Steeplechase is an annual digital publication showcasing the research and creative activity of Murray State University undergraduate and graduate students. This open-access journal features works across all disciplines, especially highlighting ORCA grantees and ORCA event participants. Steeplechase is edited by both faculty and undergraduate students in conjunction with Murray State University’s Office of Research and Creative Activity (ORCA).
See the Aims and Scope for a complete coverage of the journal.
Current Issue: Volume 7, Issue 1 (2023) Fall 2023 / Spring 2024
Editor's Letter
ORCA Annual Report 2022-23
MSU ORCA
ORCA Travel Grant Spotlights
Enhancing First-Grade Math Fluency: A Multi-Tiered Intervention Approach
Kiah Goettlich and Sean Simmons Ph.D.
Students' Participation in Society for Photographic Education Midwest Conference
Abbie Michalek and Cintia Segovia Figueroa
Dark Times In Dark Academia
Hayden Eubanks
Assessing the health and behavioral effects of turtle racing on eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina)
Michelle Weaver and Andrea Darracq
ORCA Research Grant Spotlights
Childhood Experiences and Obesity in Adulthood
Hannah Eriksen and Esther Malm
College Women’s Traditional Attitudes towards Femininity and Homonegativity
Kaid Marek and Amanda Watson Joyce
When Cooking Sous Vide, Do Different Bags Change the Color Reading of the Spectrophotometer?
Kathryn Beard and Thomas Powell