UROP Leader Information Submission: Submission #261
Submission information
Submission Number: 261
Submission ID: 19551
Submission UUID: 4a1bfae5-7cd9-403f-ac2d-09f9b0d88a0b
Submission URI: /urop-leader-information-submission
Created: Wed, 04/23/2025 - 10:33 PM
Completed: Wed, 04/23/2025 - 10:34 PM
Changed: Tue, 06/23/2026 - 09:55 PM
Remote IP address: 50.30.177.25
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Submitted to: UROP Leader Information Submission
Hannah
Gibb
Hannah Gibb
She/her
Richmond, VA, USA
hgg23@fsu.edu
Yes
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Criminology and Psychology
Political Philosophy and Bias Awareness in Public Health and Security
Spring, 2027
Currently, I am conducting my own research on plea bargaining through the Honors in the Major program here at FSU. My research’s goal is to understand the cognitive bases for why defendants decide to accept guilt plea deals. As of now, I am looking into the effects ambiguity plays on defendants acceptance of plea deals whether guilty or innocent.
When I was in UROP, I worked on a project called "Misdemeanor (In) Justice" in which we did research on how judge discretion can affect defendants during first appearances for misdemeanors. Our preliminary results found that first appearance court sessions vary greatly between all the county courts in Florida's Second Judicial Circuit. This leads to sentencing and plea deals for defendants to be extremely different depending on what county they must attend their first appearance court session in.
How has UROP impacted your time at FSU?
As a student hoping to attend law school in the future, I believe UROP has greatly impacted the way I view the courts system and provided me with a better understanding of the injustices seen within it everyday. It has led me to recognize that change needs to happen within the criminal justice system starting with how the state prosecutors do their jobs. This only makes me want to strive harder to become a lawyer in the future and be able to implement the research I learned into my practice.
I am currently a member of FSU's competitive mock trial team and treasurer for the organization Moderates at FSU! As for hobbies, I like to crochet, read, and hit the gym!
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2025
Yes
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2025-2026