ES2 Presentation Schedule (Edinburg)
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Community Engagement & Service Learning
Poster Presentations
Edinburg Ballroom (EDBCX)
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 9:30 AM-10:30 AM
TITLE |
PRESENTERS |
| Building Career Readiness Through Service Learning: First-Year STEM Students at Access Esperanza Clinic | Erika Perez |
| Waste management and recycling | Nikki Ortiz |
| Cultivating Wellness: Supporting Teen Mental Health in the Rio Grande Valley | Juan Leyva |
| Breaking the Cycle: Community and Educational Strategies to Prevent Hard Drug Use Among South Texas Teens | Timothy Tovar |
| The Impact of Mental Health on Teens in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) | Aaron Reyes |
| Unsustainable Learning Rhetoric: Educational Grievances, Accelerated Innovation, and Brash Antiquation | Erick Arriaga |
| Social equity and access to clean water in Texas | Orencio Martinez |
| Shining Light on Distracted Driving | Noah Meyer, Zayden Cruz, Aaron Garcia, Jesus Gonzalez |
| Books Within Reach: Opening Access to Reading | Samantha Saldivar |
| Cultural Sustainability: How Machismo & Marianismo Affect Latinx Communities’ Wellbeing | Gael Andre Garcia |
| Connecting Both Worlds | Carlos Castaneda |
| Breaking the Cycle: Supporting My Community Through Awareness and Education | Emmalee Snavely |
| Challenges From Teen Mental Health in the Rio Grande Valley | Lukas Mejia |
| Redlight Wellness Embracing the Light | Frida Garza, Ivana Burberg, Melissa Espinosa, Isabella Moreno, Mia Dominguez, Juanito Gonzalez |
| Protecting the Arctic: How Everyday Decisions Can Lower Carbon Emissions | Lilah Morales, Janessa Alvarado, Anakin Lerma |
| Preserving Voices: Storytelling and Emotional Well-Being in Elderly Communities Abstract | Natalee Juarez |
| Elderly people, good health and well being | Orlando Trevino Bocanegra |
| Reading Buddies: Strengthening Literacy and Confidence in Young Learners | Avva Pena, Emilio Padron, Noah Lopez |
| Giving second chances to a pet not your ex: a pawsitive change in the Valley | Laura Frias |
| Deportation with the lack of clean water and sanitation | Alijah Johnson |
| Voices Matter: Teen Mental Health Awareness Initiative | Audrey Alvarez |
| Beyond the Mask: Creating Safe Spaces for Teen Mental Health | Emily Alcocer |
| The Rise of Climate Change | Priscaeus Bowsher, Lyla Franklin, Angel'o Proenza |
| Promoting Local Food Access and Homegrown Produce to Prevent Diabetes in the Rio Grande Valley | Valeria Garcia |
| Supporting Youth Experiencing Homelessness in Our Community | Jaydan Perez |
| Awareness to Action: Sustainability Education and Youth Behavior | Mia Solis, Sophia Martinez |
| Strengthening Teen Mental Health: Creating Preventative and Supportive School Environments | Jenna Cuellar |
| Pennies for Purpose | Isabella Olmeda, Arielle Compean, Allison Prado |
| Breaking the Silence: Supporting Teen Mental Health Through School-Based Awareness and Peer Engagement | Lorenzo Toscano |
| Even in Bad Weather | Bridget Cisneros-Diaz, Denise Leal |
| Homelessness in the Rio Grande Valley: Causes, Consequences, and Community Responses | Benjamin Lazzopina |
| Artists in STEM: Bridging the Arts and Sciences | Christina Vasquez, Lilia Cabrera |
Humanities Oral Presentations
Cenizo Room - Edinburg (EDBCX)
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 9:30 AM-10:30 AM
TITLE |
PRESENTERS |
| Expanding and Visualizing CoBiVa | Delaney Dwyer, Luis Javier Arias, Emily Guerrero, |
| Poverty, Developmental Opportunity Gaps, and Language Outcomes in Latino Autistic Toddlers in a High-Income Economy | Ifeoma C McGuire, Geohana Noel, Victoria Villareal, Cecilia Montiel-Nava, |
| Resilience, Resistance, & The Search for the Self in B3 Philosophy Courses | Sara Azua |
| How Do Young Adults Cope with Major Losses in Life and Why Does it Matter? | Emily Pena |
| What Is The Relationship Between Hope and Well-Being Within College Students? | Aurdey Jasmin Canales, Carolina Narvaez, Alondra Martinez |
Humanities and Social Science
Poster Presentations Edinburg Ballroom (EDBCX)
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 10:45 AM-11:45 AM
TITLE |
PRESENTERS |
| Effects of Limited Male Social Experience on Male-Male Bonding in Chimpanzees | Humberto Jimenez Bazan, Carolina Morales, Juliana Tovar, Ramiro Gomez, Valerie James-Aldrige, Claudia Martinez |
| Zines as a Pedagogy: Exploring Rhetorical Understanding Through Zine Production | Madyson Ulloa |
| Integrating Behavioral and Physiological Welfare Indicators in Zoo-Housed Primates | Renata Castillo, Juliana Tovar, Claudia Martinez |
| Health Behaviors Predict Psychological Well-Being and BMI in Mexican Heritage Male Students | Adolfo Garza |
| Exploring the effect of self-concept and self-efficacy through an informal STEM setting | Lluvia Mariely Garcia, Ashley M Villanueva |
| Family Linguistic Background and Pathways to Bilingual Competence among Business Students in the Texas Rio Grande Valley | Ana Ilse Torres Martinez, Azucena Leticia Herrera Aguado |
| A Feedback Driven Approach to Post Approval Monitoring for IRB Exempt Research: A PI Self-Assessment Model for Student-Led Studies | Emely Martinez, Eric Davis, Dr. Mirayda Torres-Avila |
| Promoting Meaningful Care: Caregiver Experiences of a Spanish-Adapted CST Program for RGV Latino Families | Ricardo Ruiz Martinez, Miriam Ortiz, Ana C. Ramirez, Maria Montenegro, Geohanna Noel, Bianca Villalobos, Rocio Calderon, Susana Perez Kantor, Cecilia Montiel-Nava |
Social Science Oral Presentations
Cenizo Room - Edinburg (EDBCX)
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 3:30 PM-5:00 PM
TITLE |
PRESENTERS |
| What Is The Relationship Between Income and Happiness? | Maritha Renea Salinas |
| How Do Stress Levels Affect Happiness in Young Adults? | Briana Almaguer |
| Evaluating WHO Caregiver Skills Training Strategies: Insights from RGV Latino Caregivers | Danna Gutierrez, Ricardo Ruiz Martinez, Carmen Oredain Soto, Cecilia Montiel-Nava |
| A Community-Informed Bilingual Resource Manual for Latino Caregivers of Autistic Children: Accessibility, Acceptability, and Cultural Relevance | Ricardo Ruiz Martinez, Carmen Orendain Soto, Danna Gutierrez, Jessica Abouchard Anaya, Cecilia Montiel-Nava |
Applied Physical, Earth & Space Science
Poster Presentations
Edinburg Ballroom
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 3:30 PM-5:00PM
TITLE |
PRESENTERS |
| Development of a Hip Wear Testing System for Orthopedic Implant Research | Adriana Chapa, Virgilio Peraza, Ever Acosta, Jorge Hernandez, Tristian Salinas, Orlando De Leon, Javier Ortega |
| Design and development of a Smart Bikelock | Antonio Perez, Hector Torre, Dr. Immanuel Edinbarough |
| Tremor Guard - An Assistive Eating Device For Parkinson's Patients | Daniela Gonzalez, Gabriela Solis, Dr. Immanuel Edinbarough |
| Laser Side-Scatter Reduction in Aerodynamic Measurements Using Nanoparticle-Reinforced Hybrid Nanocomposite Coatings | Marcelo Navarro Lozano, Elias Ramos, Javier Ortega |
| Next-Generation 3D Heterogeneous Integration for Reliable Vertical Chip Stacking | Damian Luna |
| Design and Development of UpRightPro | Jose Rodriguez, Anthony Villanueva, Dr. Immanuel Edinbarough |
| Design and development of UprightPro, a product that will provide positional feedback | Anthony Villanueva, Jose Rodriguez, Dr. Immanuel Edinbarough |
| anti-glioblastoma activity in 6-amino-5,8-quinolinediones | Alonzo Cabrera Jr, Dr. Shizue Mito |
| C-C Bond Activation In Alkynes By Nickle: Insights From Periodic Trends | Noah Lozano, Jazmin Guajardo, Allen Santa Maria, Roberto Escobar, Tulay Atesin |
| The Development of a Mycelium-Based Proton Exchange Membrane for Ethanol Detection in Fuel Cells | Elizabeth Varughese, Luis Sotelo, Faiza Islam, |
| The Fate of Scales After Decomposition: Insight into Reptile Skin Taphonomy | Sydnee Castillo |
| Potential of Brown Midrib (bmr12) Sorghum in Managing Sorghum Aphid | Angel Jose, Alejandro Vasquez Marcano, Joe Louis, Rupesh Kariyat |
| X-Ichos: Designing and Simulating Low-Boom Supersonic Airliner Using CFD and Mathematical Modeling | Christopher Padron, Ishita Masetty, Dharma Sabapathy, Charlotte Wurmser, Emma Hahn, Kenan Sato-Hua, Catie Giesen, James Knight |