A Successful 2023 UAlbany Showcase

The Gordon Karp Award honors the Department of Economics' most outstanding graduating seniors. The 2023 winners are:

• Anna Brozycki

• Jason Chen

• Kuhyun Kwon

• Kate Murphy

• Michael Toro

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering announced the following Showcase Day presentation winners:
 

The Department of English announced the following awards on Showcase Day:
 

The Jeffrey Berman Award: Gretchen Graf 
Awarded to recognize academic achievement, with a focus on grief and mental health.  

The Arlene Steinberg Scholarship: Logan Carey  
Awarded to an outstanding junior or senior English major in the field of twentieth-century fiction, poetry, or theater. 

 
The Vivian Hopkins Scholarship: Auger Copps  
Awarded for outstanding scholastic ability and character in the Department of English. 

 
The Eleanor Bazzoni 1906 Fellowship: Zoe Barclay
Awarded for outstanding achievement in English, French or German. 

 
The Leah Lovenheim Award: Sebastian Stone for “Jude” 
Awarded annually for best student short story.
Honorable Mentions: Robert Vivas for “King;” Mena Brazinski for “Lucy in the Sky;” and Troy Ashcroft for “Oklahoma”

The Shields McIlwaine Award: Kaitlyn Kessinger for “we are all made of sun” 
Awarded annually for best student poem.
Honorable Mentions: Emma Dickinson for “Mother’s Milk;” Victoria Zickas for “The Burden of Humans”  

Showcase Day attendees voted to select the winners of the People's Choice Awards.

STEM: Afraa Kolaib, “Sustainability And Partnership for Impact” 

Arts: Kaitlyn Dembowski’s photography project, “The Stories Behind the Rainbows” 

Social Sciences: Mauricio Rodriguez, Proposal to Examine the Relationships of Eating Disorders with College Major, Immigration Status, and Class Year” 

Business: Daniel Finne, UASBIG Pitch 

Humanities: Katerina Bucek, “Translation Theory as Applied to Korean Sijo Poetry” 

Online: Maxam Daniels, “Unessay Cómo hacer té para gente perezosa” 

STEM: Omkar Kulkarni, “GARGI: Selecting an aesthtically pleasing Gaze-Aware Representative Group Image in Live Photos” 

Arts: Robin Du Plessis’s work at the MFA Exhibition 

Social Sciences: Ehasuyi Gomes, “The role of doulas and Black Women’s Maternal Health” 

Business: Isaiah Olavarria, “Advancing Entrepreneurship in the Capital Region: MBA Students and the Small Enterprise Economic Development (SEED) Program” 

Education: Gillian Bausch, Wuri Kusumastuti, Tom Underwood, “Designing for integrated learning trajectories - ETAP DocS as a case study for bringing a distant and diverse learning community together in new ways” 

Humanities: Nyssa Knarvik, “Development of lexical complexity in Spanish learners” 

Posters: Shivam Barot, Lorrain Bernard, Scott Berntsen, Ajsia Cabrera, Michael Castellano, Andrew Frauenberg, Faith Froehlich, Talya Grant, Taryn Hodge, Sherene Josephs, Isabella LaForte, Danielle Long, Emily Ludden, JaNai McAdoo, Jacklyn McCarthy, Selena Mohammed, Angely Montero, Robert-Joseph Robichaud, Joseph Rosi, Nicole Supliguicha, Rachell Tinoco, Emily Wilson and Eunice Yuen, “First-Generation College Student Status and Academic Success at UAlbany” 

Presentations: Samantha Mayers, Ari Wyner, Jason Moon and Dominick Foti, “Computer and IoT Hacking Demonstration” 

Performances: Alexandra Clougher, Ali Lancia, Breanna Phillips, Caroline Tyburski, Elana Bynoe, Ellie Sarratori, Emma Dworetsky, Gabby Samson, Grace Firman, Grace Mancuso, Kiah Carr, Madison Galarneau, Savannah Silva, Sophie Giles and Sophie Koutsoftas, UAlbany Dance Council Performance, “Ellie Hip Hop” 

Online: Ariana Ball, Yoaliz Bonilla, Tyra Echevarria and Aaliyah Hussain, “La salud mental (Mental Health)” 

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2022-2023 Presidential Award for Undergraduate Research:

• Liam Monahan, Department of Anthropology

• Emily Lucy, Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Science

• Alexandra O'Keefe, Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Science

• Emma Saidenberg, Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Science

• Lia Prager, Department of Biological Sciences

• Arlin Rodriguez, Department of Biological Sciences

• Hannah Talbot, Department of Biological Sciences

• Charles Cinquemani, Department of Business Administration

• Klaudia Rogala, Department of Business Administration

• Michael Spoto, Department of Business Administration

• Joshua Cho, Department of Computer Science

• Loc Huynh, Department of Educational Psychology and Methodology

• Natasha Edwards, Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security

• Ethan Fowler, Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security

• Logan Carey, Department of English

• Gretchen Graf, Department of English

• Morgan Sherlock, Department of English

• Kai Stingone, Department of English

• Brianna Collora, Department of History

• Kylie Cooper, Department of Political Science

• Razan Elsir, Department of Political Science

• Luke Morello, Department of Political Science

• Amanda Scarlata, Department of Psychology

• Jessica Abriel, School of Social Welfare

The Program in Writing and Critical Inquiry (WCI) presented awards at two ceremonies held during UAlbany Showcase. The first ceremony honored oral presentations and poster session presenters. The second ceremony honored winners of the WCI Writing Contest.

• Maliyka Aziz

• Caroline Bittle

• Evan Block

• James Cuddy

• Serigne Diouf

• Daniela Escamilla

• Mattie Fitzpatrick

• Kira Gruber

• Skylar Hollingsworth

• Kaila Johnson

• Jasleen Kaur

• Brianna Langston

• Maggie LaPine

• Sophia LoRe

• Leeza Milman

• Millee Modasra

• Kellianne Parrett

• Leah Punnoose

• Ana Radojevic

• Julie Repanti

• Tishan Roye

• Maddison Smith

• Vinishasree Thumilan

• Kyle Wolff

• Rachel Wolk

• Jordene Wynter

• Kate Bucek

• Kelsey Classen

• Julie Hong

• Allison Quaranto

• Sharie Rhea

• Emma Rumney

A total of 78 students presented research during the School of Public Health Student Poster Day at Albany Showcase. 

Excellence in Scholarship winners ($250 award) and Honorable Mention winners ($150 award) were selected for each academic subject area. 

Monetary awards for the 16 winners, totaling $3,000, were sponsored by Health Research, Inc. (HRI). 
 

Fifteen students presented research posters in this academic subject area. The award winners are: 

Excellence in Scholarship: Ryan Schneider ($250 award) 

Honorable Mentions:  

• Kathleen McCarthy ($150 award) 

• Rachel Fay ($150 award) 
   

Thirteen Environmental Health Sciences students presented research posters. The award winners are: 

Excellence in Scholarship: Najm Alsadat Madani ($250 award) 

Honorable Mentions:  

• Cindy Arthur ($150 award) 

• Kimberly Mergen ($150 award) 
   

Twelve students presented research posters in this academic subject area. The award winners are: 

Excellence in Scholarship: Charlotte (Bishan) Huang ($250 award) 

Honorable Mentions:  

• Isa Brackett ($150 award) 

• Alexandra Frary ($150 award) 
   

Sixteen students presented research posters in this academic subject area. The award winners are: 

Excellence in Scholarship: Maeve McCulloch ($250 award) 

Honorable Mentions:  

• Rebecca Pendergrass ($150 award) 

• Yodit Berhan ($150 award) 
   

Twenty-two students presented research posters in this academic subject area. The award winners are: 

Excellence in Scholarship:  

• Jamie Reedy ($250 award) 

• Danielle Pellino ($250 award) 

Honorable Mention:  

• Allison Nolan ($150 award) 

• Ashley Shayya ($150 award)