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Past Showcases

2023 Showcase

April 12, 2022 | 7 p.m. | Gladys G. Davis Theatre, WVU Creative Arts Center (plus livestream)

Featured Scholars

Co-Recipients  Joel Beeson, Ph.D., and Dana Coester
Benedum Distinguished Scholar in Humanities and the Arts
Investigating Online Harms to Youth in Appalachia

Christina Duncan, Ph.D.
Benedum Distinguished Scholar in Physical Science and Technologies
Medical Adherence is a Challenge to Understand and Improve

Jessica Hoover, Ph.D.
Benedum Distinguished Scholar in Physical Science and Technologies
Developing New Catalysts to Solve Society's Challenges

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2022 Showcase

March 8, 2022 | 7 p.m. | Gladys G. Davis Theatre, WVU Creative Arts Center (plus livestream)

Featured Scholars

Cari Carpenter, Ph.D.
Benedum Distinguished Scholar in Humanities and the Arts
What the Curious Want to Know: Collecting Works of Ora Eddleman Reed

Lisa Holland, Ph.D.
Benedum Distinguished Scholar in Physical Sciences and Technologies
New Technologies to Support and Develop New Health Treatments

Cheryl McNeil, Ph.D.
Benedum Distinguished Scholar in Behavioral and Social Science
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Preschoolers with Emotional and Behavioral Problems

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2021 Showcase

March 2, 2021 | 5-6:30 p.m. | Virtual Zoom Event

Featured Scholars

Michael Germana, Ph.D.
Benedum Distinguished Scholar in Humanities and the Arts
Time as a Weapon of Whiteness: Ralph Ellison’s Plunge into the Philosophy of Temporality

Joshua Hall, Ph.D.
Benedum Distinguished Scholar in Behavioral and Social Sciences
Economic Freedom: From Measurement to Understanding

John Hu, Ph.D.
Benedum Distinguished Scholar in Physical Sciences and Technology
Conversion of Stranded Energy Resources into Value-Added Chemicals

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2020 Showcase

January 14, 2020 | 5:00 p.m. | Mountainlair Ballroom

Featured Scholars

Duncan Lorimer, Ph.D.
Benedum Distinguished Scholar in Physical Sciences and Technology
Cosmic Flashers: The Story (So Far) of Fast Radio Bursts

Peter Schaeffer, Ph.D.
Benedum Distinguished Scholar in Behavioral and Social Sciences
Migration: Forever Changing!

Bernard Schreurs, Ph.D.
Benedum Distinguished Scholar in Biosciences and Health Sciences
Studying Alzheimer’s Disease: From the Bench to the Bedside and Back Again

Janice Spleth, Ph.D.
Benedum Distinguished Scholar in Humanities and the Arts
Opening Minds and Hearts Through the Many Stories of African Writers

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