Abstract
History Showcase 2026
WSU Research and Creative Achievement Day
Department of History & Legal Studies
A celebration of undergraduate research
2:00pm Welcome Professor Erik Heinrichs
2:05pm Senior Thesis Presentations, Panel I
- Travis Franzen, “On the Development of Early Modern Plague Theology in the Church of England”
- Riley Nelson, Title TBD
- Sophia Riedel, “This Land Is Your Land Until It's Not: The Arkansas Government and Japanese Americans in Internment Camps, 1940s”
2:45pm Senior Thesis Presentations, Panel II
- Brennen Hodnefield, “The Emergence of Gay Activism Amidst Government Suppression”
- Madyson Fischer, “Listening to Voices: Indigenous Roles in the Environmental Justice Movements of the 1960s”
- Blake Hillman, “Warmath and His Warriors: White Allyship, the Black Press, and the University of Minnesota Football Team, 1954-1971”
Intermission Poster Projects from Upper-Level History Courses:
- Hist 398: East European History through Film and Photography
- Hist 440: World War II
Students of Professors. Matthew Lungerhausen and Matthew Lindaman
3:50pm Senior Thesis Presentations, Panel III
- Dylan Teske, Title TBD
- Stefan Nikoloski, “Causes of the Yugoslav Wars and the Role of Slobodan Milosevic, 1980-1991”
- Andrew Hewitt, “Welsh for a Day: St. David’s Day at Gustavus Adolphus College, 1972-2012”
4:30pm Honors Society Initiations: Phi Alpha Theta / Lambda Epsilon Chi
Presided by Profs. Matthew Lindaman and Gregory Richard
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department
History & Legal Studies
Campus
Winona
First Advisor/Mentor
Erik Heinrichs
Location
Cathedral Basement 016, Education Village, Winona State University
Start Date
4-23-2026 2:00 PM
End Date
4-23-2026 5:00 PM
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Format of Presentation or Performance
In-Person
History Showcase 2026: A Celebration of Undergraduate Research
Cathedral Basement 016, Education Village, Winona State University
History Showcase 2026
WSU Research and Creative Achievement Day
Department of History & Legal Studies
A celebration of undergraduate research
2:00pm Welcome Professor Erik Heinrichs
2:05pm Senior Thesis Presentations, Panel I
- Travis Franzen, “On the Development of Early Modern Plague Theology in the Church of England”
- Riley Nelson, Title TBD
- Sophia Riedel, “This Land Is Your Land Until It's Not: The Arkansas Government and Japanese Americans in Internment Camps, 1940s”
2:45pm Senior Thesis Presentations, Panel II
- Brennen Hodnefield, “The Emergence of Gay Activism Amidst Government Suppression”
- Madyson Fischer, “Listening to Voices: Indigenous Roles in the Environmental Justice Movements of the 1960s”
- Blake Hillman, “Warmath and His Warriors: White Allyship, the Black Press, and the University of Minnesota Football Team, 1954-1971”
Intermission Poster Projects from Upper-Level History Courses:
- Hist 398: East European History through Film and Photography
- Hist 440: World War II
Students of Professors. Matthew Lungerhausen and Matthew Lindaman
3:50pm Senior Thesis Presentations, Panel III
- Dylan Teske, Title TBD
- Stefan Nikoloski, “Causes of the Yugoslav Wars and the Role of Slobodan Milosevic, 1980-1991”
- Andrew Hewitt, “Welsh for a Day: St. David’s Day at Gustavus Adolphus College, 1972-2012”
4:30pm Honors Society Initiations: Phi Alpha Theta / Lambda Epsilon Chi
Presided by Profs. Matthew Lindaman and Gregory Richard
