The Population Health Initiative today announced six winners of the Undergraduate Research Travel Awards for the 2018-19 academic year. These awards were again granted through a partnership with the Office of Undergraduate Research as part of its annual conference travel award program.
The award application process was open to undergraduate students on all three Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ campuses who had a population health-related paper, poster or scholarly creative work accepted for presentation at a professional conference.
The following table details the six awardees, their majors and the conferences attended.
| Name | Major | Conference |
| Sarah Collins | Early Care and Education | Children & Nature Network International Conference 2019 |
| Tiarra Dearbone | Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (Psychology), Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Tacoma | Washington State Psychological Association’s 2018 Fall Convention |
| Helen Kesting | Environmental Science & Resource Management | Northwest Scientific Association Annual Meeting |
| Alyssa Schul | Bioengineering | American Urological Association |
| Neil Shekar | Anthropology, Biology | International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine |
| Ben Therrien | Environmental Engineering | Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Research and Education Conference |
Please visit our funding page to learn more about these awards.