2019-2020 Library Research Scholars & Adobe Scholars
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2019-2020 Library Research Scholars
Christina Jayaraj
Year: Junior
Major: Biochemistry
Initial Project Idea: Creation of a scholarly poster and presentation on the state of healthcare insurance, augmented by interviews with physicians and consumers, if time permits.
Mentor: Vera Spika
Tafui Leggard
Year: Sophomore
Major: Industrial Engineering
Initial Project Idea: Oral history project focused on the impact of Venezuelan migration on Trinidad and Tobago.
Mentor: Lauren Fralinger
Brandon Rojas
Year: Junior
Major: Architectural Engineering
Initial Project Idea: Story map of the changing architecture in Havana between 1954 and 1960.
Mentor: James Sobczak
2019-2020 Adobe Scholars
Noor Khaled
Year: Junior
Major: International Studies
Initial Project Idea: Video and scholarly paper on the uses of the First Amendment on college campuses, augmented with oral histories, if time permits.
Mentors: Shatha Baydoun & Vanessa Rodriguez
Nhadya Lawes
Year: Sophmore
Major: English
Initial Project Idea: Film project and digital collection focused on media narratives of Blackness and what informs self-perceptions of Blackness in the United States.
Mentors: Roxane Pickens & Vanessa Rodriguez
• Nhadya Lawes won the Nancy T. Clasby Award. News@TheU article: Uplifting Black voices
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