On April 6th, the School of Human Environmental Sciences (HES) recognized student excellence in research at the 2018 HES Graduate Student Research Day. This year marked the fifth event in this annual series. Graduate students in the three academic departments of the School were invited to submit research posters for review and presentation.
Five outstanding graduate student research posters were submitted and displayed during a one-hour research showcase. A full listing of research posters is included at the end of this article. A faculty committee selected and acknowledged two exceptional research posters. Authors of the selected posters gave oral presentations of their research, as well as received certificates and cash awards. Those winners were:
- Tharaka Galaniha, master’s student, Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition; Project title: “Towards a Healthy Chocolate Formula Which Is Rich In Polyphenols and Low In Fat”
- Alyssa Campbell, doctoral student, Department of Family Sciences; Project title: “Rape Myth Acceptance among College Students and Military Personnel”
Two recipients of the Alice P. Killpatrick Fellowship joined in the 2018 graduate research showcase. Qun (Kelly) Zhang, a doctoral student in the Department of Family Sciences, presented her research on mortgage loans and financial security among middle aged and older Americans. Katelyn Eubank, a master’s student in the Department of Retailing and Tourism Management, shared her research poster entitled, “A Comparative Study of Aesthetic and Performance Properties of Hemp, Bamboo from Rayon, Organic Cotton and Tencel.”
We congratulate all of the students for their excellent work.
Full List of 2018 Graduate Research Posters:
- Butterbaugh, S., Wood, N. (2018). Emerging Adulthood and Female Identity Development: Integration of Identity, Intimacy, and Attachment.
- Campbell, A., Hans, J. (2018). Rape Myth Acceptance among College Students and Military Personnel.
- Eubanks, K., Easter, E. (2018). A Comparative Study of Aesthetic and Performance Properties of Hemp, Bamboo from Rayon, Organic Cotton and Tencel.
- Galaniha, T., Bastin, S. (2018). Towards a Healthy Chocolate Formula Which Is Rich in Polyphenols and Low in Fat.
- Javakhishvili, M., Vazsonyi, A. (2018). The long Arm of Infancy Socialization on the Development of Self-Control.
- Okhotnikov, I., Wood, N. (2018). Relational Spirituality Pathways Across Two Cultures.
- Zhang, Q., Kim, K., (2018). Mortgage Loans & Financial Security Among Middle Aged & Older Americans.