Spring 2025 Humanities Research Poster Fair
On April 23, the College of Humanities held the Spring Humanities Research Poster Fair in the Telecomm Studio, spotlighting the wide range of research and creative work produced by undergraduate and graduate students. The fair allows students to feature projects across disciplines—including traditional research, multimedia presentations, and creative works like novels. The fair provides students a platform to share their work with peers, faculty, and the Humanities community. It also highlights the role of student-faculty collaboration in producing original research.
This showcase is supported in part by the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR), which promotes student involvement in research through funding, advising, publication opportunities, and programs like UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program).
Indu Srimala Herath (Linguistics PhD)
Cross-Cultural Analysis of Dissatisfaction: A Pragmatic Analysis of Complaints in Sri Lankan and American Online Negative Reviews
Advisor: Randall Eggert, Linguistics
The Relationship Between Personality Traits and Second Language Proficiency: A Study of Sri Lankan L2 English Learners
Advisor: Benjamin Slade, Linguistics
Maryam Mohammed Kinani (Linguistics PhD)
English Learners’ Perceptions and Use of Oral Communication Strategies in Saudi Higher Education Context
Advisor: MaryAnn Christison, Linguistics
Natalia Lopez (Humanities Bachelor of University Studies- Latina/o/x Studies)
Examining Differences in Opinions on Air Quality Policy in Salt Lake County
Advisor: Sara Grineski, Sociology and Environmental Studies; Tim Collins Environment, Society and Sustainability
Melaney D. Ramirez Macias (English BS)
How Has Feminist Literary Criticism Influenced the Portrayal of Women in Video Games?
Advisor: Cindi Lynn Textor, World Languages and Cultures and Lepa Marinkovski, Humanities Scholars Director and English
Bhavika Malik (International Studies Honors BS)
(Un)Belonging, Mapping Ethnographies of Sanctuaries in Prison
Advisor: Romeo Garcia, Writing and Rhetoric Studies; Lepa Marinkovski, Humanities Scholars Director and English
Dominika McGurk (Communication BA and Spanish BA)
Who Gets What?: The Impact HIPS Accessible to Underrepresented Communities Within Higher Institutions
Advisor: Aniello De Santo, Linguistics and Lepa Marinkovski, Humanities Scholars Director and English
Analise Mullen (English BS)
Gauging Partisan Animosity: The Effects of Correcting Out Party Perceptions on Support for Bipartisanship
Advisor: Ben Lyons, Communication and Lepa Marinkovski, Humanities Scholars Director and English
Charlese Richins (History BA)
Investigating the importance of foreign policies on voting decision in U of U students
Advisor: Daniela Samur, History and Lepa Marinkovski, Humanities Scholars Director and English
Alisha Ruiz (Biology BS)
The Marginalization of Non-Black Women of Color (NBWOC) in Media, Academia, and Professional Spaces
Advisor: Tracey Daniels-Lerberg, Writing and Rhetoric Studies
Rozz Sanchez (Communication BS)
Investigating Self Perceptions of Student Social Media Use – How Much is too Much?
Advisor: Lindsey Drager, English and Lepa Marinkovski, Humanities Scholars Director and English
Olamide Ogundare (Linguistics PhD) & April Barber-Law (Huntsman Cancer Institute)
Black Women and Cancer Prevention: A Community-Engaged Research Project with a Black Greek Letter Organization (BGLO) to Explore Perceptions of Hereditary Cancer Risk Assessment in the Mountain West
Advisor: Crystal Y. Lumpkins, Communication, Huntsman Cancer Institute