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April 17, 2026 Student Research Symposium Program

Face to Face Schedule

9:00 AM
Welcome Address
Dr. Irvin Clark, Associate Dean, Student & Strategic Initiatives
9:10 AM
Sponsor’s Comments
J.T. Young, VP & General Manager, Florida Power and Light Northwest Region
9:20 AM
Keynote Address
Drew Allen, Executive Director: FSU iNSPIRE
9:45 AM
Invitation to Poster Session
Dr. Tyler Towne, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies
Symposium MC: Dr. Sarah Wofford-Mares
10:00 AM
Graduate and Undergraduate Presentations
11:15 AM
High School Presentations
12:30 PM
Conclusion
Dr. Sarah Wofford-Mares and Dr. Karen Works

Zoom Meeting: Synchronous Online Presentations (9:00 AM – Noon)

View 2026 Participants

Awards:

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

Winning StatusStudent(s)MentorSchools
Top 10Addisyn BottorfMadisyn FlammiaThe Collegiate School
Top 10Alex BashkinovMadisyn FlammiaThe Collegiate School
Top 10Ari AmrominMadisyn FlammiaThe Collegiate School
Top 10Caleb HarderMadisyn FlammiaThe Collegiate School
Top 10Leilah GrahamRobin VaughnNorth Bay Haven Charter Academy
Top 10Sophia RieserMadisyn FlammiaThe Collegiate School
Top 10Tyler ZhengMadisyn FlammiaThe Collegiate School
Top 10Valerie DowningRobin VaughnNorth Bay Haven Charter Academy
Top 10Walter McDermottMadisyn FlammiaThe Collegiate School
Top 10Zoey CajoteMadisyn FlammiaThe Collegiate School

Undergraduate

Winning StatusStudent(s)MentorMajor
1st placeJonathan Serbest, and Case DyerDr. Yvonne Traynham Mechanical Engineering
2nd placeValeria Marulanda, and Habiba ZeidanDr. Bre MinniefieldBiology
3rd placeJessie NewellDr. Aimee FrierElementary Education

Graduate

Winning StatusStudent(s)MentorMajor
1st placeMegan DeWittKirstin TaylorPsychology--Applied Behavior Analysis
2nd placeDixie CollinsDr. Brian ParkerProfessional Communication
3rd placeKevin NunesDr. Leah KoehlerPsychology ABA

Graduate - Synchronous

Winning StatusStudent(s)MentorMajor
1st placeBlake Timothy, and Jamie WilsonDr. Lonnie HodgesNurse Anesthesia
2nd placeStacey Carey,Seth Forehand, and Philip JungDr. Kyle HodgenNurse Anesthesia
3rd placeLindsey Thorpe, Hannah Ries, Kaitlyn Gallagher, and Andrew TrainorDr. Gerald HoganNurse Anesthesia