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<strong>LaGuardia</strong> <strong>Community</strong> College<br />
City University of New York<br />
Program for the First Annual<br />
<strong>Social</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Student</strong> <strong>Conference</strong><br />
Sponsored by<br />
The <strong>LaGuardia</strong> Psychology Club<br />
The <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Science</strong> Department<br />
The Peer Activist Learning <strong>Community</strong><br />
The <strong>LaGuardia</strong> Political Arena Club<br />
May 21 - 22, 2012<br />
Faculty Organizers:<br />
Lara Beaty<br />
Karen Miller<br />
Eduardo Vianna<br />
<strong>Student</strong> Planning Committee:<br />
Mark Houston<br />
Francisco Medina<br />
Jenlys Pimentel<br />
Chris Rafinski<br />
Kathy Violeta<br />
Silvia Zigun
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Monday, May 21 st<br />
10:30-11:45 Keynote address<br />
Little Theater<br />
The Potential and the Challenge of <strong>Social</strong> Movement Research<br />
Dr. Peter Sawchuk<br />
Associate Professor, University of Toronto<br />
Principle Investigator, Anti-Poverty <strong>Community</strong> Organizing and Learning Project<br />
12:00- 1:00 Posters Presentations and Lunch<br />
E-242<br />
The Influence of Technology and Modern Day Genealogy.<br />
Robin Fine<br />
solrea@yahoo.com<br />
Jew of Malta and Today’s Political System has not changed<br />
Dayana I. Sanchez<br />
DayanaIsabelSanchez@gmail.com<br />
Birth Order<br />
Charlene Dubin<br />
charlene.dubin@live.lagcc.cuny.edu<br />
Defiance<br />
Shy Brownfield<br />
althead2001@yahoo.com<br />
Attachment<br />
Reejan Shrestha<br />
reejan.shrestha@live.lagcc.cuny.edu<br />
Anorexia<br />
Nadia Bonila<br />
ndhita010@hotmail.com<br />
Does thinking affect our learning?<br />
Janera Angevine<br />
janera.angevine@gmail.com<br />
The Cost of Poverty<br />
Qian Li and Ting Lin<br />
qianqian.li@live.lagcc.cuny.edu and ting.lin1@live.lagcc.cuny.edu
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1:00-2:00 The Mind in Perspective<br />
E-242<br />
Moderator/Discussant: Michele Piso, mpiso@lagcc.cuny.edu, Center for Teaching and<br />
Learning, <strong>LaGuardia</strong> <strong>Community</strong> College<br />
Does Consciousness Overflow Cognitive Access?<br />
Richard Brown, Humanities Department (Philosophy), <strong>LaGuardia</strong> <strong>Community</strong> College<br />
rbrown@lagcc.cuny.edu<br />
A Cultural-Historical Approach to Undergraduate Research: A Developmental Approach<br />
To Education<br />
Lara Beaty, <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Science</strong> Department (Psychology), <strong>LaGuardia</strong> <strong>Community</strong> College<br />
lbeaty@lagcc.cuny.edu<br />
Beyond Freud: Psychoanalysis in the 21st Century<br />
Shara Sand, <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Science</strong> Department (Psychology), <strong>LaGuardia</strong> <strong>Community</strong> College<br />
ssand@lagcc.cuny.edu<br />
2:15-3:15 Performing Identity and Culture<br />
E-242<br />
Moderator/Discussant:<br />
, Humanities Department, <strong>LaGuardia</strong> <strong>Community</strong><br />
College<br />
Ethnic Identity as an Empowering Tool<br />
Francisco Medina<br />
Francisco.Medina@live.lagcc.cuny.edu<br />
Developing identity through a diversified curriculum<br />
Venessia Graham<br />
vendo926@gmail.com<br />
There is a Spanish Rose in Sweet Apple, Ohio: Latinidad in ABC’s Bye Bye Birdie<br />
, Humanities Department, <strong>LaGuardia</strong> <strong>Community</strong> College<br />
jaramirez@lagcc.cuny.edu<br />
3:30-4:45 Person In Context<br />
E-242<br />
Moderator/Discussant: Stacey Cooper, PhD Candidate, Developmental Psychology,<br />
CUNY Graduate Center<br />
From individualist to transformative activist stance: Collaborative reading of critical<br />
theories in a peer-based learning community<br />
Michael Rifino<br />
Michael.rifino@me.com
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Internships As An Object Of Activity Systems<br />
Mayra Vega<br />
mayravega1015@gmail.com<br />
<strong>Social</strong> Aspects of Motivation Reflected in the Membership of an Activist Learning<br />
<strong>Community</strong><br />
Jonida Lepuroshi<br />
jonida.lepuroshi@live.lagcc.cuny.edu<br />
Contributing Factors to <strong>Student</strong>s' Success at <strong>LaGuardia</strong> <strong>Community</strong> College<br />
Danubia Matute-Aleman and Janet Michello, <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Science</strong> Department<br />
danubiamatute@hotmail.com and jmichell@lagcc.cuny.edu<br />
5:00 pm Bob Fitch Memorial Lecture<br />
E-500<br />
The Assassination of Politics<br />
Doug Henwood, Editor and Publisher, Left Business Observer<br />
dhenwood@panix.com<br />
Tuesday, May 22nd<br />
10:30-11:30 E-242<br />
A Participatory Approach to <strong>Social</strong> Movement Research: Lessons from the Anti-<br />
Poverty <strong>Community</strong> Organizing and Learning Research Project<br />
Youssef Sawan & Sue Carter, Researchers of the Anti-Poverty <strong>Community</strong> Organizing<br />
and Learning Project and Graduate <strong>Student</strong>s at the University of Toronto<br />
11:30- 12:15 Roundtable Discussions<br />
E-242<br />
Table 1:<br />
Moderator/Discussant: Irwin Leopando, English Department, <strong>LaGuardia</strong> <strong>Community</strong><br />
College<br />
Devil May Care, Soulful Faustian Beware<br />
Valentyn Smith<br />
valentyn.smith@lagcc.cuny.edu<br />
Concealed Motives in Shakespeare's Work<br />
Kristine Ventolora<br />
kventolora@aol.com<br />
A Woman's Place<br />
Ysatis Llano<br />
ysatisllano@yahoo.com
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Table 2:<br />
Moderator/Discussant: Debangshu Roychoudhury, PhD Candidate, Developmental<br />
Psychology, CUNY Graduate Center<br />
Bandura’s Observational Learning<br />
Lovina Shahid<br />
lovina.shahid1@live.lagcc.cuny.edu<br />
Undergraduate Research: Enhancing the Curriculum at <strong>Community</strong> Colleges<br />
Francisco Medina<br />
Francisco.Medina@live.lagcc.cuny.edu<br />
College Preparation at <strong>LaGuardia</strong>: An Exploratory Study<br />
Ligdamy Pena<br />
pht516@gmail.com<br />
Table 3:<br />
Moderator/Discussant: James R. Walker and Miguelina Rodriguez, <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Science</strong><br />
Department, <strong>LaGuardia</strong> <strong>Community</strong> College<br />
Relationship between Paleobiology and anthropology<br />
Ahmed Alif<br />
alifny@hotmail.com<br />
Urban Street Vendors<br />
Eduardo Morillo-Perez<br />
eduardo.morilloperez@live.lagcc.cuny.edu<br />
Gentrification in New York City<br />
Travis Browne<br />
travis.browne@live.lagcc.cuny.edu<br />
12:15-1:00 Roundtable Discussions<br />
E-242<br />
Table 1:<br />
Moderator/Discussant: Maria Entezari, Natural <strong>Science</strong>s Department, <strong>LaGuardia</strong><br />
<strong>Community</strong> College<br />
Cognitive Behavior Therapy vs. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: REBT Takes the<br />
Lead<br />
Mark Houston<br />
mchouston@gmail.com<br />
<strong>Student</strong> Difficulties Committing to School<br />
Luis Natal<br />
natalburga78@yahoo.com<br />
Are Older <strong>Student</strong>s More Committed to School?<br />
Silvia Zigun<br />
angel_harket@hotmail.com<br />
Table 2:<br />
Moderator/Discussant: Lauren Gardner, PhD Candidate, Developmental Psychology,<br />
CUNY Graduate Center
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Exploring the dynamic links between learning and identity among community college<br />
students contributing to a peer-based learning community<br />
David Lembert and Allen Tillett<br />
lambert@live.com and universalssj@aol.com<br />
From Individualism to Collectivism in a Peer-Based Learning <strong>Community</strong><br />
Kathy Violeta<br />
kathyvioleta@yahoo.com<br />
1:00-2:00 Symposium and Lunch<br />
E-242<br />
Moderator/Discussant: Timothy Coogan, <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Science</strong> Department (History),<br />
<strong>LaGuardia</strong> <strong>Community</strong> College<br />
Political Repression in Modern America<br />
Heather Cottin, <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Science</strong> Department, hcotin@lagcc.cuny.edu<br />
Steven Sanchez<br />
Donald Monaco, <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Science</strong>, dmonaco@lagcc.cuny.edu<br />
2:15-3:15 Paper Presentations<br />
E-242 & E-252<br />
E-242<br />
Moderator/Discussant: Eiko Fukuda, <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Science</strong> Department (History), <strong>LaGuardia</strong><br />
<strong>Community</strong> College<br />
Zhou enlai’s Role in China’s “Geat proletarian Cultural revolution, 1966-1976.”<br />
Martin Rivlin, <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Science</strong> Department<br />
mrivlin@lagcc.cuny.edu<br />
“Pricked by the spurs of love:” Marriage and Tyranny in the Chronicles of the Medieval<br />
Veneto<br />
Diana Silverman, Education and Language Acquisition<br />
dsilverman@lagcc.cuny.edu<br />
Research in the History and Theory of Economic Crises<br />
Michael Frank, Cooperative Education Department<br />
michael@lagcc.cuny.edu<br />
E-252<br />
Moderator/Discussant: Arianna Martinez, <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Science</strong> Department (Urban Studies),<br />
<strong>LaGuardia</strong> <strong>Community</strong> College
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Crime & Jamaica: United we stand, divided we.... are criminals?<br />
Fahad Anis and Jhoanna Kolhys<br />
fahadanis25@gmail.com and jhoanna.kolhys@live.lagcc.cuny.edu<br />
Rapid Ethnic Change within New York City<br />
Aleksandra Karpova, Liubov Zakharova, Prativa Ghimire<br />
liuba008@gmail.com, avkarpova05@gmail.com, and<br />
prativa.ghimire@live.lagcc.cuny.edu<br />
Segregation:Self-segregation is an Unconscious Tendency<br />
Thuong Huynh, Junni Huang, Markus Liu, and Keiko Tobai<br />
junni.huang@gmail.com, ivy_huynh07@yahoo.com, ktoubai@hotmail.com, and<br />
liu.markus@yahoo.com<br />
The Good, The bad and the Ugly: The impact of New Mega Developments on the City<br />
Tom Leung, Pablo Navia, and Alvaro Polanco<br />
TomLeung91@hotmail.com, Pablodaniel_ng@hotmail.com, and<br />
AlvaroPolanco@gmail.com<br />
3:30-4:45 Economic Crisis and Urban Redesign<br />
E-242<br />
Moderator/Discussant: Arianna Martinez, <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Science</strong> Department (Urban Studies),<br />
<strong>LaGuardia</strong> <strong>Community</strong> College<br />
Topic Vertical Farming: An Exciting New Approach to Urban Farming<br />
Kandice Ramkarran and Synthia Rose<br />
kandice.ramkarran@live.lagcc.cuny.edu and synthia.rose@live.lagcc.cuny.edu<br />
Gentrification: Uprooting or Upgrading?<br />
Johnny Lee, Freda Raitelu, Li Jang, and Eunhye Choi<br />
johnny.lee@live.lagcc.cuny.edu, fredavanessa@gmail.com, li.jiang@live.lagcc.cuny.edu,<br />
and eunhye.choi@live.lagcc.cuny.edu<br />
Segregated by Invisible Lines: How Invisible Borders are Created and Decide the Fate of<br />
Parties on Both Sides<br />
Alex Cuevas and Rafael Tejada<br />
alexie.cuevas@live.lagcc.cuny.edu and rafael.tejada@live.lagcc.cuny.edu<br />
Has the U.S Government responded swiftly to the 2008 Financial Crisis?<br />
Alexis Perez<br />
alexprz01@gmail.com<br />
4:45-6:00 Celebration: Food, Entertainment, and Fun<br />
E-242
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Key Note Speaker<br />
Dr. Peter Sawchuk is an Associate Professor at the Ontario Institute for<br />
Studies in Education, University of Toronto. He has worked in the field of education<br />
at the secondary, continuing education, labour education and university levels for<br />
over 17 years. He has held posts at the University of Calgary and the Graduate<br />
Department of Psychology at the City University of New York. He specializes in<br />
cultural historical activity theory, Marxist sociology and the interrelations between<br />
education and economy. His recent publications include The Future of Learning and<br />
Work: Critical Perspectives (co-edited with K. Mirchandani and D. Livingstone,2008),<br />
Challenging Transitions in Learning and Work (co-edited with A. Taylor 2009), and<br />
Emergence, Expansion, Translation: New Approaches to EducationalResearch (coauthored<br />
with T. Fenwick and R. Edwards: 2011).<br />
Bob Fitch Memorial Lecture<br />
Doug Henwood is a writer and journalist. He edits and publishes the Left<br />
Business Observer, is a contributing editor of The Nation, and hosts a weekly radio<br />
program on KPFA (Berkeley). His most recent books include Wall Street (1997) and<br />
After the New Economy (2003).<br />
Special Thanks To:<br />
<strong>Student</strong> Advisory Council<br />
Academic Affairs<br />
Lily Shohat
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