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
- Variable Patterns in Risks and Their Levels Amongst Diverse Juveniles
- Research mentor: Dr. Caitlin Cavanaugh
Natalia Warthen, fourth-year, Saxophone Performance, Honors College
- Saxophone in Progress: Diversifying Classical Music as Modern Musicians
- Research mentor: Joe Lulloff

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)
- Television News and the (Mis)Representation of Cocaine and Opioid Users: A Systematic Study of NBC Nightly News
- Research mentor: Dr. John Waller
2nd Place – Miquela Ochoa, fourth-year, Hospitality Business
- Why DEI is Critical to Rectifying the Labor Crisis
- Research mentor: Dr. MiRan Kim
3rd Place – Ann Ketchum, second-year, Elementary Education, Honors College
- When Good Intentions Are Not Enough: A Look into Issues of Diversity in Rural Elementary Education Settings
- Research mentor: Dr. Terah Chambers

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)
- Exploring the Impact of K-Culture Experience on Cultural Diversity Understanding: Do Gender and Race/Ethnicity Matter?
- Research mentors: Dr. MiRan Kim and Dr. Ok-sook Park
2nd Place – Destiny Kanning, second-year, Human Biology
- Studying Negative Social Effects and Misconceptions of Cystic Fibrosis of Patients Aged 17-24, Preliminary Discussion for Pulmonary Organoid Development
- Research mentors: Dr. Ryan Thomas, MD and Ashlee Price, RN
3rd Place – Jonah Cumings (second-year, Political Science-Prelaw, Honors College) and Josie Danielkiewicz (second-year, Political Science-Prelaw, Honors College)
- Television News and the (Mis)Representation of Cocaine and Opioid Users: A Systematic Study of NBC Nightly News Reports
- Research mentor: Dr. John Waller