The University Scholars Program (USP) and the CLAS Scholars Program (CSP) provide opportunities for undergraduate students at the University of Florida to pursue research projects under the guidance of faculty mentors. Anthropology majors once again prevailed in competition for these prestigious awards, each accompanied by funding to support work in the field, the lab, archives, and more.
Awarded USP funding for 2023-2024 are the following students, their projects, and their faculty mentors:
- Adriana Fortier with faculty mentor Adrienne Strong: Power and Intersectionality in Medical Care
- Fatima Gutierrez with faculty mentor Peter Collings: Representing Culture and Researcher Responsibility: The Yanomami Case
- Kailey Schaible with faculty mentor Kim Valenta: The Impact of Free-roaming Dogs on Native Fossa Populations in Andasibe-Mantadia
- Sacha Sides with faculty mentor Valerie DeLeon: Okay, I’ll Bite: Hypsodont Incisors and Facial Growth in the Aye-Aye
- Lauryn Tyler with faculty mentor Marit Østebø: Aesthetic Microtrends on Social Media; Performative Identity
- Sabrina Yeahia with faculty mentor Gabriel Prieto: Viru Ceramics: Exploring Ceramic Vessel Wares from Domestic and Burial Contexts with Consideration of Morphology and Decoration from the Huanchaco Maritime Community, North Coast of Peru
Awarded CSP funding for 2023-2024 are the following students and their projects, each under the faculty mentorship of Adrienne Strong:
- Emma Hanley: Communication of Pain Between Patients and Providers in Tanzanian Hospitals
- Mahir Rahman: The Capitalist Advantage of Abandoning Comprehensive Sexual Education
- Jacob Roman: Study of Gender(ed) Relations in Tanzanian Pain Management and Care Practices
In addition, Emma Hanley (Tanzania), Mahir Rahman (Peru), and Jacob Roman (Tanzania), advised by Dr. Strong, have been awarded funding through the Summer Undergraduate International Research Program (SUIRP) supported by the International Center and the Center for Undergraduate Research to conduct independent, mentored research projects abroad this coming summer for 8–10 weeks. SUIRP provides up to $5000 per student and supports them through weekly meetings and pre-departure orientation. Look for more about this work at the Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium next year.
CONGRATULATIONS to all of our award winners!