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2025 Morris Fellows at the Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Showcase on October 4, 2025
View the list of Morris Fellowship recipients and their project titles below.
- Lilly Alkumeidy, Class of 2027, History major (faculty mentor: Prof. Veta Schlimgen): After the Camps: Japanese American Resettlement in Spokane, Walla Walla, and Yakima, 1945 to 1960
- Noah Day, Class of 2027, History and Philosophy major (faculty mentor: Prof Chandler Rogers): Comatose Creativity: Internet Textuality and Academic Honesty in the Student
- Neide Idumwonyi, Class of 2027, Communication Studies major (faculty mentor: Prof. Melissa Click): Social Control in Media and the Framing of Immigration in America
- Marie Plowman, Class of 2027, Psychology major (faculty mentor: Prof. Doug Addleman): Designed to Distract? The Effects of TikTok on Attention and Distraction
- Savanna Raley, Class of 2027, Criminology and Spanish major (faculty mentor: Prof. Alana Inlow): Behind the Rainbow Curtain: The Criminalization of Drag and its Effects on Queer Communities
- Yuanpeng Wu, Class of 2027, Biology major (faculty mentor: Prof. Jeremiah Favara): Individualizing Distress: Masculinity, Algorithmic Narratives, and Men’s Mental Health on TikTok
- Aidan Younger, Class of 2027, History major (faculty mentor: Prof. Joseph Vignone): Grotesque Realism and National Disillusionment: Otto Dix, Veteran Corporeality, and Moral Crisis in Weimar Germany
- Amelia Harding, Class of 2026, Sociology major (fac. mentor Prof. Bertotti-Metoyer): Patient Centered Care Experiences with Pharmaceutical Drug Treatment
- Juliana Maucione, Class of 2026, Sociology major (fac. mentor Prof. DeLand): The Experiences of the Unhoused Population with Narcan Services in Spokane, Washington
- Teresa Miller, Class of 2026, Sociology & Criminology major (fac. mentor Prof. Inlow): A Critical Approach to Understanding the Effects of Parental Incarceration on Child Health Outcomes
- Rowyn O'Connor, Class of 2026, English major (fac. mentor Prof. Roden): Nothing About Us Without Us: The Role of Autobiographical Work in Queer, Disabled Media Representation
- Maddox Reimer, Class of 2025, English Literature & History majors (fac. mentor Prof. Ciasullo): Souls in Search of Bodies: Modernism and Migrant Corporeality
- Natalie Taylor, Class of 2026, Psychology major (fac. mentor Prof. Voy): Investing in Child Welfare: A Cross-country Comparison of Governmental Spending and “Economic Wellbeing” Outcomes for Youth who have Experienced Out-of-home Care
- Nick Watson, Class of 2026, Philosophy & Mathematics majors (fac. mentor Prof. Rogers): Grace Perfecting Nature: Aquinas’ Natural Law, Altruism, and Interfaith Reconciliation
- Beck Waxman, Class of 2026, Philosophy & Classical Civilizations majors (fac. mentor Amy Pistone): Ancient Justice: Legal Insecurity in Classical Athens
- Noah Apprill-Sokol, Class of 2025, Sociology major (faculty mentor: Prof. Bruns): Policing the police: Addressing police violence in Spokane
- Kira Bifone, Class of 2026, Communication Studies major, Sociology majors (faculty mentor: Prof. Petruska): Stretching the Red Thread: Exploring Documentary Film as a Research Method
- Lucas Brandt, Class of 2025, Applied Mathematics major (faculty mentor: Prof. Ghrist): Not Missing the Forest for the Trees: Mathematical Modeling of Trees Blowing in the Wind
- Giana Martinez, Class of 2025, Philosophy & Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies majors (faculty mentor: Prof. Layne): Solidarity Across Difference: A Restructuring of Feminist Praxis
- Josalyn McClew, Class of 2025, Political Science, Criminology, & Sociology majors (faculty mentor: Prof. Lee): Pathways to Prevention: Understanding Factors for Juvenile Delinquency & Deterrence for at Risk Youth
- Kellyn Pattee, Class of 2025, Political Science & Communication Studies majors (faculty mentor: Prof. Click): The Influence of Political Polarization on Media Representation of the Israel-Hamas War
- Johanna Specht, Class of 2025, Communication Studies major (faculty mentor: Prof. Click): Television Audiences’ Experiences With “Comfort Shows”
- Sarah Barsky, Class of 2024, Sociology & Criminology majors (faculty mentor: Prof. Morlock): Intersectionality of Gender and “Invisible” Disability in a University Setting
- Harper Hinds, Class of 2024, International Relations major (faculty mentor: Prof. Roden): Learning Differences and Higher Education: An analysis of how gender and disability affect students in higher education
- Abigail Johansen, Class of 2023, Communication Studies major (faculty mentor: Prof. Morlock): Devout Diets: Intersections Between Weight-Loss Culture and the Church
- Mazie McNamara, Class of 2025, English major (faculty mentor: Prof. Ciasullo): “Not Like Other Girls”: The Challenges of Femininity for Gen-Z Women
- Edith Meade, Class of 2024, Sociology & Criminology majors (faculty mentor: Prof. Bruns): Addressing Sexual Violence in the Context of Prison Abolition
- Alexander Prevost, Class of 2024, Journalism major (faculty mentor: Prof. Calafell): The Dirge of Obergefell: White Gay Male Complacency and the Backsliding of LGBTQ+ Rights
- Benjamin Lombardi, Class of 2023, Applied Mathematics Major (faculty mentor: Dr. Michelle Ghrist): Stability of Implicit Free-Parameter Multistep Methods for First and Second-Order Differential Equations
- Haley Mayer, Class of 2023, Criminology & Sociology Majors (faculty mentor: Dr. Esther Matthews): Familial Needs in the Era of Mass Incarceration
- Tia Moua, Class of 2023, Sociology & Communication Studies Majors (faculty mentor: Dr. Naghme Morlock): The Rise in Anti-Asian Hate During COVID-19 & Combating Anti-Asian Racism
- Emma Richardson, Class of 2023, Communication Studies Major (faculty mentor: Dr. Kristina Morehouse): Making Ableism on Campus Visible: Recommendations for Removing Barriers that Marginalize Disabled Students
- Michelle Rickwa, Class of 2024, International Studies Major (faculty mentor: Dr. R. Brian Siebeking): The Complications of Cultural Insensitivity: Muslim Patients in the U.S. Healthcare System
- Nicole Snyder, Class of 2023, Psychology & History Majors (faculty mentor: Dr. Kevin Chambers): We Will Make the Woods Resound: Radical Unionism and the 1917 Lumber Strike in Eastern Washington
- Delaney Sousa, Class of 2024, English & Philosophy Majors (faculty mentor: Dr. Katey Roden): No Person is an Island: Recovering Feminine and Queer Identities through the Poetry of John Donne
- Evangeline Wilder, Class of 2023, English Major (faculty mentor: Dr. Ann Ciasullo): How to Love a Trans Woman: Reclaiming the Joy of Trans Embodiment
- Benjamin Gonzales, Class of 2024, Criminology & English Majors (faculty mentor: Dr. Katey Roden): When Political Paradise is Lost: What Paradise Lost and Samson Agonistes teach us about Political Defeat, Disenfranchisement, and Dejection
- Olivia Grob, Class of 2022, Psychology & Sociology Majors (faculty mentor: Dr. Naghme Morlock): The Effects of Isolation during the Coronavirus on Adults in Assisted Living Facilities or Nursing Homes and their Adult Children
- Caroline Hamm, Class of 2022, Communication Studies Major (faculty mentor: Dr. Melissa Click): Lesbian Cinema of 2020: A Critical Analysis of Queer Christmas Films
- Matthew Ierardi, Class of 2022, Criminology & Sociology Majors (faculty mentor: Dr. Forrest Rodgers): The Extent and Effects of Inmate Drug Use in Prison
- Peter Jonas, Class of 2022, English Major (faculty mentor: Dr. Matthew Bolton): Black Dreams, White Nightmares: Reframing the Intersection of Race, Place, and Urbanity Through the Horror Film
- Cintia Murillo, Class of 2022, History Major (faculty mentor: Dr. Cassandra Dame-Griff): ¿Cuándo Volveré?: The yearning for homeland within cultural productions of Cumbia
- Maureen Parks, Class of 2022, History & Environmental Studies Majors (faculty mentor: Dr. Robert Donnelly): Keeping the Cream City's Color: A History of Racial Restrictive Covenants in Milwaukee’s Neighborhoods
- Emma Wood, Class of 2022, Sociology Major (faculty mentor: Dr. Michael DeLand): The Alt-Right Pipeline: Political Radicalization and Deradicalization During the Internet Era
- Reilly Bettis, Class of 2022, Criminology Major (faculty mentor: Dr. Naghme Morlock): "The Intersectionality of LGBTQ+ and Catholic Identities in College Students"
- Elena Chiappe, Class of 2021, Classical Civilizations & History Majors, Religious Studies & Catholic Studies Minors (faculty mentor: Dr. Amy Pistone): "Ethically Preserving the Past: Monuments and Memory"
- Garrett DiMarco, Class of 2020, English Major, Sociology Minor (faculty mentor: Dr. Naghme Morlock): "The Lived Experience of Forced Migrants in Spokane"
- Kevin Fagan, Class of 2021, Sociology Major, Economics, Spanish, & Sustainable Business Minors (faculty mentor: Dr. Naghme Morlock): "An Investigation into the Health Effects of Wildfire Smoke in the Spokane Area"
- Grace Henry, Class of 2022, Biology Major, Sociology Minor (faculty mentor: Dr. Naghme Morlock): "Experiences of Modern Anti-Semitism in Spokane"
- Fisher Ng, Class of 2022, Applied Math & Mechanical Engineering Majors (faculty mentor: Dr. Melody Alsaker): "A Comparison Study of Reconstruction Methods for Electrical Impedance Tomography"
- Erin Sellers, Class of 2021, Public Relations & Theatre Majors, Interdisciplinary Arts & Writing Minors (faculty mentor: Dr. Timothy Westerhaus): "Expanding Accessibility & Artistry to Classical Music: A Choral Application of Musical Signing"
- Anthony Willins, Class of 2021, English Major (faculty mentor: Dr. Brian Cooney): "Why Here? A Digital Exhibit of the KKK at their Historical Height in the Spokane Region"
- Tieryn Bills, Class of 2020, Sociology & Psychology Majors (faculty mentor: Dr. Mike DeLand, Sociology): “Exploring Multiple “Logans”: Whose Neighborhood Is It Anyway?”
- Alyssa Cink, Class of 2020, English Major (faculty mentor: Dr. Katey Roden, English and Digital Humanities): “Woldson in the Digital Sphere”
- Kevin Fagan, Class of 2021, Sociology Majors (faculty mentor: Dr. Joe Jozwiak, Environmental Studies): “Health Impacts of Wildfire Smoke in Spokane”
- Sophia Maggio, Class of 2020, Psychology & Art Majors (faculty mentor: Dr. Sarah Arpin, Psychology): “The Stories We Tell: Influences of Gender on Personal Narrative”
- Erik Rinn, Class of 2021, Psychology & Public Relations Majors (faculty mentor: Dr. Emily Clark and Matthew Wilson, Religious Studies): “How to Connect With Nature: An Ethnographic Study of Earth and Spirituality”
- Georgia Veverka, Class of 2020, English Literature Major (faculty mentor: Dr. Ingrid Ranum, English): “Humanities and Medicine”
- Luke Westermeyer, Class of 2020, Math & Philosophy Majors (faculty mentor: Dr. Tyler Tritten, Philosophy): “The Transmission of Paul as Philosopher (and Anti-Philosopher) in Contemporary Philosophy”
- Madison Hendricks, Class of 2019, Theatre Arts Major (faculty mentor: Leslie Stamoolis, MFA, Theatre and Dance): “Foundations of Silhouette: A Study of 19th Century Undergarments”
- Andrew Kelley, Class of 2019, Music Major (faculty mentor: Dr. Timothy Westerhaus, Music): “In the Wake of Tragedy: Examining the Function of Music as a Response to Disaster”
- Katherine Laco, Class of 2019, Psychology & Religious Studies Majors (faculty mentor: Dr. Anastasia Wendlinder, Religious Studies): “Teaching Participation: Vatican II’s Liturgical Reforms and Parish Catechesis in the Diocese of Spokane”
- Audrey Parks, Class of 2020, Communication Studies Major (faculty mentor: Suzanne Ostersmith, MFA, Theatre and Dance): “Professional Dance Performance Preparation”
- Nick Simmons, Class of 2019, INST-Latin American Studies & Spanish Majors (faculty mentor: Dr. Rebecca Marquis, Modern Languages): “Indigenous Resistance Case Studies”
- Annie Stanger, Class of 2019, Music Education Major (faculty mentor: Dr. Timothy Westerhaus, Music): “Introducing Contemporary Women Art Song Composers to Teachers and Performers”
- Jessica Albinson, Class of 2018, Criminal Justice & Sociology Majors (faculty mentor: Dr. Naghme Morlock, Sociology): “Navigating Gender and Sexual Identity in a ‘Straight’ World: A Study of How College Students Talk About Romantic Relationships”
- Annica Balentine, Class of 2018, Psychology & Sociology Majors (faculty mentor: Dr. Andrea Bertotti-Metoyer, Sociology): “Sterilization Discourse in Medical Textbooks”
- Mitch Davey, Class of 2018, Music Major (faculty mentor: Dr. Timothy Westerhaus, Music): “Dancing in Harmony: A Documentation of the Traditions & Practices of Choral Music in Zambia”
- Cole Fairbairn, Class of 2019, Political Science Major (faculty mentor: Dr. Ray Rast, History): “A Christmas Classic: Bing, Berlin, and the Story of ‘White Christmas’”
- Danielle Forrest, Class of 2018, Computer Science and Computational Thinking & Art Majors and Grace Muljadi, Class of 2018, History & Sociology Majors (faculty mentors: Dr. Rob Bryant, Computer Science and Computational Thinking and Dr. Veta Schlimgen, History): “Walk Gonzaga: An Augmented Reality Walking Historical Tour of Gonzaga”
- Analee Scott, Class of 2018, International Studies & Spanish Majors (faculty mentor: Dr. Mary Jeannot, TESL): “Investigating Multilingual Theory and Practice in Spokane Public Schools”