Research and Creative Activity Directory
Congratulations on finding the Research and Creative Activity Directory! The purpose of this directory is to provide you with a listing of potential research/creative activity opportunities that you may search by department and the semester that you would like to work.
You may search by department and date. For example, if you are looking for a chemistry project for summer 2022, type 'summer 2022 chemistry' into the search bar.
Once you identify a potential project, send an email of interest to the faculty member listed. In the email, you should introduce yourself and tell the potential faculty mentor what you would like to do and when (spring/summer/fall semester). The faculty mentor will let you know about the next steps to apply to work on the project. Please note that contacting a faculty mentor from this data base is not a guarantee that you will work with them.
| Name | Department(s) | Availability | Research/ Creative Activity Topic | Additional Information | |
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| Deepak Bastola | Mathematical Sciences | dxbastola@salisbury.edu | Summer 2025 | Statistical Predictions |
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TI actively leverage statistical models to achieve classification and prediction in various types of data, including longitudinal, dependent time series, and even text data. This allows me to make accurate predictions. Some of my ongoing projects are listed on my webpage: https://deepbas.io/. Feel free to email me to discuss these projects, other related ideas, or potential collaborations. |
| Brandye Nobiling | Public Health | bdnobiling@salisbury.edu | Spring 2025 | Systematic Review of Literature - Therapy Dogs |
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This is my current project, but anything related to sexual/reproductive health is also on-going research. |
| Tami Ransom | Environmental Studies | tsransom@salisbury.edu | Spring 2025 | Reptile and amphibian surveys, camera trap image analysis |
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Looking for research students for 3-credit ENVR 486: Spotted Turtle Research for Spring 2025. Dr. Ransom is looking for students interested in field research. This spring we will do an assortment of field work: frog and reptile surveys on TNC property, a couple of spotted turtle surveys, and reptile and amphibian surveys on Poplar Island. In addition, students will process and analyze trail camera data looking at activity patterns of potential spotted turtle predators. Students will need to be available on Fridays (when we go to Poplar Island is is all day from 5:30am-5:30pm). Contact Dr. Ransom ( tsransom@salisbury.edu) to enroll (students will be enrolled by instructor) |
| Sherry Maykrantz | Public Health | samaykrantz@salisbury.edu | Spring 2025 | Anything public health | - |
| Alison Dewald | Chemistry | ahdewald@salisbury.edu | Fall 2024 | Biochemistry Researcher - Membrane Protein Folding |
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Undergraduate research on outer membrane protein folding in liposomes. Students will learn recombinant protein expression & purification techniques, as well as SDS-PAGE and fluorescent spectroscopy. Chem majors given first consideration. |
| Zachary Townsend | Exercise Science | zmtownsend@salisbury.edu | Spring 2025 | Health Aspects of Physical Activity/Exercise Science |
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Please email for additional information regarding upcoming projects/how to get involved. |
| Tim Werner | Exercise Science | tjwerner@salisbury.edu | Spring 2025 | Clinical Exercise Physiology |
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Our lab examines the influences of exercise on disease. We are currently investigating the effects of blood flow restriction training on vascular health. |
| Shane Hall | Environmental Studies | sdhall@salisbury.edu | Spring 2025, Summer 2025 | Environmental Justice, Environmental Racism, Climate Politics and Culture |
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I am open to working with students interested in independent or directed research in the areas of environmental inequality broadly and environmental racism more specifically, as well how climate change is represented is literature and popular culture. |
| Michele Schlehofer | Psychology | mmschlehofer@salisbury.edu | Spring 2025 | LGBTQ+ Psychology |
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Looking to bring on one or two students to conduct research with me on LGBTQ+ concerns. I have some existing data from a qualitative study of experiences of campus life that I am working with. I may also start a new study. |
| Joshua Sokoloski | Chemistry | jesokoloski@salisbury.edu | Spring 2025, Summer 2025 | Biophysics and Biochemistry of Nucleic Acids |
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My lab looks at the biochemistry of RNA and DNA. We use fluorescent techniques to explore how RNA and DNA interact with metal ions and proteins in order to develop assays for human disease. We also look at chemistry of nucleotides and nucleic acids under early Earth conditions to study the origin of life on this planet. |
| Echo Leaver | Psychology | eeleaver@salisbury.edu | Spring 2025, Summer 2025 | Applied and Cognitive Neuroscience |