UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL AND FINE ARTS

SPRING RESEARCH CONFERENCE

April 11, 2008

Session 1      10:00 am – 12:00 pm

  RESEARCH   PAPERS                        Willow Room (UC 2.01.12)   

TERRORISTS AND TERRORISMS: 

THE STATE AGAINST THE SUBJECTS

MODERATOR:  AMY JASPERSON

Braden Beebe (G):

Pancho Villa: Bandit, Warrior, Legend

Molly Cox (G):

The Terror State: Fear Politics and the War on Terror

Jennifer Holt Dilley (G):

Remember the Tlatelolco Massacre: How the 1968 Student Movement Changed Mexican Identity

RESEARCH   PAPERS                       Anaqua Room (UC 2.03.08)

AGING AND LIFE ISSUES

MODERATOR: DR. GABRIEL ACEVEDO / DR. GREGG MICHEL

Alejandro Bocanegra (U):

Characteristics Associated with Self Reported Dementia in Elder Mexican Americans

Christopher Johnson (U):

Conversations with Madame Parker: An Ethnographic Narrative on Cancer, Anxiety, and end-of-life Communication

ORAL HISTORY PROJECT

Lisa Tellez (U):

Oral History of Gustav A. Pantzer

RESEARCH   PAPERS                          Ash Room (UC 2.03.06)

TRANSGRESSIONS AND SURVIVALS

MODERATOR:  DR. NORMA CANTU

Naomy Craven (G):

His Survival Weapon was History: Scheherazade, Storytelling, & Survival in Lloyd Jones'  Mister Pip

Kelly Harris (G):

Stereotypical Expectations in Moby Dick

Debra Peña (G):

The "She" Pronouncements in Kate Chopin's The Awakening

Session 2      12:45 pm – 2:45 pm

  RESEARCH  PAPERS                          Ash Room (UC 2.01.40)

GENDER ISSUES: 

SOCIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, AND LITERATURE

MODERATOR:  DR. GABRIEL ACEVEDO

Sarah Regina Cantú (U):

Gender Differences in Students’ Ratings of their College Professors

Michael Lee Gardin (G):

Exploring Gender in the Narrator of Aphra Behn's Oroonoko, or, the Royal Slave

Shawna Mowrer (U):

Gender Differences in Non-verbal and Verbal Approach Behavior and Sexual and Friendliness Intentions

RESEARCH   PAPERS                      Willow Room (UC 2.01.12)

TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES: 

SEX, DANCE, AND POLITICAL ECONOMY

MODERATOR:  MARYELLEN GARCIA

Lynn Kim (G):

Strategies Unveiled: Political Economy of the Tiwanaku State and Inka Empire in the Charazeni Region

Corina Stout (G):

The Making of Boy's Town: Nuevo Laredo's Sex Industry, 1916-1973

Tatum Weeks (G):

Ballet Folklórico: The Cultural Ambassador

RESEARCH   PAPERS                    Anaqua Room (UC 2.03.08)

IMAGES AND ACTIONS: 

RELIGION IN SOUTH AMERICA

MODERATOR:  CHRISTOPHER WICKHAM

Joseph A. Brown (G):

Liberation Theology and Work of Incarnate Word Nuns in Mexico

Caroline Castellanos (G):

The Changing Face of the Virgin of Guadalupe

Melisa Ramos (G):

Mater Immaculata: The History and Iconography of Mexico's Triangulated Madonnas

RESEARCH  POSTERS                                Retama Galleria

GRADUATE:

Julie Bland: 

The Secret Language of Pain: Implications for Diagnosis

Joshua Lopez : 

Don't Forget! How to Remember to Remember

Kimberly Smith & Shruthi Subramayam:

Comparing Behavior Expectations for Opposite Sex Friends and Romantic Partners

UNDERGRADUATE:

Nicole Alabi & Tamami Norizuki: 

Acculturation, Drinking, and HIV-Related Risk taking among Latinas

LaVelda Bradley:

Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior to AD/HD Medication Intentions

Rachel Finn:

Role of Contact in Beluga Calf Relationships

     CREATIVE WRITING               Retama Auditorium (UC 2.02.02)

MODERATOR:  Norma Cantu

GRADUATE:

Amber Duncan: Viewcollector

Christina Garza: Morning Honey

Elaine Wong: Mother. Language.

UNDERGRADUATE:

Jodi Ierien (U): The Handsome Man

David Martinez (U): Culminating Emptiness

Brian Slaughter (U): Barbacoa Blues

MUSIC

UNDERGRADUATE:

1^st Prize:

Angelica Guerra, Connie Isenhour, Megan Swisher:  

An Evaluation of Beginner Chamber Music Instructional Materials

2^nd Prize:

Michael Cohen:

Elements of Moorish Folksong in Manuel Ponce’s 24th Prelude, Chant Populaire Espagnol

ART EXHIBITION

Judging for the Art Exhibition was conducted by Professor Barbara Riley from the Art Department, Texas A&M - Corpus Christi.

The Art Exhibition is on display at the UTSA Arts Building Gallery from April 4th - April 20th. Monday - Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Saturday 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

GRADUATE:

1^st Prize: Carlos Don Juan

2^nd Prize: Jessica Ramirez

3^rd Prize: Esteban Delgado

UNDERGRADUATE:

1^st Prize: Alfonso Espronceda

2^nd Prize: Sandra Hernandez

3^rd Prize: Lung Mun

Awards Ceremony: Recital Hall (ARTS Building) at 3:00 p.m.

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