This is the draft program for the Intellectual Intersections, Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference. The conference will be held at the Northern Arizona University campus, Friday, February 4, 2011.

1. Conference Program
Intellectual Intersections:
A Multidisciplinary Graduate Student
Conference
February 4, 2011
Northern Arizona University
DuBois Conference Center
Flagstaff, AZ
This Conference was organized and convened by the Graduate Association of Political Science (GAPS).
We would like to thank the following external and NAU sponsors:
The New York Times Ethnic Studies Program
NAU Department of Politics and International Department of Psychology
Affairs Department of Geography, Planning, and Recreation
Student Activities Council (STAC) Department of Sociology
The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
The Graduate College Master of Arts in Sustainable Communities
The Honors Progam Program in Community, Culture & Enviroment
The Office of the Vice President for Research Associated Students of Northern Arizona University (ASNAU)

2. Intellectual Intersections: A Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference
WELCOME:
To all Conference participants and attendees:
I would like to welcome you to the second Intellectual Intersections Conference at Northern Arizona University,
Flagstaff, AZ. This year offers us a wide variety of discussions that I hope you will find both interesting and
enjoyable. This year we are also building on the successes of the first conference by expanding the offer to present
to our fellow graduate students in neighboring states. We have also extended the offer to senior students in the
hopes of strengthening ties between all students at the universities, and by providing those with graduate school
aspirations an opportunity to present their research to a friendly crowd to see what it is we do in the upper levels of
the university.
A conferences such as this is important for many reasons. It gives us the opportunity to present and have our
research reviewed by others, so that we may learn from the critiques of others and improve upon our professional
skills. A broad based program such as this offers fellow students the chance to see what the state of the art is in
their fields, as well as, provides a venue to see what researchers in other areas are working on.
At the same time, we offer a chance to relax with peers. We have planned an excellent lunch at noon and our
keynote speaker is Dr. Joel Olson from the Department of Politics and International Affairs at NAU. We also hope
you will attend the after-conference get together this evening at the Weatherford Hotel in beautiful downtown
Flagstaff.
Today's conference would not be possible without the generosity of many. First, I would like to offer a particular
"Thank You" to the organizers: the graduate students of the Professional Development Seminar class in Politics
and International Affairs (POS 691), the office staff of the Department of Politics and International Affairs, and my
fellow members and officers of the Graduate Association for Political Science (GAPS). Second, a special note of
thanks goes out to all the sponsors listed on the front of the program for their financial support, especially ASNAU
and STAC for their large financial contributions. I would like to thank Dean Stevenson of SBS, Dean Ramona
Mellott of the Graduate College, and the Vice President for Research, Dr. Laura Huenneke, for their contributions
and support. The chairs and discussants deserve a special thanks for donating their time and energy to the
conference and the participants. I would also personally thank Dr. Solop of the Department of Politics of
International Affairs for his insight and leadership, and Dr. Joel Olson for his generous acceptance of the invitation
to be this year's keynote speaker. And finally, thanks to all for attending.
I would be amiss if I did not thank former GAPS President Jim Buthman and last year's GAPS officers and
students of POS 691, who worked so hard to ensure the success of the first Intellectual Intersections conference.
With that, I welcome you all to this years conference and much success.
Sincerely,
David R. Forest
PhD student, Department of Politics and International Affairs
President, Graduate Association of Political Science (GAPS)
Northern Arizona University
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3. Intellectual Intersections: A Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference
CONFERENCE AGENDA:
8:00-­‐8:30am
Registra0on
&
Breakfast
8:30-­‐10:00am
Session
I
A1
-­‐
Agassiz
The
Poli0cal
Economy
of
Asian
Development
Menuka
Karki
Ethnic
Wage
Differen5al
in
Nepal:
The
Cost
of
Being
Dalit
UNM
(Economics),
mkarki@unm.edu
Jeff
Felardo
Building
Bridges,
the
Second
Interna5onal
Mekong
Bridge
UNM
(Economics),
jfelardo@unm.edu
Construc5on
and
its
Effect
on
Mukdahan
Thailand
Peter
D.
Fazio
China
and
the
Renewable
Energy
Industry:
The
Rela5on
NAU
(Poli5cs
&
Int.
Affairs),
pdk26@nau.edu
between
Foreign
Investment
and
Renewable
Energy
in
China
Discussant
Dr.
Gretchen
Gee
NAU
(Poli5cs
&
Int.
Affairs),
gretchen.gee@nau.edu
A2
-­‐
Fremont
Addressing
Disparity
Gaps
in
K-­‐12
Educ0on
Stephen
Hart
Dispari5es
and
Deficits
in
Middle
School
Students'
NAU
(Educa5on),
stephen.hart@nau.edu
College
Awareness
and
Knowledge
Daisy
E.
Fredricks
Filling
in
the
Gaps:
Examining
the
Literature
on
Children
ASU
(English),
defredri@asu.edu
with
Limited
Schooling
Experiences
Navin
Kumar
Singh
Influences
of
Globaliza5on
on
Language
Educa5on
for
NAU
(Educa5on),
nks23@nau.edu
K-­‐12
schooling,
in
Terms
of
Mul5lingualism,
with
Reference
to
India,
Nepal
and
the
United
States
of
America
Johan
Bodaski
American
Higher
Educa5on
and
United
States
NAU
(Communica5ons),
jb2277@nau.edu
Government
Research
Funding-­‐-­‐WWII
Discussant
Dr.
Ishmael
Munene
NAU
(Edu
Leadership),
ishmael.munene@nau.edu
kimberly.whitley@nau.edu
A3
-­‐
Meadows
Environmental
Sustainability
Ryan
J.
Riggins
Bio-­‐Piracy
and
the
Loss
of
Biological
Diversity
NAU
(Criminology
&
Criminal
Jus5ce),
rr272@nau.edu
Moran
Henn,
David
Incorpora5on
of
Tradi5onal
Ecological
Knowledge
Within
NAU
(Center
for
Sustainable
Environments),
Ostergren
and
Erik
The
Na5onal
Park
Service:
A
look
at
the
Western
United
mr347@nau.edu
Nielsen
States
with
an
Emphasis
on
the
Colorado
Plateau
Discussant
Dr.
Jacqueline
Vaughn
NAU
(Poli5cs
&
Int.
Affairs),
jacqueline.vaughn@nau.edu
A4
-­‐
Southwest
Iden0ty
Poli0cs
Challie
Facemire
Problems
with
Iden5ty
in
Young
Post
colonial
Migrants
in
ASU
(English),
eisa.einmyria@gmail.com
Rushdie's
Satanic
Verses
Daniel
Pout
Violence
and
Rainbows:
A
Study
of
a
Violent
ASU
(Poli5cal
Science),
daniel.pout@asu.edu
Reproduc5on
of
Iden5ty
in
Aegean
Macedonia
David
Hartwig
Sketches
of
Iden5ty
in
Herta
Mullers
Traveling
on
One
Leg
UNM
(Foreign
Languages
and
Literature),
daha82@unm.edu
Emily
Jacobson
Jewish
Iden5ty
in
Pioneer
Arizona:
Anna
and
Lillian
ASU
(Public
History
and
Scholarly
Publishing),
3
Solomon
and
Suitable
Love
eajacob1@asu.edu
Discussant
Dr.
Naomi
Pinion
NAU
(Poli5cs
&
Int.
Affairs),
naomi.pinion@nau.edu

4. Intellectual Intersections: A Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference
CONFERENCE AGENDA:
10:00-­‐10:30pm
Coffee
Break,
sponsored
by
the
New
York
Times
NAU
Graduate
College
Informa0on
Informa0on
booth
NAU
Cline
Library
Informa0on
booth
10:30-­‐12:00pm
Session
II
B1
-­‐
Agassiz
Race,
Resistance,
and
Civil
Rights
William
H.
LeMaire
"God,
Please
Grant
Us
a
School":
Religion,
Truth,
and
ASU
(Religious
Studies),
Reconcilia5on
in
Prince
Edward
County,
Virginia
blemaire@verizon.net
Rich
Updegrove
Deviant
Nonviolence:
Atheist,
Agnos5c,
and
Queer
NAU
(History),
rlu3@nau.edu
Leadership
Chiedza
Denhere
Spaces
of
Resistance,
Spaces
of
Cohesion:
Moving
Towards
NAU
(Poli5cs
&
Int.
Affairs),
Agency
for
People
of
Color
cd373@nau.edu
Meghan
G.
McDowell
Policing
Marked
Bodies:
Strategies
of
Resistance
in
Post-­‐ ASU
(Jus5ce
Studies
and
Social
Inquiry),
SB1070
meganmcdowell@gmail.com
Discussant
Marcelina
Ryneal
NAU
(Poli5cs
&
Int.
Affairs),
mrr92@nau.edu
B2
-­‐
Fremont
Agricultural
Discourses
and
Prac0ces
Rebecca
Richardson
From
Soil
to
Social
Jus5ce:
Permaculture
as
a
Vehicle
for
SFSU
(Communica5ons
Studies),
Social
Change
rebecca_richardon@yahoo.com
Cara
Corbin
Meyer
Sustainable
Food:
What
We
Eat
is
Who
We
Are
NAU
(Sustainable
Communi5es),
cc837@nau.edu
Carolyn
Kuchera
American
Primi5ves
UNM
(English
Language
and
Literature),
ckuchera@gmail.com
Jus5n
Ervin
Beef
as
Unequal
Ecological
Exchange:
Case
Studies
in
Brazil,
NAU
(Poli5cs
&
Int.
Affairs),
Uruguay,
and
Argen5na
jus5n.ervin@nau.edu
Discussant
Katrina
Taylor
NAU
(Poli5cs
&
Int.
Affairs),
katrina.taylor@nau.edu
B3
-­‐
Meadows
Language,
Art
and
Expression
Daniel
Richmond
Endangered
Words
and
World
Abstract
UNM
(Sculpture),
richmondsculpture@yahoo.com
Kathleen
Kirk
Drumming
and
Dance
in
Ghana:"
A
Spicy,
Juicy{Cross-­‐ NAU
(Music),
kek77@nau.edu
Cultural
}
Adventure"
Discussant
Dr.
Cecilia
Ojeda
NAU
(Spanish),
cecilia.ojeda@nau.edu
B4
-­‐
Southwest
Media
and
Poli0cal
Discourse
Antonio
De
La
Garza
Invisible
Chain:
SB1070
and
White
Supermacy
NAU
(Communica5ons),
atd29@nau.edu
Cindy
Edwards
Cowles
Obama
the
An5christ:
Going
Viral
with
S5gma5zed
ASU
(English),
cindy.cowles@asu.edu
Knowledge,
Neo-­‐na5vism
and
Right-­‐wing
Rhetoric
Hamad
Alshalawi
Ideology
in
Poli5cal
Discourse
and
Media
Discourse
ASU
(English),
hamid.alshalawi@asu.edu
Jessica
DeShazo
Mass
Media:
The
Cause
of
Confusion
about
Climate
Change
NAU
(Poli5cs
&
Int.
Affairs),
jld329@nau.edu
4
Discussant
Dr.
Fred
Solop
NAU
(Poli5cs
&
Int.
Affairs),
fred.solop@nau.edu

5. Intellectual Intersections: A Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference
CONFERENCE AGENDA:
12:00-­‐1:30pm
Lunch
in
the
Ballroom
Poster
session
Keynote
Speaker
NAU
Graduate
College
Informa0on
Informa0on
booth
(cont.)
NAU
Cline
Library
Informa0on
booth
(cont.)
Du
Bois
ballroom
-­‐
Poster
Session
John
Southard
A
bank
Blooms
in
the
Desert:
How
Walter
Bimson's
ASU
(Public
History),
Depression
Era
Leadership
posi5oned
Phoenix
and
Vally
jbsouthard@gmail.com
Na5onal
Bank
for
the
Post-­‐war
Period
Jillian
Swope
Culturally
Competent
Care
in
High-­‐Risk
Obstetrical
Air
NAU
(Nursing),
jcs272@nau.edu
Transport
K.
Ferraro,
J.
Miller,
M.
Flagstaff
Tea
Party
NAU
(Sociology),
jm665@nau.edu
Dahne,
C.
Danielson,
C.
Steward,
M.
Mahlon,
M.
Herrera,
N.
Matsueda
**Poster
Session
presenters
are
asked
to
please
stand
at
their
posters
by
no
later
than
12:00
pm**
Keynote Speech & Speaker Bio:
To
Live,
Love,
and
Work
Anywhere
You
Please
Redefining
Freedom
in
the
Struggle
Against
SB
1070
This talk discusses the relationship between scholarship and political activism through an analysis of the work of
undocumented people and their allies against the notorious Arizona law SB 1070. It argues that the implications of
such work, carried out by grassroots groups such as the Repeal Coalition, goes beyond the language of immigrant
rights or even human rights. The demand of undocumented workers for the freedom to “live, love, and work
anywhere you please” is a demand for locomotion regardless of borders and for participation in multiple public
spheres. It thereby presents a radical challenge to liberal citizenship. Recognizing such challenges requires the
scholar to acknowledge that ordinary people are not only subjects of inquiry, they are also producers of theory. The
task of the engaged scholar is to articulate such theories in a systematic fashion. Working-class struggles are vital to
the development of new knowledge regarding politics and society, and to new possibilities.
Joel
Olson
is
Associate
Professor
of
Poli5cs
and
Interna5onal
Affairs
at
Northern
Arizona
University
and
the
author
of
The
AboliGon
of
White
Democracy
(University
of
Minnesota
Press).
He
is
also
a
member
of
the
Repeal
Coali5on,
a
grassroots
group
seeking
the
repeal
of
all
an5-­‐immigrant
laws
in
Arizona
and
that
fights
for
the
freedom
of
all
people
to
live,
love,
and
work
wherever
they
please.
Olson
won
the
Outstanding
Teaching
Award
for
the
College
of
Social
and
Behavioral
Sciences
at
NAU
in
2004-­‐2005.
He
is
currently
wri5ng
a
book
on
extremism
in
the
American
poli5cal
tradi5on.
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6. Intellectual Intersections: A Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference
CONFERENCE AGENDA:
1:30-­‐3:00pm
Session
III
C1
-­‐
Agassiz
Water
and
the
Environment
Yasmin
Khan
Mexico,
Water
Policy
and
Management
UNM
(Water
Resource
Mgmt.
&
Regional
Planning),
yasmin008@yahoo.com
Tita
Berger
Irriga5ng
a
Modern
Na5on:
Reclama5on,
Na5on
UNM
(American
Studies),
tberger@unm.edu
Building
and
Cri5cal
Regionalism
Petrika
Peters
Global
Forces
and
Transna5onal
Jus5ce
for
the
Toxic
NAU
(Poli5cs
&
Int.
Affairs),
pmp47@nau.edu
Water
Trade
Discussant
Dr.
Robert
Poirier
NAU
(Poli5cs
&
Int.
Affairs),
robert.poirier@nau.edu
C2
-­‐
Fremont
Human
Rights
and
Security
Kate
Eugenis
Miracles
Don't
Happen
Here:
Israel,
the
Security
Wall,
NAU
(Poli5cs
&
Int.
Affairs),
kae38@nau.edu
and
the
Gaza
Strip
Parwez
Besmel
Transi5onal
Jus5ce
and
the
Role
of
the
Human
Rights
NAU
(Poli5cs
&
Int.
Affairs),
Commission
in
Afghanistan
parwez.besmel@nau.edu
Marcelina
Ryneal
Organiza5onal
Deviance
and
the
United
Na5on's
NAU
(Poli5cs
&
Int.
Affairs),
mrr92@nau.edu
Response
to
Sexual
Misconduct
During
UN
Peacekeeping
Opera5ons
David
Forest
Human
Rights
and
Climate
Change
NAU
(Poli5cs
&
Int.
Affairs),
drf46@nau.edu
Discussant
Dr.
Paul
Lenze
NAU
(Poli5cs
&
Int.
Affairs),
paul.lenze@nau.edu
C3
-­‐
Meadows
Gender
Farrah
Jafari
Reinterpre5ng
Gender:
the
case
of
the
Iranian
U.
of
Arizona
(Near
Eastern
Studies),
transgendered
community
farrah.jafari@hotmail.com
Grace
Gámez
In5mate
Partner
Violence
in
college
students
ASU
(Jus5ce
Studies),
grace.gamez@gmail.com
Kimberlee
G.
Waggoner
Migra5on
and
Sex
Work:
The
Norwegian
Case
NAU
(Criminology
&
Criminal
Jus5ce),
kw95@nau.edu
Melissa
Nadel,
M.
College
Students'
Online
Social
Behaviors:
Self-­‐Esteem,
NAU
(Psychology),
mrn34@nau.edu
Anderson,
A.H.
Huffman,
Loneliness,
and
Gender
H.A.
Wayment
Discussant
Dr.
Kelly
Rawlings
NAU
(Poli5cs
&
Int.
Affairs),
kelly.rawlings@nau.edu
C4
-­‐
Southwest
Conversa0ons
about
La0n
America
and
Poli0cs
John
Rosinbum
Was
El
Salvador
Really
Spanish
for
Vietnam?:
The
ASU
(Historical,
Philosophical
and
Religious
Rhetorical
Barle
in
the
United
States
Over
the
Central
Studies),
john.rosinbum@gmail.com
American
Conflicts,
1979-­‐1989
Jose
R.
Bucheli
Crisis
Between
Ecuador
and
Golombia
UNM
(Economics),
j_rbucheli@hotmail.com
Carrie
Bauer
Micro-­‐Lending
for
Economic
Jus5ce
in
Guatemala
ASU
(Jus5ce
Studies
and
Social
Inquiry),
cmbauer1@asu.edu
Discussant
Dr.
Robert
Neustadt
NAU
(Modern
Languages),
Robert.Neustadt@nau.edu
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7. Intellectual Intersections: A Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference
CONFERENCE AGENDA:
3:15-­‐4:45pm
Session
IV
D1
-­‐
Agassiz
Criminal
Jus0ce:
Programs,
Policies
and
Challenges
Molly
Schiffer
Innocence
on
Death
Row
NAU
(Poli5cs
&
Int.
Affairs),
mas399@nau.edu
Michael
Jerome
Wolff
The
Parallels
of
Trafficking
and
Insurgency:
A
compara5ve
UNM
(Poli5cal
Science),
wolff@unm.edu
Analysis
of
Rio
de
Janeiro
and
Recife
Doris
Schartmueller
Taking
on
Recidivism
in
Arizona
-­‐
A
Look
at
Various
Policy
NAU
(Poli5cs
&
Int.
Affairs),
Op5ons
doris.schartmueller@nau.edu
Jessica
Wood
Barriers
and
Challenges
Overcome
in
Youth
Par5cipa5on
NAU
(Applied
Sociology),
jmw368@nau.edu
Discussant
tba
D2
-­‐
Fremont
Religion
and
the
Collec0ve
Imagina0on
Brooke
Burris
Ordinary
Readers'
and
African
Biblical
Studies:
A
Challenge
University
of
KwaZulu,
Natal,
South
Africa
Isingoma
to
Western
Methods
(Religion
&
Theology),
brooke.isingoma@nau.edu
Joel
E.
Stoker
"St.
Expedit
and
the
Sacred
Imagina5on:
The
new
Age
of
ASU
(Historical,
Philosophical
&
Religious
Experience
and
Unifica5on"
Studies),
joel.stoker@asu.edu
Discussant
Dr.
Geeta
Chowdhry
NAU
(Poli5cs
&
Int.
Affairs),
geeta.chowdhury@nau.edu
D3
-­‐
Meadows
Global
Health
and
Epidemiology
Jessica
Peyton
Epidemic
Negligence:
Disease
in
the
Gulag
Camps
and
its
ASU
(History),
jpeyton29@gmail.com
Effect
on
the
Soviet
Power
Ver5cal,
1924-­‐1954
Lizz
Ubaldo
Wandag
Mapping
Tropical
Diseases,
Health
Care
Facili5es
and
NAU
(Geography,
Planning
&
Recrea5on),
Indigenous
Communi5es
luw2@nau.edu
Discussant
Sophia
Barkat
NAU
(Poli5cs
&
Int.
Affairs),
sb334@nau.edu
D4
-­‐
Southwest
Theore0cal
Spectrum
Charles
Roecker
Machiavelli
Today:
From
Prince
to
President
(
Without
NAU
(Administra5on),
fcr6@nau.edu
Barering
Women)
Agus
Wahyudi
Extremism
in
the
Tradi5on
of
Cri5cal
Theory:
A
Preliminary
NAU
(Poli5cs
&
Int.
Affairs),
Assessment
aw452@nau.edu
Aisha
Sadiq
Defense
of
Subaltern:
How
to
harmonize
East
and
West
NAU
(English),
as955@nau.edu
Mar
Evans
Queer(ing)
Marx
NAU
(Poli5cs
&
Int.
Affairs),
mje49@nau.edu
Discussant
Dr.
Jeffrey
Hilmer
NAU
(Poli5cs
&
Int.
Affairs),
jeffrey.hilmer@nau.edu
7
6:00-­‐8:00
pm
Party
at
Zane
Grey
Ballroom,
Weatherford
Hotel
(downtown
Flagstaff)