Honor, Awards, and Research
Program Honors:
Awards:
Research Assistantships:
2022 Arkansas Biosciences Institute Undergraduate Research Scholar – “Informative Effects on Healthcare Savings” by Karlee Welsh. Research is currently still underway.
2021 Arkansas Biosciences Institute Undergraduate Research Scholar – “Socioeconomic Factors effects on Health of College Students” by Alyssa Pettit. Research is currently still underway.
2020 Arkansas Biosciences Institute Undergraduate Research Scholar – “An analysis of Health Insurance Literacy Among First-Year College Students” by Megan Gray.
2020 Arkansas Bioscience Institute Undergraduate Research Assistantship – “Impact of prior proximity to fresh fruit and vegetables on consumption choices among college students” by Lex Leonard.
Research Presentations and Acceptances:
2023 Higher Education Financial Wellness Alliance Summit (Eugene, OR) - “The Benefits of a Peer-Led Financial Wellness Program” by Melanie Ricker (2023)
2023 American Council on Consumer Interests Conference (Las Vegas, NV) - “Anxiety, Money, and Academics in the First Year of College” by Philip Tew and Melanie Ricker (2023)
42nd Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience (Los Angeles, CA) - “Correlating College Students’ Socioeconomic Backgrounds and Health Literacy” by Alyssa Pettit (2023)
42nd Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience (Los Angeles, CA) - “Traditional vs. Critical Factors of Retention and their Predictive Capability” by Austin Murray and Hailey Hawkins (2023)
42nd Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience (Los Angeles, CA) - “Using First-Year Student Representatives in a Non-Traditional Peer Mentoring Program” by Hailey Hawkins, Austin Murray, and Melanie Ricker (2023)
42nd Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience (Los Angeles, CA) - “The First Year Experience - A Financial Reality” by Melanie Ricker and Lex Leonard (2023)
42nd Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience (Los Angeles, CA) - “Anxiety, Money, and Academics in the First-Year” by Kerry Tew and Philip Tew (2023)
2022 Higher Education Financial Wellness Alliance Summit (Knoxville, TN) - "Let's Go to College: Reality Fair" by Hailey Hawkins, Lex Leonard, Melanie Ricker, and Philip Tew (2022)
2022 Higher Education Financial Wellness Alliance Summit (Knoxville, TN) - "Nudging Students Towards Smarter Financial Wellness and Futures" by Hailey Hawkins, Lex Leonard, Melanie Ricker, and Philip Tew (2022)
Virginia Business Education Association 2022 Summer Conference (Roanoke, VA) - "Starting a Peer-to-Peer Financial Wellness Program" by Hailey Hawkins, Lex Leonard, Melanie Ricker, and Philip Tew (2022)
Virginia Business Education Association 2022 Summer Conference (Roanoke, VA) - "A Financial Wellness Program for Students on the Autism Spectrum" by Hailey Hawkins and Philip Tew (2022)
Virginia Business Education Association 2022 Summer Conference (Roanoke, VA) - "Real World - College Version" by Hailey Hawkins, Lex Leonard, Melanie Ricker, and Philip Tew (2022)
Create @ State (Jonesboro, AR) - "Rural Residents, Socioeconomic Factors, and Health Literacy" by Alyssa Pettit (2022)
2022 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (Online) - "Rural Residents, Socioeconomic Factors, and Health Literacy" by Alyssa Pettit (2022)
7th Annual LSUS Regional Scholars Program (Shreveport, LA) - "Rural Residents, Socioeconomic Factors, and Health Literacy" by Alyssa Pettit (2022)
41st Annual Conference on the First Year Experience (Orlando, FL) - "Engaging Students in the First Year" by Hailey Hawkins, Lex Leonard, Melanie Ricker, and Philip Tew (2022)
41st Annual Conference on the First Year Experience (Orlando, FL) - "Improving First Year Students' Financial Wellness" by Hailey Hawkins, Lex Leonard, Melanie Ricker, and Philip Tew (2022)
41st Annual Conference on the First Year Experience (Orlando, FL) - "Developing a Financial Literacy Program for Students with Autism" by Hailey Hawkins, Kerry Tew, Philip Tew (2022)
Southern Business Education Association Conference (Memphis, TN) - "Let’s Go to College: Reality Fair" by Melanie Ricker and Philip Tew (2021)
Southern Business Education Association Conference (Memphis, TN) - "Scarlet to Black: Improving the Financial Wellness of Our Students" by Hailey Hawkins, Lex Leonard, Melanie Ricker, and Philip Tew (2021)
Financial Management Association Annual Meeting (Denver, CO) - "The Economic Impact of COVID-19 Due to Learning Loss" by Megan Gray (2021)
National Conference on Undergraduate Research "NCUR @ Home" (Online) – “Significance of familial education on college student’s financial literacy” by Lex Leonard and Melanie Ricker (2021)
American Counsel on Consumer Interests Annual Conference (Arlington, VA) – “An analysis of the Financial Literacy and Financial Actions of College Students” by Philip Tew. * Conference moved to online due to COVID-19 (2020)
Create @ State (Jonesboro, AR) - "Scarlet to Black: A Comprehensive Student-Led Approach to Financial Literacy" by Lex Leonard and Melanie Ricker. *Conference moved online due to COVID-19 (2020)
National Conference on Undergraduate Research (Bozeman, MT) – “Significance of familial education on college student’s financial literacy” by Lex Leonard and Melanie Ricker. * Conference cancelled due to COVID-19 (2020)
47th Annual Southwestern Finance Association Conference (San Antonio, TX) – “Financial Literacy, Financial Actions, and College Students – Do They Go Together?” by Dustin Ogden, Philip Tew, and Rachel Washam. *Conference cancelled due to COVID-19 (2020)
39th Annual Conference on the First Year Experience (Washington DC) – “Scarlet to Black: A Comprehensive Student-Led Approach to Financial Literacy” by Lex Leonard, Melanie Ricker, and Philip Tew (2020)
