ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA – The Winthrop University campus community celebrated more
than 200 research projects on April 14 at the 2023 Showcase of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors (SOURCE).
Hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Research, SOURCE included work from all five academic colleges on campus, with students proudly
presenting their research and creative projects in the form of performances, oral
and poster presentations, workshops and gallery exhibitions.
SOURCE concluded with an awards presentation honoring that amazing work. This year’s
winners are:
BEST IN SOURCE: PERFORMANCE
1. Kayla Alexander, “Beneath Her Strength: A Choreographic Analysis of Today’s Black Woman”
2. Jaiden Mosley, “The Spirit Moves”
3. Alexa Schroder, “A Wizard’s Misfire: Musical Storytelling and Fun”
BEST IN SOURCE: POSTER
Leliana Bohanan, “Effects of TiO2 Nanoparticles on Fish Upper Thermotolerance”
BEST IN SOURCE: ORAL PRESENTATION
Trey Wineglass, “Perceptions of the Current Nursing Shortage and Strategies to Increase Staff Retention”
BEST IN STEM: POSTER
Gabrielle Walker, “Investigations of Nucleotide Modifications in Winthrop’s Bacteriophage Collection”
BEST IN SOCIAL SCIENCES: POSTER
Ebonie White, “Adults’ Empathy and Experiences With and Perceptions of Imposter Syndrome”
BEST IN HEALTHCARE AND STEM: ORAL PRESENTATION
Dallas Nivens, Investigating Protein-Protein Interactions Between Bacteriophage Cain and Its Host Mycobacterium Smegmatis”
BEST IN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES: ORAL PRESENTATION
David Urich, “The Effect of Interregional Inequalities in Orchestras”
Three undergraduate researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences were also named Inez Bell Caskey Student Scholars, generously funded by Dr. Thomas Caskey in honor of his mother Inez, who graduated from Winthrop in 1930. They are:
1. Luisa Manley, humanities and arts;
2. Ebonie White, social sciences; and
3. Dallas Nivens, science and mathematics.
About Undergraduate Research on Campus
Recognizing that undergraduate research is one of the “High-Impact Practices” identified by the American Association of Colleges and Universities — which refers to a practice that contributes to student engagement and persistence —Winthrop has worked particularly hard to offer opportunities to students in all majors to participate in the creation of projects reflecting their original work.
For more information, contact Nick Grossoehme, director of undergraduate research, at 803/323-3397 or 803/323-4955 or e-mail grossoehmen@winthrop.edu. You can also visit the Undergraduate Research website.
