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2022 Pacific Sociological Association Conference

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Dr. Dan Morrison, Associate Professor of Sociology, mentored five student research projects that were accepted for presentation at the 2022 Pacific Sociological Association Conference. These students included the following:

  • Micayla Andrews (Liberal Studies), “Child Abuse: More Prominent Social Problem Within Low Socioeconomic Status Families”
  • Taylor Everitt (Sociology), “LGBTQ+ Discrimination: The Adoption and Foster Care Systems”
  • Amelia Little (Sociology), “How America’s Ideals of Christian Nationalism Perpetuate Xenophobia: A Survey of Social Theories”
  • Gracyn McGathy (Journalism and Mass Communication major; Sociology minor), “Race & Terrorism: The Ramifications of a Race-Based System of Justice”
  • Emily Van Dyke (Sociology), “The Drug Abuse Crisis: A Comparison of American Criminalization and Portuguese Treatment”

2022 Eastern Communication Association Conference

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Dr. Lauren Lemley traveled to the Eastern Communication Association Convention in Philadelphia this April with several students who presented their original research in communication. Students who had their papers accepted for presentation included the following:

  • Eden Barnhouse (Communication), “Rhetoric of Ted Lasso: Rhetors Creating Safe Spaces to Talk About Mental Health”
  • Chloe Brownell (Communication), “A Meltdown Between Friends”: An Exploration of Fan Culture and Celebrity Mental Health”
  • Sarah Ottinger, “Rhetoric on Perseverance: At What Cost?”

2022 Undergraduate Research Creativity and Innovation Festival

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Seven students presented their original research at the 2022 ACU Undergraduate Research, Creativity, and Innovation Festival and won five awards for their presentations. They won top paper presentations and awards for outstanding oral presentations in both the social sciences and arts and humanities divisions. All presenters, their paper titles, and awards earned are listed below:

  • Eden Barnhouse (Communication), “Rhetoric of Ted Lasso: Rhetors Creating Safe Spaces to Talk About Mental Health”
  • Emma Barnhouse (Communication), “Owning Your Mistakes: An Analysis of CrossFit’s Strategic Crisis Communication Theory,” Top Presentation in the Social Sciences 
  • Emma Barnhouse (Communication), “The Rhetoric of Fleabag: An Analysis of Mental Health Portrayal in Television,” Outstanding Oral Presentations in the Arts & Humanities
  • Chloe Brownell (Communication), “A Meltdown Between Friends”: An Exploration of Fan Culture and Celebrity Mental Health,” Top Presentation in the Arts & Humanities
  • Eastin Kandt (Communication), “An Analysis of Boeing’s 737 MAX Air Crisis through the Lens of Image Restoration Theory” 
  • Amelia Little (Sociology and Psychology double major; presenting psychology research), “Times Are A Changin’: Views on Traditionalism versus Egalitarianism in Christian College Culture,” Outstanding Oral Presentation in the Social Sciences
  • Mitchell Melrose (Computer Science major and Communication minor), “An Examination of the 2017 Equifax Data Breach: Crisis Response Through the Lens of Situational Crisis Communication Theory”
  • Mae Williams (Communication), “How One Music Video Challenged Gender Inequality: Analysis of “The Man” 
  • Mae Williams (Communication), “The First Two Years: An Analysis of Volkswagen Emission Scandal”