Buzzwords without Borders: Three Field Experiments in Individual Donation Behavior

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Scott Jackson and Dr. Joshua Gubler, Department of Political Science In 2009, the Pew Internet & American Life Project reported that over the preceding twelve months, 67% of Americans “contributed to a charity or non-profit organization other than their place of worship” (Smith et al., 2009). The study also found that 11% of Internet users […]

Faith-related Prejudice in Admission to Clinical Psychology Graduate School Programs

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Elizabeth Hoose and Dr. Jeffrey Reber, Department of Psychology Little research has been done on prejudice against people of faith. Several studies indicate that fundamental or evangelical Christians face the effects of prejudice especially in educational settings (Ressler & Hodge, 2006). In particular, two surveys of Christian social workers inquiring about their professional experience in […]

Healing the Wounds of Exile: A Canadian Exile Community 40 Years After Flight from their Chilean Homeland

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Michael Hoopes and Dr. Evan Ward, Department of History The result of my research among the Vancouver, Canada Chilean exile community was overall a positive, more concrete understanding of the mindset of the community, though certain difficulties relating to my inexperience have rendered the data I collected somewhat useless. I entered seeking to more clearly […]

To Act and Not be Acted Upon: A Look at State-building in Bosnia

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Kurt Hepler and Dr. Nicholas Wheeler, Department of Political Science Troubling Times in Bosnia and Herzegovina In the wake of the brutal wars between Serbs, Croats, and Bosniaks following the breakup of former Yugoslavia, many international organizations (IOs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) poured into Bosnia and Herzegovina. These organizations were tasked with helping the country […]

Short-Distance Cultural Remittances of Shakti among Domestic Workers in Vizag, India

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Kirk Hepburn and Dr. Charles Nuckolls, Department of Anthropology The project under question has taken turns dramatic enough to make it nearly unrecognizable and its title almost entirely inapplicable. Problems, faced early in research but insurmountable, make it necessary that the collected data be used for purposes beside my original intent. While I originally planned […]

Attitudes about Educating Girls and Internet Use in Southeast Asia

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Hayley Heath and Dr. Renata Forste, Department of Sociology Based on survey data from seven countries in Southeast Asia, I examined the association between internet use and attitudes about the importance of educating girls. The sample is of 6,604 adults. Using logistic regression techniques, I found that the data supported my hypothesis; internet use is […]

Rethinking FDI: China’s Geopolitical Move into Europe

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John Harris and Dr. Wade Jacoby, Department of Political Science The magnitude of Chinese outward foreign direct investment (FDI) flows has skyrocketed in the past decade. In the wake of the Chinese “Going Out” policy, many high profile Chinese firms are buying up companies in all regions of the world. It is curious that Chinese […]

Protest and the PRI: Examining US-Mexican Relations, 1968-1971

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Jacob Glenn and Dr. Andrew Johns, Department of History A green flare shot up in the air, lighting the sky. A red flare shortly followed. As the surprised crowd looked up, “a hail of bullets” turned a peaceful student protest into a massacre at Tlatelolco. Indignation at police brutality and political authoritarianism had triggered a […]

Mapping Civil Society: An Experiment in NGO Coordination

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Madeleine Gleave and Dr. Daniel Nielson, Department of Political Science Overview of Research Our research took us to the red dirt and bustling streets of Uganda. There we sought to understand how non-governmental organizations behave. We were interested in understanding the coordination behavior of NGOs in Uganda and India. With the on-site mentorship of Professor […]