Awards

2025 Student Conference and Showcase Award Winners

WEDNESDAY - VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS

Student(s)	Title of Submitted Work	Faculty/Staff Sponsor	Award
Nicole Collins	Electronic Grade Change: Resource Impacts of Academic Policy at Indiana University Indianapolis	Ranida Harris	Outstanding Graduate Presentation in Business Award
Samantha Haefling	The Influence of Parental Money Management on Children’s Financial Literacy Development	Rebekah Dement	Chancellor's Award for Achievement for an Oral Presentation
Lola Lynch, Deysi Gonzalez, Nathan Smith, Olivia Young	Analyzing Animal Shelter Overcrowding in the Louisville Metro Area in 2024: Intake and Outtake Trends	Ranida Harris	Outstanding Undergraduate Presentation in Business Award
Cassie Walls, Aidan Hacker, Wyatt Rainbolt, Kristin Winchell	Fast Food Inspection Analysis in Louisville, Kentucky	Ranida Harris	Outstanding Presentation Award

THURSDAY POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Student(s)	Title of Submitted Work	Faculty/Staff Sponsor	Award
Kristen Warning	Portraits in the Park	Jennifer Dunn	Lyda Jeannetta Radford Outstanding Presentation in Education for Community Engagement Award
Wade Elliott	Identification and Characterization of Unknown Gene Function in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae	Aaron Setterdahl	Chancellor's Award for Achievement for a Poster Presentation
Salem Melchor	Empowering Youth: Reducing Recidivism Through Advocacy and Community-Based Programs	Aimee Adam	Outstanding Poster Presentation Award
Mackenzie Dial, Jaelynn Malone	Demographic Factors Influencing Financial Stress and Financial Literacy	Valerie Scott	Outstanding Poster Presentation Award
Kali Bowie	The Impact of AI on Secondary Education Learning Progress	James Hollenbeck	Outstanding Poster Presentation Award

THURSDAY ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Student(s)	Title of Submitted Work	Faculty/Staff Sponsor	Award
Srey Lim	Perceptions and Preferences in Primary Care: Public Understanding of Physician vs. Physician Associate Roles	Valerie Scott	Chancellor's Award for Achievement for an Oral Presentation
Veronica Zahn	The Perception Paradox: How the American Female News Anchors' Archetypal Appearance Has Impacted Her Career Both Historically and Contemporarily	Rebekah Dement	Vijay Krishna Reddy Outstanding Presentation Award in Communication Studies
Jonah Facer, Andrew Nale	Phishing Simulation Demonstration	John Doyle	Outstanding Oral Presentation Award
Chloe Myszak, Emily Justice	Impacts of Childhood Reading on Happiness, Academic Achievement, and Value on Reading in Adulthood	Valerie Scott	Outstanding Oral Presentation Award

FRIDAY POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Student(s)	Title of Submitted Work	Faculty/Staff Sponsor	Award
Hanna Mudd	The Housing Affordability Challenge: A Qualitative Study of Housing Precarity Determinants	Veronica Medina	Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Poster Presentation
Natalie Ang	The Race Against Time - Sepsis Protocol	Shelby Pollert	Louise Suleiman Outstanding Presentation in Nursing Award
Bailey Beck	Contributions of p53R273H to Lung Tumor Growth and Chemotherapeutic Resistance	Margaret Wallen	Glenn Mason Outstanding Presentation Award in Natural Sciences
David Katembo, Fabrice Kadima	Intrusion Detection System: Using Snort IDS with Python Automation and Web Dashboard	John Doyle	Outstanding Presentation in Computer Science
Dylan Mapp	Accuracy of Labeling Emotions in Still Faces; Humans Versus A.I.	Valerie Scott	Outstanding Poster Presentation Award
Mary McGehee, Jay Chandiramani, Doran Martin, Benjamin Combs	No Kill Louisville CRM System	Ronald Finkbine	Outstanding Poster Presentation Award
Kelsie Jacob	Understanding the Environmental and Economic Effects of the Timber Industry on a Local Community	Melissa Fry	Outstanding Poster Presentation Award
Alex Settles, Alexis Evans	Effects of p53 Variants on Lung Cancer Chemosensitivity and Proliferation	Margaret Wallen	Outstanding Poster Presentation Award
Alexander Tomb	Reducing Hemolysis in the Emergency Department	Janice McMahan	Outstanding Poster Presentation Award

FRIDAY ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Student(s)	Title of Submitted Work	Faculty/Staff Sponsor	Award
Jit Mukerji	Effects of p53R248W on Proliferation and Chemoresistance of Human Lung Cancer	Margaret Wallen	Chancellor's Presentation Award for Oral Presentation
Ashtyn Houglin, Brianna Bucher	Attitudes Towards Seeking Mental Health Services	Todd Manson	Bernie Carducci Outstanding Presentation in Psychology Award
Mady Searcy	High School Special Education Personal Budget Unit Plan	Sarah Sehlinger	Outstanding Oral Presentation in Education Award
Natalie Hodge	A Citizen Science Approach to Studying the Injury Patterns of Spinner Dolphins in the Egyptian Red Sea	Omar Attum	Outstanding Oral Presentation Award
Meg England	Spirituality and Its Relationship With Life Satisfaction and Depression	Todd Manson	Outstanding Oral Presentation Award
Hayden McCarty, Reid Flick	The Relationship of Stress, Depression, and Anxiety on Quality of Sleep	Todd Manson	Outstanding Oral Presentation Award
Ibrahim Abdulrehman, Sahith Reddy	Investigation of Malaria: Plasmepsin II and IV Binding to Normal and Sickle Cell Hemoglobin	Victor Waingeh	Outstanding Oral Presentation Award
Mackenzie Sanders, Maddie Kaiser	Discovering Yucky: Annotating its Genome and Finding Gene Function	Elizabeth Rueschhoff	Outstanding Oral Presentation Award
Kelsea Richmer	Effects of Mutant KRASG12C on Chemotherapeutic Resistance in Lung Cancer	Margaret Wallen	Outstanding Oral Presentation Award
Caitlin Boeschel	Effects of Urbanization on Eastern Box Turtles	Omar Attum	Outstanding Oral Presentation Award

FRIDAY ART SHOWCASE

Student(s)	Award
Sydney LaMaster	First Place, FINA-F 100
Aceneth Lopez Torres	Second Place, FINA-F 100
Brooklyn Chandler	Third Place, FINA-F 100
Star Stinson	First Place, FINA-F 102
Haloy Campbell	Second Place, FINA-F 102
Trevor Vaughan	Third Place, FINA-F 102
Annie Dabney	First Place, FINA-F 101
Star Stinson	Second Place, FINA-F 101
Zina Stout	Third Place, FINA-F 101
Cigrid Fenwick	First Place, FINA-D 210
Davin McIntosh	Second Place, FINA-D 210
Tavion Price	Third Place, FINA-D 210