Students from the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences presented their research at the OneUSF Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium held at the Judy Genshaft Honors College on the Tampa campus and at the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library on USF St. Petersburg campus on July 23-24.
Joanna Agrinsoni (right) with Associate Professor Matthew Foster, PhD, presents her research.
Joanna Agrinsoni, a student of language, speech, and hearing sciences in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, presented her research titled “Promising Effects of a Low-Dosage Bilingual Language Intervention for Dual Language Learners.” Agrinsoni was mentored by Matthew Foster, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Child and Family Studies. Agrinsoni's research was supported by the Florida High Tech Corridor.
Julia De Paula Silva, a student of applied behavior analysis, presented her research titled “Heart Rate Monitoring as a Tool to Assess Competition as an Intervention for Adult Physical Activity.” Silva was mentored by Raymond Miltenberger, PhD, professor and associate chair for academic programs in the Department of Child and Family Studies and director of the Applied Behavior Analysis program.
Julia De Paula Silva presents her research.
The OneUSF Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium is organized by USF's Office of Student Engagement in Research & Innovation. In addition to reserach posters, the event included remarks from Prasant Mohapatra, PhD, provost and executive vice president; Sylvia Wilson Thomas, PhD, vice president for research and innovation; Saundra Johnson Austin, EdD, director of student engagement in research and innovation; and Paul Sohl, chief executive officer of the Florida High Tech Corridor.