Undergraduate Student Research

• Former graduate student Jim Chambers presented a paper at the 2006 Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Meetings in Atlanta, Georgia, April 2006.
• Graduate student Katie Lechler presented a paper at the 2006 Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Meetings in Atlanta, Georgia, April 2006.
• Senior Vanessa Correderra presented a paper at the 2006 Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Meetings in Atlanta, Georgia, April 2006.
• Matthew Jakobsons, Erik Brown, John Ruggles and Professor of English Douglas Jones presented on "Images of Masculinity: Expectations and Realizations in Young Adult Reading" at the National Council of Teachers of English in Nashville, Tenn. in November 2006.
• Several English majors presented at the Annual C. S. Stacy Undergraduate Research Conference at Purdue University-Calumet in April 2007:
  Anna Park - "'Mirror, Mirror': The Blurring of Identities within Hamlet."
  Katy VanArsdale - "The Lunatic and the Whore: Explorations of Female Identity on Stage."
• Others presented at the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters at Ferris State University in March 2007:
  Bonnie McLean - "Father Knows Best: Renaissance Masculinity Modeled on Stage in William Shakespeare's I Henry IV."
  Jennifer Jakobsons - "Social Versus Moral Transgressions in John Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi."
  Kristin Denslow - "'It Shows a Fearful Madness': Sexuality on the Page and Stage of John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi."

Student Testimonial:
Bonnie McLean - Senior English Major and Honors Student
[Presenting] was terrifying and heady at the same time. There is no other experience like it. I felt nervous that I was going to lose my place, bore my audience, and say something stupid. Yet, it was exciting to present myself as a literary scholar and demonstrate my capabilities to my audience. Because I have participated in research and been able to present my findings, I am a more confident student. I have been given a chance to become more skilled in my major area of study, and this will help me present a more professional and knowledgeable front to future employers and to my peers.