Undergraduate Research Writing Conference 2021
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Welcome to the URWC 2021! Our conference showcases a selection of the extraordinary undergraduate projects prepared for the Writing Program’s research writing classes during 2020, our year of quarantine. We think you will enjoy our student-led team’s highly competitive selection and wish to wholeheartedly applaud all work done by the program’s students and faculty as beacons that point us toward the future in this dark and unsteady time.
Welcome from Professor Lynda Dexheimer Executive Director of the Writing Program
The Arts: Narration & Identity
| Last Name | First Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Agme | Jasmine | The Covid-19 Pandemic vs. Dance as a Monetizable Art |
| Soni | Ria | The NRI Woman |
| Cortes | Mayrim | Celebrity Reality Television: The Contemplative Viewing Experience |
| Sundar | Shrividya | Political Ambition in Indian Tamil Language Cinema: An Analysis of Padayappa Starring Rajinikanth |
| Patel | Prisha | The British Museum: A Museum of True British History or Fragments of World History? |
| Daninski | Nikola | The Transformation of Criticism & Misogyny of Female Rappers to Female Empowerment |
| Piazza | Jaycee | Morality Analysis of Light Yagami |
| Correll | Meghan | Nuances of Dissonance: When and Why We Love Unpleasing Chords |
Feminism Today
| Last Name | First Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Vo | Jasmine | Empower Women by Putting Women in Power (Advertising Industry Edition) |
| Moliere | Nyah | Mock Feminism and Social Gaslighting in The Pro-life Movement |
| Ibanez | Jon | OnlyFans and the Marketplace for Women’s Bodies: Changing Exploitation and Empowerment |
| Russell | Madeline | The Bachelor: Fairytale Romance or A Feminist’s Nightmare? |
| Shah | Shruti | Chasing the Unattainable: Social Media’s Toxic Idealized Body Image |
| Albanese | Sophia | Sexual Decision Making: The Contraceptive Dilemma |
Political & Ideological Struggles in the U.S.
Studies in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
| Last Name | First Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Kadri | Umair | The Dichotomy of Religion and Freedom in India: A Modicum of Liberty in Oppression |
| Amissah | Chantel | Post-Colonial Ghanaian Identity |
| Kirshner | Jason | Implications of an African Modernization |
| Chumbimune | Sheila | Embracing Solitude in Scum’s Wish: Navigating through Contemporary Japan |
| Pranesh | Pavan | Behind the Transparent Curtain: Racism’s Role in the Chinese-Uighur Conflict |
| Koszelnik | Diana | The Effects of Fair Trade Certification on Producer Welfare in Latin America |
Improving Education
Urban Planning & Environmental Justice
Advances in Science & Their Uses
| Last Name | First Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Kaur | Navjeet | Calculation of a Child’s Worth: Sexism in Relation Pre-Conceptive Sex Selection |
| Yung | Jasmine | Controlling Evolution |
| Cuitino | Lucas | The Value of Religion as Compared to Science within Society |
| Feuerstein | Stephanie | The Effect of Neurodiversity on the Understanding of Autism |
| Youssef | Mark | The Use of a Submersible Vehicle for Water Quality Index Assessment of Bayonne, NJ’s Waterways (Passaic River, Hudson River, Newark Bay) |
| Buchalski | Francesca | Establishing Best Management Practices for the Biomedical Horseshoe Crab Harvest |
| Villegas | Nicolas | Reducing Eutrophication in Barnegat Bay Watershed: Protecting Crucial Aquatic Wildlife |
| Mishkevich | Elizabeth | Bags4Buck$: Eliminating Plastic Bag Consumption at the Berkeley Heights Stop & Shop |
| Patlewicz | Arthur | Japanese Beetles: A New Approach to Pest Removal |
| Sugiura | Kokoro | Technology for Food Insecurity |
Issues in Mental Health & Psychology
Focus on Healthcare & Justice
| Last Name | First Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Silvergold | Alex | Arriving Alive – Emergency Medical Services and the Myth of the Hero Narrative |
| Krishnan | Meera | America’s Health: A Chronic Condition |
| Douglas | Indira | Combatting the Kidney Shortage: Is Commodification the Only Solution? |
| Smith | Stephanie | Prescription Drug Prices: Bankrupting the Lower and Middle Class |
| Yamaoka | Marie | The Probiotic Craze: Healthy or Not, Here I Come |
| Eid | Charbel | Should we continue our daily intake of plastic? |
| Davis Bey | Aaliyah | Reducing the Maternal Mortality Rate in America |
| White | Victoria | Medical Malpractice in America: Who is Really in Danger? |
| Shahzad | Shafaq | Routine Preliminary Brain Exams to Prevent CTE in NFL Players |
| Torres | Andres | The Rising Problem of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria and How Iowa Swine Farmers Are Being Severely Affected |
| O’Loughlin | Deirdre | #RUflu Fighters: Increasing Influenza Vaccination Uptake Among Rutgers Students Through Promotion and Education |
103 Roundtable on Politics
| Last Name | First Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Cortuna | Frances | Risk/Benefit Ratio of Government Intervention in COVID-19 Crisis |
| Zhang | Belinda | Buying Votes With Bells in Animal Crossing: How Politicians Use Video Games For Political Outreach |
| Handler | Max | The Attention Economy: A Corporate Quest to Divide America |
| Schwartz | Hannah | The Illusion of Democracy in American Government: Systemic Racism in the Electoral College |
| Punskovsky | Jason | The Lesser of Two Evils: How Ranked Choice Voting Can Rejuvenate Electoral Politics in the United States |
| Kshirsagar | Gauri | Libertarian Paternalism During the Time of COVID-19 |
103 Roundtable on the Arts & Media
103 Roundtable on Science & Medicine
| Last Name | First Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Gaeta | Nettie | Explosion of the Nuclear Power Industry: Does Public Opinion Dictate Success? |
| Cherian | Christine | The Rise in Antibiotic Resistance and its Consequences |
| Koenig | Kaitlyn | Ecotourism: A Far From Perfect Solution |
| Chidananda | Anshruta | A Technological Future: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Transforming Modern Healthcare |
| Smith | Zachary | Neoliberalism as a Driving Force Behind Pharmaceutical Power |
| Adroja | Astha | “You’re Going to Die” and its Denial: An Analysis of the Inhibitions to the Modern Good Death’s Success |