Graduate Studies
Graduate Research Conference
The Â鶹´«Ã½ÄÚÄ»School of Graduate Studies will host the 11th annual university-wide Graduate Research Conference on March 29, 2024. All Â鶹´«Ã½ÄÚÄ»graduate students interested in participating are encouraged to submit a proposal for a presentation or performance online by February 19, 2024. ***Deadline extended to February 28, 2024***
2024 Conference Materials
2024 Conference Award Winners
Podium Presentations
1st place - Nathaniel Hines, Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration - "Beyond the Field: Making the Case for Teenage Employment."
2nd place - Kaylin Vos, Music-Choral Conducting - "Monophonic Harmony: Analysis of Plainchant through the Harmonic Series."
3rd place - Leo Ofili, General Experimental Psychology - "An Exploration of Self-Determined Motivation, Diversity Climate, and Organizational Commitment."
Performance Presentations
1st place - Sara BenBella, Theatre-Acting - "Waiting for Gadot: A Purgatory of the Self."
2nd place - Wesley Tilford, Theatre-Acting - "Scab for Hire."
3rd place - Ethan Schuller, Music-Musicology - "Cultivating the Sound of New China: the 20th Century Evolution of the Erhu."
Poster Presentations
1st place - Sarah Obregon, Biology - "Habitat type Determines Patterns of Divergence and Migration among Chicago Raccoon Populations."
2nd place - Abdul Latif Penddah, Biology - "The Effectiveness of Cryptolepine and Xylopic Acid in The Treatment of Malaria in Diabetes-Malaria Co-Morbidity in Sprague-Dawley Rats."
3rd place - Chiemeka Emeribe, Biology - "Biodegradation of Chlorpyrifos Insecticide by Bacillus Cereus ST06 and Chryseobacterium sp 6024 Isolated from Agricultural Soil in Nigeria."
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