Student Research Forum Reflects Academic Diversity
Last
week’s Student Research Forum at The Ohio State University
at Newark highlighted the diverse academic interests of the 16 student
participants. Held on Thursday, March 8 in the Reese Center, the
forum was open to Ohio State Newark students of all disciplines. Prizes
were awarded to two winners in each of two categories.
In the Research Proposal category, first place went to Jessica Williams for her presentation “The Dog Doctor: The Effects of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Battered Women Residing in Shelters.” Derek Lippincott won second place with “Living with Homophobia: A Student’s Perspective.”
In the Completed Research category, first place was awarded to Rosanna Vaccaro for “Behavior in Schizocosa bilineata.” Second place went to Amanda Hayes for “Scaling of Tooth Size against Body Size in Chiroptera.” The first place winners received awards of $250 and second place winners received $100 awards.
Ohio State Newark Dean and Director Dr. William L. MacDonald introduced guest speaker Dr. Allison Snow, Professor of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology and Director of Undergraduate Research Office at The Ohio State University. Snow encouraged the students in their research endeavors, pointing out the opportunities that can be made available by working side-by-side with faculty.
Judging the forum were Dr. Paul Sanders, Associate Dean and Professor of Music; Dr. Stephanie Brown, Assistant Professor of English; Dr. Robert Cook, Assistant Professor of Anthropology; and Dr. Melissa Jungers, Assistant Professor, Psychology. The event was coordinated by Ohio State Newark professors Dr. Julie Hupp, Psychology, and Dr. J. Andrew Roberts, Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biology, the Student Research Forum is an annual event.
For more information about the Student Research Forum, contact Julie Hupp at hupp.34@osu.edu. To review the proposals, visit http://newark.osu.edu/Professional/Research/abstracts2007.htm.