Every student at Maryville College completes a year-long research project called the Senior Study, whether the student’s major is Design, Management, Psychology, Biology, Criminal Justice or any of the other 40 major fields of study. These studies vary from laboratory experiments to forms of creative expression, and all Senior Study projects include a student and faculty mentor working together in discipline-specific scholarship. Use the drop-down menu to view examples of Senior Studies chosen by faculty as exemplary.
Student
Name
Major
Title
Supervisor
Eleanor Brown Forester '20
Majors
HistoryTitle
Peasants, priests, and other passersby: rural religiosity in nineteenth century RussiaSuperVisor
Dr. Nancy Locklin-SoferRobert W. Deighton '14
Majors
HistoryTitle
Nationalism and the Evolution of Japanese Religion in the Meiji Period
Nationalism and the Evolution of Japanese Religion in the Meiji Period
SuperVisor
Dr. Doug SoferMariah Franklin '18
Majors
HistoryPolitical Science
Political Science
Title
Negotiating empire and federation: evolving nationalisms and the crises of Ukrainian statehoodSuperVisor
Dr. Dan KlingensmithJohn Brian Gresham '17
Majors
HistoryTitle
A Historical Perspective On Habeas Corpus
A Historical Perspective On Habeas Corpus
SuperVisor
Dr. Doug SopherDanielle O'Brien '18
Majors
HistoryPhilosophy
Philosophy
Title
Ideals in History: A Comparative Study of Charles S. Peirce and Reinhold Niebuhr
Ideals in History: A Comparative Study of Charles S. Peirce and Reinhold Niebuhr
SuperVisor
Dr. William MeyerRandall Puckett '15
Majors
HistoryTitle
Hallelujah, I’m a Bum: Industrialism, Progressive Reform, and the Role of the Industrial Workers of the World as a Home for Migrant WorkersSuperVisor
Dr. Doug SoferJoel Thornton '16
Majors
HistoryTitle
9/11, A Biography
9/11, A Biography