
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.
2020
| Student Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Giuseppe Charles Collia | Spanish for the Health Professions, Fall 2019 Conference: Dickinson Virtual Symposium Supported by: Center for Civic Learning & Action, Science Executive Committee | Maria Asuncion Arnedo |
| Erlyn Guadalupe Garcia | Representation of Mexican Female Drug Traffickers Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 13 | Carolina Castellanos Gonella |
| Ryan Patrick Murphy | Spanish for the Health Professions, Fall 2019 Conference: Dickinson Virtual Symposium Supported by: Center for Civic Learning & Action, Science Executive Committee | Maria Asuncion Arnedo |
| Kara Knackstedt Smith | Women of the Parsley Massacre: Restructuring Haitian Women's Identities through Literature Conference: Northeast Modern Languages Association (NeMLA) Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Award | Mariana Past |
| Justina Anna Warnick | Spanish for the Health Professions, Fall 2019 Conference: Dickinson Virtual Symposium Supported by: Center for Civic Learning & Action, Science Executive Committee | Maria Asuncion Arnedo |
2019
| Student Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriella Maria Corcoran | Pageant Politics: Miss Venezuela and the Bolivarian Revolution Conference: Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality (ROWGS) Student Research Symposium Supported by: Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies Department | |
| Erlyn Guadalupe Garcia | Representation of Mexican Female Drug Traffickers Number of Weeks: 8 | Carolina Castellanos Gonella |
| Kara Knackstedt Smith | How Empire Came to the Americas Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 8 | Elise Bartosik-Velez |
| Renato Santos de Medeiros | Multilingual Writing Center and its Holistic Tutoring Conference: V Brazilian Fulbright FLTAs Conference Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant | Noreen Lape |
2018
| Student Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Audrey Ling | El problema de los Huarpes con el agua http://blogs.dickinson.edu/huarpes-y-agua/ Conference: Spring 2018 International Research Symposium Supported by: Center for Global Studies and Engagement (CGSE) |
2017
| Student Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Audrey Ling | El problema de los Huarpes con el agua. http://blogs.dickinson.edu/huarpes-y-agua/ Supported by: Center for Global Study and Engagment Student International Research Fund (SIRF) Number of Weeks: 6 | |
| Mariana Romariz Leivas | The Use of Music in a Portuguese as a Foreigh Language Classroom Conference: Workshop of Brazilian Fulbright Foreign Langauge Teaching Assistants Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant | Carolina Castellanos Gonella |
| Domenica Estefania Romo | Latin American Soccer Fiction Archive Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 26 | Shawn Stein |
| Monica Ann Thapa | Latin American Soccer Fiction Archive Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 26 | Shawn Stein |
2016
| Student Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda Maria Francatto | Um olhar intercultural sobre o ensino de PLE: um sincretismo que favorece a complementaçao das diferenças Conference: Il Brazilian FLTA Conference Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant | Carolina Castellanos Gonella,Shawn Stein |
| Jonathan Brett Harper | Addicted to the Game: An Inside Look at the Intricacies of Drug Lords' Negative Impact on Colombian Society and the Soccer World Conference: Central Pennsylvania Consortium Critical Perspectives on Soccer and Social Justice Symposium Supported by: Spanish & Portuguese Department | Shawn Stein |
| Julia Leann Hillary | Impact of Corruption on Local Federations in Latin America and FIFA Conference: Central Pennsylvania Consortium Critical Perspectives on Soccer and Social Justice Symposium Supported by: Spanish & Portuguese Department | Shawn Stein |
2015
| Student Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Joseph Brokus | English translation of Michel Rolph Trouillot's "Ti dife boule sou istoua Ayiti" Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 13 | Mariana Past |
| Ashton Elizabeth Fiucci | "Creer o no creer: la fiabilidad de los testimonios de vÃctimas latinoamericanas en Tejas verdes y Me llamo Rigoberta Menchu y asà me nació la conciencia" Conference: Spanish Majors Research Colloquium Supported by: Spanish & Portuguese Department | |
| Wendy Lorena Gomez | "La 're-presentacion' de la voz femenina en los textos testimoniales de la Guerra Civil Salvadorena" Conference: Spanish Majors Research Colloquium Supported by: Spanish & Portuguese Department | Margaret Frohlich |
| Giulia Isabel Pagano | Antonio Soler y la Espana Contemporánea: Un proyecto didáctico multimedia Conference: Spanish Majors Research Colloquium Supported by: Spanish & Portuguese Department | Mark Aldrich |
| Caryn Marie Sennett | "La interrelación entre el fracaso de la justicia procedimental, la persecución de la justicia retributiva, y la violación de los derechos humanos de migrantes: El caso de México y La Fila India por Antonio Ortuno." Conference: Spanish Majors Research Colloquium Supported by: Spanish & Portuguese Department | |
| Conor Dixon White | "Los grupos marginales en la obra de Antonio Soler" Conference: Spanish Majors Research Colloquium Supported by: Spanish & Portuguese Department |
2014
| Student Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica Abigail Ceballos | Masculinidades en las mafias: lo que define ser hombre en Fiesta en la madriguera y Angosta Conference: Spanish Majors Research Colloquium Supported by: Spanish & Portuguese Department | |
| Alejandra Chavez | La mujer en el narcotráfico Conference: Spanish Majors Research Colloquium Supported by: Spanish & Portuguese Department | |
| Danielle Elizabeth Erickson | A Positive Image of Asperger Syndrome Conference: Spanish Majors Research Colloquium Supported by: Spanish & Portuguese Department | |
| Gilmer W Grattan | El asentamiento de la identidad argentina mediante la literatura y el arte Conference: Spanish Majors Research Colloquium Supported by: Spanish & Portuguese Department | |
| Samantha Holden | Andanzas de un mensajero fiero y pendenciero, por Rafael Pérez Estrada Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 8 | Mark Aldrich |
| Kathryn Lee Hughes | Racism and Xenophobia: Representations of the Asian Community in the Spanish Press Conference: Spanish Majors Research Colloquium Supported by: Spanish & Portuguese Department | |
| Mary Katherine Naydan | Warrior Women. Female Masculinities in Latin American Literature. Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 13 | Carolina Castellanos Gonella |
2013
| Student Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Julia Louise Coggins | Latin American Identity and the "Boom" Conference: Spanish Majors Research Colloquium Supported by: Spanish & Portuguese Department | |
| Amanda Jo E Wildey | Daring to Propose: José MarÃa Arguedas and Anthropological Idigenism Conference: Spanish Majors Research Colloquium Supported by: Spanish & Portuguese Department | |
| Sarah Kendrick Young | Between the Carnation and the Sword, a Patriot Without a Homeland Conference: Spanish Majors Research Colloquium Supported by: Spanish & Portuguese Department |
2012
| Student Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Danielle Elizabeth Erickson | Processing Instruction: Explicit Information and Structured Input Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 13 | Erin Diaz |
| Brian Alan Reiger | Semana Poética Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 8 | Angela DeLutis-Eichenberger |
| Steven Rodriguez | Processing Instruction: Explicit Information and Structured Input Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 13 | Erin Diaz |
2011
| Student Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Michelle Cheatham | Semana Poética 10 Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 8 | Angela DeLutis-Eichenberger |
| Ursala Neuwirth | Christopher Columbus in the Americas: New Nations and a Translatlantic Discourse of Empire Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 26 | Elise Bartosik-Velez |
| Brynn Lauren Steblay | Malaga, (Spanish, economics) Conference: 2010 International Student Research Symposium Supported by: Center for Global Study and Engagement |
2010
| Student Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Leslie Mendoza | Spanish Society and Culture Number of Weeks: 13 | Marcelo Borges |
| Eric John Seymour | Semana Poética 9 Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 8 | Jorge Sagastume |
2009
| Student Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Kristin Fentress Beach | Christopher Columbus in the Americas Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 13 | Elise Bartosik-Velez |
| Aidan Brown O'Shea | Spanish Society and Culture Malaga Number of Weeks: 13 | Marcelo Borges |
| Brynn Lauren Steblay | Spanish Society and Culture Number of Weeks: 13 |
2008
| Student Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Anne Drozdiak Earley | Code-Switching in College Discourse Conference: 4th Workshop on Spanish Sociolinguistics Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant | Mark Overstreet |
| Thomas Bradley Elrod | Textual Ambiguity in Digital Text Editions: The Problem of 'Dethe' in John Lygate's 'The Dance of Death' Conference: International Congress on Medieval Studies Supported by: R&D Kenderdine Travel Grant | Abraham Quintanar |
| Rachel Anne Warren | Semana Poética VII Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 8 | Jorge Sagastume |
2007
| Student Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Elizabeth Ackley | Enhancing the Learners' Attention: An Online Study of Textual Enhancement Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 13 | Mark Overstreet |
| Alexandria Elizabeth De Aranzeta | From Hippocrates to Adams County: Tracing Humoral Medicine in Literature and Practice Conference: 2007 Senior Research Symposium Supported by: Academic Affairs | |
| Thomas Bradley Elrod | Medieval Spanish Manuscript Project (MSMs) Supported by: R&D Student Faculty Research Endowment Award Number of Weeks: 8 | Abraham Quintanar |
2006
| Student Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Elizabeth Ackley | Processing Lexical and Grammatical Aspect During L2 Reading in Spanish Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 13 | Mark Overstreet |
| Sarah Elizabeth Ackley | Three Projects Analysis Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 8 | Mark Overstreet |
| Timothy James Leonard | Second language acquisition in the study abroad environment: Three case studies on preparedness Supported by: R&D Student Faculty Research Endowment Award Number of Weeks: 8 | Mark Overstreet |
2005
| Student Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Melissa Ann Sheaffer | Medieval Spanish Manuscript Project (MSMs) Supported by: R&D Dana Research Assistant Number of Weeks: 13 | Abraham Quintanar |
2003
| Student Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah E Penniman | Jarvis, Grace, editor of a book which is a bilingual collection (Spanish/English) of poetry and a short story "Cultura y Colaboración" 2003. (Translations by Sarah Eshelman '03, Alberto Lopez and Grace Jarvis). | Grace Jarvis |
2001
| Student Name | Project | Faculty/Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Kuschke Reeves | Portuguese Immigrant Letters Supported by: A.W. Mellon Foundation Student Faculty Research Endowment Award Number of Weeks: 2 | Marcelo Borges |