This spring 2 undergraduate and 4 graduate works were selected for inclusion in the Undergraduate Research and Creativity Colloquium held April 12, 2012 and the Graduate Research/Creativity Symposium which took place May 2, 2012.
The annual Undergraduate Research and Creativity Colloquium offers students the opportunity to present their outstanding projects to the campus community. Sponsored by the Alpha Chi and Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Societies, the Colloquium is organized as three concurrent panels of three or more student presenters.
Each year students present their senior theses, academic essays, science experiments, business plans, art works, teaching internships, musical talents, engineering projects, and much more. This celebration of academic excellence is attended by classmates, family members, faculty, and administration. This year several ENHP undergraduate students participated in the section entitled Life, Learning, and Traveling:
| The Candidate’s Effect on Student Learning Laurel McKiernan (left) Faculty Sponsor: Suzi D'Annolfo (right) |
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| Traveling Abroad: Benefiting Future Professionals (l-r) Hana LaRock, Faculty Sponsor: Peter Oliver, Shannon Ireland, Staci Bechard |
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The purpose of the graduate symposium is to showcase the wide variety of original scholarship (e.g., research projects, case studies, artistic performances, exhibits) conducted by graduate students at the University of Hartford. Presentations are in the form of posters or other materials that can be displayed on tables or in the form of short performances, as appropriate. Four works by ENHP graduate students were presented:
| Exploration of Nurses and Nurse Leaders’ Reports of the Competencies Needed by Rural RNs During Disasters Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership Denise A. Anderson Faculty Sponsor: Donn Weinholtz |
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| The Relationship Between Reports of Psychological Capital and Reports of Job Satisfaction Amoung Administrative Personnel at a Private Institution of Higher Education Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership Program James A. Mello Faculty Sponsor: Diana J. LaRocco |
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| The Effects of a Mechanical Lift Sling on Seat Interface Pressure and Quantifying Seated Posture Doctor of Physical Therapy Program (l-r) Alyssa Itzkowitz, Caitlin O’Meara, Faculty Sponsor: Barbara Crane, Jennifer Corbett, Ryan Powell |
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| Influence of Centripetal Acceleration of Balance Strategies in Standing and Walking Doctor of Physical Therapy Program (l-r) Heather Francoeur, Hannah Chase, Faculty Sponsor: Adam Goodworth |
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