The 2018 Spring Expo included both undergraduate research and service learning presentations. It celebrated excellence in research, service learning, creative activity, and scholarship by showcasing the endeavors of undergraduate students. It was held on April 12-13.
For service learning, the Expo is an exposition of student and community engagement collaborations from students engaged in service-learning courses. Service learning students have the opportunity to gain presentation experience and to celebrate the projects and collaborations between community partners, UAB, and our greater community.
Winners
Oral Presentations
- First Place: Kylie Woodman
- Second Place: Riley Yager
- Third Place (tie): Kane G. Agan and Shannon Lukens
Poster Presentations
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Arts and Humanities
First Place: Amanda Hudson, Stephanie Lin, Ireen Lin
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Biological and Life Sciences
First Place (tie): Akshar H. Patel, Stephen J. Carter, Laura Q. Rogers, Lyse A. Norian, Gary R. Hunter
Second Place: Haley Ariel Edwards, Stephanie N Fox, Laura J McMeekin, Anastasia Kralli, Rita M Cowell
Third Place: Isabella Mak, Andrew D. Frugé, Yuko Tsuruta, Mallory Cases, Casey Morrow, Wendy Demark-Wahnefried
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Business, Financial, and International Studies
First Place: Mindy Wyatt
Second Place: Mathew Banker
Third Place: Rachel Green
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Education
First Place (tie):
- Nellie Revel
- James Boyett; Sebastian Schormann, Dr. Samiksha Raut
Second Place: David Bullock
Third Place (tie):
- Cameon Knight
- Maci Swindle
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Engineering
First Place: Katrina Hatch, Dania Mallah, Dave Monaco, Sydney Watkins, Connor Armstrong, and Sarah Schwerdt
Second Place: Jack Kim, Matthew Strachan, and Alexander Williams
Third Place (tie): Natasha Wright, Kishan Patel, Jiongsi Zhong, Jonathan Hill
- Shambi Anshumali, Jayci Hamrick, Rachana Kotapalli, Archit Patel, Baley West
- Jessica Pieczynski, Seth Patterson, Tess Vessels, and Gerardo Hernandez-Moreno Abbey Leibold, Vaishali Nijampatnam, Pooja Wagle, Jonah Sharkins, Seul Hee Kim, Allie Bothma
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Health Sciences
First Place: HyunSoo Moon, Jessica Scoffield, Hui Wu
Second Place: Jaelynn Lawrence, Shannon G Rice, Fred E Bertrand
Third Place: Katelyn Leake, Kadie Morris, Dr. Connie White Williams
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Physical and Applied Sciences
First Place (tie):
- Gunnar Eastep, Dr. Maggie Johnson
- Payal Patel, Ashley Brock
Second Place: Garrett Wayne Higginbotham
Third Place: Gunnar Eastep, Lauren Silverwood, Justin Catt, and Margaret Johnson, Ph.D.
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Service Learning
First Place: Cerissa Nowell, Shreya Malhotra, Kendall Curtis, Zena Banker, Aakansha Gosain, Ashish Kaushik, and Katie Cook
Second Place: Ivy Bookout, David Gahan, Kyle Landers, Shreya Malhotra, Skye Opsteen, Garrett Sager, and Minye Seok
Third Place: Indika DePriest
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Social and Behavioral Sciences
First Place: Shannon Lukens and Alan Philip George
Second Place: Josiah J. Robinson; Benjamin McManus; Haley Johnson Bishop; Despina Stavrinos, Ph.D.
Third Place (tie):
- JaVarus Humphries
- Karan Patel, Benjamin McManus, Karen Heaton, Ph.D., Haley J. Bishop, Ph.D., Despina Stavrinos, Ph.D.
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Virtual
First Place: Carolyn Barnes, Darrius Robinson, Heather Howard, Robert Reeder, LaTanatha Maddox
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Works in Progress
First Place: Kristine Farag, Wendy Jiang, Aneesh Pathak, Karen Wang
Second Place: Bijal Vashi
Third Place (tie):
- Cameron J. Gordon, Michael Azar, Louis P. Watanabe, Nicole C. Riddle
- Anna-Katherine Escoto, Sari Terrazas, Paul Wolkowicz, Geeta Datta, C Roger White
Video Research Awards
First Place: Tate Pollock, "A King Lab Neuroscience Rap"
Second Place: Ryan Murphy, "Novel Approach to Measuring Surface pH in a Cell Model of ARPKD"
Third Place (tie): Jasmin Revanna: "Robust and Specific CRISPR-mediated gene expression modulators in neruonal subpopulations"
Third Place (tie): Anna Jones and Sebastian Schormann, "Osmotion Kinetic Exercise"
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Video by Marlon Goering and Sofia Alam: "The impact of concussion symptom type on caregivers’ intention to seek treatment"
Video by Rubayet Kamal and Baraa Hijaz: "Parkinson's Disease"
Video by Rachel Rock: "Welcome to Morrislab"
Video by Tina Tian: "Novel Phages as Candidates for Phage Therapy"
Video by Karen Wang: "ACSL1 Promoter and Luciferase Gene"
Keynote Speaker: Tino Unlap, Ph.D.
Dr. Tino Unlap received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Western Kentucky University, his Ph.D. in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology from Kansas State University, and postdoctoral trainings in Oncology and Behavioral Neurobiology at UAB. Dr. Unlap has mentored over 300 fellows, postdocs, graduate, undergraduate, and high school students over the past 20 years. The students represent programs including Science and Technology Honors, Experiential Learning Scholars, Early Medical School Acceptance, Biology Honors, Chemistry Honors, Summer In Biomedical Sciences, NIH/Drew University Summer Research, Louis-Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, Project SEED, MHERC Summer Enrichment, SHP Honors and the UAB Community Outreach Development (CORD) Summer Research Programs.
Dr. Unlap believes that the student's learning is elevated to the highest level through research. To this end, he has been involved with the development and delivery of research based courses for undergraduate students (STH201, BMD300, BMD400), graduate students (BHS502, BT650, BT651, BT652), and community-based programs such as the Heritage Center Biotech Curriculum for high school students and BioTek Works, a workforce development program funded by Jefferson County and the State. In addition, Dr. Unlap works with faculty members through the Center for Teaching and Learning on how they can better engage their students by delivering problem-based lectures in a team environment.
Dr. Unlap currently serves as Professor and Director of the Biotechnology Program in the School of Health Professions and Director of Teaching Innovation at the Center for Teaching and Learning. He is a past recipient of the School of Health Professions Teaching Excellence Award, the Graduate Dean Mentorship Award, and the UAB President's Award for Excellence in Teaching. He mentors from 10-20 students a year in research areas including Cancer and Parkinson's disease drug discovery, the genetic basis of salt sensitive hypertension, the genetic basis of Polycystic Kidney disease, and Latent TB detection and eradication.
The 2019 Spring Expo included both undergraduate research and service learning presentations. It celebrated excellence in research, service learning, creative activity, and scholarship by showcasing the endeavors of undergraduate students. It was held on April 18-19.
For service learning, the Expo is an exposition of student and community engagement collaborations from students engaged in service-learning courses. Service learning students have the opportunity to gain presentation experience and to celebrate the projects and collaborations between community partners, UAB, and our greater community.
Winners
Oral Presentations
- First Place: Juhee Agrawal
- Second Place: Elizabeth A. Bradley
- Third Place: Monima Anam
Poster Presentations
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Arts and Humanities
First Place: David Turner
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Biological and Life Sciences
First Place (tie):
- Johanna Popp
- Jillian Tinglin
- Rose Albert, Mia Bradley, Areebah Nur, Seth Maynor
Second Place: Molly Strickland
Third Place: Harrison R. Jordan, Kayla A. Lewis, Trygve O. Tollefsbol
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Business
First Place: Ryan King
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Education
First Place: Rebekah Kim
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Engineering
First Place: Hannah Lacy, Nikhil Mardhekar, Joshua Moore, Joseph Willis
Second Place:
- Matthew Joyner, Jing Khoo, Abhay Thottassery
- Jessica M. Miller, Allaire F. Doussan, Ali A. El-Husari, Jacob A. Garcia, René Myers, Timothy King, Alan Eberhardt
Third Place: Natasha Wright, Kishan Patel, Jiongsi Zhong, Jonathan Hill
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Health Sciences
First Place: Deepa Gadde
Second Place: Hanleigh James and Ndeye Silla
Third Place (tie):
- Mary Kopp and Gordon Fisher, FACSM
- Seebree De Preter
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Physical and Applied Sciences
First Place: Jose Blanco, Josette Runge, Ryan Requijo, J. R. Blanco, C. S. Loveless, S.E. Lapi
Second Place:Jakayla Robinson, Emma Latham, Daniel Cotton, Emily Johnson, Cailet Hardtmann-Huckabee, David Hong, Kyle Landers, Justin Rice
Third Place: Hannah Blansett, Anna Grace Dulaney, Tharon Holdsworth, Noah Matthews, and Alexis Tilley; J. R. Blanco
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Service Learning
First Place: Drew Davis, Amanda Boggan, Raven King, and Sophia Ngo
Second Place: Katy Snoddy, Georgia Haggard, Nia Peterson, Sarah Nealy, Sophie Wasilevich, Lindsey Ferraro, Mindy Foster, and Patrick Orman
Third Place: Katelyn Argo, Kyleigh Baker, Lauren Hill, Sandi Minor, Lourdes Otero, and Jiwon Yoon
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Social and Behavioral Sciences
First Place: Tasha G. Curiel, Heather E. Dark, Juliann Purcell, Sylvie Mrug, and David C. Knight
Second Place: Sharan Kaur
Third Place: Caroline Kehrer
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Works in Progress
First Place: Karly Casey, Hrithik Praveen, and Kierra Smith
Second Place: Percy Gresham, and Zachary Johnson
Third Place: Michael Ho, Caleb Rowe, and Claire Thomas
Video Research Awards
First Place: Monima Aman, "Virtual Walking for Neuropathic Pain in Spinal Cord Injury"
Second Place: Molly Strickland, "Klotho and PSD-95--a science song"
Third Place: Karly Casey: "Research with lasers is really cool!!"
Video by Kellan Hyde: "Business in China"
Keynote Speaker: Tina Kempin Reuter, Ph.D.
Dr. Tina Kempin Reuter is the Director of the Institute for Human Rights and Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration and the Department of Anthropology, specializing in human rights, peace studies, and international politics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
Her research focuses on human rights with a particular emphasis on the struggle of vulnerable and marginalized populations, including minorities, persons with disabilities, refugees and migrants, women, children, the LGBTQ community, and people dealing with the consequences of poverty. She is also an expert on ethnic conflict and peace making with a geographical focus on Europe and the Middle East.
The 2020 Spring Expo was held completely virtually April 21-24. It included both undergraduate research and service learning presentations and celebrated excellence in research, service learning, creative activity, and scholarship by showcasing the endeavors of undergraduate students.
For service learning, the Expo is an exposition of student and community engagement collaborations from students engaged in service-learning courses. Service learning students have the opportunity to gain presentation experience and to celebrate the projects and collaborations between community partners, UAB, and our greater community.
Winners
Oral Presentations
- First Place: Amy Garcia
- Second Place: Chandrashish Thallapureddy, Ranu Surolia
- Third Place: Sharan Kaur
Poster Presentations
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Arts and Humanities
First Place: Sarah Tran, Steve Otero, Yulexi Plata-Garcia, Isaiah Verde
Second Place: Matthew Hogan
Third Place: Bahar Adavoody, Sadie Farmer, Maizi Ard, Briana Scott
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Biological and Life Sciences
First Place (tie): Julian Mehl & Aleena George
Second Place: Jenna Hinds
Third Place: Holly Robinson
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Business
First Place: Ann Marie Childress
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Education
First Place: Jason Zhang
Second Place: Zahrah Abdulrauf
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Health Sciences
First Place: Hana Habchi
Second Place: Haley Otto, Styliani Summers, Allison Shorten, Cara Harris
Third Place: Chloe Cater
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Physical and Applied Sciences
First Place: Holly Stephens
Second Place: Snigdha Kosuri, Steve Otero, Elena Chenskova
Third Place: David Sabillón, Snigdha Kosuri
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Service Learning
First Place: Margaret Newman
Second Place: Sienna Rucka, Ian Markham, Hannah Majors, Grace Marie Lopez, Chien Lee, Atharva Vyawahare
Third Place: Autumn Burgett, Rachel Honeywell, Breannlyn Archer, Kailey Rich, Cassidy Brown, Megan Waldrop
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Social and Behavioral Sciences
First Place: Priya Patel
Second Place: Karthik Reddy
Third Place: Inaara Rajpa
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Works in Progress
First Place: Susan Floyd
Second Place: Tanya Shenoy
Third Place: Hannah Goymer, Annika Daya
Video Research Awards
FIRST PLACE: Lynne Zhou, "HTLV-1 Virus"
Resources
How to Create the Perfect Poster
How to Give a Great Presentation
The 2016 Fall Expo included both undergraduate research and service learning presentations. It celebrated excellence in research, service learning, creative activity, and scholarship by showcasing the endeavors of undergraduate students. The expo was held on November 30.
For service learning, the Expo is an exposition of student and community engagement collaborations from students engaged in service-learning courses. The Expo gives service learning students the opportunity to gain presentation experience and to celebrate the projects and collaborations between community partners, UAB, and our greater community.
Winners
Oral Presentations
- First Place: Kaustubh Udipi
- Second Place: Mugdha Mokashi
Poster Presentations
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Arts and Humanities
First Place: Cailet Hardtmann-Huckabee, Xena Stearos, Zoey Sexton, Shayn Bradley
Second Place: Nayivis Cunill
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Biological and Life Sciences
First Place: Samantha Thompson
Second Place: Vidushi Sinha, Courtney K. Walker, Rosalinda C. Roberts
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Education
First Place: Ben Harvey, Sara Harper, Mira Walker, Carley Blankenship, Tulsi Patel
Second Place: Sawyer Summers, Ayla McCay, Anna Elam, Katelyn Bryant, Tabby Myrick
Honorable Mention: Andrew Cash, Allaire Doussan, Raven Edwards, Yuri Kwon, Rachel Rock, Alexa Wade
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Engineering
First Place: Jacob A. Garcia, Dishant K. Shah, Patrick TJ. Hwang, Anath Shalev, Wanxing Cui, Jeonga Kim, and Ho-Wook Jun
Second Place: Stephen Kelley, Allen Barrow, Britny Lockridge, James Norris, Devonte Finley, Awo Hussen
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Health Sciences
First Place: Cody Harrison Smith, Robert Weech-Maldonado and Justin Lord
Second Place (tie): Alexandra Hensley
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Physical and Applied Sciences
First Place: Katrina Hatch
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Service Learning
First Place (tie): Cecily Buchanan, Annie Cole, Shawni Cotton, and Rachel Glass; Rachel Brawley, Brittany Hope, Leanna Hutto, and Mary Lindsey
Second Place (tie): Tyler Smith, Aaron Sellers, Tate Pollock, Hunter Maddox, Matthew Carter, and Hunter Grill; Tamela Kress, Stephanie Nelms, and Toni Morrissette-Smith
Third Place: Dani Mason, Brandon Smith, Mac Howeley, Alysse Lalonde
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Social and Behavioral Sciences
First Place: Remy Y. Meir, Stacie K. Totsch, Aaron R. Landis, Tammie L. Quinn & Robert E. Sorge
Second Place: JaVarus Humphries; John Shelley-Tremblay; Tyler Bell; Despina Stavrinos
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Works in Progress
First Place: Juhee Agrawal, James Davis, John Gotham
Second Place (tie): Mina Y. Momeni, Heidi M. Johnson, and Nicole C. Riddle; Reagan Andersen, Shreya Malhotra, and Omar Jones
Honorable Mention: Cody Savage, Rosalinda Roberts, Rita Cowell, Allison Dahlberg, Ellen Apple
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Max Michael
Max Michael is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and Harvard Medical School. He was named the fifth dean of the UAB School of Public Health in 2001.
He currently serves as the director of the Center for the Study of Community Health, a CDC-funded Prevention Research Center, and director of One Great Community, the community engagement component of the Center for Clinical and Translational Science.
Prior to coming to UAB Michael served as CEO and Medical Director of Cooper Green Hospital where he created the nation’s first managed care program for the uninsured, the Community Care Plan. He continues to practice internal medicine there.