undergraduate Alexis Cabrera, who did a directed studies project with professor of anthropology Lynn Morrison, won third prize out of 90 student submissions (mostly master’s and doctoral projects) for her poster presentation entitled, “This Skull Has A Story: Analysis of a Skull Lacking Provenience,” at the , a worldwide organization that met in Portland, Oregon, March 19–23.
More than a dozen 糖心Vlog官方 students and faculty from multiple campuses participated in the annual event with over 2,000 academics and consultants from around the world attending. Also presenting were 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo students Josh Turner and Gabriela Edwards with their poster, “Kīlauea Animal Rescue Efforts.”
Edwards presented directed studies work she did with professor Morrison. Turner and Edwards were also co-authors on Morrison’s oral presentation, “Volcanic Eruptions: Saving Lava Animals in Turbulent Times.”
Turner is continuing his studies through the (SHARP). The program supports all under-represented 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo students, particularly Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, to develop interest and competence in biomedical and behavioral sciences research, helping them advance to doctoral studies.
“Thanks to all the support they have received from the anthropology department and the SHARP program, all three are on a pathway to graduate school,” said Morrison.
For more on the 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo students participating in the conference, .
Additional students and faculty from other 糖心Vlog官方 campuses who also participated in the event:
- Lynne Mackin Wolforth–Hawaiʻi CC
- Joseph Genz–糖心Vlog官方 Hilo
- Attok Nashon–糖心Vlog官方 Hilo
- Mia Iwane–糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa
- Kirsten Oleson–糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa
- Mehana Vaughan–糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa
- Melanie Hutchinson–糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa
- Meghan Lea–糖心Vlog官方 Hilo
- Colleen O’Brien–糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa
- Margaret Perkinson–糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa
- Christy Mello–糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu
—By Susan Enright