On Friday, May 20th, 2016, over 1000 students presented their work at the 19th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, held in Mary Gates Hall at the University of Washington. The event is hosted by the Undergraduate Research Program, which assists students who want to enhance their undergraduate experience with research. The Symposium is a celebration of student achievement, innovation, and academic excellence.
Congratulations to the Department of Economics undergraduate students who each presented research posters and talks on a wide array of topics:
- Danielle (Daina) Goldenberg, Junior, OWRC Front-Desk Traffic: Organizational Solutions for Writer-Tutor Accessibility
- Ryunosuke (Rick) Shibata, Senior, High Velocity Impact Analysis of Two-Stage Penetrator Probe
- Yingying Huang, Senior, A Feeling of Home? Sense of Community and Community Cohesiveness in Chinese Village in the City, in the Case of Cuiwei, Zhuhai
- Xiaoxiao Li, Senior, Predicting Evolution from the Growth Rate of Effective Population Inferred by Bayesian Nonparametric Phylodynamic Reconstruction
- Hohjin Im, Senior, Darkness and Brown Induction with a Checkerboard Configuration & Writing as Emotional Labor: Emotional Investment in the Tutor-Writer Relationship
- Irena Chen, Senior, The Impact of Health Aid on Reducing HIV Incidence: Do State Capacity and Corruption Influence Aid Effectiveness? (Mentors: Rachel Heath & Phil Brock)
- Yu Ma, Senior, Student Evaluations of College Instructors: A Case Study on the Determinants of Course Evaluation Scores at University of Washington (Mentor: Melissa Knox)
- Macey Wong, Senior, The Returns to English-Speaking Skills in Puerto Rico (Mentor: Oksana Leukhina)
Special thanks to Department of Economics faculty members Phil Brock, Rachel Heath, Melissa Knox, and Oksana Leukhina for serving as research mentors for these students.
Pursuing research and participating in the Undergraduate Research Symposium can be a highlight for future resumes and graduate school applications. For those who wish to participate next year, or explore other research opportunities, see the Undergraduate Research Program website here for details and important next steps.