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It鈥檚 spring. At 易胜博官网, that means celebrating undergraduate research 鈥� first through the Undergraduate Research Conference and then through Inquiry, 易胜博官网鈥檚 online undergraduate research journal. This spring, three College of Liberal Arts students penned articles for Inquiry about their research: Julian Maduro 鈥�21 looked at high school reading lists, C. Jamie Mater 鈥�22 explored the troubled teen industry and Ryan Saputo 鈥�22 dug into Crusade-era writings.

A hallmark of 易胜博官网鈥檚 undergraduate research is the close mentorship of faculty. Inquiry editor Brigid Casellini interviewed , lecturer in the Department of Classics, Humanities, and Italian Studies, about his approach to mentoring for Inquiry鈥檚 鈥�Mentor Highlights.鈥�

Maduro, an alumna who graduated last spring, was an and dual major. Her article is 鈥�The Evolution of Assigned Reading: The Diversity in 易胜博官网 High School Reading and Student Reading Engagement.鈥� Maduro was mentored by , senior lecturer in English.

Inspired by a lifelong love of books as well as previous research on multicultural children's books, Maduro takes a close look at the diversity of high school reading lists and how the titles on these lists may impact student engagement.

Mater, a major, wrote 鈥�The Troubled Teen Industry and Its Effects: An Oral History.鈥� They were mentored by psychology and justice studies senior lecturer .

Because of their personal experiences and a lack of in-depth research on the harmful effects of the troubled teen industry, Mater sought to document the stories of nineteen former residents of a treatment program to contribute knowledge that could lead to positive change in the industry.

Saputo, a and double major, wrote 鈥�Barbarians and Heretics: Anti-Byzantine and Anti-Western Sentiments in Crusade-Era Chronicles, 1096鈥�1204." He was mentored by , professor of history.

Saputo first learned about the Byzantine Empire as a child playing a video game. As a history major with a continued fascination years later, he dissected first-hand accounts of medieval Crusades and discovered how stereotypes influenced the events that led to the sack of Constantinople.

Read the full spring edition of Inquiry here.