Presenters:
Jake Dean (Anthropology)
"Wandering with Whales: A Social Ecology of Pacific Gray Whale Conservation-as-Development"
Qing Huang (Communication)
"No response? Response latency in texting"
Sarah Noe (Anthropology)
"Ancient Llamas, Modern Insights: Sustainable Lessons from the Andes"
Hannah Overbye-Thompson (Communication)
"Confronting Algorithm Bias"
Qiyao Peng (Communication)
"The Battle for Your Thoughts: News vs. Comment"
Gwen Petro (Communication)
"Hands Off Our Data: Thinking About Online Privacy Post-Dobbs"
Abdullah Salehuddin (Communication)
"When Hurt Continues: The Relationship between Family History and Communal Coping"
Dario Trujano-Ochoa (Economics)
"Strategic Beliefs in Decision-Making: Understanding the Impact on Information Valuation and Choice"
Kylie Woodman (Communication)
"Digital Development: Navigating the Impact of Digital Media on Developing Minds"
Judges:
Our esteemed judges for this round are:
Linda Burrows (Community Organizer and Child Advocate)
Michael Coppersmith (Department Administrator for Education)
Beth Digeser (Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in History)
Samantha Fiallo (Graduate Student in Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology and 2023 Grad Slam Runner Up)
Jessy Gonzales (Undergraduate Student in Chemical Engineering and Former Intern at the Center for Science & Engineering Partnerships)
Emcee: TBD
For each of the preliminary rounds, we will give out over $1,500 in prize money:
- $1,000 for 1st place and advancement to the Final Round on April 5
- $500 for the runner up
- $25 gift cards for raffled off for all other presenters