Pictured is 2024 first-place winner Gabriella Dauber (second from right, holding the certificate), with (left to right) Taylor Greene (Chair of Research and Instructional Services), Dr. Jeremy Hsu (Assistant Professor of Biology) and Dr...
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Pictured is 2024 second-place winner Heather Ulwick (center, holding the certificate), with (left to right) Taylor Greene (Chair of Research and Instructional Services) and Dr. Kevin Ross (contest co-sponsor and Dean of the Leatherby...
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Pictured is 2024 third-place winner Rachel Berns (right, holding the certificate), with (left) Dr. Kevin Ross (contest co-sponsor and Dean of the Leatherby Libraries).
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Pictured is 2024 honorable mention winner Erin Simmons (center, holding the certificate), with (left to right) Taylor Greene (Chair of Research and Instructional Services) and Dr. Kevin Ross (contest co-sponsor and Dean of the Leatherby...
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From left to right: (from left to right) Katherine Roth, Dr. Jeremy Hsu, Margaret Puentes, Erin Simmons (honorable mention winner), Heather Ulwick (second-place winner), Gabriella Dauber (first-winner), Dr. Kevin Ross (Dean of the...
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First place winner Mayra Dayrit (center, holding the certificate), with (from left to right) Dr. Kevin Ross (contest co-sponsor and Associate Dean of the Leatherby Libraries), Taylor Greene (Chair of Research and Instructional Services and...
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From left to right: Dr. Jason Keller, Dr. Véronique Olivier, 1st-place winner Myra Dayrit, Taylor Greene, 3rd-place winner Isabelle Dhindsa, Essraa Nawar, 2nd-place winner Olivia Anderson, Dr. Kevin Ross (Dean of the Leatherby Libraries)...
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Second place winner Olivia Anderson (holding the certificate), with (from left to right) Dr. Kevin Ross (contest co-sponsor and Associate Dean of the Leatherby Libraries), Taylor Greene (Chair of Research and Instructional Services and...
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Third place winner Isabelle Dhindsa (holding the certificate), with (from left to right) Dr. Kevin Ross (contest co-sponsor and Associate Dean of the Leatherby Libraries), Taylor Greene (Chair of Research and Instructional Services and...
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From left to right: librarians Essraa Nawar and Shalini Ramachandran, Dr. Molla Islam, first-place winner Mo Hijazi, second-place winner Philip Goodrich, Dr. Alexander Bay, Dean Kevin Ross of the Leatherby Libraries, and Dr. Jeremy Hsu.
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Left to right: members of the selection committee Dr. Jan Osborn (Professor of English), Essraa Nawar (Development Librarian), Kristin Laughtin-Dunker (Coordinator of Scholarly Communications & Electronic Resources), and Taylor Greene...
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First place winner Maddie Gwinn (center, holding the certificate), with (from left to right) Taylor Greene (Chair of Public Services and contest chair), Kevin Ross (contest co-sponsor and Associate Dean of the Leatherby Libraries), and...
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Second place winner Nicole Williams (center, holding the certificate), with (from left to right) Taylor Greene (Chair of Public Services and contest chair), Kevin Ross (contest co-sponsor and Associate Dean of the Leatherby Libraries)...
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Third place winner Felicia Viano (center, holding the certificate), with (from left to right) Charlene Baldwin (Dean of the Leatherby Libraries), Kevin Ross (contest co-sponsor and Associate Dean of the Leatherby Libraries), and Taylor...
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Honorable Mention awardee Minh-Chau Vu (center, holding the certificate), with (from left to right) Taylor Greene (Chair of Public Services and contest chair), Kevin Ross (contest co-sponsor and Associate Dean of the Leatherby Libraries)...
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First place winner Joshua Goldfaden (center), with Kevin Ross (left), contest co-sponsor and Associate Dean of the Leatherby Libraries and Taylor Greene (right), Performing Arts Librarian and contest chair.
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Second place winner Stephanie Caress (center), with Kevin Ross (left), contest co-sponsor and Associate Dean of the Leatherby Libraries and Taylor Greene (right), Performing Arts Librarian and contest chair.
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Third place winner Lauren Ogie (third from left), with Kevin Ross (left), contest co-sponsor and Associate Dean of the Leatherby Libraries; Dr. Wendy Salmond (second from left), Lauren's faculty mentor; and Taylor Greene (right)...
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First place winner Talia Cain, with Kevin Ross, contest co-sponsor and Associate Dean of the Leatherby Libraries and Anne Steketee, Talia’s faculty mentor.
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Megan Kenney, 2017 second place winner.
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Amanda Larsh, 2017 third place winner with Kevin Ross, contest co-sponsor and Associate Dean of the Leatherby Libraries.
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Left to right: Dr. Frank Frisch, Kinesiology; Kevin Ross, contest co-sponsor and Associate Dean of the Leatherby Libraries; Amanda Larsh, third place winner; Megan Kenney, second place winner; Talia Cain, first place winner, Ms. Anne...
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First place winner Baylor Hogan (center), with Kevin Ross, contest co-sponsor and Associate Dean of the Leatherby Libraries (left) and Carolyn Radcliff, Chair of Public Services at the Leatherby Libraries (right).
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Second place winner Emma F. Plotnik (second from left), with (from left to right) Dr. Jessica Sternfeld, Emma's faculty mentor; Kevin Ross, contest co-sponsor and Associate Dean of the Leatherby Libraries; and Carolyn Radcliff, Chair of...
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Third place winner Kristine Avena (second from left), with (from left to right), Dr. Leland Esters, Kristine's faculty mentor; Kevin Ross, contest co-sponsor and Associate Dean of the Leatherby Libraries; and Carolyn Radcliff, Chair of...
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Left to right: Mr. Kevin Ross, contest co-sponsor; Brooke Snelgrove (2nd place); Dr. Steven Schandler; Hannah Gary (1st place); Dr. Emily Carman; Sarah Smith (3rd place); Dr. Leland Estes; McKenzie Tavoda (honorable mention); Dr. Stephanie...
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Pictured is 2015 honorable mention winner McKenzie Tavoda with Dr. Leland Estes, History (far left), Dr. Stephanie Takaragawa, Sociology (left), and Mr. Kevin Ross (right).
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Pictured is 2015 third place winner Sarah Smith with Dr. Leland Estes, History (left) and Mr. Kevin Ross (right).
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Pictured is 2015 second place winner Brooke Snelgrove with Dr. Steven L. Schandler, Psychology (left) and Mr. Kevin Ross (right).
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Pictured is 2015 first place winner Hannah Gary with Dr. Emily Carman, Film Studies (left) and Mr. Kevin Ross (right).
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Left to right: Dr. Steven L. Schandler, Psychology; 2nd place winner Kiersten Kelly; 1st place winner Emily Neis; 3rd place winner Kenneth Schneider; Charlene Baldwin, Dean of the Leatherby Libraries; and Dr. Robert A. Slayton, History.
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The Kevin and Tam Ross Undergraduate Research Prize recognizes excellent research and effective use of library resources by Chapman University undergraduate students. Applicants are asked to write an essay about their selection, evaluation, and use of library resources for work on a research paper or project. Judges will be looking for originality, depth, or sophistication in the use of library resources and information literacy 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:
Please contact Taylor Greene at tgreene@chapman.edu with any questions.
Apply to the 2024-2025 prize here: Undergraduate Research Prize Application
Deadline: Applications for the 2024-2025 Undergraduate Research Prize are due by 11:59 pm on Sunday, April 6, 2025.
1st Place Contest Entry: Examining Students’ Perception of & Experiences in STEM Course Office Hours, Gabriella Dauber
2nd Place Contest Entry: What's Your Hip-Hop Story? How Authenticity has Simultaneously Fought and Imposed the Commercialization of Rap, Heather Ulwick
3rd Place Contest Entry: Cultural Attitudes Towards Ethnic Cuisine in Italy, Rachel Berns
3rd Place Research Paper: Cultural Attitudes Towards Ethnic Cuisine in Italy, Rachel Berns
Honorable Mention Contest Entry: The Impact of External Factors on Urban Youth Behaviors, Erin Simmons
Honorable Mention Research Paper: The Impact of External Factors on Urban Youth Behaviors, Erin Simmons
1st Place Contest Entry: Understanding the Filipino/a/x American Experience in Higher Education, Myra Dayrit
2nd Place Contest Entry: L'intégration et l’assimilation: l'expérience des descendants algériens dans la societe francais, Olivia Anderson
1st Place Contest Entry: Designing Hollow Nanogels for Drug Delivery Applications, Mo Hijazi
2nd Place Contest Entry: Student Governance During the Free Speech Movement, Philip Goodrich
3rd Place Contest Entry: Legume-Rhizobium Symbiosis Phenotypes, Yoobeen Lee, Teresa Hur, Isaac Min, and Sydni Au Hoy
1st Place Contest Entry: Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures Disorder: Treatment after the Diagnostic Odyssey, Heather Andrini, Ashley Okhovat, and Sydni Au Hoy
2nd Place Contest Entry: Loneliness as a Predictor of Physical and Mental Health Problems in University Students, Jolie Binstock
1st Place Contest Entry: Countering the Current: The Function of Cinematic Waves in Communist vs. Capitalist Societies, Maddie Gwinn
1st Place Research Paper: Countering the Current: The Function of Cinematic Waves in Communist vs. Capitalist Societies, Maddie Gwinn
2nd Place Contest Entry: International Adoption: Its Rise in the United States and Downfall in the Education System, Nicole Williams
3rd Place Contest Entry: Aesthetic Activism: Protest Art in the Delano Grape Strike, Felicia Viano
Honorable Mention Contest Entry: Consonant Acquisition in Infants with Cochlear Implants and Their Normal-Hearing Peers, Minh-Chau Vu
1st Place Contest Entry: Provisional Patent Research Process, Joshua Goldfaden
2nd Place Contest Entry: Piracy, Policy, and Pandora: Outdated Copyright in a Digital World, Stephanie Caress
2nd Place Contest Entry: Patient Activation Among Diverse Populations: A Systematic Review, Megan Kenney
2nd Place Research Paper: Patient Activation Among Diverse Populations: A Systematic Review, Megan Kenney
3rd Place Contest Entry: “Cry ‘Havoc!’ And Let Slip the Dogs of War!”: The Canine Experience in the A.E.F., Amanda Larsh
3rd Place Research Paper: “Cry ‘Havoc!’ And Let Slip the Dogs of War!”: The Canine Experience in the A.E.F., Amanda Larsh
1st Place Contest Entry: The Effectiveness of Yoga Therapy on an Adult, Post-Stroke Population: A Systematic Review, Baylor E. Hogan
1st Place Research Paper: The Effectiveness of Yoga Therapy on an Adult, Post-Stroke Population: A Systematic Review, Baylor E. Hogan
2nd Place Contest Entry: From a Chat in the Parlor to Viral Music Videos: An Analysis of Music as a Social Occasion, Emma F. Plotnik
1st Place Contest Entry: Moviegoers and the Moon in 1953, Hannah E. Gary
1st Place Research Paper: Moviegoers and the Moon in 1953, Hannah E. Gary
2nd Place Contest Entry: Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in a Veteran Population: Efficacy of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies, Brooke D. Snelgrove
2nd Place Research Paper: Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in a Veteran Population: Efficacy of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies, Brooke D. Snelgrove
3rd Place Contest Entry: "Make it a Woman's World": The 1911 California Woman's Suffrage Campaign, Sarah E. Smith
Honorable Mention Contest Entry: A “Land You Could Not Escape yet Almost Didn’t Want to Leave:” Japanese American Identity in Manzanar Internment Camp Gardens, McKenzie P. Tavoda
Honorable Mention Research Paper: A “Land You Could Not Escape yet Almost Didn’t Want to Leave:” Japanese American Identity in Manzanar Internment Camp Gardens, McKenzie P. Tavoda
2nd Place Research Paper: Effects of Cognitive Interventions on the Cognition of Patients Diagnosed With Dementia, Kiersten Kelly
3rd Place Research Paper: The Descent Unseen: Greece’s Unappreciated Place in British Political History, Kenneth Schneider
