Story+ (2023)

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.

Story+ 2023 Projects

Team Leaders

  • Edward Balleisen, Arts & Sciences: History, Sanford School of Public Policy
  • Meg Brown, Duke Libraries
  • Saskia Cornes, Franklin Humanities Institute
  • Valerie Gillispie, Duke Libraries
  • Beverly Gray, School of Medicine: Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Wesley Hogan, Arts & Sciences: History, Franklin Humanities Institute
  • Ani Karagianis, Duke Libraries
  • Johann Montozzi-Wood, Arts & Sciences: Theater Studies
  • Jonas Swartz, School of Medicine: Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine: Obstetrics and Gynecology: Gynecologic Specialties

Graduate Team Members

  • Shiraz Ahmed, MFA/Experimental and Doc Arts
  • Savannah Marciezyk, English-PHD
  • Jessica Orzulak, Art and Art History-PHD
  • Kamau Pope, History-PHD
  • Leo Ryan, Master of Fine Arts - Dance
  • Adelaide Szczesiul, Masters of Public Policy

Undergraduate Team Members

  • Shourya Agarwal, Economics (BS); GCT in Literature Progrm (AB2)
  • Vaughn-Regan Bledsoe, African & African Am St (AB); Global Health (AB2)
  • Madison Butler, Biology (BS)
  • J.R. Cassidy, English (AB); Theater Studies (AB2)
  • Grace Chun, Visual and Media Studies (AB)
  • Caroline Edmondson, Theater Studies (AB); Dance (AB2)
  • Antwaine Ellison, African & African Am St (AB)
  • Kyerah Etheridge, Sociology (AB)
  • Jackson Garvey, Visual and Media Studies (AB)
  • Sonia Green, African & African Am St (AB); Visual and Media Studies (AB2)
  • Prisha Gupta, English (AB); Asian & Mid East Studies (AB2)
  • Andres Hernandez, Int Comparative Studies (AB); Global Health (AB2)
  • Ranjan Jindal, Public Policy (AB); Economics (AB2)
  • Karianna Klassen, Economics (BS)
  • Claire Li, Public Policy (AB); Statistical Science (BS2)
  • Irma Lopez-Calderon, Psychology (AB)
  • Emmie Maceda, English (AB); Psychology (AB2)
  • Lauren Read, Political Science (AB)
  • Maddie Rubin, Interdisciplinary Progrm (BSE); English (AB2)
  • Egor Sergeev, Cultural Anthropology (AB)
  • Zoe Tishaev, Political Science (AB)
  • Melody Tzang, Public Policy (AB); Music (AB2)

Community Team Members

  • Marie Chintaram, PhD Student, UNC-Chapel Hill
  • Madeleine McGrady, PhD Student, UNC-Chapel Hill
  • Erin Parish, Human Kindness Foundation

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