Research projects from Walker College of Business faculty and students will be presented on Appalachian State University campus for the 2025 Walker College of Business Research Day on Thursday, November 6.
The Walker College Dean's Club has supported the faculty research, and the Barnes Student Research grants have supported the student research.
All students, faculty, staff, and community members are encouraged to visit the Broyhill Commons in Peacock Hall between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to view the posters. The researchers will be periodically available to discuss their research.
Projects on the following topics will be displayed.
Research Posters, 10am-2pm
Please note this is a preliminary list.
The dark triad and counterproductive work behaviors: Power as a moderator
Madison Culver, Jacqueline Z Bergman, Jack Carson, and Christopher Holden
This poster is also a Barnes Student Research Grant-funded project.Experimental Analysis of 3-Player Contests with Endogenous Timing
Zechariah Godbold, Brock Stoddard and Kyung Baik
This poster is also a Barnes Student Research Grant-funded project.Do Perceptions and Explanations of Supervisor Incivility Vary Based on Leader and Manager Prompt Terminology?
Jack Carson, E. Russell and C. Pollard.When Matching Hurts Less: Cognitive Style, Matching Appeals, and Pain of Donation
Fayez AhmadAncestry for Sale: Big Data and the Trust Paradox
Lubna NafeesWhy Live Commerce Failed in the U.S.: A Framework of Successful Live Commerce
Lijun Chen, Russell Haines, Shishi Wu and Andrew Chen (University of Kansas)Communication in Polarized Communities
Abhijit RamalingamAn Exploration of Continuance Behavior in Fintech and Blockchain Cryptocurrencies: Driving, Inhibiting, and Heuristic Cues in Decision Making
Bao Duong (CIS), David Dickinson (Economics), Charlie Chen (CIS)Which team to play for? Intensifying competition in a ‘market for talent’
Brock Stoddard, Abhijit Ramalingam & James Walker (Indiana)#VanLife and Regenerative Tourism: The Possibilities for Integrating Mobile Living and Sustainable Travel Practices
Danni CappsCircadian Misalignment as a Moderator of Cyber Threat Appraisal. Avoidance Motivation, and Cybersecurity Performance
David Dickinson, Charlie ChenPerceptions of LGBT Inclusive Tourism Advertising
Jeffrey ForemanThe Mutual Gains of Parental Support for Employee and Organizational Well-Being
Cara Scheuer, Angela Grotto, & Jess DollHousehold understanding of factors contributing to stormwater-related flooding
Kristan Cockerill, Austin Eggers, Pete Groothuis, Lori Medders and Tanga Mohr“We’re All A Family”: Investigating How Diversity Interacts with Feelings of Mattering, Belonging, Work Outcomes, and Well-Being”
N. Jamerson, C. Lobsiger, H. Wallace, L. White, A. Renegar, B. Behm, L. Young, B. Watkins, J. Doll, H. K. Davison, & T. Huelsman
This poster is also a Barnes Student Research Grant-funded project.Reframing Torts
Joe Pekaar and Brock Stoddard
This poster is also a Barnes Student Research Grant-funded project.
Honors Experience Posters, 10am-2pm
- Strategic Growth Recommendations for Taelos Financial Partners
Blake Benevento
Lessons from the 2025 Holland Fellows Program
Avery ClarkMy Summer at Barham and Associates
Jeremy EverittMarketing Internship: Detailing Done Right
Jillian GoldsteinStanley Martin Construction Management Internship
Nikolas JacobsInternship with BANGS Shoes
Kenzie JonesFinland and Estonia Study Abroad
Michelle LiBridging Risk and Reality: My Summer Internship Experience at IMA
Tina LinNavigating Numbers: My Finance & Accounting Internship Journey
Pearce LowreyTown of Rutherfordton Internship
Nicole MercerStudy Abroad Experience in Bermuda
Wilson PuckettAccounting in Practice as an Intern
Andriana RinkLearning Beyond Borders: Insights from a Study Abroad Experience
Hampton SmithCIEE Accelerated Language Program in Taiwan
Sophie StohlerHolland Fellows Program
Kayleigh TorresAndersen Tax Internship in Chicago
Jadon Williams
About the Barnes Student Research Program
The Barnes Program Student Research Grants provide business students with up to $1000 in funding to engage in research with a faculty mentor outside of the normal classroom experience. Learn more about the Barnes Scholars Program and student-faculty research at Appalachian's Walker College. Learn more about the Barnes Program at https://business.appstate.edu/students/research/research-grants.
About the Walker College Dean's Club
Contributions from Dean's Club members provide unrestricted support each year for critical needs in the college such as: student scholarships, travel funds for faculty and students to attend course-related conferences and/or visits to corporations, seed money for new programs or opportunities within the college, and resources to bring guest lecturers, such as leaders in business and government, to the classroom. Learn more about the Dean's Club at business.appstate.edu/give/deans-club.