Alumni
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Classof 2008
Joey Backer '08
Major: Government
PICA Interest: How government interacts with the people it was formed to serve
Internship: Alipes CME, Boston, MA
Erin Burdett '08
Major: English
PICA Interest: How identities and biographies are rebuilt after disaster
Internship: New Orleans Video Access Center, Inc., New Orleans, LA
Heidi Cook '08
Major: International Relations
PICA Interest: the globalization of corporate agriculture in South Asia
Internship: Friends of the Earth, Flanders and Brussels, Belgium
Rachael Cooke '08
Major: Psychology
PICA Interest:
Internship: Morris Foundation, Inc., Waterbury, CT
Diana Coyne '08
Major: History
PICA Interest: The ramifications of NCLB on the American education system
Internship: Metropolitan Center for Urban Education, New York University, New York, NY
Scott Dunay '08
Major: Anthropology
PICA Interest: Cultural perceptions of poverty
Internship: United for a Fair Economy, Boston, MA
Ashley Faber '08
Major: Psychology and English
PICA Interest: The effects of media biases on the public
Internship: Boston University Department of Psychology, Boston, MA
Amy Fellenbaum '08
Major: Government
PICA Interest: Intervention and services for abused children and their families
Internship: Dorothy B. Hersh Regional Child Protection Center, New Brunswick, NJ
Emily Heller '08
Major: Environmental Studies
PICA Interest: Forest Conservation
Internship: IUCN-USA Multilateral Office, Washington, DC
Hana Kolibiarova '08
Major: Mathematics and Psy-based Human Relations
PICA Interest: Orphanages in Eastern Europe
Internship: Navrat Civic Association Slovakia, Bratislava, Slovakia
Christine Lafontant '08
Major: Sociology
PICA Interest: Self esteem in adolescent women
Internship:Amartya, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sarah Lindsay '08
Major: Latin American Studies
PICA Interest: Human rights, violations in Latin America, particularly those of women and children
Internship: Cambiano Vidas (Changing Lives), Dominican Republic
Jesse Meadow '08
Major: Psychology
PICA Interest: Improving relations between the college and the New London community
Internship: Department of Psychology, University of Surrey, Surrey, UK
Heather Munro '08
Major: Anthropology
PICA Interest: Immigrant rights
Internship: New Haven Legal Assistance Associates, Inc., New Haven, CT
Jillian Nowlin '08
Major: International Relations and Africana Studies
PICA Interest: The socially conscious and ecologically friendly production of designer fashion in Africa
Internship: Housing Families Inc., St. Malden, MA
Sally Pendergast '08
Major: American Studies
PICA Interest: The absence of high-quality prenatal and post-partum care in at-risk and low-income communities
Internship: Project HEALTH, Boston, MA
Nicole Porter '08
Major:Psych-based Human Relations
PICA Interest:How non-profit organizations support the families of at risk youth
Internship: Crowther & Ashby Law Firm, Atlanta, GA
Miriam Rubin '08
Major: Sociology
PICA Interest: College Access
Internship: New England Board of Higher Education, Boston, MA
Katrina Scherben '08
Major: Behavioral Neuroscience
PICA Interest: Environmental risk factors, their influences on brain development, and how politics can protect children
Internship: Center for Autism & Developmental Disabilities, Providence, RI
Carolyn Slaughter '08
Major: International Relations
PICA Interest: Understanding Kenya's current deeply rooted poverty and the role of poverty-relief in this country
Internship: Global Alliace for Africa, Chicago, IL
Classof 2007
Jessica Bayner '07
Majors: English and Multicultural Medicine & Communication, Concentration: Hispanic Society
PICA Interest: Bilingualism in healthcare
Internships: J.R. Medical, Bay Shore, NY, and Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
Senior Integrative Project: Comunicación: Exploring Language and Cultural Barriers in Healthcare, Self-Designed Interdisciplinary Major Thesis
Avery Block '07
Major: Psychology
PICA Interest: Quality of life and self-care of college students with Type 1 diabetes
Internship: Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA
Senior Integrative Project: College Students Who Have Type I Diabetes: An Investigation of Which Variables Most Influence Quality of Life and Ability to Care for Oneself in a College Environment, Psychology Thesis
Jessica Cheitlin '07
Major: Human Development
PICA Interest: Children's literacy
Internship: Kingsley Montessori School, Boston, MA
Senior Integrative Project: Preventing Illiteracy from the Beginning: The relationship between Home, Family, Schools, and Children's Emergent Literacy Development, Human Development Independent Study
James Coffey '07
Major: English
PICA Interest: How local community organizations seek justice by calling for long-term, systemic solutions to problems
Internship: Common Ground Collective, New Orleans, LA
Senior Integrative Project: New Orleans: The Making and Unmaking of Classrooms, Capstone Course
Jacqueline Crowley '07
Major: Government
PICA Interest: Gender and AIDS
Internship: Council of Women World Leaders and The Global AIDS Alliance, Washington, DC
Senior Integrative Project: A film entitled, The World Cannot Wait: Women, Power, and AIDS, Government Independent Study
Jennifer Dillon '07
Major: International Relations
PICA Interest: Voter mobilization within the Latino community
Internship: Courtney for Congress, Vernon, CT
Senior Integrative Project: The Soccer Moms and NASCAR Dads of the 21st Century. The rising influence of the Latino voter: A study of voter mobilization and electoral trends in the Latino community, Government Independent Study
Kara Emery '07
Majors: Psychology and Italian
PICA Interest: The immediate and long-term impact of residential treatment on disturbed/troubled/at-risk kids and adolescents
Internship: Kolob Canyon, New Harmony, UT
Senior Integrative Project: The Long-term Impact of Short-term Residential Treatment for Troubled Youth, Psychology Independent Study
Kevin Finefrock '07
Majors: History and Government
PICA Interest: Immigrant education in Manchester, New Hampshire, racialization of white ethnic groups, the relationship between language and assimilation
Internship: Lutheran Social Services of Northern New England - Interfaith Refugee Resettlement Program, Concord, NH
Senior Integrative Project: Neither Peasants Nor Frenchmen: Racialization, Immigration, and Industrialization in the Franco-American Community of Manchester, New Hampshire, 1880-1930, History Honors Thesis
Alexandra Funk '07
Major: Math
PICA Interest: Education policy and standardized testing
Internship: Vermont Department of Education, Montpelier, VT
Senior Integrative Project: Assessing Assessment, Education Independent Study
Fred Kemper '07
Majors: Government and Economics
PICA Interest: Governmental policy and legislation; Veterans' Benefits
Internship: State of NJ, Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Lawrenceville, NJ
Senior Integrative Project: Veteran's Benefits in the United States: Current Issues Facing Veteran's Care, Government Independent Study
Whitney Longworth '07
Major: Film in Contemporary Social and Political Context
PICA Interest: Gender inequalities and Film
Internship: NYC Commission on Women's Issues, New York, NY
Senior Integrative Project: Working Women & Domestic Fatherhood in Film, Film Independent Study
Aimee Martin '07
Major: Government
PICA Interest: Education public policy on teaching acceptance in elementary education
Internship: GLSEN (Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network), Washington, DC
Senior Integrative Project: Do Bullying Laws Work? The Effectiveness of Bullying Legislation in Southeastern Connecticut Middle Schools, Government Independent Study
Molly McConaty '07
Major: Government
PICA Interest: Political communication and media's impact on society
Internship: CBS Sports, New York, NY
Senior Integrative Project: Women in Sports Broadcasting, Government Independent Study
Casey Osborn '07
Major: Integrative Studies in West African Culture and Development
PICA Interest: Human rights of female migrant workers in Mali
Internship: Appui à la Promotion des Aides Familiales, Muso Danbé and Centre de Référence de la Commune II Protection Maternelle et l'Infantine, Bamako, Mali
Senior Integrative Project: Displaced Rights: The Social Consequences of Unwanted Pregnancy among Female Migrant Workers in Mali, Self-designed Interdisciplinary Major Thesis
Soraya Palmer '07
Majors: English and Africana Studies
PICA Interest: Gender inequality and gender expression/discrimination in U.S. public policy
Internship: The Sylvia Rivera Law Project, New York, NY
Senior Integrative Project: The Tyranny of Silence in the Black Community: Intersections of Race and Sexuality, Gender & Women's Studies Independent Study
Duncan Rollason '07
Major: Psychology-based Human Relations
PICA Interest: How stigma of HIV influences health practices
Internship: Knysna AIDS Council, Knysna, South Africa
Senior Integrative Project: Healthcare Professional's Knowledge of HIV/AIDS and Attitude Towards Affected Persons in South Africa and the United States, Psychology Independent Study
Shari Schultz '07
Major: Human Development
PICA Interest: Educational policy in South Africa
Internship: Center for African Education, New York, NY
Senior Integrative Project: South Africa's Racial Integration Policy: The Rainbow Nation and Its Schools, Human Development Independent Study
Tessa Schultz '07
Majors: Theater and Hispanic Studies
PICA Interest: Community theatre for inner-city youth
Internship: All Stars Project, Inc., New York, NY, and Noski Productions, Madrid, Spain
Senior Integrative Project: An Evaluation of Arts-Based Youth Organizations in Meeting Stated Missions, Theater Independent Study
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Lisa Warren '07
Major: Human Development
PICA Interest: Museum programming and access for the underserved
Internship: Boston Children's Museum, Boston, MA
Senior Integrative Project: Against the Wind: A look at schooling, culture, identity and the plight of marginalized adolescents, Capstone Course
Alice Watson '07
Majors: Sociology-based Human Relations and Gender and Women's Studies
PICA Interest: Domestic violence prevention
Internship: DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Washington, DC
Senior Integrative Project: Counseling Models in Women Centers: Focusing on Women Defined Advocacy to Explore Issues of Effective Implementation, Power dynamics, Race relations, and New Policy Ideas, Capstone Course
Lauren Welch '07
Major: Anthropological Understanding of Human Rights
PICA Interest: Gender based violence among African Refugees
Internship: International Rescue Committee, Boston, MA, and Global Volunteer Network, Ghana
Senior Integrative Project: When Tradition and Violence Collide: A Cross Cultural Look at Gender-based Violence on Post-conflict African Refugee Camps, Anthropology Thesis
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Ingrid Wenzler '07
Major: English
PICA Interest: How identity, personal history, and national history inform narratives
Internship: South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, SC
Senior Integrative Project: In the Old Country & Other Stories, English Independent Study
Katherine Williams '07
Major: Mathematics
PICA Interest: Hiring and evaluation practices within the public education system/ studying the school systems in Connecticut
Internship: St. Monica School, Sunbury, PA, and The Education Policy and Leadership Center, Harrisburg, PA
Senior Integrative Project: Latino Student Collaboration and Parent Teacher Achievement, Capstone Course
Class of 2006
Adrianne Capaldi '06
Majors: Government and American Studies
PICA Interest: Environmental Justice
Internship: American Civil Liberties Union, Philadelphia, PA
SIP: QUI TRANSULIT SUSINET: He who transplants sustains, The shift in political alliances on the national, state, and local level in the year after Kelo vs. New London, American Studies Honor Thesis
Stephanie Cardoos '06
Major: Psychology and Sociology
PICA Interest: Psychological and sociological influences on the behavior of children, especially juvenile delinquents
Internship: WEDIKO Children's Services, Windsor, NH
SIP: Gender Differences in Deviancy Training in a Clinical Setting, Psychology Honors Thesis
Alessandra Colia '06
Major: Sociology-based human relations
PICA Interest: Adoption
Internship: Adoption Rhode Island, Pawtucket, RI
SIP: A Critical Look at Foster Care in CT, Sociology Independent Study
Chelsea Consul '06
Major: Anthropology
PICA Interest: Educational inequalities and indigenous rights
Internship: Corporación Norte Grande, Chile
SIP: The Pehuenche of Caunicu: The Loss of Traditional Culture and the Role of Western Education, Anthropology Honors Thesis
David DiGiammarino '06
Major: Government
PICA Interest: Moving the world beyond oil as the primary source of energy
Internship: Energy Action, Boston, MA
SIP: A Comparative Analysis of Renewable Energy Between the United States and Germany, Government Independent Study.
Michelle Ghali '06
Major: Government
PICA Interest: American legislation post September 11 and its impact on civil liberties of ArabAmericans
Internship: American Civil Liberties Union, Trenton, NJ
SIP: Post 9/11 Legislation and the Arab American Community The Impact on and Response of the Arab American Community to Post 9/11 Legislation within the Organizational Context, Government Honors Thesis.
Nina Leezenbaum '06
Majors: Psychology
PICA Interest: The treatment of Pervasive Developmental Disabilities in the United States and Peru
Internship: Connecticut Center for Child Development, Milford, CT
SIP: Teaching Children with Autism to Mand for Missing Objects in an Interrupted Chain, Psychology Honors Thesis
Anne Lind '06
Majors: Sociology
PICA Interest: Community food security
Internship: People's Grocery, Oakland, CA
SIP: An Assessment of Community Food Security in New London, Connecticut, Sociology Honors Thesis.
Catherine McLinn '06
Major: Environmental Studies and Government
PICA Interest: Genetically Modified Organisms
Internship: Genetic Engineering Action Group, Brattleboro, VT
SIP: GMOs: The British Response to Biotech Crops, Government Independent Study.
Emelia Meckstroth '06
Majors: Anthropology and Art History
PICA Interest: Identity in a post-colonial society
Internship: Headwaters Development Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya
SIP: Ethnicity and Change in Kenya: An Analysis of Interrelated Facets of Identity, Anthropology Honors Thesis
Daniel Meltzer '06
Major: Film Studies
PICA Interest: International worker's rights
Internship: United Students Against Sweatshops, Mexico
SIP: El Instituto Americano del Desarrollo de Libre Sindicalismo y el Papel de Socavar Derechos Laborales y Humanos in El Salvador, Hispanic Studies Capstone Seminar and Project
Margaret Meyer '06
Major: Sociology and Spanish
PICA Interest: Latino immigrant communities and the cultural and situational conditions that affect them as newcomers to the United States
Internship: NY Civic Participation Project, NY, NY
SIP: La Violencia Domestica en las Comunidades Latinas: Un Problema Complejo, Hispanic Studies Independent Study
Tracey Mohr '06
Majors: Psychology and Sociology
PICA Interest: Health inequalities
Internship: Williams College-Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT
SIP: Native American Health Inequalities, Sociology Independent Study
Andrew Ober '06
Major: Religious Studies and Classics
PICA Interest: Religion and inner-city public policy
Internship: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
SIP: Solo Christo: The Doctrine of Salvation and the Theology of Karl Barth, Religious Studies Honors Thesis
Stephanie Platt '06
Major: American Studies and History
PICA Interest: Race relations and Northeastern New Jersey
Internship: New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, Trenton, NJ
SIP: The Racial Breakdown and Inequalities in New Jersey: How Far Have We Come Since the Civil Rights Movement?, American Studies Independent Study
Katie Roth '06
Major: Human Development
PICA Interest: Disability and educational policy
Internship: e-Buddies, Best Buddies International, Washington, DC
SIP: Does Inclusive Education Make a Difference?: Attitudes and Perceptions of the Non-disabled Student toward the Student with Disabilities, Human Development Independent Study
Shona Sequeira '06
Major: English and Gender and Women's Studies
PICA Interest: Fighting domestic violence in the South Asian Community
Internship: Sakhi for South Asian Women, New York, NY
SIP: LEAVING: Stories, English Honors Thesis
Isabel Siegal '06
Majors: Latin American Studies and Government
PICA Interest: Children's rights in Latin America
Internship: Caritas Del Peru, Callao, Peru
SIP: Drugs, Prostitution, and Dependency on the Streets of Latin America, Hispanic Studies Independent Study
Kelsey Sullivan '06
Major: Religious Studies
PICA Interest: Women and self-esteem
Internship: YMCA of Columbia-Willamette, Portland, OR
SIP: Religion and Self-Esteem: An exploration of women in Christian communities and how their experiences have shaped their self-concept, Religious Studies Independent Study
Erin Wing '06
Majors: Government and Gender and Women's Studies
PICA Interest: Women's interest groups
Internship: League of Women Voters, Washington, DC
SIP: Looking to the Right: A Post-9/11 Comparative Study of a Conservative and a Liberal Women's Lobbying Organization in the United States, Gender and Women's Studies Honors Thesis
Class of 2005
Elizabeth Ackley '05
Major: Human Development
PICA Interest:Intervention and prevention programs of adolescents with social, emotional and behavioral needs
Internship: Wediko Children's Services, Windsor, NH
SIP: Gender and Childhood Psychopathology: Are We Overlooking the Girls?, Psychology Independent Study
Lindsey Andrews '05
Major: International Relations
PICA Interest:The ability for civil society to mediate conflict
Internship: Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), Cape Town, South Africa
SIP: Prevent. Manage. Transform. The Role of Civil Society in Conflict Resolution, A Case Study of Three NGOs Working in Burundi, Government Honors Thesis
Johannah Blackman '05
Major: Philosophy
PICA Interest:Children's rights/child activism
Internship: Globetree, Stockholm, Sweden
SIP: Contributors, Not Criminals: The Potential Role of Street Children in Improving Their Own Status in Kenya, Government Independent Study
Natalie Bolch '05
Major: Government
PICA Interest: Media portrayal of female candidates
Internship: Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Washington, DC
SIP: Inequities in Media Coverage? An Examination of Gender, Partisanship, and Electoral Competitiveness, Government Independent Study
Lauren Dunton '05
Major: Government
PICA Interest: Effectiveness of grassroots organizing
Internship: The Center for Voting and Democracy, Takoma Park, MD
SIP: Proportional Representation: A Path to Better Democracy, Government Independent Study
Jennifer Dziubeck '05
Majors: Environmental Studies and Economics
PICA Interest: Socially responsible investing
Internship: Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, New York, NY
SIP: Climate Change and the U.S. Electric Power Industry: An Analysis of Potential Policies and the Role of Profitability, Economics Honors Thesis
Rebecca Garland '05
Major: Film Studies
PICA Interest: Independent film
Internship: Anarchists' Convention, New York, NY
SIP: American Independents: The Bilateral Relationship Between Autonomous Filmmakers and the Hollywood Elite, Film Studies Honors Thesis
Emily Goldberg '05
Major: Psychology
PICA Interest: Educational desegregation
Internship: Community Change Inc., Boston, MA
SIP: An Investigation of the Psychological Effects of Voluntary Desegregation Programs on Students of Color, Psychology Honors Thesis
Emma Kagel '05
Major: Biomedical Ethics (Self Designed Interdisciplinary Major)
PICA Interest:Prenatal testing and disability rights
Internship: Center for Genetics and Health Policy, Nashville, TN
SIP: To Engage or Not to Engage in Prenatal Testing? A Couple's Journey, Biomedical Ethics Honors Thesis
Lisa Kwiatkowski '05
Major: International Relations
PICA Interest: Fair trade
Internship: Equal Exchange Inc., West Bridgewater, MA
SIP: Coffee Crisis and Change in Central America, History Independent Study
Lydia Littwin '05
Major: Psychology-based Human Relations
PICA Interest: Perceptions about genetically modified organisms
Internship: The Food Bank Farm of Hadley, Hadley, MA
SIP: An Organic State of Mind: The Science, Ethics, and Psychology of GM Technology, Philosophy Independent Study
Jennie McLaughlin '05
Major: Anthropology
PICA Interest: The effect of classroom education on indigenous cultures
Internship: Maasai Education Discovery, Narok, Kenya
SIP: Pastoralism and Formal Education: Changing Gender Roles in Kenyan Pastoral Societies, Anthropology Honors Thesis
Cadence Moore '05
Major: Government
PICA Interest: Reproductive rights
Internship: Human Rights Watch, Women's Division, New York, NY
SIP: Better or Worse Off? The Reproductive Rights of Women Under the Post-Communist Societies of Poland and Germany, Government Independent Study
Cesar Palana, II '05
Major: Zoology
PICA Interest:Health care for the elderly
Internship: Elder Horizons Program, New Haven, CT
SIP: Yale-New Haven Hospital: To Maintain the Independence of Older Adults by Providing Hospital Care and In-Home Care, Human Development Independent Study
Cecilia Royal '05
Major: International Relations
PICA Interest:International responses to the refugee crisis
Internship: U.S. Committee for Refugees, Washington, D.C.
SIP: When Protection Becomes Restrictive: Explaining Long Term Encampment as the Enduring Failure of the Refugee Regime, International Relations Honors Thesis
Deena Schwartz '05
Major: Psychology
PICA Interest:Education policy and school integration
Internship: New York State Assemblyman Steven Sanders' Office, New York, NY
SIP: Racial Composition of Schools, Racial Identity, and Group Identity, Psychology Independent Study
Bryan Serino '05
Major: History
PICA Interest:Impact of terrorism on the legal system
Internship: United States Attorney's Office, Anti-Terror Unit, Boston, MA
SIP: Understanding Terrorism as a Malleable Construct, History Honors Thesis
Danielle Sipplak '05
Major: Latin American Studies
PICA Interest: English immersion programs versus bilingual programs
Internship: Essex County Educational Services Commission, Migrant Education Program, West Orange, NJ
SIP: Where Mariachi Trumps Springsteen: A Case Study on Mexican Immigration in Freehold, New Jersey, Hispanic Studies Honors Thesis
Lisa Smee '05
Majors: Psychology and Philosophy
PICA Interest:Autism and educational clinical professionals
Internship: The New England Center for Children, Southborough, MA
SIP: Differential Diagnosis of Autistic Symptoms by Educational and Clinical Professionals, Psychology Honors Thesis
Sarah Tacy '05
Major: Psychology-Based Human Relations
PICA Interest: Impact of athletics on urban youth, especially girls
Internship: Lacrosse for LIFE, San Francisco, CA
SIP: Discovering the Roots: Attacking the Psychological Obstacles and Nurturing Centeredness, Psychology Independent Study
Class of 2004
Marian Cieslak '04
Majors: Government and American Studies
PICA Interest: Refugee Resettlement and U.S. Immigration
Internship: Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, Refugee Services
SIP: Locating Refugee Agency: Hmong, Somali and Liberian Communities in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, American Studies Honors Thesis
Tiana Davis '04
Majors: Sociology-based Human Relations and Government
PICA Interest: HIV/AIDS in Africa
Internship: The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
SIP: The Impact of One, The Dream of Many: Learning and Working in the New London Community, An Evaluation of New London Social Services and the Project Advocating Brighter Choices (ABC), Sociology Honors Thesis
Joshua Duclos '04
Major: Philosophy
PICA Interest: How America censors the information given to children
Internship: Higher Achievement Program, Washington, DC
SIP: Who Controls Curriculum? An Enquiry Concerning Educational Authority, American Studies Independent Study
Alexandria Gomes '04
Majors: Sociology-Based Human Relations
PICA Interest: Children and families from disadvantaged backgrounds
Internship: Summer Program in Public Policy and International Affairs, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
SIP: The Impact of One, The Dream of Many: Learning and Working in the New London Community, An Evaluation of New London Social Services and the Project Advocating Brighter Choices (ABC), Sociology Honors Thesis
Chelsea Hanson '04
Major: Religious Studies
PICA Interest: Development in Muslim Countries
Internship: Central Asia Institute, Bozeman, MT
SIP: Religion and Development: Islamic Responses to Foreign Aid, Religious Studies Independent Study
Sarah Hearn '04
Major: Government
PICA Interest: Education policy and inequity
Internship: Institute for Education and Social Policy, New York, NY
SIP: Relationship, Risk, and Responsibility: One Woman, One School, One Community, Government Honors Thesis
Sharlene Jeanty '04
Major: American Studies
PICA Interest: Urban education policy
Internship: Kidz to the River!, Newton, MA
SIP: The Importance and Effects of Out-of-School Time Programming on Urban Youth Education, American Studies Independent Study
John Mangones '04
Major: Psychology
PICA Interest: Efficacy of the Wediko summer treatment program
Internship: Wediko Children's Services, Boston, MA
SIP: The Advantages of Using Contextual versus Syndromal Measures in the Assessment of Behavior Change, Psychology Honors Thesis
Sarah Mathisen '04
Major: Biology
PICA Interest: Science Education for Urban Youth
Internship: Island Wood, Bainbridge Island, WA
SIP: Survival or Exploitation: Nature, Education, and the Human Spirit, Biology Independent Study
Kiera McFadden-Roan '04
Major: Sociology-based Human Relations and French
PICA Interest: Children and gender roles
Internship: Women's Law Project, Philadelphia, PA
SIP: Interdependence: The Relationship Between the Federal Government and Non-Profit Organizations, Sociology Independent Study
James Rogers '04
Major: American Studies and History
PICA Interest: Muslim-American Identity
Internship: The Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA
SIP: Enduring the Dream: The Social History of the Promises and Realities of Flight in America, American Studies Honors Thesis
Erika Senneseth '04
Major: Human Development and Women's Studies
PICA Interest: Impact of popular culture on body image
Internship: Dr. Casas, MD, Ruber Internacional Hospital, Madrid, Spain
SIP: The Mother-Daughter Relationship and the Development of Anorexia: A Look at Spain and the United States, Human Development Independent Study
Mei Li Siaw '04
Major: English
PICA Interest: Language and literacy in Malaysia
Internship: Social Strategic Foundation, Malaysia
SIP: Language and the Education of the Malaysian Indian Minority, Linguistics Independent Study
Thea Suchodolski '04
Major: Human Development
PICA Interest: Hospice care for children
Internship: Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House, Philadelphia, PA
SIP: Supporting Families During Health Crises: Environment and Programmatic Facors at a Pediatric 'Home-Away-From-Home' Facility, Human Development Honors Thesis
Class of 2003
Sara Bayer '03
Major: Architectural Studies
PICA Interest: Effect of Public Spaces on the Growth of a Community
Internship: Habitat for Humanity, San Francisco, CA
SIP: Design for Habitat for Humanity Museum: A Building Program, Architectural Studies Independent Study
Kendra Dickinson '03
Majors: English and Public Policy, Public Communication and Public Health
PICA Interest: Public Policies of Health and Wellness for Children
Internship: Young People's Center for Creative Arts, Durham, CT
SIP: Health and Wellness of Young Children: A Study of Childhood Immunization on a Global, National, and Local Level, Human Development Independent Study
Lesley Gerberding '03
Major: Urban Studies
PICA Interest: Education
Internship: Amigos de los Ninos, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
SIP: Where Do We Go Now? Public Policy vs. Social Theory, Education Independent Study
Julia Hayden '03
Major: Psychology
PICA Interest: Women's Health Policy
Internship: The Mary-Martha Learning Center, Hingham, MA
SIP: The Transmission of Birth Stories from Mother to Daughter: Mother-Daughter Attachment, Self-Esteem, and Attitudes Towards Childbirth, Psychology Honors Thesis
Elizabeth Huber '03
Major: Human Development
PICA Interest: Urban Education Policy
Internship Site: Jumpstart, Boston, MA
SIP: Educational Philosophy and Educational Support for Low Income Children: Head Start and Jump Start, Supplement to Education Independent Study
Margo Jones '03
Major: American Studies
PICA Interest: Literacy
Internship: Student Coalition for Action and Literacy Education (SCALE), Chapel Hill, NC
SIP: Taken From Tradition: The Navajo Experiences at Indian Boarding Schools, American Studies Honors Thesis
Kathryn Kranz '03
Major: Sociology-Based Human Relations
PICA Interest: Education
Internship: Groton RAFT Center, LEARN, Groton, CT
SIP: Stumbling Upon the Differentiated Classroom, Sociology Independent Study
Courtney Marshall '03
Major: English
PICA Interest: Human Rights
Internship: Oxfam Canada, Vancouver, BC Canada
SIP: The Portrayal of Human Rights Violations in American Literature, English Independent Study
Alex Mroszczyk-McDonald '03
Major: Human Development
PICA Interest: Quality of Care for Pediatric Patients
Internship: Children's AIDS Program, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
SIP: Multidisciplinary Treatment of Pediatric HIV/AIDS: An Examination of Needs, Treatment, and Policy, Human Development Independent Study
Mawuli Nyaku '03
Major: Biochemistry Cellular and Molecular Biology
PICA Interest: Malnutrition
Internship: The Society for the Needy Foundation, Accra, Ghana
SIP: Child Malnutrition in Developing Countries: An independent study on specific nutrient deficiencies and contributions from rapid population growth, Zoology Independent Study
Michael Pappano '03
Major: Psychology
PICA Interest: Correlation between Mental Health Problems and Socioeconomic Status
Internship: Mercy Housing Corporation, St. Elizabeth House, Hartford, CT
SIP: The Radicalization of Poverty and the Social Welfare Population and The Effects of Racism on Welfare Recipients and Welfare Policy, Psychology Independent Studies
Kristin Perry '03
Major: Psychology
PICA Interest: Health Education
Internship: Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
SIP: The Internet's Potential as an Effective Source of Sexual Health Information for College Students, Psychology Honors Thesis
Rebecca Reardon '03
Major: Zoology
PICA Interest: Impact of Family on Children's Health
Internship: Families First of the Greater Seacoast, Portsmouth, NH
SIP: The Disparities of Health Care in America: A Study on the Link Between Poverty and Poor Health Nationally and Locally in the New London, Connecticut Area, Zoology Independent Study
Christine D'Addario Salmon '03
Major: Gender and Women's Studies
PICA Interest: Domestic Violence and Public Policy
Internship: Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Hampshire, Manchester, NH
SIP: Child Advocates vs. Domestic Violence Activists? Gender, Power and Motherhood, Gender and Women's Studies Honors Thesis
Samantha Scala '03
Major: English
PICA Interest: Education and Latino Immigrant Communities
Internship Site: Face to Face, Cold Spring, NY
SIP: For Those Who Can Not Out,: Esperanza's Journey, English Independent Study
Emma Sellers '03
Major: American Studies
PICA Interest: Social Justice, Race and Youth
Internship: LISTEN, Inc., Washington, DC
SIP: The Function of Race and Class as Social Constructions: An Urban/Suburban Comparison, American Studies Honors Thesis
Catherine Servant '03
Major: Art
PICA Interest: Art and Children
Internship: Pueblo of Pojoaque Boys and Girls Club, Santa Fe, NM
SIP: Art Honors Study – Ceramics/Painting
Mridula Swamy '03
Majors: Economics and Sociology
PICA Interest: Women's Empowerment and Rural Development in India
Internship: Community Services Trust, Salem, Tamil Nadu India
SIP: Identity Transformation through Community Empowerment: The Life Histories of Five Rural Women, Sociology Honors Thesis
Melissa Wender '03
Major: Theater
PICA Interest: Theater Outreach
Internship: Baltimore Playwrights Festival, Baltimore, MD
SIP: Production and Direction of Alchemy of Desire/Dead Man's Blues by Caridad Svich, Theater Independent Study
Sarah Willcox '03
Major: Human Development
PICA Interest: Children and Learning Environments
Internship: Department of Human Development and Edgerton Elementary School, New London, CT
SIP: Creating a Developmentally Appropriate Play Area at and Urban Priority-School: A Public/Private Partnership and Its Challenges with Wendy Strait, Human Development Independent Study
Class of 2002
Omolara Alao '02
Major: Zoology
PICA Interest: Health services for under-represented groups in the community
Internship: Health Policy Summer Program - Harvard University Medical School, Boston, MA
SIP: Coping with Intimate Partner Violence: Why Do African-American Women Use More Informal Sources of Support than Formal Support, Sociology Independent Study
Kathryn Baloga '02
Major: Psychology
PICA Interest: Intersections between personality and therapeutic treatment for substance abuse or eating disorders
Internship: Stonington Institute, North Stonington, CT
SIP: The Personality Characteristics and Substance Use Tendencies of Connecticut College's Outdoor Orientation Program (COOP) Participants, Psychology Honors Thesis
Karen Belley '02
Major: Appropriate Economic Development
PICA Interest: Sustainable development and social change in Central America
Internship: Heifer Project International, Rutland, MA
SIP: The Social Psychology of Economic Development, Psychology Independent Study
Pavel Blagov '02
Majors: Psychology and Neuroscience
PICA Interest: Therapy choice in mental care
Internship: Dr. Patricia Webbink & Associates, P.A., Bethesda, MD
SIP: An Empirical Framework for the Narrative Study of Personality: A Classification and Scoring System for Self-defining Memories and Its Validation with Personality Correlates, Psychology Honors Thesis
Rachel Blumberg '02
Major: Psychology
PICA Interest: The effects of hospital stays on children's development
Internship: Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA
SIP: Design Issues in Children's Hospitals: The Adolescent Client, Psychology Honors Thesis
Trinity Broderick '02
Major: American Studies
PICA Interest: Preparing children for hospital stays
Internship: Boston Main Streets: Hyde/Jackson Square, Boston, MA
SIP: Cracking the Test: Unraveling the impact of standards and accountability based education reform on inequities between urban and suburban schools, American Studies Independent Study
Anne Brown '02
Major: Psychology Based Human Relations
PICA Interest: Outdoor programming for at-risk youth
Internship: Obsidian Trails Outdoor School, Bend, OR
SIP: Exploring Wilderness: Rising to the Occasion Narratives and Self-Identity, Psychology Independent Study
Emily Brownell '02
Major: Literature and Social Change
PICA Interest: Relationship between literature and society
Internship: Georgia O'Keefe Museum, Santa Fe, NM
SIP: Relocation and Reclamation: The Renaissances of Harlem and Sophiatown, English Independent Study
Katrina Chapman '02
Major: English
PICA Interest: Elderly women and health care policy
Internship: Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER), Washington, DC
SIP: Eliminating Poverty Among Older Women: The Need to Establish Equity in Medicare, Government Independent Study
Dana Cialfi '02
Major: Government
PICA Interest: Title IX: Sex discrimination and athletics
Internship: Pilot Pen Tennis, New Haven, CT
SIP: Athletics in Modern Society: The Effects of 20 th Century Public Policy on Women Sport, Government Independent Study
Lena Eckhoff '02
Major: Sociology-based Human Relations
PICA Interest: Comprehensive, multi-institutional approaches to community projects
Internship: Northfield Mount Herman Upward Bound, Northfield, MA
SIP: Collaborative Community Projects, Sociology Independent Study
Heather Ellis'02
Major: Urban Studies
PICA Interest: Public Health, Wellness, and Children
Internship: Taunton Reaching Youth and Taunton Public Schools, Taunton, MA
SIP: Examining Community Volunteer Literacy Coalition, Sociology Independent Study
Leslie Feinberg '02
Major: Psychology
PICA Interest: Young women and body image
Internship: National Association of Anorexia Nervosa, Chicago, IL
SIP: Understanding the Preference for Advertisements Featuring Underweight Models, Psychology Honors Thesis
Katherine Froelicher '02
Majors: Government and Gender and Women's Studies
PICA Interest: Human Rights and social justice
Internship: League of Women Voters, Washington, DC
SIP: Ideology, the Women's Movements, and Rape Policy in the United States: A New Understanding, Government Honors Thesis
Stuart Katzenberg '02
Major: International Relations
PICA Interest: Housing rights
Internship: ACORN, Baltimore, MD
SIP: Third Parties in American Politics and Their Outlook, Government Independent Study
Abby Kirschner '02
Major: Architectural Studies
PICA Interest: Urban Planning and Architecture
Internship: Robinson and Associates, Inc., Washington, DC
SIP: Cohousing in Context: What Past Collectives Reveal About the Recent Trend, Architectural Studies Independent Studies Center, Boston, MA
Marta Magnus '02
Major: Art
PICA Interest: Art and environmental education for inner city children
Internship: Good Shepard Ministries, Washington, DC
SIP: Mural of Faces Representing Human Relations, Art Honors Study – Drawing
Kate McAlaine '02
Major: Architectural Studies
PICA Interest: Art and environmental education for inner city children
Internship: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
SIP: Outdoor Public Space as an Avenue for Community Development, Architectural Studies Independent Study
Emily McDonald '02
Major: Gender and Women's Studies
PICA Interest: Activist Anthropology
Internship: The Cornerstone Foundation, Belize, Central America
SIP: Journey Through AIDS: Women, Inequality, and Meanings of Healing, Gender and Women's Studies Honors Thesis
Melissa Minehan '02
Majors: Economics and Sociology
PICA Interest: Welfare Reform: Public policy and socio-economics
Internship: Women's Education and Industrial Union and St. Mary's Women and Infant SIP: Teen mothers and their interaction with Welfare Reform, and Why Research Fails?, Sociology Independent Studies
Alexandra Silverthorne '02
Major: Government
PICA Interest: Governmental protections for children
Internship: Massachusetts Citizens for Children, Boston, MA
SIP: Philosophies and Practices: A Resource on Child Sexual Abuse Prevention in Connecticut, Government Independent Study
Latrice Walker '02
Major: Government
PICA Interest: Domestic violence and children
Internship: Queens Criminal and Supreme Court Program - Safe Horizon, Kew Gardens, NY
SIP: The Evolution of Domestic Violence in the Criminal Justice System, Government Independent Study
Abby Whiteside '02
Majors: Psychology and Anthropology
PICA Interest: Health psychology
Internship: Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School and Teen Voices, Boston, MA
SIP: A Connection Between Disclosure and Health: Implications for Sickle Cell Patients, Psychology Independent Study
Eric Williamson '02
Major: English
PICA Interest: Minority juveniles and the court system
Internship: Office of the Public Defender, State of Connecticut Superior Court, New Haven, CT
SIP: A Demand for Improvement: Issues that Affect Human Development, Human Development Independent Study
Class of 2001
Deirde Coakley '01
Major: Sociology-based Human Relations
PICA Interest: Dance and Children – self-esteem, talent, development – and impact upon communities
Internship: The Latham School, Brewster, MA
SIP: A Prospectus for Dance Education: Necessity, Benefits and Processes, Sociology Independent Study
Marissa Cotsonas '01
Major: Mathematics
PICA Interest: Educating exceptional children and improving secondary math education
Internship: Summerbridge, Cambridge, MA
SIP: Secondary Mathematics Curriculum, Education Independent Study
John Dumey '01
Major: History
PICA Interest: Police Brutality
Internship: October 22nd Coalition, New York, NY
SIP: The Anti-Police Brutality Social Movement: A case study of the October 22 nd Coalition to Stop Police Brutality, Repression, and the Criminalization of a Generation, History Independent Study
Jaime Friedman '01
Major: Psychology
PICA Interest: Programming for at-risk youth
Internship: Boston 2:00 - 6:00 After-School Initiative, Boston, MA
SIP: The Mentoring Personality: Generativity, Intimacy, Power Motivation and Attachment Style in Youth Mentors, Psychology Honors Thesis
Elizabeth Hall '01
Major: American Studies
PICA Interest: Community boating
Internship: Community Boating, Boston, MA
SIP: Community Boating: An Example of Urban Sport Making a Difference in the Lives of Children, American Studies Independent Study
Jason Hamilton '01
Major: Environmental Studies
PICA Interest: Public interest law, community environment issues
Internship: Office of the Attorney General of the State of Connecticut, Hartford, CT
SIP: Effective Strategies for Community Organizing, Environmental Studies Honors Thesis
Sarah Hansen '01
Major: History
PICA Interest: Historic preservation
Internship: Greater Portland Landmarks, Portland, ME
SIP: 'The Fort' The Italians in the Fort Trumbull Neighborhood, New London, CT 1900-1938, History Honors Thesis
Melissa Heggers '01
Major: Psychology
PICA Interest: Understanding the self and one's many talents by exploring various froms of expression and overcoming hesitations
Internship: The Enrichment Centers, Bethesda, MD
SIP: A comparative look at music acquisition in a child and an adult, Psychology
Beth Mauer '01
Major: Government
PICA Interest: Public Policy
Internship: Kid's Bridge, Providence, RI
SIP: Children's Rights, and Child Advocacy, Government Independent Study Independent Study
Yari Nunez '01
Majors: Psychology and Human Development
PICA Interest: Women in residential substance abuse treatment programs
Internship: Bethel Recovery Center, Bridgeport, CT
SIP: Effective Treatment Strategies for Substance Abusing Women Entering Residential Treatment Programs, Human Development Independent Study
Jennifer Platt '01
Major: International Relations
PICA Interest: Human Rights
Internship: Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organizations (UNPO), Washington, DC
SIP: The conditions under which human rights violations are likely to contribute to the disintegration of a state. Case studies: Yugoslavia, Soviet Union (Borer), International Relations Honors Thesis
Christof Putzel '01
Major: Psychology
PICA Interest: AIDS in Africa
Internship: Nyumbani Orphanage, Nairobi, Kenya
SIP: Advanced Production Workshop, Film Studies Independent Study
Alicia Rinaldi '01
Major: Government
PICA Interest: Feminism, domestic violence, and public policy
Internship: Women's Center of Southeastern Connecticut, New London, CT
SIP: Domestic violence policy in the U.S.,, Congressional Policy Responses to Domestic Violence: 1970's – Present,, and The Judiciary, Interpretation, Judicial Review, and Domestic Violence: The Cases of US v. Morrison and Thurman v. the City of Torrington, Government Independent Studies
Alison Roth '01
Major: Sociology-Based Human Relations
PICA Interest: Children and their families coping and living with serious illness
Internship: Starlight Children's Foundation, Boston, MA
SIP: The Social Construct of Good Care, Sociology Independent Study and The Culture, Symbolic Communications, and Phenomonology of a Family's Coping with Cancer, Psychology Independent Study
Beth Rudenko '01
Majors: Sociology and Psychology-based Social Relations
PICA Interest: Children and health
Internship: Minute Man Early Intervention Program, Concord, MA
SIP: Managing the Challenges of Autism in a Child: The role of illness severity, family resources, and support programs, Psychology Independent Study
Abigail Small '01
Major: Sociology-based Human Relations
PICA Interest: Behavioral and emotional disorders within special education and their role in the educational system
Internship: Somersworth Group Home, Somersworth, NH
SIP: Emotional and Behavioral Disorders within the Educational Setting, Sociology Independent Study
Katherine Stokes '01
Major: Sociology-based Human Relations
PICA Interest: Concepts of birthing in America
Internship: Ballard House: A Birth Center for Community Wellness, Portland, ME
SIP: Photoethnography and postmodernism, Sociology Independent Study
Kristen Sutley '01
Major: Psychology
PICA Interest: Societal definitions and constructions of mental illness
Internship: McLean-Franciscan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Program, Boston, MA
SIP: A Comparison of College Students With and Without a Mentally Ill Relative in Terms of Family Functioning, Coping, Self-esteem, and Understand of Mental Illness, Psychology Honors Thesis
Kareem Tatum '01
Major: Psychology
PICA Interest: Dependence, discipline, and self-esteem in children from single-parent and disadvantaged homes
Internship: The Friendly House, Worcester, MA
SIP: The Effects of Parental Alcoholism on the Child's Self-esteem, Moods, Depression, Anger/Aggression, and Substance Abuse, Psychology Independent Study
Aaron Taylor '01
Major: Psychology-based Human Relations
PICA Interest: Adolescent development
Internship: LEAP, New London, CT
SIP: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and the Use of Stimulants in its Treatment, Psychology Independent Study
Ashley Williams '01
Major: Psychology
PICA Interest: The social, emotional and cognitive effect of art education in early childhood
Internship: Children's Museum of Manhattan, New York, NY
SIP: Implications of Art Education in Early Childhood, Psychology Independent Study
Class of 2000
Sophie Appel '00
Major: Studio Art
PICA Interest: Art as a means of helping people
Internship: Camp Central Park, New York, NY
SIP: Art exhibit
Thea Burgess '00
Major: Human Development
PICA Interest: The effect of participation in extra-curricular activities on middle and high school students
Internship: Children's Museum, Indianapolis, IN
SIP: The Effect of Participation in Extracurricular Activities on Middle and High School Students, Human Development Independent Study
Shaun Ferrari '00
Majors: Government and Economics
PICA Interest: Public policy and communication
Internship: Boston City Councilor Mickey Roache, Boston, MA
SIP: From Proposal to Action: The Final yet Evasive Step in Reforming Social Security, Government Independent Study
Rebecca Gainen '00
Major: Psychology
PICA Interest: Corporate citzenship
Internship: Shepardson, Stern & Kaminsky, New York, NY
SIP: Psychology and Advertising: An Examination of Corporate Persuasion and the Company as Corporate Citizen, Psychology Independent Study
Jennifer Kinder '00
Majors: Psychology and Anthropology
PICA Interest: Intergenerational relations
Internship: Boys and Girls Club, Arlington, MA
SIP: Linking Generations: Elementary School Children and Residents of a Nursing Home, Psychology Independent Study
Pamela Krasner '00
Major: Psychology
PICA Interest: Family preservation services as an alternative to child removal
Internship: The Wheeler Clinic, Plainville, CT
SIP: An Examination of Variables that Affect the Success and Failure of Family Preservation Services, Psychology Independent Study
Sarah Lane '00
Major: Human Development
PICA Interest: Socialization through language
Internship: South Shore YMCA, Quincy, MA
SIP: Language Socialization and Educational Impact in the African-American and White Working-Class Community, Psychology Independent Study
Shreya Maniar '00
Majors: Sociology-based Human Relations and Neuroscience
PICA Interest: Improving education in urban environments
Internship: Summerbridge, San Diego, CA
SIP: Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America: An Evaluation of Its Goals and Accomplishments, Sociology Independent Study
Kyle Mushkin '00
Major: Urban Studies
PICA Interest: Bilingual education and community development
Internship: Habitat for Humanity, San Antonio, TX
SIP: Corporate Responsibility in the Modern American Community, Urban Studies Independent Study
Marianne Noreika '00
Major: English
PICA Interest: Adult literacy
Internship: New London Adult & Continuing Education, New London, CT
SIP: Critical Pedagogy and Modern Literacy, English Independent Study
Emily Pappas '00
Major: Psychology
PICA Interest: Adjustments to major life changes
Internship: City Year, Boston, MA
SIP: The Impact of Family Relationships on Self-Esteem and Adjustment to College, Psychology Honors Thesis
Beatriz Patino '00
Majors: Human Development and Psychology
PICA Interest: The effects of AIDS on minority populations
Internship: AIDS Project Rhode Island, Providence, RI
SIP: Investigating Differences in Coping, Interpersonal Support, Spirituality, and Locus of Control in HIV Infected Minorities vs. Non-Minorities, Psychology Honors Thesis
Adrienne Rumble '00
Majors: Psychology and Economics
PICA Interest: Welfare reform
Internship: Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation, New York, NY
SIP: Psychological and Social Effect of the Transition from Welfare to Work, Psychology Independent Study
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