13th Annual Undergraduate Writers’ Conference
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Conference Director: Norah Ashe-McNalley
Keynote Speaker: Percival Everett
2016 Program
Analytical Essay
Researched Essay
Professional Writing/Moral Reasoning
Creative Work
USC Schwarzenegger Institute
USC Levan Institute
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Analytical Essay (142 submissions)
Honorable Mention
Sydney Fishman
Fake Guns, Real Money: Conspicuous Consumption and Identity Building in Virtual Communities
2nd Prize
Scott Huhn
Does Uber Have and IPO Problem?
1st Prize
Gabriella (Rica) Maestas
The Margins of a City
Researched Essay (130 submissions)
Honorable Mention
Chloe Borenstein-Lawee
Unsung Heroes: Jewish Women and Non-Violent Holocaust Resistance in France
2nd Prize
William Orr
From Shangri-La to Silver Screen: The Myth of Precision Bombing and the Doolittle Raid
1st Prize
Jennifer Bailey
Mental Illness Among the Homeless and Incarcerated of Los Angeles
Professional Writing/Moral Reasoning (85 submissions)
Honorable Mention
Yume Nishi
Crumpling Bad Hospitals with Evidence-Based Design
2nd Prize
Max Kapur
Hall v. Florida: A Cauldron of Scientific Jurisprudence?
1st Prize
Jane Kim
Maternal Health in Nigeria
Creative Work (174 submissions)
Honorable Mention
Alexa Aman
The Names of Their Fathers
2nd Prize
Nate Gualtieri
The Keeper of Half-Missing Men
1st Prize
Nina Varela
Belly
USC Schwarzenegger Institute
Honorable Mention
Mingkun Chen
Tacit Tactics From Values to Actions
2nd Prize
Jennifer Bailey
Mental Illness Among the Homeless and Incarcerated of Los Angeles
1st Prize
Alex Teboul
Choosing Profits Over Patient Health With Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Medication
USC Levan Institute Ethics Essay Contest
Ethics Essay Contest winners were also announced at the Writers’ Conference. Click here to view the winners.