Day of Scholarship Live Zoom Presentations

Live Zoom Presentations

Presentations are scheduled every half hour with a five minute break in between presenters. Audience members may join in at any time to watch a variety of offerings, or opt in for a specific presentation only. Check out the Schedule below to locate your desired presentation then join us via Zoom!

Posters and pre-recorded presentations can be viewed here.
Time Presenter(s) Presentation Titles Discipline
9:00 - 9:25

*Girgis, Helana - SOBL
Isabella Gural

Grown or made? Children and adults' use of function to categorize familiar and unfamiliar foods as compared to non-foods

Currently, there is a lack of research regarding how children categorize food, such as whether they categorize it by its origin (natural or human-made) or its function (e.g., edibility). In this study, children and adults identified where pictures of familiar and unfamiliar foods and non-foods came from, and results revealed both age groups use foods' function to determine its category membership. Co-authors:  Veronica Campbell, Tania Gafanha and Reem Naber 
Science
9:30 - 9:55

Tang, Connie - SOBL
Merydawilda Colon - SCCESL
Swenson Brilla, Heather - SCCESL

The Homework Completion Program in Atlantic County, NJ: The First Five Years

This research examines administrative and program data in the first five years of the Homework Completion Program in Atlantic County, NJ to evaluate its effectiveness in achieving the goals of preparing children for a college education and building trust between children and police officers. There is preliminary evidence showing the that the program is effective in building trust between the participating children and police officer tutors, as the children mostly reported feeling happy when seeing a police officer and most chose to find police officers if they needed help.
Social Issues
10:00 - 10:25

Sweet, Sequetta - EDUC

Using Guided Critical Reflection to Unlearn and Learn

Critical reflection through journaling and collaborative discussions is a powerful augmentation to other classroom activities used to enhance student experiential learning. This project discusses how to engage students in guided critical reflection activities to enhance their unlearning, learning, growth and efficacy in a subject area.
Pedagogy
10:30 - 10:55

*Forrest, Bradley - NAMS

Symmetries of Julia Sets

Fractals are geometric figures that look the same no matter how closely you zoom in; from a picture of a fractal, there is no way to determine the size scale of the image.  I will discuss joint work with Dr. James Belk of the University of Saint Andrews in which we study the symmetries of Julia sets, an important class of fractals generated by complex numbers.
Math
11:00 - 11:25

*Prakash, Sreelekha -HLTH

Pilot Survey Results of Drug Use and Misuse in Youth

This pilot study was done to assess awareness and usage of prescription drugs, stimulants and opioids among college students. The findings provided a foundation for understanding the existing prescription drug and opioid related issues among the college population.
Health
11:30 - 11:55

Milan-Tyner, Nicole - HLTH

The Impact of Race, Gender, and Class on Career Development: Perceptions of Five African American Women

The impact of socio-political issues have historically shaped the lived experiences of African American women including their employment and economic opportunities. At the heart of this impact are the career aspirations of African American women. This study explored the perceptions of five African American undergraduate women regarding their career aspirations, and the impact that race, gender, and class have on those aspirations.
Social Issues
12:00 - 12:25 Shobe, Elizabeth - SOBL

Benefits of adding questions throughout lectures.

Students in Introduction to Psychology that had questions distributed throughout lectures performed better across six quizzes that students who had no questions. Discussion will focus on methods to achieve testing effects that are feasible and sustainable in an authentic classroom.
Pedagogy
12:30 - 12:55 Lu, Ruibin - SOBL

Juvenile Courts' Philosophies and the Right to Counsel

This presentation explores the relationship between juvenile courts' philosophies and procedural protections offered in delinquency proceedings. It also discusses policy recommendations on providing more statutory protections in juvenile courts.

Social Issues
*Funded by Internal Award **Funded by External Award