
College of Business (COB) Student Research Day, duringUndergraduate Research Celebration Week, provides an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students from theSykes College of Businessto present their current or recently completed research projects in poster format. Research may have been performed as part of a course, an Honors Research Fellowship or an independent project conducted under the supervision of a faculty mentor. Projects that are in progress or in the early stages of development are also encouraged.
Thesymposium provides participants with excellent preparation for future presentations in both educational and professional settings. Students who are not currently engaged in research projects are also encouraged to attend to learn more about student research within the College of Business.
COB Student Research Day Spring 2025
When:Wednesday, April 16, 2025
վ:3 to 6 p.m.
Where:Plant Hall Fletcher Lounge
Sign up to attend the event:
Registration Deadline:Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Poster Submission Deadline:Monday, April 14, 2025
For questions related to COB Student Research Day, please contact Stefani Milovanska-Farrington, associate teaching professor, at smilovanska@ut.edu, or Elena Klevsky, assistant professor, ateklevsky@ut.edu.
- Abdelgafar, Jasmine (ECO) – “Corruption and Foreign Direct Investment in the MENA Region: How the Arab Spring Changed Things”
- Butler, Ryan (CYB) – “Exploring Security Education in School-Aged Children – Utilizing Collaborative Learning”
- Hanson, Erin (MGT) – “How High-School Athlete Student Mentors Impact Elementary/ Middle School Students: A Case For Positive Coaching Alliance”
- Holcomb, Anne (CYB) – “Cybersecurity Risk in the Airline Industry”
- Marter, Alexandra (ECO) – “A Public Choice Analysis of the U.S. Military and the Environment”
- Mueller, Nicholas (FIN) – “Real Effects of Tobacco Alternative Reclassification on Corporate Innovation”
- Newsome, Ashley and Enkhtaivan, Ayush (CYB) – “How Industry 4.0 Will Affect the Future and Security of Healthcare as a Critical Infrastructure?”
- Olson, Kensingten and Memari, Hamid (MKT) – “American Marketing Association International Collegiate Case Competition: Cotton Inc.”
- Radu, Emil (CYB) – “Utilization of VPN in a University Setting as a Reduction of Risk”
- Rodrigues, Antonio Cesar (MKT) – “Differences in Shopper Attitudes and Behaviors Towards Natural Versus Organic Foods”
- Shields, Megan (MKT) – “Building an Instagram Coding Scheme Using Text & Content Analysis”
- Sutela, Lindsey (MKT) – “The Effectiveness of Online Brand Communities for Admitted University Students”
- Warden, Rachel (ECO) – “Exchange Rate Impact on FDI Inflows in Sweden”
Students, please submit all projects to the Associate Dean's Office (JS 110) by Monday, April 14, 2025.
ampa College of Business faculty members will serve as judges to evaluate the quality of the research presented by students. Monetary prizes will be awarded to the top presentations.
The posters will be judged by faculty based on the following criteria:
- Clear focus or central research question/problem statement
- Sound research methodology
- Clear presentation of results/product/performance or expected outcome and ability to answer questions
- Progress on the project to date
- Contribution to the field or discussion of the potential impact
Suggested Presentation Guidelines
The purpose of the poster should be to engage audience members in a discussion of the research. Projects will be displayed on science fair poster boards. Students will be provided with science fair boards and the supplies needed to decorate them (e.g., scissors, glue, markers, colored paper). Posters should have a title and list of authors and their affiliations at the top. The poster should include a copy of the abstract. The body of the poster should be self-explanatory and include an appropriate balance of text and graphics in describing the research project or activity. Graphic components may include data tables, graphs, photographs or diagrams and should be labeled to communicate their significance.
Students who wish to present posters must register byTuesday, April 1, 2025.The project poster submission deadline isMonday, April 14, 2025.