Undergraduate Research
The Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters congratulates the achievements of undergraduate students who received recognition for their research, scholarship, artistic expression and creative discovery during the 2014-2015 school year.
Cate Brecht () had a poem, "Burnt Sugar," published in the spring 2015 issue of .
Chaunesey Clemmons () won first place in the Behavioral and Social Sciences section of 国产自拍's Undergraduate Research Symposium's poster session for her project "The Impact of Fragmentation in Determining Number of Individuals."
Deniz Dolun () was named the College of Arts and Letters' Undergraduate Researcher of the Year. His faculty mentor was Mirya Holman.
Jessica Frank () was invited to read her paper "The Racial Contract: Deconstructing the Logic of Racial Domination" at the Florida Undergraduate Philosophy Conference, sponsored by the University of Florida (March 20-21, 2015). She听was also awarded first prize for her essay "Sexual Harassment: The Ramifications of an Absolutized Conception of Free Speech" in the Constitution Day 2014 Essay Contest, sponsored by 听as part of the Jack Miller Forum Constitution Day activities.
Avery Godwin听() had a poem, "Dear Doctor," published in the spring 2015 issue of .
Claudia Kisielewicz听() had a piece of flash fiction, "Leaving," published in the spring 2015 issue of .
Maurice Leone () had a poem, "A Short Story," published in the spring 2015 issue of .
Brandy McElroy-Wright () was awarded a 2015 to work on investigating how speakers of Spanish perceive the difference between voiced and voiceless speech sounds (e.g., the p~b contrast in 'pet' vs. 'bet'). The title of her project is "Perception of Consonantal Voicing by Bilingual English-Spanish Speakers." Her faculty mentor was听Viktor Kharlamov.
Aleksandar Vuk Nikolic () was invited to read his paper "Human Consciousness, Where It Comes From and How It Relates to the Body" at the 19th Annual Southwestern Conference for Undergraduate Philosophers (Feb. 21, 2015). He was also awarded first place at 国产自拍's Undergraduate Research Symposium for his paper "Reality: A Subjective Empirical Illusion." His faculty mentor was .
Ashley Ostroot ()听was awarded a 2015 for "Constructing Adulthood in Contemporary Societies." Her faculty mentor was Ann Branaman.
听() had a piece of fiction, "Jacob's Mirror," published in the spring 2015 issue of .
() had a paper, "Against the Aristotelian Method Concerning Scientific Knowledge," published in , issue no. 3 (spring 2015).
Edward Rankin () had a paper, "Aristotle's Magnanimity and Nietzsche's Nobility," published in , issue no. 3 (spring 2015).听
Alonso Romero听() had a poem, "Soccer Practice," and a short story, "Dinner," published in the spring 2015 issue of .
Craig Ryan听 () had a short story, "King Zero," published in the spring 2015 issue of .
Jennifer St. Sume ()听won second place in 国产自拍's Undergraduate Research Symposium for her oral presentation "'L' is for Licentious: A Literature Review on Identity, Rhetoric, and the LGBTQ Counterpublic."
听() had a poem, "Misfit Girls and Boys," published in the spring 2015 issue of听.
Trevor Selph () had a paper, "Compassion or Murder? An Aristotelian Look a the Case of George and Lester Zygmaniak," published in , issue no. 3 (spring 2015).
()听won second place in 国产自拍's Undergraduate Research Symposium's poster session for "Multiculturalism in America's Workplace."
Ashley Spring () presented a paper, "The Unknown of Addiction: an Analysis of the Subculture of a Recovery Community," to the Southern Anthropological Society, Athens, Georgia, spring 2015. Her paper won Honorable Mention (second听place in the undergraduate paper competition). Her faculty mentor was Michael Harris.
Christopher Staves () had a paper, "Is Aristotle a Misogynist?," published in , issue no. 3 (spring 2015).
() had a short story, "Silent Faces," published in the spring 2015 issue of .
Bridget Sweet () represented 国产自拍 as a HASTAC Scholar and participated in a research forum on the topic of self-expression on the Internet. Her contribution, "Gender on the Web: Selfies as Feminist Strategy," is available on the HASTAC website. Her faculty mentor was Lisa Swanstrom.
() won first place听in 国产自拍's Undergraduate Research Symposium's poster session for her project "See Her: Women's Representation in Contemporary Hollywood Film Culture." Her faculty mentor was Gerald Sim.
Kelsey Willis ()听is studying ceramics previously excavated in Nicaragua. Earlier this year, she went to the Middle American Research Institute in New Orleans and studied comparative collections to help her identify the pottery types that she would find in the Nicaraguan collections. She is currently in Nicaragua getting ready to start her work on her project "Ceramics of Chinandega, Nicaragua." Her faculty mentor is .
Additionally, several talented students from throughout the College of Arts and Letters presented their research at 国产自拍's Undergraduate Research Symposium, sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry. A complete list of their projects is available here.
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