Undergraduate Research Writing Conference 2023
The URWC is the highlight of the academic year
“The URWC is the highlight of the academic year: it showcases the skills, talents, and intellectual accomplishments of undergraduate students from every school on the Rutgers New Brunswick campus who distinguish themselves in one of the research writing courses offered by the Writing Program.”
– Lynda Dexheimer, Executive Director
Be Inspired for the future next to presentation
Welcome to the URWC 2023 Online.
Below, you will find expanded formats of the exceptional research work presented at the live conference in April 2023. Browse the topics and drop down to select! You will find full papers, slide shows, and video introductions from the students who will tell you more about who they are and how they chose their topic.
Join us in our celebration and appreciation of their work; be inspired for the future.
Undergraduate Research Writing Conference 2023
URWC 2023 Co-chairs: Arete Bouhlas and Debra Keates
This conference would not be possible without the work of the URWC 2023 Interns:
Bianca Battaglia, Kelly Chung, Chiara Espinal, Julia Keller, Stephen Kratchman, Lauren Liu, Anna O’Connell, Hallel Redner, Shamar Robinson, Michaela Schultz, Ryan Shum, Kristina Tecson, Isabella Tyszka, Natalia Watroba, and Yongqi Yang
Writing Program Fellows: Kathryn Blakely, Kirsten Martin, Tim Morris
We were honored to have Writing Program Faculty as readers:
Anthony Alms, Jonathan Bass, Alanna Beroiza, Alex Buzick, Carla Caponegro, Lynda Dexheimer, Donald Dow, Mike Duffy, Elizabeth Decker, Julie Flynn, Jordanco Jovanoski, Snow Lee-Jones, Dawn Lilley, Nancy Martin, Michael Massielo, Joann Messina, Peter Molin, Michael Monescalchi, Peter Morrone, Raluca Musat, Francesco Pascuzzi, Lena Sandberg-Golden, Ben Tam, John Warren, Kathleen Wilford, RAsheda Young
Additional thanks to: Grace Kincaid, Ali Sperling, Janice Park, Dennise Delafuente, MaryEllen Maguire, Ryan Gillen, Leslin Charles and Lily Todorinova
The URWC is supported by: the Rutgers Writing Program. Rutgers University Libraries, Rutgers Department of English, the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers Business School, and the School of Engineering
URWC 2022 Recap
Celebrating Outstanding Undergraduate Projects at the URWC
