Emerge Scholar List
As part of the Emerge Program, the students were required to participate in at least two high-impact educational practices and complete reflection pieces, which they presented at events such as regional and national conferences. These conferences included the UWF Student Scholar Symposium and Emerge Faculty Fora held throughout the academic year. Students also gain exposure through study abroad programs, internships and student-faculty research projects.
Emerge Scholars 2021
Students who earned the distinction of Emerge Scholar in 2021 include:
Chad Michael Eyer
Master of Education in Instructional Design and Technology
Associated Projects:
- "Using R Markdown to Create Accessible Resources for Students with Visual Disabilities in STEM Classes,” a collaboration with Samantha Seals, Ph.D., Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of West Florida. This project was presented at the 2020 Virtual International Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology.
- Instructional Design and Technology Capstone (EME 6946), supervised by Byron Havard, Ph.D., Department of Instructional Design and Technology, University or West Florida.
Megan Fallon
Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies
Associated Projects:
- A deposition, written trial brief, and competitive oral argument for Legal Advocacy capstone class. Argued in favor of a legal motion in front of several attorneys.
- Undergraduate thesis for the Kugelman Honors Program with faculty advisor Dr. Chrystina Hoffman on the “Analysis and Revision of the U.S. Federal Drug Schedule” and defended it at both the National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR) and the UWF OUR Symposium.
Benjamin Lindquist
Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies
Cheslee Mathis
Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies
Breezie Seitz
Bachelor of Social Work
Amari Waitman
Bachelor of Social Work
Associated Projects:
- Legislative Education and Advocacy Day (LEAD), Department of Social Work, Spring 2020
- Bachelor of Social Work 400-hour internship, Key Fits Solutions
2020 Emerge Scholars
Students who earned the distinction of Emerge Scholar in 2020 include:
Meghan Hedrick
Bachelor of Social Work
Emily McCallum
Bachelor of Arts in Exceptional and Elementary Education
Associated Projects:
- Field experience 2: 100 hours of field work in a classroom with Dr. Kay Uchiyama
(Spring 2020) - Clinical Case Study for reading with Dr. Susan James: Conducted assessments, authored formal reports with the data, designed lesson plans, tutored the student, and then created a narrated clinical case study PowerPoint as the critical task of the case study (Spring 2020)
2019 Emerge Scholars
Students who earned the distinction of Emerge Scholar in 2019 include:
Chloe Diehl
Bachelor of Science in Instructional Design and Technology
Associated Projects:
- 2019 Summer Undergraduate Researcher Program (SURP) - Supervised by Dr. Fredrick Baker
- "Developing an evaluation instrument for teaching behavior intervention techniques for workforce integration"
- 2019 SURP Symposium Participants
- 2019 Student Scholar Symposium - Supervised by Dr. Fredrick Baker
- "The ABCs of supervising employees with autism: Efficacy of applied behavior analysis theory training in an income- constrained business setting"
- 2019 Student Scholars Symposium event program on issuu.com
Isabel Teller
- Social Work Advocacy and Practice with Victims of Domestic Violence and/or Partner Abuse - Dr. Durkin (Spring 2019)
- Evaluation of Social Work Practice - Dr. Durkin (Fall, 2018)
2018 Emerge Scholars
Students who earned the distinction of Emerge Scholar in 2018 include:
Angela Mills-Swaney
Bachelor of Social Work
Associated Projects:
- Ronald McDonald Meal Project - Professor Patton (Summer, 2017)
- Immersive Experience in Social Work: Guatemala - Professor Cotton (Summer, 2017)
Brittanie Steen
Bachelor of Social Work
Associated Projects:
- UWF BSW 400 Hour Field Internship - Department of Children and Families/Families First Network
- Student Scholar Symposium Showcase: Normalize Breastfeeding in West Florida (Spring 2017)
Linda Tierney
Master of Social Work
Associated Projects:
- 35th Annual National Conference of Baccalaureate Program Directors: "Challenges for Hispanic Populations Preceding Natural Disaster" - Dr. Lewis & Professor Rappe (Summer & Fall 2017; Spring 2018)
- MSW Capstone - J. Herzog (Spring 2018)
Hannah Tilden
Master of Social Work
Associated Projects:
- Immersive Experiences in Social Work: Guatemala - Christopher Cotton (Summer, 2017)
- LGBTQ++ Issues within the Social Work Practice - Christopher Cotton (Summer, 2017)
2017 Emerge Scholars
Students who earned the distinction of Emerge Scholar in 2017 include:
Vickie Cumbie
Bachelor of Social Work
Associated Projects:
- Social Work & Social Welfare in Guatemala - Chris Cotten (Summer 2016)
- Social Aspects of Family Violence - Dr. Dione King ( Spring 2016)
Megan Emerson
Bachelor of Arts, Legal Studies
Associated Projects:
- Japan Study Abroad - Ms Paula Rappe (Summer 2016)
- 2017 Student Scholar Symposium - Undergraduate Research (Spring 2017)
Tracie Esmond
Bachelor of Social Work
Associated Projects:
- Social Work Research - Dr. Dione King (Spring 2016)
- Social Aspects of Family Violence - Dr. Dione King (Spring 2016)
Heather Jackson
Bachelor of Arts, Elementary Education
Associated Projects:
- Jug Band Instruments - Dr. John Pecore, Dr. Jennifer Mesa (Spring 2016)
- Arcadia Mill Field Trip - Dr. Jennifer Mesa, Dr. Karen Evans (Fall 2015)
Staci Jagoe
Master of Social Work
Associated Projects:
- LEAD - Effective Macro Practice with the FL Legislature - Dr. Kellie O'Dare Wilson (Spring 2016)
- Red Flag Dating Violence Campaign - Dr Dione King (Spring 2016)
Tammy Sutton
Bachelor of Social Work
Associated Projects:
- Analysis of Social Services and Policies - Kellie O'Dare Wilson (Spring 2017)
- Social Work & Social Welfare in Guatemala - Chris Cotten (Summer 2016)
- SOW 3783 Human Trafficking in 21st Century - Melinda Lewis (Spring 2016)
Lisa Vargo
Master of Social Work
Associated Projects:
- Evaluation of Social Work Practice - Dr. Daniel Durkin (Fall 2016)
- MSW Capstone - Joseph Herzog