Dozens of students from multiple departments in the University of Rhode Island College of Health Sciences showed off their dynamic research projects on various health topics during the college’s annual student Research Night on April 6.
Undergraduate and master’s degree students, as well as Ph.D. candidates from all of the college’s academic programs displayed their research posters in the Memorial Union ballroom and discussed their studies with university and college executives, and with health sciences faculty members who judged their presentations. In 83 presented projects, students studied such diverse topics as autism, diabetes, intimate partner violence, psychological resilience, eye-tracking technology to evaluate reading performance among children, wearable sensors after knee surgery, alcohol and cannabis use, and many more.
Winners for Best Poster Presentation were:
- Doctoral Category: Maruth Emilcar (Health Sciences; Nutrition concentration)
- Master’s Category: Hadley St. Cyr (Kinesiology)
- Undergraduate Category: Zoe Catrambone (Kinesiology)
The College of Health Sciences is an interdisciplinary leader in education, research, and outreach in the promotion of optimal health and wellness across the lifespan. Research conducted by faculty members and students seeks to develop innovative solutions to complex problems that improve the health, well-being, and quality of life of members of the URI community, the state of Rhode Island, and beyond.
The College offers degree programs in multiple health disciplines, including: Communicative Disorders (B.S., M.S.), Health Sciences (Ph.D.), Human Development and Family Science (B.S., M.S.), Interdisciplinary Neuroscience (B.S.), Kinesiology (B.S., M.S.), Nutrition (B.S., M.S.), Physical Therapy (D.P.T), Psychology (B.A., B.S., M.S., Ph.D.), and Public Health (B.S., MPH).
