Academic Research

Data visualization by Piper Starnes
Everlasting Elements of K-pop Hits
DECEMBER 9, 2022
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As part of the Using Data to Tell Stories course at Syracuse University, Piper collected data on 20 years of K-pop hits and found that people love their high energy, positivity, and everlasting danceability. Three sources — a fan, a TikToker, and a pop music reporter — explained why.

Photo by Hailey Blackwelder and Casey Pearce
Decipher Magazine, Vol. 10
NOVEMBER 3, 2022 | Clemson University
Decipher is produced by a team of Clemson University’s undergraduate students to highlight the accomplishments of their peers in Creative Inquiry, Clemson’s unique brand of undergraduate research.

Courtesy of Piper Starnes
Recount: A Music History Magazine
NOVEMBER 2021
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As a part of the Music History before 1750 course at Clemson University, Piper wrote about Adémar de Chabannes, an11th century composer, historian, and successful literary forger. She stylized her annotated bibliography as a magazine to demonstrate her publication career interest.