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WELCOME

Theories

in Action

is a new, multi-disciplinary conference giving Brown seniors the opportunity to showcase their work to audiences across school year, program and academic department. This conference gives the Brown campus community a moment to celebrate and recognize the challenging work of synthesis and application of knowledge. The event is a collaborative effort of the Curricular Resource Center, the Dean of the College and the Swearer Center for Public Service.

CONTENTS

Conference

at a Glance

1-2The Projects Poster Presentations 3-5 Presentations 6-12 Roundtable Discussions 14Acknowledgments 14-15

CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE

Andrew

Cohen

Genetic Variation and Brain Structure Yonatan Dolgin Emissions Impact of Electric Vehicle Adoption in Rhode IslandAlanna Kwoka Redefining Waves: Reconceptualizing Feminism for the Twenty First CenturyJose Loya Illusion of Wealth: Relationship of Subprime Lending and Foreclosures in Latino Communities

Emma Maines Servants of Jesus and MaryAndrew Raines

Development Structures and Driving Patterns

: Towards a Predictive Model of Average VMT on the ZIP code levelMayra C. Reyes

Know Thy NeighborNgoc-Tran Vu Gia Dinh: Talk StoriesRall

Walsh Heat Flow and Melt Migration at Subduction

ZonesHannah Wohl Pervasive Effects of Poverty on Young Mothers’ Academic Achievement in New York CityFRIDAY, April 30, 2010 - List Art Center Opening Reception, List Lobby, 4:30-6:00 pmRemarks from Dean Katherine Bergeron, Dean of the College, and Dean Besenia Rodriguez ’00, Associate Dean for Undergraduate ResearchOpening Convocation, List 120, 6:00-7:00pmProfessor Robert Self, Associate Professor of History The University, the World, and the Politics of KnowledgePoster Session, List Lobby, 4-6:00pm

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12-12:50pm

Art & Society

Mark Brown (Rm 106), Jesse Cohn (Rm G18), Gabriel

Doss and Jovan Julian (Rm 101), Michelle Tan (Rm 201), Alex Tudela (Rm G01)1-1:50pm Understanding the Developing WorldMark Caine (Rm 106), Steve Daniels (Rm 201), Rosi Greenberg (Rm 101), Bianca Figueroa-Santana (Rm G18), Masumi Hayashi-Smith (Rm G01)2-2:50pm Science & Society

Madeline Brown (Rm G01), Charles Firestone (Rm 106), Kevin

Liou (Rm 201), Miguel Quintanilla (

Rm 101) 3-3:50pm Thinking LocallyCorlis Gross and Theresa O’Neil (

Rm 106), Hana Kawai and Emily Taylor (Rm 201), Kyle Poyar (Rm 101), Madeline Ray (Rm G01)

1. The Missing Link: Market Based Solutions -Rm 201

Ibiayi Briggs, Nicholas Elenz-Martin, Lyla Fujiwara, Jeffrey Hay, Joshua Kaplan, Jill Lambiase, Amy Liang, Paul Meier, Cody Simmons, Gregory Stepina, Juan Vasconez, Matt Wilde2. Off the Hill: Developing Community Partnerships-Rm 106Khara Gresham, Hannah Kang, Rachel Levenson, Lianna Lipton, Lana Robinson-Sum3. Say What? Communicating Research and Why it Matters –Rm 101 Kelsey Lane, Michael Levy, Matt Scult, Michael Yokell SATURDAY, May 1, 2010 - Smith-BuonannoPresentations, Concurrent Workshop Sessions, 12-3:50pmRoundtable Discussions, Concurrent RT Sessions, 4-5:20pm

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PRESENTATIONS

POSTER SESSION

Andrew

Cohen Genetic Variation and Brain Structure Faculty/Staff Sponsor:

John McGeary, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human BehaviorDescription: Imaging

genetics is a novel approach that examines connections between DNA and aspects of brain structure or function, taking full advantage of new and powerful technologies.

Yonatan Dolgin Emissions Impact of Electric Vehicle Adoption in Rhode

IslandFaculty/Staff Sponsor: Kurt Teichert, Environmental Stewardship Initiatives ManagerDescription: Yoni has analyzed the impact of electric vehicle adoption in Rhode Island on individual and statewide greenhouse gas emission profiles.  Alanna Kwoka

Redefining Waves: Reconceptualizing Feminism for the Twenty First Century

Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Gail Cohee, Director, Sarah Doyle Women's CenterDescription: Alanna’s honors thesis reconceptualizes the wave metaphor of feminism from oceanic waves to radio waves, which would add complexity and theories of intersectionality to an understanding of feminism. 3

POSTER SESSION

Jose Loya

Illusion of Wealth: Relationship of Subprime Lending and Foreclosures in Latino Communities

Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Hilary Silver, Associate Professor of Sociology Description: The high share of subprime loans in predominantly Latino communities from 2004-2007 has led to the continual decline of the urban core. The change in discriminatory practices is evident by the high levels of foreclosures in minority communities. Emma Maines Servants of Jesus and Mary

Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Lina Fruzzetti, Professor of Anthropology & Daniel Smith, Associate Professor of AnthropologyDescription:

Emma’s thesis is an anthropological inquiry into 21st century religious life.

 Andrew Raines Development Structures and Driving Patterns: Towards a Predictive Model of Average VMT on the ZIP code levelFaculty/Staff Sponsor: Kurt

Teichert, Environmental Stewardship Initiatives ManagerDescription: Andrew aims to use job, housing, transit, demographic, and growth rate data to model and better understand how the physical dimensions of a place affect the driving habits of those who live there.

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POSTER SESSION

Mayra C. Reyes

Know Thy NeighborFaculty/Staff Sponsor: Evelyn Hu-Dehart, Professor of HistoryDescription: Mayra’s poster illustrates an understanding how the Fox Point community was gentrified in the 1960’s and 1970’s through institutional information and first voice accounts. Ngoc-Tran Vu Gia Dinh

: Talk StoriesFaculty/Staff Sponsor: Jennifer Williams, Visiting Assistant Professor of Visual ArtDescription:

Tran displays intimate photographs that explore one Vietnamese family through talk stories.

Rall Walsh

Heat Flow and Melt Migration at Subduction ZonesFaculty/Staff Sponsor: Edgar Parmentier, Professor of Geological SciencesDescription: Rall’s poster displays a

thermal model of a convergent tectonic plate boundary.Hannah

Wohl Pervasive Effects of Poverty on Young Mothers’ Academic Achievement in New York CityFaculty/Staff Sponsor: Dennis Hogan, Professor of SociologyDescription: Hannah’s thesis addresses how poverty reduces academic achievement for young mothers through the multi-level structure of historical context, institutions, communities and families.5

PRESENTATIONS

ART & SOCIETY

WORKSHOP SESSIONS (12-12:50pm)

Mark Brown I Wanna See you Werq, Let Me See You Werq

: The Intersections of Race, Gender, and Sexuality in regards to Vogue Evolution of America’s Best Dance CrewFaculty/Staff Sponsor: Patricia Ybarra, Assistant Professor of Theatre, Speech and Dance

Description: Mark examines the intersections of race, gender, performance and sexuality through the choreography and cultural relevance of Vogue Evolution from America’s Best Dance Crew, particularly focusing on the notion of the “black male dancing body” from a conceptual and embodied perspective. Come one, come all- Be Fierce

! (Rm 106)  

Jesse Cohn Three-Dimensional Explorations of Pixilation Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Paul Myoda, Assistant Professor of Visual ArtDescription:

Through process-oriented installation and sculpture, Jesse’s project considers the relationship between the part and the whole.

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ART & SOCIETY WORKSHOPS (12-12:50pm)

Gabriel

Doss and Jovan Julian

Deep Roots::Low BranchesFaculty/Staff Sponsor: Elmo Terry-Morgan, Associate Professor of Africana StudiesDescription: This installation aims to examine race and identity through the lens of the essay, photograph, and sound. (

Rm 101)  

Michelle Tan

Rose-a subtitled play Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Sanda

Golopentia, Professor of French Studies, Erik Ehn, Professor of Theatre Arts & Performance Studies, and Annie Wiart, Senior Lecturer in French StudiesDescription: Michelle’s play that is the result of a compilation of real-life testimonies from Alzheimer’s patients and caregivers alike. It explores memory, language, and love; as well as what we do when faced with their loss. (

Rm 201 )  

Alex Tudela The Other Youth: Post-Second World War Constructions of Latino YouthFaculty/Staff Sponsor: Richard Meckel and Ralph Rodriguez, Associate Professors of American CivilizationDescription: Alex’s project is a survey and examination of Latino youth during the postwar era as presented in the media. (Rm G01)  7

WORKSHOP SESSIONS (1-1:50pm)

UNDERSTANDING THE DEVELOPING WORLD

Mark

Caine Engineering Modern Egypt: Water, Technology, and DevelopmentFaculty/Staff Sponsor: Sherine Hamdy, Assistant Professor of AnthropologyDescription: Mark explores how Nasser’s Egyptian government employed hydraulic technology to produce modernity, both material and discursive, in a newly independent

Egypt. (Rm 106)

 Steve

Daniels Making Do: Lessons from and for African EngineersFaculty/Staff Sponsor:

Chris Bull, Senior Research Engineer/Senior Lecturer Description: Steve’s project is an investigation into engineers and artisans in Africa’s informal economy based on three months of primary research. What can we learn from the creativity and resourcefulness of these makers and what is their role in development? (Rm 201)  

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UNDERSTANDING THE DEVELOPING WORLD (1-1:50pm)

Rosi

Greenberg

Politics and Power in the Art Worlds of Palestine/IsraelFaculty/Staff Sponsor: Lina Fruzzetti, Professor of AnthropologyDescription: Rosi’s project is an exploration of personal political and power relations in the Palestinian art world, specifically focusing on joint Palestinian-Israeli projects and the Palestinian boycott of Israeli

cultural institutions.  Bianca

Figueroa-Santana The Development of International Law and Human

RightsFaculty/Staff Sponsor: Barbara Buckinx, Visiting Lecturer in Political ScienceDescription:

Bianca discusses the relationship between international law and human rights and the enforceability of this body of law. (Rm G18)  Masumi Hayushi-Smith

Buddhist Peacemaking in Sri LankaFaculty/Staff Sponsor:

Vasuki Nesiah, Visiting Assistant Professor in International Studies Description: Masumi explores issues of power dynamics, politics, reconciliation, ethnonationalism, Buddhist philosophy and spirituality through the lens of the youth peacemaking program of the Sri Lankan organization Sarvodaya Shramadana. (Rm G01) (Rm 101) 9

WORKSHOP SESSIONS (2-2:50pm)

SCIENCE & SOCIETY

Madeline Brown

Symbols of Beauty and Power: An Analysis of Flower Depictions in Classic Maya IconographyFaculty/Staff Sponsor: Thomas Garrison, Postdoctoral Fellow in ArchaeologyDescription: Madeline examines how the Classics Maya depicted flowers in their iconography and what these flowers symbolized in Mayan culture. (Rm G01) Charles Firestone Why does the rabbit escape the fox on a zig-zag path? Using

Virtual Reality to Investigate Predator-PreyFaculty/Staff Sponsor: William H. Warren, Professor of Cognitive & Linguistic Sciences

Description: On arid African plains and manicured Midwest lawns, prey often escape their predators along torturous

zig-zag paths, instead of simply running straight away. What accounts for this odd bit of behavior? Humans “predators” are immersed in a virtual environment to figure out why. (Rm 106)

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SCIENCE & SOCIETY (2-2:50pm)

Kevin Liou

Return to the Heart: Narrative Approaches to Medicine Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Arnold Weinstein, Professor of Comparative LiteratureDescription: Kevin discusses how art, literature, and the humanities can enrich the practice of modern medicine with the ultimate goal of reminding us that we are not simply bodies: each of us is also a story. (Rm 201) Miguel

A. Quintanilla Jr. Does Size Matter? Scaling in Insects

Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Sharon Swartz, Associate Professor of Biology and Jerry D. Daniels, Associate Professor of Engineering

Description: Miguel’s project is a scaling and comparative study of the beetle and stick insect exoskeleton in addition to developing a new design for force platforms. (

Rm 101) Emily Taylor and Hana Kawai The Work Children Do

Faculty/Staff Sponsor: Peggy Chang, Director, Curricular Resource CenterDescription: Emily and

Hana’s thesis looks at conflict and building community in a New York City Public School. (Rm 201) WORKSHOP SESSIONS (3-3:50pm)THINKING LOCALLY11

THINKING LOCALLY WORKSHOPS (3-3:50pm)

Corlis

Gross, Theresa O’Neil

Displaced: An Examination of Homelessness in Rhode IslandFaculty/Staff Sponsor: Hilary Silver, Associate Professor of SociologyDescription: This documentary looks at the lives of five different homeless individuals, their activism, and a general analysis of homelessness in Rhode

Island (Rm. 106)  Kyle

Poyar Adaptation to Climate Change in Rhode

IslandFaculty/Staff Sponsor: J. Timmons Roberts, Professor of SociologyDescription: Kyle assesses the costs of unabated climate change in Rhode Island and the Economic

efficiency of policies to protect against these impacts. (Rm 101)Madeline Ray A Motion in the Ocean State: The Criminalization of Prostitution in Rhode IslandFaculty/Staff Sponsor: Kay Warren, Professor of Anthropology

Description: Madeline’s thesis is a legal ethnography of the debate over prostitution and trafficking in a modern city-state (Rm G01)

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The Missing Link: Market Based Solutions

Ibiayi

Briggs, Nicholas Elenz-Martin, Jeffrey Hay, Amy Liang, Gregory Stepina, Juan

Vasconez Ulterius EnterprisesLyla M. Fujiwara, Joshua Kaplan, Paul Meier, Matt Wilde Developing Mobile Games on the Android Platform

Jill Lambiase Social Networks and Group Based Lending in Providence with the Capital Good Fund

Cody Simmons Co-Fund: Co-funding College Opportunities

Khara Gresham

Dental Outreach Program at the MET Hannah Kang, Lana Robinson-Sum National College Advising Corps: Overcoming Educational Barriers Rachel Levenson

Brown Refugee Youth Tutoring and Enrichment: Creating and Sustaining a Successful Community PartnershipsLianna Lipton

Preventing Dating Violence Michael Levy, Kelsey Lane, Michael Yokell, Matthew Scult University Keystone Program ROUNDTABLES DISCUSSIONS Off the Hill: Developing Community PartnershipsSay What? Communicating Research and Why It Matters

Rm201

Rm106

Rm101

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CONFERENCE SELECTION COMMITTEE

Gail Cohee, Lecturer, Gender and Sexuality Studies & Director, Sarah Doyle Women’s Center Tom Doeppner, Associate Professor of Computer Science Kerri

Heffernan, Adjunct Lecturer in Education &

Director of Faculty Engagement, Swearer Center for Public ServiceRichard

Fishman, Professor of Visual Arts & Director, Creative Arts

Council Vasuki Nesiah, Visiting Assistant Professor in International StudiesMinoo Ramanathan

’11, Human Biology Concentrator

Jan Tullis, Professor of GeologyPatricia Ybarra, Assistant Professor of Theatre, Speech and DanceCONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEEShelley Adriance, Assistant Director of Leadership Development, Student ActivitiesEmma Buck ’11, Literary Arts & Independent ConcentratorGail Cohee, Lecturer, Gender and Sexuality Studies & Director, Sarah Doyle Women’s CenterLinda Cunningham, Program Director, Educational Equity, Swearer Center for Public Service Linda Dunleavy, Associate Dean of the College for Fellowships & Pre-Law, Dean of the College Alan Flam, Senior Fellow, Swearer Center for Public Service Janet Isserlis, Program Manager, Adult Language & Literacy, Swearer Center for Public ServiceBesenia Rodriguez ‘00, Associate Dean of the College for Undergraduate Research Kisa Takesue ‘88, Associate Dean of Student Life

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Katherine Bergeron, Dean of the College Besenia Rodriguez ‘00 , Associate Dean of the College for Undergraduate Research Robert Self, Associate Professor of History

CONFERENCE SUPPORT

Catering Services

Facilities Management

Media Services

CONFERENCE STAFFERS (CRC)

Lizzie Baron '10.5, Leave-taking Co-CoordinatorEmma Buck '11, Independent Concentration CoordinatorRoman Gonzalez '11, Independent Studies CoordinatorMolly Jacobson '10, MAPS & CRC Outreach Co-CoordinatorArthur Matuszewski '11, Independent Studies Co-CoordinatorMinoo Ramanathan '11, Leave-taking Co-CoordinatorEmily Taylor '10, CRC Outreach Co-Coordinator Blayne Tesfaye '11

, Careers in the Common Good

Coordinator

CONFERENCE COORDINATORS

Peggy Chang

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Director, Curricular

Resource Center

and Engaged Life Partnership

Amanda Machado

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DUG/Capstone Conference Co-Coordinator

Nikkisha Smith

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DUG/Capstone Conference Co-Coordinator

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