Seniors share their research during Bemidji State’s Student Scholarship and Creative Achievement Conference.
Some students have presented versions of these works at the Minnesota Political Science Association Conference and the Midwest Political Science Undergraduate Research Conference.
2023 Posters
- Morgan Bausman – Judicial Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: How Do Diverse Judges Affect Sentencing Guidelines in the State of Minnesota
- Madison Fulton – The Effects of Medical Malpractice Laws in the American States on Healthcare Expenditures
- Emma Gottschalk – Public Opinion and Support on Physician Assisted Suicide
- Icarus LaDuke-Lott – The Questionable Death of Jim Crow: How Systemic Racism Impacts Voting Accessibility by Ways of Wait Times
- Cullen Livingston – The Cruel Case of Wrongful Convictions: Conveying a Racial and Criminal Crisis in Our Courts
- Jake Matise – Does Money Matter in House Elections?
- Elise Monson – Can Renewable Portfolio Standards Explain the U.S. States’ Advancement of Wind Energy?
- Mya Schmeling – Assessing Environmental Justice in Minnesota: Do Native Americans Face Disproportionate Risks?
- Angelee Smith – Upholding Democracy: Black Voter Mobilization and its Impact on Political Participation and Representation
- Madison Weyker – Jury Representation: Are Minnesota Counties Ensuring a Jury of Your Peers?
- Zachary Schueller – How Has the Covid-19 Pandemic Transformed the Relevance of the Traditional College Experience?
2022 Presentations
- Jackson Galstad- Patriotism , Polarization and War: The Consequences of Divergent Meanings of Patriotism in Russia and the United States.
- Jacob Berg- Do voter ID requirements impact voter turnout in Minnesota and Wisconsin?
- Angel Stevens- Tribal Identity and The Rise of the American Indian/Alaskan Native Population
- Megan Majewski- Has there been another “Ferguson Effect”
- Maggie Lowrey- How do Intersectionality and Women in State Legislature Impact Bill Success?
2021 Presentations
- Jacob Carnevale – Chinese Investment Motives and Strategies in Africa
- Jason Kolb – Effectiveness of COVID Policy across the American States
- Ashley Martin – Emotions and Political Participation among Women in the United States
- Kenneth Morris – Degrees of Trust and Use of Social Media in Politics
- Benjamin O’Brien – Exploring the Dynamics of the Changing Catholic Partisan Identification
2020 Presentations
Cancelled due to the Corona Virus
2019 Presentations
- Connor Brown – Electoral Competitiveness and Social Media Strategies: Who Goes Negative When and Why?
- Marliana Yerbich – Does Anyone Trust the Government Anymore? Or Does it Depend on Who You Ask and When You Ask Them?
- William (Mike) McNeely – Does Students United really help state funding for higher education: Analyzing the Strength of State Student Associations Effect on State Higher Education Funding in the U.S. (2013-2018)
- Jacob Israel – For-Profit Prisons: How Lobbying Has Affected the Way America Houses Prisoners
2018 Presentations
Political Science
- Ami Jo Wadena – Beyond the Movement: State Action in Addressing Campus Sexual Violence
- Opalina Peralta – How do Native American Candidates Win Elections in Non-Native Districts?
- Richard Furlong – Analyzing the Differentiation Among State Medical Marijuana Policies by Examining Lobbying Efforts and State Policy Trends
- Hailee Saxton – Examining the Strategies of Formation and Action Among Social Movements: A Comparison of the Civil Rights Movement and Black Lives Matter.
- Galen Hlavsa – Analyzing Union Voting by Work Force Sector in the 2016 Election
- Joshua Pavek – Tweets from the Bully Pulpit: President Trump’s Twitter Habits and Popularity
- Westin Henkel – The Ideological Dimensions of Viewing and Sharing of Fake News
Social Studies
Jocelyn Anderson – Evaluating Theories of Income Polarization in the United States
2017 Presentations
- Kyle Johnson – Beyond Pluralism and Elitism: How Much Influence do Special Interests Have on the Content of Congressional Legislation?
- Evan Tompkins – The Supreme Court’s Counter-majoritarianism? What Impact Does Public Opinion Have On Supreme Court Decisions?
- Kyle Priest – Churchill’s Argument Against Democracy: The Average Voter. Information Levels and News Sources among Americans
- Kyla Henderson – Capture Theory and State Regulation of Animal Cruelty
- Michael Herbert – The New Evangelicals: How Donald Trump Revealed the Changing Christian Conservative Base in the 2016 Republican Presidential Primary
- Cameron Shepard – Spoilers and Signatures: Ballot Access and Third Party Performance
- Carl Karpinski – American Immigration: Differing Views of the Threat from Immigrants
- Anas Alqaed – Explaining the Rise of Isis
2016 Presentations
- Tyler Cate – Social Media and Political Engagement: Environmental Organizations, Social Media and Political Engagement
- Sean Murphy – The Bannock Street Project: The Failed Project of the Midterm Election
- Andrew Kryshak – Chinese Housing Registration (Hukou): Bridge or Wall
- Jessica Dulz – Race and Gender and the Perception of Masculinity and Femininity of the American Political Parties
- Clarissa Caola – Humanitarian Intervention: Determining the Effectiveness of Outsourcing Humanitarian Intervention during Humanitarian Crises
- Todd Brandon – American Opinion on the Use of Armed Drones
- Connor O’Malley – The Cyber Industrial Complex
2015 Presentations
Political Science
- Erica Trabing – State-to-State Child Adoption Variations: A Political Culture Perspective
- Matthew Blake – The Snowden Effect: The Conflict in a Free Society, Who Values Privacy versus Who Values Security?
- Justin Rostad – American Conservatism: The Evolving Role of Social Issues in American Politics
- Alex Berge – Global Hegemon: Chinese Foreign Policy Shifts and Elevated UNPKO Involvement
- Laura Langer – Strengthening Democracy Youth Political Knowledge and Engagement
Social Studies
Matt Phipps – The Cold War: Over, Renewed or Never Ended
2014 Presentations
Political Science
- The Relationship between Media Consumption and Public Opinion, Using the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as a Case Study — Taylor Burdick
- Economic Voting, Sociotropic vs. Checkbook: Cases from Greece and Germany — Matthew Coen-Tuff
- The Political History of Sugarcane-based Ethanol in Brazil — Joshua Gagner
- Juvenile Diversion Programs: High-Risk Youth — Chelsey Warner
Social Studies
- The War Powers Resolution of 1973 and its Relevance in the “War on Terror” — Samual Day
- Challenges and Opportunity of Online Learning In Developing Countries with Specific Focus on Liberia — Andrew Paygar
2013 Presentations
- An Analysis on the Effects of Voter ID Laws and Minnesota’s Decision to Vote Against It — Amy Asell
- Latino Party ID: Inherited or Learned? — Dylan Davison
- Sex Trafficking: The influence of cultures, socio-economic structures and law & order on sex trade in Asia — Saanya Dua
- Women Ruling the Bench: Steps to Achieving Gender Parity on State Courts — Cheyenne Horien
- Explaining Political Activeness and Attitudes toward Unionization among Nurses in the United States — Crystal Lesmeister
- Cracking the Tax Codes: How State Tax Laws Influence the Number of Manufacturing Jobs within Their Borders — Nick Lorenson
- North Dakota’s Oil Boom and its Effect on North Dakota Politics — Nick Nelson
- Hunting for Huntington’s Evidence: An Empirical Reassessment of The Clash of Civilizations Theory — John Shindelar
2012 Presentations
- The Effects of Political Institutions on Public Budgeting – Andrew Burnos
- The Politics of H-1B Visa Limits – Fang Fang
- A Congress of the Tea Party: Measuring the Effect of the Tea Party on Congressional Voting and Conservative Positions within the 112th Congress. – Joseph Henry
- Is Facebook Changing the Face of Voting? How the Internet and Social Networking Sites Affected Youth Voting Behaviors in the 2008 Election. – Aleesha Larsen
- A Comparative Analysis of the Transitional Effect of Democratic Regime Change on Human Rights Development – Alana McElhinney*
- The Regulation of Online Gaming Across Jurisdictions: Success, Standards and Stability. – Peter Nelson
- The Effect of Tribal Governments on Reservation Poverty Rates – Heather Raisch
- IMF: Predatory Lender or Latin America’s Best Chance? – Paul Smith
- Unemployed Veterans During a Recession: Factors Affecting the Completion Rate of the Veterans Rehabilitation and Employment Program – Christopher Witt
- HIV/AIDS in the Islamic Countries – Kaoru Yamaguchi
2011 Presentations
- Jacob Converse on Developing World Environmental Sustainability
- Jennifer Boucher – Rebuilding New Orleans
- Casey Dainsberg – State Tax Policies
- Luke Welle – Success of Welfare Reform Policies
- Daniel Cotter and Health Care Reform Opinion
- Samantha Stinedurf – Gender and Voting
- Nambee Ragavan – Foreign Policy and Student Exchange
- Geoffrey McIver – Patterns on Nonvoters
- Elizabeth Hoene – Asian American Participation in Politics
- Dave Hitchcock – Stadium Financing Politics
- Melissa Arneson – FGM in Africa
- Jacob Converse – Developing World Sustainability
- Melissa Dahl – Green Policies by OECD Countries
2010 Presentations
- Tom Sorenson on Indian Gaming Politics
- Erin Sollund on the Effects of Welfare Reform
- Jessica Santala’s presentation on Female Suicide Bombers
- Travis Roline and the Effect of Elections on Distributive Politics
- Jeff Knapp on Iraqi Nationalism and Sectarianism
- Kelsea Klein’s work on Finacial Aid Policies
- Chad Hedman on Asset Forfeiture
- Trevor Grunwald and the Politics of Third Parties in the American States
- Joe Gould’s presentation on Leadership, Networks and the Iron Range
- James Foster on Economic Effect on Voter Attitudes
- Jennifer Baker – Juvenile Delinquency Policy in the American States
- Heather Avenson, The Daily Show and Political Knowledge
