Every year senior Susquehanna history majors have the opportunity to do in-depth research on an original project of their choosing. They work closely with a faculty advisor to complete the capstone of their Susquehanna academic career. The following are selected topics from recent years:

2006-2007
Damian Buggy—Combat and the Crucifix: The Reliance on Religion by Irish American Catholics during the American Civil War
John Clay—Out of Chaos Comes Order: Franklin Roosevelt and the Rebirth of America
JP Connolly—Separating the Old France from the New Cinema: The Mise en scène of the Post-War and New Wave Film Industries
Allison Handman—It Ain't Me, Babe: Bob Dylan and the Counterculture
Rachel Hawley—The Mifflinburg Buggy Museum: A Phenomenon of American History
Kelsey Kiefer—The Origin of Violence: How Post-Independence Nationalism Created Decades of Irish Terrorism
Caitlin Mahoney—Finding Centralia: Recreating a Tourist Attraction on the Internet
Ryan McFadden—Alcohol and Student Tragedies: The Wide-open Relationship Between Universities and Students
William Morgan—Surgeons and Soldiers: How the Union’s Medical Divisions during the Civil War Influenced Today’s Military
Meghan Murray—Clara Barton, America’s Mother: How Clara Barton’s Efforts with the American Red Cross Epitomize her Role as America’s Mother
Tristan Norbert—The Hardships Endured by All: Snyder County and the Civil War
Brad Rousse—"Them Damned Pictures": Thomas Nast's Not-so-hidden Campaign against the Irish
John Salvatore—Mums the Word or the Greatest Show on Earth?: Propaganda Techniques in the Cold War and the Space Race
Jennifer Siegenthaler—No Guts, No Glory: The Sacrifice and Resolve of Black Civil War Soldiers in the Face of Discrimination
Kevin Stewart—The Ties That Bind: The Power Behind the Munera Gladiatorum
Jonathan Swartz—Roll Over Goebbels: Rock 'n’ Roll and Americanization in West Germany after WWII
Justin Vanfleet—If Only for a Moment: Why Amos Alonzo Stagg Sr. is Memorialized at Susquehanna University
Lindsay White—A Welcoming Like No Other: The Return Home of the Vietnam Veteran

2005-2006
Caroline Ayres—American Women on Campus and in Athletics, 1890-1990
Giacomo J. Calabria—Toy Soldiers: How Technology has Redefined Leadership in Presidential Campaigning from 1960 to the 21st Century
Aileen M. Carlson—The Italian’s Market in the Italian Market: How Italian Immigrants Prospered in America Through Business and Organization
Jonathan Dillon—The Great War: What Made It Great and What Made It War
Joseph Donnelly—Take Me to Your Analyzer: A Critical Look at the FBI's Analysis of the Weathermen
Benjamin Gibboney—Atlantic Slave Ship Captains
Lauren N. Girio—Consumed With Scarcity: Representations of Food in Neorealist Italian Cinema
Randy Hagofsky—The Pen’s Power during Chinese Exclusion in the United States
Anthony Losorelli—The Final Hurdle: America, World War Two, and the Internment of Italian Resident Italians
Conor Muntz—A Vision of Progress: Scottish Nationalism during the 1960s-70s
Carol Olausen—The Half-Way Covenant: Educational Texts and Religious Orthodoxy in Seventeenth-Century New England
Brian J. Richards—Uniting the Republicans: The First National Republican Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1856
Thomas Sutcliffe— “The paths are open, the way is plain”: Political and Constitutional Theory in Jacobean England, 1603-1625

2004-2005
David Antoniewicz—Public Memory: Historical Representation and Living History
Kyle Boudreau—Snipers: An Untapped Resource in Vietnam
Larry Cannon—Japanese War Crimes against Humanity: A Study of Japanese Military Training and Ideologies prior to and during World War II
Tracey Craley—Forum for Discussion: The Function of Cinema during Argentina's Return to Democracy, 1983-1989
Charles Johnston—Disregarding the 4th Law: The Transition of Germany's Scouts to Hitler Youth through Oaths and Organizational Structures
Shannon Nagy—Nazi Youth Propaganda Posters: The Synthesis of Traditional and Contemporary Values in Nazism
Larry Robertson—A War of Trauma: Psychological Aspects of the Vietnam War as Portrayed on Film
Jason Rose—A Decade Under the Influence: Money, the Majors, and the Harrisburg Senators during the 1990s
Cody Shull—From Godard to The Godfather: The European Influence on American Cinema in the 60s and 70s
Courtney Speaker—The Easter Rising: Effects of Public Opinion and Martyrdom on Ireland's Independence
Chris Watkins—I Pledge Allegiance: Education in the Japanese American Relocation Camps During World War II

2003-2004
Stephen Keller—Early American Education: Contrasting Ideologies in Education Reform, 1790s-1830s
Alison Dillon—Human-Induced Environmental Disasters & UNEP, 1945-2002
Kelly O'Brien—Political and Religious Piety: Understanding the Covenanting Movement
Ellen Mull—The Campus Maps Our History: A Study of the Built Environment at Susquehanna University
Jessica Daly—"The War is over, Independence is our fact": An Analysis of South African English Language Poetry Published by New Coin from 1989 to 1999
Kristen Michelle Brown—A Discourse: Pearl Harbor
Eric Schmidt—The Austrian Anschluß through the American Print Media: The Anschluß and its Influence on America’s Treatment of Austria post-1945
Julie Peechatka—Twenty-One Years of Italian Political History as Shown by American Media Magnate, The New York Times
Phil Falvo—Mussolini’s Motives: A Look at the History of the Fascist Film Industry

2002-2003
Dan Collins—Women's Changing Roles in Chinese Cinema: The Mao Years to Today
Tom Lupfer—Holocaust Drama: Constructions of Reality
Allison Schropp—Unjust Treatment: Japanese Americans During World War II
Robert Burns—Bucktails and Greenbacks: Mifflin County's Blue-Clad Money Men
Dave Woolever—Opening the "Doors" of Susquehanna University: Institutional Change and Rock and Roll
Matthew Davis—Road To Progress: The Impact of Railroads on Rural Communities
Emily Cronenwett—Silence of the Lamb: Pope Pious XII and the Holocaust
Matthew Harris—The Great War and The Twilight of Chivalry

2001-2002
Joe Capehart, The Murals of Northern Ireland: More than Paintings
Raymond Brittingham—The Connections Between the My Lai and Nanking Massacres
Michelle Thurstlic—British Women Socialists, 1875-1925
Eric Zeigler—Art and Propaganda in Nazi Germany
Brian McNamara—Pearl Harbor: History versus Hollywood
Melissa Poinsett—Slavery and African-American History as Interpreted in Museums
Carrie King—The Manharts: An Overlooked Sector of 1920s Society

2000-2001
Jamie Kahler—Race, Boxing, and Immigrant Status in the United States, 1880-1960
James Dunn—The Integration of the Tuskegee Airmen into the Air Force
Natalie Staugaitis—17th Century Puritanism in Colonial New England and the Shaping of Attitudes Toward Speech and Crime
Matthew Geeza—Building an Identity: Boer Identity During the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902
Robert J. Siegfried—White Captives: Trauma and Cultural Indecision
Kimerlee Maison—Bamboo and Rattan Works, Inc: Tracing the Success of a Small Four Generational Family Business
Joshua Henry—The Lutheran View of an American Contradiction