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

Presentation Session I

gradient
About the Symposium
Program Schedule

Schedule

Click on the sessions below for more information.

April 25, 2026

Wist Hall 128 9:10am–10:20am HST

Faculty Reviewer: Peter Leong, Clare Baek | Room Moderator: Audrey Villanueva

Designing for Implicit Interactional Feedback: A Game-Based Approach to Asynchronous Language Learning

Oral Presentation
Justin Quezon

FlourishED:  Stress Management and Well-Being Strategies for Preservice Teachers

Oral Presentation
Justice Kanaulu

LIBI: A Game about Indonesian Affixes for Foreign Language Users

Oral Presentation
Ruadhán Hughes

Wist Hall 129 9:10am–10:20am HST

Faculty Reviewer: Mike Menchaca, Chris Lucas | Room Moderator: Aya Watanabe

Hawaiʻi Education Research Network (HERN): Facilitating Capacity Building and Systems Change through Research-Practice Partnerships

Oral Presentation
Carl Francis Moog

“It’s not a Choice. It’s a Kuleana:” Rethinking Teacher Retention through the Eyes of Homegrown Educators

Oral Presentation
Lydia Saffery

JET Professional Learning Community: Informing Professional Development

Oral Presentation
Joseph Peters

Laulima A (Lima A) 9:10am–10:20am HST

Faculty Reviewer: Sara Cook | Room Moderator: Stacy George

Engaging All Learners: The Impact of MLL Strategies in Elementary Classrooms

Oral Presentation
Freedom Fallin

Integrating Social-Emotional Learning to Support First Graders’ Engagement in Mathematics

Oral Presentation
Amber Chu

A REFLECTIVE SELF-STUDY ON ʻŌLELO HAWAIʻI AND TEACHER IDENTITY

Oral Presentation
Mckenna Chang

Laulima B (Lima B) 9:10am–10:20am HST

Faculty Reviewer: Seanyelle Yagi | Room Moderator: Jim McKown

Making Sense Through Discussion: How Turn-And-Talk Supports Middle School Science Learning

Oral Presentation
Luke Fia

A Self Study of a Novice Teacher Teaching Implementing a Third Grade Place-Based Learning STEM Learning Project

Oral Presentation
Aidan McCarty

The Effect of Scaffolding and Differentiation Teaching Strategies Focused On Building Students’ Math Efficacy On Learning Math Engagement of 8th Grade Students

Oral Presentation
Hien Ha

Ku‘ono‘ono A (Ono A) 9:10am–10:20am HST

Faculty Reviewer: Jon Yoshioka | Room Moderator: Lori Fulton

Examining the effects of building student-teacher rapport on student motivation in secondary science learning

Oral Presentation
Anthony Banda

“I paʻa i kona kupuna ʻaʻole kākou e puka” Had our ancestors died in bearing our grandparent, we would not have come forth.

Oral Presentation
Chavella Espinosa-Ramos

Incorporating Daily ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Routines in a Fifth-Grade Classroom: A Self-Study of Engagement and Relational Classroom Management

Oral Presentation
Mary Davis

Ku‘ono‘ono B (Ono B) 9:10am–10:20am HST

Faculty Reviewer: Anuhea Lenchanko | Room Moderator: Kahea Faria

Ike ia ka Lahui o ke Kanaka ma Kana Olelo

Oral Presentation
Keokapukoa Kaohelaulii

Nā Leo o Nā Kupuna: Ka Hoʻohana ʻAna i Ke Mele Hawaiʻi Ma Ke ʻAno He Kahua E Aʻo Aku Ai

Oral Presentation
Tiana Keopuhiwa

He Pua Lei Au na Kahelelani: E Hoomau i ka Leo Ao o Na Kupuna

Oral Presentation
Rosemary Keamoai-Strickland

Makawalu 9:10am–10:20am HST

Faculty Reviewer: Linda Furuto, Kahunawai Wright | Room Moderator: Adam Tanare

Searching for What School Left Out: Colonial Schooling and Intergenerational Educational Experiences in Hawaiʻi

Oral Presentation
Kristi Desuacido

The Engine Mathematics: Understanding Mathematics’ Abundant Cognitive, Psychological, and Ecological Purpose

Oral Presentation
Joseph Manfre

Pakasaritaan: Storying Filipino Survivor Persistence in Higher Education

Oral Presentation
Leslie Cabingabang

Nahiku 9:10am–10:20am HST

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

Preschool as Equalizer? Long-Term K–5 Growth When Controlling for Race, SES, and Language

Oral Presentation
Hansuh Seo

Exploring First-Generation Filipino Students’ Postsecondary Motivations to Attend the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa

Oral Presentation
Dazhaelen Billete

Measuring the 5Cs: IRT Validation of the Academic PYD Short Scale (A-PYD5)

Oral Presentation
Renz Louis Montano