Student presentations for SPUR: Spring Presentation of Undergraduate Research collectively garnered over 3,500 views on SlideShare.  Winners will receive a SPUR SwagBag, which contains a SPUR T-shirt, hat, water bottle, tablet holder and power charging bank, all in a SPUR canvas bag.

The following presentations had the highest views:

Presidential Elections And Industry Stock Returns:  A Test Of Market Efficiency

Patrick Gobran (College of Business & Economics – Finance) – 242 views

https://www.slideshare.net/LU_OSR/presidential-elections-and-industry-stock-returns-a-test-of-market-efficiency-patrick-gobran (link no longer available)

The Raven’s Demons: The Psychoanalytic Relationship Between Edgar Allan Poe’s Life and His Literary Works

Christopher Crider (English and Modern Languages) – 214 views

https://www.slideshare.net/LU_OSR/the-ravens-demons-the-psychoanalytic-relationship-between-edgar-allan-poes-life-and-his-literary-works-christopher-crider  (link no longer available)

How Do Stereotypes Of The Elderly Affect Our Perception Of Aging?

Nicolette Freeberg (Nursing) and Ann Temple Londrey (Nursing) – 184 views

https://www.slideshare.net/LU_OSR/how-do-stereotypes-of-the-elderly-affect-our-perception-of-aging-nicolette-freeberg-ann-temple-londrey  (link no longer available)

College Students And What They Fear About Aging

Nicole Byers (Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice Studies), Bailey Cardoza (Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice Studies) and Lauren Lynch (Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice Studies) – 172 views

https://www.slideshare.net/LU_OSR/college-students-and-what-they-fear-about-aging-nicole-byers-bailey-cardoza-lauren-lynch  (link no longer available)

The Effects of Cost on Medication Adherence Over the Lifespan

Heather Burton (Nursing), Lynsey Harris (Nursing) and Cabell Wyman (Nursing) – 136 views

https://www.slideshare.net/LU_OSR/the-effects-of-cost-on-medication-adherence-over-the-lifespan-heather-burton-lynsey-harris-cabell-wyman  (link no longer available)

The following presentations received the highest number of likes:

The Raven’s Demons: The Psychoanalytic Relationship Between Edgar Allan Poe’s Life and His Literary Works

Christopher Crider (English and Modern Languages) – 7 likes

https://www.slideshare.net/LU_OSR/the-ravens-demons-the-psychoanalytic-relationship-between-edgar-allan-poes-life-and-his-literary-works-christopher-crider  (link no longer available)

Torture in the 21^st Century: Understanding Multiple Ideas of Human Rights

Bethany Summey (History, Political Science and Philosophy) – 3 likes

https://www.slideshare.net/LU_OSR/torture-in-the-21st-century-understanding-multiple-ideas-of-human-rights-bethany-summey  (link no longer available)

Build That Wall?: Attitudes Towards Illegal Immigration

Betsy Kate Baldacci (Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice Studies) – 2 likes

https://www.slideshare.net/LU_OSR/build-that-wall-attitudes-towards-illegal-immigration-betsy-kate-baldacci  (link no longer available)

The following SPUR attendees had the highest social media activity:

Elif Guler, English and Modern Languages, 65 likes and 7 Retweets on Twitter

Melissa Musumeci, 2 likes on Twitter

Bret Martz, English and Modern Languages, 1 like on twitter

David Pettyjohn, Communication Studies, 1 Retweet on Twitter

Congratulations to all the winners!