Undergraduate Research Day
Contact Us
Room: M-Building, M-400
Phone: (718) 482-5400
nursingresearch@lagcc.cuny.edu
LaGuardia’s Undergraduate Research Day is dedicated to promoting and facilitating research experiences for students. This is an interdisciplinary and collaborative research conference where students from different areas of research showcase their research work.
This year, the 8th annual Undergraduate Research Day will be held on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at the Mainstage Theater Lobby (2nd floor of E-building) from 2– 5 p.m. This is an in-person poster presentation event.
Timeline and Format
- Sunday, April 27: Deadline to submit Abstracts.
- Sunday, May 4: Deadline to submit posters.
- Monday, May 19: Registration deadline to attend the in-person event.
- Wednesday, May 21: In-Person poster presentation
Undergraduate Research Day is an in-person student poster presentation event scheduled for Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at the Mainstage Theater Lobby (located on the 2nd floor of the E-building) from 2- 5 p.m. During this time, students will showcase their posters and discuss their research with the attending audience. A panel of judges will be evaluating the posters during the event.
Please note that presenters, or at least one participant from each team, must be present throughout the entirety of the event, from 2- 5 p.m. on May 21.
We encourage faculty from all departments to invite their students to participate in LaGuardia’s 8th Undergraduate Research Day event. All student presenters are encouraged to complete the RCR CITI training. All student presenters who have human subjects involved in their research project MUST complete the HSR CITI training and are required to submit the completion certificate along with abstract. All student presenters will have an opportunity to apply for up to three Digital Badges to help showcase their skills and achievements attained through participation in the Undergraduate Research Day.
Undergraduate Research Day Committee Members
| Pratikkumar Rathod (Chair) | Lara Beaty | Yevgeniya Granovskaya |
| Shinhi Han | Niki Jones | Rejitha Nair |
| Sandra Ribeiro | Suzanne Uzzilia | Shaoshao Yang |
For any questions about the conference, please email Dr. Pratikkumar Rathod (prathod@lagcc.cuny.edu).
Undergraduate Research Day Committee Members
| Doyel Pal (Co-chair) | Pratikkumar Rathod (Co-chair) |
| Evelyn Burg | Yevgeniya Granovskaya |
| ShinHi Han | Niki Jones |
For any questions about the conference, please email Dr. Pratikkumar Rathod (prathod@lagcc.cuny.edu).
Many thanks to the former members of the Undergraduate Research Day Committee:
- Tuli Chatterji
- Maria Entezari – founding member
- M. Anne O’Reilly
- Dusana Podlucka
- Kasey Powers
- Derek Stadler
Register to Attend
This registration form is required for the following:
- The student presenter
- Any student who wishes to attend the event
- All interested LaGuardia Staff
- All interested LaGuardia Faculty
Registration will be open until May 19, 2025.
Digital Badges
Participation in Undergraduate Research Day: Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Research Conference may qualify you to earn up to three Digital Badges:
- Critical Thinking / Problem Solving Digital Badge – Recognizes reasoning and assessment strategies to analyze inquiries, make decisions and overcome problems. The individual is able to obtain, interpret, and use knowledge, facts, and data in this process, to reflect and draw conclusions.
- Experiential Learning Digital Badge – Recognizes skills and competencies students develop while participating in undergraduate research or co-curricular activities that provide meaningful service to a STEM-focused effort.
- Teamwork/ Collaboration Digital Badge – Recognizes the ability to build collaborative relationships with colleagues and customers representing diverse cultures, races, ages, genders, religions, lifestyles, and viewpoints. The individual is able to incorporate their knowledge/ideas and successfully integrate themselves within a team structure to complete any given task.
What is a digital badge?
A digital badge is a visual representation of knowledge and skills you have developed through particular learning experiences.
Digital badges can be earned at LaGuardia and displayed on ePortfolio and LinkedIn to help showcase achievements in ways that resumes, CVs, and even college transcripts fail to communicate.
To apply for one or more Digital Badges please complete the Digital Badges Student Application Form by May 28, 2025. As part of your badge application, you will be asked to reflect on your Undergraduate Research Day Conference experience. Please aim to submit your badge application shortly after the event.
Please note that we will contact your faculty mentor, on your behalf, for a testimonial supporting your critical thinking and teamwork abilities, once you submit your badge application.