2023 Graduate Student Research Conference
The Graduate College at Texas State University hosted the 2023 Graduate Student Research Conference on April 4, 2023, during Graduate Student Appreciation Week.
Over 70 graduate students from various disciplines at Texas State University presented original research findings and other projects through poster presentations. The conference opened on April 4, 2023, with welcome remarks from Dr. Patti Giuffre, Associate Dean of The Graduate College. A panel of faculty, all of whom mentored many graduate students, spoke about “Navigating Systems of Research, Writing, and Creative Expression.” The panel was moderated by then Graduate House leader, Thibault Gehin, a graduate student in the MBA program. The panel topic was part of the 2022-2023 Common Experience theme of Systems Thinking.
The award-winning panelists included:
Dr. Nicole Wagner, Assistant Professor, Agriculture
Dr. Nancy Wilson, Professor, English
Dr. Clarena Larrotta, Professor, Adult, Professional, and Community Education
Dr. Alejandra Sorto, Professor, Mathematics
At the GSRC held on the Round Rock campus, former Dean of Health Professions, Dr. Ruth Welborn, discussed the importance of graduate student research and her journey to graduate school.
On Tuesday, April 4, the following presentations were awarded:
2023 TOP POSTER AWARD - SAN MARCOS
Multi-species housing impacts: overlapping microbiomes – preliminary data
Kaelyn Dobson (PhD in Applied Anthropology, Texas State) , Christina Burges (San Antonio Zoo), Patti Clark (Austin Zoo), Dr. Camila Carlos-Shanley (Biology, Texas State)
2023 TOP POSTER AWARD - ROUND ROCK
Disenfranchisement of Special Education via Low-Quality Assessments and Unqualified Evaluators
Michael Ota, PhD in School Improvement, Texas State
Mathematics Education
2023 Systems Thinking Award - San Marcos
Gradual Return to Duty Program: An Integral Process for Officers and Civilian Staff of a Law Enforcement Agency
Claudia Cormier, Masters of Public Administration, Texas State
2023 Systems Thinking Award - Round Rock
“Falling Through the Cracks”: Challenges for Autistic Individuals and Their Families in Navigating Educational Systems
Lois Adrianne Umali (MS Communication Disorders, Texas State), Dr. Maria Resendiz (Communication Disorders, Texas State), Dr. Micaela Vargas (Biology, Texas State)
The Graduate College thanks all faculty and staff members who served as judges and faculty respondents, as well as those who supported the graduate students in their research.
A special thanks to the Common Experience and the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs for co-sponsoring this year’s conference.