Awards 2026

Award Recipients

We are pleased to recognize the following award recipients at the 2026 UF College of Education Research Symposium.

Best Undergraduate Poster Award: Clarissa Cheung, Rachel Pu, and Amanpreet Kapoor, “Closing the Career Prep Gap: How WiNG.it Prepares Students for Behavioral Interviews”

Best Undergraduate Paper Award: Revathy Nateshan, “Patterns of Judicial Deference in Special Education Adjudication: An Empirical Analysis of Florida Due Process Cases”

Best Graduate Poster Award: Georgette Kluiters and Allyson Fleischer, “The Gator Good Goes Global: Enhancing Intercultural Competence Through Virtual Exchange”

Best Graduate Paper Award: Priya Ganapathy Prasad, “Between Plausibility and Authenticity: Can Large Language Models (LLMs) Be Trusted to Simulate Student Responses?”

Selection and Appreciation

These awards were selected based on judges’ evaluations of presentations at the symposium. Each award recipient will receive a $250 prize in recognition of their outstanding work.

We extend our sincere appreciation to our judges for their time, expertise, and thoughtful review of this year’s presentations. We are grateful to Dr. Catherine Corbin, Dr. Gayle Evans, Dr. Caitie Gallingane, Dr. Elyssa Geer, Dr. Hada Herring, Dr. Corinne Huggins-Manley, Dr. Jennifer Kent, Dr. Brittany Kester, Dr. Mercedes Machado, and Dr. Richard Velasco for their contributions in recognizing outstanding student scholarship at this year’s symposium.

For additional information, contact:

Kayla Sutcliffe (kaylajsutcliffe@ufl.edu)

Chip Li (hli3@ufl.edu)