Current CURF Research Projects

All currently active research and creative projects that are accepting student mentees as part of the Freshmen Research Initiative are listed below. Freshmen students interested in joining one of these projects should contact curf@kean.edu

Freshmen Research Initiative

College of Business and Public Management

Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations and Local Nongovernmental Organizations

Bok Jeong
bjeong@kean.edu
College of Business and Public Management

Nonprofit organizations' response to the COVID-19 pandemic - Cases of New Jersey Nonprofits

Bok Jeong
bjeong@kean.edu
College of Business and Public Management

COVID-19 and its effects on nonprofit organizations

Bok Jeong
bjeong@kean.edu
College of Business and Public Management

Byeonghwa Park
bypark@kean.edu
College of Business and Public Management

Guidebook for Internships

Craig Donovan
cpdonova@kean.edu
College of Business and Public Management

Women in Governments

Jung Ah (Claire) Yun
jyun@kean.edu
College of Business and Public Management

Developing the Scale of the Intention to Follow the Leader

Kihwan Kim
kikim@kean.edu
College of Business and Public Management

Beyond Leader-Member Exchange (LMX): The Development of a New Typology Model of Leader-Follower Relationships

Kihwan Kim
kikim@kean.edu
College of Business and Public Management

Introduction to Research in Finance

Qian Mao
qwang@kean.edu
College of Business and Public Management

Supply chain strategies during uncertain times

Raza Rafique
rrafique@kean.edu
College of Business and Public Management

College of Education

Changing the Landscape for Peace One Garden at a Time in Newark NJ

Norma Bowe
nbowe@kean.edu
College of Education

New Jersey Mathematicians

Tom Walsh
tpwalsh@kean.edu
College of Education

College of Liberal Arts

Stone Temple Pilots: Theories of American Discovery

Brian Regal
bregal@kean.edu
College of Liberal Arts

Designing and Promoting Academic Inquiry

Dennis Klein
dklein@kean.edu
College of Liberal Arts

CURF Documentary Short Film

Anna Ferster | Student
ferstera@kean.edu
College of Liberal Arts

Magical amulet from the late antique Mediterranean

Jacquelyn Tuerk-Stonberg
jacquelyn.stonberg@gmail.com
College of Liberal Arts

Sustainability in Art--Solutions for Migratory Birds

Julie Harris
jharris@kean.edu
College of Liberal Arts

Sustainable Art Project For the Birds

Julie Harris
jharris@kean.edu
College of Liberal Arts

Spoken! Podcast

Melissa Libbey
mlibbey@kean.edu
College of Liberal Arts

Exploring the World of Blogging/ Editorials and Op-Eds

Tamara Hart
thart@kean.edu
College of Liberal Arts

China's Borrowed Prides

XURONG KONG
xkong@kean.edu
College of Liberal Arts

College of Science, Math, and Technology

Data mining, visualization, web design

Ching-yu Huang
chuang@kean.edu
College of Science, Math, and Technology

Life cycle assessment of vegetable growing in hydroponics

Dongyan MU
dmu@kean.edu
College of Science, Math, and Technology

Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Applications

George Avirappattu
gavirapp@kean.edu
College of Science, Math, and Technology

Cybersecurity and cookies or download files

Dr. Jean Chu
jchu@kean.edu
College of Science, Math, and Technology

Curcumins as Potential Anti-Inflmmatory Agents in Animal Cell Lines

Louis Scala
lscala@kean.edu
College of Science, Math, and Technology

Atmospheric CO2

Mahmoud Affouf
maffouf@kean.edu
College of Science, Math, and Technology

Arduino-based LIDAR Technology

Mira Franke
mfranke@kean.edu
College of Science, Math, and Technology

Data analysis of Condo data

Wolde Woubneh
wwoubneh@kean.edu
College of Science, Math, and Technology

Michael Graves College

Public Space Design during Covid-19

CRAIG KONYK
konykc@kean.edu
Michael Graves College

Lot 16

CRAIG KONYK
konykc@kean.edu
Michael Graves College

Research Recruits Program

College of Business and Public Management

The Development of the Typology Model of Leader-Follower Relationships

Kihwan Kim
College of Business and Public Management

Computational Support for Promoting Novelty and Diversity in Idea Generation

Kai Wang
College of Business and Public Management

Text Analytics

Raza Rafique
College of Business and Public Management

How to overcome the economic crisis: Responses of local governments in New Jersey

Jung Ah Claire Yun
College of Business and Public Management

Global comparison of non-governmental organizations' response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Focused on NGOs with UN ECOSOC Consultative Status

Bok Jeong
College of Business and Public Management

College of Education

Effects of an Exercise Vital Sign on Health Outcomes in Multicultural Communities

Adam Eckart
College of Education

Teen Speak Evaluation

Omara Cardoza
College of Education

College of Liberal Arts

"The for Humanity After Atrocity"

Dennis Klein
College of Liberal Arts

College of Science, Math, and Technology

MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF PLANT NUTRIENT RELATIONS UNDER VARIOUS ABIOTIC STRESSES

Sasmita Mishra
College of Science, Math, and Technology

A tool for extracting Growth Mindset phrases from lecture recordings

Yulia Kumar
College of Science, Math, and Technology

Michael Graves College

Lot 16

Craig Konyk
Michael Graves College

MGC SYNC: A Digital Networking Alternative That Connects Students and Industry Professionals

Denise Anderson
Michael Graves College

Right Whale Rescue & Nantucket Harbor Immersive Visualizations

Edward Johnston
Michael Graves College

Expulsion in NJ Community Childcare Centers during COVID-19

Keri Giordano
Michael Graves College