Tiffin University Research Conference and Competition

The following students earned a Certificate for Distinction on their Presentations: 

• Caleb Hockenberry (Undergraduate, Forensic Psychology):  "How well do college students know their rights?"
• Cassie Mangas (Undergraduate, Forensic Psychology):  "Does Behavioral Health Intervention Affect Criminality in Community Corrections?"
• Faith Renwick (Undergraduate, Criminalistics):  "The Link Between Physical and Mental Health"
• Libby Schaadt (Undergraduate, Government & National Security):  "Plea Deals, Disproportionate Punishment, and Mass Incarceration"
• Kristy Tipton (Doctoral):  "CCP Modality and Future College Matriculation"
• Arianna VanHoose (Undergraduate, Forensic Psychology):  "Social Impact of College Credit Plus Classes"
• Nakiya Wynn (Undergraduate, Forensic Psychology - Minoring in Criminalistics):  "Sleep and Productivity in College Students "

Congratulations to our 2021 winners!

School of Criminal Justice

• Undergraduate:
  • Lydia Greavu, Kylie Holm, and Lynnae Krantz, Tiffin University Meal Plans
  • Makenzie Wheeler, Does online schooling cause mental health issues to increase?
  • Christian Moore, Effects of Academic Burnout on Students
  • Elizabeth Siegwardt, College Students' Knowledge of Sexual Assault
• Graduate:
  • Andrea C. Pappas, The opioid epidemic in Ohio: It is time to start asking why
  • Isabel Nemitz, Public Perception of Mental Illness and Its Effect on Perception of Criminal Culpability
  • Natalie Moon, Difference Between Female and Male Child Sex Offenders

School of Business

• Undergraduate:
  • Emily Bogner, Harlee Holbrook, and Logan Sullivan, Business Risks and Analytical Procedures

School of Arts & Sciences

• Undergraduate:
  • Maria Boccia and Lauryn Grcic, Hormonal and Emotional Stress Responses to Perceived Threat in Male Collegiate eSports Athletes Pre- and Post- Competition

Winners in 2020 included:

• Abbeylin Farnsworth, Illuminating Social Injustice: How Protest Songs Spur Public Change
• Julie St. Leger, We Need to Talk: Classroom Strategies to Improve Student Willingness to Communicate

Our second annual conference was the Power of Research. A special thank you to the Ohio Innocence Project for being our Keynote Speakers. Our 2019 winners were in the categories of...

• Outstanding Qualitative Undergraduate Research:
  K. Hock & S. Kentowski, Top Hops
• Outstanding Quantitative Undergraduate Research:
  A. Pappas, A Well-Regulated Militia or the Right to Bear Arms: The Gun Control Debate in The United States
• Outstanding Interdisciplinary Research:
  B. Iannatuno, The War in Afghanistan: Why Are We There and How Do We Feel About It?
• Outstanding Creative Research:
  J. Bernans & R. McCrea, The Illusion of Guilt
• Outstanding Qualitative Graduate Research:
  K. Grogg, Sex Sells, or Does It?
• Outstanding Quantitative Graduate Research:
  M. Graber, The Smoking Gun: A Look at Eyewitness Testimony
• Outstanding Research Poster:
  M. Trzpis, LGBT Bias Discrimination and Hate Crimes
• People's Choice Award:
  K. Hock & S. Kentowski, Top Hops

Our first annual conference was the Joy of Research. Our 2018 winners included:

• T. Endsley, J. Miller, & N. Farmer.  Raspberry Pi: A Laser Tripwire Story. 
  Winning category: Technology
   
• B. Steiff. Feminine Hygiene in Prisons: The Problem & Solution.
  Winning category: Qualitative Research
   
• T. Turner. "Deaf CAN Hear": A Study of Deaf Culture Stereotypes.
  Winning category: Creative Research
   
• M. Blouir & O. Osborn. Seeing Red: Attitudes Towards Menstruation.
  Winning category: Interdisciplinary Research
   
• H. Creech, D. Gjetaj, & D. Leck. Knowledge and Attitude Towards Human Trafficking.
  Winning category: Quantitative Research
   
• A. Flotterson & T. Lewis.  Identification of Volatile Organic Compounds Present in Decaying Chicken Organs Using SPME-GC/MC.
  Winning category: Best Poster
   
• A. Alaniz. Sexual Harassment Myth Acceptance and Recognition.
  Winning category: Graduate Quantitative Research
   
• J. Bires, M. Feser, Z. Zippert.  Professions Impact on Sexual Harassment Punishment.
  Winning category: Graduate Interdisciplinary Research