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.
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