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 and interdisciplinary research projects.
Participation in this program allows the student to experience firsthand numerous aspects of nursing and health-related research with support from an experienced faculty researcher. The program will acquaint students with the research process and will serve as a stimulus for further investigation and education.
The program culminates with the preparation and submission of a written abstract to be presented at an on campus or regional research event. Presentation of the research project must be completed within 6 months of finishing the program. 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). An example of a regional research opportunity is the Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Research Conference.
Each participating student will receive an hourly stipend for working a maximum of 160 hours over the semester from the endowment in Mrs. Essig’s name. Alternative research opportunities may be available for applicants not selected for the Essig Mentorship on a space and funding available basis. For more information, please contact Dr. LeeAnne Sherwin, Director of Undergraduate Research and Honors Program. ForagerOne
The Office of Undergraduate Research recently established ForagerOne. ForagerOne is a hub that connects faculty and all Mizzou students based on research interests. Students interested in research are strongly encouraged to activate their profile on ForagerOne.
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.