CCI 45TH Annual Research Symposium

Creativity, Engagement, Research: Achieving Understanding & Improving Lives

Tenopir & King Research Excellence Award: David Sims

Student Research Stars

  • First Place: Amanda Womac – Extreme Weather and Climate Change: An analysis of frames used in newspaper coverage of the 2022 Kentucky floods and Hurricane Ian
  • Second Place (tie): Carla White – The Impact of Oversaturation and Corporate Identity on CSR Messages Within the Electric Car Industry
  • Second Place (tie): Minjeong Kim – NFT Marketing and Psychological Ownership: Exploring the Role of Self-Discrepancy
  • Third Place: Scott Greaves – Modernizing Practices in Science Communication: Understanding the Podcasts of the Oxford Academic Press

Research Poster Kaleidoscope

Namrita Varier, Diego Lourenco, Jeremy Horner, Benjamin D. Horne – Characterizing The Supply-Side Differences Between Pink Slime and Local News

Trivia Winners

  • Game #1:  (first) Pranaav Jadhav (second) Scott Greeves (third) Chad Lanctot
  • Game #2 (first) Jie Chen   (second) Jalen Blue (third) Pranaav Jadhav

Special thanks to: 

Our judges who represented our schools, our students, staff, and faculty:

  • Jess Barfield
  • Brian Dobreski
  • Meredith Goins
  • Guy Harrison
  • Jiangen He
  • Laura Miller
  • Natalie Rice

Our graduate student colleagues who led our sessions as moderators:

  • Nicole Arrowood
  • Jalen Blue
  • Chad Lanctot
  • Anna McClure

Our CCI Research Advisory Committee (RAC). The RAC is busy throughout the academic year working on many projects, and I appreciate all their great ideas and commitment!

  • Sarah Devereux
  • Brian Dobreski
  • Guy Harrison
  • Jiangen He
  • Joy Jenkins
  • Laura Miller
  • Christina Najera
  • Joan Rentsch
  • Suzie Allard, chair

Our Research & Innovation Center team whose organizing skills and project management make this event a success:

  • Amy Forrester
  • Beth Meko
  • Karen Zach