Six Masters students from the Graduate Program in Policy History at BGSU presented at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte’s Graduate History Forum on March 28. Travis Snyder presented his paper, “Psychological Toll (Coping with PTSD after the Civil War),” on a panel titled “Physical and Psychological Scars of War.” Aaron Lewis presented his paper, “Boston Red Sox Championship Representation in the Media,” and Lanna Demers presented “Published Public Opinion and the London Work Horse (Changes in the Victorian Era),” on a panel titled “Media and Culture.” Victoria Harwood presented “The Puritan’s Problem: Genocidal Tactics in King Philip’s War” and Ashley Stevens presented “Political Genocide and North Korea’s Gulags” on a panel titled “Genocide and Politics.” Joe Lueck presented “‘Paying the Penalty for Lawlessness’: Major Stephen Cabot’s Account of the Boston Draft Riot” on a panel titled “Politicizing of Materials and Bias in Historiography.”

All six students are first-year Masters students in the History program.