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A Comparison of Appalachia and Puerto Rico
The culture of poverty theory — a sociological concept arguing that the cycle of poverty, while being initially started by higher powers in…
Melissa Velez Nazario
May 1, 2018
Snake-Wrangling or Sunday School: Exploring the Truth About Appalachian Religion
Snake-Wrangling or Sunday School: Exploring the Truth About Appalachian Religion
When most people think of Appalachia, religion is one of the initial things that comes to mind. What that perception of religion is though…
Peter Loesel
May 1, 2018
Black Coal, Black Lungs, Warm Hearts: Coal Mining in Southwest Virginia
The Southern Appalachian region has long been one of the largest sources of coal in the world. For generations after generations, miners…
Allie Smith
May 1, 2018
Waste Dumping In West Virginia
Research Question: What are the causes and effects of waste dumping on the inhabitants in West Virginia?
Nick Lawrence
May 1, 2018
Exploring the Environmental Impacts of Mountaintop Mining Operations
Exploring the Environmental Impacts of Mountaintop Mining Operations
Just from basic observation, the average onlooker can clearly see that there are many environmental concerns surrounding mountaintop…
Keely Beard
May 1, 2018
Gospel Music Through the Years
Research Question: How did gospel music develop over time since the late 19th century, and how was the Appalachian region involved?
Sydnee Burnette
May 1, 2018
High Mountains, Flatfeet: The History of Clogging in Appalachia
What is the history of flatfooting in Appalachia? How does flatfooting differ from other types of clogging?
Sarah Propst
May 1, 2018
Misunderstood: How the Portrayal of the Banjo in Film and Television Has Impacted Appalachia
Misunderstood: How the Portrayal of the Banjo in Film and Television Has Impacted Appalachia
Growing up, the only thing I associated the banjo with was the uneducated backwards people that I assumed played the instrument. For years…
Case Keatley
May 1, 2018
Why does bluegrass music only use certain string instruments and what is the historical…
Music has been a fundamental constituent of human life all over the world for thousands of years. With hundreds of different genres of…
Ryan Whalen
Apr 30, 2018
Roanoke’s Severe Heroin Crisis
Roanoke’s Severe Heroin Crisis
It wasn’t until 2014 that the people of Roanoke began to realize and acknowledge the severe heroin and opioid abuse in the area. Drug…
Nicholas Pace
Apr 30, 2018
Appalachian Coal Mining: The Conflicting Narrative that Surrounds the Topic of Mining
Coal mining is a large industry in the Appalachian region as I learned in my class this semester, the region conducts both surface and…
N. Vahidi
Apr 29, 2018
The Mechanization of Coal Mining and Its Effects on West Virginia’s Coal Industry Employment
The Mechanization of Coal Mining and Its Effects on West Virginia’s Coal Industry Employment
Mountaintop removal in West Virginia has proven to be both extremely beneficial and extremely detrimental to various societies and their…
Christopher Perreault
Apr 28, 2018
Local Foods in Southern Appalachia and How They Affect the Region’s Diet
Local Foods in Southern Appalachia and How They Affect the Region’s Diet
The food a culture eats is one of the things that defines that culture. The food people grow up with shapes part of their identity, which…
Alexandra Soccio-Mallon
Apr 28, 2018
Gatlinburg: The Attraction to Tourists & Locals
Gatlinburg: The Attraction to Tourists & Locals
Within the State of Tennessee, surrounded by the Great Smoky Mountains lies the town of Gatlinburg. Home to moonshine, an amusement park…
Travis Finch
Apr 28, 2018
Ramps: Mountain Foraged Fine Dining
Ramps: Mountain Foraged Fine Dining
Growing up in the shadow of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, I was never far from a way of life that existed for those who resided in the…
Parker Culver
Apr 28, 2018
The Water That Bleeds Through
The Water That Bleeds Through
My family history runs deep in the mountains of West Virginia. Half of my family is from northern West Virginia in the Petersburg…
Colin Gates
Apr 28, 2018
Uniquely American: The Five-String Banjo
When talking about the banjo, the images that come to mind are normally variations of stereotypes of hill-billy’s in their overalls singing…
Kaelyn Thompson
Apr 28, 2018
MTR: When is Enough, Enough?
Coming from a farming background, there are many laws by the government regulating things such as runoff of chemicals, use of hormones, and…
Christian Taylor
Apr 28, 2018
The “Other Water of Appalachia”: Moonshine
The “Other Water of Appalachia”: Moonshine
Research Question: How has moonshine shaped Appalachia’s culture and economics?
John-Robert Helsley
Apr 28, 2018
Healthcare for all!!
Healthcare for all!!
Question: How has the location of Mud Creek Clinic in Appalachia shaped the development of the clinic?
Jillian Eichinger
Apr 28, 2018
NarCan We Reduce Drug Overdose in Appalachia?
NarCan We Reduce Drug Overdose in Appalachia?
Research Question: How are the local communities within the Appalachian region trying to prevent opioid related deaths and over doses?
Monica Brunk
Apr 28, 2018
Preserved History of Unionization Through the Eyes of People From Appalachia
Protest music and struggle songs were used in Appalachia to protest the coal industry and to promote the unionization of miners. Extractive…
Grace Tedrick
Apr 28, 2018
Opioid Crisis in West Virginia Counties: What Will Help It Slow Down?
In 2014, the seven Appalachian states accounted for more than a fifth of nationwide opioid-related deaths. West Virginia, with a population…
Marley Guidry
Apr 28, 2018
The Rise of OxyContin in Appalachia
As many familiar with the area may know, drug abuse has been on the rise in Appalachia. Typical drugs like heroin, marijuana, and cocaine…
Ryan Jordan
Apr 28, 2018
Conditions headed South — just like the birds
Research Question: How have the negative effects of MTR or mountaintop removal impacted wildlife in the state of West Virginia?
Michael Shelton
Apr 28, 2018
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