PechaKucha 2021
The Office of Research hosted the inaugural PechaKucha Night at KSU in November 2021
during Research Week at KSU to recognize the outstanding research and scholarship
conducted by faculty.
PechaKucha, which means chit-chat in Japanese, is a storytelling-type event where
the presenter shares 20 slides for 20 seconds per slide, guided primarily by graphics.
Nine presenters, one representing each of the academic colleges, shared their research
through this unique format. Two awards were presented based on audience votes. The
award for best overall scientific content was given to Mark Geil and the award for best overall artistic expression was given to Ebony Glover. Each winner received $2000 in professional development funds.
Left to right: Amy Gruss, civil engineering; Ebony Glover, neuroscience; Sunay Mutlu, accounting;
Maria Valero, information technology; Mark Geil, exercise science; Philip Kiernan,
art history; Todd Pierson, biology; Ali Keyvanfar, construction management; and Tiffany
Roman, instructional technology.
Presentation Videos via YouTube
Dr. Philip Kiernan, College of the Arts
"The Hoard of the Rings: A Recent Discovery in the Forbidden Forest"
Dr. Ebony Glover, Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences
"Trauma and the Female Brain"
Dr. Maria Valero, College of Computing and Software Engineering
"Changing Lives with Technology"
Dr. Sunay Mutlu, Coles College of Business
"Corporate Social Responsibility Reports in Accounting Research"
Dr. Mark Geil, Wellstar College of Health and Human Services
"Challenging Conventions: Kids with Limb Loss"
Dr. Tiffany Roman, Bagwell College of Education
Student Engagement during COVID-19: Attending to the Affective Dimension of Learner
Needs"
Dr. Ali Keyvanfar, College of Architecture and Construction Management
"Social Sustainability of Urban Development"
Dr. Amy Gruss, Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology
"Occurrence of Microplastics in Drinking Water Plants"
Dr. Todd Pierson, College of Science and Mathematics
"Uncovering the Secret Lives of Appalachian Salamanders"
