of EL Fellow Ross Yenerich

    Ross Yenerich

    "What's so Special about the Special Olympics?"

    Mentors: Mark Allen (Advertising) & Ryan Blitzer (Film & Media Arts)

  • Anna Kelley Zielke

    Anna Kelley Zielke

    House Divided: A Young Adult Book Investigating America's Political Polarization

    Mentor: Brandon Miller (History)