Eight School of Education and Social Policy (SESP) seniors in the undergraduate honors program presented posters of their research projects on June 5 at Annenberg Hall.
All are students of Penelope Peterson, SESP dean, and teaching assistant Leigh Meisler, a doctoral student in the Human Development and Social Policy program. Assistant Dean Susan Olson coordinated the event. Following is a description of each student's research:
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CARRYN CHRISTIANSON Human Development and Psychological Services Generativity among Mid-Life Women without Children Carryn Christianson's study of midlife women found that neither child-rearing nor desire to rear a child relates to higher levels of generativity; parent-like relationships correlate with higher generative concern; and the most generative child-free women have various types of generative expressions. Advisor: Regina Logan, PhD Reader: Dan McAdams, PhD |
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JANE CORNELIUS Secondary Teaching Learner's Perception and the English as a Second Language Classroom Jane Cornelius investigated how an English as a Second Language class helps learners to comprehend English. Her results suggest that the communal environment of ESL learners' homogenous classroom may play an important role in assisting with language comprehension. Advisor: Carol Lee, PhD Reader: Julia M. Moore, PhD |
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KELLY KIRKPATRICK Social Policy Community Engagement Programs: Do They Work? Kelly Kirkpatrick's study of the Public Allies' Signature AmeriCorps program found that civic behaviors and personal efficacy increased during the program, with particularly strong increases for frequency of working on community projects and attendance at public meetings. She found the greatest increases among non-college graduates. Advisor: Jeannette Colyvas, PhD Reader: Paul Arntson, PhD |
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LAURA MESA-MARTINEZ Human Development and Psychological Services Latino Girls: Adapting Through the Simultaneous Stress of Acculturation and Adolescence Laura Mesa-Martinez's research on Latina women who migrated to the United States during adolescence found that family, friends and teachers were the main sources of support, and extracurricular activities and extra school effort were efficient coping mechanisms. Advisor: Jordan Jacobovitz, PhD Reader: Emma Adam, PhD |
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STACY PANCRATZ Social Policy Family and Parent Practices in Low-Income Households and Children's Early Academic Achievement Stacy Pancratz's study found that increases in maternal education were related to increases in children's math achievement, and greater levels of family routines were related to increases in reading achievement. Advisor: Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, PhD Reader: Greg Duncan, PhD |
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MEREDITH SCHWARTZ Social Policy Identifying Consensus Among Experts: What Should the Average Citizen Know About the Supreme Court? This study study sought to identify an expert-formed consensus on what the average citizen should know about the Supreme Court in order to improve instruction in a social studies curriculum. Key concepts and cases were identified. Advisor: Cynthia Conlon, PhD Readers: Michelle Reininger, PhD, and David Renz, MAT |
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KATIE WRIGHT Social Policy Use of American Values in the 2008 Presidential Campaign: Similarities and Differences between Democrats and Republicans Katie Wright's study of how American values were used by presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain in the 2008 presidential campaign found that the candidates retained some of the values emphasized in the party platforms while also adding others in the debates. Advisor: Fay Lomax Cook, PhD Reader: James Rosenbaum, PhD |
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NATASHA YURK Social Policy Not Your Grandma's Debate: Public Forum and Its Role in the Forensics Community Natasha Yurk's study of how high school students and coaches conceive of their experiences with Public Forum Debate found that that if Public Forum remains simple in practice, it can benefit competitors while simultaneously democratizing the debate community. Advisor: Eva Lam, PhD Reader: Gary Alan Fine, PhD |
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