Research Ambassadors
Nora Culver ‘25/Take 5 ‘26
Email me at: nculver2@u.rochester.edu
Discipline(s) of Research
- Humanities
- Social sciences
Major(s) and Minor(s)
- BA in History
Areas of Interest/Research Focus
- Soviet history, cultural history, histories of science
- Archival research: Honors thesis for the Department of History on Cold War orchestral exchange (2025)
- Archaeological research: Professor Jarvis’ Bermuda Field School (2023)
Areas where I may be particularly helpful
- Schwartz Discover Grant application writing
- Grant or thesis proposal writing generally
- Humanities research
- Archival research
What advice do you have for prospective or new researchers?
What ‘counts’ as research is much broader than I had expected when I first started school. Humanities and social sciences research especially can be harder to define or picture as a set path to someone who’s new to it. To anyone who’s interested in research but not exactly sure how or where to start, I’d say: ask around! Professors love to talk about their own research, students love to talk about the research they’re doing, and many resources exist on campus just itching for someone to use them.
Also—speaking directly to humanities or independent researchers—it’s easier (and more fulfilling) to try to convince people your interest is worth researching than it is to try to mold yourself or your application to what you think they might want.