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Through engaged learning experiences, IU Indianapolis students solve problems, demonstrate creativity, and make meaningful contributions to their communities. The ePortfolio Showcase highlights this work.

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Culturally Tailoring Crooked Creek Food Pantry

Anna Areal
Health Science and Chemistry
Project-based
2023 Showcase

The Social Determinants of Health Team at Eskenazi Health aims to decrease health inhibiting factors such as food insecurity, diaper need, and transportation by making resources more accessible. The Crooked Creek Food Pantry is available for use to e ...

Exploring Teen Sexual Health Education Needs through Community Stakeholder Interviews

Ariana Hendricks
Psychology, pre-med track
Project-based
2023 Showcase

Although adolescent pregnancy rates have decreased, the US continues to have one of the highest adolescent birth rates among high income countries. In rural Indiana, teen pregnancy prevention programs are not widely implemented in health education. L ...

Neural-based Engineering Technologies for Spinal Cord Injuries

Arshia Bhardwaj
Neuroscience
Project-based
2023 Showcase

The spinal cord is a critical part of the central nervous system that facilitates communication between the brain and the body. The Yadav lab is researching the use of spinal cord stimulation to enhance sensory perception. This involves stimulating r ...

Exploring Bidirectionality in Global Health Partnerships for US Pediatric Residency Programs

Ashley Combs
Biology
Project-based
2023 Showcase

This project aimed to define the term bidirectionality and determine how it is being incorporated into pediatric residency programs in the United States. This was a cross-sectional, REDCap-based survey with an online setting. Global health faculty or ...

Neurogenetic Counseling Patient Care Resources

Ashley Higgins
Health Sciences/Pre-med
Project-based
2023 Showcase

Neurogenetic testing is a widespread used method in medical practice to diagnose patients with neurogenetic disorders. Testing allows for physicians to better treat patients, understand the causes of a disorder, and see what can be expected in the fu ...

Role of the P Granule Scaffold Protein in Condensate Assembly and Function

Ava Fisher
Biochemistry and Neuroscience
Project-based
2023 Showcase

Germ granules are membraneless organelles that regulate gene expression in the reproductive cells of multicellular animals. Despite their prevalence, we still know little about how germ granules assemble and how assembly affects their function. P gra ...

Injustice and Resilience in Youth with Sickle Cell Disease

Bella Hinton
Psychology
Project-based
2023 Showcase

Sickle Cell disease is a condition that affects approximately 100,000 individuals in the United States. Of the individuals, many of them are Black and come from low-income neighborhoods where healthcare isn't easily accessible. This internship site i ...

Comparison of the Prevalence of Depression in Type 1 vs Type 2 Diabetes

Carmen Deep Kaur
Health Sciences
Project-based
2023 Showcase

Depression occurs more commonly in adolescents with diabetes, and during the COVID-19 pandemic even more adolescents struggled with depressive symptoms. The objective of my project is to evaluate the difference in depressive symptoms in adolescents ...

Patient Reported Outcomes in Liver Disease

Christine Abeysekera
Neuroscience
Project-based
2023 Showcase

Through this internship, I have participated in three research projects assessing patient reported outcomes in liver disease under the supervision of Dr. Archita Desai. I helped design and gain approval for a research project which aims to measure th ...

Evaluating Low Estrogen Receptor Expression in Breast Cancer Cases with Quantitative Immunohistochemistry

Contessa Radabaugh
BS. in Cytotechnology
Project-based
2023 Showcase

This project analyzed estrogen receptor (ER) breast cancer samples using digital analysis. Originally, any sample with at least one percent of cells displaying ER characteristics was considered positive. Following the release of new treatment methods ...

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