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ARIA Summer 2011 Projects

In 2011, 37 students from 17 departments and programs have received awards to work under the supervision of faculty members. The students are engaging in a high level of scholarship, enhancing their research skills and receiving mentorship from their supervising professors. Professors are gaining research assistance from some of the Faculty’s strongest and most enthusiastic students.

Information about the 2011 Arts Research Internship Awards (ARIA) recipients are listed below (by department), including the research topic, the ARIA recipient, and the supervising professor.

 

Anthropology

The Kasenda Project
Anabel Cossette Civitella, International Development Studies
Prof. Colin Chapman, Anthropology

The Kasenda Project
Hope Bigda-Peyton, International Development Studies
Prof. Colin Chapman, Anthropology

Anthropology Beyond the Human
Sheehan Moore, Anthropology
Prof. Eduardo Kohn, Anthropology


Art History and Communication Studies

The Ends of Empire: Byzantine Art and Diplomacy in An Age of Decline
Jackson Davidow, Art History
Prof. Cecily Hilsdale, Art History and Communication Studies  

Photographic Studios as Points of Cultural Intersection
Joseph Henry, Art History and German Studies
Prof. Will Straw, Art History and Communication Studies  

Grain Elevators and the Politics of Technology in Rural Canada
John Watson, English
Prof. Darin Barney, Art History and Communication Studies


Economics

Canada's Looming Demographic Fiscal Squeeze
David Meredith, Economics
Prof. Chris Ragan, Economics

Cancer Screening Guideline Compliancy by Insurance Status in the US
Jean-Philippe Garant, Economics
Prof. Erin Strumpf, Economics

Do Fast Track Courts Temper Judicial Delay in India?
Siddharth Mishra, Economics
Prof. Matthieu Chemin, Economics

Principles TestBank and The Market for Real-Return Bonds
Hannah Herman, Economics
Prof. Chris Ragan, Economics

An Experimental Study of the Evolution of Institutions
Samiha Chowdhory, Economics
Prof. Jim Engle-Warnick, Economics  


English

Representations of Romantic Writers in Nineteenth-Century British Newspapers and Periodicals
Olivia Ferguson, English
Prof. Tom Mole, English

The Automatic in Theatrical Performance
Sinead Petrasek, Art History
Prof. Erin Hurley, English

Research on Frances Burney's Additional Journals and Letters, 1791-1840
Stefanie Cardarelli, English
Prof. Peter Sabor, English

An Experimental Night: Multimedia Dance, Performance, and Audio-Visual Impulsivity in the Works of Marie Chouinard, Thierry de Mey
Stefanie Miller, English
Prof. Alanna Thain, English


German Studies

Writing Life: The History of Autobiography in German
Emilio Comay del Junco, German Studies and Philosophy
Prof. Andrew Piper, German Studies


History

Following Neo-Tropical Landscape Cultures Over the Longue Duree: The Cocle River Watershed (Panama), 11 000 BP to the Present
Laurianne St-Onge, Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Prof. Daviken Studnicki-Gizbert, History

Imperial Families: Transnational Networks and Indigenous Rights
Renee Saucier, History
Prof. Elizabeth Elbourne, History

Early Modern Census-Making: Political Administration in France's Atlantic Empire
Matthew Dowling, History and Canadian Studies
Prof. Catherine Desbarats, History

Revisiting the Single Tax in Western Canada
Matthew Vasilev, History
Prof. Elsbeth Heaman, History


International Development Studies

Research to Practice: Translating University Research into Evidence Based Policy
Justin Miletti, Political Science
Prof. Philip Oxhorn, Political Science, Institute for the Study of International Development


Islamic Studies

Transmission, Translation and Transformation in Medieval Cultures
Amy Monroe, Middle East Studies
Prof. F. Jamil Ragep, Islamic Studies  


Jewish Studies

History of Jewish Interpretation of the Bible
Elena Dugan, Religious Studies
Prof. Barry Levy, Jewish Studies


Linguistics

Allophonic Variation and Speech Segmentation
Erin Olson, Linguistics
Prof. Michael Wagner, Linguistics


Middle East Studies

Aesthetics and Politics in Contemporary Iran
Jenna Horner, Middle East Studies, Art History
Prof. Setrag Manoukian, Islamic Studies, Anthropology, Middle East Studies


Philosophy

Theoretical Research on the Relationship Between Trust and Self-Esteem
Elizabeth Scott, Psychology
Prof. Ian Gold, Philosophy

The Works of Moritz Pasch
Tyler Call, Philosophy
Prof. Dirk Schlimm, Philosophy

The Hard Problem of Consciousness
Lyndon Entwistle, Philosophy
Prof. Storrs McCall, Philosophy

Neurophilosophy of Trust
William Hamilton, Cognitive Science
Prof. Ian Gold, Philosophy

Jealousy, Belief-Salience and the Development of Delusion
Elisabeth Gill, Philosophy and English
Prof. Ian Gold, Philosophy 


Political Science

Big City Values: The Normative Autonomy of Cities
Haley Wasserman, Political Science
Prof. Victor Muniz-Fratielli, Political Science

Dangerous Diasporas
Majd Al-Khaldi, Economics and Political Science
Prof. Stephen Saideman, Political Science

Political Participation
Maria Surilas, Political Science
Prof. Dietlind Stolle, Political Science

Rationalism, Pluralism, and Freedom
Zoe Miller-Vedam, Political Science
Prof. Jacob T. Levy, Political Science


Social Work

Temporary Foreign Workers: The Pull of Canadian Labour and Immigration Practices & the Push of Placement Agencies in the Philippines
Tanya Bindra, International Development Studies and Women’s Studies
Prof. Jill Hanley, School of Social Work


Sociology

World of States
Andreea Mogosanu, Sociology
Prof. John A. Hall, Sociology

A Sociological Analysis of the Use of Deadly Force From 1977-2010
Amber Gross, Philosophy and History
Prof. Jason Carmichael, Sociology