2024 Spring Research Poster Symposium
When: Friday, April 12, 2024
Where: Virtual: Zoom, 9:30 a.m. - noon
In - Person: Durham Hall, West Patio & Cafe noon - 2 p.m.
Graduate student presentations will be held virtually in the morning from 9:30 a.m. to noon. We then invite all students to look at the Undergraduate Student posters. Undergraduate students will display and present their research posters in person at the Durham Hall, West Patio.
Undergraduate students participating in this symposium are presenting posters on a range of projects, papers and research experiences they conducted throughout the year. In keeping with the central focus of our school, these projects all engage with the most complex and critical issues facing humans today.
Graduate students participating in this symposium are presenting part of their research portfolios, a key component of their degrees. The projects demonstrate the student’s ability to systematically gather, analyze and interpret data. For many, this symposium is a culmination of their master of arts work; doctoral students then advance into Stage II of their programs.
For Students
All students in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change (and students in other majors with projects related to anthropology, enviornmental social science or global health) are welcome to present a poster. Graduate students in the school give a scheduled formal presentation. To participate in the symposium, students need to fill out the online application below, in which they will be asked to provide a brief abstract of their project. Applications are currently being accepted through Monday, March 25. Students will receive confirmation the following week that their project has been accepted into the symposium.
*be sure you are logged into your MyASU account*
Please review the FAQs below for answers to common questions.
The submission form is a Google Doc linked to your MyASU Gmail account. In order for it to open, you need to be signed out of any personal e-mail account that you have (Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, etc.) and signed into your MyASU account. You should then be able to open the submission form without any errors. If you still are having trouble with it, please e-mail Undergraduate Inquiries.
No. Academics and professionals often use symposiums and conferences to get feedback on an ongoing research project. If you are working on a research project, you can put together a poster to present the research you have done so far and your preliminary conclusions on that research. Of course, be sure to inform the audience as to what direction you will continue with your research. Questions from the audience can often help to inspire new questions and directions for your project.
No. You can propose a new project or poster presentation that you will present at the symposium. Your poster presentation just needs to be finished by the day you present at the symposium.
No. You are free to present on original research you are conducting, research that you are helping a faculty member with or on another topic related to anthropology, global health or applied math. For example, you could present on a term paper that you wrote for a class. Or you could take an experience you had on a study abroad program and present on your interpretations (of course, it should be an academic experience or finding). If you went on the New Zealand study abroad program, you could present on your interpretations of the New Zealand health care system. Or if you attended an archaeology field school, you could present on the research that you were a part of during your excavations.
Answer: Of course! If you are an anthropology, environmental social science or global health major, or if you are doing a project related to those fields, you are more than welcome to present on your honors research.
No. You do not need to turn anything in for the symposium.
Presenting a poster is basically taking all the information you would give in a presentation, but condensing it into poster form. Research posters generally have eye-catching graphics and pictures. They lay out your research methods, findings and conclusions in an easy to read manner. Presenters stand by their poster and viewers walk freely between poster presenters to ask them questions about their projects. Students who do not feel comfortable with public speaking may prefer to present a poster since their research presentation will be more one-on-one rather than speaking to a wider audience. Students are free to also use their laptops as their “poster” to give a multi-media presentation during the poster session. Please click here for a step-by-step guide to creating a poster on the American Anthropological Association website.
You do not need to print your poster professionally. You are more than welcome to use the inexpensive tri-fold cardboard model that can be purchased at office supply stores. If you choose to print your poster professionally, you can use the poster format for the School of Human Evolution and Social Change. Most professional posters are 36" x 48". At the symposium, we will provide easels, cardboard backing and tacks to pin your poster up.
Most definitely! This is a fantastic opportunity to see how a professional research conference or symposium is run but with no registration or travel costs! We encourage you to participate to showcase your research or simply to use the experience as professional development.
Of course! We encourage everyone who is interested to attend.
Yes! Come see what your peers are presenting and ask them questions about their projects.
Unfortunately, it is not in our budget to reimburse for the cost incurred if you print your poster professionally.