08/24/2026
Five AAP alumni – Andrea Ledezma, Michele (Mitch) Miller, Phoenix Grimme, Elizabeth Heintzelman and Sophia Torres – had the opportunity to showcase their research at the University of Delaware’s Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity this August.
Now seniors at UD’s Newark campus, their projects highlight the range of research experiences available to UD students.
Pictured are:
Andrea Ledezma presenting “Marketing Across Contexts: Similarities and Differences of Implementation in Sectors of Religion and Hospitality”
McNair Scholars, Marketing major
Faculty advisor: Archana Mannem, Business & Economics
Michele (Mitch) Miller presenting “How a Multistate Children’s Hospital Reaches Rural Populations”
Delaware INBRE, Biology major
Faculty advisor: Eileen Loftus, Nemours Children's Health
Phoenix Grimme presenting “The Lesser Mealworm’s Interaction With MH-1 and MH-2”
U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Wildlife Conservation and Ecology major
Faculty advisor: Harsh Bais, Plant and Soil Science
Elizabeth Heintzelman presenting “Monitoring presence of pathogenic bacteria in black soldier fly waste upcycling”
Delaware INBRE, Animal Bioscience major
Faculty advisor: Michael Crossley, Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Sophia Torres presenting “Healthy Plants Start With Good Diagnostics”
Lomax Coop Ext. Scholars Fund, Plant Science major
Faculty advisor: Jill Pollok, Cooperative Extension
