Story+ (2019)

Story+ is a six-week summer research experience for undergraduate and graduate students interested in bringing academic research to life through dynamic storytelling. Undergraduates work in small teams with graduate student mentors, in a collaborative and creative research environment. Each project has a sponsor. Students learn to conduct qualitative, humanities-based research (e.g., archival research, narrative analysis, visual analysis, ethnography) and to communicate their research through effective storytelling techniques. Final projects may take the form of writing, websites, exhibits, short films or other genres, depending on the project’s goals.

2019 Projects

Team Leaders

  • Keisha Bentley-Edwards, School of Medicine: General Internal Medicine
  • Jasmine Cobb, Arts & Sciences: African and African American Studies
  • Adam Hollowell, Sanford School of Public Policy
  • Tracy Jackson, Duke Libraries
  • Hannah Jacobs, Arts & Sciences: Art, Art History, and Visual Studies
  • Joshua Larkin Rowley, Duke Libraries
  • Kelley Lawton, Duke Libraries
  • Peace Lee, Divinity School–Th.D. Student
  • Amy McDonald, Duke Libraries
  • Eli Meyerhoff, Franklin Humanities Institute
  • Jerusha Neal, Divinity School
  • Hannah Rozear, Duke Libraries
  • Charlotte Sussman, Arts & Sciences: English

Graduate Team Members

  • Patricia Bass, Art and Art History-PHD
  • Amanda Bennett, Literature-PHD
  • Kathleen Burns, English-PHD
  • Meggan Cashwell, History-PHD
  • Jaime Gonzalez, Literature-PHD
  • Meredith Graham, Music-PHD
  • Quran Karriem, Cmp Media, Arts & Cultures-PhD
  • Amanda Lazarus, Art and Art History-AM

Undergraduate Team Members

  • Erick Aguilar, Program II (AB)
  • Margot Armbruster, English (AB)
  • Will Atkinson, GCT in Literature Program (AB); English (AB2)
  • Sara Kate Baudhuin, Program II (AB)
  • Bailey Bogle, English (AB)
  • Bates Crawford, English (AB)
  • Dakota Douglas, Biology (BS)
  • Sonia Fillipow, Interdepartmental; Asian & Mid East Studies (AB2)
  • Cliff Haley, English (AB)
  • Annie Han, Economics (BS); Psychology (AB2)
  • Anna He, Environmental Sciences (BS)
  • Merrit Jones
  • Tristan Kelleher, Interdepartmental
  • Eli Kline, English (AB)
  • Sandra Luksic, Philosophy (AB); Political Science (AB2)
  • Jules Nasco, Political Science (AB)
  • Veronica Niamba, History (AB)
  • Emily Otero, Computer Science (AB); English (AB2)
  • Caroline Petronis, Program II (AB)
  • Frankie Pucci, Sociology (AB)
  • Zhengtao Qu, GCT in Literature Program (AB)
  • Lizzy Roy, Psychology (BS)
  • Nicholas Simmons, GCT in Literature Program (AB)
  • Isadora Toledo, Public Policy (AB); Asian & Mid East Studies (AB2)
  • Mona Tong, Public Policy (AB)
  • Daniella Welton, Economics (BS)
  • Madelyn Winchester, Public Policy (AB)
  • Andrew Witte, Interdepartmental; Public Policy (AB2)
  • Ami Wong, Program II (AB)
  • Sarah Xu, Economics (BS)

Community Team Members

  • Grant Glass, PhD Student, UNC-Chapel Hill (English & Comparative Literature)
  • Tift Merritt, Hungry River Collective, Rosetta Circle
  • Tania Munz, National Humanities Center

Themes