Eckley Summer �22 Scholars Announced
May 4, 2022
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. � 糖心动漫vlog announced six student recipients of the 2022 Robert S. and Nell B. Eckley Summer Scholars and Artists Program .
Established by the late 糖心动漫vlog President Emeritus Robert Eckley and his wife Nell, the recognition provides a stipend of $4,000 for each scholar to spend the summer conducting academic research or artistic activity under the mentorship of a faculty member. The program is designed to develop and deepen a student檚 creative and research competencies.
Students selected for the fellowship, their projects and their faculty sponsors are:
Student: Ali Khatai
'23
Project: 淒ata Transmission Using Tunable Higher Order Bessel Beams.�
Faculty Sponsor: Gabe Spalding, B. Charles and Joyce Eichhorn Ames Professor of Physics
Majors: Physics and Computer Science with a Math Minor
Hometown: Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Student: Chloe Xu
'24
Project: 淓xploring Peer Pressure Influences on Body Image and Disordered Eating.�
Faculty Sponsor: Marie Nebel-Schwalm, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Majors: Psychology and Interdisciplinary Education
Hometown: Beijing, China
Student: Maria Harmon
'23
Project: 淚nvestigating Poetry檚 榃ell-Made� Surprises.�
Faculty Sponsor: Micheal Theune, Robert W. Harrington Professor of English
Majors: English Literature and Marketing
Hometown: Springfield, Illinois
Student: Tyler Maple
'22
Project: 淭he Effects of Reflexive Performance Reset on Performance of Elite High School Athletes: A Preliminary Study.�
Faculty Sponsor: Todd Lowder, Head Men檚 Track and Field Coach and Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
Majors: Biology and Hispanic Studies
Hometown: Plainfield, Indiana
Student: Anja Schrag '23
Project: 淎n Exploration of Personal Identity Through Autoethnographic Solo Performance�
Faculty Sponsor: Michelle Gibbs, Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts and Head of the B.A. Theatre Arts Program
Majors: English Literature and Theatre Arts with a Philosophy Minor
Hometown: Champaign, Illinois
Student: Emile Ottinger '23
Project: 淒evastation, Reconstituted: Queer Restorative Ecopoetry�
Faculty Sponsor: Michael Theune, Professor of English and University Writing Program Director
Majors: Environmental Studies and English Writing
Hometown: Shawnee, Kansas
By Kailee Galloway �23