Students Included in Issue of Midwest Journal of Undergraduate Research

Two students recently had articles published in issue 16 of the Midwest Journal of Undergraduate Research.

“Fun Home: An Intrinsically Queer Comic” written by Robin Kincaid, senior studio art and creative writing major, discusses how the comic medium of “Fun Home” allows readers to experience Bechdel’s inner life more intimately than a purely written memoir, with references to Jack Halberstam’s and Scott McCloud’s theoretical frameworks of “iconic” art and closure. Kincaid conducted this research in fall 2023 for Heidi Cook’s “Art and Gender” class and presented it at SUNY New Paltz’s Undergraduate Art History Symposium in April 2025. 

“Compassion fatigue in a medical unit of the US Army Reserve: An exploratory study” was written by Brooke Wagner, senior health science student, with research interests in health promotion for military members and emergency/disaster preparedness for the medical community.

The issue is free to read online at monmouthcollege.edu/mjur/mjur-issues.