Past Symposium Winners
Congratulations to the 2023 GSA Symposium Winners!
2023 Symposium Winners for
Paper Presentations
Biological Sciences
Sam Stealy (1st place)
Emily Morris (2nd place)
Cass Dedert (3rd place)
Physical Sciences
Ryan Kelly (1st place)
Kamila Dilimurati (2nd place)
Anirudh Boddu (3rd place)
Social Sciences
Amy Shelton (1st place)
Aubra Ladd (2nd place)
Carolyn O'Laughlin (3rd place)
2023 Symposium Winners for
Poster Presentations
Biological Sciences
Lisa Hagena (1st place)
Ammar Mahmood (2nd place)
Kyle Oberkrom (3rd place)
Physical Sciences
Sebastian Arteaga (1st place)
Scott Lambert (2nd place)
Tanner Schubert (3rd place)
Social Sciences
Elizabeth Salley (1st place)
Anne Brown (2nd place)
Anna Kremer (3rd place)
2022 GSA Graduate Research Symposium Winners
PAPER PRESENTATIONS
Biological Sciences
Taylor Stone (1st place)
Elizabeth Geerling (2nd place)
Charles West (3rd place)
Humanities
Emily McCarty (1st place)
Beatrice Beirne (2nd place)
Rachel Shields (3rd place)
Physical Sciences
Samuel Stealey (1st place- tie)
Sourav Bhadra (1st place-tie)
Jorge Ocampo Espindo (1st place- tie)
Social Sciences
Lou Vinarcski (1st place)
Abigail Burrola (2nd place)
Allie Bodin (3rd place)
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Biological Sciences
Jemma Kim (1st place)
Rachel Schafer (2nd place)
David Johnson (3rd place)
Physical Sciences
Major Allen Selemani (1st place)
Khamhbawihum Cenhrang (2nd place-tie)
Colton Doherty (2nd place-tie)
Social Sciences
Elisabeth Salley (1st place)
Kirstin Palovick (2nd place-tie)
Dorothy Rohde-Collins (2nd place-tie)
2021 GSA Graduate Research Symposium Winners
PAPER PRESENTATIONS
SOCIAL SCIENCES
1st Place – Amy Shelton
2nd Place – Shreya Anand
T-3rd Place – Aver Yakubu
T-3rd Place – Annamaria Szakonyi
T-3rd Place - Laura Brugger
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
1st Place – Chuan Feng
T-2nd Place – Pablo Aravena
T-2nd Place - Sungwon Cho
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
1st Place – Nina Fogel
2nd Place – Genevieve Hilliard
T-3rd Place – Elizabeth Geerling
T-3rd Place - Jenny Mullikin
T-3rd Place - Yongjun Tan
HUMANITIES
T-1st Place – Laura Hardin Marshall
T-1st Place - Rachel Shields
T-2nd Place – Colten Biro
T-2nd Place – Jaime O'Brien
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
SOCIAL SCIENCES
1st Place – Meghan Taylor
2nd Place – Andrew Oberle
3rd Place – Elizabeth Seberger
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
1st Place – Nnaoma Agwu
2nd Place – Megan Rudolphi
3rd Place – Josh Boschelli
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
1st Place – Mariah Hassert
2nd Place – Tara Steffen
3rd Place – Shubha Shakya
2019 GSA Graduate Research Symposium Winners
PAPER PRESENTATIONS
SOCIAL SCIENCES
T-1st Place – Madeline Bruce
T-1st Place – Nathaniel House
T-3rd Place – Zidong Zhang
T-3rd Place – Eyad Naseralla
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
1st Place – Teresa Baraza Piazuelo
2nd Place – Emily Deeba
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
1st Place – Katherine Carpenter
2nd Place – Anthony Macchiano
3rd Place – Leticia Classen-Rodriguez
HUMANITIES
1st Place – Anna Williams
2nd Place – Kathryn Polizzi
3rd Place – Valerie Crook
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
SOCIAL SCIENCES
1st Place – Stephen Scroggins
2nd Place – Alvin To
3rd Place – Thembekile Shato
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
1st Place – Chelsea Sondergard
2nd Place – Jennifer Tennison
3rd Place – Mason Maimaitijiang
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
1st Place – Mariah Hassert
2nd Place – Brittany Mersman
3rd Place – Andrew Wall
2018 GSA Graduate Research Symposium Winners
Paper Categories
HUMANITIES
1st Place - Nicole Koopman
2nd Place - Samuel Klee
3rd Place - Patrick Connolly
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
1st Place - Katherine Hixon
2nd Place - Alan Moss
3rd Place - Elizabeth Walker
SOCIAL SCIENCES
T-1st Place - Meghan Murray
T-1st Place - Daphne Lew
3rd Place - Tara Smith
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
T-1st Place - Adaline Buerck
T-1st Place - Adam Arce
3rd Place - Kayla Lockmiller
Poster Categories
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
1st Place - Mariah Hassert
2nd Place - Shannon Kelly
3rd Place - Lindsay Hill
SOCIAL SCIENCES
1st Place - Tara Ruggeri
2nd Place - Karin Meeker
3rd Place - Kristen Wehmeyer
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
1st Place - Erienne TeSelle
2nd Place - Chelsea Sondergard
T-3rd Place - Melissa Hopfinger
T-3rd Place - Emily Deeba