CFGS 2024
UWF is excited to host this year's Conference of Florida Graduate Schools! This event will bring Florida universities, non-SUS, and private institutions together to discuss various academic issues related to graduate education and includes a Statewide Graduate Research Symposium and a Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition.
Monday, April 8, 2024
Welcome by Provost-Dr. Jaromy Kuhl, UWF Provost
Session 1 “Economic Trends that Influence Higher Education in Florida” Nicole Gislason, UWF, Executive Director, HAAS Center for Business Research and Economic Development
Session 2 “Robotics Research in Intelligent Systems and Robotics” Dr. Hakki Sevil, UWF, Assistant Professor, Intelligent Systems and Robotics
Reception - Keynote Speaker “Graduate Student Health and Wellbeing: Challenges and Opportunities” Dr. Gregory Tomso, UWF, Vice President for the Division of Academic Engagement and Student Affairs
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Session 1 “Grad Cares - Collaborating across Campus to support graduate students” Dr. Judy Traveis, University of Florida, Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Graduate School
Session 2a: “Workforce Development and Research Initiatives at UWF Center for Cybersecurity” Dr. Guillermo Francia, UWF, Director Center for Cybersecurity
Session 2b: “Harnessing IT for the Power of Good: AI as a Tool, its many uses and impact on Academia” Thomas Jonte, Coordinator, UWF STEM/Education Librarian
Statewide Research Poster Symposium
3MT Competition
Awards/Adjournment
Social and Behavioral Sciences Category:
- Lee, Jiye-University of Miami, 1st Place
Social and Behavioral Sciences - Objective Measurement of Language in the Preschool Classroom and Home - Doyle, Cassidy-University of South Florida, Runner-Up
Social and Behavioral Sciences - Correlates of Super Aging in Two Population-Based Samples of Hispanic Older Adults - Alexander, Chiquitta-University of West Florida
Social and Behavioral Sciences - Parent’s Experiences Supporting Students with Disabilities Accessing Online Learning During Covid-19 - Barthes, Hudson-University of West Florida
Social and Behavioral Sciences - Insights into Work Engagement: Exploring Sensory Processing, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Correlations - Cano Diaz, Jacqueline-University of Central Florida
Social and Behavioral Sciences - Dress to Impress: New Composition Instructors' Interpretations and Embodiment of Professionalism as Displayed through Dress - Finley, Mark-Elliot-University of South Florida
Social and Behavioral Sciences - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Beowulf-Rowling's Beowulfian Analogs and Inversions
Physical Science and Engineering Category:
- Taylor, Ruby-University of Miami, 1st Place
Physical Science and Engineering - Inflammasome proteins as biomarkers of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage - Gunatilleke, Wilarachchige-University of South Florida, Runner-up
Physical Science and Engineering - Elucidating Thermal Properties of Chalcogenide Superionic Conductors for Applications in Solid-State Batteries - Elam, Marshall-University of West Florida
Physical Science and Engineering - Advancing IDS/IPS Machine Learning: A Comprehensive Approach to Constructing a Controlled Network Security Dataset -
Hornfeck, Caroline-University of West FloridaPhysical Science and Engineering - Exploring the efficacy of MPAs through the genetic analysis of telomere lengths in Carcharhinus perezi and Ginglymostoma cirratum in the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos
- Wilson, Daniel-University of West Florida
Physical Science and Engineering - The Second Generation P-Value: Familiar Inference, Fine-tuned
Health and Life Sciences Category:
- Daysalilar, Mertcan-University of Miami, 1st Place
Health and Life Sciences - Quantifying the Effects of Human Factors on Each Stage of the Operating Room Process Flow - Brunelle, Dmitri-University of South Florida, Runner-up
Health and Life Sciences - Neural Correlates of Temporal Processing Improve Following Treatment with Aldosterone: A Behavioral and Neurophysiological Approach - Mitchell, Emily-University of West Florida
Health and Life Sciences - Prevalence of Infant Mortality in Madison County, Florida
- Zamitalo, Alexandra-1st Place
Intraocular Marvels: Revolutionizing Techniques for Understanding Glaucoma
University of South Florida - De La Vega Taboada, Eduardo-Runner-up
Using Citizen Sciences To Empower Adolescents By Co-Transforming Their Environments
Florida International University - Ahlness, Kayla-People's Choice Winner
Why You Buggin' Out: Does Seasonality Drive Insectivory in a Mixed-Species Group of African Monkeys?
Florida Atlantic University - Cedeno-Lopez, Melanie
La Buena Cosecha
University of Central Florida - Cook, Joshua
A Novel Approach to Predicting Clinical Trial Outcomes
University of West Florida - McDonald, Christian
An eIF2-independent mechanism of translation initiation in KSHV replication and oncogenesis
University of Miami - Torres, Jr., Luis
Fossil Record Fixes: Preservational Biases in Echinoids and Mollusks
University of Florida - Yim, Hysoon
Social Media Intervention for Promoting Sport Participation among Older Adults: Application of the Socioemotional Selectivity Theory
Florida State University