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Engaged Scholarship and Learning
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
ESTAC 3.106 & BINAB 1.105
Hours M-F 8am-5pm
Email: engaged@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 665-3461 (Edinburg)
Phone Alt: (956) 882-4300 (Brownsville)
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Engaged Scholar Symposium - Distinguished Scholar Awards

Thank you to all the participants in our Undergraduate Student Competition. Below are our Distinguished Scholars and Honorable Mentions for each category. Congratulations!

Awards may be picked-up at the Office of Engaged Scholarship & Learning (located in Brownsville at BINAB 1.105 or in Edinburg at ESTAC 3.106).

Poster Presentation

Applied Science

Distinguished Scholars

Conformational analysis of the 3,4,5-trifluorobenzoic acid-benzoic acid dimer.
Diego Hernandez, Wei Lin

Honorable Mentions

Control Strategies for Cooperative Multi-Robot Tasks Using Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning.
Daniel Masamba, Tyler Morgan

Life & Health Science

Distinguished Scholar

Latinx college-going parents attachment styles.
Amaris Gonzalez

Honorable Mention

Characterizing the Mechanism of Sorafenib Resistance in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Yamile Anaya, Dennis Kwabiah, Sophia Leslie, Ricardo Pequeño Bracho, Mohammad Shabir Hussain, Manish K Tripathi

Community Engagement

Rising Scholar

Across the Borders: Approaching to Tackle Homelessness in Rio Bravo, Mexico and Brownsville, United States.
Laure Sanchez Martinez, Mariann Nunez, Jaqueline Lopez Arteaga, Savannah Cantu

Distinguished Sustainability Graduate Scholar

Bridging Healthcare Disparities through Service-Learning: A Case Study in La Joya, Texas.
Christina Limon, Margaret Rubi, Nancy Nadeau, Luz Maria Silva

Honorable Mention

Oral Health and its Impact on Overall Health.
Alyssa Gonzalez

Texas city Mcallen Ranked number one in Obesity! How can Social and Environmental Sustainability help.
Victoria Gonzalez

STEM Educational Needs of High School Students in Brownsville.
Marcos Garcia

Humanities & Social Science

Distinguished Scholar

Examining Rumination as a Mediator in the Association between Cyber Intimate Partner Victimization and Problematic Smartphone Use.
Joshua Figarola, Ines Cano-Gonzalez, Jorge I. Cantu, Ana Soto, Dr. Ruby Charak

Honorable Mention

Empathy in the Face of Stress: A Behavioral Analysis in Female Rats.
Adelyn Garcia, Claudia Martinez

Oral Presentation

Applied Science

Distinguished Scholar

Evaluation of Multi-Session Temporary Anesthesia to Improve Upper Limb Recovery: A Preliminary Analysis in Healthy Subjects.
Ashley Tijerina, Dr. Kelsey Baker

Honorable Mention

Understanding and Experimenting with Ceramic High-fire Glazes.
Erika Lino

 

Humanities

Distinguished Scholar

Disconnect: Alienation & Search for Identity in the Borderlands.
Sara Azua

Trapped in Shame: The Immigrant Experience.
Martha Castillo De Leon

Honorable Mention

Anger As a Tool and Not As a Burden.
Sofia Homes-Maestre

Applications of the Heroes Journey to Combat Anxiety.
Rigoberto Pena

 

Social Science

Distinguished Scholar

Music and Culture in the Valley of the Clueless.
Anuschka Mai

Honorable Mention

Intersecting Identities, Social Support, Identity Concealment, and Health among Latinx LGBTQ+ Adults.
Amanda Lamas, Andrea Rodriguez, Rocio Gonzalez

Life & Health Science

Distinguished Scholar

What is the Role of Nuclear Factor-κB in the Pathogenesis of Diabetes?
Dylan Segura, Clyde J. Wright, Paul J. Rozance, Alicia White, Mack Solar

Honorable Mention

The Behavioral Influence of Fungal Endophytes on Yellow Fever Mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti).
Sofia Ayala, Emily Medelez, Dr. Christopher Vitek, Dr. Pushpa Soti

Physical Science

Distinguished Sustainability Scholar

Exploring the potential of Co-inoculating two cultivated mushroom species.
Carlos Wong, Robin A. Choudhury

Art Gallery

Creative Works

Distinguished Scholar

Johnathan's Armor.
Eduardo Escamilla

Master of None.
Jahaai Cardenas

Honorable Mention

60% Photography.
Regina Cerna Matamoros

Performance

Creative Works

Distinguished Scholar

Cocina de sueños compartidos.
Danna Vegageron

 

Honorable Mention

There’s a Tornado in Heaven and I Drank All the Bodies of Water.
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