I had the privilege of working as an undergraduate researcher with one of my professors from undergrad, Dr. Prakash Boominathan. He mentored me both in how to conduct a literature search and taught me the importance of early research training. I also had the opportunity to collaborate on research with a classmate of mine and learned very early how to and how not to pick collaborators. My early research experiences gave me the confidence to present my work at conferences.
If you are someone that is interested in research, but do not know how or where to get started, please watch the videos below and read the content on this page. I am sure you will walk away with 1 or 2 tips, a possible research idea, or at least an ounce of inspiration! Read on!
1. The importance of doing research as an undergrad.
Watch this video.
2. I would like to do research and learn about research, but I am not sure where to get started. How do I approach my professor?
Watch here.
3. What is an IRB Review and what should I do to get an IRB approval for my student?
Watch here.
Complete the CITI training – Basic Refresher Course at this link. Be sure to download the completion certificate and share it with me.
This link will take you to the MSU Denver IRB website.
4. How can I disseminate my research? There are several ways to do that.
Watch this video before you click on the links below.
– The Rowdy Scholar Journal
– The MSU Denver Undergraduate Research Conference
– Colorado Speech-Language-Hearing Association Conference – Usually happens during the first week of October every year. Call for proposals come out in June and submissions are due early August.
– American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention – Usually happens during the 2nd or 3rd week of November each year. Call for proposals come in January and submissions are due by the 1st week of April.
– National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) https://www.cur.org/what/events/students/ncur/info/#What%20is%20NCUR – Usually happens during 2nd or 3rd week of April. Call for proposals come in October of the previous year.
5. What are different presentation formats? Poster vs. Oral
Watch this video to learn what a poster presentation is and how it differs from an oral presentation.
what is a poster presentation
6. How to design your conference poster?
Watch this video to learn how to design a conference poster
Given below is a list of studies that I have worked on or am currently working on with undergraduate students at MSU Denver.
8. Anita Rhoades – 2020 – 2021 – Group Work in the Classroom: Comparing Communication and Experiences of Neurodiverse and Neurotypical Students (Ongoing)
7. ShayLee Bunkers – 2020 – 2021 – Parents’ Perceptions regarding Two Intervention Services for Children on the Autism Spectrum (Ongoing)
6. Ashley Redwine – 2020 – 2021 – Use of Video Models in Social Communication Intervention: Perspectives of Autistic and Neurotypical Adults (Link)
5. Michele Andersen-Heroux – 2020 – 2021 – A Scoping Review of Interventions for Minimally Verbal Children with Autism: Implications for Clinicians
4. Juan Jose Andrade, Kaitlin Enge, & Evelyn Rakowsky – 2019 – 2020 – Autismo en Niños de Familias Bilingües: A Video Resource Project (link)
English Brochure – Autism in Bilinguals English Brochure
Spanish Brochure – Autismo en Familias de Bilingues Spanish Brochure
3. Cristina Donahue & Kaylee Eastridge – 2019 – 2020 – A Comparison of Social Communication and Self-Advocacy in Adults with and without Autism Spectrum Disorders (link)
2. Kayla Murchison – 2018 – 2019 – Resilience in Parents of Children with Autism: Associations with Child’s Social Communication and, Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors
1. Shannon Lewis- 2018 – 2019 – Bilingualism and Autism Spectrum Disorders: What do Speech-Language Pathologists Need to Know? (link)
In May 2020, we celebrated all our achievements in research this past year amidst the COVID pandemic. Those are smiles of hard work and resilience!
