WSA Undergraduate Paper Award Winners

WSA Wisconsin Sociological Association

WSA Undergraduate Paper Award Winners
Awards & Grants Undergraduate Student Paper Competition Winners 2011 First Place: Ethan Rogers, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Paper Title: Substance Abuse and Risk Behavior among High School Students: A Partial Test of the Ecological Risk Second Place: Molly Boss, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Paper Title: The Importance of "My Wife and Kids" to the Desistance Process 2010 First Place: Elizabeth Plombon, University of Wisconsin – La Crosse Paper Title: Factors Affecting Pro-Environmental Attitudes Second Place: Colin Pierson, University of Wisconsin – La Crosse Paper Title: Gender Difference in Cyberbully Perpetration Third Place: Maria Katerina Sarantakis, Carthage College Paper Title: Aging Millennials: Predictions on the Progression of Public Policy Regarding Same-Sex Civil Liberties Honorable Mention: Kristin Franseen, UW - Whitewater Gender "Normative" Privilege in Feminist and LGB Communities 2009 First Place: Miguel Alvelo-Rivera, Northland College Paper Title: Social Movement Spillover: From Puerto Rican Nationalism to the Environmental Movement Second Place: Daniel Scott, University of Wisconsin - River Falls Paper Title: Firearm Involvement Influences on the Recidivism of Gang Members Compared to Non-Gang Members 2008 First Place: Alex Thompson, University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse Paper Title: Your Femme Self: Framing Heterosexual Cross-Dressing Second Place: Josh Lambert, University of Wisconsin - River Falls Paper Title: Transition Experiences into Graduate School Programs: A Qualitative Study of McNair Scholars Program Alumni Third Place: Aaron Hoffer, Carroll College Paper Title: Why the Marxian Revolution Never Came to Fruition: In the United States 2007 Two First Place Winners First Place: Carolina Calvillo, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Paper Title: Blocked Social Mobility: Barriers To Job Advancement Among Immigrant Workers In North Carolina's Construction Industry First Place: Courtney Luedke, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Paper Title: The Human Costs Of Attaining The Emerging Immigrant Dream: A Sociological Analysis Of Immigrant Workers In North Carolina Second Place: David Haecker, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Paper Title: Crossing the Line Between Entertainment and Reality: A Sociological Analysis of Collective Behavior in Professional Wrestling Two Third Place Winners Third Place: Samantha Raduechel, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Paper Title: Beliefs about Immigrants in Black and White Third Place: Joel Meehl, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Paper Title: Personal Perspectives of Native Residents of the Fox Valley in Wisconsin are Promoting Tolerance and Togetherness as Racial Diversity Increases 2006 First Place: Justin Ellis, University of Wisconsin - River Falls Paper Title: Neutralization Techniques used by Urban Explorers Second Place: Emily Norlander, Carthage Paper Title: Attitudes Toward Women in Leadership Roles in Religion Third Place: David Haecker, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Paper Title: Crossing the Line between Entertainment and Reality