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Northeast Ohio Undergraduate Sociology Symposium (NEOUSS)

The Seventh Annual Northeast Ohio Undergraduate Sociology Symposium (NEOUSS) has been canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.  At this time, no other information is available for its rescheduling

Members of the NEOUSS steering committee come from many institutions in Northeast Ohio including: Lakeland Community College, Hiram College, Oberlin College, Slippery Rock University, 麻豆精选, Cuyahoga Community College, and University of Akron.

The conference provides students with an opportunity to present their work through a poster, a panel session, or a roundtable sessions. We are dedicated to providing a friendly and supportive forum and the opportunity to network with faculty and students from over seventy invited colleges and universities.

2018-2019 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOLARS (Sociology and Criminology & Justice Studies):

  • Tristan Davis

               鈥淧olice Cadet Preparedness of Ability to Cope with the Nature of the Job: An Assessment鈥

                 (mentor: Dick Adams)

               鈥淚s this Lady Like?: Portrayals of Single, Career Based Women鈥檚 Relationship with Food

                 in American Sitcoms"

                (mentor: Sue Roxburgh)*

  • 鈥婳liva Pilon

               鈥淎ge, Cohort, and Period Effects in Use of Yoga鈥

                (mentor: Manacy Pai)*

  • Johnathan Markle

              鈥淐are and the White Coat: Perceptions of Clinical Empathy Among Pre-Med Students鈥

               (mentor: Clare Stacey)*

  • Natasha Gaj

             鈥淜SU/Stonewall +50 LGBTQ+ Oral History鈥

              (mentor: Molly Merryman)

  • Robert Lagunovich

             鈥淒oes Outlook Towards the Future Influence An Adolescent鈥檚 Ability to Work?鈥

               (mentor: Sue Kunkle)

  • Haley Warden

             鈥淗itting the Fun Button: Dimensions in Sensation Seeking鈥

              (mentor: Tim Owens)

  • Michaela Broadnax

           鈥淕rassroots Organization鈥檚 Efforts to Combat Violence鈥

            (mentor: Julie Globokar)

 

Previous Winners of Paper and Poster Competition: 
2017 Award Winners

Paper Competition

  • First Place: Khue Hoang (College of Wooster), Beyond an Uncertain Future: Vietnamese Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and their Needs for Social Support
  • Second Place: MaryTherese Escueta (Case Western University), I Do Wanna Dance: The Lived Experiences of Professional Dancers of Color
  • Third Place: Emily Ann Dellinger (Grove City College), Who is Lovin' You? Social Definitions of the Situation between Escort and Cuddling Websites

Poster Competition

  • First Place: Emma Thomas (Grove City College), The Socialization of Environmental Views: A Study on How Environmentally Friendly Behaviors Are Formed
  • Second Place: Charissa Mikoski (Westminster College), The Art of Balance: Influential Factors on Work-Life Balance Stress among Presbyterian Church (USA) Clergywomen
  • Third Place: Bianca Vega, Nicole Wegman, Rebecca Fitzgerald, and Rochelle Bees (All from U Akron), Partner Preferences of Heterosexual Individuals by Age

2016 Award Winners

Paper Competition

  • First place: Hannah Kelling (麻豆精选), An Exploratory Analysis of Youth Development at a Colorado Residential Camp
  • Second place: Christina and Julia Watson (Cuyahoga Community College), The Development of Self with Regard to Education, Family Bonds, and Religion
  • Third place: Emily Anne Dellinger (Grove City College), Sleeping with the Fishes: A Structural Analysis of Seasonal Work in Naknek Alaska

Poster Competition

  • First place - Nico Pinchak (Bowling Green State University), The Relationship between Teacher Regard and Expectations for College Attendance: Social Class and Racial-Ethnic Differences
  • Second place - Emily Clark (Westminster College), Muslim-American Identity Construction in a Small Northeastern City
  • Third place - Iniah Dunbar (麻豆精选), The Black Swan: The Social Trials of a Black Ballerina