Winners of the
11th Annual Arts & Humanities
Graduate Student Research Conference

Design Considerations

• 1st Place – Eman Nasrallah
   Presentation Title: "Exploration of the Role of Perceived Environmental Affordances in Supporting Intergenerational Interaction, and Hence Loneliness in the Elderly"

Film Studies

• 1st Place – Caleb Ward
  Presentation Title: "Walking the Line: Identifying Boundaries and Their Meaning as Related to Imperialism Within the Handmaiden."

Financial Concerns

• 1st Place – Tanaka Chimbane
  Presentation Title: "The Correlates of the Preceived Retirement Saving Track"
• 2nd Place – N H Manzur E Maula
  Presentation Title: "Geopolitical Uncertainty and the Macroeconomy"

Hospitality & Retail Management

• 1st Place – Xiangyu Weng
  Presentation Title: "Creating Sustainability Culture and Norms: Understanding Moral Responsibility and Sustainability Practices"
• 2nd Place – Atefeh Emadlou
  Presentation Title: "The Effectiveness of Fear Appeals in Promoting Pro-environmental Behaviors in Tourism Destinations: The Moderating Role of Culture and Individuals' Moral Obligation"

Human Behavior, Social Systems, and Issues

• 1st Place – Akshata Balghare
  Presentation Title: "“Hey Google, What's a Deductible?” International Voices on the Us Healthcare System"
• 2nd Place – Reda Rafei
  Presentation Title: "The Land is Gone and the Milk Generates Few Liras, Now What? Socio-Economic Struggle and the Daughters of Arous al-Thawra"

Literary Analysis

• 1st Place – William Kariampuzha
  Presentation Title: "A Set Theoretic Notion of the Linguistic Meaning of Words"
• 2nd Place – Zachary Brandner
  Presentation Title: "Negotiating Collective and Personal Agency in Contemporary Maya Literature"

Media & Communication

• 1st Place – Sydney Brammer
  Presentation Title: "Perfect Bodies: An Investigation into the Impacts of Digital Social Aggression on the Body Image, Mental Health, and Relationships of Young Women"
• 2nd Place – Ryan Martinez
  Presentation Title: "Focusing on Immediacy and Satisfaction in Father-Daughter Young Adult Relationships"

One-Act Play

• 1st Place – Playwright: Charles Huges & Director: Kerstin Vaughn
  Prlay Title: "The Process"
• 2nd Place – Director/Playwright: Garret Milton
  Play Title: "8:03"

Political Issues

• 1st Place – Pablo Hernandez Borges
  Presentation Title: "The Long Search for a Safe Haven: A Cross-National Analysis of Peacefulness in Refugee-Receiving Countries"
• 2st Place – Kerry Chavez
  Presentation Title: "Cruisin' for a Bruisin': Political Constraints, Suboptimal Military Strategies"

Visual & Performing Arts

• 1st Place – Bradley Cawyer
  Presentation Title: "Syntactic Processing of Tonal Harmony: Evidence from Aphasia"
• 2nd Place – Taylor Carmona
  Presentation Title: - "Melodic and Rhythmic Contour Transformation as an Organizing Principle in the Third Movement of Schoenberg's Wind Quintet"

  

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