Each year, the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) in conjunction with the Office of International Education (OIE) hosts a Forward Thinking Poster Session. At traditional conferences, posters, papers and presentations are used to convey the results of work that has been completed. Although presenters at such events often outline possible directions for future research, the emphasis is on a research plan that has already been executed and on results already achieved. At this event, posters focus on projects that will take place within the next 6-12 months. They aim to showcase Marquette University research projects, provide opportunities to learn more about work being done in other disciplines and foster professional skills for students.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 From November 5 -9, people reviewed 31 submitted posters and voted for favorites in four different categories. Join us for oral presentations of the eight Forward Thinking posters that received the most votes during those five days and which will be receiving Jump Start Awards.

Oral Poster Presentations - Nov. 19, 2020

 
   Below are the posters receiving top scores for each of the four judging criterion and will be presented on November 19th between 1:00 -3:00pm. You can RSVP to attend the virtual presentation here.

		Student	Faculty
Time	Description	Presenter	Intro.	Award Criterion
1:00 - 1:05	Welcome & Introduction
1:05 - 1:15	Event Overview
1:15 - 1:25	Assessing Muslims’ Mental Health and Related Stigma During Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Study	Stefan Reutter	LeeZa Ong	Which poster is the most interesting or appealing?
1:25 - 1:35	Algorithm-Hardware Co-Design in Computing Systems: From Embedded Systems to the Cloud	Wenkai Guan	Cristinel Ababei
1:35 - 1:45	“I Feel You”: Exploring Empathy and Physiological Linkage in Friend Dyads	Joia Wesley	Nakia Gordon	Which poster taught me the most?
1:45 - 1:55	An Analysis of COVID-19 Pandemic - A Case Study in Wisconsin	Ganhua Lu	Jen-Li Ko
1:55 - 2:05	Empowering Community Voices to Re-design Mental Health Services for Culturally Diverse Children and Families of Color	Madeline Buchanan	Lindsay Holly	Which poster makes you most want to invest in the project?
2:05 - 2:15	Lasting physical and psychological effects of COVID-19	Mike Haischer	Sandra Hunter
2:15 - 2:25	Transportation access after a stroke: Identifying barriers and facilitators	Molly McDermott	Sarah Grace Dalton	Which poster best illustrates the forward-thinking nature of the project?
2:25 - 2:35	The Effect of Mindful Prayers on First-Generation Immigrant/Refugee Muslim Women’s Wellness: A Qualitative Study	Julia Pawlowski	LeeZa Ong
2:35 - 2:45	Office of International Education, International Research Award Announcement	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	International Research Award
2:45 - 3:00	Questions and Closing

 

 

 

New for 2020

With COVID-19 precautions and social-distancing still in effect, the look and feel of this year’s event needed to be modified. Below is an overview of the major changes:

• The “poster” this year will be one single PowerPoint slide – designed to be a concise, visual and virtual representation of your research project.
• Finalists for the ORSP Jump Start Awards Recipients of the Forward Thinking Virtual Poster Session Certificate of Awards will receive an award certificate and give a 5-minute oral presentation of their poster on November 19th. 
• OIE will give one International Research Award of up to $2,500. Projects with an international component must self-select for consideration and will be evaluated solely on the power point slide.
• All slides will be available for viewing over a five-day period.
• All MU faculty, staff and students are encouraged to view the slides and then vote for their favorites. This voting will determine the finalists for the ORSP Jump Start Awards and will weigh into the review of the International Research Award.

Full details of this event can be found in the 2020 Forward Thinking Virtual Poster Presentation Guidelines.

Important Dates

• Mid-September – Guidelines posted on ORSP website
• October 2 – Deadline to submit Intent to Participate form is 4:00 pm
• October 23 – Deadline to submit poster is 4:00 pm.
  • Information needed to complete the form includes: name, email address and department (faculty) for each member of the project team, title, brief description (2-3 sentences), keywords (3), PowerPoint slide of poster (one slide; .ppt file format) and description of international component, if applicable.
• November 5 - 9 – View posters online; peruse and submit your vote.
• November 12 – Jump Start awardees announced
• November 19 – Virtual Oral Poster Presentations of the Jump Start Awardees and the International Research Awardee announced, 1:00 – 3:00pm.  Register via Eventbrite.

Important Links

• Guidelines
• PowerPoint Template
• Forward Thinking Poster Session presentation

If you have any questions, please contact Averia Flasch or Erin Folstad in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs.

If you have any questions regarding international research components, please contact Terence Miller in the Office of International Education.