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SPAHP Students Receive Research Awards


Nine students from the Creighton School of Pharmacy and Health Professions receive awards for research.
5/11/2009 8:40:34 AM
Laura Schmitz

Summer Student Researchers:

 

Ashley McClure

Faculty mentor:  Aimee Limpach

Title of Project:  The role of shh in medulloblastoma tumer formation

 

Maura McGlynn

Faculty mentors:  Joy Doll & Kathy Flecky

Title of Project:  Service learning effectiveness for students and community partners

 

Katrina McGonigal

Faculty mentor:  Brian Henriksen

Title of Project:  Development and evaluation of 1,4 distributed -1,2,3-triazole-based farnesyl transferase inhibitors

 

Shannon Neubauer

Faculty mentor:  Julie Stading

Title of Project:  Assessment of the retention of information 4 weeks and 3 months following an educational forum in new diabetes patients

 

Kathryn Schmid

Faculty mentor:  Linda Ohri

Title of Project:  Telephone survey of Omaha metro pharmacies to obtain information on vaccination services

 

Academic Year Student Researchers:

 

Kara Crosson

Faculty mentors:  Andrea Thinnes & Helene Lohman

Title of Project:  How is the perceived stress level of caregivers, for people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, effected by parallel participation with the person they are providing care to in the Memories Making program?

 

Ashley Gustafson and Kassandra Kerschen

Faculty mentor:  Joe Threlkeld

Title of Project:  Muscle fatigue in aging and in Parkinson’s Disease

 

Jessica Hatch

Faculty mentor:  Keli Mu

Title of Project:  Examination of the impact of the China Honor International Program on student’s cultural competency

 

Renee Shirkawa

Faculty mentor:  Chris Destache

Title of Project:  Combination antiretrovirals in a PLGA nanoparticle drug delivery system

 

Contact: Dr. Kim Galt, Associate Dean for Research for Questions at 280-4944