Eight CLA students receive awards at annual Student Research Symposium
Sixty-eight students took home awards for their research, creative scholarship posters and oral presentations during the 2023 Auburn University Student Research Symposium, held March 28 at the Melton Student Center. Eight of the winning students represented the College of Liberal Arts.
More than 400 graduate and undergraduate students from Auburn University and Auburn University at Montgomery participated in the annual event, which showcases a broad spectrum of student research and scholarship from a variety of disciplines.
“Through the symposium, the students’ presentations captured the impactful first-rate research in many disciplines,” said Lorenzo Cremaschi, director of undergraduate research. “Student presenters and faculty who participated as judges this year exemplify the strong, energetic, research-driven community at Auburn. I congratulate the award winners for their well-deserved recognition.”
In the undergraduate student category for Human Sciences, Social Sciences, Creative Arts, Nursing and Humanities, Zana Christjohn of the Department of English won first place for her poster presentation. Maddie Rein of the Department of Psychological Sciences placed third.
In the graduate student category for Human Sciences, Social Sciences, Creative Arts, Nursing and Humanities, Sydney Waitz-Kudla of the Department of Psychological Sciences earned first in the oral presentations. Cassidy Brydon in the Department of Psychological Sciences earned second place and Dibyajyoti Sinha in the Department of Economics placed third.
College-specific awards were also presented for undergraduate and graduate student categories.
In the College of Liberal Arts, Louise Schulmann-Darsy in the Department of English received an award for her oral presentation. Michael Griffin, an undergraduate student in the Department of Psychological Sciences, and McKenzie Burns, a graduate student in the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, received awards for their poster presentations.
For the second year in a row, the Ralph Brown Draughon Library will electronically display a selection of winning posters, and details about this exhibit will be forthcoming. A complete list of winners, along with titles of their projects, is available on the Student Research Symposium website.
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