Hodson Collaborative Research Program

Department of Anthropology

Project: Analyze archaeological artifacts and write parts of site reports for landowners and the Maryland State Archives.  
Students: Kaysie Lynch, Vagelis Ananiadis, and Anna McCabe.
Faculty: Julie Markin

Project: Document evidence of flooding and flood mitigation/adaptation strategies on the mid and lower Eastern Shore.
Student: Rose Cullen
Faculty: Aaron Lampman

Project: Work in the field in Peru analyzing archaeological artifacts and conducting drone work on archaeological landscapes.
Student: Derek Sarier
Faculty: Patrick Mullins

Department of Business Management

Project: Study pollution mitigation capital for businesses in India.
Student: Francesco Bartolini
Faculty: Anjali Chandra

Department of English

Project: Conduct archival work to shed new light on the life and work of Sophie Kerr.  They will design a website to share Sophie Kerr’s life and work with the public.
Students:
Faculty: Liz O’Connor, Cori Lynn Arnold, and Lindsay Sheldon

Project: Produce public digital archives focused on the plants discussed in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. 
Students: Sienna Fulks, Finn Lipczenko, Ethan Ransom, and Ella Humphreys
Faculty: Courtney Rydel and Raven Bishop

Department of Music

Project: Experiment with using AI in digital music production.  
Students: Mariana Kilmon and Jade Lee
Faculty: Ken Schweitzer

Department of World Languages and Cultures

Project: Produce an annotated critical reading of a theatrical production in Spanish.  
Students: Juliana Santiago Batista, Michelle Ayala, and Luis Garcia
Faculty: Martin Ponti

Department of Anthropology  

Title: Quantitative Analysis of Climate Perception Interview Data
Faculty: Aaron Lampman
Student: Macallen (Mac) Sansbury

Title: MuSE Community Museum Exhibit:  Cultural Heritage of the Eastern Shore
Faculty: Julie Markin
Students: Hailey Bavis, NY Coles-Calloway, Amy Cannon

Title: Archaeological Excavation of Test Pits in Cerro Sulcha, Peru
Faculty: Patrick Mullins
Student: Derek Sarier 

Departments of Art & Art History and Communication and Media Studies

Title: Marketing, Outreach, & Education of Public Sculpture Art in Chestertown
Faculty: Ben Tilghman and Meghan Grosse
Student: Morgan Link

Department of Economics

Title: Central Bank independence after the COVID pandemic
Faculty: Rocío Suárez
Student: Thomas Lundy

Department of Music  

Title: Open Studio Music Recording and Public Engagement 
Faculty: Ken Schweitzer
Students: Stevie Lyles, Euro Najera, Mariana Kilmon

Department of Political Science  

Title: Researching Gender & Conflict for a textbook
Faculty: Carrie Reiling
Student: Nora Beebe and Kyaran Balin-Brooks

Department of World Languages and Cultures  

Title: Expanding the Digital Mapping of Korean-Argentine Identity
through Archival Research
Faculty: Martin Ponti
Student: Ana Arguello

Title: Archival Research in Paris and Geneva focused on the intellectual works of Germaine de Staël
Faculty: Karen Manna
Students: Carine Smith, Sarah Martin

 

Department of Anthropology  
Title: Archaeological Excavations at Cerro Sulcha, Peru 
Students: Harrison Fear and Amy Cannon   
Professor: Patrick Mullins   
  
Title: Washington College Archaeology Lab   
Professor: Julie Markin   
 
Title: Environmental Justice and Incarceration 
Professor: Emily Steinmetz 
 

Department of Communication and Media Studies and Department of Education  
Title: "How do Washington College students understand and experience civic engagement in our community?" 
Professors: Meghan Grosse and Sara Clarke-De Reza 
 

Department of Music  
Title: Steel Drum Composition 
Student: Jack Riveros   
Professor: John Leupold   
 
Title: Immersive Sound Installation 
Student: Stevie Lyles 
Professor: Ken Schweitzer 
 

Department of Political Science  
Title: Immigration Policy and Politics 
Student: Emily Iampieri   
Professor: Flavio Hickel 
 

Department of World Languages and Cultures  
Title: Impact of Urban Spaces on Korean-Argentine Identity 
Student: Lessy Umanzor   
Professor: Martin Ponti   

Department of Anthropology  
Title: Archaeological investigation of the Middle Choptank River 

Students: Harrison Fear and Amy Cannon   

Professor: Julie Markin   
  
Department of Communication and Media Studies and Department of Education  
Title: “How do Washington College students understand and experience civic engagement in our community?” 

Students: Molly Andrews, Avery Castellani, Alexis Tackney 

Professors: Meghan Grosse and Sara Clarke-De Reza 
 
Department of Environmental Science 
Title: Knowing and Naming the River and Field Campus 

Student: Autumn Scully

Professor: Valerie Imbruce 
 
 Department of Music  
Title: Arresting Views 
Student: Stevie Lyles 
Professor: Ken Schweitzer 
 
Title: Re-imagine MUS 204: Western Music: Classical to Romantic 

Student: Kaitlyn McCaffery 
Professor: Jon McCollum 
 
Department of Political Science  
Title: Feminist Political Ecology and Peace in West Africa

Student: Ella Yeigh

Professor: Carrie Reiling 
 
Department of World Languages and Cultures  
Title: Research at the Vatican Archives  
Student:  
Professor: Elena Deanda-Camacho