2024 Graduate Research Forum
May 10 in the Ford Alumni Center
Partners
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Education and Support Services
- Division of Equity and Inclusion (DEI panel)
- International Student and Scholar Services (international panel)
Schedule
May 10 in the Ford Alumni Center
Time | Room | Presentation |
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10:00-11:00 a.m. | Room 202 | Workshop for International Graduate Students: “Pathways to U.S. Work Authorization for International Students”
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10:00-11:00 a.m. | Room 301 | “Suicide Prevention Among Vulnerable Populations: Risk and Prevention Strategies in the Youth, Aging, Disability, and Neurodivergent Communities
Winners of the Gender or Caregiving Community topic category |
10:00-11:00 a.m. | Room 402 | “Wearing Journey: Understanding Disabled Bodies Through Comics and Healthcare Technology”
Winners of the Disabled or Neurodivergent Community topic category |
11:00-Noon | Room 202 | “From Bias to Balance: Reimagining Global Media Narratives”
Winners of the International Community topic category |
11:00-Noon | Room 301 | "Transforming Models of Care”
Runners-up of the Caregiving Community topic category |
Noon-1:00 p.m. | Room 202 | “Queer Intimacies and Queer Futures”
Winners of the 2SLGBTQIA3+ community topic category |
1:00-3:00 p.m. | Giustina Ballroom | Poster presentations |
3:00-4:00 p.m. | Giustina Ballroom | Forum networking reception and winners announced |
Poster Participants
- Amira Ghazy, Language Teaching Studies
- Amanda Trujillo, Counseling Psychology
- Andrew Holston, Chemistry
- Andrew Huang, Architecture
- Anish Dulal, Computer and Information Science
- Avika Sharma, Biology
- Bibi Halima, Language Teaching Studies
- Brittany Spinner, Quantitative Research Methods in Education
- Bruce Yuan, Media Studies
- Carmelli Hess, Advertising and Brand Responsibility
- Carmen Watkins, Biology
- Da-sol Um, Music: Piano Pedagogy
- Daniel Appiah-Gyekye, Media Studies
- David Hall, Economics
- Everett Somers, School Psychology
- Filip-Bogdan Serban-Dragan, Prevention Science
- Gauri Bharadwaj, School Psychology
- Haifa Souilmi, Political Science
- Haley Brown, School Psychology
- Hannah Petkau, Interior Architecture
- Havisha Khurana, Quantitative Research Methods in Education
- Jennifer Ginn, Landscape Architecture
- Joshua Melby, Educational Leadership
- Juan Avedano, Music Performance
- Kashual Sapkota, Nonprofit Management
- Katie Alvarez, Special Education
- Kelly Bonnville-Sexton, Geography
- Kelly Bonnville-Sexton, Geography
- Lena White, School Psychology
- LyAndra Lujan, Biology
- Mahboubeh Khoddam, Biology/Psychology
- Maria Camila Coronado Cabrera, Architecture
- Maxim Shapovalov, Geography
- Natanya Villegas, Biology
- Ngan Tran, Economics
- Olivia Salzman-Coon, Music Education
- Owen Jetton, Economics
- Robin Bumbaugh, Chemistry
- Sam Rueter, Counseling, Family, and Human Services
- Samuel Bertrand, Biology
- Sandra Boone, Journalism
- Sarah Erskine, Biology
- Shahinur Bashar, Public Administration
- Shane Hoyle, English
- Skylar Steffes, School Psychology
- Songyi Ahn, Media Studies
- Stevana Schauer, Biology
- Taylah Shannon, Global Studies
- Vinita Vader, Psychology
- Wensong Zhong, Finance
- Xiaoqi Ma, Prevention Science
- Xiaoyu Liu, East Asian Languages and Literatures
- Yash Akhouri, Architecture
Judges
Chris Knowles
Senior Research Associate I, College of Education, Educational Leadership, Special Education
Lillian Duran
Professor, College of Education, Special Education
Lara Bovilsky
Associate Professor, College Scholars, English, SAIL
Sayandeep Gupta
Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Life Science & Biotechnology
Troy Elias
Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, and Associate Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion
Emily Sylwestrak
Assistant Professor, Biology, Neuroscience
Gary Harlow
Research Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Susan Anderson
Professor of German
Julia Widom
Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Gabriela Martinez
Department Head of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Professor, School of Journalism and Communication
Gabe Sanchez
Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Damien Callahan
Assistant Professor, Human Physiology
Stephen Koller
Committee Chair, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
James Murray
Assistant Professor, Biology and Mathematics
Elliot Berkman
Associate Dean, Natural Sciences, and Professor of Psychology
Jen Doty
Associate Professor, Family and Human Services, Prevention Science
Kevin Hatfield
Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate Research and Distinguished Scholarships and Director of Academic Residential and Research Initiatives, Professor of History
Isabel Millán
Assistant Professor, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Satya Yadav
Postdoctoral Scholar, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Katy Lenn
Professor, Senior Reference Archivist, UO Libraries
Amanda Stasiewicz
Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies
Susan Walcott
President, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Faculty Emerita, Geography, UNC-Greensboro
Gayle Semrad
Creative Marketing, Member, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Scott Blumenthal
Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Haven Simmons
Faculty Emeritus, Communications, Salisbury University
3MT and Forum Winners
2024
Panel Award Recipients
- Gender or Caregiving Community topic "Suicide Prevention Among Vulnerable Populations: Risk and Prevention Strategies in the Youth, Aging, Disability, and Neurodivergent Communities". Marielena R. McWhirter Boisen; Vivian Koomson; Alyssa Callender, Prevention Science
- Disabled or Neurodivergent Community topic: “Wearing Journey: Understanding Disabled Bodies Through Comics and Healthcare Technology". Anu Sugathan, English; Suhana Ahamed, Human Physiology
- International Community topic: “From Bias to Balance: Reimagining Global Media Narratives”. Nishat Parvez; Nishtha Yadav; Nahla Bendefaa; Stella Zhang, Communication & Media Studies
- 2SLGBTQIAA+ community topic: “Queer Intimacies and Queer Futures”. W. Jamie Yang, Sociology; Kaito Campos de Novais, Anthropology
- Gender or Caregiving Community topic honorable mention: "Transforming Models of Care”. Precious Adejumobi; Tian Walker, Anthropology
Poster Winners
- Maria Camila Coronado Cabrera, Architecture
- Stevana Schauer, Biology
- Sarah Erskine, Biology
- Amira Ghazy & Bibi Halima, Language Teaching Studies
- Ngan Tran, Economics
- Bruce Yuan & Daniel Appiah-Gyekye, Media Studies
- Katie Alvarez, Special Education
- Havisha Khurana, Quantitative Research Methods in Education (also 2022 winner)
2023
3MT Fall Term Winners
- 1st Place: Mallory Pennington, Psychology
Title: Explaining the Impossible: The Key Role of Impossibility in Curiosity and Cognition - 2nd Place: Rachel Lukowicz-Bedford, Biology
Title: Sparking Life: Bioelectric Communication during Zebrafish Development - 3rd Place: Austin Ricci, Human Physiology
Title: Tendon Stiffness is Altered by Fatigue and Sex in Young Males and Females
3MT Spring Term Winners
- 1st Place: Filip Bogdan Serban-Dragan, Prevention Science
- 2nd Place: Austin Ricci, Human Physiology
- 3rd Place: Carla Consolini, Linguistics
- People's Choice: Angelique Allen, Biology
- Women in Graduate Science Award: Hope Healey, Biology
Panel Winners
- 1st Place: "What is Missing in Feminist Philosophy? Three Critical Interventions." Annie Ring, Philosophy; Rhiannon Lindgren, Philosophy, Tali Bitton, Philosophy
Poster Winners
- Cal Penkauskas, Biology
- Cecelia Staggs, Linguistics
- Hadil Abuhmaid, Media Studies
- Heather Le Bleu, Biology
- Kendra Taylor, Music Education
- Mallory Pennington, Psychology
- Xiaoqi Ma, Prevention Science
- People's Choice: Sarah Jordan, Music Composition
- Women in Graduate Science Award: Heather Le Bleu, Biology
2022
3MT Winners
- 1st Place: Shuxi Wu, Asian Studies
- 2nd Place: Marielena McWhirter, Prevention Science
- 3rd Place: Chi Tran, General Business
- People's Choice: Yahaira Garcia, Counseling, Family and Human ServicesChi Tran, General Business
Panel Winners
- 1st Place: "The Future of Africa's Elephants, Conservation and coexistence in a changing world." Savannah Bird, Biology; Herve Rolan Memiaghe, Landscape Architecture; Claire Goodfellow, Biology
- People's Choice: Zeinab Nobowati, Ricardo Friaz, and Puja Ghosh, Philosophy
Poster Winners
- Merley Klaas, Education Leadership
- Havisha Khurana, Education Leadership
- Mandi Ward, Prevention Science
- Nicole Williams, Language Teaching Studies
- Sabrina Mostoufi, Biology
- People's Choice: Madison Wolf, Andrew Miller, and Jacob Schaeperkoetter-Cochran, Architecture
2021
Virtual 3MT Winners
- 1st Place: Ali Hassani “Democratizing Vision Transformers”
- 2nd Place: Taylor Guthrie “Social Relationship Strength Modulates the Similarity of Brain-to-Brain Representations of Group Members”
- People’s Choice: Donghyeok Jang “Corporate Social Responsibility, Pension Assumptions, and Risky Asset Allocations in Defined Benefit Pension Plans”
Honorable Mention
- David Fainstein “Supporting Educators Remotely: Replicating a Kindergarten Math Intervention during COVID-19”
- Jamila Baig “Reconstruction of Paleotemperature, Vegetation Change, Fire History, and Lake Productivity Using a Multiproxy Approach in the Pacific Northwest, Gold Lake, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, USA”
2019
3MT Winners
- 1st Place: Monika Lind
- 2nd Place: Haisu Huang
- 3rd Place: Xiang Li
- People’s Choice: Tamara Niella
Panel Winners
- Maple: Reentering the community after incarceration
- Oak: Ontogeny: the process of becoming
- Swindells: The journey of a refugee
Poster Winners
- Oriana Chafe
- Hayden Rensch
- Seyed Pooyah Razavi Ghahfarokhi
- Omoshola AleruMilntra Raksachat
- Gina Williamson
- Alejandra Garcia Isaza
- Celia Caffery
- People’s Choice: Lindsey Romero
2018
Poster Winners
- Daniel O’Hara
- Arash Dayani
- Gina Williamson
- Cameron Johnson
- Soheil Jamshidi
- Claire Guidinger
- Joscha Klueppel
- Lauren Witherspoon
- Maria Schweer-Collins
- People’s Choice Posters:
- Heather Leonard
- Maria Schweer-Collins
3MT Final Winners
- Camille Cioffi
- Sarah Donaldson
- Caleb Holt
- People’s Choice 3MT: Camille Cioffi
Panel Winners (Oak Room)
- Karikarn Chansiri
- Mark Hammond
- Aleksandria Perez Grabow
- Kaitlin O’Brien
Panel Winners (Maple Room)
- Billy Dean Goehring
- Angie Michaiel
- Sarah Stednitz