Student Research

Research provides Family & Consumer Sciences students with opportunities to investigate topics they are passionate about, deepen their understanding of their field, and prepare for future careers and graduate studies. From family and child development to fashion, interior design, and consumer sciences, our students showcase creativity, scholarship, and a commitment to serving others through impactful research experiences. Explore student research projects presented at Liberty University Research Week.

Research Week Projects and Presentations

Learn how you can present at Research Week 2027.

2025-2026:

Lydia Granger – “Thank God for Michigan”: Michigan Troops in the Civil War”

2024: 

1st Place – Hannah Grace Shirley – “Applying Spring/Summer 2024 Fashion Trends to Modest Tween Fashion”

2023:

Hannah Grace Shirley – “Arnolfini Double Portrait Research Intensive”

Theresa Fail – “The Significance of Mourning Wear and Customs During the Civil War”
 
Amanda McNally – “Design Considerations of The Aged as It Is Applied to Senior Housing”

2022:

Kristine Johnson – “New Nobility: A Deeper Look at Inspiration”
 
Jessica Clowdis – “Implementation of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Narrative Therapy for Sexually Exploited Middle Childhood to Early Adolescent Children”

2019:

Sarah Blanke – “Artforms Embodied: A Collaborative Fashion Exhibition of the Visual Arts”

2018: 

Sarah Blanke – “Paper Silhouettes: An Applied Study of Recycled and Unconventional Materials in Couture Fashion Design”

2017:

Sarah Blanke – “Spindles of Stardust: Wearable Artwork & The Design Process”
 
Luis Quijano – “Harnessing Bacterial Cellulose as a Stimulus for Sustainable Fashion: Analyzing Bacterial Cellulose within a Triple Bottom Line Framework”