Fall 2026 Student Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry
The Fall 2026 Student Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry will occur on Wednesday, November 18, 2026 from 8:45-5:30pm.
This event is open to all students and all majors who are engaging in research and creative inquiry. Students doing independent study projects, research projects, and class projects are invited to participate. Posters, oral presentations, performances, visual displays, and other presentations of creative work will be showcased.
3 Minute Presentation Competition
Inspired by the international Three Minute Thesis (3MT) initiative, Longwood’s Three Minute Presentation (3MP) competition offers undergraduate students a dynamic platform to share their research and inquiry projects. This event challenges students to deliver a compelling, well-rehearsed oral presentation in just three minutes.
Participating in the 3MP competition helps students strengthen key communication skills, including the ability to distill complex ideas into clear, concise language. It also provides valuable experience presenting to a general audience and offers constructive feedback from faculty judges and attendees.
Each presenter may use one slide to support their talk. Slides should be designed for accessibility and clarity, ensuring that the broader significance of the research is easily understood.
Winners will be announced following the conclusion of the Fall Student Showcase.
Check out the list of students participating in the fall 2026 3MP competition:
12:10 P.M. – 12:50 P.M.
Rotunda- Virginia Room
Claire Hollingsworth, (Faculty sponsor, Dr. Heather Kissel)
Health and Coping in College Women and Female Survivors of Sexual Assault
Aaron Edley, (Faculty sponsor, Dr. Stephanie Keer)
Fish Bioassessment and Centrarchid Hybridization in the Appomattox River
Caelan Winans, (Faculty sponsor, Dr. Steven Isaac)
Technological Advances in the Crusades
Kimora Johnson, (Faculty sponsor, Dr. Amanda Starr)
Fungal Pathogen Influence on Pickerel Frog Microbiome
Emma Snead, Jay Geeslin, (Faculty sponsor, Dr. Amanda Starr)
Up Close with Chytrid and Plastic: SEM and Physiological Evidence of Microplastic Effects on Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
The full list of Fall 2026 Student Showcase presentations can be found here: Fall Showcase 2026 Program
Please direct any inquiries about the Student Showcase to Amorette Barber (barberar@longwood.edu).