Fall 2018 Research Evening Award Winners

January 4, 2019
Research Evening provides UNC graduate students the opportunity to present their projects from research classes. Participating graduate students are also eligible for the Hutchinson-Lahman Research Award.
The purpose of the award is to support graduate students’ dissemination of their research at a national or regional conference. Award winners receive travel funding to present at a professional conference.
Award Winners with Category:
Completed Research, Oral
First Place
Presenters: Ciera Street, Jeremy Davis and Kady Barthelemy
Title: First-Generation Graduate Students: Advanced Degrees and Familiar Challenges
Second Place
Presenters: Michelle Saltis, Alexis Hauck, Evan Czysz and Elizabeth Mock-Murphy
Title: A Phenomenological Case Study on a School-Based Mindfulness Program with Teens
with Special Needs
Third Place
Presenters: Abdullah Alshehri, Chelsea Miller, Meiling Zhou and Xiaoping Fan
Title: How K-12 Teachers’ Adaptations of Curriculum and Instruction are Beneficial
to Students
Completed Research, Poster
First Place
Presenter: Maaly Younis
Title: Students' Attitude towards Dynamic Assessment: Associations with Statistics
Anxiety and Self-Efficacy
Second Place
Presenters: Marissa Moore and Kady Barthelemy
Title: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Outcomes on Adult Physical Health
Third Place
Presenter: Mel Lafferty
Title: Ancient Practices for Today’s College Student: A Drop-in, Mindfulness Class
in the Buddhist Tradition
Proposed Research, Poster
First Place
Presenter: Maha Ben Salem
Title: Self-awareness and Positive Mindset in Emerging Adults College students
Second Place
Presenters: Lynda Aouar, Becky De Oliveira, Christen Misra, Sarah Munoz and Lilly
Paradis
Title: The Relationship Between Social Connectedness and Resilience in High School
Students in Colorado