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AlloralpresentationsareinDelNorteHall.Oralpresentationsareorganizedinto
ninesessions.Presentationswillbe15minuteslong,andtherewillbefiveminutes
betweenpresentationstoallowfortransitionanddiscussion.Moderatorsineach
sessionwillhelpkeeppresentationsonschedule.
SessionI(DelNorte1500)continueswithaspecialpanelpresentationstartingat
1:30pm.
TableofContents
SESSIONI:ARTHISTORYANDWRITING(DELNORTE1500).................................................1
SESSIONII:BIOLOGYANDGENERAL(DELNORTE1530)........................................................3
SESSIONIII:ANTHROPOLOGY(DELNORTE1535)....................................................................4
SESSIONIV:MATHEMATICS1(DELNORTE1545).....................................................................6
SESSIONV:MATHEMATICS2ANDGENERAL(DELNORTE1550).........................................7
SESSIONVI:CHEMISTRY(DELNORTE1555)...............................................................................9
SESSIONVII:POLITICALSCIENCEANDSOCIOLOGY(DELNORTE2530).........................10
SESSIONVIII:PSYCHOLOGY(DELNORTE2550)......................................................................12
SESSIONIX:HISTORY(DELNORTE2555)..................................................................................14
SESSIONI:ArtHistoryandWriting(DelNorte1500)
11:00."TheZombieApocalypseisNow!"
byMichaelWalker.
ABSTRACT:ThefascinationwithzombiesinpopcultureisaNewWorldphenomenonthat
originatedfromtheslavetradeofpre-independentHaitiandhasnowbecomeanimportant
narrativeoftheAmericanpsyche.Nomatterthedifferencesinzombicstories,thereare
twomajorthemesthatappeartobeconsistentwithinthenewarchetype:firstly,the
metaphorofbiologicalalteration,andsecondly,thesymbolismofperpetualconflict
betweenzombiesandsurvivorsinadystopiansetting.Thenarrativeofzombiesinour
culturehasapsychologicalimportancetoboththeindividualandsocietyasawhole.
Unfortunately,thecurrentpopcultureclimateconcerningzombiesobscuresthestory’s
catharticimportance.Thepotentiallyhealingunconsciousenergiesthathavefueledzombic
fascinationforoverahundredyearsarehavebeenkepthiddenfromconsciousnessby
relegatingzombicimagerytomereentertainment,or,mostimportantly,toliteral
potentialitiesofanapocalypticfuture.Thisresearchprojectattemptstointerpretthe
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zombicculturalstoriesintoaclearanalysis(amplification)ofthepsychosomaticand
psychosocialdangersofourpresentsocietythatarecurrentlyrepressed.
11:20."AnimatedMarginaliain"MontyPythonandtheHolyGrail""
byJuliaRavenswood-Mage.
ABSTRACT:Thefilm"MontyPythonandtheHolyGrail"(dir.TerryGilliamandTerryJones,
1975)containsnumerousanimatedsequencesinwhichdrolleries,rippedstraightoutof
medievalmanuscripts,aremanipulatedtocreatehumorous,andsometimesbawdy,
vignettes.InthispaperIexploretheoriginsandpossiblemeaningsofthesemedieval
images,andhowthesemeaningsrelatetothoseofthefilm'svignettes.InordertodothisI
firstexaminethemanyexplanationsthatscholarshaveprovidedastotheoriginsof
medievaldrollery.Ihopetoarriveatanin-depthunderstandingofthepossibleintentions
behindtheseimages,inordertoexaminewhetherthefilmmakersrespondtotheseoriginal
intentions.Iwillalsocomparehowtheoriginaldrolleriesrelatetotheiroriginalcontexts.
Additionally,theliveactionsegmentsofthefilmarenotcompletelyisolatedfromthe
themesthatcanbefoundindrolleries.Therearenumerousdepictionsfoundthroughout
manydifferentmedievalmanuscriptsthatdepictrabbitsabeingobsessivelyviolent,
fightingknightsandwieldingweapons.Thisthemefeaturesprominentlyintheliveaction
segmentofthefilmatthecastleofCaerbannogwhereKingArthurandhisknightsfaceof
withaseeminglyharmlesswhiterabbit.Thisisjustoneofmanyinstancesinwhichthefilm
createsthesetypesofbridges.BycriticallyanalyzingthefilminthiswayIhopetoexpose
themanywaysthatmedievalthemescanbeexpressedandsubvertedwithinmodern
media,andthemanywaysinwhichmedievalmediacanbeconsumedinapostmodern
world.WhatislostintranslationfromthepagetothebigscreeniswhatIhopetouncover.
11:40."AMedievalGarden"
byTaylorComden.
ABSTRACT:ForthisOralPresentation,Iwillexplainmyresearch,proposalanddesignfora
selfdesignedmedievalgardenontheCSUCIcampusinafoundopenspaceoncampus,
createadisplaypostertosummarizetheoverallprojectandpresentittomypeers.This
undertakingwillexploremoreindepth,theplantpaletteanditsrelationtoEthnobotany
and/ortraditionalusesofeachplantwithinamedievalaswellasNativeAmericancontext
throughwritingsandreferencesresearched.Plantscanbecharacterizedtohaveoneor
multipleofthefollowinguses:religioussymbolism,food,useswithinthehome(dye,
cosmetic,soap,etc)medicinal,seasoning,poison,andpossiblymagic.Ialsoplantoshow
detailareasofplantplacementwithintheoriginaldesignlayoutusingalandscapedesign
methodofsymbolsandcountsonasiteplantingplan.Thisprojecthashelpedmefurther
mydevelopmentwithinmyarthistorydegreeaswellasmylandscapedesignprofession
becauseitincorporatestheuseofresearchmethodsfrompastandpresenttocreateand
buildadetailedandrealisticprojectproposal.Ithasalsotouchedontheimportanceof
projectpresentationswithgraphicsaidaswellaspublicspeakingtohelpdescribethe
overallproject'sgoal.
12:00."IntheShadowoftheHorns:BlackMetalandtheDestructionofNorwegian
StaveChurches"
byHoldenMolotsky.
ABSTRACT:Inthesummerof1993,atwelfthcenturywoodenchurchburnedtoashoutside
ofBergen,Norway.Thearsonwaspartofaseriesofcriminalacts,includingarson,assault
andmurder,thatengulfedthefledglingNorwegianblackmetalunderground.What
motivatedtheseyoungmentotakeviolentactionagainsttheirsocietyandeachother?Why
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didtheychoosetotargetmedievalstavechurches?Thispaperwillexaminetherelationship
betweenmodernNorwegiansocialandculturalidentity,whichisdeeplyrootedinChristian
values,andNorway’sromanticizedmilitaristicpaganhistory.Thestavechurchesserveasa
focalpointfortheconflictbetweenthesetwoidentities:theysimultaneouslyrepresentthe
country’sNorseheritageandtheoppressionthatitfaced,intheeyesoftheseyoung
musicians,atthehandsofaforeign,Easternoppressor.
1:30.“TheModernMiddleAges:Film,Television,VideoGames”
byGabrielaAvilaVargas,PeterBlaber,AlecBurquez,TrinityCarrigan,StephanieDiaz,Kate
Gritz,SaraRoseHall,AryanaJohnston,MalloryKeesler,ErickaMaganaMendez,Amber
Thomas.
ABSTRACT:StudentsinUNIV198:“GameofThronesandtheModernMiddleAges"will
sharetheirinvestigationsintovisualpresentationsofthemedievalinmodernAmericanand
Britishculture.WithinvestigationsrangingfromgenderinDisneyfilmstosexualityin
BBC’s“Merlin,”frommedievalwarfarein“Assassin’sCreed”tothesigningofmodern
paganismasmedieval,thesebrieforalpresentationsandtheaccompanyingpanel
discussionpromisetodemonstratetheenduringandmultifacetedfunctionofthecategory
“medieval”inthemodernworld.
SESSIONII:BiologyandGeneral(DelNorte1530)
11:00."ArealObservationsofNursingBehaviorinHawaii’sHumpbackWhales"
byAndreaMendez-Bye,MelodyUdangamuwa,AndrewMartinezDeMurga.
ABSTRACT:Baleenwhalesplayakeyecologicalrolewithinmarinesystems.Whilemany
lifehistorydetailsarewelldocumented,therearefewrecordsonnursing,especiallyin
humpbackwhales.Duringthefirstsixmonthsofahumpbackwhalecalf’slife,theygrowata
rapidrate,increasinginlengthbyupto1.7cmperdayandgainingweightatarateof28kg
perday.Ascalvesdonotfeedindependently,energytosustainthisconstantgrowthcomes
fromthemother’smilk,meaningcalveswilldrink55gallonsofmilkperday.Currently
thereisverylittleknowledgedescribingdetailednursingbehaviorsforthisspecies,as
nursingisveryeasilydisturbed.Inthisstudy,weanalyzedaerialimagerytoseeifwecould
observeanddescribenursing.Approximately25%ofmother-calfpairsobservedwereseen
nursing.Nursing,occursinshortboutsand,themothercontinuesinslowtravelduringthe
durationofnursing.Thesedatacomprisethefirstquantitativedescriptionsofnursingfor
thisspeciesandcanbeappliedtoensurethatthisvitalbehaviorisnotdisturbed.
11:20."EyeintheSky;TheDeterminationofWhichSmallUAVSystemisBestSuited
forCapturingAerialImageryandDocumentingBehaviorontheBreedingand
FeedingGroundsofHumpbackWhales"
byJohnDaly,NickSevier,BryanAnilao.
ABSTRACT:Recentlyunmannedaerialvehicles(UAVs)havebecomeanessentialtoolfor
capturingaerialimageryandareparticularlyusefulforscientificcommunityin
conservation,ecological,environmental,andgeographicresearch.Thisprojectfocusedon
determiningtheUAVbestsuitedforthepurposesofaerialphotogrammetryofHumpback
whalesintheirnaturalenvironment.TherequirementsoftheresearchrequiredtheUAVto
have;accurateandreliableimagerycapabilities,anadequateflighttime,waterresistance,
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andgeneraleaseofuse.InitiallywaterproofingoftheUAVwasconsideredaprimary
concern,aSplashDroneandAquacopterweretestedasasolutiontothisissue.
Unfortunately,thewaterproofingofthesetwoUAVsreducedtheirflighttimesignificantly,
andtheiraltimeteraccuracyrequiredforprecisephotometricsizingwasquestionableat
best.InlieuofthesewaterproofUAVs,aDJIPhantom3Prowastestedfortheapplicationof
photogrammetryinamarineenvironment.ThePhantom3lackswaterresistance,but
excelsinallotherregardswhencomparedtothewaterproofalternatives.Thus,itwas
chosenastheplatformtobeusedintheresearchofbehavioronthebreedingandfeeding
groundsofHumpbackwhales.
11:40."EcologicalsegregationofAnna'sandAllen'shummingbirdsbasedon
microhabitatpreferences"
byCaleOsburn,SusanaMorales,ShawnaBrown,RaineyBarton,KassandraLuke.
ABSTRACT:Twolocalhummingbirdspecies,Anna’shummingbird(Calypteanna)and
Allen’shummingbird(Selasphorussasin)aresympatricthroughoutSouthernCalifornia
year-round.Weareinvestigatingwhetherthereisecologicalsegregrationbetweenthetwo
speciesonandaroundtheCSUCIcampus.Preferencesfordifferentmicro-habitatsmay
reducecompetitionbetweenthetwospecies.Toaddressthis,wearespotmappingmale
hummingbirdsthroughoutcampusandinthenaturalareassurroundingcampus,suchas
CamarilloPark.Spotmappingrequiresrepeatedvisitstoeachmaleterritoryandmultiple
sightingsofeachmale.WewillbeusingArcGIStomapthelocationandextentofeach
hummingbirdterritory.Fromthis,wecancalculateaverageterritorysizeaswellasdensity
foreachspecies.Thecampusandadjacentparkaredividedintoquadrantsassignedto
eithera“natural”or“garden-like”habitatcategory,andwewillcomparevariablessuchas
theabundanceofeachspecies,densityofeachspecies,andterritorysizebetweenthese
habitatcategories.OurhypothesisisthatAllen’shummingbirdsaremoreabundantand
occurathigherdensitiesingarden-likehabitattowardthecenterofcampus,whileAnna’s
hummingbirdsaremoreabundantandoccurathigherdensitiesinthenaturalhabitat
aroundtheperimeterofcampusandinCamarilloPark.
12:00."360Degree/PanoramicPhotography"
byKirraRector.
ABSTRACT:I'vebeenworkingwithSeanKellyandhisSURFstudentsthissemesterto
instituteanew360degreephototechnologytheycoulduseintheirresearchonSantaRosa
Island.WehavegottenaRICOHTHETACamerathatallowsforthistobedone.Overthe
courseofthelastmonthorsoIhavegottenachancetogettolearnnotonlyhowtousethe
RICOHtechnology,butalsohowtoteachothershowtouseitaswell.Ialsohavegottena
chancetolearntouseaturntableandcaptureimagesofartifactsthatway.
SESSIONIII:Anthropology(DelNorte1535)
11:00."IslandRanchers:AnAnalysisofHistoricArtifactsfromSantaRosaIsland"
byRachaelBowman.
ABSTRACT:In2016CSUChannelIslandsconductedafieldschoolonSantaRosaIsland
duringwhichsmall-scaleexcavationswereconductedtoidentifypossiblefeaturesand
materialcultureofhistoricalsignificance.Usingacombinationofsurfaceobservations,
augersampling,andunitexcavation,artifactswererecoveredthatareassociatedwiththe
peoplewhoranchedtheislandinthe19thand20thcenturies.Basedonmydetailed
analysisoftheseartifacts,Iwilldiscussthespecifictimeperiodsandactivitiesthatthey
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representaswellastheinsightstheyprovideintothedailylivesofranchersandtheir
families.Additionally,thisdatawillbeusedtohelpusbetterunderstandtheAmericanWest
andhowislandlifeisnotassecludedaswemightthink.
11:20."SavingtheWorldOneFestivalAtATime:HarnessingIndividualismand
SolidaritywithintheEDM/MAAFCounterculture"
byAmandaWurtz.
ABSTRACT:Thisstudyisabasedonamulti-sitedethnographythatholisticallyinvestigates
aperson’spersonalandcollectiveidentitybymeansofinterplayofeticandemic
perspectives.Thisreportcoversthechoiceoflivingalifethatisalternativetothedominant
Westerncultureandfocusesonthephenomenaoftherebeingablendingofculturalnorms
thatthenbeginsashiftinbehavioralmechanismsinpeoplewhonotonlyparticipatein
counterculturalactivitiesbutarealsoconsideredtobeapartofthecounterculture.This
researchdrawsparallelstothecounterculturethatexistedinthe1960’sandtothatofhe
moderndaysubcultureoftheElectronicDanceMusic/MusicandArtsFestivalscene
(EDM/MAAF).Thecorehypothesisofthisstudyisbasedoffofthecountercultures
successfulexpansionofonesidentityfordecadesandthatthemanifestationsofstrong
feelingsofsolidarityandindividualismthatseemtopermanentlycauseapositiveaswellas
haveadirectimprovementoflivelihoodsfordisfranchisedindividuals.Theresearch
investigatestheactivitiesthatparticipantsengageinwithinthesettingofEDM/MAAFscene
whileoneexperiencesprofoundspontaneouscommunitasthroughlearningthedistinct
ethosorratheremblematicideaoftherebeingpeace,love,unitythatoneshouldhavefor
oneselfaswellasothers.
11:40."ScareTactics:DoCaptiveGibbonsRespondAppropriatelytoPotentially
DangerousStimuli?"
byTiffanyDarden.
ABSTRACT:Duetolowpredationratesinthewild,itiscurrentlythoughtthatcaptive
gibbonsdonotneedpredatortrainingpriortorelease,however,thereisnoquantifiable
evidencetosupportthis.Toquantifyit,thisstudyexaminedthepredator-avoidance
behaviorsofcaptivegibbonswhenexposedtopotentiallydangerousstimuliandlookedat
theimplicationsoftheseresponsestoasuccessfulreintroductiontothewild.Theresearch
wasconductedattheGibbonConservationCenter(GCC)inSantaClarita,Californiawith
twelvecaptivegibbonsfromfourspecies:threeJavangibbons(Hylobatesmoloch),three
pileatedgibbons(Hylobatespileatus),threeeasternhoolockgibbons(Hoolockleuconedys),
andthreenorthernwhite-cheekedgibbons(Nomascusleucogenys).Theresponsestothe
followingstimuliwererecorded:onenaturalisticpredatorandtwocontrols.Alivesnake
wasusedasthepotentiallydangerous,naturalisticpredator,ajumboratwasusedasthe
harmlesslivestimulus,andbrightlycoloredblockswereusedasthenovelinanimateobject.
Duringallphasesoftesting,behavioralresponseswererecordedusingalive-scoringof
data,avideocamera,andafieldrecorder.Thebehavioralvariablesusedtomeasureeffects
ofstimuliareinaccordancewithastudydoneontheanti-predatorresponseofwild
gibbonstocomparebehavioralresults.Theresultsofthisstudyprovidequantifiable
evidenceimportanttofuturereleasecriteriaofcaptivegibbons.
12:00."TheNaturalHistoryoftheChannelIslands"
byMadisonHarden,SamanthaGonzalez,RileyRichman.
ABSTRACT:TheCaliforniaChannelIslandsarelocatedinthePacificOcean,westofVentura
County.Thepurposeofthisprojectistocreateaninteractivedigitalexhibitionandarchive
thattellsthestoryoftheCaliforniaChannelIslands.TheChannelIslandspresenta
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geographical,environmental,anthropological,andzoologicalhistorythroughdigital
presentationandcreatingapermanentresearcharchivefocusedontheIslands.The
ChannelIslandshaveexistedforthousandsofyears.TheybrokeofffromSanDiegoand
movedupwardtowardstheircurrentlocation.FirstoccupiedbytheChumashandTongva
bandsofNativeAmericans.SpanishexplorerssubsequentlycolonizedtheIslands.Thefirst
Europeanstoarrivedescribedlushislandsteemingwithwildlife.Inthe1800sand1900s,
theIslandsweredominatedbycattleandsheepranchers.Non-nativespeciesdecimatedthe
islands.Bythe1980s,theNationalParkServicebegantoreclaimtheIslands.Wepresent
three-dimensionalphotosofartifactsfromtheChannelIslandstodiscussthenatural
historyoftheislandsandalsotheimpactsonthemfromthenativeandnon-indigenous
populations.Thesephotographicdataoftheartifactswillbeavailableforpublicusein
futureendeavorsofeducatingabouttheCaliforniaChannelIslands.Thisinteractive,digital
collectionwillallowtheinformingofothers,preservingthepublic’sabilitytoaccesssuch
dataandhelpincreatingalastingimpactontheeducationofthenaturalhistoryofthe
ChannelIslands.
SESSIONIV:Mathematics1(DelNorte1545)
11:00."RepresentationsforCliffordalgebrashavinguptofourgenerators"
byRicardoSuarez.
ABSTRACT:Cliffordalgebraswereoriginallyintroducedtogeneralizethesetof
quaternionstohigherdimensions.Sincethesealgebrasarevectorspaces,wecanapply
methodsfromLinearAlgebratobetterunderstandthem.Inparticular,wecanviewits
elementsasmatricesbyusingtechniquesofRepresentationTheory.Althoughsuchresults
arealreadyknowninthecontextofspinors,weproposetoderivetheserepresentations
throughprojectionmaps.Byusingpropertiesoftheseprojectionsderivedfromprimitive
idempotents,wecanreducethedimensionsofthematrixrepresentationsandoftenobtain
minimalrepresentations.Morespecifically,wefindsuchrepresentationsforClifford
algebrashavinguptofourgenerators.BesidesgivingmatrixrepresentationsoverR,we
explorethepossibilitiesofmatrixrepresentationsoverCandHaswell.
11:20."OnCliffordalgebraswithlessthanfivegenerators"
byRicardoSuarez.
ABSTRACT:Cliffordalgebraswereoriginallyintroducedtogeneralizethesetof
quaternionstohigherdimensions.Sincethesealgebrasarevectorspaces,wecanapply
methodsfromLinearAlgebratobetterunderstandthem.Inparticular,wecanviewits
elementsasmatricesbyusingtechniquesofRepresentationTheory.Althoughsuchresults
arealreadyknowninthecontextofspinors,weproposetoderivetheserepresentations
throughprojectionmaps.Byusingpropertiesoftheseprojectionsderivedfromprimitive
idempotents,wecanreducethedimensionsofthematrixrepresentationsandoftenobtain
minimalrepresentations.Morespecifically,wefindsuchrepresentationsforClifford
algebrashavinguptofourgenerators.BesidesgivingmatrixrepresentationsoverR,we
explorethepossibilitiesofmatrixrepresentationsoverCandHaswell.
11:40."SkeletalModelingoftheCorpusCallosumI:One-DimensionalShape
Representations"
byRobbenTeufel,RobertAroutiounian,RosaMoreno.
ABSTRACT:Diagnosingschizophreniaiscurrentlyaprocessoftrainedsymptom
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observationandindividualinterpretationbydoctors.Theobjectiveofthisresearchproject
istoautomatediagnosisbydevelopinganalgorithmwhichcategorizesMRI-scannedbrain
imagesashealthyorschizophrenicbasedentirelyonshapeinformationofthecorpus
callosum.WeutilizeaskeletalshapemodelcalledtheBlummedialaxis(BMA)tocapture
localsymmetrieswithintheboundarycurvesofourcorpuscallosumimages.Wethenusea
depthmeasurecalledtheExtendedDistanceFunctiontomeasurethevisualsalienceof
variouspathsthroughtheBMA.Finally,weusethemostsalientpathtoautomatethe
processofdecomposingtheBMAintothreesubpartsassociatedwiththegenu,body,and
spleniumofthecorpuscallosum.Inthisprocess,wereducetheimageofacorpuscallosum
toaone-dimensionalrepresentationoftheboundarycurvewhichretainsmuchofthesame
shapeinformation.
12:00."SkeletalModelingoftheCorpusCallosumII:Geometry-BasedClassification
forAutomatedSchizophreniaDiagnosis"
byRobbenTeufel,RobertAroutiounian,RosaMoreno.
ABSTRACT:Medicalresultshaveindicatedthattheshapeofthecorpuscallosum,which
consistsofthegenu,body,andsplenium,differsamongschizophrenicpatientscomparedto
normalcontrols.Inparticular,onestudynotedthatthesizeofthecorpuscallosumis
smalleranteriorlyinthegenuofschizophreniccorporacallosaandthatschizophrenic
corporacallosaexhibitadownwardbowing.Thegoalofthisprojectistoquantifythese
observationsusingaskeletalshapemodelcalledtheBlummedialaxis(BMA)andto
ultimatelyclassifyhealthyandschizophreniccorporacallosausingmachinelearning
algorithms.WeextractthemostvisuallysalientpaththroughtheBMAwithadepth
measurecalledtheExtendedDistanceFunctionandthencomputecurvaturealongthis
path.Additionally,toquantifythesizedifferenceofthegenu,wecomputeShapeTubularity,
whichmeasuresthetube-likequalitiesofshapeparts.Weapplysupervisedand
unsupervisedlearningtechniquestothesefeaturestodistinguishbetweenhealthyand
schizophrenicbrainimages.
SESSIONV:Mathematics2andGeneral(DelNorte1550)
11:00."Patient&HealthcareExperienceinTheEmergencyRoom"
byMarissaGallichio.
ABSTRACT:Manypatientscometovisittheemergencyroomeachday.Agoodmajorityof
thepatientshavetodealwithwaitingforlongperiodsoftimetobeseenwithmanyother
patients.Reasonsfortheovercrowdingisusuallybecausepatientsdonotknowreasonsto
comeornottocometotheER.Anotherbigissueisthatpatientscometotheemergency
roombecausetheydon’thaveaprimarycareproviderandcomingtotheemergencyroom
istheonlywaytogethelp.Thiscausesemergencyroomstobecomecrowdedand
healthcareworkers,suchasnurses,tobeoverworkedandstressed.Forthesehealthcare
workersthatmeansthatthequalityofcarecouldbecompromisedasaresult.Thisisan
extensiveliteraturereviewnursesandpatientsexperiences,specifically,intheER.Nurses
werecomparedtonursesonotherunitssuchasOncology,IntensiveCare,andnephrology
units.AmongthesegroupstheERnursesfeltlesscompassionsatisfaction.Theresultswere
thatover80percentofnursesfeltburnoutaswellasover80percentfeltfatigued,which
leftpatientsfeelingdissatisfied.Itwasalsofoundthat30percentofallERvisitswerenonurgentandthatmanyofthevisitorscametotheERbecausetheyhadnoprimarycare
providerinthefirstplace.Thisleavesthemwithhighmedicalcostsandbecausetheyfeel
theyhavenowhereelsetoturnforhealthservices.
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11:20."HowtheChannelIslandsBecameaNationalPark:CreatingaDigitalPublic
PolicyArchive"
byZacharyLotshaw,EdwardHernandez,LeslieSanchez,SandraCastillo.
ABSTRACT:TheChannelIslandsNationalParkwaspassedintolawonMarch3,1980.We
willtellthestoryofthecreationoftheChannelIslandsNationalParkbyfocusingonthe
policyprocessthatledtoitscreation.Thisprojectpreservesandpresentsinformationina
digitalandinteractiveplatform,accessibletostudentsandfacultyforresearchand
educationalpurposes.Wedigitizedarchivaldocumentsincludinginterviewsand
documentsabouttheprocesstocreatetheNationalPark.Alsotheacquisitionofland
privatelyownedduringthepassageoftheBillthatinstitutedthePark.Weincorporate
environmentalreportswrittenandimagesdepictingthedifferencesintheimpactthatthe
previouslandowners,andthecurrentParkServiceownership,hashadontheislands.We
includedmapsdepictingthedifferentareasoftheIslandsandtheirlandownershipstatuses
overtheyears,andhowtheyaretoday.WecompileourdataintoadigitalTimelinewhere
peoplecanviewthedecade'slongprocessthatcreatedtheChannelIslandsNationalParkas
weknowittoday.Thisresearchwillinformpeopleaboutthecomplicatedand
extraordinaryprocessthatledtothecreationofaNationalPark.Theinformationwehave
gatheredisveryusefulforfurtherresearchintopublicpolicyabouttheNationalPark
Service.Ourpreservationeffortsarearesourceforeducatorstouseintheirpresentations
andforeducationalpurposes.Finally,thedigitizedmaterialanddataallowthisresearchto
haveanimpactonthosethatutilizeit.
11:40."AnExplorationofIndianCulturethroughBiotechnologyandMedical
Perspectives"
byLynnUtley,JesicaMendoza,RichardPineda.
ABSTRACT:Withitsrichhistoryandancienttraditions,Indiaprovidesbreadthand
diversityinitsmanylanguages,religioustraditions,architecture,andcustoms.Throughits
medleyofculturalrealms,Indiancultureprovidesadistinctiveoutlookonscience,
medicine,andtechnologytowesternperceptions.Ashorttermtravelabroadcourse
allowedChannelIslandsstudentstoexploreareasofIndianbiotechnology,medical,and
culturalperspectives.Severalpremierbiotechnologyinstitutionswerevisitedtoexamine
areasofenergyandconservationresearch,innovationofmicrobialtechnology,plant
engineering,andmedicalresearch.Anemphasiswasplacedonconservationand
sustainabilityatGovardhanEcoVillage,wherestudentsadaptedtolivinginapure,
sustainableenvironmenttomaximizeresourceutilizationwhilelimitingwasteproduction.
IndianmedicalperspectiveswereobservedatBhaktiVedantaHospitalandresearch
instituteinMumbai.Atthishospital,allopathicmedicineissupportedthroughavarietyof
easternpracticesincludingayurvedicandpanchakarma,homeopathy,acupuncture,pain
management,yogatherapy,andspiritualcare.Thisinnovativevisionprovidesaholistic
approachtopatientcarebyfocusingonthebody,mindandsoul.Inadditiontoscienceand
medicine,Indianculturewasexperiencedthroughexposuretocuisine,architecture,
festivals,handicrafts,andculminatedwithnewfriendshipsandglobalperspectives.
12:00."AssessingtheEffectofGame-BasedPolynomialActivities"
bySusanMilne.
ABSTRACT:Wedesignedactivitiesteachingsimplifyingpolynomialstounderprepared
collegealgebrastudents.Theactivitiesweredesignedtovisually,verballyandkinetically
reinforcetheconceptofcombiningliketermsaswellasadding,subtractingandsimplifying
polynomials.Wecomparedlearningachievementandattitudesofagroupofstudentswho
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playedacardgame,thenworkedingroupstocreatetheirownpolynomialsandcompletea
worksheet,toacontrolgroupwhowastaughtinatraditionalclassroom.Ourresultsshow
improvementofstudentperformancewithanincreaseoftheoverallattitudeimprovement
towardslearningofalgebra.
SESSIONVI:Chemistry(DelNorte1555)
11:00."ProteinCharacteristicsinBeer"
bySaraAnis.
ABSTRACT:Mygoalistofurtherunderstandproteinpropertiesoftheyeastcellsinrandom
beerstrains.WithmytimeinthebiochemistrylabIplantotrytobreakdownanddenature
proteinsthroughaseriesofgelelectrophoresis.ThroughBioRad's1stDimmensionGel
electrophoresisIcanusemybeersampletoseperateproteinsbasedontheirPH.NextIwill
takemyresultandruna2ndDimmensionGelElectrophoresisinthecriterioncellboxto
seperatethedenaturedproteinsbasedonsize.BythesetechniquesIcanrunananalysis
andbroadenmyknowledgeonhowproteinstructureandfoldinggivebeerit's
distinguishableproperties.
11:20."DomainSwappingDimerizationofaMutatedCusFProtein"
byEricJacobo.
ABSTRACT:Someproteinsexhibittorsionalstrainatpeptidebonds,ofteninbetaturns.It
maybethatincreasedstrainatthosepositionsbyintroductionofabulkiersidechainwill
resultinlocalunfolding.Suchlocalunfoldingmayinturnleaddimerizationviaaprocess
knownasdomainswapping,inwhichthetertiarystructuresleftunsatisfiedbythepartially
unfoldedsegmentaresatisfiedbythestructuringofanidenticalsegmentofanother
molecule.CusFhasonestrainedpeptidebond,glycine76,whichwehavemutatedtoa
valine.Wehypothesizethatthiswillincreasestraininthissegmentoftheprotein,andwill
leadtodomainswappeddimerization.WeareusingNMR,HCPLandx-raycrystallography
todeterminethestateofthemutatedCusFprotein.
11:40."AStereocontrolledSynthesisofXylo-andArabinofuranosideAnalogs"
byLynnUtley,JessicaMaldonado.
ABSTRACT:SeveralnucleosideanalogshavebeenapprovedbytheFDAforcytotoxic
therapyandfortreatmentofhepatitis,HIV,andHSV.3'-azidothymidine(AZT)wasthefirst
antiretroviraltreatmentforHIVandisalsousedtotreatseveralhumancancers.A
challengingstepinthesynthesisofnucleosideanalogsistoconverteitherorbothofthe2'
and3'-hydroxylgroupsontheribosemoietyintodesiredmodificationswithretentionof
configuration.Herein,wereportanefficient,two-stepapproachtoachievedesired
diastereomericconfigurationofthe2'/3'-hydroxylmoietiesusinganenantioselective
reducingcatalyst.Oxidationfollowedbyenantioselectivereductionprovidedanefficient
routetowardthesynthesisoftargetmolecules.Thismethodproducedthedesiredxylo-and
arabino-configurationsamongbothpurinesandpyrimidines,includingadenosine,cytidine,
anduridinederivatives,withupto98%diastereomericexcess(de).Theresulting
nucleosidexylofuranosidederivativeswerefurthermodifiedbynucleophilicadditionofN3
toelicitribonucleosideguanidine(RNG)precursors.Thisapproachmayincreaseefficiency
inthegenerationofnucleosideprecursorsofinterestalongwiththeproductionofxylo-and
arabinofuranosideprodrugssuchascytarabineandvidarabine.
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12:00."GiantBrownKelpasBiosentinelofEnvironmentalMercuryDiffers
Geographically"
byJeylaFendi,KelciSkinner.
ABSTRACT:Mercuryinitsorganicandinorganicformsisaglobalhealthconcern,and
persistsasapollutantinthemarineenvironment.Itisprojectedtoincreaseovertimedue
toglobalclimatechange,makingitamatterofinterest.Asmercuryenterstheaquatic
systemitisconvertedintoitsorganicform,methylmercury.Thisformisonethat
biomagnifiesandbecomestoxicasittravelsupthefoodchain.Ourstudyinvestigated
establishingMacrocystispyrifera(giantbrownkelp)asabiosentinelofenvironmental
mercuryduetobeingafast-growingproducerthatisbothwidespreadandabundant.This
specieshasthepotentialtoserveasanindicatorofcurrentlevelsofmercuryintheocean
surface,throughthecontributionsofnon-pointandpointsourcepollution.Thestudyarea
includedkelpforestsoffofthecoastofSouthernCaliforniafromSantaBarbara,Ventura,
LosAngeles,LongBeachandSantaRosaIsland.Mercurywasquantifiedinsamplesthrough
thermaldecomposition,followedbyamalgamationandatomicabsorptionspectroscopy.
ResultsshowedhighlevelsofmercurynearthePortofLongBeach(avg:125.5ppb,std:
25.1)andlowlevelsinVenturaCounty(avg:0.36ppb,std:0.2).Anthropogenicfactorsas
wellaspointsourcepollutioncouldbethereasonforvaryingconcentrationsamong
beaches.SantaRosaIslandhadmoderatelevelsofmercury(avg:46.1ppb,std:9.8),which
maybearesultofupwellinganduniqueoceancurrentsfromsurroundingwaters.The
implicationsofthisstudyshowedthattherearelocationaldifferencesaffectingthe
concentrationsofmercuryinGiantBrownKelp.Thismustbetakeninconsiderationwhen
usingthisspeciesasabioindicatorformercuryanalysis.
SESSIONVII:PoliticalScienceandSociology(DelNorte
2530)
11:00."AnexaminationoftheHydeAmendmentandtheCongressional
AppropriationsProcess"
byIanKelley.
ABSTRACT:WiththeintroductionoftheHydeamendmentintheFiscalyear1977
DepartmentofHealth,Education,andWelfareappropriationsbillthetraditionofnormal
appropriationbillsbeingdebatedwithoutthethreatofgovernmentshutdownwas
dismantled.TheamendmentwasalimitationriderthatprohibitedtheuseofanyMedicaid
funds“topayforanabortionexceptinthoseinstanceswhereseverandlong-lasting
physicaldamagetothemotherwouldresultifthepregnancywerecarriedtoterm.”The
purposeofthisprojectistoexaminethepoliticssurroundingtheHydeAmendment.This
researchisfirmlyfocusedonthecongressionalpoliticsoftheHydeAmendment—the
politicsandstrategythatgaverisetotheAmendment,itssuccess,anditslong-termimpact
onthecongressionalappropriationsprocess.Itisdifficulttooverestimatetheimpactofthe
HydeAmendmentoncongressionalpolitics.Hydesuccessfullycreatedatemplatetolimit—
orattempttolimit—governmentfundingforabortioninbillsfundingtheDefense
Departmentandfundingforhealthinsuranceplanscoveringciviliangovernment
employees.BecausetheHydeAmendmentappliedtoonlyFY1977,theHydeAmendment
strategytransformedtheusuallybipartisanappropriationsprocessintoanannual
battlegroundforconservativesocialpolicy.
11:20."TheRevolutionaryCharacterofElSalvador"
byGabrielaGuardado.
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ABSTRACT:Dotheeconomicandsocialconditionsofadevelopingcountryconstitutea
revolutionarypoliticalcharacter?Employingcontentanalysisofnewslettersandpress
releasesoftheDiplomaticAffairsDivisionovertheyearsleadingtothecivilwarinEl
Salvador,thisprojectexamineshowtheincreasinginternationalinterventionoftheUnited
StatesincountriessuchasElSalvadorreflectedtherigidlyintolerantpoliticaloppositionto
Communism.Specifically,ascivilconflictescaltesinElSalvadordoestheUnitedStates
1)IncreasethescopeoffinancialassistancetotheNationalistRepublicanAllianceofEl
Salvador---inordertosustainsocietalcontroland2)Istheincreaseoffinancialassistancea
positiontakentodemonstraterivalrytoagainstRussiaandCuba---thatencouragedthe
communistandsocialist,viewpointsinElSalvadorasafoundationtoovercomepolitical
andeconomicinequality.
11:40."EvaluationofSTEAMAcademy"
byMaryMcKenzie,LizetteNiero,MariaAjungo,EniaGarcia.
ABSTRACT:Ourresearchisfocusedontheimplementationofanafter-schooleducational
enrichmentprogramfocusingonSTEAM(Science,Technology,Engineering,Arts,&
Mathematics)activitiessponsoredbyElCentritoFamilyLearningCenters,whichservesthe
Oxnardcommunity.STEAMisanewconceptthathasevolvedfromSTEMfields,inwhich
theArtsareintegratedinthedisciplinesofScience,Technology,EngineeringandMath.El
CentritooffersaSTEAMAcademy,whichisanafterschoolandsummerenrichment
program,wherethemaingoalistoteachelementaryandjuniorhighagestudentsthatmath
andsciencecanbefun,usingahands-onapproach,whileencouragingthestudentsto
exploreeducationusingtheircreativity.Theobjectiveofthisstudyistoassesstheimpacts
ofSTEAMAcademyparticipationonthestudents,aswellasthelevelofsatisfactionand
enjoymentassociatedwithstudents’participation.Theresearchfindingswillrepresentan
importantcontributiontoourcommunitypartner,ElCentrito.First,theresearchwillhelp
themtobetterunderstandwhichactivitiesaremoreorlessenjoyableforthestudents
(here,assumingthatgreaterenjoymentwillproducegreaterengagementwiththe
materials).Second,itwillprovideasenseofstudents’ownassessmentofwhethertheir
enrollmentintheSTEAMAcademymightbecontributingtogreateracademicsuccess,or
greatercomfortwithSTEMsubjects.Third,itwillgiveElCentritostaffaclearer
understandingofwhethertheirstudentsacteffectivelyaspromotersoftheirprogramsin
thecommunity.Finally,itwillprovideagaugeofstudents’interestsinworkingonSTEAM
activitiesathomewiththeirfamily–whichwouldhelptopromotegreaterparental
engagementintheirchildren’seducation.Ultimately,thefindingswillnotonlyhelpEl
Centrito,butthecommunityasawhole.
12:00."“Isn’tthatDiscrimination!?”HowanEmployee’sRace,Class,andGender
affectPeople’sPerceptionsofFamilyResponsibilitiesDiscrimination"
byLindseyTrimbleO'Connor,SandyaSriram,NaveenaRai,LaurenChumbley,Leticia
Garcia.
ABSTRACT:Familyresponsibilitiesdiscrimination(FRD)referstothediscrimination
caretakersfaceduetotheirfamilyresponsibilities.WorkerswhoexperienceFRDareless
satisfiedwithworkandlessproductive;FRDthereforenotonlyimpactsworkers,but
employersaswell(Dickson2008).Despitethesepotentiallynegativeconsequences,people
donoteasilyrecognizeFRD,makingithardtoforthemdistinguishwhentheyorsomeone
elsearebeingdiscriminatedagainst(Sallee2012).Thisisconcerningbecausewhen
individualsarenotawareofwhatisconsideredFRD,theyareunlikelytoreportit,orhelp
othersinthesamesituation(Sallee2012).Tounderstandwhataffectswhetherpeople
perceiveFRD,wewillanalyzehowanemployee’srace,class,andgenderinfluenceswhether
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peopleseetheemployeehashavingexperiencedFRD.Toconductourstudy,wewilluse
Qualtricstoadministeranonlinesurveyexperiment.Respondentswillbegivenarandomly
selectedtranscriptofafictitiousinteractionbetweenanemployeeandsupervisor,which
describesasituationsomemaydeemFRD;theemployee’srace,class,andgenderwillvary
fromtranscripttotranscript.Wewillthenaskrespondentswhethertheybelievethe
situationdescribedinthetranscripttobeFRD.Weexpectthatpeople’sperceptionsofFRD
willdependontherace,class,andgenderoftheemployeedescribedinthetranscript.We
believethatrespondentswillbemorelikelytocallthesituationdiscriminationwhenthe
victimisdescribedaswhiteandupperclassthanwhentheyareblackorworkingclass.
Moreover,wepredictthatrespondentswillbemorelikelytothinkthesituationis
discriminatorywhentheemployeeisawomanthanwhentheemployeeisaman.We
expectourfindingswillshowhowone’spriorperceptionsofrace,class,andgender
influencewhethersomeoneviewsasituationasdiscriminatory.
SESSIONVIII:Psychology(DelNorte2550)
11:00."ADangerousfame:Theroleofpositiveandnegativefameinmanaging
concernsaboutdeath"
byZenaidaFlores,BrandyLinares,AnabelOntiveros,ErinSoebbbing,TrentPugmire.
ABSTRACT:Terrormanagementtheory(Greenberg,Pyszczynski,&Solomon,1986)states
thatawarenessofourownmortalitycancauseanxietythatwemanageusingtwosystems:
culturalworldviewsandself-esteem.Theseofferwaystotranscenddeaththroughliteral
immortality(afterlife)orsymbolicimmortality(leavingalastinglegacy).Onewayto
achievesymbolicimmortalityisthroughfame.Thecurrentstudyinvestigateswhether
negativefamefunctionssimilarlytopositivefameinmanagingexistentialconcerns.
Participantswereremindedofdeath(mortalitysalience;MS)oracontroltopicandthen
presentedwithoneofthreecastingcallstoidentifytheirinterestinbeingcastinagood,
antagonistic,orbehindthescenesroleonarealityshow.WehypothesizethatMS
participantswillbemoreinterestedinfamethancontrolparticipants,andthatMS
participantswillbemostinterestedinpositivefame,followedbynegative,andthenthe
behindthescenesrole.
11:20."DevelopmentalDifferencesinRapidFacialMimicryinCaptiveChimpanzees"
byKourtneyPhillips,CathleenCox(LosAngelesZooandBotanicalGardens).
ABSTRACT:Rapidfacialmimicry(RFM)istheautomatic,involuntaryreplicationofanother
individual’sfacialexpression.Itisthoughttodependuponperception-actionmechanisms
andplayaroleinempathy.Basicformsofempathylikeemotionalcontagionarepresent
frombirthinprimates,andmorecomplexforms,totheextenttheyexist,require
maturation.Thepresentlongitudinalandcross-sectionalstudyexploredthedevelopment
ofRFMinchimpanzeesasamarkerofthedevelopmentofempathyinthisspecies.We
observedacolonyofeighteenchimpanzees(Pantroglodytes)attheLosAngelesZoofrom
2013to2016,withtheprimaryfocusbeingthefiveinfants.Oneinfantwasbornin2012,
twoin2013,andtwoin2014.Thus,wehavebothlongitudinaltrackingofeachinfantover
timeandcomparisonsacrossagecategories.Infant-infantandinfant-adultinteractions
werevideo-recordedandcodedframebyframewithresolutionunder50milliseconds.
Seeingandcopyinganotherindividual’sfacialexpressionwaslabeledaseitherrapidfacial
mimicry(≤1s)ordelayedfacialmimicry(1-3s).RFMwasfoundathigherratesinthe2-3
and3-4yearagegroups,suggestingdevelopmentofthisformofmimicry.Theresults
supportexistingevidenceofdevelopmentofempathicprocessesinchimpanzees,suchas
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yawncontagionandlaughreplication.However,RFMwasseenatanearlieragethanthese
otherprocesses,suggestingdifferentdevelopmentaltrajectories.
11:40."WhatarethePsychosocialPredictorsofAcademicSuccessinFirstGeneration
UniversityStudents?"
byOliverPerez,JeannetteHerrera,RobyOrdonez.
ABSTRACT:Overthepastdecade,researchhasattemptedtoidentifycorrelatesofacademic
successincollegestudents.Thedatafurtherrevealthatfirstgenerationstudentswhowork
part-timeandparticipateinfewersocialactivitiesoncampuswouldbelesslikelyto
performwellacademicallycomparedtotheirpeerswhoarenon-firstgenerationstudents.
Thisongoingstudyattemptstoexpanduponpreviousresearchinthisareabyexamining
self-esteem,achievementmotives,andadaptationtocollegeaspredictorsofacademic
successinasampleof92universitystudents.Fortheinterimanalyses,dataarecurrently
availableon52firstgenerationand40non-firstgenerationstudents.Participants’selfesteemwasmeasuredusingtheRosenbergSelf-EsteemScaleandachievementmotives
wereassessedusingtheWorkandFamilyOrientationQuestionnaire.Inaddition,
adjustmenttocollegewastestedusingtheStudentAdaptationtoCollegeQuestionnaire,
whereasacademicsuccesswasassessedusingGPA.Inaseriesofmultipleregression
analyses,academicsuccesswasregressedonthe8predictors(self-esteem,workmotives,
masterymotives,competitivemotives,academicadjustment,socialadjustment,personalemotionaladjustment,andattachment),usingasimultaneousprocedure.Forfirst
generationstudents,theregressionwassignificant,F(8,43)=2.47,p=.027,R2=0.31.Among
thepredictors,workmotives(B=.33;t=2.03,p=.049)andpersonal-emotionaladjustment
(B=.44,t=2.47,p=.017)weresignificantdeterminantsofacademicsuccess.However,for
non-firstgenerationstudents,theregressionyieldedatrend-levelsignificance,F(8,
31)=2.09,p=.067,R2=0.35.Amongthepredictors,masterymotives(B=.35,t=2.04,p=.05)
andsocialadjustment(B=.45,t=2.16,p=.043)weresignificantdeterminantsofacademic
success.Overall,findingsfromthisstudymaypotentiallyexpandourunderstandingofthe
roleofself-esteem,achievementmotives,andadaptationprocessesonacademicsuccess
amonguniversitystudentsfromdifferentgenerations.
12:00."Theimpactofsocialsupportonpositiveemotionandrecoveryfollowingthe
deathofaspouse"
byAmandaVanBuskirk,MelissaSoenke.
ABSTRACT:Researchintocopingwiththedeathofsomeonecloseindicateswide
differencesinhowindividualsdealwiththisexperience.Despitethesedifferences,having
socialsupporthasbeenshowntobeanimportantfactorinwhycertainpeoplehavean
easiertimecopingwithloss.Socialsupportasacopingstrategycomesintwoforms:
emotionalandinstrumental.Emotionalsocialsupportoccurswhenanindividualseeks
socialcontacttogainmoralsupportorsympathyandunderstanding,suchasafriendwhois
thereforyoutoventto.Instrumentalsocialsupportinvolvesmoretangiblegainssuchas
assistanceorusefulinformation.Thecurrentstudyexaminedgriefblogskeptbywomen
afterthedeathsoftheirhusbandstodeterminehowdifferenttypesofcopingandsocial
supportrelatetorecoveryfromthelossoveratwoyearperiod.Todothis,weexamined
thegriefblogsof29womenafterthedeathsoftheirhusbands.Wecollected3postsfrom
fourdifferenttimepoints:immediatelyaftertheloss,3months,6months,1year,and2
yearsaftertheloss.Thesepostswereanalyzedusinglanguageanalysissoftware(Language
InquisitionandWordCount)andcontentcodedbyindependentraters.Wehypothesized
thatthewomenwhoseblogsindicatethattheyhaveemotionalsocialsupportwillshow
morepositiveemotionoverthecourseofthetwoyearsfollowingtheloss.
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SESSIONIX:History(DelNorte2555)
11:00."“TheEntireWorldinitsEmbrace”:ManifestDestinyandAmerican
ImperialismUnderthePolkPresidency,1845-1848"
byNicholasLawrence.
ABSTRACT:UndertheadministrationofJamesPolkbetween1845and1848,Manifest
DestinypromotedabeliefindivinerightbyProvidence.Thisdrovemassterritorial
expansion,garneringmorelandinfouryearsthananyotherPresident.ManifestDestiny
wasseepedintoallaspectsofsociallife,includingreligion,racialideology,andnational
identity.ThispaperexamineshowManifestDestinyaffectedpopularopinionandracial
ideologyduringthisperiod.WhilesomescholarsidentifyacorrelationbetweenManifest
DestinyandAmericanimperialisttactics,amajoritytriestoseparatetheseideologiesinto
separatecategories,basedoffrigidpoliticalpartylines.However,thisprojectarguesthat
thepromotionofManifestDestinyservedasjustificationforAmericanimperialismin
expandingtheUnion.Ananalysisofhistoricalsources,includingTheDiaryofJamesK.Polk,
TheDemocraticReview(1845-1848),andspeechesandpublicationsfromleadingfiguresof
thetime,includingGeorgeBancroftandWaltWhitman,revealsstrikingsimilarities
betweentheconceptsofManifestDestinyandimperialism.Inaddition,racialideology
provedadrivingfactorinterritorialexpansion.WiththeannexationofTexas,theSouthern
statesweresuccessfulinexpandingslaveryanddisplacingthousandsofnativeMexicans.In
regardstotheOregonTerritory,theNorthernstatesattemptedtocounterbalancethe
expansionofslavery,furtherimpactingNativeAmericans.Byexploringtheconceptof
ManifestDestinyunderhistoricalandsocialheadings,thelastingimpactsofterritorial
expansioninAmericandiscoursewillberevealed.
11:20."Peintre-philosophe:Jacques-LouisDavidandTheFrenchRevolution"
byDeirdreBence.
ABSTRACT:Jacques-LouisDavidhasbeenrenownedtheworldoverasoneofthegreatest
artistsofanyera.DuringtheFrenchRevolution,hewasknownasthe‘Pageant-Masterof
theRepublic.’However,hiscontributionstotheRevolutionwerenotonlyrelatedtoartistic
pursuits.DavidwasappointedtotheNationalConvention,votedtoexecutetheKing,and
servedonvariouscommittees.Perhapsthemostcontroversialwerehisparticipationon
theCommitteeofGeneralSecuritywhichactedasthelawenforcementauthorityduringthe
Terror.AttheheightofRevolutionaryfervor,DavidwascomparedwiththelikesofMarat,
Danton,andRobespierreasafoundingfatherofthenewFrenchState.Yetwhenthe
RepublicfellapartitwasDavidtheartist,nottherevolutionary,whopleadedforhislife
fromajailcell.AlthoughDavidwillbeforeverrememberedforhiscontributionstotheart
world,hewasalsoamanwithpoliticalconvictions,whousedhismanytalentstopromote
thevaluesoftheFrenchRepublic.Theseattributesalongwiththeevolutionofhisown
voicecontributedtovariousprincipalitieswhichruledFranceduringhislifetime.
11:40."ColonialLegaciesandtheNeocolonizationofAngloArgentinism"
byDanielWilson.
ABSTRACT:BeforeonecanunderstandwhereArgentinastandsnow,theymustaskwhere
shehasbeen,andwhatshehasbeenthrough.Notonlywasherinceptionborneofbrutality
andconquest,butthelong-termtransplantationofanimperializedversionofSpanish
cultureandgovernmentcreatedafragmentedsocietythatirrefutablyshapedtheforming
nation.ThepeopleshousedintheformerregionoftheRíodelaPlatawerenotunited
Argentinians;theywereadisjointedmixtureofvariousculturesthatcouldnotovercome
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theracialandregionaldividesbetweentheirpastandpresent,betweentheirnativeand
Europeancultures,betweentheirregionallyandculturallysegregatedclasses.Throughout
thenineteenthcentury,Argentinaexperiencedseveralmutationsinherguiding
philosophies,leadership,andsocietalconfigurationasthecountrytriedtocometogrips
withitspast,itspresent,anditsheterogeneity.Argentina’sfirstleadersperpetuated
coloniallegaciesofdespotism,division,anddiscriminationthatcombinedinthelatterhalf
ofthecenturywithanextremeadmirationforallthingsEuropeanandmutatedintothefour
pillarsofAngloArgentinism.
12:00."GenderingCrime:WhentheCriminalBecomestheOffense"
byCarenScott.
ABSTRACT:Throughtheanalysisofprimarysources,includingtrialtranscripts,newspaper
articles,andjudiciallawcodes,thispresentationwillexaminehowcriminalpunishments
andindictmentsagainstwomeninEnglandduringthenineteenthcenturywereoftenmade,
notasaresultoftheillegalnatureofanact,butratherasameansofsanctioningfemales
whofailedtoadheretotheframeworkofgendernormscreatedbyVictoriansociety.The
sessionwillbeginwithadiscussionofhowsocialgendernormsemergedinthe1800sand
willoutlinetheideologiesoftheCultofTrueWomanhoodandSeparateSpheres.Next,the
presentationwilldescribethemannerinwhichillegalactsbecamegenderedaseither
masculineorfeminineandhowthisassignmentofgenderallowshistorianstobetter
understandtherelationshipbetweengender,crime,andpunishmentinVictorianEngland.
Followingthiswillbeanin-depthanalysisoftheactiverolesofwomeninrelationtocrime.
Thissectionwillopenwithadescriptionofwomenviewedasvictimsorjuveniles.Next,the
presentationwilladdresstheconnectionbetweenwomenandcrimesofaduplicitous
nature,includingadultery,prostitution,anddeception(perjury,forgery,andfraud).Finally,
thesectionwillclosewithaconsiderationoffemaleoffensesthatwereconsideredtobe
crimesagainstthenaturalorderoftheworld,suchasinfanticide,concealingabirth,
unlawfulabortion,spousalhomicide,babyfarming,andwitchcraft.Thesessionwill
concludewithaquestionandanswersessionfromtheaudienceandwillopenthefloorto
discussionofthetopicscoveredbythepresentation.
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