Dec 07, 2019

KU students from NW Kan. to present undergrad research projects

Posted Dec 07, 2019 10:45 AM

KU News Service


LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will host its second annual Fall Undergraduate Research Poster Session next week, featuring the work of 57 KU students. The public is invited to the event, sponsored by KU’s Center for Undergraduate Research, from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Kansas Union Ballroom. 

 

“We have an excellent group of student presentations lined up for the Fall Poster Session,” said Alison Olcott, undergraduate research center director. “We hope the campus community will come out to hear from these students about what they have learned this semester.”

 

Kansas students who will present their work are listed below, along with their major, hometown, project title, and research mentor. Area students presenting include:


Barton County

Gage Miller, a psychology major from Ellinwood: “Discounting of Sexual Partners Prospectively Predicts Risky Sexual Behavior,” mentored by David Jarmolowicz, applied behavioral science.

 

Ellis County

Lacey Gregory, a journalism major from Hays: “Kansan Diversity and Representation,” mentored by Teri Finneman, journalism.


Norton County

Kirstin Georgeson, a music therapy major from Norton: “Music Stimuli for Mindfulness: Comparison of Four Stimuli Composed Under Similar Principles,” mentored by Abbey Dvorak, music therapy.