Lewis College of Human Sciences Celebrates Third Annual Undergraduate Research Day

Lewis College of Human Sciences celebrated its third annual Undergraduate Research Day on April 27. Twenty-two projects were shared from students in the Departments of Humanities, Psychology, and Social Sciences.

View this year’s abstract booklet.

Awards for this year’s Research Day were presented by Provost Russell Betts. Congratulations to the winners.

First Place

Student Burnout at Illinois Tech
By: Loretta Sutkus
Faculty Mentor: Assistant Professor Mahima Saxena

Second Place

From an SDT Perspective: Dual Mode of Perfectionism and Student-Athlete Burnout
By: Colt Scroggins
Faculty Mentor: Associate Professor Arlen Moller

Third Place

Policy Alternatives for Net Metering
By: Shawn Finnigan, Blake Ehrenbeck, Uzziel Fernandez, Zhen Huang, & Travis Watson
Faculty Mentor: Associate Professor Matthew Shapiro

Pictures from the event are available on the Lewis College of Human Sciences Facebook page.