The University Libraries is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Lance & Elena Calvert Awards for Undergraduate Research ceremony.
This annual event recognizes students who have demonstrated excellence in research projects that make exceptional use of library resources. Award winners will be honored for their achievements, and attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about their work.
This year’s award recipients are:
Wendy Rein
Category: Emerging Scholar
“Library Post Partnerships: A Solution to Increase Access to Public Library Facilities in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area”
Faculty sponsor: Michael Bruner, Ph.D., Department of Communication Studies, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
Omar Shafi
Category: Creative Works
“The Blood Moon”
Faculty sponsor: Sheila Bock, Ph.D., Department of Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies, College of Liberal Arts
Drewmel Darby
Category: Advanced Undergraduate
“Banking on Black: Black Banking and Financial Institutions in the Historic Westside, Las Vegas”
Faculty sponsor: Tyler Parry, Ph.D., Department of Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies, College of Liberal Arts
Olivia Sinkevitch
Category: Advanced Undergraduate
“Black Women and Feminism: SNCC, the Second Wave and Balancing Identities of Gender and Race”
Faculty sponsor: Michelle Tusan, Ph.D., Department of History, College of Liberal Arts
Giselle Rivera
Category: Extended Advanced Undergraduate
“Negotiating Power: The Influence of Women in Shaping Colonial Barbados and Jamaica, from 1750 to 1833”
Faculty sponsor: Michelle Tusan, Ph.D., Department of History, College of Liberal Arts
