Category: Oral Presentation
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Public Health Campaign Analysis and Content Handbook
By Naomi Jones Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Johnson-Young Abstract In an increasingly digital world, understanding the components that make public health campaigns successful is paramount. This study aimed to determine the common components of successful public health campaigns produced in the United States and United Kingdom within the last ten years through a content analysis…
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Mapping Stafford’s Black History Trail using the Principles of Web Map Design
By Eliza Vegas Faculty Mentor: Dr. Steve Hanna Abstract Assisting in the Stafford Museum and Cultural Center’s request for an online heritage trail of Black history in Stafford County, Virginia, this project provided the groundwork for the online map-based interface of the trail. Creating the framework through ArcGIS StoryMaps included organizing the trail’s stops into…
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Analyzing the Relationship Between Quarterback Salary Allocation and Team Performance in the NFL
By Peter Leese Faculty Mentor: Dave Henderson Abstract At the beginning of each football season in the National Football League (“NFL”), the ultimate goal of each NFL team is to win the Super Bowl. While players’ on-field success is undoubtedly necessary for teams to succeed and win the Super Bowl, each teams’ off-season performance is…
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Historic Preservation Lab 2024: City Web Resources Design
By Amber Dawson, Gavin Kearns, Samm Tyler, Sebastian Melin, Eric Hummer, Rachel Richardson, Ellie Dauernheim, Aidan Hill Faculty Mentor: Andrea Smith Abstract The historic preservation planning laboratory course of Spring 2024 spent the semester overhauling the City of Fredericksburg website resources for the Historic District. The goal was to make the website more intuitive and…
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Extending the VRE: Transit Market Assessment for Caroline County, VA
By Leda Hinkle Faculty Mentor: Jackie Gallagher Abstract Caroline County’s growing population and high commute times are reasons for the VRE to consider expanding service to the area. The construction of a new VRE rail station is proposed for the Carmel Church area in Caroline County. StreetLight origin-destination analyses, census data, and VRE’s 2050 System…
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Open AI Goes to Court: A look into the photo’s place in legal history
By Benjamin Dickinson Faculty Mentor: J.D. Swerzenski Abstract The photograph’s place in the courtroom has long standing since its first use in the mid 19th century. The history begins with skepticism, but by the mid 20th century its use has become universally trusted. The photograph becomes the “highest form of evidence” However, due to the…
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Losing CTRL
By Eugene Hlaing, Liam Kiely Faculty Mentor: Cartland Berge and Shannon Hauser Abstract A reflection of the Two Gamers on a Couch genre through the lens of an archivist revisiting and reuploading the 2008 webcomic “Losing CTRL.” The genre became popular in the early 2000s, characterized by gag-of-the-week webcomics typically featuring two friends shooting the…
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Analyzing Determinants of National Hockey League Draft Selection Order
By Logan Rowland Faculty Mentor: Dr. Shawn Humphrey Abstract Every year, the National Hockey League hosts an entry draft in which teams can select amateur players between the ages of 18 and 20 to sign into their organization. For players, being drafted at a high position is the best way to guarantee a chance to…
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How fluctuating narrative voice in José Donoso’s El Lugar Sin Límites can help guide the English translation of La Manuela’s gender
By Norah Walsh Faculty Mentor: Maria Laura Bocaz Abstract In 1970, four years after its release in the original Spanish, Hallie Deering Taylor, a master’s student at the University of Colorado, completed a translation to English and analysis of José Donoso’s El Lugar Sin Límites. Through examining primary and secondary sources, we can trace the…
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Explaining Non-Compete Agreement Partisanship Among the States
By Nickolas Remish Faculty Mentor: Brad Hansen Abstract Non-compete agreements are pervasive throughout the United States. Employers seek assurances that a disgruntled employee will not leave the firm and join a competitor. The economic theory behind non-compete agreements is complicated; the benefits usually accrue with high-skilled jobs where a firm’s investment in their worker’s abilities…
