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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Regional Campuses Show Support for Research at Annual AURCO Conference

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s Regional Campuses were well-represented at the during which Olivia Rice, a psychology student from ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Salem, earned a first-place ranking for her research poster. The conference was held earlier this month at Ohio University in Chillicothe.

Rice received the E. Ted Bunn Student Excellence Award-Best Poster for her research project titled “Undergraduate Student Benefits: Research Within Community Outreach.â€

Three faculty members from the Salem Campus also presented their research on the Hyflex course teaching method, a blend of hybrid and flexible formats. They were Rachael Blasiman, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology; Sheren Farag, Ph.D., assistant professor of horticulture; and Kristine Harrington, associate lecturer of English.

Steve Toepfer, Ph. D., associate professor of human development and family studies from ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Salem, is the editor of the AURCO Journal and also attended.

Other ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Regional Campus representatives included Bob Antenucci, Ph.D., associate professor of business management technology on the Geauga and Trumbull campuses; Eric Taylor, Ph.D., professor of geology at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Stark; and Francis Graham, Ph.D., professor emeritus who taught physics on the East Liverpool and Salem campuses.

Pictured (from left) are Kristine Harrington, Sheren Farag, Rachael Blasiman, Bob Antenucci, Eric Taylor, Steve Toepfer, Olivia Rice and Francis Graham.
 

POSTED: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 02:10 PM
Updated: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 03:14 PM
WRITTEN BY:
Tina Smith, Writer, Marketing Communications