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Methods to Increase Prosocial Behavior in a College Social Life Atmosphere and Avoid the Bystander Effect
No full textAn ignite-style talk for Dr. Erchull’s Social Psychology course (Fall 2021).
Students were asked to “give psychology away” by educating an audience of their choice about an idea from social psychology that the group would benefit from understanding. References:
Alegría-Flores, K., Raker, K., Pleasants, R., Weaver, M., & Weinberger, M. (2015). Preventing interpersonal violence on college campuses: The effect of one act training on bystander intervention. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1(24), 1-23.
Barrett, D. W. (2017). Social psychology: Core concepts and emerging trends. Sage.
Darley, J., Moskowitz, G., Garcia, S., & Weaver, K, (2002). Crowded minds: The implicit bystander effect. Journal of Personality. 844-853.
Hudson, J. & Bruckman, A. (2004). The bystander effect: A lens for understanding patterns of participation. The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 15(2), 165-195. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1466904
Kleinsasser, A., Jouriles, E. N., McDonald, R., & Rosenfield, D. (2015). An online bystander intervention program for the prevention of sexual violence. Psychology of Violence, 5(3), 227–235. https://doi.org/10.1037/a003739
The Relationship Between Student Goals, Classroom Environment, Student-Teacher Dynamic, and Academic Behavior
No full textA Research Seminar Project supervised by Dr. David Rettinger (Fall 2021)
The Use of Virtual Reality for the Treatment of Eating Disorders
No full textA video talk for Abnormal Psychology with Dr. Liss (Fall 2021)
The Costs of War to United States Allies Since 9/11
No full textThe United States’ allies in the post-9/11 wars have borne significant human and budgetary costs, and these costs should be included in a full accounting of the consequences of these wars. The \u27post-9/11 wars\u27 refers to U.S.-led military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq that have grown out of President George W. Bush\u27s Global War on Terror and the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. While Afghan and Iraqi government security forces have incurred the highest human costs of these wars, this research paper focuses on the human and financial contributions of European and other allies of the U.S
“Yo, is that a gamer girl? I have a boner”; Gendered aggression in competitive video games
Get PDFAs a long time member of the video game community, personal experience reveals that women within the competitive gaming scene are regularly faced with sexual harassment and aggression from their male counterparts. The purpose of this study is to explore why this environment results in these forms of hostility towards women. This study utilizes mixed methodology. I pull examples from my own experience, and perform a content analysis of documented incidents of aggression against other women in the community. Findings reveal that factors such as the hypermasculinity of gaming culture, and men’s ideological dominance over women are both contributors to creating this sexist environment. Although there are a number of coping strategies in dealing with harassment, the solutions to these problems lies in engaging more men in the prevention of violence against women. What began as a video game communication discourse study, has evolved into an exploration of how male ideologies inform behavior and feelings towards women, and examining how these issues manifest in the digital realm. Keywords: misogyny, trolling, gamer culture, violence, autoethnograph
Murder and Morality: Late Nineteenth-Century Protestants’ Reaction to the Murder of Helen Jewett
Get PDFIn 1836, Richard Robinson murdered Helen Jewett, a former domestic servant from Maine working as a prostitute in New York. Jewett’s death captivated the nation as newspapers and pamphlets detailed accounts of her seduction, fall from society, and life as a sex worker. The sensational stories about Jewett’s early life were of particular interest for audiences wondering how a girl, who lived and worked in a prominent Protestant family household, could willingly choose to become a prostitute. George Wilkes created a novelization of Helen Jewett’s life in 1878, which created a public image of Jewett and Robinson decades after the trial for Jewett’s murder. My research paper will examine the following question: How did the Christian influences in the childhoods of Helen Jewett and Richard Robinson shape the ways in which George Wilkes viewed the joint victimhood and guilt of Jewett and Robinson in the late nineteenth century? I will argue that George Wilkes used the narrative of Genesis to frame his novelization of Helen Jewett’s murder and the trial of Richard Robinson in order to discuss how family units and employers influenced the moral upbringing of youths in America through Christianity
How Expansive is Essential? Restriction of Abortion Services in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Get PDFThis paper will discuss U.S. state responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of restricting women’s access to reproductive health care and bodily autonomy. The majority of states delivered executive orders where governors made clear their plan to either uphold the principles related to reproductive health care and freedom or attack them. Almost half of the states discussed reproductive health services in either their stay-at-home orders or essential procedures orders. While the right to an abortion exists at the national level, states vary widely in their regulation of the procedure. For the purposes of this project, I will focus on those states that moved to restrict access to abortion under the cover of a protective COVID-19 health measure. I examine the case studies of Arkansas, Alabama, and Alaska in their restriction of women’s access to health care during a global pandemic
Australia and the United States: The Role of Secondary Allies in Burden-Sharing
Get PDFModern conflict is rarely fought bilaterally, instead many states share the burden of war. Multilateralism adds legitimacy to, and potentially reduces the cost of, the mission and so the major powers recruit its allies to fight wars with them. Conflict is costly for all states involved. As a result, the decision to join the effort is not simple. The smaller allies that major powers ask to join in must justify the cost of that conflict. Some states always fight alongside its major allies, others have more variability in its commitments. This paper aims to find the reasons why states, specifically secondary allies with a fear of abandonment, choose to burden share in these multilateral conflicts. The question is evaluated through case studies on Australian military participation in Vietnam, involvement in Iraq, and their current balancing efforts against China. I conclude that if a secondary ally highly values their alliance with a major power, then they will come to their aid unless public opinion is preventative. Public opinion will not be preventative if they recognize either a threat to national security or the importance of the major power ally. The United States must reassure allies that it is a highly valuable ally and its commitments are reliable if it wishes to maintain its relationship with secondary allies
Quantifying Hyperforin in St. Johns Wort
No full textHyperforin is a known compound naturally produced by St. Johns Wort plants and has been proven to help treat mild depression. The purpose of this project was to determine optimal growing conditions for this plant to maximize efficiency of hyperforin production
Communicating Preservation Planning
No full textThe Preservation Planning Lab (HISP 469) serves as a capstone in the Historic Preservation Major. This year, the course focused on communicating preservation planning. This field is still misunderstood, so educating the public is a relevant and timely concern. The course was divided into two sections. First, the six students completed a team project. We were contacted by the City of Fredericksburg Planning Office to redesign the brochure for the Historic District. The old brochure was at least twenty years old, didn’t reflect current rules, and had no graphics or colors. The City asked us to create two new brochures - one for residential owners and one for business owners - and to incorporate newly adopted City branding. All six students in the course produced mockups and chose the best features of each to be integrated in the final designs. Colors and graphics use the new branding standards adopted by the City in 2021, ensuring that these brochures will be useful for many years to come. The brochures are now posted on the City of Fredericksburg website and are being printed for distribution. In the second section of the course, students created individual projects based on their interests. Three students utilized social media platforms to make aspects of preservation planning (such as preservation economics) accessible to the public. The other three created print media to discuss more locality-specific preservation planning projects. Throughout the entire course, students learned how to use industry standard design software, communicate complex concepts, and work collaboratively