Diversity Research Showcase

January 13, 2023
1:00 – 5:00 PM
MSU Union
Featuring MSU undergraduate student work or work in progress on issues of diversity that advance inclusion.
The 2023 Diversity Research Showcase took place online and in-person. Recorded poster presentations and oral presentation materials are accessible via Symposium.
2023 DRS Program
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
January 10-13 - Poster Presentations (asynchronous via Symposium)
January 13 - Oral Presentations (synchronous, MSU Union)
- 1:00 - 1:30 | Registration
- 1:30 - 2:00 | Poster Presentations* and Networking Reception
- 2:00 - 3:35 | Oral Presentations (Blocks A & B)
- 3:35 - 4:00 | Reception & Judging Break
- 4:00 - 4:15 | Awards Ceremony
*While poster presentation evaluation and judging occurred asychronously, poster presenters had the opportunity to share their work during the in-person DRS on Friday, January 13.
AWARDS
Thanks to generous donations from our program sponsors, award amounts for 2023 are:
- 1st Prize – $700
- 2nd Prize – $500
- 3rd Prize – $300
- Additional 2 awards of $250/each for students in the preliminary stages of conducting research
Preliminary Research Award for Research in Progress
- Alissa Hakim, third-year, Arts and Humanities & Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy, Honors College
- Natalia Warthen, fourth-year, Saxophone Performance, Honors College
Poster Presentations
- 1st Place – Jerome Hamilton, Jr. (second-year, Political Science-Prelaw, Honors College), Nel Robinson (second-year, African American & African Studies and Political Science, Honors College), and Sharmila Suresh (third-year, Economics, Honors College)
- 2nd Place – Miquela Ochoa, fourth-year, Hospitality Business
- 3rd Place – Ann Ketchum, second-year, Elementary Education, Honors College
Oral Presentations
- 1st Place – Olivia Brenner (third-year, Hospitality Business, Honors College), Layna Cho (fifth-year, Hospitality Business), Lauryn Davis (second-year, Linguistics), and Miquela Ochoa (fourth-year, Hospitality Business)
- 2nd Place – Destiny Kanning, second-year, Human Biology
- 3rd Place – Jonah Cumings (second-year, Political Science-Prelaw, Honors College) and Josie Danielkiewicz (second-year, Political Science-Prelaw, Honors College)
Congratulations to
all presenters and
award winners!

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