Play Button Video: Graduate Showcase
2023 Graduate Award Winners


Top Oral Presentation

Megan Moore, Communication and Advocacy, M.A.

Conversations with the "Queens of Lez," "ChapStick Lesbians," and Fellow Femmes; A Qualitative Exploration of Queer Femmeness, Femme Sex, and Femme Relationships

Top Poster Presentation

Brandy Hollins, Communication Sciences & Disorders, Ph.D.
Symptom Cluster Analysis in DizzyGuide, an Automated Decision-Support Triage System

Bela Starinchak, Biology, M.S.
Pastures as natural climate solutions: a socioecological study of tree carbon and beef production trade-offs 

Thank You to the Showcase Judges

Oral Presentation Judges

  • John Burgess, Associate Vice Provost, Academic Effectiveness and Evaluation
  • Katrina Gobetz, Professor, Biology
  • Megan Good, Interim Executive Director of the Center for Assessment and Research Studies; Assistant Professor, Graduate Psychology

Poster Presentation Judges

  • Jen Almjeld, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication
  • Meredith Malburne-Wade, Director, Office of Fellowships and Awards
  • Marquis McGee, Director, University Advising
  • Michael Stoloff, Associate Dean of The Graduate School & Professor, Psychology

A thank you to all who attended the Showcase this year as well.   

We encourage you to attend graduate student art exhibits and music recitals presented throughout campus and virtually April through May. 

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