This year’s forum — which for the first time also featured projects based on creative queries and reflections on academic enrichment experiences — showcased research and scholarship conducted by 43 different students. They worked under the guidance of 23 total faculty members or advisors who represent a variety of subjects including engineering, psychology, astronomy, education, history and more.
Student research forum takes new tack
The Ohio State University at Newark hosted its 22nd annual Student Research, Scholarship and Creative Inquiry Forum on March 24.
By presenting not just about research, but about their experiences studying abroad, interning or even working as a lab assistant, students got the chance to share with the community what they learned — about themselves, their careers and the world. Other students heard about opportunities and experiences also available to them. Faculty and staff got some wonderful insight into how meaningful those student experiences can be. We were all extremely impressed.
Award recipients
Some students impressed enough to receive recognition for their oral and poster presentations of proposed and completed research. The following students earned awards at this year’s forum.
Brenden Justice
Karina Sanchez
Oral presentations
First Place: Brenden Justice (student); Derek Boczkowski (faculty); “Purpose Through Creativity: An Adventure in the Creative Space”
Second Place: Karina Sanchez (student); Melissa Jungers (faculty); “Wow! An Investigation of Sarcasm Detection Using Interjections and Prosody”
Cameron Jenkins
Claire Gaulin
Poster presentations
First Place: Cameron Jenkins (student); Chris Robinson (faculty); “N-Back Heart Track: A Breathwork Biofeedback Study on Selective Attention”
Second Place: Claire Gaulin and Karina Sanchez (students); Julie Hupp and Melissa Jungers (faculty); “Giant Words with Tiny Prosody: Pitting Semantics and Prosody in a Stroop Task with Preschool Children”