2026 Iowa LEND Research Poster Symposium
The 2026 Iowa LEND Research Poster Symposium took place May 5 in the Rembolt Conference Room at the Center for Disabilities and Development in Iowa City. Graduating LEND trainees presented their research posters. They were joined by pediatric dentistry trainees from the 2025 LEND trainee cohort.
2025-2026 Trainees
Standing top level (Left to Right): Cait Miller, Skylar Hoffman, Natalia Portal Figueroa, Devyn Just, Megan Fear, Elizabeth Freiburger, Anna Cates, Alejandra Castillo, Lyndi Hunter, Alyssa Rosaro, Maddie Berry, Garry Emmons, Dalin Tollestrup.
Standing lower level (Left to Right): Mark Thomas, Andy Fallon, Teya Kerns, Hattie Dukes, Rachael Kilpatrick, Collin Glazek, Molly Cousin, Marie Ugorek, May Ross, Monee Turner, Danielle Washington, Lillian Duffield, Samantha Anderson, Joy Edeh, Nagla Abdelrahman.
Trainees not in this group photo: Gilbert Catala Benitez, Monica Olson, Sascia Rector.
Research Posters
Click on the thumbnail images below to open a full-page pdf of each poster.
Poster Symposium Schedule
Group 1 / 3:00-3:30 Project presentations
Lillian Duffield, Elizabeth Freiburger, Sascia Rector, Marie Ugorek
Makenzi Worsfold
Anna Cates, Joy Edeh, Rachael Kilpatrick, Monica Olson
Kylie Scott
Andy Fallon, Devyn Just, Teya Kerns, Monee’ Turner
Maggie Rohrbeck
Group 2 / 4:05-4:30 Project presentations
Nima Odowa
Nagla Abdelrahman, Hattie Dukes, Natalia Portal Figueroa, Mark Thomas
Molly Cousin
Alejandra Castillo, Gilbert Catala Benitez, Megan Fear, Skylar Hoffman, Danielle Washington
Sara Escudero
Collin Glazek and May Ross
Check out previous research presented by ILEND Trainees:
- 2025 LEND Research Poster Session
- 2024 LEND Research Poster Session
- 2023 LEND Research Poster Session
- 2022 LEND Research Poster Session
- 2021 LEND Research Poster Session
- 2020 LEND Research Poster Session