Schedule of Spring Semester Senior Project Presentations

 

April 16, 2013 5:00 – 7:50 p.m.

 

Clark 104

5:00 – 5:10: Introduction, setting up PowerPoints

5:10 – 5:30: Elizabeth Vitale – Judicial Selection Reform in Ohio
Advisor: Laura Tartakoff

5:30 – 5:50: Paul Lubonovic – Civil and Criminal Juries
Advisor: Laura Tartakoff

5:50 – 6:10: Andrew Breland – The Weak American Executive: A History of Extra-Constitutional Power in the 20th Century
Advisor: Laura Tartakoff

BREAK FOR DINNER 6:10–6:50 – Clark 206

6:50 – 7:10: Megan McGuire – Comparing Presidential v. Parliamentary Systems Through Ethnic Minorities
Advisor: Justin Buchler

7:10 – 7:30: Anu Thakur – 2010 Midterm Election Campaign Analysis
Advisor: Justin Buchler

7:30 – 7:50: Kevin Russell – Authoritarian Enclaves and Urban Political Machines
Advisor: Joe White

Clark 210

5:00 – 5:10: Introduction, setting up PowerPoints

5:10 – 5:30: Hannah Steele – The European Union’s Effect on Refugees
Advisor: Elliot Posner

5:30 – 5:50: James Veeneman – The Future Outlook of the U.S. and the E.U.
Advisor: Elliot Posner

5:50 – 6:10: Laura Hurst – Topic: Interconnectivity between Consumerism, Job Outsourcing, Environmental Protection and Human Rights
Advisor: Jessica Green

BREAK FOR DINNER 6:10–6:50 – Clark 206

6:50 – 7:10: Jacob Martin – Relationship between Rentier State Politics and Politics of Tribalism in the Middle East
Advisor: Pete Moore

7:10 – 7:30: Zachary Kuzemka – American Involvement in International Military Conflicts
Advisor: Vince McHale

7:30 – 7:50: Willis Mathews- Comparative Immigration Policies
Advisor: Vince McHale

Clark 302

5:00 – 5:10: Introduction, setting up PowerPoints

5:10 – 5:30: Anthony Gatti – Redistricting and Preference Changes
Advisor: Justin Buchler

5:30 – 5:50: Evan Gallo – The Electoral Effects of Abortion Votes
Advisor: Justin Buchler

5:50 – 6:10: Destinee Henton – Gender and U.S. House Committee Assignments: Is There a Sort on “Women’s Issues”?
Advisor: Joe White

BREAK FOR DINNER 6:10–6:50 – Clark 206

6:50 – 7:10: Masami Matsuyama – Is the TTP Really Good for Japan?
Advisor: Elliot Posner

7:10 – 7:30: David Zheng – The Growth and Influence of Large State-Owned Enterprises on the Chinese Communist Party
Advisor: Paul Schroeder

7:30 – 7:50: Nathan Doctor – Botswana: Impact of Aids and Government Response
Advisor: Elliot Posner

*The Political Science Department would like to thank the Barker-Nord Center for Humanities for providing Clark 206 for this event.