WUJUR Vol.2 No.2
Now in Print and Online
WUJUR is thrilled to present Vol. 2 No. 2., an edition of consistent progress, big changes, and an exciting horizon. Within, you will find six original research articles of high caliber—from film studies to ecology, and art studies to data curation. We present here our greatest number yet of Features, spotlighting student and professor researchers within the WashU community. All articles are accompanied by outstanding original artwork and photography. In collaboration with WashU Libraries Scholarly Communication & Digital Publishing Services (ScholPub), we continue to enhance WUJUR for our authors and readers. Released 4/28/26
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Contents
Features
Treating the System: A Spotlight on Dr. Salma Abdalla
Kefan Cui
What’s on Your Desk?
Kefan Cui
Quantifying Controversy: An Interview with Lucas Olmeta and Ben Kras
Saanvi Kumar
Getting Hip with Art History: An Interview with Helen Ives
Julia Claire Johnson
Beyond the Headlines: Professor Douglas Flowe on Race, Crime, and American Cities
Blair Wagner
Research
Influence of Weather on Questing Strategy by Amblyomma americanum Nymphs
Rachel Tang, Sam Ko, Meg Gilliland, & Solny A. Adalsteinsson
Recipient of the Outstanding Impact Award
A Quantitative Analysis of the 2025 Ballon d’Or
Lucas Olmeta & Ben Kras
Filling the Holes in Porous Media: Metadata Assessment and Accessibility in the Digital Porous Media Portal
Zach Nowacek, Maria Esteva, Bernard Chang, & Masa Prodanovic
Beyond Borders and Belonging: Chinese Illegal Migration and Diaspora as Distinct Forces in Shaping American Communities
Kyle Chen
Emma Wang: Contemporary Revelations and Hippie Modernisms
Helen Ives
Silence Across Screens: A Dual-Method Analysis of Gendered Emotional Labor in The Farewell
Cheney Zhang
Contributors
Editor-in-Chief
Cedric Bruges
Managing Editor of Operations
Serina Cao
Managing Editor of Content
Geneva Burkitt
Managing Editor of Peer Review
Lidiia Volkova
Managing Editor of Production
Mimi Zhou
Managing Editor of Design
Leah Hulvershorn
Managing Editor of Features
Kefan Cui
Director of Administration
Tali Jarmond
Director of Student Engagement
Astrid Burns
Director of Professional Outreach
Nayeon Kim
Production Editors
Lucy Chen
Sama Daham
Sara Izhar
Hannah Kim
Bera Koklu
Ivana Kolev
Sophie Mikhail
Evelyn Nedelciuc
Amy Oku
Anna Piasecki
Illustrators
Hannah Dorval
Min-Suh Kwak
Jacqueline Lee
Lucy Wei
Handling Editors
Nour Abou Shousha
Julia Claire Johnson
Anika Kothari
Jacqueline Lee
Ashwin Nair
Yashika Raja
Jaden Sanders
Nikhita Varma
Billy Zhao
Senior Reviewers
Maggie Chen
João-Cameron Hopkinson
Rohan Krishnamoorthi
Vyapti Shahani Subramaniam
Andrew Tang
Features Writers
Kefan Cui
Julia Claire Johnson
Saanvi Kumar
Blair Wagner
Peer Reviewers
Nigina Aripova
Charlotte Balla
Evelyn Bekker
Joshitha Bodavula
Jun Ru Chen
Luna Chen
Franklin Cui
Liam Deighton
Charlie Doehring
Hannah Dorval
Josue Figueroa
Sana Gangopadhyay
Dhruv Goyal
Jessica Guan
Kaho Hoshi
Dylan Hunt
Madison Huynh
Intae Hwang
June Kim
Mason Kong
Jonathan Leung
Zalina Li
Chelsea Lim
Claire Lu
Lucas Mahia
Caroline McNinch
Ezra Miller
George Naismith
Maddie Nakashian
Jennifer Ong
Joleen Pan
Haniah Peracha
Katherine Pyasik
Dylan Shah
Alice Smagorinsky
Cole Smith
Steven Tao
Blair Wagner
Arya Waza
Jules Wolff-Merovick
Ethan Wong
Jodie Xiao
Kelly Zhang
Khloe Zhong
Faculty Advisors
Dr. Lori Markson
Dr. Diana José-Edwards
With Help From
Cadence Cordell
Micah Zeller
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