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Student Awards
Model United Nations
Sacramento State’s Model United Nations (UN) Team attended the National Model UN Conference in April 2025 and
retured with several awards, including one of the conference’s top honors. The team consisted of Nikita Akhumov, Isabella
Dominguez, Daniel Fernandez, Melanie Kannalikham, Emanuela Koplik, Aedhan Lanta, Molly Mellon, Sophia Mercer, Timothy
Morrison, Jania Sanchez, Jasmit Singh, Sofiia Vranchan, and Ian Zentner. They were awarded the Overall Outstanding
Delegation Award, which is the highest honor for an entire delegation, along with the following position paper awards:
Commission on the Status of Women: Isabella Dominguez and Melanie Kannalikham
Human Rights Council: Timothy Morrison and Sofiia Vranchan
Commission for Population and Development: Ian Zentner
Economic and Social Council: Molly Mellon and Emanuela Koplik
The Outstanding Delegate Award recognizes leadership qualities of delgates in committee during the conference and that
was awarded to Ian Zentner, Sofiia Vranchan, and Timothy Morrison.
Photos courtesy of Political Science
Student Research Awards
On March 5th Sacramento State’s
Student Research Center hosted its
annual Student Research and Creative
Activity Symposium. Many SSIS
Students received either 1st or 2nd
place awards:
1st Place
Jason Hansen (PPA)
Mitigating the Pandemic Learning
Loss: Differential Effects of California’s
K-12 Weighted Formula Aid on Student
Performance.
Mentor: Dr. Robert Wassmer
Isabella Valencia (PSYC)
Evaluation of a Mentorship and Training
2025
Model in Neuroscience for Diverse
Undergraduate Students
Mentor: Dr. Sharon Furtak
Macey Briones (NUFD)
Appying Implementation Science
Framework and CommunityBased Research to an Intervension
Implementation Guide.
Mentor: Dr. Mical Shilts
Nyasa Mitchell Ramirez (ANTH)
A Non-Invasive and High-Resolution
Imaging Study of Endocranial Volume in
Museum Specimens.
Mentor: Dr. Nandini Singh
2nd Place
Christopher Nunez (SOC)
Pozole: A Food, a Tradition, and a Heritage;
Exploring the Rich History of Pozole and
its Adaption in American Society.
Mentors: Dr. Heidy Sarabia & Dr. Gabrielle
Gonzalez
Shoshana Levy (PPA)
The Role of NIMBYism in the Lack of
Affordable Housing in California Cities.
Mentor: Dr. Robert Wassmer
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