Student Research from 2023
The Curia Julia: Its History, Materials, Use, and Preservation through the Centuries, Katharine Bogen
Redefining Unnatural: A Modern Understanding of Paul’s Homophobia, Emma Bradley
Using Machine Learning to Measure Political Polarization on Social Media, Veronica Cagle
COVID-19's Effects on Students' Educational Growth, Anna Chavez Maples
goddess of., Megan Childs
Mental Health in M*A*S*H: An Analysis of the Changing Portrayal of Mental Health Topics in the 1970s and Early 1980s, Lyndsey Clark
HSP90 and Triglyceride Levels in Partially Migratory Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) Populations, Audra Cote
“Every Nation Except Our Own”: The Social Gospel, Anti-Immigrant Sentiments, and U.S. Foreign Policy, Andrea Darmawan
"Like a Shadow or Even a Dream": Memory and Haptic Motifs on Classical Attic Funerary Stelai, Vonne Daszkilewicz
Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii Calcium regulator proteins TGGT1_253640 and TGGT1_222060 for Toxoplasma gondii growth and invasion, Abigail Delapenha
From Enslaver to White Savior: The Blackford Family and the Memory of the American Colonization Society, Helen Dhue
Using GIS to estimate the Solar Power potential for rooftops within the Cleveland Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C., Cole Farnsworth
From Daimones to Demons: Exorcisms and Cultural Constructions of the Demonic in Late Antique Egypt, Madeleine Gulbransen
Testing of Indazole Inhibitors of KasA, a Vital Enzyme of M. tuberculosis, Karissa Highlander
Caron's Japan: Tokugawa State and Society through a European Lens, Cegan Hinson
Women and Authority during the Protestant Reformation, Andrew Hudgins
Directing "Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons", Nathaniel Huff
Lady Winters, Madeline Ice
The Creation of Political Survival Strategies by Black Collegiate Women on Virginia’s Predominantly White Campuses, Maya Jenkins
Heilbronn im Jahr 1945: Warum Hier, Alexander Keuerleber
Resolver un problema por medio del método científico en el siglo XVIII: La Junta de Damas y la Inclusa, Madeline Clare Killian
Using a Distributive Approach to Model Insurance Loss, Kayla Kippes
A Rhetorical Criticism of “Bothsidesism” in Journalism, Jess Kirby
Playing George et al. in Nickel and Dimed, Oscar León
Save the Dragon, Emily Malone
Llevando lo público a lo privado: El papel de las mujeres en las tertulias en la España dieciochesca, Julia May
A Critical Review of Animal and Fetus Rights in Utilitarianism or “How Come When It’s Us, It’s an Abortion, and When It’s a Chicken, It’s an Omelette?”, Katharine McDaid
Sex in the Cities: A Comparative Analysis of Vienna and The United States’ Efforts in Gender Mainstreaming Transportation, Sarah Miller
Apoptosis Induction in Jurkat T-Lymphocytes by Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs), Shreya Murali and Randall Reif
The Effect of Fluorouracil on Pathogenic and Non-pathogenic Oral Microorganisms and Microbial Interactions with Preventative Measures: A Preliminary Study, Valeria Ortiz Jimenez and Lynn Lewis
How Does Tik-Tok Present the Mid-Size Community?, Evelyn Ovando-Flores
Tourism Marketing to Southeast Asian Countries via Social Media and its Ethical Implications, Emma Parker
The Curious Incident of the Senior with a Project, Ethan Pearson
Beyond Romanization: An Indigenous Study of Cultural Change in Classical Britain, Brooke Prevedel
Demythologizing Homer: Investigating Religion in Minoan Crete, Elizabeth Rybarczyk
Down The Great Unknown: My discovery of Seneca Howland and Just Jim in UMW Theatres' production of Men On Boats, Mina Sollars
The Potential of Polysemy in Video Games: A Case Study of Elden Ring, Ryan Vanderhoof
Engaging Drama: Does Drama Increase Student Engagement in a Second-Grade History Class?, Jasmine Villanueva
Localization of CTG-Repeat-Containing Transgenes in Drosophila melanogaster Myotonic Dystrophy Models, Andrea Waltrip
Dorian and the Double: Repressed Homosexual Desire in The Picture of Dorian Gray, Alexandra Wohlford
Student Research from 2022
Beware the Ides of March: A Digital Journal on the Acting Process in Julius Caesar, Sterling Barbett
The Ethics of Care and the U.S. Covid-19 Pandemic Response, Samantha Treveline Barrett
Borderline Personality Symptoms and Relationship Threat: The Moderating Role of Perceived Parental Rejection, Elsa Baumgartner
A Content Analysis of Queer Slang on Tik Tok, Kuri Benitez
Social Media, Humor, and Crisis Health Communication: Humor Used to Inform Over Social Media During COVID-19, Sally Burkley
The Relationship Between Late Night, Twitter, and Political Literacy in 2020, Sally Burkley
Reforming the United States’ Currency Production, William Cather
Theatre Senior Project - Columbia in The Rocky Horror Show, Hannah Chester
Rank versus Romance: The Relationship of Class and Courtship in Burney's Evelina, Lucy Clark
Framing Contexts and Immersion: The Functionality of TRPG Frames in Dimension 20’s Fantasy High Series, Lyndsey Clark
Resurrecting Gaelic: Modernity and Heritage Language Revival in Scotland in a Comparative Perspective, Sean Coady
The Dog Was Dead: A Capstone Project in Performance, Sean Coady
Einstein's Equations, Lagrangians for General Relativity, and ADM Formalism, Timothy Corbett
An Intersectional Feminist Look at Bridgerton, Payton Creamer
The Impacts of Coal Ash Concentration on Trace Contaminant Leaching and Toxicity of Coal Ash in Planorbella duryi, Catherine Crowell
Bildungsroman and Trauma in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird and Dorothy Allison’s Bastard Out of Carolina, Bernadette D'Auria
A Dramaturgical Guide to Julius Caesar, Elizabeth Debes
Russian and Ukrainian: Like Two Drops of Water, Elizabeth Edwards
Mutually Exclusive: Being Gay and Being a Man in E.M. Forster’s Maurice, Kimber Foreman
Novella, Sydney German
The Fate of Her Heart, Elizabeth Gisselquist
East Versus West: The National Gallery of Art’s Relationship to Modern Art and Architecture, Meredith Glasco
Goddess of France, 1745-1764: Madame de Pompadour and the Rococo Traditions of 18th-Century French Portraiture, Meredith Glasco
Annabell W Graham Senior Piano Recital, Annabell W. Graham
Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, QAnon and Blood Libel, Georga Hackworth
Becoming Barbara from Nickel and Dimed, Shannon Hardy
Ruined by Lynn Nottage: An Exploration of Women and Violence, Olivia Harrington
The Science of Art “Faithfully Presented”: Entropy in British Victorian Literature, Hannah Harris
Inferno of the Mind, Amber M. Harvey
Queer Representation in the Scream Franchise, Amber M. Harvey
“The Battle Against Sameness”: Queer Marriages in Forster and Woolf, Lindsey Hatton
The Medical Policing of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Adults, Gabrielle Hawkins
Theoretical Lighting Design: Little Shop of Horrors, Lou Hillman
Effectiveness of Virginia Teacher Preparation Programs, Christine Houchins
Humanitarian Intervention and American Public Opinion: An Analysis to Intervene, Alexia Inge
Against the Death Penalty, Charles Jessup
Performative Disability: The Objectification of Atypical Physiognomy in the Self-Portraits of Egon Schiele, Sophia Maldonado
PROMETHEUS & THE BODY BEAUTIFUL: Arno Breker and the Weaponization of the Greco-Roman Tradition in the Größe Deutsche Kunstausstellung, Sophia Maldonado
The Garden of Secrets and Truths, Chloe Martin
Opposing Ideologies: The Function of Sacrifice in the Contemporary Construction of Extremist Communities., Gabriel Matteson
Senior Project of Shaun McBride, Shaun McBride
Unearthing the Witch: Reckoning with Gender, Magic, and the Unusual Dead within Anglo-Saxon Deviant Burials, Samantha Melvin
How We Talk About Archaeology in the Digital Age, Michael Messina
Dorothy Allison's Gothic Poverty, Jessica Morin
Making Russian Music: Uncovering Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Musical Ideas through His Letters, Sydney Morrison
Prosodic and Deictic Features as Performance Markers in Southern Baptist Sermons, Matt Nelson
Reception of Classical Material in the Argument of Charles Loyseau's Traité des Ordres et Simples Dignités, Matt Nelson
La Discapacidad en los Sistemas de Educación en Bolivia y Chile, Kree Pace
How Service Animals Are Discussed in Social Media, Kenna Pak
“Hysteria Abated”: Forster’s Treatment of Women’s Mental Health in Howards End, Rosemary Pauley
The Role of Memes in an Online Community Created by College Students: A Content Analysis, Jessica Probst
First Year Showcase: Producing the First Year Showcase as a capstone to my last three years at UMW Theatre, Cathryn Puglia
Costume Construction for 'Julius Caesar', Benjamin Rafky
Coronavirus Disability Survey: Assessing The Impact of COVID-19 on Young Adults with Disabilities, Hena Rashid