2012 Issue

Preface

Preface to The Eagle Feather 2012

Editor-in-Chief: Gloria C. Cox, Honors College and Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences

Editor: Susan Brown Eve, Honors College and Department of Sociology, College of Public Affairs and Community Service

Scholars Day Keynote Address 2012

ʔopʰoʔto ʔinšis. wɨxnat ʔinšiš ʔə•kʼa namaʔan xew:
(Good afternoon. It is wonderful to see you all here.)

Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Geoff Gamble, Vice President for Research and Economic Development, University of North Texas

Humanities

“That One Congenial Friend:” Hawthorne’s Search for a Careful Reader

Alejandro Garrido, Department of English, College of Arts and Sciences; Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program; Honors College

Faculty Mentor:
Richard Joines, Department of English, College of Arts and Sciences

Shutters Shut and Open: Photographic Theory in Gertrude Stein’s Literary Portraits

Laure Parkinson, Department of English, College of Arts and Sciences; Honors College

Faculty Mentor:
Stephanie Hawkins, Department of English, College of Arts and Sciences

Star Trek and “The Other”: Race, Gender and the Cultural Imagination

Ramon Resendiz, Department of Anthropology, College of Public Affairs and Community Service; Department of Philosophy and Religion Studies, College of Arts and Sciences; Honors College

Faculty Mentor:
Irene J. Klaver, Department of Philosophy and Religion Studies, College of Arts and Sciences

“Beast-Hunts” in Roman Amphitheaters: The Impact of the Venationes on Animal Populations in the Ancient Roman World

Elliott Kidd, Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences; Honors College

Faculty Mentor:
Susan Brown Eve, Department of Sociology, College of Public Affairs and Community Service; Honors College

Natural Sciences and Engineering

Swarm-Copters Senior Design Project: Simulating UAV Swarm Networks Using Quadcopters for Search and Rescue Applications

Mark Moudy, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering

Faculty Mentors:
Kamesh Namuduri, Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, and David Keathly, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering

Awareness of Aphasia and Aphasia Services in South India: Public Health Implications

Emlynn Chazhikat, Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty Mentor:
Gloria Streit Olness, Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

Social Sciences

Five Experience Rooms of Snuggie in a Social Media

Yujin Choi, Department of Merchandising, College of Merchandising, Hospitality, and Tourism

Faculty Mentor:
HaeJung Maria Kim, Department of Merchandising, College of Merchandising, Hospitality, and Tourism

Drug Related Corruption

Mark Adams, Department of International Studies, College of Arts and Sciences; Honors College

Faculty Mentor:
Emile Sahliyeh, Department of International Studies, College of Arts and Sciences

Poverty and HIV/AIDS in East Texas

Meagan Hatton, Department of Geography, College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty Mentor:
Joseph Oppong, Department of Geography, College of Arts and Sciences; Toulouse Graduate School

An Unheard Voice: The American Muslim Struggle for Political Inclusion

Tahirah Dean: Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences; Summer NSF REU at  Columbia University, New York; GSAS-SRP 2012 Mellon Political Science Cohort

Faculty Mentor:
Robert Shapiro, Department of Political Science, Division of Arts and Sciences, Columbia University

Cultural Competency in the Learning Environment: Promoting the Development of Diversity Training

Kendal Tolle, Department of Rehabilitation, Social Work and Addictions, College of Public Affairs and Community Service; Honors College

Faculty Mentor:
Kenneth Scott Smith, Department of Rehabilitation, Social Work and Addictions, College of Public Affairs and Community Service

The Court of the Captain of the People

Desirae Hamilton, Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences; Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program; Honors College

Faculty Mentor:
Laura Stern, Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences

Special Section: Biological Sciences: HHMI Scholars Program

Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science (PHAGES): Implementing a Research-based Course for Freshmen at the University of North Texas

Guest Editors:
Lee E. Hughes, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
Robert C. Benjamin, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

Comparative Immunity Analysis in Mycobacterium smegmatis and Mycobacteriophage

Amy E. Schade, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty Mentor:
Lee E. Hughes, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

Stoperators in Cluster A Bacteriophages

Zane Gibbs and Amanda Salazar, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty Mentors:
Lee E. Hughes and Robert C. Benjamin, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

Special Section: Art History

Introduction to Special Section in Art History: The Significance of Place: Emotional Geography, Collective Memory and Heritage

Guest Editor:
Jennifer Way, Department of Art Education and Art History, College of Visual Arts and Design

Negative Attitudes Toward “Molly” Subculture in Eighteenth Century London: An Analysis of Textual Agencies Regarding the Emerging Gay Community

Briana Camp, Department of Art Education and Art History, College of Visual Arts and Design; Honors College

Faculty Mentors:
Jennifer Way and Denise Baxter, Department of Art Education and Art History, College of Visual Arts and Design

Candy Jernigan’s Rejectamenta: Collage, Photography, and (Discarded) Body Memory

Jonathan Garcia, Department of Art Education and Art History, College of Visual Arts and Design

Faculty Mentor:
Jennifer Way, Department of Art Education and Art History, College of Visual Arts and Design

Hanging on to Home: Representations of Handala and the Home

Breana Hyche, Department of Art Education and Art History, College of Visual Arts and Design

Faculty Mentor:
Jennifer Way, Department of Art Education and Art History, College of Visual Arts and Design

Do As the Romans: Greco-Roman Iconography in Eleanor Antin’s Last Days of Pompeii

Catherine Parkinson, Department of Art Education and Art History, College of Visual Arts and Design

Faculty Mentor:
Jennifer Way, Department of Art Education and Art History, College of Visual Arts and Design

Hitler as Sculptor: Molding Germany’s Collective Memory of “Degenerate” Art

Tory Warner, Department of Art Education and Art History, College of Visual Arts and Design

Faculty Mentor:
Jennifer Way, Department of Art Education and Art History, College of Visual Arts and Design

Special Section: Teacher Education

Applying Theory, Practice, and Research: The Key to the Development of Future Elementary Education Teachers in the Professional Development School (PDS) Model

Guest Editor:
Jeanne Tunks, Department of Teacher Education and Administration, College of Education

Incorporating RTI and the Mastery Model into Mathematics Tutoring Sessions

Elizabeth Carlson, Department of Teacher Education and Administration, College of Education

Faculty Mentor:
Jeanne Tunks, Department of Teacher Education and Administration, College of Education

The Effects of Tutoring with Concrete Manipulatives and Real Life Concepts

Kiley Hughes, Department of Teacher Education and Administration, College of Education

Faculty Mentor:
Jeanne Tunks, Department of Teacher Education and Administration, College of Education

The Effect of the Professional Development School Experience on a Pre-Service Teacher’s Confidence in the Classroom

Anita Jamadar, Department of Teacher Education and Administration, College of Education

Faculty Mentor:
Jeanne Tunks, Department of Teacher Education and Administration, College of Education

The Action of Action Research: An Analysis of Action Research Projects Completed in the UNT/Denton ISD PDS

Codi Potter, Department of Teacher Education and Administration, College of Education

Faculty Mentor:
Jeanne Tunks, Department of Teacher Education and Administration, College of Education

Becoming a Teacher of Mathematics to Elementary Students

Wynona Walker, Department of Teacher Education and Administration, College of Education

Faculty Mentor:
Jeanne Tunks, Department of Teacher Education and Administration, College of Education

Political Science Summer NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates

Preface to the Proceedings of the University of North Texas Department of Political Science 2012 National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates

Guest Editors:
John Ishiyama, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Texas
J. Michael Greig, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Texas

Reconciliation and Relapse: The Case for the Inclusion of Women

Jena Daggett, Department of Political Science and Department of Human Communication, Trinity University

Faculty Mentors:
Marijke Breuning and Angela D. Nichols, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Texas

Lethal Negotiation: The Effect of Violence on the Likelihood of State-Organization Negotiation

Daniel Gustafson, Department of Political Science, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Public Policy, University at Albany, SUNY

Faculty Mentor:
Paul Hensel, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Texas

Modalities of Power and Peace: The Implications of the Nature of the State

Kara Haberstock, Department of International Studies, College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, The University of Arizona

Faculty Mentors:
John Ishiyama and  Michael Widmeier, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Texas

Judicial Independence and Peace Duration: An Assessment of Political Institutions in the Post-Conflict Environment

Ryan J. Madden, Department of Political Science, Harpur College of Arts and Sciences, State University of New York at Binghamton

Faculty Mentors:
John Ishiyama and Eric Keels, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Texas

Environmental Disasters and Subnational Conflict: A Study of the Effects of Environmental Disasters and Environmentally-Induced Migration on Subnational Conflict

Angela Manglaris, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Texas

Faculty Mentor:
Idean Salehyan, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Texas

Towards a Theory of Electronic Communication and Protest

Byron Stoner, Department of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi

Faculty Mentors:
Michael Greig and Michael Widmeier, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Texas

Coming Home Again: Repatriation and Peace Durability

Katie Reinhardt, Department of Political Science, College of Sciences, University of Central Florida

Faculty Mentors:
James Meernik and Angela D. Nichols, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Texas

Resource Access in Multiethnic States: The Role of Economic Discrimination in Conflict Onset

Benjamin Tjaden, Department of Political Economy, College of Idaho

Faculty Mentors:
John Ishiyama and Eric Keels, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Texas

High on Repression: How Military Involvement Increases Violence and Corruption When Fighting Drug Trafficking

Roman D. Torres, Department of Political Science, College of Sciences, University of Central Florida

Faculty Mentors:
Michael Greig and Eric Keels, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Texas

The Relationship Between Foreign Direct Investment and Intrastate Conflict

Nia Imon Yarborough, Department of Language and Communications, Prairie View A&M University

Faculty Mentors:
T. David Mason and Eric Keels, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Texas