2023 SRSU Undergraduate & Graduate Symposium – Virtual Presentation Schedule
Tuesday, April 18th, 2023
Click on a Session Time (left row of the schedule below) to jump down the page and view the Presentation Abstracts, Presenter Videos, & Session Recordings for that Session Time.
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Virtual Room A | Virtual Room B | Virtual Room C | |
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Extended Time: 2:00pm-2:40pm |
Extended Time: 2:00pm-2:50pm Team Presenters: Ian Craigie, Caitlyn Pena, Marley Rokas Political Science Moderator: Dr. Jessica Velasco Title: Gun Violence in Schools, Teacher Harassment, & Sports Betting (start: 2:00pm) CLICK HERE TO ATTEND SESSION |
Extended Time: 2:00pm-2:50pm |
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| 2:30-2:50 | 2pm Session Continues | 2pm Session Continues | 2pm Session Continues | |
| 3:00-3:20 |
Presenter: Brooke Bowman |
Presenter: Kiahna Garcia |
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| 3:30-3:50 |
Presenter: Samiah Bass-Walker |
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3pm Session Continues | |
| 4:00-4:20 |
Presenter: Maybe Ramirez |
Extended Time: 4:00pm-4:50pm |
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| 4:30-4:50 |
Presenter: Art “Zack” Gutierrez |
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| 5:00-5:20 |
Presenter: Joyce Bachert |
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2:00 – 2:50pm Session Presentations – Student Information and Abstracts
2:00-2:20pm / Virtual Room A – Moderator: Robin Alvarez
Team Presenters: Sinai Valdez Dominguez, Autumn McFadden, Robin Alvarez
Literature
Faculty Nominator: Robin Alvarez
Title: Report from the Sigma Tau Delta English honor society convention on YA Literature
Presentation Mode: Live Team Virtual Event – 20 min session
Undergraduate SRSU Alpine
Abstract: The students of SRSU’s English honor society, Sigma Tau Delta, discuss their experience at the 2023 Honor Society Convention. They will consider literary analyses presented over books and movies. Additionally, they will compare their findings from Young Adult-diversity panels to fiction panels they observed.
| LIVE PANEL – NO PRESENTER VIDEO | SESSION RECORDING |
2:00-2:20pm / Virtual Room B – Moderator: Dr. Jessica Velasco
Team Presenters: Ian Craigie, Caitlyn Pena, Marley Rokas
Political Science
Faculty Nominator: Dr. Jessica Velasco
Title: Gun Violence in Schools, Teacher Harassment, & Sports Betting
Presentation Mode: Live Panel Virtual Event – 50 min session
Undergraduate SRSU Alpine
Abstract: Teacher harassment, sports betting, and gun violence in schools are all current issues our lawmakers are dealing with at the local, state, and/or federal levels. What are the best options for managing these issues? This panel presentation will highlight what three undergraduate students found in their research of these three topics for the upper-level public policy analysis class in the political science program.
| LIVE PANEL – NO PRESENTER VIDEO | SESSION RECORDING |
2:00-2:20pm / Virtual Room C – Moderator: Dr. Theron Francis
Team Presenters: Kiahna Garcia, Edwin Urias, Brooke Manuel, Abigail Elizondo
Languages and Literature
Faculty Nominator: Dr. Theron Francis
Title: Spanish and English in the Publication History of The Sage, SRSU’s Art & Literature Journal
Presentation Mode: Live Panel Virtual Event – 50 min session
Undergraduate, Graduate SRSU Alpine, SRSU Del Rio, SRSU Eagle Pass, SRSU Uvalde
Abstract: In the 87 years since The Sage was first published, trends in the use of Spanish and English can be observed. English has been the dominant language; however, there are signs of language shift over time, which are more inclusive of Spanish. Instances of Spanish in The Sage may also reflect the culture of code-switching and bilingualism in the Borderlands. The presentation will reflect on how language-use in The Sage is representative of the changing Sul Ross student body. As Sul Ross grows, we hope that the international student body grows with it, expanding the linguistic diversity of The Sage.
| LIVE PANEL – NO PRESENTER VIDEO | SESSION RECORDING |
2:30 – 2:50pm Session Presentations – Student Information and Abstracts
All 2pm sessions continue into 2:30-2:50 session window.
3:00 – 3:20pm Session Presentations – Student Information and Abstracts
3:00-3:20pm / Virtual Room A – Moderator: Dr. Chris Herrera
Presenter: Brooke Bowman
Wildlife Management
Moderator: Dr. Chris Herrera
Faculty Nominator: Dr. Ryan Luna
Title: Habitat Selection of Scaled Quail Across a Gradient of Oil and Gas Development in the Permian Basin, Texas
Presentation Mode: Pre-recorded Video Presentation with Live Q&A – 20 min session
Graduate SRSU Alpine
Abstract: The Permian Basin region of Texas supports a large portion of the oil and gas industry in the United States and is expected to expand in the future. The Permian Basin region is also home to a variety of wildlife, including the scaled quail (Callipepla squamata), whose distribution encompasses the entire basin. West Texas scaled quail populations have been in decline since the early 1960s due to a combination of factors, including land use change, woody brush encroachment, overgrazing, and frequent drought conditions. Our goal was to determine if oil and gas development affects habitat selection and movement behavior of scaled quail in this region. We deployed global positioning system (GPS) transmitters recording GPS points every four hours on scaled quail across two ranches managed by ConocoPhillips in Upton County, Texas, during the 2021 breeding season and 2021-2022 covey season. Scaled quail were captured on the Quail Ranch LLC, which acted as our control site and the Cross-L Ranch LLC, which acted as our developed site. An integrated step-selection function was used to analyze our scaled quail location data. Environmental covariates included in our model were distance to well pads, distance to roads, distance to quail feeders, Landsat Modified Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index (MSAVI), slope, and aspect. By providing information on where scaled quail habitat selection and movement ecology on an oil- and gas-developed landscape, oil companies can implement strategies that mitigate the impacts of development on scaled quail populations.
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3:00 – 3:20pm Session Presentations – Student Information and Abstracts
3:00-3:50pm / Virtual Room B – Moderator: Dr. Audrey Taylor
Presenter: Kiahna Garcia
English
Faculty Nominator: Audrey Taylor
Title: World-Building in the Genre of Horror Manga: Cosmic Horror and the Weird in the Works of Jūnji Itō
Presentation Mode: Pre-recorded Video Presentation with Live Q&A – 20 min session
Graduate SRSU Del Rio
Abstract: From a planet-eating monster looming over Earth to a town infested with spirals, Jūnji Itō’s horrific stories also serve as tales of cosmic horror and the Weird. This presentation is part of a working thesis that critically examines world-building in Itō’s works by looking at the interplay between the world and four major elements: art form, artwork, cosmic horror, and the Weird. The main focus of this presentation will discuss how cosmic horror and the Weird eschews the reality of Itō’s world. I will argue how the Weird refashions the Material world while cosmic horror changes the known Social and Temporal world.
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3:00 – 3:50pm Session Presentations – Student Information and Abstracts
3:00-3:50pm / Virtual Room C – Moderator: Dr. Eric Busby
Team Presenters: Caleb Wood, Garner Hancock, Yasmine Guevara, Kyle Villalon
Construction Management
Faculty Nominator: Dr. Eric Busby
Title: A Custom Home for Iowa City, Iowa
Presentation Mode: Pre-recorded Team Video Presentation with Live Q&A – 40 min session
Undergraduate SRSU Alpine
Abstract: The purpose of this analysis is to determine the highest and best use for a single parcel of land located in the Troyers Meadows subdivision in Iowa City, IA. In order to best assess all possible options with regards to this property, we will conduct a highest and best use analysis of the site that investigates the profitability and economic viability of constructing a single-family residence.
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3:30 – 3:50pm Session Presentations – Student Information and Abstracts
3:30-3:50pm / Virtual Room A – Moderator: Dr. Chris Herrera – SESSION CANCELLED
Presenter: Samiah Bass-Walker
Criminal Justice
Moderator: Dr. Chris Herrera
Faculty Nominator: Benjamin Barrientes
Title: The Future of Crime and How We Stop It
Presentation Mode: Pre-recorded Video Presentation with Live Q&A – 20 min session
Graduate SRSU Alpine
Abstract: The topic of my research will be Juvenile Justice Reform. As a law enforcement officer, I have seen first-hand the drastic state our Juvenile Correctional Systems is in. This presentation seeks to identify and propose ways to improve the system and, hence, the lives of affected children. Research will be gathered from both my own experiences and those of the children affected by the system. I will also analyze statistical data from other parts of the world to bring light to policies that work in other parts of the world in hopes of offering fixes to a fast-growing problem. We all know the children of today are our future. Let’s ensure it is not a “Future of Crime.”
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3:30-3:50pm / Virtual Room B – Moderator: Dr. Audrey Taylor
Presenter: Melissa Montoya
Languages and Literature
Moderator: Dr. Audrey Taylor
Faculty Nominator: Ian Peddie
Title: Seamus Heaney: Relocating the English Language
Presentation Mode: Pre-recorded Video Presentation with Live Q&A – 20 min session
Graduate SRSU Alpine
Abstract: My presentation will focus on the first chapter of my thesis entitled, Seamus Heaney: Relocating the English Language. “The Colonizing Language” seeks to uncover how Northern Irish poet Seamus Heaney transforms the English language through a relocation process from colonizer to oppressed. To understand how Northern Ireland falls under the umbrella of a colonized nation, I will present a brief history of Northern Ireland. The archeological finds of Native Irish people which Seamus came across in P.V. Glob’s book, The Bog People, were pertinent to the setting of his poems in North, which placed his poetry in a larger cultural and historical context. Connection of culture to writing through the study of archeology and etymology is a study very familiar to Texas Mexicans in the Southwest and to scholars who are currently researching Borderland studies. Researching and writing about Seamus Heaney under the umbrella of Borderland studies is one of the varied ways to center Borderland writing closer to the center of English studies.
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4:00 – 4:50pm Session Presentations – Student Information and Abstracts
4:00-4:20pm / Virtual Room A – Moderator: Benjamin Barrientes
Presenter: Maybe Ramirez
Criminal Justice
Faculty Nominator: Benjamin Barrientes
Title: Offering a class on Juvenile Crime Prevention
Presentation Mode: Pre-recorded Video Presentation with Live Q&A – 20 min session
Undergraduate SRSU Del Rio
Abstract: Our future depends on our younger generations. To make them productive members of society, we must guide them along the right path. We can lead them by example or reassure this by creating an actual school program. This presentation outlines creating a required class for juveniles as early as middle school to learn about the criminal system. The class would not promote crimes; rather, would inform students of the true consequences if they were to commit unlawful acts so they may become smarter in their choices of friends and mentors. Adults and parents sometimes lack the time to educate children in certain matters. Children tend to be taught the basics: not to steal or do drugs, with the simple explanation that those actions will get them in trouble with the police. In addition, some children witness these crimes first-hand with family or friends often with no clarification of the illegality. This proposed course seeks to, like sex education courses, educate young students on crimes and criminal gangs, giving students more of an idea as to the life-changing consequences of certain actions before they reach the age when statistically students begin to enter the legal system as offenders
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4:00-4:50pm / Virtual Room B – Moderator: Dr. Theron Francis
Team Presenters: Brooke Manuel, Mary Bara, Jason Fortner, Claire Jones, Edwin Urias, Katrina Flores
Languages and Literature
Faculty Nominator: Dr. Theron Francis
Title: A Poetry Reading by the Writers in Dr. Nelson Sager and Dr. Theron Francis’ Poetry Classes
Presentation Mode: Live Panel Virtual Event – 50 min session
Undergraduate, Graduate SRSU Alpine, SRSU Del Rio, SRSU Eagle Pass, SRSU Uvalde
Abstract: Five graduate students and one undergraduate will read their poems and briefly discuss the craft of poetry in their work.
| LIVE PANEL – NO PRESENTER VIDEO | SESSION RECORDING |
4:30 – 4:50pm Session Presentations – Student Information and Abstracts
4:30-4:50pm / Virtual Room A – Moderator: Benjamin Barrientes
Presenter: Art “Zack” Gutierrez
Criminal Justice
Faculty Nominator: Benjamin Barrientes
Title: Mental Health and Juvenile Justice
Presentation Mode: Pre-recorded Video Presentation with Live Q&A – 20 min session
Undergraduate SRSU Uvalde
Abstract: More than 2 million kids, teens, and young adults formally interact with the juvenile justice system every year. Many of these kids, teens, and young adults (65-70%) have at least one diagnosable mental health need, and 20-25% have severe emotional problems. More than two thirds of young people involved in the juvenile justice system have mental health issues, the majority of whom can receive safer and more efficient care outside of the juvenile court system. A comprehensive system of community-based services and supports must be put in place to address the mental health and related needs of young people who encounter legal issues. By doing this, we have the chance, not only to better understand the specific issues this demographic poses, but also to determine the most effective ways to address those challenges through well-thought-out programs, robust interagency cooperation, and ongoing funding.
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5:00 – 5:20pm Session Presentations – Student Information and Abstracts
5:00-5:50pm / Virtual Room A – Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Miller
Presenter: Joyce Bachert
Education Technology
Faculty Nominator: Dr. Jennifer Miller-Ray
Title: Comparing Rural West Texas Parental Perceptions to Adolescents Regarding Online Behavior
Presentation Mode: Pre-recorded Video Presentation with Live Q&A – 20 min session
Graduate SRSU Alpine
Abstract: Technology has had positive and negative impacts on education (Meates, 2020). Post-pandemic, the negative aspects of technology and adolescents needs to be an area of focus. In this study, the aim was to examine how adolescents use the internet, the risks facing them online, the prevalence of impact, and how adolescents perceive, are affected by, and respond to those risks, and the effects and amount of parental supervision. The purpose of the study determined if an intervention designed to correct misperceptions of peer activities online would affect the behavior of adolescents online and to determine the impact of parental supervision training on adolescent behavior.
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5:00-5:50pm / Virtual Room A – Moderator: Dr. Alicia Trotman
Team Presenters: Allison Cohen, Karla Ramos, Breeana Berry, Gabrielle Cervantes
Behavioral Science
Faculty Nominator: Dr. Alicia Trotman
Title: Ethics in Research Training
Presentation Mode: Live Panel Virtual Event – 50 min session
Undergraduate, Graduate SRSU Alpine
Abstract: SRSU offers a free training through CITIProgram for all students. This panel of undergraduate and graduate students will share their experiences using the ethics training. This program covers components such as human subjects, informed consent, and conflicts of interest.
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5:00-5:40pm / Virtual Room B – Moderator: Ida Hoelscher
Presenter: William Bullock
Interpersonal Communication
Moderator: Ida Hoelscher
Faculty Nominator: Dr. Joseph Velasco
Title: Domestic Violence: An Alternative Perspective for Comprehensive Treatment
Presentation Mode: Live Student Virtual Event – 20 min session
Graduate SRSU Alpine
Abstract: Human interaction resides on a spectrum of measurement from that of robust health and vitality to neglect and violence (Rakovec-Felser 2014). Individual communication and relationship patterns are often reflected in a variety of interpersonal behaviors (Jackson, Bavelas, & Watzlawick 1967). As society has developed with increased awareness of the value of positive relationships, social scientists have analyzed communication patterns and behaviors common to these interactions. In contrast to this work, the examination of intimate partner violence has been an issue that only recently attracted the attention and resources of social scientists, politicians, medical professionals, and community leaders. Each October marks the recognition of National Domestic Violence (DV), also known as Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) month, which was established by the U.S. Congress in 1989 (Joseph 2022 ACS). The initial areas of focus for Domestic Violence awareness month included celebrating DV survivors, mourning those who died due to DV, and connecting individuals and organizations dedicated to ending DV (Lickiss 2022). Over three decades of research and data have been compiled to combat this preventable plague on society. Contributions from a variety of specialists have spotlighted this issue with prevention and victim assistance garnering major strategic attention.
Presently, the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence spearheads a sophisticated network of professionals and organically established advocates to eradicate conditions that lead to DV while holding offenders accountable (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence 2022). A comprehensive examination of the possible underlying causes and immediate medical services provided to victims of these abuses may provide a unique perspective on this situation. In reading several scholarly works covering IPV there is an undeniable trend that prevention and treatment programs have appeared to exist in an informational silo. Currently, effective strategies for IPV prevention programs appear to be in the hands of various medical professionals and social service providers. Moving further to the root origins of this abuse, experts may benefit from examining the family dynamics that provided the foundation of violence among victims and perpetrators. Victim treatment services would appear to benefit from medical assistance, psychological specialists, social service providers.
The common link between individuals in need of assistance and long-term healing may be those medical professionals, specifically emergency medical technicians (EMTs), who often witness the victim in the abusive environment while simultaneously providing medical treatment and a temporary haven. As a conduit between the victim, immediate safety, and definitive medical and psychological care, EMTs have an enormous responsibility to their patients and the community. Given their unique perspective and duty, EMTs should be equipped with the proper training and skills to effectively assist the victims of IPV. This work will examine the current state of EMT training to assist victims of IPV and provide substantive background to the complexities of this community problem.
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5:30 – 5:50pm Session Presentations – Student Information and Abstracts
5:30-5:50pm / Virtual Room A – Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Miller-Ray
Presenter: Charles Shewell, III
Education Technology and Political Science
Faculty Nominator: Dr. Jennifer Miller-Ray
Title: Social Media Influences on Presidential Elections
Presentation Mode: Pre-recorded Video Presentation with Live Q&A – 20 min session
Graduate SRSU Alpine
Abstract: This case study examines how digital literacies influence social media use for millennials in decision-making for presidential elections. Topics explored in this case study investigate citizenship trends in education, digital skills for citizenship, implications of citizenship for millennials in education, and social media trends. Social media has emerged as a main source of information and news, allowing for an informed citizenry. Considering that political news consumption is in relationship to social media usage, this study looks to find the influences that contribute to users’ voting choices. The goals of this study are to first provide an understanding of the influences of social media literacies for millennials in relation to government politics and presidential elections, the importance of digital citizenship in education, and contributing additional research towards a newer field of study.
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