Newly revamped for 2025 to include a pitch competition and shorter proposal, the Explorer Challenge 2.0, Marquette’s long-running seed funding program, selected three projects to support:
Menopause Transition Tracker App: Feasibility and Pilot Project
Lead: Alexandra Kriofske Mainella, assistant professor and director of counselor education and counseling psychology
Team: Rosalyn Phetteplace
Supporting Textbook Affordability and Student Success at Marquette
Lead: Nicole Bungert, student success librarian, Raynor Library
Team: Erin Hastings, Dr. Laurieann Klockow, Roy Avila, Brenda Fay, Alissa Fial, Marilyn Jones, Dr. Jen Maney and Andrei Mihailovic
Marquette University Feeding Clinic for Pediatric Feeding Disorders
Lead: Jennifer Eggert, clinical assistant professor of speech pathology and audiology
Team: Anne Pleva, Ann Millard, Astrida Kaugars, Stacee Lerret and Betsy Flasch
The Explorer Challenge 2.0 is open to all Marquette faculty, staff and students. To learn more, visit the Explorer Challenge website.
