2010 Student Research Forum Scoring Criteria

POSTER: There are 9 items on the Poster Scoring Sheet for assessment.

ORAL: There are 10 items on the Oral Presentation Scoring Sheet for assessment.

WHOLE NUMBER scores can range from 1 = POOR to 10 = EXCELLENT [see the scoring ranges at the top of the Scoring Sheet]. The presenter begins with an “Average Score of 5 – 6” and then should be scored above [i.e., 7-10] or below [i.e., 1-4] this Average for each assessed item, depending on the Judge’s evaluation of the poster and the student’s presentation of the poster/research.

Judges have the opportunity to adjust their scoring, as the Session unfolds, for presentations based on how well a presenter performs in reference to peers presenting in the same session.

The Abstract – Item #1:

Having received the Abstracts in the Judge’s Packet, Judges are asked to review and score ITEM #1 on the Scoring Sheet for each assigned poster ABSTRACT before attending the poster-judging session on the day of the Forum. Abstracts should be judged based on how well the presenter adheres to the guidelines and concise summation of the research.

The PROBLEM - Items #2 & #3:

How effectively did the student define the research problem [#2] and provide enough background information [#3] so that a general audience could comprehend the rationale and goal of the research.

The RESEARCH – Items #4 - #7:

These items assess the student’s experimental design [#4] for the research, the clarity and accuracy of describing the results [#5], and whether the student’s conclusions were appropriate for the results obtained [#6] and were appropriate to the initial goal of the research [#7]. Assessment should include attention to appropriate use of “controls,” “treatments,” [#4] and statistical analyses [#5], as well. It is assumed that all the details of experimental procedures need not be given in this very short oral presentation and that commonly used research methods need not be fully detailed during the presentation. Significant variations from established common procedures should be included for clarity in the presentation.

The PRESENTATION – Items #8 - #10:

These items assess the student’s ability to organize [#8] the overall presentation, and use effective audio-visual aids (oral presentation [#9]) and personal skills and style to clearly present the research problem to a general audience [#10 Oral; #9 Poster] interested in the particular topical session. Questions: Judges should include in their assessment of overall presentation some portion based on how well the student handles questions from judges. Judges are encouraged to ask questions.

ABSTRACT: Summary of Information for the Abstract

State the purpose of the project, which is the introduction and question asked—the purpose of the project.
Give a brief description of the methods. Very brief without a lot of details.
Describe the results. Concise report, summarized data/ text, including statistical significance.
End with a statement of conclusion(s). Usually one or two ending sentences indicate if you answered your initial question (hypothesis), and if so, the implication/significance of the results.

2009 Winners

First Place Overall Medal in Each School - 2009 SRF

AWARD	STUDENT	DEPARTMENT	FACULTY MENTOR
Medal School Of Allied Health	Floyd (Han-Hung) Huang	Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences	Lisa Stehno-Bittel
Medal Graduate Student School Of Medicine	George Thomas	Neurology & Molec & Integ. Physiology	Jeffrey Burns
Haden Medal Medical Student School Of Medicine	Jeffrey Robinson	Internal Medicine	Steven Simpson
Roma Lee Taunton Medal School Of Nursing	Carol Kemper	School of Nursing	Diane K. Boyle

First Place in Specific Research Topics During the 4 Presentation Sessions

AWARD	STUDENT	DEPARTMENT	FACULTY MENTOR
SESSION-I 8:10 AM – 9:45 AM
Neuroscience I	Megan Dunn-G	Anatomy and Cell Biology	Douglas Wright
Microbiology	Autumn Ruiz-G	Anatomy and Cell Biology	Edward Stephens
Reproductive Biology	Tamara Jimenez-G	Molecular and Integrative Physiology	Gustavo Blanco
Molecular & Cell Biology I	Felcy Pavithra Selwyn Samraj-G	Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics	Curtis Klaassen
SESSION-II 10:00 AM – 11:45 AM
AWARD	STUDENT	DEPARTMENT	FACULTY MENTOR
Oncology	Shane Stecklein-G	Pathology & Laboratory Medicine	Roy Jensen
Clinical Studies I	Jeffrey Robinson-M	Internal Medicine	Steven Simpson
Molecular & Cell Biology II	Katryn Allen-G	Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics	Bryan Copple
Cardiovascular Biology	Jie Chao-G	Molecular and Integrative Physiology	Norberto Gonzalez
SESSION-III 1:30 PM – 3:15 PM
AWARD	STUDENT	DEPARTMENT	FACULTY MENTOR
Neuroscience II	Hope Karnes-G	Anatomy & Cell Biology	Dianne Durham
Clinical Studies II	Kendra Gagnon-G	Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences	Lisa Stehno-Bittel
Molecular & Cell Biology III	Ming Xu-G	Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences	Wenfang Wang
SESSION-IV 3:30 PM – 5:15 PM
AWARD	STUDENT	DEPARTMENT	FACULTY MENTOR
Clinical Studies III	Floyd (Han-Hung) Huang	Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences	Lisa Stehno-Bittel
Molecular Cell Biology IV	Brittany Gorres-G	Molecular & Integrative Physiology	Paige Geiger
Neuroscience III	George Thomas-G	Neurology & Molec & Integ. Physiology	Jeffrey Burns
POSTER SESSION 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
AWARD	STUDENT	DEPARTMENT	FACULTY MENTOR
Poster Session	Brian Earl-G	Hearing & Speech	Mark Chertoff

Award from Anatomy & Cell Biology Department

AWARD	STUDENT	DEPARTMENT	FACULTY MENTOR
Paul B. Freeburg Cell Biology Award	Megan Dunn-G	Anatomy and Cell Biology	Douglas Wright

Awards from Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Department

AWARD	STUDENT	DEPARTMENT	FACULTY MENTOR
Joe R. Kimmel Award	Troy Johnson -G	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Todd Holyoak

Awards from Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences Department

AWARD	STUDENT	DEPARTMENT	FACULTY MENTOR
Outstanding Research Presentation in Rehabilitation Science	Floyd (Han-Hung) Huang	Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences	Lisa Stehno-Bittel

M = Medical Student, G = Graduate Student, M/G = MD/PhD Student