The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Dean's Poster Awards, sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, recognizes students in the Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences with excellent poster presentations.
Eligibility Criteria: Participants must be majoring in the Humanities, Natural Sciences, or Social Sciences. For the Natural Sciences award, candidates MAY NOT also self-nominate for one of the Departmental STEM Awards (Biology, Human Physiology, ION, Physics, Psychology)
Award Amounts: Three (3) $400 awards, in one of each of the following categories:
CAS Dean's Poster Award in Humanities $400
CAS Dean's Poster Award in Natural Sciences $400
CAS Dean's Poster Award in Social Sciences $400.
Current Recipients
Bess Frerichs '26
Major: Linguistics
Project: "The function of um: An analysis of filled pauses in kindergarten-age children"
2024 $400 CAS Dean's Award in Humanities
Josmarie Graciani '25
Major: Biochemistry
Project: "Elucidating the molecular mechanisms underlying the development of neuronal identity in Drosophila"
2024 $400 CAS Dean's Award in Natural Sciences
Ava Minu-Sepehr '24
Major: Anthropology
Project: "Counter-mapping the Coos Bay estuaries: knowing through being, making, and offering"
2024 $400 CAS Dean's Award in Social Sciences
Prior Recipients
Rachel Couche '21
Major: Family and Human Services
Project: "Race-Related Discrimination is Linked to Body Image Concerns in Asian/Asian American Men"
2021 $400 CAS Dean's Award in Humanities
Emily Krashchel '22
Major: Economics, Global Studies
Project: "Investigating Variations in Unemployment Between North and South Spain and Associated Implications"
2022 $400 CAS Dean's Award in Social Sciences
Amanda Linskens '22
Major: Biochemistry
Project: "Molecular Origins of the Pair1 and Moonwalker Descending Neuron's Neural Circuitry in Drosophila"
2021 $400 CAS Dean's Award in Natural Sciences
Giovanni Ricci '22
Major: Psychology
Project: "Adverse Childhood Experiences and Salivary Oxytocin in Mothers with a History of Substance Abuse"
2021 $400 CAS Dean's Award in Social Sciences
Carmen Sanchez-Reddick '22
Major: Marine Biology
Project: "Differences in the Morphology and Reproduction of Boltenia villosa Across a Latitudinal Gradient"
2022 $400 CAS Dean's Award in Natural Sciences