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.
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 Awards Ceremony scheduled for Wednesday, March 22 at 7pm in Ramsey Center Arena.
Literature Reviews & Research Papers
Academic Papers are listed by College and Graduate Program
College of Arts and Sciences
Biology – M.S.
Genome Characteristics of Vardy, a Cluster DJActinobacteriophage Isolated on Gordonia rubripertincta in Western North Carolin– Research Paper
Graduate Student: Montana Henson
English – M.A.
Failure to Thrive: Competing Ethical Frameworks in the Jackson, Mississippi Water Crisis – Research Paper
Graduate Student: Emily Poole
College of Education and Allied Professions
Higher Education Student Affairs – M.Ed
Faculty Retention: The Great Resignation and Faculty of Color at Predominantly White Institutions– Literature Review
Graduate Student: Zachary Mellon
Educational Leadership – ED.D
Increasing High-Impact Practice Access to First-Generation College students – Research Paper
Graduate Student: Theresa Cruz Paul
College of Health and Human Sciences
Family Nurse Practitioner – D.N.P
Breastfeeding Education and Support Effects on Exclusive Breastfeeding of Primigravida Women – Literature Review
Graduate Student: Emily Butler
Relationship between Depression and Diabetic Health Outcomes: A Literature Review
Graduate Student: Jingwen Mu
Social Work – M.S.W.
Smart Decarceration vs Mass Incarceration
Graduate Student: Alyssa Anthony
College of Engineering and Technology
Engineering Technology – M.S.
Modeling thermal behavior and residual stress for layer-by-layer Rotated scan direction in laser powder bed fusion process – Research Paper
Graduate Student: Md. Saidur Rahman Roney