MFA Student Zoey November won first place for the arts at the Edward F. Hayes Advanced Research Forum on February 28, 2025 for her oral presentation, "Making the Audible Visible: Improving Accessibility in the Performing Arts Through the Artistic Design of Subtitles." The Edward F. Hayes Advanced Research Forum (formerly the Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum) showcases the innovative and exemplary research being conducted by Ohio State graduate students and postdoctoral scholars across the full range of graduate degree programs and research topics and facilitates fruitful exchanges between graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty, the administration, and the public.

November earned her B.A. in Dance with a minor in Special Education from the University of Vermont. Her work has received numerous awards and recognition, and has been selected for adjudication and performance at the American College Dance Association and the Columbus City Dance Showcase. She has taught for the OhioDance Festival, as well as for Corpuscule Danse (Montreal's first physically integrated dance company) and Improvisation, Contemporary, and Social Forms for Disabled dancers throughout Vermont.