Fourteen students from the Gevirtz School will participate in Preliminary Round 10 of the 2023 UC Santa Barbara Grad Slam on Thursday, March 16 at 1 pm in the Mosher Alumni House. (Note: Event was rescheduled from an earlier date that was potponed due to inclement weather.) Eight students from the Department of Education and six from the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology (CCSP) will have the chance to tell the campus about their research or share their thoughts on big ideas that matter, in just a three-minute talk.
The presentations are free and open to the public.
Over $1,500 in prize money will be given out each round, including:
- $1,000 for 1st place and advancement to the Final Round on April 14
- $500 for the runner up
- $25 gift cards for raffled off for all other presenters (5 per round)
This round will feature talks by the following students:
Maira Anaya-Lopez (CCSP)
“The Needs of Students with Dependents”
Amanda Andersen (Education)
“‘Yes, and!’ How Improvisation Supports Facilitator Confidence Engaging Diverse Communities”
Miriam Burnett (Education)
“Sense Of Belonging: Being Black at PWCU”
Jackie Chin (CCSP)
“The Black Family Unity Project!”
Kristina Esopo (CCSP)
“In Therapy and Beyond: Getting Latinx, LGBTQ+ Youth the Care They Deserve”
Liliana Garcia (Education)
“Quantum Information Science Educational Video Games”
Damaris Garcia (Education)
“Feelings of Closure, and Healing Returning to our Birthland: Exploring the Experience of Undocumented Immigrants”
Isaiah Jones (CCSP)
“It’s Not Just How Hard You Work, but Who You Work With: The Power of Micro- Aggressions and Affirmations”
Alexandria Muller (Education)
“Engineering the Education of Today for Success in the World of Tomorrow”
Dogukan Ozgen (Education)
“Web3 Literacies”
Jamie Pillsbury-Fischler (Education)
“Producing Change Through Reflective Leadership”
Amaranta Ramirez (CCSP)
“The Queer Online Experience: It’s Actually Different!”
Jing Su (Education)
“Mental Health of Chinese International Students”
Chongzheng Wei (CCSP)
“Stop Being WEIRD: Centering Chinese Bisexual People’s Experience of Stigma”
The esteemed judges for this round are:
- Danielle Harlow (Associate Professor of Education and Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Faculty Development of the Gevirtz School)
- John Hammond (Assistant Dean of Development for the School of Education and Gevirtz School alumnus)
- Sara Tyberg (Graduate Student in Sociology and Graduate Student Association Vice President of Graduate Student Affairs)
- Chloë Wheeler (Undergraduate Student in Religious Studies and Physics)
- John Romo (Former President of Santa Barbara City College and Gevirtz School alumnus)
Emceed by Graduate Division Associate Dean Amr El Abbadi.