A day of TED Talk-style presentations by Penn Arts & Sciences graduate students representing the Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Professional Master’s programs as they compete for first place and audience choice prizes within their category.
Participate in the event by voting for the overall Audience Choice winner. The event is open to the Penn community and the general public. Lunch and refreshments, including vegan and vegetarian options, will be served throughout the day.
Friday, February 24, 2023
Sessions start at 12:00 p.m.
Widener Lecture Hall, Penn Museum
3260 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Can’t make it to the event? We got you covered! Watch Penn Grad Talks on YouTube.
Please join us for a reception in the Sphinx Lobby from 5:15-6:15 p.m.
Winners will be announced at the reception.
12 p.m. | PROFESSIONAL MASTER’S
Vanishing Flavors: How Immigration Can Influence Culinary Traditions
Melissa Arjona, Behavioral and Decision Sciences
In Their Own Words: Neurodiverse Leaders
Leila Bateman, Organizational Dynamics
Revenge of the Bionic Beetroot: Conquering Shyness with Optimism
Suzanne Johnson, Applied Positive Psychology
Lead with Listening: Using a Coaching Mindset to Elevate Daily Conversations
Caroline Jones, Organizational Dynamics
When AI Listens: Can It Truly “Serve” Humanity in Crises?
Shuyao Liu, International Public Administration
1 p.m. | HUMANITIES
Silent Dissent: How Girls’ Magazines in Wartime Japan Negotiated Empire and Expression
Marina de Melo do Nascimento, East Asian Languages & Civilizations
Mother Has Arrived: Reclaiming Birth from Erasure
Deion Dresser, Francophone, Italian, and Germanic Studies
How I’ll Study My 12th Language (and Why Duolingo Isn’t It)
Asher Maria, Comparative Literature & Literary Theory
Crowdfunding in Ancient Greece
Peter Satterthwaite, Ancient History
What You Really Ought To Do: The Nature of Law and Other Moral Systems
Max Stainton, Philosophy and Law
2 p.m. | SOCIAL SCIENCES
We Won’t Fail in the Practical: Narratives from an Urban Forest in Pakistan
Tayeba Batool, Anthropology
The Organizational Demography of the U.S. Public Sector, 2002 – 2022
Michael Lachanski, Demography/Sociology
The Gender Gap in Political Tolerance: Explaining Women’s Attitudes Toward Free Expression
Lauren Palladino, Political Science
Our Closest Cousins? Laboratory Chimpanzees in HIV/AIDS Research and Historicizing Compassion
Brigid Prial, History and Sociology of Science
Debt, Inflation, and Government Reputation
Alberto Ramirez de Aguilar, Economics
3 p.m. | NATURAL SCIENCES
When High Notes Challenge Speech: What Opera Singers Teach Us About Language
May Pik Yu Chan, Linguistics
What Happens After Rubber Meets the Road?
Jaydee Edwards, Earth and Environmental Science
How To Know What You Don’t Know
Leonardo Ferreira Guilhoto, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences
“Blue” Energy: How Water Can Power the Planet
Rachael Keneipp, Physics and Astronomy
Are You Even Listening? How Kids’ Lack of Attention Helps Them Learn
Marlie Tandoc, Psychology