UCF’s researchers don’t just produce research papers, posters, and conference presentations: they also write poetry and stories, draw, paint, build, film, design, code, sew, shape, and more! The fourth annual showcase will highlight some of the creative scholarship, artistic pieces, and new production of UCF students from a variety of disciplines.
Meet the Makers and Mentors
Come and meet the creators! More information will become available as we get closer to the 2026 event.
Enhancing Lives Showcase: Meet the Makers
2026 Event Details TBD
Past Presenters
Animation: Catching Light: A Film About Finding Encouragement Through Art and the Role of Women in Impressionism
Vlada Evtushenko
Art and Engineering: Collaborative Theming for Personalized Prosthetics
Nico Chen, Viviana Arroyo, David Cardona, and Nuha Khan
Art History: Remedios Varo: Peregrinaciones
Julia Condes
Documentary: Chocolate Kingdom
Mario Villavicencio
Documentary: Threading the Needle: Chinese American Adoptees and the In-Between
AJ Johnson
Gaming: Limbitless Journey: Advancing Stress-Free Training Through VR and MR Gaming
Alex Da Vera Cruz and Pavan Senthil
Graphic Novel: The Deception of a Metamorphosis
Heidi Hernandez
Theatre: The Last Firefly
Leigh Green and Ty Simons
Theatre: Rhinoceros
Matthew Conte
Studio Art: The Utilization of Art Journaling Techniques for Personal Growth and Regulation
Felicia McInnis
Studio Art: The Visualization of the American School Experience Caused by Gun Violence
Mya Osborne
| Maggie | Messer | Undergraduate |
| Emelina | Brown | Undergraduate |
| Alexander | Alen | Undergraduate |
| Olivia | Van Natta | Graduate |
| John | de Mendonca Salim | Undergraduate |
| Riana | Petrick | Undergraduate |
| Alyne | Montenegro | Undergraduate |
| Joaquin | Royer | Undergraduate |
| Lolita | Kuznietsova | Undergraduate |
| Anthony | Martin | Undergraduate |
Graduate Presenters
- “Let’s Get Kraken!” ~ Genesis Laboy Rivera
- Mentors: Christina Christie (Animation and Visual Effects), JoAnne Adams (Emerging Media)
- Title to be specified ~ Kayla Cayasso
- Mentor: David James Poissant (English)
- Title to be specified ~Trace Meshberg
- Mentor: Brigitte Kovacevich (Anthropology)
- “Dazzling: A Timekeeper’s Tale” ~ Jessica Gray
- Mentor: JoAnne Adams (Emerging Media)
Undergraduate Presenters
- “Diverse Expressions of the Black Identity in Jacksonville, Mississippi: Stories” ~ Elisabeth Campbell
- Mentor: Darlin’ Neal (English)
- “On Painted Wings” ~Sandy Ford
- Mentor: Cecilia Milanes (English)
- “New Exhibition Video for WellsBuilt Museum of African American History & Culture” ~ Hope Miller, Sebastian Garcia, Michelle Bondzie, Carol Merengwa
- Mentor: Lisa Mills (Film)
- “Art In Pediatric Prosthetic Limbs: Methods And Creative Design” ~ Viviana Rivera and Kelsey Robinson
- Mentor: Albert Manero (Limbitless)
- “Research & Creativity. The visual image of lyrics and emotional competence in the representation of art” ~ Isabel Urdaneta
- Mentor: Martha Garcia (Modern Languages and Literatures)