2021-22 VPR Fellows
The VPR Graduate Fellows Program at Colorado State University was created by the Vice President for Research to support excellence in graduate research and to promote interdisciplinary work at the university by engaging the best and brightest students from graduate programs across the institution.
Fellows are eligible to receive up to $4000 in scholarship and travel support as well as opportunities to engage in monthly professional development. Our mission is provide students with the resources they need to succeed in Graduate School such as travel support, workshops, networking opportunities with thought leaders in their industries and personal resume reviews.
- Jewels (Michelle) Fallon
Presentation: “Methods Matter: A New Technique To Make Solid Materials” - Arielle Hay, Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology
Presentation: “In Your Head, In Your Head, Zombie Proteins, Zombie Proteins” - Kayna Hobbs, Environmental and Radiological Sciences
Presentation: “Face Masks: Does One Size Fit All?” - Shivani Kaushik, School of Social Work
Presentation: “Dying for a Change: End-of-life Care in US Corrections” - Allison Kohler, Graduate Degree Program in Ecology
Presentation: “Bright Pink And Green, Glow-In-The-Dark Flying Squirrels And Platypuses” - Marija Krunic, Systems Engineering
Presentation: “Keeping Public Restrooms COVID-19 Free: Cell Phone Sanitizer And Charger” - Anna Clare Monlezun, Ecosystem Science and Sustainability
Presentation: “Cattle As Partners In Conservation: Collaborative Management Of Government-Owned Lands” - Sarah Myers, Psychology
Presentation: “Should Students Create Their Own Practice Tests?” - Mariel Price, Chemistry
Presentation: “Designing Plastics With A Circular Lifecycle” - Katie Rocci, Ecology and Soil and Crop Sciences
Presentation “Not All Soil Carbon Is Made Equal: Unique Responses Of Soil Carbon Components To Human-Induced Environmental Change” - Marina Rodriguez, Biology
Presentation: “The Long And The Short Of It: Using Telomere Length As An Indicator Of Climate Change Effects On Yellow Warblers” - Ariel Timkovich, Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology
Presentation: “A Receptor Gone Bad: The Tale Of Uncontrolled Inflammation And Joint Degeneration”