{"id":793,"date":"2026-03-18T09:55:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T13:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/student-research\/?page_id=793"},"modified":"2026-04-09T15:29:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T19:29:09","slug":"student-research-creativity-symposium-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/student-research\/student-research-creativity-symposium-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Research and Creativity Symposium 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 Student Research & Creativity Symposium is Here<\/h2>\n

\"Keynote<\/p>\n

The 5th annual Student Research & Creativity Symposium begins on Wednesday, April 1st at 2:15pm at the Brad D. Smith Center for Business & Innovation. The keynote presentation by Dr. Miguel Minguez Lopez kicks off the event in the Encova Auditorium. Student poster and oral presentations follow on April 2nd stating at 8:30am and running through most of the day. Students, faculty, Marshall family, and the community are all invited to attend. Those not able to make it to the venue can follow the presentations available via livestream.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\n\t\tView the 2026 Program<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\n

2026 Student Research & Creativity Symposium Poster Award Winners<\/h2>\n

During the poster session of the symposium, faculty judges evaluated student posters across nine criteria. As an exciting crescendo, the event ended with awards being given to the top posters across multiple categories. Below are the winners from this year’s symposium. Congratulations to all our winners and to everyone who presented – we can’t wait to see what you do next!<\/p>\n

Libraries Award<\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. UGP-29<\/strong>
    \nCollege of Liberal Arts
    \nBuried Histories: An Analysis of Death Records from Huntington\u2019s Historic Black Cemetery<\/em>
    \nAbigail Carney<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Office of Student Research Awards<\/h3>\n

    Undergraduate<\/h4>\n
      \n
    1. UGP-32<\/strong>
      \nCollege of Liberal Arts
      \nLife, Love, and Trauma: Examining the association among ACEs, emotional intelligence, and relationship satisfaction.<\/em>
      \nOlivia Kingrey, Ethan Smith<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Graduate<\/h4>\n
        \n
      1. GP-05 <\/strong>
        \nCollege of Education & Professional Development
        \nLiteracy Across the Lifespan: An Analysis of Programs and Resources for Adolescent and Adult Literacy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>
        \nMadelaine Riddle<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        COEPD Awards<\/h3>\n

        Undergraduate<\/h4>\n
          \n
        1. UGP-31<\/strong>
          \nCollege of Liberal Arts
          \nBenchmarks for the Effect of Religious Priming on Prosocial Behavior\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/em>
          \nBen Whitmore, Jospeh Billingsley<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Graduate<\/h4>\n
            \n
          1. GP-01 <\/strong>
            \nCollege of Education & Professional Development
            \nPolicy And Practice: How Technology Guidelines Influence Teaching Practices And Student Engagement In Catholic Schools
            \n<\/em>Jennifer Badzek<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Touma Foundation Awards<\/h3>\n

            Undergraduate<\/h4>\n
              \n
            1. UGP-25<\/strong>
              \nCollege of Health Professions
              \nHow Weight Distribution Differs Between High- and Low-Handicaps Across A Range Of Clubs
              \n<\/em>Tyler Young<\/li>\n
            2. UGP-63<\/strong>
              \nCollege of Science
              \nEvaluation of Tripartite Synapse Maturation using Spatial Transcriptomics <\/em>
              \nNisha Kumar, Mika Jones, Aaliyah Walls, Tristan Muck, et.al.<\/li>\n
            3. UGP-57<\/strong>
              \nCollege of Science
              \nThymidine Phosphorylase Deficiency Attenuates Western Diet\u2013Induced Body Weight Gain in Mice<\/em>
              \nZander Pinson, Kylee Hogsten, Karlee Mobley<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Graduate<\/h4>\n
                \n
              1. GP-35<\/strong>
                \nSchool of Medicine
                \nNa\/K-ATPase Signaling Modulates Citrate Handling in the Renal Proximal Tubule in Nephrolithiasis<\/em>
                \nMaafi R. Islam, Kristiana Sklioutovskaya-Lopez , Marco T. Pessoa, et.al.<\/li>\n
              2. GP-44<\/strong>
                \nSchool of Pharmacy
                \nExploring PRDX6 as a Therapeutic Target in the Development of Novel Medications for Cannabis and Opioid Use Disorders.\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em>
                \nJoseph Reshma Madhanu<\/li>\n
              3. GP-30<\/strong>
                \nSchool of Medicine
                \nReducing N-Myc Downstream Regulated 1 (NDRG1) Potentiates Etoposide Cytotoxicity in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Cells.<\/em>
                \nSam Roth, Travis Salisbury, Karleigh Burdette, Chelsea McCallister<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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