2020 Winners
Capstone Project or Senior Thesis Award
First Place
Kevin Angell
Economics, College of Arts and Letters
Political Science, College of Arts and Letters
Professional Innovation? An Analysis of Legislative Professionalism and Legislative Innovation
Jeffrey Harden, advisor
Ethan Lieber, advisor
Second Place
Lauren Jhin
Psychology, College of Arts and Letters
Collaborative Space Design in College Campus Libraries: Partnering with the University of Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Library to Evaluate Collaborative Spaces Kimberly Rollings, advisor
Sophomore, Junior, or Senior Award
First Place
DeAndre Tomlinson
Science-Computing, College of Science
Automated Text Categorization and Metabarcoding Reinforces Cryptococcus Neoformans–Woody Decomposition Association Michael Pfrender, advisor
Second Place
Emee Marjorie Dy
Marketing, College of Business
Marketing Strategy Memo: Rebranding Opportunities Jen Cronin, advisor
First Year Student Award
First Place
David Hale
Chemical Engineering, Pre-Med, College of Engineering
A New Era of College Admissions Joshua Wright, advisor
Second Place
Corrinne Carlson
Program of Liberal Studies, College of Arts and Letters
Talking Vegetables and Family Conflict: How VeggieTales Adapts the Joseph Story Katie Bugyis, advisor
Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship
Award Winners
Dayonni Phillips
Anthropology, College of Arts and Letters
You Control the Media, You Control the Masses; The Implementation of a Ban on Isla Mujeres, Mexico: The Intersection of Norms, Law, and Economy Alex Chávez, advisor
Caroline Colella
Architecture, School of Architecture
The Immigration Station: Designing for Dignity at the U.S./Mexico Border Sean Patrick Nohelty, advisor
Jacqueline Weinrich
Science-Business, College of Science
“I can’t take the devil’s pills, but I just need it for my health”: Women’s experiences under the University of Notre Dame contraceptive restriction policy Elizabeth Aura McClintock, advisor