Every spring, each college at the University of West Georgia invites its best and brightest undergraduates to present their research to a panel of judges. The winner from each college then moves on to Big Night, where they represent their colleges in a university-wide competition. This year’s Big Night will be held April 13 at 5:30 p.m. at the UWG Campus Center Ballroom. The following students’ presentations placed in their respective colleges’ competitions last week:
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES
1st place: Abbie Driver
“Embracing Linguistic Difference: Creating a Beneficial Standard English Educational Experience for Non-Standard Speakers”
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. David Newton
2nd place: Dan Stanfield II
“Teeth: Abjection and the Monstrous Feminine”
Faculty Sponsor: Geoff Lundeen
3rd place: Katie Scheibel
“Breeching Binaries: Gender and Sexuality in Frier Fall (Free Fall)”
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Muriel Cormican
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
1st Place: Lindsey Kelley
“A Journey to the Home of Understanding: Walking the Footsteps of the Homeless”
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Yan Yang
2nd Place: Brittany Altman, Alex Groveman, Cindy Hopper
“Starting on the Right Track: Results of Universal Screeners of Head Start Students At Risk for Developmental Delays.”
Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Katy Green and Dr. Mary Alice Varga
3rd Place: A'Ja Harris
“We Can Do Better In American School Systems: The Transitional Hardships of Four Immigrant Students”
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Yan Yang
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND MATH
1st place: Amanda Mashburn
"Element Abundances in Planetary Nebulae from Deep Optical Echelle Spectroscopy"
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Nick Sterling
2nd place: Kasey Swilley
"Identification and Molecular Characterization of a Light-Sensitive Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Mutant, 10E35"
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mautusi Mitra
3rd place: Aaron Wolfgang Ashley
"SEM-EDS Analyses of Iron Phyllosilicate Minerals in Ironstone Ooids"
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Timothy Chowns
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
1st place: Micayla Hersey
“Voter Registration: The Case for the Eric System”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Soohoo Lee
2nd place: Daniel Garter
“The Rise and Fall of the Mongol Empire in Yuan China”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ashley Smallwood
3rd place: Elijah Banks and Akilah Hairston
“Family Structure and Delinquent Behavior”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Celeste Lee
COSS Poster Competition winner: Carmen Aranda
“Feelings of Abandonment Based on Family of Origin”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Winston Tripp
RICHARDS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
1st place: Brittany Benefield
“Estimating the Impact of State Film Tax Credits”
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Hilde Patron
2nd place: Jared Ervin-Helicher
“Competitive Factors in Copper Wire Production: Evidence from Competitor’s Stock Prices”
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. William J. Smith
3rd place: Earvin Anumgba, Miringu Kiarie, Emily Phillippi, and Natysha Wright
“The Impact of CSR Initiatives on Human Development in Germany”
Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Susana Velez-Castrillon, Dr. Kim Green and Dr. John Upson
SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
1st Place: Myles Wright
"The Colored Museum," by George C. Wolffe
Faculty Sponsor: Adriano Cabral
2nd Place: Holly Roper
“Discovery Learning Through Makeup Effects”
Faculty Sponsor: Jim O'Donnell
3rd Place: Wendy White, Taylor Bahin, Teylar Bell, Bria Belton, Bria Clay, Derrion Burse, Kayla Williams, and Chelsea Phillips
“Trapped Inside”: Devised Theatre Production
Faculty Sponsor: Shelly Elman
TANNER SCHOOL OF NURSING
1st Place: Angelique LaCavera-Torres, Brianna Prince, and Samantha Smith
“Perceptions of Caring Ability and Nurse Caring Behaviors of Junior and Senior Level Students in a BSN Program Based on a Caring Curriculum”
Faculty Sponsor: Linda A. Mason Barber, Ph.D., RN, ANP-C
2nd Place: Eric Thomas
“Nursing Students' Beliefs, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Their Educational Preparation Related to the Provision of Intimate Touch: A Pilot Study”
Faculty Sponsor: Linda A. Mason Barber, Ph.D., RN, ANP-C
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