Volume XIX (2016)
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UW-La Crosse Journal of Undergraduate Research, Volume XIX (2016)
Articles are organized below by UW-L college and department, and then listed alphabetically by undergraduate student author.
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College of Business Administration (CBA)
College of Liberal Studies (CLS)
Communication Studies
King, Darrell [S. Docan-Morgan]– Black Chicago Gang Members: Perceptions of Gang Violence and Activism
Otterbacher, Kaylee [Lavelle]– A New Age of Terrorist Recruitment: Target Perceptions of the Islamic State's Dabiq Magazine
Pride, Connor [Leahy]– He Said, She Said: Perceived Risks and Rewards of Gossip in Rural Towns
Vonderohe, Brandon [Leahy]– Twitter's Role in the Disclosure of Parasocial Relationships
History
Schnabel, Rebecca [Sinclair]– La Crosse--Dubna: People to People Diplomacy
Political Science / Public Administration
Fameree, Tiffany [Block, Jr]– Party Polarization, Revisited: Explaining the Gender Gap in Political Party Preference
Roemhildt, Lisa [Manrique]– Understanding Wormen's Representation in Chile
Theis, Nicholas [Block, Jr]– Social Characteristics and Political Identification: Determinants of Environmental Concern?
Psychology
Stein, Alayna; Traffie, Katelin [Sim]– Better Writers, Not Just Better Papers: The Impact of Perceived Competence and Goal Orientation on the Writing Performance of ESL and Native English Speakers
Sociology
Bolstad, Kelsie [Kruse and Bakken]– A New Direction: La Crosse Juvenile Justice Arrest and Disproportionate Minority Contact Inter-Agency Task Force (A Case Study)
College of Science and Health (CSAH)
Computer Science
Ragatz, Justin [Foley and Hawkins]– Performance and Usability Improvements to an Image-Analysis Program for Microtubules
Mathematics
Meyers, Jack; Morrison, Daniel [Chen and Vidden]– Math Department Schedule Optimization
Physics
Ragatz, Justin [Foley and Hawkins]– Performance and Usability Improvements to an Image-Analysis Program for Microtubules