News that involves student research. This can be research presented at conferences, student publications, research programs, etc.
Pi Sigma Alpha, the national honor society for political science students, holds an annual conference for students to showcase their research. This year it took place at George Washington University in Washington D.C. on Feb 16th-18th. Three of our students went to the conference to present their research. […]
Pi Sigma Alpha, the national honor society for Political Science students, hosts an annual conference highlighting student research. UMW Political Science students Maya Jenkins and Mary-Elise Alworth presented their research at its 2023 conference.
Joey Zeldin, a Political Science major, presented his research at the 2023 Network for Undergraduate Research in Virginia (NURVa) at Christopher Newport University. Joey presented his senior thesis, “Hollywood, Heinz Field, and the Hill: Analyzing Celebrities and Amateurs in Congressional Elections.”
Emma Bathke, Sally Burkley, and Noell Evans were selected to present their research at the 2022 National Student Research Conference, sponsored by Pi Sigma Alpha. Presentations: Emma Bathke, “The Duality of English in Indian Education and Statecraft.” Sally Burkley, “The Relationship Between Late Night, Twitter, and Political Literacy in 2020.” Noell Evans, “Hegemony: On India’s […]
Political Science major Cassandra Atkinson ’23 is a co-author of a column on Virginia politics, along with UMW Political Science Professor Stephen Farnsworth and UMW Geography Professor Stephen Hanna. Check out the article in Virginia Capitol Connections Winter 2022 issue (page 12-13) on the Democratic Electoral Decline of 2021.