The agenda for the Expo 2025 is provided below and will be updated regularly as new details are finalized.
(8:00 am)
(from 9:15 to 10:00 am)
(10:00 am)
10:15 AM |
Thomas Duong, UH-Downtown | Mentor: Dr. Timothy Redl |
"Taking Advantage of Advanced Placement (AP) Statistics for College Admission: A Study of High School Students in the Houston Area." | ||
10:30 AM | Harvest Prater, Lamar U. | Mentor: Dr. Raul Prezas |
"Speech-Language Pathologist and Health Advocate: Disclosure of Aphasia." | ||
10:45 AM | Ali Nikbin, Lamar U.-Texas Academy | Mentors: Dr. Gevorg Sargsyan and Dr. Don Warren |
"Improving the Construction Permitting Process in SETX through Technological Integration." | ||
11:00 AM | Michael H Bellot, Lamar U. | Mentor: Dr. Daniel R. Chilek |
"A Comparison of Abdominal Contraction Bracing Method (CBM) and the Glass Cup Abdominal Bracing Method (GCM)." | ||
11:15 AM | Kayla R Diaz, Louisiana State U. | Mentor: Dr. Asha Winfield |
"Working Memory and Type 2 Diabetes: Investigating Racial Differences in Self-Management." | ||
11:30 AM | Natalie Bean, Lamar U. | Mentor: Dr. Gina Hale |
"Generating Educational Materials on Firearm Safety: Action to Promote Public Safety." | ||
11:45 AM | Kayla McKinley, Lamar U. | Mentor: Dr. Shannon Jordan |
"Undergraduate Research's Impact Reaches Washington DC - ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓÆµ in the STR Program." | ||
12:00 PM | Harvest Prater, Lamar U. | 2025 Beck Fellow |
"Talking about the Beck Fellowship Application Process and the Benefits of Being a Beck Fellow." |
(12:30 pm at Ballroom A&B)
1:30 PM |
Gabriel Atapu, Lamar U. | Mentor: Dr. Christina Gregory |
"LGBT Inclusion in the Military: A Comparative Study of Policies and Practices in The Netherlands and The United Kingdom." | ||
1:45 PM | DeShara C. Doub, Louisiana State U. | Mentor: Dr. Asha Winfield |
"Tackling Intergenerational Racial Trauma within Historical Institutions." | ||
2:00 PM | Carolina Hernandez, Lamar U. | Mentor: Dr. Douglas C. Williams Jr |
"¡OYE! Abre tus ojos: To Hispanic/Latino Sign Language Interpreter Hardships." | ||
2:15 PM | Avinash Sah, Lamar U. | Mentor: Dr. Mamta Singh |
"Preparing Future Educators with Engaging Port Education & Activities." | ||
2:30 PM | Ramona Young, Lamar U. | Mentor: Mr. Andre Favors |
"A Vertigo of Fear: Hitchcock’s Psychological and Technical Mastery of Stairs and Falling." | ||
2:45 PM | Justin Ford, Lamar U. | Mentor: Dr. Sara P. Hillin |
"How Microtransactions Have Evolved in Modern Gaming." | ||
3:00 PM | Maryah Javed, Lamar U. | Mentor: Dr. Mamta Singh |
"Navigating Maritime Education: Insights from Elementary Students." | ||
3:15 PM | Angel Griffin, Lamar U. | Mentor: Dr. Mamta Singh |
"Digging Deeper: The World of Accommodation & Participation Through the Workings of Preservice Teacher." | ||
3:30 PM | Kenechukwu Chikez, Lamar U. | Mentor: Dr. Zhifo Guo |
"Highly Selective Dual-Mode Chemosensor for Hg2+ and Cu2+ Detection with Distinct Fluorescence Switching in Aqueous DMSO Solution." |
(2:15 pm)
2:30 PM | Alexa Heng, Lamar U. | Mentors: Dr. Sheila Springer and Dr. Nicki Michalski |
"Navigating Sexual and Emotional Communication in Generation Z University Situationships." | ||
2:45 PM | Keturah Green, Louisiana State U. | Mentor: Dr. Asha Winfield |
"Where Them Fans At: How social media influencers and trending media create pandemonium, parasocial relationships, and communities of belonging." | ||
3:00 PM | Evan Wolford, Lamar U. | Mentor: Mr. Andre Favors |
"Censorship?: An Analysis of Discourses of Three Kendrick Lamar Performances." | ||
3:15 PM | Carolyne Tarver, Louisiana State U. | Mentor: Dr. Asha Winfield |
"Becky with the Good Hair? The Perpetuation of Eurocentric Dating Preferences, Black Women, & Contemporary Dating Shows." | ||
3:30 PM | Hayli Hunter, Louisiana State U. | Mentor: Dr. Asha Winfield |
"Striking Back: Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘Cobra’ as a Narrative of Black Feminist Resilience." | ||
3:45 PM | Mikayla Renwick, Texas A&M/Louisiana State U. | Mentor: Dr. Asha Winfield |
"Shaping Cities: Understanding the Impact of the Great Migration on Cultural Freedom." |
(from 4:00 to 4:45 pm)
(4:45 pm)
(from 5:00 pm)