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Teaching for Change Internship Reflection
No full textI interned with Teaching for Change which is a nonprofit organization based in DC that “provides educators with tools to create schools where students learn to read, write, and change the world.” I primarily worked to add resources to the LGBTQ Social Justice Books List, supported the Teach Truth Days of Action, and worked with Deputy Director Keesha Ceran on understanding nonprofit management
Interactive Data Visualization
No full textThis open educational resource (OER) is intended as the basis for an undergraduate course (14 week) where the students have already been exposed to at least one semester of a high-level programming language such as Python. The intended student does not have to be familiar with web programming standards: HTML, CSS and JavaScript since we review those aspects initially.
We present the material as a series of jupyter notebooks intended to be run by the student using a standard python3 kernel attached to a scientific python distribution such as Anaconda. These notebooks contain cells which are markup (which is compatible with HTML5) or code (in one of the supported programming languages such as python). When hosted on a platform like google collaborate, they allow the user to view the text, click on hyperlinks and also run some of the python code examples that illustrate the visualization and machine learning methods. If using a platform such as GitHub, the rendered jupyter notebooks will not have a running kernel attached and will therefore not execute python code.
The foundational components for practice will be client-side web applications consisting of a folder which HTML, CSS, JS and data files inside (such as CSV and JSON formats). We include appendix sections that have some details in setting up a development environment and for hosting a finished visualization on github.io.
This work is published under a GPL-3.0 license. Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/oer/1006/thumbnail.jp
Zero-sum thinking, meritocratic beliefs, and preferences for basic income and universal healthcare
Get PDFThis study uses survey responses to explore how support for basic income and universal healthcare is linked to zero-sum thinking and meritocratic beliefs. Consistent with earlier work, I find that zero-sum thinking and weaker meritocratic beliefs both lead to greater levels of support for basic income and universal healthcare. Using a path analysis, zero-sum thinking is also found to strengthen support for basic income and universal healthcare along two separate channels -- one via zero-sum thinking’s direct effect on policy support and a second via an indirect effect, whereby zero-sum thinking is attached to weaker beliefs in meritocracy, which in turn lead to increased policy support. These results suggest that zero-sum thinking plays an important role in shaping support for progressive policies, and that the multifaceted connection between zero-sum thinking and policy support likely serves as a barrier to widespread recognition, appreciation, and promotion of the positive-sum consequences of these policies
Food Insecurity in Latin America: Climate Change, Industrial Agriculture, and the Case for Regenerative Solutions
Get PDFThis study critically analyzes the nexus between climate change and food insecurity in Latin America, with a particular focus on Costa Rica’s agricultural sector. It interrogates how industrial agricultural practices, deforestation, and trade liberalization have contributed to environmental degradation and heightened socio-economic vulnerabilities, especially among smallholder farmers. Through the lens of political ecology, this research situates these dynamics within the broader context of neoliberal and neo-extractivist development paradigms, which have systematically eroded food sovereignty. This study also evaluates agro-ecological responses, particularly agroforestry, as viable strategies for promoting ecological resilience and socio-economic equity. In doing so, it underscores the imperative of transitioning toward regenerative agricultural models that center equity, sustainability, and climate resilience by advancing them as essential strategies for addressing food insecurity and transforming food systems
When Coalitions Do Not Form: The Disability Movement and the Sustainability Movement in Congressional Hearings
No full textThis thesis examines why and how the disability issue network has traditionally been excluded from the legislative process. The integration of the disability issue network into congressional hearings demonstrates larger themes of power and respect in politics and society. Whether through quotes, statements for the record, or testifying as a witness, issue networks influence lawmakers and lawmaking, building and maintaining relationships with Congress Members and other issue networks. This integration of the disability issue network into congressional hearings reveals larger themes of power and respect in politics and society. More specifically, this thesis investigates the absence of disability organizations from hearings relating to disability as a sustainability issue – a connection made in five of the U.S.-ratified Sustainable Development Goals. As the sustainability movement becomes consistently more relevant and influential, its failure to include and consider disability is undermining the movement as a whole. The disability movement is marginalized, the sustainability movement is failing, and democratic representation is being lost
Adolescence in A Minor: A Preliminary Investigation into the Centrality of Music-Related Self-Defining Memories in Narrative Identity Development
Get PDFAdolescence and emerging adulthood are critical periods for identity development, during which music often serves as a powerful tool for emotional expression, social connection, and autobiographical meaning-making. This study investigates the role of music-related self-defining memories (SDMs) in shaping and reflecting narrative identity and explores whether these processes differ between individuals with varying levels of musical engagement. Twenty undergraduate students (10 music majors, 10 non-music majors) from a liberal arts college participated in semi-structured interviews about a music-related SDM from adolescence. Participants completed the Centrality of Event Scale (CES) and Likert ratings of memory valence and importance. Thematic analysis revealed key differences: music majors were significantly more likely to frame their music memories as identity-shaping, emotionally transformative, and tied to personal or artistic growth. Non-music majors often emphasized nostalgia, relational context, or music as background rather than a central agent of change. Quantitative analysis supported these findings, showing stronger correlations among emotional valence, CES scores, and narrative length for music majors. These results suggest that the developmental impact of music-related memories may be heightened by formal musical engagement, providing new insight into how music functions as a scaffold for self-understanding in formative years