Past RCAF Winners

NameDepartmentProgramTitle of ResearchCategoryPosition
Anna GonsalvesNutrition & Exercise PhysiologyMaster’sEffect of endothelin-1 on resting blood pressure and the blood pressure response to hypoxia in healthy young menLife SciencesFirst place
Alireza MahjoubniaMechanical and Aerospace EngineeringMaster’s4D PRINTING OF BIODEGRADABLE SHAPE MEMORY ELASTOMERS USING DIGITAL LIGHT FOR PATIENT-SPECIFIC BIOMEDICAL IMPLANTSLife SciencesSecond
Jonathan FermVeterinary PathobiologyPh.DTargeted mutagenesis to develop a modified live vaccine in Anaplasma phagocytophilumLife SciencesThird
Valdrack Marcel Jaentschke GomezSchool of Languages, Literatures, and CulturesPh.D.‘So that the Miskitu May Become a People of your Majesty’s Empire’: Afro-Amerindian Petitioning and Travel Writing in British MosquitiaHumanities & Applied DesignFirst
Teresia Nzau JournalismPh. D.Framing the Skies: Analyzing Crisis Frames Alignment in Southwest Airlines and Media Discourse After the 2018 Engine FailureHumanities & Applied DesignSecond
Jia WuTextile and Apparel ManagementPh. D.Exploring the Functional, Expressive, and Aesthetic Needs of Wheelchair Users to Inform the Design of a Functional Outdoor JacketHumanities & Applied DesignThird
Prashanth Reddy KothaEECSMaster’sDeep Style Transfer for Generation of Photo-realistic Synthetic Images of CNT ForestsEngineering Sciences and informaticsFirst
Manobendro SarkerChemical and Biomedical EngineeringPh. D. (ongoing)Short-term response of soil microbial communities to common agricultural practicesEngineering Sciences and informaticsSecond
Apaala BasakChemical and Biomedical EngineeringPh. D.Neural Mechanisms of Reinforcement LearningEngineering Sciences and informaticsThird
Quentin BorengasserChemistryPh. D.Determination of Vibrational Temperature of Molecules Desorbed from an Ice Surface using Broadband Rotational SpectroscopyPhysical Sciences & MathematicsFirst
Tapesh GautamDepartment of Physics and AstronomyPh. D.Large valley (orbital) polarization near a magnetic impurity in monolayer NbSe_2Physical Sciences & MathematicsSecond
Anudha KanaheraarachchiChemistryPh. D. in ChemistryConformer Distributions of n-Propyl Cyanide in the Gas Phase and Following Ice Sublimation Measured by Broadband Rotational SpectroscopyPhysical Sciences & MathematicsThird
Matthew FarmerSinclair School of NursingPh.D.The Relationship Between Internet Adoption and Diabetes Prevalence in U.S. CountiesSocial & Behavioral SciencesFirst
Hope RosePsychological SciencesPh.D.Adverse Childhood Experiences, Hope, and Meaning in Life: A Facet Level AnalysisSocial & Behavioral SciencesSecond
Savannah HendersonJournalism-Strategic CommunicationMaster’s“There’s times to be open and times to be strategic”: Researchers’ work-life balance and identity code switchingSocial & Behavioral SciencesThird
Sampann SinhaData Science and AnalyticsMaster’sRole of Smad3 in corneal wound healing and stromal remodelingLife SciencesPeoples’ Choice Award
NameDepartmentPosition
FAN YUBehavioral SciencesThird
Alan MaloneyBehavioral SciencesSecond
Lauren FlowersBehavioral SciencesFirst
Swetha MadeshBiological ScienceThird
Varsha SrinivasanBiological ScienceThird
Dominica GendaBiological ScienceSecond
Jonathan Dale FermBiological ScienceFirst
Alejandro Chavez TrevinoBiological ScienceFirst
Tung NguyenEngineering/Computers/ITThird
Amanda DwikarinaEngineering/Computers/ITSecond
Brooke RungeEngineering/Computers/ITFirst
Peggy T FisherHealth Sciences, Medicine, & Vet MedicineThird
Lydiah Fridah MpyisiHealth Sciences, Medicine, & Vet MedicineSecond
Shannon DierHealth Sciences, Medicine, & Vet MedicineFirst
Ryan SmithPhysical SciencesThird
Ritin KambojPhysical SciencesThird
Eury SpeirPhysical SciencesSecond
Asher SiegelPhysical SciencesFirst
Maëlle ZemirlineHumanities/ Creative ArtsThird
Mariana J. GuzmanHumanities/ Creative ArtsSecond
Harry Alexis Gonzalez BetancurHumanities/ Creative ArtsFirst
Aida IsmailovaSocial Sciences/Law (Quantitative)Third
Heba AbdelnabySocial Sciences/Law (Quantitative)Second
Megan EdwardsSocial Sciences/Law (Quantitative)First
Damilola OduolowuSocial Sciences/Law (Qualitative)Third
Jia WuSocial Sciences/Law (Qualitative)Second
Varsha BhaskaranSocial Sciences/Law (Qualitative)First
NameDepartmentPosition
Shangman LiBehavioral SciencesFirst
Kanupriya SinghBehavioral SciencesFirst
Amanda FaustBehavioral SciencesSecond
Yuanyuan GuBehavioral SciencesThird
Flevis WaindimBehavioral SciencesThird
Kevin Muñoz FortiBiological SciencesFirst
Joe ViteriBiological SciencesSecond
Lauren WhittBiological SciencesSecond
Alexandra DillerBiological SciencesSecond
Mohamed ZaidEngineering Computer & Information Sciences (group 1)First
Imad Eddine ToubalEngineering Computer & Information Sciences (group 1)Second
Arun George ZachariahEngineering Computer & Information Sciences (group 1)Third
Osasu OsazeEngineering Computer & Information Sciences (Group 2)First
Yun LingEngineering Computer & Information Sciences (Group 2)Second
Priya SinghEngineering Computer & Information Sciences (Group 2)Third
Olha KholodHealth Sciences, Medicine, & Veterinary Medicine (Group 1)First
Jessica OsazeHealth Sciences, Medicine, & Veterinary Medicine (Group 1)First
Humayera IslamHealth Sciences, Medicine, & Veterinary Medicine (Group 1)Second
Emily SchaffHealth Sciences, Medicine, & Veterinary Medicine (Group 1)Third
Isaac WeberHealth Sciences, Medicine, & Veterinary Medicine (Group 1)Third
Sai GajagowniHealth Sciences, Medicine, & Veterinary Medicine (Group 2)First
Christa D. JacksonHealth Sciences, Medicine, & Veterinary Medicine (Group 2)Second
Madeline SimonHealth Sciences, Medicine, & Veterinary Medicine (Group 2)Third
Jessica CaytonHealth Sciences, Medicine, & Veterinary Medicine (Group 3)First
Caitlyn SmithHealth Sciences, Medicine, & Veterinary Medicine (Group 3)First
Alan MaloneyHealth Sciences, Medicine, & Veterinary Medicine (Group 3)Second
Jing ZhouHealth Sciences, Medicine, & Veterinary Medicine (Group 3)Third
Sophia Piral LeeHumanitiesFirst
Mattia D’AcriHumanitiesSecond
Tyler JohnsonHumanitiesSecond
Sindhu VenkatHumanitiesSecond
Anadil IftekharHumanitiesSecond
Ellen JordanSocial Sciences (Qualitative)First
Emeri BurksSocial Sciences (Qualitative)Second
Beau UnderwoodSocial Sciences (Qualitative)Third
Hanamori SkoblowSocial Sciences (Quantitative)First
Matthew OganSocial Sciences (Quantitative)Second
Brittney Bishop-ChrzanowskiSocial Sciences (Quantitative)Third
Hernan Borrero CamachoSocial Sciences (Quantitative)Third
NameDepartmentTitle of ResearchPosition
Drew KurlowskiBehavioral SciencesRevisiting Downsian Closeness: County Level Data and Presidential Election TurnoutFirst
Marcia KearnsBehavioral SciencesPredictors of Polypharmacy and Off-Label Prescribing of Psychotropic Medications: A National Survey of Child PsychiatristsSecond
Liz Peterson & Fiona AsigbeeBehavioral SciencesHealth Behavior and High School Sport ParticipationThird
Jared DeckerBiological SciencesA novel analytical method detects response of the Angus (Bos taurus) genome to artificial selection on complex traitsFirst
Ranjan K. SinghBiological SciencesThe Three-Dimensional Structural Basis of Type II HyperprolinemiaSecond
Fatten ElkomyBiological SciencesThe Effect of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Practice on Reducing Restraints and Seclusion Rates in Adolescent InpatientThird
Edson C. Tandoc Jr. & Jonathan PetersSocial Sciences/Law (Qualitative)Stars and the status quo: The ideal woman and her ideal man according to her horoscopeFirst
Braden LeapSocial Sciences/Law (Qualitative)Rethinking Governmental Corruption: Empowering and EmbeddingSecond
Jonathan CiscoSocial Sciences/Law (Qualitative)Title UnknownThird
Jie GaoSocial Sciences/Law (Quantitative)Residents’ Preferences of Agricultural Landscape Features: Implications for AgritourismFirst
Burke BindbuetelSocial Sciences/Law (Quantitative)Soy Bomb: Utility Patents in the Age of Unlimited ReproductionSecond
Amy NicklessSocial Sciences/Law (Quantitative)It’s a Tornado! Are We Prepared?: Disaster Preparedness in Missouri’s Special Libraries, Special Collections, and ArchivesThird
Tomaz CunninghamCreative Arts/HumanitiesShut Your Mouf! I’m Talking About Male Blaxploitation in French Nineteenth Century LiteratureFirst
Grant FondaCreative Arts/HumanitiesThe Schism Between Jazz, Fine Art, and Film Music Reception Histories: Anatomy of a Murder and the Curious CaseSecond
Theodore David MarciaCreative Arts/HumanitiesGender as Imaginary Circumstance: The Praxis of Female Actors Portraying Male Characters in the University of Missouri’sThird
Kiran BhattacharyyaPhysical SciencesSingle Cell Detection of Breast Cancer Using PhotoacousticsFirst
Mohammad SherafatiPhysical SciencesUnique magnetism in the flatland, grapheneSecond
Zhongwei YuPhysical SciencesReallocation of Snow Removal Trucks During Winter Snow StormsThird
Tanvi BanerjeeVeterinary Medicine, Medicine, Health SciencesActivity Segmentation in Older Adults Using Kinect SensorsFirst
Daniel MillerVeterinary Medicine, Medicine, Health SciencesVirology and Molecular Pathogenesis of Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-Associated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell CarcinomaSecond
Sagar GuptaVeterinary Medicine, Medicine, Health SciencesPhotoacoustic detection of induced melanoma in vitro using a mouse modelThird
NameDepartmentPosition
Karen JonesBehavioral SciencesFirst
Angela AuBuchonBehavioral SciencesSecond
Jayme CiscoBehavioral SciencesThird
Barbara KellerBiological SciencesFirst
Xavier ReveloBiological SciencesSecond
Cammy WillettBiological SciencesThird
Tina RobertsSocial Sciences/Law (Qualitative)First
Sarah SymondsSocial Sciences/Law (Qualitative)Second
Jonathan T. Pryor/David TaSocial Sciences/Law (Qualitative)Third
John CiscoSocial Sciences/Law (Quantitative)First
Drew KurlowskiSocial Sciences/Law (Quantitative)Second
Sheng LuSocial Sciences/Law (Quantitative)Third
Tomaz CunninghamCreative Arts/HumanitiesFirst
Xiaofei LiuCreative Arts/HumanitiesSecond
Matthew KritisCreative Arts/HumanitiesThird
Cammy WillettPhysical SciencesFirst
Alice Raphael KarikacheryPhysical SciencesSecond
Atreyee DasPhysical SciencesThird
Prakash JayabalanVeterinary Medicine, Medicine, Health SciencesFirst
Shriniwas GautamVeterinary Medicine, Medicine, Health SciencesSecond
Sagar GuptaVeterinary Medicine, Medicine, Health SciencesThird
NameDepartmentPosition
Stephanie WadeBehavioral SciencesFirst
Monique MendozaBehavioral SciencesSecond
Ashley SmithBehavioral SciencesThird
Xavier ReveloBiological SciencesFirst
Ashley LoughBiological SciencesSecond
Barbara KellerBiological SciencesThird
Liz Baiocchi-WagnerSocial Sciences/LawFirst
Sarah AliSocial Sciences/LawSecond
Tina RobertsSocial Sciences/LawThird
Robert Long ForemanCreative Arts/HumanitiesFirst
Stefanie WortmanCreative Arts/HumanitiesSecond
Liz LanceCreative Arts/HumanitiesThird
Mohammed SherafatiPhysical SciencesFirst
Suklima Guha NiyogiPhysical SciencesSecond
Jian YinPhysical SciencesThird
Aniruddha BelsareVeterinary Medicine, Medicine, Health SciencesFirst
Kristen N. PetersVeterinary Medicine, Medicine, Health SciencesSecond
Maggie SchalarmonVeterinary Medicine, Medicine, Health SciencesThird
NameDepartmentPosition
Kathryn W. BradyBehavioral SciencesFirst
Angela M. AuBuchonBehavioral SciencesSecond
Gail BuffingtonBehavioral SciencesThird
Jared DeckerBiological SciencesFirst
Satish Kumar GuttikondaBiological SciencesSecond
Mark MackeyBiological SciencesThird
Anupam RadhakrishnanPhysical SciencesFirst
Stephanie R. LanePhysical SciencesSecond
Mohammad SherafatiPhysical SciencesThird
Ryan MontagueCreative Arts/HumanitiesFirst
Robert Long ForemanCreative Arts/HumanitiesSecond
David HeiseCreative Arts/HumanitiesThird
Carolyn OrbannSocial Sciences/LawFirst
Sheng LuSocial Sciences/LawSecond
Moohwan KimSocial Sciences/LawThird
Brian BostickVeterinary Medicine, Medicine, Health SciencesFirst
Prakash JayabalanVeterinary Medicine, Medicine, Health SciencesSecond
Laura NafeVeterinary Medicine, Medicine, Health SciencesThird
NameDepartmentPosition
Neetu AbadBehavioral SciencesFirst
Zhijian ChenBehavioral SciencesSecond
Carolyn E.P. KelleyBehavioral SciencesThird
Renu JainBiological SciencesFirst
Denise BouvretteBiological SciencesSecond
Bethany K. WilliamsBiological SciencesThird
Emily FriedmanHumanities and Creative ActivitiesFirst
Lania KnightHumanities and Creative ActivitiesSecond
Michelle ForbesHumanities and Creative ActivitiesThird
Stephanie LanePhysical SciencesFirst
Santhosh SivaramakrishnanPhysical SciencesSecond
Jacob BurressPhysical SciencesThird
Stephanie ChildSocial SciencesFirst
Catherine ChmidlingSocial SciencesSecond
Disraelly CruzSocial SciencesThird
Alexa DicksonVeterinary, Medical and Health SciencesFirst
Hanrui ZhangVeterinary, Medical and Health SciencesSecond
Brian BostickVeterinary, Medical and Health SciencesThird
NameDepartmentPosition
John EstesCreative Arts/HumanitiesFirst
Jennifer AbinCreative Arts/HumanitiesSecond
Debbie LelekisCreative Arts/HumanitiesThird
Beibei DongBehavioral SciencesFirst
Zhijan (David) ChenBehavioral SciencesSecond
McKean NowlinBehavioral SciencesThird
Renu JainBiological SciencesFirst
Gyan Prakash SrivastavaBiological SciencesSecond
Vinoth SittaramaneBiological SciencesThird
Surendra Chitti BabuPhysical SciencesFirst
Majed El-DweikPhysical SciencesSecond
Korampally VenumadhavPhysical SciencesThird
Eric DentHealth SciencesFirst
Timothy HavensHealth SciencesSecond
F. Spencer GaskinHealth SciencesThird
Fred VulteeSocial Sciences/LawFirst
Joshua HicksSocial Sciences/LawSecond
Shrihari SridharSocial Sciences/LawThird