Presentations | 2025

Presentations performed by Campbell University faculty and staff during the 2024-2025 academic year

Dr. Antoine Al-Achi 

Professor 
College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences 

Poster Presentation

  • Shravani Musale, Antoine Al-Achi, and Scott Staton. Optimized Drug Delivery with Immediate-Release Core and Modified-Release Enteric-Coated Tablets. Campbell University; the 15th Annual Wiggins Memorial Library Academic Symposium, Wiggins Library; March 27, 2025.

Dr. Sarah E. Boberg

Assistant Professor of Christian Education
Director of Empowering Families for Spiritual Formation 
Divinity School

Oral Presentation

  • Paper Presentation for the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion, May 2025, “Rethinking Families And Spiritual Formation.”
  • Paper Presentation for Association of Ministry Guidance Professionals, May 2025, “Engaging Contemporary Teaching Methods in Theological Education.”

R. Brian Bowman 

Assistant Professor of Communication Studies 
College of Arts & Sciences

Workshop Presenter

  • Carson-Newman University (TN), September 2024, and Fresno Pacific University (CA), February 2025. Met with cabinet-level academic leadership at both campuses on behalf of NetVUE, the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education. Partnered with colleague from Wisconsin Lutheran College (who is also a NetVUE fellow) to lead workshops about vocational exploration and discernment during the undergraduate years and encouraged leaders to consider specific ways they could implement practices in their respective communities. Compiled a follow-up report for each university.
  • Co-led faculty learning community that focused on vocational exploration and discernment for Campbell students. This year’s cohorts included 12 CU faculty from a range of disciplines and perspectives. The two-year initiative was funded by a grant from NetVUE, the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education. The grant also made possible a lunch-and-learn event open to all campus faculty and staff. Participants from the faculty learning communities, including co-leader Dr. Justin Nelson (Sociology), shared personal reflections and experiences with attendees.

Sharon Boyd

Instructor of Nursing 
College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences 

Poster Presentation

  • “Improving Nursing Student Access to Academic Success Resources” Poster Presentation, National Consortium of Nursing Academic Coaches in Auburn, AL, March 2025

Dr. James J Cappola III 

Chair and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine 
Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine

Poster Presentation

Posters presented at Campbell University Regional Research and Education (CURRE) Symposium, Feb. 2, 2024

  • Jennifer Jeboda,(HH FM R1), Amulya Gade (HH FM R1), Saranya Ravi (HH FM R1), and Rebecca Bloodworth-Cherry, (HH FM R1), James Cappola, III, M.D., FACP: “Acute Cutaneous, Ocular, and Genital Lesions in a Previously Healthy 20-Year-Old Male”—Winner of Category Clinical Case—Emerging Medical Care/Diagnosis
  • Renata Buffalino, MS3, Melissa Jenkins-Soares, MS4, Paul Singh, M.D., James Cappola, III,M.D., FACP, Wake Med Cary GI : “Partial Congenital Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency in a Young Adult”
  • Daniel Van Rooyen, MS3 and Kyla Jones, MS3, Andrew Buzan, M.D., James Cappola, III,M.D., FACP, “30 years of Anorectal Prolapse with Abnormal Connective Tissue Habitus—What was Missed and What Can Be Done Better?”
  • Racha Salha, MS3, James Cappola, III, M.D.,FACP, “A Case of Acute Cerebrovascular Accident in the Setting of Type A Aortic Dissection””
  • Dr. James J Cappola III Chair and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine Presentations Poster Presentation “Poster Presented at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejune (NMCCL) Research Symposium April 11, 2024
  • Louise Cerami, MS3, Cole Plummer, MS3, James J. Cappola, III,M.D., FACP, “Navigating Diagnostic Challenges: Unveiling Extra-Articular Manifestations of Rheumatoid Arthritis in an Acutely Ill Patient”

Posters Presented at the NC Chapter Meeting of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, Aug. 10, 2024

  • Matthew Jones, PharmD3, James Cappola, III,M.D., FACP, “GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Diabetes and Obesity: A Case Report and Review of Bowel Obstruction Risks and Management”. Recipient of Poster Award for Interprofessional Collaboration. Also accepted at the Annual Convention of the American College of Osteopathic Internists, Oct 30th to Nov 2nd, 2024.
  • Mark Sahyouni, MS4, James Cappola, III,M.D., FACP, “Atypical Presentation of Solitary Plasmacytoma in a Young Woman””
  • Dr. James J Cappola III Chair and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine Presentations Oral Presentation “• Guest Lecturer: National Youth Leadership Forum, Campbell University July 1, 2024 “My Life and Career in Internal Medicine” 

Poster presented at NC Chapter of the Society of Hospital Medicine Poster Competition, Oct. 15, 2024

  • Delaney McPhail, MS4 and Mikayla Luke, MS4, James Cappola, III,M.D., FACP, “Telling A Fib: A case of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss Syndrome) masquerading as Heart Failure”

Posters presented at Campbell University Regional Research and Education (CURRE) Symposium Feb. 7, 2025

  • JT Woods, MS3, James Cappola, III,M.D.,FACP, “Pneumothorax Secondary to Septic Emboli in a Patient with Intravenous Drug Abuse”,
  • Delaney McPhail, MS4 and Mikayla Luke, MS4, James Cappola, III,M.D., FACP, “Telling Afib: A Case of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis”
  • Tyler Myer, DO, PGY-1, Priyanka Barad, DO, PGY-2, Gopal Yadav, PGY-1, James Cappola, III, M.D., FACP, Harnett “Splenic Infarctions Due to Mononucleosis”,”
  • Dr. James J Cappola III Chair and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine Presentations Oral Presentation “Lecture presented: “Chasing Zebras in Endocrinology” NC Chapter Meeting of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, August 10, 2024

Dr. Jenna P. Carpenter 

Dean and Professor 
School of Engineering 

Oral Presentation 

  • Virtues and Vocations Conference, University of Notre Dame, May 2025, Invited Presentation: “Character and Engineering: Higher Education and Human Flourishing,” along with Kris Ropella.
  • MAA Southwestern Section/NMMATYC Conference, Dona Ana Community College, May 2025, Invited Keynote: “Liven Up your Math Class to Increase Student Engagement and Success.”
  • MAA Missouri Section, Saint Louis University, April 2025, Invited Keynote: “Weaving Students in Versus Weeding Them Out: Evidence-based Strategies that Support Equity and Success in the Math Classroom.”
  • MAA New Jersey Section/NJMATYC Conference, Rowan College at Burlington County, March 2025, Invited Keynote: “An Unlikely Career Built Out of Saying “Yes!”

William H. Clayton II

Adjunct Professor Department of Christian Studies 
Adult & Online Education

Oral Presentation

  • University of Nebraska/Tri-Faith Initiative 2025 Race, Religion & Social Justice Conference presenter June 11, 2025: “Fueling the Work: A Theomorphic Vision of Food, Justice, and Social Healing From Seed to Society: A Theological, Scientific and Socioeconomic Framework for Freight Hydroponic Farming and the End of Hunger as Policy”
  • “Sacred Ground, Sacred Duty: Answering the Challenge of Our Time.” Mission Talk Montgomery Pilgrimage | Historic Dexter Avenue Baptist Church | Jan 20, 2025. Delivered to 150 Latino clergy and scholars at the historic Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Speaking from the pulpit where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once led, Clayton called faith leaders to embrace their prophetic duty in confronting racial injustice, migrant oppression, and systemic inequities. His address affirmed the interconnected struggles of Black and Latino communities, inspiring solidarity and courageous action rooted in faith.
  • Invited to be the keynote speaker for the 11th Annual HBCU Think Tank, “The Currency of Culture, Power and People”, at Elizabeth City State University on July 31, 2025. “Strategic Leadership and Collective Empowerment: Examining Historical Paradigms and Contemporary Frameworks for Sustainable Economic Development and Cultural Resilience within Black Communities.” The keynote challenged students, scholars and thought leaders to rethink economic empowerment, cultural resilience, and political strategy through the lens of BLACKOLOPY, a powerful reimagining of monopoly redesigned for collective Black ownership and intergenerational thriving. Drawing upon the legacies of historic Black Wall Streets like Tulsa’s Greenwood District and Durham’s Hayti, he will explore how deliberate acts of violence and policy dismantled Black ecosystems, and how today’s generation can build new systems rooted in strategic leadership, shared power, and unapologetic cultural pride.

Dr. Dean Farmer 

Professor and Chair, Communication Studies 
College of Arts & Sciences 

Oral Presentation 

  • Bailey, C. M., & Farmer, J. D. (2025, April).“Do you even know who you are wearing?”: Continued communication of hegemonic masculinity in hockey fandom. Paper presented in the Applied Communication Division at the Southern States Communication Association Conference, Norfolk, VA.
  • Rainey, M. L., & Farmer, J. D. (2024, November). “There’s nobody else here, right?”: Concertive control in rural health. Paper presented in the Health Communication Division at the National Communication Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.
  • Farmer, J. D. (2025, April). Respondent, Crisis communication and leadership (competitive paper session). Presentation at the Southern States Communication Association Conference, Norfolk, VA.
  • Farmer, J. D. (2024, November). Chair and Respondent, Faculty paper panel (competitive paper session). Presentation at the Carolinas Communication Association Conference, Greenville, SC.

Dr. Adam Foster

Associate Professor of Anatomy 
Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine 

Oral Presentation 

  • Foster AD, Toler M, Witt BR, Smith RLJ, Deutsch AR, Berger A, Brown RA, Clark K, Martens LL, Pastor JF, Hartstone-Rose A. 2025. The scaling of motor fiber density in strepsirrhine forearm muscles. International Congress of Primatological Society Meetings, Antananarivo, Madagascar, July 20-25, 2025.

Poster Presentation 

  • Foster AD, Toler M, Witt BR, Smith RLJ, Deutsch AR, Berger A, Brown RA, Clark K, Martens LL, Hartstone-Rose A. The scaling of motor control to the posterior compartment of the forearm in human and non-human primates. Annual Meetings of the American Association of Biological Anthropology, March 14, 2025.

Dr. Kim R. Fowler 

Associate Professor of Engineering 
School of Engineering 

Master of Ceremonies

  • Past Presidents Discussion Panel: I introduced and was the Master of Ceremonies for the Panel Discussion by Past Presidents of the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society (IMS) at the annual international conference in Chemnitz, Germany, on May 21, 2025. I am the past president of the IMS for 2010 and 2011.

Dr. Karlyn J. Green

Assistant Professor
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program 
College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

Oral Presentation

  • Cardiopulmonary Focus in Acute Care, Cape Fear Valley Health System, April 2025
  • Acute Care Decoded: Medical Chart Review and Laboratory Values. Cape Fear Valley Health System, April 2025
  • Updates in Heart Failure, APTA NC Online Education (Virtual). December 2024 
  • Jackson M., Montavon, L., Green, K. “Is it safe to initiate aerobic exercise? Methods for Assessing Cardiac Risk Prior to Initiating Aerobic Exercise.” North Carolina, APTA Fall Conference, High Point, NC. October 2024

Poster Presentation 

  • Trepte A., Neville B., Myers B., Leineke L., Green K. “Accuracy of ChatGPT’s Knee Osteoarthritis Treatment Advice Compared to High-Quality Clinical Practice Guidelines
  • APTA Combined Sections Meeting.” Houston, TX, February 2025.
  • Froehlich B., Sharp J., Green K., Green M. “The Effect of HITT and HEP on Fatigue of an Individual with Chronic CVA: A Case Study,” APTA NC Fall Conference. High Point, NC; October 2024.
  • Ramlow, S., Casey, E., Green, K., Green, M. “Successful High Intensity Gait Training Intervention on Ambulation Confidence and Gait Speed in Patient with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Study.” APTA NC Fall Conference. High Point, NC; October 2024

Dr. Glenn Jonas 

Charles Howard Professor of Religion 
Associate Dean
College of Arts & Sciences 

Oral Presentation

  • “The Young Mennonite and the Old Baptist: Correspondence Between Harold S. Bender and Albert Henry Newman,” presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, May 20, 2025.

Dr. Haydn Tiago Jones 

Chair Department of Foreign Languages 
College of Arts & Sciences

Oral Presentation

  • At the annual Association of Academic Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (AAPLAC), held at the Salon Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico – March 11-14, 2025, delivered a presentation on preferential study abroad programs including Mexico and Puerto Rico.

Dr. L. Michael Larsen

Program Coordinator
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences & Environmental Science 
College of Arts & Sciences 

Presentations 

  • Faculty Mentor for Undergraduate ENVS student conducting research as an Ester H. Howard Student Research Fellow (Summer 2025) Serve as the faculty mentor for one of our Campbell University ENVS majors in the Department of Biological Sciences who is participating as an Ester H. Howard Research Fellows Program in the summer of 2025. Her research project is entitled “Growing Gardeners”. The project investigates the positive impact of greenspace in the Buies Creek community. While fostering curiosity of the natural world through environmental stewardship, the project concurrently helps to facilitate the conversion of Campbell University’s organic landscaping waste into natural compost fertilizer. These actions, in turn, help create a more useful and functional space which can promote well-being of members of the Campbell University community, increase environmental awareness, and help improve natural biodiversity on campus.

Poster Presentation 

  • Ashley Ragland & Dr. L. Michael Larsen (2025). A Field Investigation of Water Quality Parameters in an Impacted Urban Stream in Central NC Using Stream Invertebrate Community Indices With Implications for the Importance of Protection of Riparian Zone Vegetation to Improve Stream Health. Association of Southeastern Biologists (ASB) 86th Annual Meeting, Myrtle Beach, SC, 12-15 March 2025.

Program Session Moderator 

  • I participated in the 86th Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists (ASB) held in Myrtle Beach, SC from 12-15 March 2025. During the ASB meetings, I served as a session moderator for four different oral presentation sessions: “Ecology – Conservation A”; “Ecology – Conservation B”; “Ecology – Communities A”; and “Ecology – Communities B” over a 2-day period during the regional meetings.

Dr. Salvatore Mercogliano 

Associate Professor of History 
College of Arts & Sciences

Oral Presentation 

  • Presented “The SHIPs Act and US Trade Representatives Section 301: An Executive Summary,” to Marine Money Conference in New York City, June 16, 2025.
  • Discussant for a panel at the Naval War College, China Maritime Studies Institute on “The People in the PRC’s Other Sea Forces.”

YouTube Channel

  • Hosted YouTube channel, What’s Going on With Shipping. Premiered on March 24,2021. Published over a thousand videos, 500,000+ subscribers, 100+ million views, and 10+ million hours of watch time.

Presentation

  • “Black Swans, Black Elephants, and Black Jellyfish,” to the Office of Naval Intelligence (November 14, 2024).
  • “War in the Black Sea,” to the Kiel International Seapower Symposium (June 20-21, 2024).

Dr. Justin J. Nelson 

Associate Professor of Sociology 
School of Education & Human Sciences

Oral Presentation 

  • Pieper, Christopher and Justin J. Nelson. “Society Without People: The Social Implications of the Metaverse and AI.” Author-Meets-Curious-Readers Session presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, Charlotte, NC (April 9-11, 2025).
  • Lunsford, Laura, Kathleen Castillo-Clark, Rebecca Roope, and Justin J. Nelson. “Developing Rural School Leaders: Superintendent In-Extremis Leadership During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO (April 23-27, 2025). [in absentia]
  • Nelson, Justin J., Rebecca Roope, Laura Lunsford and Kathleen Castillo-Clark. “What Predicts Teacher Turnover in Rural Schools? Assessing the Reasons for Rural Teacher Departures Post-COVID-19.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO (April 23-27, 2025). [in absentia]

Workshop Presenter 

  • Pieper, Christopher and Justin J. Nelson. “Teaching Sociology of Technology: Active Learning Strategies for a Rapidly Changing Landscape.” Teaching Workshop Session presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, IL (August 8-12, 2025).

Dr. Ann Marie Nye 

Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice 
College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences 

Oral Presentation 

  • “Decoding Dementia Drugs” Presented at Pharmacy Updates from the Crystal Coast, Eastern AHEC on March 28, 2025.

Dr. Ann M. Ortiz

Associate Professor of Spanish 
College of Arts & Sciences 

Presentations

  • Presented a paper in San Antonio, Texas titled Navigating the Unknown: Survival and Sustenance in Cabeza de Vaca’s journey Through Early Texas – Society for the History of Discovery Meeting on October 17, 2024 at the Alamo Plaza at the historic Menger Hotel . The presentation focused on food sources such as sea life, prickly pear, mesquite beans, and pinyon nuts for survival during the journey across North America.

Dr. Melanie W. Pound 

Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice 
College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

Poster Presentation 

  • Pound MW, Asbill CS, Barnes CL, Mills BP, Thornhill TH. Addressing curricular bloat and optimizing a Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum. AACP Annual Meeting; Chicago, IL. July 20, 2025.

Workshop Presenter 

  • Pound MW. Presented Course Mapping for Alignment with ACPE Standards as part of the CPHS PharmD Curricular Workshop. Presented 1-hr session as part of a 4.5 hr CE program; target audience: CPHS pharmacy faculty. May 15, 2025.

Oral Presentation 

  • Pound MW. Presented New Drug Update: 2024 CE to pharmacy technicians through an American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists Webinar; November 5, 2024.

Dr. Victor M. Pulgar 

Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences 
College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences 

Oral Presentation

  • Pulgar VM, Ray J, Sun X, Yamaleyeva LM. Postpartum Alterations of Middle Cerebral Artery Reactivity and Hemodynamics in a Transgenic Rat Model of Preeclampsia. AHA Hypertension Council, 9-8-24, Chicago
  • Pulgar VM, Yasuda M, Gan L, Desnick RJ and Bonkovsky HL. Enhanced ETB-Dependent Contraction Mediates Increased ET-1 Responses in Mesenteric Arteries in the AIP Mouse Model. ICCP2024 9-23-24, Pamplona, Spain. 2024 International Congress on Porphyrins and Porphyria (ICCP)

Poster Presentation 

  • Pulgar VM, Ray J, Sun X, Yamaleyeva LM. Postpartum Alterations of Middle Cerebral Artery Reactivity and Hemodynamics in a Transgenic Rat Model of Preeclampsia. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, 11-16/18-24, Chicago. 
  • Pulgar VM, Ray J, Sun X, Yamaleyeva LM. Greater response to endothelin-1 in the middle cerebral artery of a transgenic rat model of preeclampsia is mediated by both ETA and ETB receptors. 2025 Society for Reproductive Investigation Annual Scientific Meeting, 3-25/29-25, Charlotte.
  • Sidaoui A, Johnson P, Rubilar M, Pulgar VM. Anti-proliferative effects of Aristotelia chilensis and Berberis microphylla plant extracts on neuroblastoma cells. Fifteenth Annual Wiggins Memorial Library Academic Symposium, March 25-26, 2025, Campbell University.
  • Sidaoui A, Johnson P, Rubilar M, Pulgar VM. Anti-proliferative effects of Aristotelia chilensis and Berberis microphylla plant extracts on neuroblastoma cells. Interprofessional Education (IPE) Symposium, April 2 2025, Campbell University.

Dr. Nicole C. Rushing 

Assistant Professor of Psychology 
School of Education & Human Sciences

Poster Presentation 

  • Morgan, C., Rushing, N., & Van Allen, K. (2025, May 23). You don’t know what you don’t know: Predictors of inaccurate critical thinking estimation in undergraduates [Poster presentation]. Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.

Breck H. B. Smith 

Associate Professor of Art 
College of Arts & Sciences

Fine Arts Exhibition

  • Artwork chosen for inclusion in: Lore Degenstein Gallery’s 15th Annual Figurative Art Exhibition, a national juried exhibition, Lore Degenstein Gallery, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, juror: Brian Kreydatus, artist.
  • Marshall University 14th Annual National Juried Exhibition, First Place, Charles W. and Norma C. Carroll Gallery, Visual Arts Center, School of Art & Design, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, juror: Rebeca Ness, artist.
  • 2025 New River Art Biennial Exhibition, a regional juried exhibition, Moss Arts Center, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, juror: Michael Rooks, Wieland Family Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Blue Mountain Gallery 2025 Summer Juried Exhibition, a national juried exhibition, Blue Mountain Gallery, New York, New York, juror: Stuart Shils, artist.
  • 38th September Competition, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, Louisiana, a national juried exhibition, juror: Erika Mei Chua Holum, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Associate Curator, Blaffer Art Museum, Houston, Texas.

Dr. Ran Whitley 

Professor of Music 
College of Arts & Sciences 

Presentations 

  • Professional Music Educators Conference North Carolina Music Educators Association (NCMEA) Annual Conference, Winston-Salem, NC, November 11, 2024: Recorder Jam Session.
  • Professional Music Educators Conference North Carolina Music Educators Association (NCMEA) Annual Conference, Winston-Salem, NC, November 11, 2024: Recorder Literature for Program Building.
  • Professional Development in Music Education Limestone County Schools, Tanner Alabama, Professional Development in Elementary Music Education, July 30, 2024.
  • Professional Development in Music Education Albemarle County Schools, Charlottesville, VA, Led Professional Development in Elementary Music Education, August 13, 2024.
  • Professional Development in Music Education Praxis Solutions Seminar, Campbell University, Strategies for Passing the Music Praxis II (5114) Professional Licensure Examination, March 28-26, 2025.