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

Presentation Session I

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Schedule

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April 25, 2026

Wist Hall 129 9:10am–10:20am HST

Faculty Reviewer: TBD | Room Moderator: TBD

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

Wist Hall 130 9:10am–10:20am HST

Faculty Reviewer: TBD | Room Moderator: TBD

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 131 9:10am–10:20am HST

Faculty Reviewer: TBD | Room Moderator: TBD

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

Laulima A (Lima A) 9:10am–10:20am HST

Faculty Reviewer: TBD | Room Moderator: TBD

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: TBD | Room Moderator: TBD

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: TBD | Room Moderator: TBD

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: TBD | Room Moderator: TBD

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: Ka Hoomau Ana i ka Leo Ao o Na Kupuna

Oral Presentation
Rosemary Keamoai-Strickland