URCAD 2026: Student Presenters from Public Health & Anthropology

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

• 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

• 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