Congratulations to the CAL Award Winners at the SDSU Student Symposium
The 16th annual SDSU Student Symposium (S3) took place on March 3 and 4. 400 students were in attendance and over 70 of them received awards for exceptional research projects and creative endeavors.
S3 is an opportunity for the students of SDSU to showcase their hard work and dedication to their passions and fields of study.
Nine President’s Awards of $500 were given to the most outstanding oral presentations across all disciplines. Those receiving a President’s Award will represented SDSU at the 37th Annual California State University (CSU) Student Research Competition held on campus at San Diego State April 28 and 29, 2023.
Two CAL Students Win President’s Awards
Brianna O’Boyle, first-year master’s student in the Department of Linguistics and Asian/Middle Eastern Languages won the President’s Award for her presentation: “WeChat Usage and Emoji Ratings: How usage of the social media platform WeChat influences the ratings of emojis from WeChat.”
Learn about O’Boyle’s research and her mentor Gabriel Doyle.
Kayla Solsbak, second-year master’s student in history, won a President’s Award for her presentation: “The Feminine Presence: Gender Discourse in the United Farm Workers’ Newspaper.”
Read more about Solsbak and her mentor David Cline.
All S3 Award Winners from CAL
President’s Award
Brianna O’Boyle, Linguistics and Asian/Middle Eastern Languages
Title: “WeChat Usage and Emoji Ratings: How usage of the social media platform WeChat influences the ratings of emojis from WeChat.”
Mentor: Gabriel Doyle
Kayla Solsbak, History
Title: “The Feminine Presence: Gender Discourse in the United Farm Workers’ Newspaper”
Mentor: David Cline
Charles Wei-Hsun Fu Foundation Philosophy Award
Carlos Melendrez, Philosophy
Title: “Lucid Philosophy”
Mentor: Sandra Wawrytko
Arts Alive Award
Emily Teaze, English and Comparative Literature
Title: “My Brain And It’s Eyes: Disability, Access, And Competent Care During Vital Times”
Mentor: Yetta Howard
Research Award for Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
Da Quanisha Parks, Classics And Humanities
Title: “#EnvironmentalJustice.Now”
Mentor: Kishauna Soljour
Undergraduate Research Excellence Award
Ash Osiris, Anthropology and Asian Studies
Title: “Interview with a DJ: An Ethnography of on Alternative Music and Culture”
Mentor: Jocelyn Killmer
Sandrien Mekany, Political Science
Title: “Her Turn to Learn: Expanding Girl’s Education in Afghanistan”
Mentor: Candice Simmons (RWS)
Provost’s Award: Arts and Letters
Isabele De Lima Vargas Simoes, Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies
Title: “Land Occupations in Belo Horizonte, Brazil”
Mentor: Erika Robb Larkins
Dean’s Award: Arts and Letters
Avery Cardosi, Sociology
Title: “Making the Grade: Examining the Racial-Ethnic Differences in ADHD’s impact on Academic Performance”
Mentor: Audrey Beck
Ulises Magallon Estrada, Sociology
Title: “Can Latinos be Racist? Examining Anti-Blackness Among Latinos”
Mentor: Audrey Beck
Arts Exhibit Award
Nanzi Muro, Rhetoric and Writing Studies
Title: “Break Down | Right Thing to Do!”
Mentor: Arzu Ozkal (PSFA)