天美传媒

鈥淲e had a fantastic display of posters and oral presentations from graduate students over the last weekend (March 31 and April 1),鈥� said Tracy Collum, associate dean, 天美传媒 graduate school. 鈥淭his year, we grew in presenters, with more than 90 involved. Of those, 10 presented both posters and oral presentations.鈥�

鈥淚n addition to having more students involved,鈥� she continued, 鈥渢he students are more prepared with each symposium we host.  Not only are they articulate in their subject matter, but they are engaging and enthusiastic about their topic.鈥�

             Poster and Creative Work Sessions Winners:

• Top Choice in Creative Works, 鈥淚ntroducing Persian Culture to the West,鈥� Tirazheh Eslami
• Top Poster in Adversity and Resilience, 鈥淪uppression and Acceptance as Predictors for Physical Health among Incarcerated Women,鈥� Bailey Perschon, Bryn Kennel, Shelby Weber, Duyen Vo, Emily Konecky and Shannon Lynch
• Top Poster in Complex Behavioral Systems, 鈥淒ifferences in Caregiver Coping Style Effect Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Interventions,鈥� Lucinda Scott
• Top Poster in Habitats of Wildlife and Insects, 鈥淗istory of Salmon: A Story of Situk Lake, Yakutat, Alaska,鈥� Carl Jurkowski and Bruce Finney
• Top Poster in Health and Innovations, 鈥淚mproving The Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Screening Process Using The Shared Decision Making (SDM) Model,鈥� Mallory Miner
• Top Poster in Historical Perspectives, "鈥橢verybody Has a Bungalow Hop鈥�": Housing and Occupation in the US West, 1920,鈥� Kristine Hunt
• Top Poster in New Paradigms in Science and Engineering, 鈥淧re-irradiation Characterization of Nanocrystalline and Ultrafine Grained Austenitic Stainless Steel,鈥� Ishtiaque Robin, Andrew Hoffman, Malwina Chaczko, Ryan Carnahan, Dewen Hou and Haiming Hou
• Top Poster in Plant Ecology and the Environment, 鈥淔loods, Fences, and Fine Sediment: Building the historical context for restoration in Marsh Creek, ID,鈥� Graham Meese
• Top Poster in Policy and Practice, 鈥淛ustifying Justice: Seeking Foundations for the Rights of Accused Persons,鈥� Kurt Fertig
• Top Poster in Social Influences, 鈥淯nderstanding Parental Misclassification of Child Weight Status,鈥� Tanna Woods and Mary Nies
• Top Poster in Teaching and Learning Opportunities, 鈥淗ow Student Borrowers in Montana Understand Student Loans,鈥� Teresa Borrenpohl.
• People鈥檚 Choice Poster, 鈥淗ealthcare: Name Your Price,鈥� Richard Ashcraft and Nate Babb.

Oral Presentation Session Winners:

• Top Oral Presentation in Building Success Across Diverse Context, 鈥淓xploring the Publication Network of Graduate Students Across Programs: A Social Network Analysis,鈥� Douglas Cruthirds, Jessica N. Stoker and Douglas E. Colman
• Top Oral Presentation in Business Strategies and Globalization, 鈥淪overeign Abkhazia for Sovereign Abkhazians: Analyzing the Abkhaz Irredentist Movement's Narrative for Independence in a Post-Soviet World,鈥� Alden Allen
• Top Oral Presentation in Complex Social and Behavioral Systems, 鈥淧upil Dilation and Blink Rate as Measurements of Cognitive Load During Deception,鈥� Reinalyn Echon, Kandi Turley-Ames, Shana Humphreys and Charles Parker
• Top Oral Presentation in Culture and Arts, 鈥淚nherited Ghosts of Racial Conflict in Toni Morrison's Beloved and Chief Seattle's Speech on the Land,鈥� Emily Treasure
• Top Oral Presentation in Health and Innovations, 鈥淩etinoic-Acid Induced Spina Bifida in Rats: Behavior and Morphology,鈥� Hillary Swann, Leah Kollmeyer, Steven Conway, Valerie Mendez-Gallardo, Kira Hunter, Nicholas Burgett and Michele Brumley
• Top Oral Presentation in History and Policy, 鈥淚daho鈥檚 Political Preference for Property over People,鈥� Jill Kirkham
• Top Oral Presentation in Natural Science and Environmental Studies, 鈥淨uantitatively mapping lava flow textures at Craters of the Moon,鈥� Hester Mallonee, Shannon Kobs Nawotniak, Michael McGregor, Donna Delparte, Scott Hughes and the FINESSE Team
• Top Oral Presentation in New Paradigms in Science and Engineering, 鈥淎ugmented Efficiency of CLA Logic through Multiple CMOS Configurations,鈥� Naga Spandana Muppaneni and Steve Chiu.