Class of 2015

Eric Arellano - A Novel Regimen to Treat Relapsed or Refractory Lymphocytic Leukemia
Shashi Armstrong - Linguistics and Society: How Language and Society Interact
Aimee Askira - Commercial Theatre: A Survival Plan
Swati Chandra - The Effects of Companion Dogs on Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Bryce Copenhaver - Flow, Form, and Function: How the Principles of Visual Art and Water Harvesting Affect Arid Arizona Landscaping
Caitlin Davey - Carotenoids and Birds' Sexual Expression
Alejandro Durazo - A Profile of the Red Cross' Work in Mexico
Steven Flores - What Makes a Hit in the Age of Auto-tune
Jacob Gabbitas - Medical Treatment Dynamics
Shawtaroh Granzier-Nakajima - Socio-Technical Community Interventions: Making Sense of Big Data
Jacob Hansen - Bringing Prosperity to Tucson
Bradford Hill - Exploring Typography as an Indicator of Social Climate
Helena Hurbon - The Intriguing Connection Between Bionics and Bacteria
Hanjing Li - The Innate Leader
Xochitl Longstaff - Technology to the Rescue: Wearable Devices in the Treatment of Type II Diabetes
Dominique Macias - Effects of Abuse and the Child Welfare System on Child Development
Shannon Manning - The Creation of Flavor in Vegan/Vegetarian Cuisine
Sabrina Mar - Ultrasounds in Emergency Medicine
Amanda Marburger - How to Sell Happiness
Miles Marchant - Autonomous Robots in the FIRST Robotic Competition
Cerelia Maskarinec - The Aesthetic, Form, and Function of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Kyrie Mychalczuk - From Head to Hands and Back Again
Isamu Nevins - The Jewish Identity
Hannah Nguyen - The Politics and Design of Family Planning
James Parisi - Sabermetrics in College Baseball
Alex Poelstra - Mesoscopic Modeling of Mechanical Radiometers
Elizabeth Poss - Interaction and Conflict Within Genius.com
Parthib Samadder - Origami in Engineering
Robert Seby - The Creation of Drug-Eluting Grafts for Bypass Surgery
Tala Shahin - Bountiful Butterflies: Emergence Rates and Environmental Stimuli
Larissa Silva - Finding Value When Manufactured Value Surpasses the Handmade
Saskia Smidt - Germany's New Energy Model
Dakota Smith - Creating a Chinese Learning Framework
Nick Smith - Life of a Small Community Radio Station
Erica Tevere - Big Data and Modern Society
Gil Wondrak - Polymer Synthesis and the Creation of Portable Experiments Using Raspberry PIs
Sarah Wooders - Safe Teen Driving in the Age of Smartphones
Holly Zheng - Comparison Between Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Surgery for Parkinson’s Disease Performed in an OR

BASIS Faculty Advisors 

Matt Balanda - Precalculus A, Precalculus AB, AP Computer Science
Amy Billings - AP US History
Cheryl Carnes - 7th Grade Biology
Trudi Connolly - Honors English Language, AP English Language, Post-AP Lit. Theory, Capstone English
Anna Fulford - College Counseling
Laura Jewett - 8th Grade Chemistry, Organic Chemistry
Kevin Johnson - Drama
Matt Johnston - Honors Biology, AP Biology, Capstone Biology
James Kittredge - College Counseling, SRP Coordinator
Tatiana Kolesikova - AP Calculus, Capstone Differential Equations
Mei-hui Liu - Chinese
Porter McDonald - Art Studio, Digital Photography
Kevin Mathews - Honors Chemistry, AP Chemistry
Kasey Napier - Art Studio
Brandon Reks - 8th Grade Economics, AP Economics, Game Theory
Marie Rex - 6th and 7th Grade Physics
John Rosinbum - 8th Grade World History, AP Seminar
Hannah Sugarman - 8th grade Physics, Honors Physics, AP Physics
Mark Zellmer - World History, AP European History

Class of 2014

Isabel Alster – The Formation of Recipes
Justice Amarillas – The Social Effect of Religion on Troubled Youth
Exene Anderson - RNA granules and their connection to ALS, TDP-34 and glia cells in the neuromuscular junction.
Devon Baldwin – Kinesiology and Muscle Development Relationship Between Sports
Naomi Boldt – Gender Stereotyping in Political Campaigns
Adwoa Buadu - #this is my Fandom: The Evolution of Pop-Culture Fanbases
Grant Emmendorfer – The Engineering/Design Process: Is it Worth It?
Carly Fife – Creating an On-Demand Switch for the P21 Gene
Brittnay Hong – Shattering an African Rice Species
Sergey Mamaev – Star Ages, Hertzserung-Russell Diagram and Astrophysics
Craig Nielsen – Critical Discourse Analysis: Glaciers and Pascua Lama
Henry Nordbrock – Sustainability Strategies for U of A Students
Cordero Ortiz – Radiology Studies
Jacob Pearcy – On Light Echoes in Type Ia Supernovae
Van Phu – The Startup Process: Website Development and Mobile Apps
Maddie Pickens – Econophysics: New Methods in the Wake of Meltdown
Janyl Powell – Paris Through My Eyes
Ariana Rocha – A Comparison of the US and Mexican College Application Process
Justine Sleator – Effective Female Leadership - Challenges, Tactics and Success
Hope Van Bree – Examination of PTSD as an Individual and Societal Phenomenon
Christian Wise – Internet Society, Social Media, and Business
Luke Wohlford – Engineering a Better Tracking System for Small Mammals
Jennifer Wong – Graffiti, Dipinti and Twitter: From Ancient Walls to Digital Walls
Annika Zhang – Medical Science Education and Health Literacy

BASIS Faculty Advisors 

Matt Balanda - Precalculus A, Precalculus AB, AP Computer Science
Cheryl Carnes - 7th Grade Biology
Trudi Connolly - Honors English Language, AP English Language, Post-AP Lit. Theory, Capstone English
Matt Johnston - Honors Biology, AP Biology, Capstone Biology
James Kittredge - AP English Literature, College Counselor, SRP Coordinator
Porter McDonald - Art Studio, Digital Photography
Kevin Mathews - Honors Chemistry, AP Chemistry
Roberto Ramirez - Upper School Director
Marie Rex - 6th and 7th Grade Physics
Kasey Stuart - Art Studio
Hannah Sugarman - 8th grade Physics, Honors Physics, AP Physics
Elizabeth Thies - Dean of Students
Julia Toews - Head of School
Holly Whitaker - 8th Grade Economics, AP Economics
Joey Williams - 5th Grade Classics, Latin IV, Capstone Latin
Mark Zellmer - World History, AP European History, AP Comparative Government