Story+ (2021)

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.

2021 Projects

Team Leaders

  • Roxana Bendezú, Migrant Roots Media
  • Li-Chen Chin, Intercultural Initiatives at Duke Student Affairs
  • Saskia Cornes, Franklin Humanities Institute
  • Kimber Heinz, Bull City 150
  • Adrienne Johnson, Managing Editor, Duke Magazine
  • Michel Landry, School of Medicine
  • Barbara Lau, Franklin Humanities Institute
  • Meghan McDowell, Department of History, Politics, and Social Justice at WSSU
  • Adam Rosenblatt, Arts & Sciences: Other
  • Jeffrey Ward, Duke Law
  • Sarah Wilbur, Arts & Sciences: Dance

Graduate Team Members

  • Cade Bourne, Music-PHD
  • Lacie Chen, Liberal Studies-AM
  • Brooks Frederickson, Music-PHD
  • Melissa Karp, Literature-PHD
  • Nikki Locklear, History-PHD
  • Bryan Rusch, Art and Art History-PHD
  • Dubie Toa-Kwapong, Cultural Anthropology-PHD
  • Ellie Vilakazi, English-PHD

Undergraduate Team Members

  • Makee Anderson, GCT in Literature Program (AB)
  • Marie Cheng, Computer Science (BS)
  • Ella Dunham, Program II (AB)
  • Kamdon Early, History (AB)
  • Tyler Edwards, Biology (BS)
  • Kaelyn Griffiths, Sociology (AB)
  • Sanjana Jha
  • Sophie Johnson, Public Policy (AB)
  • Shreya Joshi, History (AB)
  • Cate Knothe, Visual and Media Studies (AB); German (AB2)
  • Arthi Kozhumam, Biology (BS); Global Health (AB2)
  • Josee Li, Program II (AB)
  • Nyrobi Manuel, Psychology (AB)
  • Priya Meesa, Biology (BS); Global Health (AB2)
  • Mia Miranda, Psychology (AB); English (AB2)
  • Ava Navarro, GCT in Literature Program (AB)
  • James Ndung'u, Int Comparative Studies (AB); Gender Sexuality & Fem St(AB2)
  • Amber Park, GCT in Literature Program (AB)
  • Binisha Patel, Neuroscience (BS)
  • Kerry Rork, History (AB); Political Science (AB2)
  • Olivia Santos, Evolutionary Anthropology (BS)
  • Arial Strode, Political Science (AB); English (AB2)
  • Juanita Vargas Ibanez, Political Science (AB); French Studies (AB2)
  • Lynne Wang, Computer Science (BS)
  • Sierra Winters, Cultural Anthropology (AB)
  • Cat Xia, Biology (BS)
  • Athena Yao, Neuroscience (BS)
  • Justin Zhang, Philosophy (AB); Political Science (AB2)
  • Huiyin Zhou, Cultural Anthropology (AB)

Community Team Members

  • Orilonise Yarborough, North Carolina Central University–Art History–MA Student

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