Undergraduate Social Science Symposium 2023
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Undergraduate Social Science Symposium 2020
DATE: Wednesday, April 15th, 2020 (Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns)
TIME: 8:00am - 5:00pm
PLACE: the Parliamentary Room (room 201) in the Student Union (MTSU Campus)
PROGRAM: TBA
Undergraduate Social Science Symposium 2019
THEME: From the Ice Age to the Anthropocene: Human Response to Global Change
DATE: Wednesday, February 27th, and Thursday, February 28th, 2019
TIME: 8:00am - 5:00pm both days
PLACE: Student Union Ballroom (MTSU Campus)
Program
All events are free and open to the public
Wednesday, February 27th
7:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. | |
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Registration | 2nd floor, Student Union Building |
8:00 a.m. - 8:55 a.m. | |
Student Paper Session Body Rituals and Culture Moderator: Dr. Andrew Wyatt (Department of Sociology and Anthropology)
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STU Room 224 |
9:10 a.m. – 10:05 a.m. | |
Student Paper Session Moderator: Dr. Meredith Huey Dye (Department of Sociology and Anthropology)
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STU Room 224 |
10:20 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. | |
Student Paper Session Social Inequalities Moderator: Dr. Jackie Eller (Department of Sociology and Anthropology)
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STU Room 221 |
10:20 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. | |
Student Paper Session Social Roles and Identities Moderator: Dr. Ashleigh McKinzie (Department of Sociology and Anthropology)
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STU Room 224 |
11:15 a.m. -11:30 a.m. | |
Introduction and Welcome
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STU Ballroom |
11:30 a.m. -12:25 p.m. | |
Speaker: Dr. Laura McKinney Introductory Remarks: Dr. Ashleigh McKinzie (Department of Sociology and Anthropology) Intersectionality and the Environment Dr. Laura McKinney is an associate professor in the Sociology Department at Tulane University. Her current research projects engage macro-comparative sociology, synthesize theories from the social, physical, and natural sciences, employ innovative empirical techniques to aid in theoretical integration, and utilize environmental sociology to examine nature-society interactions and sustainability at national and global levels. Additionally, she investigates the distribution of disasters, waste, and recycling across the southeastern United States and collaborates on urban agriculture in New Orleans. McKinney’s new research examines a recently declared Superfund site in Louisiana to understand the needs of individuals in the surrounding community and how scientific research can address them. She has been awarded numerous internal grants for her research and has also been supported by the National Science Foundation, CPRA, and The Andrew Carnegie Foundation. |
STU Ballroom |
12:40 p.m. -2:25 p.m. | |
Student Paper Session Why I Majored in Sociology Moderator: Dr. Meredith Huey Dye (Department of Sociology and Anthropology) Discussant: Dr. Laura McKinney
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STU Room 221 |
Student Paper Session Moderator: Dr. Rohit Singh (Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies)
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STU Room 224 |
2:30 p.m. -4:30 p.m. | |
Film: Before the Flood Organizer: Kimberly Leifker (Department of Sociology and Anthropology) Before the Flood presents a riveting account of the dramatic changes now occurring around the world due to climate change, as well as the actions we as individuals and as a society can take to prevent catastrophic disruption of life on our planet. The film follows Leonardo DiCaprio as he travels to five continents and the Arctic speaking to scientists, world leaders, activists and local residents to gain a deeper understanding of this complex issue and investigate concrete solutions to the most pressing environmental challenge of our time. |
STU Video Theater, 2nd floor |
Thursday, February 28th
7:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. | |
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Registration | 2nd floor, Student Union Building |
8:00 a.m. - 9:25 a.m. | |
Student Paper Session Moderator: Dr. Shannon Hodge (Department of Sociology and Anthropology)
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STU Room 224 |
9:40 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. | |
Thematic Panel Panelists:
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STU Ballroom |
11:20 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. | |
Student Paper Session Moderator: Dr. Meredith Huey Dye (Department of Sociology and Anthropology)
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STU Room 224 |
1:00 p.m. -2:25 p.m. | |
Student Paper Awards |
STU Ballroom |
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Erle Ellis Evolving Toward a Better Anthropocene Dr. Erle Ellis is professor of Geography and Environmental Systems at the University of Maryland-Baltimore Country (UMBC) where he directs the Laboratory for Anthropogenic Landscape Ecology. His research investigates the ecology of human landscapes at local and global scales to inform sustainable stewardship of the biosphere in the Anthropocene. Ellis’ first book, Anthropocene: A Very Short Introduction, was published by Oxford University Press in 2018. Ellis is a member of the Anthropocene Working Group of the International Commission on Stratigraphy, a Fellow of the Global Land Programme, and a Senior Fellow of the Breakthrough Institute. |
STU Ballroom |
2:40 p.m. -4:05 p.m. | |
Student Paper Session Moderator: Dr. Ashleigh McKinzie (Department of Sociology and Anthropology)
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STU Room 224 |
The Tennessee Undergraduate Social Science Symposium is sponsored by
- Office of the Provost
- College of Liberal Arts
- Global Studies and Human Geography
- Distinguished Lecture Series
- Department of History
- Department of Sociology and Anthropology
- Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Organizing Committee
- Dr. Andrew R. Wyatt (Associate Professor, Sociology & Anthropology)
- Dr. Ashleigh E. McKinzie (Assistant Professor, Sociology & Anthropology)
- Dr. Angela Mertig (Professor, Sociology & Anthropology)
- Dr. Meredith Dye (Associate Professor, Sociology & Anthropology)
- Dr. Will H. Leggett (Associate Professor, Sociology & Anthropology)
- Dr. Shannon Hodge (Professor, Sociology & Anthropology)
- Dr. Rohit Signh (Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies)
- Dr. Brandon Wallace (Professor, Chair, Sociology & Anthropology)
- Kimberly F. Leifker (Lecturer, Sociology & Anthropology)
- Connie Huddleston (Events Coordinator, College of Liberal Arts)
- Phattra Marbang (Graduate Student, Department of Sociology & Anthropology)