Cognitive Decline in Horror Films: An Ethical Inquiry

Dementia, generally, and Alzheimer’s Disease, more narrowly, are among the conditions most feared by Americans. Fears of aging, becoming disabled, or becoming dementia-affected pervade the...
Journey to Justice: Disrupting the Pipeline


Children in the foster care system in the United States are at an increased risk of becoming another number in the justice system. The lack...
Social Determinants of Health as Predictors of Health Status: Model Creation and Utilization in R

As human comprehension of healthcare has advanced, a recent emphasis on wider societal influences, referred to as social determinants of health (SDoH), has instigated a...
Lowering the Barrier to Mental Health Services: Social Capital as a Means of Care and Access


This study examines how existing structures negatively impact equitable access to mental healthcare services, particularly for the most vulnerable individuals of our communities. Such vulnerabilities...
Historical Inaccuracies in Television

Historical dramas on streaming services are a popular genre. Through historical dramas, the audience can transport themselves back into a time period. There, they can...
"An Experience of Finality": Race on the Modern American Stage

When exploring representations of race on the modern stage, it is paramount to begin by examining recent works that have appeared on Broadway, the stronghold...
Climate Change and Conflict: Do Warming Temperatures Affect Conflict?
Continuously increasing temperatures have brought into question the possibility that human caused climate change poses threats to both national and human security, including the possibility...
“She has robbed me of my sword”: Exploring Shakespeare’s Portrayal of Interracial Relationships, Their Effect on Gender Roles, and the Evolution of Linguistic Descriptors in Antony and Cleopatra and Othello

Within the massive field of Shakespearean studies, a new wave of revisionist interpretations and studies has exploded in visibility, encouraging intersectional analysis of the Bard’s...
A Collection of Poems

This presentation is the culmination of my poetry work for my major in Creative Writing. This presentation includes five forms of poetry: a haiku, an...
Teaching History that is True and Full: Critical Thinking and Teaching in North Carolina Public High Schools

All students, all people, are insightful, have passions, and have the desire and ability to learn. One of the many purposes of education is to...
Neo-Orientalism and Neo-Propaganda: The American Military and Information Hegemony of the Iraq War

The age of war-as-televised-spectacle began and ended in Iraq, its death wrought by the terrible spectacle at Abu Ghraib. In 1990, the advent of 24-7...