history

Papers and Essays

Jess

Mount St. Helens: A Tourist Hotspot (University of Mary Washington HIST 485: Historical Research, Fall 2014) (PDF) (History Major Senior Thesis Paper)

Mount St. Helens: A Tourist Hotspot Literature Review (University of Mary Washington HIST 485: Historical Research, Fall 2014) (PDF)

The Theme of Sexuality: Zhang Yimou’s Red Sorghum and Ju Dou (University of Mary Washington HIST 300AA: Chinese History Through Film, Spring 2014) (PDF) (Corresponding GIF set)

Americans and Hybrid Landscapes (University of Mary Washington HIST 300DD: U.S. Environmental History, Fall 2013) (PDF)

Impervious Surfaces: Heat Island Effect (University of Mary Washington EESC 326: Pollution Prevention Planning, Fall 2013) (PDF)

Crowning Accessories: Stockings, Hats, and A New Reign In Fashion During World War II (University of Mary Washington HIST 299: Introduction to Historical Methods, Fall 2012) (PDF)

Currently Working On…

Jess
  • DGST 101: I am currently a course called Digital Studies 101, which a required class for the the Digital Minor at UMW. In this course we will be using a new Content Management System called Known, which allows users to connect their blogs directly to their social media accounts.  You can follow my work for this course here.
  • DS106: Another course I am taking at UMW entitled Computer Science 106: Digital Storytelling (I will be referring to it as DS106), which is an open, online course at UMW. For this course I will be maintaining a blog in order to exhibit my course work, and provide as well as receive feedback on my work from my peers. You can follow my course blog here.
  • History of the Information Age: I am also taking a senior seminar History course at UMW entitled History 471D7: History of the Information Age. For this course I will be maintaining a blog in order to discuss the course’s readings, provide and receive comments to and from my peers about the readings, and to provide updates on work I am doing in the course. You can follow my course blog here.
  • History 485: Historical Research: I am also working on my senior thesis for the History major. The process of writing my senior thesis will include writing a proposal, writing a literature review, extensive research, and writing the thesis paper itself, which has to be 30-40 pages long.

Latest Project

Jess
UMW Then And Now

UMW Then & Now

Created during the course HIST 428: Adventures in Digital History in the Spring 2014, the University of Mary Washington Then & Now: A Photography Exhibition website displays a digital exhibit of then and now photographs depicting the University of Mary Washington’s Fredericksburg campus dating from the school’s establishment in 1908 through the present time. The site has a responsive theme featuring multiple plugins with customized elements designed and incorporated by myself. My roles for this project were Technical Organizer, Collections Page Creator and Author, and Then & Now Posts Author.