The 2023 Florida Undergraduate Research Conference

Workshops Schedule

Updated February 17th, 2023

All Workshops are in the Gus Machado College of Business (building 23).

Workshop Title Workshop Presenters Time
(Feb. 18)		 Room

(GUS)
Advancing Undergraduate Research: Takeaways from the Florida Undergraduate Research Leadership Summit and Vision for the Future Pravalika Manda; Amanda Lopez 2:55 pm – 3:40 pm GUS 204
Avoiding the Dark Side: Cases in Research Ethics Lauren Melanson,  Jennie Soberon, Tracy Baker 9:25 am – 10:10 am GUS 109
Best Practices for Creating and Maintaining High-Impact Student Organizations Emily Miranda, Alyssa Brule 2:55 pm – 3:40 pm GUS 226
Building Community through the Arts Elizabeth Turner 2:55 pm – 3:40 pm GUS 202
Converting Undergraduate-Level Research into Graduate-Level Opportunities Ali Gordon 9:25 am – 10:10 am GUS 204
Diving the Digital Divide: High Impact Tools to Enhance Undergraduate Research Lizeth Garcia, Robert Henry 2:55 pm – 3:40 pm GUS 114
Editing for Publication Tony Papanikolas, Kelly Wolfe, Francis Altomare, Anthony Moreno 2:55 pm – 3:40 pm GUS 106
Getting Good Letters of Recommendation Melodie Eichbauer 2:55 pm – 3:40 pm GUS 109
Graduate School Funding via Graduate Assistantships Robert Epling 2:55 pm – 3:40 pm GUS 205
How to Prepare for Professional Schools and Careers Kerry Lee 2:55 pm – 3:40 pm GUS 222
How to take Advantage of Research Opportunities Dora (Pilar) Maul, Anthony Perez 2:55 pm – 3:40 pm GUS 224
Workshop Title Workshop Presenters Time
(Feb. 18)		 Room

(GUS)
Impact of Undergraduate Research Experiences: Benefits, Awareness, and Challenges Claudia Sanchez, Maria Monzon, Dahis Manzanares-Tapia, Trinidad Arguelles 9:25 am – 10:10 am GUS 108
Is this the Right Mentor for Me? Flona Redway, Stephanie Bingham,

Peter Lin

 9:25 am – 10:10 am GUS 114
Leadership Self Awareness: Applying Research Tools to Identity Optimal Style Fit Lisa J. Knowles, John Rudnick 2:55 pm – 3:40 pm GUS 201
Make New Mistakes, Make Enlightening Mistakes Gregg Stanwood 2:55 pm – 3:40 pm GUS 220
Managing the Socio-Cognitive Obstacles to Social Interactions that Provide Opportunities Benjamin Marsh 9:25 am – 10:10 am GUS 202
Mindset: What is the Impact on Learning? Colin Roche 9:25 am – 10:10 am GUS 226
Navigating the Graduate School Application Process for Biomedical Sciences Programs Robert Stephens 9:25 am – 10:10 am GUS 224
Reflecting on the Link between Passion, Purpose, and Profit: A Sure Way to Career and Life Success! Christtian Travieso 9:25 am – 10:10 am GUS 107
Research Paper Development and Planning Your Research Roadmap Nicholas Mathew 9:25 am – 10:10 am GUS 205
Slay your Way through Summer Research! Get Paid to Travel and do Research Darya Farsinejad, Natalia Leal  Toro 2:55 pm – 3:40 pm GUS 107
Targeted Mentoring for Undergraduate Research Students Ronnie Mack 9:25 am – 10:10 am GUS 106
Tricks of the Trade: How to make a Successful Oral Research Presentation Aurelie La Torre 9:25 am – 10:10 am GUS 222
Undergraduate Research Experiences in Environmental Health, Radiobiology, Toxicology, Epigenomics, and Bioinformatics Jayanta Das 9:25 am – 10:10 am GUS 201
What Students Need to Know About Building Business Development Through Personal Branding Josh Rosner 2:55 pm – 3:40 pm GUS 108
Your Path to Graduate School & Career Success Starts Today Betsy Crawford 9:25 am – 10:10 am GUS 220