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Strangers’ Like Me: Evaluating and Selecting LGBTQ+ Children’s Literature
By Katherine Conner Faculty mentors: Dr. Melissa Wells, Dr. Miriam Liss, Professor Kate Haffey 10:00-10:50am, HCC 327 LGBTQ+ students experience bullying, depression, anxiety, and suicidality at higher rates than their non-LGBTQ+ peers (GLSEN & Harrison Interactive, 2012). One reason this may occur is because many teachers are not equipped to discuss diverse sexual identities, inadvertently…
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Power of Appeal: How Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Grabbed the Media’s Attention
By Sally Burkley Faculty mentor: Dr. Stephen Farnsworth 10:00-10:50am, HCC 327 National media coverage of individual Congressional members is generally sparse. The House and Senate are covered as a whole or via chamber’s leadership rather than articles about individual members and their interests. Therefore, if a congressional member wishes to be heard they generally need…
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The Medical Policing of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Adults
By Brie Hawkins Faculty mentor: Dr. Tracy Citeroni 10:00-10:50am, HCC 327 This research aims to better understand the discriminatory health care experiences of transgender and gender nonconforming adults. Conducted through a non-positivist sociological methodology, a primary objective of this research is to uplift transgender and other gender nonconforming voices through a study of lived, personal…
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Political Mobilization in the Garment Industry: A Comparison of Bangladesh and Vietnam
By Anna Bedal Faculty mentor: Dr. Surupa Gupta 10:00-10:50am, HCC 327 My research project is called “Political Mobilization in the Garment Industry: A Comparison of Bangladesh and Vietnam.” I produced this research as part of an independent study with Dr. Gupta in spring of 2022. My research examines the triangular relationship between the garment industry,…
