Research Associates 2002-2003

Jessica Callahan '04
Mentor: Susan Mason, Education and Oral Communications
“Fostering Scientific Interest through Hands-on Activities and Mentoring”

Jessica writes:
"This semester, my research has been focused on creating and keeping 7th and 8th grade girls interested in the sciences by introducing them to various experiments. It is my hope that providing the girls with a young female role model (myself) with inspire them to continue on with science classes after it is no longer mandatory curricula. "

Ashlyn (Chuckie) Field '05
Mentor: Esther Kanipe, History
Independent Study in Education: Yoga

Chuckie writes:
"My project examines alternative treatments (other than drugs) to mental disabilities and includes an intense focus on learning disabilites. Over the course of the semester, I have helped teach Yoga to young 5-6th grade learning disabled girls from the inner city of Utica and plan to examine the effects that Yoga has had on both their self- esteem and concentration. My main goal is to show the importance and success of using alernative methods to help treat the source of disabilities rather than just using medications to treat the effects."

Emily Kerr '05
Mentor: Susan Sanchez-Casal, Spanish and Women's Studies
“Intercultural Creativity: Hip-hop as a Movement for Social Change”

Emily writes:
"The project looks at hip-hop in the broader context of intercultural creativity, and how hip-hop is a continuation of the civil rights movement, and is a response to the civil rights movement's successes and failures. I organized a group and website called Rhymelab, to get some hip-hop on campus, and help bring up the voices of the people at Hamilton who have things to say."

Claire Ramsay '03
Mentor: Martine Guyot Bender, French
"Reflecting Nationalities in the Myth of America: Haitian and Cuban Newspaper Coverage of the September 11 Attacks"

Claire writes:
"My thesis examines Haitian and Cuban newspaper coverage of the September 11 attacks, with an emphasis on how these communities relate to the United States and to the event itself as a nation."

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