Library Research Prize Winners & Reception 4/30

Please join us as we celebrate the winners of the 2024 Library Research Prize. There will be a reception to learn about the winner's research and enjoy refreshments on Tuesday April 30^th, at 3pm in the DiMenna-Nyselius Library Auditorium. All are welcome to attend.

The Library Research Prize recognizes exemplary scholarship through effective research strategies and demonstrated use of the DiMenna-Nyselius Library’s resources, services, and staff expertise. The Library funds two $1,000 prizes annually, presented to an undergraduate student winner and a graduate student winner. This year we will be awarding two Honorable Mentions and these projects will each receive $250.

GRADUATE WINNER

Kathleen Morton, Class of 2024

 “The effect of the healthy sleep protocol on sleep quality in adults with inadequate sleep duration”

NURS 7687 DNP Immersion, Dr. Diana Mager

UNDERGRADUATE WINNER

Brianna Kilker, Class of 2024

 “The relationship between natural disaster and gender inequality: The case of Haiti”

INTL 4999: Senior Capstone Seminar, Dr. Janie Leatherman

HONORABLE MENTIONS 

Bliss Kern, Graduate Student, Class of 2024

 “Exploring psychosocial experiences of transgender and gender diverse adults on gender affirming hormone therapy (GAHT): A phenomenological study”       

COUN 6568 Research Methodology, Dr. Jocelyn Novella

Karla Castro, Undergraduate Student, Class of 2024

 “Una aproximacion sociolinguistica a las ideologias y actitudes hacia la practica del cambio de codigo de estudiantes universitarios bilingues”

SPAN 4999: Capstone Seminar, Dr. Laura Gasca Jimenez