Starting in the Fall of 2020, students in CMP 200 with Professor Andrew Vogel at Kutztown University began studying and writing about wicked problems, not just issues, but the kinds of problems that demand deep, intersectional, interdisciplinary research and creative-critical thinking to begin to understand, much less address. Our research and writing are meant to reach beyond the classroom and engage with the world in real ways. This commons is intended as a space to share research, ideas, and dialogue to promote engagement with shared problems in our world.
Submissions from 2021
United States Judicial System Failures and Solutions, Braden P. Barker
Music Making Connections, Laura M. Breslin
Drug Addiction & Mental Health, Tyler Burkholder
Aspects of Climate Change, Anthony DeFusco
Lower Tuition, Eliminate Debts, and Enjoy Your Education, Damon DeJesus
Student Debt Crisis, Celia Diloretto
The Anti-Social Media, Trevor Ehrgood
Social Media & Negative Effects on Body Image, Jack Fechter
Guns and Their Place in the US, Jacob Garibaldi
Obesity: A Growing Concern in America, Julie T. Garrity
Save the Rich, Connor Harris
Erasing Student Debt: Slowly but Surely, Roberta Harris
Physician Burnout: Stress within the Health Care System, Aidan Hauser
Mental Health Issues in First Responders: Their Causes and How to Help Treat Them, Anna M. Hoffnagle
Social Media and Body Pressure, Brooke Infurna
Mental Health affects of the Covid-19 Pandemic, Mia Kepler
Impact of whitetail deer overpopulation with hunting on the decline, Matthew J. Lamprinos
Corruption in Capsules: How it is Legal for Companies to Put Harmful Ingredients in Vitamins and Dietary Supplements, Emily Leggiero
The Ultimate Struggles of a classroom, Jackson R. Luneburg L
College Students and Burnout, Alexandra Malc
The Impact of the R-Word, Jocelyn McKelvey and Jocelyn McKelvey
The Issue of Unemployment Among People with Disabilities, Angelina C. Pagano
The Enemy of Writing: Standardized Testing, Catelynn Pasterchick
Mental Health In Music: Why are we not Talking About It?, Christian Pence
Opioid Crisis in the United States, Christopher Pettinari
The Impact of Standardized Testing, Marissa Rapposelli
U.S. Prisons and System Reform, Darian Reimels
Teaching to the Test or Limiting Students?, Victoria Rivera
Looking into the Effects of the Age of the Internet, Sarah Schaefer
The Physical and Mental Toll of the Recent Asian American Hate Crimes, Zachary M. Schwedes
police body cams reducing police brutality, shane m. secrest
Bridging the Gap, Jerenita Sokan
Mental Health and Covid-19, Haley Thiel
The Opioid Crisis Meets COVID-19 Pandemic, Hannah m. Westerman
The Struggle of Mental Health Within College Students, Skyler R. West
Cancel the Behavior, Not the Person, McKenna M. Wychunas
Tuition Prices are through the Roof, Zara Zerman
Systemic Racism in the NFL, Eli Ziff
Submissions from 2020
Earth Needs Help, Rhiannon C. Barto
Our Worst Enemy: Unhealthy Food, Gabriella M. Blando
Wicked Problem in the Middle-Class, rebecca c. boyer
Wicked Problems in Middle Class, rebecca c. boyer
The Future of Education as a Wicked Possibility, Eric Busser
Why Can't Homeless Addicts Get Help Too, Rachael D. Causland
If You Had a Crippling Disease..., Ana Litzy Cruz
Obesity in the United States of America, Ana Litzy Cruz
Black Lives Matter, Armando Delgado
Racism in Education, Kevin M. Donton
Racism in Education Remix, Kevin M. Donton
The wickedness of Obesity, Justin c. Epps
Climate Change, Dan Etling
Time to Acknowledge Homeless Youth, Madison Frey
Are Electric Cars the Future?, Nick Gable
American Police Violence, Racism, and Corruption, Ethan Gallagher
Global Warming, Benjamin H. Gray Mr.
The Waterfall Crisis, Guiliana G. Grisaffi
Hunger in the United States, Trey A. Henry
Social Media is Causing a Threat to Our Democracy, Chloe Krempasky
Lack of Resources in Classrooms, Juliana Maffea
Lack of Resources in Classrooms, Juliana Maffea
A Letter to the United States Government on Wealth and Income Inequality, Matthieu Maier
Obesity In America, Caroline Mcgibbon
Online Learning's Impact on Mental Health, Alexandria Palmieri
Covid-19 is More Important than College Football, Gavin J. Riley
The Rich, Lucas A. Santos
Mental Health and its Wicked Factors, Michael Schuler
Tackling Poverty, Mark A. Smith-Micthell
What can Future Social Worker do Differently than Recent Social workers, Hannah Stavros-Mccauley
United States Police & Society Reform, Madisen Sterner
The Problem With The School System, Julianna VanValin
Wicked Problems: Depression, Sebastian Wendolowski
Healing a Nation Wounded by a Pandemic, Blake Wetzel
The Real Child Welfare System, Najee Williams
Sorry, Can't Come to the Phone, Katherine Wilson
Mental Health Stigma: A Wicked Problem, Katelyn Yoh
Mental Health Stigma: A Wicked Problem (Slides), Katelyn Yoh
Life After A Pandemic, Vito Zazo
