"As for advice I would recommend this project to any rising senior, because although it was a lot of hard work, compromises and time it was one of the most rewarding experiences I have encountered at St. Mary's College. If I had the choice to do it again I definitely would."

-Laurie-Anne Channer

 
2004-2005 St. Mary's Projects

J. M. Clickner, "Antisocial or Progressive? A Critical Introductory Look at the Changing University Structure in Germany" (mentor - William C Roberts )abstract >

Jeremy R. Delaney, "An Exploratory Examination of Anime Subculture in the United States" (mentor - William C Roberts )abstract >

Alverta S. Fields, "Souls of My Past: An Oral and Genealogical View of My Ancestors" (mentor - Iris C Ford )abstract >

Gregory Fisher, "There Isn't Always Next Season" (mentor - Michael Ellis-Tolaydo) abstract >

Daniel I. Fuchs, "The Drive to Internationalize: An Evaluation of International Education Initiatives at St. Mary's College" (mentor - William C Roberts )abstract >

Michael Gaches, "Analyzing Crime at St. Mary's College of Maryland" (mentor - Louis E. Hicks )abstract >

Emily T. Holden, "Trading Faces: Facial Reproduction and Skeletal Identification" (mentor - Kathleen B Meatyard)abstract >

Leslie M. Keffer-King, "Women: Why Do We Wear What We Wear?" (mentor - Iris C Ford )abstract >

Hugo A. Linares, "Observations on the Historical Rise of the Western Hemisphere: A Contemporary Cultural Perspection" (mentor - Curt Raney) abstract >

Sarah E. Mattes, "An Examination of Spanish Masculinity" (mentor - William C Roberts) abstract >

Abigail M. Meatyard, "The Effects of Tourism on Conservation: a Community’s Response to the Changes at Katchikally Sacred Crocodile Pool" (mentor - William C Roberts) abstract >

Catherine M. Naeger, "A History of Canoe/Kayak Competition" (mentor - Daniel W Ingersoll) abstract >

Pamela B. Wye, "The Drive to Internationalize: An Evaluation of International Education Initiatives at St. Mary's College" (mentor - William C Roberts )abstract >

Clare J. Zuraw, "In the Other Country: Burmese Communities in Washington D.C. and Maryland" (mentor - William C Roberts) abstract >

2003-2004 St. Mary's Projects

Laura Elizabeth Barklow, "Are There Bad Kids? Or Are There Bad Rules?" (mentor - Elizabeth A. Osborn) abstract>

Katherine R. Brignole, "Multi-faceted Deviancy" (mentor - Louis E. Hicks)

Kelly Ann Brookhart, "Forensic Anthropology: Determining "the Big Four" From Human Skeletal Remains" (mentor - Kathleen Meatyard) abstract>

Katherine Domenica Cavallo, "Analysis of Marked and Decorated White Clay Tobacco Pipes From the Lower Patuxent Drainage" (mentor - Julia A. King) abstract>

Amanda Britt Christiansen, "Child Care in America: Take a Load Off Annie" (mentor - Elizabeth A. Osborn) abstract>

Brandon Christopher Clark, "Gentrification in Washington, DC: Some Will Stay, But Some Will Have to Go" (mentor - Elizabeth A. Osborn) abstract>

Sarah Colleen Cruikshank, "Ritualization of AIDS: Social Meaning and the AIDS Memorial Quilt" (mentor - Louis E. Hicks) abstract>

Woodrow Matthew Dunlap, "What's So F****** Funny?: A Sociological Theory of Humor" (mentor - Curt Raney) abstract>

Kara Lee Francis, "Post-Communist Albanian Migration into Greece: An Historical and Demographic Study" (mentor - William C. Roberts) abstract>

Thomas Chesley Hart, "Building the Past: The Creation and Analysis of a Phytolith Type " (mentor - Kathleen Meatyard) abstract>

Stacey A Hope, "Spirits of El Dorado: Journey of the American Spirit" (mentor - Iris C. Ford)

Amanda Lauren Kinsley, "From The Plant of Joy, to the Walking Dead: The History of Opiate Use in America " (mentor - Charles C. Raney) abstract>

Jeanne Louise Long, "Athletic Experience at St. Mary's College of Maryland" (mentor - Elizabeth A. Osborn) abstract>

Genevieve Rose Parr, "Thailand and Ecotourism" (mentor - William C Roberts) abstract>

Amanda Schou, "Southern Maryland Legends Interpreted as Forms of Social Control" (mentor - Elizabeth A. Osborn) abstract>

Kristina Lee Sementilli, "Through My Eyes: Helping Adolescents Deal with Death and Grief" (mentor - Louis E. Hicks) abstract>

Janece Andrea Smoot, "Stealing Life: Organ Theft in the Developing World" (mentor - Iris C. Ford) abstract>

Abigail R. Sullivan, "Stolen Generation of Two Continents: Explanations and Outcomes of the U.S. and Australia's Indigenous Education Policies" (mentor - Daniel W. Ingersoll) abstract>

Summer Laurel Wember, "HIV/AIDS in South Africa and Multi-Sectoral Collaboration: Is this the Answer?" (mentor - Iris C. Ford) abstract>

2002-2003 St. Mary's Projects

Michael Addabbo, "Inside Out: A Punk Ethnography"  (mentor - Daniel W. Ingersoll)

Jaclyn Cassidy, "A Tale of Two Counties: 'Smart Growth' in Harford County and St. Mary's County" (mentor - Louis E. Hicks)

Meghan Efland, "Culture Crossing the Atlantic" (mentor - Daniel W. Ingersoll)

Anne Grulich, "Facon de Venise on the Chesapeake Frontier" (mentor - Silas Hurry)

Timothy Hall, "Rockabilly Music and Its Revivals: An Ethnohistory of Rockabilly Culture" (mentor - Iris C. Ford) abstract >

Alexander Horrom, "Culture of the Sky: Astronomy in Ancient Civilizations" (mentor - Kathleen Meatyard)

Dionisios Kavadias, "Trinity Cemetery Project" (mentor - Daniel W. Ingersoll)

Megan Anne Kutzer, "Siamo donne, Siamo tante: An Ethnohistory of the Italian Feminis" (mentor - Iris C. Ford)

Cassie Mancer, "Fishin' Up: Women, Working, and The Water in St. Mary's County" (mentor - Daniel W. Ingersoll)

Tenley Martin, "Fox Hunting Rituals and Traditions in Southern Maryland" (mentor - Dr. Daniel W. Ingersoll)

Linden McBride, "Paganism and the Social Self" (mentor - Charles C. Raney)

Samantha Sissman, "Given the LImitations on Young Women, How do they Participate in Sports?" (mentor - Elizabeth Osborn) abstract >

2001-2002 St. Mary's Projects

Emily Brewster, "Unearthing the Ethical and Academic Connections between Anthropology, Disability, and Community Service" (mentor-Bill Roberts)
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Laurie-Anne Channer, "Definitions of Violence against Women Cross-culturally" (mentor-Helen Daugherty)

Christopher D'Hondt, "An Exploration into Archaeological Analysis and Curation Using Computer Software (Re: Discovery) (mentor-Silas Hurry)

Sherri Doyle, "Pathways and Parks: Community Development in Lexington Park" (mentor-Helen Daugherty)

Kristina Dunman, "Living Objects: Museums and the Care of American Indian Artifacts" (mentor-Bill Roberts)

Virginia Hess, "Public Parks and Playgrounds" (mentor-Daniel Ingersoll)

Jenni James, "The Roma of Bulgaria: A Key to European Union Membership?" (mentor-Elizabeth Osborn)

Andrew Nelson, "Parental Perspectives on Raising Children in Sangre Grande, Trinidad" (mentor Bill Roberts)

Rebecca Norris, "An Ethnohistory of the SOAN Department" (mentor-Bill Roberts)
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Kristen Palumbo, "The Sociology of Tourism: A Cross-country Analysis" (mentor-Curt Raney)
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Wendy Povitsky, "Jewish Resilience: Do They Still Have a Chance?" (mentor-Elizabeth Osborn)
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Website: http://www.smcm.edu/academics/soan/
smp/jewish_resilience/

Patricia Richman, "Temporal and Structural Aspects of Social Support for Bereaved Adolescents" (mentor-Elizabeth Osborn)

Michelle Sivilich, "Building a GIS of Historic St. Mary's City" (mentors-Silas Hurry and Bill Roberts)

Sondra Smolek, "Grandparent Roles and Responsibilities" (mentor-Helen Daugherty)

Thomas West, "The Educational Choices of Washington, D.C. Parents: Private, Public, or Charter?" (mentor-Elizabeth Osborn)

Kelly Whitfield, "Naval Activity in the St. Mary's River during the Civil War" (mentors-Daniel Ingersoll and Henry Miller)
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Kenya Wilson, "Ethnomathematics: Is This Really a New Kind of Math?" (mentor-Iris Carter Ford)