Previous Winners

examples of other entries (titles only)

2023 Prize Winners:

• Vinny Polignano (Environmental Policy, graduate) "Is the Mug Half Empty? Evaluating Economic Development Theory, Producer Vulnerability, and the Future of Coffee in Bududa, Uganda"
• Raihan Alam (Psychology, undergraduate) "Examining the Effects of a Blame Inefficacy Intervention for Reducing Blame and Improving Relationships in College Roommates"
• Laura Duffany (Global Studies, undergraduate) "The Challenges Associated with Incorporating Cultural Competence into American Medical Education: Perspectives from the Lehigh Valley"

2022 Prize Winners:

• Hiwot Demelash (International Relations, undergraduate) "Does Ethnic Federalism Promote Conflict? Ethiopia as a Case Study"
• Lena Weisman (History, undergraduate) "Beyond Fancy, Beyond Taste: Gender, Art and Culture in America's Gilded Age"

2019 Prize Winners:

• Holly Gwydir (Political Science, undergraduate) "Civil Religion in American Politics"

2018 Prize Winners:

• Bita Fayaz Farkhad (Economics, graduate) "The Impact of Participation in SNAP on Labor Force Decisions"

2017 Prize Winners:

• Lance Eisenhower (History, graduate) "'At Least Until We Shall Have an American Celebration to Take Its Place:' African American Celebratory Excursions to Gettysburg, 1880-1915"

2016 Prize Winners:

• Hao Tian (International Relations, undergraduate) "Sino-Russian Relations: Conflict and Cooperation"
• Andrew Zeveney (Psychology, graduate) "Illusion of Understanding in a Misunderstood Field: The Illusion of Explanatory Depth in Mental Disorders"

2015 Prize Winners: None

2014 Prize Winners:

• Silas Chamberlin (History, graduate) "'Many Bulldozers are Drooling': The Spatial Politics of Rail Trails"
• Abigail Gendler (Environmental Studies, undergraduate) "The Consequences of an Industrial Food System: A Cross-National Examination of the Role of Mechanization in the Rising Obesity Epidemic"
• Carolina Mattsson (International Relations, undergraduate) "Abrupt Changes in Nuclear Power Development: Systemic Analysis of Impactful Policy Decisions"

2013 Prize Winners:

• Will Dearden (Economics) "The Effect of Electronic Medical Records on Patient Satisfaction"
• Brian Hanley (History) "Slavery, Consumption, and Social Class: A Biography of Chief Justice Benjamin Chew (1722-1810)"

2012 Prize Winners:

• Hatem Hassan (Sociology and Anthropology) "Islam, SMOs, and the Arab Spring: A New Perspective on Social Movements in the Middle East"

2011 Prize Winners:

• Derek DeBellis (Psychology) "Affective Priming is Sensitive to Ingroup and Outgroup Comparison within Varying Models of Intergroup Dynamic" -1st place
• Erin D. Thorn (Sociology and Anthropology) "Division of Labor in Lesbian Households" -2nd place

2010 Prize Winners:

• Stephen Buryk (International Relations/Modern Languages and Literature) "Russia's Natural Gas: The Strategy and the State Behind It"
• Kirsten Muser (Psychology) "Representational Gestures Reflect Conceptualization in Problem Solving"
• Erica Dollhopf (American Studies, graduate) "A Mighty Ballot: Patterns of Voting Discussion in Christian Publications During Presidential Elections, 1960-2008"

2009 Prize Winners:

• Matthew Horne (Economics) "Monetary Policy and Asset Prices: Does the Federal Reserve Practice Asset Price Targeting?"
• Laura Kelly (Sociology and Anthropology) "Hierarchies of the Senses: Investigating Color, Texture and Scent in American English"
• Starla Weaver (Psychology, graduate) "What's on Your Mind: The Influence of the Contents of Working Memory on Choice"

2008 Prize Winners:

• Kelsey Hunter (International Relations) "Poverty as an Underlying Cause of Civil War"
• Lindsey Brooks (Education, graduate) "Ethnic-minority Bisexual Women: Understanding the Invisible Population"

2007 Prize Winners:

• Victoria Federico (International Relations) "The Curse of Natural Resources and Human Development"
• Michael Andreychik (Psychology, graduate) "Social Explanatory Style as a Foundation of Social Orientation"

2006 Prize Winners:

• Amy Rikoon (Psychology) "Oral vs. Written Narrative Memories and Well-Being in Late Adolescence"
• Maria-Cristina Cruza-Guet (Education, graduate) "The Relationship between Social Support and Psychological Distress among Hispanic Elders"

2005 Prize Winners:

• Joanna Steinman (Sociology and Anthropology, graduate) "A Comparative Historical Analysis of the Old Order Amish of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania"
  
• Sheila Clabby (Psychology, undergraduate) "Lay Theories and Intergroup Attitudes: The Role of Theories Concerning Internality-Externality and Stability-Instability"
• additional finalists

2004 Prize Winners:

• Emily Wurth (Sociology and Anthropology, graduate) "The Health of the ‘Forgotten' of Washington, DC: An Analysis of Gentrification, Concentrated Poverty and Health"
  
• Celina Hayes (Psychology, undergraduate) " Dependency and Length as Processing Constraints on Word Order in Particle Constructions"
• additional finalists

2002 Prize Winners:

• Claire Choutka and Patricia Doloughty (College of Education, graduate) "ABA for Children with Autism: The Outcome-Related Factors in the Legal Cases"
  
• Nicholas Kehrwald (Psychology, undergraduate) "Moving Beyond Traits: The Effect of Attributions for Stereotypic Traits on Social Judgment"
  
• Lauren Ercole, Annette Gavigan, Amy Gilbreth, and Katharine Gardner (Sociology and Anthropology, undergraduate) "Perceptions of Feminism: Measuring Feminist Attitudes"

1999 Prize Winners:

• Dorene McNamara (Social Relations, graduate) "Individual Differences in Adult Attachment Styles and their Connection with Representations of Actual and Ideal Love"
  
• Elizabeth Richner (Psychology, graduate) "From Actors to Characters to Persons: The Development of Character Representation in Young Children's Narratives"
  
• Shari Abrams (Psychology, undergraduate) "Gender Differences in Perceptions of Modest and Immodest Presentation of Academic Achievement"

1998 Prize Winners:

• Jamie Lynch (Psychology, undergraduate) "The Effects of Gender and Sex Role on Helping Behavior"
  
• Jill Kinney (History, undergraduate) "The Changing Role of Women in the Seneca Nation of Indians"
  

1997 Prize Winner:

• Yan Ping (Emily) Xin (College of Education, graduate) “Mathematical Word Problem Solving Instruction for Students with Mild Disabilities and Those at Risk for Math Failure.”

1996 Prize Winners:

• Bonnie A. Green (Psychology, graduate) "Cognitive Changes following a Carotid Endarterectomy: A Proposal"
  
• Allyson Kambach(History, graduate) "'In Women's Realm': Negotiating Issues of Gender and Class in the Amalgamated Journal"
  
• Laura Greenwald (Psychology, undergraduate)"Psychosocial and Cultural Differences in Latino Americans on Hemodialysis"
• Dara Seybold (Sociology and Anthropolgy, undergraduate)"Choosing Therapies: A Senegalese Woman's Experiences with Infertility"

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