November 4, 2025Translating the Past: Reflections from Behind the Ledger by Mia ArangoDuring the summer of 2025, I had the opportunity to work on a transcription project involving historical records from the War Department about Maryland, Missouri, and the US Bureau of Colored Troops during the Civil War. These included an account…
November 3, 2025Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences in the Humanities by Jessie L. Moore and Nolan SchultheisMaking College “Worth It” – Season 3, Episode 2 In this episode, we explore strategies to keep students engaged in research in the humanities. We speak with Dr. Mary Isbell, an associate professor of English at the University of New…
October 21, 2025Engaging Students in Transcribing Historical Data: About the Project by Amanda Kleintop and Cora WiggerIn this post and a series of student contributions that follow, we describe a summer project where we engaged with students doing transcription work of historical archival documents. While the original conception of the project started off as purely oriented…
June 2, 2025Facilitating Reflection in Undergraduate Researchby Jessie L. Moore and Nolan SchultheisMaking College “Worth It” – Season 2, Episode 9 In this episode, Nolan and Jessie talk with Dr. Paul Miller about facilitating reflection in undergraduate research. Collaborating with colleagues in experiential learning, Paul and Jessie created the FIRE Toolkit, a free…
April 22, 2025Collaboration in Creation: A Guide for Preparing and Presenting Research Posters – Part 2, For Mentors by Sabrina L. Thurman, Kenan Carter, Anna Grace Gilbert, Megan Parks, and Kyla ZeldinIn our previous post, we, the members of the Infant Development Lab, shared advice for students on how to prepare to present research posters. In Part 2 of this series, we will now share several ways faculty mentors can support…
April 8, 2025Collaboration in Creation: A Guide for Preparing and Presenting Research Posters – Part 1, For Students by Sabrina L. Thurman, Kenan Carter, Anna Grace Gilbert, Megan Parks, and Kyla Zeldin“No idea is fully formed until it can be communicated.” The Boyer Commission 1998 As we near the end of the academic year, many undergraduate research students and their mentors are planning to present research posters showcasing their accomplishments. In…
December 6, 2024What’s in an Undergraduate Research Space?by Sabrina L. Thurman, Kenan Carter, Anna Grace Gilbert, and Kyla ZeldinThis semester, we have found ourselves thinking about the importance of research spaces for undergraduate research mentoring and research productivity. Dr. Thurman recently returned from a post-promotion sabbatical and rebuilt the infrastructure for her lab. Her psychology research program centers…
December 2, 2024Undergraduate Research and Implications for Life Developmentby Jessie Moore and Nolan SchultheisMaking College “Worth It” – Season 2, Episode 4 In this episode, we consider how undergraduate research impacts a student’s inquiry, sense of belonging, and long-term career. Drawing from in-depth interviews with alumni across the disciplines, Kristine Johnson and Michael…
November 19, 2024Integrating Research into Undergraduate Courses: A Review of Two Essential Booksby Eric E. Hall, Qian Xu, and Jen HamelHensel, Nancy, ed. 2024. Course-Based Undergraduate Research: Educational Equity and High-Impact Practice. Routledge. Coleman, Jennifer, Nancy Hensel, and William E. Campbell, eds. 2024. Undergraduate Research in Online, Virtual, and Hybrid Courses. Routledge. Undergraduate research has long been recognized as a high-impact educational…
September 12, 2024Strategies for Onboarding New Undergraduate Research Student Menteesby Sabrina ThurmanWe are approaching the time of year many mentors begin thinking about onboarding new undergraduate (and graduate) student mentees in their research programs. This exciting time marks the beginning of what will hopefully become a meaningful and productive relationship (if…
