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2025-2026 Travel Awards

The Graduate School is proud of our students' accomplishments. Here you'll find a list of student presentations sponsored by the Graduate School.

Last Updated on May 11, 2026.

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American Studies

Anthropology

Blaire Coe Schweiger
Sponsor: Dr. Mark Flinn

Beyond the Why and How: Missed opportunities for integrating evolutionary biology into medical training
ISEMPH - Nashville, Tennessee. July 8-11, 2025. 

Edward Thum
Sponsor: Dr. Mark Flinn

Evolutionary Clues to PTSD: How Cortisol and Inflammation Shape Divergent Stress Responses
ISEMPH - Nashville, Tennessee. July 8-11, 2025. 

Blair Coe Schweiger
Sponsor: Dr. Mark Flinn

Geographic Trends in School-Based Vaccine Letters and Adolescent Immunization Rates
APHA 2025 Annual Meeting and Expo - Washington D.C. November 9, 2025. 

Anna Samsonov
Sponsor: Dr. Samuel Urlacher

Effects of market integration on oxidative stress among Indigenous Shuar children of Amazonian Ecuador
Annual Meeting of the American Association of Biological Anthropologists - Denver, Colorado. March 18-21, 2026. 

Edward Thum
Sponsor: Dr. Mark Flinn

Wearable biosensors reveal PTSD-linked endocrine desynchrony after Hurricane Maria
Annual Meeting of the American Association of Biological Anthropologists - Denver, Colorado. March 18-21, 2026. 

Teresiah Thuku
Sponsor: Dr. Joseph Ferraro

Forensic analysis of hacksaw paint transfer in dismemberment
Texas Academy of Science Annual Meeting - Tyler, Texas. February 27-28, 2026. 

My Linh Lucero
Sponsor: Dr. Samuel Urlacher

Global variation in children’s appetite regulation: Exploring the relationship between circulating leptin and adiposity among the Indigenous Shuar of Ecuador
51st Meeting of the Human Biology Association - Denver, Colorado. March 17-20, 2026. 

Rahab Felix
Sponsor: Dr. Sara Alexander

Faith, Farming, And Responses to Climate Change: A Comparative Study of Amish And Mennonite Farmers in Cayo District, Belize.
Society for Applied Anthropology - Albuquerque, New Mexico. March 17-21, 2026. 

Celia Cleary
Sponsor: Dr. Julie Hoggarth

Ancient Mitogenomes from Belize Provide Insights into the Mobility and Migration of Ancient Communities in Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
51st Meeting of the Human Biology Association - Denver, Colorado. March 17-20, 2026. 

Shinina Shani
Sponsor: Dr. Samuel Urlacher

Glucose breath tests among Maasai children in rural Kenya: Exploring the role of gut health in the relationship between water insecurity and child growth
51st Meeting of the Human Biology Association - Denver, Colorado. March 17-20, 2026. 

Marcela Francisca Pfaff Nash
Sponsor: Dr. Samuel Urlacher

Lactulose:mannitol tests of intestinal function among Indigenous Shuar children of Amazonian Ecuador: Life history and public health implications
51st Meeting of the Human Biology Association - Denver, Colorado. March 17-20, 2026. 

Celia Cleary
Sponsor: Dr. Julie Hoggarth

Ancient Mitogenomes from Belize Provide Insights into the Mobility and Migration of Ancient Communities in Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
AABA

Anna Samsonov
Sponsor: Samuel Urlacher

Effects of market integration on oxidative stress among Indigenous Shuar children of Amazonian Ecuador
Annual Meeting of the American Association of Biological Anthropologists — March 18-21, 2026

Edward Thum
Sponsor: Mark Flinn

Wearable biosensors reveal PTSD-linked endocrine desynchrony after Hurricane Maria
Annual Meeting of the American Association of Biological Anthropologists — March 18-21, 2026

Marcela Francisca Pfaff Nash
Sponsor: Samuel Urlacher

Lactulose:mannitol tests of intestinal function among Indigenous Shuar children of Amazonian Ecuador: Life history and public health implications
American Association of Biological Anthropologists Annual Meeting — March 18-21, 2026

Marcela Francisca Pfaff Nash
Sponsor: Samuel Urlacher

Lactulose:mannitol tests of intestinal function among Indigenous Shuar children of Amazonian Ecuador: Life history and public health implications
American Association of Biological Anthropologists Annual Meeting — March 18-21, 2026

Rahab Felix
Sponsor: Sara Alexander

Faith, Farming, And Responses to Climate Change: A Comparative Study of Amish And Mennonite Farmers in Cayo District, Belize.
Society for Applied Anthropology — March 17-21, 2026

Shinina Shani
Sponsor: Samuel Urlacher

Glucose breath tests among Maasai children in rural Kenya: Exploring the role of gut health in the relationship between water insecurity and child growth
51st Meeting of the Human Biology Association — March 18-20, 2026

Biology

Kristina Shipman
Sponsor: Dr. Aaron Wright

High-Fiber Diet Exacerbates DSS-Induced Murine Colitis Due to Shifts in Microbial Metabolism of Complex. 
ASN 2025 - Orlando, Florida. May 31-June 3, 2025. 

Grace Wilson
Sponsor: Dr. Leigh Greathouse

Uptake of Labeled Vitamin D by a Human Gut Commensal Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron
ASN 2025 - Orlando, Florida. May 31-June 3, 2025. 

Sunday Olaniyan
Sponsor: Dr. Bessie Kebaara

Understanding Molecular and Ultrastructural Mechanisms of Cadmium Detoxification in Saccharomyces
RNA Meeting - San Diego, California. May 27-June 1, 2025. 

Damilola Ajewole
Sponsor: Dr. Joseph White

Characterizing Freshwater Sources in Northern Wisconsin Streams with Stable Isotopes of Water and Geochemical Tracers
National Association of Black Geoscientists - Golden, Colorado. September 3-6, 2025. 

Stacy Edington
Sponsor: Dr. Mary Lauren Benton

Investigating population structure and admixture dynamics in Khoe-San and Khoe-San Descendant Groups across South Africa
American Society for Human Genetics - Boston, Massachusetts. October 13-19, 2025. 

Melanie Salas
Sponsor: Dr. Mariana Giassetti

Unraveling Heat Stress-Induced Disruption of LCA5L, MYBL1, and MAGEB4 Pathways in Mammalian Spermatogenesis
SACNAS NDiSTEM Conference - Columbus, Ohio. October 30-November 1, 2025. 

Elizabeth Waymire
Sponsor: Dr. Tamer Carter

Tracking the spread of Anopheles stephensi P47Rec vector-parasite compatibility protein variant across Eastern Ethiopia
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting - Toronto. November 9-13, 2025. 

John Boyi
Sponsor: Dr. Jason Pitts

Conserved activation of an odorant receptor across major mosquito species: Implications for chemosensory evolution
Entomological Society Of America National conference - Portland, Oregon. November 9-12, 2025

Moumita Jhara
Sponsor: Dr. Cheolho Sim

Identification and Characterization of Gene Targets Linked to H3K27me3 in the Fat Body of  Diapausing Culex pipiens
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Annual Meeting 2025 - Toronto. November 9-13, 2025. 

Patrick Cunningham
Sponsor: Dr. Joseph Ferraro

Adaptive Morphological Variation in Admixed Texas Canids
The Wildlife Society Annual Conference - Edmonton. October 5-8, 2025. 

Kaylee Mckay
Sponsor: Dr. Cheolho Sim

Single-cell RNA sequencing of Culex pipiens ovaries and fat bodies: Insights into diapause and non-diapause conditions
ASTMH - Toronto. November 9-13, 2025. 

Babatunde Oriyomi
Sponsor: Dr. Tamar Carter

Genomic Insights into Aedes aegypti populations from a Dengue-Affected Region of East Africa
ASTMH - Toronto. November 9-13, 2025. 

Gavin Geddes
Sponsor: Dr. Cheolho Sim

Latitudinal Clines in Regulation of the Circadian Output Neuropeptide pdf Drive Diapause Divergence in the Culex pipiens complex
ASTMH - Toronto. November 9-13, 2025. 

Evan Paltjon
Sponsor: Dr. Dwayne Simmons

Noise-induced hearing loss is associated with an altered immune response in the hippocampus of the ApoE4 mouse model
Society for Neuroscience - San Diego, California. November 15-19, 2025.

AmandakondaArachchigeIsu Gunarathna
Sponsor: Dr. Tamar Carter

Transcriptomic Signatures of Ecological Adaptation in Invasive Anopheles Stephensi Larvae from Ethiopia
Plant and Animal Genome Conference - San Diego, California. January 9-13, 2026. 

Kristina Shipman
Sponsor: Dr. Aaron Wright

Dietary Fiber Reshapes Gut Microbial Metabolism of Complex Carbohydrates and Induces Lethality in a Mouse Model of Colitis
Keystone Microbiome Metabolism and Metabolites: Discovery and Function in Health and Disease - Banff, Not Listed/International. January 19-22, 2026. 

Amelia Wickham
Sponsor: Dr. Aaron Wright

A Multi-omics Analysis of a Mild Stress Model Reveals Changes to Bacterial Carbon and Nitrogen Metabolism Linked to Disruptions in Host Tissue Function Consistent with Stress Disorder Phenotypes
Keystone Microbiome Metabolism and Metabolites: Discovery and Function in Health and Disease - Banff, Not Listed/International. January 19-22, 2026. 

LaRae Hudson
Sponsor: Dr. Aaron Wright

Multi-omic Functional Profiling Uncovers Saccharin-Induced Shifts in Gut Microbial Metabolism
Keystone Microbiome Metabolism and Metabolites: Discovery and Function in Health and Disease - Banff, Not Listed/International. January 19-22, 2026. 

Emmanuel Ugwuoji
Sponsor: Dr. Aaron Wright

A Phenotype-Based Approach Yields Selective Enrichment, Characterization, and Cultivation of Function-Specified Gut Bacterial Consortia
Microbes in Microbiomes - North Miami, Florida. February 18-20. 2026. 

Charli Worth
Sponsor: Dr. Joseph Taube

KDM6A, lysine demethylase, loss affects epithelial-to-mesenchymal related gene expression and Golgi apparatus morphology
San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2025 - San Antonio, Texas. December 9-12, 2025. 

Damilola Ajewole
Sponsor: Dr. Joseph White

Seasonal Hydrologic Contributions to Stream Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) Transport in the Forested Watersheds of the Upper Mississippi River Basin
American Geophysical Union - New Orleans, Louisiana. December 15-19, 2025. 

Ayomikun Aderounmu
Sponsor: Dr. Tamar Carter

Temporal Genomic Signatures of Adaptation and Population Structure in Anopheles stephensi in Eastern Ethiopia
Plant and Animal Genomics 33 - San Diego, California. January 9-13, 2025. 

Janith Nilmika Halpage Hewa Halpage
Sponsor: Dr. Dwayne Simmons

Oncomodulin Attenuates Oxidative Stress-Induced Senescence in Auditory HEI-OC1 Cells
ARO 2026 49th Annual Midwinter Meeting - San Juan, Puerto Rico. February 7-11, 2026. 

Charli Worth
Sponsor: Dr. Joseph Taube

KDM6A is enzymatically active outside the nucleus and affects Golgi body morphology
ASBMB 2026 - Washington DC, Maryland. March 7-10, 2026. 

Malcolm Macleod
Sponsor: Dr. Stephen Powers

Water Color Variation in Texas Reservoirs Across Wet and Dry Years: Linking Remote Sensing with Public Water Data
American Geophysical Union - New Orleans, Texas. December 15-19, 2025. 

Dhivya Rajamanickam
Sponsor: Dr. Jason Pitts

Comprehensive insights into mosquito species diversity and habitat-specific host selection patterns in Cameron Park Zoo, Waco, Texas.
Texas Academy of Science 129th Annual Meeting - Tyler, Texas. February 27-28, 2026. 

Dhivya Rajamanickam
Sponsor: Dr. Jason Pitts

Comprehensive insights into mosquito species diversity and habitat-specific host selection patterns in Cameron Park Zoo, Waco, Texas.
American Mosquito control Association 92nd Annual meeting - Portland, Oregon. March 23-28, 2026. 

Michael Chembars
Sponsor: Dr. Jason Pitts

Assessing the impact of bisphenol environmental pollutants on the life history of Aedes mosquitoes
Entomological Society of American - Southwestern Branch Meeting - Amarillo, Texas. March 29- April 1, 2026. 

Melissa Patton
Sponsor: Dr. Mariana Giassetti

Mapping Ancient Pathways of Spermatogenesis to Advance Understanding of Male Infertility Only
North American Testis Workshop - Scottsdale, Arizona. April 18-21, 2026. 

Abigail Henke
Sponsor: Bryan Brooks

Age-specific Proteomic Responses of Developmental Zebrafish (Danio rerio) to a Model Toxicant
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry — May 18-21, 2026

Alexa Hoke
Sponsor: Thad Scott

WATER COLUMN MICROBIAL COMMUNITY RESPONDS TO NITROGEN REMOVAL-INDUCED OLIGOTROPHICATION IN SHALLOW LAKE MESOCOSMS
ASLO-SIL 2026 Joint Meeting — May 12-16, 2026

Brittany Carnathan
Sponsor: Christie Sayes

 #4675 Physiological Characteristics of Bacteria Influence Susceptibility to Surface Stabilized Antimicrobial Nanotherapeutics
American Society of Microbiology (ASM) Microbe — June 4-7, 2026

Charli Worth
Sponsor: Joseph Taube

KDM6A is enzymatically active outside the nucleus and affects Golgi body morphology
ASBMB 2026 — March 7-10, 2026

Dhivya Rajamanickam
Sponsor: Jason Pitts

Comprehensive insights into mosquito species diversity and habitat-specific host selection patterns in Cameron Park Zoo, Waco, Texas.
American Mosquito control Association 92nd Annual meeting — March 23-28, 2026

Elizabeth Kim
Sponsor: Samuel Urlacher

Measurement of intestinal fatty-acid binding protein (I-FABP) and other intestinal barrier function biomarkers in dried blood spots using ELISA
NIA Biomarker Network Meeting — May 6-6, 2026

Elizabeth Kim
Sponsor: Samuel Urlacher

Measurement of intestinal fatty-acid binding protein (I-FABP) and other intestinal barrier function biomarkers in dried blood spots using ELISA
NIA Biomarker Network Meeting — May 6-6, 2026

Lacy Miller
Sponsor: Thad Scott

Vertical patterns in microbial community structure and metabolic potential in warm Central Texas ponds
ASLO-SIL Joint Meeting — May 12-16, 2026

Malcolm Macleod
Sponsor: Thad Scott

DELINEATING PERMANENTLY INUNDATED AREAS OF RESERVOIR ARMS TO QUANTIFY THE SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY OF WATER COLOR
ASLO-SIL Joint Meeting — May 12-16, 2026

Melissa Patton
Sponsor: Mariana Giassetti

Mapping Ancient Pathways of Spermatogenesis to Advance Understanding of Male Infertility Only
North American Testis Workshop — April 18-21, 2026

Michael Chembars
Sponsor: Jason Pitts

Assessing the impact of bisphenol environmental pollutants on the life history of Aedes mosquitoes
Entomological Society of American - Southwestern Branch Meeting — March 29, 2026 - April 1, 2026

Michael Chembars
Sponsor: Jason Pitts

Assessing the impact of bisphenol environmental pollutants on the life history of Aedes mosquitoes
Entomological Society of American - Southwestern Branch Meeting — March 29, 2026 - April 1, 2026

Biomedical Studies

Business

Joao Fernando Mazzoni
Sponsor: Dr. Peter Klein

"Matching Judgments to Actions: Uncertainty Reduction, Avoidance, and the drivers of strategic choice" and "Navigating Uncertainty in Entrepreneurship: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives"
85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2025) - Copenhagen, Not Listed/International. July 25-29, 2025. 

Luan Valerio
Sponsor: Dr. Peter Klein

Matching Judgments to Actions: Uncertainty Reduction, Avoidance, and the drivers of strategic choice
85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2025) - Copenhagen, Not Listed/International. July 25-29, 2025. 

Luan Valerio
Sponsor: Dr. Peter Klein

Stakeholder Governance and Ownership Arrangements: A Discriminant-Alignment Approach.
Workshop in Institutional Analysis - Perugia. December 7-14, 2025. 

Na Jing
Sponsor: Dr. Qin Weng

Do GitHub Developers Act on AI Code Review?
Big XII + MIS Research Symposium - Cincinnati, Ohio. April 17-19, 2026. 

Na Jing
Sponsor: Dr. Carlson John

Compassion or Code? The Impact of AI vs. Human Labeling on Users’ Perceptions of Support
36th Annual POMS Conference Transforming POM with AI: New Perspectives for a Better World - Reno, Nevada. May 7-11, 2026. 

Jacob Hoekstra
Sponsor: David Scheaf

ORGANIZATIONAL RESILIENCE AND BUSINESS MODEL INNOVATION IN SCAM CENTERS: THE DARK SIDE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Babson Entrepreneurship Conference — June 3-6, 2026

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Lauren Butterworth
Sponsor: Dr. Michael Trakselis

Characterizing the consequences of decoupling within the E. coli replisome
Helicase & Nucleic acid machines 2025 - Lisbon, Not Listed/International. June 29-July 3, 2025. 

Bismark Nyaaba
Sponsor: Dr. Touradj Solouki

Impact of Metal Content on Asphaltene Characterization: ICP-MS-Informed Interpretation of EPR, Ion Mobility, Mass Spectrometry, and NMR Data
American Society for Mass Spectrometry - Baltimore, Maryland. June 1-5, 2025. 

Michael Cordes
Sponsor: Dr. Elyssia Gallagher

Distinguishing 3-sialyl-N-acetyllactosamine and 6-sialyl-N-acetyllactosamine by combining Co2+ Adduction and Electron-Transfer Higher-Energy Collisional Dissociation
American Society for Mass Spectrometry - Baltimore, Maryland. June 1-5, 2025. 

Joel Yoder
Sponsor: Dr. Daniel Romo

Pharmaphore-Directed Retrosynthesis Applied to the Colletotrichones. 
Natural Products and Bioactive Compounds Gordon Research Conference - Andover, New Hampshire. July 27-August 1, 2025. 

Duc Phan
Sponsor: Dr. John Wood

Progress towards the Synthesis of Austin
The 2025 National Organic Symposium - Troy, New York. June 22-26, 2025. 

Holly Wilson
Sponsor: Dr. Elyssia Gallagher

Distinguishing 3-sialyl-N-acetyllactosamine and 6-sialyl-N-acetyllactosamine by combining Co2+ Adduction and Electron-Transfer Higher-Energy Collisional Dissociation
ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics - Baltimore, Maryland. June 1-5, 2025. 

Machima Mongkhonratanachai
Sponsor: Dr. Paul Maggard

Mixed Early-Transition-Metal Cu(I) Oxides: Crystal Structures, Optical Bandgaps and Electronic Structures
North American Solid State Chemistry Conference 2025 - Ames, Iowa. July 18-31, 2025. 

Maiah Woodring
Sponsor: Dr. Touradj Solouki

Differential Scanning Fluorimetry and Circular Dichroism Investigation of Protein Structural Integrity after Laser Ablation Process
ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics - Baltimore, Maryland. June 1-5, 2025. 

Neda Feizi Gilandeh
Sponsor: Dr. Touradj Solouki

Conformational Analysis of Deep Ultraviolet Laser Ablated Proteins: A Combined Circular Dichroism (CD) and Native Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry (IM-MS) Study
ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics - Baltimore, Maryland. June 1-5, 2025. 

Abhishek Raj
Sponsor: Dr. Liela Romero

Zirconium-Catalyzed Reductive Sulfonamidation of Amides and Its Application to Site-Selective N-Alkylation of Pharmaceuticals
The 2025 National Organic Symposium - Troy, New York. June 22-26, 2025. 

Rahul Meduri
Sponsor: Dr. Julia Chan

Rationale behind the observed structural and magnetic changes in kagome material Yb0.5(Co1-xFex)3Ge
North American Solid State Chemistry Conference 2025 - Ames, Iowa. July 18-31, 2025. 

Mario Plata
Sponsor: Dr. Julia Chen

Predicting Quantum Criticality in Ce2Ru3Ge5
North American Solid State Chemistry Conference 2025 - Ames, Iowa. July 18-31, 2025. 

Jaquelin Aroujo
Sponsor: Dr. Daniel Romo

Pharmacophore-Directed Retrosynthesis Applied to the Ophiobolin Family
The 2025 National Organic Symposium - Troy, New York. June 22-26, 2025. 

Joel Yoder
Sponsor: Dr. Daniel Romo

Pharmacophore-Directed Retrosynthesis Applied to Colletotrichone A
The 2025 National Organic Symposium - Troy, New York. June 22-26, 2025. 

Omowumi Fagbohun
Sponsor: Dr. Jonathan Clinger

Active Site Loop Dynamics of PriB, a C-prenyltransferase
American Crystallographic Association - Lombard, Illinois. July 18-24, 2025. 

Garumunige Thanuja Thilakarathna
Sponsor: Dr. Patrick Farmer

Mass Spectrometry, Synchronous Fluorescence, and NMR Studies of Asphaltene Fractionation: Influence of Metal Ions on Macromolecular Aggregations
American Society for Mass Spectrometry - Baltimore, Maryland. June 1-5, 2025. 

Adam Youman
Sponsor: Dr. Daniel Romo

Pharmacophore-Directed Retrosynthesis Applied to Talaromynoid H: Synthesis of Highly Oxygenated Tetracyclic Core
The 2025 National Organic Symposium - Troy, New York. June 22-26, 2025. 

Stewart Ryberg
Sponsor: Dr. Elyssia Gallagher

Molecular Dynamic Simulations of Denatured Proteins in Electrosprayed Droplets with H3O+ and Dynamic Protonation
Advancing Mass Spectrometry 2025 - Atlanta, Georgia. July 20-23, 2025. 

Madeline Bannon
Sponsor: Dr. Elyssia Gallagher

Nonspecific Carbohydrate Adduction Increases with Increasing Collisional Cross-section of Globular Proteins during Native-ESI MS
Advancing Mass Spectrometry 2025 - Atlanta, Georgia. July 20-23, 2025. 

Trevor Olson
Sponsor: Dr. John Wood

Total Synthesis of Daphnenoid A
GRC Natural Products - Andover, New Hampshire. July 27-August 1, 2025. 

YongSun Cho
Sponsor: Dr. John Wood

Gordon Research Conference: Natural Products and Bioactive Compounds
GRC Natural Products - Andover, New Hampshire. July 27-August 1, 2025.

Hao Shen
Sponsor: Dr. John Wood

Total Sythesis of (+)-Pedrolide
GRC Natural Products - Andover, New Hampshire. July 27-August 1, 2025.

Kelechi Ezennubia
Sponsor: Dr. Jonathan Clinger

Energy landscapes and dynamics study of Ornithine Decarboxylase
2025 NOBCChE National Conference - Atlanta, Georgia. September 22-25, 2025. 

Ayomide Atoki
Sponsor: Dr. Mary-Lynn Trawick

ß-Galactosidase-Activated Prodrugs for Selective Anticancer Therapy in Senescent Tumor Cells
52nd annual NOBCChE conference - Hilton, Atlanta, Georgia. September 22-25, 2025. 

Simon Okafor
Sponsor: Dr. Darri Bellert

Hydrogen Tunneling Without the Typical Large KIE Measured in the Mediated Decay of the Co(CH3COOH)+ Complex
52nd annual NOBCChE conference - Hilton, Atlanta, Georgia. September 22-25, 2025. 

Chinenya Nwike
Sponsor: Dr. Aaron Wright

Tunable hydrazine scaffold for the synthesis of activity-based probes to profile microbial enzyme functions
52nd annual NOBCChE conference - Atlanta, Georgia. September 22-25, 2025. 

Dinithi Alwis
Sponsor: Dr. Caleb Martin

Divergent Outcomes in the Reactions of Boroles with Michler’s Ketone and Thioketone
Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting - Albuquerque, New Mexico. October 23-25, 2025. 

Ayesha Begum
Sponsor: Dr. Caleb Martin

Dearomative C2-Borylation of Indoles
Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting - Albuquerque, New Mexico. October 23-25, 2025. 

Ragene Thornton
Sponsor: Dr. Caleb Martin

Harnessing metal acetylides for Vinylborane synthesis
Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting - Albuquerque, New Mexico. October 23-25, 2025. 

Kanika Vashisth
Sponsor: Dr. Caleb Martin

Reactivity of Carboranyl Boranes
Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting - Albuquerque, New Mexico. October 23-25, 2025. 

Warusapperuma Ranasinghe Arachchige Dona Sameera Ranasinghe
Sponsor: Dr. Caleb Martin

Müller versus Gutmann–Beckett for assessing the Lewis acidity of boranes
Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting - Albuquerque, New Mexico. October 23-25, 2025. 

Gabriele Pinto
Sponsor: Dr. Darrin Bellert

Quantum tunneling and mechanistic insights into the Ni(+)-mediated C–H activation of acetic acid
2025 Southeastern/Southwest Regional Meeting - Orlando, Florida. October 26-29, 2025. 

Wathsala Rathnayake
Sponsor: Dr. Mary Lynn Trawick

Mechanism of action of OXi8007 in 786-O human renal cancer cells and mouse xenograft model
2025 Southeastern/Southwest Regional Meeting - Orlando, Florida. October 26-29, 2025. 

Muhammad Ahsan Usman
Sponsor: Dr. Patrick Farmer

Ligand-to-ligand charge transfer LL’CT transitions in square-planar metal-bipyridyl complexes of heteroatom-substituted maltol derivatives
2025 Southeastern/Southwest Regional Meeting - Orlando, Florida. October 26-29, 2025. 

Alexis Dominguez
Sponsor: Dr. Julia Y. Chan

Studying Intermetallics as part of the Graduate Research Program at ORNL (GRO)
NDiSTEM - Columbus, Ohio. October 29-November 1, 2025. 

Samson Joseph
Sponsor: Dr. Aaron Wright

Chemoproteomic identification of ligandable space in the mucin-microbiome interactome
2025 Welch Conference - New Horizons in Drug Discovery - Houston, Texas. November 27-28, 2025. 

Noah Fau
Sponsor: Dr. Julia Chan

Synthesis and Structure of TbFe6-xCoxGe6 Series
Fundamentals of Quantum Materials - College Park, Maryland. January 11-17, 2025. 

Tan Tan
Sponsor: Dr. Liela Romero

Disassembly of Acetonitrile: Ester-to-Nitrile Conversion via Catalytic Nitrogen Transfer
The Florida Heterocyclic and Synthetic Chemistry Conference - Gainesville, Florida. March 16-18, 2025. 

Marymoud Erzuah
Sponsor: Dr. Liela Romero

Synergistic Zr/Pd Co-Catalyzed Hydroarylation of Terminal Alkynes
The Florida Heterocyclic and Synthetic Chemistry Conference (FloHet) - Gainesville, Florida. March 15-18, 2026. 

Camille Kwan
Sponsor: Dr. Todd Hudnall

Synthesis, characterization, and reactivity studies of some 1,8-dibory-acenaphthene compounds
american chemistry society presentation - Atlanta, Georgia. March 22-26, 2026. 

Nya Black
Sponsor: Dr. Dylan Boucher

Quantifying Photoredox Catalysis with Cyclic Voltammetry
Pittcon - San Antonio, Texas. March 7-11, 2026. 

Tamlal Pokhrel
Sponsor: Dr. Kevin G. Pinney

Hypoxia-activated drug linker constructs for the selective delivery of dual mechanism therapeutic agents
ACS Spring 2026 - Atlanta, Georgia. March 22-26, 2026. 

Wisdanalage Chinthaka
Sponsor: Dr. Bryan Shaw

Analysis of TDP-43 liquid-liquid phase separations (LLPS)
ACS Spring 2026 - Atlanta, Georgia. March 22-26, 2026. 

Abhishek Raj
Sponsor: Liela Romero

ZrH-Catalyzed Reductive Two Fragment Couplings
ACS-Graduate Research Symposium — July 23-26, 2026

Ayesha Begum
Sponsor: Caleb D. Martin

Dearomative C2-Borylation of Indoles
2026 TexSyn VII — May 29-30, 2026

Ayesha Begum
Sponsor: Caleb D. Martin

Dearomative C2-Borylation of Indoles
TexSyn VII — May 29-30, 2026

Bismark Nyaaba
Sponsor: Touradj Solouki

Solvent Extraction and Thermal Decomposition ICP-MS Data Combined with UV-Vis and EPR Spectroscopy Reveals Metal Speciation in Asphaltenes
American Society for Mass Spectrometry — May 31, 2026 - June 4, 2026

Camille Kwan
Sponsor: Todd Hudnall

Synthesis, characterization, and reactivity studies of some 1,8-dibory-acenaphthene compounds
American chemistry society presentation — March 22-26, 2026

Cyril Agadagba
Sponsor: Michael Trakselis

The degree of replisome decoupling dictates divergent gap-filling mutagenesis and recombination repair processes
Gordon Research Conference — June 21-26, 2026

Dinithi Alwis
Sponsor: Caleb Martin

Reactions of Borole with Michler’s Ketone Versus Thioketone
Synthesis and Catalysis in Texas - TexSyn vii — May 29-30, 2026

Garumunige Thanuja Thilakarathna
Sponsor: Patrick Farmer

Class-Specific Chemical Tagging via Mass Deficient Derivatization and Automated Identification of Signal Repositing in Complex Mixtures
ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics — May 31, 2026 - June 4, 2026

Holly Wilson
Sponsor: Elyssia Gallagher

Ion intensities of Co(II)-adducted sialylated glycans increase in the presence of formic acid during electrospray ionization
ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics — May 31, 2026 - June 4, 2026

Jack Russo
Sponsor: Aaron Wright

Mapping the Interactome of Microbial Carbohydrate Metabolism in Gut Microbiota Using Chemo-metaproteomics
Seventh International Metaproteomics Symposium — June 21-24, 2026

Joel Yoder
Sponsor: Daniel Romo

Pharmacophore-Directed Retrosynthesis Applied to the Antimicrobial Azaphilone Colletotrichone A
ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Graduate Research Symposium — July 23-26, 2026

Lyssa Garber
Sponsor: Elyssia Gallagher

EThcD enables distinction of Co²?-adducted anomeric pentasaccharides within mixtures
74th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics — May 31, 2026 - June 4, 2026

Madeline Bannon
Sponsor: Elyssia Gallagher

ESI polarity impacts the structural stability and gas-phase conformations of protein-ligand complexes
ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics — May 31, 2026 - June 4, 2026

Maede Yosefi
Sponsor: Touradj Solouki

Ion Mobility–Mass Spectrometry and Hydrogen–Deuterium Exchange Reactions Reveal Alkali Metal–Dependent Peptide Stability
ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics — May 31, 2026 - June 4, 2026

Marymoud Erzuah
Sponsor: Liela Romero

Synergistic Zr/Pd Co-Catalyzed Hydroarylation of Terminal Alkynes
The Florida Heterocyclic and Synthetic Chemistry Conference (FloHet) — March 15-18, 2026

Melissa Copeland
Sponsor: Julia Chan

Deposition of Thin Films Utilizing Intermetallic Ce-Co-Ge Targets
American Ceramic Society — April 12-17, 2026

Morgan Green
Sponsor: Bryan Shaw

Charged up: A birdseye view of alpha-synuclein electrostatics
ACS Spring 2026 — March 23-26, 2026

Neda Feizi Gilandeh
Sponsor: Touradj Solouki

Probing structural stability of laser-ablated proteins using circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy and native ion-mobility mass spectrometry (IM-MS)
ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics — May 31, 2026 - June 4, 2026

Nya Black
Sponsor: Dylan Boucher

Quantifying Photoredox Catalysis with Cyclic Voltammetry
Pittcon — March 7-11, 2026

Rabin Budhathoki
Sponsor: Elyssia Gallagher

Identifying methylation sites in MCF7 cell line using fractionation and hmSILAC based proteomics
ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics — May 31, 2026 - June 4, 2026

Sahil Makhani
Sponsor: Touradj Solouki

Characterization of Nickel and Vanadium Complexes in Different Asphaltene Samples Using Multiprong Mass Spectrometry and Spectroscopy Methods
American Society for Mass Spectrometry — May 31, 2026 - June 4, 2026

Tamlal Pokhrel
Sponsor: Kevin G. Pinney

Hypoxia-activated drug linker constructs for the selective delivery of dual mechanism therapeutic agents
ACS Spring 2026 — March 22-26, 2026

Tan Tan
Sponsor: Liela Romero

Disassembly of Acetonitrile: Ester-to-Nitrile Conversion via Catalytic Nitrogen Transfer
The Florida Heterocyclic and Synthetic Chemistry Conference — March 15-18, 2026

Travis Lato
Sponsor: Brian Shaw

Remote control of proton-coupled electron transfer in a metalloprotein by distal histidine
ACS — March 20-26, 2026

Waduge Fernando
Sponsor: Michael Trakselis

Targeted replisome decoupling in Escherichia coli directs PriA & PriC dependent restart
Gordon Research Conference — June 21-26, 2026

Warusapperuma Ranasinghe Arachchige Dona Sameera Ranasinghe
Sponsor: Caleb Martin

Müller versus Gutmann–Beckett for assessing the Lewis acidity of boranes
TexSyn-2026 — May 29-30, 2026

Widanalage Chinthaka Chathuranga Fernando
Sponsor: Bryan Shaw

Analysis of TDP-43 liquid-liquid phase separations (LLPS)
ACS Spring 2026 — March 22-26, 2026

Yan Hu
Sponsor: Touradj Solouki

Does Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay (NMD) Reshape the Proteome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae under Iron Deficient Conditions?
American Society for Mass Spectrometry Conference — May 31, 2026 - June 4, 2026

Church Music

Communication

Casey Towner
Sponsor: Dr. Luke Winslow

Kneeling to Elevate: Identification and Division in Colin Kaepernick’s Activism Against Anti-Black Police Violence
National Communication Association Annual Convention - Denver, Colorado. November 20-23, 2025. 

Sylvia Jones
Sponsor: Monique Ingalls

Singing Across Boundaries: Gospel Music, World Christianity, and the Dynamics of Conviviality
World Christianity Conference — March 9-13, 2026

Kristi Noel
Sponsor: Matthew Laube

Spirit-led Structure? Musical Literacy Through the Lens of Pentecostal Worship
International Network for Music Theology — June 25-27, 2026

Kyle Berry
Sponsor: Monique Ingalls

“Where Faith is Possible”:  Gerhardt, Bonhoeffer, and Wartime Hymns as an Impetus for Christian Faith
International Network for Music Theology Conference — June 25-27, 2026

Kyle Berry
Sponsor: Monique Ingalls

“Where Faith is Possible”:  Gerhardt, Bonhoeffer, and Wartime Hymns as an Impetus for Christian Faith
International Network for Music Theology Conference — June 25-27, 2026

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Sharbani Datta
Sponsor: Dr. Ashley Barrett

Adapting Public Speaking for an Illiterate Audience: A Speech on Drug Addiction
Kentucky Communication Association Conference - Lexington, Kentucky. August 26-27, 2025. 

Megan Sturdivant
Sponsor: Dr. Jungjun Park

Investigating Brain Activation Patterns during Phonological Awareness Tasks in Healthy Young Adults using fNIRS
ASHA Convention - Washington, D.C.. November 19-22, 2025. 

Jamileh Azizbeigiboukani
Sponsor: Jungjun Park

The Relation Between Verbal Fluency and Attention in Healthy Adults: An fNIRS Study
ASHA Convention - Washington, D.C.. November 19-22, 2025. 

Gwendolyn Stout
Sponsor: Dr. Douglas Peterson

Standard Error of Measurement in Norm-Referenced Assessments Affects Score Interpretation
National Association of School Psychologists - Chicago, Illinois. February 24-27, 2026. 

Computer Science

Dong Li
Sponsor: Dr. Chen Zhao

Computational Pathology Foundation Models: Datasets, Adaptation Strategies, and Evaluations
The 29th Pacific-Asia Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (PAKDD 2025) - Sydney, Not Listed/International. June 10-13, 2025. 

Sri Manjusha Tella
Sponsor: Dr. Mary Lauren Benton

DeepStain Framework: Leveraging Deep Learning for Multi-Stain Liver Histology and Behavioral Analysis in Non-Human Primates
RSA Scientific Meeting/ ISBRA Congress - New Orleans, Louisiana. June 21-25, 2025. 

Abanisenioluwa Orojo
Sponsor: Dr. Erika Leal

Unified Framework Incorporating AW-TRBAC and Semantic Variational Autoencoders for Dynamic Threat Detection and Access Control
ICAI'25: 27th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence - Las Vegas, Nevada. July 21-24, 2025. 

Emmanuelli El-Mahmoud
Sponsor: Dr. Greg Speegle

Assessing the Impact of Access Control Policies on DataAccessibility in Distributed NoSQL Environments
ICAI'25: 27th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence - Las Vegas, Nevada. July 21-24, 2025. 

Xiang Fang
Sponsor: Dr. Pablo Rivas

Baylor Environmental AI Research System (BEARS): An Agentic  AI Project to Combat Climate Change
ICAI'25: 27th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence - Las Vegas, Nevada. July 21-24, 2025. 

Maisha Binte Rashid
Sponsor: Dr. Pablo Rivas

Visualizing Human Trafficking and Criminal Networks: A Systematic Mapping Study
ICAI'25: 27th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence - Las Vegas, Nevada. July 21-24, 2025. 

Tonni Das Jui
Sponsor: Dr. Mary Lauren Benton

Moving Beyond Arbitrary Augmentations: K-Hop Connectivity for Robust Augmentation in Graph Contrastive Learning
The 2025 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, & Applied Computing (CSCE'25) - Las vegas, Nevada. July 28-31, 2025

Sri Manjusha Tella
Sponsor: Dr. Mary Lauren Benton

Deep learning for Hi-C similarity quantification highlights the impact of normalization and informs a graph-based model
ASHG Annual Meeting - Boston, Massachusetts. October 14-18, 2025. 

Yang-En Yu
Sponsor: Dr. Mary Lauren Benton

A comparative genomics framework for identifying indole-producing microbes across the cancer microbiome
ASHG Annual Meeting - Boston, Massachusetts. October 14-18, 2025. 

Benjamin Estell
Sponsor: Dr. Andrew Freeman

Benchmarking Event-Based Object Detection in Lossy Environments
International Conference on Computer Vision - Honolulu, Hawaii. October 19-23, 2025. 

Dong Li
Sponsor: Dr. Chen Zhao

SolverLLM: Leveraging Test-Time Scaling for Optimization Problem via LLM-Guided Search
The Thirty-Ninth Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems - San Diego, California. December 2-7, 2025. 

Xinyu Wu
Sponsor: Dr. Chen Zhao

The 3rd Workshop on Imageomics: Discovering Biological Knowledge from Images Using AI
The 3rd Workshop on Imageomics: Discovering Biological Knowledge from Images Using AI - San Diego, California. December 6-7, 2025. 

Xiaohui Chen
Sponsor: Dr. Chen Zhao

Multi-Modal Foundation Models for Computational Pathology: A Survey
NeurIPS 2025 2nd Workshop FM4LS - San Diego, California. December 6-8, 2025. 

Maisha Binte Rashid
Sponsor: Dr. Pablo Rivas

Understanding Adversarial Weakness in Vision-Language Models
NeurIPS - San Diego, California. December 2-7, 2025. 

Emmanuelli El-Mahmoud
Sponsor: Dr. Pablo Rivas

ByteFlow: A Byte-Level LLM for Deep Packet Inspection and Network Intelligence
ACSAC-WAITI 2025 - Honolulu, Hawaii. December 8-12, 2025. 

Abanisenioluwa Orojo
Sponsor: Dr. Erika Leal

ByteFlow: The Deep Sea Parser for AI-Powered Network Intelligence
ACSAC-WAITI 2025 - Honolulu, Hawaii. December 8-12, 2025. 

Tingshuo Miao
Sponsor: Dr. Eunjee Song

Adaptive Risk Classification in Microservice Architectures: A GMM-Based Approach with Historical Data Normalization
2026 The 9th International Conference on Information and Computer Technologies - Honolulu-Hawaii, Hawaii. March 11-13, 2026. 

Abdullah Al Noman
Sponsor: Dr. Mengfei Ren

Detection of Optimization-introduced Bugs in C Compilers
IEEE/ACM International Conference on Software Engineering - Rio de Janeiro. April 12-18, 2026. 

Alejandro Medina
Sponsor: Mary Lauren Benton

Motif Diversity in Human Liver ChIP-seq Data Using MAP-Elites
The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference — July 13-17, 2026

Kofi Nketia Ackaah-Gyasi
Sponsor: Mary Lauren Benton

Enhancing Interpretability of Deep Learning for Liver Histology in Nonhuman Primates
Research Society on Alcohol (RSA) annual meeting — June 20-24, 2026

Mushfika Sharmin Rahman
Sponsor: Greg Hamerly

Rethinking Data Augmentation for Multi-View Underwater Species Dataset: A Data-Centric Analysis of Feature Space Study
CVPR-AI4RWC — June 3-6, 2026

Sri Manjusha Tella
Sponsor: Mary Lauren Benton

Network-Based Quantification of Biomarker Reorganization after Alcohol Exposure in Nonhuman Primates
Research Society on Alcohol (RSA) Scientific Meeting — June 20-24, 2026

Tingshuo Miao
Sponsor: Eunjee Song

Adaptive Risk Classification in Microservice Architectures: A GMM-Based Approach with Historical Data Normalization
2026 The 9th International Conference on Information and Computer Technologies — March 11-13, 2026

Hamed Safari
Sponsor: John Carlson

The Resourceful CIO: Enabling Organizational Agility Through IT Bricolage
Big XII+ symposium — April 17-19, 2026

Na Jing
Sponsor: Carlson John

Compassion or Code? The Impact of AI vs. Human Labeling on Users’ Perceptions of Support
36th Annual POMS Conference Transforming POM with AI: New Perspectives for a Better World — May 7-11, 2026

Na Jing
Sponsor: Qin Weng

Do GitHub Developers Act on AI Code Review?
Big XII + MIS Research Symposium — April 17-19, 2026

Rafae Muhammad Abdullah
Sponsor: John Carlson

A Moral Model of Information Security Policy Behavior
Big XII — April 17-19, 2026

Curriculum and Instruction

Alexandra Thrall
Sponsor: Dr. Phil Nichols

Digital civic learning in a network society: Lessons from practice.
European Conference of Critical EdTech Studies - Zurich. June 18-21, 2025. 

Brentley Bendewald
Sponsor: Dr. Trena Wilkerson

Problem Solving and Problem Posing:  Shining Light on Student’s Mathematical Brilliance
Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT) - San Antonio, Texas. July 10-12, 2025. 

Jessica Best
Sponsor: Dr. Luke Bennett

Leveraging Sports Performance Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics to Drive Teaching Practices
HCI International - Gothenburg, Not Listed/International. June 22-27, 2025. 

Isabel McAteer
Sponsor: Dr. Luke Bennett

Leveraging Sports Performance Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics to Drive Teaching Practices
HCI International - Gothenburg, Not Listed/International. June 22-27, 2025. 

Jason Fletcher
Sponsor: Dr. Luke Bennett

Leveraging Sports Performance Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics to Drive Teaching Practices
HCI International - Gothenburg, Not Listed/International. June 22-27, 2025. 

Michelle Donner
Sponsor: Dr. Sandra Cooper

Using Children’s Literature to Support Culturally Responsive Practices for Early Learners
NCTM The Atlanta Annual Meeting - Atlanta, Georgia. October 15-18, 2025. 

Joshua Jonas
Sponsor: Dr. Luke Bennett

The Digital Dissenters: Teacher Counternarratives in the Age of EdTech
National Association for Multicultural Education - New Orleans, Louisiana. November 19-23, 2025. 

Margeaux Smith
Sponsor: Dr. Trena Wilkerson

Task Authenticity and Real World Connections: An Exploration of High School Students’ Perspectives
NCTM 2025 Research Conference - Atlanta, Georgia. October 15-18, 2025. 

Toyosi Adedara
Sponsor: Dr. Karon LeCompte

Why Does (not) This Count? Reclaiming the Value of Community Engagement for Faculty of Color on the Tenure Track
The National Association for Multicultural Education - New Orleans, Louisiana. November 19-23, 2025. 

Andrea Martinez
Sponsor: Dr. Sandi Cooper

Finding Identity as a Mathematician: Connecting with Women in STEM & Using Children's Literature to Support Culturally Responsive Practices for Early Learners
NCTM- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics - Atlanta, Georgia. October 15-18, 2025. 

Sofia Engstrom
Sponsor: Dr. Rachelle Rogers

You Are A Cake Boss: From Surface to Deep Visible Learning in Mathematics
SSMA 124th annual Convention - Fort Worth, Texas. November 13-15, 2025. 

Sara Teichelmann
Sponsor: Dr. Rachelle Rogers

You Are A Cake Boss: From Surface to Deep Visible Learning in Mathematics
SSMA 124th annual Convention - Fort Worth, Texas. November 13-15, 2025. 

Maggie Bryant
Sponsor: Dr. Phil Nichols

Envisioning Literate Lives Through Transformative Reader & Writer Workshops; Graffiti and Literate Identity Reformation: The Transformative Potential of Care, Collaboration, and Inquiry; Talking About Tough Topics Through YA Literature Circles
National Council of Teachers of English - Denver, Colorado. November 19-23, 2025. 

Alexis Hooker
Sponsor: Dr. Kevin Magill

Engaging with The Case Method (TCM) to Develop Equity Literacy and Culturally Responsive Teaching Knowledge and Practice
National Council of Teachers of English - Denver, Colorado. November 19-23, 2025. 

Laura Aguilar Murillo
Sponsor: Dr. Kelly Johnston

Dreaming in Every Language: Scaffolding Writing for Multilingual Learners
National Council of Teachers of English - Denver, Colorado. November 19-23, 2025. 

Michael Krecker
Sponsor: Dr. Kevin Magill

Examining the Relationship Between Labor History and Critical Consciousness
College and University Faculty Assembly (of the National Council for the Social Studies) (CUFA) - Washington D.C. December 3-4, 2025. 

Maggie Bryant
Sponsor: Dr. Phil Nichols

Networks of Meaning: The Materiality of Literacy in Hybrid and Platformized Spaces; Literacies in Motion: Tracing Ideologies, Identities, and Emotional Engagement Across Contexts
Literacy Research Association - Las Vegas, Nevada. December 3-6, 2025. 

Xi Wang
Sponsor: Dr. Jee Kyung Suh

Making the Nature of Science Visible: Designing an Epistemic Feedback Framework and Analytic Rubric for Elementary Science
Southeast Philosophy of Education Society 78th Annual Meeting - Birmingham, Alabama. February 5-7, 2026. 

Laura Aguilar Murillo
Sponsor: Dr. Tracey Jones

Career Exploration and Community Engaged Research with Dual Language Partners
Annual Conference of the National Association for Bilingual Education - Chicago, Illinois. February 11-13, 2026. 

Zia Pochkhanawala
Sponsor: Dr. Tony Talbert

Global Competency in Education: Preparing Teachers to Recognize and Dismantle Structural Barriers
Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) at the United Nations, New York - New York, New York. April 15-19, 2026. 

Toyosi Adedara
Sponsor: Dr. Karon LeCompte

Teaching Civic Agency through Co-Creation: A Case of Participatory Curriculum Design
American Educational Research Association - Los Angeles, California. April 8-12, 2026. 

Michael Krecker
Sponsor: Dr. Kevin Magill

Examining the Relationship Between Labor History and Critical Consciousness
American Educational Research Association Annual Conference - Los Angeles, California. April 8-12, 2026. 

Margeaux Smith
Sponsor: Dr. Mandy Dunphy

Math at the Museum: Re-visioning Early Math Learning Through a CHAT Lens
AERA Annual Meeting 2026 - Los Angeles, California. April 8-12, 2026. 

Joshua Jonas
Sponsor: Dr. Luke Bennett

"Games as Dialogues Between Pasts and Futures: Playing Toward Educational Reimagination"
AERA Annual Meeting 2026 - Los Angeles, California. April 8-12, 2026. 

Alexandra Thrall
Sponsor: Phil Nichols

The Politics of Mis/Disinformation: Ideological Asymmetries in Media Practice and Process; “We get to live as historians”: Analyzing housework’s past and present with upper elementary students
American Education Research Association — April 8-13, 2026

Andrea Martinez
Sponsor: Sandi Cooper

Math at the Museum: Re-visioning Early Math Learning Through a CHAT lens
AERA- American Educational Research Association — April 16-19, 2026

Joshua Jonas
Sponsor: Luke Bennett

"Games as Dialogues Between Pasts and Futures: Playing Toward Educational Reimagination"
2026 AERA Annual Meeting — April 8-12, 2026

Maggie Bryant
Sponsor: Phil Nichols

 1. The Social Fabric of Reading: Hybrid Literacy Infrastructures, Reader Identity, and Collective Reading Practices 2. Portraiture Across Platforms and Places: Methodological Possibilities From Multi-sited Literacy Research 3. Restorying Literate Identity: Multimodal Inquiry and Transformation in a Community-Based Literacy Partnership 4. The Sociality of Reading Together: How Hybrid Literacy Infrastructures Reader’s Literacies and Identities
American Educational Research Association — April 8-12, 2026

Margeaux Smith
Sponsor: Mandy Dunphy

Math at the Museum: Re-visioning Early Math Learning Through a CHAT Lens
AERA Annual Meeting 2026 — April 8-12, 2026

Michael Krecker
Sponsor: Kevin Magill

Examining the Relationship Between Labor History and Critical Consciousness
American Educational Research Association Annual Conference — April 8-12, 2026

Michelle Donner
Sponsor: Mandy Dunphy

Math at the Museum: Re-visioning Early Math Learning Through a CHAT Lens
AERA — April 8-12, 2026

Toyosi Adedara
Sponsor: Karon LeCompte

Teaching Civic Agency through Co-Creation: A Case of Participatory Curriculum Design
American Educational Research Association — April 8-12, 2026

Zia Pochkhanawala
Sponsor: Tony Talbert

Global Competency in Education: Preparing Teachers to Recognize and Dismantle Structural Barriers
Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) at the United Nations, New York — March 15-19, 2026

Zia Pochkhanawala
Sponsor: Tony Talbert

Selected for 3 things: (1) Presenting Paper on Games as Dialogues Between Pasts and Futures: Playing Toward Educational Reimagination, (2) Selected to serve as a Discussant for the Paper Session titled, "Qualitative Research SIG Closed Mentoring Session" and (3) Selected to participate as a Mentee during the QR SIG Mentoring Session
AERA — April 8-12, 2026

Ecological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences

Melinda Stevens
Sponsor: Dr. Christie Sayes

Uptake of aerosolized organic acid and metal in a human lung cell co-culture model after binary mixture exposures
ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics - Baltimore, Maryland. June 1-5, 2025. 

HyunA Jang
Sponsor: Dr. Hyeong-moo Shin

Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and maternal thyroid function in a cohort with high familial likelihood of autism spectrum disorder
Korean Society of Environmental Health conference - Gyeongju. May 21-23, 2025. 

Adam Wronski
Sponsor: Dr. Bryan Brooks

Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Estuarine Systems Across a Gradient of Effluent Contributions to Base Flow: Influences of Grab and Time Weighted Composite Sampling
SETAC 13th Young Environmental Scientists (YES) Meeting - York. August 11-14, 2025. 

Gracen Collier
Sponsor: Dr. Ramon Lavado

Modulation of ABC Transporters by Short-Chain PFAS in a Human Liver Cell-Based Assay
SETAC - Portland, Oregon. November 16-20, 2025. 

Alisha Janiga-MacNelly
Sponsor: Dr. Ramon Lavado

Dissecting Microplastic Toxicity: Biomarker and Cellular Responses in Freshwater Fish Models
SETAC - Portland, Oregon. November 16-20, 2025. 

Jordan Jatko
Sponsor: Dr. Ryan McManamay

Tradeoffs between ecological services versus impacts with wastewater-based flow augmentation in semi-perennial streams
American Geophysical Union - New Orleans, Louisiana. December 15-19, 2025. 

Aigerim Abdimanova
Sponsor: Dr. Bryan Brooks

Global Occurrence and Hazards of Retinoic Acids in Aquatic Matrices
SETAC North America 46th Annual Meeting - Portland, Oregon. November 16-20, 2025. 

Hyeongyoung Choi
Sponsor: Dr. Bryan Brooks

Seasonal Occurrence and Water Quality Hazards of per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Estuarine Systems Across a Gradient of Effluent Contributions To Base Flow
SETAC North America 46th Annual Meeting - Portland, Oregon. November 16-20, 2025. 

Adam Wronski
Sponsor: Dr. Bryan Brooks

Pharmaceuticals in Estuarine Systems Across a Gradient of Effluent Contributions To Base Flow: Influences of Population Socioeconomics
SETAC North America 46th Annual Meeting - Portland, Oregon. November 16-20, 2025. 

Amos Agyei
Sponsor: Dr. Bryan Brooks

Towards Precision Ecotoxicology: Exploring Cross-Species Behavioral Sensitivity to Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
SETAC North America 46th Annual Meeting - Portland, Oregon. November 16-20, 2025. 

Emeka Orji
Sponsor: Ryan McManamay

Competition Between Future Energy Development and Other Land Use Demands
American Geophysical Union Conference 2025 - New Orleans, LA, Louisiana. December 15-19, 2025. 

Susmita Paudel
Sponsor: Dr. Ryan McManamay

A Data-Driven Typology for Environmental Assessment of Agricultural Practices in the Great Lakes Region
American Geophysical Union Conference 2025 - New Orleans, LA, Louisiana. December 15-19, 2025. 

Akinleye Folorunsho
Sponsor: Dr. Yang Li

Towards a Better Understanding of the Role of Oxidants in Urban Air Quality and Atmospheric Oxidative Capacity in Houston
American Meteorology Society - Houston, Texas. January 25-29, 2026. 

Nilkamal Jaisawal
Sponsor: Dr. Yang Li

Understanding the Impact of Wildfire–Derived Black Carbon on Snowmelt over Western North America
American Meteorology Society - Houston, Texas. January 25-29, 2026. 

Nafissatou Ba
Sponsor: Dr. Yang Li

Investigating Plume Chemistry for a Large Fire During the FIREX-AQ Campaign
American Meteorology Society - Houston, Texas. January 25-29, 2026. 

Shannon Brown
Sponsor: Dr. Yang Li

Understanding Changes and Drivers of Formaldehyde in Texas Cities
American Meteorology Society - Houston, Texas. January 25-29, 2026. 

Sabrina Shahjabeen Alam
Sponsor: Dr. Christie Sayes

Innovative and Timely Cell-Free Assays: A Novel Approach/ Methodology in Toxicity Testing
Texas Academy of Science 129th Annual Meeting - Tyler, Texas. February 27-28, 2026. 

Taylor Jefferis
Sponsor: Dr. Christie Sayes

Integrated Dosimetry Quantification for Aerosol Delivery at the Air-Liquid Interface in a Lung Cell Co-Culture System
Society of Toxicology - San Diego, California. March 22-25, 2026. 

Prakash Sharma
Sponsor: Dr. Rebecca Sheesley

Sources and Ozone Forming Potential of VOCs at Industrial, Urban, and Forested Sites in Houston, TX
American Meteorological Society - Houston, Texas. January 25-29, 2026. 

Jeewan Poudel
Sponsor: Dr. Rebecca Sheesley

Long–Range Transport of Cuban Biomass Burning Plumes to North Texas: Chemical Signatures and Meteorological Evidence
American Meteorological Society - Houston, Texas. January 25-29, 2026. 

Asha Ashraf
Sponsor: Dr. Erica Bruce

HIF-1a Regulates Acrolein-Induced Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Signaling in Differentiated Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells under Hypoxic Conditions
Society of Toxicology - San Diego, California. March 22-25, 2026. 

Alisha Janiga-MacNelly
Sponsor: Dr. Ramon Lavado

Mechanistic Insights into Nanoplastic Uptake and Barrier Dysfunction in Human Cell Lines
Society of Toxicology - San Diego, California. March 22-25, 2026. 

Gracen Collier
Sponsor: Dr. Ramon Lavado

Low-dose PFAS Exposure Disrupts ABC and OATP Transporter Activity in Human Cell-based Models
Society of Toxicology - San Diego, California. March 22-25, 2026. 

Sini Macheri
Sponsor: Dr. Erica Bruce

Investigation of Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of PFAS-Induced Lung Inflammation in a Human Alveolar Epithelial Cell Line
Society of Toxicology - San Diego, California. March 22-25, 2026. 

Malalage Madusha Malalanayake
Sponsor: Dr. Erica Bruce

Toxicity of diacetyl or 2,3-butanedione, a flavor enhancer, and its implications on aberrant bronchial epithelial repair
Society of Toxicology - San Diego, California. March 22-25, 2026. 

Mikaela Sako
Sponsor: Dr. Thad Scott

From Land to Lake: A Continuous Flow-Path Framework for Land-Use Impacts on Water Quality
Society for Freshwater Science - Spokane, Washington. May 16-21, 2026. 

Charlotte Nwagwu
Sponsor: Bryan Brooks

Stability of Viral RNA in Wastewater: Freeze-Thaw Effects on RSV and Influenza for Wastewater-based Epidemiology
5th International Conference on Environmental Pollution, Restoration, and Management — March 20-25, 2026

A. S. Shafiuddin Ahmed
Sponsor: Ryan McManamay

Unravelling environmental influences on relative biological integrity across national freshwater assessments using interpretable machine learning
SFS 2026: Gathering to build resilient watersheds and communities — May 17-21, 2026

Adam Wronski
Sponsor: Bryan Brooks

Informing Site Selection for Wastewater-Based Epidemiology with Social Vulnerability Indicators
SETAC Europe 36th Annual Meeting — May 17-21, 2026

Alisha Janiga-MacNelly
Sponsor: Ramon Lavado

Mechanistic Insights into Nanoplastic Uptake and Barrier Dysfunction in Human Cell Lines
Society of Toxicology (SOT) — March 22-25, 2026

Asha Ashraf
Sponsor: Erica Bruce

HIF-1a Regulates Acrolein-Induced Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Signaling in Differentiated Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells under Hypoxic Conditions
Society of Toxicology — March 22-25, 2026

Emeka Orji
Sponsor: Ryan McManamay

Assessing land and water quality implications of large-scale solar energy developments in central Texas
2026 UCOWR/NIWR Annual Water Resources Conference — June 8-10, 2026

Gracen Collier
Sponsor: Ramon Lavado

Low-dose PFAS Exposure Disrupts ABC and OATP Transporter Activity in Human Cell-based Models
Society of Toxicology — March 22-25, 2026

Hyeongyoung Choi
Sponsor: Bryan Brooks

Seasonal Occurrence and Water Quality Hazards of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Estuarine Systems across a Gradient of Effluent Contributions to Base Flow
SETAC Europe 36th Annual Meeting — May 17-21, 2026

HyunA Jang
Sponsor: Hyeong-Moo Shin

Associations of maternal urinary perchlorate, thiocyanate, and nitrate with maternal thyroid function during pregnancy: Modification by iodine status in the MARBLES study
Society of epidemiologic research — June 23-26, 2026

HyunA Jang
Sponsor: hyeong-Moo Shin

Associations between prenatal exposure to perchlorate, thiocyanate, and nitrate and child neurodevelopment in the MARBLES study
ISEE — August 30, 2026 - September 3, 2026

Kendall Greer
Sponsor: Cole Matson

Evolved resistance to PCB-induced cardiac deformity and aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation varies by ahr genotype in adapted population of Fundulus grandis

Conference: South Central SETAC — May 9-11, 2026

Levi Sweet-Breu
Sponsor: Ryan McManamay

Climate change impacts on the biosphere and consequences to ecosystem services in Texas
South Central Climate Resilience Forum — April 15-17, 2026

Luke Calder
Sponsor: Hyeong Moo Shin

Prenatal Exposure to Organophosphate Esters and Early Cognitive Function in the MARBLES Cohort
International Society for Environmental Epidemiology — August 30, 2026 - September 2, 2026

Malalage Madusha Malalanayake
Sponsor: Erica Bruce

Toxicity of diacetyl or 2,3-butanedione, a flavor enhancer, and its implications on aberrant bronchial epithelial repair
Society of Toxicology — March 22-25, 2026

Megan Woodyard
Sponsor: Cole Matson

A Statistical Model to Identify Potential Rapid Adaptation to Anthropogenic Contaminants in Natural Populations
South-Central SETAC — May 10-11, 2026

Mikaela Sako
Sponsor: Thad Scott

From Land to Lake: A Continuous Flow-Path Framework for Land-Use Impacts on Water Quality
Society for Freshwater Science — May 16-21, 2026

Prathibha Nirmani Dewundara Liyanawaduge
Sponsor: Cole Matson

Genotype-dependent biotransformation of benzo[a]pyrene in pollution-adapted Gulf killifish.
South-Central SETAC conference — May 9-11, 2026

SeHyun Hwang
Sponsor: Hyeong-moo Shin

Drinking Water Lithium Exposure and Risk of All-Cause and Cause-Specific Dementia in the United States: A Cohort Analysis of the All of Us Research Program
International Society for Environmental Epidemiology — August 30, 2026 - September 2, 2026

SeHyun Hwang
Sponsor: Hyeong-moo Shin

Drinking Water Lithium Exposure and Risk of All-Cause and Cause-Specific Dementia in the United States: A Cohort Analysis of the All of Us Research Program
Society for Epidemiologic research — June 23-26, 2026

Sini Macheri
Sponsor: ERICA BRUCE

Investigation of Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of PFAS-Induced Lung Inflammation in a Human Alveolar Epithelial Cell Line
SOT 65TH ANNUAL MEETING AND TOXEXPO — March 22-25, 2026

Taylor Jefferis
Sponsor: Christie Sayes

Integrated Dosimetry Quantification for Aerosol Delivery at the Air-Liquid Interface in a Lung Cell Co-Culture System
Society of Toxicology — March 22-25, 2026

Educational Leadership

Sarah Harris
Sponsor: Dr. Saralyn McKinnon-Crowely

Diametrically Opposed- Foes: The Ethics of Qualitative Research and Artificial Intelligence
Association for the Study of Higher Education - Denver, Colorado. November 12-15, 2025. 

Tia Haywood
Sponsor: Dr. Angela Urick

UCEA Annual Conference (University Council for Educational Administration)
UCEA Annual Conference (University Council for Educational Administration) - San Juan. November 19-22, 2025. 

Adam Nulph
Sponsor: Dr. Angela Urick

Relational Leverage: Improving Behavior and Engagement Through Teacher-Student Connections
UCEA Annual Conference (University Council for Educational Administration) - San Juan. November 19-22, 2025. 

Hunter Kulesza
Sponsor: Dr. Saralyn McKinnon-Crowley

"Dollars and Sense-Making:" A Game-Based Learning Approach to Student Financial LIteracy
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators - Kansas City, Missouri. March 7-11, 2026. 

Hunter Kulesza
Sponsor: Dr. Saralyn McKinnon-Crowley

Agency in LSES Student Campus Involvement: A Social Capital Analysis
American Educational Research Association (AERA) - Los Angeles, California. April 8-12, 2026. 

Courtney Stahlhoefer
Sponsor: Dr. Jeffrey Petersen

An Analysis of Energy Sustainability in Sports Facilities in Relation to Energy Deregulation, Climate Zone, and Sport Played
2026 Applied Sport Management Association Conference - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. February 12-13, 2026. 

Meredith Hurst
Sponsor: Dr. Jeffery Petersen

Going Green in Big 4 Sport Venues: Examining the Relationship of Public Funding and LEED Certification of Stadiums and Arenas
Applied Sport Management Conference (ASMA) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. February 13-16, 2026. 

Ruth Bibinbe
Sponsor: Dr. Jeffery Petersen

Going Green in Big 4 Sport Venues: Examining the Relationship of Public Funding and LEED Certification of Stadiums and Arenas
CSRI  College Sport Research Institute (2026) - Columbus, South Carolina. March 25-27, 2026. 

Junyan Zhu
Sponsor: Dr. Saralyn McKinnon-Crowley

Protected but Precarious: First Amendment Rights for International Students
2026 AERA Annual Meeting - Los Angeles, California. April 8-12, 2026. 

Michelle Donner
Sponsor: Dr. Mandy Dunphy

Math at the Museum: Re-visioning Early Math Learning Through a CHAT Lens
2026 AERA Annual Meeting - Los Angeles, California. April 8-12, 2026. 

Caitlyn Thrasher
Sponsor: Dr. Jeffrey Petersen

Going Green in Big 4 Sport Venues: Examining the Relationship of Public Funding and LEED Certification of Stadiums and Arenas. 
ASMA Applied Sport Management - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. February 11-13, 2026. 

Lindsay Wilson
Sponsor: Dr. Jeffrey Petersen

Surface-Specific Injury Patterns Amongst Professional Tennis Players in Grand Slam Tournaments
ASMA Applied Sport Management - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. February 11-13, 2026. 

Sarah Harris
Sponsor: Dr. Saralyn Mckinnon-Crowley

Dollars and Sense-Making:" A Game-Based Learning Approach to Student Financial Literacy.
NASPA - Kansas City, Missouri. March 7-13, 2026. 

Tiffani Hoot
Sponsor: Dr. Saralyn Mckinnon-Crowley

Sneaky Fees": Barriers to College Success for Low-Income Students
Association for Education Finance and Policy - Chicago, Illinois. March 19-21. 

Tiffani Hoot
Sponsor: Dr. Saralyn Mckinnon-Crowley

American Educational Research Association
American Educational Research Association - Los Angeles, California. April 8-13, 2026. 

Hunter Kulesza
Sponsor: Saralyn McKinnon-Crowley

"Dollars and Sense-Making:" A Game-Based Learning Approach to Student Financial LIteracy
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators — March 7-11, 2026

Hunter Kulesza
Sponsor: Saralyn McKinnon-Crowley

Agency in LSES Student Campus Involvement: A Social Capital Analysis
American Educational Research Association (AERA) — April 8-12, 2026

Junyan Zhu
Sponsor: Saralyn McKinnon-Crowley

Protected but Precarious: First Amendment Rights for International Students
2026 AERA Annual Meeting — April 8-12, 2026

Sarah Harris
Sponsor: Saralyn McKinnon-Crowley

Agency in LSES Student Campus Involvement: A Social Capital Analysis
American Educational Research Association — April 8-12, 2026

Sarah Harris
Sponsor: Saralyn Mckinnon-Crowley

Dollars and Sense-Making:" A Game-Based Learning Approach to Student Financial LIteracy.
NASPA — March 7-13, 2026

Tiffani Hoot
Sponsor: Saralyn McKinnon-Crowley

American Educational Research Association
American Educational Research Association — April 8-13, 2026

Tiffani Hoot
Sponsor: Saralyn McKinnon-Crowley

Sneaky Fees": Barriers to College Success for Low-Income Students
Association for Education Finance and Policy — March 19-21, 2026

Ethan Kruse
Sponsor: Leanne Newman

Identity & Transitions
College Athlete Mental Health Conference — April 30, 2026 - May 1, 2026

Educational Psychology

Shannon Eshman
Sponsor: Dr. Erik Carter

The Impact of Respite on Families Who Experience Disability: A Mixed Method Study
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - DC, Washington. June 23-25, 2025. 

Abigail Roe da Silva
Sponsor: Dr. Erik Carter

Church stories: A mixed-method study of the faith experiences of families
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - DC, Washington. June 23-25, 2025. 

Allison Eisenut
Sponsor: Dr. Tamara Hodges

Capturing Parent’s Voices: Parents’ Perceptions of Parent Support Group Focused on RUBI Curriculum
American Psychological Association - Denver, Colorado. August 8-9, 2025. 

Cindy Utama
Sponsor: Dr. Erik Carter

Disability and Inclusion: A National Study of Congregational Leaders
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - DC, Washington. June 23-25, 2025. 

Liesel Lutz
Sponsor: Dr. Tracey Sulak

Investigating adolescent female flourishing in early college: A pilot phenomenology
American Psychological Association - Denver, Colorado. August 7-9, 2025. 

Morgan Castillo
Sponsor: Dr. Tracey Sulak

Fidelity that Matters: Identifying Non-Negotiables in STEM Interventions for Under-Resourced Communities
SCIPIE - The Scholarly Consortium of Innovative Psychology in Education - Norman, Oklahoma. October 10-12, 2025.

Madelyn Chance
Sponsor: Dr. Todd Kettler

Sex Differences and Developmental Shifts in Gifted Students’ Favorite School Subjects
National Association for Gifted Children Annual Convention - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 11-13, 2025. 

Katherine McIntosh
Sponsor: Dr. Todd Kettler

“Do I Belong Here?” School Attachment and Inclusive Talent Development Among Low-income, High-ability Students in a University-Based Talent Identification Program:  A Qualitative Interview Study
National Association for Gifted Children Annual Convention - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 11-13, 2025. 

Donna Hulsey
Sponsor: Dr. Todd Kettler

The Impact of Talent Search Programs: A Scoping Review on Student Outcomes
National Association for Gifted Children Annual Convention - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 11-13, 2025. 

Lauren Huff
Sponsor: Dr. Todd Kettler

Variation in Gifted Student Academic Achievement Across Locales
National Association for Gifted Children Annual Convention - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 11-13, 2025. 

Nilay Gunel
Sponsor: Dr. Todd Kettler

Measuring Academic Self-Concept in High Ability Students, The Impact of Talent Search Programs: A Scoping Review on Student Outcomes, The Impact of Artistic Creative Activities on Emotional Regulation and the Moderating Role of Openness to Experience: A Mixed-Methods Study
National Association for Gifted Children Annual Convention - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 11-13, 2025. 

Ilse Schumm
Sponsor: Dr. Kim Gospel

Cultural Adaptation of RUBI for Spanish-Speaking Families of Autistic Children
Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities - Long Beach, California. January 14-17, 2026. 

Funmilayo Afolabi
Sponsor: Dr. Kim Gospel

Cultural Adaptation of RUBI for Spanish-Speaking Families of Autistic Children
Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities - Long Beach, California. January 14-17, 2026. 

Connor Caya
Sponsor: Dr. Nicholas Benson

AI-Enhanced Scale Development for School Psychology Practice
National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention - Chicago, Illinois. February 14-27, 2025. 

Debra Torres
Sponsor: Dr. Todd Kettler

(1) The Impact of Talent Search Programs: A Scoping Review on Student Outcomes AND (2) Variation in Gifted Student Academic Achievement Across Locales
National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. December 13-17, 2025. 

Fatih Ozkan
Sponsor: Dr. Grant Morgan

Investigating STEM Achievement Disparities Among Gifted Students via Bias-Aware Network Psychometrics
Southwest Educational Research Association - New Orleans, Louisiana. February 18-20, 2026. 

Madelyn Chance
Sponsor: Dr. Grant Morgan

Examining Fit Index Performance with Rare Classes in Finite Mixture Models: Can AIC’s Bug Ever Be a Feature?
Southwest Educational Research Association - New Orleans, Louisiana. February 18-20, 2026. 

Jianwen Song
Sponsor: Dr. Grant Morgan

Psychometric Meta-Analysis of Civics Education Instruments
Southwest Educational Research Association - New Orleans, Louisiana. February 18-20, 2026. 

Jorge Carmona Reyes
Sponsor: Dr. Grant Morgan

A Pilot Study: An Exploratory Investigation of Elementary School Student Engagement from the Perspective of their Teachers.
Southwest Educational Research Association - New Orleans, Louisiana. February 18-20, 2026. 

Allison Eisenhut
Sponsor: Dr. Sarah Mire

(1) Elevating Parents' Voices: Review of Measures of School-Based Evaluation Satisfaction (2)Supporting Success: Testing Accommodations for Autistic Learners
National Association of School Psychology - Chicago, Illinois. February 24-27, 2026. 

Katelyn Kittredge
Sponsor: Dr. Laurie Klose

Public or Private Schools: Who is More Efficient at Evaluating
National Association of School Psychology - Chicago, Illinois. February 24-27, 2026. 

Morgan Castillo
Sponsor: Dr. Tracey Sulak

Bridging Institutions, Building Intentions: A Cross-Sectional and Exploratory Study of STEM Identity and Career Orientation
American Educational Research Association - Los Angeles, California. April 7-12, 2026. 

Audrey Nolen
Sponsor: Dr. Jenny Robins

The Impact of Professional Development on Differentiation Practices: A Systematic Review
American Educational Research Association - Los Angeles, California. April 7-12, 2026. 

Liesel Lutz
Sponsor: Dr. Tracey Sulak

Cultivating compassion: A multiple case study of altruistic engineering in a global project-based learning context
American Educational Research Association - Los Angeles, California. April 7-12, 2026. 

Katherine McIntosh
Sponsor: Dr. Todd Kettler

Advancing STEM Interest Development: A Quasi-Experimental Study Advancing STEM Interest Development: A Quasi-Experimental Study of the iBEARS Intervention
American Educational Research Association - Los Angeles, California. April 7-12, 2026. 

Cindy Utama
Sponsor: Dr. Erik Carter

What Parents Wish Churches Did: From Research to Practice in Disability Ministry
Disability and The Church - Washington DC. April 21-23, 2026. 

Abigail Roe da Silva
Sponsor: Erik Carter

What Parents Wish Churches Did: From Research to Practice in Disability Ministry
Disability and the Church — April 21-23, 2026

Alexis Flanagan
Sponsor: Tonya Davis

Addressing Inappropriate Sexual Behavior of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
TxABA — April 9-12, 2026

Audrey Nolen
Sponsor: Jenny Robins

The Impact of Professional Development on Differentiation Practices: A Systematic Review
American Educational Research Association — April 7-12, 2026

Cindy Utama
Sponsor: Erik Carter

(1) Calling, Meaning, and Satisfaction in the Work of Special Educators (2) Congregation Leaders Perspectives on the Inclusion of Children and Youth with Disabilities
2026 AAIDD Annual Meeting — June 22-24, 2026

Cindy Utama
Sponsor: Erik Carter

What Parents Wish Churches Did: From Research to Practice in Disability Ministry
Disability and The Church — April 21-23, 2026

Dylan Kirkwood
Sponsor: Jessica Akers

An Evaluation of Peer Script Fading for Children with Autism
TxABA — April 9-12, 2026

Fatih Ozkan
Sponsor: Grant Morgan

Handling Missingness and Fairness in Group Cognitive Testing
NCME — April 8-11, 2026

Funmilayo Afolabi
Sponsor: Gospel Kim

Parent-Mediated Interventions to Promote Sibling Inclusion Through Play for Children with Developmental Disabilities:  A Review
Texas Association for Behavior Analysis — April 9-12, 2026

Hannah Davis
Sponsor: Jennifer Robins

Program Coherence and Preparedness: Texas Novice Teachers’ Perceptions of Educator Preparation Effectiveness
American Educational Research Association — April 8-12, 2026

Ilse Schumm
Sponsor: Jessica Akers

investigating the impact of supplemental interventions on the resurgence of challenging behavior during Functional Communication Training (FCT).
Texas Association for Behavior Analysis — April 9-12, 2026

Ilse Schumm
Sponsor: Jessica Akers

Investigating the Impact of Additional Interventions on Resurgence of Challenging Behavior During Functional Communication Training Literature Review

The Texas Association for Behavior Analysis — May 16-18, 2026

Katherine McIntosh
Sponsor: Todd Kettler

Advancing STEM Interest Development: A Quasi-Experimental Study Advancing STEM Interest Development: A Quasi-Experimental Study of the iBEARS Intervention
2026 American Education Research Association Annual Meeting — April 8-12, 2026

Kelsey Sparks
Sponsor: Jessica Akers

Family CARE: A Model for Effective Parent Training
The Texas Association for Behavior Analysis (TxABA) — April 9-12, 2026

Liesel Lutz
Sponsor: Tracey Sulak

Cultivating compassion: A multiple case study of altruistic engineering in a global project-based learning context
American Educational Research Association — April 8-12, 2026

Monserrat Austin
Sponsor: Jessica Akers

Use of a Chained Schedule of Reinforcement to Increase Bolus Acceptance in Dysphagia Treatment in a Post-Acute Brain Injury Rehabilitation Setting
TXABA — April 10-13, 2026

Morgan Castillo
Sponsor: Tracey Sulak

Bridging Institutions, Building Intentions: A Cross-Sectional and Exploratory Study of STEM Identity and Career Orientation
American Educational Research Association — April 7-11, 2026

Nilay Gunel
Sponsor: Todd Kettler

Measurement Invariance of an Academic Self-Concept Scale; Who’s on the Committee Matters: Teachers’ Beliefs about Inclusiveness in Gifted Education; The Complex Relationship between Creativity and Academic Achievement
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) — April 15-19, 2026

Renming Liu
Sponsor: Tonya Davis

Technology-Integrated Caregiver Support for Teaching Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Systematic Review
41th TxABA Annual Conference — April 9-12, 2026

Serena Garza
Sponsor: Jessica Akers

Caregiver Implemented Interventions to Teach Privately Occurring Daily Living Skills to Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Association for Behavior Analysis International 52ND ANNUAL CONVENTION — May 21-25, 2026

Shannon Eshman
Sponsor: Erik Carter

A Review of Research on the Religious and Spiritual Lives of Adults with IDD
AAIDD — June 22-24, 2026

Shannon Eshman
Sponsor: Erik Carter

Overcoming Barriers to Faithful Ministry
Disability & the Church Conference — April 21-23, 2026

Wyatt Rodgers
Sponsor: Tonya Davis

A Systematic Review and Evaluation of Challenging Behavior Interventions for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Association of Behavior Analysis International — May 21-25, 2026

Wyatt Rodgers
Sponsor: Tonya Davis

ABA Interventions for Challenging Behavior in Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Review
TxABA — April 17-20, 2026

Engineering

Nicholas Parolini
Sponsor: Dr. Abhendra Singh

Thermal and Thermo-Mechanical Response of C/C-SiC Ultra-High Temperature Ceramic Matrix Composites
NSMMS & CRASTE - Norfolk, Virginia. June 22-29, 2025

Rachel Van Lear
Sponsor: Dr. David Jack

AI Assisted: Automated Quantification of Barely Visible Impact Damage in CFRP Laminates from SE UT Scans Verified with XCT Results
ASNT Research Symposium - Indianapolis, Indiana. June 23-27, 2025. 

Hannah James
Sponsor: Dr. Abhen Singh

Microstructure and Dielectric Property Changes in Oxide/Oxide Ceramic Matrix Composites Upon Exposure to Thermal-Plasma with Varying Heat Flux and Surrounding Pressures
National Space & Missile Materials Symposium (NSMMS) - Norfolk, Virginia. June 23-26, 2025

Matthew Newton
Sponsor: Dr. Ian Gravagne

DATA FUSION APPROACH TO LAYUP CHARACTERIZATION OF CFRP LAMINATES USING ECT, UT, AND CT
ENDE 2025: International Workshop On Electromagnetic Nondestructive Evaluation - Knoxville, Tennessee. June 7-10, 2025. 

Mahsa Khademi
Sponsor: Dr. David Jack

Automation Defect Detection Using Ultrasound in Honeycomb Sandwich Panels
ASNT Research Symposium - Indianapolis, Indiana. June 23-27, 2025 

Chongyi Wei
Sponsor: Dr. Douglas Smith

hape optimization and sensitivity analysis for Triply Periodic Minimal Surface lattice structures under periodic boundary conditions
Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium - Austin, Texas. August 11-13, 2025. 

Obinna Onodugo
Sponsor: Dr. Emmanuel Agamloh

Induction Motor Bearing Fault Diagnosis with Machine Learning Enhanced Empirical Mode Decomposition
IEEE International Symposium on Diagnostics for Electrical Machines, Power Electronics and Drives - Dallas, Texas. August 24-27, 2025. 

Md Abu Jafor
Sponsor: Dr. Trevor Fleck

Fatigue-induced interbead void evolution in additively manufactured polymers
The 36th annual international Solid Freeform Fabrication symposium - Austin, Texas. August 10-13, 2025. 

Nischasl Gautam
Sponsor: Dr. Enrique Blair

Project-Based Learning in Introductory Quantum Computing Courses: A Case Study on Quantum Algorithms for Medical Imaging
Quantum Science and Engineering Education Conference (QSEEC25) Papers track of IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE25) - Albuquerque, New Mexico. August 31-September 1, 2025. 

Gabriela Meriano
Sponsor: Dr. David Jack

Rapid Inspections Using Flash Thermography to Identify and Quantify BVID in CFRPs
Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition - Novi, Michigan. September 3-5, 2025. 

Ryan Hatmaker
Sponsor: Dr. David Jack

Additive Manufacturing Tooling for Paper Composites
Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition - Novi, Michigan. September 3-5, 2025. 

Rachel Van Lear
Sponsor: Dr. David Jack

Automation with AI: Improving the Quantification of Barely Visible Impact Damage in CFRP Laminates from Ultrasonic Testing Data
Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition - Novi, Michigan. September 3-5, 2025. 

Clayton Hearn
Sponsor: Dr. David Jack

Automated tracking and identification of ply-drops in tapered composite laminates through ultrasonic testing
Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition - Novi, Michigan. September 3-5, 2025. 

Md Admay Amif
Sponsor: Dr. David Jack

Impact of wavy interface on Mode II Fracture Behavior and Fatigue Performance of Woven CFRP Laminates
Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition - Novi, Michigan. September 3-5, 2025. 

Mahsa Khademi
Sponsor: Dr. David Jack

High-Resolution Ultrasound and Resonance-Based Methods for Defect Characterization in Automotive Sandwich Structures
Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition - Novi, Michigan. September 3-5, 2025. 

Sina Hassanpoor
Sponsor: Dr. David Jack

Nimerical simulation of ultrasound wave in CFRPs
Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition - Novi, Michigan. September 3-5, 2025. 

Chongyi Wei
Sponsor: Dr. Douglas Smith

Shape optimization and sensitivity analysis for Triply Periodic Minimal Surface lattice structures under periodic boundary conditions
Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition - Novi, Michigan. September 3-5, 2025. 

Francisca Oseghale
Sponsor: Dr. Annette von Jouanne

Novel SiC Four-Leg Inverter for CMV and EMI Mitigation in Advanced Motor Drive Systems
2025 IEEE Energy Conversion Conference and Expo - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 19-23, 2025. 

Mohammad Abrar Uddin
Sponsor: Dr. Taeil Kim

Flexible, Reusable Aptamer-Based Wearable Cortisol Sensor for Real-Time Mental Health Monitoring
Material Research Society - Boston, Massachusetts. November 30-December 5, 2025. 

Sofia Aranda Rocha
Sponsor: Dr. Liang Sun

Energy-Efficient Path Planning for Multicopters in Dynamic Wind Conditions through Deep Reinforcement Learning
Digital Avionics Systems Conference - Montreal. September 17-18, 2025. 

Yun Ting Hsia
Sponsor: Dr. Jeong Bong Lee

Highly Sensitive Capacitive Tilt Sensor Using Liquid Metal Movable Electrode
IEEE SENSORS 2025 - Vancouver, Not Listed/International. October 19-22, 2025. 

Obinna Onodugo
Sponsor: Dr. Emmanuel Agamloh

Induction Motor Machine Learning-Based  Eccentricity Fault Detection using Magnetic Flux  Measurement
IEEE SENSORS 2025 - Vancouver, Not Listed/International. October 19-22, 2025. 

Luke McCubbin
Sponsor: Dr. Vincent Leung

A Neural Network TensorFlow Framework for PA Distortion Analysis and Mitigation
IEMCON - San Francisco, California. October 29-31, 2025. 

Marufa Akter Upoma
Sponsor: Dr. Min Pack

Drop rebound dynamics of complex fluids
78th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics 2025 - Houston, Texas. November 22-25, 2025. 

Arum Okwo
Sponsor: Dr. Yang Li

Microwave Sensing of Water Accumulation using a Microstrip Line
National Radio Science Meeting - Boulder, Colorado. January 6-9, 2026. 

David Cox
Sponsor: Dr. Charles Baylis

Flat and Arbitrary Frequency Responses from Windowed Nonlinear Chirps
National Radio Science Meeting - Boulder, Colorado. January 6-9, 2026. 

Jonathan Swindell
Sponsor: Dr. Robert Marks

Load-Pull Extrapolation of Adjacent Channel Power Ratio (ACPR) and Error Vector Magnitude (EVM) Contours
National Radio Science Meeting - Boulder, Colorado. January 6-9, 2026. 

James Usher
Sponsor: Dr. Yang Li

Foot Gesture Recognition using a FMCW Radar and Deep Convolutional Neural Networks
National Radio Science Meeting - Boulder, Colorado. January 6-9, 2026. 

Md Fahad Hossain Mishu
Sponsor: Dr. Lulin Jiang

Clean Dual-Waste Fuel Combustion of Glycerol-Methanol Blend with Simulated Landfill Gas by Utilizing a Novel Fuel-Flexible Injector
AIAA SciTech 2026 - Orlando, Florida. January 12-16, 2026. 

Tamanna Moumita
Sponsor: Dr. Lulin Jiang

Effect of Air-to-Liquid Mass Ratio on Global Combustion Characteristics of Jet-A Using Swirl Burst Injectors
AIAA SciTech 2026 - Orlando, Florida. January 12-16, 2026. 

Md. Shakil Ahmed
Sponsor: Dr. Lulin Jiang

Investigation of Effect of Fluid Properties on Near-Field Spray Characteristics of a Two-Phase Swirl Burst Injector
AIAA SciTech 2026 - Orlando, Florida. January 12-16, 2026. 

Luke Mello
Sponsor: Dr. Charles Baylis

Fast Algorithm to Optimize a Reconfigurable Pixel-Based Array
USNC-URSI 2026 - Boulder, Colorado. January 6-9, 2026. 

Rebekah Edwards
Sponsor: Dr. Charles Baylis

Enabling Reliable Coexistence of Dynamic Transmitters: Progress on In-Situ Monitoring for Adaptive Wireless Systems
USNC-URSI 2026 - Boulder, Colorado. January 6-9, 2026. 

Hannah Wilhelms
Sponsor: Dr. Paul Allison

Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure with Expeditionary Landing Surfaces for eVTOL Aircraft
AIAA SciTech Forum - Orlando, Florida. January 12-16, 2026. 

Sofia Aranda Rocha
Sponsor: Dr. Liang Sun

Deep Reinforcement Learning for Energy-Aware Path Planning of Multicopters in 3D Dynamic Environments
AIAA SciTech Forum - Orlando, Florida. January 12-16, 2026. 

Sergio Calderon Ochoa
Sponsor: Dr. Liang Sun

Parameter Estimation for Flight Energy Consumption Models using Kalman Filtering
AIAA SciTech Forum - Orlando, Florida. January 12-16, 2026. 

Paapa Quansah
Sponsor: Dr. Ernest Bonnah

VERIFY: A Novel Multi-Domain Dataset Grounding LTL in Contextual Natural Language via Provable Intermediate Logic
International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) - Rio de Janeiro. April 23-28, 2026. 

Paapa Quansah
Sponsor: Ernest Bonnah

VERIFY: A Novel Multi-Domain Dataset Grounding LTL in Contextual Natural Language via Provable Intermediate Logic
International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) — April 23-28, 2026

Zhihao Hu
Sponsor: Jonathan Hu

The impact of random variations in fiber core diameter on the transverse mode instability
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics — May 17-21, 2026

Savannah Richards
Sponsor: David Jack

Feature Quantification for Complex Geometries Manufactured Using Powder Bed Fusion for Polymeric and Metallic Materials
SAMPE (Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering) Conference and Exhibition — April 27-30, 2026

Colby Long
Sponsor: Liang Sun

Analytical and Numerical Analysis of UAV Energy Consumption Models for Advanced Air Mobility
2026 AIAA AVIATION Forum — June 8-12, 2026

Lanshi Li
Sponsor: Clayton Mulvihill

Development of a Shock Tube for Chemical Kinetics Studies
2026 Spring Technical Meeting of the CSSCI — May 17-19, 2026

Md Abdul Kayum
Sponsor: Clayton Mulvihill

Exploring Collisional Energy Transfer in Shock Tubes: N2O Decomposition
2026 Spring Technical Meeting of the Central States Section of The Combustion Institute — May 17-19, 2026

Naiya Yokochi
Sponsor: Clayton Mulvihill

Progress Toward Theoretical Kinetics of O(1D)+C2H4
2026 Spring Technical Meeting of the Central States Section of The Combustion Institute — May 17-19, 2026

Nicholas Parolini
Sponsor: Abhendra Singh

Temperature-dependent fracture toughness of monolithic ceramics evaluated by the disk compression method
National Space and Missile Materials Symposium — June 22-26, 2026

S M Rafiul Islam
Sponsor: Lulin Jiang

Development and Combustion Characterization of a Novel Lab-Scale Flare Tip for Simulated Landfill Gas
2026 Spring Technical Meeting of the Central States Section of The Combustion Institute — May 17-19, 2026

Tingke Fang
Sponsor: Alex Yokochi

Boudouard Reaction System Applied to Enable the Capture of High Temperature Heat, Transport It to a Distant Point of Use, and Regeneration to High Quality Heat
2026 AIChE Spring Meeting — April 12-16, 2026

English

Patrick Alvis
Sponsor: Dr. Julia Daniel

Gardening Well: Cultivation and Faith in Willa Cather's Death Comes for the Archbishop
19th International Willa Cather Seminar - Milwaukee, Wisconsin. June 25-28, 2025. 

Rebecca Presnall
Sponsor: Dr. Sebastian Langdell

“"rekenynge…þy bayly": Ricardian Critiques in A sermon no lesse frutefull and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”
Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies - St. Louis, Missouri. June 9-11, 2025. 

Olivia Taylor
Sponsor: Dr. Jesus Montano

The Twilight Saga's Romeo and Juliet
Children's Literature Association - Virtual. June 9-11, 2025. 

Lydia Martin
Sponsor: Dr. Joshua King

“‘The Least Lash Lost:’ Conventual Context for ‘The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo.’”
The GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS SOCIETY Ltd. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL - Newbridge. July 18-24, 2025. 

Savannah Chron
Sponsor: Dr. Joshua King

Ecumenical Cosmopolitan Community Building in Elizabeth Gaskell’s _North and South_
North American Victorian Studies Association (NAVSA) - Washington, DC. November 12-16, 2025. 

Ariadne Lewis
Sponsor: Dr. Kristen Pond

“George MacDonald and the Redemption of the Sexy Vampire”
Southwest Conference on Christianity and Literature - Tahlequah, Oklahoma. October 24-25, 2025. 

David Willey
Sponsor: Dr. Barry Harvey

"Leave me to my crucifix”: Representations of Spiritual Desire in Charles Ricketts’s and Oscar Wilde’s Edition of The Sphinx
Imperfect Beauty: Visions of Fractured Faith - New York City, New York. October 24-26, 2025. 

Reilly Fitzpatrick
Sponsor: Dr. Kristen Pond

“Elegant Economies”: Sympathy and Social(ist) Power in Elizabeth Gaskell’s Cranford
North American Victorian Studies Association (NAVSA) - Washington, D.C., Not Listed/International. November 13-16th, 2025. 

Zsanna Bodor
Sponsor: Dr. Joe Fulton

Da capo al fine: Musical Form in Bernard MacLaverty's Grace Notes
66th Annual Convention of the Midwest Modern Language Association - Milwaukee, Wisconsin. November 14-16, 2025. 

Michael Riggins
Sponsor: Dr. Phil Donnelly

Lucy Hutchinson’s Meditative Epic: The Poetics of Creation and the Soul in Media Res
Southern Humanities Conference - Annapolis, Maryland. January 29-February 1, 2026. 

Maisie Smith
Sponsor: Dr. Julia Daniel

“The Forgotten South:” Storm-Haunted Narratives and Generational Trauma in 'Salvage This World'”
The Society for the Study of Southern Literature - Nashville, Tennessee. March 28-31, 2026. 

Matthew Hawk
Sponsor: Dr. Julia Daniel

Space, the Future Place: Afrofuturist Elegiac Sonnets in Tracy K. Smith’s Life on Mars (2011)
The Humanities Center at Texas Tech Annual Conference 2026: “Humanity: Agency, Equality, Pleasure, Violence, Death” - Lubbock, Texas. April 18, 2026. 

Rebecca Presnall
Sponsor: Dr. Hope Johnston

Fell Horrors and Fantastic Frames: Retelling Queerness in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
International Congress on Medival Studies - Kalamazoo, Michigan. May 14-16, 2026. 

Grace McCright
Sponsor: Sarah Ford

“Far away in her heart”: Snowdie MacLain’s Interiors in The Golden Apples
American Literature Association — May 20-23, 2026

Grace McCright
Sponsor: Sarah Ford

“Room(er)s of their own: Rooming Houses as Dissident Space in The Golden Apples”
Society for the Study of Southern Literature — March 28-31, 2026

Lydia Martin
Sponsor: Joshua King

"'Mouthed to Flesh:' Taste Rhyme in Hopkins"
Gerard Manley Hopkins International Literary Festival — July 24-31, 2026

Maisie Smith
Sponsor: Julia Daniel

“The Forgotten South:” Storm-Haunted Narratives and Generational Trauma in 'Salvage This World'”
The Society for the Study of Southern Literature — March 28-31, 2026

Matthew Hawk
Sponsor: Julia Daniel

Space, the Future Place: Afrofuturist Elegiac Sonnets in Tracy K. Smith’s Life on Mars (2011)
The Humanities Center at Texas Tech Annual Conference 2026: “Humanity: Agency, Equality, Pleasure, Violence, Death” — April 18-18, 2026

Patrick Alvis
Sponsor: Richard Russell

From Virgil to Dante: The Changing Poetic in Seamus Heaney’s Field Work and Station Island
American Conference for Irish Studies National Conference — May 27-31, 2026

Rebecca Presnall
Sponsor: Hope Johnston

Fell Horrors and Fantastic Frames: Retelling Queerness in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
International Congress on Medieval Studies — May 14-16, 2026

Zsanna Bodor
Sponsor: Joe Fulton

 "Revolution, Revelation: Mark Twain’s Joan of Arc as a Gospel of Rebellion."
Elmira 2026: The Tenth International Conference on the State of Mark Twain Studies — July 30, 2026 - August 7, 2026

Geosciences

Kahsay Nugsse Tesfay
Sponsor: Dr. Peppe Daniel

A Combined Magnetostratigraphy and 40Ar/39Ar Geochronology of the Oligocene Ethiopian Flood Basalts, Adigrat Section, Northern Ethiopia: Implications for the timing and duration of the traps
14th IRM Conference on Rock Magnetism - Minneapolis, Minnesota. June 9-12, 2025. 

Jordan Walker
Sponsor: Dr. Steve Dworkin

Late Cretaceous oceanic anoxic events in the Western Interior Seawayforedeep, Alberta, Canada
Goldschmidt 2025 - Prague. June 4-11, 2025. 

Katherine Broad
Sponsor: Dr. Peter James

Using Shackleton Crater as a Case Study for Pairing Ground-Based and Satellite Gravimetry to Investigate the Subsurface Structure of Impact Craters
Planetary Crater Consortium - Boulder, Colorado. August 6-8, 2025. 

Omololu Okedoyin
Sponsor: Dr. William Hockaday

Quantifying the Carbon Storage Potential of Submarine Fans: an example from the Nitinat Fan in the Cascadia Margin
GSA Connects 2025 - San Antonio, Texas. October 19-22, 2025.

Connor White
Sponsor: Dr. Dan Peppe

First reported Mio-Pliocene Mammut matthewi from Louisiana
The Geological Society of America Connects 2025 - San Antonio, Texas. October 19-22, 2025. 

Venansio Munyaka
Sponsor: Dr. Dan Peppe

Revisiting the Paleoclimate and Paleoecology of Middle Miocene Nyakach Formation, Western Kenya
The Geological Society of America Connects 2025 - San Antonio, Texas. October 19-22, 2025. 

William Rizza
Sponsor: Dr. Elizabeth Petsios

Marine benthic ecological shifts in the Late Paleozoic (Kasimovian) Graford Formation
The Geological Society of America Connects 2025 - San Antonio, Texas. October 19-22, 2025. 

Alix Renee Pauline Fournier
Sponsor: Dr. Joe Yelderman

Anthropogenic Impact on the Groundwater Resources of the Kermit Dune Field, West Texas, USA.
The Geological Society of America Connects 2025 - San Antonio, Texas. October 19-22, 2025. 

Jordan Walker
Sponsor: Dr. Steve Dworkin

Before, during, and after OAE2 at approximately 53- and 54-degrees north latitude in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, Alberta, Canada
The Geological Society of America Connects 2025 - San Antonio, Texas. October 19-22, 2025. 

Jasmine Kidwell
Sponsor: Dr. Julie Hoggarth

Molecular Geoarchaeology: Efficacy and Utility of Biomarker Analysis of Late Quaternary Sediments from Spirit Eye Cave, Far West Texas
The Geological Society of America Connects 2025 - San Antonio, Texas. October 19-22, 2025. 

Ngu Bernard Che
Sponsor: Dr. Emmanuel Njinju

Lithospheric Structure Beneath the Cameroon Volcanic Line:Implications for the Melt Source
The Geological Society of America Connects 2025 - San Antonio, Texas. October 19-22, 2025. 

Joshua Ford
Sponsor: Dr. James Fulton

Burial Speed Relative to Littoral Gradient Position Controls Photopigment Diagenesis in Back-Barrier Microbial Mats
The Geological Society of America Connects 2025 - San Antonio, Texas. October 19-22, 2025. 

Tabinda Athar
Sponsor: Dr. James Fulton

Unraveling the Isotopic Signatures and Effects of Soil Chemistry on Different Biocrust Types in Drylands of Central Texas
The Geological Society of America Connects 2025 - San Antonio, Texas. October 19-22, 2025. 

Bhooma Parthasarathy
Sponsor: Dr. Emmanuel Njinju

Structural Analysis of the Laurentian Basement underlying the Black Warrior Basin using Geophysical Models
The Geological Society of America Connects 2025 - San Antonio, Texas. October 19-22, 2025. 

Pa Omar Konteh
Sponsor: Dr. Emmanuel Njinju

Lithospheric Thermal Structure of the Southwestern Branch of the East African Rift: Implications for a Southwestward Transition from Mantle to Crustal Processes in Rifting
The Geological Society of America Connects 2025 - San Antonio, Texas. October 19-22, 2025. 

Anna Lesko
Sponsor: Dr. Steve Dworkin

Characterizing uranium speciation in pedogenic carbonates shows strong heterogeneity
The Geological Society of America Connects 2025 - San Antonio, Texas. October 19-22, 2025. 

Jordan Walker
Sponsor: Dr. Steve Dworkin

Before, during, and after OAE2 at approximately 53- and 54-degrees north latitude in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, Alberta, Canada
The Geological Society of America Connects 2025 - San Antonio, Texas. October 19-22, 2025. 

Wray Jones
Sponsor: Dr. Daniel Peppe

Ecophysiological Traits of Late Mesozoic Cycadeoids
The Geological Society of America Connects 2025 - San Antonio, Texas. October 19-22, 2025. 

Evan Cerna
Sponsor: Dr. Dan Peppe

Cretaceous Line Dance: Documenting the Formation and Deposition of a Theropod Dinosaur Trackway from the Upper Glen Rose Formation, Hamilton County, Central Texas, USA
The Geological Society of America Connects 2025 - San Antonio, Texas. October 19-22, 2025. 

April Cerami
Sponsor: Dr. Elizabeth Petsios

Elemental and Petrographic Methods for Trilobite Cuticular Analysis
The Geological Society of America Connects 2025 - San Antonio, Texas. October 19-22, 2025. 

Dava Butler
Sponsor: Dr. Daniel Peppe

Detecting Environmental Stress in the Fossil Record Through Harris Line Analysis: An Assessment of Columbian Mammoth Remains from Waco Mammoth National Monument
The Geological Society of America Connects 2025 - San Antonio, Texas. October 19-22, 2025. 

Wesmond Williams
Sponsor: Dr. Joe Yelderman

Using detailed multiparameter sampling of springs with recharge hydrographs toimprove sampling strategies and interpretations in karst flow systems.
The Geological Society of America Connects 2025 - San Antonio, Texas. October 19-22, 2025. 

Evan Cerna
Sponsor: Dr. Daniel Peppe

Documenting the formation and deposition of a theropod dinosaur trackway from the Upper Glen Rose Formation, Hamilton County, Central Texas, USA
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology - Birmingham, Not Listed/International. November 12-15, 2025. 

Alyssa Mills
Sponsor: Dr. Peter James

Churning Europa’s Ice: Assessing Convection-Induced Melt Lens Formation in Europa’s Ice Shell
American Geophysical Union - New Orleans, Louisiana. December 9-13, 2025. 

Deborah Agbamu
Sponsor: Dr. Emmanuel Njinju

The 3D Crustal Structure of the Rio Grande Rift-Southern Basin & RangeTransition and the Colorado Plateau from Joint Inversion of Gravity and Magnetic Data
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Conference - New Orleans, Louisiana. December 15-19, 2025. 

Kahsay Nugsse Tesfay
Sponsor: Dr. Daniel Peppe

A Combined High-Resolution Magnetostratigraphy and 40Ar/39Ar Geochronology From Adigrat Section, Northern Margin of the Ethiopian Flood Basalts: Implications for the Timing and Duration of the Traps.
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Conference - New Orleans, Louisiana. December 15-19, 2025. 

Yashwant Soni
Sponsor: Dr. Jay Pulliam

Microseismic Noise Source Characterization in Hispaniola: Impacts of Regional Ocean-Atmospheric Dynamics
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Conference - New Orleans, Louisiana. December 15-19, 2025. 

Ngu Bernard Che
Sponsor: Dr. Emmanuel Njinju

Lithospheric Structure Beneath the Cameroon Volcanic Line: Implications for the Melt Source
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Conference - New Orleans, Louisiana. December 15-19, 2025. 

Vinothan Sivapalan
Sponsor: Dr. William Hockaday

Quantifying environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) in charcoal: a function of fire conditions. December 2-6, 2025. 

Jordan Chapman
Sponsor: Dr. William Hockaday

Examining the Soil Carbon Legacy of Historical Plantations in the Southeastern United States AND Penned for the future: bridging black scientists and communicators in the age of disinformation
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Meeting 2025 - New Orleans, Louisiana. December 15-19, 2025. 

Nnamdi Ajah
Sponsor: Dr. Jay Pulliam

Seismic Hazard and Rift Propagation in the East Africa Rift System: Insights from Machine Learning Earthquake Detection and Focal Mechanism Analysis
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Meeting 2025 - New Orleans, Louisiana. December 15-19, 2025. 

Venanzio Munyaka
Sponsor: Dr. Daniel Peppe

Assessing the Relationship Between Leaf Physiognomy with Climate and Primary Productivity of African Low-Latitude Floras
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Meeting 2025 - New Orleans, Louisiana. December 15-19, 2025. 

Pa Omar Konteh
Sponsor: Dr. Emmanuel Njinju

ithospheric Structure of the Southwestern Branch of the East African Rift: Implications for a Southwestward Transition from Mantle to Crustal Processes in Rifting
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Meeting 2025 - New Orleans, Louisiana. December 15-19, 2025. 

Vinothan Sivapalan
Sponsor: Dr. William Hockaday

Ground-truthing proxy data: an assessment on burn severity/intensity of the Calf Canyon-Hermit’s Peak wildfire
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Meeting 2025 - New Orleans, Louisiana. December 15-19, 2025. 

Erich Scholz
Sponsor: Dr. Peter James

Progress on Modeling the Size Distribution of Craters on Venus
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference - The Woodlands, Texas. March 16-20, 2026. 

Alyssa Mills
Sponsor: Dr. Peter James

Predicting Europa’s Ocean Depth from Gravity Measurements Using Machine Learning
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference - The Woodlands, Texas. March 16-20, 2026. 

Erich Scholz
Sponsor: Peter James

Progress on Modeling the Size Distribution of Craters on Venus
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference — March 16-20, 2026

Alyssa Mills
Sponsor: Peter James

Predicting Europa’s Ocean Depth from Gravity Measurements Using Machine Learning
Europa Clipper Project Science Group Meeting — June 8-13, 2026

Alyssa Mills
Sponsor: Peter James

Predicting Europa’s Ocean Depth from Gravity Measurements Using Machine Learning
Lunar Planetary Science Conference — March 16-20, 2026

Ian Spendlove
Sponsor: Daniel Peppe

Reconstructing Canopy Cover of the Pacific Northwest (western North America) during the Miocene Climatic Optimum using Fossil Leaves from Clarkia
Mid-Continent Paleobotanical Colloquium — March 23-26, 2026

Jasmine Kidwell
Sponsor: Julie Hoggarth

Lipid Molecular Biomarkers and the Sedimentary Archives of Far West Texas: Human Demographics, Hydroclimate, and Paleoecology of the Late Quaternary
Society for American Archaeology — April 29, 2026 - May 3, 2026

Kyra Dimitropolis
Sponsor: Daniel Peppe

Xylem conductivity in tree ferns: A proxy indicator of tropical ecosystem adaptive capacity and perseverance through time.
Botanical Society of America — August 1-5, 2026

Wray Jones
Sponsor: Daniel Peppe

Ecophysiological Xylem Characteristics of Late Mesozoic Cycadeoids
MId-Continent Paleobotanical Colloquium — March 22-27, 2026

Health, Human Performance and Recreation

Katherine Lee
Sponsor: Dr. Andrew Gallucci

The Relationship between Caffeine Consumption, Perceived Stress, and Burnout in Athletics Health and Wellness Staff
National Athletic Trainers Association Clinical Symposia - Orlando, Florida. June 24-27, 2025. 

Katherine Lee
Sponsor: Dr. Andrew Gallucci

The Relationship between Caffeine Consumption, Perceived Stress, and Burnout in Athletics Health and Wellness Staff
National Athletic Trainers Association Clinical Symposia - Orlando, Florida. June 24-27, 2025. 

Owen Salmon
Sponsor: Dr. Cory Smith

Beyond Cold Hands: Investigating Sex-Specific Differences in Cerebral Hemodynamics Following Cold Exposure
ASPIRE — the 69th HFES International Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois. October 13-17, 2025. 

Lydia Valtadores
Sponsor: Dr. Jason Carter

Clinical Insomnia and Sympathetic Neural Control in Humans
36th International Symposium on the Autonomic Nervous System - Clearwater, Florida. November 4-8, 2025. 

Nicholas Young
Sponsor: Dr. Casey Unverzagt

Criterion-Based Decision Making for Athletes with Chronic Ankle Instability: A Systematic Review
American Physical Therapy Association - Combined Sections Meeting - Anaheim, California. February 12-18, 2026. 

Cierra Ugale
Sponsor: Dr. Cory Smith

Measurement of Brain Activation Responses to Equine Interactions in Youth with Autism During a 10-week Manual-based Therapeutic Horseback Riding Intervention
Horses & Humans Research Foundation - Kissimmee, Florida. February 28- March 1, 2026. 

Victoria Runsvold
Sponsor: Dr. Jeffery Petersen

“New Floor, New Score: The Competitive Impact of Taraflex Flooring Among Power 4 Women’s Volleyball”
College Sport Research Institute - Columbia, South Carolina. March 24-27, 2026. 

Barom Jeon
Sponsor: Joon Park

The role of fluid shear stress in the regulation of mitochondrial fusion in lymphatic endothelial cells
American Physiology Summit — April 23-26, 2026

Blake Wright
Sponsor: Andrew Gallucci

TOTAL LEAN MASS IN NCAA DIVISION I FOOTBALL PLAYERS: A 14-YEAR ANALYSIS (2009–2022)
NSCA National Conference — July 8-11, 2026

Leroy Bolden
Sponsor: Andrew Gallucci

What The Dose?: AssessingThe Effects Of Arugula Extract On Endothelial Function And Blood Pressure
American College of Sports Medicine — May 26-29, 2026

Leticia Cherpe De Souza
Sponsor: LesLee Funderburk

From Inflammation to Resolution: The Emerging Role of SPM-Enriched Marine Oil in Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage Recovery
American Sports and Performance Dietitians Association (ASPDA) Annual Conference — May 11-14, 2026

Mary Pickler
Sponsor: Andrew Gallucci

Bone Mineral Density Changes In NCAA Division I Female Acrobatics & Tumbling Athletes Across Collegiate Career
ACSM26 Annual Meeting — May 26-29, 2026

Tesleem Imran
Sponsor: Yunsuk Koh

Effects Of Acute And Chronic Nasal Breathing Exercise Training On Inflammatory Cytokines In Serum And PeripheralBlood Mononuclear Cells
American College of Sport Medicine 2026 Annual Meeting — May 26-29, 2026

Travis Foster
Sponsor: LesLee Funderburk

Exploring the Potential of Glutamine Supplementation for Strength Performance: A Call to Action and Methods Evaluation
American Society for Nutrition (ASN) 2026 — July 25-28, 2026

Travis Foster
Sponsor: LesLee Funderburk

The Effects of Glutamine Supplementation on Strength Performance: A Pilot Study
National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) National Conference — July 8-11, 2026

Elizabeth Richey
Sponsor: Jeffrey Petersen

A Diamond in the Rough: Assessing the Impact of D-I Softball Facility Investments on Team and Recruiting Performance
College Sport Research Institute Conference — March 26-28, 2026

Ruth Bibinbe
Sponsor: Jeffrey Petersen

CSRI Conference-- Research Author
CSRI College Sport Research Institute (2026) — March 25-27, 2026

Victoria Runsvold
Sponsor: Jeffrey Petersen

“New Floor, New Score: The Competitive Impact of Taraflex Flooring Among Power 4 Women’s Volleyball”
College Sport Research Institute — March 24-27, 2026

History

Kayla Becknuss
Sponsor: Dr. Andrea Turpin

Woman and God: Feminine Divines in Nineteenth-Century
Interdisciplinary Nineteenth-Century Studies (INCS) 2025 - Genoa, Italy. June 18-20, 2025. 

Kayla Becknuss
Sponsor: Dr. Andrea Turpin

Mormonism, Polygamy, and Empire: A Theological Vision in Nineteenth-Century America
Generations and Generational Time in the United States During the Long Nineteenth-Century, Lille University - Lille, France. June 12-23, 2025. 

David Nanninga
Sponsor: Dr. Barry Hankins

“I’ve Made My Choices:” The Conversion and Deconversion of Bill Bradley.
The Global Conference on Sport and Christianity - Waco, Texas, July 31-August 2, 2025. 

Jordan Heckart
Sponsor: Dr. Andrea Turpin

Sisters in Affliction and Your Real Friends: The Role of Gender and Religion in the Petitions of Quaker Exiles
Society for Historians of the Early American Republic - Providence, Rhode Island. July 17-20, 2025. 

James Howard
Sponsor: Dr. Robert Elder

“Any Man Can Make Out the Constitution to be Anti-Slavery”: William Lloyd Garrison and the Politics of Compromise
Salmon P. Chase Center Conference on Civic Thought, Education, and Leadership - Columbus, Ohio. September 26-27, 2025. 

Isaac Tuttle
Sponsor: Dr. Robert Elder

Progress and Prejudice: The Dixon Siblings and the Roots of Southern Progressivism
American Society of Church History - Chicago, Illinois. January 8-11, 2025. 

Savannah Flanagan
Sponsor: Dr. Andrea Turpin

Women’s Health in Utopia: Reimagining and Challenging Reproductive Medicine in 19th-Century Religious Communities
Communal Studies Association Conference - Amana Colonies, Iowa. October 9-11, 2025. 

Alexandra Oliver
Sponsor: Dr. Beth Allison Barr

Embodying Prostitution: Mary Magdalene’s Shifting Identity in Early Modern Italy
Sixteenth Century Society & Conference - Portland, Oregon. October 30-November 1, 2025. 

David Nanninga
Sponsor: Dr. Elesha Coffman

“Neoliberal ‘Empowerment’ in the City and the Pews:  Jack Kemp, Urban Renewal, and the Black Church in the Bush Era”
2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY FOR U.S. INTELLECTUAL HISTORY - Detroit, Michigan. November 6-8, 2025. 

Benjamin Leavitt
Sponsor: Dr. Andrea Turpin

Real Men Cry: Collegiate Funeral Orations in Early National New England
History of Education Society Annual Meeting - Providence, Rhode Island. November 6-9, 2025. 

Philip Chivily
Sponsor: Dr. Ronald Johnson

Missions of Ink and Lore: History, Language, Westward Expansion, Acceptance, and Erasure in John Dawson Gilmary Shea’s History of the Catholic Missions Among the Indian Tribes of the United States, 1529–1854
American Catholic Historical Association 106th Annual Meeting/American Historical Association 139th Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois. January 9-12, 2026. 

David Nanninga
Sponsor: Elesha Coffman

 “Bleeding Heart” Conservatives, “America-Firsters,” and Dirty-Tricksters: Jack Kemp, the Far Right, and the Complicated Limits of Respectable Conservatism in the 1980s and 1990s.
American Political History Conference — June 4-6, 2026

James Howard
Sponsor: Robert Elder

Popish Power, Slave Power: Garrisonian Abolitionists and the Problem of Catholic Hierarchy
Society of Civil War Historians Biennial Conference — June 18-21, 2026

Kayla Becknuss
Sponsor: Andrea Turpin

Revelation Reimagined: Queer Voices in the Latter-day Saint Faith
Mormon History Association — June 5-8, 2026

Savannah Flanagan
Women’s Healthcare Beyond Reproduction: Celibate Shakers and Single Moravian Sisters’ Healthcare in the Early Republic
The Society for Historians of the Early Republic Annual Meeting — July 16-19, 2026

Journalism

Anni Qiang
Sponsor: Dr. Marlene Neille

Public Relations Professionals Identify Leadership Challenges, Essential Competencies & Deficiencies Among Emerging Leaders
AEJMC 108th Annual Conference - San Francisco, California. August 7-10, 2025. 

Logan Singer
Sponsor: Dr. Marlene Neille

 “Gender Representation in Social Media Advertising" and " Public Relations Professionals Identify Leadership Challenges, Essential Competencies & Deficiencies Among Emerging Leaders" 
AEJMC 108th Annual Conference - San Francisco, California. August 7-10, 2025. 

Trey Hernandez
Sponsor: Dr. Marlene Neille

Public Relations Professionals Identify Leadership Challenges, Essential Competencies & Deficiencies Among Emerging Leaders
AEJMC 108th Annual Conference - San Francisco, California. August 7-10, 2025. 

Anni Qiang
Sponsor: Dr. Marlene Neill

Communication Orientations in Chinese Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Guanxi and Public Engagement
2026 AEJMC Midwinter Conference - Norman, Oklahoma. March 6-7, 2026. 

Mathematics

John Stephens
Sponsor: Dr. Robert Kirby

Higher-order bounds-preserving methods for time-dependent partial differential equations via variational inequalities
30th Biennial Numerical Analysis Conference - Glasgow, Scotland, Not Listed/International. June 24-27, 2025. 

Jonathan Feigert
Sponsor: Dr. Marcos Mazari Armida

Pure Embeddings in Acts: Stability and Cofibrant Generation
BLAST 2025 - Boulder, Colorado. May 19-23, 2025. 

Blanca Radillo-Murguia
Sponsor: Dr. Paul Hagelstein

Directional Maximal Operators and Kakeya-Type Sets
12th International Conference on Harmonic Analysis and Partial Differential Equations - El Escorial, Madrid. June 9-13, 2025. 

Elyssa Stephens
Sponsor: Dr. Jonathan Meddaugh

Neighborhood N-Shadowing
39th Summer Topology and Its Applications Conference - Mobile, Alabama. August 11-14, 2025. 

Dona Ishara Saparamadu
Sponsor: Dr. Ronald Morgan

Twin CG and BiCG for Linear Equations with Multiple Right-hand Sides
Texas-Louisiana section of SIAM - Austin, Texas. September 26-28, 2025. 

Kingsley Michael
Sponsor: Dr. Ronald Morgan

Polynomial Preconditioning for Linear Equations with Potentially Changing Matrices
Texas-Louisiana section of SIAM - Austin, Texas. September 26-28, 2025. 

Kyle Rosengartner
Sponsor: Dr. Jameson Graber

Mean Field Games of Controls with Dirichlet & Neumann Boundary Conditions
AMS 2025 Fall Southeastern Sectional Meeting - New Orleans, Louisiana. October 3-5, 2025. 

Elizabeth Carr
Sponsor: Dr. Jameson Graber

Mean Field Games of Controls with Fractional Laplacian
2025 Fall Southeastern Sectional Meeting - New Orleans, Louisiana. October 3-5, 2025. 

John Stephens
Sponsor: Dr. Robert Kirby

Bounds-Constrained Methods for Time-Dependent Partial Differential Equations with Applications to Overland Flow
SIAM Conference on Mathematical & Computational Issues in the Geosciences - Baton Rouge, Louisiana. October 14-17, 2025. 

Pedro Henrique da Silva
Sponsor: Dr. Marius Mitrea

New Class of Herz-type Function Spaces and Singular Integral Operators
AMS Fall Central Sectional Meeting - St Louis, Missouri. October 18-19, 2025. 

Blanca Radillo-Murguia
Sponsor: Dr. Paul Hagelstein

Probabilistic Methods and Geometric Maximal Operators
AMS Fall Central Sectional Meeting - St Louis, Missouri. October 18-19, 2025. 

Jesus Ernesto Cruz Lugo
Sponsor: Dr. Marius Mitrea

From Gelfand's Conjecture to a New Understanding of Ill-Posed Problems
The 21st Prairie Analysis Seminar - Manhattan, Kansas. November 7-8, 2025. 

Pedro Henrique da Silva
Sponsor: Dr. Marius Mitrea

New class of Hardy spaces and boundary problems
The 21st Prairie Analysis Seminar - Manhattan, Kansas. November 7-8, 2025. 

Jesus Ernesto Cruz Lugo
Sponsor: Dr. Marius Mitrea

Ill-Posed Problems in the Plane: A Harmonic Analysis Perspective
Workshop on Harmonic Analysis and Partial Differential Equations - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 14-16, 2025. 

Stephan Allan
Sponsor: Dr. Fritz Gesztesy

A Comprehensive Computation of m-Functions for Bessel Plus Coulomb Half-Line Schrödinger Operators
Joint Mathematics Meetings 2026 - Washington, D.C., Not Listed/International. January 4-7, 2025. 

Mitchell Minyard
Sponsor: Dr. Mark Sepanski

On the Diameter of Generalized Petersen Graphs
SEICCGTC 57 - Boca Raton, Florida. March 9-13, 2026. 

Elyssa Stephens
Sponsor: Dr. Jonathan Meddaugh

Local Variations of Shadowing
59th Spring Topology and Dynamics Conference - Birmingham, Alabama. March 11-13, 2026. 

Stephen Allan
Sponsor: Dr. Dr. Fritz Gasztesy

The Roots of Mathematics
Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences, 25th Biennial Conference - Grand Rapids, Michigan. May 27-30, 2026. 

Abigail Williams
Sponsor: Ron Morgan

Twin CG for Linear Equations with Multiple Right-hand Sides
ILAS 2026 — May 18-22, 2026

Dona Ishara Saparamadu
Sponsor: Ronald Morgan

Krylov Methods for Rank-one Updates of Eigenvalue Problems and Linear Equations
27th conference of the international linear algebra society, ILAS 2026 — May 18-22, 2026

Elyssa Stephens
Sponsor: Jonathan Meddaugh

Local Variations of Shadowing
59th Spring Topology and Dynamics Conference — March 11-13, 2026

Hayden Henson
Sponsor: Ronald Morgan

Polynomials for Matrix Functions
27th Conference of the International Linear Algebra Society — May 18-22, 2026

Kingsley Michael
Sponsor: Ronald Morgan

Polynomial Preconditioned Golub-Kahan for Finding Singular Values and Solving Least Squares
27th Conference of the International Linear Algebra Society — May 18-22, 2026

Kyle Rosengartner
Sponsor: Jameson Graber

Ergodic Mean Field Games of Controls with State Constraints
The 15th AIMS Conference — July 6-10, 2026

Lauren Engelthaler
Sponsor: Jon Harrison

Chaotic and Periodic Behavior of Jeu de Taquin on Infinite Young Tableaux
Great Plains Combinatorics Conference — May 2-3, 2026

Maricela Ramirez
Sponsor: Dorina Mitrea

Non-Principal Value Singular Integral Operators on VMO
Ohio River Analysis Meeting 2026 — March 21-22, 2026

Mitchell Minyard
Sponsor: Mark Sepanski

On the Diameter of Generalized Petersen Graphs
SEICCGTC 57 — March 9-13, 2026

Rafael Morales Jiménez
Sponsor: Andrei Martínez-Finkelshtein

Free Probability Tools in the Study of Hypergeometric Polynomials
Free Probability seminar — April 28-28, 2026

Stephen Allan
Sponsor: Fritz Gesztesy

The Roots of Mathematics
Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences, 25th Biennial Conference — May 27-30, 2026

Modern Foreign Language

Raisa Pimental Mendoza
Sponsor: Dr. Rafael Climent-Espino

¡Qué bota más dura la del general! figura militar y poder en los textos de Trapecio de Noé Záyas
Primer Congreso de Escritura Creativa - Houston, Texas. October 23-25, 2025. 

Scarlet Sanchez Contreras
Sponsor: Dr. Rafael Climent-Espino

Esto no es dignidad
Primer Congreso de Escritura Creativa - Houston, Texas. October 23-25, 2025. 

Scarlet Sanchez Contreras
Sponsor: Dr. Rafael Climent-Espino

Ten Stone Birds
Literature Award Ceremony of the Central University of the East in the Dominican Republic.” - San Pedro de Macoris, Texas. October 29-31, 2025. 

Isabella Elmer
Sponsor: Dr. Gabrielle Miller

Disability, Wonder, and Popular Religiosity in Emilia Pardo Bazán’s “La Santa de Karnar”
2026 CAWL Conference at Pepperdine - Malibu, California. March 19-21, 2026. 

Isabella Elmer
Sponsor: Gabrielle Miller

Disability, Wonder, and Popular Religiosity in Emilia Pardo Bazán’s “La Santa de Karnar”
2026 CAWL Conference at Pepperdine — March 19-21, 2026

Rodolfo Báez Medina
Sponsor: Rafael Climent-Espino

Máquinas que escriben por nosotros: frases de cajón y textos vacíos, el peligro de la IA en literatura
79th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference In-Person Program — April 17-18, 2026

Museum Studies

Music

Sylvia Jones
Sponsor: Dr. Kimberly Monzon

A Season of Song - Stanzas for Music
Robert Owen's Centenary Festival - Lincoln, Nebraska. September 17-19, 2025. 

Kenneth McCall
Sponsor: Dr. Jen Stephenson

Eleanor Everest Freer: Rediscovering a Fresh Introduction to American Opera
National Opera Association - Boston, Massachusetts. January 7-11, 2026. 

Peyton Joffre
Sponsor: Dr. Gabriel Pique

Performance at Navy Band Saxophone Symposium
Navy Band Saxophone Symposium - Fairfax, Virginia. January 8-11, 2026. 

Annette Kenneth
Sponsor: Dr. Lesley McAllister

Relax, please!
2026 MTNA Collegiate Symposium - Columbia, South Carolina. January 17-18, 2026. 

Sofia Rohlman
Sponsor: Dr. Jen Stephenson

Le nozze di Figaro
Music on Site Inc. - Wichita, Kansas. December 11-21, 2025. 

Olivia Currier
Sponsor: Dr. Robert Best

Audition
Salt Marsh Opera Auditions - New York, New York. December 12-13, 2025. 

Alan Hollinger
Sponsor: Dr. Jennifer Stephenson

Rediscovering the Operas of Dame Ethel Smyth
National Opera Association - Boston, Massachusetts. January 7-10, 2026. 

Camille Overman
Sponsor: Dr. Jennifer Stephenson

National Opera Association Scenes Program
National Opera Association - Boston, Massachusetts. January 7-10, 2026. 

Sara Martinez
Sponsor: Dr. Jennifer Stephenson

What does Athens to do with Jerusalem? Religious references in Mozart's Don Giovanni
National Opera Association - Boston, Massachusetts. January 7-10, 2026. 

Sadam RabadanTrejo
Sponsor: Dr. Lesley McAllister

Relax, please!
2026 MTNA Collegiate Symposium - Columbia, South Carolina. January 16-18, 2026. 

Amanda Caceres
Sponsor: Dr. Lesley McAllister

Relax, please!
2026 MTNA Collegiate Symposium - Columbia, South Carolina. January 16-18, 2026. 

Peyton Joffre
Sponsor: Dr. Gabriel Pique

Presentation at US Navy Fleet Bands Competition
US Navy Fleet Bands Competition - Millington, Tennessee. January 22-25, 2026. 

Kyle Berry
Sponsor: Dr. Timothy McKinney

More than Words: Non-Verbal Communication in Trotta's Seven Last Words
Society for Christian Scholarship in Music - Palos Heights, Illinois. February 26-28, 2026. 

Senchumbeni Kikon
Sponsor: Dr. Monique Ingalls

The Sound of Naga Hills: Indigenous Musical Expressions in Naga Christian Worship
Society for Christian Scholarship in Music - Palos Heights, Illinois. February 26-28, 2026. 

Armindo Ferreira
Sponsor: Dr. Maria Monteiro

Boundary-Making, Translocal Entanglements, and Conviviality in World Christianity
World Christianity Conference - Recife. March 9-13, 2026. 

Sylvia Jones
Sponsor: Dr. Monique Ingalls

Singing Across Boundaries: Gospel Music, World Christianity, and the Dynamics of Conviviality
World Christianity Conference - Recife. March 9-13, 2026. 

Alexandra LaVake
Sponsor: Dr. Jennifer Stephenson

Finale of Act II of Die Fledermaus (No. 11)
National Opera Association Annual Conference - Boston, Massachusetts. January 7-10, 2026. 

John Jovicich
Sponsor: Dr. Jennifer Stephenson

Baylor Opera Theatre Scenes
National Opera Association Annual Conference - Boston, Massachusetts. January 7-10, 2026. 

Sylvia Jones
Sponsor: Dr. Jennifer Stephenson

Collegiate Opera Scenes Competition Division II
National Opera Association Annual Conference - Boston, Massachusetts. January 7-10, 2026. 

Bryan Aguilar
Sponsor: Dr. Kristina MacMullen

Graduate Conducting Masterclass
Southwest American Choral Directors Association - Albuquerque, New Mexico. March 4-7, 2026. 

Stephanie Christianto
Sponsor: Dr. Lesley McAllister

From Memory Lapse to Secure Memory: Structural Mapping & Matrix Diagramming for Piano Memorization
Music Teacher National Association (MTNA) National Conference 2026 - Chicago, Illinois. March 21-25, 2026. 

Kyle Berry
Sponsor: Dr. Monique Ingalls

“Where Faith is Possible”:  Gerhardt, Bonhoeffer, and Wartime Hymns as an Impetus for Christian Faith
International Network for Music Theology Conference - St. Andrews. July 25-27, 2026. 

Brenna Santos
Sponsor: Kristina MacMullen

Conducting Fellow for the TXST/Conspirare Choral Conducting Symposium
TXST/Conspirare Choral Conducting Symposium — July 19-23, 2026

Bryan Aguilar
Sponsor: Kristina MacMullen

Graduate Conducting Masterclass
Southwest American Choral Directors Association — March 4-7, 2026

David Gerada
Sponsor: Eric Wilson

Perfomative Conducting Excerpts (Mozart, Dvorak, Chaiwanichsiri)
Michigan State University Conducting Symposium — May 31, 2026 - June 4, 2026

Bruno Zuniga - Hernandez
Sponsor: Wiff Rudd

Broiles Suite No.3
International Trumpet Guild — May 25-31, 2026

Olivia Currier
Sponsor: Robert Best

Cedar Rapids Opera Auditions
Cedar Rapids Opera Auditions — April 11-11, 2026

Amanda Caceres
Sponsor: Bradley Bolen

Winner's Concert
V International Gloria Artis Talents Festival — April 27-30, 2026

Stephanie Christianto
Sponsor: Lesley McAllister

From Memory Lapse to Secure Memory: Structural Mapping & Matrix Diagramming for Piano Memorization
Music Teacher National Association (MTNA) National Conference 2026 — March 21-25, 2026

Stephanie Christianto
Sponsor: Lesley McAllister

Unlocking Secure Memory: Revealing Musical Structure through Structural Mapping and Matrix Diagramming
Texas Music Teacher Association (TMTA) Conference 2026 — June 9-14, 2026

Nursing

Occupational Therapy

Philosophy

Sarah Durham
Sponsor: Dr. Alexander Pruss

Philosophy as Motherhood: Mary as Perfect Idea-Bearer According to Plato’s Theaetetus
2025 Annual ACPA Meeting: "Esse, Vivere, Intelligere: A Triad at the Heart of the Philosophical Tradition" - South Bend, Indiana. October 31-November 2, 2025. 

Cameron Van Orden
Sponsor: Dr. Alexander Pruss

Whether Maps Are Propositional
American Catholic Philosophical Association Annual Meeting - South Bend, Indiana. October 30-November 2, 2025. 

Elizabeth Regnerus
Sponsor: Dr. Francis Beckwith

Empathy is Proto-Virtuous
American Catholic Philosophical Association Annual Meeting - South Bend, Indiana. October 30-November 2, 2025. 

Devin Dettman
Sponsor: Dr. Alexander Pruss

Moral Virtue of Reasonable Nonbelievers
Society of Christian Philosophers Midwest Regional Conference - Wilmore, Kentucky. November 13-15, 2025. 

Natalia Lopez
Sponsor: Dr. Charity Anderson

Has Rea defeated Hopeful Universalism?
Society of Christian Philosophers Midwest Regional Conference - Wilmore, Kentucky. November 13-15, 2025. 

Michael DeBord-Hall
Sponsor: Dr. Alexander Pruss

Refining Fine: Navigating Quantification and Ontology
American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division - Baltimore, Maryland. January 7-10, 2026. 

Kelsey Maglio
Sponsor: Dr. Gerard Gentry

A Kantian Analysis of Aristotelian Naturalist Epistemology
Society for German Idealism and Romanticism at the American Philosophical Association Central Division - Chicago, Illinois. February 18-21, 2026. 

Tyler Sharp
Sponsor: Dr. Alex Pruss

Comments on "The Value of Historical Artifacts"
Society for German Idealism and Romanticism at the American Philosophical Association Central Division - Chicago, Illinois. February 18-21, 2026. 

Hannah Fear
Sponsor: Dr. Francis Beckwith

Parenthood, Frozen Embryos, and Thomson's Violinist
The Virtues and Vices of Having Children - Newport News, Virginia. March 14-15, 2026. 

Benjamin Augros
Sponsor: Thomas Hibbs

Theology as a Guide to Aquinas's Cognitive Philosophy
Thomistic Summer Conference — July 29, 2026 - August 2, 2026

Hannah Fear
Sponsor: Francis Beckwith

Parenthood, Frozen Embryos, and Thomson's Violinist
The Virtues and Vices of Having Children — March 14-15, 2026

Physical Therapy

Bethany Bradshaw
Sponsor: Dr. Germaine Ferreira

Exercise: It’s Not A-Fib!: The Impact of Physical Therapist Monitored Activity in Populations with Atrial Fibrillation
FPTA Annual Conference - Orlando, Florida. September 25-28, 2025. 

Memory Groves
Sponsor: Dr. Germaine Ferreira

Exercise: It’s Not A-Fib!: The Impact of Physical Therapist Monitored Activity in Populations with Atrial Fibrillation
FPTA Annual Conference - Orlando, Florida. September 25-28, 2025. 

Armando Delgado
Sponsor: Dr. Germaine Ferreira

Exercise is Medicine: Advocating for Physical Therapy in the Care of Sickle Cell Patients Following CRISPR Treatment
2025 TPTA Annual Conference in Houston Texas - Houston, Texas. October 31-November 1, 2025. 

Samantha Keener
Sponsor: Dr. Germaine Ferreira

Exercise is Medicine: Advocating for Physical Therapy in the Care of Sickle Cell Patients Following CRISPR Treatment
Texas Physical Therapy Association Annual Conference - Houston, Texas. October 31-November 1, 2025. 

Physics

Jenna Smith
Sponsor: Dr. Ben Rose

The first measurements of s8 with Type Ia Supernovae at high redshifts
Cosmic Lighthouse 2025 - Cambridge. June 30-July 3, 2025. 

Ramesh Radhakrishnan
Sponsor: Dr. Gerald Cleaver

Gauge invariant Bardeen variables for plane waves in f(R) gravity
35th Midwest Relativity Meeting & Eric Fest - Guelph, Illinois. October 31-November 2, 2025. 

Benjamin Luke
Sponsor: Dr. Walter Wilcox

Electric Polarizability of Charged Pions from nHYP Four-Point Functions
Lattice 2025 - Mumbai, Not Listed/International. November 3-8, 2025. 

Graeson Griffin
Sponsor: Dr. Truell Hyde

Deposition Dynamics Of Particles Falling From A Dust Dispenser Onto A Surface
American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics - Long Beach, California. November 16-21, 2025. 

Parker Adamson
Sponsor: Dr. Truell Hyde

Temporospatial Dependent Energy Propagation Relative to Torsion Inclusion
American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics - Long Beach, California. November 16-21, 2025. 

William Burdett
Sponsor: Dr. Truell Hyde

2-D Dust Configurations within a Glass Box Potential in Low-Temperature Complex Plasmas
American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics - Long Beach, California. November 16-21, 2025. 

Christian Brown
Sponsor: Dr. Gerald Cleaver

Effects of the ekpyrotic mechanism on inflationary phase in loop quantum cosmologies
33rd Texas Symposium - Tempe, Arizona. December 8-12, 2025. 

Christian Brown
Sponsor: Dr. Gerald Cleaver

Effects of the ekpyrotic mechanism on inflationary phase in loop quantum cosmologies
APS Global Physics Summit - Denver, Colorado. March 15-20, 2026. 

Ramesh Radhakrishnan
Sponsor: Dr. Gerald Cleaver

Quantum Mode Mixing in the Teo Rotating Wormhole: From Casimir Emission to Superradiance
APS Global Physics Summit - Denver, Colorado. March 15-20, 2026. 

Rudhresh Manoharan
Sponsor: Dr. Gerald Cleaver

Benchmarking Transformer Models for the Classification of Gravitational-Wave Detector Glitches
Texas Academy of Science 129th Annual Meeting - Tyler, Texas. February 27-28, 2026. 

Manjula Raman
Sponsor: Dr. Kenneth Park

Mitigating the Projection-Size Dependence in the DFT+U Method
APS Global Physics Summit - Denver, Colorado. March 15-20, 2026. 

Sritam Kumar Satpathy
Sponsor: Dr. Kenichi Hatakeyama

Search for Electroweak SUSY and Dark Higgs Boson with the CMS Experiment
APS Global Physics Summit - Denver, Colorado. March 15-20, 2026. 

Rudhresh Manoharan
Sponsor: Dr. Gerald Cleaver

Benchmarking Transformer Models for the Classification of Gravitational-Wave Detector Glitches
APS Global Physics Summit - Denver, Colorado. March 15-20, 2026. 

Suvadeep Roy
Sponsor: Dr. Bennie Ward

New (Collinearly Enhanced) YFS Resummed Results from KKMChh in Comparison to LHC Data at 8 and 13 TeV
APS Global Physics Summit - Denver, Colorado. March 15-20, 2026. 

Jonathan Samudio
Sponsor: Dr. Kenichi Hatakeyama

Search for new physics using top quark pairs produced in association with a boosted Z or Higgs boson in effective field theory
APS Global Physics Summit - Denver, Colorado. March 15-20, 2026. 

Walker Hendricks
Sponsor: Dr. Jon Wilson

Performance of a Dual Readout Calorimeter: A Simulation Study
APS Global Physics Summit - Denver, Colorado. March 15-20, 2026. 

Antonio Fedi
Sponsor: Barbara Endl

Accretion onto White Dwarfs Across Diverse Environments: An X-ray View
24th European Workshop on White Dwarfs — August 3-7, 2026

Balaram Regmi
Sponsor: Alan Farhan

Epitaxial growth and magnetic characterization of orthorhombic Ho(Ni0.2Co0.2Fe0.2Mn0.2Cr0.2)O3 high-entropy oxide perovskite thin films
The ACerS Spring Meeting 2026 — April 12-17, 2026

Christian Brown
Sponsor: Gerald Cleaver

Effects of the ekpyrotic mechanism on inflationary phase in loop quantum cosmologies
APS Global Physics Summit — March 15-20, 2026

Jonathan Samudio
Sponsor: Kenichi Hatakeyama

Search for new physics using top quark pairs produced in association with a boosted Z or Higgs boson in effective field theory
APS Global Physics Summit — March 15-20, 2026

Manjula Raman
Sponsor: kenneth park

Mitigating the Projection-Size Dependence in the DFT+U Method
APS March meeting — March 15-20, 2026

Poshan Kandel
Sponsor: Alan Farhan

Role of Mn in valency shifts and overall magnetism in La-based high entropy oxide perovskite thin films
ACers Spring Meeting 2026 — April 12-17, 2026

Ramesh Radhakrishnan
Sponsor: Gerald Cleaver

Quantum Mode Mixing in the Teo Rotating Wormhole: From Casimir Emission to Superradiance
APS Global Summit March 2026 — March 15-20, 2026

Rudhresh Manoharan
Sponsor: Gerald Cleaver

Benchmarking Transformer Models for the Classification of Gravitational-Wave Detector Glitches
APS Global Physics Summit 2026 — March 15-20, 2026

Rudy Rudy Morales
Sponsor: Barbara Castanheira Endl

nfrared Excess and Metal Pollution in White Dwarfs from HETDEX
EUROWD26 — August 3-7, 2026

Sritam Kumar Satpathy
Sponsor: Kenichi Hatakeyama

Search for Electroweak SUSY and Dark Higgs Boson with the CMS Experiment
APS Global Physics Summit — March 15-20, 2026

Suvadeep Roy
Sponsor: Bennie Ward

New (Collinearly Enhanced) YFS Resummed Results from KKMChh in Comparison to LHC Data at 8 and 13 TeV
APS Global Physics Summit 2026 — March 15-20, 2026

Walker Hendricks
Sponsor: Jon Wilson

Performance of a Dual Readout Calorimeter: A Simulation Study
APS Global Physics Summit — March 16-20, 2026

Political Science

Peter McDonald
Sponsor: Dr. Lee Ward

Federalism and Monarchy in the Spirit of the Laws
American Political Science Association Annual Meeting - Vancouver. September 11-14, 2025. 

Enjie Lin
Sponsor: Dr. Ann Ward

Beyond Utility: Aristotle on Political Friendship as Goodwill in Political Participation
American Political Science Association Annual Meeting - Vancouver. September 11-14, 2025. 

Stephen Thomas
Sponsor: Dr. Peter Campbell

Ideation and Repudiation: Why Mass Society Fails
American Politics and Government Summit - Wilmington, Delaware. October 9-11, 2025. 

Joseph Natali
Sponsor: Dr. Benjamin Kleinerman

Presidential Power and Constitutional Public Administration
Shawnee Trail Annual Conference - Colorado Springs, Colorado. October 3-4, 2025. 

Clay Parham
Sponsor: Dr. Peter Campbell

The Geist of Napoleon’s War: Bülow, Clausewitz, and Jomini on Offensive War in Modern Europe
Northeastern Political Science Association Annual Conference - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 6-8, 2025. 

Joseph Natali
Sponsor: Dr. Benjamin Kleinerman

The Progressive Origins of Presidentialism in Bureaucratic Oversight
Northeastern Political Science Association Annual Conference - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 6-8, 2025. 

Samuel Clancy
Sponsor: Dr. Ann Ward

Law and Nature in Aristotelian Justice: Why Aristotle Upholds Law as the Foundation for Justice
2026 SPSA Annual Conference - New Orleans, Louisiana. January 14-17, 2026. 

Jacob Rodriguez
Sponsor: Dr. Lee Ward

Reconciling Theological Norms with Locke's Political Thought
2026 SPSA Annual Conference - New Orleans, Louisiana. January 14-17, 2026. 

Emma Bernstein
Sponsor: Dr. Timothy Burns

Xenophon ’ s Playful Posse: Lightheartedness in Portrayals of Socrates
SPSA - New Orleans, Louisiana. January 14-18, 2026. 

Shane Leary
Dr. Richard Jordan

Publius and His Muses
Ciceronian Society Conference - Omaha, Nebraska. March 12-14, 2026. 

Hance Winingham
Sponsor: Dr. Benjamin Kleinerman

Budget Preparation and the Separation of Powers
2026 SPSA Annual Conference - New Orleans, Louisiana. January 14-17, 2026. 

Stephen Thomas
Sponsor: Dr. Peter Campbell

America and France: Two Different Publics, Two Different Revolutions
The Ciceronian Society - Omaha, Nebraska. March 12-14, 2026. 

Emma Bernstein
Sponsor: Dr. Timothy Burns

Democracy, Empire, and Household Management in Xenophon’s Political Thought
We Hold These Truths: Liberty, Equality, and Core Texts - Tempe, Arizona. March 16-22, 2026. 

Emma Bernstein
Sponsor: Timothy Burns

Democracy, Empire, and Household Management in Xenophon’s Political Thought
We Hold These Truths: Liberty, Equality, and Core Texts — March 16-22, 2026

Kevin Akalski
Sponsor: Timothy Burns

From Moral Indignation to Gentleness: Thrasymachus’ Blush in Plato’s Republic
New England Political Science Association — April 23-25, 2026

Shane Leary
Sponsor: Richard Jordan

Publius and His Muses
Ciceronian Society Conference — March 12-14, 2026

Stephen Thomas
Sponsor: Peter Campbell

America and France: Two Different Publics, Two Different Revolutions
The Ciceronian Society — March 12-14, 2026

Preaching

Todd Hilkemann
Sponsor: Dr. Tyshawn Gardner

Christocentric Preaching with Soul
Evangelical Homiletics Society Annual Meeting - Memphis, Tennessee. October 16-18, 2025. 

Thomas Rho
Sponsor: Dr. Tyshawn Gardner

Social Crisis Preaching: A Contextual Homiletic for Preaching on Racism in Korean American churches
Evangelical Homiletics Society Annual Meeting - Memphis, Tennessee. October 16-18, 2025. 

Todd Hilkemann
Sponsor: Dr. Tyshawn Gardner

Preaching Peace Amidst Conflict
Society of Biblical Literature 2025 Annual Meeting - Boston, Massachusetts. November 20-25, 2025. 

Caroline Smith
Sponsor: Dr. Matthew Kim

Preaching the Asaph Psalms to Confront Christian Nationalism and Promote Social Transformation
November 25-26, 2025. 

Caroline Smith
Sponsor: Dr. Tyshawn Gardner

Preaching at the Gallows Samson Occom and the Execution Sermon as Homiletical Place
Academy of Homiletics - Richmond, Virginia. December 4-6, 2025. 

Stephen Mead
Sponsor: Matthew Kim

Preaching, Incarnation, and Moral Formation
Christian Scholars Conference — June 3-5, 2026

Psychology and Neuroscience

Ariadne Dias Godinho
Sponsor: Dr. Michael Scullin

Combining Sleep Education with Financial Incentives for Sleep: A Randomized Controlled Trial
SLEEP meeting - Seattle, Washington. June 7-11, 2025. 

Laura Kusumo
Sponsor: Dr. Elisabeth Vichaya

Voluntary Wheel Running Mitigates Hyperglycemia-induced Depressive-like Behavior and Increases Hippocampal BDNF Levels in Male Mice
Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society 2025 - Bordeaux. June 9-12, 2025. 

Margret Powell
Sponsor: Dr. Shawn Latendresse

Integrating a Health Equity Approach into Multiple Stages of Alcohol Research
Research Society on Alcohol - New Orleans, Louisiana. June 22-24, 2025. 

Karim Kerasha
Sponsor: Dr. Sarah Schnitker

Examination of Religious Motivation Profiles: A Random-Intercept Latent Transition Analysis Approach
Association for Research in Personality - Evanston, Illinois. June 26-28, 2025. 

Anna Milliken
Sponsor: Dr. Stacy Ryan-Pettes

Quality of life Outcomes in Substance Use Disorder Treatment: A Meta-Analysis
American Psychological Association (APA) - Denver, Colorado. August 8-11, 2025. 

Zhiyi Chen
Sponsor: Dr. Michael Scullin

YASA Automated Sleep Staging Performance in Sleep Restriction Context
SLEEP meeting - Seattle, Washington. June 7-11, 2025. 

Elizabeth Hernandez
Sponsor: Dr. Sara Dolan

Exploring the Association Between Event Centrality and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Young Adults
American Psychological Association (APA) - Denver, Colorado. August 8-11, 2025. 

Caroline Fowler
Sponsor: Dr. Elisabeth Vichaya

Using a murine model to explore the impact of sex and APOE4 on cisplatin-induced cognitive impairment
PsychoNeuroImmunology Research Society Annual Conference - Bordeaux, Not Listed/International. June 9-12, 2025

Elizabeth Bounds
Sponsor: Dr. Sarah Schnitker

When virtue hurts: Patience and courage are beneficial for well-being when enacted in pursuit of some but not all types of goals
Association for Research in Personality - Evanston, Illinois. June 26-28, 2025. 

Blake Barley
Sponsor: Dr. Michael Scullin

Sleep and Academic Performance in University Students: A Critical Appraisal
SLEEP meeting - Seattle, Washington. June 7-11, 2025. 

Corinne Fitzsimmons
Sponsor: Dr. Michael Scullin

The Roles of Sleep and Creativity in Science Learning and Academic Achievement
SLEEP meeting - Seattle, Washington. June 7-11, 2025. 

Anna Milliken
Sponsor: Dr. Stacy Ryan-Pettes

Quality of Life Measures in Substance Use Disorder Treatment: A Scoping Review & Meta-Analysis Poster
Society for Psychotherapy Research - Krakow. June 25-30, 2025. 

Fodie Koita
Sponsor: Dr. Stacy Ryan-Pettes

Distinct Behavioral Patterns in Multisystemic Therapy: A Latent Class Growth Analysis of Adolescent Treatment Responses
Society of Psychotherapy Research 56th Annual International Meeting - Krakow. June 25-28, 2025. 

Chris Corlett
Sponsor: Dr. Gary Elkins

Using Clinical Hypnosis to Facilitate Mystical Experiences
APA Convention 2025 - Denver, Colorado. August 7-9, 2025. 

Vindhya Ekanayake
Sponsor: Dr. Gary Elkins

The Use of Hypnosis Apps Within Clinical Practice: Research, Strategies, and Skill Building
APA Convention 2025 - Denver, Colorado. August 7-9, 2025. 

Amy Baskin
Sponsor: Dr. Christine Limbers

Youth Sports Experiences and Depression Symptoms
4th Global Congress on Sport and Christianity - Waco, Texas. July 31-August 2, 2025. 

Katherine Scheffrahn
Sponsor: Dr. Gary Elkins

A Proposed Animal Model of Hypnosis for Pain Reduction: Tonic Immobility in Rabbits
American Psychological Association Annual Meeting - Denver, Colorado. August 7-9, 2025. 

Skyla Renner
Sponsor: Dr. Gary Elkins

Outcomes from a Posttraumatic Growth-Oriented Program Among Veterans: A Quasi-Experimental Retrospective Study
American Psychological Association Annual Meeting - Denver, Colorado. August 7-9, 2025. 

Vanessa Muniz
Sponsor: Dr. Gary Elkins

The Use of Hypnosis Apps Within Clinical Practice: Research, Strategies, and Skill Building
American Psychological Association Annual Meeting - Denver, Colorado. August 7-9, 2025. 

Katherine Harris
Sponsor: Dr. Francesca Penner

CHILDHOOD ADVERSITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH PERINATAL SLEEP PROBLEMS IN FIRST-TIME MOTHERS AND FATHERS: A PILOT STUDY
International Society for Developmental Psychobiology - San Diego, California. November 12-14, 2025. 

Jessica Rocha
Sponsor: Dr. Francesca Penner

Childhood Adversity is Associated with Perinatal Sleep Problems in First-Time Mothers and Fathers: A pilot study; and Changes in Beliefs about Infant Crying from Pregnancy to Postpartum in First-Time Mothers and Fathers
International Society for Developmental Psychobiology - San Diego, California. November 12-14, 2025. 

Kara Petitt
Sponsor: Dr. Francesca Penner

CHANGES IN BELIEFS ABOUT INFANT CRYING FROM PREGNANCY TO POSTPARTUM IN FIRST-TIME MOTHERS AND FATHERS
International Society for Developmental Psychobiology - San Diego, California. November 12-14, 2025. 

Chloe Lau
Sponsor: Dr. Joaquin Lugo

Late-stage developmental communication in NS-PTEN mouse models
Society for Neuroscience - San Diego, California. November 14-19, 2025. 

Taylor Bradish
Sponsor: Dr. Joaquin Lugo

The effects of early-life stress and status epilepticus on neonatal communication among C57BL/6J mice at a critical developmental timepoint
Society for Neuroscience - San Diego, California. November 14-19, 2025. 

Sydney Pell
Sponsor: Dr. Joaquin Lugo

The Effect of Rapamycin and Minocycline treatment on autistic-like behavior in C57Bl/6J Mice after Early-Life Seizures
Society for Neuroscience - San Diego, California. November 14-19, 2025. 

Jack Journeycake
Sponsor: Dr. Thomas Fergus

PTSD Symptom Cluster Severity and Psychosocial Functioning Among Active-Duty Service Members
10th Annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference - San Antonio, Texas. October 20-21, 2025. 

Mariana Dejeaux
Sponsor: Dr. Jacques Nguyen

Changes in perineuronal nets and parvalbumin-expressing GABAergic interneurons in the orbitofrontal cortex during acquisition and escalation of intravenous fentanyl self-administration in male Wistar rats
Neuroscience 2025 - San Diego, California. November 14-19, 2025. 

Taylor Bradish
Sponsor: Dr. Joaquin Lugo

The effects of early-life stress and status epilepticus on neonatal communication among C57BL/6J mice
American Epilepsy Society - Atlanta, Georgia. December 5-9, 2025. 

Chloe Lau
Sponsor: Dr. Joaquin Lugo

Mice With Hyperactive mTOR Signaling Show Communication Deficits During The Neonatal Period
American Epilepsy Society - Atlanta, Georgia. December 5-9, 2025. 

Sydney Pell
Sponsor: Dr. Joaquin Lugo

Using Rapamycin and Minocycline to treat behavioral comorbidities in mice with early-life seizures
American Epilepsy Society - Atlanta, Georgia. December 5-9, 2025. 

Karim Kerasha
Sponsor: Dr. Sarah Schnitker

Does Religion Promote Virtue Development? Testing two Hypotheses
Society for Personality and Social Psychology's Annual Convention - Chicago, Illinois. February 26-28, 2026. 

Brigitte Madan
Sponsor: Dr. Keith Sanford

The Impact of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination on Academic Self-Beliefs in Minority College Students: A Systematic Review
Society for Personality and Social Psychology's Annual Convention - Chicago, Illinois. February 26-28, 2026. 

Robert Ridder
Sponsor: Dr. Sarah Schnitker

When do people welcome accountability, and how does it feel?
Society for Personality and Social Psychology's Annual Convention - Chicago, Illinois. February 26-28, 2026. 

Allison Alford
Sponsor: Dr. Sarah Schnitker

Attachment Styles and Well-Being: Testing the Correspondence vs. Compensation Hypotheses with Parental and God Attachment
Society for Personality and Social Psychology’s Annual Convention - Chicago, Illinois. February 25-28, 2026. 

Monica Weedman
Sponsor: Dr. Jo-Ann Tsang

Ideological Profiles of Privilege Management
Society for Personality and Social Psychology’s Annual Convention - Chicago, Illinois. February 25-28, 2026. 

MacKenzie Paul
Sponsor: Dr. Wade Rowatt

From Solo to Choir: How Perceived Number of Voices and Connectedness Influence Musical Transcendence
Society for Personality and Social Psychology’s Annual Convention - Chicago, Illinois. February 25-28, 2026. 

Courtney Estrada
Sponsor: Dr. Christine Limbers

Maternal Hormonal Birth Control Use During Conception and Low Birth Weight in Offspring: Evidence from the National Survey of Family Growth
Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference - Las Vegas, Nevada. April 30-May 2, 2026. 

Tatum Zeleznik
Sponsor: Dr. Christine Limbers

Associations Between Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptom Severity and the Youth Experience Survey for Sport (YES-S)
Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference - Las Vegas, Nevada. April 30-May 2, 2026. 

Kassidy Conrad
Sponsor: Dr. Wade Rowatt

Connecting the CAD Triad to Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Traits
Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) - Chicago, Illinois. February 26-28, 2026. 

Kun Wang
Sponsor: Dr. Jo-Ann Tsang

Divine Forgiveness Shapes Emotion and Probes Moral Licensing
Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) - Chicago, Illinois. February 26-28, 2026. 

Taryn Cook
Sponsor: Dr. Annie Ginty

Examining the Impact of Acute Exercise and Arousal Reappraisal on Stressor-Evoked Psychological and Cardiovascular Responses
83rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine - Chicago, Illinois. March 11-13, 2026. 

Sarah Garner
Sponsor: Dr. Annie Ginty

The Role of Emotion Regulation in the Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Risk for Eating Disorder Symptomatology
83rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine - Chicago, Illinois. March 11-13, 2026. 

MacKenzie Paul
Sponsor: Dr. Wade Rowatt

Capturing the Spirit: Validating Musical Emotion Measures in Black Gospel Contexts
APA Division 10   Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, & the Arts Annual Conference - Omaha, Nebraska. March 12-14, 2026. 

Vanessa Muniz
Sponsor: Dr. Gary Elkins

Findings on a Bibliometric Analysis of Hypnosis Research
Southwestern Psychological Association - Frisco, Texas. March 27-29, 2026. 

Alyssa Hartley
Sponsor: Dr. Thomas Fergus

Examining the Association Between Self-Absorption and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Symptom Severity
Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) 2026 - Chicago, Illinois. April 9-11, 2026. 

Tara Luers
Sponsor: Dr. Christine Limbers

Associations Between Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptom Severity and the Youth Experience Survey for Sport (YES-S)
Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference (SPPAC) 2026 - Las Vegas, Nevada. April 30- May 5, 2026. 

Elizabeth Hernandez
Sponsor: Dr. Christine Limbers

Associations Between Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptom Severity and the Youth Experience Survey for Sport (YES-S)
Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference (SPPAC) 2026 - Las Vegas, Nevada. April 30- May 5, 2026. 

Caroline Fowler
Sponsor: Elisabeth Vichaya

The impact of chronic high-fat diet on cancer-related neuroinflammation and cisplatin-induced peripheral toxicity in a murine model
Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society Annual Meeting — June 22-26, 2026

Corinne Fitzsimmons
Sponsor: Michael Scullin

Sleep Habits and Persistence in STEM Career Pathways
SLEEP — June 13-17, 2026

Emily Foy
Sponsor: Wade Rowatt

Rethinking Recovery: Novel Approaches to Recovery Experiences, Antecedents, Outcomes
SIOP — April 30, 2026 - May 4, 2026

Katherine Harris
Sponsor: Francesca Penner

An Evaluation of Cutoff Scores for the Brief Resilience Scale
Association for Psychological Science — May 28-31, 2026

Ladasia Fore
Sponsor: Shawn Latendresse

Hidden Bias, Visible Consequences: Measurement Non-Invariance in the MEIM-R Alters the Interpretation of Group Differences in Ethnic Identity
Advancing Health Equity Addiction Research in Challenging Times conference. — May 22-22, 2026

Laura Kusumo
Sponsor: Elisabeth Vichaya

Streptozotocin-Induced Hyperglycemia Reveals Sexual Dimorphisms in Depressive-Like Behavior and Hippocampal Gene Expression Across APOE Genotypes
Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society 2026 — June 22-25, 2026

MacKenzie Paul
Sponsor: Wade Rowatt

Capturing the Spirit: Validating Musical Emotion Measures in Black Gospel Contexts
APA Division 10  Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, & the Arts Annual Conference — March 12-14, 2026

Margret Powell
Sponsor: Shawn Latendresse

Beyond the block: Pathways from neighborhood disadvantage to early alcohol risk
Advancing Health Equity Research in Challenging Times conference — May 22-22, 2026

Robert Ridder
Sponsor: Sarah Schnitker

Trajectories of welcoming accountability and goal progress: Disentangling goal specific and person level covariation
European Conference on Personality — July 21-24, 2026

Sarah Garner
Sponsor: Annie Ginty

The Role of Emotion Regulation in the Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Risk for Eating Disorder Symptomatology
Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (SBSM) — March 11-14, 2026

Taryn Cook
Sponsor: Annie Ginty

Examining the Impact of Acute Exercise and Arousal Reappraisal on Stressor-Evoked Psychological and Cardiovascular Responses
83rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine — March 11-14, 2026

Vanessa Muniz
Sponsor: Gary Elkins

Findings on a Bibliometric Analysis of Hypnosis Research
Southwestern Psychological Association — March 27-29, 2026

Zhiyi Chen
Sponsor: Michael Scullin

Sleep Restriction Suppresses Sleep Spindles but Preserves Slow-Wave Activity
SLEEP — June 13-17, 2026

Public Health

Damilola Adekunle
Sponsor: Dr. Elizabeth Kwon

Exploring the impact of adverse childhood experiences on cyberbullying: examining victimization vs. perpetration
American Public Health Association - Washington DC. November 2-4, 2025. 

Jaimala Kishore
Sponsor: Dr. Rebeca Jones-Antwi

Racial/ethnic discrepancies in self-reported height, weight and body mass index: findings from NHANES 2021-2023
American Public Health Association - Washington DC. November 2-4, 2025. 

Michelle Asiedu-Danso
Sponsor: Dr. Gabriel Benavidez

Sociodemographic Determinants of Cost-Related Medication Non-Adherence: Insights from the National Health Interview Survey (2021–2023)
American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting 2025 - Washington, D.C., Not Listed/International. November 2-5, 2025. 

Raphael Abayateye
Sponsor: Dr. Matthew Asare

Abstract: A Socio-Ecological Analysis of Cervical Cancer Screening in Rural Southern U.S. Communities (2010–2020).
American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting 2025 - Washington, D.C., Not Listed/International. November 2-5, 2025. 

Catherine Kaliszewski
Sponsor: Dr. Kathryn Janda-Thomte

Types and levels of social support through the lens of the Socioecological Model provided through breastfeeding programs in the U.S.: A scoping review. 
American Public Health Association - Washington DC. November 2-5, 2025. 

Tanvir Ahmed
Sponsor: Dr. Rodney Bowden

Assessing High-Density Lipoprotein: Shifting Focus from Quantity to Quality in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment
American Public Health Association - Washington DC. November 2-5, 2025. 

Jacqueline Vigil
Sponsor: Dr. M. Renee Umtattd Meyer

Adaptation of the Theoretical Domains Framework to Measure Psychosocial Constructs Related to Implementing Play Streets
Society of Behavioral Medicine's 47th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions - Chicago, Illinois. April 22-25, 2025. 

Jacqueline Vigil
Sponsor: Dr. M. Renee Umtattd Meyer

Partnerships Enhance Physical Activity: A Qualitative Analysis of Physical Activity Policy, Systems, and Environmental Strategies in Extension SNAP-Ed Programs
2026 American Academy of Health Behavior - Austin, Texas. March 29-April 1, 2026. 

Faith Alozie
Sponsor: Dr. Stephanie Jones

Identifying Underserved Youth at High Risk for Suicidality. The Impact of Substance Use and Adverse Childhood Experiences
2026 American Academy of Health Behavior - Austin, Texas. March 29-April 1, 2026. 

Damilola Adekunle
Sponsor: Dr. Elizabeth Kwon

Understanding Loneliness in Young Adulthood: Mental Health, Social Support, and the Role of Belonging
2026 American Academy of Health Behavior - Austin, Texas. March 29-April 1, 2026. 

Charlotte Nwagwu
Sponsor: Dr. Bryan Brooks

Stability of Viral RNA in Wastewater: Freeze-Thaw Effects on RSV and Influenza for Wastewater-based Epidemiology
5th International Conference on Environmental Pollution, Restoration, and Management - Quy Nhon. March 20-25, 2026. 

Damilola Adekunle
Sponsor: Elizabeth Kwon

Understanding Loneliness in Young Adulthood: Mental Health, Social Support, and the Role of Belonging
American Academy of Health Behavior Conference 2026 — March 29, 2026 - April 1, 2026

Emmanuel Abrefah
Sponsor: Matt Asare

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination and Cervical Cancer  Prevention: Ghanaian Adolescent Students’ Perspectives Through Focus Group Discussion
3rd International Conference on Women's Health and Breast Cancer — October 5-6, 2026

Faith Alozie
Sponsor: Stephanie Jones

Identifying Underserved Youth at High Risk for Suicidality. The Impact of Substance Use and Adverse Childhood Experiences
2026 Scientific Meeting. 2026 American Academy of Health Behavior meeting in Austin, Texas — March 29, 2026 - April 1, 2026

Jacqueline Vigil
Sponsor: M. Renée Umstattd Meyer

Adaptation of the Theoretical Domains Framework to Measure Psychosocial Constructs Related to Implementing Play Streets
Society of Behavioral Medicine's 47th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions — April 22-25, 2026

Jacqueline Vigil
Sponsor: M. Renée Umstattd Meyer

Partnerships Enhance Physical Activity: A Qualitative Analysis of Physical Activity Policy, Systems, and Environmental Strategies in Extension SNAP-Ed Programs
2026 American Academy of Health Behavior — March 29, 2026 - April 1, 2026

Michelle Asiedu-Danso
Sponsor: Gabriel Benavidez

Uptake of Diabetes Self-Management Education among Diabetic cancer Survivors
Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting — June 23-26, 2026

Raphael Abayateye
Sponsor: Matthew Asare

Examining Socioecological Approaches to Improve Empirical Reproductive Bioethics Methods
World Congress of Bioethics — July 8-10, 2026

Religion 

Wemimo Jaiyesimi
Sponsor: Dr. Jonathan Tran

Prayer, Solidarity, and Common Life: A Case Study from Nigeria’s #EndSARS Movement
Political Theologies of a Democratic Common Life - Oxford, Not Listed/International. March 24-26, 2025. 

Katherine Ellis
Sponsor: Dr. Devan Stahl

Natality & the Nicene Creed
DITA 2025 Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts - Durham, North Carolina. September 4-7, 2025. 

Jackson McNeece
Sponsor: Dr. Devan Stahl

Language as a Medium of Human Dignity: Theological and Clinical Reflections on Miscommunication in Healthcare
Practice and Presence - Durham, North Carolina. September 12-13, 2025. 

Hungreiphy Zimik Awungshi
Sponsor: Dr. David Whitford

Luther’s Theology of Sexuality: A Male Impulse or a Universal Ideal?
Sixteenth Century Society (SCS) - Portland, Oregon. October 30-November 1, 2025. 

Linda Moldovan
Sponsor: Dr. David Whitford

Vampires and Protestants: Faith, Folklore, and the Struggle for Belief in Early Modern Romania
Sixteenth Century Society (SCS) - Portland, Oregon. October 30-November 1, 2025. 

Michelle Hunt
Sponsor: Dr. Dierdre Fulton

Issachar's Levitical City Portions in Josh 21:27-28 and 1 Chr 6:57-58
Society of Biblical Literature - Boston, Massachusetts. November 20-25, 2025. 

Lanie Walkup
Sponsor: Dr. Mikeal Parsons

Who's Your Pater?: Parentage, Education, and Origins in the Infancy Gospel of Thomas,
Society of Biblical Literature - Boston, Massachusetts. November 20-25, 2025. 

Claire Mummert
Sponsor: Dr. Cynthia Shafer-Elliot

Considering the Problem of Zerubbabel and 1 Esdras
Society of Biblical Literature - Boston, Massachusetts. November 20-25, 2025. 

Rachel Johnson
Sponsor: Dr. Mikeal Parsons

Father, Son, & Speechless Spirit: A Disabled Spirit in Mark 9:14-29
Society of Biblical Literature - Boston, Massachusetts. November 20-25, 2025. 

Spencer Danley
Sponsor: Dr. Bruce Longenecker

Justice for the Levite's Concubine: The Woman's Amended Depiction in the MT of Judges 19
Society of Biblical Literature - Boston, Massachusetts. November 20-25, 2025. 

Tyler Mowry
Sponsor: Dr. Dierdre Fulton

Post-Diachrony: A Historical Analogy for the Future of Diachronic Analysis in Biblical Scholarship
Society of Biblical Literature - Boston, Massachusetts. November 20-25, 2025. 

Leslie Garrotte
Sponsor: Dr. Elizabeth Flowers

Laborers for the Lost World”: Evangelical Campus Ministry in Bombingham’s Long Shadow
American Society of Church History - Chicago, Illinois. January 8-11, 2026. 

Wemimo Jaiyesimi
Sponsor: Dr. Sameer Yadav

Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award
Society for Pentecostal Studies Annual Meeting - Waco, Texas. March 12-14, 2025. 

Drew Craddock
Sponsor: Dr. Devan Stahl

Supplementing the Title “Great Physician” in Christian Prayers for Healing
Conference on Medicine and Religion - Houston, Texas. March 22-24, 2026. 

Claire Mummert
Sponsor: Dr. Deirdre Fulton

The Dead Sea Scrolls and Temporal Utopia; Political Agency as Survival: Women in 1-2 Samuel
Southwest Commission on Religious Studies - Irving, Texas. March 6-8, 2026. 

Grace Babayan
Sponsor: Dr. Elizabeth Flowers

"Princess, Delegate, Patriarch: Surma Khanum and the Case for the Assyrian Imagination"
Southwest Commission on Religious Studies - Irving, Texas. March 6-8, 2026. 

Michelle Hunt
Sponsor: Dr. Dierdre Fulton

Arrangement and Rearrangement: List-making and Organization in Joshua 15–19
Southwest Commission on Religious Studies - Irving, Texas. March 6-8, 2026. 

Jackson McNeece
Sponsor: Dr. Devan Stahl

Christology in the ICU
Southwest Commission on Religious Studies - Irving, Texas. March 6-8, 2026. 

Reichert Zalameda
Sponsor: Dr. Cynthia Shafer-Elliot

Tying Up Loose Ends: The Function of Nehemiah 13:1–3 at the End of Ezra-Nehemiah
Southwest Commission on Religious Studies - Irving, Texas. March 6-8, 2026. 

Hunter Holmes
Sponsor: Dr. Bruce Longenecker

“The Defeat of Thanatos: Reconsidering the Identity of Death in 1 Corinthians 15"
Southwest Commission on Religious Studies - Irving, Texas. March 6-8, 2026. 

Linda Moldovan
Sponsor: Dr. Elizabeth Flowers

Exploring Gender Roles in Romanian Pentecostal Churches of Texas
Southwest Commission on Religious Studies - Irving, Texas. March 6-8, 2026. 

Reichert Zalameda
Sponsor: Dr. Cynthia Shafer-Elliot

Who Remembers What: The Division of Labor for the Production and Maintenance of Memory in the Narratives of Deborah, Gideon, and Jephthah
Society for Pentecostal Studies - Waco, Texas. March 12-14, 2026. 

Kyle Barton
Sponsor: Dr. Paul Martens

Holy Revolt: Karl Barth's Doctrine of Sanctification
Weslyian Theological Society Annual Meeting - Seattle, Washington. March 19-21, 2026. 

Sean Baz-Garza
Sponsor: Dr. Paul Martens

Wesley and Calvin, Virtue and Sanctification
Weslyian Theological Society Annual Meeting - Seattle, Washington. March 19-21, 2026. 

Jennifer Gash
Sponsor: Dr. Ericka Dunbar

"Sharpen Them in Your Children": Sensorily Comprehensive Pedagogy in Deuteronomy 6:6-9
Knoxville - TN, Tennessee. April 10-11, 2026. 

Ranmi Bae
Sponsor: Dr. Doug Weaver

KOREAN HOLINESS WOMEN, 1907–1945: AT THE INTERSECTION OF GENDER AND COLONIALISM
Asian Theological Institute - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. May 25-30, 2026. 

Amarachi Njoku Joseph
Sponsor: Paul Martens

Toward a Pluralistic Relational Practice in a Technological Age: Reimagining Jeffrey Bishop’s Liturgical Cosmotechnics.
Association Sociology of Religion — August 8-10, 2026

Claire Mummert
Sponsor: Deirdre Fulton

The Dead Sea Scrolls and Temporal Utopia; Political Agency as Survival: Women in 1-2 Samuel
SWCRS — March 6-8, 2026

Drake King
Sponsor: Mikeal Parsons

David's Supposed Son: Scriptural Contradictions in the Mekhilta and Mark
SBL 2026 — November 21-24, 2026

Drew Craddock
Sponsor: Devan Stahl

 Supplementing the Title “Great Physician” in Christian Prayers for Healing
Conference on Medicine and Religion — March 22-24, 2026

Grace Babayan
Sponsor: Elizabeth Flowers

"Princess, Delegate, Patriarch: Surma Khanum and the Case for the Assyrian Imagination"
Southwest Commission on Religious Studies — March 6-8, 2026

Grace Babayan
Sponsor: Elizabeth Flowers

Digital Ritual: The Fast of Nineveh, Social Media, and a Community Transformed
Southwest Commission on Religious Studies — March 6-8, 2026

Hunter Holmes
Sponsor: Bruce Longenecker

“The Defeat of Thanatos: Reconsidering the Identity of Death in 1 Corinthians 15"
South West Commission on Religious Studies (SBLR Section on March 7–8) — March 7-8, 2026

Jackson McNeece
Sponsor: Devan Stahl

Christology in the ICU
Southwest Commission on Religious Studies — March 6-8, 2026

Jennifer Gash
Sponsor: Ericka Dunbar

"Sharpen Them in Your Children": Sensorily Comprehensive Pedagogy in Deuteronomy 6:6-9
Knoxville — April 10-11, 2026

Kyle Barton
Sponsor: Paul Martens

Holy Revolt: Karl Barth's Doctrine of Sanctification
Weslyian Theological Society Annual Meeting — March 19-21, 2026

Linda Moldovan
Sponsor: Elizabeth Flowers

Exploring Gender Roles in Romanian Pentecostal Churches of Texas
Southwest Commission on Religious Studies — March 8-9, 2026

Megan Burr-Joslin
Sponsor: Sameer Yadav

The Fractions That Divide Us: Scarcity, Blood Quantum, and Tribal Belonging in the Three Affiliated Tribes’ Enrollment Ordinance
NAIITS Symposium 2026 — June 5-7, 2026

Michelle Hunt
Sponsor: Deirdre Fulton

Arrangement and Rearrangement: List-making and Organization in Joshua 15–19
Southwest Comission on Religious Studies — March 6-8, 2026

Ranmi Bae
Sponsor: Doug Weaver

KOREAN HOLINESS WOMEN, 1907–1945: AT THE INTERSECTION OF GENDER AND COLONIALISM
Asian Theological Institute — May 25-30, 2026

Reichert Zalameda
Sponsor: Cynthia Shafer-Elliott

Tying Up Loose Ends: The Function of Nehemiah 13:1–3 at the End of Ezra-Nehemiah
Southwest Commission on Religious Studies — March 6-8, 2026

Reichert Zalameda
Sponsor: Cynthia Shafer-Elliott

Who Remembers What: The Division of Labor for the Production and Maintenance of Memory in the Narratives of Deborah, Gideon, and Jephthah
Society for Pentecostal Studies — March 12-14, 2026

Sean Baz-Garza
Sponsor: Paul Martens

Wesley and Calvin, Virtue and Sanctification
Wesleyan Theological Society — March 20-21, 2026

Spencer Danley
Sponsor: Mikeal Parsons

Viewing the ECM text of Acts Through the Lens of the Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament Tradition
2026 CSNTM Text & Manuscript Conference — May 28-29, 2026

Wemimo Jaiyesimi
Sponsor: Sameer Yadav

Outstanding Graduate Student Research award
Conference: Society for Pentecostal Studies Annual Meeting — March 12-14, 2026

School Psychology

Carol Raymond
Sponsor: Dr. Nicholas Benson

From the Brain to the Page: Neuropsychologically Based Writing Interventions
APA 2025 - Denver, Colorado. August 7-9, 2025. 

Avery Spyers
Sponsor: Dr. Sarah Mire

From the Brain to the Page: Neuropsychologically Based Writing Interventions
APA 2025 - Denver, Colorado. August 7-9, 2025. 

Ruxin Ling
Sponsor: Dr. Nicholas Benson

Promoting Growth in Children’s Social Competence: Identifying Clinically Relevant Tools
APA 2025 - Denver, Colorado. August 7-9, 2025. 

Connor Caya
Sponsor: Dr. Nicholas Benson

Promoting Growth in Children’s Social Competence: Identifying Clinically Relevant Tools
APA 2025 - Denver, Colorado. August 7-9, 2025. 

Selina Njoku
Sponsor: Dr. Nicholas Benson

Hospital-to-School Reentry in Rural Communities
TASP Fall Convention - Sugar Land, Texas. November 6-8, 2025. 

Mariah Sanderson
Sponsor: Dr. Tamara Hodges

Cultural Immersion in School Psychology: Training and Recruitment Benefits. 
National Association of School Psychologists 2026 Annual Convention - Chicago, Illinois. February 24-27, 2026. 

Avery Spyers
Sponsor: Dr. Tamara Hodges

Cultural Immersion in School Psychology: Training and Recruitment Benefits
National Association of School Psychologists 2026 Annual Convention - Chicago, Illinois. February 24-27, 2026. 

Serena Pizzi
Sponsor: Dr. Tamara Hodges

Addressing Substitute Teacher Preparedness Through a Classroom Quick Guide
National Association of School Psychologists 2026 Annual Convention - Chicago, Illinois. February 24-27, 2026. 

Abigail Cordon
Sponsor: Dr. Tamara Hodges

Rural Technology Access: Observations Meet Global Data
National Association of School Psychologists 2026 Annual Convention - Chicago, Illinois. February 24-27, 2026. 

Madeline Pettit
Sponsor: Dr. Nicholas Benson

Employment of Mental Health Professionals in Private Christian Schools
National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention - Chicago, Illinois. February 24-27, 2026. 

Ivana Lozano
Sponsor: Dr. Sarah Mire

Supporting Success: Testing Accommodations for Autistic Learners
National Association of School Psychologists - Chicago, Texas. February 24-27, 2026. 

Scarlett Gardner
Sponsor: Dr. Sarah Mire

Country Roads: Rural Practitioners' Practices and Perceptions of Autism Assessment
National Association of School Psychologists - Chicago, Texas. February 24-27, 2026. 

Ruxin Ling
Sponsor: Dr. Nicholas Benson

AI-Enhanced Scale Development for School Psychology Practice
National Association of School Psychologists - Chicago, Texas. February 24-27, 2026. 

Janie Contreras
Sponsor: Dr. Sarah Mire

Strengthening family-school partnerships through understanding of Latino fathers' experiences
National Association of School Psychologists - Chicago, Texas. February 24-27, 2026. 

Selina Njoku
Sponsor: Dr. Tamara Hodges

Building Cultural Competence Through Cultural Immersion Experiences in Training Programs
National Association of School Psychologists - Chicago, Texas. February 24-27, 2026. 

Ellen Grimes
Sponsor: Dr. Tamara Hodges

Building Cultural Competence Through Cultural Immersion Experiences in Training Programs
National Association of School Psychologists - Chicago, Texas. February 24-27, 2026. 

Carol Raymond
Sponsor: Dr. Nicholas Benson

Enhancing School Psychology Practice with Generative AI
National Association of School Psychologists - Chicago, Texas. February 24-27, 2026. 

Ellen Grimes
Sponsor: Dr. Sarah Mire

Meeting the Diagnostic Demand: Provider Capacity for Autism Evaluations across the Lifespan
International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) 2026 - Prague. April 22-26, 2026. 

Makayla Honaker
Sponsor: Dr. Sarah Mire

Who Conducts Autism Evaluations? Associations Between Provider Degree Level, Evaluation Frequency, and Developmental Stages
International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) 2026 - Prague. April 22-26, 2026. 

Allyson Pechacek
Sponsor: Dr. Sarah Mire

Training Patterns in Autism Diagnosis: Differences across Early Childhood, School-Age, and Adult Service Providers
International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) 2026 - Prague. April 22-26, 2026. 

Allyson Pechacek
Sponsor: Dr. Tamara Hodges

Examining Pre-Intervention Variation in Substance Use Attitudes Among 7th-Grade Students
Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference - Las Vegas, Nevada. April 30- May 5, 2026. 

Allison Heinrich
Sponsor: Thomas Fergus

Examining the Incremental Contribution of Cognitive and Behavioral Manifestations of Intolerance of Uncertainty to Internalizing Symptom Severity
Anxiety and Depression Association of America — April 9-11, 2026

Alyssa Hartley
Sponsor: Thomas Fergus

Examining the Association Between Self-Absorption and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Symptom Severity
Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) 2026 — April 9-11, 2026

Angela Fan
Sponsor: Francesca Penner

Protective Factors Differ By Family Nativity: Social Support and Children’s Mental Health In Immigrant and Native-Born Families
APS Annual Convention — May 28-30, 2026

Anna Milliken
Sponsor: Christine Limbers

Associations Between Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptom Severity and the Youth Experience Survey for Sport (YES-S)
Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference — April 30, 2026 - May 3, 2026

Brianne Moore
Sponsor: Thomas Fergus

Examining the Association Between Intolerance of Aloneness and Adult Separation Anxiety Disorder Symptom Severity
Anxiety & Depression Conference: ADAA 2026 — April 9-11, 2026

Courtney Estrada
Sponsor: Christine Limbers

Maternal Hormonal Birth Control Use During Conception and Low Birth Weight in Offspring: Evidence from the National Survey of Family Growth
Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference — April 30, 2026 - May 2, 2026

Elizabeth Hernandez
Sponsor: Christine Limbers

Associations Between Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptom Severity and the Youth Experience Survey for Sport (YES-S)
Society of Pediatric Psychology — April 30, 2026 - May 3, 2026

Erin Laurel
Sponsor: Christine Limbers

Maternal Hormonal Contraceptive Use During Conception and Low Birth Weight in Offspring: Evidence from the National Survey of Family Growth
Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference (SPPAC) 2026 — April 30, 2026 - May 3, 2026

Jack Journeycake
Sponsor: Thomas Fergus

Examining the Association Between Positive Affect and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Symptom Severity
Anxiety and Depression Conference (ADAA) — April 13-13, 2026

Jessica Rocha
Sponsor: Francesca Penner

Systematic Review of Parent-Child Attachment Security In Pediatric Physical Chronic Illness
Association for Psychological Science Annual Conference 2026 — May 28-30, 2026

Kara Petitt
Sponsor: Francesca Penner

Fathers’ Anxiety Is Associated with Perceptions of Infant Feeding and Sleep As Problematic
2026 Annual Association of Psychological Sciences (APS) Convention — May 27-30, 2026

Marco Ramirez Gonzalez
Sponsor: Christine Limbers

Examining Pre-Intervention Variation in Substance Use Attitudes Among 7th-Grade Students
Society of Pediatric Psychology — April 30, 2026 - May 2, 2026

Tara Luers
Sponsor: Christine Limbers

Associations Between Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptom Severity and the Youth Experience Survey for Sport (YES-S)
Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference (SPPAC) 2026 — April 30, 2026 - May 2, 2026

Tatum Zeleznik
Sponsor: Christine Limbers

Associations Between Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptom Severity and the Youth Experience Survey for Sport (YES-S)
Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference — April 30, 2026 - May 2, 2026

Allyson Pechacek
Sponsor: Sarah Mire

Training Patterns in Autism Diagnosis: Differences across Early Childhood, School-Age, and Adult Service Providers
International Society for Autism Research — April 22-25, 2026

Allyson Pechacek
Sponsor: Tamara Hodges

Examining Pre-Intervention Variation in Substance Use Attitudes Among 7th-Grade Students
Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference — April 30, 2026 - May 2, 2026

Ellen Grimes
Sponsor: Sarah Mire

Meeting the Diagnostic Demand: Provider Capacity for Autism Evaluations across the Lifespan
International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) 2026 — April 22-25, 2026

Ivana Lozano
Sponsor: Sarah Mire

Cultural Adaptation of Rubi Parent Training for Spanish-Speaking Families
International Society of Autism Research Annual Meeting — April 22-25, 2026

Makayla Honaker
Sponsor: Sarah Mire

Who Conducts Autism Evaluations? Associations Between Provider Degree Level, Evaluation Frequency, and Developmental Stages
International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) — April 22-25, 2026

Virginia Reynolds
Sponsor: Sarah Mire

Centering Families in Autism Evaluations: Provider, Setting, and Contextual Variability in Parent Interview Practice
International Society for Autism Research — April 22-25, 2026

Social Work

Lucy Huh
Sponsor: Dr. Gaynor Yancey

Sacred Power, Secular Accountability: The Constitutional and Legislative Challenges of Protecting Women from Clergy Sexual Abuse in the United States
International Safeguarding Conference - Rome. June 17-20, 2025. 

Geneece Goertzen
Sponsor: Dr. Gaynor Yancey

Institutional Betrayal or Courage?  -and-  Research as Advocacy: How Trauma Initiates Change
Institute for Violence Abuse and Trauma - San Diego, California. August 19-21, 2025. 

Bianca Smith
Sponsor: Dr. Qianwei Zhao

Research as Advocacy: How Trauma Initiates Change
30th San Diego International Summit on Violence, Abuse and Trauma - San Diego, California. August 18-21, 2025. 

Cali Werner
Sponsor: Dr. Rob Rogers

Perfectionism and OCD in Sport
Alliance of Social Workers in Sport - New Orleans, Louisiana. September 30-October 1, 2025. 

Qin Sun
Sponsor: Dr. Jinyu Liu

Application of Community-Based Participatory Research to Support Chinese American Dementia Caregivers
Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting - Boston, Massachusetts. November 12-15, 2025. 

Angela McClellan
Sponsor: Dr. Jocelyn McGee

"Life Review Intervention Delivered by Caregivers of Persons Living with Dementia Improves Depression" & Lifelong Memories That Help Persons Living with Dementia and Depression to Engage and Thrive""
Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting - Boston, Massachusetts. November 12-15, 2025. 

Kara Whittaker
Sponsor: Dr. Gaynor Yancey

Beyond Words: Implications of Presuming Competence for Christians in Social Work
North American Association of Christians in Social Work Annual Convention - Norfolk, Virginia. November 13-16, 2025. 

Morgan Davie
Sponsor: Dr. Jocelyn McGee

Spiritual Growth in Adults with Childhood Maltreatment: A Case Study
North American Association of Christians in Social Work Annual Convention - Norfolk, Virginia. November 13-16, 2025. 

Angela McClellan
Sponsor: Dr. Jocelyn McGee

Lifelong Memories That Alleviate Depressive Symptoms of People Living with Early-Stage Dementia: A Mixed-Methods Study
Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) - Washington, D.C. January 14-18, 2026. 

Kara Whittaker
Sponsor: Dr. Gaynor Yancey

Mapping the Moral Model: Religious Conceptualizations of Disability in Congregational Contexts
Southwestern Social Science Association Annual Meeting - Nashville, Tennessee. April 2-4, 2026. 

Bailey Thompson
Sponsor: Dr. Gaynor Yancey

Accessible Youth Ministry: Promoting the Faith Formation of Youth with Disabilities
Disability and the Church - Washington DC. April 21-23, 2026. 

Kara Whittaker
Sponsor: Gaynor Yancey

1) Pursuing Evidence-Based Inclusion: A Reasoned Action Approach to Beliefs, Attitudes, and Congregational Practices Toward IDD; 2) From Presence to Participation: A Toolkit for Congregational Support of Non and Minimally Speaking Autistic Individuals
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities — June 22-24, 2026

Kara Whittaker
Sponsor: Gaynor Yancey

Mapping the Moral Model: Religious Conceptualizations of Disability in Congregational Contexts
Southwestern Social Science Association Annual Meeting — April 2-4, 2026

Qin Sun
Sponsor: Jinyu Liu

Aging Parents of Adults with Serious Mental Illness: Sources of Stress, Existing Interventions, Policy and Practice Recommendations
Southwestern Social Science Association 2026 Annual Meeting — April 2-4, 2026

Steven DeGeorge
Sponsor: Brianna Lemmons

Engaging Fathers: Exploring Barriers and Best Practices for Social Workers
Southwestern social science Association — April 2-4, 2026

Tysheira Wanser
Sponsor: David Pooler

Witnessing the Hidden Wounds: Educating Social Workers on Adult Survivors of Childhood Exposure to Domestic Violence
Southwestern Social Science Association — April 2-4, 2026

Sociology

Rachael Murdock
Sponsor: Dr. Laura Upeneiks

Higher Status and Peace from on High: How Private Religiosity Moderates the Association Between Occupational Stress and Mental Health
Association for the Sociology of Religion - Chicago, Illinois. August 9-12, 2025. 

Michael Ervin
Sponsor: Dr. Markus Schafer

The Effect of Education and Party Affiliation on Individual Free Market Attitudes
Association for the Sociology of Religion - Chicago, Illinois. August 9-12, 2025. 

Jennifer Laderi
Sponsor: Dr. Jeremy Uecker

Religious Social Support and Mental Health: Exploring the mediating role of Optimism, Meaning in Life, and Religious Attendance
Association for the Sociology of Religion - Chicago, Illinois. August 9-12, 2025. 

James Malo
Sponsor: Dr. Markus Schafer

Democratic Differences in Gendered Well-Being: Evidence from a Global Sample
Association for the Sociology of Religion - Chicago, Illinois. August 9-12, 2025. 

Riley Peterson
Sponsor: Dr. Jeremy Uecker

Shades of Loneliness: The Educational Divide in Loneliness for Young Men in America after Covid-19
American Sociology Association, Association for the Sociology of Religion - Chicago, Illinois. August 8-12, 2025. 

Isaiah King
Sponsor: Dr. Paul Froese

Not Just White and Liberal: Race, Secularity, and Visions of American Society
American Sociology Association, Association for the Sociology of Religion - Chicago, Illinois. August 8-12, 2025. 

Alex Andre
Sponsor: Dr. Jeremy Uecker

“Religious Participation and Academic Success: Does the Influence of Religion Vary by Race, Gender, and Parent Education?
American Sociology Association, Association for the Sociology of Religion - Chicago, Illinois. August 8-12, 2025. 

Alex Andre
Sponsor: Dr. Jeremy Uecker

Religious Nones, Grades, and Degrees: Does Diversity Exist Among Religious Nones In Academic Outcomes In Adolescence and Early Adulthood?
SSSR RA Annual Meeting - Minneapolis, Minnesota. October 31-November 2, 2025. 

Rachael Murdock
Sponsor: Dr. Laura Upenieks

Short-Term Trips, Short-Term Effects? Exploring the Association Between Religious Retreats and Missions with Subjective Well-Being
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion - Minneapolis, Minnesota. October 31-November 2, 2025. 

Heewon Yang
Sponsor: Dr. Jerry Park

Religious Identity and Interracial Romance: How Individuals Rank Religious Identity Impacts Engagement in Interracial Romance
The SSSR+RRA 2025 Annual Meeting - Minneapolis, Minnesota. October 31-November 2, 2025. 

Isaiah King
Sponsor: Dr. Paul Froese

The Magic of Secularization
The SSSR+RRA 2025 Annual Meeting - Minneapolis, Minnesota. October 31-November 2, 2025. 

Jennifer Laderi
Sponsor: Dr. Jeremy Uecker

Suffering and Smiling: Religion, Corruption, and Democracy in Shaping Well-Being Across Africa
The SSSR+RRA 2025 Annual Meeting - Minneapolis, Minnesota. October 31-November 2, 2025. 

Nhan Nguyen
Sponsor: Dr. Laura Upenieks

How Religious Struggles May Be Linked to Loneliness via Social Support in the United States: Testing the Moderating Effect of Race/Ethnicity
the International Conference on Aging in the Americas (ICAA) - Miami, Florida. December 3-5, 2025. 

Chloe Davis
Sponsor: Dr. Carson Mencken

Mental Health Treatments: Rural and Urban Difference by Increasing Educational Attainment and Income
Southern Sociological Society - Jacksonville, Florida. April 8-11, 2026. 

Chloe Davis
Sponsor: Dr. Carson Mencken

Higher Levels of Income and Education: Urban vs Rural Mental Health Outcomes
Population Association of America - St. Louis, Missouri. May 6-9, 2026. 

Riley Peterson
Sponsor: Dr. Jeremy Uecker

1. Demographic Trends in Locus of Control Beliefs Among American High School Seniors (1977-2023)  2. Changing Patterns in Young Adult Virginity: Evidence from the National Survey of Family Growth
Population Association of America - St. Louis, Missouri. May 6-9, 2026. 

Hayoung Oh
Sponsor: Dr. Markus Schafer

Friendship Rifts? Gender, Cohorts, and the Rise of Couple-Embedded Friend Time
Population Association of America - St. Louis, Missouri. May 6-9, 2026. 

Chloe Davis
Sponsor: Carson Mencken

Higher Levels of Income and Education: Urban vs Rural Mental Health Outcomes
Population Association of America — May 6-9, 2026

Chloe Davis
Sponsor: Carson Mencken

Mental Health Treatments: Rural and Urban Difference by Increasing Educational Attainment and Income
Southern Sociological Society — April 8-11, 2026

Daniel Jang
Sponsor: Markus Schafer

Gendered Social Networks: Identifying Pathways Between High School Social Networks and Adult Depressive Symptoms Through Gender Stratified Peer Networks
Population Association of American Annual Meeting — May 6-9, 2026

Hayoung Oh
Sponsor: Markus Schafer

Friendship Rifts? Gender, Cohorts, and the Rise of Couple-Embedded Friend Time
Population Association of America — May 6-9, 2026

James Malo
Sponsor: Markus Schafer

“For Her Own Good?” Interplay of Wealth and Education in Justifying Spousal Violence in Bangladesh
Population Association of America Annual Meeting 2026 — May 6-8, 2026

Riley Peterson
Sponsor: Jeremy Uecker

1. Demographic Trends in Locus of Control Beliefs Among American High School Seniors (1977-2023)  2. Changing Patterns in Young Adult Virginity: Evidence from the National Survey of Family Growth
Population Association of America — May 6-9, 2026

Tamunosaki Bilaye-Benibo
Sponsor: Matthew Andersson

Racial Misclassification and Mental Health among Black People: Revelations from Skin Tone and Multiracial Status
Population Association of America Annual Meeting — May 6-9, 2026

Statistical Science

Nathen Byford
Sponsor: Dr. Joon Jin Song

Bayesian Spatial Scan Statistics for Under-Reported Data
Joint Statistical Meetings - Nashville, Tennessee. August 2-7, 2025. 

Caleb Fox
Sponsor: Dr. Rodney Sturdivant

Numerical Methods for Parameter Estimation of Spatio-Temporal Hawkes Processes
Joint Statistical Meetings - Nashville, Tennessee. August 2-7, 2025. 

Yurong Chen
Sponsor: Dr. Joon Song

Propensity Score-Based Stratified Win Ratio for Augmented Control Designs
Joint Statistical Meetings - Nashville, Tennessee. August 2-7, 2025. 

Madison De Boer
Sponsor: Dr. Mandy Hering

Designing Experiments to Identify Optimal Operation Conditions for a Dynamic Cloth Media Primary Wastewater Treatment System
Fall Technical Conference - Sugarland, Texas. October 7-9, 2025. 

Emmanuel Sarfo Fosu
Sponsor: Dr. Joon Jin Song

Spatial Poisson-Lognormal Pathway Model for Detecting Spatially Expressed (SE) Genes in Spatial Transcriptomics
The 19th International Joint Conference on Computational and Financial Econometrics (CFE) and Computational and Methodological Statistics (CMStatistics), CFE-CMStatistics 2025 - London. December 13-15, 2025. 

Hunter Privett
Sponsor: Dr. Amanda Hering

Monitoring Functional Anomalies in a Water Treatment Process
Fall Technical Conference - Houston, Texas. October 7-9, 2025. 

Anupama Kannan
Sponsor: David Kahle

Tensortools: Tools for Tensor-Variate Distributions and Decompositions
Joint Statistical Meetings — August 1-6, 2026

Carson Slater
Sponsor: Amanda Hering

Identifying Outdoor Watering Events with High Frequency Metering Data to Assess Residential Watering Consumption
2026 Annual Water Resources Conference — June 8-10, 2026

Clara Andersen
Sponsor: John Seaman

Bayesian Methods for Determining Average Bioequivalence in 2x2 Cross-over Studies
Midwest Biopharmaceutical Statistics Workshop — May 27-29, 2026

Kaylee Pascarella
Sponsor: John Seaman

Bayesian Approach to Composite Strategy for Handling Intercurrent Events for Continuous Outcomes
Midwest Biopharmaceutical Statistics Workshop — May 27-29, 2026

Nathaniel Morgan
Sponsor: David Kahle

ggclassify: visualizing bivariate classifiers and clustering rules with ggplot2
Joint Statistical Meetings — August 1-5, 2026

Nicholas Taylor
Sponsor: Mandy Hering

Predicting In-Lake Turbidity Using Satellite Data: A Comparison of Spatial Models
2026 UCOWR/NIWR Annual Water Resources Conference — June 8-10, 2026

Theater Arts

Natalie Guess
Sponsor: Dr. David Jortner

Overcoming Hegemony in Oklahoma!
Mid-America Theatre Conference - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. March 5-8, 2026. 

Aaliyah Carter
Sponsor: Dr. David Jortner

“America’s Original Sin”: Racial Violence and the Modern Day Eden in Amiri Baraka’s Dutchman
Mid-America Theatre Conference - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. March 5-8, 2026. 

Stacey Schiller
Sponsor: Dr. David Jortner

Playwriting Symposium - Director
Mid-America Theatre Conference - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. March 5-8, 2026. 

Miriam Mattsfield
Sponsor: Dr. David Jortner

Censorship and Safe-Exposure within an Educational Theatre
Mid-America Theatre Conference - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. March 6-8, 2026. 

Kiley Towne
Sponsor: David Jortner

Director of The Violinist Sucks You Dry for the Playwrighting Symposium
Mid-America Theatre Conference — March 5-7, 2026

Miriam Mattsfield
Sponsor: David Jortner

Censorship and Safe-Exposure within an Educational Theatre
Mid-America Theatre Conference — March 6-8, 2026

Natalie Guess
Sponsor: David Jortner

Overcoming Hegemony in Oklahoma!
Mid-America Theatre Conference — March 5-7, 2026

Stacey Schiller
Sponsor: David Jortner

Playwriting Symposium - Director
Mid-America Theatre Conference — March 5-8, 2026

Aaliyah Carter
Sponsor: David Jortner

“America’s Original Sin”: Racial Violence and the Modern Day Eden in Amiri Baraka’s Dutchman
Mid American Theatre Conference — March 5-7, 2026

Truett Seminary

Stephen Mead
Sponsor: Dr. Jared Alcantara

Preaching Mark 9:14–29 in Light of Gethesemane: A Redemptionist Reading Strategy for Addressing Disability
Evangelical Homiletics Society Conference - Southhaven, Mississippi. October 16-18, 2025. 

Bailey Thompson
Sponsor: Gaynor Yancey

Accessible Youth Ministry: Promoting the Faith Formation of Youth with Disabilities
Disability and the Church — April 21-23, 2026

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