UIC Library ENGL 161 Research Awards

Library Newsletter announcement

First prize ($500): Casual Crime: YouTube True Crime as Escapist Entertainment

• Author: Ayah Kabbani
• Instructor: Ryan Nordle

Second prize ($400): Animal Dentistry: Are You Caring for Your Pet’s Teeth?

• Author: Layla Wang
• Instructor: Todd Sherfinski

Third prize ($300): Tiny Teeth, Big Traditions: The Psychology of Children’s Tooth Traditions and Their Role

• Author: Areesha Altaf
• Instructor: Todd Sherfinski

First place:
Rym Merdjemak, "Dévoiler-vous!: How Colonial French Media Weaponized Feminist Empathy in Late French Algeria"

Second place:
Emily O'Dowd, "Tooth Worms," nominated by Todd Sherfinski

Third place:
Isabella Cordoba, "Inbreeding Depression’s Grasp on the Amur Tiger and Methods of Prevention"

Congratulations to all!

Tied for First place:
Alena Dolgner, “The Relationship Between HIV/AIDS and Oral Health”
Emmet Szewczyk, “The Economic Value of Teeth: From Hard Asset to Curb Appeal”
Both nominated by Todd Sherfinski

Third Place:
Cece Forrest, “Nowhere to go: Involuntary Hospitalization and Homelessness”
Nominated by Jennifer Lewis

Honorable Mention:
Mags Goodship, “Vagina Dentata: The Villain with a Thousand Faces”
Nominated by Todd Sherfinski

Congratulations!

Winners from Spring 2023 are Kelly Lo, Fatima Bobat, and Claire Dombrowski. Congratulations!

First place: Kelly Lo, nominated by Kabel Mishka Ligot
“Experiential Marketing K-pop Idol Images in Nation Branding Campaigns: The Success Factor Behind South Korean International Tourism”

Second Place: Fatima Bobat, nominated by Snezana Zabic
“The Kingdom: A ‘War on Terror’ Representation”

Third place: Claire Dombrowski, nominated by Karen Leick
“The Ethics of Germline DNA Editing”

Congratulations to all nominated students! You should all be proud of your work!

The winners for Fall 2022 are as follows:

First place:
Noor Kabbani, First-year student, English major, GPPA Dental program
Ella Enchanted: Why "Fun" Media Matters, nominated by Jules Wood

Second place (tie):
Claudia Jimenez, First-year student, Computer Science major
Forgotten Heroes: The Low Rate of Access to Care among Female Service Members versus Male Service Members, nominated by Kim O’Neil

Sam Madigan, First-year student, Art & History double major
Class Inequality in Theater: Exclusivity and Disruption, nominated by Jennifer Lewis

Third place:
Alice Kattan, Second-year student, Biochemistry major
The Journey to Affordable Drug Prices, nominated by Jennifer Lewis

Congratulations to them and to all who were nominated!

The winners of the Spring 2020 awards are as follows:

First Place: Christopher Paramby, sophomore, integrated health studies with a concentration in behavioral health, nominated by Todd Sherfinski 
“Insects through time: Medically beneficial or environmentally threatening?”

Second Place: Naya Kabbach, sophomore, biological sciences with a minor in psychology, nominated by Bridget English
“Improvements in Treating Female Patients with Trauma”

Third Place: Phoebe Stoughton, sophomore, music performance major, nominated by Sarah Primeau
“Benefits of participating in an instrumental ensemble”

Read all about it on the library news.

Congratulations to everyone!!!

The winner of the Fall 2021 UIC Library English 161 award is....

First Place: Hannah Dzielawa, nominated by Thomas Moore

Separate and unequal: The lingering racial disparities in renal transplantation

Read all about it on the library's news story.

Congratulations!!!!

The winners of the Spring 2021 UIC Library English 161 Research Awards are as follows:

First Place: Carl Valendez, nominated by Todd Sherfinski
Dengue Transmission and Its Human Related Causes

2nd Place: Cristal Vargas, nominated by Alex Luft
Pediatric Leukemia Survivorship: Beyond Treatment Completion

3rd Place: Maria Castillo-Garcia, nominated by Jules Wood
Feminist Depictions in Little Women

Congratulations!

There were many outstanding research papers and process essays this past semester, making judging extremely difficult. Nevertheless, the winners for the Fall 2020 UIC Library English 161 Student Research Awards are:

First Place: Zane Licena, nominated by Daniel Barton
It’s Not Easy Being Green: Sustainable Development and Environmental Gentrification in Marginalized Urban Communities 

2nd Place: Preaksha Garg, nominated by Jacob Boyd
Neighborhood Segregation and Covid-19

3rd Place: Shaiva Dhani, nominated by Todd Sherfinski
The Uses of Insects in Medicine

Congratulations to them and to all of the nominated students!