College of Education, University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaSymposium PresentationsGraduate Student Research Symposium 2026Presentation Session II

Presentation Session II

About the Symposium

Program Schedule

Schedule

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April 25, 2026

Wist Hall 129 10:30am–11:40am HST

Faculty Reviewer: Baoyan Cheng, Alex Means | Room Moderator: Aya Watanabe

Navigating Racially Pluralistic Societies as Graduates of a Southern Segregation Academy: A Phenomenological Case Study

Oral Presentation

Parents as Adult Learners in Family–School Partnerships

Oral Presentation

Beyond the Autonomous Individual: Liberalism, Relationality, and Human Rights Education

Oral Presentation

Laulima (Lima A) 10:30am–11:40am HST

Faculty Reviewer: Rayna Fujii | Room Moderator: Seanyelle Yagi

Civic Engagement Through Historical Inquiry

Oral Presentation

Quinn Griffiths

The use of the gender-complex model of education in a teacher preparation program

Oral Presentation

Tapping Out Stress: Jiu-Jitsu’s Effect on Teacher Resilience

Oral Presentation

Laulima B (Lima B) 10:30am–11:40am HST

Faculty Reviewer: Jonah Nakaza-Koizumi | Room Moderator: Staphanie Furuta

Development of Student Understanding of Generative AI as an Artist Tool

Oral Presentation

Shawna Vanapruks

Self Perception Impacts of Math Stereotypes on Accelerated 7th and 8th Grade Math Students

Oral Presentation

Empathy in the Eras

Oral Presentation

Ku‘ono‘ono A (Ono A) 10:30am–11:40am HST

Faculty Reviewer: Lori Fulton | Room Moderator: Jim McKown

Perceived Impacts of Brief, Teacher-Led Meditation on Student Stress Regulation, Focus, and Physiological Awareness in a High School Classroom

Oral Presentation

Michelle Rincon

Signs of Learning: A Self-Study on Integrating Japanese Sign Language in a High School Japanese Classroom in Hawaii

Oral Presentation

The Balancing Act: Early-Career Teachers Navigating Full-Time Teaching and Graduate Study

Oral Presentation

Marie Eriel Hobro

Ku‘ono‘ono B (Ono B) 10:30am–11:40am HST

Faculty Reviewer: Stacy George | Room Moderator: Scott Robinson

Ma Ka Hana Ka ‘Ike: Ka Mana‘o O Nā Kumu Pilikanaka Kaiapuni No Ka Project-Based Learning I Loko O Ke A‘o ‘Ana A Me Ka Hopena I Mana‘o ‘Ia Ma O Ke Komo ‘Ana O Nā Haumāna

Oral Presentation

Kamūaliʻi Estrada

An Action Research Study on the Role of Place-Based Learning in Fostering Ninth-Grade Students’ Sense of Belonging in Science Education

Oral Presentation

Makawalu 10:30am–11:40am HST

Faculty Reviewer: Bret Freemyer, Erin Centeio | Room Moderator: Adam Tanare

Plan A: Expanding Access to Kinesiology: Student Engagement and Perceptions in a Culturally Grounded Introduction Course

Oral Presentation

Aquatic Safety Education for Elementary Students: A Systematic Review to Inform School-Based Drowning Prevention Education

Oral Presentation

Karl-Richard Hennebach

Nahiku 10:30am–11:40am HST

Faculty Reviewers & Room Moderators: Seongah Im, Lois Yamauchi, Mark Murphy, Jessie Koltz

Examining Grade 3 Academic Outcomes in Hawai’i Before and After a Change in the Minimum School Starting Age

Oral Presentation

Sean Richardson

Achievement Goals as Pathways Between Academic Perfectionism and Psychological Distress Among Filipino Secondary Students

Oral Presentation

Renz Louis Montano

Beyond Access: Ecological Inequities Shaping College Students’ Generative AI Use

Oral Presentation