Awards

2024 Student Conference and Showcase Award Winners

WEDNESDAY - VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS

Student(s)	Title of Submitted Work	Faculty/Staff Sponsor	Award
Emma Striegel	How “Stan” Culture Can Affect an Entire Group of People: A Deep Dive into the Fan Communities of Minecraft Youtubers	Rebekah Dement	Outstanding Presentation Award
Colby Bentley	Comparative Analysis of Rent Affordability: Louisville and Its Neighbors	Ranida Harris	Outstanding Presentation Award
Connor Ferguson	Police technology in a rural setting: Does Automated License Plate Recognition Technology Increase Case Clearance Rates?	David Lapsey Jr	Outstanding Presentation Award
Luke Facer	Youth Tobacco Usage in Indiana: The Trends, Effects, & Solutions	Ranida Harris	Outstanding Presentation Award

THURSDAY POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Student(s)	Title of Submitted Work	Faculty/Staff Sponsor	Award
Xondrais Glenn	Destruction, Revolt, and County Profiles	Veronica Medina	Chancellor's Award for Achievement in Diversity or Equity
Keziah Jones	Supplemental Instruction for Third-Year Nursing Students: Improving Outcomes Through Evidence-Based Methods	Jennifer Teater	Outstanding Poster Award
Jacob Riggs, Elizabeth Mittel, Nicholas Gathof	No Kill Inventory System	John Doyle	Outstanding Poster Award

THURSDAY ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Student(s)	Title of Submitted Work	Faculty/Staff Sponsor	Award
Brittany Combs	The Effect of a Documentary on Parents’ Intent to Vaccinate Their Children for HPV	Carla Hermann	Outstanding Presentation Award
Makenzie Emily	Evidence of Student Learning	Steffany Maher	Outstanding Presentation Award
Courtney Kessinger, Alyssa Pumphrey, Sophi Mains, Brenna Henderson, Jilly Clan	Dunkin' Promotional Campaign Research Project	Yunmi Choi	Vijay Krishna Reddy Outstanding Presentation in Communication Studies
Taylor Lockhart	Mass Hysteria in the Classroom: Using the Crucible to Build Connections to Reading	Steffany Maher	Outstanding Presentation Award
Alexis Striegel	Diabetes, not Diabetic: the Implications of the Education of Children Newly Diagnosed with Type 1	Rebekah Dement	Outstanding Presentation Award
Kawehilani Leffler	Using Differentiation with “Number the Stars”	Stefanny Maher	Outstanding Presentation Award

FRIDAY POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Student(s)	Title of Submitted Work	Faculty/Staff Sponsor	Award
Clay Jackson	A Pre-Management Botanical Survey of Rare and Endangered Plants in Southern Indiana	David Taylor	Chancellor's Award for Achievement in Community Engagement
Alex Settles	Antimicrobial Properties of Silver Nanoparticles	Nidhi Shah	Chancellors Presentation Award for a Poster Presentation
Rylee Leis	Postpartum Depression and Potential Factors	Brittany Sizemore	Bernie Carducci Outstanding Presentation in Psychology Award
Alyssa Perkins	Developmental Milestones from Ages 2-30 Months	Teresa Stengel	Louise Suleimann Outstanding Presentation in Nursing Award
Alicia McCart	Empowering Balance: The Function of the Self-Determination Theory in Relation to Workplace Wellbeing	Rebekah Dement	Outstanding Presentation in Business Award
Caitlin Boeschel	Proposal to Add Sustainability and Regeneration Components to Already Existing Core Classes at Indiana University Southeast	David Taylor	Outstanding Poster Award
Clara Sellers	Proposal for IU Southeast to Become Recognized by the Tree Campus USA Program	David Taylor	Outstanding Poster Award
Cora Cole, Hannah Brown, Emma Arnold, Isabell Claywell	Knowledge Retention of OB Simulation Skills	Tonya Broughton	Outstanding Poster Award
Kelsea Richmer	Mutant KRAS and Effects of Chemotherapeutics in Human Lung Cancer	Margaret Wallen	Outstanding Poster Award
Kelsey Goodwin	The Struggle Within: Taboo Obsessions in OCD and Their Relationship to Suicidality, Quality of Life, and Perceptions of Clinicians' Judgment	Aimee Adam	Outstanding Poster Award
Madison Flick, Brookelyn Casey, Mariah Woods, Caitlyn Wilder	Navigating Anxiety in Pediatric Simulation	Jane Hollowell	Outstanding Poster Award
Reagan Mock, Paige Davis	Depressive Symptoms, Sleep Quality, and Social Activity in College Students	Brittany Sizemore	Outstanding Poster Award
Zoe Wallace	The In’s & Out’s of Infection Control: Preventing Infection During Catheter Insertion and the Prevalence of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs)	Christie Clare	Outstanding Poster Award

FRIDAY ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Student(s)	Title of Submitted Work	Faculty/Staff Sponsor	Award
Olivia DeKold	The Progression of Victorian Women	Robert Rennie	Chancellors Award for Achievement in Diversity or Equity
Avery Brewer	Relationship between Diadema Antillarum and Coral Cover in the Red Sea	Omar Attum	Chancellors Presentation Award for an Oral Presentation
Clara Sellers	Assessing Population Demographics of Nubian Ibex in the Wadi Rum Nature Reserve, Jordan	Omar Attum	Glenn Mason Outstanding Presentation in Natural Sciences Award
Andrew Roy	Autosomal Dominant Dandy-Walker Malformation with Occipatal Encephalacele: A Brief Overview and Exploration of Implications	Michele Zimmerman	Outstanding Presentation Award
Brittany Watteau-Gebby, Bailee Johnson, Kade Wohlleb, Lauren Stapp	Louisville Metro Crash Course Analysis	Ranida Harris	Outstanding Presentation Award
Cassandra Roman	The Mental Health of College Athletes: The Role of Academic Anxiety & Sleep Quality	Todd Manson	Outstanding Presentation Award
Kara Wright	Held Together by the Sea: How Belfast Shipyards Shaped Tragedy	Robert Rennie	Outstanding Presentation Award
Mallory McGlothlin	Boomers to Zoomers: Social Media Among Older Generations	Rebekah Dement	Outstanding Presentation Award
Natalie Hodge	Use of Citizen Science to Study Demographics of Spinner Dolphins in Egyptian Red Sea	Omar Attum	Outstanding Presentation Award
Preston Penny, Ibrahim Abdulrehman	Genomic Annotation Research of Bacteriophage DoobyDoo	Beth Rueschhoff	Outstanding Presentation Award
Shelby Dore	Gender On and Offscreen: The Effects of Women on Film Production and Movie Success	Sara Hare	Outstanding Presentation Award
Trennt Overstreet	Sustainable Management of Campus Grounds to Mitigate Factors Leading to Colony Collapse Disorder	David Taylor	Outstanding Presentation Award

FRIDAY ART SHOWCASE

Student(s)	Title of Submitted Work	Award
Sydney Brangers	Observational Hallway	First Place, FINA-F 100
Sydney Leach	Functional Line	Second Place, FINA-F 100
Henry Cassidy	Apples	Third Place, FINA-F 100
Hallie Yonkers	Blooming Bubbles	First Place, FINA-F 102
Anna Fornwalt	Duality of Pretzel	Second Place, FINA-F 102
Nova Nichols	Landscape	Third Place, FINA-F 102
Alistair Parry	Insect Proselyte	First Place, FINA-F 101
Allie Thomas	Pie with Fork	Second Place, FINA-F 101
Trinity Snider	The Foot	Third Place, FINA-F 101
Henry Cassidy	Memory of a Memory	First Place, FINA-D 210
Ryley Goffinet	Waiting	Second Place, FINA-D 210
Megan Smith	Plant Native	Third Place, FINA-D 210