2018 Academic Festival Program

14 2. Capstone Research in Sociology: Poster Presentations Tisch 2 nd Floor Hallway Faculty Sponsor: John Brueggemann, Sociology Presenters: Isabelle Alley ‘18, Kristen Donlevie ‘18, Olivia Irby ‘18, Sarah Jensen ‘18, Julian Murphy ‘18, Nicholas Papazian ‘18, Ashley Polanco ‘18, DyAnna Katherine Washington ‘18, Byron D. Smith ‘18, Emma Sturdevant ‘18 Isabelle Alley ‘18, “The Effect of Conservative Politics on Sex Education and Teen Birth: A State-by-State Analysis of Abstinence and Contraception-focused Approaches” Kristen Donlevie ‘18, “Screen Time Versus Face Time: How Social Media Usage Affects Time Spent Face to Face” Olivia Irby ‘18, “Strike More, Spend Less?: The Correlation between Opinions on Race Specific Government Spending and Feelings towards Police Use of Force” Sarah Jensen ‘18, “Social Media Usage: The Impact on Feelings of Depression or Loneliness” Julian Murphy ’18, “Looking At the Effect of Educational Attainment on Anti-Immigrant Perceptions” Nicholas Papazian ‘18, “Post-Truth Overexposure: Media Consumption and Confidence in Institutions” Ashley Polanco ‘18, “Examining Spaces Associated with Dominant Cultural Capital” DyAnna Katherine Washington ‘18, “Do Baby Boomers Want Another Baby Boom?: A Gendered Generational Analysis of Abortion Attitudes” Byron D. Smith ‘18, “Live Performance Attendance and Happiness” Emma Sturdevant ‘18, “Women in Politics and Views on Gender” 3. Women, Monsters, and The End of Days Ladd 207 Faculty Sponsor: Michael Arnush, Classics Presenters: Marley Amico ‘19, Katherine Berg ‘18, Sophie Heath ‘18, Sarah Smith ‘20 Classics students share the results of their research in courses on ancient sex and gender, apocalyptic literature, and Ovid’s poetry, with four papers: Marley Amico ‘19, “It’s all Greek to Me: An Examination of the porne / hetaira Binary” Katherine Berg ‘18, “Looking Towards the End Times: Eschatological Imagery in Hieronymus Bosch’s Paintings and John of Patmos’ Revelation