Eric M. Scandrett Graduate Library Research Prize

2024 1st Place Winner: Lauren A. Fillet, “Modification of Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents with Language Disorder”

Pictured is 2024 first-place winner Lauren A. Fillet (second from right, holding the certificate), with (left to right) Taylor Greene (Chair of Research and Instructional Services), Dr. Leah Beekman (Assistant Professor in Crean College of...

2024 2nd Place Winners: Daniel Umoru, Olajide Adekunle, and Adeola Bakare, “Physician Visits for Patients with Diabetes by Gender, Age and Race in the United States”

Pictured are 2024 second-place winners Daniel Umoru (second from right, holding the certificate), Adeola Bakare (second from right, holding the certificate), and Olajide Adekunle (third from right, holding the certificate), with (left to...

2024 3rd Place Winner: Livia Lozoya, “From Film Sets to Front Lines and Back Again: Reinventing Star Image in Post-World War II Hollywood,”

Pictured is 2024 third-place winner Livia Lozoya (right, holding the certificate), with (right to left) Taylor Greene (Chair of Research and Instructional Services) and Mr. Eric Scandrett (contest sponsor).

2024 Graduate Research Prize Winners

From left to right: (from left to right) Dr. Lawrence Brown, Dr. Leah Beekman, Olajide Adekunle, Lauren A. Fillet, Livia Lozoya, Daniel Umoru, Adeola Bakare, Essraa Nawar, Eric Scandrett, and Taylor Greene.

The Eric M. Scandrett Graduate Library Research Prize recognizes excellent research and effective use of library resources by Chapman University graduate students. Applicants are asked to write an essay about their selection, evaluation, and use of library resources for work on a research paper, project, thesis, or dissertation. Judges will be looking for originality, depth, or sophistication in the use of library resources and information literacy abilities, as demonstrated in the essay and other application materials. Winners will receive a certificate of achievement and a cash prize, be recognized on the Leatherby Library’s blog, and have their winning applications showcased in the Chapman University Digital Commons, along with an invitation to have their final project published there.

To be eligible, an applicant must:

Be a current Chapman University graduate student.
Have completed all or a portion of a research paper or project for any past or current Chapman University graduate course.
Agree to have one's work on display in a library exhibit and/or the Leatherby Libraries website, which may include excerpts from the essay or other parts of the application.

Application Guidelines page

Please contact Taylor Greene at tgreene@chapman.edu with any questions.

Apply to the 2024-2025 prize here: Graduate Library Research Prize Application

Deadline: Applications for the 2024-2025 Eric M. Scandrett Graduate Library Research Prize are due by 11:59 pm on Monday, March 31, 2025.