Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) USA 2023
Mary (MJ) Condon, Analytical Economics and Statistics
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Esmaeil Bahalkeh, Health Management and Policy
Topic: Effects of Ownership Type on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes Post COVID-19: A Regression Analysis
Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP) 2023
Samuel Farrington, Finance, Political Science
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Bradley Herring, Economics
Topic: Examining Variation within Medicaid Expansion States to Better Quantify Effects on Health
Alexa Stuka, Analytical Economics
Faculty Mentor: Prof. John Orcutt, Law
Topic: The Silicon Valley Bank Failure: What It Tells Us about the Economic Rationale for Banking Regulation
Melanie Yelle, Business Administration
Faculty Mentors: Prof. Steve Irlbeck and Prof. Stephen Ciccone, Finance
Topic: An Analysis of the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP) 2022
Mary Condon, Analytical Economics and Statistics
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Reagan Baughman, Economics
Topic: The Effect of the Earned Income Tax Credit on Utilization of Medical Care
Undergraduate Research Award (URA) 2021
Bryn Lauer, Business Administration: Finance
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Elizabeth Carter, Political Science
Topic: Yemen as an Examination into the Dynamic of Foreign Intervention in Failed States
Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP) 2021
Caroline LeBlanc, Analytical Economics & Mathematics
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Bradley Herring, Economics
Topic: Programming a Data Crosswalk Between the American Hospital Association Annual Survey and the IRS Form 990
Johanne Nichols, Finance & Economics
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nina Windgaetter, Philosophy
Topic: Covid-19's Affect on Women
Honors Thesis Grant 2021
Jenna Peterson, Business Administration
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Danielle Brick, Marketing
Project Title: Understanding Secret Consumer Purchases and Their Effects on Brands
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) USA 2019
Carter Mercer, Business Analytics
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Christopher Glynn, Decision Sciences
Topic: Impact of Sea Level Rise (SLR) on Real Estate Markets
International Research Opportunities Program (IROP) 2019
Nooran Alhamdan, Analytical Economics/Political Science
Research Site: Irbid, Jordan
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jeannie Sowers, Political Science
Foreign Faculty Mentor: Prof. Ayat Nashwan, Yarmouk University
Topic: Construction of Palestinian Identity Among Refugees in Jordan
Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP) 2019
Emily Soule, Economics & Justice Studies
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Mary Malone, Political Science
Topic: Uruguay’s Bold Experiment: Assessing the Impact of Marijuana Legalization
Honors Thesis Grant 2019
Win Phyu Aung, Entrepreneurial Studies & Marketing
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Lin Guo, Marketing
Thesis: Challenges International Students Face and their Perceived Values on University of New Hampshire
Diep Tran, Business Administration
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Anthony Pescosolido, Management
Thesis: Employee Volunteer Program in the Eye of College Students
Honors Thesis Grant 2018
Ashley Scimone, Marketing & Finance
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Lin Guo, Marketing
Thesis: Off-Price Retailers
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Abroad 2017
Gina Occhipinti, Economics
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Michael Swack, Carsey School of Public Policy
Research Site: Laguna, Philippines
Topic: Development of Business Model for Sustainable Operation of CARD BDSFI
Undergraduate Research Award 2016
Cassidy Croci, Business Administration: Entrepreneurial Studies
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Cathy Frierson, History
Topic: Founding Fathers of Dispute Resolution: The Viking Migration as a Source of Law
2015 Research Presentation Grant
Christopher Morelli, Business Administration
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Alynna Lyon, Political Science
Project Title: Model United Nations Conference
Conference: Model UN
2014 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Abroad
Sarah Wiggins, Business Administration: Management
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nelson Barber, Hospitality Management
Research Site: Talca, Chile
Topic: Can Agritourism Change Lives for the Better? A Case Study in Chile
2014 Research Presentation Grant
Samantha-Jo Virga, Economics
Project Title: EconJourney.com: A New Way of Learning Economics
Conference: The 2014 National Conference on Teaching & Research on Economic Education
2014 Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP)
Aaron Scheinman, Economics
Faculty Mentor: Prof. John Orcutt, UNH School of Law
Topic: Access to Capital Project
2013 International Research Opportunities Program (IROP)
Austin Perea, Political Science / Economics
Research Site: Cairo, Egypt
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jeannie Sowers, Political Science
Foreign Faculty: Prof. Monal Abel-Baki, American University Cairo
Topic: Islamic Banking and Microfinance in Post-Mubarak Egypt
2011 International Research Opportunities Program (IROP)
Kathryn Early, Hospitality Management
Research Site: Hopkins Village, Belize
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Udo Schlentrich, Hospitality Management
Foreign Faculty Mentor: Ms. Dana Krausopf, Hamanasi Resort
Topic: Eco-Tourism Resorts: A Case Study of Best Practices at the Hamanasi Resort in Belize
Benjamin Frehner, Business Administration/International Affairs
Research Site: Berlin, Germany
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Craig Wood, Decision Sciences
Foreign Faculty Mentor: Prof. Wilfried Böhler, University of Paderborn
Topic: A Study of German Corporations Employee Benefits Packages and the Resulting Effect on Net Income
2010 Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP)
Chris Celi, Business Administration/ Economics
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Bruce Elmslie, Economics
Project: Explore and Evaluate the History of the Federal Reserve and Determine How Its Role Has Changed over the Past Two Years
2010 Study Abroad Research Grant
Siddharthj Prabhakar, Economics
Research Site: Accra, Ghana
Faculty Mentor: Prof. William Maddocks, Carsey Institute
Topic: Sustainable Microenterprise Development
Benjamin Woodhouse, Economics
Research Site: Accra, Ghana
Faculty Mentor: Prof. William Maddocks, Carsey Institute
Topic: Sustainable Microenterprise Development
2009 Undergraduate Research Award
Lori Ann Taylor, Business Administration
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Carl Lindblade, Hospitality Management
Project: An Analysis of Current Economic Impacts on the Lodging Industry
Christine Whittaker, Hospitality Management
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Carl Lindblade, Hospitality Management
Project: An Analysis of Current Economic Impacts on the Lodging Industry
2009 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) USA
Corey Johnson, Business Administration
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Cameron Wake, Complex Systems Research Center
Project: Helping New Hampshire Communities Track Their Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Thomas Kennedy, Business Administration: Finance
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Goksel Yalcinkaya, Marketing
Project: Successful Brand Management in the Professional Sport Industry: An In-depth Look at the Boston Red Sox Brand
Laura LaPlante, Economics
Faculty Mentor: Prof. David Hiley, Philosophy
Project: A Human Rights Reading of New Hampshire’s Public School Funding Policies
2008 International Research Opportunities Program (IROP)
Elizabeth Lapan, Business Admin. / Art History
Research Site: London, England
Faculty Mentor: Vicki Wright, Art Gallery Director
Foreign Faculty Mentor: Prof. Mary Beard, Professor of Classics, University of Cambridge
Topic: The Legacy: The Elgin Marbles and the Question of Repatriation
2006 Undergraduate Research Award
Ryan Mills, Economics
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Michael Goldberg, Economics
Topic: Stock Price Valuation in Changing Markets
