English majors shine in the Undergraduate Research Symposium
All Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program students will present their work in the Undergraduate Research Symposium, where they will showcase their contributions to their Research Mentor's projects. The symposium takes place Thursday, April 6, in the Student Union Ballrooms, from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Congratulations to the following English majors who are participating in the symposium. Click on the student's name for more information about the project.
Ashley Boudreaux Majors: English-Creative Writing; Inequalities and Society
The Adapted Body Project: Examining the Relationships Affecting Eating Disorders
Mentor: Kinsey Pocchio, Doctoral candidate in Marriage and Family Therapy, Department of Human Development & Family Sciences
Poster Session 4: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm/ Poster #300
Elsie Day Major: English-Editing, Writing, and Media
Sound, Meaning and Music in Tolkien's Elvish Languages and in Le Guin's Invented language Kesh
Mentor: Associate Professor Carolina Gonzalez, Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics
Poster Session 4: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm/ Poster #380
Ana Dolorit Major: English-Literature, Media, and Culture
Rapping Politics: A Case Study on Eminem as a Politicized Celebrity
Mentor: English Professor Leigh Edwards
Poster Session 4: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm/ Poster #31
Lucie Grace Lovato Major: English-Literature, Media, and Culture
Ungentlemanly Warfare: Historical Research Research on Women Spies of the Special Operations Executive
Mentor: Danielle Wirsansky, Doctoral candidate in the Department of History
Poster Session 2: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm/ Poster #68
Gabriella Mola Majors: English-Literature, Media, and Culture; Philosophy
Dante Today: Dante's Influence on Modern & Contemporary Poetry
Mentor: Assistant Professor Elizabeth Coggeshall, Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics
Poster Session 4: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm/ Poster #197
Nadia Nolan Majors: English-Editing, Writing, and Media; History
Hester Pulter and the Depiction of Vermin in Early Modern Culture
Mentor: English Associate Lecturer, Entrepreneur in Residence Molly Hand
Poster Session 2: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm/ Poster #305
McKenna Oakley Major: English-Creative Writing
How can postcards be applied to understanding the history of ethnic diversity in the American fashion scene?
Mentor: English Associate Professor Michael Neal
Poster Session 1: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm/ Poster #383
Rachel Olson Major: English-Editing, Writing, and Media
Tallahassee Turns 200: Complex Perspectives on Native Americans in Early Tallahassee (1821-1841)
Mentor: Dr. Benjamin Gunter, College of Communication and Information
Poster Session 1: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm/ Poster #399
Jaelyn Rex Major: English-Editing, Writing, and Media
Visual Representations of Women
Mentor: English Associate Professor Michael Neal
Poster Session 1: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm/ Poster #177
Chloe Wain Majors: English-Editing, Writing, & Media; Political Science; Economics
A Case Study of “Just Compensation” in Tallahassee, Florida
Mentor: Dr. Samuel Staley, Director, The DeVoe L. Moore Center and Dr. Crystal Taylor, Director of Public Policy, The DeVoe L. Moore Center
Poster Session 3: 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm/Poster #73
Ella Windlan Majors: English-Editing, Writing, and Media; International Affairs
Data Feminism in the Numbers: A Qualitative Analysis of Where Women Pedagogues Are Documented
Mentor: English Associate Professor Tarez Samra Graban
Poster Session 3: 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm/ Poster #99
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Lauryn Klostreich Majors: International Affairs; Political Science
The Relationship between the Women’s Rights Movement and Collegiate Education
Mentor: English Associate Professor Tarez Samra Graban
Poster Session 3: 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm/ Poster #201
Anna Lee Majors: Biology; Chinese Language and Culture
Exploring Human Exploitation of Nature in Florida Through 20th Century Postcards
Mentor: English Associate Professor Michael Neal
Poster Session 2: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm/ Poster #71
Samantha Lesser Major: Art History
Representations of Spirituality in Postcards
Mentor: English Associate Professor Michael Neal
Poster Session 1: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm/ Poster #319
Amber Losciale Major: Cyber-Criminology
A Century of Jazz: Postcard Visusalization of Race, Place, and Jazz Venues in Three American Cities
Mentor: English Associate Professor Michael Neal
Poster Session 2: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm/ Poster #34
Emma Valderrama Major: Political Science
Tracing Women Pedagogues: Finding the Underrepresented in Nontraditional Sources
Mentor: English Associate Professor Tarez Samra Graban
Poster Session 2: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm/ Poster #114