THE VIRGINIA SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION 88th ANNUAL MEETING March 28, 2015 hosted by Norfolk State University Norfolk, Virginia www.virginiasocialscience.org
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VSSA Officers (2014 – 2015)
President: Kirt von Daacke (University of Virginia)
Vice-President: Nichole Sanders (Lynchburg College)
Secretary: Beverly Adams (University of Virginia)
Treasurer: Jinzhuo "J.Z." Zhao Garrett (Hampden-Sydney College)
Auditor: Judi Caron-Sheppard (Norfolk State University)
Parliamentarian: Zachary Wilhide (Old Dominion University)
Archivist: Cynthia Lofaso (Central Virginia Community College)
Immediate Past President: C. Nana Derby (Virginia State University)
VSSJ Co-Editor: Kirt von Daacke (University of Virginia)
VSSJ Co-Editor: Brian Crim (Lynchburg College)
VSSJ Associate Editor: Kelley Deetz (University of Virginia)
VSSJ Associate Editor: Nichole Sanders (Lynchburg College)
VSSJ Associate Editor: Sarah Williamson (University of Virginia)
Program Committee Chair: Nichole Sanders (Lynchburg College)
Local Arrangements Chair: Robert K. Perkins (Norfolk State University)
VSSA Board of Directors (2014-2015)
Timothy Brazill (Bridgewater College)
Brian Crim (Lynchburg College)
Kelley Deetz (University of Virginia)
Cynthia Lofaso (Central Virginia Community College)
Nadjhia Normil-Skakavac, (Virginia State University)
Robert K. Perkins (Norfolk State University)
Christopher Saladino (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Nichole Sanders (Lynchburg College)
The Virginia Social Science Association Mission:
Bringing together all groups related to the social science disciplines of Anthropology,
Business, Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography, History, International Relations, Political
Science, Psychology, and Sociology.
Those groups include faculty from K-12 as well as all institutions of higher education in
Virginia; undergraduates; graduate students; and professionals who apply the social
sciences.
We envision three main interrelated missions regarding teaching, research, and outreach:
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promoting multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary work in the social sciences;
offering students, including undergraduates, opportunities for professional
development in presenting their scholarship; and
bringing together teachers at all levels of education in Virginia.
1 Saturday March 28, 2015
REGISTRATION: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Student Union Building, Lobby
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST: 8:00 – 9:00 am
Location: Student Union Building, Room #149
SESSION I: 9:10 – 10:50 am
1-1)
Slavery and its Legacies in U.S. History (Moderator: Kelley Deetz, UVA)
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #310
“Between Slavery and Civil Rights: A Survey of African-Americans in
Williamsburg, VA, 1870-1940.”
Maureen Elgersman Lee, Hampton University
“Runaway Slaves Reported in the Civil War Richmond Dispatch.”
Robert C. Kenzer, University of Richmond
Alexander Cousins, University of Richmond
“Framing a National Program for a World without Slavery: A Black Manifesto
from Norfolk, Virginia, June 1865.”
Peter Wallenstein, Virginia Tech
1-2)
Mental Health and the Criminal Justice Process (moderator: Nadjhia
Normil- Skakavac, VSU)
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #203
“Solitary Confinement: Mental Illness Symptom Exacerbation and Suicide
Rates for Super Maximum Prisoners.”
Stacy Jones, Norfolk State University
“The Labeling Effect of Psychological Disorders in the Criminal Justice
Process.”
Courtenay L. Buckley, Lynchburg College
“Mental Health and Criminally Involved Substance-Using Girls and Women”
Regina E. Brisgone
“Factors Related to Teen Alcohol Consumption: Methods Toward Prevention”
Carlena N. Porter, Norfolk State University
2 1-3)
Intersections in Asia and Latin American History (moderator: Nichole
Sanders, Lynchburg College)
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #204
“Chinese Resistance in Xenophobic Mexico, 1910-1930.”
Yuxiu Wu, Appalachian State University
“Spanish Modes of Conquest, 1492-1615: Spanish-Indigenous Interactions in
the Americas.”
Victoria Funk, Lynchburg College
“From Field to Field: the Unconventional Training of the Mongol Steppe
Nomad.”
Nathan Love, Appalachian State University
1-4)
“The Devaluation of Young Black Men in America: The Impact of
the Young Black Man on the American Psyche and Its
Manifestation in the Criminal Justice System.”
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #213
Bernadette J. Holmes, Norfolk State University
Doris L. Edmonds, Norfolk State University
Kimberly L. Hutson, Norfolk State University
3 1-5)
Juveniles and the Criminal Justice System (moderator: Robert Perkins,
Norfolk State University)
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #316
“Does Education Play a Role in Lowering the Crime Rate Amongst Juveniles?”
Sianni J. Cabello, Hampton University
“Perceptions of Corporal Punishment Between Generations: A Study of
Intergenerational Transmission.”
Margot L. Holland, Lynchburg College
“Little Girl Lost: Assessing Patterns of Female Juvenile Delinquency”
Tamara Dodson-Brown, Hampton University
MyKeya Foreman, Hampton University
Nicolette Strickland, Hampton University
“They’re Doing Our Time: Examining the Relationship between Maternal
Incarceration and Children’s Problem Behavior.”
Tamara Dodson-Brown, Hampton University
MyKeya Foreman, Hampton University
Nicolette Strickland, Hampton University
1-6)
African History (moderator: Brian Crim, Lynchburg College)
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #211
“The Impact of Colonization on Polygamy as a Social Stigma in Africa.”
Medina Jones, Hampton University
“Blacks’ Participation in the Public Sphere and Spectatorships During
Apartheid.”
Uchenna Onuzulike, James Madison University
“ ‘Until Lions Write Their Own History:’ Secrets, Silences, and Betrayals of the
African History.”
Stephen Magu, Hampton University
1-7)
Workshop—Engaging on the Conversation: ‘If These Walls Could
Talk.’
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #219
Carol Beathea, Norfolk State University
Angela Shuttlesworth, Norfolk State University
S.R. Williamson-Ashe, Norfolk State University
4 1-8) Violence and Relationships (moderator: Tim Brazill, Bridgewater College)
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #212
“Dating Violence: Is It Ever Okay?”
Casie Laricks, Lynchburg College
“Domestic Violence in LGBT Relationships.”
Taylor Coombs, Virginia Commonwealth University
“The Influence of Pornography on Adult Relationships.”
Cameron Moore, Lynchburg College
1-9)
“Minding the Gap: A Needs Assessment of the Bhutanese
Refugees in Hampton Roads Area.”
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #233
Sarah Blakeney, Christopher Newport University
Hannah Phelps, Christopher Newport University
Courtney Cox, Christopher Newport University
Kayla Jost, Christopher Newport University
Sarah Miller, Christopher Newport University
Sharon Notman, Christopher Newport University
5 SESSION II: 11:00 am – 11:50 pm (Student Union Building, Room
#138B)
2015 AWARDS RECIPIENTS PLENARY SESSION
Moderator: Kirt von Daacke, University of Virginia
Remarks: Dr. Clarence Coleman, NSU Vice Provost
VSSA Scholar Award Presentation
“What I Do, and How I Got Where I am”
Fred Smith, Department of Anthropology, College of William and Mary
Recognition of Life Members, Distinguished Current & Former Officers
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Ninth Annual John Ramsey Awards Luncheon: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Location: Student Union Building, Room #138B
Presiding Officer: VSSA President, Kirt von Daacke, University of Virginia
Presentation of Peter Wallenstein Undergraduate Student Paper & Henry J. Abraham
Graduate Student Paper Awards
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SESSION III: 1:10 – 3:00 pm
3-1) International Policy (moderator: Chris Saladino, VCU)
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #310
“The Kachin People: A Struggle for Independence.”
Dominika Hoefle, Eastern Mennonite University
“Bodies and Battlefields: Reimagining Women’s Roles in Conflict Zones.”
Carolyn Stauffer, Eastern Mennonite University
“Attitudes Toward Healthcare in Chile, Uruguay, and Venezuela: Testing Class
Theory, Political Ideology, and Gender Theories in Three Latin American
Countries.”
Michael Wilson, Longwood University
“Piracy and State Behavior: The Impact of the International Community.”
Stephanie Smith, Old Dominion University
6 3-2) Poverty and Needs Assessment (moderator: Beverly Adams, UVA)
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #318
“Does Age Play a Factor in the Perceptions of Poverty?”
Sarah Smith, Lynchburg College
“Make it Work: Building a Model for TANF Welfare-to Work Programs.”
Rachel Thomson, Lynchburg College
“Perceived Employment Barriers Faced by Recipients of Social Security
Disability Insurance (SSDI): A Mixed Methods Study.”
Summer Jones, Longwood University
3-3)
GIS Mapping in Social Science Analysis (Moderator: Carlene Turner,
Norfolk State University)
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #204
“The Relationship Between Sex and Single-Parent Households in Arizona: A
GIS Mapping Analysis.”
Hilton Cole, Norfolk State University
“The Impact of Racial Discrimination on Housing Ownership: A GIS Mapping
Analysis”
Cherelle Baylor, Norfolk State University
“Exploring the Relationship Between Religions and Attitudes Towards SameSex Marriage.”
Billie Fields, Norfolk State University
7 3-4) Assessing Communities (moderator: Judi C. Sheppard, Norfolk State
University)
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #213
“Family, Neighborhood, and Children’s Health: Trends and Racial/Ethnic
Disparities between 2003 and 2007 in the U.S.”
Yuying Shen, Norfolk State University
“Narrative and Restoration in the Chesapeake Bay”
Tiffany Hamlin, Christopher Newport University
Christopher Loy, Christopher Newport University
“Habitus and Environmental Change: Cultural Tradition and Transition in
Watermen Communities Along Virginia’s Eastern Shore.”
Christopher Loy, Christopher Newport University
“Evaluation of Uneven Space: A Critical Analysis of Living in Suffolk, Virginia.”
Erin Clark, Christopher Newport University
John Finn, Christopher Newport University
3-5) Issues of Identity (moderator: Cynthia Lofaso, CVCC)
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #316
“Capitalism as an Oppression Mechanism to African Americans?”
Kennedy Harris, Hampton University
“The Skin I’m In: Student Perceptions of African American Skin Tones”
Desiree Moore, Christopher Newport University
“What’s Blood Got to Do With It?—Native American Identity Among Native
American Tribes.”
Nokomis White Feather Custalow, Christopher Newport University
Sexuality is Just One Part of Me:’ Experiences of LGBT People in Greek Life at
The College of William and Mary.”
Nell Garver, College of William and Mary
8 3-6) Assessment of Higher Education (moderator: Tim Brazill, Bridgewater
College)
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #233
“Evaluation of the Knowledge, Preparedness, and Potential Effectiveness of
the Crisis Management Plan for Lynchburg College.”
Cory Budka, Lynchburg College
“Undergraduate Students’ Multicultural Perceptions in Professional Programs
that Use Field Placements.”
Theresa A. Clark, Longwood University
“An Analysis of the Impact of College Work-Study Programs on Academic
Performance at a Historically Black College.”
Shakehma Bonney, Norfolk State University
“Do Income Contingent Loans Promote Equality?”
Deborah Spencer, Emory and Henry College
“Religious Coping Methods and Cognitive Test Anxiety as Predictors of
Academic Performance.”
Andrew Franklin, Norfolk State University
3-7) History and Civil Rights (moderator: Kelley Deetz, UVA)
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #229
“’It’s Becoming Trite:’ Police Brutality and the Campaign for Black Police in
Postwar Memphis.”
Margaret K. Williams, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
“Searching for Legitimacy: Student Activists in the Virginia Civil Rights
Movement.”
Emily Martin, Lynchburg College
”Tracing the Roots of Sociological Jurisprudence in the NAACP’s Civil Rights
Legislation.”
Thomas Brown, Virginia Wesleyan College
“Tougaloo College and Hampton University: Memory Sites of Civil Rights
Activism.”
Robert Watson, Hampton University
Zachary McKiernan, Hampton University
9 3-8) Intergenerational Exchange (Moderator: Zachary Wilhide, ODU)
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #211
“Storytelling, Violence, and Equality: Walter Benjamin and Wendall Berry.”
Gabriel Santos, Lynchburg College
“Gun Control and Older Adults.”
Thomas Hall, Longwood University
“Profanity in Superhero Films”
Ken Wagner, Lynchburg College
Mike Robinson, Lynchburg College
“Exploring Relationship in Childhood and as an Adult: Does Gender Matter?”
Elizabeth LaBelle, Lynchburg College
3-9) “Healthy Environment and Healthy People Equates to a Healthy
Future: An Interdisciplinary Examination of the Impact of
Environmental Racism on Minority Communities—an
Interdisciplinary Discussion.” (Moderator: Cathy Jackson, Norfolk State
University)
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #219
Robert K. Perkins, Norfolk State University
Ernestine Duncan, Norfolk State University
Wanda Brockington, Norfolk State University
10 3-10) Undergraduate Research Panel (Moderators: Stephen Magu and Joy
Hendrickson, Hampton University)
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #212
“Property Taxes, Public School Funding and Arts Programs Provision: A
Quantitative Analysis”
Verline Mendez, Hampton University
“Decline in Educational Achievement in North America and Implications for
Global Competitiveness.”
Devon Blair, Hampton University
“Balancing Public Safety with Civil Rights in Community Policing: Examining
Effective Community Approaches.”
Armani Perkins, Hampton University
“Social Media and Recruitment of Terrorists: Revisiting Freedom of Speech
(Media)
Devon Blair, Hampton University
“Closing the Gap: Examining Inequalities with the South Carolina Education
System.”
Tyler A. Brice, Hampton University
11 SESSION IV: 3:10 – 5:00 pm
4-1)
Representations of the Past (moderator: Kirt von Daacke, UVA)
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #310
“Undermining the Institution of Slavery through Thought and Deed.”
Evan McLaughlin, Seton Hall University
“Representations of Slavery at the Plantation Museums of the James River
Region.”
Meredith Stone, University of Mary Washington
Ian Spangler, University of Mary Washington
Xavier Griffin, University of Mary Washington
“Mirror, Mirror: The Big Screen Glorification of the Wilmington Massacre.”
James Curiel, Norfolk State University
“Bridging Past and Present: The Cultural Landscapes of Antietam National
Battlefield.”
Elexus Buckner, Christopher Newport University
John C. Finn, Christopher Newport University
4-2)
Historical Impact of the Civil Rights Movement (moderator: Nichole
Sanders, Lynchburg College)
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #204
“Martyrs of the Civil Rights Movement and their Impact.”
Robert C. Watson, Hampton University
“The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party: Prelude to the Voting Rights Act
of 1865.”
Mamie E. Locke, Hampton University
“How are we Remembered? Revisiting African American Women’s Struggles
and Triumphs During the Civil Rights Movement.”
Antoinette Livingston, Hampton University
“The Legal Implications of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.”
Eric Claville, Hampton University
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International Policy (moderator: Brian Crim, Lynchburg College)
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #318
“A Dirty Dilemma: A Strategic Game Approach to Waste Trade.”
Jamila Glover, Old Dominion University
“Small Yet Influential: A Theory of Wedge States in World Politics.”
Sagar Rijal, Old Dominion University
“The Case for Deterrence in Cyber-Warfare.”
Nicolette Edwards, Virginia Commonwealth University
“Democratization in Eastern Europe: Exploring the Prerequisites for Success in
the Post-Communist Era.”
Elizabeth O’Hara, Lynchburg College
4-4) International Policies and Aid (moderator: Chris Saladino, VCU)
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #213
“’Our Party?’: A Look into the Representative Efforts if Bolivia’s Indigenous
Political Party.”
Tara Parsons, James Madison University
“The Value of Brotherhood, Sisterhood and Familyhood: A Cross-cultural
Comparison of the Political Theories of President Barack Obama and the late
President Julius Nyerere of Tanzania.”
Joy Hendrickson, Hampton University
“Determinants of Effective Development Aid in Africa: Examining the Impact of
International Assistance in Rwanda.”
Shirley Pierre,
“The Evolution of ECOWAS: Conflict Prevention and Management in Mali and
Ivory Coast.”
Ruth Leal, Virginia Commonwealth University.
13 4-5)
Political Theory (Moderator: Beverly Adams, UVA)
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #316
“Harmonizing Monsters: Thomas Hobbes Model of Political Equality.”
Eric Drummond Smith, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise
“To Chop Off One’s Right Hand: The True Meaning Behind George Mason’s
Opposition to the Constitution.”
Derek Litvak, Virginia Tech
“’Unterrified Jeffersonian Democrats:’ Socialism, Capitalism, and Jefferson’s
Legacy in American Individualist Anarchism.”
Joshua Walker, Lynchburg College
4-6) Twentieth-Century History (moderator: Zachary Wilhide, ODU)
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #233
“Popular Imagery, Eminent Domain, and the Making of Shenandoah National
Park, 1924-1935.”
Melanie Staley, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
“Inspired by Peace: How the British Influenced the Development of Woodrow
Wilson’s League of Nations.”
Daniel Porter, Lynchburg College
“With All Deliberate Peace: Integration and Resistance West of the Blue
Ridge.”
Earl K. Cherry, Jr.. Virginia Tech
4-7)
Public Policy (Moderator, JZ Garrett, Hampden-Sydney)
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #229
“A Policy Analysis of the Bureaucracy of Virginia’s Department of Housing and
Community Development.”
Colita Nichols Fairfax, Norfolk State University
“The Affordable Care Act in Retrospect: Public Disconnect Between Policy
Choices and Politics in the Obama Presidency.”
Soji Akomolafe, Norfolk State University
“’Saving our Schools?’ Racialized Class Discrimination in Public School
Rezoning.”
Charles H. Schmidt, Virginia Commonwealth University
14 4-8)
Politics, Law, & Legislation (moderator: Tim Brazill, Bridgewater College)
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #211
“Internet Search Term Frequencies and Effect on Female Representation in
State Legislators.”
Abigail Johnson, Old Dominion University
“The Comparison of Gun Control Legislation on the Rate of Firearm Homicide
in the United States.”
Timothy Larson, Lynchburg College
“Are Labor Unions Beneficial in the Twenty-First Century?”
Mariah McClain, Hampton University
“’Testator’s Intent and Spousal Supremacy:’ A Controversy in the United
States Probate Laws: Minor Children Disinherited by a Parent.”
Matthew D. Johnson, Virginia Commonwealth University
4-9)
New Trends in Social Science Research (moderator: Judi Caron
Sheppard, Norfolk State University)
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #219
“Unequal Application of Social Norm Expectations: A Retail Brand
Perspective.”
Alyssa Noble, Virginia Tech
Eloise Coupey, Virginia Tech
“Prehypertension: Are Cardiovascular Stress-reactivity and Type A-like
Psychosocial Profile Potential Equalizers for Race or Gender Differences in
Hypertension Risk?”
Keith Kline, Virginia Military Institute
“Internal Church Disputes and the Limits of Judicial Intervention under the
First Amendment.”
Max Guirguis, Shepard University
15 4-10) Perceptions of Crime and Victimization (Moderator: Robert K. Perkins,
Norfolk State University)
Nursing and General Education Building, Room #212
“From the Inside: Examining the Relationship between Victimization and
Criminality among Women in Prison.”
Tamara Dodson-Brown, Hampton University
MyKeya Foreman, Hampton University
Nicolette Strickland, Hampton University
“Recidivism as Explained Through the Perspective of Correctional Officers”
Nicholas Tolbert, Lynchburg College
“Perceptions of Police: Rural vs. Small Town.”
Drew Harper, Lynchburg College
**** Student Reception at 5pm in the Student Union Building, Room #138A, sponsored by the NSU W.E.B. DuBois Sociology Club.
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The Virginia Social Science Association extends a warm
thank you to Norfolk State University and in particular
the local arrangements chair, Dr. Robert K. Perkins, and
his students and staff for hosting the 2015 annual
conference.
16 Call for Submissions
The Virginia Social Science Journal, the multi-discipline
scholarly journal of the Virginia Social Science Association, is
pleased to announce the theme for this year's issue: Gender,
Race, and Politics.
2016 is sure to be a contentious year in American politics as
the country marks the conclusion of the first African-American
presidency while simultaneously experiencing a campaign in
which one of the nominees is likely a woman.
In recognition of these important landmarks, the journal is
particularly interested in submissions that address any aspect
of the fifty-first volume theme of Gender, Race, and
Politics. We encourage articles addressing such questions as
the persistence of racial politics on the national and
international stage, the role of women in politics, and the
intersection of race and gender in topics broadly construed as
the social sciences.
The fifty-first volume of the journal also invites submission of
scholarly articles from any social science discipline
(anthropology, economics, education, gender & sexuality,
health, history, international relations, media studies, politics,
policy studies, psychology, sociology) on any subject.
All submitted manuscripts are selected for publication through
the double-blind peer review process. The journal is published
annually with a publication date in March. The deadline for
submissions is October 2, 2015. The fifty-first volume will be
the second open access online edition of the journal. For more
information, please see http://www.virginiasocialscience.org/.
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