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Graduate Dean’s Awards Recognize Excellence in Research and Creative Work

Monday, March 4, 2024, By Diane Stirling
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Nine students will be honored with the Graduate Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Work at a ceremony hosted by the Graduate School on Thursday, March 7.

Winners were selected from a pool of 72 nominees by a panel of faculty members who serve on the Graduate Faculty Council. The awards are presented annually to recognize overall academic excellence and outstanding research and creative activities by master’s and doctoral students. Honorees receive a certificate of recognition and a $500 award.

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Peter Vanable

“The creativity, innovation and broad range of concepts and interests represented by the entire group of submissions was extremely impressive this year. Our 2024 honorees presented especially exciting talent and capability in their academic work and creative projects, and we congratulate them,” says Peter Vanable, dean of the Graduate School.

The award winners will present brief overviews of their research or creative work at the awards ceremony. This year’s honorees are:

  • Fatima Dobani, a doctoral candidate studying clinical psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences: “Multiracial Youth Alcohol Misuse”
  • Kellan D.L. Head, doctoral candidate, philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences: “Evaluating Beliefs and Epistemic Value”
  • Jingjing Ji, doctoral candidate, chemical engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science: “Designing Tomorrow’s Therapies Through Advances in Computational Modeling”
  • Qingyang Liu, doctoral candidate, human development and family science, Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics: “Differential Growth Trajectories of Behavioral Self-Regulation from Early Childhood to Adolescence: Implication for Youth Domain-General and School-Specific Outcomes”
  • Jessie Codell McClanahan, a master’s degree candidate in studio arts in the College of Visual and Performing Arts: “Hollers, Hills, & Buckshot: Anthologies of Appalachia.”
  • Emily Pifer, doctoral candidate in composition and cultural rhetoric, College of Arts and Sciences: “Pulling Up the Tangled Roots of Rural Nostalgia”
  • Ashley Schiros, doctoral candidate in clinical psychology, College of Arts and Sciences: “Misinformation Mayhem: The Effects of TikTok Content on ADHD Knowledge, Stigma and Treatment-Seeking Intentions”
  • Ryan Wen, doctoral candidate, mass communications, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications: “The Model Minority Stereotype Imposed on Asians in the United States and Their Neglected Health Disparities”
  • Julia Zeh, doctoral candidate, biology, College of Arts and Sciences: “Investigating Vocal Development in Humpback Whales.”

Eight other candidates were also named for honorable mention recognition:

  • Aatif Abbas, doctoral candidate, philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Mary Helander, doctoral candidate, social science, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
  • Yushan Liu, master’s degree candidate, film, College of Visual and Performing Arts
  • Abigail Long, doctoral candidate, composition and cultural rhetoric, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Samantha Maguire, doctoral candidate, school psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Teresa Ott, master’s degree candidate, creative writing, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Ashley Prow, doctoral candidate, earth sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Laura Streib, doctoral candidate, earth sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
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