SIS, SOC, and SPA's Tri-School PhD Research Conference

4400 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest,Washington DC 20016

25 February, 2022

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The annual Tri-School PhD Conference sponsored by SOC, SPA and SIS will be held Feb. 25. RSVP now, to guarantee a spot for lunch! TRI-SCHOOL PHD RESEARCH CONFERENCE Sponsored by SIS, SPA and SOC Feb. 25 | MGC 200 | 10:30 am - 4:00 pm10:30-10:45: Opening Remarks Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies Wendy Boland 10:45-12:00 Media Strategies in the Age of Covid and Conspiracy  Moderator: Prof. Andy Ballard Mariana Sanchez Santos, “El Cabal, Vacunas, y Donald Trump: An Analysis of Spanish-Language Disinformation Leading Up to the U.S. Capitol Insurrection” Mladen Petkov, “Tracing the Bulgarian Connection” William Prince, “Political Influences of US State COVID-19 Response” Discussant: Prof. Benjamin Stokes 12:00-1:00 Lunch and Presentation Larisa Kingston Mann, Media & Communication, Temple University “Rude Citizenship: Jamaican Popular Music, Copyright and Colonial Power” 1:00-2:30 Public Opinion, Partisanship and Democracy Moderator: Prof. Ericka Menchen-Trevino James Bryan, “What Kind of Democracy Do We All Support?: How Partisan-Motivated Reasoning Impacts a Citizen’s Conceptualization of Democracy” Junki Nakahara, “Public sentiments toward female political leaders: A computational analysis of ‘Kamala Harris’ tweets in the 2020 US presidential election Mark Tenenbaum, “Forecasting Faith: Christianity, Political Attitudes, and Demographic Change” Marcus Johnson & Mark Tenenbaum, “Devout Democrats: Social Sanctioning, Church Attendance, and Black Political Behavior” Discussant: David Barker BREAK 2:30—2:45 Break 2:45-4:00 Disputes, Deterrence, Protection and Defense: Strategic Approaches Moderator: Diplomat in Residence Caroline Croft Frider Dengler, “To Reveal or Conceal? The Logic of Transparency and Secrecy in Investor-State Dispute Settlement” Hatem Zayed, “Building Partnership with Government - the Hybridity Effect” Natalie Chwalisz, “Beating the gun- one conversation a time: evaluating the impact of DC’s Cure the Streets public health intervention against gun violence” Discussant: Prof. Boaz Atzili Bring your own water bottle! A box lunch is included if you reserve your space.