In 2017, 51 students from 20 departments and programs received Faculty of Arts Undergraduate Research Internship Awards.
Congratulations to the winner and runner-ups of the Arts Undergraduate Research Poster Competition:
First Place: Ms. Natalie Klein
Second Place: Ms. Angelica Camacho
Third Place: Ms. Diana Little
Social Equity ARIA
Communications & Art History
“Bystander Intervention, Accountability and Social Media”
Benjamin Nothwehr, Sociology
Prof. Carrie Rentschler, Communications & Art History
Benjamin Nothwehr [.pdf]
History & Classical Studies
“Women in the non-Alignment Movement of Afro-Asian States”
Garima Karia, Political Science
Prof. Lorenz Luthi, History and Classical Studies
Garima Karia [.pdf]
Linguistics
“Documentation and Revitalization of the Chuj Language”
Paulina Elias, Linguistics
Prof. Jessica Coon, Linguistics
Paulina Elias [.pdf]
ARIA summer projects
Anthropology
“The Medium and the Message”
Drew Bernstein, Anthropology
Prof. Katherine Lemons, Anthropology
Drew Bernstein [.pdf]
Computer Science
“Mobile Physician App for Radiation Oncologists”
Zaid Yahya, Computer Science
Prof. Laurie Hendren, Computer Science
Zaid Yahya [.pdf]
Earth & Planetary Sciences
“Changes in Mineralogy between wall rock and fault gouge from Marin Headlands, California”
Eleanor Rose Seery, Economics
Prof. Christie Rowe, Earth & Planetary Sciences
Eleanor Rose Seery [.pdf]
East Asian Studies
“Gender and Sexuality in Korean Television Serials”
Soo Yeon Jeong, East Asian Studies
Prof. Michelle Cho, East Asian Studies
Soo Yeon Jeong [.pdf]
Economics
“Self Employment and Labor Markets Across the World”
Changyong Song, Economics
Prof. Markus Poschke, Economics
Changyong Song [.pdf]
“Understanding Savings Motives in China: Family Values vs. Economic Incentives”
Charlene Wang, Honours Economics
Prof. Daniel Barczyk, Economics
Charlene Wang [.pdf]
English
“Critical Discourse”
Katarina Despain, Political Science
Prof. Nathalie Cooke, English
“Early Modern Conversions: Donne and Conversions of Space”
Diana Little, English
Prof. Paul Yachnin, English
Diana Little [.pdf]
“English-Language Theatre in Montreal, 1945-2015”
Sophia Metcalf, Music
Prof. Erin Hurley, English
Sophia Metcalf [.pdf]
“New Women Critics and the "Crisis of Culture" Between the World Wars”
Noran Shaalan, English Literature
Prof. Miranda Hickman, English
Noran Shaalan [.pdf]
Geography
“The Geopolitics of San Francisco's Public Transit”
Isobel Hayne, Gender, Sexuality, Feminist, and Social Justice Studies
Prof. Kevin Manaugh, Geography
Isobel Hayne [.pdf]
“Youth Perspectives: Navigating and Negotiating Top-down Urban Change in Hanoi, Vietnam”
Madeleine Hykes, Urban Studies
Prof. Sarah Turner, Geography
Madeleine Hykes [.pdf]
History & Classical Studies
“Sites of Sanctuary”
Clara Ritz, History
Prof. Laura Madokoro, History & Classical Studies
Clara Ritz [.pdf]
“Reviving the Silk Road: Capitalist Crisis, Development, and the Cultural Imagination in Reform-era China”
Ryan Shah, Political Science
Prof. Jeremy Tai, History and Classical Studies
Ryan Shah [.pdf]
Institute for Health and Social Policy
“Beijing's Coal-to-Electricity Program: Impact on Household Welfare and Energy Choices”
Alexandra Ballyk, Economics and Chemistry
Professor Christopher Barrington-Leigh, Institute for Health and Social Policy
Alexandra Ballyk [.pdf]
Integrated Studies in Education
“Using Research to Contribute to Equitable Social Change”
Megan Shanklin, Political Science
Prof. Naomi Nichols, Integrated Studies in Education
Megan Shanklin [.pdf]
International Development Studies
“Cementing Support: The Politics of Infrastructure Corruption in Latin America”
Julia Bugiel, International Development Studies
Professor Katherine Bersch, International Development Studies
Julia Bugiel [.pdf]
Jewish Studies
“Towards a poetics of textile: poetry by Rokhl Korn”
Rosamond Atkin, Gender, Sexuality, Feminist, and Social Justice Studies and Jewish Studies
Professor Esther Frank, Jewish Studies
Rosamond Atkin [.pdf]
Languages, Literatures and Cultures
“Digital Hispania: The Aesthetics of Global Spanish Readership”
Rhian Lewis, Hispanic Studies
Dr. Cecily Raynor, Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Rhian Lewis [.pdf]
“The Data of Cultural Inequality”
Victoria Svailovsky, Linguistics
Prof. Andrew Piper, Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Victoria Svailovsky [.pdf]
Linguistics
“Perceptual Discrimination of /s/ in Hearing Impaired Children”
Fiona Higgins, Linguistics
Prof. Heather Goad, Linguistics
Fiona Higgins [.pdf]
“Understanding high adverbs in Malagasy and the nature of clefts”
Clea Stuart, Linguistics
Prof. Lisa Travis, Linguistics
Clea Stuart [.pdf]
“How does structured variability help talker adaption?”
Claire Suh, Linguistics
Prof. Meghan Clayards, Linguistics
Claire Suh [.pdf]
“Syntactic Representation and Processing in L2 Acquisition”
Yunxiao (Vera) Xia, Linguistics
Prof. Lydia White, Linguistics
Yunxiao (Vera) Xia [.pdf]
Management
“Scripting Futures: A Narrotological Investigation of how IOS Shapes... [remainder illegible]”
Samuel Hull, Economics
Prof. Lindsay Holmgren, Management
“Dynamics of User Engagement in Mobile Weight Loss App”
Yikun Jiang, Economics
Prof. Nathan Yang, Management
yikun_jiang.pdf
Music Research
“Mechanisms of Music Skill Acquisition”
Adrian Petterson, Cognitive Science
Prof. Marcelo Wanderley, Music Research
Adrian Petterson [.pdf]
Pediatrics
“Impact of Education on Neonatal Encephalopathy”
Brittany Ngo, Cognitive Science
Dr. Pia Wintermark, Pediatrics
Brittany Ngo [.pdf]
Philosophy
“Adaptive Preferences and Feminist Conceptions of Autonomy”
Emma Elbourne-Weinstock, Philosophy
Prof. Natalie Stoljar, Philosophy
Emma Elbourne-Weinstock [.pdf]
“Vice and Tyranny in 16th Century Italian Pro-Woman Works”
Stefania Gaudrault-Valente, Italian Studies
Prof. Marguerite Deslauriers, Philosophy
Stefania Gaudreault-Valente [.pdf]
“Fred Sommers' Term-Functor Logic: Notational Features and Philosophical Underpinnings”
Daniel Lovsted, Philosophy
Prof. Dirk Schlimm, Philosophy
Daniel Lovested [.pdf]
Political Science
“Lobbying Activities and Trade Agreements”
Rohan Carter-Rau, Political Science
Professor Leonardo Baccini, Political Science
Rohan Carter-Rau [.pdf]
“Machiavelli and the Politics of memoricide: A critique of the 'Grandi'”
Oliver Chan, Political Science
Professor Yves Winter, Political Science
Oliver Chan [.pdf]
“The Study of Democratic Accountability”
Keiko Ivinson, Political Science
Prof. Dietlind Stolle and Elisabeth Gidengil, Political Science
Keiko Ivinson [.pdf]
“The securitization of transnational norms: Explaining immunization against LGBT rights”
Arthur Scalabrini, Political Science
Prof. Fernando G. Nunez-Mietz, Political Science
Arthur Scalabrini [.pdf]
Psychiatry
“Instrumental Hypnosis to Examine the Unconscious Mind”
David Rattray, Philosophy
Prof. Amir Raz, Psychiatry
David Rattray [.pdf]
Psychology
“The Immigrant Experience: Assessing the Common Trajectory of Subjective Life Satisfaction of Immigrants in Canada"
Angelica Camacho, Psychology
Professor Donald Taylor, Psychology
Angelica Camacho [.pdf]
“How to protect one's relationship from attractive alternatives: the role of relationship identification and executive control”
Claudie Coulombe, Psychology
Doctor John Lydon, Psychology
“"(S)He's Being Mean to Me": What works for whom when responding to aggression by peers”
Natalie Klein, Psychology
Prof. Melanie Dirks, Psychology
Natalie Klein [.pdf]
“An examination of forebrain neural circuits that regulates behavioural expressions of pleasure in mice”
Joyce Quansah, Psychology
Dr. Johnathan Britt, Psychology
Joyce Quansah [.pdf]
Social Work
“Implantation du Modele ARC Auprès de Jeunes Criminalisés”
Carolanne Brazeau, Social Work
Professor Delphine Collin-Vezina, Social Work
Carolanne Brazeau [.pdf]
“Strongest Families Neurodevelopmental Program”
Nicole Pelletier, Psychology
Prof. Lucy Lach, Social Work
Nicole Pelletier [.pdf]
Sociology
“The (In) Visibility of Gender in EU Policy”
Elisabeth Graveline ,Sociology
Prof. Elaine Weiner, Sociology
Elisabeth Graveline [.pdf]
“The socio-political experiences of Americans living abroad”
Austin McDougall, Sociology
Prof. Jan Doering, Sociology
Austin McDougall [.pdf]
“Trends in Earnings and Income in the U.S.”
Ariel Parienti, Sociology
Prof. Michael Smith, Sociology
Ariel Parienti [.pdf]
“Data Visualization in Housing and Low Fertility”
Corrina Vali, International Development Studies
Prof. Sarah Braumer-Otto, Sociology
Corrina Vali [.pdf]
Visual Arts Collection
“A Systematic survey of the paintings of Marian Dale Scott”
Catherine LaRiviere, Art History
Prof. Gwendolyn Owens, Visual Arts Collection
Catherine LaRiviere [.pdf]
“A systematic survey of commemorative plaques on the McGill campuses”
Charlotte Vester, Art History
Prof. Gwendolyn Owens, Visual Arts Collection
Charlotte Vester [.pdf]
