Volume 4: 2023

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11868/3915

Editor's introduction:

The fourth volume of Q: Journal of Undergraduate Research & Inquiry represents the remarkable scholarly work of students at The University of Tampa. The University’s Office of Undergraduate Research & Inquiry, led by Dr. Eric Freundt, oversees a wide variety of inquiry-based, research-focused courses. Faculty members have the opportunity to nominate student work produced in these courses for publication in Q. Each nomination was carefully reviewed by advisor Dr. David Reamer and Editor in Chief Cassie Disharoon, and ten papers were selected for publication. Through this vetting process, we have brought the best student research the University has to offer to Q. Then, a team of student editors in Dr. David Reamer’s WRI 376 course readied each article for publication. This was a learning experience for everyone involved; the student authors experienced the publication process from start to finish, and the editing team gained hands-on practice with copyediting and digitally designing the publication. Q includes the best undergraduate research the University of Tampa has to offer, regardless of discipline. As such, each volume of Q includes a unique compilation of research topics. This year’s volume includes articles on a wide range of subjects. It includes analyses of a wide variety of social issues, including immigration (Gervais), city planning (Katsulos), and free speech (Giaquinto). We have selected works that cover everything from important artists (Igel) to virology research (Chacon et al.), along with papers that examine politics and history in the United States and around the world (Valentonis; Burgui; Zodkoy). This volume also includes a paper on the impacts of trauma and immigration on language acquisition (King) and another paper on how Spanish can be used in healthcare (Gething). The range of topics represented in this volume shows that there is scholarly excellence to be found in every field of study at the University of Tampa, which truly embodies the purpose of Q. We are so proud to share Volume 4 of Q and celebrate the student authors and editors who worked hard to present this year’s edition to you. We hope you enjoy.

Cassie Disharoon

Editor in Chief

Communication, Media, and Culture Major ‘24

Cover image: Ryan Dottery

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Q: Journal of Undergraduate Research & Inquiry is sponsored by the University of Tampa’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry and Dr. Eric Freundt. This volume of Q was produced in Dr. David Reamer’s WRI 376 class in Spring 2023.

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