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](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_small/public/2024-04/chris-knowles.jpg?itok=ss3Xrq3K)
Chris Knowles
Senior Research Associate I, College of Education, Educational Leadership, Special Education
![lillian duran](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_small/public/2024-04/lduran8d2d0a.jpg?itok=0b7vZ1Ki)
Lillian Duran
Professor, College of Education, Special Education
![Lara Bovilsky](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_small/public/2024-05/bovilsky29ab27.jpg?itok=qbeGwGHr)
Lara Bovilsky
Associate Professor, College Scholars, English, SAIL
![Gupta](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_small/public/2023-01/gupta.jpg?h=8ccd5cd2&itok=WVGvJYQ_)
Sayandeep Gupta
Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Life Science & Biotechnology
![troy elias](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_small/public/2024-04/telias21b81a.jpg?h=b4b776d9&itok=2GFcrig2)
Troy Elias
Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, and Associate Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion
![emily sylwestrak](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_small/public/2024-04/emilyb59b97.jpg?itok=bcm5o2f4)
Emily Sylwestrak
Assistant Professor, Biology, Neuroscience
![gary harlow](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_small/public/2024-04/gharlow3e1030-1.jpg?h=87f99960&itok=cdF2PdLm)
Gary Harlow
Research Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
![susan anderson](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_small/public/2024-04/picture-2255.jpg?itok=Os2MKhCC)
Susan Anderson
Professor of German
![julia widom](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_small/public/2024-04/widom_photo-1f7ctww-1080x1397.jpg?h=b4498185&itok=MAIRManv)
Julia Widom
Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
![gabriela martinez](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_small/public/2024-04/gmartine885243.jpg?h=b4b776d9&itok=2LFLcr6C)
Gabriela Martinez
Department Head of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Professor, School of Journalism and Communication
![gabe sanchez](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_small/public/2024-04/gabe-sanchez.jpg?h=26ec9677&itok=-zEcjPmG)
Gabe Sanchez
Assistant Professor, Anthropology
![damien callahan](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_small/public/2024-04/20220520_damien_callahan_03_for_web_correct_0.jpg?h=278a56e5&itok=xJGhkCSE)
Damien Callahan
Assistant Professor, Human Physiology
![Steven Koller](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_small/public/2023-11/skoller.png?itok=IaI4oEee)
Stephen Koller
Committee Chair, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
![james murray](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_small/public/2024-04/jm3-295x300.jpeg?h=38640aaa&itok=IUbkyYda)
James Murray
Assistant Professor, Biology and Mathematics
![elliot berkman](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_small/public/2024-04/210914_elliot-berkman2_7846.jpg?itok=h8GyWHGD)
Elliot Berkman
Associate Dean, Natural Sciences, and Professor of Psychology
![jen doty](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_small/public/2024-04/jendotye77805.jpg?itok=dmJN4794)
Jen Doty
Associate Professor, Family and Human Services, Prevention Science
![kevin hatfield](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_small/public/2024-04/kevin_hatfield.jpg?h=469ca4bc&itok=KZDKDRwc)
Kevin Hatfield
Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate Research and Distinguished Scholarships and Director of Academic Residential and Research Initiatives, Professor of History
![isabel millan](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_small/public/2024-04/isabel-millan.jpg?itok=E-0stABv)
Isabel Millán
Assistant Professor, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
![satya yadav](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_small/public/2024-04/satya-yadav.jpg?h=125876df&itok=3VSQTb_A)
Satya Yadav
Postdoctoral Scholar, Chemistry & Biochemistry
![katy lenn](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_small/public/2024-04/katy-lenn.jpg?h=82d34a67&itok=JF6G0isU)
Katy Lenn
Professor, Senior Reference Archivist, UO Libraries
![amanda stasiewicz](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_small/public/2024-04/amanda-stasiewicz.jpg?h=b2eaaa29&itok=KhKMuPqJ)
Amanda Stasiewicz
Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies
![susan walcott](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_small/public/2024-04/susan-walcott.jpg?h=d7a2b629&itok=kNR4kXzA)
Susan Walcott
President, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Faculty Emerita, Geography, UNC-Greensboro
![gayle semrad](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_small/public/2024-04/gayle-semrad-2021.jpg?h=2aa19379&itok=GOaDf3ef)
Gayle Semrad
Creative Marketing, Member, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
![scott blumenthal](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_small/public/2024-04/scott-blumenthal.jpg?h=d0d074b8&itok=brVtqom-)
Scott Blumenthal
Assistant Professor, Anthropology
![Graduate Research Forum logo (white background)](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_small/public/2022-11/grf-logo-2.png?h=a35cc99f&itok=-8cV5Z06)
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