JoAnna Arguello

University of Wisconsin-River Falls Class of 2004

Major: Psychology

Mentor and Research Supervisor: Dr. So-Young Zeon

JoAnna is currently in her third year of graduate studies at the University of Iowa where she is a third year doctoral student working towards a Ph. D in Counseling Psychology.

Paul Borofka-Webb

Majors: History

Mentor and Research Supervisor: Dr. Kurt Leichtle

Research Topic: Populism and the Grange Movement

Graduation Date: May 2008

Rebecca Cote

Major: Biotechnology and Biomedical Biology

Mentor and Research Supervisor: Dr. Timothy Lyden

Research Topic: In Vitro Modeling of Early Embryonic Hematopoiesis

Graduation Date: May 2008

Enrolled in PhD Immunology at Penn State University, Huck Institute of Life Sciences--Fall 08

Jeremiah Bodenner

University of Wisconsin-River Falls Class of 2004

Major: Physics

Mentor: Dr. Earl Blodgett

Research Supervisor: Dr. Clifford Will, Washington University in St. Louis

Masters in Physics, UW - Madison, May 2007

Scott Bollman, Ph.D.

University of Wisconsin-River Falls Class of 2002

Major: Agronomy

Mentor and Research Supervisor: Dr. Michael Croster

Scott has completed his Ph.D. in Crop and Soil Sciences (Weed), Michigan State University, May 2007. He earned a Masters in Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University, 2004

Maureen Casey

University of Wisconsin-River Falls Class of 2006

Major: Psychology
Minor: Human Resource Management

Mentor and Research Supervisor:
Dr. Travis Tubre

Maureen completed her Masters at St. Cloud State University - August 2008

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Heidi Conrad

University of Wisconsin-River Falls Class of 2004

Major(s): Chemistry and Modern Language (French)

Mentor and Research Supervisor: Dr. K. W. McLaughlin

Heidi is currently attending the University of North Texas where she is completing a Masters in Analytical Chemistry and plans to continue on to the Ph.D. She is also an active member of Alpha Chi Sigma, a professional chemistry fraternity, and enjoys her role ias a teaching and lab assistant working with undergraduate chemistry students.

Hsajune Dyan

Major: History

Mentor and Research Supervisor: Dr. Zhiguo Yang

Research Topic: Regional Autonomy or Nation-State: Political Identity of Karen in Burma 1948-1989

Graduation Date: May 2008

Leon Z. Gbee

University of Wisconsin-River Falls Class of 2006

Major: Sociology
Minor: International Studies

Mentor: Dr. Jean Hector-Faley

Research Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Feinstein

Leon has completed a Masters in Intercultural Services, Leadership and Management at the School for International Training. He is now working in Guatemala City where he is teaching at a private high school, and doing consulting with NGO's.

Travis Getzie

Major: Physics (Minors- Chemistry & Mathematics)

Mentor: Dr. Lowell McCann, Physics

Research Supervisor: Dr. Karl Peterson, Chemistry

Research Topic: Using NMR Spectroscopy to Confirm the Relative Stereochemistry of the Key Intermediate in the Synthesis of Incarvillateine

Graduation Date: May 2008

Enrolled in PhD Polymer Engineering @ University of Akron--Fall 2008

Gregory L. Golombeski

University of Wisconsin-River Falls Class of 2002

Major(s): Animal Science

Mentor and Research Supervisor: Dr. Perry W. Clark

Gregory completed his Masters in 2005 from South Dakota State University and his Masters project was recently published in the Journal of Dairy Science. He is currently attending graduate school at the University of Minnesota where he is pursuing a Ph.D. in Animal Science (Nutrition).

Jacquelyn Harvey

Major: Speech Communcation

Mentor and Research Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer Willis-Rivera

Research Topic: How Do Love Styles Relate to Romantic Relationships Between College Students?

Graduation Date: May 2008

Enrolled in Masters - Communications @ North Carolina State University--Fall 2008

Dwight Luhman, Ph.D.

University of Wisconsin-River Falls Class of 2001

Major: Physics
Minor: Agricultural Engineering Technological

Mentor and Research Supervisor: Dr. James Madsen

In May of 2006, Dwight completed his Ph.D. at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He is currently a Research Associate in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Princeton University where he works closely with Dr. Daniel C. Tsui, a Nobel Laureate in Physics.

Crystal Mathisrud

Majors: Broad Field Science and English

Mentor and Research Supervisor: Dr. John Wheeler (Biology)

Research Topic: Inventory of Vascular Plants at Tewksbury Bluff, Polk County, Wisconsin

Graduation Date: May 2008

Mitra Naseri

Major: Biology-Biomedical (Minor: Chemistry)

Mentor and Research Supervisor: Dr. Kim Mogen

Research Topic: Investigating Phage Therapy Efficacy to Control Soft-rot of Bean Sprouts

Research Fellowship: 2007 Mayo Graduate School Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow: The Role of Apolipoprotein-A1 in Activation of Dendritic Cells, Dr. Hirohita Kita, Department of Immunology, Allergic Diseases Research Laboratory

Graduation Date: May 2008

Enrolled in Masters - Microbiology @ University of Wiscosin-Madison--Fall 2008

Martha O'Brian

Majors: Mathematics and Biochemistry

Mentor and Research Supervisor: Dr. Kevin McLaughlin

Research Topic: Concentration Dependence of the Freezing Point for Strong Electrolytes in Water

Graduation Date: May 2008

Enrolled in Masters - Population Health/Biostatistics @ University of Wisconsin-Madison--Fall 2008

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Matthew J Schuelke

University of Wisconsin-River Falls Class of 2006

Major(s): Business Administration and Psychology

Mentor and Research Supervisor: Dr. Travis Tubre

Matthew is currently attending University of Oklahoma where he is pursuing a Masters in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Matthew received the McNair Graduate Fellowship at the University of Oklahoma.

Somorae Smith

University of Wisconsin-River Falls Class of 2006

Major: Political Science
Minor: Psychology

Mentor and Research Supervisor: Dr. Davida Alperin

Somorae has received certification with the U.S. Department of Justice and the MN Department of Human Services and is currently working as the youngest full-time salaried employee at the agency she is employed by. As a Employment Specialist with the Ramsey County MFIP Welfare to Work program, she has as helped individuals find suitable employment to become self sufficient.

Ashley Styczynski

Major: Sociology (Minor: Environmental Studies)

Mentor and Research Supervisor: Dr. Tricia Davis

Research Topic: Demographic Factors Affecting Environmental Consciousness

Graduation Date: May 2008

Enrolled in Master's/PhD - Rural/Environmental Sociology @ Utah State University--Fall 2008

Bee Vang

Majors: Psychology & International Studies

Mentor Research Supervisor: Dr. Bradley Caskey

Research Topic: Ethnic Identity and Campus Involvment in a Minority Student Campus Population

Research Fellowship: 2007 Univ. of Arizona Summer Research Institute - Dr. Bruce Ellis, Department of Psychology--Effects of Family Composition: A Sister Sibling Study

Graduation Date: Decemeber 2007

Enrolled in Masters -Counseling and Student Development @ St. Cloud State University--Fall 2008

Amelia (Erwin) Versland, Ph.D.

University of Wisconsin-River Falls Class of 2001

Major: Psychology

Mentor and Research Supervisor: Dr. Brad Caskey

Mia recieved her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Bowling Green State University, August 2006. She is currently completing a Postdoctoral Psychology Fellow at Hennepin County Medical Center. Mia will begin her new position as a clinical psychologist on staff at HCMC in the Department of Psychiatry.

Samantha Wenwoi

Major: Journalism

Mentor and Research Supervisor: Dr. Sandra Ellis

Research Topic: The Unspeakable Crime: A Study of Lynching Coverage in a Southern Newspaper, 1882-1930

Graduation Date: December 2007

Enrolled in Master's - Communicaitons @ University of Minnesota--Fall 2008