| Institutions and Societies Graduate Student Conference

The 2019 program below is from the 7th annual Institutions and Societies Graduate Student Conference that took place on February 22, 2019.

The Institutions & Societies: Graduate Student Conference is an annual interdisciplinary graduate student conference co-hosted by the Rockefeller College Graduate Association of Political Science (GAPS) and the Students of Educational Administration for Change (SEAChange) at the University at Albany, SUNY in Albany, New York.

The inaugural conference was held in March 2013 at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy, located on the Downtown Campus of the University at Albany. Definition of the conference name and theme, Institutions & Societies, has been left purposefully broad to allow for a wide range of participants, papers, panels, and posters.

The aim of the conference is to provide graduate students in the Capital Region with an open venue for sharing their research while promoting cross-discipline dialogue in order to improve the overall quality of graduate research. The conference also seeks to allow graduate students to present their work and receive peer and faculty feedback in a "low threat" environment without the pressure (and expense) of a major academic conference.

The conference is open to any graduate students in the Capital Region who are engaged in the research areas of anthropology, area/regional studies, communications and mass media, criminal justice, economics/nanoeconomics, education, environmental studies, history, informatics, law, philosophy, political science, psychology, public administration & policy, organizational studies, sociology, social welfare, and urban planning as well as interdisciplinary research that has a social science flair.

2019 Organizers and Sponsors:

The conference was co-organized by the Graduate Association of Political Science (GAPS) and the Students of Educational Leadership and Policy (SEAChange). The 2019 conference was made possible due to a generous grant from University Auxiliary Services (UAS). We thank them for their generous support.

A Special Thanks to 2019 UAlbany Faculty:

We would like to thank the faculty from the departments of political science, educational policy and leadership, history, and sociology at UAlbany for taking time out of their busy schedules to serve as discussants and to support our conference and graduate student research:

Dr. Mitch Aso (History)

Dr. Zsófia Barta (Political Science)

Dr. Aaron Benavot (Educational Policy and Leadership)

Dr. Brian Greenhill (Political Science)

Dr. Matthew Ingram (Political Science)

Dr. Jessica Pidgeon (Political Science)

Dr. Kathryn Schiller (Educational Policy and Leadership)

Dr. Lucy Sorensen (Public Administration and Policy)

Dr. Patricia Strach (Political Science and Public Administration and Policy)

Dr. Gilbert Valverde (Educational Policy and Leadership)

Dr. Francisco P. Vieyra (Sociology)

Dr. Timothy Weaver (Political Science)

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Schedule
Friday, February 22nd
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2019
8:30 AM	Registration and Breakfast University at Albany, SUNY Husted Hall, Second Floor Atrium 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
9:15 AM	Problems and Puzzles -- Discussant: Dr. Aaron Benavot The Homeless Press: A Social Movement Using the Master’s Tool to Resist Mainstream Representation Anasa Sinegal, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Husted Hall, Room 214 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM
9:15 AM	Problems and Puzzles -- Discussant: Dr. Aaron Benavot Mappa Mercatoris Marven Corrielus, University at Albany, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 214 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
9:15 AM	Problems and Puzzles -- Discussant: Dr. Aaron Benavot The Menace from the East: Russophobia, the Eastern Question, and the Great Game in the 19th Century Tyson Luneau, University at Albany, State University of New York Husted Hall, Room 214 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM
9:15 AM	Problems and Puzzles -- Discussant: Dr. Aaron Benavot How Did an Independent Body for Internet Content Governance Take Its Form? Yoehan Oh, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Husted Hall, Room 214 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM
9:15 AM	Ideas, Interests, and Institutions in Public Policy -- Discussant: Dr. Zsófia Barta Variation in Local Health Departments: Involvement in Implementing Obesity Policies Wenhui Feng, University at Albany, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 204 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM
9:15 AM	Ideas, Interests, and Institutions in Public Policy -- Discussant: Dr. Zsófia Barta Biometric Citizenship and the Judicial Scrutiny of Automated Decisions Esra Gules-Guctas, University at Albany, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 204 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM
9:15 AM	Ideas, Interests, and Institutions in Public Policy -- Discussant: Dr. Zsófia Barta Girls Just Want to Have Fundamental Reproductive Rights: How Liberal Women in State Legislatures Lead to Pro-Choice State Legislation Katie Gowing, University at Albany, SUNY Remaz Omer, University at Albany, SUNY Ofu Takor, University at Albany, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 204 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM
9:15 AM	Ideas, Interests, and Institutions in Public Policy -- Discussant: Dr. Zsófia Barta Is Energy Transition Occurring in the United States? A Case Study of Texas Ju-Ying Yang, University at Albany, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 204 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM
9:15 AM	Citizens and Society: Issues of Class, Race, Policy, and Politics -- Discussant: Dr. Francisco P. Vieyra Policy Evidence in the Hearings on NYS Single-Payer and its Impact Over Policy Yongjin Choi, University at Albany, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 217 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM
9:15 AM	Citizens and Society: Issues of Class, Race, Policy, and Politics -- Discussant: Dr. Francisco P. Vieyra The Lasting Effects of Institutionalized Discrimination Carly Van Syckle, University at Albany, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 217 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM
9:15 AM	Citizens and Society: Issues of Class, Race, Policy, and Politics -- Discussant: Dr. Francisco P. Vieyra Big, Black and Strong: Does Identification as a Strong Black Woman Moderate the Relation between Racism-Related Stress and Emotional Eating? Shantel Powell, University at Albany, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 217 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM
9:15 AM	Citizens and Society: Issues of Class, Race, Policy, and Politics -- Discussant: Dr. Francisco P. Vieyra The Collision between Urban Renewal and the Asian American Movement: A Case Study at Evictions of Residents at Manhattan Chinatown Shouyue Zhang, University at Albany, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 217 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM
10:45 AM	Politics and Policy in Southeast Asia -- Discussant: Dr. Mitch Aso The Logic of "Three-Level" Games in Southeast Asia Keith A. Preble, University at Albany, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 217 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
10:45 AM	Politics and Policy in Southeast Asia -- Discussant: Dr. Mitch Aso The Role of Crosscutting Cleavages in Stabilizing Ethnic Relations: A Case Comparison between Malaysia and Indonesia Zheng Wang, University at Albany, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 217 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
10:45 AM	Politics and Policy in Southeast Asia -- Discussant: Dr. Mitch Aso ASEAN in the Denuclearization of North Korea: A Study of Its Low-Key Role Mutti Anggitta, University at Albany, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 217 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
10:45 AM	Language of Politics -- Discussant: Dr. Gilbert Valverde Money for the People: The Effects of Global Financial Crisis on Populism Joe Sorbello, University at Albany, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 204 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
10:45 AM	Language of Politics -- Discussant: Dr. Gilbert Valverde Understanding Trump's Rhetoric on Immigration through Metaphor and Persuasion Thaddeus Okon, University at Buffalo, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 204 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
10:45 AM	Language of Politics -- Discussant: Dr. Gilbert Valverde Petty Hate Machine: Three Celebrity Fame Models That Inspired and Help Explain the Rise of Donald Trump William Sisk, University at Albany, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 204 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
10:45 AM	Language of Politics -- Discussant: Dr. Gilbert Valverde The Integrative Complexity of ‘Acts of God’: Analyzing the Media Coverage of Natural Disasters on Liberal and Conservative News Networks Hayley McCullough, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Husted Hall, Room 204 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
10:45 AM	Studies in Political Violence -- Discussant: Dr. Brian Greenhill Turkey's Counterterrorism Operations and Out-group Attitudes Towards Syrians and Kurds in the Country Reyhan Topal, University at Albany, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 214 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
10:45 AM	Studies in Political Violence -- Discussant: Dr. Brian Greenhill Who Pulled the Trigger? A Look at Why Uprisings Turned Violent Olivia Schultz, University at Albany, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 214 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
10:45 AM	Studies in Political Violence -- Discussant: Dr. Brian Greenhill Tolerance and Terrorism in the United States RJ Haq, University at Buffalo, SUNY Christopher Newton, University at Buffalo, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 214 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
12:15 PM	Keynote Event PrAcademics: Turning Academic Practice into Non-Academic Success An Interview with Dr. Jessica Pidgeon University at Albany, SUNY Husted Amphitheater, First Floor 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
1:15 PM	Networking Lunch University at Albany, SUNY Husted Cafe, First Floor 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:45 PM	Perspectives on Education Policy -- Discussant: Dr. Lucy Sorensen Unified State Exam (Russia) as a Means to Address Inequity in Education Polina Denisova, University at Albany, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 214 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
2:45 PM	Perspectives on Education Policy -- Discussant: Dr. Lucy Sorensen Incidence of the Learning Environment and Didactic Resources in Pre-school Students in the Public and Private Schools of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Koral Nuñez, University at Albany, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 214 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
2:45 PM	Perspectives on Education Policy -- Discussant: Dr. Lucy Sorensen Student Learning Outcomes in the United States Nahide Gelgec, University at Albany, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 214 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
2:45 PM	Perspectives on Education Policy -- Discussant: Dr. Lucy Sorensen Educational Equity in Moldovan Schools: What Can Be Concluded and What Can Not Be Concluded from PISA 2015 Results from Moldova Oxana Rosca, University at Albany, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 214 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
2:45 PM	Disability Politics and Policy -- Discussant: Dr. Jessica Pidgeon Tale of Two States: The Status of Poverty in People with Disabilities More Than 25 Years after the Passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act Ofu J. Takor, University at Albany, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 217 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
2:45 PM	Disability Politics and Policy -- Discussant: Dr. Jessica Pidgeon Disability Policy and Political Parties: Does Party Make a Difference in Passing Disability Legislation? Alexia Holden, University at Albany, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 217 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
2:45 PM	Disability Politics and Policy -- Discussant: Dr. Jessica Pidgeon Police Brutality and Disability in the United States: Issues, Data, Solutions Giliean Pemble-Flood, University at Albany, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 217 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
2:45 PM	Quantitative Explorations in Politics and Policy -- Discussants: Dr. Matt Ingram and Dr. Kathryn Schiller A Test of Optimal Match Models of Stressors and Social Support on an Online Drug Recovery Forum Bahareh Ansari, University at Albany, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 204 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
2:45 PM	Quantitative Explorations in Politics and Policy -- Discussants: Dr. Matt Ingram and Dr. Kathryn Schiller Does Trust in Government Boost or Slump Citizen Participation? Evidence of Generational Differences from Emerging Economies César Rentería, University at Albany, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 204 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
2:45 PM	Quantitative Explorations in Politics and Policy -- Discussants: Dr. Matt Ingram and Dr. Kathryn Schiller Does Seasonality of Birth Outcome Really Exist? Evidence from Weather Conditions during Pregnancy Jun Lee, University at Albany, SUNY Husted Hall, Room 204 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM

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