Diversity Research Showcase

7th Annual University-Wide Diversity Research Showcase

January 19, 2024 1:00-5:00PM

MSU Union

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

Presenter Information
DRS presenter applications are due by 11:59PM ET on December 17, 2023.
Presenter Registration Link

DRS Application Support

For a preview of the Symposium presenter application, access the DRS Presenter Registration Preview.
Access the recording from our application prep workshop: Presenting at the 2024 Diversity Research Showcase
Oral presentation resources from Undergraduate Research
Poster presentation resources from Undergraduate Research

Event Information
Attendee Registration Link

Tentative Schedule
– 1:00-2:00PM Poster presentations and networking
– 2:00-4:00PM Oral presentations
– 4:00-4:30PM Reception
– 4:30-5:00PM Awards and Dean’s remarks

Thanks to generous donations from our program sponsors, award amounts have been 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 presenter or attendee registration may be directed to Isabella Figueroa (figue112@msu.edu).

2023 Awards

Preliminary Research Award for Research in Progress
- Alissa Hakim, third-year, Honors College, Arts and Humanities & Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy
  - Variable Patterns in Risks and Their Levels Amongst Diverse Juveniles
  - Research mentor: Dr. Caitlin Cavanaugh
- Natalia Warthen, fourth-year, Honors College, Saxophone Performance
  - Saxophone in Progress: Diversifying Classical Music as Modern Musicians
  - Research mentor: Joe Lulloff
Third Prize Poster
- Ann Ketchum, second-year, Honors College, Elementary Education
  - When Good Intentions Are Not Enough: A Look into Issues of Diversity in Rural Elementary Education Settings
  - Research mentor: Dr. Terah Chambers
Second Prize Poster
- Miquela Ochoa, fourth-year, Hospitality Business
  - Why DEI is Critical to Rectifying the Labor Crisis
  - Research mentor: Dr. MiRan Kim
First Prize Poster
- Jerome Hamilton, Jr. (second-year, Honors College, Political Science-Prelaw), Nel Robinson (second-year, Honors College, African American & African Studies and Political Science), and Sharmila Suresh (third-year, Honors College, Economics)
  - Television News and the (Mis)Representation of Cocaine and Opioid Users: A Systematic Study of NBC Nightly News
  - Research mentor: Dr. John Waller
Third Place Oral
- Jonah Cumings (second-year, Honors College, Political Science-Prelaw) and Josie Danielkiewicz (second-year, Honors College, Political Science-Prelaw)
  - Television News and the (Mis)Representation of Cocaine and Opioid Users: A Systematic Study of NBC Nightly News Reports
  - Research mentor: Dr. John Waller
Second Place Oral
- 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
First Place Oral
- Olivia Brenner (third-year, Honors College, Hospitality Business), 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

Read more about our previous award winners:

Diversity Research Showcase

Thank you to our 2024 DRS partners!