Welcome to the 1st Annual Social Action Student Symposium (SASSy)! This year's online showcase reflects the diversity of student research within the School of Social Sciences and includes course projects, graduate theses, and professional presentations.
Many students also presented their work live in a lightning talk session on April 9, 2021. We look forward to presenting new student work that illustrates how the social sciences contribute to social justice research and advocacy next Spring. Information about when and how to apply will be available next fall.
Recorded Presentations
Husband Employment and Marital Outcomes: A Four-Wave Study of Low-Income and Ethnically Diverse Couples
Presenters: Hannah Brownlee and Molly Uribe; Psychology
Faculty Mentor: Teresa Nguyen; Psychology
Are You Deaf?: A Project About Rape Culture
Presenters: Maggie Mosqueda,Karla Gallo, Ryan Kelly, and Kimberly Mercado; Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies
Faculty Mentor: Anastasia Tosouni, Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies
Equilibrium in Black Activism: Why are Cisgender, Straight, Black men Resistant to Intersectional Activism?
Presenter: Loren Smith; Women's and Gender Studies
Faculty Mentor: Lena McQuade; Women's and Gender Studies
Oh, Humbug! Resistance, Conformity, Identity and Migration in North Bloomfield from 1850-1930
Presenter: Samantha Steindel-Cymer; Cultural Resources Management
Faculty Mentor: Margie Purser; Anthropology and Cultural Resources Management
Sexual Assault & Harassment Within Hollywood
Presenters: Peri Cherashore, Cameron Gavuzzi, Anna Sanchez, and Andrea Gonzalez; Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies
Faculty Mentor: Anastasia Tosouni, Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies
Racial Microagressions Experienced by DACA/Undocumented Students
Presenters: Lizeth Cortez Ibañez, Clarissa Mendoza, Maygen McGrew, Aracely Gonzalez, Mariana Guerrero; Psychology
Faculty Mentor: Elisa Velasquez-Andrade; Psychology
Dissolving the Boundaries of Medicine: A Study on Lyme Disease from an Integrative Perspective
Presenter: Lisa Shaw; Human Development and Psychology
Faculty Mentor: Alexis Boutin; Anthropology
Latinas in Higher Education: Comadres as a Culturally Appropriate Support Model
Presenters: Mariana Guerrero, Catalina Gonzalez-Leon, Maygen McGrew, Aracely Gonzalez, and Carlos Chavarria; Psychology
Faculty Mentors: Elisa Velasquez-Andrade; Psychology and Daniel Malpica; Chicano and Latino Studies
Stigma and Sex Work: An Exploration of the Power of Language to Perpetuate Violence
Presenter: Midori Longo; Anthropology
Faculty Mentors: Alexis Boutin and Richard Senghas; Anthropology
The Limits of Respect: Physician Behavior, Age Differences, and Older Patients’ Cooperation
Presenters: Ava Frankovsky, Kayla Strand, Carolyn Brinolf, Jason Ray, Tate Lipnicke, and Noah Pleece; Psychology
Faculty Mentor: Heather Smith; Psychology
Homelessness in Napa: A Policy Proposal
Presenter: Olivia Neeley; Sociology
Faculty Mentor: Roxanne Ezzet; Sociology