2026 Graduate Reasearch & Creativity ShowcaseThursday, April 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM until 3:30 PMEastern Daylight Time UTC -04:00Elliott University Center - Cone BallroomGreensboro, NCUnited StatesIMPORTANT INFORMATION: Showcase is open to any currently enrolled UNCG graduate student engaged in original scholarship with a UNCG faculty member. Submissions are limited to one per student and one student per submission (faculty and non-UNCG graduate individuals are not eligible to be judged). Showcase is not intended to replicate an academic conference in your discipline; instead, it is an opportunity to share your work with a far broader audience. Therefore, your poster and presentation should be intended to communicate with the general public and not specialists in your field. It should be free of technical language and discipline-specific jargon and should address the broader impact of your work. The information entered below will appear on our website as it is entered here. Therefore, please follow the capitalization conventions of your discipline and double-check your spelling. For sake of consistency, please DO NOT enter names or titles in ALL CAPS; proper nouns should be capitalized, and faculty mentors' names should be listed as they appear in the UNCG Directory (http://directory.uncg.edu/) with their proper title, etc. Completion of this registration is required to be recognized in Showcase. The Graduate School will request validation of your submission from your Faculty Mentor. The in-person competition will take place Thursday, April 9, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Elliott University Center on campus. Students are only required to be available for 1 hour to present to the judges. All participants should plan to present for 7-9 minutes and allow 3-5 minutes for judges to ask questions and discuss their project. Participants will have a maximum of 12 minutes to present and discuss their work with the judges. Following the competition, a winner from each category will be selected. With $6,000 to be awarded, it’s a great opportunity for students! If you have problems or questions when entering your information, please contact Laura Drew at ladrew@uncg.edu. PresenterPlease tell us about you:First NameLast NameEmail AddressBirthdate (just to confirm you in our software)Birthdate (just to confirm you in our software)JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930312026202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990198919881987198619851984198319821981198019791978197719761975197419731972197119701969196819671966196519641963196219611960195919581957195619551954195319521951195019491948194719461945194419431942194119401939193819371936193519341933193219311930192919281927192619251924192319221921192019191918191719161915191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903190219011900Phone Number Cell Phone Number (so you can be reached during the event). Please enter as XXX-XXX-XXXX. All other communications will go to your official UNCG email address.Academic Department e.g. Nanoscience, Psychology, Nursing, Specialized Education Services, etc.AccountingAddiction TreatmentAdvanced MaterialsAnalytical InstrumentationApplied EconomicsApplied StatisticsAthletic TrainingBiologyBirth-Kindergarten Add-On LicensureBirth-Kindergarten Initial Licensure CertificateBirth-Kindergarten: Interdisciplinary Studies in Education and DevelopmentBusiness AdministrationBusiness AnalyticsBusiness FoundationsChemistryClimate JusticeCloud Computing and Security AnalyticsCollege TeachingCommunication StudiesCommunity Health EducationComputer ScienceConductingConservationConsumer, Apparel, and Retail StudiesCounselingCounseling and Counselor EducationCreative WritingCultural Foundations and Social Justice EducationCyber SecurityDanceDesign and Making in EducationDietetic InternshipDigital Earth TechnologiesDramaEconomic AnalysisEconomics of Health AnalyticsEducational AssessmentEducational Leadership and Cultural FoundationsEducational Research, Measurement, and EvaluationElementary MathematicsElementary ScienceEnglishEnglish as a Second LanguageEnvironmental Health Science (Biology)Environmental HumanitiesEthnomusicologyGenerative AI for BusinessGenetic CounselingGeographyGerontologyGlobal Fashion Industry ManagementGlobal Leadership and StrategyGlobal Societies and GovernanceHigher EducationHistoric PreservationHistorical Keyboard PerformanceHistoryHuman Development and Family StudiesInformatics and AnalyticsInformation Technology and ManagementInformation Technology DevelopmentInformation Technology ManagementInstructional CoachingInstructional DesignInstructional TechnologyInstructional Technology and DesignInternational BusinessJazz StudiesJoint Doctor of Philosophy in Social WorkJoint Master of Social WorkKinesiologyLanguages, Literatures, and CulturesLeadership in Infant and Toddler LearningLiberal and Interdisciplinary StudiesLibrary and Information ScienceMarketingMedical ScienceMental Health in Children and AdolescentsMusicMusic CompositionMusic EducationMusic PerformanceMusic Performance StudyMusic Teacher Licensure PreparationMusic TechnologyMusic TheoryMusic Theory PedagogyMusicologyNanoscienceNC Teach Alternative LicensureNonprofit ManagementNursingNursing Leadership and ManagementNutritionParks and Recreation ManagementPeace and Conflict StudiesPhysical EducationPost-Baccalaureate Alternative Teacher Licensure (Special Education)Program EvaluationPsychologyPublic AffairsQuantitative Business EconomicsReading SpecialistRetail Consumer Data AnalyticsRetail Merchandising ManagementRetail StudiesSchool AdministrationSchool Library Media CoordinatorSchool Library Media SupervisorSocial WorkSociologySpecial EducationSpecial Endorsement in Computer EducationSpeech Language PathologyStatisticsStrategic Procurement and Supply Chain ManagementStudent Affairs in Higher EducationStudio ArtsSupply Chain AnalyticsSupply Chain ManagementSustainabilitySynthetic BiologyTeacher EducationTeaching English to Speakers of Other LanguagesTeaching SociologyUrban and Economic DevelopmentWomen's, Gender, and Sexuality StudiesSchool of Academic ProgramSchool of Academic ProgramBSBECASCVPAHHSJSNNNURSSOEGraduate Degree pursuingGraduate Degree pursuingDMADMPMAMFAMMMSPhDFaculty Mentor InformationPlease list the primary UNCG faculty mentor here. If you have additional faculty mentors you'd like to acknowledge, list them among the co-authors in the next section. Please list faculty as they appear in the UNCG faculty directory.Title of Faculty Mentor (per UNCG Directory (http://directory.uncg.edu/), e.g., Dr., Prof., Mr., Ms.)First Name of Faculty Mentor (and middle initial if applicable per UNCG Directory)Last Name of Faculty Mentor (per UNCG Directory)Email of Faculty MentorCo-Author Information Please give the first and last name of all co-authors/advisors/mentors that should be included in your submission without degree information. Please include all names in the order you would like them to appear, separating names with a comma (,); e.g., Albert Einstein, Sue Smith. (This should be a short list and not include you or your Faculty Mentor.)Project InformationSelect the category that best describes your work:Select the category that best describes your work:Arts & HumanitiesHealth SciencesNatural SciencesPhysical & Mathematical SciencesSocial Sciences, Education, & BusinessSelect the best option (one) that describes what impact your scholarship makes:Select the best option (one) that describes what impact your scholarship makes:AdvancementAestheticsCommunicationCommunity EngagementCulturalEconomicEducationalEnvironmentalHealth and/or SafetyInnovationJudicialScholarlySocialSocietalTechnologicalProject Title (at most 150 characters): This will be printed on our website exactly as you type it here. Please double-check spelling and capitalization. Do not put your title in all caps. Project titles should be concise. Avoid technical language or jargon whenever possible.Abstract (at most 200 words): This will be printed on our website exactly as you type it here. Please double-check spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization. Please limit to 200 words or less.Each participant is required to present their poster to the judges between 1:00pm-2:00pm or 2:00pm-3:00pm on Thursday, April 9.Please indicate your preferred presentation time and if you have an unavoidable conflict with one of the presentation times. The organizers will attempt to accommodate each participant's preference as much as possible. All students are encouraged to attend the entire Showcase.Each participant is required to present their poster to the judges between 1:00pm-2:00pm or 2:00pm-3:00pm on Thursday, April 9.Please indicate your preferred presentation time and if you have an unavoidable conflict with one of the presentation times. The organizers will attempt to accommodate each participant's preference as much as possible. All students are encouraged to attend the entire Showcase.I would prefer to present between 1:00pm-2:00pm, but could also present between 2:00pm-3:00pm.I would prefer to present between 2:00pm-3:00pm, but could also present between 1:00pm-2:00pmI must present between 1:00pm-2:00 pm due to an unavoidable conflict between 2:00pm-3:00pmI must present between 2:00pm-3:00pm due to an unavoidable conflict between 1:00pm-2:00pm.I have no preference and no conflict with either time.IRB InformationThe Institutional Review Board (IRB) ensures that human subjects involved in research are adequately protected and that the institution acts in accordance with federal regulations regarding research with human subjects. An IRB review is required prior to the initiation of any research efforts involving human subjects. Any issues can be directed to ORI@uncg.edu. To determine if a project will be NHSR (Not Human Subjects Research) or if they need to complete an IRB, utilize this tool to make that determination. https://uncg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0JtrExVfe3MQX66 If you might need IRB approval, DO NOT begin collecting data before obtaining authorization. Following federal regulations, the UNCG IRB cannot give retrospective IRB approval to any research-related data collected before the institutional IRB Committee reviews and approves the project. Does the project you are submitting involve a systematic investigation including research development, testing, and evaluation, involving identifiable human data or direct interaction or intervention with humans which is designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge? To be considered a “systematic investigation”, the concept of a research project must meet all of the following: Attempt to answer research questions (in some research, this would be a hypothesis). Is methodologically driven, that is, it collects data or information in an organized and consistent way. The data or information is analyzed in some way, be it quantitative or qualitative data. Conclusions are drawn from the results. Does the project you are submitting involve a systematic investigation including research development, testing, and evaluation, involving identifiable human data or direct interaction or intervention with humans which is designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge? To be considered a “systematic investigation”, the concept of a research project must meet all of the following: Attempt to answer research questions (in some research, this would be a hypothesis). Is methodologically driven, that is, it collects data or information in an organized and consistent way. The data or information is analyzed in some way, be it quantitative or qualitative data. Conclusions are drawn from the results.YesNoIf "Yes" please provide your IRB approval number: If you do not have an IRB approval number, please contact ORI@uncg.edu, the Office of Research Integrity to determine whether IRB approval is required. Did your project involve completely de-identified data or specimens (ie no one on the study team has access to individual identifiers or a list linking the data back to individual identifiers)? Did your project involve completely de-identified data or specimens (ie no one on the study team has access to individual identifiers or a list linking the data back to individual identifiers)? YesNoInstitutional Biosafety Committee Information For the project you are submitting are you using: Recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules in organisms including their use in animals (including arthropods) and plants, Human and other non-human substances (blood, body fluids, cell lines or tissues), Organisms and viruses infectious to humans, animals or plants (e.g. parasites, viruses, bacteria, fungi, prions, rickettsia), Biologically active agents (i.e. toxins, allergens, venoms) that may cause disease in other living organisms or cause significant impact to the environment or community.Institutional Biosafety Committee Information For the project you are submitting are you using: Recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules in organisms including their use in animals (including arthropods) and plants, Human and other non-human substances (blood, body fluids, cell lines or tissues), Organisms and viruses infectious to humans, animals or plants (e.g. parasites, viruses, bacteria, fungi, prions, rickettsia), Biologically active agents (i.e. toxins, allergens, venoms) that may cause disease in other living organisms or cause significant impact to the environment or community.YesNoIf yes, please provide a description of the biological material you are using and contact the Office of Research Integrity at ori@uncg.edu to determine if a review by the IBC will be required prior to beginning your research. Submit Registration FormBy submitting this form, I agree to be at Showcase on Thursday, April 9. Furthermore, I authorize The Graduate School to share all information and photography related to the Showcase, poster, and all award information on the internet, press releases, and relevant program literature. I understand the title and abstract information will be released to the faculty mentors listed on this form, and they will be notified of your participation in this event. (We reserve the right to edit all non-substantive material for consistency and to meet our guidelines.)By submitting this form, I agree to be at Showcase on Thursday, April 9. Furthermore, I authorize The Graduate School to share all information and photography related to the Showcase, poster, and all award information on the internet, press releases, and relevant program literature. I understand the title and abstract information will be released to the faculty mentors listed on this form, and they will be notified of your participation in this event. (We reserve the right to edit all non-substantive material for consistency and to meet our guidelines.)I have read and agree to the above statementThank you for your submission!Submit
