Axe ’Em, Jacks!
Poster presentation winners
- First Place: Cory Roberts, MS Candidate in Human Sciences, James I. Perkins College of Education
“Attitudes of Rural Seniors Towards Ambient Assisted Living Systems”
Advisor: Dr. Hyunsook Kang, School of Human Sciences
- Second Place: Abbey Sanchez, MWS in Social Work, James I. Perkins College of Education
“The Assessment of Improved Anti-Hazing Week Education for the Collegiate Greek Community at SFA”
Advisor: Dr. Hollie Smith, Department of Human Services and Educational Leadership
- Third Place: Alexandria Castro, MS Candidate in Forestry, Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture
“Forest Cover Effects on Canopy Interception Loss, Evapotranspiration, and Soil Infiltration on Stormwater Detention Basins”
Advisors: Dr. Matthew McBroom and Dr. Jeremy Stovall, Forestry
Paper presentation winners
- First Place: Richard Kyei, MS Candidate in Math Sciences, College of Sciences and Mathematics
“Prediction of College Students’ Academic Risk Levels Using Machine Learning Models”
Advisor: Dr. Keith Hubbard, Mathematics and Statistics
- Second Place: Laura M. Varsamis, MSW in Social Work, College of Liberal and Applied Arts
“Domestic Violence: A Systemic Review of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), and Insecure Attachment Style in the Military”
Advisor: Dr. Jose Carbajal, School of Social Work
- Third Place: Josalyn L. Davis, MSW Candidate in Social Work, College of Liberal and Applied Arts
“Adolescent Mental Health Interventions”
Advisor: Dr. Jose Carbajal, School of Social Work
About the conference
The Graduate Research Conference is a skill building opportunity for SFA graduate students in presenting data, public speaking, and communicating with others about theory and innovative research strategies.
The conference includes:
10- to 15-minute paper presentations
Paper presenters can expect to develop their ideas from a class assignment, paper or research project into an interactive presentation. If desired, presenters may incorporate slides with graphs, pictures, text, etc., using tools like PowerPoint. Each presentation should last 10 to 15 minutes. There will be a question-and-answer period at the end of the paper presentation session.
Poster presentations
Poster presenters will be asked to display their ideas from a class assignment, paper or research project in poster form and will stand next to their posters to explain their project to passersby. The poster session will last an hour and thirty minutes.
See Poster Instructions for preparation and submission details.
Conference participants
Deadline to submit abstracts: February 24, 2024
Participants should dress in business casual attire (no jeans, t-shirts and flip-flops).
Students presenting posters should refer to Poster Instructions for information about poster preparation and submission.
Apply to GRC
Graduate students are encouraged to submit any work that represents academic/scholarly activity that is appropriate for the graduate program from which they are submitting. Work does not have to be research-based or empirically based.
- Submissions will be open to papers or projects completed up to a year prior.
- Submissions can include completed works or projects currently underway with preliminary findings (e.g. a proposal for a community outreach program or pilot study data). Submissions can also include a selected portion of a thesis project, enabling the student to refine a chapter and/or prepare for thesis defense.
Student entries should be submitted using the online submission form.
Any questions can be addressed to the Graduate Research Conference Committee via email.