ELF Project Archive
See below for Engaged Learning Fellowship projects from previous years. Go to Our Fellows to see our current roster.
Project time frames range from 1 semester to several years. These lists show when ELFs were accepted into the program.
Spring 2021
Abdul, Azeez. Analyzing the Trend of Disabled Americans’ Access to Quality Healthcare as a Result of Various Political Legislation and its Impacts in the 2010-2019 Decade.
Mentor: Gianna Englert (Political Science)
Demaree, Zack. Life Lessons for young adults from field experts.
Mentor: Jake Batsell (Journalism)
Gard, Gabrielle. Evaluating Potential Inhibitors for Breast Cancer Resistant Cells and Proteins.
Mentor: Pia Vogel (Biological Sciences)
Lee, Shannon. Excelling at English: A Podcast Featuring Tips and Success Stories from Non-Native Speakers of English.
Mentors: Gizem Arslan (World Languages) and Linda Evans (ESL)
Mirr, Robert. #Black@SMU (Film).
Mentor: Amber Bemak (Film)
Siddiqui, Shayzal. An Evaluation of Midwifery Practice in Rural Attock, Pakistan.
Mentor: Carolyn Smith-Morris (Anthropology)
Fall 2020
Lee, Wren. Gay & Greek: Designing for LGBTQ Fraternity and Sorority Members
Mentor: Dustin Grabsch (Student Affairs)
Mehta, Aadit and Rainey, Michael. Automation of Continuous Bladder Irrigation
Mentor: Bruce Gnade (Engineering)
Melo, Everton. Lavadeira (A Film)
Mentor: Kevin Heffernan (Film)
Mercurio, Avery. Mentors ForThe Educational Advancement of Underprivileged and Compromised Youth: A West Dallas Case Study
Mentor: Lindsay Davis (Hunt Scholars)
Mustafa, Lamisa. University Responses to Student Activism about Immigration Justice: A Comparative Case
Mentor: Nancy Campbell (Sociology)
Peterson, Abigail. Subcultural Effects on Youth Well-Being and Bereavement: A Case Study
Mentor: Carolyn Smith-Morris (Anthropology)
Punamiya, Trisha. Evaluating the Socioeconomic Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Internal Migrant Workers in Mumbai and Surrounding Areas
Mentor: Thomas Osang (Economics)
Rahman, Mushfequr. Cultural Competence in Sexual and Mental Health Programs across South Asian and Arab American Communities
Mentor: Rachel Ball-Phillips (History)
Wey, Anderson. Synthesis and characterization of furan-maleimide cross-linked degradable plastics
Mentor: David Son (Chemistry)
Project time frames range from 1 semester to several years. These lists show when ELFs were accepted into the program.
Spring 2020
Burke, Trevor.BIG NAOMII.
Mentor: Don Hopkins
Caple, Clayton.Xander – a narrative short film about autism.
Mentor: Mark Kerins
Dewan, Raleigh.Steady Spoon.
Mentor: Bruce Snider
Dickson, Tyne.Equity.
Mentor: Kara-Lynn Vaeni
Ebinger, Margaret.MERA: Clean Water Outreach and Engagement
Mentor: Maryann Cairns
Giakoumas, Alysia.The Playground Acting Program
Mentor: Jim Hart.
Graceffo, Gabriella.C19: The Postcard Project.
Mentor: Rachel Ball-Phillips
Hickle, Austin.Needs Assessment of English-speaking Cameroonian Schools as Foundation for Development of “Cameroon Education: War-Recovery Plan”
Mentor: Stephanie Amsel
Hodge, Kelsey.Smile: A feature film.
Mentor: Mark Kerins
Huff, Elise.The Arts of Language: Cross-Cultural Research of the German and Mexican Communities in Dallas and Their Experience of Cultural Adaptation through Art
Mentor: Gizem Arslan
Kang, Sisi.Development of an Automated Speech Recognition Scoring System (ASRS) and Enhancement of Child Computer Interactions for English Learners learning vocabulary in depth through the English Learner Vocabulary Acquisition system (ELVA).
Mentor: Eric Larson
Kaya, Ceydan.Waste Causation: People and Psychology: A Dallas Case Study.
Mentor: Beryl Hellinghausen
Nakatsuka, Andrew.Synthesis and Characterization of Boron-Dipyrromethene Dyes for Chemiluminescent Coupling
Mentor: Alex Lippert
Nguyen, Daphne.Improving the Sensitivity of Chemiluminescent H2S ImagingAgents.
Mentor: Alex Lippert
Reynolds, Hobbes.Smile: A feature film.
Mentor: Mark Kerins
Schumacher, Evan.Aesthetic Analysis of Gendered Roles in Classical Ballet.
Mentor: Brandi Coleman
Slaton, Taylor.Waste Management Policies: A Case Study.
Mentor: Beryl Hellinghausen
Zhai, James.Hilltop Motorsports.
Mentor: Ari Bestok.
Wang, Harry.Gimbal-Controlled Directional Antenna for Drone Communications.
Mentor: Joseph Camp
Fall 2019
Julia Baca, Women's arts management education and voluntary labor in the arts: a case study
Carson Dudick, Eleanor Roosevelt: The Evolution of Public Opinion in Contrast to Personal Sentiment
Jennifer Edgar, Inhibition of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacterial Pathogens: Targeting a Bacterial Antibiotic Pump
Corinne Gibson, Design & Synthesis of Fluorescent Dye-Containing Polyimides for Sensing Applications
Sophia Green, Do Group Versus Solo Photos Affect the Desirability of Dating App Profiles?
Hideo Ishii-Adajar, Evaluating the Socio-Economic Impact of a Proposed Sugarcane Factory on the Village of Mueang Phia, Thailand
Madeline Jensen, Purification and biochemical evaluation of the breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP)
Zoe Kerr, Dansmonster
Josephine Kimbrough, Electrostatic Mitigation of Radon Daughters Present in Boil-off Gases and Surface Activity Screening of Charged Samples
Ke'ala O'Connell, Kaona: The Exploration of Dance and the Female Voice through the Eyes of a Hawaiian Artist
Dakota Okwuone, Biochemical Assessment of Novel Inhibitors of Human P-glycoprotein
Katherine Tinch, Ecodisposition, Waste, and Environment: Sustainable Options in the Contemporary Funeral Industry
Taylor Wallace, Examining the Impact of EnvironmentalFactors on Radon Plate-Out
Spring 2019
Kaitlyn Contreras, The Direct and Collateral Benefits of Deliberate Practice in Surgical Virtual Reality
Mitchell Dye. Electric Motorcycle Conversion
Emma Kate Few. Global Expansion of Sports
Sanaa Ghanim. Give a Pencil: West Bank and Israel
Kim Ho, Sustainable Waste Management at Refugee Camps in Rwanda
Matthew Manelli, A Study of Contemporary Spanish Theatre
Caroline Matthews, Foodways Abroad: An Ethnographic Study on Study Abroad’s Effect on Students’ Relationship with Food and Other Cultures
Tannah Oppliger, College Access Programming for Immigrant and Refugee Youth: A North Texas Case Study
Micah Oxner, Breast Cancer Biology Research in Aberdeen, Scotland
Lauren Philpott, Friendship Benches
Alexandra Randolph, Contemporary French Identity: How France’s Colonial History and Postcolonial Policy Affect French Identity
Trey Rose, Synthesis of Polyimide Fluorescent Dye Nanoparticles
Carole Sale, Moral Distress of Health Care Providers for Parents of Children with Severe Disabilities
Jay Sherman, Bridge the Gap Chamber Players: Inspiring the Dallas Community through Breaking the Music Barrier
Jose Velazquez, Project Newton
Avery Wacker, Mesophiles and Thermophiles in an Urban Environment
Peter Wetherbee, Big Reputation: An Examination of Perception in Art Museum Development
In AY 2017 - 2018, 77 students are engaging in projects ranging from designing rocket motors, to developing educational programs, to producing a film.
Projects are in 17 countries across the globe: Bolivia, Cambodia, England, France, Indonesia, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Poland, Russia, Rwanda, Scotland, South Africa, South Korea, the United States, and the Zambia.
In AY 2016 - 2017, 124 students are engaging in projects ranging from designing biochemical mechanisms, to developing educational programs, to producing a film.
Projects are in 27 countries across the globe: Bolivia, Cambodia, Chile, Dominican Republic, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, Nepal, Panamá, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Rawanda, Russia, Scotland, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam