Scholarly Forum Winners

Arts and Humanities

1st Place: Grace Seng Ing Dashi – Asian Studies MA

2nd Place: Lucas Vieira – English MA

Health and Life Sciences

1st Place: Amanda Martinez – Public Health, Environmental Toxicology PhD

2nd Place: Mustapha Olatunji – Biochemistry PhD

Engineering

1st Place: Hamed Najafi – Computer Science PhD

2nd Place: Precious Eze – Engineering & Computing Education PhD

Physical Sciences

1st Place: Anurag Sharma – Earth Systems Science PhD

2nd Place: Sylvia Etim – Chemistry PhD

Social and Behavioral Sciences

1st Place: Jacqueline Krystel Loubeau – Public Health, Health Promotion PhD

2nd Place: Amdad Ahmed Awsaf – Teaching & Learning PhD

UGS Excellence Awardees

Students

Graduate Student Engagement: Christina Bellasalma – International Crime & Justice PhD

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant: Haley Glasmann – Biological Sciences PhD

Graduate Student Outstanding Creative Project: Matthew Dias – Biochemistry PhD

Outstanding Paper or Manuscript: Emilie Christiansen – International Crime & Justice PhD; Apu Deb – Public Affairs PhD; Joshua Helgoe – Biological Sciences PhD; Sepideh Rezaei – Chemistry PhD

Faculty

Mentorship of Graduate Students: Dr. Valentina Bruk-Lee – Psychology; Dr. Tim Goddard – Criminology & Criminal Justice

Outstanding Graduate Program Director: Dr. Deborah Goldfarb – Psychology; Dr. Xia Jin – Civil Engineering

UGS Partner of the Year Award: Dr. Xuan Jiang & Dr. Glenn Hutchinson – Center for Excellence in Writing

UGS Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. George Marakas – College of Business

Three Minute Thesis Winners

1st Place: Nina Dours – Cultural & Applied Psychology PhD

2nd Place: Simanta Roy – Public Health Epidemiology PhD

People’s Choice: Grace Obiyo – Biology PhD

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