The Bloustein School’s 5th Annual Research Day took place in person at the Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum on Friday, April 3rd. The event was an opportunity for Bloustein students, faculty, and staff to showcase their research, receive feedback, and build networks around common research interests.
This two-hour event featured 5-minute lightning talks by faculty and staff, a student poster session, and a keynote address.
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POSTER SESSIONS

Saadia Shaik, B.S. Public Health candidate, first place winner of undergraduate best poster competition.
UG Best Poster Awardee: Saadia Shaik
Transforming Healthcare Communications Through Technology
Faculty Advisor: Aakanksha Deoli, MHA

Landon Tanyeri, B.S. Public Policy candidate; Tiergan Reynolds, MCRP/MPI candidate; Isabella Alvarerz-Gomez, B.S. Public Policy candidate, first place winners of graduate best poster competition.
Grad Best Poster Awardee: Tiergan Reynolds, Isabella Alvarez-Gomez, and Landon Tanyeri
Show Me Your Papers: Burden, Cost, and the Modern Voter
Faculty Advisors: Debbie Borie-Holtz, PhD
LIGHTNING TALKS
Introductions from Dean Stuart Shapiro and Professor Clint Andrews
Yen-Tyng Chen – Cannabis and Alcohol Co-Use and HIV Risk: From Patterns to Mechanisms
Michelle Stuart – Data Informatics Group (CUPR): Gather, Analyze, Manage, Communicate
Sharifa WIlliams – Topics in Survey Research: Methodology and Applications
Lily McFarland – Working from Home: Voices of the Family Child Care Workforce in New Jersey
Bernadette Baird-Zars – Relationships to Action: 32 Cases of Flood Adaptation
Garin Bulger – Beyond Sustainability: The State of Regenerative Agriculture in New Jersey
Ashlyn Spector – Tools for Hazard Mitigation Planning & Beyond
Ruth Winecoff – The Tax Cuts & Jobs Act and the Advance Refunding of Municipal Debt
Laura Peck – What Drives Career Pathways Job Training Program Impacts? Evidence from a Meta-Analysis
Marc Pfeiffer – Rebooting NJ Politics: An AI-Assisted Course Redesign
PANELISTS
Robert Wolfe – AI and the Future of Expertise
Jim Samuel – The Napkin Diagram Series: Lessons on Procrastination and the Future of AI
