Spring 2021
Humanities & Social Sciences Research Category
Charlotte Lenkaitis, Senior in Global Health Studies & Spanish
Research project: Campus Food Pantries: Exploring the Sustainability of Student-led Food Pantries and Perceived Administrative Support
Sciences, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) Research Category
Bryan Mouser, Senior in Exercise Science
Research project: Evaluating the Need for Routine Pathological Analysis in Female-to-Male Mastectomy Patients
Fall 2020
1st Place
Emily Bronswick, Senior in History and Social Studies Education
Research project: Black Iowa Women’s Activism During the Civil Rights Era, 1945-1965
2nd Place
McKenna Kephart, Senior in Nursing with a certificate in Aging and Longevity Studies
Research project: Developed Dining and Dementia-Friendly Communication Educational Program for Western Home Communities
Emerging Scholar Award
Precious Maryah Pate, Freshman in Neuroscience
Research project: The Racial Wealth Gap and effects on Black youth and Black Mothers
Spring 2020
Marissa Stangl, Junior in History
Research project: “Finding a Flapper in Iowa”: An examination of Indiana Brinton and the flapper lifestyle in 1920s Iowa
Fall 2019
Allexis Mahanna, Senior in Global Health Studies and Ethics & Public Policy
Research project: “Local and Autonomous Community Migration Responses: Case Study of Barcelona, Spain”