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Winners of the Sixth Annual Outstanding Research Paper Competition

by Jennifer Sigouin on March 12th, 2025 | 0 Comments

The OCC Libraries are proud to announce the winners of the Sixth Annual Outstanding Research Paper Competition!

We received many great entries this year (62 to be exact)!

According to the final round judges, the papers below were judged truly outstanding!

1st Place ($250):

“The Creature Within: Monstrosity, Identity, and the Queer Struggle in Frankenstein (1831)”
Author: Stella Fairless
Instructor and Course: Natalie Steenbergh, Composition II ENG 1520, Fall 2024

2nd Place ($150):

“Empowering Medical Research with Artificial Intelligence”
Author: Jayden Z.M. Sangma
Instructor and Course: Sharon Korth, Composition I ENG 1510, Fall 2024

3rd Place ($100):

“Redlining”
Author: Noor Abdallah
Instructor and Course: Leslie Roberts, Composition II ENG 1520, Winter 2024

More Exciting News: Thanks to generous funding from the OCC Foundation we will be holding the Outstanding Research Paper Competition again next year. Eligible papers for the seventh annual competition will have been written for an OCC Course in these semesters: winter 2024, summer 2024, and fall 2024. If you are taking a course that requires a research paper, check the library website in the fall for details about next year’s competition.


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