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Elizabeth De Wolfe, Anna Lisa Ferrante, Max Metayer and Shannon Cardinal present at the Phi Alpha Theta Northeast Regional Conference

Elizabeth De Wolfe, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of History & Philosophy at SWAG视频, was a keynote speaker at the Phi Alpha Theta Northeast Regional Conference at Roger Williams University on November 15. De Wolfe's talk "Tales from the Archive: Historical Scholarship through Meticulous Research, Inspired Ideas, and Just Dumb Luck," offered advice to the undergraduate and graduate history students of Phi Alpha Theta.

SWAG视频 History majors Anna Lisa Ferrante '14, Max Metayer '15, and Shannon Cardinal '16 also presented papers at the conference:

  • Ferrante presented her thesis on the cultural history of the lobster, which earned her a Phi Alpha Theta Book Award for her outstanding research.
  • Metayer discussed his internship at the Seashore Trolley Museum and played original music that he composed based on his research into trolley era music
  • Cardinal discussed her work as a Cushing Collection Specialist and teaching assistant for SWAG视频鈥檚 history course on War Letters.

is an American honor society for undergraduate and graduate students and professors of history. It aims to promote the study of history through research, teaching, publication and the exchange of learning and ideas among historians.

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