Join Us! 2026 Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian Event
The Office of Research and Innovation is hosting the eighth annual Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian Event (RECAPP) on Friday, September 18, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Broyhill Music Center to celebrate all research, scholarship and creative endeavors of App State faculty and staff.
2026 Event Schedule
3:00 p.m. — Welcome
3:03 p.m. - 4:22 p.m. — Research presentations
- Albinsson, Pia - “Wiser Tables, Healthier Homes: Cultivating Consumer Wisdom, Identity, and Well-Being for Families Navigating Dietary Constraints”
- Prouty, IlaSahai - Biochar Drawings
- Silwal, Roshani - Creating Space-Like Conditions in the Laboratory with an Electron Beam Ion Trap
- Kappus, Rebecca - The Estrogen Advantage: What Young Women’s Vascular Function Reveals About Midlife Cardiovascular Risk
- Armstrong, William - Fishing for data: exploring the role of ice-contact lakes in accelerating global glacier change
- Smith, Caroline - Development of a Human Model for In‑Water Dermal Chemical Absorption
- Degirmencioglu, Nimet - Fostering Communities: The Story of the Blue Ridge Fibershed
- Russell, Zachary - Automated Microscopy Platform Using Robotics and Edge-AI for AgTech and MedTech
- Li, Jui-Teng - The Short-Term and Long-Term Impacts of the Pandemic on Rural High School Students Academic Outcomes
- Davis, Kelly - "Admissions” (short film)
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. — Poster presentations, light refreshments, and networking
- Park, Seonwook - KH205B Studio Renovation: Transforming an Architectural Technology Studio into an Agile, Hybrid Making Space
- Love, Anthony - Reading Solar System History, One Meteorite at a Time
- Stincic, Todd - Utilizing Estrogenic Regulation of Orexin Neurons to Reveal Cellular Heterogeneity
- Coffey, Tonya - An Aquatic Emissions Logger for Carbon Dioxide and Methane
- Suits, Conrad - Integrated Modeling and Performance Study of Innovation District Energy System at Appalachian State
- Nunnery, Danielle - Maternal Health Outcomes and Gestational Diabetes Across North Carolina Emergency Department Visits 2017-2022
- Fasczewski, Kimberly - Aging Well and Moving More: Building Physical Activity Opportunities for Older Adults in a Rural Community
- Handa, Vicente - Collaborative Action Research on Using AI in Lesson Planning with Prospective Elementary Science Teachers
- Brown, Laura - 50 Years of IDEA: An Updated Systematic Review of Music Research with Children with Disabilities
- Collins, Casey - Using Music Therapy Techniques to Build Community in Fraternal Music Organizations
- Bellemer, Andrew - Mechanisms of polyunsaturated fatty acid mitigation of seizure severity in a Drosophila seizure model
- Li, Jui-Teng - The Impacts of Two Types of Campus Visits on Rural Students' College-going Aspirations and Math Achievement,
- Li, Jui-Teng - Teacher Self-Reflection on Self-Directed Learning: The Impact on Professional Capacity and Student Mathematics Outcome
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. — Welcome by Dr. Neva Specht, executive vice chancellor and provost; Hayes School of Music Performance; keynote speaker Dr. Jeff McBride, Provost's Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity awardee; keynote speaker Dr. Martie Thompson, Chancellor's Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity awardee; closing remarks
For questions about the event or the presentations, please contact Karen Fischer at fischerkl@appstate.edu
Previous Research & Creative Activity at Appalachian Events
To view previously recorded events and abstracts, visit the links below.
Contact Information
For more information or questions about the event, please contact grs@appstate.edu.