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Fall Expo 2018

The 2018 Fall Expo showcased the research and service learning work produced by UAB undergraduates and other students in UAB fall research programs, fall REU programs, and other fall opportunities. It was held on December 5 and 6.

Winners

Oral Presentations

  • First Place: Zachary Watson, Melissa Cummins, Bailey Dumlao, Madison Shelby, Elizabeth Bradley, and Kayla Phillips
  • Second Place: Jaclyn Aida, Parker Rose, Whitman Miller, Alexander Thomas, Daphne Embry, and Linda Lin
  • Third Place: Callie Walls, Maha Ahmed, Dina Kasman, Eric Latham, Michaela Philip, and Garrett Jebeles

Poster Presentations

  • Arts and Humanities

    First Place: Zoya Ahmed

  • Biological and Life

    First Place (tie): Nicholas T. Southern; Altamish Daredia; Sarah Sims; Jillian Tinglin

    Second Place (tie): Tharon Holdsworth, Angela M. Totoro, and Hannah G. Majors; Kaitlin McLeod

    Third Place (tie): Kyrene Villavicencio; McKenzie Foxall

  • Business

    First Place: Melinda Mueller

    Second Place: Alana Baumann

  • Education

    First Place: Alex Summerlin

  • Engineering

    First Place: Pratheek Bobba

  • Health

    First Place: Drue Benefield

    Second Place: Hana Habchi

  • Physical Science

    First Place: First Place: John Kim and Christian Skinner

  • Service Learning

    First Place: Daneka Pettaway, Sophia Ngo, Lola Diaz, Paul Duke, Elisha Mulkey, and Haley Gilliam

    Second Place: Kay Williams, Ma'Hogany Lee, and Ebony L. Ellis

    Third Place: Carley Blankenship, Lexi Stover, Maria Granados, Alana Murphy, and Melanie Garcia; Kenya Harris, Alexis Reese, and Anissa Carpenter

  • Social and Behavioral Sciences

    First Place: Gopiann Shah and Urmee Podder

    Second Place: Caroline Spigner

  • Works in Progress

    First Place: Elizabeth A. Bradley

    Second Place: Jordan Barham

Keynote Speaker: Christina Glenn, M.S.

Christina Glenn, M.S., is a doctoral student at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the Department of Biostatistics. She is the 2018 recipient of the Dr. Al M. Best Biostatistics Teaching Award. Christina is also a Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) Practitioner and her research interests include the impact of active learning strategies on learning outcomes for undergraduate and graduate students as well as the application of statistical methods to mental health data.

Holding teaching certifications in both mathematics and music, Christina has taught middle and high school mathematics in the Birmingham City School system. She is also a classically trained pianist and currently serves as the minister of music at her church.

In her spare time, Christina enjoys volunteering, tutoring, composing music, working on statistical projects, and spending quality time with family and friends. She is also an award-winning toastmaster and maintains a steady speaking schedule in the non-profit world.

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