Oral Presentation Sessions 1-6
Oral Presentation Schedule Listed by Session #
Friday, September 5, 2025 - Location: SUB Top Floor Rooms
Session #1, 9:45 to 10:05 a.m. SUB Top Floor - Various Rooms.
Barrey, Aubrie - Major: Psychology , University of Northern Colorado
Oral Presentation Session #1, Room: Santa Ana A
Title: Does Generalized Anxiety Disorder or Environmentlist Identity Better Explain Climate Anxiety?
Carey, Joseph - Major: History, University of Cincinnati
Oral Presentation Session #1, Room: Fiesta A
Title: Rival Kings: The Interpretive Styles of Naftule Brandwein and Dave Tarras
Hernandez, Renae - Major: Environmental Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
Oral Presentation Session #1, Room: Lobo B
Title: Honoring the Coyote: Studying Human and Coyote Connections
King, Raven - Major: Nursing, West Texas A&M University
Oral Presentation Session #1, Room: Acoma B
Title: Foster Care Youth Transitioning into Adulthood and Higher Education
Le, Amanda - Major: 1. Medicine 2. Public and Applied Humanities, University of Arizona
Oral Presentation Session #1, Room: Isleta
Title: Hispanic Health and Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis of the Longitudinal Literature
Lopez, Elena - Major: Speech & Hearing Sciences, University of New Mexico
Oral Presentation Session #1, Room: Luminaria
Title: Vocabulary Growth of Preschoolers Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Mackay, Senai - Major: Psychology, Washington State University
Oral Presentation Session #1, Room: Santa Ana B
Title: The Relationship Between Cluster C Personality Disorders and the Relational Self-Schema
Sigona, Jonathan - Major: Mathematics, University of Arizona
Oral Presentation Session #1, Room: Acoma A
Title: FiberWalk: A Probabilistic Model of Plant Root Architecture
Slayton, Savannah - Major: Political Science, The University of Oklahoma
Oral Presentation Session #1, Room: Fiesta B
Title: "Exploring the Legacy of Colonialism on Oklahoma Education: Using Historical Foundations of Education in Oklahoma to Understand Contemporary Education in Oklahoma and Its Impacts on Native Youth.”
Zurschmiede , Zachary - Major: Social Science, Michigan Technological University
Oral Presentation Session #1, Room: Lobo A
Title: Artistic and Emotive Policy Intersections in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park
Session #2, 10:10 to 10:30 a.m. SUB Top Floor - Various Rooms.
Alva, Diana - Major: Biological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Northern Colorado
Oral Presentation Session #2, Room: Isleta
Title: Unnatural Death: Microbial Succession on Bones Exposed to Corrosive Chemicals
Anaya, Kane - Major: Biology, University of New Mexico
Oral Presentation Session #2, Room: Lobo A
Title: Genetic and Morphological Divergence in the Five-Toed Jerboas (Orientallactaga): Insights into Intraspecific Variation and Range Overlap in the Gobi Desert
Bridgewater IV, Walter - Major: Screenwriting, Loyola Marymount University
Oral Presentation Session #2, Room: Fiesta A
Title: Greenlight to Cancellations: The Evolution of TV & Black Media
Costello, Katherine - Major: Planetary Geosciences and Math, University of Arizona
Oral Presentation Session #2, Room: Acoma A
Title: Advancing the Search for Life
Giokas, Emilia - Major: Advertising, Idaho State University
Oral Presentation Session #2, Room: Santa Ana B
Title: How the cookie crumbles: An examination of food related marketing, social media, and humor.
Lapahie, Krystal - Major: Psychology , University of New Mexico
Oral Presentation Session #2, Room: Santa Ana A
Title: Prodromal symptoms of psychosis and their effects on learning and exploration in clinical high risk adolescents
Pierre-Louis, Ethan - Major: Electrical Engineering , Ethan Pierre-Louis
Oral Presentation Session #2, Room: Lobo B
Title: Security and Low Income Communities
Silva, Lizett - Major: Spanish, West Texas A&M University
Oral Presentation Session #2, Room: Fiesta B
Title: Academic Challenges of First Gen: A Comprehensive Study
Torres, Joanna - Major: Sociology, Latina/o/x and Latin American Studies, Northeastern Illinois University
Oral Presentation Session #2, Room: Acoma B
Title: Under Surveillance: How School Surveillance Measures Shape Students’ Perceptions of Themselves and Each Other
Wynn, Gianna - Major: Psychological Science, University of Arizona
Oral Presentation Session #2, Room: Luminaria
Title: Evaluating Self-Report and Direct Assessment of Cognitive-Linguistic Abilities Among Female FMR1 Premutation Carriers
Session #3, 10:35 to 10:55 a.m. SUB Top Floor Various Rooms
Carrillo, Darianna - Major: Psychology , Our Lady of the Lake University
Oral Presentation Session #3, Room: Fiesta B
Title: Balancing Dreams: The Struggles of Latina University Students.
Espitia, Nancy - Major: Psychology, California State University of Monterey Bay
Oral Presentation Session #3, Room: Santa Ana B
Title: Differences in Facial Prominence of Women and Men on the Covers of Popular Mexican Magazines
Griffus, Trinity - Major: Biology, University of New Mexico
Oral Presentation Session #3, Room: Acoma A
Title: Enhancing Sunflower Growth in Extraterrestrial Regolith through the use of Mycorrhizae Fungi and Supplemental Nutrients
Lademo, Ireti - Major: Health Sciences, University of Cincinnati
Oral Presentation Session #3, Room: Acoma B
Title: Helping Children with Loss - Instrument
Noriega, Dorian - Major: Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona
Oral Presentation Session #3, Room: Isleta
Title: Evaluating Non-Invasive Methods to Control a Robotic Arm for High-Level Tetraplegics
Ortiz-Rodriguez , Rocio - Major: Animal Science , Washington State University
Oral Presentation Session #3, Room: Lobo A
Title: Genetic Influences on Canine Feeding Behavior: Investigating Variations in ASIP and MC4R Genes
Salazar Contreras, Alicia - Major: Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona
Oral Presentation Session #3, Room: Luminaria
Title: “Sopa de Pescado”: Spanish Language Passage Development for the
Differential Diagnosis of Motor Speech Disorders
Sanders, Emily - Major: Psychology, University of New Mexico
Oral Presentation Session #3, Room: Santa Ana A
Title: Intersecting Identities: How Ethnic Identity, Discrimination, and BMI Shape Internalized Weight Bias
Vitt, Sarah - Major: Chemistry and Earth Science, University of Northern Colorado
Oral Presentation Session #3, Room: Lobo B
Title: Noble Metal Nanoparticles and their Photocatalytic Properties using Polymer Ligands
Winters, Shauntrell - Major: Theatre (Biology Minor), Northeastern Illinois University
Oral Presentation Session #3, Room: Fiesta A
Title: Not All Heroes Wear Capes
Session #4, 11:00 to 11:20 a.m. SUB Top Floor Various Rooms
Butler, Helina - Major: Cybersecurity , Harding University
Oral Presentation Session #4, Room: Santa Ana B
Title: Exploring the impact of marriage on college students
Cazares, Lourdes - Major: Chemistry and Psychology, University of New Mexico
Oral Presentation Session #4, Room: Acoma A
Title: Effect of third-trimester-equivalent alcohol exposure on neuronal densities in the cerebellar lobule VI and Crus I
Cervantes-Contreras, Emiltze - Major: Anthropology, Washington State University
Oral Presentation Session #4, Room: Luminaria
Title: Migrant Farmworker Culture and Its Effects
Draven, Elia - Major: Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico
Oral Presentation Session #4, Room: Lobo A
Title: Dust in the Caldera: Glacial-Interglacial Sediment Transport in Northern New Mexico
Guadarrama, Gabriela - Major: Education with Bilingual Certification EC-6, Our Lady of the Lake University
Oral Presentation Session #4, Room: Fiesta B
Title: Voices of Aspiring Bilingual Educators: Lived Experiences within the Bilingual Education Student Organization
Jimenez, Anabelle - Major: Psychology, Northeastern Illinois University
Oral Presentation Session #4, Room: Acoma B
Title: "I Swear I'm Happy for You": The Link Between Malicious and Benign Envy and Prosocial Behavior
LaTourrette, Ryan - Major: BME Instrumental Music Education, University of Northern Colorado
Oral Presentation Session #4, Room: Trailblazer/Spirit
Title: Piano Tuning- Stability and the Environment: A Scientific Method Case Study at the University of Northern Colorado
McQueen, Carlin - Major: Dance, Information Systems and Business Analytics, Loyola Marymount University
Oral Presentation Session #4, Room: Fiesta A
Title: The Tubman Project
Mendivil Cabral, Michelle - Major: Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona
Oral Presentation Session #4, Room: Lobo B
Title: Characterization of Temperature Behavior and Distribution in a Mach 5 Ludwieg Tube
Munstedt, Saturn - Major: Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Arizona
Oral Presentation Session #4, Room: Isleta
Title: Headache: An epitranscriptome disorder? The role of m6A RNA
Switzer- Tryon, Harmony - Major: Psychology , California State Polytecnic University, Humboldt
Oral Presentation Session #4, Room: Santa Ana A
Title: Examining the Relationship Between Childhood Trauma and Executive Functioning
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Session #5, 11:25 to 11:45 p.m. SUB Top Floor, Various Rooms
Barcelona, Jamison - Major: Chemical Engineering, Engineering Physics, University of Colorado Boulder
Oral Presentation Session #5, Room: Lobo B
Title: Kinetic Modeling of Thiol-Yne Polymerizations
Cervantes, Leelu - Major: Psychology, University of Arizona
Oral Presentation Session #5, Room: Fiesta B
Title: How History Shapes Perception: Understanding Different Perceptions of Native Americans
Chavarria, Casandra - Major: Psychology, University of Arizona
Oral Presentation Session #5, Room: Santa Ana B
Title: Buscando el Sueño Mexicano: The Educational Goal Setting Behaviors of Mexico’s Returning Students
Guerrero, Adriana - Major: Kinesiology, Our Lady of the Lake University
Oral Presentation Session #5, Room: Isleta
Title: The Relationship Between Handgrip Strength and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Older Women
Jones, Alissa - Major: Biochemistry and psychology, University of New Mexico
Oral Presentation Session #5, Room: Acoma A
Title: Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Alters Neuroimmune Gene Networks in a Brain Region-Specific Manner
King, Mikaela - Major: Atmospheric Science, University of Northern Colorado
Oral Presentation Session #5, Room: Lobo A
Title: Climate Change and Corn: Investigating Temperature and Precipitation Impacts on Yellow Dent Corn Harvest Timing across Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Nebraska
Pellegrino, Sofia - Major: Psychology, New Mexico State University
Oral Presentation Session #5, Room: Acoma B
Title: Can people remember other's emotional intensity?
Poole, Joyce - Major: Art History / Visual Art, Northeastern Illinois University
Oral Presentation Session #5, Room: Fiesta A
Title: Portraiture - A tool for socioeconomic change
Smith, Heaven - Major: Psychology, California State University, Monterey Bay
Oral Presentation Session #5, Room: Santa Ana A
Title: "The Skills Employers Consider Important Were Refined by Some Students During the Pandemic"
Tavarez, Clara - Major: Chemistry, University of Maryland, College Park
Oral Presentation Session #5, Room: Trailblazer/Spirit
Title: Stabilizing CODEx: Evaluating Locking Techniques for Cryogenic Buffer Gas Cooling Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy
Valdovinos-Arevalo, Lesly - Major: Human Nutrition and Food Systems, Washington State University
Oral Presentation Session #5, Room: Luminaria
Title: How Students with a Migrant Background Perceive Agriculture and the Influence It Has on Their Career Paths
Session #6, 11:50 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. SUB Top Floor, Various Rooms
Araujo , Makani - Major: Environmental Science, New Mexico State University
Oral Presentation Session #6, Room: Acoma A
Title: Investigating the Fate-and-Transport of Ammonium in Treated Produced Water (TPW)
Bebo, Jasmine - Major: Biology, University of New Mexico
Oral Presentation Session #6, Room: Trailblazer/Spirit
Title: Mapping Parasite Diversity: Uncovering Pinworms in Southwestern Lizards
Gomez, Victoria - Major: Cognitive Neuroscience, Harding University
Oral Presentation Session #6, Room: Santa Ana A
Title: The Role of Adverse Experiences in Emotional Responses
Hoskins-Warner, Nasya - Major: Psychology/Criminology, Concord University
Oral Presentation Session #6, Room: Acoma B
Title: The Emotional Impact of Unsolvable Anagram Tasks: A Study in Learned Helplessness
Lozada Gonalez , Everardo - Major: Electrical Engineering Technology, Michigan Technological University
Oral Presentation Session #6, Room: Lobo B
Title: Freshwater Sensor Integration in Lake Superior
Martinez Jr., Luis Abraham - Major: Finance and International Business, West Texas A&M University
Oral Presentation Session #6, Room: Fiesta B
Title: How do Cultural Immersion Experiences Effect College Students’ Professional Development Skills?
McDemos, Shane - Major: Chemistry, Cal Poly Humboldt
Oral Presentation Session #6, Room: Lobo A
Title: Water Adsorption on Mineral Aerosols
Nevarez, Alexis - Major: 1. Criminal Justice 2. Political Science 3. Psychology, University of Arizona
Oral Presentation Session #6, Room: Luminaria
Title: The Impact of Empathy-Based Immigration Appeals on Political Efficacy and Support for Undemocratic Actions
Ortega Guzman, Ruby - Major: Psychology, University of Northern Colorado
Oral Presentation Session #6, Room: Santa Ana B
Title: The Impact of Student Support Services: Sense of Belonging as a Factor in College Persistence
Pompa, Princess - Major: Criminology and Political Science, Our Lady of the Lake University
Oral Presentation Session #6, Room: Fiesta A
Title: Democracy on Trial: U.S. Resilience and Regression
Serna, Jade - Major: Biology, University of New Mexico
Oral Presentation Session #6, Room: Isleta
Title: Investigating Axon Degeneration and Inflammation in Zebrafish Models of Olfactory Damage
