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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

  • Research Day1st 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)

  • Research Day 20251st 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)

  • Research Day1st 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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