2025 Competition

Preliminary Round

Sultan Ahsan 

Finding Common Ground: Rethinking Religion, Politics, and Society 

Michelle Blaya-Burgo 

Giving It All—to Heal or Harm: A Deeper Look into Self-Sacrifice 

Ramisa Chowdhury

The Academic Journey of Bangladeshi Americans in Higher Education 

Lori Denning 

The Women of Samson 

Christian Espinoza 

The Unseen Crisis: How Immigration Detention Disrupts Higher Education 

Randal Johnson 

Untitled 

William Liu 

Why does treating job applicants fairly matter? 

Moina Maaz 

Salafi Women and Karl Marx’s Theory on Class Struggle 

Allison Masters 

Decent Work:  A Refined Concept and Measure 

Kareem Powell 

Catalog 100 

Akua T.J. Robinson 

Wholistic Wellness with Alaafia 

Maneesha Sarda 

Dante’s Bodily Fatigue: A Text of Cosmic Angst in Dante’s The Divine Comedy 

Christina Schwartz 

From Strength to Purpose: Exploring the Relationships Between Character Strengths and Purpose in Life 

Millicent Wanyeki 

Smart Straps: Barcode Integration for Precision Care 

Ashley Watterson 

Identity as a Resource: The Role of Multiracial Identity Integration in Developing Leader Adaptability 

Emily Zavala 

STRESS ON THE LINE: How Secondary Traumatic Stress Shapes Risk Perception in 9-1-1 Calls