MANSFIELD — Ohio State Mansfield faculty and students will present their research and creative work to the public during Community Frenzy on Nov. 5 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the M. Cooper Room at Richland Academy of the Arts, 75 N. Walnut St.
The event is free to the public and requires no registration. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the presentation program begins at 5:30 p.m.
The format gives each of the seven presenters seven minutes to speak, followed by audience questions. Topic areas span environmental science, psychology, film studies, local water quality, theater, historical linguistics, and biology.
“We’re thrilled to have Richland Academy of the Arts as our host this year,” said Amy Brunell, associate dean for faculty affairs and event organizer.
“This is our third year bringing our scholarship to the community in downtown Mansfield, and we plan to make it an annual tradition.”
The presentation lineup includes:
- Gabriel Karns, senior lecturer in the School of Environment and Natural Resources, presenting “Your Land, Their Pipeline: Finding Common Ground on Rights-of-Way.” His research shows that trust increases when pipeline companies manage rights-of-way to match landowner values, such as wildlife habitat, open space, or clean property lines.
- Brooke Hill, psychology student, presenting “Does Overestimation of Upward Head Orientation Exaggerate Height Estimates?” Building on research showing people overestimate upward head tilt by a factor of about 1.5, her talk examines how this affects perceived height and spatial awareness.
- Jamison Kantor, associate professor of English, presenting “The Scared Scientist of Horror Films.” Kantor explores why scientists and doctors — symbols of rational understanding — frequently appear in horror films that subvert that rationality.
- Faith Wyzgoski, associate professor of chemistry, and Ozeas Costa, professor in the School of Earth Sciences, presenting “Water Quality Studies of Headwater Streams Draining to the Mohican and Walhonding Rivers.” They will share findings on streams near campus, including nitrogen and phosphorus tracking since 2021 that shows seasonal impacts on water quality and algal growth.
- Joe Fahey, professor of theater, presenting “Staging Old Plays for New Audiences.” Fahey uses recent examples to explain how campus productions edit, discuss, and restage centuries-old scripts for contemporary audiences.
- Andrew Kinney, senior lecturer in English, presenting “Should We Care about Schleicher’s Fable?” Kinney examines reconstructed stories offering a window into historical linguistic sounds, questioning what is gained or lost by studying them.
- Mason Edelman, biology student, presenting “You Can’t Control Everything: Learning From Failed Experiments.” Edelman addresses what constitutes a failed experiment, uncontrollable factors in research, and lessons learned from failure.
More information is available at go.osu.edu/community-frenzy.
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