The 28th Annual Celebration of Student Achievement will take place on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. The event features the research, scholarship and creative activity of TCNJ students from all disciplines. The event will include papers, posters, art exhibitions, video discussions and other products of student work.
The schedule for Political Science and International Studies students is below. Join us and support your fellow students!
Political Science 28th Annual Celebration of Student Achievement Schedule
Political Science students
| SESSION ONE | |
| The Power and Politics of Sovereignty and Secession, 8:45 - 9:45 am, SSB 325, Mentor: Dr. Kathryn Foster |
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| The Power of the EU to Redraw Geography: A Comparative Case Study of Ireland, Poland, and Implications for Ukraine | Jake Spiller |
| Violence and the Challenge of State Sovereignty in Latin America | Maria Ali |
| The Economic Ramifications of Scottish Secession from the United Kingdom | James O'Rourke |
| Breaking Away is Hard to Do: Accounting for Rare Success in Post-Colonial African Secession Movements | Logan Gabriel Patton |
8:45 - 9:45 am, SSB 326, Mentor: Dr. Hyun-Binn Cho
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| Reconciliation and Intervention in the Asia-Pacific | Sarah Hart, Lindsay Coronel, Sarah Kasziba-O'Rahilly, Isabelle Haney |
| SESSION TWO | |
| Comparative Choices in U.S. Politics and Policy, 10:00 - 11:00 am, SSB 324, Mentor: Dr. Kathryn Foster |
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| Houston, We Have an Environmental Problem: Analyzing the Impact of Space Exploration Enthusiasm on Support for Climate Protection Policy | Emma Crowningshield |
| Bread and Rose-Flavored Lattes: Mapping the Fight for Private Sector Union Rights in America | Delaney Smith |
| For Richer or Poorer: How Judges Play Cupid in Alimony Awards | Michael Anzalone |
| Rolling the Dice: The Economic and Social Impact of Legal Sports Betting | Emma Smith |
| Realignments in U.S. Partisan Politics, 10:00am - 11:00 am, SSB 325, Mentor: Dr. Kathryn Foster |
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| Discounting Votes: The Challenge of Electoral College Reform and How to Address It | Sean Duigon |
| Moving Right Along: Partisan Shifts in Perth Amboy, NJ, 2000-2024 | Jonaishia Freeman |
| What a Disaster: The Partisan Gap in Disaster Aid and Relief | Chloe Hansen |
| The Gerrymandering Spiral: How Partisan and Racial Maps Fuel Extremism | Stephen Lopez |
10:00 - 11:00 am, SSB 326, Mentor: Dr. Hyun-Binn Cho
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| Military Technology and Security in the Asia-Pacific | Dakota Kozuch, Youssef Zabady, Ethan Shilman, Salma Abbassi, Catherine Zheng |
| SESSION THREE | |
| Geopolitics of the Middle East, 2:30 - 3:30 pm SSB 324, Mentor: Dr. Kathryn Foster | |
| Chokepoint of Power: Iran's Geographic Location and U.S. Interests in the Middle East | Aria Chalileh |
| The Role of Foreign Aid in the Expansion of Israeli Settlements in the West Bank | Maimuna Quddus |
| Land for Peace? Israel, Egypt, and the Demilitarization of the Sinai Peninsula | Nikhil Jonsson |
| Chaos at Sea: Modern Piracy and the Impact on Geopolitical Chokepoints | Jacob Quitugua |
| Comparative International Cases in Politics and Policy, 2:30 - 3:30 pm SSB 325, Mentor: Dr. Kathryn Foster | |
| Turning the Page: Post-Conflict Transitions to Democracy in Africa | Jordan Demesko |
| Politics on Ice: International Law and the Battle to Control Antarctica | Rohan Jonsson |
| Reproductive Rights and Wrongs: Gaining and Losing Abortion Access in Central and South America | Amelia Laubsch |
| Zoning In: Why Demilitarization Zones Work and Why They Don’t | Jack Boufford |
| 2:30 - 3:30 pm SSB 326, Mentor: Dr. Hyun-Binn Cho | |
| Peace and Stability in the Asia-Pacific | Ben Cupit, Priscilla Atuahene, Ashley Castellanos, Jasmine Fleming |
| 2:30 - 3:30 pm BSC 100 poster, Mentor: Samuel Kanig & Althia Muse | |
| Beyond the Score: Why Standardized Tests Should No Longer Determine College Admission | Jared Williams |
| SESSION FOUR | |
| How Ethnicity and Culture Shape Political Outcomes, 3:45 - 4:45 pm SSB 325, Mentor: Dr. Kathryn Foster | |
| Seclusion or Inclusion? Accounting for the Distribution of Egypt’s Coptic Community | AnnMarie Ekladious |
| Stuck in Territorial Limbo: The Barriers to Puerto Rico’s Statehood | Adam Manuel Rodriguez-Hernandez |
| Protesting Too Much: How Culture and History Shape Racism Solidarity Movements | Jacob Lackey |
| From Colony to Nation: Ethnicity, Culture, and the Quest for Unity in Trinidad and Tobago | Shania Rivas |
| 3:45 - 4:45 pm SSB 326, Mentor: Dr. Hyun-Binn Cho | |
| Domestic Politics and Security in the Asia-Pacific | Jaden Pearson, Leila Garcia Barahona, Spencer Mckitrick, David Whetton, Anna Kolodiy |
International Studies 28th Annual Celebration of Student Achievement Schedule
| SESSION ONE | |
| 8:45 - 9:45 am, BSC 100 poster, Mentor: Dr. Ann Warner-Ault | |
| Exploring Legal Trends in Latin America | Gianella Bautista |
| SESSION TWO | |
| 10:30 - 10:50 am, Bliss 145 Mentor: Dr. Miriam Lowi | |
| Exodus Echoes: Decoding Egyptian Coptic Migration Through Mubarak and Sisi | Youstina Hana |
| SESSION FOUR | |
| 3:45 - 4:35 pm, SSB 324, Mentor: Dr. Nicholas Toloudis | |
| How die Linke Fractured: the Emergence of the BSW | Harrison Lavelle |
| Theater Movements and Crumbling Communism in Eastern Europe: An Examination of Nonviolent Tactics | Hope Margarum |
| Symbolism in South Korean Labour Movement | Anushka Pradhan |