2026 Conference Participants
Student Presenters
| Last Name | First Name | Institution | Field / Discipline |
| Amoako* | Emmanuel | UNC-CH | Social Work |
| Aqariden* | Sara | UNC-CH | Africana Studies |
| Asmah* | Joel Mensah | UNC-CH | Francophone African and Caribbean Studies |
| Bailey | Noah | Queen’s University Belfast | History |
| Baird* | Michael | UNC-CH | Art History |
| Battioui* | Abdedaïm | UNC-CH | Environment, Ecology and Energy |
| Brei* | Anneliese | UNC-CH | Computer Science |
| Brooks* | Ryan | UNC-CH | Political Science |
| Cheema | Jaweria Sarfraz | University of Tübingen | Media Studies |
| Chen* | Dalia | UNC-CH | Biology |
| Darby | Colm | Queen’s University Belfast | Nursing and Midwifery |
| Fuse | Kenshiro | Nagoya University | Neurology, Epidemiology, and AI/ML |
| Kratel | Victoria | Kristiania University of Applied Sciences | Communication and Leadership |
| Kielt | Aimée | Queen’s University Belfast | Geography / Climate Change |
| Marquez* | Madelina | UNC-CH | Biology |
| Marzuk* | René | UNC-CH | English and Comparative Literature |
| McAllister* | Mags | UNC-CH | Speech and Hearing Sciences |
| Murrugarra Retamozo* | Brenda Isabel | UNC-CH | Anthropology |
| Nwonsu | Christian Zik | Queen’s University Belfast | Political Sociology |
| Ohol | Harshada Bhaskar | Queen’s University Belfast | Social Policy |
| Opara | Thaddeus | Queen’s University Belfast | Philosophy |
| Porter* | Kalamakaleimahoehoe | UNC-CH | Environment, Ecology and Energy |
| Stockdale | Anna | Queen’s University Belfast | Poetry: Critical and Creative Practice |
*Denotes Royster Fellow
Alumni Attendees
| Last Name | First Name | Field / Discipline | Graduation Year |
| Bailey | Adams | Public Policy | 2023 |
| Celik | Umit | Business Administration | 2025 |
| Chappell | Danielle | Pharmacology | 2023 |
| Dallis | Jameela | English | 2016 |
| Ebanks | Diamond | Ecology | 2023 |
| Edwards | Catherine | Marine Science | 2008 |
| Eiffert | Samantha | Pharmaceutical Sciences | 2024 |
| Forbes | Carlee | Art History | 2020 |
| George-Waterfield | Sarah | English and Comparative Literature | 2019 |
| Hynes Krieger | Emily | Musicology | 2024 |
| Jeuland | Marc | Environmental Sciences and Engineering | 2009 |
| Lu | Amy Shirong | Mass Communication | 2009 |
| Ng | Shu Wen | Health Policy and Management | 2009 |
| Northcross | Amanda | Environmental Sciences and Engineering | 2008 |
| Percy | Madelyn | Geological Sciences | 2020 |
| Post | Colin | Information and Library Science | 2020 |
| Robinson | Whitney | Epidemiology | 2008 |
| Setty | Karen | Environmental Sciences and Engineering | 2019 |
| Smith | Daniel | Public Policy | 2016 |
| Tang | Min | Philosophy | 2020 |
| Tashie | Arik | Geological Sciences | 2020 |
| Trexler | Eric | Human Movement Science | 2018 |
| Valle | Carmina | Nutrition | 2012 |
| Vereen | Rhyan | Media and Communication | 2023 |
| Williams | Caitlin | Maternal and Child Health | 2024 |
2026 Royster Global Conference Planning Committee
| Joel Asmah, Romance Languages, UNC-CH | Sydney Bauer, Art and Art History, UNC-CH |
| Tara Di Cassio, Geography and Environment, UNC-CH | Mckenzie Garcia, Biomedical Engineering, UNC-CH |
| Pao-Pei Huang, Information and Library Science, UNC-CH | Madelina Marquez, Biology, UNC-CH |
| Mags McAllister, Speech and Hearing Sciences, UNC-CH | Alita Miller, Pharmaceutical Sciences, UNC-CH |
| Hannah Robison, Human Movement Science, UNC-CH | Millie West, Art and Art History, UNC-CH |
Acknowledgements
We extend our sincere gratitude to the individuals whose support made this conference possible: Tori Lodewick, Maddie Conley, Laura Pratt, the UNC Global Affairs team — with special thanks to Meredith Bryson and Melissa McMurray — and the staff of The Graduate School.