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WELCOME

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  1. WELCOME Theories in Action is a new, multi-disciplinary conference giving Brown seniors the opportunity to showcase their work to audiences across school year, program and academic department. This conference gives the Brown campus community a moment to celebrate and recognize the challenging work of synthesis and application of knowledge. The event is a collaborative effort of the Curricular Resource Center, the Dean of the College and the Swearer Center for Public Service. CONTENTS • Conference at a Glance 1-2 • The Projects • Poster Presentations3-5 • Presentations 6-12 • Roundtable Discussions 14 • Acknowledgments 14-15

  2. CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE FRIDAY, April 30, 2010 - List Art Center Poster Session, List Lobby, 4-6:00pm Andrew Cohen Genetic Variation and Brain Structure Yonatan DolginEmissions Impact of Electric Vehicle Adoption in Rhode Island AlannaKwokaRedefining Waves: Reconceptualizing Feminism for the Twenty First Century Jose LoyaIllusion of Wealth: Relationship of Subprime Lending and Foreclosures in Latino Communities Emma MainesServants of Jesus and Mary Andrew Raines Development Structures and Driving Patterns: Towards a Predictive Model of Average VMT on the ZIP code level Mayra C. Reyes Know Thy Neighbor Ngoc-Tran Vu GiaDinh: Talk Stories RallWalsh Heat Flow and Melt Migration at Subduction Zones Hannah WohlPervasive Effects of Poverty on Young Mothers’ Academic Achievement in New York City Opening Reception, List Lobby, 4:30-6:00 pm Remarks from Dean Katherine Bergeron, Dean of the College, and Dean Besenia Rodriguez ’00, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Research Opening Convocation, List 120, 6:00-7:00pm Professor Robert Self, Associate Professor of History The University, the World, and the Politics of Knowledge 1

  3. SATURDAY, May 1, 2010 - Smith-Buonanno Presentations, Concurrent Workshop Sessions, 12-3:50pm 12-12:50pm Art & Society Mark Brown (Rm 106), Jesse Cohn (Rm G18), Gabriel Doss and Jovan Julian (Rm 101), Michelle Tan (Rm 201), Alex Tudela (Rm G01) 1-1:50pm Understanding the Developing World Mark Caine (Rm 106), Steve Daniels (Rm 201), Rosi Greenberg (Rm 101), Bianca Figueroa-Santana (Rm G18), Masumi Hayashi-Smith (Rm G01) 2-2:50pm Science & Society Madeline Brown (Rm G01), Charles Firestone (Rm 106), Kevin Liou (Rm 201), Miguel Quintanilla (Rm 101) 3-3:50pm Thinking Locally Corlis Gross and Theresa O’Neil (Rm 106), Hana Kawai and Emily Taylor (Rm 201), Kyle Poyar (Rm 101), Madeline Ray (Rm G01) 1. The Missing Link: Market Based Solutions -Rm 201 Ibiayi Briggs, Nicholas Elenz-Martin, Lyla Fujiwara, Jeffrey Hay, Joshua Kaplan, Jill Lambiase, Amy Liang, Paul Meier, Cody Simmons, Gregory Stepina, Juan Vasconez, Matt Wilde 2. Off the Hill: Developing Community Partnerships-Rm 106 Khara Gresham, Hannah Kang, Rachel Levenson, Lianna Lipton, Lana Robinson-Sum 3. Say What? Communicating Research and Why it Matters –Rm 101 Kelsey Lane, Michael Levy, Matt Scult, Michael Yokell Roundtable Discussions, Concurrent RT Sessions, 4-5:20pm 2

  4. PRESENTATIONS POSTER SESSION Andrew Cohen Genetic Variation and Brain Structure Faculty/Staff Sponsor: John McGeary, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Description: Imaging genetics is a novel approach that examines connections between DNA and aspects of brain structure or function, taking full advantage of new and powerful technologies. Yonatan Dolgin Emissions Impact of Electric Vehicle Adoption in Rhode Island Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Kurt Teichert, Environmental Stewardship Initiatives ManagerDescription: Yoni has analyzed the impact of electric vehicle adoption in Rhode Island on individual and statewide greenhouse gas emission profiles. Alanna Kwoka Redefining Waves: Reconceptualizing Feminism for the Twenty First Century Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Gail Cohee, Director, Sarah Doyle Women's Center Description: Alanna’s honors thesis reconceptualizesthe wave metaphor of feminism from oceanic waves to radio waves, which would add complexity and theories of intersectionality to an understanding of feminism. 3

  5. POSTER SESSION Jose Loya Illusion of Wealth: Relationship of Subprime Lending and Foreclosures in Latino Communities Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Hilary Silver, Associate Professor of Sociology Description: The high share of subprime loans in predominantly Latino communities from 2004-2007 has led to the continual decline of the urban core. The change in discriminatory practices is evident by the high levels of foreclosures in minority communities. Emma Maines Servants of Jesus and Mary Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Lina Fruzzetti, Professor of Anthropology & Daniel Smith, Associate Professor of Anthropology Description: Emma’s thesis is an anthropological inquiry into 21st century religious life. Andrew Raines Development Structures and Driving Patterns: Towards a Predictive Model of Average VMT on the ZIP code level Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Kurt Teichert, Environmental Stewardship Initiatives Manager Description: Andrew aims to use job, housing, transit, demographic, and growth rate data to model and better understand how the physical dimensions of a place affect the driving habits of those who live there. 4

  6. POSTER SESSION Mayra C. Reyes Know Thy Neighbor Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Evelyn Hu-Dehart, Professor of History Description: Mayra’s poster illustrates an understanding how the Fox Point community was gentrified in the 1960’s and 1970’s through institutional information and first voice accounts. Ngoc-Tran Vu Gia Dinh: Talk Stories Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Jennifer Williams, Visiting Assistant Professor of Visual Art Description: Tran displays intimate photographs that explore one Vietnamese family through talk stories. RallWalsh Heat Flow and Melt Migration at SubductionZones Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Edgar Parmentier, Professor of Geological Sciences Description:Rall’s poster displays a thermal model of a convergent tectonic plate boundary. Hannah Wohl Pervasive Effects of Poverty on Young Mothers’ Academic Achievement in New York City Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Dennis Hogan, Professor of Sociology Description:Hannah’s thesis addresses how poverty reduces academic achievement for young mothers through the multi-level structure of historical context, institutions, communities and families. 5

  7. PRESENTATIONS ART & SOCIETY WORKSHOP SESSIONS (12-12:50pm) Mark Brown I Wanna See you Werq, Let Me See You Werq: The Intersections of Race, Gender, and Sexuality in regards to Vogue Evolution of America’s Best Dance Crew Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Patricia Ybarra, Assistant Professor of Theatre, Speech and Dance Description: Mark examines the intersections of race, gender, performance and sexuality through the choreography and cultural relevance of Vogue Evolution from America’s Best Dance Crew, particularly focusing on the notion of the “black male dancing body” from a conceptual and embodied perspective. Come one, come all- Be Fierce! (Rm 106) Jesse Cohn Three-Dimensional Explorations of Pixilation Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Paul Myoda, Assistant Professor of Visual Art Description: Through process-oriented installation and sculpture, Jesse’s project considers the relationship between the part and the whole. (Rm G18) 6

  8. ART & SOCIETY WORKSHOPS (12-12:50pm) Gabriel Doss and Jovan Julian Deep Roots::Low Branches Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Elmo Terry-Morgan, Associate Professor of Africana Studies Description: This installation aims to examine race and identity through the lens of the essay, photograph, and sound. (Rm 101) Michelle Tan Rose-a subtitled play Faculty/Staff Sponsor:SandaGolopentia, Professor of French Studies, Erik Ehn, Professor of Theatre Arts & Performance Studies, and Annie Wiart, Senior Lecturer in French Studies Description: Michelle’s play that is the result of a compilation of real-life testimonies from Alzheimer’s patients and caregivers alike. It explores memory, language, and love; as well as what we do when faced with their loss. (Rm 201 ) Alex Tudela The Other Youth: Post-Second World War Constructions of Latino Youth Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Richard Meckel and Ralph Rodriguez, Associate Professors of American Civilization Description: Alex’s project is a survey and examination of Latino youth during the postwar era as presented in the media. (Rm G01) 7

  9. WORKSHOP SESSIONS (1-1:50pm) UNDERSTANDING THE DEVELOPING WORLD Mark Caine Engineering Modern Egypt: Water, Technology, and Development Faculty/Staff Sponsor:SherineHamdy, Assistant Professor of Anthropology Description: Mark explores how Nasser’s Egyptian government employed hydraulic technology to produce modernity, both material and discursive, in a newly independent Egypt. (Rm 106) Steve Daniels Making Do: Lessons from and for African Engineers Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Chris Bull, Senior Research Engineer/Senior Lecturer Description: Steve’s project is an investigation into engineers and artisans in Africa’s informal economy based on three months of primary research. What can we learn from the creativity and resourcefulness of these makers and what is their role in development? (Rm 201) 8

  10. UNDERSTANDING THE DEVELOPING WORLD (1-1:50pm) Rosi Greenberg Politics and Power in the Art Worlds of Palestine/Israel Faculty/Staff Sponsor:LinaFruzzetti, Professor of Anthropology Description:Rosi’s project is an exploration of personal political and power relations in the Palestinian art world, specifically focusing on joint Palestinian-Israeli projects and the Palestinian boycott of Israeli cultural institutions. Bianca Figueroa-Santana The Development of International Law and Human Rights Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Barbara Buckinx, Visiting Lecturer in Political Science Description: Bianca discusses the relationship between international law and human rights and the enforceability of this body of law. (Rm G18) Masumi Hayushi-Smith Buddhist Peacemaking in Sri Lanka Faculty/Staff Sponsor:VasukiNesiah, Visiting Assistant Professor in International Studies Description: Masumi explores issues of power dynamics, politics, reconciliation, ethnonationalism, Buddhist philosophy and spirituality through the lens of the youth peacemaking program of the Sri Lankan organization SarvodayaShramadana. (Rm G01) (Rm 101) 9

  11. WORKSHOP SESSIONS (2-2:50pm) SCIENCE & SOCIETY Madeline Brown Symbols of Beauty and Power: An Analysis of Flower Depictions in Classic Maya Iconography Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Thomas Garrison, Postdoctoral Fellow in Archaeology Description: Madeline examines how the Classics Maya depicted flowers in their iconography and what these flowers symbolized in Mayan culture.(Rm G01) Charles Firestone Why does the rabbit escape the fox on a zig-zagpath? Using Virtual Reality to Investigate Predator-Prey Faculty/Staff Sponsor: William H. Warren, Professor of Cognitive & Linguistic Sciences Description: On arid African plains and manicured Midwest lawns, prey often escape their predators along torturous zig-zag paths, instead of simply running straight away. What accounts for this odd bit of behavior? Humans “predators” are immersed in a virtual environment to figure out why. (Rm 106) 10

  12. SCIENCE & SOCIETY (2-2:50pm) Kevin Liou Return to the Heart: Narrative Approaches to Medicine Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Arnold Weinstein, Professor of Comparative Literature Description: Kevin discusses how art, literature, and the humanities can enrich the practice of modern medicine with the ultimate goal of reminding us that we are not simply bodies: each of us is also a story. (Rm 201) Miguel A. Quintanilla Jr. Does Size Matter? Scaling in Insects Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Sharon Swartz, Associate Professor of Biology and Jerry D. Daniels, Associate Professor of Engineering Description:Miguel’s project is a scaling and comparative study of the beetle and stick insect exoskeleton in addition to developing a new design for force platforms. (Rm 101) Emily Taylor and Hana Kawai The Work Children Do Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Peggy Chang, Director, Curricular Resource Center Description:Emily and Hana’s thesis looks at conflict and building community in a New York City Public School. (Rm 201) WORKSHOP SESSIONS (3-3:50pm) THINKING LOCALLY 11

  13. THINKING LOCALLY WORKSHOPS (3-3:50pm) Corlis Gross, Theresa O’Neil Displaced: An Examination of Homelessness in Rhode Island Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Hilary Silver, Associate Professor of Sociology Description: This documentary looks at the lives of five different homeless individuals, their activism, and a general analysis of homelessness in Rhode Island (Rm. 106) Kyle Poyar Adaptation to Climate Change in Rhode Island Faculty/Staff Sponsor: J. Timmons Roberts, Professor of Sociology Description: Kyle assesses the costs of unabated climate change in Rhode Island and the Economic efficiency of policies to protect against these impacts. (Rm 101) Madeline Ray A Motion in the Ocean State: The Criminalization of Prostitution in Rhode Island Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Kay Warren, Professor of Anthropology Description: Madeline’s thesis is a legal ethnography of the debate over prostitution and trafficking in a modern city-state (Rm G01) 12

  14. ROUNDTABLES DISCUSSIONS The Missing Link: Market Based Solutions Ibiayi Briggs, Nicholas Elenz-Martin, Jeffrey Hay, Amy Liang, Gregory Stepina, Juan VasconezUlterius Enterprises Lyla M. Fujiwara, Joshua Kaplan, Paul Meier, Matt Wilde Developing Mobile Games on the Android Platform Jill Lambiase Social Networks and Group Based Lending in Providence with the Capital Good Fund Cody Simmons Co-Fund: Co-funding College Opportunities Khara Gresham Dental Outreach Program at the METHannah Kang, Lana Robinson-SumNational College Advising Corps: Overcoming Educational Barriers Rachel Levenson Brown Refugee Youth Tutoring and Enrichment: Creating and Sustaining a Successful Community Partnerships Lianna Lipton Preventing Dating Violence Michael Levy, Kelsey Lane, Michael Yokell, Matthew ScultUniversity Keystone Program Rm201 Off the Hill: Developing Community Partnerships Rm106 Say What? Communicating Research and Why It Matters Rm101 13

  15. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS CONFERENCE SELECTION COMMITTEE Gail Cohee, Lecturer, Gender and Sexuality Studies & Director, Sarah Doyle Women’s Center Tom Doeppner, Associate Professor of Computer Science Kerri Heffernan, Adjunct Lecturer in Education & Director of Faculty Engagement, Swearer Center for Public Service Richard Fishman, Professor of Visual Arts & Director, Creative Arts Council VasukiNesiah, Visiting Assistant Professor in International Studies MinooRamanathan ’11, Human Biology Concentrator Jan Tullis, Professor of Geology Patricia Ybarra, Assistant Professor of Theatre, Speech and Dance CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE Shelley Adriance, Assistant Director of Leadership Development, Student Activities Emma Buck ’11, Literary Arts & Independent Concentrator Gail Cohee, Lecturer, Gender and Sexuality Studies & Director, Sarah Doyle Women’s Center Linda Cunningham, Program Director, Educational Equity, Swearer Center for Public Service Linda Dunleavy, Associate Dean of the College for Fellowships & Pre-Law, Dean of the College Alan Flam, Senior Fellow, Swearer Center for Public Service Janet Isserlis, Program Manager, Adult Language & Literacy, Swearer Center for Public Service Besenia Rodriguez ‘00, Associate Dean of the College for Undergraduate Research Kisa Takesue ‘88, Associate Dean of Student Life 14

  16. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS CONFERENCE SUPPORT Catering Services Facilities Management Media Services CONFERENCE SPEAKERS Katherine Bergeron, Dean of the College Besenia Rodriguez ‘00 , Associate Dean of the College for Undergraduate Research Robert Self, Associate Professor of History • CONFERENCE STAFFERS (CRC) • Lizzie Baron '10.5, Leave-taking Co-Coordinator • Emma Buck '11, Independent Concentration Coordinator • Roman Gonzalez '11, Independent Studies Coordinator • Molly Jacobson '10, MAPS & CRC Outreach Co-Coordinator • Arthur Matuszewski '11, Independent Studies Co-Coordinator • MinooRamanathan '11, Leave-taking Co-Coordinator • Emily Taylor '10, CRC Outreach Co-Coordinator • BlayneTesfaye '11, Careers in the Common Good Coordinator • CONFERENCE COORDINATORS • Peggy Chang, Director, Curricular Resource Center and Engaged Life Partnership • Amanda Machado '10, DUG/Capstone Conference Co-Coordinator • Nikkisha Smith '10, DUG/Capstone Conference Co-Coordinator 15

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