Awards - 15th Annual Jakobsen Graduate Conference

15^th Annual Jakobsen Graduate Conference (4/6/2013)

Last weekend I attended the Jakobsen Graduate Conference at the University of Iowa which provides graduate students across campus an opportunity to share their research work.  At the beginning of the conference, I moderated the session titled “Planning Stronger Communities.”  I really enjoyed moderating which included introducing the speakers and the general housekeeping to keep the session flowing smoothly.  Next, I presented my own research that I conducted at Iowa State University titled “Subjective and Objective Methods to Study Sleep in Children and Adults.”  It was a fairly small audience so I appreciated having plenty of time to answer all the questions in detail.  The conference ended with an evening session and an awards ceremony, which was based on our research papers we had submitted prior to the conference.  I was surprised and happy to learn that I placed first in the professional student division!  I look forward to working on a new research project and presenting at the conference again next year!