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