Diversity Research Showcase

*SAVE THE DATE*

8th Annual University-Wide Diversity Research Showcase

January 24, 2025 | 1:30-4:30PM

MSU Union

Featuring MSU undergraduate student work or work in progress on issues of diversity that advance inclusion.

2025 proposals will be accepted November 1-December 17.

The 2024 DRS program, poster presentation recordings, photos, and more are available at http://linktr.ee/MSUDRS.

2024 Event Information
Schedule

1:30-2:00 p.m.	Poster presentations* and networking	MOSAIC Lobby
2:10-2:45 p.m.	Oral presentations (Block A)	Various
2:45-3:00 p.m.	Break
3:00-3:35 p.m.	Oral presentations (Block B)	Various
3:35-4:05 p.m.	Reception/Judging Break	Lake Huron
4:05-4:30 p.m.	Awards Ceremony and Dean’s Remarks	Lake Huron

*Poster presentations and additional materials are accessible at https://symposium.foragerone.com/drs2024/presentations. To engage with this material, attendees must register for a free Symposium account and log in here.

Thanks to generous donations from our program sponsors, award amounts were increased to $500, $650, and $800 for oral and poster prize winners, with two additional awards of $300 for students in the preliminary stages of conducting research.

Questions/concerns about the DRS may be directed to Isabella Figueroa (figue112@msu.edu).

2024 Awards

Preliminary Research Award for Research in Progress
- Nadiah Hasnol (Psychology, 3rd Year), Vivian Martinez-Sandoval (Supply Chain Management, 4th Year), and Shahed Mady (Supply Chain Management, Honors College, 2nd Year)
  - Exploring the Implications of AI in Plagiarism Detection Software for International and Multilingual Students
  - Research mentors: Dr. Joyce Meier and Dr. Cheryl Caesar
- Lowell Monis (Data Science, World Politics, Honors College, 1st Year)
  - Intersectionality in the Halls of Power: A Comprehensive Study of Diversity in the United States Congress and State Legislatures
  - Research mentor: Dr. Matthew Grossmann
- Quynh Tong (LBC Biochemistry, and History, Philosophy, & Sociology of Science, 3rd Year), Neha Navathe (LBC Human Biology, 4th Year), and Natalie Seitz (LBC Neuroscience, 2nd Year)
  - Broadening Knowledge of Historical Health Inequities Through Art in Hospital Settings
  - Research mentor: Dr. Natalie Phillips
Third Prize Poster
- - Daviona Cross (Psychology, Honors College, 3rd Year)
    - Racial Prejudice and Discrimination in Health Care Among Pregnant African American Women
    - Research mentors: Jewelian Fairchild and Dr. G. Anne Bogat
  - Darielle Kontcho (Psychology & African-American and African Studies, Honors College, 3rd Year)
    - Distress Associated with Psychotic-Like Experiences in Marginalized Communities
    - Research mentor: Dr. Katharine Thakkar
  - Evamelo Oleita (African and African American Studies and Interdisciplinary Studies, 3rd Year)
    - If Nobody Got Us, We Got Us: Exploring Black Girls’ Spaces of Resistance Within Historically White Institutions
    - Research mentor: Dr. John Waller
Second Prize Poster
- Nupur Huria (LBC Human Biology and Psychology, Honors College, 3rd Year) and Harsna Chahal (LBC Neuroscience and Human Biology BAs, graduate student)
  - Factors Impacting Perceptions and Stigma Surrounding Menstruation: Michigan State University Perspective
  - Research mentor: Dr. Danielle Gartner
First Prize Poster
- Anum Latif (LBC Neuroscience, Honors College, 2nd Year), Abhinav Anand (LBC Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, 2nd Year), Amaya Aten (Comparative Cultures & Politics and Arts & Humanities, 3rd Year), and Christeen Mangalathet (LBC Human Biology, Honors College, 2nd Year)
  - Undergraduate Students’ Understanding of Equity in Residential Colleges
  - Research mentor: Dr. Shahnaz Masani
Third Place Oral
- Kailyn Butler (LBC Neuroscience and Human Biology, 3rd Year), Aya Abu-Zama (LBC Human Biology, Honors College, 3rd Year), and Neal Sanghvi (LBC Human Biology, Honors College, 2nd Year)
  - Diverse Narratives of Blackness in Healthcare: Understanding Disparities in Preventive Screenings
  - Research mentor: Dr. Nilüfer Akalin
Second Place Oral
- Evan Clerinx (Comparative Cultures & Politics and Psychology, 3rd Year)
  - I Am Proud to Be Disabled: The Liberatory Power of Identity Construction for Those with Mental Health, Neurological, and Substance Abuse Conditions
  - Research mentors: Dr. Stephen Rohs and Dr. Lucy Thompson
First Place Oral
- Jerome Hamilton, Jr. (Political Science Pre-law, Honors College, 3rd Year)
  - Searching for Harmony in the Outdoors: Exploring Hunting and Fishing Participation in Michigan
  - Research mentor: Dr. Daniel Boyd Kramer

Read more about our previous award winners:

Diversity Research Showcase

Thank you to our 2024 DRS partners!