02 / Honors undergraduate research
Economic data, historical sources, and dramatic works. Each project begins with a question and a careful look at the evidence.
Economics
ECONH 2301 · Presented 2026Professor Shuang Xu
Regression · International trade
Using monthly BLS and FRED data to examine how exchange rates and feed costs relate to U.S. beef export prices, including a four-month feed-cost lag.
Presented at the 2026 GCIC Honors Conference
Theatre
DRAMH 1310 · November 2025Professor Jill Brumer
Music · Comparative analysis
Comparing five works to explore how rhythm, harmony, recurring themes, and sound shape emotion and meaning in performance.
History
HISTH 1301 · December 2025Dr. Alice Ferron-Gabriele
Primary sources · Interpretation
Looking beyond a familiar military label to the scientific observations, religious lives, and community relationships recorded in Hessian journals and memoirs.