Student Works is a growing list of scholarship by Hamilton students that will include course projects, public presentations, grant-supported research, and senior theses.
Browse student works below by year or visit featured projects.
2019
Physician-Assisted Suicide? A Critique of Kant's Moral Philosophy, Wilhelgyne Rose
24/7 in a Box: Inmates’ Written Expression in Solitary Confinement versus Lower Security, Rachel Schooler
When Home Videos Leave the Home: Personal Video Practices of College Students, Geoffrey Schweller
Man Up! A Study on How Fourth Grade Boys Perform Masculinity, Victoria Stapleton
Smoke and Mirrors: A Study of Social Learning and Identity Exploration Among Young Adult Recreational Vapers, Emily Steates
A&Q Presents: May 4, 2019, Helen Stutsman '19, TJ Berley '21, Emily Brewer '21, and Julia Dupuis '21
An Analysis of Urban Development, Urban Poverty, and Economic Development in Utica, New York, J. Connor Thomson '20
Waving in the Ferns: Nature, Imagination, and Storytelling in Anne of Green Gables and Emily of New Moon, Haley Tietz '19
A&Q Presents: November 20, 2019, Randy Tristant '22
On the Paradox of Emotional Response to Fiction, Michael Valeri
The Consequences of Contemporary AI for Mind-Body Dualism, John Wellers
“Best Friends: How Close Friendships are Formed”, Faith J. White
A&Q presents: April 24, 2019, Heidi Wong '20 and Katie Gisondi '20
Hamiltonians Abroad: An analysis of individual transformation among Hamilton students who go abroad, Justin Zhu
"A Divided Duty:" Liminal Space and Coming-of-Age in Shakespeare's Father/Daughter Relationships, Alexa Zildjian '19
2018
A&Q presents: September 26, 2018, Emily Aviles '19 and Julia Rosenbaum '19
A&Q Presents: February 21, 2018, Emily Aviles '19, Paula Weiman '18, Nora Boyle '18, Amy Zhang '18, Mackenzie Doherty '18, Ruben Martinez '20, and Albert Ian Lunn '18
Analyzing the Effects of Policy On Residential Photovoltaic Capacity in California, Jesse Bennett '19
Autotelia: Composing the Self Through Personal Critical Theory, Annie H. Berman '18
A Study of Community College Impact on Refugee Students’ Acculturation, Alexandra Brantl '18
The Millennial Pilgrim, Estella Brenneman '20
Role Conflict Among Black Law Enforcement in Light of the Black Lives Matter Movement, Lily Capstick '18
DTR on SNS: How college students use social networking sites to define and maintain their intimate relationships, Julia Carpenter '18
“Calm and rational” or one night of “utter chaos” and “wild fun”? Student orientations toward drinking on campus, Jessica Castellanos '18
Managing the Self in an Online World: The Divided Self, Jackie Cuddy '18
Hyper-Emotion as Disability: Researching Disabilities in the Classical World, Allyson D'Antonio '20
What Are the Social, Economic and Political Histories of Mining in Southwest Transylvania and Prospects for Policy Development?, Lana Dorr '21
“Hey Guys, Welcome Back”: YouTube as a Cultural Phenomenon Amongst Young Women, Natasha Espinosa '18
Meaningful Work on the College Campus, Jessica Halladay '18
Shamanism in an Inflexible Society: Slaughterhouse-Five and Briefing for a Descent Into Hell, Dana Holloway '18
A&Q presents: October 24, 2018, Kyandreia Jones '19 and Ali Zildjian '19
Archaeology as Advocacy: Celebrating Cultural Heritage and Promoting Sustainability in Transylvania Mining Communities, Jada Langston '20
On the Quantization of Plane Gravitational Waves in Loop Quantum Gravity, Elise LePage '18
Challenging Whiteness: The Experiences of White Students in a Diversity Class, Sindy Liu '18
A Survivor's Healing Journey: From Surviving to Thriving, Eva Lynch-Comer '19
Situated Spirituality: The Application of Yoga and Meditation Techniques on and off the Mat, Annie McClanahan '20
Consumerism in Farmers Markets and the Central NY Food System, Julia McGuire '20
A&Q presents: August 29, 2018, Jerad McMickle '19 and Sara Aldrich '19
Valmont and the Allure of Virtue in Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’s Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Sarah Morrill '18
Knowledge Sharing With the Maliseet of New Brunswick, Bennett Morrison '20
Ski Bum vs workaholic: Why Some Young Adults Participate in Traditional Markers of Adulthood while others Engage in Emerging Adulthood, Antonia Ng '18
Land Hunger: Environmental Migration and Conflict in Bangladesh, Claire Nicholson '20
A&Q Presents: February 28, 2018, Claire Nicholson '20 and Mackenzie Doherty '18
Traversing a Foreign Culture: Understanding Students Of Color’ Experiences at a Predominantly White Institution, Kureem Nugent '18
You Are What You Eat: Uncovering the Influences of College Eating Habits, Maggie Revera '18
Listening to Reggaetón: The Construction of Panethnicity and Gendered Latinidad in Miami, FL, María Karla Saenz
The Role of Social Support in Mental Health in Favelas, Sandra Saldana '19
Situated Contemplation: How Groups and Place Influence Yoga and Meditation Experiences, Rachel Schooler '19 and Geoffrey Ravenhall Meinke '20
The Teaching of American Indian History and Culture in Central New York Elementary and Middle Schools, Aoife Thomas '20
Finding Work: Analysis on How Liberal Arts Graduates Obtain Employment in a Tight Labor Market, Vincent Tran '18
Conflict and Codependence: An Analysis of Town-Gown Relations in Clinton, New York, Jacob Wallace '18
Inequality and Bias in the Demand for News, Andrew Wei '20 and Ann Owen
Feminine Heroism in Scandinavian Variants of Aarne-Thompson Uther Tale Type 425A, Paula Weiman '18
“Political Polarization at Hamilton College: Analyzing Student Opinions of Hamilton’s Political Climate”, Erich Wohl '18
Approaching Traditions: the Ideological Ambivalence of Modern Intellectuals in 20th-century Ireland and China, Hou "Chloe" Xiaohan '18
“Coddled Millennials”: Exploring Anxiety in College Students at an Elite Institution, Charlotte Zee '18
The Impact of Religious Identity on People’s Experiences Practicing Yoga and Meditation, Matthew Zeitler '20
2017
U.S. Geography for Children, Matt Albino '19 and Jared Mandelbaum '18
Jump Off, Anonymous
A Different Perspective, Cameron Baker '20
How Publishing Detrimentally Determines Dickinson's Poetry, Mali Barker '17
Imogene's Antlers, Daniel Berrick '18, Stephen Clement '19, and Fiona Griffin '18
Oceanography, Zach Blumenkehl '18, Alexa Rosella '18, and Emily Liu '19
Narrowing the Literacy Gap: Examining Difference in Early Childhood Education, Sabrina Boutselis '19
Living off a Prayer: Explanations of Spiritual and Religious Transformation at Hamilton College, Madeline Carlman
Blue, Shelby Amour Castillo '19
People, Shelby Amour Castillo '19
Dark Prince, Shelby Amour Castillo '19 and David Dacres '18
Crow Boy, Julia Dupuis '21
Escape, Parker Esty '21
A&Q Presents: February 1, 2017, Luke Gernert '17 and Kyle Burnham
Civilization Before Greece and Rome, Jess Halladay '18, Tripp Miller '18, and Nicole Lyons '18
America Taught Me, Kyandreia Jones '19
An Aside, Kyandreia Jones '19
Humorous Poetry, Kyandreia Jones '19
The Devil Finds Work, Kyandreia Jones '19
Squids Will Be Squids, Meg Josephson '18, Anna Rich '18, and Natalie Burkardt '18
Making a Monster, Amanda Kim '21
Eating at Commons, Sabrina Kleckner '19, Jessie Dromsky-Reed '19, and Cassie Howard '18
The History of Western Civilization, Nate Kremer '18 and Andrew Groll '19
A&Q Presents: October 25, 2017, Ashna Lawani '19, Molly Retik '21, Kyandreia Jones '19, and Paula Weiman '18
A&Q Presents: February 22, 2017, Jacob Leebron '18
You Don't Need It. You Just Want It!, Madeleine Lepesant '19 and Michelle Guaman '18
A Sociological Almanac for the United States, Claire Lincoln '20 and Alex Straus '18
Slam, Emma Lynam '21
The Dark Wood, Bianca Macdonald '21
Creepy Cards: Henry and Mudge, Christopher Mailman '21
Creepy Cards: The Greedy Grabber, Christopher Mailman '21
Creepy Cards: Winnie the Pooh's Thanksgiving, Christopher Mailman '21
Creepy Cards: Zack, Christopher Mailman '21
Art to Truth: Humorous Stories, Ruben Martinez '20
Art to Truth: Loving the Puppeteer's Design, Ruben Martinez '20
Art to Truth: Snacktivism, Ruben Martinez '20
Body. Found. Dead., Nicole Miller '21
Washington's Revolution, Nicole Miller '21
A&Q Presents: April 5, 2017, Ricardo Millien '19, Michael Matt '20, Kyandreia Jones '19, and Jana Prudhomme '19