Student Research
The A&S department is highly supportive of student research through coursework, independent studies, EXCEL, and senior theses. Some examples of recent independent studies, honors theses, and student research projects include the following: marriage ideals among female college students; the role of folklore in Italian communities; the social roots of childhood obesity; collective memory in Easton; perception of social ties in urban and suburban areas; a comparison of medical outcomes between socialized medicine and the American health care system; and group ethnographies of Roseto, Pa., Lafayette College football fans, the Easton Circle, and high school wrestling.
Details on specific projects:
- Anna Eisenstein ’13 discusses her research with Professor Andrea Smith
- Anna Eisenstein ’13 and Kelsey Boyd ’11 Re-Create Lost Easton Neighborhood with Professor Andrea Smith
- Marvin Clecidor ’09 Traces His African Roots
- Amanda Berger ’09 Investigates the Social Implications of Single-Mother Families
- ‘Dispatch from the Field’: Cristina Callagy ’09 Explores Land Rights of Ugandan Women
- Alysse Henkel ’08 Explores Community-Based Research
- Allison Shapp ’08 Discovers the Truth Behind Away Messages
- Rachel Scarpato ’08 Will Present Research at Eastern Sociological Society Meeting
- Richard Krebs ’08 Co-Authors Research in Sociology Compass
