Research Topic: Resilience and Biomarkers of Stress
Faculty Advisors: Juliana Souza-Talarico and Amany Farag
Funding: Research Assistantships
Hometown: Amman, Jordan

Research Topic: Mental Health in LGBTQ+ Populations
Faculty Advisor: Melissa Lehan Mackin
Funding: College of Nursing Dean’s Fellowship Award, Graduate College Iowa Recruitment Fellowship, Dr. Rita and David Frantz Nursing Scholarship, Kay Janice Green PhD Scholarship, Research Assistantships
Hometown: Denison, Iowa

Research Topic: Nursing-led Integrated Medicine and Healing Opportunities in Traditional Western Medicine Environments and How to Improve Culturally-based Care at the Bedside
Faculty Advisor: Sandra Daack-Hirsch
Funding: College of Nursing Dean’s Fellowship Award, Graduate College Iowa Recruitment Fellowship, the Kay Janice Green PhD Scholarship, Research Assistantships
Hometown: Indianola, Iowa

Research Topic: Technology Use in Self-Management of Falls/Chronic Disease in the Older Adult Population
Faculty Advisors: Harleah Buck and Stephanie Gilbertson White
Funding: Woodrow Morris and Mary Anders Morris Scholarship in Gerontology, Research Assistantships
Hometown: Ankeny, Iowa