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  • Gus Roveri, 1st place, Oral Presentation, Undergraduate

  • Jia Ali, 1st place, Posters, Undergraduate

  • Hannah Eady, 1st place, Rapid Reveal, Masters; Sandra DeMaria, 2nd place, Oral Presentation, Masters; TEAM Cara Shade, Jazlyn Faison, Bailey Richard - 1st place, Posters, Masters; Alanis Stansberry, 1st place, Rapid Reveal, Doctoral

  • Speakers: Michael Canfield, Amelia Fouts, Tori Holland, Sadegh Mojaradir, Sandra DeMaria, and Gus Roveri

  • Osayamen Igunma, 2nd place, Posters, Doctoral

  • Madison Johnson, 2nd place, Posters, Undergraduate

  • Triky Tran, 2nd place, Posters, Masters

  • Kierra Broadway, 3rd place, Posters, Undergraduate

  • Speaker: Michael Canfield

SHP Research Day

Our 5th annual Research Day was held on Friday, April 10, 2026. Congratulations to all our winners!

Oral Presentation

  • Gus Roveri (Undergraduate)
  • Sandra DeMaria (Masters)
  • Michael Canfield (Doctoral)

Rapid Reveal

  • Hannah Eady (Masters)
  • Alanis Stansberry (Doctoral)

Poster - First Place

  • Jia Ali (Undergraduate)
  • The team of Jazlyn Faison, Bailey Richard and Cara Shade (Masters)
  • A tie between Assiry Amani and Megan Word (Doctoral)

Poster - Second Place

  • Madison Johnson (Undergraduate)
  • Triky Tran (Masters)
  • Osayamen Igunma (Doctoral)

Poster - Third Place

  • A tie between Kierra Broadway and James Noah Harville (Undergraduate)
  • Akinkya Gaikwad (Masters)
  • Bre McDonald (Doctoral)

Questions?

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Past Research Day Winners

2023

PhD and Postdoc

  • Outstanding Abstract: Shanequa Roscoe
  • Outstanding Poster: Marian Yurchishin

Master's and Clinical Doctorates

  • Outstanding Abstract: Sadie Hare
  • Outstanding Poster: Kylie Blue

Undergraduates

  • Outstanding Abstract: Natalie Moon, Khai Thompson, and Yesenia Villanueva
  • Outstanding Poster: Lauren Briggs

2022

Best Abstract

  • Doctoral: Katie Couch
  • Masters: Jackson Pettus
  • Undergraduate: Kylie Blue, Zoe Koppersmith

Best Posters: Doctoral

  • First Place: Saleh Alhirsan
  • Second Place: Leandra Durham

Best Posters: Master's

  • First Place: Rachel Adams, Dana Quintero-Rodriguez
  • Second Place: Zainab Bhagat

Best Posters: Undergraduate

  • First Place: Morgan Skye Sutton, Mackenzie Street
  • Second Place: Steve Otero