The following finalists have been selected from their respective categories for Research Day 2023 award consideration. Watch a recording of the awards ceremony below, or scroll down to see the winners!
Undergraduate Oral Presentations
Award Winner
Reinventing NSAIDs with Click Chemistry: A New Understanding of Drug-Enzyme Interactions Using Organic Chemistry Mechanisms
Benjamin Iannuzzi, School of Arts and Sciences (Chemistry), Undergraduate Student
Advisors: Dr. Katherine Havanki, Dr. Gregory Miller
Finalists
Latching Mechanism for Golf Adaptive Device
Madison Hughes, School of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering), Undergraduate Student
Collaborators: Elizabeth Caufield, Ryan Walczak
Advisor: Dr. Behrmann
Comrade Puka Inti: The Personality Cult of Abimael Guzmán
Daniel Formella, School of Arts and Sciences (History), Undergraduate Student
Advisor: Dr. Julia Young
Masters Oral Presentations
Award Winner
Parkinson Disease Detection Using Traditional Machine Learning Algorithms and Voice Signals
Gerson Escobar, School of Engineering (Data Analytics), Master's Student
Advisor: Lin-Ching Chang
Finalist
Youth Suicide Prevention and its Relevance Within the U.S. Legislative Agenda
Julia Nessman, National Catholic School of Social Service, Master's Student
Doctoral Oral Presentations
Award Winner
HandMATE: Hand Movement Assisting Therapy Exoskeleton
Matteo Pergami-Peries, School of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering), PhD Student
Advisor: Peter Lum
Finalist
Develop High-Capacity FeF3 thin film conversion cathode for Next-Generation Li-ion Batteries
Binh Hoang, School of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering), PhD Student
Advisor: Chuan-Fu Lin
Undergraduate Poster Presentations
Award Winner
“She has butter on everything, even toast!” Britishness, Femininity, and Self-Sacrifice during the Second World War
Abigail Baxter, School of Arts and Sciences, Undergraduate Student
Advisor: Dr. Laura Mayhall
Finalists
“French-ish: African francophone identity in the French literary market”
Grace Riordan, School of Arts and Sciences (Modern Languages), Undergraduate Student
Advisor: Dr. Arnaud
The Initial Validation of CALM-IT: A Mobile Application Designed to Probe Inhibitory Control
Jennifer Meigs, School of Arts and Sciences (Psychology), Undergraduate Student
Collaborators: Kelly Schoener, Urmi Pandya, Olivia Siegal, Kenny Fling, Lauren Henry, Simone Haller, Melissa Brotman, Elise Cardinale
Advisor: Dr. Elise Cardinale
Multi-Spec
Thomas Nargi, School of Engineering (Electrical), Undergraduate Student
Collaborator: Arthur Coy
Advisor: George Nehmetallah
Shoe Sensor Monitoring Diabetic Neuropathy
Noah Miller, School of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering), Undergraduate Student
Advisor: Nathan Neckel
Masters Poster Presentations
Award Winner
A Smarter Parking System Mobile Application
Mina Grace Larraquel, School of Engineering (Computer Science), Master's Student
Advisor: Dr. Matthew Jacobs
Finalist
The Epidemic of Loneliness: Loneliness Among Community-Dwelling Older Adult Veterans
Susu Habayeb, Conway School of Nursing, Master's Student
Advisor: Dr. Joyce Johnson
Doctoral Poster Presentations
Award Winner
The Diffusion Regions’ Interaction with the Chapman-Ferraro Current
Jason Beedle, School of Arts and Sciences (Physics), PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Vadim M. Uritsky
Finalists
Early Family Environment and Meaning in Life
Emily Dameron, School of Arts and Sciences (Psychology), PhD Student
Collaborator: Dr. Marcie Goeke-Morey
Advisor: Dr. Marcie Goeke-Morey
Nurses’ Work Environment, Attitudes, Empathy, Empowerment, and Caring Behaviors Toward Pregnant Women Using Opioids
Lisa Levinson, Conway School of Nursing (Nursing), PhD Student
Advisor: Joyce Johnson, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
