Research Week 2026: Full Schedule

Jacquelyn Mathews, Curriculum Librarian at Liberty University’s Library and adjunct professor for the School of Education, holds an M.A. in Secondary Education with a Library Science concentration from West Virginia University and a B.A. in Education from the University of North... Read More →

Kenneth Camplin

Liberty University

Tuesday April 21, 2026 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
JFL 261A - Group Study Room

Applied, Oral

School School of Education

10:00am EDT

Paradise Reimagined: A Reception Theory Analysis of Viewer Responses to Bachelor in Paradise’s New Era

Tuesday April 21, 2026 10:00am - 10:30am EDT

JFL 001A - Terrace Conference Room

28624

Presenters

Cathryn Thomas

Judges

Dr. Jeremy Sellers

Liberty University

Marilyn Bartholmae

Liberty University

Tuesday April 21, 2026 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
JFL 001A - Terrace Conference Room

Applied, Oral

School School of Communication & the Arts

10:00am EDT

Polite but Simple: Social Perception and Morphosyntactic Variation in Southern American English

Tuesday April 21, 2026 10:00am - 10:30am EDT

JFL 261B - Group Study Room

29004

Presenters

Jamie Forgey

Judges

Blake Fraser

Liberty University

Deanna Kinslow

Liberty University

Tuesday April 21, 2026 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
JFL 261B - Group Study Room

Applied, Oral

School College of Arts & Sciences

10:00am EDT

Teaching Hope as a Measurable Skill: Building Resilience in Students and Educators

Tuesday April 21, 2026 10:00am - 10:30am EDT

JFL 362 - Scholars Conference Room

29584

Presenters

Cathleen Beachboard

Judges

Hailey Manicone

Liberty University

Joshua Marsh

Assoc. Proffesor, Liberty University

Tuesday April 21, 2026 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
JFL 362 - Scholars Conference Room

Applied, Oral

School School of Behavioral Sciences

10:00am EDT

Voices From the Pacific: A Transcendental Phenomenological Study of Paraprofessionals’ Experiences Using AAC Devices to Support Students With Autism in the Northern Mariana Islands

Tuesday April 21, 2026 10:00am - 10:30am EDT

JFL 380 - Scholars Lounge

28664

Presenters

Edieson Louie Aguirre

Judges

Carolyn Wicks

Liberty University

Cindy Schmidt

Liberty University

Tuesday April 21, 2026 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
JFL 380 - Scholars Lounge

Applied, Oral

School School of Education

10:30am EDT

AI-Augmented Leadership: Examining the Influence of Generative and Agentic AI Decision-Support Tools on Leadership Decision Quality and Psychological Safety in Organizational Teams

Tuesday April 21, 2026 10:30am - 11:00am EDT

JFL 380 - Scholars Lounge

31756

Presenters

Michael Areola

Senior Consultant, Cenmic Management

I help organizations improve performance by designing better ways for people, work, and intelligent systems to operate together.
My work sits at the intersection of behavioral science, workforce strategy, organizational development, leadership consulting, and AI-enabled transformation. I am a PhD candidate in Industrial and Organizational Psychology at Liberty University, and I focus on helping organizations... Read More →

Judges