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Research & Independent Projects

Past theses — including both BA & MA theses,  other independent projects, and future projects that are currently in progress.

Online vs Offline: The Impact of Social Media on the Processing and Understanding of One's Grief

Undergraduate Senior Honors Thesis that investigates how college students used their social media to present their grief, and answers the question of whether dealing with grief publicly on social media helped or hindered the grieving process and impacts how we understand this experience.

Read more here.

Awarded Highest Thesis Honors.

The Price of Entry

Master's thesis that explores the role of encyclopedic museums in the context of the current repatriation & restitution debate.

Read the essay here.

7th Stories

Independent project surrounding the phenomenon of fandoms in the K-pop world, with a specific focus on the BTS ARMY featuring interviews with members of the fandom.

Read some stories here.

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