Students to Present Research at Inaugural Symposium
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 11, 2002
Kathleen McPartland
530-898-4260
Kathy Castleberry, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
530-898-6171
Students to Present Research at Inaugural Symposium
The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSS) is holding its first student symposium on Thursday, April 25, 7 p.m. in Butte Hall. Students will present on topics they have researched during this academic year.
Presenters include undergraduate and graduate students from the many departments of the college: anthropology, child development, economics, geography and planning, health and community services, international relations, political science, psychology, social work, and sociology. Presentations will be grouped thematically, with a faculty or staff member facilitating questions and discussion.
“The symposium will showcase the diversity in subject matter and the sophistication in approach of our students’ work,” said Jeanne Thomas, dean of BSS. “It will provide an opportunity to celebrate the high quality of work that comes out of close collaboration between students and faculty.”
The proceedings of the symposium will be published in journal format for the students and their families.
The following is a sampling of papers to be presented:
Robin Bridwell, Economics,” Holding up Half the Sky: the Status of Rural Women in China after Economic Reforms”
Megan Conn, Sociology, “Social Science Gone Astray: The Twisting of Anthropology and Its Implementation in Nazi Germany”
Mie Kito, Psychology, “Self-Disclosure in Romantic Relationship and Friendship among American and Japanese College Students
Christina Phillips, Health and Community Services, “Determining the Perceived Barriers and Benefits to HIV Testing among Alternative High School Students”
Stacie Segoria, Child Development, “Teachers’ Perceptions of Gender Differences in Preschoolers’ Aggression Styles”
Todd Stefan, Sociology, “Contingencies in the Careers of Professional Athletes Who Are Exposed to High Risks of Physical Injury”
Family and friends, faculty and staff of CSU, Chico, and interested community members are encouraged to attend. A reception honoring the presenters and their faculty mentors will be held immediately following the sessions at the Warrens Reception Center on the CSU, Chico campus.
Shirley Rush, this year’s BSS distinguished alumna, will address the reception guests at 8:30 p.m. Rush, who graduated from CSU, Chico in 1985, is now a faculty member at the University of Maine at Presque Isle.
Programs of the presentations will be handed out in the lobby of Butte Hall on the night of the presentations. They will also be available from the BSS office prior to the event. Call Kathy Castleberry, 530-898-6171 for information or programs.
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