Ohamadike won for her research on “Humanizing the Girlz in the Hood: Portrayals of Black Women from ‘Boyz in the Hood’ to the 1992 LA Riots,” which she conducted in HTS 4001 Seminar in US History: Representations of Black Women with Associate Professor Sherie Randolph.

Harper was selected for her research on “Racialized Medicine and Direct-to-Consumer Advertising,” conducted in HTS 4086 Seminar in Health, Medicine, and Society with Associate Professor Jennifer Singh.

Other presentations included:

• Ross Steelman — “Life Threatening Allergies and Their Relevance in Public Education”
• Madison Jubin — “Psychosurgery: A Critique of Neuroethics”
• Emma Warbington — “Gender Minority Health”
• Veronica Ventura — “Bioethics as a Form of Biopower”
• Carson Pate — “Burn Pits: Our Military’s Invisible Issue”
• Micah Veillon — "Suicide"
• Kristen Farmer — "Intersex"
• Jodi Camino — “Florence Price: Black Musical Traditions in the Western Classical Canon”
• Jacob Young —” ‘Ambitious’ and ‘Vicious’: New York Times and Fox News Coverage of Kamala Harris in 2020”
• Hillary Dong — “Alliance Building Through Representations of Assata Shakur”
• Kondalia Montgomery — “The Iconography of Rosa Parks: Facts vs. Fiction”
• Ross Steelman — “Housing Redevelopments Impact on a Community”
• Gavin Lambert — “Name, Image, Likeness, and College Athletic Recruiting”

Congratulations to our presenters and award winners! 

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