Overall I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished so far for this project. It’s been a busy semester but I’m happy to say that the main interview with Darlene has been filmed! During pre-production In May I spent much of my time researching sexual harassment in the Navy and familiarizing myself with Darlene’s career and story.Continue reading “Cameron Banker: Working Together to Document Harassment”
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Luis Sanchez: Was für ein Sommer!
The “German for Students of Classical Studies” (GSCS) program hosted online by the University of Cologne has posed quite the constructive challenge. Never before have I had to combine my major, Classics, and minor, German, so intimately. For hours daily, my fellow program participants, coming from all over Europe and North America, and I haveContinue reading “Luis Sanchez: Was für ein Sommer!”
William Zak: Having Patience with the Research Process
Research is a process. This has been my main takeaway from my IDEA Grant experience thus far. I submitted my first research proposal to Florida State’s Institutional Review Board for Human Subjects Research on May 21. Two weeks later, I was assigned several points of modification to both the proposal, as well as the informedContinue reading “William Zak: Having Patience with the Research Process”
Patricia Mehaffy: A Dive into Diradicals
For the past couple months I have been working on my own independent projectdirected toward the synthesis of a unique pattern of graphene. Possible synthetic routesfor this molecular component can be gleaned from either of the following maps whichinclude the formation of a scaffolding of triple bonds which the Alabugin lab is wellversed in usingContinue reading “Patricia Mehaffy: A Dive into Diradicals”
Nicholis Perez: Improving Time Management
Reflecting up till this point, one area that I’ve grown in would have to be my time management skills, since the research project I am working on takes a lot of planning and delegation. Since I must interview individuals with ties to the hospitality industry it is my job to reach out and set upContinue reading “Nicholis Perez: Improving Time Management”
Derica Parathundil: Improving Interventions for those Deaf or Hard of Hearing
My name is Derica Parathundil and I am going to be starting my fourth and final year at Florida State University in Fall 2021. I am in the Communication Sciences and Disorders major; that mouthful translates to the study of hearing, speech, swallowing, and balance disorders. A little about me beyond my transcript is thatContinue reading “Derica Parathundil: Improving Interventions for those Deaf or Hard of Hearing”
William Rowe: Creating Awareness about Transness through Art
My name is William Rowe and this summer I am going to create a series of paintings related to biblical and mythological beheadings. These beheading scenes in my paintings are a metaphor for the transgender experience. In Caravaggio’s painting of David with the Head of Goliath, Goliath’s head is actually a self portrait of theContinue reading “William Rowe: Creating Awareness about Transness through Art”
Rachel Corry: Food for Thought Project Update
Rachel Corry is a rising senior majoring in Communication and Public Relations and a 2020 IDEA Grant recipient. Rachel’s faculty mentor is Prof. Patrick Merle in the College of Communication and Information. My project focuses on determining the most efficient communication methods that local organic farms can implement to improve outside perceptions. I will interviewContinue reading “Rachel Corry: Food for Thought Project Update”
Cole Hancock: Traditional Craft and the Human Impact on Natural Spaces
Cole Hancock a rising senior in Studio Art and is the recipient of the 2020 Robert and Mary Frappier Undergraduate Research Award. Cole’s faculty mentor is Prof. Denise Bookwalter in the Department of Art. As an artist, I wanted to explore the human relationship with nature via our intersections, using the most prominent of those:Continue reading “Cole Hancock: Traditional Craft and the Human Impact on Natural Spaces”
Nostalgia: Freeman
Myah Freeman (Studio Art-BFA) is a recipient of the 2020 Scott and Ina McNichols Undergraduate Research Award. Her faculty mentor is Prof. Carrie Ann Baade in the Department of Art. Beginning my research, I constructed a family tree to grasp a visual understanding of the extent of my knowledge. Next, I reached out to theContinue reading “Nostalgia: Freeman”