Eight College of Fine Arts students presented research at the Office of Undergraduate Research Symposium Spring 2024. Every semester, the Office of Undergraduate Research hosts the Undergraduate Research Symposia (URS).  URS provides an opportunity for University of Utah students to present their work in a scholarly setting to students, faculty, and other members of the U community. Undergraduate students from all disciplines at the University of Utah are invited to present their research and creative work.

Mickayla Koday*
Department of Art & Art History 
"SYZYGY: An Eclipse of the Self"
 Research Mentor: Maureen O’Hara Ure 

*Koday was also Selected for the Jury Prize for Best Visual Narrative Spring Symposium Poster out of 65 posters. The poster prize committee included Associate Dean Annie Isabel Fukushima (Undergraduate Studies and Office of Undergraduate Research), Associate Dean Joel Thornton (Marriott Library), Creativity & Innovation Services Head Greg Hatch (Marriott Library), Associate Librarian Shane Wallace (Marriott Library), Program Manager Shelly Parker (Office of Undergraduate Research), Academic Program Coordinator Angie Levia (Office of Undergraduate Research), and Academic Program Coordinator Jennifer Santiago (Office of Undergraduate Research). 

Leisina Wolfgramm 
Department of Art & Art History
"Patterns: The Theory of Design in History"
Research Mentor: Meekyung MacMurdie 


Alix Wright
Department of Art and Art History 
Engaging Embodiments: Exploring Materials, Entities, and Phenomenology
Research Mentor: Moses Williams 

Colin Poly 
Department of Art & Art History
"Characterizing the Influence of Industrial Fluxes on Aluminosilicate Glass Systems using Spectroscopic Analysis Techniques"
Research Mentor: Ernest Gentry

Michael Palmer 
"Exploring the Radicalization of Youth in Alt-Right Spaces through Screenwriting."
Department of Film & Media Arts
Research Mentor: Hubbel Palmer 

Steffan Perez-Velez Solis
School of Music
El Teatro: Latinidad On Broadway
Research Mentor: Elizabeth Craft 

Pablo Cruz-Ayala
"Enhancing Heart Rate Variability: An Examination of Visual and Identity Stimulus Applications” 
Department of Art & Art History
Research Mentor: John Erickson 

Elle Taylor
School of Dance
"Dance Improvisation as a Somatic Healing Tool and Generator of Movement Performance Art"
Research Mentor: Molly Heller