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2011 Conference on Globalization and Culture

SPONSORS

President Daan Braveman
Vice President of Academic Affairs Sara Varhus
Dean Deborah Dooley, College of Arts & Sciences
Dean Timothy Glanders, School of Education
Dean Shirley Szekeres, Health & Human Services
Dean Gerard Zappia, School of Management
Undergraduate Association Diversity Council
Center for Civic Engagement
Center of Service Learning & Community Youth Development Program
Center for International Education
Center for Spirituality
Center for Teaching Excellence
Department of Adolescent Education
Department of English
Department of History
Department of Language, Literacy & Technology
Department of Music
Department of Nursing
Department of Philosophy
Department of Religious Studies
Department of Social & Psychological Foundations
Department of Sociology & Anthropology
FUSE – First Year Center
Honors Program
Faculty Lecture Committee
Lorette Wilmot Library
Office of Multicultural Affairs
Office of Student Activities & Student Affairs

Marketing and Communications:
Sofia Tokar, Julie Long, Rachel Brown, Liz Zapata

Accounts Payable: Brenda Schmidt

Conference Organizers

Clare Counihan, Department of English
Otieno Kisiara, Department of Sociology & Anthropology
Yamuna Sangarasivam, Department of Sociology & Anthropology

Abstract Review and Selection Committee

Cathy Doyle, Director of Library
Linda Janelli, School of Health and Human Services
Rochelle Ruffer, School of Management
Shirley Sommers, School of Education

PROGRAM OUTLINE

Friday, April 8, 2011

3:00-5:00 pm
Session I (Concurrent panel, poster and performance presentations)
[Golisano Academic Center]

7:30-9:30 pm
Jeremy Scahill - Keynote Lecture [investigative journalist and author of
Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army

[Forum, Otto A. Shults Community Center]

10:00-11:30 pm
Treesje Powers – Spoken word artist
[Forum, Otto A. Shults Community Center]

Saturday, April 9, 2011*

9:00-10:30 am
Roundtable with Jeremy Scahill; Daan Braveman (Nazareth College), Harry Murray (Nazareth College), Karen Hall (Syracuse University), Jon Sheldon (Marine Combat Veteran and Student, Nazareth College), Yamuna Sangarasivam (Nazareth College)
[Forum, Otto A. Shults Community Center]

10:40 -12:00 pm
Session II (Concurrent panel, poster and performance presentations)
[Golisano Academic Center]

1:00 - 2:00 pm
Lisa Hayes, Lecture and Performance of Nurse! (a one-woman, one-act play about the role of nursing unions and the nurses who participated in the new York State Nurses Association strike)
[Forum, Otto A. Shults Community Center]

2:10 - 3:30 pm
Session III (Concurrent panel, poster and performance presentations)
[Golisano Academic Center]

4:00 – 6:00 pm
Amit Ray, Department of English, Rochester Institute of Technology
"Counter Conspiracy Theory: Wikileaks, Anonymous and Free Software"
[Forum, Otto A. Shults Community Center]

*The Service Floor is sponsoring the 2nd Annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, April 9 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the Medaille Formal Dining Room. Proceeds benefit the Ugandan Water Project. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the door. Cash or dining dollars will be accepted.

Registration for Participants

  • Friday 2:30 - 4:30 [Chapel entry, Golisano Academic Center]
  • Friday 6:30 - 7:15 [Forum, Otto A. Shults Center]
  • Saturday 8:30 - 10:30 [Forum, Otto A. Shults Center]
  • Saturday 12 - 2 [Chapel entry, Golisano Academic Center]

Conference Detailed Event Descriptions

Session I: Friday, April 8, 2011 3:00-5:00 pm

Posters
Social Networks and their Impact on Globalization
Danielle Ashton, Jacob Bliss, Mariah Bondy, Rebeccah Klejemt, Emiliana Molina, Phil Scaffidi

Visual Technology Advancements in Globalized Communication
Chelsea Burdick, Connor Ecklund, Jon Gamble, Rose Speranza, Erika Spetz, Anna Wicks

We Learned More Than We Taught
Megan Cullen, Christie Cutaia, Lindsay DelAngelo, Brooke Grunert, Erin Law, Kirstyn Manning, Rachel Shellard, Alyssa Tarricone

Exchange Rate Policies: A Country Overview

  • Erik Bolzner Canada
  • Nicole Clack Eqypt
  • Colin Doran India
  • Kate Foster Israel
  • Cory Frank Nigeria
  • Patrick Glaser Morocco
  • Dan Huntington Costa Rica
  • Florian Malapelle South Korea
  • Matt Morales Ghana
  • Jason Piatt Vietnam
  • Benjamin Scotti Brazil
  • Rachael Steubing Croatia
  • Oliga Vasilchanka Ukraine
  • Sherrita Wilkins Mexico

The Ugandan Water Project
Alyson Mullie

A Hidden Culture
Allison Baggiano and Sarah McClements

All posters will be displayed in the third floor corridor of Golisano Academic Complex.

Panels
A. Honors Program Defense (GAC 221)

  • Brittany M. Krupp, Human-Directed Human Evolution: The Tightrope Act Between Progress and Ethics
  • Kaitlyn Oudt, PostSecret: The Changing View of Secrets in Society
  • Moderator: Dr. Marjorie Roth, Music/Director of Honors Program

B. Transnational Families, Transnational Sexualities (GAC 235)

  • Heidi Magitti, Silenced
  • Tara Sacko, How Family Systems are NOT Altered by Transnational Gay Adoption
  • Andrea Turner, Empowerment in Choice of Birthing
  • Moderator: Dr. Clare Counihan, English

C. Immigration: Survival, Degradation, and Integration (GAC 131)

  • Teri Bunce, From Immigration to Streetwalking: An Analysis of Princesas
  • Nicole Marino, Inch'allah Dimanche: Godwilling the End of Conflict
  • Lauren Simpson, Integration into the American Frontier, an Analysis of Sweet Land
  • Moderator: Dr. Ed Wiltse, English

D. NAFTA and Its Effects I ( GAC 122)

  • Adrian Diggins, NAFTA and the Struggles of Women in Maquiladoras at La Frontera
  • Jesse McGuire, La herida de NAFTA/TLC para las mujeres de Juarez
  • Christina Gmyr, NAFTA/TLC and Gendered Violence at the U.S. - Mexico Border
  • Katie McFarland, NAFTA/TLC and Poverty: Is the Grass Always Greener?
  • Moderator: Dr. Madeline Slowik, Sociology/Anthropology

E. Globalization, Sex, and Sexualities (GAC 233)

  • Lauren Berger, The Language of LGBT
  • Sarah Sarkin, The Effect of Christian Missionary Work on Violence Against Gays in Uganda
  • Chiqeeta Lea, Coming of Age Ceremonies Examined
  • Amanda Hagadorn, Globalization and Commodification of Sex
  • Moderator: Dr. Rachel Bailey Jones, Social and Psychological Foundations

F. Nationalism, Globalization, and Francophone Canada (GAC 433)

  • Alexandra Persson, Globalization, Colonization & Suffering through the Words of Gerard Etienne
  • Emily Alexander, Vodou on Trial in Francophone Canada: Gerard Etienne's La romance en do mineur de Maitre Clo
  • Abraham Gerson, Quebecois Secession
  • Moderator: Dr. Mireille LeBreton, MFLL

G. Globalization, Dispossession and War (GAC 435)

  • Kyle McLean, Analysis of Global Economic and Political Impacts of Somali Piracy
  • Evelyn DeSantis, The Pervasiveness of Media Stereotypes: Steps Towards Making Life Better for Refugees in the U.S.A
  • David Sanchez, A Critical Analysis of The War on Terror
  • Candice Gage, Poverty Tourism in Kibera, Kenya: Slumming and Unbecoming
  • Lauren LeDoux, Regaining Humanity in our Increasingly Subhuman Industrial World
  • Moderator: Dr. Shawgi Tell, Social and Psychological Foundations

H. The FIPSE-Atlantis Experience (GAC 133)

  • Maria Mancino, Patient Privacy in the USA, Finland, and Hungary: Perspectives from Nursing Students
  • Scott Gillen, Self Determination Theory: Examining the Motivation of Nursing Students Related to Reasons for Smoking
  • Michelle Baldwin, Nutritional Knowledge and Habits of Health Care Students in Finland, Hungary, and the USA
  • Linda Hangyas, Music Therapy and Pain Management
  • Moderator: Dr. Mary Maher, Nursing

I. Music as a Mirror of Human Life and Culture (GAC 325)

  • Kristina Knowles, The Role of Music in Human Brain Development
  • Katherine Niver, World Music in Our Own Backyard
  • Erin Smith, Environmental Music: Music in Human and Natural Spaces
  • Sarah Teetsel, The Sound of Silence
  • Moderator: Dr. Zbigniew Granat, Music

Session II: Saturday, April 9, 2011 10:40 am-12:00 pm

[Golisano Academic Center]

Posters
Preparing our Students for a Globalized World
(GAC 325)
Chelsea Goodrich, Hailey Guare, Sarah Harling, Lindsay Malin, Molly Pidgeon, John Pilato

Cyber Bullying: Not just a problem in the US
Ricky Lad, Serigne Dioum, Shane Mead

Cyber Stalking: It is so easy a Cave Man can do it
Jared White, Joel Tully, Jacob Reid

Mac Vulnerability: Myth vs. Reality
Elise Kanaley, Joe Johnson, Ying Ying Wu, and John DeMott

The Hidden Costs of Connecting with Others : Data Center Energy Use Worldwide
Stephanie Lesko, Dan Mowery, and Josh Loucks

Information Security: Set it, but do not Forget it!
Jon Rodriguez, Andrew Stewart, Timothy Kelley

Real Life Implications of Social Media Integration
Ciana Solimano, Lisa DiMatteo, Crystal Gulian, Ashley Rioux

Globalization and its Effect on Influenza
Iffat Shafiq

Globalization and Antimicrobial Resistance
Alison Kochersberger

The Effects of Globalization on Water Quality at the Microbiological Level
Jennifer Scobie

The Role of the bacteria L. monocytogenes in the Contamination of Foods and the Serious Infection Listeriosis
Cassandra Schettine

Panels
A. Transnational Economies: Neoliberal Goods and Identities (GAC 235)

  • Emily Cutting, How Has Victoria's Secret Increased in Popularity? An Analysis of Marketing Strategies and the Effect of a Global Capital
  • Mackenzie Gotschall,Resistance to Neoliberalism: Defending our One World
  • Cynthia Zepeda, Issues of Gender and Sexuality among Hispanic College Women
  • Angela Briggs, NAFTA/TLC and the Maquiladoras: Presence of Foreign-Owned Factories el la frontera
  • Moderator: Dr. Clare Counihan, English

B. Identity and Impacts of Media and Ideology (GAC 433)

  • Jane Boppert, Clothing and Cultural Identity: You Wear What You Are
  • Amy Gallo, Beyond Skin Deep: The Movement of Media and Ideology in the Practice of Skin Lightening
  • Brenna Boerman, The Irish Identity
  • Moderator: Dr. Carlnita Greene, Communications & Rhetoric

C. Service Learning, Civic Engagement, and Study Abroad (GAC 131)

  • Andrew Bellush, Our Global Community
  • Tricia Coleman, 'Care Before you Share.' Adventures to South Africa: a personal journey in establishing cultural competence
  • Melissa Semple, Self-Expansion
  • Moderator: Dr. Joseph Pestino, English

D. Biocolonization: To Sell or Not to Sell? - That is the Ethical Question [Roundtable] (GAC 211)

  • Katrya Cichanowicz, Suzanne Grant, Emileigh Kukuvka, Carly Schwarzkopf
  • Moderator: Dr. Beverly Brown, Biology

E. Labor and Industrial Production (GAC 435)

  • Andrew Dowling,The Globalization of Labor
  • Nicholas J. Croce, Globalization and Its Discontents: Examining the Policies Surrounding Globalization and Stiglitz's Critical Lens
  • Volha Vasilchanka, How Globalization and Foreign Direct Investment Influence Vietnam Labor Market and Poverty during and after the Global Financial Crisis
  • David Sanchez, The Politics inside the Corn Kernel
  • Moderator: Dr. Harry Murray, Sociology/Anthropology

G. Dancing in American Culture and in the Media [Roundtable/Performance] (GAC 375)

  • Alyssa Wasilewski, Samantha Walter, Tara Weber
  • Moderator: TBA

H. Impacts of Technology in a Globalized World (GAC 122)

  • Zach Martin, Globalization and an Environmentally Sustainable Future
  • Lauren Ledoux,Regaining Humanity in our Increasingly Subhuman Industrial World
  • Benjamin Peak,The Role of Communication and Technology in Bringing About Revolution
  • Stephanie Standevan, NAFTA and the Zapatista Movement: Tactical Cyber Media
  • Moderator: Liz Zapata, Assistant Director of Web Communications

I. Preparing Our Students for a Globalized World (GAC 325)

  • Chelsea Goodrich, Hailey Guare, Sarah Harling, Lindsay Malin, Molly Pidgeon, John Pilato
  • Moderator: Marlee Burgess, Director of the First Year Center

Session III: Saturday, April 9, 2011 2:10 pm - 3:30 pm

Posters
Reflections on the impacts of globalization on social and economic institutions in Africa [ANT 320 Peoples and Cultures of Africa]

  • Edrina Asante, Helping Africa: a critique of the role of international charitable organizations in development and welfare programs in Africa
  • Wassila George, The gender dimensions of the effects of lack of access to water on education
  • Alison Meredith, Urbanization in Africa: historical developments and impacts of contemporary global movements.
  • Jillian Virkus, Environmental Issues in Africa: Should the World Help?
  • Kayleigh Yancey, A comparative analysis of the use of theater in social and political awareness programs

Globalization, Culture, and International Social Work-A Study Abroad in Kerala, India

  • Courtney Anderson, Women of India
  • Katie Bass, The Role of Women in the SOS Village Model
  • Sarah Cataline, Street Children: A Monumental Endeavor
  • Abigail Charles, A Study Abroad Experience that Analyzes Women in Kerala, India
  • Mark Cohen, Treating Mental Illness: Cultural Variances Within An International Framework
  • Lauren Ferrimani, The Westernization of Aging in India
  • Alicia Franceschi, Comparison of Infant Mortality Rates between the United States and India
  • Latrina Harrell, HIV prevention methods in India & the United States
  • Brigitte Lee, Feminist Perspectives of Right to Family: A Cross Culture Analysis
  • Leah Piels, A Child's Right to a Family: India's Methods to Protect Children's Human Rights
  • Jennifer Putnam, Child Welfare: A Look at Children's Health and Development in India

Urbanization
Jillian Manion

Strangles: The Fast Track to Equestrian Globalization Problems
Jessica Ellis

Impacts of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy on a Globalized World
Amber Streicher

The Chestnut Blight
Jessica Saville

New Delhi Superbug
Emily Benton

Refugee Resettlement and Advocacy: Local Partnerships in the Age of Globalization
Danielle Rhubart

Panels
A. Localizing the Global: A Community Analysis of the Gendered Effects of Globalizations in Western NY [Roundtable] (GAC 387)

  • Emily Cutting, Mackenzie Gotshall, Heidi Maggitti-Wagner
  • Moderator: Dr. Sekile Nzinga-Johnson, Psychology

B. Power Over People: Sovereignty in Today's World [Roundtable] (GAC 211)

  • Jarred Jones, Ryan Sawyer, and Glynis Jones
  • Moderator: Dr. Susan Nowak, Religious Studies

C. Premises, Principles and Practices of Community Youth Development: Where do the children play? [Roundtable] (GAC 221)

  • Kelly Bardeen, Jacqueline Bramley, Kara Eaker, Tamara Hannah, Colleen Mawn, Emelyn Santos
  • Moderator: Dr. Marie Watkins, Community Youth Development

D. NAFTA and Its Effects II (GAC 122)

  • Jessica Tette, Minuteman vs. Pollo in the NAFTA/TLC Conflict: Who is the Real Animal?
  • Margaret Wells, NAFTA and the Forgotten Women at the Border
  • Sherrita Wilkins, Terrorism is Spelled N-A-F-T-A
  • Madeline Parente, NAFTA and the Economic Reasons for Mexican Immigration
  • Moderator: Karen J. Hall, Syracuse University

E. Global Rochester (GAC 433)

  • Keri A. Griffith, Theatrical Culture in Our Own Backyard
  • Carly Maldonado, Deaf Community in Rochester
  • Moderator: Dr. Monica Weis, English/MALS

F. Globalization, Film, and Performance Arts (GAC 435)

  • Olga Lapczak & Mary Ann Lovelock, Responses to the Spanish Civil War: Dance as Propaganda
  • Lia Colayori, The Influences of the Negritude movement on Contemporary African Music
  • Leda Gibbs, Cultural Translation as a Driving Force in Globalization
  • Moderator: Dr. Lisa G. Perks, Communication & Rhetoric

G. Reflections on Service Learning for Rural Migrant Ministries: Multiple Students interactions with NGO and Migrant workers in NYS [Roundtable] (GAC 411)

  • Colin Doran, Catherine Miller, Jennifer Weidright
  • Moderator: Dr. Joseph DaBoll-Lavoie, Management

H. The Root of the Baobab Tree: Women as Pillars of African Society [Roundtable] (GAC 411)

  • Lisa Ames, Lori Ames, Claire Mulvey
  • Moderator: Dr. Candide Carrasco, MFLL
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