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Meet Sally Kelley, the winner of the 2022 3-Minute Thesis Competition

August 3, 2022 by Michelle Miller

Sally Kelley placed first in the 2022 3-Minute Thesis Competition. Sally’s project was titled, “Criterion for Tune: Identifying ‘New Englandly’ Traits of Alice Parker’s Choral Settings of Emily Dickinson Poetry.” Sally earned a Doctor of Arts in Music in May 2022 from Ball State. Dr. Kelley’s advisor, Dr. Andrew Crow, said this about her, “Sally […]

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Tony Mangino, Winner of the 2021-2022 Distinguished Dissertation Award

June 22, 2022 by Michelle Miller

Our 2021-2022 Distinguished Dissertation Award winner is Tony Mangino. Tony earned a PhD in Educational Psychology in July of 2021. Tony’s advisor, Dr. Jocelyn Bolin said, “From my perspective, Dr. Mangino’ s dissertation was an obvious choice for this award. His dissertation required understanding of complex statistical theory, practical application of statistical analysis, computer simulation […]

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Garrett Looker, Winner of the 2021-2022 Outstanding Creative Project Award

June 9, 2022 by Michelle Miller

Our 2021-2022 Outstanding Creative Project Award winner is Garrett Looker. Garrett earned a MA in Telecommunications in July of 2021. Garrett’s advisor, Mr. Chris Flook said, “I nominated Mr. Looker because his project exemplifies the best work our graduate students do in our program. His work, a documentary about local redlining practices in Muncie, blends […]

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Scott Barrera, Winner of the 2021-2022 Graduate Student Inclusive Excellence Award

May 18, 2022 by Michelle Miller

Scott Barrera was our 2021-2022 Graduate Student Inclusive Excellence Award recipient. Scott is a doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology graduate program. Dr. Kristin Perrone nominated Scott. Dr. Perrone wrote that, “Scott has been a champion for diversity by establishing a multicultural research lab where he mentored master’s and undergraduate students in designing and conducting […]

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Ben Evans, Winner of the 2021-2022 Distinguished Thesis Award

May 3, 2022 by Michelle Miller

Our 2021-2022 Distinguished Thesis Award winner was Ben Evans. Ben earned his MS in Biology in May of 2021, and he is currently a doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ben’s advisor, Dr. Doug Bernstein said, “I nominated Ben for this award because his thesis answered important questions in our field. Ben was able […]

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Yusi Chen, Winner of the 2021-2022 Doctoral Level Excellence in Teaching Award

April 20, 2022 by Michelle Miller

Our 2021-2022 Excellence in Teaching Doctoral Level Award winner is Yusi Chen. Yusi is a doctoral student in the PhD program in English with a concentration in Applied Linguistics. Dr. Jennifer Grouling nominated Yusi, and she said this about her: “Yusi Chen is especially good at teaching research to first-year students. She values their own […]

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