John Wesley Powell Research Conference
The John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference was established as an annual event in 1990. Held in April each year, the conference provides an opportunity for students who are pursuing individual research projects to present those projects in a public forum. Research projects pursued by students at any level - freshman through senior - and in any academic program throughout the university, are eligible to participate. Research can be presented either in a poster session format, or in a (15-min) oral presentation. Below are all diversity related posters and oral presentations since 1990.
2015
Incorporating Multicultural Literature in an Elementary Language Arts Classroom(ED. Poster)
Analysis of Labor Market Performance of College- Educated African Immigrants in the United States(Poster)
Desirable as a Man? Hegemonic Masculinity and Asian American Gayness(Poster)
Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identity Work – A Comparative Study between the US and Denmark(Poster)
Cultural Tension in the Antebellum Louisiana School System(Poster)
Student Awareness of White Privilege and White Racial Identity at Illinois Wesleyan University(Poster)
Effects of Racial Literacy on Color-Blind Racist Attitudes(Poster)
2014
What's on Your Mind?: Facebook and the Development of Spanish Identity in the United States(Poster)
Bringing Language to Life: Culture in Foreign Language Learning(ED. Poster)
The Sustained Impact of IWU's "Engaging Diversity" Program on Seniors' Color-blind Racial Attitudes(Oral)
Understanding Attitudes Towards Interracial Relationships Among College Students(Oral)
2013
Bicultural Living: Maria Luisa Mainou's Experience with Immigration and Cultural Change (Poster)
Home, Transformed: A Visual Ethnography of a Puerto Rican Professor in the Midwest (Poster)
Becoming American from Bulgaria to the United States: The Firsthand Experience of Nikolay Karnev (Poster)
Nairobi to Normal: The Roots, Growth, and Cultivation of an Illinois-Based Immigrant Farmer (Poster)
Becoming American: A Visual Ethnographic Examination of Immigrant American Identity (Poster)
Target Language Cultural Materials in the Spanish Classroom (Poster)
The Effects of Temporary Immigrant Labor (Oral)
2012
Incorporating Visuals in a Secondary English Classroom (Poster)
Anti-LGBTQ + Relational-Agression in Adolescents (Poster)
International and Transnational Mexican Migration: A Marxian Approach (Oral)
Bridging the Divides: Creating a Safe and Collaborative Classroom for Diverse Students (Oral)
Racial Socilization Practices & the Adolescent African American Student (Oral)
2011
Heritage Spanish Speakers: Self Confidence through Study Abroad (Poster)
The Perception of Bilingualism in the United States (Poster)
Learning English as a Second Language: Best Practices for Adult Latino Learners (Poster)
Healthcare for Hispanics in the United States (Poster)
Native Spanish Speakers and Their Quest for English in the U.S.: Do They Want to Learn? (Poster)
Language Choice of High School Students in Central Illinois (Oral)
Spanish Language Representation in Illinois Media (Oral)
Bilingual Education in Bloomington-Normal: The Here & Now and After (Oral)
Managing Hispanic Clientele; A Case Study of Language Policy at a Company in Bloomington, Il. (Oral)
2010
Hispanics and Diabetes: Many Problems But Many Answers (Poster)
The Impact of Motivation in the High School Spanish Classroom (Poster)
Supporting Native Language Literacy and Culture Among Hispanic High School Students (Poster)
Labor Market Outcomes of Middle Eastern Immigrants in the Aftermath of September 11th (Oral)
The Effects of Parental Education on the Earnings of Children in Native and Immigrant Families (Oral)
2009
Identity, Culture, and Self: African Students at Illinois Wesleyan University (Poster)
Language Attitudes of Bloomington-Normal ESL Students (Poster)
Anime; An Illinois Wesleyan Culture Club (Poster)
Indian Classical Dance: The Tradition of Heritage (Poster)
Predicting Labor Force Participation Behaviors of Female Immigrants to the U.S. (Poster)
Language Status of Native Spanish-Speakers in Bloomington, IL: A Replication Study (Poster)
Perceptions of Black Female Sexuality in Reality Television Shows (Poster)
Language Patterns and Attitudes of Hispanic University Students (Oral)
Language Ideology and Racism: The Case of Middle-Class Latinos in Bloomington, Illinois (Oral)
Heritage Language Maintenance: A Study of Central Illinois Teacher Attitudes (Oral)
Retention of Spanish in the Home: A Replication of Hart-Gonzalez and Feingold (1990) (Oral)
2008
Native Americans and Storytelling in Contemporary American Society (Poster)
Effects of Affirmative Action at IWU (Oral)
2007
A Threat to Male Order: Women Who Go Beyond Their Place in Medieval Society (Oral)
Globalization & Gangs: The Evolution of Central American Gangs (Oral)
2006
The Making of a Woman: An Examination of the Modern Collegiate Feminist (Poster)
The Effect of Gender and Language Proficiency on Negotiation for Meaning in Young Adult Interactions (Oral)
The Influences of Feminist Attitudes on White Racial Identity (Oral)
The Influence of Racialized Socialization on the Development of White Racial Identity (Oral)
The Relationship Between Gay-Related Stress and Ethnicity for Homosexual and Bisexual Males (Oral)
High School Dropout Determinants: The Effect of Socioeconomic Status and Learning Disabilities (Oral)
The Gender Wage Gap: Does Labor Force Attachment Matter? (Oral)
Multicultural Education and Its Benefits for the Classroom (Oral)
2005
Men's Objectification of Women (Poster)
Borrowed Meanings: The Appropriation and Commodification of Native American Culture (Poster)
Books Come in All Colors: Multicultural Education in the English Classroom (Poster)
Role Taking vs. Cultural Identity: Defining Disability in an Able-Bodied Environment (Poster)
Pink and Blue Make Purple: Gender in the Classroom (Poster)
What About Me? An LD Student in a Mainstream Classroom (Poster)
The Effect of Gender and Cultural Expectations on Young Women in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS (Poster)
Language Deficiency and the Occupational Attainment of Mexican Immigrants (Poster)
Female Gravitation Toward Physics (Poster)
High Academic-Achieving College-Aged Women and the Risks and Challenges They Face (Oral)
2004
Do We Stereotype?: Creation of the Cross-University Stereotyping Survey (CUSS) (Poster)
Representing African-American Students at IWU: Explorations in Visual Anthropological Methods(Poster)
Cuban Immigration in the U.S.(Oral)
Racial Discrimination in Major League Baseball: Can it Exist When Productivity is Crystal Clear? (Oral)
The Effects of U.S. Migration on Migrants of Oaxaca, Mexico upon their Return (Oral)
Among Undergraduate Females (Oral)
Social Organization & Disorganization among the Hadzabe: The Division of Labor and the Effects of Tourism on a Hunting & Gathering Society in Tanzania (Oral)
Negro Baseball Leagues as the Center of Midwestern African American Communities (Oral)
Protecting Women from Domestic Violence: A Comparative Perspective (Oral)
2003
Threatening Masculinity and Its Effects On Antigay Attitudes and Behavior (Poster)
Masculine Threat, Self-Esteem, and Homophobic Behaviors in College Men (Poster)
Development of a Measure of Men's Objectification of Women (Poster)
2002
Masculine Threat and Anti-Gay Attitude (Poster)
The Vagina Monologues: Illinois Wesleyan University's Production of Entertainment and Empowerment (Poster)
Lesbian Suicide and Gender Identity in Interwar Japan (Oral)
English Language Proficiency and the Wage Rates of Mexican Immigrants (Oral)
Head Start Teachers and their Use of Multicultural Education (Oral)
2001
Will New Immigrants Survive? Now You Know the Rest... (Oral)
Choosing American: The Acculturation Experience of Mexican Women in the U.S. (Oral)
Hand/Arm Gesture Among Japanese and American Female College Students: A Cross-Cultural Comparison (Oral)
2000
Determinants of Economic Growth in East Asia (Poster)
The Performance Practice of Negro Spirituals on the Concert Stage (Oral)
Benefits by Gender: Determinants of Welfare Accessibility for Migrant Women in Western Europe (Oral)
1999
Las Mujeres de Oro (Golden Girls) (Oral)
Chinese Communist Party Leadership in the Countryside: Historical Contradictions and Corrections (Oral)
Does it Pay to be a Man? A Study of Pay Differentials between College Graduates (Oral)
Listening to the Native Voice: Museums as a Medium in Correcting Native American Stereotypes (Oral)
1998
Trade and Commerce at Sepphoris, Israel (Oral)
1996
Immigrant Wage Differentials in the United States Labor Market (Poster)
Factors Affecting Attitude Toward Immigrants to the United States (Poster)
1994
Women in Private Practice (Poster)
1992
Perception of Religious Experience by Adult Americans (Poster)
Occupational Segregation Among Gender - A Look at the Future (Poster)
1991
Modernization and Development: A Comparative Study of South Korea and Brazil (Poster)