HEND 214 Convener: Deborah J. Thompson, LiKEN Knowledge
"Creating Spaces of Mutual/Social Learning and Action, Undoing Entrenched Inequities through a Collaborative Research Project on Community Water Systems in Two Counties of Central Appalachia,” Maria Bareli, LiKEN Knowledge
“Water Inequalities and Extractive Developmental Pathways: Analyzing Water System Challenges in Two Central Appalachian Communities," Madison Mooney, LiKEN Knowledge
"Toolkits for Community Engagement and Water Resilience in the Face of Climate Change," McKensi Gilliam, LiKEN Knowledge
"Toolkits for Community Engagement and Water Resilience in the Face of Climate Change," Natasha Moore-Howell, LiKEN Knowledge
"LiKEN’s Theory of Change and Points of Leverage for Disrupting Vicious Cycles," Deborah J. Thompson, LiKEN Knowledge
Saturday March 22, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CDT
Henderson Hall
HEND 305 Convener: Rebecca Proffitt, East Tennessee State University, Reece Museum
"Ritual Remembrance: Material Culture as Historical Document," Rebecca Proffitt, East Tennessee State University, Reece Museum
"Captivity, Myth, and Memory: Examining the Origins and Cultural Significance of Hungry Mother State Park," Elise Johnson, Appalachian State University
"‘Around the Old Ore Knob Today’: Exploring Labor, Environment, and Memory in a Western North Carolina Ballad," Trevor McKenzie, Appalachian State University
Saturday March 22, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CDT
Henderson Hall
HEND 304B Convener: Kenton Butcher, Bucknell University
"Outside the Mainstream: Black Self-Publishing in Appalachian Ohio," Kenton Butcher, Bucknell University
"‘Eww, these apples suck, de donde son?’: Latinx Storytelling in Rural Pennsylvania," Elena Perez-Zetune, University of Texas at Austin/Bucknell University
"Race and Reputation: Black Appalachian Soldiers in the United States Colored Troops," Alexandra Finley, University of Pittsburgh
Saturday March 22, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CDT
Henderson Hall
"Worsening Disparities in Cancer Outcomes in Appalachian Eastern Kentucky," Robert Miller, Mayo Clinic; Kennedy Sabharwal, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
"Disparity as a Manifestation of Environmental Destruction: The Impact of Mineral Extraction on Cancer Care Across the Globe," Elijah Baker, Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee
"Excess Smoking Related Cancer Deaths in Eastern Kentucky Continue to Persist Despite Improving Survival Rates Elsewhere in The United States," Lauren Slone, Asbury University; Robert Miller, Mayo Clinic
Saturday March 22, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT
Henderson Hall
HEND 307A Convener: Adam Jordan, College of Charleston
"Making the Road: Clarifying ‘Rebellious Education,’" Adam Jordan, College of Charleston
"Authenticity as Resistance: The Case of Two Teachers from Southern Appalachia," Carrie Rogers, Western Carolina University
"To Dare Mighty Things: A Pedagogical Reflection on How Student-Driven Affirmative Communities Led to Joyful Learning and Amplifying Identities," Pete Locher, American University
"Loving Coalitions: Teaching and Forming Intergenerational LGBTQ+ Community in the Classroom," Carrie Hart, University of North Carolina School of the Arts
"Outcries of the Silent Voices: A Resistance against ‘Bless Your Heart’," Allison Jones, Forsyth County Schools, Georgia
Saturday March 22, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT
Henderson Hall
"Monuments in Black Appalachia: Community Engagement for Memory and Growth," Gregory Galford, Virginia Tech; Vonnia Davis, Independent
"There Was a Solid Community Here: The Development and Effects of Huntington, West Virginia’s Segregated Public Housing, 1938-1950," Jillian Kendall, West Virginia University
Saturday March 22, 2025 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Henderson Hall
HEND 304B Convener: Randal Williams, Tennessee Tech University
"Authenticity Meets the Sacred and Profane: Focus on Country Music," James Akenson, Tennessee Tech University; Randal Williams, Tennessee Tech University
Saturday March 22, 2025 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Henderson Hall
HEND 316 Convener: Carson Benn, Lincoln Memorial University
"Nixon in the Mountains: A History of Twentieth-Century Conservatism through Two Kentucky Visits," Carson Benn, Lincoln Memorial University
"The Tennessee Valley Authority v. Appalachia: Exploring the Complicated and Exploitive History of the Tennessee Valley Authority within East Tennessee and Beyond," Madeleine Howe, University of Tennessee Knoxville
"To Be a Good Soldier, Citizen, and Patriot: How Southern Military Tradition at UNG Upheld the Lost Cause in Post-Civil War Appalachia," Ariana Mohr, University of North Georgia
Saturday March 22, 2025 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Henderson Hall
HEND 108 Convener: Meghan Moore-Hubbard, Clemson University
"Mountain Mothers, Summer Gardens, and 100 Years of West Virginian Food Preservation," Sarah Trautwein, Marshall University
"Whose Labor History?: A Counterstory of Labor History in Appalachia," Meghan Moore-Hubbard, Clemson University; Brandon Beck, Clemson University
"‘Come to Me, All You Who Labor, and I Will Give You Rest’: Post-Coal Industrial Identity in Appalachia as Shown through the Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial," Jane M. Harris, Independent
Saturday March 22, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Henderson Hall
