
2025 Research Days
Research Topics
Bookmaking
- Undercredited Women Contributors: How Men Uphold the Narrative by Allison Bonaventura
- Printing "The Painting": The Unseen Work of Comic Production by Colvin Dole
- “We Are Going!!!”: Understanding Nineteenth-Century Perspectives on Chinese Immigration Through Book Marginalia by Celeste Hoo
- MiSifrei: What a Bookplate Can Tell Us About Binghamton's Jewish Life in the 1900s by Esther Klein
- Politics in Printing: From Catholic to Secular Censorship by Fiona McMurray
- Leaves of Grass: Public Opinion and the Continuous Suppression of Minorities by Hailey Miglino
- From Birth to Power: How Baptismal Records in a Book of Hours Shed Light on the Nobility Surrounding Langres by Eva Mihalik
- The Batrachomyomachia — a Short-Lived Battle with a Long-Lasting Legacy by Dexter Navage
- Myths and Men: How One Book Tells the Story of Humanity by Katherine Prystalski
- From an Object to a Relic: How Names can Enhance a Book by Adina Steiner
- Dodo Birds and Horse Guts: An Exploration of The Natural History Collection of the Royal Society by Wren Walston
Climate Justice
- Lithium Mining and Resistance: Extractivism, Environmental Justice, and Indigenous Struggles by Alyssa Annonson
- Womb to Waste: Climate Change’s Silent Attack on Reproductive Rights by Jenna Caron
- Voices from the Frontlines: Resistance, Policy, and the Path to Climate Equity by Ethan Cohen
- Power to the People: What Defines a Strong Energy Democracy? by Mitchell Deutsch
- An Ecological Analysis of Radical Black Thought from the Black Panther Party by Joshua Fishkin
- The Daughters of Mother Nature: The Establishment of Women as a Frontline Community in the Climate Crisis, the Correlation Between Climate Justice and Women’s Rights, and the Development of Radical International Ecofeminist Policy Solutions by Grace Johnston
- The Effects of Legislation and Denial on Climate Action by June Kaye
- The Consumption of Women and Animals: A More Effective Way to Combat Fragile Masculinity When We Protest by Ling Fei Liu
- Climate Equality in the Classroom: An Assessment of Climate Justice Education in Public Schools by Steven Madden
- Framing Climate Mitigation: Communication Strategies for Overcoming Polarization and Securing Bipartisan Support by Shane Praver
- Blight to Bright: Pioneering Post-Industrial Cities as Sustainability Hubs by Dahíl Primo
- Global Climate Governance: The Roles of the UNFCCC in Shaping International Relations by Nina Thomas
- The Impact of Political Polarization on Climate Justice: Ideological Resistance, Disinformation, and Pathways to Bipartisan Engagement by Kate Vanchieri
- Storytelling for Survival: Climate Fiction and the Fight for Justice by Brett Walther
- Climate Disasters and the Inherent Disparity of Recovery Efforts by Bennett Weitz
Debating Basic Income
- Rewriting the Economy: The Growth of Automation and the Privatization of Services by Esefo Aghedo
- Workfare and Women: Work Requirements and Sexism from the New Poor Law to Clinton-Era Reform by Lauren Barrett
- Universal Basic Income and the Legacy of Enclosure: A Historical Reframing of Economic Justice by Victor Cen
- From Property to Patriarchy: Thomas Spence and Women’s Economic Rights by Emma Chin
- Blockchain-Powered UBI: Reinventing UBI with Decentralized Solutions by Matthew Coletta
- Showcasing the Impacts of Basic Income Trials Through Streamlined Videos by Huong Doan
- Nixon’s Family Assistance Plan: Its Shortcomings and Impact on Social Policy by Simon Doff
- More than Helpmates: The Role of Women in the Chartist Movement by Matthew Flynn
- Does the Shoe Fit: Welfare Capitalism and Paternalism at Endicott Johnson Shoe Corporation by Margalit Frank
- Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Path to Guaranteed Income: Examining His Motivations by Owen Greene
- Locke(d) Away or Free for All? Alaskan Homesteading, the Permanent Fund Dividend, and Shifting Property Models by Daniel Greenspan
- Lessons from the History of Automation: The Case of the Luddites by Jia Kai Hu
- Universal Basic Income as Indigenous Reparations: Connecting Economic Sovereignty and Land Justice by Matthew Ilario
- Basic Income and the Question of Immigration: Evaluating Citizen-Based vs. Residency-Based Proposals by Judy Ke
- Revaluing Work: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Exposed Labor Market Failures and UBI as a Solution by Denis Khrapko
- Henry George: A Forgotten Forefather of Modern Basic Income by Kai Konno
- Economic Freedom and Universal Basic Income: Compatible or Contradictory? by Elena Kosmas
- The Morrill Act's Unseen Cost: Indigenous Land Seizure and the Path to Reparations by Tobias Martin
- Basic Income in America: Exploring the Ideology Behind the Agenda by Jack McShane
- A Mob of Mothers?: Revisiting the Legacy of the National Welfare Rights Organization by Makar Mozgovoy
- From Stagflation to Compensation: Did Economic Crisis Make a Case for Basic Income? by Ty Riccobene
- From Fantasy to Fragmentation: Forster’s Illusion of Unity and Woolf’s Reality of Division by Jamila Tsang
- Basic Income From a New (Old) Perspective: Uncovering Forgotten Science Fiction from the 1960s by Jose Villatoro-Amaya
Empathy, Ethics, and Narrative
- Beyond Victimhood: Sentimentalism in Contemporary Immigrations Novels by Faiqa Ali
- Lives on the Line: Disabled Perspective and the Research Deficit on MAID by Jacqueline Carlson
- From Fear to Fondness: How Empathy for Flawed Foes on Screen Falters in the Real World for Teens and Young Adults by Selina Chen
- Not Just Your Average Superhero: The Affordances of Comics Journalism in Human Rights Reporting by Ryan Chen
- From Peril to Perseverance: Dr. Arthur C. Parker and the Seneca Arts Project by Brennan Ciccolone
- Like a Natural Woman: Why We Still Need Ecofeminism by Emma Dean-Stahl
- Blood of the Forest Spirits: Princess Mononoke’s Visual Language that Evokes Empathy for Nature by Theodore Friedman
- Redlining and Incarceration: The Long Shadow of Housing Discrimination in Broome County by Sophia Gately
- Science (not so) Fiction: H.G. Wells’ Contributions to Social Degeneration and Eugenics in the Context of the Holocaust by Connor Glozek
- From Fascination to Fear: Perceptions of Transness in Postwar America by Rey Griffin
- Monkey Experiments in Neuroscience: The Case of “Triggers for Mother Love” by Vivian Huang
- How Multiplayer Video Games Influence Collaboration and Team Dynamics by Aiden Kim
- The Philosophy of Self-Defense: Tupac Shakur’s Concept of “Thug Life” and the Ideology Behind the Black Panther Party by Kaya Lockhart
- From Facts to Feelings: The Role of Personal Narratives in Solitary Confinement Reform by Sarah Mazar
- Stories That Shape Change: Narratives of Girls’ Education by Malala Yousafzai, Buchi Emecheta, Wangari Maathai by Mallika Nair
- Is Death a Right or a Risk?: Examining Ableist Biases in MAiD Debate by Ava Polakoff
- Black AIDS Activists in New York and Their Battle Against Stigma in the 1980s and 1990s by Elijah Poole-Davis
- Friendship vs. Colonialism: Investigating how E.M. Forster uses Empathy in A Passage to India by William Predmore
- Looking Beyond the Borders: Portrayals of Borderline Personality Disorder in Memoirs and Film by Ashley Sanchez-Frias
- The Bonds of Family: How One Family’s Experience Tells the Story of the Prison-Industrial System by Cameron Stone
Human Rights
- Stuck Behind Bars: How the Neglect for the Mental Illness Epidemic in U.S. Correctional Facilities Fuels Recidivism by Alayna Bhatti
- Affirming Trans Rights: Oppression and Resiliency in LGBTQ Digital Activism by Samantha Boragine
- The System is a Circle: Juvenile Interrogation Abuse by Jaidy Cabrera
- Watching the Watchers: Redefining Privacy and Human Rights in Correctional Surveillance by Ianna Choi
- Rehabilitation Over Punishment: United States Federal Prisons by John Edom
- Reevaluating the Prison Rape Elimination Act: Analyzing Its Shortcomings by Rachel Goldsmith
- Confinement and Consent: A Comparative Analysis of Sexual Abuse in Finnish and U.S. Prisons by Madison Greico
- Parental Incarceration, Family Punishment by Hatim Husainy
- Unveiling the Reid Technique: How Coercive Interrogation Tactics Fail to Protect Juveniles by Sofia Kalaitzis
- The Passport Paradox: When Citizenship Becomes a Weapon by Rayaan Lodi
- Incarcerated Youths in Canada and the United States: A Comparative Analysis by Grace Mastrangelo
- Food Councils and Federal Committees: Community Responses to Inaction on Food Insecurity by Government by Kevin O'Connell
- Racial Discrimination in Law Enforcement and the Importance of Spreading Awareness by Dalia O'Keeffe
- Freedom of Speech Denied within Reproductive Rights: How Syrian and Palestinian Women Peacebuilders Face Silencing in Exile by Taylor Rogers
- Food Councils and Federal Committees: Community Responses to Inaction on Food Insecurity by Government by Liam Rupprecht
- Human Trafficking in Central Asia: A Product of its Environment by Matt Tenberg
- The Impact of Solitary Confinement on Prisoner Mental Health and Rehabilitation by Amanda Thirkapersaud
- Silenced Voices: Developmental and Racial Disparities in the Exercise of Miranda Rights by Kaileanna Yu
Living in a Material World
- Intergenerational Storytelling: The Passing of Memories Through Family Photography by Cye Zhang, Andrew Betro, Sylvie Hoffman, Sherry Liang, Eve Moses, Annie Ngo, Maeghan Nordone, Sonia Pineda Castro, Matthew Rucker, Lily Tierney, and Mandy Zheng
Mapping American Prejudice
- Past Central Avenue: Racial Disparities in Housing in Unincorporated Greenburgh by Zaara Khan, Nico Bernardes, Sophie Jost, and Abigail Keller
- Fascism on the Homefront: Remembering the Nazi Youth Camps of 1930s New Jersey by Delaney Burke, Ayal Englander, Saber Hassan, and Jordyn Weintraub
- Upstate Socialism: A Story of Homegrown Movements by Zachary Dean, Jack Manning, and Antonio Melian
- Overshadowed, but Not Devalued: Harpur College, A Hidden Gem of Political Activism by Arly Massene, Tolulope Diyaolu, and Giada Rosario
- Intraracial Conflicts: The Rise of ‘Gentrification of Color’ in Asian Ethnic Enclaves by Jocelyn Jao
- The Legacy of Highway Displacement in Binghamton: The Construction of the North Shore Drive in the Seventh Ward by Alice Liu
- The Roles of Religion and Nationalism in the Formation of Californian Sikh Communities, 1890-1930 by Don Weerasekara
- An Empire Built on Racial Prejudice: Tracking the Spread of Walter B. Perkins’ Racial Covenants Throughout the United States by Sharif Zaky
Migrations and Diasporas in Upstate New York
- Origins of New York's Largest Kurdish Diaspora by Noa Goveia, Ysabel Bote, Cecelia Chu, and Julie Decelles
- Intelligibility of Hebrew between Hasidim and Israelis in Upstate New York by Flora Brill
- Armenian Migrations Pathways to Upstate New York by Samantha Donnelly, Camila Estevez, and Faatihah Koti
- Public and Self-Perceptions of Gender Queerness in Middle Eastern and North African Communities by Shane Hamblin, and Arusha Ramaswamy
- Bosnian Diaspora in Utica by Jorge Villatoro-Amaya, Arda Karaca, and Alexander Waschkeit
- A Study of the Palestinian Diaspora in Upstate New York by Rajeh Makhlouf and Ethen Wang
New Authoritarianism
- The Foreboding Decline of Democratic Institutions in Hungary and Turkey by Luke Bache
- The Rise of American Autocracy: The Effect of Far-Right Policies on America's Democracy by Matthew Betro
- Fight, Flight, or Fawn: A Playbook for Challenging Authoritarianism Through Critical Journalism by Acadia Bost
- Reimagining Resistance: An Evaluation of Coalition Building in Contemporary Authoritarian Contexts by Colin Buscarino
- Autocracies For the Working-Class by Zoe Chin
- Hong Kong and Xinjiang: Oppression Adapted by Christopher Gardner
- Tyrannical Tech - Authoritarianism in the Digital Space by Jack Hatcher
- One Education, Under God: A Study of White Christian Nationalism Its Authoritarian Impact on the United States K-12 Public Education by Katherine Hochberg
- What Comes First, the Color or the Creator? Understanding Black Christian Nationalism by Avianka Landrine
- Legitimacy and Institutions in Personalized Authoritarian Regimes by Nicholas McKeon
- The Authoritarian Equation: Psychology and External Factors in Authoritarian Support by Anita Perez
- Subjective Social Status & Radical Right Voting in the American Rust Belt by Enzo Roberto
- Weaponization of Words: A Rhetorical Analysis of Donald Trump by Jadyn Schoenberg
- Narcissism in Authoritarian Leadership by Raya Sitman
- Lessons in Dissident Design: The Study of Visual Rhetoric Applied to Counter-Authoritarianism by Jennings Terrell
- Polarization and Authoritarianism: How Patterns of Polarization and Democratic Backsliding Have Been Realized in the United States by Cian Young
People, Politics, and the Environment
- Environmental Injustice and New York City Waste Management by Altai Abrams
- Nature's Defense against Hurricanes by Kiara Alvarez
- Class Actions and Environmental Justice: Are Lawsuits Driving Real Change? by Sadie Berg
- Revitalizing Johnson City: Addressing the Housing Crisis Through Campus-Inspired Urban Design and 3D Modeling by Carter Cosentino
- Politics vs Climate Change by Chase Dumais
- The Cost of Political Polarization: Authoritarianism in the United States by Gabrielle Graff
- Renewable Energy Efforts Across New York: Levels of Effectiveness and Plans for the Future by Alyssa Hazen
- Rivers and Industry: The Environmental and Economic Evolution of Broome County by Zachary Hood
- What Impact Do Parks Have on Their Community? by Elliott James
- The Fall of Communism & Its Effect on the Environment of Eastern Europe by Martyna Kluczynska
- From Asylums to Prisons: The Impact of Deinstitutionalization on Mentally Ill Individuals in New York by Jillian Leifer
- Green Infrastructure Programs in New York vs Shanghai by Sebastian Male-Diaz
- A Look into How Green Binghamton Really Is: How Productive Are Binghamton University’s Sustainability Initiatives and How Can They Be Improved? How Can Campus Culture Be Shifted to Encourage Sustainability? by Eva Mandelbaum
- Maintenance of Healthy Habits at Binghamton University by Kasper Matia
- The Airport Effect: How Proximity to LaGuardia and JFK Influences Property, Income, and Quality of Life by Noah Miller
- The Power of Social Media in Political Movements: How Teens Are Shaping Democracy Online by Adina Mogul
- Do People Even Read Anymore? by Casey Nyvall
- The Therapeutic Potential of Music by Michael Parisi
- Industrial Zoning Regulations: Impact on Air Pollution and Residential Welfare by Teresa Scotto
- Evaluating Waste Management Reform in the Municipality of Binghamton byShreyash Shrestha
- Unionization Rates and Wage Growth: Trade, Transportation and Utilities by Nathaniel Thomas
- One or Two States? Immigration and Political Differences in New York State by Emily Vasquez
- How Does Transportation to the New York Area Sport Stadiums Affect the Level of Pollution They Produce? by Liam Wells