{"id":92822,"date":"2022-06-14T14:12:23","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T18:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=92822"},"modified":"2022-06-14T14:12:23","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T18:12:23","slug":"humanities-symposium-highlights-faculty-student-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/06\/14\/humanities-symposium-highlights-faculty-student-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Humanities Symposium Highlights Faculty-Student Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mentored undergraduate research has long been a staple of the summer for UMW students in science and mathematical fields. Now arts, humanities and social sciences students are reaping the benefits as well.<\/p>\n<p>The first Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Summer Institute (AHSSSI) concludes tomorrow with a symposium during which five teams will present the results of their monthlong research projects. The event, beginning at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, in the Digital Auditorium of the Hurley Convergence Center, is open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>The program is modeled on UMW\u2019s Summer Science Institute, now in its 23rd year. Like the science institute, the AHSSSI provides a framework for intense scholarly inquiry into a specific topic proposed by a faculty mentor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:7,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/14\\\/humanities-symposium-highlights-faculty-student-research\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:230672515}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 381px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"381\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 287px; height: 381px;\" data-original-width=\"287\" data-original-height=\"381\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/06\/14\/humanities-symposium-highlights-faculty-student-research\/linguistics-2022\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"283\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"377\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92826\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Linguistics-2022.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1512,2016\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Linguistics 2022\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Linguistics-2022-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Linguistics-2022-768x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Linguistics-2022.jpg?w=283&#038;h=377&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Linguistics-2022.jpg 1512w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Linguistics-2022-225x300.jpg 225w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Linguistics-2022-768x1024.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Linguistics-2022-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Linguistics-2022-855x1140.jpg 855w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Linguistics-2022-450x600.jpg 450w\" width=\"283\" height=\"377\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"283\" data-original-height=\"377\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Linguistics 2022\" alt=\"Students Isabella Cunningham, Matias Esquivel and Ezra Hanning work on a writing systems inventory and database.\" style=\"width: 283px; height: 377px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students Isabella Cunningham, Matias Esquivel and Ezra Hanning work on a writing systems inventory and database. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 287px; height: 381px;\" data-original-width=\"287\" data-original-height=\"381\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/06\/14\/humanities-symposium-highlights-faculty-student-research\/sociology-2022-2\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"283\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"377\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92825\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Sociology-2022-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"756,1008\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.73&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel 4a&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1654084780&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.38&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;86&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000128&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sociology 2022 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Sociology-2022-2-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Sociology-2022-2.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Sociology-2022-2.jpg?w=283&#038;h=377&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Sociology-2022-2.jpg 756w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Sociology-2022-2-225x300.jpg 225w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Sociology-2022-2-450x600.jpg 450w\" width=\"283\" height=\"377\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"283\" data-original-height=\"377\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Sociology 2022 2\" alt=\"Teresa Guzman, Maren Raposo and Vaishnavi Visveswaran conduct research at a community garden in Fredericksburg.\" style=\"width: 283px; height: 377px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Teresa Guzman, Maren Raposo and Vaishnavi Visveswaran conduct research at a community garden in Fredericksburg. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 526px; height: 381px;\" data-original-width=\"526\" data-original-height=\"381\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/06\/14\/humanities-symposium-highlights-faculty-student-research\/poli-sci-ahsssi-richmond-4\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"522\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"377\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92827\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Poli-Sci-AHSSSI-Richmond-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,924\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Poli Sci AHSSSI Richmond 4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Poli-Sci-AHSSSI-Richmond-4-300x217.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Poli-Sci-AHSSSI-Richmond-4-1024x739.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Poli-Sci-AHSSSI-Richmond-4.jpg?w=522&#038;h=377&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Poli-Sci-AHSSSI-Richmond-4.jpg 1280w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Poli-Sci-AHSSSI-Richmond-4-300x217.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Poli-Sci-AHSSSI-Richmond-4-1024x739.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Poli-Sci-AHSSSI-Richmond-4-768x554.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Poli-Sci-AHSSSI-Richmond-4-1140x823.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Poli-Sci-AHSSSI-Richmond-4-600x433.jpg 600w\" width=\"522\" height=\"377\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"522\" data-original-height=\"377\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Poli Sci AHSSSI Richmond 4\" alt=\"Students Katheryn Gonzalez and Mary-Elise Alworth visit a chamber of the Virginia General Assembly.\" style=\"width: 522px; height: 377px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students Katheryn Gonzalez and Mary-Elise Alworth visit a chamber of the Virginia General Assembly. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 414px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"414\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 550px; height: 414px;\" data-original-width=\"550\" data-original-height=\"414\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/06\/14\/humanities-symposium-highlights-faculty-student-research\/table-top-puppet-theatre-2022\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"546\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"410\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92824\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Table-Top-Puppet-Theatre-2022-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;LM-Q720&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1652787321&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.701&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Table-Top-Puppet-Theatre-2022-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Table-Top-Puppet-Theatre-2022-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Table-Top-Puppet-Theatre-2022-scaled.jpg?w=546&#038;h=410&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Table-Top-Puppet-Theatre-2022-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Table-Top-Puppet-Theatre-2022-300x225.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Table-Top-Puppet-Theatre-2022-1024x768.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Table-Top-Puppet-Theatre-2022-768x576.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Table-Top-Puppet-Theatre-2022-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Table-Top-Puppet-Theatre-2022-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Table-Top-Puppet-Theatre-2022-1140x855.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Table-Top-Puppet-Theatre-2022-600x450.jpg 600w\" width=\"546\" height=\"410\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"546\" data-original-height=\"410\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Matthew Monaghan, Alex Anthes Rojas, Cameron Hovey and Ben Lechtman collaborate on a tabletop puppet production.\" style=\"width: 546px; height: 410px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Matthew Monaghan, Alex Anthes Rojas, Cameron Hovey and Ben Lechtman collaborate on a tabletop puppet production. #MaryWashDay #TogetherUMW <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 550px; height: 414px;\" data-original-width=\"550\" data-original-height=\"414\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/06\/14\/humanities-symposium-highlights-faculty-student-research\/psychology-2022-2\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"546\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"410\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92829\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Psychology-2022-1-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1652787081&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.71&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Psychology 2022\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Psychology-2022-1-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Psychology-2022-1-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Psychology-2022-1-scaled.jpg?w=546&#038;h=410&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Psychology-2022-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Psychology-2022-1-300x225.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Psychology-2022-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Psychology-2022-1-768x576.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Psychology-2022-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Psychology-2022-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Psychology-2022-1-1140x855.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/Psychology-2022-1-600x450.jpg 600w\" width=\"546\" height=\"410\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"546\" data-original-height=\"410\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Psychology 2022\" alt=\"Assistant Professor of Psychological Science Marcus Leppanen (standing) meets with student researchers Ally Holden, Robert Oehler, Juls Buyaki, and Sana Aftab.\" style=\"width: 546px; height: 410px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Assistant Professor of Psychological Science Marcus Leppanen (standing) meets with student researchers Ally Holden, Robert Oehler, Juls Buyaki, and Sana Aftab. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>Sixteen student participants lived on campus and worked daily with one another and their mentoring professors. They received room, board and a small stipend while they conducted their research, analyzed their findings and developed the conclusions they\u2019ll present at the symposium.<\/p>\n<p>The students also met weekly with Professor of Spanish Betsy Lewis, who is assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and AHSSSI director. (Lewis will share a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_Ye_MT84xAs\">summary of the research<\/a> later this month at the Council on Undergraduate Research URConnect conference in Washington, D.C.)<\/p>\n<p>Lewis credits Keith Mellinger, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, for supporting the summer institute and working to extend the opportunity to as many students as possible.<\/p>\n<p>At a recent meeting with Lewis, several students discussed their work in progress and reflected on how their summer experiences might enhance future academic and professional endeavors.<\/p>\n<p>For Ben Lechtman \u201922, creating a tabletop puppet performance with fellow students and Associate Professor of Theatre Kevin McCluskey meant sticking to a strict production schedule \u2013 something he sees as transferrable to any class or profession.<\/p>\n<p>Isabella Cunningham \u201923 saw value in \u201clearning how to execute someone else\u2019s vision and making that work.\u201d She was on a student team that created an inventory and database of writing systems under the direction of Associate Professor of Linguistics Paul Fallon.<\/p>\n<p>And for Cunningham\u2019s fellow writing systems researcher Ezra Hanning \u201925, a big takeaway was developing the intellectual stamina for sustained research. \u201cHours and hours of research,\u201d he said to laughter from the group.<\/p>\n<p>Others noted that they\u2019d become proficient in working through data problems, sharpened their ability to advocate for and defend their work, gained a new appreciation of how multiple disciplines interconnect, and built working relationships with one another and their faculty mentors.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow\u2019s symposium presentation times, projects, mentors and teams are:<\/p>\n<p>2:30 p.m. <em>Puppets as Performance Object: Creation of a Devised, Table Top Puppet Performance<\/em>, led by Associate Professor of Theatre Kevin McCluskey. Student researchers are Benjamin Lechtman, Alex Anthes Rojas, Matthew Monaghan and Cameron Hovey.<\/p>\n<p>3 p.m. <em>Writing Systems Inventory Database<\/em>, led by Associate Professor of Linguistics Paul Fallon. Student researchers are Isabella Cunningham, Matias Esquivel and Ezra Hanning.<\/p>\n<p>3:30 p.m.: <em>Effects of Mindful Attention on Memory: An Eye-tracking Investigation<\/em>, led by Assistant Professor of Psychological Science Marcus Leppanen. Student researchers are Juls Buyaki, Sana Aftav, Rob Oehler and Ally Holden.<\/p>\n<p>4 p.m. <em>Growing Community Gardens in Fredericksburg and in the College Curriculum<\/em>,\u00a0led by Associate Professor of Sociology Eric Bonds. Student researchers are Teresa Guzman, Vaishnavi Visveswaran and\u00a0Maren Raposo.<\/p>\n<p>4:30 p.m. <em>Pink, Blue, and Red Waves in Old Dominion: Women in the Virginia General Assembly, 2001 \u2013 2021<\/em>, led by Professor of Political Science Rosalyn Cooperman. Student researchers are\u00a0Katheryn Gonzalez and\u00a0Mary-Elise Alworth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mentored undergraduate research has long been a staple of the summer for UMW students in science and mathematical fields. Now arts, humanities and social sciences students are reaping the benefits as well. 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