Student Presentations
This collection contains presentations by students in Sociology and Anthropology at Linfield University.
Events from 2024
Quarterback Salary in the National Football League, Jackson Dupree
Capital "H" Horror: Perpetuations of Fear and Risk in Horror Movies, Lavinia Greer
Projection of Self: How Digital Artists Value Generative AI, Lauren Hodgson
Roll for Communitas: Examining Intersections of Ritual and Play in Dungeons & Dragons, Katie Jones
True (Media) Crime: True Crime Content in the Age of Social Media, Anika Shuckhart
Events from 2023
Transitional Periods in Japanese Honorific Language, Grace Curry
Navigating Resources and Risks with Celiac Disease, Grace Curry and Salma Galvan
Entre Madres, Putas y Buchonas: A Content Analysis of Narco Shows and their Representation of Women, Salma Galván Pelayo
Self Presentation and Blended Identity in the Everyday Virtual Life: A Case Study of Fallout 76, Dmitri Sofranko
Events from 2022
Social Movement Framing: The Case of the Anti-Vaccination Movement, Sophia J. Collins
Unveiling the Mask of Post-Race Legitimacy; Preserving White Supremacy through the Use of Colorblind Racism in Policy Preference, Vanessa Gonzalez
Hawaiʻi is NOT your Escapist Fantasy: Varying Perspectives Surrounding Misconceptions and Representations of Hawaiʻi in the Tourism Industry, Shannon Hussey
Navigating a Social World Behind Masks: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Affected the Autism Spectrum Disorder Population as Seen in Research Literature, Sofia G. Nelson
Faith or Falsehoods: Christianity’s Influence on Sex Education, Maya Pillon
Events from 2021
Gender Transformations in Chinese Culture: The Case of Taiwanese Buddhist Nuns, Grace Curry
State Production, Chicha, Gender: A Stylistic Analysis of Eight Unprovenienced Chimú-Inka Ceramic Vessels at a Small Museum, Emmaline Irvine
Events from 2020
The Evolution of Love: The Meaning of Romantic Love in Contemporary Society, Jessica Salas
Events from 2019
Stigmatization of HIV: Nearly Four Decades Later, José Madrid Beltran
Traditional Medicine in Northern Peru: Identifying Preferences and Cultural Uses of Medicinal Plants, Elide Sanchez Rivera
Events from 2018
Restaurants and Relationships: Varied Experiences with Celiac Disease, Rose Letsinger and Elizabeth L. Stoeger
Community Engagement through Academic Museums: A Case Study of the Linfield Anthropology Museum, Zoya Miller
A Blessed Event: How Intended Parents Conceptualize Transnational Surrogacy, Elizabeth L. Stoeger
Events from 2017
Politics and Policy: An Examination of Child Abuse Policy in the United States, Rebecca N. Hopper
Making a Murderer: How Media Influences the Legitimacy of the Legal System, Tasha A. Lane
The Off-Season: Masculinities, Rurality, & Family Ties in Alaska Commercial Fishermen, Cruz M. Morey
Events from 2016
Cultural Preservation of Ethnomedicine in Peru, Lorena Álvarez, Kiana J. Ringuette, Sandra García-Hernández, Thomas Love, Marisa Alvarez, Javier Blanco, Shant Tamazian, and Douglas Sharon
The Role of Healing within a Pacific Northwest Native American Canoe Pilgrimage, Gabriela Gonzalez
Effects of Celiac Disease on Religion and Language, Elizabeth L. Stoeger and Solveig L. Gustafson
Events from 2015
Performing Gender: A Study of Gender Fluidity, Nicholas JKMK Coney
Female Expressions of Beauty in West Africa, Kathleen Greaver
"The Game" as Structure: Exploring Gendered Identities, Interactions and Macrostructures in the System of Sex Trafficking, Katelyn Henson
The Transformation of Tibetan Identity, Mang Jia
An Oral History of San Martín de Porres Catholic Mission, Flora V. Maciel Garibay, Miriam Corona, and Gina R. Castillo
Events from 2014
Traditional Medicine and Health Care in Peru, Sam Gauksheim
A Review of the Literatures of Gender Transformation, Metaphor, and Speech Acts in Anthropology, Gabriela I. Gonzalez
Effect of Social Disruption on Sense of National Identity, Angelina P. Nilssen
Oregon and Burgundian Wine Industries: A Comparative Analysis, Jeff D. Peterson, Patrick Hickock, Shelby Duarte, and Whitney Weber
Events from 2013
Losing the Hacienda: The Agrarian Reform’s Effect on Landowners in the Peruvian Andes, Susana Fajardo
Pinot Pioneers: Women in the Early Years of Willamette Valley Wine, Meghan Gillen and Amanda Maxwell
Salva la Iglesia: A Congregation's Fight for Community, Maria E. Schwarz
Events from 2012
Weighing In: Coping with Stigmatization through the Fat Acceptance Movement and Weight Loss Surgery, JaeLyn L. Forthun
Who Is Your Bias?: The Symbolic Interactions and Social Solidarity of the K-pop Fan Community, Cassie Kwon
Culture Counts: Culture, Language & Mathematics in the U.S., Arielle L. Ramberg
Events from 2011
Diverse Learners and Teacher Education: A Sociocultural Approach, Elissa Blackhurst and Stacey Van Blom
Bringing Vines to the Valley: The Early History of Pinot Noir in the Willamette Valley, Barrett Dahl, Sara Juergensen, Dulce Kersting, Jeff Peterson, and Keni Sturgeon
Discussing Diagnosis in Gluten Intolerance Communities, Craig Geffre
Illuminating Distinction: Rural Modernization and the Invention of the Countryside in Cajamarca, Peru, Jade Severson
Tracing Taizé: Rebuilding Global Solidarity through Religious Pilgrimage, Dayna Tapp
