Table of Contents
Preface
Preface to The Eagle Feather 2009
Editor-in-Chief: Gloria C. Cox, Honors College and Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences
Editor: Susan Brown Eve, Honors College and Department of Sociology and Applied Gerontology, College of Public Affairs and Community Service
Scholars Day Keynote Address 2009
Wendy K. Wilkins, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, University of North Texas
Political Science
The Subjectivity of State Legitimacy
Ahmed Siddiqi, Department of Political Science and Department of Economics, College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Mentor:
Richard Ruderman, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences
Kory Redding, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences & Honors College
Faculty Mentor:
Barbara E. Kirby, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences
Soft Power and International Public Opinion: U.S Presidents and the Treatment of Prisoners of War
Coleman Wagner, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Mentor:
Marijke Breuning, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences
Morality, Religion, and the Lure of the Ascetic in Halevi’s The Kuzari
Ian Alexander Moore, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures and Department of Philosophy and Religion Studies, College of Arts and Sciences; College of Music; and Honors College
Faculty Mentor:
Richard Ruderman, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences
Health
Insulin-Like Signaling and Tissue-Specific Requirements of Anoxia Survival in Caenorhabditis elegans
Mark Pavlyukovskyy, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences & Texas Academy of Math and Sciences
Faculty Mentor:
Padilla Pamela, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
Effects of Trauma Intensity on Posttraumatic Growth: Depression, Social Support, Coping, and Gender
Jennifer M. Steward, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences & Honors College
Faculty Mentor:
Adriel Boals, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
Issues in Healthcare
The Geography of HIV in Harris County, Texas, 1999-2003
Arianna Jezari, Department of Anthropology, College of Public Affairs and Community Service
Faculty Mentor:
Joseph R. Oppong, Department of Geography, College of Arts and Sciences
Tuberculosis and the Asian Population of Tarrant County, Texas
Jessica McCallister, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences & Honors College
Faculty Mentor:
Joseph R. Oppong, Department of Geography, College of Arts and Sciences & Toulouse School of Graduate Studies
Jason Kirk, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences & Honors College
Faculty Mentors:
Kimberly Hocker and Arundhati Rao
Scott & White Memorial Hospital Molecular Pathology Laboratory Temple, TX
Health Care for Uninsured Children: Where We Are and Where We Are Going
Scott Grant, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences and Honors College
Faculty Mentors:
Susan Brown Eve, Department of Sociology and Applied Gerontology, College of Public Affairs and Community Service & Honors College
Gloria Cox, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences & Honors College
Education
Electronic Undergraduate Research Journals
Ariel Reno, Department of English, College of Arts and Sciences & Honors College
Faculty Mentor:
Susan Brown Eve, Department of Sociology and Applied Gerontology, College of Public Affairs and Community Service & Honors College
An Analysis of Preparatory Measures for Mathematical Proof Courses
Tonya March, Department of Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences & Honors College
Faculty Mentor:
John Quintanilla, Department of Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences; Co-Director, Teach North Texas, College of Education
Special Section: Undergraduate Research Scholars in Art History
Undergraduate Scholar Articles in Art History: An Introduction
Guest Editors:
Jennifer Way, Department of Art Education and Art History, College of Visual Arts and Design
Lisa Owen, Department of Art Education and Art History, College of Visual Arts and Design
Guest Discussant:
Lauren Hirsch, Department of Art Education and Art History, College of Visual Arts and Design
Style and Emulation in the Renaissance of New Spain
Lauren Hirsch, Department of Art Education and Art History, College of Visual Arts and Design
Faculty Mentor:
Kelly Donahue-Wallace, Department of Art Education and Art History, College of Visual Arts and Design
Reviewing American Quilts: A Record of Women’s Political Engagement
Sarah Sokolow, Department of Art Education and Art History, College of Visual Arts and Design
Faculty Mentor:
Jennifer Way, Department of Art Education and Art History, College of Visual Arts and Design
Man Ray’s Noire et blanche: Surrealism, Fashion, and Other(s)
Charisse Weston, Department of Art Education and Art History, College of Visual Arts and Design
Faculty Mentor:
Jennifer Way, Department of Art Education and Art History, College of Visual Arts and Design
Photography in Colonial and Postcolonial India as an Agent of Cultural Dominance
Megan Joyce, Department of Art Education and Art History, College of Visual Arts and Design & Honors College
Faculty Mentor:
Lisa Owen, Department of Art Education and Art History, College of Visual Arts and Design
Special Section: Anthropology Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Proceedings of the Department of Anthropology’s National Science Foundation Summer Research Methods Program at the University of North Texas
Guest Editors:
Shimaa Y. Dessouky, Department of Anthropology, College of Public Affairs and Community Service, University of North Texas
Satoshi Yamaki, Department of Anthropology, College of Public Affairs and Community Service, University of North Texas
Looking For the Perfect Beat: Feedback Loops, Media Panopticism, and the Hip-Hop DJ
Darius Bittle-Dockery, Department of Anthropology, School of Arts and Sciences, Tufts University
Faculty Mentor:
Eileen Hayes, Division of Music History and Ethnomusicology, College of Music, University of North Texas
On the Line in the Motor City: Narratives of Latina Auto Worker Culture
Lisa A. Gonzalez, Department of Anthropology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, California State University Riverwood
Faculty Mentor:
Beverly Ann Davenport, Department of Anthropology, College of Public Affairs and Community Service, University of North Texas
Hurricane Katrina: Survivors’ Perceptions of a Social Disaster
Sarah Gregory, Department of Anthropology, College of Public Affairs and Community Service & Honors College, University of North Texas
Faculty Mentor:
Nicole Dash, Department of Sociology, College of Public Affairs and Community Service, University of North Texas
Doug Henry, Department of Anthropology, College of Public Affairs and Community Service, University of North Texas
Gibrán Lule-Hurtado, Department of Political Science; School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences; University of Texas at Dallas
Faculty Mentor:
Gabe Ignatow, Department of Sociology and Applied Geronotology, College of Public Affairs and Community Service
Elisha Oliver, Department of Anthropology, College of Public Affairs and Community Service, University of North Texas
Faculty Mentor:
Beverly Ann Davenport, Department of Anthropology, College of Public Affairs and Community Service, University of North Texas
Contextualizing Effects of Public Spheres on Community Socialization
Jacqueline M. Portillo, Department of Earth and Environment, Franklin and Marshall College
Faculty Mentor:
Jamie Portillo, Department of Anthropology, College of Public Affairs and Community Service, University of North Texas
Spanish and the Workplace: How Language Affects Community Formation
Ranata L. Reeder, Department of Communication, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, North Carolina State University
Faculty Mentor:
Shaun Treat, Visiting Professor, Department of Communication Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Texas
Doug Henry, Department of Anthropology, University of North Texas
Ready for Apocalypse: Survivalism and Stigma in Online Communities
Stephen Roberts, Department of Anthropology, College of Public Affairs and Community Service, University of North Texas
Faculty Mentor:
Beverly Ann Davenport, Department of Anthropology, College of Public Affairs and Community Service, University of North Texas