Social and Behavioral Sciences
Anthropology
Title
Internal Environmental Characteristics of a Chiribaya Style Tomb Holding Swine Remains and their Taphonomic Impact on Decomposition Delay, A Requesit for Mummification
Description
This student performed a study to examine the tomb environment as a probable factor in the potential mummification of human remains. The student created a tomb in the Sonoran Desert following the pre-Inca Chiribaya tradition, buried a swine analogue, and analyzed endoscopic and observational data of the swine body over the course of 95 days, comparing those results to a second, control tomb. Findings offer insight into how ancient Chiribaya tombs produced mummification.
Student
Alison Marissa Brooks Garcia
Care, Health, and Society
Title
A Quality Care Evaluation of Army Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadets’ Attitudes and Experiences When Participating in a Direct Access Interventional Physical Therapy/Athletic Training Program
Description
In this project, the student conducted a study with ROTC members to gauge their perceptions of a physical therapy intervention program on the UArizona campus. The student surveyed 16 participants about their attitudes toward pain reduction, quality of experience, treatment satisfaction, and likelihood of future program participation to evaluate the program and its effectiveness.
Student
Layne Compton
Creative Writing
Title
This is the House of Pencils and Paper: A Study of Arts Education in Tucson Public Schools
Description
This student researched and explored the perception and impact of arts in Tucson schools and Arizona education curriculum. Presented in a creative format that consists of interviews, journal entries, and poetry - connection to the arts is dissected from the perspective of teachers, students, and politicians.
Student
Jillian Andrews
Gender & Women's Studies
Title
Representing the Future of Disability: the Past and Present of Barbara Gordon as Batgirl
Description
This project uses Feminist Crip Theory and Critical Disability Studies to analyze the depiction of Batgirl in the DC comics as a disabled Other and as a woman in Science Fiction literature. The author discusses how this depiction reflects real-world contexts as well.
Student
Raquel Escobar
Geography
Title
Graffiti and Neighborhood Change: From Vandalism to Street Art
Description
This thesis explains the student’s findings from a qualitative study of graffiti and muralism in Tucson. The student interviewed local graffiti artists and stakeholders in the Tucson artist community to understand the growth of graffiti and mural art and perceptions of such public art here.
Student
Iliana Mercier
History
Title
Hauserstücke Representations in Twentieth-Century German Film and Theater
Description
This thesis explores the mysterious German figure Kaspar Hauser and how his image was shaped and used as political critique in nine German films and plays since 1900.
Student
Erin L. Smith
Information Science, Technology, and Arts
Title
Quantification of Politeness: Multi-class Classification of Patient Interviewing Phrases for Improving Clinician Bedside Manner
Description
This thesis introduces work on quantifying politeness for implementation into a classification machine learning model to improve the bedside manner of healthcare practitioners with patient-centric technology design. Using AI to predict politeness, virtual patient simulations give live feedback to clinicians, as opposed to post-interviewing feedback in current education practices.
Student
Riley Zuckert
Journalism
Title
C{elle}ebrate Real World Diversity in Fashion: An Magazine on How Fashion Magazines and the Fashion Industry Affect the Body Image of its Consumers
Description
Driven by alarming statistics of how fashion can negatively impact the perception of self, and the belief in journalists’ role in public service, this student set out to create a fashion magazine - C{elle}ebrate - that “celebrates real-world diversity, recognizing the variety of people and experiences in body type, race, culture, and lifestyle.” The student conducted quantitative and qualitative research, and interviewed and photographed participants, to weave together the intersection of fashion, nutrition, and mental health.
Student
Gisele Smith
Latin American Studies
Title
UA Flying Samaritans Clinic Assessment: A Public Health Survey of Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico
Description
This student studied and assessed the effectiveness of the UArizona Flying Samaritans student-run clinics in Baja California, Mexico through patient data, patient and physician interviews, and focus groups.
Student
Alexis Smith
Philosophy
Title
Beyond Will & Representation (The Incoherence of the Philoveritors)
Description
This paper creatively explores the nature of rationalism in order to reconcile Revelation with Reason, through study of cognitive science, linguistics, physics, and more.
Student
Anthony Adams
Philosophy, Politics, Economics, and Law
Title
Culturally Relevant Practices: A Case Study of NGOs Working in Cambodia to Combat Human Trafficking
Description
This thesis explains the methodology, data collection, and results of a case study performed with representatives from four non-governmental organizations in Cambodia and the Cambodian Government to investigate their priorities, perceptions, and aims. The author completed semi-structured interviews with eight individuals from these organizations and analyzed the results to determine the importance of cultural sensitivity in their work.
Student
Meardey Kong
Political Science
Title
From Rising Sea Levels to a Surge in Child Marriages: Mapping the Multifarious Effects of Climate Change and its Web of Dire Consequences
Description
This student created a map of climate change to demonstrate its causes and possible outcomes, demonstrating the magnitude of the process.
Student
Payson Mayerle