Student Research Symposium Program Spring 2026

Session 6: Pain and Loss (Bacon B) 1. Jordyn Pollock, “How Maternal Guilt Affects a Woman’s Decision for Pain Control During Childbirth” 2. Baylie Tucker, “Grief Does Not Care About Time” 3. McKenna Christensen, “Pain Control Through Various Stages of Pregnancy” 4. Elijah Asuncion, “Holistic Strategies for Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia” (Session Chair) Judges: Jyoti Chhetri, Marsha Lashley, Douglas Roberts Session 7: Approaches to Metabolism & Weight (Multipurpose Room) 1. Alayna Allen, “Biochemical Crosstalk: Microbial Metabolites and Host Metabolic Regulation” 2. Marina Barbara Bujalance, “Empowering Young Adults with Celiac Disease” 3. Julieta Corbett, “Antidepressants and Weight Gain: Can Nurse-Led Nutrition Education Make a Difference?” 4. Julian Bilezikjian, “Why a Calorie Deficit is the Key to Weight Loss” 5. Ashtyn Sagely (session chair) Judges: Peyton Pinter, Peggy Sherman, Christina Wilson 10:00 AM -12:00 PM Session 8: Graduate Session I (Ferguson Formal Lounge) 1. Anastasija Dragovic, “Use of an Interpersonal Effectiveness Technique for Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder” 2. Jesus Gutierrez, “Building Therapeutic Rapport: A Review of Evidence-Based Strategies for Trust Development and Intervention Effectiveness in Counseling” 3. Brittani Heuszel, “Strength in Numbers: The Benefits of Women’s Support Groups” (session chair) Judges: Samantha Perkins, Abby Hebert, Gabi Morales

11:00-11:50 AM Visual Art Exhibit (Malcolm Bistro Area, 1st Floor) 1. Jozelynn Bostick, “How I Love Being a Woman” 2. Raquan Carson, Jonah Gray, and Adonis Whitley, “Prisoners of Time” 3. McKenna Christensen, “Goodbye” 4. Abigail Fletcher, “Stars” 5. Azul V. Hernández Jimenez, “Ofrenda” & “Hearts and Brains” 6. Dalaney Pollard and Christina Zimmer, “Aging Through MVC Athletics” Judges: Noel Nunn-Faron, Tonya Eddy, Douglas Roberts ART 334 Ceramics II: Pottery Sale & Exhibit (benefitting Community Food Pantry of Marshall) featuring work by Mystyque Anderson, Jozelynn Bostick, Ashton Boyer, Alexis Eddy, Keyonie Gaddy, Jayden Joseph, and Owen Kiso Session 9: Creating Communities: Biology, Kinship, & Families (Bacon A) 1. Lake Epperson, “Greek Communities and the Collegiate Experience” 2. Kaya McCory, “Narrative Criticism: Pilot Episode of The Fosters” 3. Braelen Toles, “Green Chemistry and its Role is Procuring a Future for Sensitive Species” 4. Makayla Casjens, “A Spatial Comparison of Riparian Zones and Their Influence on Community Diversity of Fishes within the Salt Fork Creek, Saline County, Missouri” (session chair) Judges: Rina Fedorowich, Alicia Jones, Bruno Oliveira Mroczek Session 10: Rhetoric & Culture (Bacon B) 1. Keila Liebenberg, “Rhetoric of Resilience: A Neo Aristotelian Analysis of Resilient Voices Farm Attacks” 2. Arun Pal, “International Students and Culture Shock” 3. Nicholas Parra, “Rhetorical Criticism Analysis of Nike’s “Dream Crazy” Campaign: An Ideological Approach” 4. Luyando Masocha, “Mis-seeing Harm: Moral Perception and the Politics of Black Hair” (session chair) Judges: Tisha Solopa, Bathsheba Love-Burkett, Christina Wilson

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