Student-Faculty Research
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Academic
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Go further with your major. Apply your learning through research projects and faculty mentorship.
Student-Faculty Research at
Georgian Court
Participating in academic research is one of the best ways to collaborate with GCU faculty while enhancing your personal and professional development. You can work on your own project under the guidance of a faculty member or get individual mentorship from a professor while assisting with their research.
GCU offers student-faculty research opportunities that give you the chance to:
- Engage in academic inquiry outside the classroom
- Explore real-life application of knowledge within your chosen major
- Gain valuable skills relevant to your career goals.
Every year, we hold an Academic Excellence Celebration to show how students and faculty come together to pursue in-depth research. We’re also committed to highlighting student scholarly activities as well as faculty research and scholarship happening across the GCU campus.
Are you interested in student-faculty research? Or do you want to get involved in the Annual Academic Excellence Celebration? To learn more, contact us at research@georgian.edu, call 732-987-2306, or visit us in Jeffries Hall.
The Annual Excellence Celebration program is arranged by the following faculty and staff:
- Michael Wortley, Ph.D., CSCS (chair)
- Meera Behera, Ph.D.
- Eduard Bitto, Ph.D.
- Vincent Chen, Ph.D.
- Stephen Genco, Ed.D.
- Jean Parry, Ph.D.
- Michael Gross, Ph.D. (ex officio)
Academic Excellence Celebration
Each year, we proudly celebrate the scholarly pursuits, creative works, and research findings of GCU students and their faculty mentors. These projects analyze important topics and issues from literature, history, culture, politics, education, and more.
Recent projects have covered an array of subjects, such as face covering practices during the pandemic, the fair trade of chocolate, and the history of the animal rights movement.
To see your fellow students present their research, visit our YouTube playlist.
Browse Student-Faculty Research Projects
Find all the papers, posters, and recorded presentations that were submitted to the Academic Excellence Celebration. Learn something new from past participants, see which faculty members have functioned as mentors, or discover inspiration for your own research project. Each work will open as a PDF.
| Student Authors | Faculty Mentors | Department | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Johnson | Pamela Rader, Ph.D. | Department of English | Interdisciplinary Approach to Medieval Literature Through Art and Music Video One, Video Two |
| Frances Anne Simmers | Pamela Rader, Ph.D. | Department of English | My Excerpts of Poetry |
| Jhelaine Palo | Eduard Bitto, Ph.D. | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry | Molecular Dynamics Simulation using YASARA Software |
| Rachel Zigrest | Silvana Cardell | Department of Dance | Location Selection |
| Juliette Margolies | Paul Capucci, Ph.D. | Department of English | Movement Beyond the Page: Walt Whitman, Isadora Duncan, and the Beginning of Modern Dance |
| Student Authors | Faculty Mentors | Department | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis Hahn, Jhelaine Palo, Efraim Shkarofsky, Jessica Bis, Jasmin Shaheed, and Robyn Billareul | Jean Parry, Ph.D. and Jessica Lisa, Ph.D. | Department of Biology | An Examination of Gut Microbiome Alterations in Response to Microplastics Exposure |
| Jana Borkovic and Jaison-Ashley Pleva | Karen Kelly, Ph.D. | Department of Psychology and Counseling | Effects of Social Meida Images on Mood, Self-Esteem, Body Image: Do Cute Images Make Us Happy? |
| Erica Partenfelder | Megan Sherman, Ph.D. | Department of Social Work and Gerontology | The Benefits of the Collaboration Between Police Officers and Social Workers |
| Jennifer Matthews | Prasad Lakkaraju, Ph.D., Beth Schaefer, Ph.D., and Sarita Nemani, Ph.D. | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Physics, and Department of Mathematics and Computer Science | Carbon Nanodots: Structural and Electronic Insights Using Infrared and Fluorescence Spectroscopy Techniques |
| Casey Korman | Vincent Chen, Ph.D. | Department of Integrative Health and Exericse Science | The Effects of Blow Flow Restriction (BFR) on Leg Electromyogram (EMG) |
| Nicole DiFoglio | Heather Taovsky, Psy.D. | Department of Psychology and Counseling | Meaningful Transition Supports for Graduating Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| Gabriele Balkius, Casey Korman, Joseph Sauchelli, Joseph Liberatore, and Mathias Madersbacher | Vincent Chen, Ph.D. | Department of Integrative Health and Exericse Science | Examing Gender Differences within the Effects of Blood Flow Restriction on Peak Power and Electromyography |
| Joseph Liberatore, Casey Korman, Mathias Madersbacher, Joseph Sauchelli, and Garbrielle Balkius | Vincent Chen, Ph.D. | Department of Integrative Health and Exericse Science | The Effects of Blow Flow Restriction (BFR) on Peak Power in Athletes of Different Sports |
| Joseph Sauchelli | Vincent Chen, Ph.D. | Department of Integrative Health and Exericse Science | The Effects of Blow Flow Restriction (BFR) on Leg Muscular Peak Power |
| Victoria Black | Kristen Park Wedlock, M.F.A. | Department of English | Panic Prose – Attention, Narrative, and Memory during Crisis |
| Mathias Madersbacher, Casey Korman, Gabriele Balkius, Joseph Sauchelli, and Joseph Liberatore | Vincent Chen, Ph.D. | Department of Integrative Health and Exericse Science | The Correlation between Body Composition and Peak Power Output |
| Amanda Ricci | Evelyn Quinn, M.S.W. | Department of Social Work and Gerontology | Policy Priority: Mandating Annual Suicide Prevention Training for School Personnel (K-12) |
| Diana Gallego | Chinenye Anako, M.D., M.P.H. | Department of Biology | The Effect of Physical Activity on the Balance of the Autonomic Nervous System |
| Aya Abdo | Chinenye Anako, M.D., M.P.H. | Department of Biology | The Effect of Depression on the Balance of the Autonomic Nervous System |
| Student Authors | Faculty Mentors | Department | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Malgeri | Jessica Keene, Ph.D. | Department of History and Political Science | The Codification of Racism |
| George Malgeri | Scott Bennett, Ph.D. | Department of History and Political Science | Crisis in Yemen, Civil War in Yemen, and Yeme as a Proxy: How a Domestic Conflict Became Exploited to Benefit Foreign Powers |
| Jack Milne | Meera Behera, Ph.D. | Department of Business Administration | Airline Seasonality Trends |
| Nicole Russo | Scott Bennett, Ph.D. | Department of History and Political Science | Arthur F. Raper: The New Deal from The Old South to The New South |
| Noemi Olavarria | Lindiwe Magaya, Ph.D. | Department of Educational Services and Advance Programs | Teachers’ Knowledge, Perception, and Implementation of Multisensory Strategies in the Classroom |
| Mike Thomas | Beth Schaefer, Ph.D. | Department of Physics | Reader’s Guide to Fossil Fuel Dependency and Hydraulic Fracturing |
| Kendra Paige Lucas | Megan Sherman, Ph.D. | Department of Social Work and Gerontology | How PTSD Affects Marines |