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Kevin and Tam Ross Undergraduate Research Prize Winners

The Kevin and Tam Ross Undergraduate Research Prize recognizes excellent research and effective use of library resources by Chapman University undergraduate students. Below one can find information on past winners, including links to their winning entries.

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2024 1st Place Winner: Gabriella Dauber, “Examining Students’ Perception of & Experiences in STEM Course Office Hours”
2024 2nd Place Winner: Heather Ulwick, “What's Your Hip-Hop Story? How Authenticity has Simultaneously Fought and Imposed the Commercialization of Rap”
2024 3rd Place Winner: Rachel Berns, "Cultural Attitudes Towards Ethnic Cuisine in Italy"
2024 Honorable Mention Winner: Erin Simmons, “The Impact of External Factors on Urban Youth Behaviors”
2024 Undergraduate Research Prize Winners
2023 First Place Winner: Myra Dayrit, "Understanding the Filipino/a/x American Experience in Higher Education"
2023 Second Place Winner: Olivia Anderson, "L'intégration et l’assimilation: l'expérience des descendants algériens dans la societe francais"
2023 Third Place Winner: Isabelle Dhindsa, "Using the Scientific Method to Combat the Biological and Sociological Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Aspiring Healthcare Professional’s Perspective"
2023 Undergraduate Research Prize Winners
2022 Undergraduate Research Prize Winners
2019 First Place Winner: Maddie Gwinn, "Countering the Current: The Function of Cinematic Waves in Communist vs. Capitalist Societies"
2019 Honorable Mention: Minh-Chau Vu, "Consonant Acquisition in Infants with Cochlear Implants and Their Normal-Hearing Peers"
2019 Second Place Winner: Nicole Williams, "International Adoption: Its Rise in the United States and Downfall in the Education System"
2019 Third Place Winner: Felicia Viano, "Aesthetic Activism: Protest Art in the Delano Grape Strike"
2019 Undergraduate Research Prize Winners
2018 First Place Winner: Joshua Goldfaden, "Provisional Patent Research Process"
2018 Second Place Winner: Stephanie Caress, "Piracy, Policy, and Pandora: Outdated Copyright in a Digital World"
2018 Third Place Winner: Lauren Ogie, "Sulamani Temple at the Bagan Archaeological Site: Works of Art and Circumambulation in an Active Buddhist Site"
2017 First Place Winner: Talia Cain, "Critical Media Literacy: Liberating the 'Criminal' and Empowering African American Males"
2017 Second Place Winner: Megan Kenney, "Patient Activation Among Diverse Populations: A Systematic Review"
2017 Third Place Winner: Amanda Larsh, "'Cry ‘Havoc!’ and Let Slip the Dogs of War!': The Canine Experience in the A.E.F."
2017 Undergraduate Research Prize Winners
2016 First Place Winner: Baylor E. Hogan, "The Effectiveness of Yoga Therapy on an Adult, Post-Stroke Population: A Systematic Review"
2016 Second Place Winner: Emma F. Plotnik, "From a Chat in the Parlor to Viral Music Videos: An Analysis of Music as a Social Occasion"
2016 Third Place Winner: Kristine Avena, "'The Good of the Country Rises Above Party': Roosevelt, La Guardia, and O’Connor and the Works Progress Administration in New York City During the Great Depression"
2015 1st Place Winner: Hannah Gary, "Moviegoers and the Moon in 1953"
2015 2nd Place Winner: Brooke Snelgrove, "Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in a Veteran Population: Efficacy of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies"
2015 3rd Place Winner: Sarah Smith, “'Make It a Women’s World': The 1911 California Woman’s Suffrage Campaign
2015 Honorable Mention Winner: McKenzie Tavoda, "A 'Land You Could Not Escape yet Almost Didn’t Want to Leave:' Japanese American Identity in Manzanar Internment Camp Gardens"
2015 Prize Winners
2014 Prize Winners