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UWEC CERCA 2026

2:00pm CDT

Characterizing Magmatism Near the Eau Plein Shear Zone, Penokean Orogen, Northern Wisconsin. Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Fintan McGovern • Robert Lodge Development of platform and field campaign strategy for UAS operations to monitor air pollutants in the lower atmosphere Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Eric Oberg • Patricia Cleary Finding Effective Learning Techniques for Nursing Students: A Literature Review Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jana O'Connell • Charlotte Sortedahl Powering Sustainability: Leadership Perspectives from the Midwestern Electric Utility Industry Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Emma Steinke • Kristy Lauver The Lake Sturgeon's Importance Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jocelyn Thesing • Isabella Gross The timing of Paleoproterozoic Felsic Volcanism in the Penokean Orogen, Wisconsin Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Kayla Telshaw • Robert Lodge Tick Dragging and Species Identification in Eau Claire Parks Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Claire DePeau • Olivia Schreifels • Ava Gerrits • Esther Zabel • Crispin Pierce Water Quality and WELL Certification at the Sonnentag Center Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Eliana Tagarro • Riley Wilson • Crispin Pierce What Longer Warm Seasons Mean for Tick Population, and how They Affect Us Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Elijah Grosland • Ayden Tomaro • Luke Mayock • Wyatt Melek • Crispin Pierce

11:00am CDT

Poster 006: Evaluation of Wind Data Obtained via UAS during AGES+ 2023 Field Campaign Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jeremy Worden • Aaron Langert • Todd O'Connor • Patricia Cleary Poster 007: Development of platform and field campaign strategy for UAS operations to monitor air pollutants in the lower atmosphere Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Eric Oberg • Patricia Cleary Poster 016: Mussel Monitoring of Chippewa County, Wisconsin Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Dailyn Wold • Nora Mitchell Poster 020: Characterizing buzz pollination provided to cranberry flowers by visiting bees in central Wisconsin cranberry marshes Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jensen Thieren • Laura Bertrang • Olivia Bernauer Poster 029: Diabetes Coach: An Agentic, Human-Centered AI System for Supporting Type 2 Diabetes Management in Rural Communities Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Emily Hopke • Clara Bartlett • Rahul Gomes Poster 041: Evaluating the Role of Nectar Micronutrients on Pollinator Foraging Behavior in Lab and Field Studies Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Faith Thornton • Gracie Miller • Megan Anderson • Olivia Bernauer Poster 042: Comparing Foraging Behaviors of Bumblebees and Honeybees in Central Wisconsin Cranberry Marshes Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jensen Thieren • Laura Bertrang • Olivia Bernauer Poster 047: Investigating developmental toxicity of methylmercury; characterizing a CRISPR-induced gstp2 mutation in zebrafish Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Carter Hoyt • Evan Ferber • Bradley Carter Poster 064: Modeling Seasonal Dynamics of Influenza in Wisconsin Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Colin Pham • Yan Li Poster 075: Quantifying the Impact of Urban Expansion on Infiltration Capacity in Eau Claire, Wisconsin: A High-Resolution Geospatial Analysis Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Abrielle Van Dyck • Tadesse Alemu Poster 083: Assessing the Impact of Transportation Barriers on Access to Services and the Ability to Shape the Policies that Affect Impacted Populations. Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Brady Dehnke • Sydney Hake • Joshua Potter-Efron • Aaron Willis Poster 085: Examining the Responsiveness of Elected Representatives in Rural Constituencies Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Bella Wulterkens • Jack Kasper • Olivia Milano • Adam Kunz • Daniel Simmons Poster 096: Perspectives and Needs of People Affected by Brain Injury in Wisconsin Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Tess Maggio • Jerry Hoepner • Sarah Schellinger Poster 097: Evaluating Hibbard Hall's HVAC System Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Zak McPhee • Vanessa Herrada • Crispin Pierce Poster 098: Water Quality and WELL Certification at the Sonnentag Center Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Eliana Tagarro • Riley Wilson • Crispin Pierce Poster 099: What Longer Warm Seasons Mean for Tick Population, and how They Affect Us Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Elijah Grosland • Ayden Tomaro • Luke Mayock • Wyatt Melek • Crispin Pierce Poster 106: Patient Perspectives in the Wake of a Rural Clinic Closure: A Case Study in Western Wisconsin Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Kya Stanczyk • Morgan Presler • Matthew Haffner • Ryan Weichelt

12:15pm CDT

The Mental Wellness of Agricultural Workers in Rural Wisconsin Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Cora Dahl • Alisha Meinen

11:00am CDT

Women Who Operate: Feminization in Supercomputer Manufacturing in Cray Research Incorporated at Chippewa Falls and Mendota Heights from 1972-1996 Davies Center: Ho-Chunk Room (320E)Dylan Helwig • Joanne Jahnke-Wegner

12:00pm CDT

Down the Road of Change: A Mini Memoir on the Effects of Low Income on Children Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Wynter Simion • Jonathan Rylander Environmental Times Magazine: No Better Time, Save Wisconsin Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Kira Schoff • Isabella Gross Great Lakes Pollution and the Threat to Wildlife. Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Jonathan Bigwood • Isabella Gross Protecting Freedom of Speech at Colleges and Universities Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Paxton Nygaard • Jennifer Ervin The Government Needs to Pay for Food and Water Cost that Have Been Contaminated Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Ashlee Hanson • Isabella Gross The Lake Sturgeon's Importance Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Jocelyn Thesing • Isabella Gross “I Am Sconnie”: A Multimodal PSA on Overfishing in the Great Lakes Davies Center: Menominee Room (320F)Evelyn Pham • Isabella Gross

2:00pm CDT

Poster 008: Powering Sustainability: Leadership Perspectives from the Midwestern Electric Utility Industry Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Emma Steinke • Kristy Lauver Poster 021: Characterizing Magmatism Near the Eau Plein Shear Zone, Penokean Orogen, Northern Wisconsin. Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Fintan McGovern • Robert Lodge Poster 022: The timing of Paleoproterozoic Felsic Volcanism in the Penokean Orogen, Wisconsin Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Kayla Telshaw • Robert Lodge Poster 034: Impact of Title IV-E Education on Perceptions of Preparedness in Child Welfare Workers Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Amelia Kozler • Marissa Annoye • Alisha Meinen Poster 035: A Qualitative Analysis of Family and Mentor Experiences in the Home for Good Program Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Cady Muelken • Amelia Tauer • Briana Rockler Poster 036: Nutrition incentives and shopper behavior: Survey insights and behavioral modeling from a SNAPfarmers market match program Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Cassandra Riehle • Marc-Joel Henry • Maya Campbell • Monica Sha • Nelly Machado • Philine Bovet • Yijin Liu • Briana Rockler Poster 037: Nutrition incentive program participation trends and economic contributions of a SNAP farmers marketmatch program Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Cassandra Riehle • Marc-Joel Henry • Maya Campbell • Monica Sha • Nelly Machado • Philine Bovet • Yijin Liu • Briana Rockler Poster 038: Survey of Eau Claire County Residents’ Habits and Perspectives on Flushing Non-Degrading Waste Products Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Libby Nelson • Alicia Merklein • Scott Clark Poster 040: A Systematic Approach to Testing of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Drinking Water in Rural Eau Claire County, Wisconsin Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Avery McKeown-Robbie • Meg Walker • Laura Suppes • Sarah Vitale Poster 052: Exploring Students' Preparedness, Expectations, and Motivation to Study Abroad in the 1+2+1 Program. Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jack Hagen • Gwen Albers • Ambrose Lo • Jazilynn Geiger • Kaishan Kong Poster 053: Environmental Home Health Hazards and Student Rentals in Eau Claire Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Aidan Jones • Aliyah Jennings • Crispin Pierce Poster 055: Collection of Air Quality Index in Buildings Around UW - Eau Claire Campus Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Emily Swantz • Crispin Pierce Poster 065: Tick Dragging and Species Identification in Eau Claire Parks Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Claire DePeau • Olivia Schreifels • Ava Gerrits • Esther Zabel • Crispin Pierce Poster 076: Investigating Developmental Toxicity of Methylmercury; Characterizing a CRISPR-Induced gclm Mutation in Zebrafish Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Carter Hoyt • Evan Ferber • Bradley Carter Poster 093: Prevalence of Factors Associated with Burnout Among Physical Educators from Wisconsin in their Early Careers. Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Austin Fredrickson • Branden Fischer • Carmen Crotteau • Halle Kayhart • Teagen Schieffer • Saori Braun • Benjamin Krings • Yoonsin Oh Poster 095: Finding Effective Learning Techniques for Nursing Students: A Literature Review Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Jana O'Connell • Charlotte Sortedahl Poster 098: Plant-pollinator relationships from current and historical data in Putnam Park Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Isabelle Mathias • Madison Russell • Olivia Bernauer Poster 099: Weekly bumble bee surveys in Eau Claire, WI: Tracking Bombus abundance and diet across the growing season Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Orlean Alam • Kinsley Bush • Olivia Bernauer Poster 105: Blugold Beaver Cam – Behavioral ecology of Wisconsin wildlife Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Ella Oestreicher • Jada Wahl • Katelyn Boche • Robin Pence • Leo Pierce • Kylie Gifford • Liam Lamb • Logan Meacham • Jennifer Smith Poster 128: Gray Wolves in Wisconsin: Natural History, Recovery, and Behavioral Ecology Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)Robin Pence • Leo Pierce • Kylie Gifford • Liam Lamb • Logan Meacham • Jennifer Smith Patient Perspectives on Rural Healthcare Accessibility Davies Center: Centennial Room (320A&B)Addisyn Suchla • Adyson Gustafson • Anna Hanstedt • Caylie Swan • Grace Havel • Hadley Anderson • Izzy Taylor • Lize Newsome • Maddie Moe • Mae Johnston • Marissa Wilson • Scarlette Miller • Taya Whittenberger • Shannon Collins • Abby Hemmerich Provider Perspectives on Rural Healthcare Accessibility Davies Center: Centennial Room (320A&B)Addisyn Suchla • Adyson Gustafson • Anna Hanstedt • Caylie Swan • Grace Havel • Hadley Anderson • Izzy Taylor • Lize Newsome • Maddie Moe • Mae Johnston • Marissa Wilson • Scarlette Miller • Taya Whittenberger • Abby Hemmerich Rural Healthcare Accessibility: Comparisons Between Patient and Provider Perspectives Davies Center: Centennial Room (320A&B)Addisyn Suchla • Adyson Gustafson • Anna Hanstedt • Caylie Swan • Grace Havel • Hadley Anderson • Izzy Taylor • Lize Newsome • Maddie Moe • Mae Johnston • Marissa Wilson • Scarlette Miller • Taya Whittenberger • Abby Hemmerich