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How Should the United States respond to Russian and Chinese Hybrid Warfare?
By Chester PruittFaculty mentor: Dr. Jason Davidson hybrid warfare is a doctrine utilizing all the instruments of power to compensate for military weakness by developing alternatives to corrode the will to resist of adversary societies. Russia and China view the United States as having a stronger conventional military force, so the two states have resorted…
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Gender and Politics
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Supporting Emerging Sports in the United States at a Collegiate Level
By Joseph Ritter Faculty mentor: Dr. José Saínz Abstract: I will demonstrate a system in which NCAA Universities in the United States can better support and grow emerging sports. I will take a close look at the rapidly growing sport of Rugby in the United States, and use the Men’s Rugby team at the University of…
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Evaluating Differences in Mental Health Outcomes in the Transgender Community
By Liz Wooten Faculty Mentor: Dr. Laura Wilson Abstract: Transgender people experience disproportionate rates of discrimination and marginalization. These negative life experiences influence mental health, such that trans people often struggle with poor mental health outcomes such as depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In this study, a transgender sample was examined to see…
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Kenmore Park: A Playground Redesign
By Alberic Karina-Plun, Jeremy Knerr, Ben Loppacker, John Giannini, Zadie Lacy, Elizabeth Goodloe, Rebecca Kellam, Megan Riley, Hannah St. Onge Faculty mentor: Dr. Andrea Smith AbstractIn the spring semester of 2022, nine seniors from Mary Washington’s Departmentof Historic Preservation took on the task of a conceptual redesign of the playground at Kenmore Park. The students…
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Education Applications Review
By Celia Shively Faculty mentor: Dr. Zach Whalen This project is designed to evaluate educational applications and consider their use in a classroom. Based on earlier projects and research, the best way to evaluate an application is by a rubric that is then generated into a point system. After creating a rubric and selecting apps,…
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Northanger Abbey: A Digital Companion
By Rosemary Pauley Faculty mentor: Dr. Zach Whalen Although there have been a couple of screen adaptations of the Northanger Abbey, the story seems to be largely ignored or forgotten in many discussions of Jane Austen’s brilliance. My individual study aims to partially remedy this lack of recognition by exploring the novel through my own…
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Addressing LGBTQ+ Health Disparities: A Training for Preclinical Medical Students
By Kaylee Deardorff Faculty mentor: Dr. Mindy Erchull The healthcare experience of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) individuals is often fraught with discrimination. While awareness and education surrounding LGBTQ+ identities and social issues have improved within healthcare, discrimination is still an everyday occurrence for many LGBTQ+ individuals, with the lack of LGBTQ+ health…
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Partnership In Preservation, The Creation of a Native American History and Culture Trail in King George County, VA
By Samantha Melvin Faculty mentor: Dr. Laura McMillan Students in the “Preservation in the Community” course at the University of Mary Washington partnered with King George County to create a recreational Native American History and Culture Trail. This trail was developed in collaboration with the Patawomeck and Rappahannock tribes to focus specifically on narratives that…
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A More Sustainable UMW; Our Progress in Eliminating Single-Use Plastic Waste
By Mariam Dames Faculty mentor: Dr. Eric Bonds This research seeks to gain a better understanding of the University of Mary Washington’s progress towards sustainability in the areas of recycling and waste reduction. Specifically, this paper explores Virginia Executive Order 77 as a pathway to reaching the University’s sustainability goals. To gain a better understanding…
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Conservationists of Color Abstract
By Julia Gasink Faculty mentor: Dr. Ranjit Singh Environmentalism has been a field historically dominated by upper- and middle- class White men as a result of racism, sexism, and other inequities. Harmful stereotypes arose from decades of segregation and inaccessibility that environmentalism isn’t something that people of color care about. These misconceptions are not only…
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Identification of Fungi on Spotted Lanternfly
By Kayla Smith Faculty mentor: Dr. Josephine Antwi By using the method of microscopy the identification of three unknown fungal species were determined. Crystal violet staining, lactophenol cotton blue staining, and SEM were used to collect images of unknown fungal species. It was determined that PCR is required to differentiate between the fungal species. Overall…
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The Process of Game Development
By Jane Hill Faculty mentor: Dr. Jennifer Polack For the Research and Creativity Symposium, I will be showing off the game that is a culmination of my time with my individual study. As a computer science major, I wanted to work on a creative project and have always been interested in game development, and thus…
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The Ruins of Memory: A Dream of Grief
By Alex Huber Faculty mentor: Dr. Ray Levy My presentation for the UMW 2022 Research and Creativity Day is a creative short story The Ruins of Memory: A Dream of Grief. The story, which equals a little less than 6500 words, is a rumination on grief and the complicated feelings experienced by a young man…
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The Effects of STEM Classroom Instruction and Management on STEM Career Aspirations in Students
By Emily Sorto Argueta Faculty mentor: Dr. Thomas Kelly In recent years, research has shown that less students are pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) careers. Consequently, a lack of people in these STEM fields may lead to missing potential talent in the STEM industry. Part of the problem can be linked to student’s…
