Symposium Schedule Overview

  • 10:00 AM — ALT 204 — Opening Remarks
  • 10:15 AM — ALT 203–207 — Oral Session (detailed schedule follows)
  • 12:15 PM — ALT 203–204 — Lunch

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Schedule
2026
Friday, August 7th
10:15 AM

A High-Altitude Balloon Method for Near-Space Exposure and Recovery of Caenorhabditis elegans

Colin Guyler
Jasmine Washington

ALT 207

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

10:15 AM

Better Traps, Better Surveys: Optimizing Trap Design to Enhance Pest Insect Detection

Lanie Blood, Xavier University - Cincinnati
Ziad Moya, Xavier University - Cincinnati
Isabelle Rasmussen, Xavier University - Cincinnati
Jaylin Sampson, Xavier University - Cincinnati
Scott Gula, Xavier University - Cincinnati
Emily Franzen, Xavier University - Cincinnati
A. M. Ray, Xavier University

ALT 204

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

10:15 AM

Exploring the Effectiveness of Sampling Techniques on Knowledge Graphs

Audrey Burke, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Cara Yson, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH

ALT 205

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

10:15 AM

Investigating the impacts of COVID-19 on real estate market

Hanh Nguyen

ALT 203

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

10:15 AM

Using aquatic macroinvertebrates to assess human impacts in local streams

Trenton Chandler, Xavier University - Cincinnati
Katelyn Stricker, Xavier University - Cincinnati
Mollie McIntosh

ALT 206

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

10:30 AM

Academic Freedom, Epistemic Community of Exiled Scholars, and Global Solidarity Networks

Ethan Cinefro, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Noah Wuest, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH

ALT 204

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

10:30 AM

From Research to Practice: Developing AI Literacy for First-Year Writing

Lizzy Edwards
Johannah Kremer

ALT 207

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

10:30 AM

Identifying Exoplanets Through Transit Detection

Lucas Dwyer

ALT 205

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

10:30 AM

Inside the Machine Shop

Kaylyn Schirmer
Ethan Douglas

ALT 206

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

10:30 AM

Small Things Like These: The struggle between conformity and courage in an antiquated Irish society.

Claire Wagner

ALT 203

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

10:45 AM

A Dynamical Systems Model of Rhino Population, Poaching, and Horn Trade

Garrett Johns

ALT 204

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

10:45 AM

Determining Changes in Gene Expression from Microgravity Through qRT-PCR​

Joseph Barhorst
Ansley Varisco

ALT 206

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

10:45 AM

Evolution of the Craniofacial Features in Surface fish and Cavefish

Rashia Jackson, Xavier University
Jocelyn Horvath, Xavier University

ALT 205

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

10:45 AM

Genetic Analysis of Tooth Shape in Astyanax mexicanus

Jocelyn Horvath
Rashia Jackson

ALT 205

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

10:45 AM

The Effects of Green Roof Plant Establishment Methods on Environmental and Ecological Benefits to Urban Areas

Joshua C. Kwasnik

ALT 207

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

10:45 AM

UV-Vis and Fluorescence Spectrophotometric Methods for Quantitative Analysis of Creatinine

Benjamin Fisher

ALT 203

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM

An Analysis of Human-centered Cybersecurity and Human-Computer Interaction in an African Context

Stacey Deffa Namubiru, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Ashton Skeens, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH

ALT 204

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

11:00 AM

Biomedical Imaging: CT Scans

Brigid Burke

ALT 207

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

11:00 AM

Healing from Moral Injury Caused by Catholic Clergy Abuse: Base Ecclesial Communities as a Model for Moral Repair

Grace Campagna

ALT 203

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

11:00 AM

Superpatterns of Spectrally Arbitrary Sign Patterns

Ryan Scott

ALT 205

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

11:00 AM

Wasson Way Trail and Red Bike at Xavier University: A descriptive epidemiology of trail users and physical activity behaviors

Nora Clary, Xavier University
Devin Cunningham, Xavier University
Ava Sardina, Xavier University
Jeremy Steeves, Xavier University

ALT 206

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

11:15 AM

Clergy Abuse Research

Braxton Lacey

ALT 204

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

11:15 AM

Feasibility of a Community Land Trust in Cincinnati

Anas Malik, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
KIaralys Rosario
Shontelle Johnson
Max Oravec

ALT 206

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

11:15 AM

Material Testing

Ganza Kim

ALT 207

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

11:15 AM

Methods in Material Science

Ronan Blair

ALT 205

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

11:15 AM

Optimizing the Western Blot Technique to Detect GAPDH in Rat Skeletal Muscle Tissue Samples

Rachel Newton
Julia Rathje

ALT 203

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

11:30 AM

Analyzing LiDAR Accuracy: Effects of Color and Lighting Conditions

Xavier Milam

ALT 206

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

11:30 AM

Effects of Plant Management on the Thermal and Hydrological Performance of a Green Roof

Ashley Laux

ALT 203

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

11:30 AM

Mobilizing Under Fire: Perceived Threats and Activism Among Progressive NGOs and Advocacy Groups

Bashir Tofangsazi, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Anna Dunscombe, Xavier University

ALT 207

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

11:30 AM

Mutation-equivalence in Tree-triangle Quivers

Elizabeth Mastilak, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Giancarlo Costanzo, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Jackie Griggs, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH

ALT 205

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

11:30 AM

When the Earth Takes the Lead: Exploring Ecocinema

Chloe Kratoska

ALT 204

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

11:45 AM

Pea Seedling Amine Oxidase: Production and Purification

Abigail Pettinger, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Nicholas Hyland, University of Utah

ALT 203

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

11:45 AM

Sensory-skeletal integration underlies diverse bone fusion patterns in cave-dwelling fish

Carter Chambers

ALT 204

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

11:45 AM

Sex-Based Differences in Knee Morphology: A Comparative Analysis of Femoral Notch Width and Tibial Slope​

Colby Wasson

ALT 206

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

11:45 AM

The Role of Conceptual Fluency and Brand Engagement in Private Label Brand Naming Strategy​

Liz Adkins
Richie L. Liu

ALT 205

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

11:45 AM

UV Inoization

Jonah D. McMahon

ALT 207

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM

How Neural Network Predictive Power Varies Across Stock Market Sectors

Jacob Eads

ALT 206

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM

12:00 PM

Neutron Imaging of Plant Signaling

Aiden Ronk
Emma Monge

ALT 207

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM

12:00 PM

The Foundling Hospital in Victorian London

Alice Morrison

ALT 204

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM

12:00 PM

Transformational and constraint-based geometry tasks and there influence on preservice teachers’ geometric reasoning and justification

Karleen Leibreich

ALT 205

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM

12:00 PM

Xavier and TriHealth: Documenting Public History

Abigail Rittenhouse

ALT 203

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM