The Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice is proud to present the 2023 Senior Capstones.
The presentations are given May 18 in Anderson University Center.
Please see the schedule below for the presentation room assignment.
Click on each student’s name to see their presentation title.
Schedule of Events
4:45 pm – Class Picture on the AUC Stairs
4:50 pm – Welcome – Dept Chair, Dr. Laura McCloud – AUC 203
5:00 pm – Session 1
5:50 pm – Move Rooms, Light Refreshments
6:00 pm – Session 2
6:40 pm – Awards & Conclusion – Regency Room
6:45 pm – AKD Recognition – Dr. Laura Fitzwater Gonzales
6:55 pm – Capstone Wrap Up – Dr. Kate Luther & Dr. Gerardo Cuevas-Buendia
Session 1
Room 1 - Anderson University Center 203
First Responders & Safety
Moderator: Dr. Laura Fitzwater Gonzales
The Student Body & Campus Safety: Understanding vs. Expectation
Autism and First Responders
What Challenges do Student Safety Officers Face at Campus Safety?
Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault: An EMS Story
Room 2 - Anderson University Center 201
Identity & Community
Moderator: Dr. Laura McCloud
Being Pell at PLU: How Social Class Impacts the Friendships and Partnerships of Lower Income Students
The Effect of Japanese American Internment on Descendents on Their Identity Levels
Bi-dentity: Exploring Simultaneous Liminal Identity Construction
How Does Incarceration Affect Informal Social Control
Room 3 - Anderson University Center 213
Content Analysis
Dr. Kate Luther
Perceptions by Twitter Users on Dragun's Criminal Charges: Queerness and the Criminal Justice System
Societal Reactions of the Decriminalization of Marijuana
Tik Tok Analysis
The Impact of Meaningful LGBTQ Representation
Room 4 - Anderson University Center 214
Special Topics in Sociology
Moderator: Dr. Anna Leon-Guerrero
The Medicalization of Autism
Succession: Killer Instinct & the Race for the Crown
Community-Building Through Pain: Hurt/Comfort Fan Fiction
Family Instability and Transitions into Adulthood
5:50-6:00 pm - Move Rooms & Light Refreshments
Session 2
Room 1 - Anderson University Center 203
Youth & Families
Moderator: Dr. Teresa Ciabattari
The Impact of Adolescent Screen Time Use on Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors
Identities and Abortion Opinion
How Infertility Affects Marriage
Room 2 - Anderson University Center 201
Delinquency
Moderator: Dr. Gerardo Cuevas-Buendia
The Effect of Social Bonds on Delinquency with a Focus on Attachment
Bullying and Juvenile Delinquency
Delinquent Drug Use and Social Bonds
Room 3 - Anderson University Center 212
CJ Content Analysis
Moderator: Dr. Laura McCloud
Is It Our Fault Youth Run Away?
The Cycle of Addiction
Women's Criminality in Film
Room 4 - Anderson University Center 213
Identity & Emotional Labor
Moderator: Dr. Laura Fitzwater Gonzales
Fast Food is More Than Food: How Women Practice Emotional Labor in The Food Industry
First in Family: First Generation College Students and Stress
Room 5 - Anderson University Center 134
Policing
Moderator: Dr. Anna Leon-Guerrero