Recent ELF Alumni

Meet our recent alumni! See Archive page for a list of projects form 2011-2020.

Meet the Fellows

Azeez Abdul '23

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)

Charlie Andrews '23

Prevention Against Texting While Driving
Mentor: Mark Allen (Advertising)

Bethany Bass '22

Swipe Out Hunger SMU
Mentor: Brad Klein (Human Rights)

Elizabeth Bell '22

Associations between HiTOP Dimensions and Perseveration
Mentor: Michael Chmielewski (Psychology)

Anna Butcher '23

I Want a Body of my Own [Film].
Mentor: Mark Kerins (Film)

Audrey Courreges '21

Associations between School Format and Emotional Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic among Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum
Mentor: Chrystyna Kouros (Psychology)

Mace Cowart '23

The Gaga/Theatre Project.
Mentor: Kara-Lynn Vaeni (Theatre)

Zack Demaree '22

Foundations: The Roads to Success.
Mentor: Jake Batsell (Journalism)

Ruth Demissie '21

Ethnographic Study on Diabetes Management in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mentor: Carolyn Smith-Morris (Anthropology)

Raleigh Dewan '23

SteadiSpoon
Mentor: Bruce Snider (Engineering Entrepreneurship)

Tyne Dickson '22

Equity Ahead
Mentor: Kara-Lynn Vaeni (Theatre)

Sipho Dongozi '23

An ethnographic study of the effects of Zimbabwean and colonial patriarchal patterns on women’s rights.
Mentor: Jill Kelly (History)

Aiden Egbuchunam '23

English-native racial minority and ESL/EFL experiences of code-switching at Southern Methodist University
Mentor: Holly Bowen (Psychology)

Taylor Enslin '22

Eds and Meds: Anchor Institutions, Public Policy, and Economic Development in American Cities
Mentor: Cullum Clark (Economics/Bush Institute)

Ru Ferguson '22

id(entities) [dance/film]
Mentor: Mark Burrell (Dance)

Aidan Foley '23

The Perception and Definition of Homeless Identity and its Effects on Homeless Pet Owners
Mentor: Matthew Keller (Psychology)

Gabrielle Gard '22

Evaluating Potential Inhibitors for Breast Cancer Resistant Cells and Proteins.
Mentor: Pia Vogel (Biological Sciences)

Ethan Gueck '22

Boppie [Film]
Mentor: David Sedman (Film)

Piper Hadley '23

I Want a Body of my Own [Film].
Mentor: Mark Kerins (Film)

Leia Hannum '22

SMU Pride - History/Research Team
Mentor: David Doyle (History)

Sophie Heidenreich '23

Texting and Driving PSA for Project Yellow Light
Mentor: Mark Allen (Advertising)

Champion Johnson '22

Banneky, An Educational Platform for Cognitively Diverse Students
Mentors: Jake Batsell (Journalism)

Lior Kremer '23

Synthesis and modification of Maleimides to control properties of degradable adhesive networks

Mentor: David Son (Chemistry)

Shannon Lee '23

Excelling at English: A Podcast Featuring Tips and Success Stories from Non-Native Speakers of English
Mentor: Linda Evans (ESL)

Ayden Machajewski ‘23

SMU Guildhall Capstone Recording Sessions

Mentor: Rob Frank (Music)

Sayumi Mahawanniarachchi '23

Addictive Health Risk Behaviors of Undergraduate Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
Mentor: Austin Baldwin (Psychology)

Abena Marfo '22

Race, Pregnancy, and the Perception of Mental Health
Mentor: Andrea Laurent-Simpson (Sociology)

Robert Mirr '21

#Black@SMU (Film).
Mentor: Amber Bemak (Film)

Lisa Phan '21

Modeling of mitochondrial Complex 1 mutations in E. coli
Mentor: Steven Vik (Biological Sciences)

Tate Reeves '23

Volumentric 3D Printing via Visible Light.
Mentor: Alex Lippert (Chemistry)

Alexandra Savu '23

Love in the Evening Thesis Films
Mentor: Sean Griffin (Film)

Raiya Shah '23

Children's Literature as a Health Education Tool

Mentor: Alicia Schortgen (Sociology)

Lexie Shamir '23

The Dinner

Mentor: Troy Perkins (Film)

Nicholas Simpson '23

Indigenous Community Radio as Survival Strategy, Puyo, Ecuador.
Mentor: Carolyn Smith-Morris (Anthropology)

Shayzal Siddiqui '22

An Evaluation of Midwifery Practice in Rural Attock, Pakistan.
Mentor: Carolyn Smith-Morris (Anthropology)

Alex Smith '22

Altered Thermal Pain Thresholds in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis
Mentor: Scott Davis (Applied Physiology and Wellness)

Chancellor Smith '22

Chemiluminescence Probe for Real-Time Drug Tracking and Real-Time Monitoring of Drug Release
Mentor: Alex Lippert (Chemistry)

Caroline Soja '23

Prevention Against Texting While Driving
Mentor: Mark Allen (Advertising)

Dylan Tietje-McKinney '23

Copper Nanoclusters to Selectively Kill Cancer Cells
Mentor: Anindita Das (Chemistry)

Bri Tollie '22

SMU Pride Project: Intersectionality Team
Mentor: Brad Klein (Human Rights)

Izzah Zaheer '22

Evolution of Local Journalism: Changing the Tide
Mentor: Tony Pederson (Journalism)