“The Times They Are a-Changin”: A Look into Protest Music’s Evolution Throughout the 1950s-1970s

This project was created for the 2024 Digital Humanities Fellowship. It looks at the evolution of protest music from 1950 to 1979 as it was influenced by the events that took place and the people involved to understand more of the protest culture at the time. This project uses TimelineJS, ArcGIS StoryMaps, and WordPress to create the documented website

Turkey’s Gender Gap in Higher Education: An Analysis of IR Doctoral Students

This article assesses gender research patterns among Ph.D. students in International Relations (IR) discipline in Turkey with a particular focus on women. We examined 622 IR doctoral dissertations accepted by institutions of higher education in Turkey between 2009 and 2019. We found a statistically significant gender-based pairing among students and advisors, in addition to a higher number of male students and advisors, which suggests greater male visibility in graduate school and academia. Dissertation keyword analysis shows that similar topics are studied by both men and women, and reveals a noticeable absence of gender-sensitive issues, even among the work of female researchers. The striking omission of feminist IR reveals the importance of ‘minding the gap’ in contexts outside of the Western domain

Final Report: 2020-2023 Inclusion Action Plan Musselman Library

This report documents Musselman Library\u27s accomplishments and progress made on the 2020 Inclusion Action Plan (IAP)

Concentration in the Market for Infant Formula: Causes, Symptoms, and Remedies

This scholarship argues that the widespread shortages resulting from the February 2022 recall of several infant formula brands following the closure of Abbott’s Sturgis plant are emblematic not of an acute market hiccup, but rather of a series of anti-competitive policy measures decades in the making. Using the aforementioned punctuating event as a guidepost, this analysis reviews the critical role that quality regulations, import restrictions, and procurement protocols within the WIC program play on concentration within the market for infant formula

Front Matter

Front Matter of the Gettysburg Historical Journal 202

COVID-19 Spillover Effects onto General Vaccine Attitudes

Even amid the unprecedented public health challenges attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic, opposition to vaccinating against the novel coronavirus has been both prevalent and politically contentious in American public life. In this paper, we theorize that attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination might “spill over” to shape attitudes toward “postpandemic” vaccination programs and policy mandates for years to come. We find this to be the case using evidence from a large, original panel study, as well as two observational surveys, conducted on American adults during the pandemic. Specifically, we observe evidence of COVID-19 vaccine spillover onto general vaccine skepticism, flu shot intention, and attitudes toward hypothetical vaccines (i.e., vaccines in development), which do not have preexisting attitudinal connotations. Further, these spillover effects vary by partisanship and COVID-19 vaccination status, with the political left and those who received two or more COVID-19 vaccine doses becoming more provaccine, while the political right and the unvaccinated became more anti-vaccine. Taken together, these results point to the salience and politicization of the COVID-19 vaccine impacting non-COVID vaccine attitudes. We end by discussing the implications of this study for effective health messaging

Action Plan: Gym Cleanliness at the Jaeger Center

I have created an action plan to assess current patrons\u27 satisfaction with the cleaning materials provided at the Gettysburg College Jaeger Center, and increase the amount or variety if the need is there. Due to a combination of behaviors and bacteria in the Jaeger Center, gym users are at risk of contracting infections. The objective of this plan is for gym users to feel more empowered and safe in their environment. While there may be individuals who feel like increased disinfecting efforts and supplies are not necessary at the Jaeger Center, what may not be a concern for one person could be a barrier for someone else. The main component of the action plan is a user survey; the objective of the survey is to determine the best result for all parties involved, not just myself. All in all, I hope the conclusion of the action plan will result in a happier, healthier, and safer Gettysburg College community. This poster aims to present the plan in a concise and visually pleasing way, it was presented at the Gettysburg College CAFE Symposium in February 2024