Oral Presentations

Reframing Alpha-Gal Syndrome as a One Health Oral Health Risk: A Theoretical Model for Dental Safety and Policy Reform

Oyebolu Aderinola Akinkugbe, Liberty University
Akuchinyere Titus-Okpanachi, Liberty University
Oluwatosin Marylyn Oduneye, Liberty University

Theoretical Proposal

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

"Intergenerational Apologetics: A Strategy for Careful Confidence." A DMin Thesis Project.

Tom Farley, Liberty University

Applied

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

The Silent Trigger Theory: A Predictive Behavioral Safety Framework

Yazeed Almutairi, Liberty University

Theoretical Proposal

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Dual Time Cosmology

Mauro Montenegro, Liberty University

Theoretical Proposal

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Ethical Discernment in Virtual Supervision: Implications for Supervisory Practice

Joshua Freeman, Liberty University

Theoretical Proposal

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression in Elderly Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Case Report on Differential Symptom Response, Assessment Challenges, and Long-Term Spousal Caregiver Burden

Connor Welz, Liberty University

Applied

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

How Enneagram types and Communication Styles Influence Political Party Affiliation

Hadley Hunt, Liberty University

Basic

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Optimal Tax Policy under Inflation, Public Debt, and Political Constraints

Jerry Jelili Afolabi, Liberty University

Theoretical Proposal

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Perceived Coaching-Based Leadership as a Predictor of Employee Communication Quality

Rachel Gaines, Liberty University

Applied

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Reframing Treatment for Binge Eating Disorder: Integrating Physical, Psychological, Behavioral and Spiritual Domains to Improve Treatment Outcomes

Lily Carone, Liberty University

Theoretical Proposal

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Zonulin and Microbial Dysbiosis’ Role in Celiac Disease Pathogenesis: A Potential Pathway for Prevention

Ella Claire Horne, Liberty University

Theoretical Proposal

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Rapid Challenges in Infectious Disease and Mosquito-Borne Parasite Detection

Carrington Vines, Liberty University

Theoretical Proposal

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Reconceptualizing Grief Following the Death of Abusive or Toxic Family Members: A Trauma-Informed Theoretical Framework

Janita Daggy, Liberty University
Tammy Griffin, Liberty University
Tiffany Spatz, Liberty University

Theoretical Proposal

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Stress and Fructose Uptake In Enterocytes

Gretchka Mair, Liberty University
Landri Shope, Liberty University

Basic

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

The Effect of Enzyme Inhibition & Release of Hydrogen Sulfide of Various Thiourea and Carbamate Compounds: A Medicinally Therapeutic Study

Jonah Petri, Liberty University

Basic

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Unmasking Unity: A Grounded Theory Study of Holistic Executive Functioning Intervention Development by Support Personnel for Twice-Exceptional High School Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Rural Residential School Setting

Chris Chouiniere, Liberty University

Applied

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Clinical Implications and Future Directions of Sepsis Treatment

Chelsey King, Liberty University

Theoretical Proposal

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Executive Succession and Organizational Stability in Community Health Centers: A Theory-Integrated Framework

Jisa Kusanthan, Liberty University
Timothy Sumarsono, Liberty University

Theoretical Proposal

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Exploring the Impact of Emotion Focused Therapy as a Model for Meeting Men’s Emotional Needs

Emily Hendricks, Liberty University

Theoretical Proposal

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Instructors’ Lived Experiences of Using Authentic Assessments in College Calculus Courses Across the United States: A Phenomenological Study

Christy Kains, Liberty University

Applied

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

The Effects of Nonlethal Pyrethroid Larval Exposure Aedes albopictus Mosquitoes

Le Gia Han Nguyen, Liberty University
Alexandra Irwin, Liberty University
Paule Ann Telus, Liberty University

Basic

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Before the Flood: A Theoretical Research Proposal on Prediluvian Traditions and Göbekli Tepe

Donald Thomas, Liberty University

Theoretical Proposal

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Differential Effects of Curcumin and C646 on Mitogenic and Metabolic Signaling in Insulin-Stimulated HepG2 Cells

Davis Raz, Liberty University
Rachael De Klerk, Liberty University

Basic

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Exploring the Antimicrobial Properties of Spotted Lanternfly Contaminated Honey

Davanna McClellan, Liberty University

Basic

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Sub-Lethal Exposure of Culcicidine Mosquitoes to Pyriproxyfen: A Gateway to Pyrethroid Resistance

Ava Luckey, Liberty University
Andrew Duncan, Liberty University

Theoretical Proposal

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Finding One’s Calling: Vocational Identity, Engagement, and Career Satisfaction Among Golf Industry Professionals

Aaron Katzenberger, Liberty University

Applied

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Music Enhances Theta Brainwave Activity Regardless of Tuning Frequency

Robert Somerville, Liberty University
Davis Raz, Liberty University
Jettson Yarborough, Liberty University
Luc-Shalom Kouame, Liberty University

Basic

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

The Putative DASH Complex Gene DCM1 Influences pH Adaptation and Virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans

Cate Plaisance, Liberty University

Basic

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

The Impact of Computer-based Memory Screening Administration on Variables Associated With Cardiovascular Functioning in a Sample of Young Adults: A Pilot Study

Kanaan Hurst, Liberty University
Haley Hughes, Liberty University

Basic

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Gospel Reception and Response in Children with Profound Cognitive Disabilities

Reagan Lewis, Liberty University

Applied

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

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

Cathryn Thomas, Liberty University

Applied

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

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

Jamie Forgey, Liberty University

Applied

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

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

Cathleen Beachboard, Liberty University

Applied

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

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

Edieson Louie Aguirre, Liberty University

Applied

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

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

Hannah Mnayarji, Liberty University
Luke Montgomery, Liberty University
Tunde Adebola, Liberty University

Applied

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Developing a Polymerization Reactor Punctuated Equilibrium Model

Ryan Learn, Liberty University

Applied

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

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

Thomas Yu, Liberty University

Applied

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

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

Kutelleugo Yatsliach, Liberty University

Applied

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Securing America’s Critical Mineral Future

Benjamin Ellis, Liberty University

Applied

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

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

Willie Velasquez, Liberty University

Applied

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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

Nicole Taylor, Liberty University
Breanna McNeal, Liberty University

Applied

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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

Prince Osei Sarpong, Liberty University
Emmanuel Owusu, Liberty University
Manasvi Shiyani, Liberty University
Michael Ago Tetteh, Liberty University
Naa Komley Commey, Liberty University

Applied

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Shame, Blaming Others, Forgiveness, and Depression

Louis Alvey, Liberty University
Bonnie McKinney, Liberty University
Caroline Vaile, Liberty University
Hannah Murch, Liberty University
Jichan Kim, Liberty University

Applied

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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

Benjamin Marshall, Liberty University

Applied

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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

Robert Thompson, Liberty University
Alexander Weir, Liberty University
David Zelinsky, Liberty University
Hannah Murai, Liberty University
Judah Sotomayor, Liberty University

Applied

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Notification Efficiency

LaShundra Rucker, Liberty University

Applied

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

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

Kaelyn Haynie, Liberty University

Applied

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

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

Elizabeth Mathews, Liberty University
Isabel Deitch, Liberty University
Nathaniel Hastings, Liberty University
Stephen Ellison, Liberty University

Applied

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

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

Grace Sibert, Liberty University

Applied

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

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

Whittman Brown, Liberty University
Birhanu Kramer, Liberty University
Carter Hall, Liberty University
Ryan Natelborg, Liberty University
Walker Lucas, Liberty University

Applied

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Hope: A Vital Sign in Behavioral Health

Isaac Uehling, Liberty University
Alexis Lykins, Liberty University
Jade Gordon, Liberty University
Kelsey Messer, Liberty University

Applied

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Neuroplasticity on the Water: Transforming Mental Habits into Elite Performance

John Paul Fryrear, Liberty University
Dayne Harter, Liberty University
Jada Ward, Liberty University

Applied

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Comparison of FEA Model Connection Methods for a Structural Digital Twin

Luther Davis, Liberty University

Applied

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

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

Kelly Arraf, Liberty University

Applied

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

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

Josiah Chung, Liberty University
Merritt Smith, Liberty University
Zachary Wang, Liberty University

Applied

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Sensitive and Selective Binding of PFOA

Nadia Costescu, Liberty University

Applied

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

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

Benjamin Truxel, Liberty University

Applied

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

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

Matthew-Riece Castanares, Liberty University
Luke Montgomery, Liberty University

Applied

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

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

Grace Pattara, Liberty University

Applied

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

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

Laronda Perrien-Massey, Liberty University

Applied

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

The Importance of Cultural Competence: Integrating Culturally Conscious and Experiential Strategies for Transformative Learning

Janita Daggy, Liberty University
Kisha Burke, Liberty University

Theoretical Proposal

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Landscape in Early 20th Century Canadian Literature

Madeline Kohut, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Past His Prime: Polonius and the Language of Advice

Mandy Bergeron, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

The Cold War's Impact on ABBA--The USSR's Temporary Acceptance of ABBA

Samantha Foster, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Amplifying the Issues of Colorism: How Literature Challenges Colorist Beauty Standards

Wytinsea Jones, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Just One More Thing, S'il Vous Plaît: The Use of Affective Presentation in Fictional Detectives Hercule Poirot and Lt. Columbo

Rachel Smith, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

The Assessment of Women: A Study of the Recruitment, Assessment, and Training of Female Personnel in the OSS

Adaline Brenning, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

To Loot or Not to Loot: The Rise and Fall of the Louvre (1793-1815)

Rebecca Felton, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Women in the Early Church: Developing a Documentary

Sana Washa, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Enduring Legacies: The Constitutional and Policy Impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Walter James, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Moving Toward Unworthy Life: German Eugenical Views Before 1933

Dylan Cumbo, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Myth in Service of Sin: Theology and Mythology in Dante's Inferno

Holly Staggs, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Spirit-Enabled Sonship in Paul: Adoption and the Cry "Abba"

Detron Nelson, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Ulysses S. Grant: How an Author and a Memoir Saved a President

Forrest Hamilton, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

"I Guess It Was My Turn": German Public Perception of the Sterilization Program from 1933 - 1939

Dylan Cumbo, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Recovering Children's Choirs: Bonhoeffer's Musical Pneumatology and the Formation of Polyphonic Fellowship

Dee Tackitt, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Taming the Spirits: How Late Antiquity Domesticated the Bible's Supernatural World

Brian Pepin, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

The Influence of Pre-War Cruiser Design and Doctrine on the Guadalcanal Campaign of World War II

Dawson Baber, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

When Faith Becomes a House of Cards: C.S. Lewis’ Lament

Sadie Sudbrock, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Mother-Daughter Ties Across Borders: Identity and Connection in Dreaming in Cuban

Alvaro Ricardo Larrea Salazar, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Purposes for Sacred Song in Eighteenth-Century British Colonial America

Merrily Kelsey, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

The Lakota Sioux and the U.S.: What Went Wrong?

Blake Rackley, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Theater of the Fright

Carolyn Wilkerson, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

TRANSNATIONAL BEINGS: Corner Store Entrepreneurship of MENA Immigrants of The Third Wave

Gabriel Al-Shaer, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Euripides’ Medea as an Existential Protagonist: Comparing Conceptualizations of Fate in the 400s BC and the 1800s AD

Johanna Bryant, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Examining Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There: A Christian Calling to Spiritual Childhood

Kristen Hess, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Inclusion May Affect Marching Band Members of Black Universities Differently than Members of White Universities: Narrative Inquiry

Derrick Yates, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

The Mentality of Women: The Accuracy of Mental Illness Treatment in Dreaming in Cuban

Jadyn Brueske, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Influential Factors and Prospective Causes to the Development of Alzheimer’s Disease

Kayley Palmer, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

M.E. Bradford and American Conservatism

Avery White, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Not Allowed To Say Goodbye: The German Civilian's Perception of Aktion T4, 1939 - 1941

Dylan Cumbo, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Playing the Past: Girls, Dolls, and Entrepreneurs

Taylor Schmalz, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

“Slaves to Sin:” Harnessing Neuroplasticity to Defeat Habitual Behaviors

Charity Parrott, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

GUPPY: From Fleet Boat to Modern Submarine

Nathaniel Estrada, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Over the Garden Wall and The Divine Comedy: McHale's Modern Vision of Purgatory

Gloria Asper, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

The Mythopoeic Translator in Peter Jackson’s The Fellowship of the Ring

Alyssa Johnson, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Choreographed Confession: Plath’s Engineered Extremity and Technical Voice

Emma Heagney, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

“The Inspiration of Woman’s Genius:” The 1893 Columbian Exposition and its Recognition of Women

Olivia Mares, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Winston Churchill's Crucial Role in Developing the Tank

Wesley Jones, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

The Alarming Rise of Constitutional Illiteracy In America

Christine Johnson, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

The Secret Society of British Prisoners of War at The Albemarle Barracks

Ethan Hope-Ogden, Liberty University

Textual or Investigative

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Creative Resilience in Career Counseling: Innovative Strategies for Diverse Populations

Janita Daggy, Liberty University
Deepa Michelle Emmanuel, Liberty University
Stacey Coyne, Liberty University

Creative and Artistic

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

I Liked Your Book ... Now Tell Me What It Means: Intertextual and Postmodern Influences in an Original Narrative

Katherine Bechter, Liberty University

Creative and Artistic

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

“Welcome to the Next Level:” How Optical Media Revolutionized the Video Game Industry

Schuyler Ogden, Liberty University

Creative and Artistic

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Everything You Know About the Piano Is Wrong

Khuong Vo, Liberty University

Creative and Artistic

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Whole-Brain Emotional Processing Through the MELD Framework: A Music-Based Trauma-Informed Intervention

Janita Daggy, Liberty University
Arij Abdul, Liberty University
Tammy Griffin, Liberty University

Creative and Artistic

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

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

Shawn Hall, Liberty University

Applied

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM