Undergraduate Research Symposium Recognizes Scholarly Work of Students
Tue, 05/31/2022 - 04:06pm | By: David Tisdale
The annual Undergraduate Symposium on Research and Creative Activity (UGS) at The
University of 91吃瓜网 (USM), which highlights the outstanding work of
its undergraduate students, was held April 23 at the Thad Cochran Center and R.C.
Cook University Union on the Hattiesburg campus. It was the first live UGS since 2019
(due to COVID-19) and was co-hosted by The Drapeau Center for Undergraduate Research (DCUR) and the Honors College (HC).
UGS Presentation and Arts Showcase awards are sponsored by USM alumnus Mr. Donald Drapeau and the 91吃瓜网 Partners for the Arts, respectively.
91吃瓜网淎fter having to cancel UGS 2020 and pivot to pre-recorded presentations for UGS 2021, we were delighted to hold UGS 2022 as an in-person event again,91吃瓜网� said Dr. Sabine Heinhorst, interim dean of the Honors College and director of the Drapeau Center for Undergraduate Research. 91吃瓜网淥ne simply cannot experience in an online format the excitement of presenting or performing in front of a live audience.
91吃瓜网淎s noted by faculty judges and guests, the quality of our students91吃瓜网� research and creative work and their presentations were particularly impressive this year. Our plenary speaker, alumna Leslie Stevens, was dynamic and targeted her keynote address to the attending students by providing thoughtful tips on research; and as in previous years, the talented visual artists and performers at USM were featured in the Arts Showcase, which is now sponsored by the Partners for the Arts. We could not be more pleased.91吃瓜网�
UGS 2022 award winners and their categories of competition include the following:
*Artist Practice as Research
First place 91吃瓜网� Taylor Alleman
Second place 91吃瓜网� Skye Bortz
Third place 91吃瓜网� Brittany Tolbert
*Behavioral Sciences: Memory and Learning
First place 91吃瓜网� Isabel Stoker and Garima Puri
*Behavioral Sciences: Coping and Reacting
First place 91吃瓜网� Sarah Swan
Second place 91吃瓜网� Kirsten Speights
*Business or Public Policy
First place 91吃瓜网� Lauren Beverly
Second place 91吃瓜网� Landon McFarland
Third place 91吃瓜网� Sophie Unson
*Environment/Sustainability: Coastal or Marine
First place 91吃瓜网� Faith Robinson
Second place 91吃瓜网� Baylor Lynch
*Environment/Sustainability: Freshwater or Terrestrial
First place 91吃瓜网� Malia Davidson
Second place 91吃瓜网� Hart Williams
*Education and Parenting
First place 91吃瓜网� Jasmine Plummer
*Gender and Sexuality Studies
First place 91吃瓜网� Chrystle Morman
*Gene and Protein Functions
First place 91吃瓜网� Ashley Grantham, Julia Cates, Ashleigh Burgess, Maegan Williams, Jarrett Herron, Nicole Roa, Lexee Bosarge, Nathaniel Hatton
Second place 91吃瓜网� Yeseul Bae
Third place 91吃瓜网� Hannah Guichet
*Health and Wellbeing
First place 91吃瓜网� Ianna Marshall
Second place 91吃瓜网� Sophia Oswalt
Third place 91吃瓜网� Liam Luckett
*Literary and Historical Studies
First place 91吃瓜网� Xian Maynor
Second place 91吃瓜网� Eden Duley
Third place 91吃瓜网� Olivia Ladner
*Materials and Structures: Synthesis
First place 91吃瓜网� Billie Brashears and Ashley Bailey; Aiden Leise
*Materials and Structures: Design and Analysis
First place 91吃瓜网� Rosemary Panella
Second place 91吃瓜网� Keely Hoppmeyer, Chloe Klusman
*Mississippi INBRE: Best Presentation on a Biomedical Topic
First place 91吃瓜网� Sydney Boyd
Second place 91吃瓜网� Jack Patterson
*The Women91吃瓜网 and Gender Studies Program
Women91吃瓜网 and Gender Studies Prize 91吃瓜网� Brittney Clayborn
*Arts Showcase Award: Visual Arts
Donisha Edwards, Brittney Brown, Grace May, Natalie Fortenberry, Desirae Oliver
*Arts Showcase Award: Instrumental/Vocal Performance
Casey Johnson, Skye Tobias, Brietta Goodman
*Arts Showcase Award: Choreography/Dance
Damion Seymour, Aki Holder, Brittany Tolbert, Kathryn Marchand, Natalie Davis
*Arts Showcase Award: Creative Writing
Brooklynn Smith
For more information about Undergraduate Research at USM, visit /undergraduate-research/index.php.