Poster Session 1

ABSTRACT:

How can the structure of a trade network help explain behavior in that network? Often discussion of rising powers includes their growing trade and economic power. As their trade networks grow larger, they are viewed as gaining more economic power and are potentially labeled as a challenger to the current system. China is one clear example of this narrative. But the influence gains in these cases may be overstated. The usually dense structure of these trade networks may actually restrict the behavior of a rising power. I will test if using dyadic constraint can reveal limitations on state behavior in the form of tariffs, exploring if network structure can reveal limitations on state behavior. I expect to find that states with a high constraint value on the state of interest will have lower than expected tariffs applied by that state. My results show some support for the relevance of constraint, but the effects are weak, and the relationship is positive.

ABSTRACT:

Recent scholarship on remittances has emphasized their social and political effects on receiving countries. In particular, remittances are argued to proxy for transnational links between developed and developing countries, and these links carry with the norms of accountability and democratic governance. This, in turn, should lead to greater demand for democracy in receiving countries. However, much of this literature looks at state-level effects or examines individual effects indirectly, rather than looking at pro-democracy attitudes and behaviors among receivers specifically. I argue that examining the effects of remittance receipt at the individual level is important to understanding the causal mechanisms that link remittances to social and political changes in receiving countries. I address this gap in the literature by examining two sets of hypotheses. The first draws from social norm diffusion theory and argues that remittance receivers will exhibit more pro-democracy attitudes and behaviors, while the second argues that remittance receivers will instead be apathetic to government and politics. I test these hypotheses on three waves of Arab Barometer survey data, and find that remittance receipt is associated with decreased support for democracy but increased likelihood of protest participation. While these findings seem contradictory, I suggest that this is because remittance receipt reduces the cost of protest participation. Additionally, I find that increased remittance inflows increase satisfaction with government performance. I conclude that remittances are an important part of the macroeconomic context within which Arab citizens develop political attitudes.

ABSTRACT:

Police presence on campus has grown significantly, even outpacing student enrollment growth. This study explores the institutional characteristics and local contextual factors associated with changes in police presence in 4-year public institutions of higher education between 2005 and 2012.

ABSTRACT:

The text heavy field of legal history has historically emphasized the role of doctrine and opinions as the avenue to understand the role of law in society. This approach ignores the rich visual aspects of the legal experience which can be seen in the design of the courtroom space to the representations of law in media. This presentation explores the role of art and visuals as a tool of historical analysis as well as an avenue in the presentation of history. In examining the history of juvenile justice in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, I explore the ways in which art could be used to make historical arguments in non-academic settings and bring these critical discussions to a larger audience. This experimentation with art in history asks historians to consider blurring the lines between art and history to better understand the visual worlds that we and our historical subjects inhabit.

ABSTRACT:

Domestic violence advocates are an under-represented part of the criminal justice system. Because of the role that advocates play in supporting diverse populations of victims/survivors, it is important they be given the opportunity to express their needs regarding onboarding and supplemental trainings. The current study gathers qualitative data from domestic violence advocates around the United States and explores advocates’ recommendations for future trainings. Participants generally expressed the need for increased training regarding various victim sub-populations (e.g., LGBTQ+). Future policy implications and avenues of research will be presented.

ABSTRACT:

Prospective students interested in Occupational Therapy academic programs are subject to the admission criteria of the academic institution, including any experiential learning, work experience, or other program procedures and policy prerequisites. Historically and currently, there are no standardized criteria established for these prerequisite requirements by the accreditation agency, as it is within the scope of Higher Education. Higher education is governed by each State, which maintains authority over public education. Private-sector education has additional accreditation agencies guiding post-secondary specialty institutions offering OT educational programs or other allied health-related programs. There is no accountability at the regional or local level to ensure educational opportunities for prospective students interested in higher education, creating a gap for a student seeking to explore and meet prerequisites for a program. Students are reliant on a variable set of requirements for each academic program of interest and self-initiate and negotiate contact with external stakeholders for potential completion of observation hours, experiential opportunities, service learning, or other prerequisite requirements.

My capstone will be to address this gap through the development of introductory OT modules that potentially meet the needs of the interested prospective students in learning more about Occupational Therapy or those seeking completion of the prerequisites of the academic OT programs in the community. A more accessible introductory course created with standardized core concepts of OT may help student recruitment or retention efforts. Occupational Therapy has had challenges for prospective students, especially those in rural areas, exacerbated by the recent global COVID-19 pandemic.