Nadine Connor, Associate Professor in Communicative Disorders, and L&S Honors student Jaime Shier were recently highlighted on the National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD, NIH) website.
Shier performed her Honors Thesis with Dr. Michelle Ciucci in Connor's laboratory using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Summer Student funding from the NIDCD.
Connor said the lab benefited from the experience by allowing a talented student researcher to work with them full time.
Shier was also able to pioneer new methods for the lab that will be used in other research.
Shier said, "With Dr. Connor as my mentor, I essentially became a personal investigator with my own study and experimental protocols. It was amazing to be able to practice all aspects of research first hand, and all that I learned will undoubtedly be useful in the future."
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/funding/ARRA/ResearchInternships.htm