Undergraduate Works

• Revolutionary Theatricality: Dramatized American Protest, 1967-1968

  Rothman, Angela (University of Oregon, 2016)

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  Rothman, Angela 2016-06-23T18:35:57Z 2016-06-23T18:35:57Z 2016 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19957 27 pages American protest against the establishment grew between the years 1967 and 1968 because dramatic aspects of rebellion manifested in theatrical methods. Prominent examples of these protests were the San Francisco Mime Troupe, the production of Paradise Now by the Living Theatre, the Broadway cast production of the musical Hair, and the Festival of Life by the Yippie movement at the Chicago Democratic National Convention. During this intense period of domestic conflict, these activists embraced theatrical revolutions of radical theater as visible forms of protest. en_US University of Oregon Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US San Francisco Mime Troupe The Living Theatre Hair rock musical Yippie Festival of Life Chicago Democratic National Convention Davis, R. G. Beck, Julian Malina, Judith Hoffman, Abbie Revolutionary Theatricality: Dramatized American Protest, 1967-1968 Other
• The Effects of Exogenous Testosterone on Cardiovascular Stress

  Lai, Kevin (University of Oregon, 2016)

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  Lai, Kevin 2016-06-03T19:52:26Z 2016-06-03T19:52:26Z 2016 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19941 1 page poster en_US University of Oregon Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US testosterone stress cardiovascular stress exogenous testosterone Undergraduate Symposium HR HRV TSST STAI hormones anxiety heart psychology biology physiology The Effects of Exogenous Testosterone on Cardiovascular Stress Thesis / Dissertation
• Relieving Ukrainian Energy Reliance on Russia

  Sol, Priscilla (University of Oregon, 2016)

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  Sol, Priscilla 2016-06-03T19:43:19Z 2016-06-03T19:43:19Z 2016 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19940 1 page poster en_US University of Oregon Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US Ukraine Wind for Prosperity Relieving Ukrainian Energy Reliance on Russia Thesis / Dissertation
• The effects of inhibiting neurons in Layer-II of the Medial Entorhinal Cortex on Hippocampal Place Cells in CA1 and CA3

  Chikarmane, Roshan; Avesar, Daniel; Kentros, Clifford G. (University of Oregon, 2016)

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  Chikarmane, Roshan Avesar, Daniel Kentros, Clifford G. 2016-06-03T19:40:04Z 2016-06-03T19:40:04Z 2016 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19939 1 page poster en_US University of Oregon Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US Undergraduate Symposium The effects of inhibiting neurons in Layer-II of the Medial Entorhinal Cortex on Hippocampal Place Cells in CA1 and CA3 Thesis / Dissertation
• Speed Dating Lady Justice

  Lowery, Samantha O. (University of Oregon, April , 2015)

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  Lowery, Samantha O. 2016-06-03T19:34:28Z 2016-06-03T19:34:28Z 2015-04 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19938 64 pages This thesis examines the predictive devices attorneys use to remove jurors due to shortened selection process in petit trials. This study examines how weight, age, and class are used alongside the master traits of gender and race to select individuals to be excluded from serving as jurors. en_US University of Oregon Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US jury selection voir dire jury juries court Goffman master stigma stigma gender race age sex predictive devices front stage back stage impression management symbolic interaction Speed Dating Lady Justice Thesis / Dissertation
• Determining Ancestry of Unprovenienced Human Remains from the Grenadines, Southern Caribbean: Dental Morphology and Craniometric

  Dodrill, Taylor N.; Nelson, Greg C.; Stone, Jessica H.; Fitzpatrick, Scott M. (University of Oregon, 2016)

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  Dodrill, Taylor N. Nelson, Greg C. Stone, Jessica H. Fitzpatrick, Scott M. 2016-06-03T19:28:15Z 2016-06-03T19:28:15Z 2016 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19937 1 page poster en_US University of Oregon Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US Undergraduate symposium Caribbean archaeology unprovenienced human remains Determining Ancestry of Unprovenienced Human Remains from the Grenadines, Southern Caribbean: Dental Morphology and Craniometric Thesis / Dissertation
• Traditional Butchering in Oregon; A Folkloric Film Analysis

  Buck, Sarah (University of Oregon, December 6, 2015)

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  Buck, Sarah 2016-06-03T19:21:57Z 2016-06-03T19:21:57Z 2015-12-06 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19936 12 pages en_US University of Oregon Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US butchering folklore tradition Oregon foodways anthropology ethnography research methodology theory Traditional Butchering in Oregon; A Folkloric Film Analysis Thesis / Dissertation
• Art/Act: A WGS Online Magazine

  Avila, Maribel; Capps, Madison; Carlile, Kayla; Conner, Jessica; Cosart, Mary; Dean, Izzy; Dillon, Alex; Forbis, Meaghan; Gouge, Hayes; Harlig, Chloe; Johnson, Hannah; Kopf, Erica; Mejia, Raza; Moore, Maddie; Orth, Milana; Pachte, Natalia; Perea, Corina; Pratt, Katie; Schones, Madison; Vann, Morgan; Wright, Natalie (University of Oregon, 2016)

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  Rhee, Margaret Avila, Maribel Capps, Madison Carlile, Kayla Conner, Jessica Cosart, Mary Dean, Izzy Dillon, Alex Forbis, Meaghan Gouge, Hayes Harlig, Chloe Johnson, Hannah Kopf, Erica Mejia, Raza Moore, Maddie Orth, Milana Pachte, Natalia Perea, Corina Pratt, Katie Schones, Madison Vann, Morgan Wright, Natalie 2016-05-25T17:26:59Z 2016-05-25T17:26:59Z 2016 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19877 http://artact.uoregon.edu/ 22 pages “Art, Activism, and Popular Culture” (WGS 199) investigates how art and activism intersect to address pressing contemporary social issues concerning gender, race, and sexuality. In particular, the course focuses on how art is utilized as feminist activism, and vice versa, to address social issues such as the prison industrial complex, sexual assault, media production, institutional critique, and HIV/AIDS. The course takes on a special emphasis on how artists-activists-students have utilized art to organize and create change on the college campus. Along with rigorous reading and writing, in the Winter 2016 term, students also engaged in the topic of art and activism through constructionist learning— learning through creating—in a special lab component of the class. In collaboration with the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, students participated in a special museum activity to explore art history and the politics of institutional critique on campus. en_US University of Oregon Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US Art Activism Institutional Critique Media AIDS Prison Industrial Complex Race Gender Anti-violence Equality Art/Act: A WGS Online Magazine Website
• Genocide Prevention in the 21st Century: the Central African Republic

  Weil, Claire (University of Oregon, June , 2015)

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  Weil, Claire 2016-05-10T18:46:55Z 2016-05-10T18:46:55Z 2015-06 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19856 Submitted to the Undergraduate Library Research Award scholarship competition: 2015-2016. 120 pages. The purpose of this research is to explore how genocide prevention has progressed in the 21st century with an in-depth examination of the crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR). The goal is to show that tools created to prompt prevention and reaction to genocide have been effective in particular in the CAR but that the frameworks through which the international community addresses genocide must be enlarged for true effectiveness in the long run. This has been done by examining the different international and African legal and institutional structures to handle situations devolving into genocide. The first phase of the project involves an analysis of the mechanisms to prevent genocide and how these played out in the CAR. Upon examination of the current situation, it becomes clear that contemporary instruments to prevent genocide have truly progressed but that they are somewhat inadequate for long term visions of peace, stability and security. The final phase involves the search for different ways of framing genocide prevention. Through showing that genocide prevention in the CAR has been effective, this research highlights the importance of continuously adapting our methods of prevention to create durable visions of peace. en_US University of Oregon Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US Genocide Prevention in the 21st Century: the Central African Republic Other
• Sexuality, Gender, and US Imperialism after Philippine Independence: An Examination of Gender and Sexual Stereotypes of Pilipina Entertainment Workers and US Servicemen

  Santos, Paulla (University of Oregon, June 10, 2015)

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  Santos, Paulla 2016-05-10T18:41:34Z 2016-05-10T18:41:34Z 2015-06-10 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19855 Submitted to the Undergraduate Library Research Award scholarship competition: 2015-2016. 28 pages This paper examines the continuation of US imperialism in the Philippines after Philippine Independence in 1946 through the gendered and sexual stereotypes of US men and Philippine women. These perceptions of the women as submissive and dependent were constructed through women’s interactions with US military men, who were seen as powerful and wealthy. The Philippine presidencies of Ferdinand Marcos and Corazon Aquino also transformed identities particularly of Philippine women. This paper illuminates instances of Pilipina agency that show many Pilipinas were not simply victims to US power, but also sought employment opportunities in order to provide for themselves, their families, and their country. This paper then connects the events around US military bases at that time to present-day stereotypes associated with Asian-born women married to US men in the United States, as well as the current discussions of reopening of the US military bases in the Philippines. en_US University of Oregon Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US Sexuality, Gender, and US Imperialism after Philippine Independence: An Examination of Gender and Sexual Stereotypes of Pilipina Entertainment Workers and US Servicemen Other
• Fugitive Queens: Amakhosikazi and the Evolution of Gender and Power in KwaZulu-Natal (1816-1889)

  Morrissey, Caellagh (University of Oregon, December , 2015)

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  Morrissey, Caellagh 2016-05-10T18:34:00Z 2016-05-10T18:34:00Z 2015-12 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19854 Submitted to the Undergraduate Library Research Award scholarship competition: 2015-2016. 165 pages. Amakhosikazi (elite women) played a vital role within the social, economic, and political reality of the Zulu pre-colonial state. However, histories have largely categorized them as accessory to the lives of powerful men. Through close readings of oral traditions, travelogues, and government documentation, this paper discusses the spaces in which the amakhosikazi exhibited power, and tracks changes in the social position of queen mothers, as well as some members of related groups of elite women, from the early years of the Zulu chiefdom in the 1750s up until the 1887 annexation by Britain and their crucial intervention in royal matters in 1889. The amakhosikazi can be seen operating in a complex social space wherein individual women accessed power through association to political clans, biological and economic reproduction, manipulation, and spiritual influence. Women’s access to male power sources changed through both internal political shifts and external pressures, but generally increased in the first half of the 1800s, and the declined over time and with the fracturing of Zulu hegemony. As a result, elite women became marginalized in both Zulu and colonial political structures. This study raises questions about the character of women’s shared experiences, and those of other categories of women within the Zulu polity. en_US University of Oregon Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US Fugitive Queens: Amakhosikazi and the Evolution of Gender and Power in KwaZulu-Natal (1816-1889) Other
• Finding “Home” as a Palestinian-American: An Oral History Project of One Man’s Life Story

  Le, Dawn (University of Oregon, December , 2015)

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  Le, Dawn 2016-05-10T18:27:37Z 2016-05-10T18:27:37Z 2015-12 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19853 Submitted to the Undergraduate Library Research Award scholarship competition: 2015-2016. 111 pages For immigrants and refugees, the concept of “home” is seldom a concrete definition, as the question of where “home” is - either in the country of origin or the new country, activates a tension in self-identity. For the Palestinian immigration and refugee experience, the longstanding Arab-Israeli Conflict produces an even more complex tension. The purpose of this study is to explore this tension in a Palestinian-American context. To do so, the research project focuses on an oral history project about Ibrahim Hamide, a restaurateur and human rights activist in Eugene for the past 40 years. The project involved taking participant observation notes prior to the series of interviews, conducting the interviews themselves, coding the interviews for common themes, and then analyzing the information with other works about the Palestinian/Arab American experience. The primary findings of this study indicate that in addition to the challenges of migration, Orientalism, a term by Edward Said that means the representation of the Middle East in a stereotyped and colonialist manner, has a major influence on the tension of self-identity. For Hamide, this tension leads him to find solace in a “universal identity,” where spirituality and the learning that takes place after enduring years of displacement and Orientalism (“ethic of cosmopolitan care”) are two key components. Rather than choosing between his two “homes,” he finds a sense of home in a universal realm. The significances of this research are that it sheds light onto post-trauma resilience and serves as documented piece of history for the Eugene community. en_US University of Oregon Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US Finding “Home” as a Palestinian-American: An Oral History Project of One Man’s Life Story Other
• Temperament and Symptom Pathways to the Development of Adolescent Depression

  Dolcini-Catania, Luciano (University of Oregon, December , 2015)

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  Dolcini-Catania, Luciano 2016-05-10T18:22:02Z 2016-05-10T18:22:02Z 2015-12 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19852 Submitted to the Undergraduate Library Research Award scholarship competition: 2015-2016. 79 pages This study examined the influence of internalizing and externalizing symptoms during early adolescence on the subsequent development of depressive disorder. The role that temperament plays in predisposing individuals to these particular pathways was also examined. Logistical regression analyses revealed that internalizing symptoms and social-externalizing problems were significant risk pathways to the development of depression. Moreover, mediation analyses revealed that high negative emotionality, high affiliation, low effortful control and low surgency were significant vulnerability factors for the internalizing symptom pathway, whereas low effortful control was the only significant mediational predictor for the social-externalizing problem pathway. As such, high levels of effortful control acted as a protective factor for the development of depression across both symptom pathways, suggesting that is may be an important target for prevention strategies. en_US University of Oregon Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US Temperament and Symptom Pathways to the Development of Adolescent Depression Other
• The Reading Railroad 1892-1893: Combination to Collapse

  Brunk, David (University of Oregon, 2015)

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  Brunk, David 2016-05-10T18:14:57Z 2016-05-10T18:14:57Z 2015 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19851 Submitted to the Undergraduate Library Research Award scholarship competition: (2015-2016). 24 pages When the Reading Railroad combined with two other railroad companies in 1892, it controlled more than half of New York City’s market for anthracite coal. Twelve months later, the company collapsed. This paper tracks the events of those twelve months, particularly the actions of the Reading’s president, Archibald A. McLeod, or as his contemporaries called him, “the Napoleon of Railroads.” Though state and federal government committees proposed legislation to curb the Reading’s burgeoning power, the source of the Reading’s troubles was more clandestine. Ultimately, John Pierpont Morgan played the decisive role in the collapse, usurping McLeod’s ambitions to regain control of the Reading. The story displays important features of American railroad business during the 1890’s: the role of government, monopolistic discourse, and divergent meanings of a company. But more fundamentally, the collapse harmed all Americans, as it began the Panic of 1893. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. The Reading Railroad 1892-1893: Combination to Collapse Other
• Analysis of Dynamic Balance Control in Transtibial Amputees with Use of Powered Prosthetic Foot

  Resseguie, Shaun; Hahn, Michael (University of Oregon, 2015)

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  Resseguie, Shaun Hahn, Michael 2015-06-22T22:11:55Z 2015-06-22T22:11:55Z 2015 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18949 Single page poster The powered prosthetic foot (PPF) is designed to provide transtibial amputees (TTA) with active propulsion and plantar flexion similar to that of the biological limb. Previous studies have demonstrated the PPF’s ability to increase TTA walking speeds, while reducing the energetic costs, however, little is known about its effects on dynamic balance control. The purpose of this study was to assess dynamic balance control in a sample of TTA subjects during level ground walking and obstacle-crossing tasks. Control subjects (n=5) and TTA subjects (n=4) were instructed to complete a series of functional walking tasks during each lab visit. The TTA subjects completed the walking protocol twice, first in their traditional passive prosthetic foot and again in the prescribed PPF after two weeks of acclimation. Motion data were collected via a 10-camera system with a 53-marker and 15-segment body model. Center of mass (CoM) motion within the frontal plane were analyzed and used as functional indicators of dynamic balance control. Preliminary findings from the study indicate that TTA subjects wearing the PPF generally experienced a greater mediolateral CoM motion and peak velocity, thus signifying a reduced ability to maintain dynamic balance control. Our findings may be of particular interest to clinicians and PPF designers working to improve the amputee population’s quality of life. Further data analysis is needed to support these initial findings. en_US University of Oregon Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US powered prosthetic foot center of mass obstacle crossing Transtibial Amputee balance control motion analysis Analysis of Dynamic Balance Control in Transtibial Amputees with Use of Powered Prosthetic Foot Other
• The Cellular Basis of Dermal Bone Evolution and Development in Threespine Stickleback Fish

  Sichel, Sophie; Alligood, Kristin; Cresko, William (University of Oregon, 2015)

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  Sichel, Sophie Alligood, Kristin Cresko, William 2015-06-22T21:57:03Z 2015-06-22T21:57:03Z 2015 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18948 Single page poster en_US University of Oregon Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US evolutionary biology developmental biology marine stickleback cellular behavior The Cellular Basis of Dermal Bone Evolution and Development in Threespine Stickleback Fish Other
• Social and Environmental Impacts of River Linking in Tamil Nadu, India

  Klock, Irene (University of Oregon, 2015)

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  Klock, Irene 2015-06-22T21:22:33Z 2015-06-22T21:22:33Z 2015 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18945 Single page poster en_US University of Oregon Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US river linking Tamil Naudu, India public participation agriculture public opinion Social and Environmental Impacts of River Linking in Tamil Nadu, India Other
• Searching for the Nearest Extragalactic Binary Black Hole: A Spectroscopic Study of NGC 4736

  Gustafsson, Annika (University of Oregon, 2015)

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  Gustafsson, Annika 2015-06-22T21:00:52Z 2015-06-22T21:00:52Z 2015 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18944 12 pages en_US University of Oregon Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US Galaxy Mergers astrophysics black holes spectroscopy physics astronomy Searching for the Nearest Extragalactic Binary Black Hole: A Spectroscopic Study of NGC 4736 Presentation
• The Extraordinary Multi-tailed Asteroid P/2013 P5

  Gustafsson, Annika; Moskovitz, Nicholas; Levine, Stephen (University of Oregon, 2015)

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  Gustafsson, Annika Moskovitz, Nicholas Levine, Stephen 2015-06-22T20:56:06Z 2015-06-22T20:56:06Z 2015 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18943 Single page poster. en_US University of Oregon Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US asteroid comet solar system astrophysics astronomy The Extraordinary Multi-tailed Asteroid P/2013 P5 Other
• USING ZEBRAFISH MODELS OF USHER SYNDROME TYPE 2A TO INVESTIGATE RETINAL CELL FUNCTION AND SURVIVAL

  Lerner, Kimberly M.; Phillips, Jennifer B.; Westerfield, Monte (University of Oregon, 2015)

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  Lerner, Kimberly M. Phillips, Jennifer B. Westerfield, Monte 2015-06-10T01:02:37Z 2015-06-10T01:02:37Z 2015 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18928 Single page poster Usher syndrome is the most common cause of hereditary deaf blindness and has no cure. Mutations in the USH2A gene, which encodes the protein Usherin, are responsible for Usher syndrome type 2A (USH2A). Patients diagnosed with USH2A have congenital hearing impairment that ranges from moderate to severe and experience progressive vision loss beginning in the second decade of life. This progressive vision loss, called retinitis pigmentosa (RP), is due to degeneration of the photoreceptor cells in the retina, which initially causes night blindness and progresses to tunnel vision. We are investigating retinal symptoms of USH2A using a zebrafish disease model. en_US University of Oregon Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US Usher syndrome zebrafish retinal cell function USH2A retinitis pigmentosa USING ZEBRAFISH MODELS OF USHER SYNDROME TYPE 2A TO INVESTIGATE RETINAL CELL FUNCTION AND SURVIVAL Other

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