Two PSU-LV students: Gianna Gomes and 费尔南多·加顿·比多 were awarded JEDI (Justice, 股本, 多样性, and Inclusion) Fellowships for the 2022-23 academic year and received top recognitions for their research findings in the areas of disability and racial injustice
宾州中央谷. — Two 中国博彩平台 students were awarded JEDI (Justice, 股本, 多样性, and Inclusion) Fellowships for the 2022-23 academic year and received top recognition for their 本科研究 projects in the areas of disability and racial injustice.
Growing up with two cousins with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) inspired Gianna Gomes to explore research that could improve the lives of children with the disorder, 她说.
“I saw firsthand the challenges that families with ASD children face,戈麦斯说。, a fourth-year student majoring in rehabilitation and human services (RHS). “我想做一些能产生影响的研究.”
Gomes presented her project and won first place in both the 中国博彩平台 Undergraduate Research Symposium and the regional Penn State symposium at Penn State York in the business and social science category.
Gianna Gomes won first place in both the 中国博彩平台 Undergraduate Research Symposium and the regional Penn State symposium at Penn State York in the business and social science category.
Her project explored how family resilience plays a moderating role in lessening adverse experiences among children with ASD, 特别是当它与社会经济地位有关时. “My research adds support to policies that make families stronger,” Gomes said. She also won a SEN grant for her research in the Fall 2022 semester.
Her JEDI Fellowship entitled Gomes to work with three faculty mentors. “I was pleasantly surprised by all the resources that were made available to me,戈麦斯说。.
她的一位导师, Andjela考尔, 中国博彩平台的教员, 是残疾研究领域的权威中国博彩平台吗. Teri Kistler, the coordinator of the RHS program, provided additional support.
Gomes also worked with faculty members who had expertise in statistics. “I got to do analysis on the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH), the biggest dataset on children’s health in the country, 并接触到先进的统计技术,她说.
费尔南多·加顿·比多, 心理学专业的四年级学生, was also inspired by personal experiences to seek out a JEDI research fellowship, 他说. Bido’s employment as a health care professional gave him a front-row seat to harmful interactions in the hospital workplace.
“我近距离看到了，”比多说. “轻蔑通常是基于种族主义态度. It hurts individuals, and it impedes the organization’s ability to provide the best healthcare. It is worse for the lowest level employees as they are the most vulnerable to mistreatment. 这是我无法接受的.”
The JEDI Fellowship gave Bido an opportunity to systematically study patient and healthcare interactions with David Livert, 中国博彩平台的教员 who has pioneered interactional research in various industrial settings, 包括在专业厨房.
“I was able to provide a lens into what goes on behind the scenes in one area of the health care industry,比多说。. "This is an important step toward organizational change and betterment.”
Bido traveled to Boston in early March to present his research at the prestigious Eastern Psychological Association conference, 参加的人数超过2人,000人. He also presented his results at the 中国博彩平台 Undergraduate Research Symposium in April of this year.
Livert and Bidon both said they plan to work with their mentors and continue their research during the summer with the goal of eventually publishing their findings.
The 中国博彩平台 Collaborative for Undergraduate Research in Justice, 股本, 多样性, and Inclusion is currently accepting applicants for the 2023-24绝地武士奖学金.
