April 17, 2026 Student Research Symposium Program

Synchronous Online Research Presentations 9:00 am – noon Zoom Meeting

2026 Participants

Awards:

High school participants by honoring those who placed in the top ten (listed alphabetically by first name):

Winning Status Student(s) Mentor Schools
Top 10 Addisyn Bottorf Madisyn Flammia The Collegiate School
Top 10 Alex Bashkinov Madisyn Flammia The Collegiate School
Top 10 Ari Amromin Madisyn Flammia The Collegiate School
Top 10 Caleb Harder Madisyn Flammia The Collegiate School
Top 10 Leilah Graham Robin Vaughn North Bay Haven Charter Academy
Top 10 Sophia Rieser Madisyn Flammia The Collegiate School
Top 10 Tyler Zheng Madisyn Flammia The Collegiate School
Top 10 Valerie Downing Robin Vaughn North Bay Haven Charter Academy
Top 10 Walter McDermott Madisyn Flammia The Collegiate School
Top 10 Zoey Cajote Madisyn Flammia The Collegiate School

Undergraduate

Winning Status Student(s) Mentor Major
1st place Jonathan Serbest, and Case Dyer Dr. Yvonne Traynham and Ed Boardway Mechanical Engineering
2nd place Valeria Marulanda, and Habiba Zeidan Dr. Bre Minniefield Biology
3rd place Jessie Newell Dr. Aimee Frier Elementary Education

Graduate

Winning Status Student(s) Mentor Major
1st place Megan DeWitt Kirstin Taylor Psychology--Applied Behavior Analysis
2nd place Dixie Collins Dr. Brian Parker Professional Communication
3rd place Kevin Nunes Dr. Leah Koehler Psychology ABA

Graduate - Synchronous

Winning Status Student(s) Mentor Major
1st place Blake Timothy, and Jamie Wilson Dr. Lonnie Hodges Nurse Anesthesia
2nd place Stacey Carey,Seth Forehand, and Philip Jung Dr. Kyle Hodgen Nurse Anesthesia
3rd place Lindsey Thorpe, Hannah Ries, Kaitlyn Gallagher, and Andrew Trainor Dr. Gerald Hogan Nurse Anesthesia