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Fall Expo 2019

The 2019 Fall Expo showcased the research and service learning work produced by UAB undergraduates and other students in UAB fall research programs, fall REU programs, and other fall opportunities. It was held on December 2 and 3.

This year, Alabama Power partnered with UAB through an innovation grant to enable students to further their innovative research to improve communities in Alabama. This research "follows the same standards of innovation that drive Alabama Power’s mission." Two awards of $5,000 were awarded.

Winners

Oral Presentations

  • First Place: Karly Casey
  • Second Place: James Boyett
  • Third Place: Jasmine Cunningham

Poster Presentations

  • Arts and Humanities

    First Place: Meghan Ballard, Vivi Venegas

    Second Place: Anna Presnall, Hannah Yingst, Renuka Srivastava, Claire Stewart, Anthony Roney, Michael Parris, James Oliver, Sadie-Anne Jones, Tralesha Brown

  • Biological and Life

    First Place: Kendall Curtis

    Second Place: Sarah Sims

    Third Place: Zeelu Patel, Rachael Guenter, Danilea M. Carmona Matos, Yazen Shihab, Jaden Cowan, Jason Whitt, J. Bart Rose, Herbert Chen, Sadanandan Velu, Renata Jaskula-Sztul

  • Business

    First Place: Joshua Freund

    Second Place: Maura Harrison

    Third Place: Kai Schmitz

  • Education

    First Place: Kaitlyn Farley, Hannah Bartlett, Jada Beckham

    Second Place: John Kim and Christian Skinner

  • Engineering

    First Place: Michele Perrotto, Krista Jackson, Kyla Gabriel, Long Nguyen, Tanvi Bhadkamkar

  • Health Sciences

    First Place: Kiara Aaron

    Second Place: Whitney Eckenroad, Shannon G. Rice, Caroline O. Steber, Jose R. Fernandez

    Third Place: Shauna Gilchrist

  • Physical and Applied Science

    First Place: Alyssa Wilke

  • Service Learning

    First Place: Mario Thomas, Jawan Frier, Wreed Williams, Brend Johnson, Ibim Ibelemia, Sissy Shultz

    Second Place: Samantha Klipsch, Nicole Jones, Logan Short, Corey Scott, Akeyva Smith, Allyson Brown

    Third Place: Jacklynn Smith, Rodney Shorter, Anastacio Rios Cruz

  • Social Sciences

    First Place: Tyler Huang

    Second Place: Carly Snidow

    Third Place: Allyson Ferguson, Casie Morgan, David Schwebel

  • Works in Progress

    First Place: Mara Davis, Mackenzie L. Davenport, Jianzhong Liu, Douglas R. Hurst, Fady M. Mikhail

    Second Place: Darya Hosein, Jen Tuscher

    Third Place: Marissa Brasher, Jenna Bae

Keynote Speaker: Nancy P. Wingo

Dr. Nancy P. Wingo is an Assistant Professor and Director of Instructional Innovation at the School of Nursing at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She has taught for over 30 years in various fields, including English, Business Communications, and Nursing Education. She has a PhD in Educational Leadership with a concentration in distance education.

Dr. Wingo has published peer-reviewed articles in educational innovations, design thinking, distance education, and mixed methods research. She has also presented her research to international and national professional associations, including the American Educational Research Association, the Online Learning Consortium, and Quality Matters. Dr. Wingo is the Director of Education for UAB Solution Studios, an interprofessional program bringing together STEM students and clinicians to solve problems. She also serves on the UAB Center for Teaching and Learning Advisory Council and is the Director of the UAB Nursing Network broadcast program.

Dr. Wingo participated in the 2018-2019 cohort of UAB Undergraduate Research Faculty Fellows and was a recipient of the 2018 Provost’s Award for Faculty Excellence in Undergraduate Research. She is currently the principal investigator of a UAB QEP grant focused on promoting a culture of innovation across campus using design thinking methods.

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