The 2020 Teacher-Researcher Partnership Program includes 13 OPS teachers and 13 UNO faculty mentors. The administrative team is composed of the lead program PI, two co-PIs, and a Grant Coordinator.
| OPS Teacher | UNO Mentor(s) | Project |
|---|---|---|
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Alli Been Central High |
Roxi Kellar Biology |
Phylogenetic diversity comparisons among Nebraska plant communities |
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Kristoff Berzins Central High |
Claudia Rauter Biology |
Does offspring dependence on parental care influence the resolution of the trade-off between current and future reproduction? |
|
LaKresha Clark King Science & Technology Magnet |
Michaela Schenkelberg Health & Kinesiology |
Evaluating Readiness for Implementing Schoolwide Physical Activity Surveillance |
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Shawn Graham Accelere Program |
Sara Myers & Hafizur Rahman Biomechanics |
Determining the optimal tension for knee-ankle-foot assistive device |
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Terri Gulick UNMC High School Alliance/ OPS Career Center |
Song-Young Park Health & Kinesiology |
Group III mechanoreceptor stimulation ameliorates the negative effects of prolonged sitting |
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Randall Henderson North High Magnet |
Derrick Nero Teacher Education |
Near Space Testing & Experiments Using High Altitude Ballooning Instrumentation Technologies (NSTE HABIT) |
|
John Huber McMillan Magnet Center |
Vivien Marmelat Biomechanics |
Interpersonal synchronization, empathy, and hormones in people with Parkinson’s disease and caregivers |
|
Robyn Jernigan Benson High |
Adam Rosen Health & Kinesiology |
Understanding ankle “giving-way” episodes in patients with Chronic Ankle Instability |
|
Shannon Johnson South High |
William Tapprich Biology |
TBA |
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Alexis Madsen Central High |
Sara Myers & Hafizur Rahman Biomechanics |
Determining the optimal tension for knee-ankle-foot assistive device |
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Megan Munro Blackburn Alternative School |
Bradley Bereitschaft Geology/Geography |
Walkable but un-rentable? Neighborhood walkability and rental housing stress in the 2010s |
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Elizabeth Seckman Burke High |
Zac Suriano Geography/Geology |
Rain-on-Snow Melt Events in Nebraska: Forensic Hydrology Applications |
|
Lee Ann Stover Burke High |
Kelly Deuerling Geography/Geology |
Characterizing the groundwater system at Glacier Creek Preserve: the effect of land use on groundwater quality and transport |
TRPP 2020 Administrative Team
Lead PI: William Tapprich
Co-PIs: Christine Cutucache, Neal Grandgenett
STEM Education Grant Coordinator: Heather Leas