Interdisciplinary Disability Studies and Social Work Students Present Research at #USRS16
University of Maine students from Interdisciplinary Disability Studies and Social Work presented their research posters during the 2016 University of Maine Student Research Symposium #USRS16 held on April 27, 2016 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, ME.
Angie Bechard (Social Work and Interdisciplinary Disability Studies) with her poster, “Usability of AFARI, An Aesthetically Designed Outdoor Fitness Device.” #USRS16 Angie is also a 2016 Interdisciplinary Disability Studies Minor Honoree and will be the featured speaker at a Celebration of Achievement on May 3, 2016.
Kayla Cormier (Communication Sciences and Disorders & Interdisciplinary Disability Studies) with her poster, “The Effects, Stigmas, and Needs Associated with Hyperacusis.” #USRS16 Kayla is also a 2016 Interdisciplinary Disability Studies Minor Honoree and will be recognized during a Celebration of Achievement on May 3, 2016.
Ruby D’Salva-Bouton, Tara Lovely and Sara Reinzo (Social Work) with their poster, “Research in the Usability of the MOJO Prototype.” #USRS16 (Not pictured: Autumn Kendal) Tara is also a UMaine trainee in the New Hampshire Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Program (NH LEND).Faculty mentors for the students’ research include Stephen F. Gilson, Professor and Coordinator of Interdisciplinary Disability Studies and Professor of Social Work; and Elizabeth DePoy, Professor of Interdisciplinary Disability Studies and Professor of Social Work.
Photos courtesy of Alan Cobo-Lewis, Director, University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies.