Two College of Education and Human Sciences students were among those recognized with awards for their presentations during the 2026 Student Research Days Poster Sessions and Creative Exhibitions.
Daniel Reardon, a Ph.D. student in human sciences specializing in global family health and wellbeing from New Brunswick, New Jersey, was selected for his research, “The Lasting Effects of Athletic Participation: Positive and Maladaptive Coping Pathways Across Gender.” Reardon’s adviser is Michael Merten, department chair and G.A. Newkirk Professor of Leadership in the Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies.
Grace Fowler, a senior communication sciences and disorders major from Blair, Nebraska, received the undergraduate college award for CEHS for her research, “Examining the Relation Between Caregiver Self-Efficacy and Early Intervention, Child Factors, and Parent Stress.” She completed her research with assistant professor Ciara Ousley and associate professor Susan Loveall-Hague as her advisers in the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders.
More than 120 graduate students and 200 undergraduate students participated in the sessions held April 7-8. Graduate students who were awarded competitive prizes for their scholarship and presentation skills received $400 toward travel grants to present their research regionally or nationally as well as support other research costs. Academic colleges sponsored prizes valued at $250 for undergraduates.
Nearly 100 faculty, staff, postdoc and graduate student volunteer judges met with students during morning and afternoon sessions to evaluate their presentations.
College of Education and Human Sciences
Child, Youth and Family Studies
Special Education and Communication Disorders
