APA recognizes outstanding high school student research at international event

The APA Education Directorate was pleased to recognize ten high school students for their outstanding research in the behavioral and social sciences during the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), held 12-16, in Atlanta, Georgia.  ISEF is the world’s largest and most prestigious events honoring pre-college achievement in science; over 1,500 students from more than 47 countries competed for nearly $4 million in scholarships and prizes.  APA was one of over 70 professional organizations, representing a wide variety of scientific disciplines that presented scholarships to student winners.

During two days of judging, a panel of volunteer judges from local universities selected the top seven finishers from 86 projects in the areas of Behavioral and Social Sciences. 

First Place Award of $1,500

The Effect of Visually Enhanced Medicine Labels on Recall Ability
Reed Hurdle Falkner, 18, Oxford High School, Oxford, Mississippi
Taylor Michael McGraw, 18, Oxford High School, Oxford, Mississippi
Bradley Douglas Shields, 18, Oxford High School, Oxford, Mississippi

Second Place Award of $1,000

A Study of Varying Harmonic Spectrum Exposure on Students' Concentration
during Spatial Reasoning Examination as Assessed via Fourier Analyses
Vivian Alice Lee, 17, Vista Ridge High School, Cedar Park, Texas

Third Place Award of $500

What's In and What's Out: High Schoolers' Perceptions of Coolness
Shelby Marie Raye, 15, Manatee High School, Bradenton, Florida

The Ability to Learn: Learning and Communication between Comet Goldfish
Kaleigh Anne Eichel, 17, Strongsville Sr High School, Strongsville, Ohio

The Devolution of Cooperation: An Examination of Excessive Noise in the Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma
Thomas McLean Burr, 16, South Fork High School, Stuart, Florida

It's A Guy Thing: How Fathers Affect Daughters' Dating Habits
Emily Rose Summerbell, 16, Collins Hill High School, Suwanee, Georgia

A Discussion About Equality: A Gender Study in the Classroom
Mary Alysandra Patzel, 18, West Salem High School, Salem, Oregon
Jessica Rae Cummins, 17, West Salem High School, Salem, Oregon

All student winners received a complimentary APA student membership.  Judges included Harold Braithwaite, PhD of Morehouse College; Thomas Hancock, PhD, and Holly Haynes, PhD of Georgia Gwinnett College; Andy Roach, PhD, of Georgia State University; and Christine Ziegler, PhD, of Kennesaw State University.

 

Photo Description

Back Row- left to right
Reed Faulkner, Taylor McGraw, Emily Summerbell, Jessica Cummins and Mary Patzel

Front Row- left to right
Bradley Shields, Vivian Lee, Kaleigh Eichel, Thomas Burr and Shelby Raye