Congratulations to our 2022 Drexel Emerging Graduate Scholars Conference award recipients and to all of our graduate student presenters!

All awardees are invited to the Graduate Student Day awards ceremony and reception on Wednesday, June 1st at 4 p.m. EDT in the Mitchell Auditorium on the First Floor of the Bossone Research Enterprise Center. We also invite you to join us then to honor the conference award winners, as well as all of the winners of the Graduate Student Excellence Awards.

President's Award for Best Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)

Cynthia Klobodu, MBChB, MPH
PhD Program in Nutrition Sciences
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Exploring the feasibility of incorporating nutrition-related lifestyle guidance into fertility counseling and treatment for young female cancer survivors: The Fertility, Cancer, Nutrition and Diet (FECAND) study

Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) People's Choice Award

Laura A. Baehr, PT, DPT
PhD Program in Health and Rehabilitation Science
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Impact of group tele-exercise on physical activity determinants and behavior for individuals with spinal cord injury

Provost's Award for Best In-Person Oral Research Presentation

Benjamin Haslund-Gourley
MD/PhD Program in Microbiology & Immunology
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
College of Medicine
N-glycans on IgG Reflect Acute Lyme Disease and Treatment Response

Katherine Zellner, MPH
PhD Program in Information Science
College of Computing and Informatics
A Human Centered Design Approach to Prototyping an Alerting System for Supporting Delay Awareness in Emergency Medical Settings

Third Place In-Person Oral Research Presentation

Bani Malhotra, MA, ATR-BC
PhD Program in Creative Arts Therapies
College of Nursing and Health Professions
“Through the fire and flames, we carry on:” Art therapy with adult burn patients in an acute care setting

Provost's Award for Best Virtual Oral Research Presentation

Marcelina Puc
MS Program in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences: Biochemistry
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
College of Medicine
Gene Editing to Correct a Novel ABCA3 Mutation in Human Lung Fibroblasts

Second Place Virtual Oral Research Presentation

Olivia Julian
MD Program in Medicine
College of Medicine
Comprehensive Analysis of Opioid Use Following Common Elective Outpatient Orthopedic Surgeries

Third Place Virtual Oral Research Presentation

Monica C Blaisdell
PhD Program in Education
School of Education
Dynamics of an Open Classroom Climate: A Case Study Proposal

Dean's Award for Best In-Person Research Poster Presentation

Alisha Prabhakar
MS Program in Design Research
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design
What's Your Version of Safe Space?

Second Place In-Person Research Poster Presentation

Geetha Valurouthu
PhD Program in Materials Science and Engineering
College of Engineering
Screening MXenes based on polysulfide adsorption capability for Li-S batteries

Third Place In-Person Research Poster Presentation

Rhea Temmermand, MSN, CRNA
PhD Program in Pharmacology & Physiology
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
College of Medicine
Development of Glutamate Transporter Modulators as a Novel, Non-opioid Treatment for Neuropathic Pain

Dean's Award for Best Virtual Research Poster Presentation

Suzanne Block
MPH Program in Community Health and Prevention
Dornsife School of Public Health
The Role of Psychosocial Factors and Communication Practices for Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer

Second Place Virtual Research Poster Presentation

Ellana Black
PhD Program in Education
School of Education
Exploring the Factors that Influence Doctoral Students’ Academic Identity Development

Third Place Virtual Research Poster Presentation

Hua Cui
PhD Program in Information Science
College of Computing and Informatics
Evaluating Alert Designs for Cognitive Aids Used In Emergency Medicine

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