Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD)
Come out and support our researchers at URCAD 2026!
Visit the RAC on Wednesday, April 22, to see our students and your peers in action. Be sure to stop by their poster sessions and presentations to engage with their work and show your support.
ANTHROPOLOGY
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Preston McMillian
Tourism in Tiny Towns: An Ethnographic Study of Old Ellicott City
Mentor: Nicholas Welcome
RAC 106 | 3:15–3:30 PM -
Peerada Phoomsiri
Rewarding Relationships: An Ethnographic Study of Volunteers with the Special Olympics
Mentor: Bambi Chapin
RAC 230 | 9:40–9:55 AM
PUBLIC HEALTH
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Jesslyn Annan
"An Outsider in The Place That's Become Your Home": Stories of Navigating Identity as a 1.5 Generation Asian Immigrant
Mentor: Chulwoo Park
RAC Arena | 10:00–11:00 AM | Poster #11 -
Nicholas Denton
Quantifying Misinformation: Vaccine Hesitancy and its Reverberations
Mentor: Kathryn Monzo
RAC Arena | 2:00–3:00 PM | Poster #15 -
Muskaan Hammad
Centralizing Community Health Access & Resource Module with a Focus on Food Resources During the Federal Shutdown
Mentor: Katie Birger
RAC Arena | 10:00–11:00 AM | Poster #45 -
Tiffany Nguyen
Understanding Severe Psychological Distress Among Older Veterans: A Population-Level Analysis
Mentor: Cristina Miller
RAC 230 | 10:00–10:15 AM -
Deven Patel, Fathima Hafsa Abdul Gaffoor, Ephrata Mangesha
Environment Control and Health Burdens: An International Comparative Study of Preventive Risks from Urban Pollution
Mentor: Christine Mair
RAC Arena | 10:00–11:00 AM | Poster #75 -
Letu Reggasa
Maryland College Basic Needs Community of Practice
Mentor: Andrea Kalfoglou
RAC 106 | 12:00–12:15 PM -
Anelsy Valencia
Immigration Vulnerability and Self-Rated Oral Health Among Latin Adults: A Pilot Study*
Mentor: Dina Garcia
RAC Arena | 2:00–3:00 PM | Poster #70
For the full schedule see: urcad.umbc.edu