UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1033 | Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement

Submission information

Submission Number: 1033

Submission ID: 19761

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Submission URI: /urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal

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Created: Wed, 07/02/2025 - 10:29 AM

Completed: Wed, 07/02/2025 - 10:51 AM

Changed: Fri, 10/03/2025 - 06:10 PM

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Submitted by: Anonymous

Language: English

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Submitted to: UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal

Research Mentor Information

Primary Research Mentor Name Madeleine Stout

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When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific? Ms.

Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) mestout@fsu.edu

Position Title Graduate Student

Faculty Advisor Name Maxine Jones and Michael Creswell

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FSU College (if applicable) Arts and Sciences

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Overall Project Details

Title of the Project A Political Machine: Expanding the Cold War Through Propaganda

Project Keywords History Cold War International Affairs

Are you currently looking for research assistants? No

Number of Research Assistants Needed 1

Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) History
International Affairs
Political Science

Project Location: On FSU Main Campus

If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation? No, the project is remote

Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s): In-person

Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work? 5

Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work? Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)

Overall Research Project Description The Cold War is traditionally thought to take place from 1946-1989. When World War II ended the international stage focused on a fight against United States democracy and Soviet communism. As the Allied Powers split Germany into different zones they also tasked themselves with reshaping how the world would be postwar. The Cold War was more than militarized border control of the Iron Curtain and proxy wars. The world was flooded with pamphlets, posters, and broadcasts arguing whether communism or capitalism was a better economic and political system. I argue that when scholars analyze propaganda in the 1940s-1960s they engage with a battle that began in the 1920s. As such when we look at the Cold War through the lens of propaganda materials and messages we see that the Cold War began in the 1920s and not the 1940s.

Research Tasks Data collection - I.E. posters, pamphlets, newspaper advertisements, radio transcripts
Literature Review

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Writing - skills in Microsoft word
Organization - skills in Microsoft excel/spreadsheets to create a list/database
Research - ability to navigate databases and Strozier library to collect information
Creative/Critical Thinking - to question and analyze images

Mentoring Philosophy As a research mentor I believe in creating a positive environment where students can feel comfortable asking questions and gaining skills. Being a mentor is more than overseeing a project, it is about helping mentees develop as scholars and learn best practices for a specific field or fields. When serving as a UROP mentor in 2023-2024 I held weekly individual meetings with my mentees to touch base and answer any inquiries they had. I try to get to know my mentees and cater the tasks I give them to what they are interested in. Part of conducting research is failing or making mistakes, as a mentor I do not chastise students when this happens, instead I help them navigate ways to grow from hardships. Finally, I see serving as a UROP mentor to go beyond the UROP year. I have continued to keep in contact with my past mentees and written multiple recommendation letters for Kaysyn Jones. I do not leave my mentees out in the cold and always offer to help them after UROP ends.

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Please add any additional information here (if applicable): This is my second time serving as a UROP mentor. In 2023-2024 I worked as a mentor to three students while teaching and conducting my dissertation. I love to work with students who are interested and passionate in research and learning.

Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable? Yes

Roundtable times and Zoom links Tuesday, September 2 at 3pm (https://fsu.zoom.us/j/94849915081)
Friday, September 5 at 4pm (https://fsu.zoom.us/j/7820384803?omn=98423532751)

Roundtable Info

Day: Friday, September 5
Start Time: 4:00
End Time: 4:30
Zoom Link: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/7820384803?omn=98423532751

UROP Program Elements

Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication Yes

UROP Performance Evaluation Yes

Materials Grant Yes

UROP Poster Presentation Yes

Faculty Advisor Confirmation Yes

Are you interested in attending in a UROP Research Mentor Workshop Series? No

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