The Research Day Committee would like to congratulate all of the presenters and winners. Your commitment to excellence is commendable!
1st Place: Ana Villavasso Mentor: Robert Hamilton
2nd Place: Teyjhana Barton-Neal Mentor: Jerry Volcy, Ph.D.
3rd Place: Dakota Charity Mentor: Anjanette Levert, MFA
1st Place: Veralyn Bingham Mentor: Chad Dawkins, Ph.D.
2nd Place: Neil Grasty Mentor: Cheryl Finley, Ph.D.
3rd Place: Tenesha Carter Johnson Mentor: Ola Abayomi, Ph.D.
1st Place: Sydney Scott Mentor: Janae Brown, Ph.D.
2nd Place: Zaria Vulu Mentor: Michelle Gaines, Ph.D.
3rd Place: Zaynah Garcia Mentor: Mark Lee, Ph.D.
1st Place: Ryiona Raven Mentor: Mentewab Ayalew, Ph.D.
2nd Place: Katherine Ulbricht Mentor: Mentewab Ayalew, Ph.D.
3rd Place: Jaeda Turner & Kamryn Jordan Mentor: Mark Maloney, Ph.D.
Research Programs
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1st Place: Alyssa Rodriguez Mentor: Davita Camp, Ph.D.
2nd Place: Chandler Solomon Mentor: Daniel Ashley, Ph.D.
3rd Place: Kennedy McKendall Mentor: Davita Camp, Ph.D.
1st Place: Elshadye Bussie-Mekonnen Mentor: Brianna Baker
1st Place: Sinclaire Hoyt & Bella Heath Mentor: Monteusz Monroe
2nd Place: Kali Watkins Mentor: Lanier Watkins
3rd Place: Temple Dees Mentor: Monteusz Monroe
1st Place: Anaya K. Hicks Mentor: Kathleen Wessel, Ph.D.
2nd Place: Victoria Woodward Mentor: Cici Kelley, MFA
3rd Place: Asili Johnson Mentor: Kathleen Wessel, Ph.D.
1st Place: Lauren Williams Mentor: Romie Tribble, Ph.D.
2nd Place: Havelin Autry Mentor: Rhonda Sharpe, Ph.D.
2nd Place: Sage Crittenden Mentor: Rebecca Sen Choudhury, Ph.D.
1st Place: Mikayla Jones Mentor: Elethia Tillman, Ph.D.
2nd Place: Cheyenne Joseph Mentor: Khaliah Ali, Ph.D.
3rd Place: Tristan Coren Mentor: Khaliah Ali, Ph.D.
1st Place: Olivia Thompson Mentor: Fernando Esquivel-Suarez, Ph.D.
2nd Place: Sasha Jason Mentor: Patricia Ventura, Ph.D.
3rd Place: Christine Kennedy Mentor: Cocoa Williams, MA
1st Place: Keoni Webb Mentor: Kimberly Williams, Ph.D.
2nd Place: Pearla Hodo Mentor: Carlos Pinheiro-Neto
3rd Place: Jaisha Williams Mentor: Shantesica Gilliam, Ph.D.
1st Place: Rayya Bernhardt Mentor: Nirajan Dhakal, Ph.D.
1st Place: She'Myra Ivey Mentor: Nirajan Dhakal, Ph.D.
3rd Place: Zaynah Garcia Mentor: Peter Chen, Ph.D.
1st Place: Dorian Moody Mentor: Maria Alcaide
2nd Place: Jakayla Davis Mentor: Kimberly Williams, Ph.D.
3rd Place: Ariana Williams Mentor: Christa McIntyre
1st Place: Milena Clark Mentor: Nafeesa Muhammad, Ph.D.
2nd Place: Nadia Scott Mentor: Luisa Arrieta Fernandez, Ph.D.
3rd Place: Alexis Campbell Mentor: Catherine Odari, Ph.D.
1st Place: Elikem Kalitsi Mentor: Jerry Volcy, Ph.D.
2nd Place: Ashley Casimere & Kelsey Cadien Mentor: Phillip Thompson
3rd Place: Makayla Moore Mentor: Jerry Volcy, Ph.D.
1st Place: Jessica Brunner Mentor: Lewis Wheaton
2nd Place: Mikaili Senwah Mentor: Anna Powolny-Ventura, Ph.D.
3rd Place: Gabrielle Quarells Mentor: Erica Williams, Ph.D.
1st Place: Kamayah Scruggs & Jada McBeth Mentor: Amber Reed, Ph.D.
1st Place: Victoria Fountain Mentor: Moon Charania, Ph.D.
3rd Place: Simone Watson Mentor: Jacqueline Alvarez Rosales, Ph.D.
1st Place: Lauryn Holmes Mentor: Bhikhari Tharu, Ph.D.
1st Place: Peyton Brokemond Mentor: Monica Stephens, Ph.D.
3rd Place: Nikira Walter & Kyndal Witherspoon Mentor: Anisah Nu'Man, Ph.D.
1st Place: Madyson McSwain Mentor: Christina Butera
2nd Place: Ayiana Davis Polen Mentor: Paula Grissom-Broughton, Ph.D.
1st Place: Jasmine DeBruce Mentor: Allilia Price
2nd Place: Xandria Flores Mentor: Nami Kim, Ph.D.
1st Place: Niya McWhirter-Hall Mentor: Yanhua Zhai
2nd Place: Nia Butler Mentor: Pascal Lee
2nd Place: Janiya Richardson Mentor: Christopher Oakley, Ph.D.
1st Place: Nia Rolley Mentor: Unislawa Williams, Ph.D.
2nd Place: Mya Whiles Mentor: Unislawa Williams, Ph.D.
3rd Place: Dakota Carter Mentor: Unislawa Williams, Ph.D.
1st Place: Korinne Seveur Mentor: Rosalind Gregory-Bass, Ph.D.
1st Place: Kinka Kimfon Mentor: Donald Likosky
1st Place: Shana Grant Mentor: Tamarra James-Todd
1st Place: Makyra Farmer Mentor: Danielle Dickens, Ph.D.
2nd Place: Peyton Thomas Mentor: Narviar Browne, Ph.D.
3rd Place: Aniyah Pouncy Mentor: Vikram Jaswal
1st Place: Gabrielle Archibald Mentor: Amber Reed, Ph.D.
1st Place: Halle-Marie Armstrong Mentor: Celeste Lee, Ph.D.
3rd Place: Patience Stuckey Mentor: Ramon Lee, Ph.D.
1st Place: Bianca Moore & Solomon Dobbs Mentor: Shady Radical, Ph.D.
1st Place: Simone Watson Mentor: Jacqueline Alvarez-Rosales, Ph.D.
2nd Place: Nailah Johnson Mentor: Anne Carlson, Ph.D.
3rd Place: Kennedy Olguin Mentor: Francisco Chen-Lopez, Ph.D.
| ADS-01, ANT-01, EDU-01, FDS-01 1st Place: Summar Ellis, C'2020 Major: Mathematics Advisor: Andrea Lewis, Ph.D. |
AVC-O1-O4 1st Place: Jasmine Turner, C'2019 Major: English Advisor: Patricia Ventura, Ph.D. |
AVC-O5-O8 1st Place: Piera Moore, C'2019 Major: Art & Visual Culture Advisor: Joseph Bigley, M.F.A. |
| AVC-O9-O12 1st Place: Akilah Hill-Hamler, C'2019 Major: Art & Visual Culture Advisor: Joseph Bigley, M.F.A. |
AVC-O13, ART-O1, THE-O2 1st Place: Kayla Smith, C'2021 Major: International Studies Advisor: Jennifer Bets (Brown University) |
BCHE-O1, CHE-O1-O2 1st Place: Devin Scott, C'2020 Major: Health Sciences Advisor: Joseph Steiner (National Institutes of Health) |
| BIO-O1-O4 1st Place: Aakilah Brown, C'2021 Major: Biology Advisor: Dongfang Wang, Ph.D. |
BIO-O5-O8 1st Place: Janae Lyttle, C'2019 Major: Biology Advisor: Yonas Tekle, Ph.D. |
BIO-O9-O12 1st Place: Bethany Mwaura, C'2019 Major: Biology Advisor: Mentewab Ayalew, Ph.D. |
| BIO-O13-O16 1st Place (Group): Vanessa Eaton, Hannah Price, & I’reyron Wright Advisor: Dongfang Wang, Ph.D.; James Melton III, Ph.D. |
BIO-O17-O19 1st Place: Candace Carter, C'2019 Major: Biology Advisor: Maira Goytia, Ph.D. |
BIO-O20-O22 1st Place: La'Shyra Courtney, C'2020 Major: Biology Advisor: Dongfang Wang, Ph.D. |
| BIO-O23-O25 1st Place: Taylor Lattimore, C'2019 Major: Biology Advisor: Maira Goytia, Ph.D. |
CWS-O1-O3,CRE-O1 1st Place: Nia Lundkvist, C'2019 Major: Comparative Women’s Studies Advisor: M Bahati Kuumba, Ph.D. |
CIS-O1-O2, THE-O1 1st Place: Zayd Zori, C'2019 Major: Independent Advisors: Karen Brakke, Ph.D.; Michelle Hite, Ph.D.; and Jerry Volcy, Ph.D. |
| CIS-O3-O5 1st Place: Margie Ruffin, C'2020 Major: Computer & Information Sciences Advisor: Jaye Nias, Ph.D. |
ECO-O1-O3, SPA-O1 1st Place: Sydney Boone, C'2019 Major: Biology Advisor: Fernando Esquivel-Suarez, Ph.D. |
ENG-O1 - ENG-O4 1st Place: Bria Paige, C'2019 Major: English Advisor: Patricia Ventura, Ph.D. |
| ENG-O5- ENG-O8 1st Place: Anu Adebowale, C'2020 Major: English Advisor: Patricia Ventura, Ph.D. |
EHS O1-O4 1st Place: Christian Reeder, C'2020 Major: Sociology & Anthropology Advisor: Parya Saberi (UCSF) |
ENV-O1- ENV-O4 1st Place: Monica Gordon, C'2019 Major: Environmental Sciences Advisor: Guanyu Huang, Ph.D |
| HIS-O1- O4 1st Place: Ivy Watkins, C'2019 Major: History Advisor: Nafeesa Muhammad, Ph.D. |
HIS-O5, REL-O1, REL-O2, PHI-O1 1st Place: Jasmine Porter, C'2019 Major: Sociology & Anthropology Advisor: Gertrude Gonzalez Allen, Ph.D. |
INT-O1-O2, POL-O1-O2 1st Place: Annia Rochester, C'2019 Major: Political Science and French Advisor: Unislawa Williams, Ph.D. |
| POL-03-O6 1st Place: Autumn James, C'2019 Major: Political Science Advisor: Unislawa Williams, Ph.D. |
POL-O7-O10 1st Place: Chasmine Williams, C'2019 Major: Political Science Advisor: Unislawa Williams, Ph.D. |
MAT-O1-O2, PHY-01 1st Place: Tenley Hutchinson-Smith, C'2019 Major: Physics Advisor: Natarajan Ravi, Ph.D. |
| PSY O1-O4 1st Place: Ariel Blakey, C'2019 Major: Psychology Advisor: A. Nayena Blankson, Ph.D. |
PSY O5-O8 1st Place: Briana Spivey, C'2019 Major: Psychology Advisor: Natalie Singleton Watson, Ph.D. |
PUB O1-O3 1st Place: Jamila Eatman, C'2022 Major: Environmental Sciences & Dual Degree Advisor: Na’Taki Jelks, Ph.D. |
| SOC O1-O4 1st Place Maya Perkins, C'2020 Major: Sociology Advisor: Sara Chaney (Dartmouth College) |
PERF-O1-O3 1st Place: Brittany Mathis, C'2019 Major: Sociology Advisor: Veta Goler, Ph.D. |
| BIO-P1, P3, P5, P7, P9 1st Place: Joya Sims, C'2021 Major: Mathematics Advisor: Xeuying Zhao, Ph.D. (Morehouse School of Medicine) |
BIO- P11, P13, P15, P17, P19 1st Place: Alanna Brown, C'2019 Major: Biology Advisor: Yonas Tekle, Ph.D. |
BIO- P21, P23, P25, P27, P29, P31 1st Place: Tierra Hammond, C'2020 Major: Biology Advisor: Jennifer Kovacs, Ph.D. |
BIO- P21, P23, P25, P27, P29, P31 2nd Place: Daisha Larkin, C'2020 Major: Biology Advisor: Yonas Tekle, Ph.D. |
| BIO- P16, P33, P35, P37, P39, P41, P43 1st Place: Adriane McDonald, C'2019 Major: Biology Advisor: Yonas Tekle, Ph.D. |
BIO- P16, P33, P35, P37, P39, P41, P43 2nd Place: Shaeloren Deering, C'2021 Major: Biology Advisor: Rob Nicholas (UNC School of Medicine) |
BCHE-P1, P3, P5 1st Place: Gygeria Manuel, C'2020 Major: Biochemistry Advisor: Tameka Clemons, Ph.D. |
CHE- P1, P3, P5, P7, P9, P11 1st Place: Khailah Bell, C'2019 Major: Psychology Advisor: Shanina Sanders Johnson, Ph.D. |
| CHE- P1, P3, P5, P7, P9, P11 2nd Place: DeAunna Daniels, C'2021 Major: Chemistry & Dual Degree Advisor: Peter Chen, Ph.D. |
CIS-P1, P3, P5, P7, P9 1st Place: Disheka Moore, C'2021 Major: Computer & Information Sciences Advisor: Andrea Johnson, Ph.D. |
ECO-P1, INT-P1, P3, P5 POL-P1, P3 1st Place: Christina Flakes, C'2020 Major: Economics Advisor: Angelino Viceisza, Ph.D. |
ECO-P1, INT-P1, P3, P5 POL-P1, P3 2nd Place: Tennille Mack, C'2021 Major: International Studies Advisor: Myoung-Shik Kim, Ph.D. |
| EDU-P1, P3, P5, P7, P9 1st Place: Nandi Inman, C'2019 Major: Education Studies Advisor: Nicole Taylor, Ph.D. |
ENV-P1, P3, P5, P7, P9 1st Place: Kayla Oriyomi, C'2019 Major: Environmental Sciences Advisor: Terezinha Cassia de Brito Galvao, Ph.D. |
MAT-P1, P3, P7, P9 1st Place: Shelby Pauline, C'2020 Major: Economics Major Advisors: Jeffrey Ehme, Ph.D. & Colm Mulcahy, Ph.D |
PHY-P1, P3, P5, P7 1st Place: Kimara Pruitt, C'2019 Major: Mathematics and Physics Advisor: Natarajan Ravi, Ph.D. |
| PSY-P1, P3, P5, P7 1st Place: LaHenria Holsey, C'2019 Major: Psychology Advisor: A. Nayena Blankson, Ph.D. |
PSY-P9, P11, P13, P15 1st Place: Yesenia Alvarez, C'2020 Major: Psychology Advisor: Natalie Singleton Watson, Ph.D. |
PUB-P1, P3, P5, P7 1st Place: Aliecia Bouligny, C'2019 Major: Health Sciences Advisor: Maureen Sanderson (Meharry Medical College) |
| BIO-P2, P4, P6, P8, P10 1st Place: Catherine Rono, C'2020 Major: Biology Advisor: Mentewab Ayalew, Ph.D. |
BIO-P12, P14, P18, P20 1st Place: Tayla Bibb, C'202 Major: Biology Advisor(s): Tawaun Lucas, M.D., Ph.D.; Marion Buckwalter (Stanford School of Medicine) |
BIO- P22, P24, P26, P28, P30, P32 1st Place: Schania Tate, C'2020 Major: Biology Advisor: Mentewab Ayalew, Ph.D. |
BIO- P22, P24, P26, P28, P30, P32 2nd Place: Tiana Opara, C'2019 Major: Biology Advisor: Mark Maloney, Ph.D. |
| BIO- P34, P36, P40, P44 1st Place: Stacey Riddick, C'2019 Major: Biology Advisor: Mark Maloney, Ph.D. |
BCHE-P2, P4, P6, P8 1st Place Name: Logan Brown, C'2020 Major: Biology Advisor: Rodrigo Franco (Univ Nebraska, Lincoln) |
CHE- P2, P4, P6, P8, P10, P12 1st Place: Jade Weatherington, C'2020 Major: Biochemistry Advisor: Michelle Gaines, Ph.D. |
CHE- P2, P4, P6, P8, P10, P12 2nd Place: Gabrielle Brim, C'2020 Major: Dual Degree Advisor: Michelle Gaines, Ph.D. |
| CWS-P2, REL-P2, P4, SOC-P2 1st Place: Alanna Johnson Stewart, C'2021 Major: Biology Advisor: Rosetta Ross, Ph.D. |
EDU-P2, P4, P6, P8, P10 1st Place: Camille Fraser, C'2019 Major: Education Studies Advisor: Nicole Taylor, Ph.D. |
EDU-P2, P4, P6, P8, P10 2nd Place: Jada Alexander, C'2019 Major: Education Studies Advisor: Nicole Taylor, Ph.D. |
ENV-P2, P4, P6, P8 1st Place: Cassandra Campbell, C'2019 Major: Computer & Information Sciences Advisor: Armita Davarpanah, Ph.D. |
| HSC-P2, P4, P6, P8, P10 1st Place: Raven Simmons, C'2019 Major: Health Sciences Advisor: Rosalind Gregory-Bass, Ph.D. |
PSY-P2, P4, P6, P8 1st Place: Madison Sparkman, C'2019 Major: Psychology Advisor: Natalie Singleton Watson, Ph.D. |
PSY-P10, P12, P14 1st Place: Ayanna Troutman, C'2019 Major: Psychology Advisor: Julie Sarno-Owens (Ohio University) |
PUB-P2, P4, P6 1st Place: Symone Davis, C'2021 Major: Health Sciences Advisor: Na’Taki Jelks, Ph.D. |