Student Research Paper Award
The Student Research Award is given yearly to the students with best academic research paper (or video) of original research with a clear, arguable thesis that is well-supported by scholarly sources. Other criteria:
- There is no required length or topic for the paper award; research proposals and creative writing are not accepted.
- Film submissions that represent substantial academic research with a clear thesis and scholarly sources are accepted.
- All applications must include a faculty sponsor. The faculty sponsors are intended to guide students through this event, helping in the revising of papers before submission. Faculty sponsors should review the appropriate rubric with students before submission.
Started in 2016 by the Lynn Library Staff, and formerly known as the Library Student Research Award, in 2019 the award became part of the Lynn Student Symposium and was renamed the Student Research Award.
From 2016-2018 - and then again in 2022 due to COVID - winners were celebrated at the Library's annual Published Faculty Reception (now known as the Academic and Creative Excellence Reception). Winners are now celebrated at the Lynn Student Research Symposium.
Submissions from 2026
Learning the Notes: Developing Absolute Pitch, Research Paper, Winner, Emma Joyce.
Moving on Stage, Moving the Audience: The Overlooked Impacts of Body Language on Performance Reception of Classical Music, Research Paper, Julia Jacobsen.
Reassessing Additive Diversity Measures: Dawson's Negro Folk Symphony in a Brass Audition Context, Research Paper, Winner, Daniel Combs Jr..
The Opioid Crisis in the United States vs. Portugal’s Public Health Approach, Research Paper, Ciara Dillon.
Submissions from 2025
Encanto’s ‘Colombian’ Soundtrack: A Diffuse Charm Unveiled Through Analysis, Research Paper, Manuela Wanumen Jiménez.
Looks Like Gibberish to Me: An Analysis of Dyslexia, its Musical Counterpart and the Education System, Research Paper, Chase Hogan.
The Aesthetic Revolution in 20th-Century Classical Music and Its Perceptual Effects on Listeners: A Cognitive-Historical Perspective, Research Paper, Winner, Derek Lund.
Submissions from 2024
Gopher Tortoises in Protector Natural Areas: Effect of Natural Area Characteristics on Populations, Research Paper, Honorable Mention, Taryn Lagor.
Reactive Oxygen Species Production in Head Regeneration of Planaria from Cadmium Exposure, Research Paper, Winner, Natalie Gonzalez.
Submissions from 2023
Collision at Los Rodeos, Tenerife, Research Paper, Honorable Mention, Luis Casassa.
Felon Disenfranchisement: An Attack on Democracy in the United States, Research Paper, Winner - Undergraduate, Katie Rodrigues.
Precursor of Paganini: The Solo Violin Caprices of Pietro Antonio Locatelli, Research Paper, Winner - Graduate, Amelia Dixon.
Wim Wenders is an Auteur, Video, Honorable Mention, Diane Dohler.
Submissions from 2022
A Study on Anti-Maskers, Research Paper, Honorable Mention, Cole Kessler and Lauren Toy.
Fake COVID-19 Test Documentation, Research Paper, Winner - Undergraduate, Nicole Anglarill and Giovanni Guaschino.
Gender Disparities in COVID Deaths, Research Paper, Winner - Graduate, Lisamarie Bennett.
Modern Seaplane Air Carrier Operations, Research Paper, Honorable Mention, Richard Bonnell (Brian).
The Parasitic Influence of Class Inequality in South Korean Cinema, Video, Winner - Undergraduate, Jiří Balcar.
The Racial Incarceration Problem in the United States, Research Paper, Honorable Mention, JonPaul Palmisano.
Submissions from 2021
“A Local! A Monster!”: Harmful Tropes of Indigeneity in Thomas Adès’s The Tempest, Research Paper, Winner - Graduate, Rosie Rogers.
Beethoven's Humor in Piano Sonata 16, Op. 31 no. 1, Video, Winner - Undergraduate, Janna Peña.
Ethical Decisions in Biased Medicine, Research Paper, Honorable Mention, Jayden N. Reece.
Harnessing Liberia’s Potential Demographic Dividend: The Education that Works, Research Paper, Winner - Undergraduate, Wainright Acquoi, Brima Bangura, Lima Sarhadi, and Morgan Wack.
Horror and Society, Research Paper, Honorable Mention, Heather Fiveson.
Unchained, Research Paper, Honorable Mention, Mia Tippenhauer.
Submissions from 2020
The Pianist versus the Smart Piano, Research Paper, Winner - Undergraduate, Janna Peña.
Submissions from 2019
Depression Across Cultures, Research Paper, Winner, Carlota Garcia.
Submissions from 2018
Airport Innovations and Innovators, Research Paper, Honorable Mention, Jennifer A. Torres.
Attachment in Infancy and its Effects in Adulthood, Research Paper, Winner - Undergraduate, Kristina Petkovic.
Exploring Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Style Via the Auteur, Research Paper, Honorable Mention, Balca Elif Sagmanli.
Take A Stand: Social (In)justice - The Most Challenged Learners and the Newest Educators: An Appropriate Combination?, Research Paper, Winner - Graduate, Josh Prieur.
The Lottery of Life: Migration Crisis in Europe, Research Paper, Honorable Mention, Ida Langer.
Submissions from 2017
Can Multilingualism and Positive Visualizations Influence Resilience?, Research Paper, Winner - Graduate, Grisel Lopez-Escobar.
Cosmopolitanism as Political Theory, Research Paper, Honorable Mention, Martina Guglielmone.
Fundamental Components of Life: The Science of Animal Rights, Research Paper, Honorable Mention, Bailey-Michelle Collins.
The Ethics Behind Cosmetic Procedures: The Strive for Aesthetics, Research Paper, Honorable Mention, Francais Olexa.
The Left- and Right-Brain Myth, Research Paper, Winner - Undergraduate, Jaimee Marcus.
Submissions from 2016
A Moral Education, Research Paper, Winner - Undergraduate, Kristen Van Voorhis.
Strong Phonics Base to Build Better Readers, Research Paper, Winner - Graduate, Talia Williams.
