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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
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!
Who does undergraduate research?
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
Why should you get involved?
Professional Advantages
Academic Advantages
Discipline Training
Faculty Mentor
Relationship
• 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
• 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
Academic Advantages
• Extracurricular pursuit that applies field-specific knowledge
• Acquire technique repertoire for future occupation
• Gain knowledge beyond the scope of coursework
Discipline Training
• Receive guidance as a researcher from established experts in your field
• Opportunity to demonstrate abilities to NAU faculty
Faculty Mentor Relationship
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
Investing in undergraduate research
• Research accolades/awards/funding • 485 undergraduate research course for
credit 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!• Global Research & Internship Program
(GRIP)• NAU Student Travel Awards – to present
at conferences
Applying Christopher Alexander’s Design Patterns to Existing Environments: A Study of the NAU Student UnionMikayla Cutlip
Nose Bleed: A Feature FilmJeremy Scott
Population Estimation of Big Brown Bats in Flagstaff: Implications for Disease Transmission Camille Platts
Brain Correlates of Emotional Storytelling and Empathic AccuracyBrett Velez
Stand Structure and Composition in Treatment Areas following the 2012 Grand FireGregory Black
Examples of funded HURA projects
Long –term Fire History in the Southwest Shawnee Smith (mentor Carol Chambers)
Student Disposition toward Youngspeak in Study AbroadEmily 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 InjuryElizabeth Stapleton (mentor Scot Raab)
Examples of Interns to Scholars (I2S) projects
MaryLynn Quartaroli, EdD
Room 321, Bury Hall (Bldg 8)
(928) 523-1026
Contact
http://nau.edu/ugr