Fall 2011 Thesis Symposium Program - The University of Texas at ...
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<strong>Symposium</strong><br />
PLAN II FALL THESIS<br />
NOVEMBER 13. <strong>2011</strong>
PLAN II THESIS SYMPOSIUM<br />
CONTENTS<br />
2 <strong>The</strong> Day <strong>at</strong> a Glance<br />
3 Alphabetical Index <strong>of</strong> Students with Session Number<br />
4 Session One 1:15 - 2:30<br />
5 Session Two 2:45 - 4:00<br />
6 Map <strong>of</strong> Session Room Loc<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
7 Session Moder<strong>at</strong>ors, Plan II Staff<br />
Participant and Moder<strong>at</strong>or Check-In<br />
Please pick up a name tag and program <strong>at</strong> the<br />
Plan II table outside GSB 3.106, 1:00 - 3:00 pm<br />
Refreshments<br />
C<strong>of</strong>fee, tea, w<strong>at</strong>er, fruit and pastries served until 3:30 pm<br />
Compliments <strong>of</strong> Plan II Honors <strong>Program</strong><br />
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PLAN II THESIS SYMPOSIUM<br />
<strong>The</strong> Day <strong>at</strong> a Glance<br />
SESSION I<br />
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM<br />
1.1 American History GSB 3.104<br />
Moder<strong>at</strong>or: Alexandra K. Wettlaufer<br />
1.2 N<strong>at</strong>ion & Identity GSB 3.106<br />
Moder<strong>at</strong>or: Wendy Domjan<br />
SESSION 2<br />
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM<br />
2.1 Narr<strong>at</strong>ives <strong>of</strong> Gender &<br />
Philosophy GSB 3.104<br />
Moder<strong>at</strong>or: Alexandra K. Wettlaufer<br />
2.2 Designing a Better World GSB 3.106<br />
Moder<strong>at</strong>or: Wendy Domjan<br />
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Alphabetical Student Index with<br />
Session Number<br />
Barton, Zachary 1.2<br />
Bobco, Corey 2.1<br />
Daniel, Angela 1.1<br />
Giller, Amelia 2.1<br />
Haas, Sarah 1.2<br />
Krawietz, Christine 2.1<br />
Krishnan, Shreya 1.2<br />
Lengel, Walter 1.1<br />
Marcom, K<strong>at</strong>herine 2.1<br />
Medack, Alexandra (Allie) 1.2<br />
Menegaz, Colleen 2.2<br />
Mukherji, Aditi 2.2<br />
Newman, James Everett 2.2<br />
Royall, Emily Binet 2.2<br />
Panico, Stephen D. 1.1<br />
Stein, Justin B. 1.1<br />
Tsao, Felicia 1.1<br />
Tyler, Johanna R. 2.1<br />
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PLAN II THESIS SYMPOSIUM<br />
Session One 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm<br />
1.1 American History GSB 3.104<br />
MODERATOR: ALEXANDRA K. WETTLAUFER<br />
Angela Daniel American Impressions <strong>of</strong> Germans during the Post World War Two Occup<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>of</strong> Germany,1944-1950<br />
Supervisor: David Crew, History<br />
Walter Lengel <strong>The</strong> P<strong>at</strong>h to Revivalism: Wh<strong>at</strong> <strong>The</strong> Gre<strong>at</strong> Awakenings Reveal About the Current<br />
St<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong> Christianity in America<br />
Supervisor: Al Martinich, Philosophy<br />
Stephen D. Panico Shots Heard Around the World: <strong>The</strong> Development and Prolifer<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> Small<br />
Arms in the U.S. and Soviet Union<br />
Supervisor: Charters Wynn, History<br />
Justin B. Stein A Defining Three Weeks: <strong>The</strong> Six Day War and the Transform<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> the<br />
US-Israel Rel<strong>at</strong>ionship<br />
Supervisor: H. W. Brands, History<br />
Felicia Tsao History by Analogy: <strong>The</strong> Vietnam-Afghanistan War Comparison<br />
Supervisor: H. W. Brands, History<br />
1.2 N<strong>at</strong>ion & Identity GSB 3.106<br />
MODERATOR: WENDY DOMJAN<br />
Zachary Barton UT Spanish Students' Perceptions <strong>of</strong> Various Dialects <strong>of</strong> Spanish<br />
Supervisor: Almeida J. Toribio, Spanish & Portuguese<br />
Sarah Haas <strong>The</strong> Appearance <strong>of</strong> Mexican Revolutionary Anticlericalism: Constitutionalists<br />
and the C<strong>at</strong>holic Church in the mid-1910s<br />
Supervisor: M<strong>at</strong>thew Butler, History<br />
Shreya Krishnan Knowing Our Leaders: <strong>The</strong> Role <strong>of</strong> History Educ<strong>at</strong>ion in Shaping<br />
Tamil N<strong>at</strong>ionalism<br />
Supervisor: Kamala Visweswaran, Anthropology<br />
Alexandra (Allie) Medack Bombs From Baghdad: Shifts in Middle Eastern St<strong>at</strong>e-Sponsored Terrorism<br />
Supervisor: Ami Pedahzur, Government<br />
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PLAN II THESIS SYMPOSIUM<br />
Session Two 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm<br />
2.1 Narr<strong>at</strong>ives <strong>of</strong> Gender & Philosophy GSB 3.104<br />
MODERATOR: ALEXANDRA K. WETTLAUFER<br />
Corey Bobco Dialogues Concerning N<strong>at</strong>ural Belief<br />
Supervisor: K<strong>at</strong>hleen Higgins, Philosophy<br />
Amelia Giller Gertrudes<br />
Supervisors: Donna Kornhaber, English & Ge<strong>of</strong>f Marslett, Radio Television Film<br />
Christine Krawietz <strong>The</strong> Underrepresented Majority: An Institutional Explan<strong>at</strong>ion for the St<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong><br />
Women's Represent<strong>at</strong>ion in America<br />
Supervisor: Robert Moser, Government<br />
K<strong>at</strong>herine Marcom Across the Divide: Class Tensions in Women's Activism in L<strong>at</strong>e Nineteenth and<br />
Early Twentieth Century Britain<br />
Supervisor: Philippa Levine, History<br />
Johanna R. Tyler <strong>The</strong> Women's Movement in Morocco: Reinterpreting the Quran in Search<br />
<strong>of</strong> Gre<strong>at</strong>er Gender Equality<br />
Supervisor: Sheldon Ekland-Olson, Human Ecology<br />
2.2 Designing a Better World GSB 3.106<br />
MODERATOR: WENDY DOMJAN<br />
Colleen Menegaz Characteristics <strong>of</strong> <strong>Texas</strong> Tuberculosis P<strong>at</strong>ients Not Completing <strong>The</strong>rapy in the<br />
Health Jurisdiction <strong>of</strong> Report (1993-2008)<br />
Supervisor: Richard Taylor, Biological Sciences<br />
Aditi Mukherji Growth and Change: A Survey <strong>of</strong> Hybrid Innov<strong>at</strong>ion within the Austin<br />
Nonpr<strong>of</strong>it Community<br />
Supervisor: P<strong>at</strong>ricia Wilson, Architecture<br />
James Everett Newman <strong>The</strong> Trade<strong>of</strong>fs between Concentr<strong>at</strong>ed Solar Power and Photovoltaic Cells<br />
Supervisor: Michael Webber, Mechanical Engineering<br />
Emily Binet Royall Possessing the Urpflanze: an examin<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> the n<strong>at</strong>ure and purpose <strong>of</strong><br />
Biology-Design analogy via Biomimetic practice<br />
Supervisor: Riley Triggs, Art & Art History<br />
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Map <strong>of</strong> Session Rooms,<br />
Registr<strong>at</strong>ion table, Restrooms<br />
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Session Moder<strong>at</strong>ors<br />
We are gr<strong>at</strong>eful to those who served as session moder<strong>at</strong>ors <strong>at</strong> this symposium<br />
Wendy Domjan Alexandra K. Wettlaufer<br />
Plan II Staff<br />
Michael B. St<strong>of</strong>f, Director<br />
Alexandra K. Wettlaufer, Associ<strong>at</strong>e Director<br />
Wendy Domjan, Assistant Director<br />
Jacinda DeLeon, Administr<strong>at</strong>ive Assistant<br />
Mary Dillman, Academic Advisor<br />
Phillip Dubov, Alumni Liaison<br />
Melissa Ossian, Academic Advisor<br />
Elsie Rebolloso, Office Manager<br />
Miguel Santos-Neves, Teaching Assistant<br />
Jennifer Scalora, <strong>Program</strong> Coordin<strong>at</strong>or<br />
M<strong>at</strong>t Valentine, Joynes Room Coordin<strong>at</strong>or<br />
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