The 2018 Huskey Graduate Research Exhibition took place on Tuesday, March 20th 2018 in Newcomb Hall. A program of presentations is available HERE.
Thank you to all our presenters and judges!
POSTER PRESENTATIONS, Runners-up
Alyssa Bangerter, Biology: Adapting to Seasonal Change in the Fruit Fly
Robert Dyer, Chemistry: Site-Selective N-Oxidation of Heteroarenes over Aliphatic Amines
Brynn Cook, Environmental Sciences: Dirty Sex: does atmospheric pollution interfere with sex pheromone communication for the hawkmoth Manduca sexta
Caroline Kelsey, Psychology: Infants’ brain response to social eye cues is modulated by race
Shannon Savell, Psychology: Considering the role of caregiver discrimination experiences in the development of maladaptive behaviors in children and adolescents
Doyle Tate, Psychology: Examining parenting intention and the number of intended children for childless lesbian, gay, and heterosexual adults
Jessica Mazen, Psychology: Bias Correction for Replacement Samples
POSTER PRESENTATIONS, First Place
Ricky Baylis, CVRC: IL1 signaling in SMC is critical for maintenance of a protective fibrous cap during late-stage murine atherosclerosis
Melissa Moore, Economics: Prevention or Protection: A Model of Contraceptive Choice
Michael Ly, Foreign Affairs: Courting Lady Liberty or Combatting Uncle Sam: Discussing the Chinese Intellectual Debates on Managing the China-U.S. Great Powers Relations in the 21st Century
Praxis Group, English: UVA Reveal: Augmenting the University
ORAL PRESENTATIONS,Third place
Adam Fallon, Physics: How cold is ultra-cold and why we go through the trouble to get there
Nick Buttrick, Psychology: A growth mindset can lead to increased academic victim-blaming
James Ascher, English: Visualizing Paper Evidence Using Gigapixel Digital Reproductions of Books
ORAL PRESENTATIONS, Second Place
Mike Hague, Biology: Large-effect mutations generate trade-off between predatory and locomotor ability during arms race coevolution with deadly prey
Meltem Yucel, Psychology: Norms with feeling: Are moral norms more emotion-based than conventional norms?
Sam Lemley, English: Rotunda Library Online: Reconstructing The University of Virginia’s Rotunda Library, 1825-1830
ORAL PRESENTATIONS, First Place
Veronica Weser, Psychology: Making the Visual Tangible: Simulating Weight in VR
Miranda Beltzer, Psychology: From Sandy Hook to Sutherland Springs: How Mass Shootings Affect Stigma about Mental Illness
Julia Fisher, English: Allegory's Warmth
Return to the main Huskey page for this year’s exhibition and other past exhibitions.