As part of their graduation requirements, all students majoring in Quantitative Social Science must complete and present an independent research project. These projects are either honors theses or one quarter projects. This year, ten QSS students have written theses, and they are defending their research this week and next. All QSS thesis defenses are public, and the presentation schedule for Spring 2019 is as follows.
StudentTitleDate and timeRoomGenna LiuPolarization or consensus? Examining immigration policy preferences and framingMay 13 3:00 PMHaldeman 041James WenColonialism and Civil War: connecting the colonial and postcolonial eraMay 14 11:00 AMHaldeman 041Suhyeon KimTo What Extent Does a State Care: Examining MID Involvement within the Context of Moral ResponsibilityMay 15 11:00 AMHaldeman 031Evan MorganHow much does the language of addiction matter? Connecting labels, stigma, and drug policy preferencesMay 16 11:00 AMHaldeman 031Tucker BrownBlack Mirror in Real Life: Reputation Effects of a Credit Rating System on Social ExperienceMay 20 1:30PMHaldeman 125Lillian ZhaoSocioeconomic Mobility into the Elite Professional Class: The Role of Time Investment Strategies versus Social, Cultural, & Human CapitalMay 21 1:30 PMHaldeman 125Anna KawataThe Effects of Personality Types on Career Success in Comparable Work EnvironmentsMay 22 11:00 AMHaldeman 031Jennifer WuPolitician Incivility and Apologies in the United States and JapanMay 22 1:30 PMHaldeman 031Noah KanterDo Elected Officials give Preferential Access to Wealthy Constituents? A Field Experiment on State SenatorsMay 23 1:30 PMHaldeman 046Isabelle LeonaitisDeterminants of Foreign Direct Investment in the Middle East and North Africa: A Panel Fixed Effects Analysis of Countries with Free Trade ZonesMay 24 1:30 PMHaldeman 041