More than 40 students participated in this year's Student Showcase for Research, Scholarship, & Creativity. On April 15, students presented their faculty-mentored research projects, scholarly efforts, and creative works across many different disciplines. The top three students earned Trumbull scholarship awards.
- 1st Place & $1,000 scholarship award winner: Claudia Bennight for the presentation “Are pets our superheroes? Pets may help individuals adjust to traumatic events.” | Mentor: Dr. Tomich
- 2nd Place & $750 scholarship award winner: Emilie Fritch for the presentation “Recreational Marijuana: The Chemistry Perspective” | Mentor: Dr. Cubon-Bell
- 3rd Place & $500 scholarship award winner: Imanpreet Kaur for the presentation “Love It or Leave It: Does Focusing on Career Goals Affect Students' Math Anxiety and Self-Esteem?” | Mentors: Dr. Tomich and Dr. He
"Thank you to everyone who participated," said Mary Russell, Honors Program Coordinator & associate professor. "It was an overwhelming success. We nearly tripled last year's participation."
Here is a list of all the participants, their faculty mentors, and their research title:
- Sabrina Barnhart (Tomich) "Is It Possible to Increase Mindfulness in an Effort to Decrease Acceptance of Drug Use?"
- Gabriel Beadle (Tomich) "Do Stressful Life Events Impact Analytical Thinking and Acceptance of Drug Use?"
- Lily Beavers (DePaul) "Nursing Considerations: Improving Outcomes in Postpartum Depression"
- Brooklyn Bennett (Bowles) "The Dissemination Project: A Website Designed to Spread Information about Women's Reproductive Rights"
- Claudia Bennight (Tomich) "Are pets our superheroes? Pets may help individuals adjust to traumatic events"
- Madison Bonekovic (DePaul) "Women’s Health in the Military"
- Steven Brenkert (Tomich) "Is video game play harmful to physical and mental health?"
- Jessica L Brumfield (Byrne) "Female Representation in the Superhero Genre"
- Brianna Camp (Tomich) "Does Exercise between Classes Improve Memory Recall?"
- Alyna Cascone (Cubon-Bell) "Dangers of Nicotine & Vaping on Teenagers"
- Amanda Charlton (Tomich) "Are Mindfulness and Empathy Related to Individuals' Opinions of Deaf People?"
- Leah Franks (Cubon-Bell) "The Opiate Antagonist"
- Jamie Franks (Severino) "Got STDs?"
- Emilie Fritch (Cubon-Bell) "Recreational Marijuana: The Chemistry Perspective"
- Bre-onia Galbreath (Hacker) "Cambrian Explosion"
- Alyssa K. Gelet (Tomich) "Does Brand of Smartphone Affect Perceived Quality of Photos?"
- Taylor Hall (Tomich) "Does Using Color Help Student Recall of Numbers?"
- Adam Halls (Cubon-Bell) "Medications Derived From Marijuana"
- Jasmine Hickey and Destiny Jenkins (Colwell) "If It Tastes Good and Smells Good, Is It Really That Bad?: A Relationship Between Marketing of Electronic Cigarettes and Product Usage Among Young Adults"
- Samantha Hurst (Bowles) "The Iconic Monster: The Cultural Importance of Boris Karloff’s Frankenstein"
- Anna “Katie” Kalkbrenner (Tomich) "Does Cellphone Addiction Affect Quality of Sleep and Overall Health?"
- Imanpreet Kaur (Tomich) "Love It or Leave It: Does Focusing on Career Goals Affect Students' Math Anxiety and Self-Esteem?"
- Melissa Kuneli (Severino) "Compassion Fatigue"
- Marissa Lemasters (Tomich) "Does background music in a classroom setting reduce a student’s stress?"
- Alexandra Lesner and Gabriella Stark (Cubon-Bell) "Nicotine Replacement Therapy and Addiction Treatment"
- Nicholas Lilly (Tomich) "Does Power Posing Improve Self-Esteem"
- Hayley Marshall (Cubon-Bell) "The Effects of Partying on the Brain"
- Dylan Massacci (Cubon-Bell) "The Chemical Overview of Recreational Marijuana"
- Brittany McCauley (Cubon-Bell) "How can Medical Marijuana benefit cancer patients?"
- Raelyn O’Connell (Tomich) "Do Previous Traumas Affect Students' Perception of Safety, Violence, and Handguns on Campus?"
- Chelsey Palmer (Dwinnells) "Growing Cause for Concern"
- Miranda Reel (Tomich) "Attitudes Toward Substance Use: Do Personality Traits Matter?"
- Gabriella Shreves (Cubon-Bell) "Protein Structure and Function"
- Sara Taylor (Cubon-Bell) "The Chemical Effects of Synthetic Marijuana"
- Michael Thurston (Cubon-Bell) "PLEASE DON'T SPIT HERE"
- Alexandra Tolich (Tomich) "Strive for Balance: Deviation from Balance Mediates the Relationship between Lifetime Trauma Exposure and Self Esteem"
- Melissa Whiddon (Licuanan-Galela) "Eliminating Racial Disparities"
- Madalyn Williams (Tomich) "The Impact of Teaching Style on Student Recall"
- Karly Wireman (Kildow) "Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Focus on What We Depend"
- Karly Wireman (Tomich) "Do the Aesthetic Properties of a Room Enhance Creativity?"
- Athena Zerefos (Cubon-Bell) "Dangers of Smoking Tobacco"