StMU Research Scholars

Featuring Scholarly Research, Writing, and Media at St. Mary's University

6 Global History (1914-1991)

The British Loss at the Battle of the Somme

Andrew Ponce

A Certified Circus: The Scopes Monkey Trial

Vianne Beltran

The Mexican Expedition: When Legend Clash

Seth Roen

The Traumatizing Actions of World War II: The Bombing of Sandhurst Road School

JoAnna Mendez

Surviving Internment in Crystal City: the Experiences of Internee Ilse Fischer, a Peruvian-German Child

Brissa Campos

Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Horse of DNA

Sara Davila

“That’s too much power for one man to have”: Malcolm X, The Man Who Stared Down the Police

Amelie Rivas-Berlanga

Dry Bourbon Street: Prohibition, Mafias, and Its Roots in the Southern Baptist Church

Madeline Chandler

Action Park, The Most Dangerous Place on Earth

Dylan Miller

Dr. Henry Kempe: A Defender for Children

Victorianna Mejia

“The Whole World is Watching:” Tom Hayden and the 1968 Democratic National Convention Protests

Madison Goza

Oscar Romero: The Fight for Beatification

Claire Saldana

“Southern Trees Bear a Strange Fruit:” A Cry From the Lynching Era

Cecilia Schneider

The Mouse and the Maker: How Walt Disney Made Some Noise for the Animation Industry

Gabriella Parra

“Peace is a woman’s job…” Jeannette Rankin and her pursuit for Peace and Women’s Suffrage

Serenity Kamenski

511 Days Underground: A Family’s Fight To Survive

Velma Castellanos

The Mad Bomber: Origins of Criminal Profiling

Irene Urbina

A Pacifist in a War: The Story of Desmond Doss

Carlos Hinojosa

November 22, 1963: A Day America Will Never Forget

Maria Luevano

“Whither Thou Goest I Shall Go:” Harry Hopkins’ Adventure in the United Kingdom, 1941

Christopher Hohman