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Russian Student-Faculty Research

Russian Students Studying

The following list includes current and historic, individual student research projects, public presentations from conferences, symposia and exhibitions*, and peer-reviewed publications. For abstracts on each project see Students as Scholars.

Students can get a list of their projects by going to CLIQ in the Gateway. Under the CLIQ menu, go to Profiles and then My ePortfolio. If you are an alum and would like a copy of your projects, please submit a research project request form.

*“Supported by:” on Student Conference Presentation records indicates the entity or funding mechanism that supported the student’s participation in the conference, i.e. travel expenses, poster costs, etc. For on-campus conferences, the supporting entity is usually the academic department sponsoring the event.

**“Supported by:” on Student Research Project records indicates the entity or funding mechanism that supported the student’s research costs, i.e. supplies, materials, equipment, stipends, local or international research travel, etc.


2023

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Matthew Lucas FooteRussian and Soviet Volcanology: Boris Piip
Alyssa DeBlasio

2020

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Clara Katherine Giorgis"Their Mother Tongue": How Russia's Language Policy Gives a Voice to Nationalism
Conference: European and Eurasian Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS)
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Award
Alyssa DeBlasio
Grace Margaret IngleGeorgia's European Past & Future?
Conference: European and Eurasian Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS)
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Award
Alyssa DeBlasio

2019

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Grace Margaret IngleThe Other Republic: Understanding the Trajectory of Dagestan in the Post-Soviet North Caucasus
Conference: European and Eurasian Undergraduate Research Symposium
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant
Alyssa DeBlasio
William Robert IrvingV.A. Petrushevsky: A Digital Archive
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 13
Alyssa DeBlasio
William Robert IrvingV.A. Petrushevsky: A Digital Archive
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 13
Alyssa DeBlasio
Austin Bryce McCoyDivine Potential in Dostoyevsky's The Idiot
Conference: European and Eurasian Undergraduate Research Symposium
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant
Alyssa DeBlasio
Haifeng QiuNuances of Nationality Policies in Uzbekistan and Xinjiang
Conference: European and Eurasian Undergraduate Research Symposium
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant
Alyssa DeBlasio

2018

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
William Robert IrvingLiberation in Goal, Oppression in Practice: The Nationalities Policies of the Soviet Union, and their Effect on National Cultures
Conference: European and Eurasian Undergraduate Research Syposium
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant
Alyssa DeBlasio
Julia Marie IsacsonNational Extremism and Artistic Expression in the Film Matilda
Conference: European and Eurasian Undergraduate Research Symposium
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant
Alyssa DeBlasio
Anne Olivia MothersheadV.A. Petrushevsky: A Digital Archive
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 13 weeks
Alyssa DeBlasio

2017

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Austen Ellsworth DowellDiscussing Identity and the Meaning of Russia with Central Asian, Ethnically Russian Emigrees in Russia
Conference: Center for Global Study and Engagement 2016 International Research Symposium
Supported by: Center for Global Study and Engagement
Elena Duzs
Austen Ellsworth DowellTrends in Cultural Education in Kyrgyzstan
Conference: European and Eurasian Undergraduate Research Symposium
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant
Elena Duzs
Austen Ellsworth DowellAnalyzing Trends in the Teaching of Kyrgyz History and Culture after the Fall of the Soviet Union
Conference: Center for Global Study and Engagement 2016 International Research Symposium
Elena Duzs
Austen Ellsworth DowellExamining Historical Narratives of Chekhov's Travels and His Legacy in Sakhalin
Conference: Center for Global Study and Engagement 2016 International Research Symposium
Supported by: Center for Global Study and Engagement
Elena Duzs
Anastasiia Viktorovna KhlopinaV.A. Petrushevsky: A Digital Archive
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 8
Alyssa DeBlasio
Allison E StroyanDigital Domostroi: Keywords on the Russian Middle Class
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 26 weeks
Alyssa DeBlasio
Allison E StroyanV.A. Petrushevsky: A Digital Archive
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 13 weeks
Alyssa DeBlasio

2016

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Alexandra Jenny Shapiro"No One Can Shake My Political Convictions": Snezhnevsky, Sluggish Schizophrenia and Soviet Political Abuse of Psychiatry
Conference: NESEEES Symposium
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant
Cassio de Oliveira
Alexandra Jenny Shapiro"No One Can Shake My Political Convictions": Snezhnevsky, Sluggish Schizophrenia and Soviet Political Abuse of Psychiatry
Conference: Russian and East European Undergraduate Research Symposium
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant
Cassio de Oliveira

2015

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Austen Ellsworth DowellThe intersection of Chekhov and Shakespearean themes, as found in the pieces Swan Song and King Lear
Supported by: Leffman/Geldrich Grant, Student International Research Fund (SIRF)
Elena Duzs

2014

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Paul Rene BouvetThe European Central Bank
Conference: Russian and East European Undergraduate Research Symposium
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant
Elena Duzs
Kevin Patrick DoyleChristianity and Marxism: Reconciling the Irreconcilable?
Conference: Russian and East European Undergraduate Research Symposium
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant
Dominic Rubin,Elena Duzs
Chase MacKenzie PhilpotIslam Karimov, Wahhabism, and Muhammad-Sodiq Muhammad Yusuf Islamic Transition in Post-Soviet Uzbekestan
Conference: Russian and East European Undergraduate Research Symposium
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant
Dominic Rubin,Elena Duzs
Abigail May PrestonOrthodox, Soviet, or Anti-Western? Examining the Roots of Russia's Anti-Gay Legislation
Conference: Russian and East European Undergraduate Research Symposium
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant
Dominic Rubin,Elena Duzs
Victoria Alberta ReidIslam in Chechnya: Political or Religious?
Conference: Russian and East European Undergraduate Research Symposium
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant
Dominic Rubin,Elena Duzs
Barrett William ZieglerPlatonov and his Communist Critiques: Not invited to the Party
Conference: Russian and East European Undergraduate Research Symposium
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant
Elena Duzs

2013

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Kirsten Leigh BrentsRussian Philosophy Journals: 1988-1999
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 13
Alyssa DeBlasio
Simon Gaetano CiccarilloThe End of Russian Philosophy
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 13
Alyssa DeBlasio
Mackenzie Skye KingThe Journey of the Epic Hero in "War and Peace"
Conference: Russian and East European Undergraduate Research Symposium
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant
Elena Duzs
Barrett William ZieglerThe End of Russian Philosophy
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 13
Alyssa DeBlasio

2012

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Nina IoannidouRussian versus American Think Tanks: Their Unique History and Role
Conference: 2011 Russian and East European Undergraduate Research Symposium
Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant
Alyssa DeBlasio

2008

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Margaret Ann BrowndorfEditorial Assistant for Sirena: Poetry, Art, Criticism
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 13
Christopher Lemelin

2007

Student NameProjectFaculty/Mentor
Cara Elizabeth RoneyDostoevsky and Sexual psychology, Gender Relations, and the Role of Literary Convention
Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant
Number of Weeks: 26
Eugenia Amditis