Past Shanklin and GSS Awards

Social and Behavioral Sciences

1st: Wesley R. Barnhart, Psychology

• "Eating when Depressed, Anxious, Bored, or Happy: Exploring Relations between Negative and Positive Emotional Eating and Mindfulness in Treatment-Seeking Adults with Elevated Weight Status"
  

2nd: Romain DeCrop, Psychology

• "Pants on fire: Risks for, and outcomes of, atypical lying"
  

Science and Mathematics

1st: Katelyn Brown, Biological Sciences

• "Bacterial community and cyanotoxin distribution of the Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria, Kenya"
  

2nd: Xin Jin, Mathematics and Statistics

• "Hypothesis Testing on Large Random Graphs of Unequal Sizes with Application to fMRI Data"

Arts and Humanities

1st: Andrea Freimuth, American Culture Studies

• "Don ’t Just Leave It to Abigail! Adams: How a Falsely Equitable Portrayal of Early American Gender Norms Constructs an Unstable Historical Foundation"
  

2nd: Peter Strzempka, History

• "Vampires, Revenants, and Phantoms: The Origins and Influences of the European Folkloric Vampire"

Outstanding Paper Abstract

Tie for 1st: Kathryn Ware, Biological Sciences; Andrea Freimuth, American Culture Studies

• "Bird’ s Eye View of Ecosystem Functionality: Promising Approaches to Inform Management Decisions" - Kathryn Ware. "Don ’t Just Leave It to Abigail! Adams:How a Falsely Equitable Portrayal of Early American Gender Norms Constructs an Unstable Historical Foundation" - Andrea Freimuth

3rd: Christopher Jones, Department of Theatre and Film

• "Performing Prostitution: The performance Art of Coum/Throbbing Gristle"
  

Outstanding Poster Abstract

1st: Fatima Naser Aldine

• "Designing Si-based Materials with Red-light Sensitive Nitric Oxide Releasing Complexes for Controlled Nitric Oxide Release"
  

2nd: Hallie Ruby

• "Potential Invluences of Prenatal Exposure to Anti-Aging Supplements"
  

3rd: Erika Shultz, Psychology

• "Comparing Natural and Drug Reward Sensitivity in Non-Food Restricted Rat Model"

Creative Contest, Performative Arts

1st: Christopher Jones

• "Working in the Shadow of Baudelaire: Dramatizing The Flowers of Evil with Shadow Puppets"
  

2nd: Story Moosa, Theatre Studies

• "Conceptualizing Electra: From Impulse to Rehearsal to Performance"

Creative Contest, Visual Arts

1st: Adetope Peter Kiladejo

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2nd: Muhammad Taufiq Al Makmun

• "Solo City and Globalization"

Outstanding Research Assistant I

• Kate Brown, Biological Sciences

Outstanding Research Assistant II

• Ghada Itayem, Higher Education Administration
  

Outstanding International Graduate Student

• Gabrielle Juteau, Sociology

Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year

• Benjamin Thomason, American Culture Studies

Outstanding Contributor to Graduate Education

• Dr. Christopher Ward, Biological Sciences

Outstanding Senator of the Year

• Ian King, Sociology
  

Outstanding SEC Member of the Year

• Ghada Itayem, Higher Education Administration
  

Regalia Award

Fall 2023

• Bryana Kay Miller
• Sunday Olabode Osamika
• Erica Ann Elleman
• Malathi Nalagama
• Christina Igl
• Phanindra Thungala
• Shelby Chuday
• Eli Avickson
• Renee Lee Faulkner
• Olusola Emmanuel Oyewumi
• Hazika Bilal Reshi
• Joicy Pereira de Carvalho
• Krys Ingman
• Katie Lynn Perkins
• Amanda Grace Taylor

Spring 2024

• Mostafa Mohammad Rezaee
• Xin Jin
• Sara Rair
• Benjamin Thomason
• Nora Gulick
• Chloe Wentzlof
• Joshua Moore
• Alannah Graves
• Jared Magno
• Emily Kay
• Lena Nighswander
• Peter Strzempka
• Gregory Wing
• Lauren Zimmermann
• Mohsen Jafari
• Amy Beeler
• John Acquaful
• Kennedy Merriam
• Chikamnele Onyema
• Paige Carter
• Prisca Omugbe
• Rebekah Walker
• Ashleigh Diefenbach
• Dymin Hagwood
• Yahang Zheng
• Elaheh Afroozan
• Kayden Kelly
• Erin Main
• David D'Amato
• Caitlyn Mlodzik
• Solan Kherani
• Victoria Main
• Sarah Reynolds

Summer 2024

• To Be Announced
  

Social and Behavioral Sciences

1st: Kasandra Fager, History

• "More Than a Boomtown: How Local Government and Businesses Developed in Bowling Green, Ohio, 1830 to 1895"
  

2nd: Alannah Graves, History

• "Handbooks, Hair Curlers, and University Living: Defining Decades of Gender Roles at Bowling Green State University"
  

Science and Mathematics

1st: Abigail Jarosz, Biological Scienes

• "Fusogenic Function of an ERV Lineage in Canines"

2nd: Madison Wagner, Biological Sciences

• "Are You Scared Yet? Variations to Cue Indices Elicits Differential Prey Behavioral Responses Even When Gape Limited Predators are Relatively Small"
  

Arts and Humanities

1st: Nicolas Schofield, German

• "The 2021 German Foreign Aid Package: Controversy and Attempted Reconciliation"
  

2nd: Judith Clemens-Smucker, American Culture Studies

• "Smiling No Matter What: Analyzing the Suppressed Rage of Jocelyn Schitt in the Sitcom Schitt’s Creek"

Outstanding Paper Abstract

1st: Wesley Barnhart, Psychology

• "Adopting an Intersectional Approach to Eating and Body Image Disturbances in Sexual and Gender Minority Women and Men"
  

2nd: Maria Kalantzis, Psychology

• "Adopting an Intersectional Approach to Eating and Body Image Disturbances in Sexual and Gender Minority Women and Men"
  

3rd: Jinx Mylo, School of Media and Communication

• "Autistic and Non-autistic Experiences with Forms and Rating Scales"
  

Outstanding Poster Abstract

1st: Jeremiah Adesanya, Biological Sciences

• "Environmental Pseudomonas Inhibit Multi-drug Resistant Human and Animal Pathogens"
  

2nd: Toby Shaya, Biological Sciences

• "Effects of Variable Canopy Cover on Floral Visitation"
  

3rd: Victoria Riesgo, Psychology

• "Pubertal Regulation of Perineuronal Nets in the Ventral Tegmental Area"

Creative Contest, Performative Arts

1st: Jeevani Sammeta, School of Media and Communication

• "The Doll"
  

2nd: Victoria Main, School of Media and Communication

• "Cynthia Speaks"

Creative Contest, Visual Arts

1st: Tinatei Tunyan, School of Art

• "Uncanne"
  

2nd: Prisca Omugbe, Applied Statistics

• "The Beauty of Old Age"

Outstanding Research Assistant I

• Christopher Julian, Sociology
  

Outstanding Research Assistant II

• Rene Ayala, American Culture Studies
  

Outstanding International Graduate Student

• Shudipta Sharma, School of Media and Communication
  

Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year

• Wesley Barnhart, Psychology
  

Outstanding Contributor to Graduate Education

• Dr. Julia Halo, Biological Sciences
  

Outstanding Senator of the Year

• Ariel Esposito, Sociology
  

Outstanding SEC Member of the Year

• Chinwendu Akalonu, School of Media and Communication
  

Regalia Award

Fall 2022

• Mmaduabuchi Godsgrant Akujuobi, Curriculum and Teaching
  
• Whysper Applin, Curriculum and Teaching
  
• Ezra Calvino, Music Performance
  
• Ehiemenonye Chukwuka Eseka, Technology Management
  
• Samuel Guidry, Business Administration
  
• Mark Heider, Higher Education Administration
• Courtney Hunt, Curriculum and Teaching
  
• Kaitlyn McClintick, Criminal Justice
  
• Esther Omotayo Oyedele, Geology
• Marisol Quinones-Irizarry, Criminal Justice
  
• Melissa Rudd, Psychology
  
• Morgan Rutan, Media and Communication
  
• Kayleigh Seiber, Special Education
  
• Rhythm Sharma, Quality Systems
  
• Katsiaryna Sidarovich, Cross-Cultural and International Education
• Kelsi Wygant, Biological Sciences
  

Spring 2023

• Chinwendu Akalonu, Media and Communication
  
• Sodiq Ambali, Public Administration
  
• Jamila Banks-Wall, Sport Administration
• Felicia Cameron, English: Creative Writing
  
• Judy Clemens-Smucker, American Culture Studies
  
• Abby Cline, Instrumental Performance
• Felicity Dogbatse, Media and Communication
  
• Kasandra Fager, History
  
• Ayana Getz, Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Robin Hershkowitz, American Culture Studies
• Tara Hites, Food and Nutrition
• Abigail Jarosz, Biological Sciences
  
• Shaunna Jones, Athletic Training
• Lucy Kimbell, Music Performance
  
• Madeline Kohn, College Student Personnel
  
• Alexander Kuhn, Choral Conducting
• Mytien Le, Clinical Psychology
• Syed Taha Mahmood, Logistics Systems Engineering
  
• Nicholas Malendowski, College Student Personnel
  
• Kuhle Mbawu, Theatre
  
• Daryl McCoy, College Student Personnel
• Jon McCullough, College Student Personnel
  
• Chris McFarland, Athletic Training
  
• Anna Murcko, Choral Conducting
  
• Nicholas Nyonyoh, Financial Economics
  
• Toluwalase Ojo, Financial Economics
• Tomiwa Omotesho, Applied Statistics
  
• Hasani Pathirana, Applied Statistics
• Jessica Patton, College Student Personnel
• La'Torian Penn, Public Administration
• AnaMaria Petsas, Athletic Training
  
• Esther Popoola, Cross-Cultural and International Education
• Annase Raji, Media and Communication
  
• Molly Riesenberg, Communication Sciences and Disorders
  
• Samira Rifat Prova, Geology
  
• Emrys Rhodes, Philosophy
  
• Sarah Richter, Media and Communication
• Shelby Royster, History
  
• Lesley Rudin, Music Performance
  
• Madison Schrader, Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Riddhima Sharma, American Culture Studies
  
• Haley Shipley, Popular Culture
• Colleen Steele, Organization Development and Change
• Emily Stevenart, Public Administration
  
• Abass Suara, Sports Administration
  
• Abby Sweeney, Athletic Training
  
• Evans Tetteh, Applied Statistics
• Amonia Tolofari, Media and Communication
  
• Wisdoman Zango, Applied Statistics
  
• Finhas Zerai, Geology

Summer 2023

• Joel Engelman
• Shanna Gilkeson
• Jay Chinn
• Nathan Mulch
• Jishan Ahmed
• Natalie Nieschwitz
• Emily Woodmansee
• Olusola Olatona
• Trina Das

Social and Behavioral Sciences

1st: Frances Griffith, Psychology

• "Drawing on the Brain: An ALE Meta-analysis of Functional Brain Activation During Drawing"
  

2nd: Madison Stump-Smith, History

• "Does the 'Do Everything' Policy Really Do Everything? Northern Ohio Women's Christian Temperance Union Responses to 20th Century Prohibition
  

Science and Mathematics

1st: Buddhima Rupsinghe, Photochemical Sciences

• "Full Circle Recycling of Polysiloxanes via Room Temperature Fluoride Catalyzed Depolymerization to Repolymerizable Cyclics"

2nd: Carren Burkey, Biological Sciences

• "Bioprocessing of Soybean Seed-Coats for Production of Proteins & Omega-3 Fatty Acids Using Pythium Isolates"
  

Arts and Humanities

1st: Sherrel McLafferty, English

• "Personal Gains: How Embodied Rhetoric, from Ancient Greece and Contemporary Pedagogies, Improve the Inclusivity of Teaching Practices"
  

2nd: Mohammad Miznaur Rahman, American Culture Studies

• "'Smelled Like Butterfly': Using Environmental Humanities Discourse to Analyze Animated Films The Lorax (2012) and Tomorrow (2019"
  

Outstanding Paper Abstract

1st: Carina Haddad, Photochemical Sciences

• "Photoreactivity and Enhanced Mechanical Properties and Water Stability in Polysaccharide-Based Films Using Vanadium Ion Coordination"
  

2nd: Madison Stump-Smith, History

• "Part of the Solution or Causing Pollution?: Changes in Earth Day Practices at Bowling Green State University in the Late 20th Century"
  

3rd: Lakshmy Kannady Valloi, Photochemical Sciences

• "Uncovering New Excited State Photochemical Reactivity by Altering the Course of the De Mayo Reaction"
  

Outstanding Poster Abstract

1st: Esther Oyedele, Geology

• "Climate-Related Crustal Deformation Around Lake Mead, Nevada-Arizona, USA"
  

2nd: Kristina Thompson, Psychology

• "Pubertal Changes on Dopaminergic Populations of the Striatum and Nucleus Accumbens"
  

3rd: Edirisinghe Arachchige Kalani, Photochemical Sciences

• "Light Controlled Conductivity in Vanadium-Cellulose Hydrogels"
  

Outstanding Research Assistant I

• Hoang Do, Higher Education Administration

Outstanding Research Assistant II

• Krys Ingman, English

Outstanding International Graduate Student

• Blessy McWan, Media and Communication

Jill Carr Outstanding Graduate Student

• Edirisinghe Arachchige Kalani, Photochemical Sciences

Outstanding Contributor to Graduate Education

• Dr. John Boman, Sociology
  

Outstanding Senator of the Year

• Nicholas Malendowski, College Student Personnel
  

Outstanding SEC Member of the Year

• Amanda Grace Taylor, Media and Communication
  

Regalia Award

Fall 2021

• Amal H K Aburahma, Photochemical Sciences
• Sajjad Afroosheh, Photochemical Sciences
• Meredith Dixon, Higher Education Administration
• Camille Hoagland, Psychology

Spring 2022

• Wesley Bolton, College Student Personnel
  
• Bernadette Bowen, Media and Communication
  
• Morgan Buchs, English
  
• Ivana Butler, Music Performance
  
• Oscar Celis Guzman, College Student Personnel
  
• Lindsey Drewyor, Athletic Training
  
• Hayley Fatzinger, Media and Communication
  
• Emma Guthrie, English
  
• Kellie Korzunowski, Athletic Training
  
• Amanda Kusiak, Athletic Training
  
• Blessy McWan, Media and Communication
  
• Shayauna Newsom, College Student Personnel
• Ikpemesi Ogundare, Music Performance
  
• Jules Patalita, Media and Communication
  
• Jaclyn Shetterly, Media and Communication
  
• Haley Shipley, Popular Culture
  
• Evan Snapp, Public Administration
  
• Victoria TenEyck, Public Administration
  
• Emma Wilkin, College Student Personnel

Summer 2022

• Edirisinghe Arachchige Kalani, Photochemical Sciences
• Ankit Dara, Photochemical Sciences
  
• Kumud Joshi, Biological Sciences
  
• Nabil Karnib, Biological Sciences
  
• Rakshya Khatiwada, Business Administration
  
• Zoe Kriegel, Communication Disorders
  
• Rachana Maharjan, Statistics
  
• Joseph Njuki, Statistics
  
• Heather Poddany, Organization Development & Change
  
• Brionna Scebbi, Media and Communication
  
• Stevie Scheurich, American Culture Studies
  
• Mahdi Tahamtan, Communication Disorders
  
• Peiyao Wang, Statistics
  

Social and Behavioral Sciences

1st: Maurice Anyawie, Sociology

• "Assotative Mating, Immigration, and Marriage Timing in the United States"
  

2nd: Aimee Burns, Media and Communication

• "Navigating the Turbulence: A Thematic Analysis of Privacy Management After Being Cyberstalked"
  

Science and Mathematics

1st: Nai-hsuan Hu, Photochemical Sciences

• "Photoreversible Loading and Unloading of Silsesquioxane Dynamic Network Sponges"

2nd: Sajjad Afroosheh, Photochemical Sciences

• "Two Damping Mechanisms in the Chemically Enhanced Raman Scattering on Graphene: DFT Study""
  

Arts and Humanities

1st: Robin Hershkowitz, American Culture Studies

• "Seeing Double: Collecting Sweet Valley High"
  

2nd: Riddhima Sharma, American Culture Studies

• "State Censorship, Self-Regulation, and the Politics of Hurta Sentiments in the Age of Digital Streaming: The Case of Sacred Games in India"
  

Outstanding Paper Abstract

1st: Jacqueline Hudson, American Culture Studies

• "Deep Inside: A Look at Black Femininity Through Mary J. Blige Vibe Magazine Covers"
  

2nd: Mary Solomon, Mathematics and Statistics

• "Multivariate Analysis of Korean Pop Music Audio Features"
  

3rd: Wesley Barnhart, Psychology

• "Negative Psychological Correlates Moderate Relationships Between Picky Eating and Eating Concerns in Emerging Adults: An Exploration of Picky Eating Facets"
  

Outstanding Poster Abstract

1st: Victoria Riesgo, Psychology

• "Phthalate Exposure and Maternal Infection: Implications for Neurodevelopment"
  

2nd: Elizabeth Harper, Biological Sciences

• "Mutations in MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa After Exposure to Environmental Bacteriophage"
  

3rd: Edirisinghe Arachchige Kalani, Photochemical Sciences

• "Light-Responsive Vanadium Polysacchariede Hydrogels for Controlled Delivery"
  

Outstanding Research Assistant I

• Edirisinghe Arachchige Kalani, Photochemical Sciences

Outstanding Research Assistant II

• Dae'lyn Do, College Student Personnel
  

Outstanding International Graduate Student

• Tarishi Verma, Media and Communication
  

Jill Carr Outstanding Graduate Student

• Cody Page, Theatre & Film

Outstanding Contributor to Graduate Education

• Dr. Sandra Faulkner, Media and Communication
  

Outstanding Senator of the Year

• Eugenia Arthur, Mathematics and Statistics
  

Outstanding SEC Member of the Year

• Morgan Durfee, Media and Communication
  

Regalia Award

Fall 2021

• TBD
  

Spring 2021

• Rebekah Alviani, School of Art
• Akoh Atadoga, Computer Science
• Brandie Bohney, English
• Lauren Dial, Psychology
  
• Renee Drouin, English
• Ashley Kaminski, College Student Personnel
  
• Kimberly Kuiper, Media and Communication
  
• Tavala Luciow, College Student Personnel
  
• Chad Merrell, English
• Kaela Murray, Public Administration
  
• Adam Panas, Public Administration
• Bailey Poland, English
• Olayombo Raji-Oyelade, English
  
• Priyam Shaileshkumar Arya, Architecture
• Soren Sondergeld, Public Administration
  
• Yetunde Sukurat Aladebe, Cross-Cultural and International Education
• Shelby Turner, College Student Personnel
  
• Tarishi Verma, Media and Communication
  
• Turner Wilson, English

Summer 2021

• Susovan Chowdhury, Photochemical Sciences
  
• Sepideh Farshbaf, Photochemical Sciences
  
• Anna Gravelin, Communication Disorders
• Jacqueline Hudson, American Culture Studies
  
• Opeoluwa Iwaloye, Biological Sciences
• John Maier Mora King, Popular Culture
  
• Anh Nam Nguyen, Accountancy
  
• Adenike Shittu, Biological Sciences
• Claire Smith, Psychology
  
• Tanja Vierrether, Media and Communication
  

Social and Behavioral Sciences

1st: Claire Smith, Psychology

• "'What's for Dinner?' Linking Parents' Work Stress to Family Eating Behaviors"
  

2nd: Sarah Russin, Psychology

• "Information Needs of Informal Caregivers in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder"
  

Science and Mathematics

1st: Gayathri Beligala, Biological Sciences

• "Screening of Lupine Germplasm for Resistance Against Phytophthora Sojae"
  

2nd: Amanda Martin, Biological Sciences

• "Challenges and Opportunities for Terrapene Carolina Under Different Climate Scenarios"
  

Arts and Humanities

1st: Steven (Dan) Cullen, Theatre and Film

• "Memetic Minstrelsy: What Viral Amateur Dance Reveals About 21st Century Racism"
  

2nd: Cody Page, Theatre and Film

• "Re-Claimed and Destabilized: Bryna Turner's Bull in a China Shop as Queer Hist*"
  

Outstanding Paper Abstract

1st: Blaze Campbell-Jacobs, Higher Education Administration

• "A Lesson in Self-Determination: Women's Experiences with their Social Identities While Pursuing a Master's Degree"
  

2nd: Emily Ferrell, Psychology

• "On Being a Client with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Interactions with Treatment Providers and Institutional Barriers"
  

3rd: Lauren Dial, Psychology

• "Power of Packaging: Evaluations of Packaged Fruits and Vegetables by School-age Children in the U.S."
  

Outstanding Poster Abstract

1st: Brandie Bohney, English

• "Classroom Materials as Spheres of Influence: Examining Institutional Influences on a Novice High School English Teacher"
  

2nd: Carina Haddad, Chemistry

• "Photoresponsive Bioplastics that Feature Metal-Polysaccharide Complexes"
  

3rd: Md Minhazul Islam, Chemistry

• "A Novel Experimental Technique to Characterize Luminescent Semiconductors"

Outstanding Research Assistant I

• Jayan Karunarathna, Chemistry

Outstanding Research Assistant II

• Emily Edwards, American Culture Studies
  

Outstanding International Graduate Student

• Mohamadreza Babaee, Theatre and Film
  

Outstanding Graduate Student

• Aimee Burns, Media and Communication

Outstanding Contributor to Graduate Education

• Dr. Craig Zirbel, Mathematics and Statistics

Margaret Zoller Booth Senator of the Year

• Pella Felton, Theatre and Film

Social and Behavioral Sciences

1st: Kyle Jordan Bares, Sociology

• "'Examining the Parole Officer as a Mechanism of Social Support during Reentry from Prison"
  

2nd: Claire Smith, Psychology

• "Breaks that Break the Burnout Spiral"
  

Science and Mathematics

1st: Alexandra Steele, Biological Sciences

• "Exposure Through Runoff and Ground Water Contamination Differentially Impact Behavior and Physiology of Crustacenas in Fluvial Systems"
  

2nd: Nabil Karnib, Biological Sciences

• "Lactate is an Antidepressant that Mediates Resilience to Stress by Modulating the Hippocampal Levels and Activity of Histone Deacetylases"
  

Arts and Humanities

1st: Steven (Dan) Cullen, Theatre and Film

• "Intimacy Directors: A Theatrical Bridge Between Feminist Generations"
  

2nd: Mohamadreza Babaee, Theatre and Film

• "Unpacked: Refugee Baggage - Performing Middle Eastern Cultural Memory"
  

Outstanding Paper Abstract

1st: Menaka Ariyaratne, Biological Sciences

• "Transporting Polyamines, Amino Acids and GABA from the Chloroplast: Role of AtBAT1"
  

2nd: Cjertsi Jensen, Psychology

• "Racial Bias or Political Opinion? Understanding Attitudes Toward Arab and Black Refugees in Emerging Adults"
  

3rd: Kristi Kay Weighman, Biological Sciences

• "Mapping Dynamic Exposure: Constructing GIS Models of Spatiotemporal Heterogeneity in Artificial Stream Systems"
  

Outstanding Poster Abstract

1st: Jayan Karunarathna, Chemistry

• "Iron (III)-Carboxylate Photochemistry for Designing Novel Controlled Release Fertilizer Systems"
  

2nd: Cjersti Jensen, Psychology

• "Complex Selves: Understanding Ethnic Racial Identity of Multiracial Versus White and Monoracial-Minority Emerging Adults"
  

3rd: Travis Green, Chemistry

• "Towards Photoresponsive Materials Using Indigo Derivatives"
  

Outstanding Research Assistant I

• Shashini Premathilaka, Photochemical Sciences
  

Outstanding Research Assistant II

• Anna DiAsio, Applied Statistics and Operational Research (ASOR)
  

Outstanding International Graduate Student

• Amelia Amedela Amemate, American Culture Studies
  

Outstanding Graduate Student

• Cjersti Jensen, Psychology
  

Outstanding Contributor to Graduate Education

• Dr. Farida Selim, Physics and Astronomy
  

Senator of the Year

• Mark Heider, Higher Education Administration
• Zoe Kriegel, Communication Sciences and Disorders

SEC Member of the Year

• Ivy Keen, College Student Personnel