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Wednesday, March 20 – Thursday, March 21, 2024

UTSA Main Campus, HEB SU Ballroom

 

2024 COLFA Research Conference and Showcase Winners: 

 

3 Minute Thesis (3MT)

First

Sara Valdés Cavazos

 

Second

Robin Johnson

 

Third

D’Ago Morales-Ferrari

 

Digital Projects and Storytelling
Graduate

First

Devon Bradley

 

Second

Michael Santos

 

Third

Niolufar Esmaeili

 

Undergraduate

First

Genesis Esquilin

 

Second

Tatiana Muzquiz

 

Third

Jasbeth Medrano

Oral Presentation
Doctorate

First

Evan Miller

 

Second

Lacie Allen-Bey

 

Third

Sydney Self 

 

Master's 

First

Christine Bagley 

 

Second

Tara Brown

 

Third

Joe Lynn Mulari

 

Undergraduate

First

Tyler Pursch

 

Second

Marcela Montufar Soria

 

Third

Clarisa De la Garza 

Poster Presentation
Doctorate

First

Robin Johnson

 

Second

 Bright Yeboah

 

 Third

 Alexandra Sheldon

Master's

First

Alexandra Medina

 

Second

Lauren Nowakowski

 

Third

D’Ago Morales-Ferrari

 

 
Undergraduate

First

Rianne Williams

Second

Rory O'Reilly 

Third

Ellen Cleaton

 

Creative Writing
Graduate

First Place

Zach Sokoloski

 

Second Place

Robin Johnson

 

Third Place

Roxanna Rodriguez

 

Honorable Mention

Abby Leigh Mangel

Undergraduate

First Place

Sanmuel Brammell

 

Second Place

Valita Rodriguez 

 

Third Place

April Rodriguez 

 

Honorable Mention

Zenetta Hinojosa 

Music Lecture-Recital Competition
Graduate

First

Taylor Malcolm

 

Second

Clarisa De la Garza

 

Third

Meaghan Treviño

 

Third

Maira Correia de Sousa

 

Undergraduate

First

Sam Bowman

 

Second

Sydney Castillo

 

Third

Ben Spivey

 

 

40th Annual Juried Student Exhibition 

 

Best in Show- Rachael Duke 

 

Graduate

First

Alex Chambley

 

Second

Claribel Olivas

 

Third

Brianna McDonald

Undergraduate

First

Leticia Molina

 

Second

Jerzy Nowakowski

 

Third

McKenna Tuveson

 

“The experience and opportunities as a whole were quite rewarding. As an undergraduate planning to go to grad school the chance to do and practice presenting research with critique is priceless.”
Junior, Classical Studies and Humanities
“The opportunity to present something I worked so hard on.”
Junior, Music
“Very friendly and professional; you feel surrounded by like-minded, academic-oriented people who are passionate about their research and are supportive of yours.”
Graduate Student, Art History
“I got to share my voice and hearing others share theirs as well.”
Senior, English
“It gave me an opportunity to talk with faculty about graduate school, and graduate students about their own work at UTSA’s graduate school.”