Undergraduate Research Day 2026 was held March 6. The following students and their projects earned awards and cash prizes:
Grand Prize: Korbin Cardoza, 鈥淭he Effects of Social and Genetic Determinants on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Populations Across the United States鈥�
Posters | |||
Category | Student(s) | Title | Supervising Faculty |
Biology and Health Care | Kayla Nguyen and James Cloud | 鈥淢aternal Phenylketonuria: The Role of CAPN2 and ADH1C in Pathogenesis鈥� | Dr. Nikki Seagraves |
Psychology | Jennifer Johnson | 鈥淚 Heard it on Instagram!: Social Media, Self-Diagnosis, and Resiliency鈥� | Dr. Yi Shao |
Performance and Education | Kara Smith | 鈥淥ne Woman in the Fight for Suffrage: The True History of Rhondda Rips it Up! 鈥� | Dr. Amy Osatinski and Dr. Karen Miller |
Presentations | |||
Category | Student(s) | Title | Supervising Faculty |
Film, Music, and Film Music | Tie: Grant Dominick and Kathryn Odum | 鈥淲hen a Hero is not Heroic: Music in The Batman鈥� 鈥淓motionalism: Love Theory in Film鈥� | Dr. Erik Heine Prof. William Palumbo |
Psychology and Ethics | Jennifer Johnson | 鈥淪tigma in the Sanctuary: Theology and Social Psychology of Mental Illness Stigma鈥� | Dr. Leslie Long |
Historical Studies | Aaron Wilder | 鈥淗istoriographic Interpretations of the Gay Rodeo鈥� | Dr. Natalia Starostina |
Public Health Studies | Candela Blanco Esteban | 鈥淎CL Injury in Women鈥檚 Soccer: How and Why鈥� | Prof. Jeremy Erdmann |
Biology | Korbin Cardoza | 鈥淭he Effects of Social and Genetic Determinants on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Populations Across the United States鈥� | Dr. Lindsey Morris |
