Converse University Holds 2026 Summer Research Symposium

Converse University held its annual Summer Research Symposium on August 11, 2026. This event showcased students who participated in faculty-mentored summer research projects.

Director of Sponsored Research at Converse University Jahnnie Conner said she looks forward to this symposium every summer. “Summer offers students a wonderful opportunity to participate in research without the time constraints of the academic year”, Connor shared. “Converse is grateful to SCICU and SC INBRE for funding student research this year and making these opportunities possible.”

Poster Title: The Effects of an A2a Antagonist on Self-Control & Timing in Rattus Norvegicus
Students: Genesis Medley ’28 (Nisbet Honors) and Davis Dial ‘29 (Nisbet Honors)
Converse Faculty Mentor: Dr. Richard Keen

Poster Title: Tyrosine “Click” Bioconjugation Studies of Red Fluorescent Proteins
Students: Jennifer Garcia-Cruz ’28 (Nisbet Honors), Juli Ganim, and Sarah Anderson ‘29 (Nisbet Honors)
Converse Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hannah N. Barnhill

Poster Title: Effect of High Ambient Temperature on Appetite Regulation in Rats (Rattus norvegicus)
Students: Malaysia Eaddy, Addison Branen ‘28 (Nisbet Honors), Michelle Perez Mendez ‘28 (Nisbet Honors)
Converse Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mark Bohler

Poster Title: The Allstons During the American Revolutionary War
Student: Kathryn Fowler ‘29 (Nisbet Honors)
Research Mentor: Dr. Allston Stubbs, MD

Poster Title: Testing Passive Volatile Absorption as a Mechanism of Associational Resistance and Susceptibility in Sagebrush
Student Name: Lydia Lawrence ‘27 (Nisbet Honors)
Converse Faculty Mentor: Dr. Patrick Grof-Tisza

Converse University students can participate in faculty-mentored undergraduate research and creative independent projects. Working independently or side-by-side with faculty mentors, Converse students have won awards at state, regional, and national conferences.