Hometown: Istanbul, Turkey Degree earned: Master’s Degree in Applied Linguistics/TESOL Thesis Excerpt: THE ROLE OF LANGUAGE USE IN IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION AMONGST LGBTQI+ YOUTUBERS ABSTRACT The majority of previous studies of […]
Category: Graduate Awards
Jess Hamlet | Outstanding Dissertation
Shakespeare, Race, and Adaptation in Times of Unrest, 1601-1888 Department of English Committee Chair: Michelle Dowd Hometown: Astoria, Oregon Degree earned: I hold a BA in Theatre from Pacific University […]
Soohyun Park | Outstanding Dissertation
Gene by Environment Interactions on Late-Life Cognitive Functioning: Integrative Roles of Polygenic Score, Early Life Trauma, and Psychological Resilience Department of Psychology Committee Chair: Rebecca Allen and Giyeon Kim Hometown: […]
Musfiq Bhuiya | Outstanding Master’s Thesis
Accessibility of Movement Challenged Persons and their Earthquake Risk Perception Degree Earned: Masters in Geography Hometown: Dhaka, Bangladesh Excerpt of Thesis: Persons with disabilities (PWDs) are the largest minority group of […]
Barbara-Shae Jackson | Outstanding Master’s Thesis
The Color Line: The Influence of Race on Aesthetic Experience and its Inferred Connection to Implicit Bias Degree Earned: M.A. Cognitive Psychology Hometown: Montgomery, Alabama Thesis Excerpt: Study Aim The […]
Cassie Whitt | Outstanding Teaching By a Doctoral Student
Hometown: Cadiz, KY Why is teaching important to you? In his book Poetics, Aristotle wrote about a concept he called “anagnorisis,” which can be loosely defined as “a change from ignorance […]
Jonathan Frame | Outstanding Research by a Doctoral Student
Hometown: Santa Barbara, CA Degree Earned: Ph.D. in Geology Research Overview: Here at The University of Alabama I have been researching the use of machine learning-based models for forecasting hydrologic […]
Katie Lightfoot | Outstanding Service by a Graduate Student
Hometown: Northport, AL Degree Earned: BA in Foreign Languages and Literature and International Studies; MA in German Studies is pending. What does service mean to you? Service is lifting up […]
Ana Belén Álvarez, Outstanding Service
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy, Romance Languages—Spanish Literature Hometown: Barcelona, Spain Service Overview: Before starting my MA at the University of Alabama, while I was in Spain, I helped kids between […]
Kari Boyd, Outstanding Dissertation
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy, History Hometown: Highland, Michigan Dissertation Excerpt: “The Frederick family of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan sent three sons to fight the Spanish American War. Will, John, and […]