Browsing Library Award for Undergraduate Research Excellence (LAURE) by Title
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Metaphors We Love By: A cognitive Linguistic Analysis of Conceptual Metaphors of Love in Metropolitan French and American English
What began with intensive background research, has developed into an extensive project which offers a cognitive linguistic analysis of conceptual metaphors of love in both English and French based on corpora linguistic data. -
Native Hawai'ian and French Polynesian Participation in Organic Agriculture
I began research on the Big Island of Hawaii in May of 2016 and completed this ethnography in December of 2016 by examining the overarching aspects of food sovereignty, including the accessibility of organic agriculture ... -
Nimruz and Agadez: A Comparative Study on People Smuggling on the Route to Europe
Analyzing the Research Process: Comparing People Smuggling Operations in Afghanistan and Niger -
Onward Echoes the Story: The Study of Religion amid Miami’s narrative of Justice & Change
Since the protests following the death of George Floyd in 2020, we see changes on a global to a local scale. In January of 2021, Apple committed to a $100 million pledge to challenge systematic racism including a new ... -
The Paper Person: A Comparative Analysis of Rhetoric and Truth in Environmental Economics, Literature, and Policy
Environmental issues such as deforestation and climate change are some of the most pressing concerns today and require a concentrated global response. How does the rhetoric surrounding these topics affect how people ... -
Reconsidering the Unreliability and Treatment of Mentally Ill Narrators
Throughout her memoir, Girl, Interrupted (1993), Susanna Kaysen includes the images of several pieces of official medical documentation from just before and throughout her stay at McLean mental hospital. Each note is ... -
Refugee Haven or Dumping Ground? A Comparative Study of Displaced Persons in Central Asia During World War II
During World War II, Central Asia became a place for displaced people from across the Eastern Front. Displaced people included civilians and creatives from Ukraine and the western Oblasts, forced deportations, and ... -
Researching Lead Exposure Effects on Substance Use Disorders: My Passions in Environmental Health Equity
With underlying neurological effects of lead (Pb) on learning and neuron firing, which is seen in consequential developments of learning disabilities, could the comorbidity of ADHD and SUDs be determined, in part, by Pb ... -
Student Understanding and Navigation Patterns of Miami University Sexual Violence Webpages
I noticed through conversations within my own peer group that students were not that well versed in sexual violence policies and resources. And, because of that, they did not know the resources that they could refer friends ... -
Substance Use Disorder: A Criminalized Illness
Fifty years after the onset of the “War on Drugs”, evidence shows these policies are epic failures. Overdose deaths are at an all time high, 85% of people who go through rehabilitation relapse, and 80% of people who are ... -
Tapped: An Inside Perspective on the Craft Beer Movement
An ethnography of participants of the craft beer movement. This work investigates how craft beer is consumed, how it is made, and what it means to society. -
Understanding and Withstanding: Comparing Colombian and Mexican Responses to Migration Crises
In the late 2010s, deepening crises in Venezuela, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras have led to the migration of millions from their homes in pursuit of refuge and asylum. Received primarily by Colombia and Mexico, ...