Research Day & Big Night
West Georgia’s annual research night is a big event on campus as it serves as the centerpiece of our efforts to highlight undergraduate research efforts! Big Night provides an opportunity for undergraduate students to present their original work to the UWG faculty, staff, and students, as well as the Carrollton community.
Big Night 2013 is celebrating its 15th year highlighting undergraduate research in the fields of business, education, nursing, fine arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Students work with faculty advisors on research projects for several months or longer and the winners are selected through Area Competitions at Research Day by panels of expert judges. Big Night 2013 was Tuesday, April 2nd in the Campus Center Ballroom. We would like to thank our Faculty and Students for a great event.
2012 Big Night Presentations
Mr. Tyler Reid-Business
Forecasting Emergency Room Visits with Google Trend
Professor William J. Smith, Faculty Advisor
Mr. Jeffrey Taylor-Education
The Role of Achievement Goals in Online Test Anxiety and Help-Seeking
Professor Yan Yang, Faculty Advisor
Ms. Andrea Culpepper- Fine Arts
Revisiting Rachmaninoff through the Lens of Chopin, Debussy, and Grieg
Professor Carol Gingerich, Faculty Advisor
Ms. Elle Garland- Humanities
'In a Mad World, only the Mad are Sane:' Questioning Authority in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Professor Muriel Cormican, Faculty Advisor
Mr. Nicholas Romano- Science
Predator-Induced Life History Changes in Daphnia
Professor Ken Spitze, Faculty Advisor
Ms. Dominique Hollis- Social Science
English as a Language of Performance
Professor Lisa Gezon, Faculty Advisor
2012 Divisional Runner-Ups
Richards College of Business
2nd place: Mr. Borja Arino
Professor William J. Smith, Faculty Advisor
3rd place:Mr. Carlos Cano
Professor William J. Smith, Faculty Advisor
College of Education
2nd place: Ms. Ashley Stovall
Professor Lara Willox, Faculty Advisor
3rd place: Ms. Courtney Snyder
Professor Lara Willox, Faculty Advisor
College of Arts & Humanities
School of the Arts
2nd place: Mr. Jared Jamesen LeClaire
Professor Brad Darvas, Faculty Advisor
3rd place: Mr. Michael Louis LeBlanc
Professor David Collins, Faculty Advisor
Humanities
2nd place: Ms. Amadi Ozier
Professor Laura Miller, Faculty Advisor
3rd place: Mr. Cody Doegg
Professor Dan Williams, Faculty Advisor
College of Science and Mathematics
2nd place: Ms. Alisha Contractor
Professors Megumi Fujita and Farooq Khan, Faculty Advisors
3rd place: Mr. Ryan Landry
Professor Ajith DeSilva, Faculty Advisor
College of Social Sciences
2nd place: Ms. Deborah Andrews
Professor Neema Noori, Faculty Advisor
3rd place: Mr. Joshua Bryant Walker
Professor Deon Kay, Faculty Advisor