Saint Michael's 2010 Research Symposium

Showcasing Honors Program Funded Projects, Summer Research Grant Work and Senior Thesis Projects

Over 80 Saint Michael's College Students presented their research projects during the annual Research Symposium this spring. The Research Symposium is a day devoted to celebrating the outstanding academic achievements of Saint Michael's students.

Covering a variety of topics across many majors, the students' presentations led to interesting, insightful conversations.

A sample of the many research projects are listed below:

Biology:

  • Adrien Cloutier
    Varying surgical techniques utilized in repairing a torn cranial cruciate ligament in canines
  • Lynsey Nally,
    Presidents and their Impact on Environmental Policy: George W. Bush, William J. Clinton, and Barack H. Obama

Religious Studies:

  • Chelsea Beauregard
    Spirituality from the Margins: Julian of Norwich and Gustavo Gutierrez
  • Matthew Sjoblom
    The Rise of Catholic Conscientious Objection in late 20th century America.

Gender Studies:

  • Kathryn Mitiguy
    The Blame Game: Student Perception of Homelessness
  • Heather A. French
    Educational Bias Uncovered: Revealing Gender Stereotypes in Elementary Schools

Political Science:

  • Ryan LaRochelle
    Government Takeover: Early Cold War Origins of the Republican Opposition to Health Care Reform
  • Emily Bullis
    Re-Imagining Algeria: The Role of Memory in France National Psyche

Philosophy:

  • Alex Greene
    Liberalism or Love: Peace as Rights vs. Peace as Embrace
  • Deborah Bartos
    The face and the Face: Practical Difference vs. Transcendent Uniqueness

Mathematics:

  • Andrew Gilbert
    Chaotic Systems and the Lorenz Equations
  • Kelsie King
    Fermat’s Theorem on the Sums of Two Squares: Proof Using Congruences and Quadratic Residues

History:

  • Benjamin Gates
    From Wool to Cheese and Homesteads to Breadbaskets: An Examination of the Evolution of Vermont Agriculture
  • Ryan LaRochelle
    The President as Commodity: Image-Making and the Role of Television in the Presidential Campaign of 1960

Study Abroad:

  • Randall Northrop
    The history of the city of Jerusalem: A study on the Jordanian administered Waqf system in Jerusalem and its current role in the Arab-Israeli conflict
  • Morgan Sullivan
    Children on the Margins: A Portrait of Durban, South Africa‘s Street Children

English:

  • Alexa Chrisos
    What’s Wrong with Having a Friend for Dinner?: Exploring Monstrous Consumption and Maternal Love
  • Brittany Norton
    Fight Club and Foucault: From the Panopticon to Project Mayhem

Applied Linguistics Department:

  • Mazeena Jamaal
    Maldivian English and Intelligibility
  • Natasha Kozyakova
    The Development of Pragmatic Competence in Russian Educational Settings

Economics:

  • Chris Dennen
    Economic Sustainability of Cow Power in Vermont
  • Christina Sanville
    Immunization: A cost-benefit analysis of the impact of immunization on income