The 1st of the two winners of the fifth annual LIU Brooklyn Library Prize (2023) is Kavya Antony of the School of Nursing with a project titled "Exploring the Relationship Between Occupational Stress and Graduate Nurse Education."
The 2nd of the two winners of the fifth annual LIU Brooklyn Library Prize (2023) is Helen Pan of the School of Nursing with a project titled "Feminization of Poverty and Gender Gap: Understanding the Relationship and Promoting Gender Equality for Poverty Reduction."
The first place winner of the fourth annual LIU Brooklyn Library Prize is Tiago Silver of LIU Global with a project titled "Another Brick in the Wall? Disrupting Traditionalist US Education Through a Pedagogy of Discomfort."
The second place winner of the fourth annual LIU Brooklyn Library Prize is Camila Gama Campana Gomide of LIU Global with a project titled "The Elephant in the Park: The Grayness of Sexual Harassment in Public Space."
The first place winner of the third annual LIU Brooklyn Library Prize is Dawn Lugo of the School of Nursing with a project titled "Medical Insight Within the Continental Army: The Effectiveness of Congress' and General Washington's Response to Medical Setbacks in the Revolutionary War and How It Affected Soldiers and the War."
The second place winner of the third annual LIU Brooklyn Library Prize is Mona El Gendi of the Biology Department with a project titled "The Effects of Childhood Stress on Telomere Length."
The third place winner of the third annual LIU Brooklyn Library Prize is Skylar Silvera of LIU Global with a project titled "The Demasculinization of Central European Security: How Women's Empowerment Enhances Civil Society's Capacity to Prevent and Counter Violent Extremism."
The first place winner of the second annual LIU Brooklyn Library Prize is Nora Gibbons of Global Studies with a project titled "Conflict Resolution at Wicklow Sudbury School."
Nora Gibbons
The second place winner is Terra Huey of Global Studies with a project titled "The Re(Building) of Social Capital for People Sleeping Rough: Concepts of Home and Community in Byron Bay, Australia."
Terra Huey
The third place winner (tied) is Caitlin Epstein of Global Studies with a project titled "Gender Discrimination in Regards to Employment in Spain."
Caitlin Epstein
The third place winner (tied) is Victoria DeLuccia of Biology with a project titled "Cultivating a Parasitic Plant: Independent Study of Rafflesia Leonardi."
Victoria DeLuccia
Nora, Terra, Caitlin, and Victoria were honored at a virtual awards ceremony on May 19th. Friends and family were in attendance, as well as faculty and administrators. Dean of University Libraries Ingrid Wang, Dean of the Global College Terence Blackburn, and Professor Kate Angell all spoke in celebration of the excellent research conducted by these four students.
Please stay tuned for information about the third annual Library Prize, which will be held during the 2020-2021 academic year!
The first place winner of the inaugural prize is Keshia Desir of the School of Nursing with a project titled “Barriers non-unionized construction workers face when seeking healthcare: A mixed-methods study.” The second place winner is also in the School of Nursing: Christine Polintan with a project titled “A literature review on increasing resiliency of undergraduate nursing students in the clinical setting through an educational seminar.” The third place winner is LIU Global student Sophie Gagnaire, with a project titled “The impacts of post-genocide jurisprudence: How is the ICTY perceived by survivors of the Bosnian genocide?”
Keshia, Christine, and Sophie were honored at an awards ceremony at the Library on May 1st. Each of the three students were presented with a gift card and a plaque commemorating this accomplishment. In addition to members of the library faculty, Global College and Nursing faculty and administrators also came to celebrate the research achievements of these students.
Left to right: Sophie Gagnaire, Christine Polintan, and Keshia Desir