Spring Academic Showcase 2013:
Celebrating Undergraduate Research & Achievement 

The Office of Undergraduate Research and The Honors College at the University of Houston are pleased to host the Spring Academic Showcase 2013: Celebrating Undergraduate Research and Achievement on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at the Rockwell Pavilion and the Honors College, 2^nd floor of the M.D. Anderson Library.

This event celebrates the mentored research achievements of students at the University of Houston through poster and oral presentations. 

Over 100 students will present at this event.
Over 50 poster presentations: 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., Rockwell Pavilion, M.D. Anderson Library & The Honors College 
Six oral presentations: 5:00 - 6:30 p.m., Honors College, Room 212J

Poster Presentations

Student presenters represent a wide range of majors and colleges at the University including: 

Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture

College of Education

Cullen College of Engineering

Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management


The Honors College

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences


College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics


College of Pharmacy


College of Technology

Oral Presentations, Room 212 J in Honors College

5:00 p.m. – Joe Battle
Faculty Mentor: Professor Dan Price
Art
The Path to Sentience 

5:15 p.m. – Edward Garza
Faculty Mentor: Professor Paul Guajardo
English
Endzone

5:30 p.m. – Lindsay Kutrybala
Faculty Mentor: Professor Shirley Yu
Educational Psychology
Effects of a Technical and Vocational Bridge Program on Non-Traditional Students

5:45 p.m. – Crystal Sowemimo
Faculty Mentor: Professor Sarah Spring
Policy Debate
An Investigation of High School Debate Participation and Student Engagement

6:00 p.m. – Tori Spriggins
Faculty Mentor: Professor Tomika Greer
Human Development and Consumer Science
The Transition from University to Work and the Exploration of Attitudes towards Work Life Balance among Recent Female Undergraduates

6:15 p.m. – Trisha Thacker
Faculty Mentor: Professor Chad Wayne
Biology & Biochemistry
Intravenous IVIG in the Management of Lupus Nephritis