The Graduate School at Georgia State University hosted an all-day event to feature the work of our graduate students. Opportunities to participate included oral presentations, poster presentations, film, artistic and creative presentations, musical performances, and artist talks. All students, faculty, and staff were invited to attend.
Congratulations to this year’s winners of the Inaugural Graduate Conference for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity. Special thanks to all presenters, judges, plenary panelists, attendees, and volunteers!
Oral Presentations
1st Place - $500 Award
Anthony Boxleiter, Doctoral student in Chemistry and Geosciences
Presentation Title: Georgia Kaolin Clay: Rare-Earth Elements And Sustainable Mineral Resources
2nd Place $350 Award
Santana Nash, Master’s student in Welch School of Art and Design
Presentation Title: African Comics in the Presence of Black Spirituality
3rd Place (Tie) $250 Awards
Sarah King, Doctoral student in Economics
Presentation Title: Does Summer School Work? Evidence from a 2021 Summer Program
Mia Milne, Doctoral student in Sociology
Presentation Title: A County-Level Analysis of Alabama’s Chemical Endangerment Law on Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes
Poster Presentations
1st Place - $500 Award
Ezgi Sen, Master’s student in Biology
Presentation Title: Increase in Dopamine Levels Lead to Monogamy
2nd Place (Tie) - $350 Awards
Oluwadunsin Agbolabori, Master’s student in Economics
Presentation Title: Space Travel History – Visualization
Ranju Ghimire, Master’s student in Chemistry
Presentation Title: Synthesis And Optical Properties Of Donor-ᴫ-Acceptor Fluorophores for Bioimaging Applications
3rd Place (Tie) - $250 Awards
Sarah Edwards, Master’s student in Computer Science
Presentation Title: Georgia State University Contact Network and Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions
Lyric Hathaway, Master’s student in Africana Studies
Presentation Title: Points of Entry and Existence: A Case Study Examination of East African Migrants in Clarkston, Georgia
Musical Performances
Creative Excellence - $300 Award
Sarah Griffin, Master’s student in School of Music
Performance Title: Chia-Yu Hsu's Chasing Shadows (2013) for Solo Alto Saxophone
Film Presentations and Artistic Talks
First Place - $300 Award
Cassidy Cannon, Master’s student in Art History
Artistic Talk Title: Wrapping the Flesh: Materiality of Skin(s) and Affect in Jusepe de Ribera’s Paintings
