Sofia Biegeleisen

More than a Memory: The Complex Relationship Between Living History and Slavery

Name: Sofia Biegeleisen Majors: History, Spanish Advisor: Dr. Jordan Biro Walters, Ibra Sene (second reader) This project deals with the connection between historical memory […]

Brianna Mckeen

Breech in Time: Identifying and Dating Historical Textiles using ATR-FT-IR and HPLC-UV/Vis

Name: Brianna McKeen Majors: Chemistry, History Advisors: Dr. Karl Feierabend, Dr. Madonna Hettinger Textile fibers are used in making most everyday items: clothing, carpets, […]

Stephanie Pokras

Whose Line is it Anyway? Rhetoric, Pathology, and the Jewish Race in Late Victorian England

Name: Stephanie Pokras Major: History Minor: Philosophy Advisor: Dr. Christina Welsch Dr. Josephine Wright Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award This thesis examines how both […]

Anna Halgash

The Music of the People: Appalachian Ballads and the Search for the Authentic in the 1960s American Folk Music Revival

Name: Anna Halgash Majors: English, History Advisors: Dr. Joan Friedman, Dr. Susanna Sacks This research explores why Appalachian ballads resonated with so many folk […]

Erin Robichaud

Helen of Troy? A Reexamination of Helen’s Speech in the Iliad

Name: Erin Robichaud Majors: History, Classical Studies Advisors: Dr. Madonna Hettinger, Dr. Josephine Shaya In most interpretations, Helen of Troy’s beauty makes her a […]

Devon Matson

We’re All A Little Bit Gay: Female Homoeroticism In Greek Art

Student Name: Devon Matson Majors: History, Archaeology Advisors: Dr. Jordan Biro Walters, Dr. Olivia Navarro-Farr Critical Digital Engagement Award My Independent Study focuses on […]

Angela Danso Gyane

The Nana Yaa Asantewaa War: Analysis of the Political Institutions of the Asante during The War Of The Golden Stool and the Existing Narratives

Student Name: Angela Danso Gyane Major(s): History, Political Science- International Relations Advisor: Dr. Ibra Sene, Dr. John Valdez Dr. Josephine Wright Diversity, Equity, and […]

Noticing Narratives: An Evaluation of Holocaust ‘Lessons’ Portrayed By American Museums

Name: Rachel Ginsburg Major: History Minor: Chinese Advisor: Dr. Joan Friedman This study focuses on identifying and understanding the narratives displayed by American Holocaust […]

History alumnus establishes nonprofit for at-risk youth

James Cooper ’08 emphasizes importance of mentorship at Wooster

Jason Parkhill

History alumnus values breadth of liberal arts education

Jason Parkhill ’97 directs academic technology staff at Colby College

Sly Slaughter ’98

Orrville Middle School assistant principal gives back to community

Sly Slaughter ’98 extends Wooster-learned lessons to his students

Mary Elizabeth Walters ’12

History and political science major values undergraduate research opportunities

History professor Mary Elizabeth Walters ’12 incorporates Wooster instruction methods into her own teaching

Brian Watkins '00

Middle school principal draws on lessons from Wooster

Brian Watkins ’00’s minor in education prepared him for a long career in Ohio schools

Blake Moore

Blake Moore ’80 Named CEO of Touchstone Investments

Wooster alumnus taking over largest mutual fund company in Cincinnati, Ohio

Barton Myers

Barton Myers ’03 a Featured Commentator on Grant

Cinema-doc series on Ulysses S. Grant will premiere on Memorial Day

Britain First: The British Union of Fascists’ Peace Campaign, 1932-1940

Student: Cormac Kelly Major: History Minor: Political Science Advisors: Greg Shaya Sir Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists was Britain’s largest fascist party. A […]

Pedagogía Política: Un análisis de la enseñanza de la dictadura de Pinochet y los derechos humanos en Chile/Political Pedagogy: An Analysis of the Teaching of the Pinochet Dictatorship and Human Rights in Chile

Student: Emily Beuter Majors: History, Spanish Minor: Education Advisors: Dr. Katie Holt, Dr. Cynthia Palmer As Chileans continue to struggle with reconciling with their […]

Documerica: How Environmental Photography Captured an Era

Student: Ingrid Buckley Major: History Minor: Environmental Studies Advisor: Margaret Ng Documerica was a government sponsored photographic project created under the newly formed Environmental […]

Contested Commemoration: The Relationship Between Politics and the Memorialization of the Second World War in Polish Literature, Cinema, and Museums (1945-Present)

Student: Alexandria Joyner Major: History Minor: Education Advisor: Dr. Greg Shaya This study examines the relationship between politics and memory in Poland. I argue […]

Remembering the City: An Augmented Reality Deconstruction of Memory, Power, and Identity in Ho Chi Minh City

Student: Thuy Dinh Major: Computer Science, History Advisors: Dr. Margaret Ng, Denise Byrnes CoRE Award for Critical Digital Engagement 1st Place (tie) Cartography and architecture […]