StMU Research Scholars

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

American Studies

Mendez v. Westminster: Planting the seed for Desegregation

Erin Vento

The First Social Distancing: Examining the 1995 Heat Wave of Chicago From a Social Perspective

Tavion Varela

A Hero’s Burden: COVID-19, Mental Health, and the life of Dr. Lorna Breen

Jarred Deptawa

Man…Machine…And Everything In Between: How The Creation Of A Dystopian Story Shaped The Future Of Science Fiction

Micheal Baladez

Chadwick Boseman: A King On And Off The Throne

Donte Joseph

“Find a miracle, hold onto it, and keep going.” The Story of Elizabeth Smart

Mia Hernandez

BLACK LIVES MATTER- A Change in America

Jakob Trevino

The Cry of the American Negro: Northern vs. Southern Demands for Human Rights

Alexandria Garcia

Tulsa Massacre 1921: Buck Colbert Franklin in the Greenwood District

Alicia Martinez

Bryan Stevenson: Justice in the Deep South

Bailey Godwin

Stitches of Healing: The AIDS Memorial Quilt

Michaela Jeanis

Movimienta Chicana: The Voice of Dolores Huerta

Allison Grijalva

The Hidden War at Home: VA Negligence Increasing Veteran Suicide

Madeline Chandler

Colonias in the Rio Grande Valley: La Monjita en la Bicicleta

Angela Perez

Claudette Colvin: The Woman Who Wasn’t Rosa Parks

Abilene Solano

Mike Nguyen: The Struggle Of a Restaurant Owner During COVID-19

Alyssa Ramos

Live Rattlesnakes and Rock n’ Roll: The Story of ZZ Top’s “Worldwide Texas Tour”

Richard Moreno

Hidden Behind the Baton: Women in High School Band Education

Savannah Palmer

How the Soviet Union Compelled the United States to Build the World’s Fastest Jet: The Lockheed A-12 OXCART

Nathaniel Bielawski

The Courageous Work of Americo Paredes

Anthony Coronado