Student Research from 2026
Laughing Through the Pain: How Dark Humor Meme Culture Normalizes Collective Trauma Among Young Adults, Rusul Abbas
REWRITING BETRAYAL: The Political Memory of Andrei Vlasov and His Russian Liberation Army, Christian N. Adams
A Harmonious Legal System: True Justice Through Modernized Platonic Marxism, Cian R. Batarla
The Perception of Single Mothers on Romantic Reality Television, Rachel A. Bliss
Sex or Survival: Does Wounding Elicit a Somatic Reproductive Tradeoff in Narnia femorata Males?, Lillian E. Burbulis
Russian and Chinese Propaganda in the Modern Era: Two Case Studies of Corrupt Nations, Matthew P. Clark
Morphological Analysis of Oilima Markirya: Deciphering J.R.R Tolkien’s Early Elvish Poetry, Rebecca Colley
Resisting Prospero: Racial Purity in The Tempest and its Adaptations, Hannah N. Covin
Genome-Wide Phenotypic Characterization of Mycobacteriophage Mercurio, Tyler Downs
The Celebrity Fantasy: Digital Identity, Performance, and Catfish Deception, Erin L. Dutton
Wedded to Power: Dynastic Marriages and the Hidden Diplomacy of Women in Early Modern Europe, Amelia H. Earl
Modeling Bitcoin Dynamics Using Differential Equations, Boone M. Fleenor
Intermediate-Scale Outflow Dynamics of Eta Carinae, Edmund J. Garcia and Matthew C. Fleenor
Understanding Music in the Digital Era: Media & Listening Changes, William H. Gawtry
Julie and Julia 2.0 Emergent Themes of “One Year” Food Blogging Challenge, Anna Hollrah
Domain Wall Gravitational Waves: Constraints Within Extensions of the Standard Model, Sophia W. Jensen
The Data Driven Body, Kimberlyn P. Konen
Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide using a tethered catalyst system prepared through click chemistry, Iaroslavna Kovalenko
Islam and Acculturation: The Presence of Shamanism and Indigenous Ritual Practice in the Post-Conversion Ilkhanate,, Miranda H. Lenihan
America’s Nazis: Denazification, Operation Paperclip, and the Cold War, Oliver L. B. Marcel
Voice and Pain: Representations of Disability in Adaptations of “The Little Mermaid”, Ace Molloy
Regional and Temporal Variation in the Function of the Castles of the Norman Conquest, Leah A. Perdue
La Pervivencia del Euskera, Wiley P. Prior
The Transformation of Autonomous Faculties: From the Enlightenment Era to Present-Day, Amber Ready
Art in Communist China: Visualizing the People’s Republic of China’s Changing Policy on Taiwan Through Propaganda Posters, Alden J. Rowe
Red, White, and Quahog: An Analysis of Political Satire in Family Guy, Kendall Swaim
Assessing Usability Gaps and Implementing User-Centered Practices in Nonprofit Web Applications, Mackenzie R. Swain
Parallelism in Java, Matt Vierow
Neurological Phenotypes of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 in Drosophila melanogaster, Carleigh M. Wood
Base Running: A Lost Art in Baseball, Ethan York
Student Research from 2025
Playing Juror Eight in Twelve Angry Jurors, Ariana Adamek
Numerical Analysis of the SEIR Model, Abigail R. Beckelhimer
Senior Project: Associate Music Director for Nunsense, Madeline Berger
When I Thought We Were Timeless - Cello Duet, Madeline Berger
Dekonstruktion der AfD: Eine Analyse der rechtspopulistischen deutschen Partei der„Alternative für Deutschland”, Elizabeth A. Breckenridge and Elizabeth Breckenridge
Degradation of Vascular Networks in a HUVEC Model of DM1, Bonnie E. Butler
Production Electrician for Peter and the Starcatcher, Matthew T. Carroll
“Already My Heart Misgave me”: Doomed Fantasy and Children in James Joyce’s “Araby” and William Faulkner’s “Barn Burning”, Kathleen E. Conner
Incorporating Scenes of Torture in Literature, Kiera A. Croswait
Divine Achilles and his Raging Heart: Cannibalism in the Iliad, Lucca Crowe
Know Thyself: A History of Ancient Neuroscience, Alex Delano
Advertising to Children: A Content Analysis of Ryan's World, Cora Denny
Nunsense is Habit-Forming! Cora Denny Senior Acting Project, Cora Denny
Reading the Fine Print: Poetry and Community on Campus, Logan Edwards
A Special Little Guy, Amelia Emory
The Effects of PFOS Exposure on Zebrafish Dopaminergic Neurodevelopment, Allison G. Fletcher
Women Made By Oscar Wilde, Lia Fowler
Synthesis of Surface Bound Ligands Through Click Chemistry for a Tethered Catalyst System towards the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide, Emma J. Goehner
“Every Mother a Missionary”?: The Vlogs of Mormon Mothers, Celia Golden
Eat Your Heart Out: An Adventure in Fiction Book Publishing, Ezra Hanning
Examining the Success of QAnon, Zoe Hanrahan
A Path for a Post-Oil Iraq: A Green Transition Strategy to Prepare Iraq for Climate Change, Jason Edward Harsha
I Let the Ocean Hear My Song, Zachary Heske
Comparing Parasitism and Resistance to Flow in Two Populations of Elimia virginica, Morgan G. Hicok, Abbie Tomba, and Kate Green
IDITAROD’S EFFECT ON MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY TYPE 1 DISEASE PROGRESSION IN A DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER MODEL, Delaney Grace Humphrey
Digital Confessions: A Genealogy of Belonging, Obedience, and Platform Power, Mohammad M. Ibrahimi
How External Efficacy Influences Support for Third-Party and Independent Candidates: A Mediational Analysis, Joren (Jordy) Santana
Kaleidoscope, Katherine Kennedy
Japan and Its Hesitation in Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage, Morgan R. Lewellen
Exploring Education Policy and Resources in Virginia Secondary Education, Gabrielle Lyon
Beyond the Didactic: The Morally Edifying Impact of Pure Aesthetic Experience, Hayley A. Madden
Acting Senior Project - Greta Ohlsson, Emma Magner
"Nunsense" Promptbook, Peyton H. McCarthy
Gibble-Gabble: A Digital Literary Blog, Layla A. McGovern
Thomas Sutpen, Stephen Dedalus, and the Intersection of Creation and Mortality, Layla A. McGovern
Are You Really “Just a Girl?”: A Rhetorical Analysis of Female Identity Construction on TikTok, Gabriella R. Molseed
Nonconformity and Romance: An Analysis of Pride and Prejudice on Film, Gabriella R. Molseed
Influencer Or Fake, It Is All One In The Same On TikTok, Martina Nicholson
Investments or Restrictions? China’s Influence on Freedom of Expression in African Countries, Christina A. Oswalt
Gender Within 20th Century Lesbian Literature, Margaret A. Paulson
Sibelius Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 Movement One, Kelsey E. Payne
Trans-Pacific Connections: Chinese Porcelain and Aztec Motifs in Colonial Mexico, Natalia Ramirez
Trans-Pacific Connections: Unveiling Cultural Exchange through Baroque Folding Screens of Japan and Mexico, Natalia Christine Ramirez
Sensory Friendly Performance of Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical, Mary M. Robinson
Rediscovering Ancient Greek Pigmentation, Cynthia-Rose Seeds
Riding the Digital Wave: How Large Enterprises Are Embracing Disability Inclusion in the Digital Era, Amanda K. Sheward
The Cost of Conviction: A Constructivist Analysis of U.S. Interventions in Guatemala, 1954-1999, Savannah L. Sinor
Guilty...or not? Martha Stitt's Theatre Senior Project, Martha L. Stitt
“Yes I Said Yes I Will Yes”: Singular Female Perspectives in As I Lay Dying and Ulysses, Rowan I. Tully
The World Before the After: How Folktales Relay the Heart of Jewish Mysticism's Afterlife Beliefs, Linnie M. Ulick
It's Habit Forming: "Nunsense" as a Production Electrician, Rylie Vann
I Will Not Accept this Rose: "The Bachelor(ette)," Gender Stereotypes, and Self Perception, Rylie Vann
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena: Exploring Post-War Ethics, Claire Marshall Watkins
Happily Ever After?: Romantic Ideas and Gender Roles in Disney Media, Madelyn J. Winfrey
Called for Jury Duty, Blaise C. Wingold
Sesame Street: From Puppets to Pixels, Blaise C. Wingold
MicroKnight: A Covert Learning Approach for Educational Videogames, Rain A. Wynes
Becoming Lead Artist for Peter and the Starcatcher, Rebecca S. Yee
Cameron Zakreski Theatre Senior Project: Inside Room 302, Cameron J. Zakreski
Student Research from 2024
Unwanted Pursuit Behaviors & Emotional Reactivity to Former Romantic Partners: An EEG Study, Ameer Abdel-Muhsin
Old Wives’ Tales: Collections from Beneath the Floorboards, Layla Barnes
Portraying Mrs. Hubbard in Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express, Madison Baylor
Asian American Represenation in Sitcoms, Anna Blake
Programas de ELL dentro del área de Fredericksburg, VA: Una Descripción y Justificación para su Defensa, Natalie Buchanan
The Metaphor of Ekphrasis: or Why does your Ekphrasis look different from mine?, William Butler
Virginia History Standards and Inclusivity, Laura Byers
Truth anti-smoking campaign: Messaging characteristics and the use of fear, Erin Caine
Unveiling the Threat- AI and Deepfakes' Impact on Women, Emily Chapman
Teacher Efficacy in Co-teaching Science Classrooms: Implications for Training, Sabrina Christensen