This research is a part of Samantha Watkins' Bachelor of Philosophy thesis and THINK Fellowship research regarding empathy education in high school literature.
This project has been presented at the following conferences:
- The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholar's Weekend Gallery Walk
- The Spring Undergraduate Literature Conference, University of Pittsburgh
- The Council of Graduate Students in Education Research Fair, University of Pittsburgh
- The Spring Undergraduate Research Conference, University of Pittsburgh
It is also expected to be presented at the Macksey Undergraduate Research Symposium at Johns Hopkins University.
This project is an independent study relating to the crosslisted course ENGLIT 1600 Computational Methods in the Humanities.
Thank you to Professor David Birnbaum in the Slavics Department and Dr. Geoffrey Glover in the English Literature Department for mentoring me on this and every project.
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