Student Achievements : Indiana University Southeast

Student Achievements

Outstanding Students

2019 Outstanding Students

Criminology & Criminal Justice – Michael P. Bell & Kimberly Jeanette Wrigley
History – Alexandra Noelle Stepp
International Studies – Allison Jane Hedge
Journalism & Media – Multimedia – Charlyn Corum
Journalism & Media – Public Relations – Blake Ann Dykes
Neuroscience – Brittany Leeann Harris & Jillian Ann Recchio
Political Science – Zachary William Densford
Psychology – Eric Benjamin Finney & Brandi M. Pirtle
Sociology – Savannah Belle Hatton

Other Award and Scholarship Winners from the School of Social Sciences

Recent Awards & Scholarship Recipients

History – Mary Beth Ames: IU Summer Fellowship at IU Bloomington for her project “Examining Espionage: Culper Spy Ring, 1778-1780”
International Studies – Allison Hedge - Outstanding Achievement in International Education at IU Southeast
Political Science – Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society inductees for 2019:
- Jonathan Cropper
- Zach Densford
- Allison Hedge
- Chase Howard
Political Science – Logan Dailey served as a Communications Intern in the Indiana House of Representatives – Spring 2019
Psychology – Marie Johnston: David Hershberg Scholarship from the World Affairs Council to study abroad in Peru – Summer 2019
Psychology - Keera D. Roelfson: Attending the Robert H. McKinney School of Law's Summer Law and Leadership Academy in Indianapolis - Summer 2019
Sociology – Megan Salisbury: Fall 2018 Student Fellowship for her project “Ties Cut Deeper than Blood: The Historical and Cultural Context of Japanese Delinquent Groups”
Sociology - Megan Salisbury: Sam Sloss Award

Alumni

Recent Alumni

International Studies – Morgan Szabo has been awarded a 2019 Young Leaders Award from Louisville Business First and the Young Professionals Association of Louisville.
Political Science – Roger Howard has been selected as a Mosaic Taiwan Fellow by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of China.
Psychology – Kristyn Jones has been accepted into the Master of Social Work program at the University of Southern Indiana

Study Abroad

Recent or Currently Studying Abroad

The following students are studying, or have recently studied, abroad:

Marie Johnston (Psychology) – Summer 2019 – Peru
Jason Smith (International Studies) – Summer 2019 – Spain
Kiko Dixon (International Studies) – Summer 2019 – South Africa
Cynthia Beltz (International Studies) – Summer 2018 – Costa Rica

IU Southeast Student Conference

School of Social Sciences Award Recipients

2019 Award Recipients - Undergraduate

The Bernardo Carducci Outstanding Presentation in Psychology
Title	Winner	Faculty Sponsor
Commitment Issues: Examining the Relationship between Organizational Commitment and Workplace Deviance	Jacob Carter (Psychology)	Todd Manson

Outstanding Poster Presentation in Business
Title	Winner	Faculty Sponsor
Personality Characteristics and Work Motivation	Sydney Sturgill (Psychology)	Diane Wille

Outstanding Poster Presentation in Psychology
Title	Winner	Faculty Sponsor
Art and the Effects with Lowering Anxiety	Kelsey Lavenson (Psychology)	Meghan Kahn

Outstanding Oral Presentation in Natural Sciences
Title	Winners	Faculty Sponsor
Chronic Intermittent Ethanol Exposure and its Withdrawal’s Effects on Impulsivity in Rats	Jillian Recchio (Neuroscience) and Mariah Tyree (Neuroscience)	Meghan Kahn

Outstanding Oral Presentation in Business
Title	Winners	Faculty Sponsor
Leaders who Satisfy: Examining Positive Leadership Styles and the affect on Job Satisfaction	Eric Finney (Psychology)	Todd Manson

Outstanding Oral Presentation in Psychology
Title	Winner	Faculty Sponsor
Oh Baby: Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms following Childbirth and the Quality of the Parent-baby Bond	Kristyn Jones (Psychology)	Aimee Adam

Outstanding Oral Presentation in History
Title	Winners	Faculty Sponsors
Shattered Humanity: The Brutality of the Lynch Mob Formation	Krystin Robertson (History)	Elizabeth Gritter

Outstanding Oral Presentation in Sociology
Title	Winners	Faculty Sponsor
Societal Shifts and Fashion Fads: American Women’s Fashion 1918-1980	Mary Beth Ames (History)	Elizabeth Gritter

Co-Curricular

Co-Curricular Student Achievements

During the Fall semester (2018), the following students participated in the Indiana Consortium for International Program's Model United Nations Security Council Conference for College and University Students held at Indiana University Southeast: