The following graduate students received grants from JMU’s Office of Research and Scholarship to present their work at professional conferences during the 2023-2024 academic year.

Assessment and Measurement

Josiah Hunsberger received a grant to present on “Evaluating the efficacy of the IRTree model for Disengagement” at the American Educational Research Association in Philadelphia, PA, April 2024.

Nicolas Mireles received a grant to present on “Considerations and Recommendations for Rapid Guessing with Examinee Motivation Filtering in DCMs” at the National Council of Measurement in Education Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, April 2024.

Autumn Wild received a grant to present on “Student Learning and Graduation: Investigating Grade Inflation” at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA, April 2024.

Biology

Nicole Cubbage received a grant to present on “Characterizing the role of the Sphingosine 1-phosphate pathway in post-traumatic fibrosis” at the 85th Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists in Chattanooga, TN, March 2024.

Tyler Gandee received a grant to present on “Demystifying the black box of sequencing: incorporating Minion sequencing of chloroplast genomes in the classroom” at the Evolution Conference in Albuquerque, NM, June 2024.

Montana Hill received a grant to present on “The Ecology and Genetic Diversity of Buckleya distichophylla (Santalaceae)” at the ASB 2024 Chattanooga in Chattanooga, TN, March 2024.

Emily Plant received a grant to present on “Dynamics of skin-based gene expression in red-sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis): sex and seasonal influences” at the Association of Southeastern Biologists in Chattanooga, TN, March 2024.

Clinical and School Psychology

Valencia Pankey received a grant to present on “Increasing Access to Behavioral Services for Spanish-Speaking Families Through a Collaborative Interdisciplinary Team Approach” at the ABAI’s 50th Annual Convention in Philadelphia, PA, May 2024.

Lauren Shoss received a grant to present on “Teamwork is fun... but here's where it gets sticky! Ethical considerations of interdisciplinary, collaborative work within athletics” at the AASP Mid-Atlantic Regional Sport Psychology Conference in Glassboro, NJ, February 2024.

Communication and Advocacy

Sophia Bates received a grant to present on ““How Would I Have Known?”: A Qualitative Analysis of the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM’s) “The Last Photo” Video Series at the Eastern Communication Association’s 2024 115th Annual Convention in Cambridge, MA, March 2024.

Maraim Da’Mes received a grant to present on ““Think of the kids”: An Embodied Autoethnographic Account of Growing Up Bicultural and Interfaith in America AND The Incongruities of Environmental Injustice in National Geographic’s Global Water Wars” at the Eastern Communication Association Conference in Cambridge, MA, March 2024.

Hawa Diakite received a grant to present on “But I am from here! Tales of being and Belonging” at the Eastern Communication Association Conference in Cambridge, MA, March 2024.

Mercy Faleyimu received a grant to present on “A Qualitative Analysis of Nascent Scientists’ Understanding of Communication and Identity” at the Eastern Communication Association in Baltimore, MD, March 2023.

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Preeti Pandey received a grant to present on “Real-world Hearing Aid Outcome Assessment In India: An EMA Study” at The Annual Scientific & Technology Conference, 2024 in Scottsdale, AZ, February 2024.

English

Haylee Edwards received a grant to present on “"Rep & Rev," Rhythm, and Voice in Suzan-Lori Parks's _Father Comes Home from the Wars_” at the GEO 17th Annual Conference: Displacement in College Park, MD, March 2024.

Tiffany Polzin received a grant to present on “Eros, Elites, and Education: Exploring the Excess in Love’s Labor’s Lost” at the NeMLA 55th Annual Convention in Boston, MA, March 2024.

Kinesiology 

Carolyn Ludwigson received a grant to present on “Experiences of elementary school girls in Paralympic School Day: A qualitative study” at the SHAPE America in Sattle, WA, March 2023.

Music 

Hannah Greer-Young received a grant to present on “Centering the Student Experience: Sexual Misconduct in U.S. Band Programs” at the Florida Music Education Association (FMEA) Professional Development Conference in Tampa, FL, January 2024.

Daniel Esperante received a grant to present on “World Premiere of "Up North" at the Mid-Atlantic Flute Convention in Dulles, VA, February 2024.

Psychological Sciences 

Brooklin Davis received a grant to present on “Examining the Effects of Feedback Timing on Performance” at the Association for Behavior Analysis International's Annual Conference in Denver, CO, May 2024.

Christopher Johnson received a grant to present on “Presentation 1: The Reciprocal Relationship Between Attachment Quality and Ego-Resiliency in Adolescence and Emerging  Adulthood. Presentation 2: Negative Life Experiences as Predictors of Future Stress:  The Moderating Roles of Conflict Resolution Skills and Personality Characteristics” at the Society for Research on Adolescence 2024 Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL, April 2024.

Nicklas Phillips received a grant to present on “Adding a Trumpet to Soften the Blow: Object Emoji Influence Text Perception” at the Eastern Psychological Association in Boston, MA, March 2024.  

Jacklyn Snyder received a grant to present on “Insecure Attachment in Adolescence and Future Romantic Relationship Attributes” at the Society for Research on Adolescence 2024 Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL, April 2024.

Strategic Leadership Studies

John Lee received a grant to present on “Computer Mediated Measurement: Digital Data Collection and Virtual Human Interviewers” at the 2024 SIOP Annual Conference in Chicago, IL, April 2024.