The Department of Global Studies Award, sponsored by the Department of Global Studies, recognizes oral presentations or posters focused on an international or intercultural topic and characterized by excellence in research and clarity of delivery.
Award Amounts: One (1) $300 Award; Two (2) $100 Honorable Mention Awards.
Current Recipients
Ainsley Chang '26
Major: Psychology
Project: "Evaluating a Novel Joint Attention Task in Cambodia"
2025 $100 Honorable Mention Award
Griffin Hsu '25
Majors: Data Science | Economics
Project: "Estimating the Effects of the US-China Trade War"
2025 $100 Honorable Mention Award
Masha Mironova '26
Major: Political Science
Project: "Environmental Regulations, Civil Society, and Extractive Waste: The Debate over Stoca Mine"
2025 $300 Award
Prior Recipients
Audrey Bunce '24
Major: Global Studies
Project: "Same Ingredients, Different Dish: Identity and Belonging in the Local Food Movement"
2024 $100 Honorable Mention Award
Yazzie Chee '24 & Christina Thomas '26
Majors: GSS, Human Physiology
Project: "Honoring Indigenous Perspectives: Reimagining Resources and Programs at the University of Oregon"
2024 $300 Award
Cassie Cole '22
Major: Public Relations
Project: "A Culture to Call Home: Cultural Gatekeeping in the Vietnamese Community"
2021 $300 Award
Gideon Dean '24
Major: Global Studies
Project: "Footing the Bill: investing in gender equity in women's football in Latin America"
2024 $100 Honorable Mention Award
Raimy Khalife-Hamdan '22
Major: Global Studies
Projects: "Shia-Catholic Coexistence and Cross-Religious Engagement Among Youth in Southern Lebanon" , "Burkinabè President Kaboré’s Approach to Counterterrorism: Peace in the Land of Upright People"
2021 $100 Honorable Mention Award, 2022 $100 Honorable Mention Award
Emily Kraschel '22
Major: Economics, Global Studies
Project: "Investigating Variations in Unemployment Between North and South Spain and Associated Implications"
2022 $300 Award
Idil Osman '22
Major: Psychology
Project: "Rebound and Resurgent Malaria Globally: Explanations and Under-estimations via a Meta-Review"
2021 $100 Honorable Mention Award
Lily Strobel '22
Major: Global Studies, Asian Studies
Project: "How Music Is Used to Preserve Ainu Culture"
2022 $100 Honorable Mention Award