S.T.A.R. (Student Training for Advancing Research)
S.T.A.R. is a recognition program created by the Office of Undergraduate Research. If you earn your S.T.A.R., that means you have completed a series of Undergraduate Research Workshops. Learn more on how you can earn your S.T.A.R. as an undergraduate!
Essig Undergraduate Research Mentorship
The Ann Crowe Essig Undergraduate Nursing Research Mentorship Program is intended to encourage and support undergraduate nursing student participation in nursing research.
Participation in the research process allows the student to experience firsthand numerous aspects of nursing research with support from an experienced faculty researcher. The program will acquaint students with the research process and should serve as a stimulus for further investigation and education.
Students actively participate with faculty mentors on research projects.
The project culminates with an oral or poster presentation and a written description of the project. Students are required to present their research during an on campus research event. Presentation of the research poster must be completed within 6 months of finishing the research mentorship. Examples of on campus presentation opportunities include Class Research Project Day (end of each semester), Health Sciences Research Day (November), or ShowMe Research Week (April).
Each participating student will receive an hourly stipend for their 160 hours of work over the semester from the endowment in Mrs. Essig’s name.
For more information, please contact Dr. LeeAnne Sherwin, Director of Undergraduate Research and Honors Program at: sherwinL@missouri.edu
Undergraduate Research Spotlight
Student Essig Fellow, Regan Westendort displaying research poster titled Nursing Stakeholders’ Intention to Use Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools and Perceptions of Information Quality, with mentor, John Robert Bautista PhD, MPH, RN
Student Essig Fellow, Ryan Brunette displaying research poster titled Breast Cancer Survivorship and Lymphedema: Exploring Pain, Self-Pay Costs and Physical Limitations in a Large National Dataset with mentor, Elizabeth Anderson, PhD RN.
Student Essig Fellow, Sophia Smola displaying research poster titled 20-year Breast Cancer Survivorship – Managing Breast Cancer-related Lymphedema: How Are We Doing? with mentor, Elizabeth Anderson, PhD RN.