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

Ashley Hudson Tharpe

Online Chair, Liberty University

Blake Fraser

Liberty University

Tuesday April 21, 2026 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
JFL 380 - Scholars Lounge

Applied, Oral

School School of Behavioral Sciences

10:30am EDT

Decades After Exposure: The Continuing Burden of Asbestos-Related Diseases in the United States

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

JFL 261A - Group Study Room

34064

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Health Sciences

10:30am EDT

Developing a Polymerization Reactor Punctuated Equilibrium Model

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

JFL 001A - Terrace Conference Room

31444

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Engineering

10:30am EDT

Miracles or Mirages? A Study of the Rhetorical Use of Miracle Language Within Medical Communication

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

JFL 001B - Terrace Conference Room

32769

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Communication & the Arts

10:30am EDT

Sanctions-Resilient Reserve Architecture: The Convex Monetary Anchor Framework (CMAF)

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

JFL 362 - Scholars Conference Room

30244

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School Helms School of Government

10:30am EDT

Securing America’s Critical Mineral Future

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

JFL 261B - Group Study Room

29504

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School Helms School of Government

11:00am EDT

3D Printed Square Packing: Making Math Accessible for Everyone

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

JFL 001B - Terrace Conference Room

34184

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Engineering

11:00am EDT

Faith-Based Practices and Health: The Role of Faith-Based Guided Meditation in Managing Type 2 Diabetes

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

JFL 001A - Terrace Conference Room

28745

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Behavioral Sciences

11:00am EDT

Faith-Informed Practice and the Challenge of Religious Trauma: Insights from Christian Residents in Counseling

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

JFL 362 - Scholars Conference Room

28464

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Behavioral Sciences

11:00am EDT

National Trends and State-Level Correlates of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Utilization Among Treatment Admissions in the United States, 2014-2023

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

JFL 261A - Group Study Room

31984

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Health Sciences

11:00am EDT

Shame, Blaming Others, Forgiveness, and Depression

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

JFL 380 - Scholars Lounge

30624

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Behavioral Sciences

11:00am EDT

The Beauty of Uniquity: A Biomechanical and Statistical Analysis of Pitchers with Anomalous Arm Angles

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

JFL 261B - Group Study Room

30344

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School College of Arts & Sciences

11:30am EDT

Dynamic Structural Load Identification

Tuesday April 21, 2026 11:30am - 12:00pm EDT

JFL 261B - Group Study Room

32364

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Business

11:30am EDT

Environmental Limitations of a Low-Cost, COTS LoRa MeshCore Node Network

Tuesday April 21, 2026 11:30am - 12:00pm EDT

JFL 261A - Group Study Room

32464

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Business

11:30am EDT

Notification Efficiency

Tuesday April 21, 2026 11:30am - 12:00pm EDT

JFL 362 - Scholars Conference Room

29744

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Business

11:30am EDT

The Texture of a Threat: Convolutional Neural Networks and Obfuscated Malware Detection

Tuesday April 21, 2026 11:30am - 12:00pm EDT

JFL 001A - Terrace Conference Room

28227

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Business

11:30am EDT

Understanding International Student Retention with Hope and Social Connectedness: A Mixed Methods Study

Tuesday April 21, 2026 11:30am - 12:00pm EDT

JFL 001B - Terrace Conference Room

31204

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Behavioral Sciences

12:00pm EDT

Effects of Morphosyntactic and Phonological Environments on Persian Ra-Marking

Tuesday April 21, 2026 12:00pm - 12:30pm EDT

JFL 380 - Scholars Lounge

29404

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School College of Arts & Sciences

12:00pm EDT

Geographic Variation in Cardiometabolic and Nutrition-Related Health Indicators Across Rural Communities in Guatemala and Honduras

Tuesday April 21, 2026 12:00pm - 12:30pm EDT

JFL 001B - Terrace Conference Room

32665

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Health Sciences

12:00pm EDT

Hedging Without Derivatives: A Regime-Aware Framework for Managing Downside Risk in Long-Only Portfolios

Tuesday April 21, 2026 12:00pm - 12:30pm EDT

JFL 001A - Terrace Conference Room

33764

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Business

12:00pm EDT

Hope: A Vital Sign in Behavioral Health

Tuesday April 21, 2026 12:00pm - 12:30pm EDT

JFL 261B - Group Study Room

30044

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Behavioral Sciences

12:00pm EDT

Neuroplasticity on the Water: Transforming Mental Habits into Elite Performance

Tuesday April 21, 2026 12:00pm - 12:30pm EDT

JFL 261A - Group Study Room

32605

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Behavioral Sciences

12:30pm EDT

A Numerical Analysis for Emerging Behaviors in Ferromagnetic Colloids

Tuesday April 21, 2026 12:30pm - 1:00pm EDT

JFL 001B - Terrace Conference Room

31744

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Engineering

12:30pm EDT

Comparison of FEA Model Connection Methods for a Structural Digital Twin

Tuesday April 21, 2026 12:30pm - 1:00pm EDT

JFL 261A - Group Study Room

33665

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Engineering

12:30pm EDT

Exploring Nurse Preceptors' Perception of Effectiveness in Student-Preceptee Experiences: Implications for Faculty and Hospital Administration

Tuesday April 21, 2026 12:30pm - 1:00pm EDT

JFL 362 - Scholars Conference Room

30124

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Nursing

12:30pm EDT

Molecular Basis of 24-Methyl Cholesterol as an Anti-Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma Agent in the Context of Altered Cellular Glucose Metabolism

Tuesday April 21, 2026 12:30pm - 1:00pm EDT

JFL 261B - Group Study Room

32101

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Health Sciences

12:30pm EDT

Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Sensitive and Selective Binding of PFOA

Tuesday April 21, 2026 12:30pm - 1:00pm EDT

JFL 001A - Terrace Conference Room

32026

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Health Sciences

1:00pm EDT

Assessing the Relationship Between 60-Second Push-Up Performance and 1-Rep-Max Bench Press

Tuesday April 21, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT

JFL 261B - Group Study Room

32526

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Health Sciences

1:00pm EDT

Evaluation of Convective Heat Transfer of an Enclosed Lithium-Ion Cylindrical Cell in Turbulent Channel Flow

Tuesday April 21, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT

JFL 001A - Terrace Conference Room

33544

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Engineering

1:00pm EDT

From Exposure to Detection: Health System Barriers to Diagnosing Asbestos-Related Diseases in Developing Countries

Tuesday April 21, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT

JFL 001B - Terrace Conference Room

34070

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Health Sciences

1:00pm EDT

The Cost of Cargo Preference: How Shipping Requirements Hinder Food Aid Efficiency

Tuesday April 21, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT

JFL 261A - Group Study Room

30804

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School Helms School of Government

1:30pm EDT

The Role of Emotional Intelligence and Defense Mechanisms in Processing Childhood Experiences and Their Impact on Adulthood

Tuesday April 21, 2026 1:30pm - 2:00pm EDT

JFL 380 - Scholars Lounge

30305

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Behavioral Sciences

1:30pm EDT

When the Algorithm Disciples: Recentering Discipleship in an AI Saturated Age

Tuesday April 21, 2026 1:30pm - 2:00pm EDT

JFL 001B - Terrace Conference Room

32824

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Divinity

11:00am EDT

The Erosion of the Imago Dei: A Qualitative Study of Religious Identity Maintenance Among Affluent Professionals in Secularized Environments

Thursday April 23, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT

JFL 380 - Scholars Lounge

31384

Presenters

Applied, Oral

School School of Business