Student Achievements : Indiana University Southeast

Study Abroad

Recent or Currently Studying Abroad

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

Cynthia Beltz (International Studies) – Summer 2018 – Costa Rica
Jason Smith (International Studies) – Summer 2017 – Austria
Marcus Dudas (Psychology) – Summer 2017 – France
Kelsey Hall (Psychology) – Summer 2017 – France
Allison Hedge (International Studies) – Summer 2017 – France
Sara Knoy (Psychology) – Summer 2017 – France
Michael Pelayo (Psychology) – Summer 2017 – France
Grant Durham (International Studies) – Summer 2017 – Spain
Mark Jallayu (Political Science) – Summer 2017 – Ecuador

Alumni

Recent Alumni

Ryan Cannon, International Studies (Grad '16), 2016-17 Fulbright Teaching Grant to Senegal
Van Knopf, History (Grad ’17) Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Germany
Maite Somers, International Studies (Grad '17) Teaching English in South Korea

Check back often for more information on our outstanding students and their endeavors.

Scholarship Winners

Recent Awards & Scholarship Recipients

Recent award and scholarship recipients in the School of Social Sciences are:

Marcus Dudas (Neuroscience): IU Summer Fellowship in IU Bloomington’s Mind and Identity in Context Lab
Jill Recchio (Neuroscience): SMART MiND (Summer Mentoring and ResearchTraining: Methods in Neuroscience of Drug Abuse) University of Texas El Paso

Congratulations to our winners. Check back often for more information on our outstanding students and their endeavors.

Outstanding Students

2018 Outstanding Students

Journalism - Michael Melchor
History - Anthony Pachecho
Sociology - Kealey Vance
Political Science - Amanda Scarberry
Criminology & Criminal Justice - Danielle Hempel and Leah Holsclaw
International Studies - Kyle Ezell
Psychology - Abigail Dester, Amanda Scarberry and Madison Reed (B.S.)
Neuroscience - Marcus Dudas and Ashley Moore

Student Awards

2018 Award Recipients - Undergraduate

Fall 2017 Student Fellowship
Title	Winner	Faculty Sponsor
Joining the Boys' Club	Haley Jackey	Jennifer Oritz

Spring 2018 Student Fellowship
Title	Winner	Faculty Sponsor
How Does the Brain React to Social Exclusion?	Abigail Dester	Meghan Kahn

IU Southeast Student Conference

School of Social Sciences Award Recipients

2018 Award Recipients - Undergraduate

Chancellor's Award for Interdisciplinary Achievement
Title	Winner	Faculty Sponsor
The Increasing Gap Between the Public and the Police: How Media is Playing a Major Role in Public Perception of the Police	Matt Purlee (Psychology)	Diane Wille

The Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Excellence Award
Title	Winner	Faculty Sponsor
Equity Sensitivity and Motivation in Academic Workplaces	Nicholas Cooper (Psychology)	Valerie Scott

The Outstanding Presentation related to Diversity Award
Title	Winner	Faculty Sponsor
Men Can Use the Kitchen, Too: Gendered Food Advertisements in Magazines	Jennifer Daniel (Sociology)	Veronica Medina

The Vijay Krishna Reddy Outstanding Communication Studies Award
Title	Winners	Faculty Sponsor
Shyness and Facebook Usage	Jacob Delaney, Cody Harris (Psychology)	Donna Dahlgren

The Outstanding Oral Presentation in Psychology Award
Title	Winners	Faculty Sponsor
Big Five Personality and Drug Preference	Megan Salisbury, Tyler Dillman (Psychology)	Valerie Scott

Outstanding Oral Presentation
Title	Winner	Faculty Sponsor
Stress Among Non-Traditional and Traditional College Students	Natasha Brooks (Psychology)	Valerie Scott

The Outstanding Poster Presentation in Psychology
Title	Winners	Faculty Sponsors
Your Brain Feels It Too! Brain Activity and Cortisol Levels Reflect Pain of Exclusion	Abigail Dester, Chelsey Blair (Neuroscience)	Meghan Kahn, Diane Wille

Outstanding Poster Presentation
Title	Winners	Faculty Sponsor
Generational Drug Perspective Analysis	Virginia Horsley, Emma Layne (Psychology)	Donna Dahlgren

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: