16th Annual McNair Research Presentation
Oct. 1, 2008 • Violette Hall 1000
Session One
9 a.m. • Sammone Kidd
What Explains Variation of Women’s Representation in Sub-Saharan Africa’s Parliaments?
9:20 a.m. • Liza Castillo
Factors that Influence English Word Learning in Bilingual Children
9:40 a.m. • Van Le
Environmental Criticism of the Late Roman Republic in Lucretius’ De Rerum Natura
10 a.m. • Harold Kaid
How Should Undergraduates Deal with Interpersonal Stress? A Comparison of Catharsis, Guided Relaxation, and Sitting Quietly
10:20 a.m. • Joshua Hallows
Narcissism, Empathy, and Prosocial Behavior: An Online Survey
10:40 a.m. • Amber Jones
The Conflict of Passing: Hypermasculinity in African American Male Educational Experiences
11 a.m. • Angela Carter
Feminist Smut(?): A Study of Anais Nin’s Erotica
11:20 a.m. • Jacqueline Gonzalez
BRAVE NEW GIRL: Girls’ Life and Answer-Seeking Adolescents
11:40 a.m. • Joshua Harris
Religiosity and Attitudes toward Violence in Hispanic Street Gang Members
Session Two
2 p.m. • Casey Sharp
Bread and Circuses: How Red Meat Ballot Initiatives Feed Voter Turnout
2:20 p.m. • Michele Kaminski
Race, Identity and Power-Where Art and Popular Culture Unite: George Herriman’s Krazy Kat and Philip Guston’s Flatlands
2:40 p.m. • Break
3 p.m. • Jesse Badoe
Foot-In-The-Door Phenomenon: Its Relationship to Perceived Legitimate Authority
3:20 p.m. • Sonia Mejia
College Students’ Perceptions of Dialect Influenced English
3:40 p.m. • Anna Pechenina
Environmental Degradation and Genocide/Politicide, 1958-2007
4 p.m. • Gemmicka Piper
Creating a Space for Expression of Both Black and Female Selves: An Examination of Toni Cade Bambara
4:20 p.m. • Jeffrey Sanders
Economic Inequity in Ancient Rome: A Study of the Elite Class and Its Role in Socio-Economic Disparity
The programs are open for all to attend
at their convenience.
Session One
9 a.m. • Sammone Kidd
What Explains Variation of Women’s Representation in Sub-Saharan Africa’s Parliaments?
9:20 a.m. • Liza Castillo
Factors that Influence English Word Learning in Bilingual Children
9:40 a.m. • Van Le
Environmental Criticism of the Late Roman Republic in Lucretius’ De Rerum Natura
10 a.m. • Harold Kaid
How Should Undergraduates Deal with Interpersonal Stress? A Comparison of Catharsis, Guided Relaxation, and Sitting Quietly
10:20 a.m. • Joshua Hallows
Narcissism, Empathy, and Prosocial Behavior: An Online Survey
10:40 a.m. • Amber Jones
The Conflict of Passing: Hypermasculinity in African American Male Educational Experiences
11 a.m. • Angela Carter
Feminist Smut(?): A Study of Anais Nin’s Erotica
11:20 a.m. • Jacqueline Gonzalez
BRAVE NEW GIRL: Girls’ Life and Answer-Seeking Adolescents
11:40 a.m. • Joshua Harris
Religiosity and Attitudes toward Violence in Hispanic Street Gang Members
Session Two
2 p.m. • Casey Sharp
Bread and Circuses: How Red Meat Ballot Initiatives Feed Voter Turnout
2:20 p.m. • Michele Kaminski
Race, Identity and Power-Where Art and Popular Culture Unite: George Herriman’s Krazy Kat and Philip Guston’s Flatlands
2:40 p.m. • Break
3 p.m. • Jesse Badoe
Foot-In-The-Door Phenomenon: Its Relationship to Perceived Legitimate Authority
3:20 p.m. • Sonia Mejia
College Students’ Perceptions of Dialect Influenced English
3:40 p.m. • Anna Pechenina
Environmental Degradation and Genocide/Politicide, 1958-2007
4 p.m. • Gemmicka Piper
Creating a Space for Expression of Both Black and Female Selves: An Examination of Toni Cade Bambara
4:20 p.m. • Jeffrey Sanders
Economic Inequity in Ancient Rome: A Study of the Elite Class and Its Role in Socio-Economic Disparity
The programs are open for all to attend
at their convenience.
