Nelson Award

The Nelson Undergraduate Research Award was established in 2023 by Boston University alumni Mark Nelson (COM) to support one student conducting summer research in the field of communications.

Current Awardees

Summer 2024

Wenshu Li
Project Title: We Dwelling Today, Tomorrow, and Forever:” Emerging Black Ecosystems on the Dancefloor
Mentor: Michael Birenbaum Quintero (CFA Musicology and Ethnomusicology) and Dr. Jacqueline Georgis (CAS African American & Black Diaspora Studies)

Bella Ramirez
Project: Filming the Entryway: A Three-Pronged Approach to Storytelling
Mentor: Jodi Luber (COM Film and Television)

Previous Awardees

Summer 2023

Emma Longo
Project Title: How Fossil Fuel Companies Use Native Advertisements to Promote Climate Denialism in U.S. Media
Mentor: Michelle Amazeen (COM Mass Communication, Advertising, and Public Relations)