Students use IEF grants to further their research
Seven Union students received funding through the Union College Internal Education Fund (IEF) for travel associated with their senior thesis or sophomore scholars research projects in December. The students, their projects, advisors and areas of travel are:
Carly Aimi traveled to Mexico.
Carly Aimi ’08
Majors: Anthropology and Latin American Studies; Minor: Dance
Research project: A Cross Cultural Perspective on Women’s Rights in Fiji and Mexico (the U.S. borderlands)
Research advisor: Victoria Martinez, Modern Languages and Literature
Hilary Handin is pictured in front of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France in Paris.
Alex Handin '10
Alex Handin ’10
Major: Undeclared
Sophomore Scholars project: New Orleans Hurricane Recovery: A Photo Documentary (New Orleans and Dulac, La.)
Research advisor: Sharon Gmelch, Anthropology
Kristin Hissong '08 spent time in Fez researching Jewish identity under Islam law and the effects of French colonization in Morocco.
Hilary Handin ’08
Majors: History and French
Research project: Women’s Roles in the French Resistance (Paris)
Research advisor: Brian Peterson, History
Kristin Hissong ’08
Major: European History; Minors: French and German
Research project: Immigration, Isolation and Resistance: Unveiling the Stories of Moroccan Jewry (Rabat, Casablanca, and Fez, Morocco)
Research advisor: Brian Peterson, History
Jake Lebowitz researched hurricane recovey experiences in New Orleans.
Jacob Lebowitz ’08
Major: Political Science
Research project: The Road to Recovery: A Study of New Orleans’ Residents’ Recovery Experiences in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (New Orleans)
Research advisor: Amy Gangl, Political Science
Leigh Mastin ’08
Major: Geology; Minor: Spanish
Research project: Stratigraphy of Tephra Deposits at Volcan Tepetiltic ((Nayarit, Mexico)
Research advisor: Holli Frey, Geology
Danielle Wineberg '08
Danielle Wineberg ’08
Major: Geology
Research Project: Risk Assessment and the Distribution of Tephra Deposits from the Eruption of Volcan Tepetiltic (Nayarit, Mexico)
Research Advisor: Holli Frey, Geology
This story was featured in AboutU - Parents on January 17, 2008