SOCA Undergraduate Symposium - Spring 2021

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology would like to welcome you to the First Annual SOCA Undergraduate Symposium! This event celebrates research and other academic works by students majoring in one of our three undergraduate programs: SOciology, Criminology, and Anthropology.

This is a virtual event. Students have presented posters and papers via asynchronous videos. Student presentations will be made available at 11:00 AM on Saturday, April 24 and will be available afterwards for a minimum of three weeks. All are welcome to “attend” this event by viewing presentation videos, asking questions, and commenting: parents, friends, faculty, fellow students, and members of the public.

SOCA Undergraduate Symposium 2021 Program 2021 Program

SOCIOLOGY

Presenter Name	Presentation	Abstract / Poster / Slides
Nicholas Miller	COVID-19 Social Problems in Contemporary America	Abstract / Slides

CRIMINOLOGY

Presenter Name	Presentation	Abstract / Poster / Slides
Noah Adams	Plea Bargaining in the Criminal Justice System	Abstract / Slides
Taylor Beasley	Police Discretion and Maintaining Order	Abstract / Poster
Drew Dale	CORRECTIONS: Rehabilitation, Recidivism, Reform and Everything in Between	Abstract / Poster
Jeffrey DiGuiseppe	Overcrowding in Prisons	Abstract/ Poster
Kailey Fenning	How the Insanity Plea Shapes Criminal Prosecution	Abstract / Poster
Cody Fiscus	Community Policing in America	Abstract / Poster
Kassidee Forinash	Sexual Assault Cases in the Criminal Justice System	Abstract / Poster
Morgan Fox	Types of Emotional Testing for Police Recruits	Abstract / Poster
Frederick Mantsch	Mass Incarceration Causes Inequality	Abstract / Poster
Briason Mays	Plea Bargaining and Race in the Criminal Justice System	Abstract / Poster
Kadyrose Newman	Manipulative Interrogation in U.S. Criminal Justice System	Abstract / Poster
Jared Rapoport	The Fifth Amendment and the Right to Remain Silent	Abstract / Poster
Samantha Sharp	Mental Health and Mental Illness as Mechanisms in the Criminal Justice System	Abstract / Poster
Skylar Sweet	The Need for Police Reform	Abstract / Poster
Fiona Taylor	The CSI Effect and How it Has Affected the Administration of Justice: Jury Expectations	Abstract / Poster
Malik Thornton	The Race on Death Row	Abstract / Poster

Christopher Wolfe Policing methods effects on the Abstract / Poster

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Anthropology

Presenter Name	Presentation No.	Title
Amiri Bartley	The Peculiar Positioning of African American Identity: A Comprehensive Examination of Identity and Ancestry	Abstract / Poster
Adam Benjamin	Culture on the Line: Labor and Hegemony in Eastern Appalachia	Abstract / Poster
Talia Buchman	Exploring Lemur Memory: Examining Eulemur mongoz (mongoose lemurs) and Lemur catta’s (ring-tailed lemurs) Memory Through a Novel Enrichment Item	Abstract / Poster
Daniel D. Dillon	“You call this archaeology?” How popular misrepresentations may influence site discovery and preservation	Abstract / Poster
Kylie Macchia	Exploring Identity and Connection Through Role-Playing Games	Abstract / Poster
Abigail McCardel	When Did the View on Fur Switch from Status to Stigma?	Abstract / Poster
Haley Mullins	Why Did Neanderthals Go Extinct?	Abstract / Poster
Keen Owen	Color Coding Classification in Counterculture Communities	Abstract / Poster
Gretchen Pifer	Why aren't we all ultramarathoners?: Tying evolutionary data to modern cultural and social practices about endurance running	Abstract / Poster
Paige Schmitt	Forensic Anthropology in Contexts of Human Rights Violations and Mass Violence: An examination of the ethical, political, and methodological considerations	Abstract / Poster
Paige Schmitt	The Physical Fit Analysis of Duct Tapes and its Relevance to Forensic Anthropology	Abstract / Poster
Keilee Smith	The Mobile Phone, changing our behaviors and socialization	Abstract / Poster
Olivia Sokos	Unequal Participation of Women in United States Politics	Abstract / Poster
Fiona Taylor	How Distance Affects Funerary Culture and Values in 19th Century Virginia: A Comparison Study	Abstract / Poster