Eric Wilbanks, English, discusses his poster, "'SHtriking' Change in Raleigh’s Speech: Acoustic Analysis of (str) Retraction," during the 2016 NC State Graduate Student Research Symposium. Wilbanks won first place in the category of humanities poster.
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences was well represented Wednesday at the 2016 NC State Graduate Student Research Symposium.
A total of 43 Humanities and Social Sciences students from more than a dozen graduate programs presented their work at the annual symposium, which showcases research from across campus through poster presentations that are judged by faculty.
Three students took home awards in the category of humanities poster. Eric Wilbanks, who is pursuing a master’s degree in linguistics, won first place for his poster, “‘SHtriking’ Change in Raleigh’s Speech: Acoustic Analysis of (str) Retraction.” Sarah Soleim, Ph.D. in Public History, and Abigail Jones, M.A. in Public History, won second for their poster, “History à la Carte: Taking the Museum to the People.” Third place went to Laura Zdanski, M.S. in Technical Communication, for her poster, “Information Flow Modeling in Hurricane Risk Communication.”
Symposium winners receive a plaque and cash prize (first place: $350, second place: $200, third place: $100). The symposium is co-sponsored by the Graduate School and the NC State Graduate Student Association.
Of the university’s 10 colleges, Humanities and Social Sciences had the most student presenters at the symposium. It was the college’s largest representation since 2013, when 46 students presented.
To see a full list of participants and abstracts of their research, click here.
Juan Gutierrez, Foreign Languages and Literatures, discusses his poster, “Sibilant Voicing in Colombian Spanish.”
Arthur Berger, Technical Communication, discusses his poster, “A study of a commercial contracting proposal.”
Eric Wilbanks, English, discusses his poster, “‘SHtriking’ Change in Raleigh’s Speech: Acoustic Analysis of (str) Retraction,” during the 2016 NC State Graduate Student Research Symposium. Wilbanks won first place in the category of humanities poster.
Adriana Szabo, Anthropology, discusses her poster, “Community Development and Tourism in San Pedro la Laguna, Guatemala.”
Cristiane Damasceno, Communication, Rhetoric and Digital Media, discusses her poster, “Experts and novices in promotional videos for MOOCs.”
Claudia Cortes, Foreign Languages and Literatures, with her poster, “English Discourse Markers in Salvadoran and Mexican Spanish in Raleigh, North Carolina.”
Vannessa Quintana Sarria, Foreign Languages and Literatures, discusses her poster, “The Use Of Vos, Tú, and Usted: Subject Pronouns in Cali-Colombia.”
Dwiyatna Widinugraha, Communication, Rhetoric and Digital Media, with his poster, “The Marketing of Separatist Group: Classifi cation on Separatist Movement Categories.”
Gwendolynne Reid, Communication, Rhetoric and Digital Media, discusses her poster, “Citizen Science: Shifting the Rhetorical Landscape of Scientific Communication.”
Public history graduate students Abigail Jones, left, and Sarah Soleim, with their poster, “History à la Carte: Taking the Museum to the People.” Jones and Soleim won second place in the humanities poster category.
Grant Harned, Communication, with his poster, “Examining Crisis in a Digitally Networked Community: A Case Study of Reddit.”
Cecilia Paoppi, Foreign Languages and Literatures, discusses her poster, “Kirchnerismo: the confrontation of intellectuals in defense of a model.”
Kasey Orvidas, Psychology, with her poster, “Predicting Caloric Intake: Mindsets Matter.”
Marisa Linton, Communication, discusses her poster, “Activism, Credibility, and Pigs: Measuring Public Perceived Credibility of the Pork Industry.”
Megan Schwalenberg, Anthropology, discusses her poster, “Analysis of Frailty in the Lower Illinois Valley During the Transition to Agriculture Through Periosteal New Bone Formation.”
Olga Zielinska, Psychology, with her poster, “How Phish Evolve Over Time: Examining the Persuasion Principles Present in Phishing Emails Across a 5-year Span.”
Chen Chen, Communication, Rhetoric and Digital Media, discusses her poster, “Discipliniography of Rhet/Comp on Social Media: What Are We Doing in Our Facebook Groups?”
Laura Zdanski with her poster, “Information Flow Modeling in Hurricane Risk Communication.” Zdanski won third place in the humanities poster category.
Rachael Graham, Technical Communication, with her poster, “Shifting Spaces: The Role of Technical Communication in Augmented Reality Systems.”
Sherrie Godette, Public Administration, discusses her poster, “Food Deserts, Local Food Markets, and Government Intervention.”
Rachel Jacobson, Public History, with her poster, “Greenways: Offering a Green Solution to an Infrastructural Problem.”
Ross Anderson, History, discusses his poster, “The Effect of Factionalism on Jewish Persecution: How the Confl ict between Bernard of Clairvaux’s Cistercian Order and
Peter Abelard’s Scholasticism Reclassified Jews as Heretics.”
Susan Camilleri, Public Administration, with her poster, “The ACA Medicaid Expansion and Hospital Uncompensated Care: An Early Analysis.”
