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Arts and Sciences | Business and Industry | Featured | Health Education and Human SciencesApril 17, 2026

11 Research Presentations Receive Awards

The University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith has announced the 11 best research presentations delivered at the 19^th Annual Student Research Symposium.

Research projects presented at the conference included both oral and poster presentations. Among the research disciplines represented were AI, biology, computer science, dental hygiene, education, engineering, electrical engineering technology, English, geoscience, market research, media communication, music, nursing, neuroscience, physical therapy, psychology, rhetoric and writing, sonography, and Spanish.  

The 23 students whose presentations were selected by judges for recognition received monetary awards.

The winners are:

Alma: Maggie Hicks (team of 3), 鈥淭wo Trunks, One Diagnosis: Duplicated Inferior Vena Cava in Adolescence,鈥� faculty sponsor Jodi Callahan; Hudson Reeves (team of 3), 鈥淭he Autonomous Vehicle Challenge,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Kevin Lewelling.

Chester: Brennan McCormick, 鈥� 鈥楢cknowledge Me鈥�: Audience Agency and the Death of the Author in the Narrative of Roman Reigns,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Laura Witherington.

Fort Smith: Lauren Amberge, 鈥淓xoplanet Habitability Classification Utilizing Statistics and Machine Learning,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Daiho Uhm; Nico Baker, 鈥淎 Rhetorical Analysis of Italian Brainrot and Its Harmful Effects on Children,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Ann-Gee Lee; Ross Bieker (team of 4), 鈥淭esting Accuracy of PolyCam庐 LiDAR in Littoral Caves Under Low Light Conditions, Hiawatha National Forest, Upper Peninsula of Michigan,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Maurice Testa; Segunda Hernandez (team of 3), 鈥淭wo Trunks, One Diagnosis: Duplicated Inferior Vena Cava in Adolescence,鈥� faculty sponsor Jodi Callahan; Manuel Martinez(team of 3), 鈥淭he Autonomous Vehicle Challenge,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Kevin Lewelling; Himanshi Shorie (team of 4), 鈥淒o Cohabiting Soil Amoebas Cooperate or Compete for Their Survival?鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Sandhya Baviskar; Matt Vanhook (team of 4), 鈥淭esting Accuracy of PolyCam庐 LiDAR in Littoral Caves Under Low Light Conditions, Hiawatha National Forest, Upper Peninsula of Michigan,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Maurice Testa; Camelia Vela (team of 4), 鈥淒o Cohabiting Soil Amoebas Cooperate or Compete for Their Survival?鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Sandhya Baviskar; Rawan Yasin (team of 4), 鈥淒o Cohabiting Soil Amoebas Cooperate or Compete for Their Survival?鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Sandhya Baviskar.

Greenwood: Beau Sampley (team of 3), 鈥淭he Autonomous Vehicle Challenge,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Kevin Lewelling.  

Mountainburg: Tucker Kelly (team of 4), 鈥淭esting Accuracy of PolyCam庐 LiDAR in Littoral Caves Under Low Light Conditions, Hiawatha National Forest, Upper Peninsula of Michigan,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Maurice Testa.

Nashville: Lamia Hendrix (team of 3), 鈥淭he Effects of Microplastic Exposure in Dentistry,鈥� faculty sponsor Drennan Lopez.

Rogers: Thy Nguyen (team of 3), 鈥淭he Effects of Microplastic Exposure in Dentistry,鈥� faculty sponsor Drennan Lopez.

Sallisaw, Oklahoma: Cullen Delaney, 鈥淲hat鈥檚 Nex? Gamification of Physical Therapy for Autistic Youth,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Chris Pierret.

Summer: Lesly N谩jera (team of 3), 鈥淭wo Trunks, One Diagnosis: Duplicated Inferior Vena Cava in Adolescence,鈥� faculty sponsor Jodi Callahan.

West Fork: Laura Smedley (team of 3), 鈥淭he Effects of Microplastic Exposure in Dentistry,鈥� faculty sponsor Drennan Lopez.

Van Buren: Abigail Henriquez, 鈥淔annapping: An Emerging Social Media Influencer Concern, 鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Eddie Glenn; August Link (team of 4), 鈥淭esting Accuracy of PolyCam庐 LiDAR in Littoral Caves Under Low Light Conditions, Hiawatha National Forest, Upper Peninsula of Michigan,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Maurice Testa; Madelyn Mills (team of 4), 鈥淒o Cohabiting Soil Amoebas Cooperate or Compete for Their Survival?鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Sandhya Baviskar.

Waldron: Lane Metcalf, 鈥淭eacher Perspectives on Interventions for Students with Diverse Needs,鈥� faculty sponsor Dr. Jennifer Shure.

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