MPSA

Post. 23 The Evolving Relations between the United States
and Cuba
Joseph M Worthington*, Indiana State University
jworthington1@sycamores.indstate.edu
Post. 24 Anti-Americanism as Discourse: How Fidel
Castro's Speeches from 1959-1964 Illustrate
Resentment Towards the U.S. Government in
Revolutionary Cuba
Dayanara Fernandez, DePaul University
fernandez15602@yahoo.com
Disc. Daniel Flynn, DePaul University
flynn.d7@gmail.com
Justin Glenn Curtis, University of Arizona
justin89@email.arizona.edu
82-318 Poster Session: Comparative Politics II
Fri at 4:45 pm
Post. 25 Impact of Nuclear Radiation on Survivors of
Chernobyl
Lauren M Poston, Wesleyan College
lmposton@wesleyancollege.edu
Post. 26 Primary Commodity Shocks and Homicides in
Ecuador
Erick Fernando Alonzo, CUNY John Jay College of
Criminal Justice
erick.alonzo@jjay.cuny.edu
Post. 27 Refugee Burden Sharing in the European Union:
The Impact of Islamophobia
Kathryn L Fogleman, Valparaiso University
kathryn.fogleman@valpo.edu
Post. 28 Participatory Budget at San Juan, Puerto Rico
Lizbeth García Conde, University of Puerto Rico-
Rio Piedras
lizbeth.garciaconde21@gmail.com
Post. 29 Electoral Reform in Nigeria From 1999 Until 2015
Adriana Roach, Missouri State University-
Springfield
roach2121@live.missouristate.edu
Post. 30 The Effects of the Economic Status on the
Performance of the Government in Algeria. (1971-
2016)
Abouelkassim Becetti, Texas A & M University-
College Station
abouelkassim.becetti@qatar.tamu.edu
Phillip W. Gray*, Texas A & M University-Qatar
phillip.gray@qatar.tamu.edu
Disc. Kirk Andrew Harris, Indiana University-
Bloomington
kirkharr@indiana.edu
William O'Brochta, Washington University in St.
Louis
obrochtawj@wustl.edu
Linan Jia, University of Georgia
lj09169@uga.edu
82-319 Poster Session: Comparative Politics and Policy
Fri at 4:45 pm
Post. 31 Policy Reforms Amidst Corruption: A Study of
Ukrainian Attitudes toward Economic Solutions
to Improve the System
Mary "Eliza" Elizabeth Riley, Brigham Young
University-Provo
elizariley77@gmail.com
Post. 32 AGRO SI, MINA NO: Explaining the Onset of
Protest Surrounding Mining Projects in Peru
Jhader Aguad, Macalester College
jaguad@macalester.edu
Post. 33 The Effects of Structural Adjustment Policies on
Sustainable Development
Sarah Strohminger Vaccaro, Flagler College-St
Augustine
sstrohminger247@flagler.edu
Post. 34 Reforming the International Monetary System:
Analyzing Chartalism's Contributions and the
Resulting Policy Implications
Chirag Lala, Hendrix College
LalaCC@hendrix.edu
Post. 35 From Liberal to Restrictive: The 1992 Asylum
Policy Change in Germany
Natalie Ramos, University of Central Florida
ramos.n@knights.ucf.edu
Post. 36 East Germany v. West Germany: The Effects of
Ideologically Influenced Education on State
Legitimacy
Katherine Meyer, Santa Clara University
kmeyer@scu.edu
Post. 37 Shattering the Silence of Military Sexual Assault
in Developed Countries
Walker Buxton, Sewanee-The University of the
South
buxtowm0@sewanee.edu
Post. 38 Anti-Muslim Sentiment in Developing Nations
Eman A Bensreiti, University of Colorado Boulder
embe0780@colorado.edu
Disc. Sinan Chu, Syracuse University
sichu@syr.edu
82-320 Poster Session: Judicial Politics
Fri at 4:45 pm
Post. 39 Housekeeping: Cleaning up Taylor’s Circuit Split
Katie Curry, Franklin College
currykatiee@aol.com
Post. 40 Expansion of Speech Rights across the States: an
Exploration of Judicial Federalism at Work
Morgan N Carrico, Hendrix College
carricomn@hendrix.edu
Post. 41 The Impact of Political Alienation on Support for
the U.S. Supreme Court: Grievance and Betrayal
Lauren Strauss, University of Colorado-Boulder
last3071@colorado.edu
Post. 42 The Emergence of Leaders: State Supreme Court
Justices
Charles (Charlie) Hollis Whittington, Coastal
Carolina University
chwhittin@coastal.edu
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