Welcome to the 2023 Graduate College Awards! We are excited to celebrate the graduate scholarship conducted at Boise State.
Over $17,000 was awarded across three disciplines: Three Minute Thesis, Graduate Mentoring, and Graduate Student Showcase.
Below is the list of the awards presented and award winners.
Mechanical Engineering, M.S.
Project Title: Mechanical Testing of the Pavlik Harness
Visual Arts, M.F.A.
Project Title: Conceptus
1st Place: Adrian Rodriguez — Public Health, M.P.H.
2nd Place: Bridget Bittmann — Hydrologic Sciences, M.S.
3rd Place: Kym Couch — Public Policy and Administration, Ph.D.
Audience Choice: Ashley Leavell — Biology, M.S.
1st Place: Adrian Rodriguez — Public Health, M.P.H.
2nd Place: Bridget Bittmann — Hydrologic Sciences, M.S.
2nd Place: Adrian Rodriguez — Public Health, M.P.H.
Dr. Diana Doumas — Department of Counselor Education
Dr. Erin Mannen — Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Patricia Hampshire — Department of Early and Special Education
Dr. Rafael da Silva — Department of Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning
Hallie Maxwell — Visual Arts, M.F.A.
Celin Younan — Biology, M.S.
Public Health, M.P.H.
Project Title: Public Health and Incident Command Systems
Public Policy and Administration, Ph.D.
Project Title: Unheard Victims of COVID-19: The Impact of Mask Use on Communication for d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, Ph.D.
Project Title: Anything but bland: uncovering the hidden diversity and genomic origin of the threatened vanilla spice
Economics, M.S.
Project Title: Quality of Care by Ratings of Heart Failure Patients at Medicare-Certified Hospitals Across the U.S
Curriculum and Instruction, Ed.D.
Project Title: Supporting the FBA Process in Schools: An exploration in state forms to support technical adequacy
Biomedical Engineering, Ph.D.
Project Title: A Novel Strain Energy-Based Method to Dynamically Stimulate Three-Dimensional Cellular Constructs
Geophysics, Ph.D.
Project Title: Characterizing recent trends in seasonal snow cover for glaciers throughout the Western Cordillera
Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, Ph.D.
Project Title: Microbial communities with different functions affect plant size and leaf nutrient content in a pitcher plant model system
Biomolecular Sciences, Ph.D.
Project Title: Interactions of Beta-Crystallin with a Model of Animal and Human Eye Lens-Lipid Membranes
Chemistry, M.S.
Project Title: Inactivation of S. aureus biofilms in Ex Vivo Porcine Wound Models
Geosciences, Ph.D.
Project Title: U-Pb Zircon Geochronology and Chronostratigraphy of the Eocene-Miocene John Day Formation, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Central Oregon
History, M.A.
Project Title: A Revolution in Their Minds: The Jesuit Expulsion and Its Impact on Education Before the French Revolution
Biomolecular Sciences, Ph.D.
Project Title: Association between inflammatory cytokines and breast cancer
Geoscience, M.S.
Project Title: Using Terrestrial Laser Scanning to Estimate Leaf Area Index in Peatland Conifers Under a Climate Manipulation
Economics, M.Ec.
Project Title: Ballot Measure 110 impacts on crime: A difference-in-differences approach
Business Administration, M.B.A.
Project Title: Input Price Elasticity in Electricity Production
Executive Educational Leadership, Ed.S.
Project Title: Serving Students with Disabilities in CTE
Counselor Education and Supervision, Ph.D.
Project Title: Increasing Resiliency: An 8 Week Career Counseling Group
Counseling, M.A.
Project Title: A small group counseling intervention to improve elementary school students’ self-regulation skills: An evaluation of impact
Counseling, M.A.
Project Title: Feasibility of a Bullying Bystander Intervention (STAC) Parent Module for Rural Schools
Counselor Education and Supervision, Ph.D.
Project Title: Gender Differences in Defending Behavior among Elementary School Students Trained in a Bullying Bystander Intervention
Educational Leadership, M.Ed.
Project Title: Straightforward Reading Intervention for Secondary Students
Executive Educational Leadership, Ed.S.
Project Title: Mental Health Services within the Idaho Rural School Setting
Counseling, M.A.
Project Title: Mental Health Professionals’ Experiences Supporting the Mental Health of Students with Chronic Illness in the K-12 School System
Biomedical Engineering, Ph.D.
Project Title: Probing the nanomechanical environment of musculoskeletal cells
Materials Science and Engineering, Ph.D.
Project Title: Alloy Surface Evolution During Exposure To A Corrosive Environment Studied With Electrochemical Atomic Force Microscopy
Biomedical Engineering, Ph.D.
Project Title: Three-dimensional characterization of ATDC5 cell behavior on graphene foam using microcomputed tomography
Biomedical Engineering, Ph.D.
Project Title: Rolling on an Incline: How Mechanical Environment Affects Muscle Utilization During Infant Rolling
Civil Engineering, M.S.
Project Title: Incorporating higher fines content in pavement bases using micp and geocells – a sustainable approach to pavement design
Computer Science, M.S.
Project Title: Connecting Incident Reporting Infrastructure to Election Day Proceedings
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D.
Project Title: Developing BSU Crossed-Field Amplifier with Gate Field Emission Arrays
Mechanical Engineering, M.S.
Project Title: Computational Porcine Model to Investigate Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
Materials Science and Engineering, Ph.D.
Project Title: Hybrid AC/DC Technique for Thermal Conductivity Measurements in Extreme Environments
Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning, M.S.
Project Title: Video as a Job Aid: Making Food Safety a Priority at the Idaho Foodbank
Athletic Training, M.A.T.
Project Title: Early Treatment of Chronic Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome in Collegiate Male Basketball Players
Athletic Training, M.A.T.
Project Title: The Effect of Class IV Laser on Ankle Dorsiflexion
Public Health, M.P.H.
Project Title: Focus Group and Survey Analysis for Boise State’s School of Public and Population Health
Public Health, M.P.H.
Project Title: Community Perceptions of Youth Mental Health
Public Policy and Administration, Ph.D.
Project Title: Silver Mountains and Purple Bridges: A Narrative Policy Framework Investigation of an Unlikely Alliance in the Owyhee Canyonlands
Criminal Justice, M.A.
Project Title: Exploring COVID-19’s Impact on Community Corrections Officers