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 NOVARHET - DAY 2
Edinburg Ballroom

Thursday, April 24, 2025 9:30 AM-10:45 AM

TITLE

PRESENTERS

Does eye contact increase the likelihood of compliance with request?

Annissa Briseno

Ethical Dilemma on Personal Passion vs Family Responsibility 

Tanya Ontiveros

Why America Should Adopt Universal Healthcare

Elsa Thomas

Voices Are Often Dismissed In Cases Of Harassment 

Alissa Ramirez

Why Are Dogs Considered Bad Dogs?

Natalia Ochoa

The Parallels of Corporate Culture and School Environments

Diana Ivanisky

Insulin Price Gouging

Arlett Ponce

The Burdens Of The Oldest Siblings And The Pressure They Carry

Aliza Rodriguez

Women's Toxic Friendships

Mayra Peralta

Impact and Implications of Deportation Policies

Miguel Puga

Should you let outside influence hinder your relationship?

Joshua Rodriguez

The Deportation of Innocent People and Families

German Salazar

The Judgement of Man

Roland Ramirez

Careers and Opportunities for Young Brokers

George Moreno

How Did The Accelerated Reading Program Affect High School Students' Relationship With Reading?

Jasmine Huerta-Gonzalez

How Can Reading Middle School Teachers Increase Reading Motivation For Young Students With Low Reading Comprehension?

Keila Rangel

How Can We, As A Society In The 21st Century, Reestablish The Value Of Books And Fix The Disconnect That's Plagued The Future Of Reading?

Cal Cavazos

Which Reading Methods Can College Students Use to Improve Their Proficiency in Higher Level Reading?

Jordis Cortez

Reseach Proposal 

Zachary Phillips

How College Students Read: Identifying the Most Effective Reading Strategies

Dalton Aguirre

What Are Ways College Students Can Be More Motivated Towards Reading?

Josue Aguilera

How Can High School Students Stay Motivated To Engage With Academic Readings, And Why Is It Important To Develop A Genuine Interest In Reading?

Daisy Castillo

Can Strategies That Target Self-Motivation Help Students Shift Their Mindset and Improve Procrastination When Tackling Assigned Readings In College Students?

Natalee Heil

To What Extent Can College Students With A Consistent Personal Reading Practice Impact Critical Thinking And Effective Academic Reading?

Amanda Nolasco

What Techniques Are There For College Students To Reduce Distractions While Reading?

Victorya Perez

How Does Reading For Pleasure Help Reduce Stress And Improve Mental Well-Being In Young Adults?

Heiddis Emma Johnsen

Can parents help middle school students get back into reading, despite phone distractions, by setting up phone-free reading times?

Mia Dominguez

How Does Reading In English Outside Of Class Improve Students With English As A Second Language Their Academic Reading?

Lisa Elowsson

NOVARHET - DAY 2
(Edinburg Ballroom)

Thursday, April 24, 2025 11:00 AM-12:15 PM

 

TITLE

PRESENTERS

Empowerement of positive reinforcement 

Benitez Alize

Relationships

Zoe Salinas

Living For A Song: The Struggle to Maintain a Music Career in a Technology Driven Society.

Rogelio Garza

What Are You Already Inclined to Believe? Discourse Surrounding the Paranormal

Sophie Janssen

Abortion Laws

Monette Hilton

Pink Tax

Evaleht Pruneda

AI art in the modern world

Amy Salinas

Abortion is a necessary medical treatment and should be widely available

Jennifer Garza

Animal shelter

Jaiden Haygood

The Ethical Challenges With The Use of Artificial Intelligence In The Biomedical Field

Diego Florez

The Ethical Challenges With The Use of Artificial Intelligence In The Biomedical Field

William Rogalinski

Whats AI's Impact on Healthcare?

Divija Posani

Learning English Through Everyday Life: The Power of Listening, Reading, and Writing

Ashley Ortiz

ADHD Can be a Sponsor of Literacy

Elisa Davila

Low Income Communities, The Struggles and Assistance Offered

Emily Lopez

Rehabilitation of the Homeless

Apriya Wilson

Female Immigrant Field Workers

Jewelisa Gonzalez

Gender stereotypes and inequality 

Valeria Perales

"Choose?" Your Own Adventure

Jose Mendiola

Guilty Before Seen

Geovanna Rodriguez

Can you save your life ?

Kenia Islas

Solitary Confinement

Sadiel Rios

A Digital Solution for Plastic Bags Consumption

Melanie Acosta

Who’s worth your money?

Victoria Cuellar

Consumerism and Climate Change 

Amanda Villa

How White Supremacy Affects Black People

Brenden Jones

hardships of brutal architect

Brianna Moreno

From Victims To Survivors , silence no more

Jazmin Cerda

Latino Americans and the Cause and Effects of Environmental Racism

Jose Ramos

Discrimination and bias in healthcare

Ulany Vela

Abstract on Social Media 

Nicholas Peace

Medical Bias; A conversation

Mariana Rodriguez

Her Body, Her Choice: Defending Women’s Right to Autonomy

Andrea Leal

 “The American Dream” vs. “The Reality”

Dayanara Cortez

Voices of Struggle: The Fight for Justice Among Mexican Immigrants

Romina Alvarado

The Reality of the 13th Amendment and Incarcerated people

Karyme Rios

Hispanic Immigration Survey 

Amber Marmolejo

The Road Less Travelled

Raymond Hernandez

Women Issues

Jasmine Rivas

Women Issues 

Alissa Garza-Garza

Minorities in Different Professional Careers

David Hernandez

Minorities in Different Professional Careers

Diego Mata

Minorities in different professional careers 

Gerardo Estrada

Woman Issues 

Jackelyn Bibian

Deficit Thinking in the RGV 

Erik Tamez

Discrimination Against Students

Abigail Godinez

Deficit thinking in the RGV

Brandon Antuna

Discrimination and inequality

Adrian Salinas

Discrimination and Inequality 

Alexis Aranda

From Culture Shock to Connection: Latino Immigrant Narratives in America

Jessica Gonzalez

On Discrimination 

Nathaly Ozuna

From Culture Shock to Connection: Latino Immigrant Narratives in America

Juan Jose Garza

Empowerment of positive reinforcement

Alejandra Rojas

Empowerement of possitive reinforcement 

Daniela Lozada Barron

Empowerment of positive reinforcement 

Ashley Rodriguez

From Culture Shock to Connection: Latino Immigrant Narratives in America

Alina Bonilla Abreu

Why is Stereotyping So Normalized in UTRGV

Ivan Cantu

The Hidden Impact of Smarphones

Miranda Elizondo

The Hidden Stories Within Us

Jose Aguilar

why is stereotyping so normalized in UTRGV

Eli Garcia

The Hidden Impact of Smarphones

Idaly Lopez

The Hidden Impact of Smarphones

Jesslyn Casarez

El Impacto de las Nuevas Formas Migratorias

Jorge Montano

New Immigration Forms

Luis Esparza

The Hidden Impact of Smarphones

Kaitlyn Martinez

Why is Stereotyping So Normalized in UTRGV

Ivan Cantu

Why is Stereotyping So Normalized in UTRGV

Carlos Meza

Why is Stereotyping So Normalized in UTRGV

Jose Villegas

El Impacto de las Nuevas Formas Migratorias

Jorge Montano

"Mas Vale Malo Conocido" Why we remember negative experiences more than the positive ones

Roel Garcia Iii

"Mas Vale Malo Conocido" Why We Remember Negative Experiences More Than The Positve Ones 

Aylin Espino

El Impacto de las Nuevas Formas Migratorias

Marializ Carrizales

Battles of video game consumption

Cesario Silva

Battls of video game consumption

Andre Aldape

Battles of video game consumption

Juan Salinas

Battles of video game consumption

Brianna Gonzalez

La deshumanización de los inmigrantes en Estados Unidos

Jose Gonzalez

La deshumanización de los inmigrantes en Estados Unidos

Ana Isabella Campos Alvarado

Activate Your Life: The Health Benefits of Exercise

Gabriela Trejo

The health benefits of exercise 

Miguel Martinez

NOVARHET - DAY 2
(Edinburg Ballroom)

Monday, April 24, 2025 12:30 PM-1:45 PM

 

TITLE

PRESENTERS

Deficit thinking and choosing a major

Hinojosa Anapaula

“College Students Share the School Moments They Can’t Forget”

Casares Kiahna

Harsh Conditions of the oil rigs 

Oscar Sanchez

The Agriculture decline in the RGV

Lindsy Rodriguez

The Agriculture decline in the RGV

Lindsy Rodriguez

“College Students Share the School Moments They Can’t Forget”

Vasti Hernandez

Challenges faced by unaccompanied immigrant minors 

Vianey Avila

Fractured Reflections

Samantha Longoria

Innocent in Chains: The Racial Reality of Wrongful Convictions

Gabriella Hernandez

Toxic Massculinity

Darleny Reyes

Climate Change The Cause of Natural Disaster

Leobardo Canpa

Pathway to Healing: Addressing Mental Health Access

Mia Meza

 Impact of Education Department Closures on Children with Disabilities in Texas: Investigating Citizen’s awareness and readiness to respond to call

Charlene Andoh-Baidoo

The Long-Term impact of Biased immigration practices on marginalized communities. 

Jamileth Carrillo

Project 2025

Emily Pena

Racial Bias within the U.S criminal justice system

Irene Rodriguez

Understanding, Preventing, and Protecting Our Seniors

Regina Acosta

Facing the Heat

Desiree Martinez

Wage Theft and Exploitation of Undocumented Workers

Ivanna Rodriguez

Do you really think you're a good person?

Agustin Salinas

Obstacles to Homeownership

Israel Vera

Healing Over Hustle: Why Athlete Recovery Matters

Kaylah Lozano

Struggles of Immigrants

Bryan Heredia

can we change climate change 

Julian Gonzalez

On Child Sex Trafficking 

Kaitlynn Ocanas

Investigating AI Tools' Impact on Critical Literacy Development

Juan Tamez

Exploring Mis- and Dis-information and Critical Literacy

Joseph Trevino

Exploring Mis- and Dis-information and Critical Literacy  

Regina Rios

Investigando la Tecnologia en el Desarrollo de la Alfabetizacion

Zari Cantu

Investigating AI Tools' Impact on Critical Literacy Development

Tania Vicente Ocaranza

Exploring Mis- and Dis-information and Critical Literacy

Tanya Galvan

¿Cómo influye la technologia en el desarrollo de la alfabetización dentro de una comunidad?

Kevin Del Castillo

Investigando Sponsors of Literacy en Estudiantes Extranjeros

Adrian Torres

Investigating AI Tools' Impact on Critical Literacy Development

Darlen Vasquez

Investigating Gender Expectations and Literacy On Student Academic Experiences

Valeria Leal

Investigating Gender Expectations and Literacy On Student Academic Experiences

Yeiri Silva

Investigando Sponsors of Literacy en Estudiantes Extranjeros

Emily Medrano

Investigating Literacy Sponsorships At Home And School Impact Student Academic Experiences

Justin Garza

Investigando la Tecnologia en el Desarrollo de la Alfabetizacion

Angela Garcia

How can high school teachers use college reading strategies and academic lessons in order to prepare students for college?

Bethani Ruiz

What can high school teachers do to promote pleasure reading and intrinsic motivation for high school students?

Kevin Lopez

How do college students have a hard time applying reading and comprehension strategies when reading academic texts ?

Jose Leal

What are some strategies for improving reading for college students?

Alessandra Gomez

How can students motivate themselves to do assigned reading?

Andrew Galdamez

How can more authentic reading tasks help Elementary students improve Reading skills and motivation for future academic challenges?

Santiago Hernandez

 High School students are known to struggle reading books, would introducing them to audiobooks lead these high school students to a positive experience with reading?

Luis Solis

How can professors better support student academic reading in their class?

Fatima Pena

How does academic reading affect students' understanding and performance, and what reading strategies help them understand better? 

Francisco Yanez

How is reading to a child important, and why does it matter for future reading prospects?

Andres Barrientes

To what degree do video games influence younger students' preference for playing over leisure reading.

Myranda Cantu

How can adults with dyslexia maintain a reading practice and what                                     strategies can they use to help them?   

Ivan Salinas

What can elementary teachers do to help kids not displace readings?

Aixa Hernandez

Accelerated Readers impact in middle school students reading skills

Regina Rodriguez

How can parents prevent technology from displacing reading for elementary school students?

Chantelle Chapa

How can being involved in a reading culture benefit a high schoolers daily life, and will different ones benefit them more than others?

Jaylen Davis

College Students Share the School Moments They Can’t Forget

Alyssa Garza

Unappreciated in the Arts 

Kaleb Cavazos

Unappreciated in the Arts

Elijah Pena

Unappreciated in the Arts 

Juan Salinas

A Day in the Life

Brittany Villarreal

Immigration Problems

Arturo Cervates Mendoza

Immigration impact on UTRGV students

Ashley Del Angel

Immigration impact on UTRGV students

Jennifer Lopez

A Day in the Life

Karyme Flores

A Day in the Life

Valeria Audelo

Struggles of First-Gen Students

Martin Alanis

College Students Share the School Moments They Can’t Forget

Grecia Hernandez

Professors vs. Students (Bad Grades)

Jaylynn Sanchez

Struggles of First-Gen Students

Alex Zuniga

Struggles of First-Gen Students

Zoya Khan

Professors vs. Students (Bad Grades)

Alanna Rodriguez

Deficit Thinking and Choosing a Major

Emilio Valenzuela

Deficit Thinking and Choosing a Major

Georgina Pascual

NOVARHET - DAY 2
(Edinburg Ballroom)

Thursday, April 24, 2025 2:00 PM-3:15 PM

TITLE

PRESENTERS

Fixing Deficit Thinking for College Students

Torres Angelica

Does It Matter Whether Art is Made by Humans or AI?

Lillian Closner

Butterflies Only Flourish Once: The Neglected of Women's Health

Karina Salinas

ClickSafe: Enhancing Campus Safety Through Smart Technology

Nathan Duncan

Educational Biases in the U.S. and Their Harm to Minority Groups

Ibrahim Arab

Beyond the Unseen

Kaylee Duran

Online Radicalization: What it is

Hannah Perez

The Battles of the DRC

Vicente Alvarez Jr

Reintegration Into Society After Serving Time

Hailey Solis

MIND GAMES: The Power Of Manipulation 

Natalia Martinez Trejo

Who Are Indigenous People?

Arriana Mendoza

The Distinction of Moral Masochism

Meira Moya

The important of your view on privilege

Joshua Oteka

Vanishing Homes

Roel Diaz

Homelessness and the effects it has on people

Samuel Martinez

Climate Change

Arshley Peña

Tariff Wars

Giuliani Garcia

Stitched in Inequality: Labor Exploitation in Fast Fashion

Avril Romero

The impact of Toxic Masculinity 

Valeria Villarreal Garcia

Sexist Men

Rubi Mercado

Money is prejudice?

Edgar Garza

The Truth About Undocumented Immigrants

Josue Preciado

The game of divided discourse

Gilberto Garza

Fair or Unfair?

Sophia Amador

Racial Injustice

Kaylin Gonzalez

The Game of Life

Brisa Martinez

Climate change we need a change!

Jayna Perez

Animal testing: Pros and Cons

Gabriella Guerrero

A Nation Divided: Examining the Federal vs. State Control of Abortion Rights

Srinidhi Sompalli

The Different Minority Jobs and Discriminatio Against Them 

Erick Hernandez

Fixing Deficit Thinking for College Students

Angelica Torres

Exposing teachers' deficit teaching

Katya Muniz

The adverse affects AI has on students

Aaron Cantu

The adverse effects AI has on students

Jaime Alvarez

Exposing teachers' deficit thinking 

Anneth Torres

Under pressure 

Elyse Galvan

The adverse effects AI has on students

Peter Granquist

Under pressure

Andi Quintana

Exposing teacher's deficit teaching

Tyler Olvera

Under pressure

Luis Reyes

Exposing Teacher's Deficit Teaching

Brianna Carranco

Exposing Teachers' Deficit Teaching

Andrea Sanchez

The adverse effects AI has on students

Abel Lucio

Fixing Deficit Thinking for College Students

Brianna Tamez

The adverse effects AI has on students

Genesis Salazar

The adverse effects AI has on students

Ramses Flores Haro

Under pressure

Ebenee Quintanilla

Workload Procrastination

Agustin Gutierrez

Under pressure

Marijose Vazquez Vazquez

Workload Procrastination

Felix Casares

Workload Procrastination

Aaron Potter

Fixing Deficit Thinking for College Students

Krystal Garcia

Fixing Deficit Thinking for College Students

Kate Escamilla

¿Existe una correlación entre el ingreso familiar anual y el número de hijos dependientes en el Valle del Río Grande?

Nathaly Darias

Meet Mari & Juana: Why Cannabis Should Be Legalized in Texas.

Oscar Rivera

The Psychology Behind Social Media Consumerism 

Jackelyn Castillo

Music impact on Latino college students

Sophia Key

What are the main differences between electric vehicles and combustion engine vehicles in terms of maintenance, performance, and longevity?

Kyree Deadrick

Why millennials choose pets over children?

Oddalys Guerrero

Why Millennials prefer choosing pets over children?

Sebastian Garcia

Meet Mari & Juana: Why Cannabis Should Be Legalized in Texas.

Michael Bazan

Silent Speed or Roaring Horse Power: A Study on Performance and Environmental Footprints of EVs and ICEs

Arnoldo Ramos

Meet Mari & Juana; Why Cannabis should be legalized in Texas. 

Jaime Zamarripa

Ni de aqui ni de alla

Jocelyn Tovar

Meet Mari & Juana: Why Cannabis Should Be Legalized in Texas.

Kenneth Kerps

The Psychology Behind Social Media Consumerism

Gema Castillo

The Psychology Behind Social Media Consumerism

Daniela Salinas

Music impact on Latino college students

Oliver Solorzano

The Psychology Behind Social Media Consumerism

Erica Mayorga

The effects of phone usage affecting young adults .

Michelle Sevilla

"Mas Vale Malo Conocido" Why we remember negative experiences more than the positive ones

Alexis Blanco

 

NOVARHET - DAY 2
(Edinburg Ballroom)

Thrusday, April 24, 2025 3:30 PM-4:30 PM

TITLE

PRESENTERS

Racism and how it affects the classroom

Menguito Ninia

What do you mean it's not covered? 

Samuel Jiang

How Well Do You Know Her?

Sofia Lopez

Inspiring Action on racial inequality

Tiffany Rodriguez

The Slow Death of the Arts

Gabriella Mata

Hands for the Helpless, Saving Marine Life Together

Joel Gallegos

Human Rights and How Everyone is "Equal"

Marcus Suarez

Beyond the Gloss: A Look Inside America's Hidden Crisis

Janneth Trevino

The other side of the camera: Cancel culture and its effects on the people

Luis Jimenez

Immigration

Camila Mendez

Find the guilty of the crime

Leslie Rivera

Violence Against LGBTQ+

Caleb Luna

The Path of an Entrepreneur and the Reality of Enduring Financial Predators

Daryn Hanks

Women in Medicine

Sheila Gonzalez

Women's Safety 

Emily Guerra

The Korean justice system, and how it fails women.

Izzy Gonzalez

Excessive force by law enforcement 

Isaac Zarate

Violence against the LGBTQ community 

Mario Moran

Racial Injustice Mexicans have faced

Sasha Panola

Student Athletes Stereotypes

Isabella Coronado

Student Athletes 

Bianca Ramos

Generational Truama

Lee Herrera

Grades don't define you as a person 

Danna Acevedo

Generational Trauma

Debra Limon

Never Judge

Damian Herrera

Never Judge

Erik Montoya

Never Judge

Cesar Ibarra

Never Judge

Mariela Leal-Elizondo

Student  Athletes Stereotypes

Fernando Castrellon

Student Athletes stereotypes

Samuel Covarrubias

Racism and how it affects the classroom.

Gabby Gonzalez

Racism and how it affects the classroom

Jia Alexa Escalona

Stereotypes of Latinos attending major universities 

Fernanda Castro

Students who still don't know what to major on, and struggling to decide their major.

Priscilla Vazquez

Students who don't know what to major on, and students who struggle to decide what they want to major in.

Leslie Aleman Belmares

Stereotypes of latinos attending major universities 

Izaiah Dominguez

English students who act as agents of change

Israel Perez

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