Nurturing
Student Scholars in the
Humanities and Social Sciences
A SEPCHE Faculty-Student Undergraduate Research Project
Funded by the Foundation for Independent Higher Education and The Barra Foundation, this project provided Sophomore and Junior students the opportunity to engage in collaborative research projects with professors from SEPCHE colleges and universities.
Summer 2009 projects included:
Arcadia University
Faculty Mentor: Gretchen Haertsch, Instructor, English
Student Researcher: Dana Dilliplane (Junior English Major)
Project Title: Researching a Young Adult Historical Novel
Cabrini College
Faculty Mentor: Janice Xu, Assistant Professor of Communication
Student Researcher: Morgan Miller (Junior Communications Major)
Project Title: Banning YouTube: Trends in Global Cybercensorship – A Comparative Analysis of Cases in China, the United States, Pakistan and Turkey
Cabrini College
Faculty Mentor: Dr. James Hedtke, Professor of History/Political Science
Student Researcher: Joseph Kempflen (Junior History/Political Science Major)
Project Title: Freckleton: The Largest Civilian Air Disaster of World War II
Chestnut Hill College
Faculty Mentor: Catherine Looker SSJ, D.Min., Religious Studies
Student Researcher: Quishanna Lanise Lee
Project Title:“With Liberty and Justice for All:” The Lives and Perspectives of Women in Islam
Gwynedd-Mercy College
Faculty Mentor: Wayne Huss
Student Researcher: Kelly Day
Project Title: The Civil War Letters of Major Griffith Jones, 9th PA Cavalry, Phase II
Immaculata University
Faculty Mentor: Sarah Trembanis, Ph.D., History,
Student: Rebecca Hertzog
Project Title: Historicizing the Coast: Postcards in American History
Neumann University
Faculty Mentor: Dr. William J. Hamilton, English
Student Researcher: Jaclyn Argo
Project Title: Chaucer’s Intertextual Resonances with Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Rosemont College
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Alan Preti, Philosophy
Student Researcher: Lauren Rodino
Project Title:Is John Hick an Advaitin?
Summer 2008 projects included:
Arcadia University
Faculty Mentor: Gretchen Haertsch, Instructor, English
Student Researchers: Alyssa Kirgan, Arcadia University; Tracy Paine, Holy Family University
Project Title: Philadelphia’s Contribution to the Golden Age of Children’s Literature in the United States
Cabrini College
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Darryl Mace
Student Researchers: Ashley Rivera, Chris Cantwell, Cabrini College; Bridget Cook, Rosemont College
Project Titles: Movement: Earl Caldwell and the Rise of Black Power; How Race and Gender are Framed in Print and Television News Coverage
Chestnut Hill College
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Marie Conn
Student Researchers: Jessica Muff and Margarita Rodrigo, Rosemont College
Project Title: Reluctant Warriors: Athena and Joan of Arc (Can Joan Be Considered “Reluctant?”)
Gwynedd-Mercy College
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Wayne Huss
Student Researcher: Kimberly Kennedy and Stephen Long, Gwynedd-Mercy College
Project Title: The Civil War Letters of Major Griffith Jones, 9th PA Cavalry, Phase II
Holy Family University
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Leanne Owen
Student Researchers: Michael Cavanaugh, Chestnut Hill College; Jennifer Rizzo, Holy Family University
Project Title:Creating the Juvenile Violence Epidemic
Immaculata University
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Maria Cuddy-Casey
Student Researchers: Jessica Morgan and Kristen Wayock, Immaculata University
Project Title: Internet Use among College Students: Frequency, Quality and Impact on Interpersonal Relationships
Immaculata University
Faculty Mentor: Dr.Sarah Trembanis
Student Researchers: Rebecca Hertzog, Immaculata University; Lindley Rittweger, Rosemont College
Project Title: Historicizing the Coast: Postcards in American History
