Research Day 2025 Winners
The Research Day committee would like to congratulate all of the presenters and winners. Your commitment to excellence is commendable!
Art and Visual Culture (AVC)
- 1st Place Miya Scaggs, Mentor: Anjanette Levert
- 2nd Place Haniya Hakim, Mentor: Anjanette Levert
- 3rd Place Baylor Harris and Sydney Dixon, Mentor: Jaycee Holmes
Biology
1st Place Tie: Melia Terry, Mentor: Yonas Tekle
- 1st Place Tie: Eniola Omogbai, Mentor: India Nichols-Obande
- 3rd Place: Deja Harvey, Mentor: Yonas Tekle
Chemistry (CHE)
- 1st Place Kailen Bain, Mentor: Davita McTush-Camp
- 2nd Place Landis Bingham and Teja Munnings, Mentor: Daniel Ashley
- 3rd Place Zaria Vulu, Mentor: Ariel Furst
Computer and Information Sciences (CIS)
- 1st Place Joy Rutledge and Temple Dees, Mentor: Jerry Volcy
- 2nd Place Mariama Barry, Mentor: Jaycee Holmes
- 3rd Place Leandra Hall, Mentor: Andrea Lawrence
Comparative Women's Studies (CWS)
- 1st Place Jalease Burke, Mentor: Shantesica Gilliam
- 2nd Place Kalyssa Griffin, Mentor: Shantesica Gilliam
Economics (ECO)
- 1st Place: Parker Chambers, Mentor: Rebecca Sen Choudhury
- 2nd Place: Princess Dandoo, Mentor: Rebecca Sen Choudhury
- 3rd Place: Hannah Hailemicael, Mentor: Angelino Viceisza
Education (EDU)
- 1st Place: A'Nya Brown, Mentor: Nicole Taylor
- 2nd Place: Jaiah Grayson, Mentor: Khalilah Ali
- 3rd Place: Courtney White, Mentor: Khalilah Ali
English (ENG)
- 1st Place Blair Martin, Mentor: Patricia Ventura
- 2nd Place Christine Kennedy, Mentor: Sequoia Maner
- 3rd Place Christine Kennedy, Mentor: Fernando Esquivel-Suarez
Environmental Sciences (ENV)
1st Place: Ayishat Yussuf, Mentor: Tamarra James-Todd
- 2nd Place: Alexis Bussey and Raihanna Terrell, Mentor: Nicole Johnston and Jessica Terrien-Dunn
- 3rd Place: Nia Picket, Mentor: Kimberly Williams
Health Sciences (HSC)
- 1st Place: Cheyenne Cisse, Mentor: Minli Liu
- 2nd Place: Shania Iraldo-Adkisson, Mentor: James Addo
- 3rd Place: Nia Terry, Mentor: Derrick Gordon
Interdisciplinary (IND)
- 1st Place: Chloe Hutton, Mentor: Shawn Johnson
- 2nd Place: Lauren Thompson and Mariah Ellington, Mentor: Jerry Volcy
- 3rd Place: Auttum Thomas, Mentor: Shawn Johnson
Mathematics (MAT)
- 1st Place: Winter Jones, Mentor: Jeffrey Ehme
- 2nd Place: Lauryn Holmes, Mentor: Bhikhari Tharu
- 3rd Place: Naya Welcher, Mentor: Anisah Nu'Man
Physics (PHYS)
- 1st Place Johnia Taylor, Mentor: Natarajan Ravi
- 2nd Place Devin Wiggins, Mentor: Christopher Oakley
- 3rd Place Niya McWhirter-Hall, Mentor: Derrick Hylton
Political Science (POL)
- 1st Place: Jennifer Young, Mentor: Unislawa Williams, Ph.D.
- 2nd Place: Nia Cainion, Mentor: Unislawa Williams, Ph.D.
- 3rd Place: Kyndall Cox, Mentor: Unislawa Williams, Ph.D.
Psychology (PSY)
1st Place: Ayanna Farmer, Mentor: Karen Brakke
- 2nd Place: Liya Gurmu and Morgan Chambers, Mentor: Angela Farris Watkins
- 3rd Place Tie: Aajah Dubissette, Mentor: Carlisa Simon
- 3rd Place Tie: Jamaya Grant, Mentor: Venecia Pearce-Dunbar
Religious Studies (REL)
- 1st Place: Gabrielle Cassell, Mentor: Nami Kim
- 2nd Place: Kendall Cade, Mentor: Gertrude Allen
Sociology (SOC) and Anthropology (ANT)
- 1st Place: Gabrielle Quarells, Mentor: Briona Jones
- 2nd Place: ShaDasia Reynolds, Mentor: Celeste Lee
- 3rd Place: Pauline Caldwell, Mentor: Erica Williams
Theatre and Performance (THE)
- 1st Place: Aneela Desai and Kennedy Rogers, Mentor: Joan McCarty
- 2nd Place: Bianca Moore, Mentor: Kathleen Schaag
- 3rd Place: Autymn Brown, Maddison Gardner, Nina Cajuste, Nylla Miller, and Rodney Sampson III, Mentor: Jade Lambert-Smith
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