Research Proposal

Covid Collective Memory Research Discussion:

1 Interview I am planning: Interviewing my friend who was a senior in high school when the pandemic started.

2 Resources I have found: Journal articles (mentioned below) on the Siena College Library Site.

2 Guiding Research Questions I have made: mentioned below

2 things I want readers to learn from my project: I want my readers to find similarities in their experiences to the ones of the people I interview and learn about how the pandemic has also impacted people with different kinds of community jobs.

Research Question 1

Name of Story/Poem/Creative Nonfiction: “School closures, exam cancellations and isolation: The impact of covid-19 on young people’s mental health” by Gillean McCluskey

Working Topic: COVID-19 pandemic impact on student lives

Working Research Question: How did the pandemic impact the unique lives of high school seniors?

• Who: high school seniors
• What: pandemic impact
• When: March 2020
• Where: in the US
• Why: seniors have unique lives outside of school

Keywords: Covid-19, students, highschool students, impact on students

Research Question 2

Name of Story/Poem/Creative Nonfiction: “The impact of COVID-19 on student experiences and expectations: Evidence from a survey” by Jacob French

Working Topic: COVID-19 pandemic impact on student lives

Working Research Question: How did the pandemic impact the unique lives of high school seniors?

• Who: high school seniors
• What: pandemic impact
• When: March 2020
• Where: in the US
• Why: seniors have unique lives outside of school

Keywords: Covid impact on schools, covid impact on students, online school, student covid experiences

Research Question 3

Name of Story/Poem/Creative Nonfiction: None yet

Working Topic: COVID-19 impact on people with community type jobs

Working Research Question: How did the pandemic affect someone with a job that involves a lot of community interaction? (librarians specifically)

• Who: librarians
• What: pandemic impact
• When: March 2020
• Where: in the US
• Why: people who work within communities with a lot of human interaction have unique experiences

Keywords: covid, community workers impact, librarians