Graduate Academic Paper Competition
Each year the Graduate School hosts an academic paper competition. This year students submitted work in two categories: literature reviews and research papers.
– Papers are linked by title –
Academic papers are judged by a faculty committee representing varied disciplines. One award winner will be chosen from each category and presented with a cash award during the Graduate Research Symposium Virtual Awards Ceremony scheduled for Friday, March 26 at 11:30am EST.
2021 Judges:
Adam Hoffman
Sabine Rundle
Kim Hall
Mae Claxton
Literature Reviews
Academic Papers are listed by College and Graduate Program
College of Education and Allied Professions
Elementary Education – M.A.Ed. – Literacy
The Impact Oral vs. Written Retells can Have on Student Comprehension: A Review of the Literature
Graduate Student: Haili Fritz
Faculty Sponsor(s): Dr. Carrie Rogers
Re-Examining Writing in the Elementary Grades
Graduate Student: Chris Garland
Faculty Sponsor(s): Dr. Carrie Rogers
When Third Graders Peer Conference on their Writing: A Look at the Literature
Graduate Student: Krystal Keener
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Carrie Rogers
Elementary Education – M.A.Ed. – STEM
Engineering in STEM: Impacts on Male and Female Elementary Student Engagement
Graduate Student: Tracy Hewitt
Faculty Sponsor(s): Dr. Carrie Rogers, Dr. Frank Forcino
Middle Grades Education – M.A.Ed. – Literacy
The impact of digital screen reading versus paper/pencil reading among middle grade learners
Graduate Student: Emily Inlow
Faculty Sponsor(s): Dr. Carrie Rogers
How can teachers adequately prepare students while teaching virtually?
Graduate Student: Sarah Quinn
Faculty Sponsor(s): Dr. Carrie Rogers
Middle Grades Education – M.A.Ed. – STEM
STEM Framework: Changing the Instructional Environment
Graduate Student: Madeline Cutchin
Faculty Sponsor(s): Dr. Carrie Rogers
College of Health and Human Sciences
Physical Therapy – D.P.T.
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction for the General Practicing Physical Therapist
Graduate Student(s): Maureen Tray, Shannon Gerney, Daniel Jennings, Nina Whorton
Faculty Sponsor(s): Dr. Douglas Keskula
Social Work – M.S.W.
White Teachers as a Risk Factor in the Healthy Development of Black Youth
Graduate Student: Itiyopia Ewart
Faculty Sponsor(s): Dr. Liz Anderson
Social Work – M.S.W. – Advanced Standing
Cultural Considerations in Providing Prenatal Care for Deaf Women: A Literature Review
Graduate Student: Melanie Vick
Faculty Sponsor(s): Emma Miller, MSW, LCSW
Research Papers
Academic Papers are listed by College and Graduate Program
College of Arts and Sciences
English – M.A.
“Scheduled to Die”: Human Nature and Ecological Community as a Response to Consumer Death in Don DeLillo’s White Noise
Graduate Student: Stephanie Cook
Faculty Sponsor(s): Dr. Annette Debo
“Patriotism, Honor, and Filial Duty”: Examining the Rhetorical Implications of “Sylva Sam” and Confederate Monuments
Graduate Student: Jordan Upton
Faculty Sponsor(s): Dr. Drew Virtue
College of Education and Allied Professions
Higher Education Student Affairs – M.Ed
Putting Undecided Major Students to Work: A First Year Experience Reimagined Research
Graduate Student: Alex Rector
Faculty Sponsor(s): Dr. April Perry, Dr. Needham Gulley