Poster Symposium | Summer Education Research Program

July 30, 2025, Noon–2:30 p.m. CT

Morgridge Commons in the Education Building

Join us in celebrating our SERP scholars as they present their research! Our student scholars have been conducting research alongside School of Education faculty mentors during this 10-week summer program. They are excited to share their amazing research with you.

Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

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The nine participants, their projects and their faculty mentors are:

Carina Campbell, "Reevaluating Modifiable Dementia Risk Factors in Indigenous Cohorts: A Population-Specific Framework," mentored by Dorothy Edwards

Rafael Cruz, "ASD vs. ADHD+ASD: Exploring Differences in Executive Function Through the Locus Coeruleus," mentored by Brittany Travers

Maria Cunha, "Beyond the Checkbox: School Team Perspectives on Family and Youth Involvement in School Threat Assessment," mentored by Andy Garbacz

Christina Esparza-Cassidy, "Maternal Immune Activation Lowers Infant Brain Subcortical Volumes," mentored by Sarah Short

Collin Pitts, "Applying a Translanguaging Lens to Collaborative Problem-Solving," mentored by Shamya Karumbaiah

Alice Qu, "Cooking Up Collaboration: Cooperative Gameplay & Children’s Prosocial Behavior," mentored by Haley Vlach

Hailey Schock, "Centering Black Voices: Culture, Excellence and Community Visions for the Center for Black Excellence and Culture in Madison, Wisconsin," mentored by Jessica Stovall

Joanna Torres, "Publishing Resistance: The Red Tide in Challenging Police Power and School Authority in 1970s Los Angeles," mentored by Walter Stern

Reina Yorba-Rico, "Planting Seeds for Pedagogical Change: Equity Conjectures for Organizational Learning in Academic Departments," mentored by Aireale Rodgers