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University Affairs Office
1801 E. Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609
(707) 664-2057
e-mail: jean.wasp@sonoma.edu
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 15, 2003 File #369
Contact: Jean Wasp, Media Relations (707) 664-2057
Sociology Students Showcase Their Research Topics at
the 27th Annual CSU Student Research Conference
Twenty students of Dr. Marilyn Dudley-Flores Sociological Analysis class
showcased their research projects recently at the 27th Annual California
State University Student Research Conference at San Francisco State University.
The annual conference is a project of the Social Science Research and Instructional
Council (SSRIC), the oldest of the disciplinary councils in the CSU system.
Seven other CSU’s including SFSU and Cal State University Fresno attended.
The students comprised research groups of co-researchers delving into six topics of two to four persons each as part of their coursework this semester. The topics and co-researchers are as follows:
* "The Effects of September 11 on American Attitudes Toward U.S. Aggression": Sean Curley, Jared Silveira, Suze Cribbs, and Hervy Williams.
* "The Œbox) of Inequality: Hidden Strategies of the Marketing Culture": Serena Mora, Michael Nathan, Lawren Lutrin, and Gregory Peters. Nathan and Lutrin spoke for this group in their effort to describe their research groups fieldwork and customer surveys examining marketing strategies in area sports and toy stores
* "Programs in English as a Second Language": Shanna Duran, Kandice Haas, and Abner Neufeld.
* "The Budget Crisis at Sonoma State University": Doug Reynolds and Bryon Reid
* "Eating Disorders Among Sonoma State University Females": Jill Falkenstein, Karina Pinon, Valerie Nelson, and Claire Burke. Pinon spoke on her group’s research on eating disorders, facilely illustrating her exposition with a number of different media illustrations.
* "Sexual Health Knowledge, Self-Efficacy, and Preceived Risk Among Freshmen at Sonoma State University": Tara Spreng, Andrea Blake, and Amelia Strommen.
The student research conference is an annual event sponsored by the Social Science Research and Instructional Council (SSRIC).The local SSRIC representative at Sonoma State University is Don Dixon of the Political Science Department.