Awardees

2023

Dr. Md Tanvir Pavel, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Dr. Margarita Rayzberg, Valparaiso University

2022

Dr. Matthew Hanka, University of Southern Indiana

Dr. David Nalbone, Purdue University Northwest

2021

Dr. Denise Lynn, University of Southern Indiana

Dr. Stella Ress, University of Southern Indiana

STUDENT POSTER AWARDS

2023

Graduate Winner: Huda Alqahtani, Ball State University, Poster Title: “Exploring the Alignment between Pre-K Teachers' Beliefs about Mindset and Their Practice during Read-Aloud”. Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Ligia E. Gomez

Undergraduate Winner: Alex Smith, Indiana University Kokomo, Poster Title: Breaking the Bi-Nary: A Comparative Study of the Coming Out Experience between Men and Women”. Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Kathryn Holcomb

THE GEORGE C. ROBERTS AWARD

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2023: Lisa S. Elwood, Samantha Goodin, Christine Naydenov, Nicole Baldonado, Tamara Weaver, and Abigail Kuzma – Best Paper in MSSJ Volume 25 (2022): Assessment Practices and Experiences of Sex Trafficking in Caseloads of Service Providers Working with High Risk Youth in Indiana.

2022: Chae Young Chang – Best Paper in MSSJ Volume 24 (2021): Effects of States’ Laws on Youth Physical Activity Participation and Obesity Prevalence.

2021: Evelyn Ravuri - Best Paper in MSSJ Volume 23 (2020): Gentrification and Racial Transformation in One Neighborhood in the City of Cincinnati during the Great Recession.

2020: Vijay Lulla and Owen Dwyer - Best Paper in MSSJ Volume 22 (2019): Racial Segregation in Indianapolis, 1990–2010: A Spatial Perspective.

2019: Laura Merrifield Wilson - Best Paper in JIASS Volume 21 (2018): Does Money Matter? The Impact of State Political Context on the Relationship between Race/Ethnicity and Campaign Finance.

2018: Anne Statham and Paul Greider - Best Paper in JIASS Volume 20 (2017): The Importance of Unions in Contemporary Times.

2017: Selena Sanderfer - Best Paper in JIASS Volume 19 (2016): Interracial Cooperation and Strategic Framing in 19th-Century Southern Black Emigration Movements.

2016: Irene Gichungeh and Ae-Sook Kim - Best paper in JIASS Volume 18 (2015): The Mediating Role of Staffing on Quality of Care in Nonprofit and For-Profit Nursing Homes in Indiana"

2015: Michelle Jones and Lori Record - Best paper in JIASS Volume 17 (2014): Magdalene Laundries: The First Prisons for Women in the United States

2014: Yaoning Wu and Kevin Christ - Best paper in JIASS Volume 16-1 (2013): Patterns of OFDI: Comparing Japan’s and China’s Emergence on the Global Scene

Honorable Mention

Karl Besel, Todd Bradley, and Wolfgang Bielefeld - The Road to God Knows Where: Sustaining Northern Ireland NGOs in a Post-Agreement World

Hisaya Kitaoka - Beyond Attendance: Key Determinants to Improve Students’ Course Performance at a Small Liberal Arts College

THE J. CARL METZ AWARD

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2021: Ken Colburn, Butler University

2019: James Thomas, IU Northwest

2015: Surekha Rao, Professor of Economics, IU Northwest

2013: Chuck Gallmeier, Professor of Sociology, IU Northwest

2012: Cliff Staten, Professor Of Political Science, IU SouthEast