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 Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Lucas Foote | Russian and Soviet Volcanology: Boris Piip | Alyssa DeBlasio |
2020
| Student Name | Project | Faculty/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 Ingle | Georgia's European Past & Future? Conference: European and Eurasian Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Award | Alyssa DeBlasio |
2019
| Student Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Grace Margaret Ingle | The 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 Irving | V.A. Petrushevsky: A Digital Archive Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 13 | Alyssa DeBlasio |
| William Robert Irving | V.A. Petrushevsky: A Digital Archive Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 13 | Alyssa DeBlasio |
| Austin Bryce McCoy | Divine Potential in Dostoyevsky's The Idiot Conference: European and Eurasian Undergraduate Research Symposium Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant | Alyssa DeBlasio |
| Haifeng Qiu | Nuances 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 Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| William Robert Irving | Liberation 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 Isacson | National 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 Mothershead | V.A. Petrushevsky: A Digital Archive Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 13 weeks | Alyssa DeBlasio |
2017
| Student Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Austen Ellsworth Dowell | Discussing 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 Dowell | Trends in Cultural Education in Kyrgyzstan Conference: European and Eurasian Undergraduate Research Symposium Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant | Elena Duzs |
| Austen Ellsworth Dowell | Analyzing 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 Dowell | Examining 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 Khlopina | V.A. Petrushevsky: A Digital Archive Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 8 | Alyssa DeBlasio |
| Allison E Stroyan | Digital Domostroi: Keywords on the Russian Middle Class Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 26 weeks | Alyssa DeBlasio |
| Allison E Stroyan | V.A. Petrushevsky: A Digital Archive Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 13 weeks | Alyssa DeBlasio |
2016
| Student Name | Project | Faculty/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 Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Austen Ellsworth Dowell | The 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 Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Rene Bouvet | The European Central Bank Conference: Russian and East European Undergraduate Research Symposium Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant | Elena Duzs |
| Kevin Patrick Doyle | Christianity 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 Philpot | Islam 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 Preston | Orthodox, 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 Reid | Islam 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 Ziegler | Platonov 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 Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Kirsten Leigh Brents | Russian Philosophy Journals: 1988-1999 Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 13 | Alyssa DeBlasio |
| Simon Gaetano Ciccarillo | The End of Russian Philosophy Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 13 | Alyssa DeBlasio |
| Mackenzie Skye King | The 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 Ziegler | The End of Russian Philosophy Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 13 | Alyssa DeBlasio |
2012
| Student Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Nina Ioannidou | Russian 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 Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret Ann Browndorf | Editorial Assistant for Sirena: Poetry, Art, Criticism Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 13 | Christopher Lemelin |
2007
| Student Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Cara Elizabeth Roney | Dostoevsky and Sexual psychology, Gender Relations, and the Role of Literary Convention Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 26 | Eugenia Amditis |