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2023 Grad Slam Prelim Round #9 | Social Sciences - RESCHEDULED

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Thu, Mar 16, 2023

10 AM – 11:30 AM PDT (GMT-7)

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Mosher Alumni Hall (2nd Floor)

34.412557,-119.852465

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Join us for the penultimate preliminary round of the 2023 Grad Slam Showcase!

Our speakers for this round are:

Yibei Chen (Communication)
“(Y)our Brain(s) on the Movie”

Noa Cykman (Sociology)
“The Forest Society: Sociology for the Climate Crisis”

Yuri Fraccaroli (Feminist Studies)
“Queering Migrations from the Global South”

Chantel Haughton (Communication)
“Family Mental Health Communication: A Culturally-Bound Process”

Will Heo (Economics)
“International Spillover Effects of Air Pollution”

Jack Keefer (Economics)
“There is Such Thing as a Free Lunch: Analyzing Community Eligibility Provision Application Groupings”

Swaroopa Lahiri (Global Studies)
“What Do Land Rights Mean for Women Farmers in India?”

Abdullah Salehuddin (Communication)
“Resilience as a Predictor for Why Some Marital Relationships Flourished and Others Struggled During the Initial Months of COVID-19”

Dingyue (Kite) Liu (Economics)
“Estimating Investor Preferences for Blockchain Security”

Nir Chemaya (Economics)
“Learning Your Own Risk Preferences"

Our esteemed judges for this round are:
  • Elena Skapoulli-Raymond (Teaching Professor of Sociology)
  • Casey Hankey (Business Officer for Communication)
  • Menglin Li (Graduate Student in Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology and 2022 Grad Slam Finalist)
  • Lily Melendez (Undergraduate Student in English and Environmental Studies)
  • Jessica Sanchez (Director of Donor Relations at Santa Barbara Foundation)
Emceed by Interim Graduate Dean Leila Rupp.

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)
The GSRC is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. For information or to request disability accommodation, please email Baron Haber at baronhaber@ucsb.edu.

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Mosher Alumni Hall (2nd Floor)

34.412557,-119.852465

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