2024 Research Thing Showcase

Celebrating the 2024

“Research Thing” Prize Winners

Sponsored by the Coates Library, the “Research Thing” Prize honors Trinity University students who demonstrate not only rigorous research practices, but also creative and original approaches to scholarly inquiry. Explore this year’s winning projects and notable mentions below. You can find full submissions in the Digital Commons.
Learn more about the prize and submission process on the Research Awards page.

Grand Prize Winners

Research Thing Prize Winner

Parras Dumlao

Research Thing Prize Winner

Jaida Johnson

Read Parras Dumlao’s poetry:

Lyrical Lwas: Poetry Based Around Haitian Vodou

Read Jaida Johnson’s article:


Revolutionary Rhetoric

Distinctive Research Awards

Katherine Wilcockson

Geospatial Research Award

Katherine Willcockson

Mixed Methods Research Award

Nelson Rose

Alyssa LaGrone

Multilingual Research Award

Alyssa LaGrone