Population Health
June 27, 2019
Awardees announced for 2018-19 undergraduate research travel funds
The Population Health Initiative today announced six winners of the Undergraduate Research Travel Awards for the 2018-19 academic year. These awards were again granted through a partnership with the Undergraduate Research Program as part of its annual conference travel award program.
The award application process was open to undergraduate students on all three UW campuses who had a population health-related paper, poster or scholarly creative work accepted for presentation at a professional conference.
The following table details the six awardees, their majors and the conferences attended.
| Name | Major | Conference |
| Sarah Collins | Early Care and Education | Children & Nature Network International Conference 2019 |
| Tiarra Dearbone | Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (Psychology), UW Tacoma | Washington State Psychological Association’s 2018 Fall Convention |
| Helen Kesting | Environmental Science & Resource Management | Northwest Scientific Association Annual Meeting |
| Alyssa Schul | Bioengineering | American Urological Association |
| Neil Shekar | Anthropology, Biology | International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine |
| Ben Therrien | Environmental Engineering | Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Research and Education Conference |
Please visit our funding page to learn more about these awards.