Poster Contest Winners

Announcing the winners of the Poster Palooza Poster Contest for Scholars Day 2026

Faculty Choice Best Poster

Issues Associated with Long ED Wait Times

Winner: Christina Barzac
Advisor: Dr. Susan Butler, Nursing

Activating Recess in Puerto Rico with Painted Play Spaces

Winner: Gabriella Guerrero
Advisor: Dr. Julie Dearing, Public Health & Health Education

UCL Reconstruction: The New Age of Baseball

Winner: Keegan Jarvais
Advisor: Dr. Zachary Bevilacqua, KSSPE

Physical Therapists’ Perceptions of Partnerships with Personal Trainers: The Development of a Novel Specialization for Certified Personal Trainers

Winners: Ambert Matthews & Kaitlyn Spring
Advisor: Dr. Vista Beasley, KSSPE

Pattern avoidance in binary lattice and Yamanouchi words

Winner: Alanna Pellicane
Advisor: Dr. Rebecca Smith, Mathematics

Childcare Affordability and Accessibility: A Non-negotiable

Winner: Emma VanWuyckhuyse
Advisor: Dr. Jason Dauenhauer, Social Work

Exercise Science Internship at HD Performance

Winner: Thomas Browne
Advisor: Dr. Justin Faller, KSSPE

Student Choice Best Poster

Seeing is Believing: Using Deepfake Technology to Reduce Fear response in Arachnophobia

Winners: Ariana Blandon & Evan Miller
Advisor: Dr. James Witnauer