Emily Mordeson (CJC Major) Receives University Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research

On April 5, 2025, senior Criminal Justice & Criminology major Emily Mordeson received the Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award at Loyola’s Undergraduate Research and Engagement Symposium. Her award-winning poster presentation showcased her Provost’s Social Justice Fellowship project, How Political Instability Affects Migration Crises and Refugees' Risk for Human Trafficking: A Chicago Case Study, completed under the mentorship of Dr. Maribeth Rezey. Using a mixed-methods approach, Emily examined global refugee crises, international prevention efforts, and the risks faced by refugees in Chicago—including the availability of local resources to protect them from human trafficking.