Program-At-A-Glance
Complementary refreshments and conference program books are available in the Baldwin Hall and McClain Lobbies at 8:00 am. Registration is not required for session attendance and the entire campus community is invited and encouraged to attend.
Presiding: Barb Forsythe
8:45
104 - 2 TAELOR H. FORDDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor The Dimensions of Oppression on the Black American Woman
The Dimensions of Oppression on the Black American Woman
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9:00
104 - 3 GEORGIETTE BONNEY-KWOFIEDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Discrimination Between “Old” African Americans and the “New” African Immigrants
Discrimination Between “Old” African Americans and the “New” African Immigrants
9:45
104 - 6 JASMINE C. JAQUESSDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor The Angry Black Woman Complex
The Angry Black Woman Complex
Presiding: Katie Holtmeyer
8:30
105 - 1 MORGAN P. KEMPDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Drugs and Gender in Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper
Drugs and Gender in Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper
105 - 2 SATIAH R. DUVALDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Addressing the "Monster" in the Room: The Importance of Discussing Drugs and Other Taboo Topics in the Classroom
Addressing the "Monster" in the Room: The Importance of Discussing Drugs and Other Taboo Topics in the Classroom
105 - 3 DANYELLE N. MORKISZDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Overmedication and Drug Ethics: Analyzing the Use of Soma in Huxley’s Brave New World
Overmedication and Drug Ethics: Analyzing the Use of Soma in Huxley’s Brave New World
9:15
105 - 4 DALANEY D. PLOTTDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Addiction, Criminality, and Masculinity within the Gothic Tradition in Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Addiction, Criminality, and Masculinity within the Gothic Tradition in Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
9:30
105 - 5 ABYGAYLE F. ADAMSDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor The Liberation of Opium Use in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
The Liberation of Opium Use in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
105 - 6 EMILY B. SCHAEFFLERDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Looking at Two Memoirs: David and Nic Sheff’s Family and Drug Addiction
Looking at Two Memoirs: David and Nic Sheff’s Family and Drug Addiction
Complimentary refreshment breaks will be held in the main lobbies of Baldwin Hall and McClain Hall.
Presiding: Dr. Katie Judd
11:00
202 - 4 ABBY WALKERDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Socioeconomic Status and Child Development
Socioeconomic Status and Child Development
Presiding: Taylor Jokerst
10:15
205 - 1 JULIE H. NORINGRIISDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Psychedelics and Liberation in Aldous Huxley’s Island
Psychedelics and Liberation in Aldous Huxley’s Island
10:30
205 - 2 JOEL W. BRUMFIELDDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Cocaine and Personality Transformation in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Cocaine and Personality Transformation in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
10:45
205 - 3 RYAN J. SCHULTZDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor The Spiral Staircase: House of Leaves as Allegory for Drug Addiction
The Spiral Staircase: House of Leaves as Allegory for Drug Addiction
205 - 4 DANIEL P. JENNINGSDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Tell Me the Dreams in Wonderland Smoke
Tell Me the Dreams in Wonderland Smoke
11:15
205 - 5 ANNA M. SHUKISDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Patriarchy and Religion in Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus
Patriarchy and Religion in Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus
Presiding: Sarah Muir
206 - 1 PATRICK M. PARDO♦Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor From Silence to Voice: Kambili’s Coming-of-Age in Purple Hibiscus
From Silence to Voice: Kambili’s Coming-of-Age in Purple Hibiscus
206 - 2 SIDNEY SHIELDSDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Agha Shahid Ali's Feminist Poems: "Snowmen" and "Story of a Silence"
Agha Shahid Ali's Feminist Poems: "Snowmen" and "Story of a Silence"
206 - 3 DALANEY D. PLOTTDr. Christine Harker, Faculty Mentor The Interconnectedness of the Female Power Domains of Maternity and Language in Margaret Atwood’s “Spelling”
The Interconnectedness of the Female Power Domains of Maternity and Language in Margaret Atwood’s “Spelling”
206 - 4 ZOIE PEARSON♦Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor A Feminist Analysis of Tsitsi Dangarembga’s Nervous Conditions
A Feminist Analysis of Tsitsi Dangarembga’s Nervous Conditions
206 - 5 JESSICA TILLERDr. Royce Kallerud, Faculty Mentor Poetic (Im)Personalism in Gary Snyder's Mountains and Rivers Without End
Poetic (Im)Personalism in Gary Snyder's Mountains and Rivers Without End
11:30
206 - 6 MAURA C. SHIMMENSDr. Sarah Mohler, Faculty Mentor Cognitive Poetry
Cognitive Poetry
Presiding: Dr. Rebecca Dierking
207 - 4 STEPHANIE N. FOX♦Dr. Summer Pennell, Dr. Barbara Price, and Dr. James D'Agostino, Faculty Mentors Enhancing Student-Teacher Communication with Dialogic Journals
Enhancing Student-Teacher Communication with Dialogic Journals
Complimentary refreshment break will be held in the main lobby of Baldwin Hall.
Opportunities and Challenges in Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
Dr. Stacia Dreyer Assistant Research Professor School for the Future of Innovation in Society at Arizona State University
Presiding: Dr. Monica Barron
1:30
303 - 1 MADELINE D. JONESDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor The Importance of Diversity in Classroom Literature
The Importance of Diversity in Classroom Literature
2:00
303 - 3 ISABELLE K. JOLLEYDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Gender Discrimination in the Workplace
Gender Discrimination in the Workplace
2:15
303 - 4 GRACE M. WOODLANDDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Gender Inequality in the Workplace
Gender Inequality in the Workplace
2:30
303 - 5 JANET LEMUS Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor How Men are Restricted by Masculinity
How Men are Restricted by Masculinity
2:45
303 - 6 SHUKURU MAMBODr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Race and Gender Discrimination in the Psychotherapy Profession
Race and Gender Discrimination in the Psychotherapy Profession
Presiding: Alan Smith
305 - 1 ALLYSON R. BOONEDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Using Cognitve Theory to Illuminate the Alienation within Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Using Cognitve Theory to Illuminate the Alienation within Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
1:45
305 - 2 PETER B. HODr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Society as a Lie: The Language, Structure, and Purpose of Naked Lunch
Society as a Lie: The Language, Structure, and Purpose of Naked Lunch
305 - 3 EMILY N. CONNORDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Self-Estrangment and Meaninglessness in Trainspotting
Self-Estrangment and Meaninglessness in Trainspotting
305 - 4 SATIAH R. DUVALDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Voice and Identity: Captives of Colonialism in Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus
Voice and Identity: Captives of Colonialism in Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus
305 - 5 JULIE H. NORINGRIISDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Powerful and Powerless Women: Sex as a Source of Empowerment and Exploitation in Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun
Powerful and Powerless Women: Sex as a Source of Empowerment and Exploitation in Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun
305 - 6 MADISON L. PUGHDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor The Human Condition as Told by an Anthropomorphic Horse: Love and Loneliness in Netflix's Bojack Horseman
The Human Condition as Told by an Anthropomorphic Horse: Love and Loneliness in Netflix's Bojack Horseman
Presiding: Rowen Conry
306 - 1 SYDNEY N. RUFFINDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor How to Explore a Visual Novel: Creating a Methodology for Future Academic Study
How to Explore a Visual Novel: Creating a Methodology for Future Academic Study
306 - 2 ADERINSOLA O. ADESIDADr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Where Salih meets Adichie: The Postcolonial Goth in Contemporary African Literature
Where Salih meets Adichie: The Postcolonial Goth in Contemporary African Literature
306 - 4 BETHANY R. SPITZMILLERDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Colonialism and Father Figures in Nervous Conditions and Purple Hibiscus
Colonialism and Father Figures in Nervous Conditions and Purple Hibiscus
306 - 5 MADALENE H. DAVIS♦Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor A Postcolonial Analysis of Agha Shahid Ali’s “The Dacca Gauzes” and “After Seeing Kozintsev’s King Lear in Delhi”
A Postcolonial Analysis of Agha Shahid Ali’s “The Dacca Gauzes” and “After Seeing Kozintsev’s King Lear in Delhi”
306 - 6 LARISSA P. MRASEKDr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor Explications of Ta-Nehisi Coates' Essays and Pervasiveness of White Supremacy
Explications of Ta-Nehisi Coates' Essays and Pervasiveness of White Supremacy
A conference-wide reception will be held in the Student Union Building from 3:00-4:30 pm. The entire campus community is invited to attend to help honor and celebrate the scholarly and creative achievements of all students presenters and faculty mentors.
