2026 Liberal Studies
Student Research
Colloquium

This annual event gives students an opportunity to showcase and discuss their original research with peers and the NYU community.

Date
Friday, April 3, 2026
9:30 AM – 1:00 PM EST
Location
Kimmel Center for University Life
Presenters
27 Students
Keynote Speaker Student Presentations Official LS Page ↗

Featured Speaker

Dr. Marion Nestle
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Marion Nestle
Paulette Goddard Professor Emerita of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at NYU
Keynote Address
"Food Politics 2026: From Research to Policy Advocacy"
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Student Presentations

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Presenter Project Title Topic
Aidan McCauleyA-Z Mysteries: Medieval MadnessLiterature & Textual Analysis
Aishwarya SomakandanDonors, Doubts, & DMs: Social Media and Peer Influence on High School Students' Blood Donation AttitudesHealth
Annalee DebenportNamed by Appearance: Investigating Sex Bias in Bird NamesLinguistics & Natural History
Annika van der Wende and Mia KimuraFrom 1886 to 2022: Avian Nomenclature Through TimeLinguistics & Natural History
Ann-Mei SunTracing Branches: Complex Branchhood and Resistance in HumanimalLiterature & Textual Analysis
Anoushka VaidyaInventing Spain: Competing Nationalism and the Imagined Community in the Spanish Civil WarPolitics & Power
Anya Bhandari, Jack McCormick, and Paulene TinioProximity as Power: How Education Shapes Political OpportunityEducation
Chun Ning Andre LoThe Enforcer: The Burden of A Dying Breed of WarriorsIdentity & Culture
Claire d'Hont FinnWho Controls Your Personal Data?: The Value of Preventative Data Privacy Regulation for EU Competitiveness, Digital Sovereignty, and a Resilient Single MarketTechnology & Data
Clara HagedornDigital Dominos: How US Sanctions Overlooked the Rise of Digital Authoritarianism in VenezuelaPolitics & Development
Devyani PandeyWhat does the use and effectiveness of music therapy in motor rehabilitation reveal about the nature of the mind-body relationship?Health
Haseeb HaiderRedemption and Betrayal in The Kite RunnerLiterature & Textual Analysis
Justin LiuThe Shaky Relationship: A Computational Sentiment Analysis of US Congressional Speeches Respecting Great BritainPolitics & Development
Makenzie BattleThe Duality of Me: An Autoethnography about the Complexity of Dual IdentitiesIdentity & Culture
Matthew De Alba'Have You Eaten Today?' The Barriers of Food and Identity for NYU Students Trying to Find ThemselvesFood Studies
Maverick FuThe Association Between Newly Enrolled Students' Extracurricular Activities Participation and Their Sense of Belonging in International Secondary School in ChinaEducation
Minkyu KimCultural Identity in Transit: Negotiating Authentic Selfhood Between Collectivist and Individualistic FrameworksIdentity & Culture
Nikhil MallyaArtificial Intelligence's Advancement on Fragment DecodingTechnology & Data
Rebecca TonettiUnderstanding CTE and the Future of its DiagnosisHealth
Saylee NemadeBeyond the Violet Pantry: Graduate Students & Food InsecurityFood Studies
Seema Anjali SawhThe Case for Guyana: Crafting a Hybrid Model of Oil GovernancePolitics & Development
Siena Park and Emily SmuklerAnalyzing the Dualities of Womanhood in Antiquity: A Comparative Study of Dido and Sita and their Respective CulturesLiterature & Textual Analysis
Soleil Protoscuerpos tejidos: the language between our bodiesIdentity & Culture