Research Projects

Independent undergraduate research projects thrive at Whittier. At the forefront of these endeavors into student research is the Whittier Scholar’s Program, in which students work with a key group of supervising faculty while they explore new areas of academic study. From a sociology project like “Images of Women in Advertising,” to a chemistry project researching “Thought-Controlled Mechanical Limbs,” students pursue independent research projects that suit their own interests and post-Whittier career goals.

Here are just a few, recent, student research projects:

  • Sources of Marginalization of Senegalese Immigrants in France
  • Closing the Loop: Controlling Type I Diabetes Mellitus
  • Revolution: A Philosophic Perspective on the Automotive Industry
  • Engendering Identity: The Women’s Peace Movement in Israel from the 1960’s to 1993
  • Texas: Mutiny in the Lone Star: Hats, Boots, and Hip-Hop in Texas
  • Wireless Youth: The Social Construction of Youth Identity
  • Democracy in Egypt: Why the U.S. Should Support Egyptian Democratic Reform
  • Design in a Human Context
  • Taming the Dragon: A Tactical Approach to Outsourcing