Kayce Cook presents research to support access to advanced coursework

Sociology major and Wood Honors College student Kayce Cook, presented research at the 2025 Minds@Work conference, where she examined how neighborhood demographics impact access to advanced high school coursework like AP, IB and dual enrollment options.  Cook, a junior, plans to pursue a master’s in higher education and student affairs. She is an honors ambassador,…

Abbie Morgan ties for first at national chemistry competition

Senior chemistry major and mathematics minor Abbie Morgan recently presented her research on kombucha fermentation and analytical chemistry at the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) National Meeting in San Diego, California. Morgan tied in first place alongside two students from the University of California-Davis and the University of Massachusetts in the Division of Agriculture and Food…

Brendan Cartin presents research at the Eastern Psychological Association Conference

Senior psychology major Brendan Cartin presented his research at the 96th annual conference for the Eastern Psychological Association. His study explores how to increase student motivation through preparing of coursework and provides data into how goal-setting and motivation strategies help students succeed academically.  “I would like to thank Dr. Hatvany and Shippensburg University for making…

Aiden Gonder and Dr. Dias develop a new product to support Keystone Health team

Senior mechanical engineering major, Aiden Gonder and Dr. Joao Dias, associate professor of mechanical engineering, recently took on a project that would provide an important product to Keystone Health’s pediatrics team.  “I originally wanted to have some sort of extracurricular project to demonstrate the knowledge I gained in the classroom,” Gonder said. “I went to my advisor,…

Alecedys Clarke Presents Research at PCA Conference

Alecedys (Cedy) Clarke, a graduate student in the counseling program at Ship, presented research at 56th Annual Pennsylvania Counseling Association (PCA) Conference. Her presentation,” Cultural Responsiveness in Supervision: Fostering Counselor Identity Development”, explained the importance of discussing multicultural issues within counseling supervision.  Clarke presented her research alongside her supervisor, Christopher Cooper, a doctoral candidate in…