Oral Presentations
The 2026 INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference was held on April 13-14, 2026. This conference combined and expanded upon what used to be the Graduate College Symposium and the CSBS Undergraduate Student Research Conference.
ALL undergraduate and graduate students across campus were invited to share their research, scholarship, creative, internship and/or service learning projects. Clubs and other student groups could also do presentations or set up tables and have demonstrations. The conference was held face-to-face in Rod Library.
To view the collection of conference programs, click here.
To return to the 2026 INSPIRE conference homepage, click here.
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| Monday, April 13th | ||
| 10:00 AM |
Tracking Effects of Graston Technique on Plantar Fasciosis with Diagnostic Ultrasound: A Case Study Macy Alexander, University of Northern Iowa 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM |
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| 10:15 AM |
Maternal Glow and Family Solutions Organization Catherine Wanyana, University of Northern Iowa 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM |
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| 10:30 AM |
The Music Education Gender Divide at the University of Northern Iowa Abigail Wendland, University of Northern Iowa 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
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| 11:00 AM |
Dennis Nkansah, University of Northern Iowa 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM |
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| 11:15 AM |
GeoTREE Center Drone Photography, Modeling and Analysis across UNI Campus Tim Conlon, University of Northern Iowa 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM |
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| 11:30 AM |
Ruth Abagna, University of Northern Iowa 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM |
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| 12:00 PM |
The Impact of Teacher Burnout on Learning Ability in Elementary Children with ACEs Kassidy Lake Patterson, University of Northern Iowa 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM |
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| 12:15 PM |
Doaa Ibrahim, University of Northern Iowa 12:15 PM - 12:30 PM |
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| 12:30 PM |
Thi Thu Ngan Ho, University of Northern Iowa 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM |
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| 2:00 PM |
Binding Mechanism of Ni and Cu on Layered Semiconductors Caden Sadler, University of Nothern Iowa 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM |
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| 2:15 PM |
Isaac Eshun, University of Northern Iowa 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM |
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| Tuesday, April 14th | ||
| 10:00 AM |
Sankofa! Remembering Africa's Ancestral Ethnographic Technologies Gladys Maud Quaye, University of Northern Iowa 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM |
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| 10:15 AM |
Development of "CIT Perspectives on Neuroscience-Informed Counseling in Counselor Education" Connor McGinnis, University of Northern Iowa 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM |
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| 12:00 PM |
Missing Children: The Underrepresentation of Youth in Mental Health Data Sammie McDonald, University of Northern Iowa 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM |
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| 12:15 PM |
When the Conversation Gets Difficult: Navigating Relationships with Belief Differences Caitlyn Wylie, University of Northern Iowa 12:15 PM - 12:30 PM |
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| 12:30 PM |
Tradition, Transition, & Identity: Models of Masculinity in Marvel Superhero Films Mikey Brown, University of Northern Iowa 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM |
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| 2:00 PM |
Touch with the Soil: Foreign Settings in Contemporary American Expatriate Fiction Wesley Fraiman, University of Northern Iowa 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM |
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| 2:15 PM |
Sydney Singh, University of Northern Iowa 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM |
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| 2:30 PM |
AI in Insurance Industry: Using Machine Learning to Improve Insurance Risk Predictions Simbarashe Ngonyamo, University of Northern Iowa 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM |
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