Author: Yodalys Aguilar | Major: Psychology | Semester: Spring 2023 Throughout my training as a researcher, it has always been important to me to integrate diversity and inclusion into my work. In the fall of 2021, I became interested in researching mental health...
There’s a First Time for Everything: My First Conference Experience
Author: Caroline Dina | Major: Psychology | Semester: Spring 2023 My name is Caroline Dina, and I am a sophomore psychology major and statistics minor in the honors college here at the University of Arkansas. My research looked into changes in perceived willpower...
Communicating Through My First Conference
Author: Amy Whiteside | Major: Communication | Semester: Spring 2023 I’m Amy Whiteside, a senior communication major and honors student here at the University of Arkansas, and I recently returned from a trip to St. Louis, Missouri to present my research at the annual...
Is There Really No Place Like Home? Tournament Bass Fishing and the Homefield Advantage
Author: Madison Settlage | Majors: Economics and Finance | Semester: Spring 2023 This past April, I had the opportunity to present my research at the 23rd annual Society of Business, Industry, and Economics (SOBIE) conference in Miramar Beach, Florida. The paper I...
Discussing Animal Assisted Therapy with Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
Author: Emily Meade | Major: Nursing | Semester: Spring 2023 Hi! My name is Emily Meade and I am a senior nursing student at the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing. For my thesis project, I worked with Dr. Kilmer and our wonderful dog Gryffin to assess the effects of...
Bringing Animal-Assisted Therapy to the NAPNAP Annual Conference
Author: Jewel Hernandez | Major: Nursing | Semester: Spring 2023 My name is Jewel Hernandez, and I am a senior majoring in Nursing. I am one of Dr. Michele Kilmer’s honor students that have been working with her and her canine Gryffin since the Spring of 2022. My...
Taking Animal Assisted Therapy to the Big Stage
Author: Emily Grant | Major: Nursing | Semester: Spring 2023 Hello! My name is Emily Grant and I’m a senior nursing major with a minor in human development and family sciences, and I recently had the chance to present my honors thesis findings at the National...
Presentation at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Conference
Author: Vitali Maldonado | Major: Biomedical Engineering | Semester: Spring 2023 Hello everyone, I am Vitali Maldonado, and I am a senior biomedical engineering student at the University of Arkansas. I have been doing research for almost 3 years at Dr. Samsonraj’s lab...
Presenting at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Conference
Author: Mufazzela Tabassum | Major: Public Health | Semester: Spring 2023 Recently, I attended the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco conference in San Antonio, Texas from March 1-3rd to co-present a poster with my mentor, Dr. Page Dobbs, on our research...
Attending the Central States ACSM Conference in Tulsa
Author: Sydney Ahart | Major: Exercise Science | Semester: Spring 2023 My name is Sydney Ahart, and I am a senior Exercise Science Major. I have a minor in mathematics. For my honors research, I am studying the effects of a previous knee injury on kinematic gait...