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Program at a Glance


Wednesday April 1, 2026
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Thursday April 2, 2026
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Friday April 3, 2026
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Saturday April 4, 2026
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM






PSA Program

1. PSA 2026 Opening Ceremony with PSA 2026 Conference Elder-in-Residence, Louie Robles (enrolled member of the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation) [Plenary Session]
Wednesday | 9:00 am-10:15 am | Ocean Terrace West (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon

Panelist:
  • Louie Robles, Elder-In-Residence
2. PSA Registration Desk (Wednesday) [Registration]
Wednesday | 9:00 am-10:15 am | Prefunction/CD Lobby (3rd Floor)
PSA Registration Desk is open from 9am to 5pm on Wednesday.
3. Gender in the Current Socio-Political Climate Part 1 [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Wednesday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Casablanca (3rd Floor)
  • Making a Name for Ourselves: Queer Theory and LGBTQ Reality in the Development of Queer Criminology Caro Mooney, University of California Irvine
  • “This Bill Does Not Even Mention The Transgender Language”: Illegible Harm, Impossible Truths, and Discrimination by Disbelief in Anti-Trans Legislation Caro Mooney, University of California Irvine
  • A Golden State for Trans Lives? Experiences of Violence and Policing Among Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People in California Jordan Grasso, The Williams Institute at UCLA Law
  • Gender Neutral Litter Boxes: Furry Criminalization as Anti-Trans Proxy Alexander Rudenshiold, University of California Irvine; and Caro Mooney, University of California Irvine
  • Supporting Trans Students and Allies Through Trans Studies Nathan Burns, California State University Northridge
4. The Role of Sociologists in an Anti-Sociological Era sponsored by the Committee on Freedom in Research and Teaching [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Wednesday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Ocean Ballroom (1st Floor)
  • The Social Eye Podcast: An alternative media public sociology for an anti-sociological era Winona Wood, University of Utah; Wynn Strange, Portland State University; and Michelle Fretwell, Non-Academic
  • Community Gardens,​ Cultural Identity,​ Healing Practices, &​ Collective Community Edin MADrid, California State University Los Angeles
  • The Fragile Promise of Tenure: Gender, Race, and Academic Freedom Under Divisive Concepts Legislation Jennifer Krebsbach, University of California Davis
5. Sociology of Education [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Wednesday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Odessa (3rd Floor)
  • Restructuring Environmental Sociology Curriculum: Approaches To Unsettling and Centering Indigenous Knowledges Erika Giesen, Rogue Community College
  • Intersectional homeschool solidarities: Rejecting public schooling for affirming learning communities Lisa Porter, James Madison University; and Hannah Smith Brennan, James Madison University
  • The Rhetoric of Meritocracy: Institutional Language and the Framing of Equity in Higher Education Yvette Garcia, San Diego State University
  • Looking Back to Look Forward: Applying Sankofa to the Teaching of Black Los Angeles Mia Glionna, cerritos College; and Stephanie Anckle, Non-Academic
  • C. Wright Mills and The Causes of World War Three: A Pedagogy for the Future Frank Page, University of Utah
6. Housing Crisis in Southern California: Social Housing and Alternatives to Market Bases Solutions to Affordability [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Wednesday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Salon A (3rd Floor)

Organizer: gary hytrek, California State University Long Beach
Presider: gary hytrek, California State University Long Beach
Housing displacement has become a key driver of social conflict in the 21st century, as residents across the globe confront escalating threats to secure and stable housing. Urban development, rising rents, and inflated mortgage payments have intensified gentrification pressures, leading to widespread displacement, particularly among low-income communities and communities of color. These neighborhoods are often situated at the intersection of historic disinvestment and contemporary reinvestment, producing conditions that both exploit and marginalize long-term residents. Housing insecurity has wide-reaching consequences. For youth, displacement disrupts educational continuity and access to healthcare; for adults, it undermines employment, social support systems, and community networks. Across the life course, it contributes to adverse health outcomes and economic precarity. Beyond the household level, displacement and gentrification reshape the cultural, demographic, and political landscapes of neighborhoods, cities, and regions. The deepening affordability crisis suggests we maybe trying to solve the housing challenges from the wrong angle. As research suggests, the housing crisis doesn’t exist because the system isn’t working. It exists because that’s the way the system works. Anytime the poor and the wealthy compete for scarce resources, in this case housing, the poor will lose. However, alternative models of affordability, collectively called social housing, have shown success in solving the housing affordability crisis. This session examines alternative models of housing affordability that remove land from speculative markets, and considers pathways toward more equitable and resilient housing systems.
  • Rethinking Redevelopment: Housing Policy and Inequality in Long Beach Shawn Kunipo, California State University Long Beach
  • Social Housing as an Affordable Housing Strategy Liz Ryan Murray, Non-Academic
  • Finding Home: Community Land Trusts and the Conditions for Shifting the Narrative of Social Housing in Long Beach Manuela Martinez, California State University Long Beach
  • “How Many Tents Are There? Strengths and Limitations of Assessing Tent-Based Homelessness” Jennifer McKinney, Seattle Pacific University; Karen Snedker, Chapman University; and Madeline Southern, Chapman University
7. Race, Class, and Institutional Barriers to Student Success and Equity [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Wednesday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Salon C (3rd Floor)

Presider: Arthur Scarritt, Boise State University
  • Playing the Field: Cultural Capital and Racialized Navigation in Higher Education Sherelle Ferguson, University of California Irvine
  • The Effects of Social Class on Discipline and Educational Outcomes Natalie Moreno, University of California Merced
  • Stay in Your Place: How Traditional Teaching Methods Affects Higher Education Attainment Amongst the Working Class Rebecca Calderon, California State University Los Angeles
  • Food Insecurity and White Victimage Making Higher Education Elitist Victoria Zunich, Boise State University; Regan Williams, Boise State University; and Arthur Scarritt, Boise State University
  • STEM Major Disparities through the intersections of Social Class and Gender: A Comparative Analysis of Asian American Students and white Students Faith Her, University of California Merced
8. Masculinity and the Manosphere in the Digital World [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Wednesday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Salon D (3rd Floor)
  • Manosphere Femininities: A Comparative Multi-Platform Analysis of Two Feminine Centered Manosphere Subcultures Across Reddit and TikTok Christian Casarez, University of Nevada Las Vegas
  • Silenced in the Incelosphere: Women’s Experiences, Responses, and Digital Participation Alexandra Ariza, California State University San Marcos
  • Digital Masculinity: The Influence of Manosphere and Manosphere-Adjacent Content on College Men’s Behaviors, Thoughts, and Experiences Sharon Sanchez, California State University Northridge
  • Anti-Intellectualism, Masculinities, and Podcasting Francesca Pafundo, California State University Fullerton
9. Survival and Resistance: Land, Food, and Farming [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Wednesday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Shanghai (3rd Floor)

Presider: Luc McKenzie, University of California Irvine
  • Cannabis Farming in the Emerald Triangle: A Journey Along the Yellow Brick Road of Legalization Ya Reinier, Cal Poly Humboldt
  • In Between Meals: Deservingness, Discretion & Discipline in Food Pantries Adian Dobyns, University of California Irvine
  • Devaluing Settler Land in Incorporating an Internal Colony: Historical Logistics as Sites of Struggle in the Alameda Corridor Luc McKenzie, University of California Irvine
10. A Method for Applying the Sociological Imagination: Using Paradigms to Fulfill the Promise of Sociology [Workshop with Presenters]
Wednesday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Melbourne (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Andrew Plotkin, The Sociological Imagination Group
Presider: Andrew Plotkin, The Sociological Imagination Group
  • A Method for Applying the Sociological Imagination: Using Paradigms to Fulfill the Promise of Sociology Andrew Plotkin, The Sociological Imagination Group

Panelist:
  • Charles Thorpe, University of California San Diego
11. Art. Culture, Politics and Power I: Democracy's Possibilities, and the Limits Thereof, Political Opinion, and Contestation [Panel with Presenters]
Wednesday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Barcelona (3rd Floor)
  • Intensify/Enhance: How GenZ Perceives Social Media, Cohesion, and Politics in Tumult Aaron Thompson, Arizona State University
  • Why This Time Is Different: Right-Wing Backlash Politics in the 21st Century Mark Jepson, University of California Los Angeles
  • Common Ground or Battleground? Bipartisanship Among U.S. Political Opinion Leaders on Social Media Jaemin Lee, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Shelter, Safety and Stigma: Opposition to Homeless Services in Los Angeles Kassandra Perez, California State University Los Angeles
12. Teaching Sociology: From a Sociological Imagination to a Sociology of Curiosity [Panel with Presenters]
Wednesday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Salon B (3rd Floor)

Organizers: Leonard Henderson, Southern Methodist University; Sarai Richter, Arizona State University; Elisabeth Shimada, Pomona College;
  • Teaching the Sociological Imagination through the Twilight Zone Charles Sarno, Dominican University of California
  • Learning to See Sociology in Everyday Life Jennifer Puentes, Eastern Oregon University
  • Using High School Yearbooks as a Teaching Tool in Undergraduate Sociology of Sport Classes Heather Van Mullem, Washington State University
  • The role of Introduction to Sociology in general education and other programs Charles Dickinson, College of Western Idaho
13. Intersectional Analyses of Labor [Panel with Presenters]
Wednesday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Tokyo (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon
Presider: Sydney Sweeney, California State University Northridge
  • Don’t You (Forget About Us): Understanding the Work Experiences of Musical Performance Laborers at a Higher Risk for Quality-of-Life- or Life-Threatening Complications from COVID-19 Infection Sydney Sweeney, California State University Northridge
  • Where I Stand: Marching Forward with Feminist Roots in Precarious Employment Erin Woodford, Thompson Rivers University
  • “From Minx to Mammy or You’re Out the Door” Racialized Perceptions of Gender and Age in the American Workplace Tamara Ogle, Portland State University
14. Unlikely Mentors: Diverse Mentors and Effective Mentoring Strategies for Non-Traditional Populations of Mentees [Panel with Presenters]
Wednesday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Vancouver (3rd Floor)

Organizer: A C Campbell, Santa Ana College
Unlikely Mentors: Diverse Mentors and Effective Mentoring Strategies for Non-Traditional Populations of Mentees Join us for a panel discussion on mentoring. This session on mentoring will highlight the different types of mentors, effective mentoring strategies, and techniques for mentoring non-traditional mentees. Panelists will talk about mentoring broadly. Some will focus on the mentors, others will focus on the mentees, and others will focus on the strategies and techniques. The mentoring discussed will not be limited to the academy, but may include community models, fraternal groups, and informal networks.

Panelists:
  • Regina Dixon-Reeves, University of San Diego;
  • Mel Palmer, Non-Academic;
15. Roots to Renewal: Sustainability in the Rural Mosaic [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Wednesday | 12:00 pm-1:15 pm | Barcelona (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Haisu Huang, William & Mary
Presider: Alexander Theophilus, Utah State University
  • Natural Amenities and Rural Livability: Utilizing Community Capital for the Development of Wellbeing Alexander Theophilus, Utah State University; Jessica Ulrich-Schad, Utah State University; Elizabeth Bennett, Idaho State University; Elizabeth Brunner, Utah State University; Bailey Holdaway, Utah State University; and Taylor Peltier, Utah State University
  • Community gardens support stress coping and health – A comparison of rural and urban perceptions of benefits Katie Butterfield, University of California Davis; and Kathryn Daniels, Cal Poly Pomona
  • “Our House, in the Middle of the Street”- Exploring Place, Community and Identity in Transitional Living Environments Scott Nelson, Cal Poly Humboldt
16. Art, Culture, Politics & Power Session VII: Religion, the Sacred, and the Poetic [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Wednesday | 12:00 pm-1:15 pm | Casablanca (3rd Floor)
  • Religious Influence on Attitudes Toward Anti-Intellectualism in the United States Alexandria Cordova, California State University Los Angeles
  • American Sacred Nationalism: Pedagogies of Power in the American Interregnumsp Dean Hall, San Diego State University
  • Sociopoetix: Poetic Knowledge as a Framework for Critical Sociological Inquiry Anthony Blacksher, San Bernardino Valley College
  • How Do Small Zen Communities Sustain their Spiritual Life? Rebecca S.K. Li, The College of New Jersey
17. Marriage and Family Relations in the Age of Automation and Inequality [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Wednesday | 12:00 pm-1:15 pm | Melbourne (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Lorraine Cordeiro, University of Massachusetts
Presider: Mariana López, University of California San Diego
  • Robotization and Marriage De-institutionalization: Evidence from China Ruiyu Wang, Shangxi Normal University; Ting Wang, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; and Bing Ye, Zhejiang University
  • Love and Money In Weddings: Vendors' Perspectives on The Deinstitutionalization of Marriage Elisabeth Shimada, Pomona College; Elena Kim, University of Southern California; Yunah Suh, University of Southern California; and Brielle Lee, University of Southern California
  • Doing Gender, Feeling Fairness: Emotion Work in the Everyday Division of Labor in Suzhou, China Ji Young Jung, None
  • Men's participation in the domestic work: focusing on managerial and emotional aspect Haruki Kunishige, American Sociological Association
  • Manufacturing a Parent: Using Patents to Understand the Values within Infant Simulators Mariana López, University of California San Diego

Panelists:
  • Haruki Kunishige, American Sociological Association;
  • Ji Young Jung, None;
  • Elisabeth Shimada, Pomona College;
  • Ting Wang, University of North Carolina at Greensboro;
18. Contemporary Black Politics, Experiences, and Attitudes [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Wednesday | 12:00 pm-1:15 pm | Naples (3rd Floor)

Presider: vanessa stout, California State University Los Angeles
  • How Genetic Ancestry Testing Shapes African Americans’ Ethnoracial Conceptualization Olivia Aminatta Jobe, University of Southern California
  • The Lived Experiences of Progressive Black Pastors In Contemporary Society. Megan Kidd, California State University Northridge
  • New Countries of the Fairyland: The American Black Experience in Europe vanessa stout, California State University Los Angeles
  • Internalizers or Resisters? : Heterogeneity in Blacks’ Opinion Towards Affirmative Action Policies in the US Namrata Namrata, Arizona State University
19. Asian/Asian American Sociology: Emerging AAPI and Filipinx Experiences of Identity and Social Change [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Wednesday | 12:00 pm-1:15 pm | Ocean Ballroom (1st Floor)

Presider: Carl Pasco, San Diego State University
  • Unsung, Unseen, Unruly: Urban AAPI Gang Formations and Resistance Against Racial Erasure Sung Kim, University of California Riverside
  • Lived Experiences of 1st Generation Filipina American Nurses in the U.S. Healthcare System Jasmine Canonizado, San Diego State University
  • [Pinoy Ka Ba?Researching Second Generation Filipino American Awareness Of Filipino Intangible Cultural Heritage In San Diego] Carl Pasco, San Diego State University
  • Young, Queer, and Filipina/o in the Desert: Belonging in the Era of the Internet Michael Sanchez, Arizona State University
  • Lives in Motion: Situating Undocumented Filipino Life Jonathan Leif Basilio, California State University Bakersfield
20. Sexuality in Faith, Activism, and Policing [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Wednesday | 12:00 pm-1:15 pm | Odessa (3rd Floor)

Presider: Eric Swank, Arizona State University
  • Intersectionality of Queer Identities and Christianity: The Lived Experiences of Gay and Lesbian Clergy Spencer Moreno, California State University Northridge
  • All Are Welcome: A Study of Christian Churches and Their Evolving Stance on the LGBTQ Community Jillian O'Keeffe, San Diego State University
  • College Sexual Assault Crime Scripts Amelie Pedneault, Washington State University; and Ella Schulz, Washington State University
  • Social Movements, Encampments, and College Campuses: “Queering” Students’ Activism in ‘Students Justice for Palestine’ at NAU Isla Hubbard, Northern Arizona University
  • Colleges, Sexual Identities, and Social Movement Participation Eric Swank, Arizona State University; and Breanne Fahs, Arizona State University
21. Pedagogical Strategies for Equity and Belonging in Higher Education [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Wednesday | 12:00 pm-1:15 pm | Salon A (3rd Floor)

Presider: Sarah Cribbs, Randolph-Macon College
  • "Feeling Professional:" Teacher Preparation Programs in the Face of Ethnic Studies Reforms Amy Gong Liu, University of California Irvine
  • A Multiyear Examination into the Efficacy of Diversity Trainings on Intercultural Competence Among Pre- Service Teachers Sarah Cribbs, Randolph-Macon College; and Eleanor Swager, Randolph-Macon College
  • How do teachers’ cultural attitudes toward autism influence inclusion practices in elementary classrooms in Riverside Unified School Districts? Alexandria Noor, California State University Los Angeles
  • Investigating Secondary School Teachers’ Attitudes towards Inclusive Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities: A Study In Bangladesh Asif Mahmud, Portland State University
  • Disrupting the Coloniality of Power in the Classroom Lacy Mitchell, Cal Poly Humboldt
22. Colonial Legacies, Racialized Migration Regimes, and Institutionalized Inequality [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Wednesday | 12:00 pm-1:15 pm | Salon B (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Patrisia Macias-Rojas, University of Illinois, Chicago
Presider: Jake Watson, UC San Diego
  • The Infrastructure of Inequality: How Bureaucratic Legacies Shaped Post-Cold War U.S. Refugee Resettlement Jake Watson, UC San Diego
  • The Compounded (dis)embeddedness of Migrants with Precarious Legal Status Ann Cathrin Corrales-Øverlid, University of Bergen
  • "I really hate to sound like one of those horrible Singaporeans" - How employers of Migrant Domestic Workers Symbolically Construct their Relationships Isaac Lam, University of Southern California
  • Unauthorized Mexican Migrant Workers in Los Angeles County: Ongoing Story of Labor Market Complementarity and Substitution? Enrico Marcelli, San Diego State University; Kevin Guerrero, San Diego State University; and Alexander Jarrell, San Diego State University
  • Beyond Global Norms: Dual Citizenship as a Regime of Control in South Korea Jinhyuk Kim, University of California San Diego
  • Resettlement Scarcity as Humanitarian Purgatory: How Global Refugees to Prewar Ukraine Negotiate Transit and Reception Institutions at the Borders of Europe Raphi Rechitsky, National University
23. Policing, Enforcement, and Legal Violence [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Wednesday | 12:00 pm-1:15 pm | Salon C (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Patrisia Macias-Rojas, University of Illinois, Chicago
Presider: Enrico Marcelli, San Diego State University
  • Unchecked Enforcement, Una Pesadilla: The Health and Social Consequences of Immigration Enforcement in Los Angeles County Ximena Sanchez Martinez, University of Southern California
  • A Distanced Sense of Belonging - The Impact of an Anti-Immigrant Regime on 1.5-Generation Undocumented Adults in California Mariana Magana Gamero, University of California Irvine
  • State-Level Immigration Policy and the Internal Migration of Undocumented Immigrants in the United States Ulises Flores Mendoza, University of Southern California
  • Post-Obama "Chilling Effects" on Legal and Unauthorized Mexican Migrant Use of Public Assistance? Enrico Marcelli, San Diego State University
24. Everyday Resistance and Disruptions in Education [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Wednesday | 12:00 pm-1:15 pm | Salon D (3rd Floor)

Presider: Alexei Anisin, None
  • From Performance to Exhaustion: Comparing Students’ Self-Reports of Fear and Anxiety in the College Classroom Before and After COVID-19 Nadine Alvarez, California State University Los Angeles; and Kristen Discola, California State University Los Angeles
  • "Why Does the Professor Keep Saying Copy and Paste?: Exploring Non-traditional Students' Journeys to Completing a College Degree Tom Espinoza, California State University Northridge
  • Technology, Routinization, and Declining Mental Health in Youth Alexei Anisin, None
  • Exploring the Association Between Domestic Violence Exposure and Children's Educational and Social Development Shelina Begum, Non-Academic
  • "Irritants: A Sociological Look at the Things that Bother Us and How We Choose to Respond to Them" Tim Delaney, SUNY Oswego
25. Queer in Community [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Wednesday | 12:00 pm-1:15 pm | Shanghai (3rd Floor)

Presider: Sarah Benson, University of Nevada Las Vegas
  • Queer Worldmaking at Rooster Rock and Collins Beach Max Fassnacht, Portland State University
  • The Death of Doc Marie’s: How the Closing of Lesbian Bars Affects the Lesbian Community Katherine Bird, Portland State University
  • Whiteness Mediating Belonging: Queer and Trans Experiences in Canadian Women’s Rugby Cameron Michels, Simon Fraser University
  • Lived Experience, Identity, And Perspectives Of Lgbtq+ Alzheimers And Dementia Caregivers: A Qualitative Analysis From The Rise Project Sarah Benson, University of Nevada Las Vegas; Jason Flatt, University of Nevada Las Vegas; Brittany Klenczar, University of Nevada Las Vegas; Cody Yamada, University of Nevada Las Vegas; Kari Hancock, College of Nursing, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Krystal Kittle, Department of Health Promotion and Policy, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA; Whitney Wharton, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Joel Anderson, College of Nursing, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; and Danielle Verble,
26. Sex Positivity, Intimacy, and Beauty [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Wednesday | 12:00 pm-1:15 pm | Tokyo (3rd Floor)

Presider: Jeremy Thomas, Idaho State University
  • Navigating the Beauty Myth: Sugar Babies’ Negotiation of Aesthetic Norms Anna Wainwright, University of California Irvine
  • Project-based leisure for the sexual journey: Clinical, community, and research implications from a collaborative BDSM exploration Jeremy Thomas, Idaho State University; and Judith Langer, University of Applied Sciences Merseburg
  • Where from here? Positive sexuality challenges in a "post-truth" society Jasper Marichal-Nack, California Lutheran University; and DJ Williams, University of Idaho
  • Back to the future! The promise of positive sexuality amidst a culture of division and conflict Emily Prior, California State University Northridge; and DJ Williams, University of Idaho
  • Characteristics of a Sex-Positive Attitude: A Qualitative Study Judith Langer, University of Applied Sciences Merseburg; and Jeremy Thomas, Idaho State University
27. The Teacher-Scholar: Mentoring Students Through Research | Sponsored by the Committee on Teaching [Panel with Presenters]
Wednesday | 12:00 pm-1:15 pm | Vancouver (3rd Floor)

Organizers: Elisabeth Shimada, Pomona College; Leonard Henderson, Southern Methodist University;
  • “See One, Do One, Teach One”: Learning In The Field, Undergrads In Action Paula Michelle Ochoa, Texas A&M; Aranzazu Carreno, Texas A&M; Alejandra Cortez, Texas A&M; Genesis Cruz, Texas A&M; and Larissa Gonzalez, Texas A&M
  • Teaching research when the topic is mortality: Mentorship, method, and emotional labor in an undergraduate thesis course Tina Burdsall, Portland State University
  • Bridging Science, Community, and Equity: The Cascadia Charter Fellows Model for Undergraduate Mentorship Lisa Gains, Oregon State University; and Dwaine Plaza, Oregon State University
28. Race, Ethnicity, and Family Dynamics [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Wednesday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Barcelona (3rd Floor)

Presider: Jaqueline Mendez, Texas A&M
  • The Disruption of Kinship: Family Estrangement in Latino Families Vincent Fuentes, University of Nevada Las Vegas
  • Peers, Parents, and Place: Multilevel Predictors of Self-Harm and Suicidal Ideation Among Black Youth Jullanar Williams, Independent Scholar
  • Who is Responsible for My Child’s School-readiness? Parental Educational Efficacy Shapes Kindergarten Preparedness in the Home Stayce Camparo, University of Chicago
  • A Child’s Sacrifice: How Adult Citizen Children Broker Jobs, Homes, and Businesses for Their Undocumented Parents Jaqueline Mendez, Texas A&M
29. Multispecies Social Worlds: Animal Sociology And Multispecies Justice [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Wednesday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Casablanca (3rd Floor)

Organizers: Jules Bacon, Grinnell College; Kirsten Vinyeta, Utah State University;
Presider: Sarah Woodbury, Utah State University
  • Do Wolves Change Rivers? The Trophic Cascades Debate and the Politicization of Science in Wolf Management Kristina Beggen, University of Oregon
  • Multispecies Justice Applications in Sociology: Operationalization Strategies and Research Pathways Kirsten Vinyeta, Utah State University; and Jules Bacon, Grinnell College
  • “'We Hurt So They Can Live:' Perspectives on Feeding and Rescuing Abandoned Dogs” Janet Armentor, California State University Bakersfield
  • Pigs, People, and the Press: A Multispecies Analysis of CAFO Coverage in Iowa Graham Ward, University of Oregon
  • "Earth Is Our Heaven:" Mormon multispecies justice, animism, and splintered kindreds at Great Salt Lake Sarah Woodbury, Utah State University
30. Demography [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Wednesday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Melbourne (3rd Floor)

Presider: Armando Gonzalez, California State University Northridge
  • Mi casa es tu casa: Investigating Cohabitation and Inflation in Argentina Brendan Frizzell, University of Southern California
  • The Social Boundaries of Whiteness: Race, Status, and Identity in Contemporary Argentina Sofia Jaime, University of California Irvine
  • Turning Hazard Models Inside Out David Melamed, Ohio State University
  • Religion, Inequality, and Civic Formation in the First Year of College Students Saugher Nojan, San Jose State University
  • Chilling effects of the Trump Era: Cash-Assistance Participation Amongst Noncitizens Colleen Janey, San Diego State University
  • Gender Differences in America’s Issue Prioritization: An Analysis of the General Social Survey Data Armando Gonzalez, California State University Northridge
31. Narratives, Moral Panics, and the Social Construction of Migration & Transborder Identities [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Wednesday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Ocean Ballroom (1st Floor)

Organizer: Patrisia Macias-Rojas, University of Illinois, Chicago
Presider: Angie Monreal, University of California Irvine
  • Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric as a Source of Moral Panic: How can we unite through knowledge when we are being divided by fear? Elizabeth Fisher, Arizona State University
  • Immigration: It's Not a Crisis Suchet Kumar, Rayat Bahra University
  • The Cholo Jacket: How Undocumented Immigrants Perform Racialized Notions of Americanness at The Port of Entry Angie Monreal, University of California Irvine
  • American Dream-ish: Rewriting the American Dream Across Immigrant Generations Uchenna Onuoha, Arizona State University; Bailee Blankemeier, Arizona State University; Karina Santellano, Arizona State University; and Nilda Flores-Gonzalez, Arizona State University
  • The Immigration Experiences of First Generation Iranian-Americans To The U.S. Post The 1979 Iranian Revolution David Ehya, San Diego State University
  • The Transborder Lifestyle: Studying, Parenting, And Schooling Across Borders Paula Michelle Ochoa, Texas A&M
  • Ethnic Economies in New Immigrant Destinations: Evaluating Hispanic Immigrants’ Residential Mobility in the U.S. South, 2006-2018. Steven Herrera Tenorio, University of California Berkeley
32. Asian/Asian American Sociology [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Wednesday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Salon A (3rd Floor)

Presider: Jungyun Gill, Stonehill College
  • Race, Racism, and Asian Americans Yongsheng Sun, Columbia Basin College
  • Can K-pop and K-dramas Build Interracial Solidarity? Jungyun Gill, Stonehill College
  • The Lonely Generation: Unraveling China’s Population Crisis After the One-Child Policy Ting Wang, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  • Isolation or Access? – Taiwanese Indigenous Peoples and Equal Access to Disaster Mitigation Infrastructure Petra Nepozitkova, National Chengchi University
33. Medical Sociology [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Wednesday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Salon B (3rd Floor)

Presider: Derrick Snow, Omega Graduate School
  • Modeling the Homeownership-Health Relationship: Evidence from the 2021 Canadian Housing Survey Min Zhou, University of Victoria
  • Algorithmic Racism in Clinical AI: A Sociological Analysis of Bias in Health Technology Ali Mushtaq, University of Hawaii: West Oahu
  • Integrating macrosocial awareness into the Biomedical and Biopsychosocial Models of Health and Illness. Derrick Snow, Omega Graduate School
  • The Severing of the American Foreskin: A Foucaldian Discourse Analysis of the Persistent Knot of Infant Male Circumcision in the United States.. Robert Diven, New Mexico State University; and Julie Steinkopf, New Mexico State University
  • Recognizing Hidden Harm: The Impact of Coercive Violence in Black Maternal Health Outcomes Allison Monterrosa, California State University San Marcos
34. Movements and Knowledges in Pursuit of Environmental Justice [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Wednesday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Salon C (3rd Floor)

Presider: Evan Shenkin, Linfield University
  • Race, Class, and Grassroots Environmentalism in A Global Metropolis: Forging Pathways to Environmental Justice and Repair in Los Angeles Armando Mejia, University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • Fighting Wind Farms Charlotte Scott, Independent Scholar
  • Behind the Smokescreen: Groundtruthing Cumulative Impacts in Environmentally Overburdened Communities Rebecca OVERMYER-VELAZQUEZ, Whittier College; Daniel Talamantes, Claremont Graduate University; and Christopher Laurent,
  • Envisioning just and Indigenous-led transition of the wildfire management workforce Meredith Jacobson, University of Oregon
  • Grief as Environmental Praxis: Toward Intersectional Ecological Grief Literacies in Environmental Sociology Kate McNeely, University of Colorado Boulder
  • Agrarian Plastics and the Chthulucene: Soil-Biodegradable Plastic Mulches and the Feminist Futures of the California’s Strawberry Industry Beth Prosnitz, Washington State University; and Jessica Goldberger, Washington State University
35. Deportation, Return, and Post-Removal Trajectories [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Wednesday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Tokyo (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Patrisia Macias-Rojas, University of Illinois, Chicago
Presider: Michael Aguilera, University of Oregon
  • Deportation and Future Migration of Mexican Migrants Michael Aguilera, University of Oregon
  • Irregular Mobilities, Forced Returns, and Post-Deportation Reintegration Geraldina Polanco, McMaster University
  • Bureaucratic Entrapment: Refugee Experiences of the European Union (EU) Migration Regime MacKenzie Bonner, University of California Irvine
  • Noncitizenship in a Time of Uncertainty Lorena Escalante, California State University Los Angeles
36. Pivoting to Public Writing [Workshop with Presenters]
Wednesday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Naples (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Anthony Ocampo, Cal Poly Pomona
Presider: Anthony Ocampo, Cal Poly Pomona
As graduate students and faculty, we are conditioned to focus on one kind of writing: academic publishing. But what if you want your research and ideas to reach beyond the ivory tower? In this workshop, I will share insights on how to pivot from academic publishing to writing for the public. I will go over the different outlets in which sociologists can place and publish pieces for popular outlets.

Panelist:
  • Anthony Ocampo, Cal Poly Pomona
37. Labor and Gender [Panel with Presenters]
Wednesday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Odessa (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon
Presider: Rebecca Franklin, University of California San Diego
  • When Performance Blinds: Gender and Managerial Experience in Harassment Recognition José Luis Collazo Jr, California State University Channel Islands; and Selena Morentin, Mt. San Antonio College
  • Public Roads, Private Boundaries and Women Riders in Motorcycle Ride-Hailing Economy Gita Neupane, University of Idaho
  • Navigating Exclusion in Silicon Valley Tech: Women’s Alliances and Amalgamated Boundaries Rebecca Franklin, University of California San Diego
  • Building a more diverse construction workforce: Overcoming occupational segregation in the building trades Patrick Wade, University of California Davis; Savannah Hunter, University of California Berkeley; and Carmen Brick, University of California Berkeley
38. Leading Sociology Programs through Turbulent Times [Panel with Presenters]
Wednesday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Salon D (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Josh Meisel, Cal Poly Humboldt
Presider: Lindsey Trimble O'Connor, California State University Channel Islands
The purpose of this panel discussion is to share experiences addressing enrollment declines in sociology, the emergence of AI, federal funding cuts to education, and how sociology as a discipline can be leveraged to address these converging issues. A key objective is to provide panelists and participants mutual aid in sharing resources and actions. Chairs, former chairs, aspiring chairs, recovering chairs, and those who love their chairs are all invited.

Panelists:
  • Natalie Boero, San Jose State University;
  • Rhonda E. Dugan, California State University Bakersfield;
  • Roseann Giarrusso, California State University Los Angeles;
  • Josh Meisel, Cal Poly Humboldt;
  • Amanda Pullum, California State University, Monterey Bay;
  • Kelly Nelson-Wright, Fullerton College;
39. Feminist World Making Panel [Panel with Presenters]
Wednesday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Shanghai (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Jamie Palmer-Asemota, Nevada State University
Presider: Jamie Palmer-Asemota, Nevada State University
Discussant:
  • Jamie Palmer-Asemota, Nevada State University;
40. Book Salon 1: The Fallacies of Racism by Jenn Sims [(Book) Author Meets Critics]
Wednesday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Vancouver (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Jennifer Simms, University of Alabama - Huntsville
Everyone has an opinion on racism. The vast majority of people would vehemently deny that they or those close to them are “racist,” yet many of the most common understandings of racism are highly problematic. “If you mean no harm, then it can’t be racist.” Yes, it can. “There are anti-discrimination laws now, so racism no longer occurs.” Incorrect. “Some of my best friends are Black, so I can’t be racist.” Not true. In this sharp, open-minded, and witty book, sociologist Jennifer Patrice Sims succinctly addresses these problematic perceptions of racism as fallacies. Building on existing academic theories and drawing on her own cross-national research, two decades of teaching, and analyses of contemporary issues, she delves into the most common and insidious fallacies about racism. In revealing them to be rooted in what scholars call an “epistemology of ignorance,” she shows how these perceptions justify and uphold white supremacy (inadvertently or otherwise). Accessibly written and full of concrete examples, this book will be of great value to anyone who wants to understand the common misunderstandings about racism that frustrate contemporary politics, classrooms, workplaces, and dinner tables.

Panelists:
  • Celeste Atkins, University of Arizona;
  • Uriel Serrano, University of Southern California;
  • Elizabeth Bennett, Central New Mexico;
  • Prisca Gayles, University of Nevada, Reno;
41. PSA 2026 STAR Speaker Series featuring C. Matthew Snipp [Plenary Session]
Wednesday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Salon A (3rd Floor)
42. PSA 2026 Welcome Reception [Reception]
Wednesday | 4:30 pm-5:45 pm | Prefunction/CD Lobby (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon
43. Imani: Black Birth Stories from San Diego [Film Session]
Wednesday | 6:00 pm-7:30 pm | Ocean Ballroom (1st Floor)

Organizer: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon
Presider: Lori Walkington, California State University San Marcos
How are Black persons experiencing birth in the United States of America? In my second pregnancy I stressed for months about my birth plan and it was thrown out due to the emergency c section I feared since I found out where I was birthing. I was in shock and concerned about what it was like for others. This prompted my research Fall 2023. The United States' infant and maternal mortality rates have skyrocketed to unimaginable levels in recent years, especially for a country that is technologically advanced. Where families should be created, they are irreparably fractured. Black birthing patterns reveal serious health concerns: depression, anxiety, unnecessary cesarean sections, mortality and morbidity. These are often ascribed to a problem of race, effectively blaming the birth person, rather than of treatment based on race. America ranks third globally for overall maternal mortality, a crisis that everyone who gives birth or is given birth to possibly faces. Moreover, if you are Black in America, you are 2-7 times more likely to die in pregnancy and birth related complications. Measuring maternal health solely in birth "outcomes" risks dehumanizing and reducing these unique experiences of Black birthing individuals and their infants. Black maternal health is not a means to an end. Our bodies, minds, and souls are connected to this experience. This research documentary centers Black birthing persons using a Reproductive Justice lens to examine and uplift narratives of their Black birthing experiences in San Diego County specifically.
  • [FILM PRESENTATION] Imani: Black Birth Stories from San Diego Patrice Elise-Byrd, California State University San Marcos
44. Yoga (Thursday Session) [Other Space]
Thursday | 7:00 am-8:00 am | Ocean Terrace East (3rd Floor)
45. KiddieCorp Conference Daycare (Thursday) [Other Space]
Thursday | 8:00 am-9:00 am | Marina/420 (4th Floor)
More information on Conference Daycare Option to be released soon
46. PSA Registration Desk (Thursday) [Registration]
Thursday | 8:00 am-9:00 am | Prefunction/CD Lobby (3rd Floor)
The PSA Registration Desk is open from 8am to 5pm on Thursday
47. Learn and Share: How I Developed my Publication [Panel with Presenters]
Thursday | 8:00 am-9:00 am | Vancouver (3rd Floor)

Organizers: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon; Kirsten Vinyeta, Utah State University;
Presider: Allison Hurst, Oregon State University
Please join us for light breakfast refreshments and learn from inspiring scholars about their journey to develop a scholarly publication. Panelists will address questions such as: How did I find possible publication outlets/publishers? How did I choose my publication outlet? What challenges did I face in the process of writing for publication and how did I overcome them? What things did I wish I had known beforehand? How did I stay inspired to keep going in the process? The intention is to demystify the processes and steps that surround academic publication. We envision this as a joyful session of sharing to welcome you to a busy day of conferencing.

Panelists:
  • Allison Hurst, Oregon State University;
  • Theresa Gregor, California State University Long Beach;
  • Jules Bacon, Grinnell College;
48. Presidential Plenary: Birthing a Purposeful Sociology [Plenary Session]
Thursday | 9:00 am-10:15 am | Salon A (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon
Presider: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon
About Sharon Elise: Sharon Elise left a position in Women’s Studies at Fresno State to join the faculty of CSU San Marcos as Assistant Professor of Sociology in Spring 1994. Her teaching and research center on critical race studies, Black Studies, Black feminism, Intersectionality, women of color and sociopoetics. She has been active in the university and her discipline, and has held leadership positions in her department, college, academic senate, faculty union, and professional organizations. Learn more about Dr. Elise, including the full scope of her education, honors, awards, writings, poetry, scholarly achievements and her Curriculum Vitae on her CSUSM Faculty Page.

Panelist:
  • Sharon Elise, California State University San Marcos
49. Gender and Transnational Sexualities [Research Completed]
Thursday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Casablanca (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Enrique Alvear Moreno, Marquette University
Presider: Benjamin Weiss, Occidental College
  • “It wasn’t allowed, I did it anyway”: Making Space for Rigid Timidity, Girl Time and Affective Girls’ Activism Namrata Namrata, Arizona State University
  • A Cross-National Analysis of Public Trust in Women Organizations: Evaluating Gender Gap and State Characteristics Ruby Amanda Oboro-Offerie, University of Oregon
  • Fidelity Over Fit: Reverence for Movement Origins and Constraints on Adaptive Diffusion in Europe’s Queer Ballroom Scene Benjamin Weiss, Occidental College; and Elise Kim, Occidental College
  • Against All Odds: Resilience and Recovery Among Women Experiencing Domestic Violence in Tanzania Deo Mshigeni, CBU; Gabriele Plickert, Cal Poly Pomona; and Anjana Narayan, Cal Poly Pomona
50. Race, Gender and Culture [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Thursday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Barcelona (3rd Floor)

Presider: Xiangyu Ma, Nanyang Technological University
  • Tokens and Trailblazers: Adolescent Girls’ Experiences in an Historically Male Scouting Organization Rachel Nickens, University of Redlands
  • How do race, class, and cultural norms shape Black fans’ participation, engagement, sense of belonging, inclusion and overall experience in elite tennis culture? Rachel Bevis, California State University San Marcos
  • Mix & Match: A Critical Content Analysis of the Portrayal of Black-multiraciality in the Sitcom Show Mixed-ish Andre Dixon, University of Nevada Las Vegas
  • Changing the Game: Building an Equitable Pipeline to the Sports Industry Patricia Literte, California State University Fullerton
  • On the deep, surprising, and durably gendered dynamics in complex music tastes. Xiangyu Ma, Nanyang Technological University
51. Organizers, Activists, and Sociologists: The Promise of Community-Based Research for Collective Futures [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Thursday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Melbourne (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Bianca N. Haro-Villa, Cal Poly Pomona
Presider: Bianca N. Haro-Villa, Cal Poly Pomona
  • Bridging Theory to Praxis: How Community-Based Research Supports Racial Social Justice Efforts Casey Martin, Non-Academic
  • The Unheard Voices of Pomona-Toibinga Enrique Haro-Villa, Non-Academic
  • ‘Superando’ Rhetorics: Discourse, Identity, and Politicization From the Latin-American Immigrant and First-Generation U.S. Citizen Angie Barrios Mackepeace, Chapman University
  • Braiding Research and Activism to Bring Forth A Pre-Arrest Youth Diversion Policy in Pomona, California Bianca N. Haro-Villa, Cal Poly Pomona; and Arleen Alonso, Non-Academic

Panelist:
  • Ruben Espinoza, Chapman University
52. Race, Gender and Capitalism [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Thursday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Naples (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Guadalupe Marquez-Velarde, Utah State University
Presider: Julia Meszaros, Texas A&M
  • The Jagged Edges of a Broken Glass Ceiling: Powerful Women are Discriminated Against Most in Large Organizations Jennifer Krebsbach, University of California Davis
  • Transnational Migration and Carework Strategies: Exploring the Experience of Chinese Immigrant Women from Hong Kong and Mainland China in Canada Guida Man, York University
  • Hypermasculinity and Abuse in Fire Stations Jordan James, University of Oregon
  • Racism and Capitalism: Unpacking Language for a New Multicultural Revolution Jung Choi, San Diego State University
  • Misogyny, Heteromasculinity, And The Extraction Of Women's Labor Julia Meszaros, Texas A&M
53. Critical Issues in Latinx Research sponsored by The Committee for the Status of Ethnic and Racial Minorities [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Thursday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Ocean Ballroom (1st Floor)
  • Negotiating Mobility: Latinas’ Emotional Labor Toward Stability and Belonging in Oregon Alejandra Pedraza, University of Oregon
  • Latino Immigrant Churches as Sites of Adaptable Cultural and Political Transformation: The Role of the Second-Generation Ana Vieytez, University of California Los Angeles
  • Uncovering Mental Health Best Practices for Latinx Veterans through Testimonios Jamie Palmer-Asemota, Nevada State University; and Eluvia Fuentes, Nevada State College
  • Urban Borderzone Struggles: Migrant Labor, Informality, and Racialized Governance in the Neoliberal City Daniel Olmos, California State University Northridge
  • Between White and Other: Racial Identity Struggle Among Hispanic and Latinos Kelly Sanchez, University of La Verne; Nicholas Athey, University of La Verne; Christine Capili, University of La Verne; and Ana Lopez Ricoy, University of La Verne
54. Cybersex and Gender [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Thursday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Odessa (3rd Floor)

Presider: Chris Wakefield, Whitman College
  • Women as Perpetrators and Men as Victims: Typologies of Masculinity and Perceived Gender Threat Among Manfluencers on X Margaret Hong, University of Oregon
  • Glitch Sexuality; AI as a Tool for Sexual Exploration, Manifestation, and Disruptive World-building among Isolated Queer Crips. Jynx macTavish, San Francisco State University
  • Censorship in the Name of Morality: Unpacking the Destruction of Backpage by American Ideals Shaun Harris, University of Nevada Las Vegas
  • Transphilia or Transphobia? Gender Differences in Consumers of Transgender Porn and Attitudes Toward Transgender Persons Chris Wakefield, Whitman College; and Tessa Schwartz, Whitman College
  • LGBTQ+ Identities and Exclusionary Behaviors in Current Day/Past Online Communities Esai Santana, California State University Los Angeles
55. Medical Sociology, Health, & Reproductive Politics [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Thursday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Shanghai (3rd Floor)

Presider: Prisca Gayles, University of Nevada, Reno
  • Intersecting social inequalities in prenatal and postnatal care: Examining race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geographic location. Neema Langa, University of Houston
  • Racial Disparities in Reproductive Healthcare: Geographic Differences in Accessing Emergency Contraception (EC) at Retail Pharmacies in the United States Oluwafolakemi Ogunkale, Texas Tech University; and Brandon Wagner, Texas Tech University
  • Postpartum Maternal Justice: Understanding Social Role Panic Resulting from Childbearing Complications Adina Nack, California Lutheran University; and Christine Morton, Stanford University
  • Exploring the Contraceptive Behavior among Lower-Income Urban Women in Bangladesh: Insights from Andersen’s Behavioral Model Md Akter Hossen, University of North Texas
  • Acompañantes: Lessons in Reproductive Justice from Global South for a Post-Dobbs America Prisca Gayles, University of Nevada, Reno; Lydia Huerta Moreno, University of Nevada, Reno; and Taylor Nelson, University of Nevada, Reno
56. Art, Culture, Politics and Power: Session VIII: Liberation, Hip Hop, and Critical Race Theory [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Thursday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Tokyo (3rd Floor)
  • Why Do Sociologists Neglect Studying Sermons? Kathryn Burrows, Independent Scholar
  • Differentiating What Makes A Religion Brazilian Vs. African Stephanie Mojica, California State University Fullerton
  • When We Break the Rules: Motivation, Meaning, and the Social Logic of Behavior. Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University
  • Violence of Theory: Language, Power, and the Parasite That Is Dualism Saghi Ajami, San Diego State University
  • We're Losing Recipes: Recipes of Literacy and Resistance from Cuba, Brazil, and Oakland Keomi Barksdale, California State University Dominguez Hills
57. Teaching Sociology: Building Better Student Experiences in Higher Education [Panel with Presenters]
Thursday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Salon A (3rd Floor)

Organizers: Leonard Henderson, Southern Methodist University; Sarai Richter, Arizona State University; Elisabeth Shimada, Pomona College;
  • Advising Sociology majors on the impacts of online course loads on student success Anthony Alvarez, California State University Fullerton; and Berna Torr, California State University Fullerton
  • Grad CAFE: Food-Centered Community Mentoring Celeste Atkins, University of Arizona
  • From Classroom to Clinic: Identity Formation of Sociology Students in Clinical Research Settings April M. Crawford, Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System; Steven Arxer, The University of Texas at Arlington; and James P. LePage, Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System
  • Community Engaged Learning: academic, civic, and affective goals T.L. Brink, Crafton Hills College; and Judy Cannon, Crafton Hills College
58. Getting into Graduate School [Panel with Presenters]
Thursday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Salon B (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Mary Virnoche, Cal Poly Humboldt
Presider: Mary Virnoche, Cal Poly Humboldt
First-generation college students and others, pull back the veil of mystery around graduation education. Students applying to M.A. or Ph.D. programs, as well as others just curious to learn more -- this panel is for you. Faculty and current graduate students will share insights and answer your questions. You will leave the session with resources for organizing your research of programs and preparing your application materials.

Panelists:
  • Julius McGee, University of Oregon;
  • Michelle Gomez Parra, San Francisco State University;
59. Spectrums of Criminalization for Latina Girls and Women In and Across Californian Contexts [Panel with Presenters]
Thursday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Salon D (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Michelle Gomez Parra, San Francisco State University
Presider: Uriel Serrano, University of Southern California
Latina girls and women are increasingly embedded within carceral systems, experiencing criminalization across multiple institutions—including schools, the criminal justice system, juvenile detention, foster care, and Child Protective Services. While existing research highlights how gender, race, and class shape the perceptions and treatment of criminalized girls and women, few studies examine how carcerality uniquely impacts Latinas across time, place, and generation. Our panel, ‘Spectrums of Criminalization for Latina Girls and Women In and Across Californian Contexts,’ brings together four distinct yet interconnected studies to explore how criminalization unfolds through different mechanisms and spaces. Presentations examine: (1) the experiences of college-going urban Latinas navigating upward mobility within racialized institutional settings; (2) Latina mothers entangled with Child Protective Services through intimate partner violence; (3) the role of geographical isolation and discipline in shaping Latina girls’ experiences in group homes; and (4) the reentry processes of young Latina girls returning from confinement. Together, these presentations trace a spectrum of criminalization that extends beyond formal punishment systems to include everyday institutional surveillance, spatial marginalization, and intergenerational harm. The panel argues that these processes are not new but continuously evolve to sustain the figure of the Latina “deviant,” reinforcing racialized narratives that justify ongoing violence and exclusion against criminalized communities.
  • “I felt everybody gave up on me…where I almost gave up on myself”: Latina Girls’ Reentry Experiences Brian Cabral, University of Texas at Austin
  • “Getting placed in the Middle of Nowhere: Testimonios from young Women of Color in Group Home Placements” Joana Chavez, Colorado College
  • Framing the “Loca”: “Care” and “Safety” in CPS Cases of Intimate Partner Violence Katherine Maldonado Fabela, University of Utah
  • “Oh, You’re from LA:” Upwardly Mobile Latina Girls’ Experiences with Criminalization Michelle Gomez Parra, San Francisco State University

Panelists:
  • Brian Cabral, University of Texas at Austin;
  • Katherine Maldonado Fabela, University of Utah;
  • Joana Chavez, Colorado College;
  • Michelle Gomez Parra, San Francisco State University;
Discussant:
  • Uriel Serrano, University of Southern California;
60. Be the Change You Want to See: Teaching at the Community College sponsored by the Committee on Community Colleges [Panel with Presenters]
Thursday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Vancouver (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Elizabeth Bennett, Central New Mexico

Panelists:
  • A C Campbell, Santa Ana College;
  • Celeste Atkins, University of Arizona;
  • David Hyde, South Puget Sound Community College;
  • Linda Rillorta, Mt. San Antonio College;
61. Social Psychology [Undergraduate Roundtable]
Thursday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Salon C (3rd Floor)
  • The Impact of Cosmetic Makeup Use Through the Lens of Symbolic Interactionism Theory Abby Harveson, Hastings College
  • Minority Stress, Future Time Perspective, and Goal Prioritization: An Examination of Socioemotional Selectivity Theory Among LGBTQIA+ College-Aged Adults Lilac Ramsey, Hastings College
  • Determining the Impacts of White Supremacy on a Majority Minority Campus Adan Mario Tellez, California State University Fullerton
  • Power and Proselytization: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Christian Nationalist Sentiment Across Protestant Traditions Audrie Pagano, University of La Verne; and Nicholas Athey, University of La Verne
  • How Insider Researchers Navigate Their Dual Roles as Members and Observers Alexandra Jobe, University of California Santa Barbara
Discussant:
  • Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University;
62. Medical Sociology, Health & Reproductive Politics I [Undergraduate Roundtable]
Thursday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Salon C (3rd Floor)
  • Examining LGBTQ+ Health Care Experiences and Barriers in Moscow, Idaho Morgan Neville, University of Idaho; and Leontina Hormel, University of Idaho
  • Still Left Behind? A Follow-Up Study of Racial/Ethnic and Rural/Urban Disparities Emily Pulsipher, Brigham Young University; and Scott Sanders, Brigham Young University
  • Assessing the Regional Differences in Sex Education and its Ramifications on Young Adult Health Sarah Cobb, Western Washington University
  • College-aged Individuals' Views on Access to Healthcare in Rural Midwestern Communities Julia Bernard, Hastings College; Lilac Ramsey, Hastings College; and Natalie Miles, Hastings College
  • Holistic Understandings of how Treatment Impacts Chronically Ill Young Adults Amelia Harding, Gonzaga University
Discussant:
  • Megan Henley, Colorado Mesa University;
63. Immigration, Demography, and Social Change [Undergraduate Roundtable]
Thursday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Salon C (3rd Floor)
  • Tranifesting as Liberatory Resistance: Undoqueer Temporal Autoethnography and Fascism in the U.S. Berto Hernandez-Mendez, California State University Los Angeles
  • CBP One: In Retrospect Mario Varo, University of California Berkeley; and Sebastián Rivero Acosta, University of Texas at El Paso
  • Money For the Movement: Solidarity Activism in Class Traitorship Organizing Chi Adi, Pitzer College
  • The Role of Migration and Assimilation in the Transformation of Cultural Norms and Family Values: A Qualitative Study of Mexican Immigrants in the United States Martin Anaya Anaya, University of Colorado Boulder
  • “A Patriot of the United States: Patriotism, Nationalism, and Immigration” Malia Schumer, Seattle Pacific University
  • The People or Partisanship: An Analysis of the Driving Forces Behind Presidential Policy Emilise Comeau, Independent Scholar
Discussant:
  • Duke Austin, California State University East Bay;
64. Gender and Sexualities I [Undergraduate Roundtable]
Thursday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Salon C (3rd Floor)
  • Ideology and Intimacy: The Intersection Between Politics and Sexual Behaviours Nicholas Villagomez, University of Colorado Boulder
  • Stability And Security In Relationships For Queer & Trans Disabled Individuals Maeve Royer, University of Colorado Boulder
  • Hyper-Masculinize, Be Over-Sexualized, Or Get Out: A Study on Neoliberal Feminism and The Fetishization of Women in STEM Isabella Fardette, Boise State University
  • How language helps to shape and foster perceived group belonging for college students within the LGBTQIA+ community Lilac Ramsey, Hastings College
  • Rainbow Capitalism in Higher Education: Neoliberal Commodification and the Persistence of Queer Discrimination Zachary Zubiate, Boise State University
  • Sexual Violence and Carceral Feminism Hailey Hoopes, Boise State University
Discussant:
  • Chris Wakefield, Whitman College;
65. Crime, Law, and Deviance I [Undergraduate Roundtable]
Thursday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Salon C (3rd Floor)
  • Reexamining Rehabilitation: Teenage Substance Abuse Programs Lauren Neuenschwander, University of San Diego
  • Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Experiences and Opinions of Recidivism, Reintegration, and Rehabilitation Malak Belaissaoui, University of Colorado Boulder
  • Mass Gun Violence and Desensitization of the American Public Rachel Yost, California State University San Marcos
  • People Convicted of a Sexual Offense’s Perceptions of Therapeutic Messages Mya Snyder, Whitman College
  • Neutralizing Police Deception: Undercover Understandings in Minor Decoy and Shoulder Tapping Operations Mireya Saathoff, Gonzaga University
  • Rehabilitate the Criminalized: Community Opinions on the Prostitution Problem Nathan Garcia, University of La Verne; and Nicholas Athey, University of La Verne
Discussant:
  • Mike DeLand, Gonzaga University;
66. Latinx Sociology II [Undergraduate Roundtable]
Thursday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Salon C (3rd Floor)
  • Going Rogue: The Military and the Rise of the Right Latino Julio Cedillo, University of California Berkeley
  • Subject to Surveillance: Police, Law, and the Criminalization of Latino Youth’s Everyday Behavior Omiah Andasola, Colorado Mesa University
  • Chicana Undergraduates’ Identity Development and Resonance with Cultural Sound(s): A Phenomenological Study Manuela Flores, Scripps College
  • Revisiting Capital: Understanding Hispanic Immigrant “Non-Traditional” Destinations Nathaniel Gallardo, University of California Berkeley; Jack Guan, University of California Berkeley; Esmeralda Nuno Mora, University of California Berkeley; Joseph Ortega, University of California Berkeley; and André Valle, University of California Berkeley
  • Parenting Through The Gaps: Latinx Families and the Path to Higher Education Betsy Erivez Robles, Pomona College
  • “Venezuelan Migration to the United States in the Trump Era: Exposing Myths and Realities” Maryangel Rodriguez, Pomona College
67. Undergraduate Poster Session I [Undergraduate Posters]
Thursday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Prefunction/CD Lobby South (3rd Floor)
  • Identifying Individual vs. Group-Based Cyber Actors: Analytical Practices and Behavioral Implications Nina Muniz, Grand Canyon University
  • Navigating Faith and Identity: Marginalized Students' Perceptions at Southwest Christian Universities. Joelle Dildy, Grand Canyon University
  • An Analysis of Professionals’ Views on Counterterrorism Policy and Practices Malachi Parent, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University
  • Effects of Political Conversations on the Social Trust Climate Joel Newlin, Grand Canyon University; Kim Kennedy, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University
  • Counterterrorism Strategies and Crowd Behavior Management: Insights from Global Protection Professionals Dylan Adler, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University
  • Serial Killers, Media, and Morality: Understanding Public Perceptions and Ethical Perspectives Alana Toxey, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University
  • Responding to Aftershocks: How Educators and Justice Professionals Interpret and Interact with the Trauma of Court-Involved Youth Laci Lemos, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University
  • A Comparison of LGBQIA+ and Cis heterosexual Student’s Trust in Police and the Title IX Office Cece Le, Cal Poly Pomona
  • Who do digital detoxes leave behind? Designing More Equitable Campus Phone Policies Lilia Spiegel, Southwestern College
  • Populism Impeached: A Historical Case Study on Evan Mecham TJ Alexander, Grand Canyon University
  • Bodies and Language In the Nail Salon: Vietnamese Nail Technicians Understanding Their Identities in Their Workplace Trinity Chau, University of California Santa Barbara
  • When Gas Goes Green: Discursive legitimation in U.S. natural gas utility sustainability reporting Jace Sylvester, University of Oregon; and Sophia Wind, University of Oregon
  • The Perceptions of Effective Case Management: Views of Non-Govermental Organization (NGO) Members in the Southwest Region of the United States Sadie Davis, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University
68. PSA 2026 Sorokin Lecture featuring Mary Shi sponsored by the ASA Sorokin Lecture Grant [Plenary Session]
Thursday | 12:00 pm-1:15 pm | Salon A (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon
The 2025 ASA Dissertation Award was awarded to Mary Shi, for the dissertation titled “Settlers’ Republic: Land, Infrastructure, and the Emergence of New Technologies of Government in the United States, 1789-1862,” completed at University of California-Berkeley. Mary is currently an LSA Collegiate Fellow and incoming Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. The Dissertation Award selection committee reviewed nearly 30 dissertations. The committee described the winner of this year’s award as a bold retelling of the early history of the United States. Shi argues that the drive to acquire land, and to dispossess native people of this land, must be understood as central to the formation of the U.S. as a nation-state. Through both original historical research and critical sociological engagement with secondary scholarship from history, political science, and historical sociology, Shi shows how the American state developed as a settlers’ republic defined by the clash of imperial and republican impulses. She argues that the collision of imperial and republican impulses placed land at the center of American state formation and produced the paradoxical situation where “a people wary of centralized authority” nonetheless “found themselves building an expansive, bureaucratized, and increasingly developmental American state.” Early American statesmen and their accomplices devoted much more governmental effort to the work of “acquiring, surveying, and selling land; promoting infrastructure projects such as canals and railways; and managing western territories” than previously recognized. By centering the ways that land and territory emerged as “the orienting object of government,” Shi documents previously unrecognized and subsequently obscured ways that settler colonial logics combined with principled republicanism to structure early American state formation. Thus, the author provides us with new theoretical tools to think about settler colonialism writ large, as well as its central role in driving U.S. state formation and subsequent logics of governance. This dissertation is the foundation for a book that will engage scholars across multiple disciplines. The project puts forth a distinctive sociological argument for rethinking the fundamental character of the U.S. state that is deeply informed by the encounter between classical and postcolonial theories of the state, and by a creative synthesis of ideas from critical political geography, American studies, and Native American studies. Committee members agreed that this dissertation rose above all others, expanding the boundaries of the discipline in important and meaningful ways. Shi tells a story that is theoretically and methodologically rich, innovative, and sophisticated. In the committee's view this work checks all the requisite boxes for excellent scholarship—in terms of the significance of its argument, its contribution to sociological knowledge, its presentation of important new theoretical frameworks, and the refreshingly well-crafted nature of its prose.

Panelist:
  • Mary Shi, University of Michigan
69. PSA 2026 Grad Fair [Fair or Tabling Session]
Thursday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Prefunction/CD Lobby (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Jarvez Hall, Pacific Sociological Association
70. Community-Based Participatory Research: Collaboration through Community Partnerships [Research In-Progress]
Thursday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Odessa (3rd Floor)

Presider: May Lin, California State University Long Beach
  • Learning by Doing: Integrating Service-Learning into the Social Inequality Classroom Mehmet Soyer, Utah State University; Zach Johnson, Utah State University; and Gonca Soyer, Utah State University
  • CSULB's Movement Research Fellowship: Students Supporting Power-Building Organizations May Lin, California State University Long Beach
  • Healing PUSO: Pinays Mobilizing for Healing Generations in Stockton’s Filipinx Community Hannah Rhea Divino, Non-Academic; Ethel Nicdao, California State University East Bay; and Ashley Pearl Pana, Non-Academic
  • Counter-Stories of Survival: Black Families, Communities, and the Praxis of Communal Healing Jullanar Williams, Independent Scholar
  • Community-Engaged Research on Precarity and Coercion: South Asian Immigrant Workers in the U.S. Food Service Industry Nikita Aggarwal, University of Maryland, Baltimore
71. Shúkwaatnim Na Iwáyumixa : Applying Tribal Critical Race Theory to K-12 Instruction [Research Completed]
Thursday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Shanghai (3rd Floor)
The first part of our title translates to knowledge brings us together in the Yakima language. Native American culture has historically been incorrectly taught in K-12 schools. Our study examined the paradoxes, pedagogies and practices employed in educational spaces related to Native American culture. Using culturally relevant teaching as the guiding framework, three preservice teachers used ethnographic methods to understand how educators learn to teach about Native American culture. Our findings indicate that out of class instruction, such as chapel and university cultural events along with place-based pedagogy can provide a foundation for developing culturally affirming instruction. However, because Native Americans have been inaccurately taught across K-12 education, more training is needed to transform the status quo.

Panelists:
  • Emma Rich-Tran, Non-Academic;
  • Stephanie Anckle, Non-Academic;
  • Caitlin Fitzgerald, California Lutheran University;
72. Toward an Indigenous Sociology: Knowledge, Community, and Relational Accountability [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Thursday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Casablanca (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Kent Spiers, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Presider: Kent Spiers, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
By centering Indigenous knowledge systems and lived experiences, this session invites discussion on how sociological theory and practice can move beyond colonial foundations to support Indigenous sovereignty, resurgence, and social transformation. Papers may address themes such as Indigenous research methodologies, community-engaged scholarship, decolonial social theory, land-based approaches, and the responsibilities of sociologists working with Indigenous nations and communities.
  • Cultivated Silence in Nimiipuu/Nez Perce History Levin Welch, Arizona State University
  • A Reel Native Story: Red (Re)orientations in Fancy Dance Rowan Greywolf Moore, Arizona State University
  • Woven Currents: Vai and the Cinematic Language of Indigenous Feminism and Decolonial Thought Kelsey Faamausili, California State University Los Angeles
  • Shifting Identities: Exploring Influences of Maya Movement Away from Indigenous Culture Jasmine Penate, University of Oregon
  • Constructing a Pacific Islander Criminology through Centering Indigenous Research Methods Moana Hafoka, Utah Tech University
73. Subjugated Knowledges in Uncertain Times sponsored by the Committee on the Status of Women and the Committee for the Status Racial and Ethnic Minorities [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Thursday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Ocean Ballroom (1st Floor)
  • Drawing Gender: Comic Strips and Cartoon Panels in Trans* Community Media Ezra Langlois, University of Arizona
  • Being Political: The Lived Experiences of Introverted Progressives Paloma Hernandez, California State University Northridge
  • Divining Liberation: A Framework for Cultural Shadow Work and Archetype Integration Steffannie Roache, Portland State University
74. Race, Gender, and Justice in Undergraduate Educational and Success [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Thursday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Salon A (3rd Floor)

Presider: Allison Hurst, Oregon State University
  • How Mentorship Outcomes Vary for White and Asian Undergraduate Student Researchers Based on Gender and Sexuality Yolanda Chavez, University of Utah; Sara Grineski, University of Utah; Daniel Adkins, University of Utah; Timothy Collins, University of Utah; and Danielle Morales, University of Massachusetts-Boston
  • What is a Mentor? Race, Class, and Gender Impacts on the Meaning of Mentorship in the Careers of Sociologists Allison Hurst, Oregon State University
  • The Impact of Social Skills Instruction on Young Adults Michael Madrilejo, California State University Los Angeles
  • What Helps Students Succeed and Belong? Qualitative Insights from Undergraduate Perspectives on Academic Support Daniel Aguilar, New Mexico State University; Stephanie M. Arnett, New Mexico State University; and David Ortiz, New Mexico State University
75. Community and Identity in Digital Spaces [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Thursday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Salon D (3rd Floor)

Presider: Jennifer Vallens, California State University Northridge
  • Brony Online Counterspaces: Examining the Intersection of Community, Deviance, and Identity Formation Devon Thacker Thomas, California State University Fullerton; and Christina Chin, California State University Fullerton
  • K-pop Fandoms Through Durkheim’s Lens Lani Tran-Nguyen, California State University Los Angeles
  • Participatory Urbanism: YouTube Vlogs and the Collective Construction of Las Vegas Asmaul Husna, University of Nevada Las Vegas; Nishita Sharma, University of Nevada Las Vegas; Chenghui Zhang, University of Nevada Las Vegas; and Marta Soligo, University of Nevada Las Vegas
  • From Crisis to Community: The Role of Crowdfunding in Building Social Capital Amanda Studebaker, California State University Bakersfield
  • Pressure or Inspiration: An Analysis of Fitspiration Content Consumption on Perceptions of Body Image and Online Harassment Rocio Paez Ritter, University of Arkansas; and Mary Owen, The William H. Bowen School of Law
76. Marketing Your Sociology Degree as a Skill Set: Options, Opportunities, Occupations [Workshop with Presenters]
Thursday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Melbourne (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Sophie Nathenson, Oregon Institute of Technology
Presider: Sophie Nathenson, Oregon Institute of Technology
Sponsored by the Committee Practicing, Applied, and Clinical Sociology. This presentation seeks to broaden the range of opportunities available with a bachelor’s degree and beyond in sociology. Attendees will learn some of the strategies that can be used to enhance employment prospects. Presenters will provide substantial ways to “translate” sociology skills and concepts into marketable resume items. The session provides valuable skills for students expanding employment prospects as well as for professors interested in identifying and teaching those skills.

Panelists:
  • Sophie Nathenson, Oregon Institute of Technology;
  • Janet Armentor, California State University Bakersfield;
  • Robert Kettlitz, Hastings College;
77. Getting Jobs in Academia [Panel with Presenters]
Thursday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Barcelona (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Aya Ida, California State University Sacramento
Presider: Aya Ida, California State University Sacramento
Academia has a unique process of job applications, interviews, and negotiations after getting an offer, but many graduate students are new to the job market in academia and often unaware of the norms in the job market. Moreover, each type of academic institutions (such as R-1 universities, teaching-focused universities, and community colleges) has different expectations and processes in the job application, interviews, and types of candidates they are searching for. Often, those expectations are not very clear. In this session, the panelists from different types of institutions will explain those expectations and share their experiences of being a candidate and/or being on the search committee. Later half of the session will focus on answering questions from the audience and providing additional input for students seeking jobs in academia.

Panelists:
  • Elizabeth Bennett, Central New Mexico;
  • Katy Hadley, Hanover College;
  • Todd Migliaccio, Penn State University;
  • Amy Orr, Linfield University;
78. Art, Culture, Politics and Power, Session II: Politics & Organizing, Left to Right, Student Protest, and the Question of Patriotism [Panel with Presenters]
Thursday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Naples (3rd Floor)
  • New Left Quotes: Explaining Substantive SDS Coverage Grey Rochon, University of California Irvine
  • From Illusory Democracy to Mobilization Readiness: Student Perceptions, Campus Party Capture in Bangladesh on the Eve of the July 2024 Uprising Arifur Rahman, The University of Alabama
  • Paths of grassroots organizing and far right oppositional action Orion Hurst, Cal Poly Humboldt
  • Wearing Patriotism on Their Sleeves: The VetBro Subcultural Style John Armenta, University of California San Diego
  • Disruptive Conscience: On Moral Choice and Strategic Resistance Emily Brissette, Bridgewater State University
79. How to Get a Job at a Community College [Panel with Presenters]
Thursday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Salon B (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Elizabeth Bennett, Central New Mexico
Presider: Elizabeth Bennett, Central New Mexico
In this session, faculty from community colleges in different states will share tips and strategies to help those seeking community college positions.

Panelists:
  • Sharon Yee, Glendale Community College (AZ);
  • Khayyam Qidwai, Madera Community College;
  • Allison Hicks, Olympic College;
  • Torisha Khonach, Los Angeles Trade-Technical College;
80. Labor and Precarity [Panel with Presenters]
Thursday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Tokyo (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon
Presider: Gabriella Mota, Portland State University
  • Strategic Organizing and Hierarchies of Precarity Paula Winicki Brzostowski, University of California Los Angeles
  • Does Non-Standard Employment Only Harm Health? Examining Its Marginal Effects on Worker Well-Being Hazel Chui, Non-Academic
  • Fighting Fires, Serving Time: Carceral Labor and State-Level Incarcerated Firefighter Programs Gabriella Mota, Portland State University; Rachel Springer, Portland State University; and Amy Lubitow, Portland State University
  • Dear Fast-Food Employee, They Deemed you An Essential Worker: AB 257 and its Implications on Southern California’s Service Industry Jerry Paras, San Diego State University
81. Book Salon 3: Test, Measure, Punish by Erin R. Michaels [(Book) Author Meets Critics]
Thursday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Vancouver (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Uriel Serrano, University of Southern California
Presider: Jonathan Ibarra, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Modeled after an “Author Meets Critic” book session, this book salon brings together sociologists to discuss the theoretical, practical, and methodological applications of Test, Measure, Punish. In Test, Measure, Punish; Erin Michaels traces how neoliberal accountability policies threatening schools with closure for low performance is as much about rising state carcerality (punishment and surveillance) as it is about the “business approach” traditionally associated with neoliberal education reform. Despite the credible threat of closure, most schools facing this threat do not get shut down. Yet, as Michaels argues, the looming threat is ever present. Michaels uncovers how threats of school closure fail education: from incentivizing administrators to over-punish students and teachers to only “teach to the test,” to coercing students to feel like they are “failing.” These policies disproportionately impact—even target—Black and Latinx communities and substantially hurt student social development. In compelling fashion, Michaels addresses how these punitive policies reproduce racial inequalities among our youth beyond degenerating their academic education: it eroded their sense of political agency.

Panelists:
  • Uriel Serrano, University of Southern California;
  • Hajar Yazdiha, University of Southern California;
  • Jeffrey Guhin, University of California Los Angeles;
  • Kelley Fong, University of California Irvine;
  • erin michaels, University of North Carolina Wimington;
82. Undergraduate Poster Session II [Undergraduate Posters]
Thursday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Prefunction/CD Lobby South (3rd Floor)
  • Measuring Change When Change Is Hard to Measure: Evaluating Youth Wellbeing in a Community Mentorship Program Lucy Gamboa, Cal Poly Pomona
  • Framing Opportunity: Photography as Data in the Study of Violence and Place Evan Rios, Cal Poly Pomona; and Seth Ko, Cal Poly Pomona
  • Understanding The Challenges and Motivations of Adult Learners In Higher Education Erika Mendoza Diaz, California State University Long Beach
  • Gentrification in Grit City Rhys Fricker, University of Puget Sound
  • Perceived Criminal Threats Against Undocumented Immigrants and Americans' Gun Ownership Paris Quintero, California State University Fullerton; and Jihye Park, California State University Fullerton
  • Linking Racial/Ethnic Socialization, Parent–Child Relationships, and Mental Health Among Asian American Adolescents Daisey Liu, University of California Irvine; and Qiong Wu, California State University Los Angeles
  • The Impact of Childhood Experiences and Familial Factors on Criminality in Adulthood Emma Ellerd, Whitworth University
  • From Exams to Experience: Reimagining Pathways through Co-op Education among Asian International Students Lily Wu, University of California Irvine
  • Stardew Valley: Improving Modern Life Through an Ideal Rural Setting Avis Brannon, Whitworth University
  • Negligence: Blue-Collar and Immigrant Workers’ Perceptions of Corporate Crime, OSHA Violations, and Justice in Workplace Safety” Nathalie Saldana, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University
  • Using pollen as a proxy to better understand sediment supply in Willapa Bay Kaylee Mackey, University of Washington
83. Global Politics and the State [Research In-Progress]
Thursday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Shanghai (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Enrique Alvear Moreno, Marquette University
Presider: Martin Jacinto, California State University Chico
  • Exploring the Intersection of Humanitarianism and Voluntourism: A Photovoice Study Highlighting the Experiences of International Volunteers Working with Refugees in Athens, Greece Sharon Sanchez, California State University Northridge
  • How Age Works: Youth Identity and the Politics of Time in South Korea’s Housing Movement Eunchong Cho, University of California San Diego
  • From Necessity to Freedom: Revisiting Hannah Arendt’s Vita Activa in the Analysis of Contemporary East African Politics Alem Kebede, California State University Bakersfield
84. Access, Equity, and Technology in Higher Education [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Thursday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Barcelona (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Heidy Sarabia, California State University Sacramento
Presider: Kea Saper, University of California San Diego
  • Beyond Access: Institutional Motivations for Expanding Online Education at Minority-Serving and Predominantly White Institutions Kea Saper, University of California San Diego
  • Inequalities in Instructor Encouragement and Stratified Student Academic AI Use in Higher Education Mateo Orozco, University of California Irvine; Hongjiao Li, University of California Irvine; and Richard Arum, University of California Irvine
  • Understanding How a Sense of Belonging Shapes Retention and Academic Success among Undergraduate STEM Students at a Hispanic-Serving Institution Abiola Majekodunmi, New Mexico State University
  • California Community Colleges Navigating the Intersections of Race, Poverty and Student Equity Shawntae Mitchum, University of Southern California
  • Pornography-Producing Pedagogies: How Pro-AI and Anti-DEI Initiatives in Neoliberal Higher Education Perpetuate the Proliferation AI Pornography Amelia Jobe, Boise State University
85. Gender and Power among Latinxs in the U.S. [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Thursday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Casablanca (3rd Floor)

Presider: Stephanie Morales Linares, San Diego State University
  • "El Poder de la Familia: Exploring Family Obligations, Grit, and Gender Differences Stephanie Morales Linares, San Diego State University; and Vanja Lazarevic, San Diego State University
  • Fault Lines in the Fields: An Intersectional Analysis of Intragroup Inequalities and Environmental Precarity Among Mexican Women Farmworkers Evelyn Pruneda, California State University Chico
  • “Información es poder”: Promotora Interventions for Supporting Latine Communities Victoria Ciudad-Real, University of California Irvine
  • What is Motherhood like while Undocumented? The Experiences of Undocumented Latina Mothers Who Navigated Various Stages of Motherhood Alicia Galvez, California State University Northridge
  • Mujerista Mothering: Collective Care and Co-Parenting Among Mexican Immigrant Mothers in Southern California and Arizona Brittany Romanello, University of Arkansas; and Daniela Carreon, Arizona State University
86. Latinx Students, Families, and the Long-term Consequences of Undocumented Status [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Thursday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Naples (3rd Floor)

Presider: Julybeth Murillo, University of California Irvine
  • Inclusion or Exclusion?: Educational Actors’ Understanding of (Undocumented) Latine Immigrant Students in a New Destination Alexis Orr, Utah State University
  • “Para Que Sean Mejor Que Yo”: Immigrant Parents Reimagining Status through their Children’s College Journeys Leslie Luqueño, Stanford University
  • Strategic Disengagement: Punishment, Surveillance, and the Avoidance of Support Among At-Promise Latinx Students Jonathan Ibarra, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
  • La Decisión es Mía: Navigating the College-Decision Making Process Julybeth Murillo, University of California Irvine
  • “Not forgetting, not forgiving: Long-term consequences of Living Under the Regime of Illegality” Heidy Sarabia, California State University Sacramento
87. Medical Sociology and Mental Health [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Thursday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Ocean Ballroom (1st Floor)

Presider: Ashley Lenarz, Utah State University
  • The Impact of Acculturative Stress On African Immigrants In The United States: A Qualitative Study At Northern Arizona University Modesta Owusu Agyemang, Northern Arizona University
  • Evaluating Counseling Services and Mental Health Interventions: A Qualitative Study of Student Experiences at Northern Arizona University Collins Chukwunonso Ezea, Northern Arizona University
  • When a Child's Diagnosis Inspires a Parent to Consider their own Neurodiverse Identity: Navigating Parent-Child Relationships and Identities during ADHD Diagnostic and Treatment Interactions Michelle Janning, Whitman College; and Adina Nack, California Lutheran University
  • Time Use, Social Participation, and Depressive Symptoms in Later Life Wenyi Gong, University of Arizona
  • Discrimination, Cardiovascular, and Sleep Health: An Intersectional Analysis Guadalupe Marquez-Velarde, Utah State University; Jesse Shircliff, Utah State University; Laura Strong, Utah State University; and Ashley Lenarz, Utah State University
88. Art, Culture, Politics and Power, Session V: Space, Technology, Memory & Multiculturalism [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Thursday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Odessa (3rd Floor)
  • Non-Experiential Nostalgia and the Persistence of Collective Action: Memory, Identity, and Freestyle Rap Cyphers in Post-Gentrified Hongdae Brian Kim, Yonsei University
  • Contesting Space: Student Responses to University Expansion in Berkeley and Delhi Barbara Zagorc, University of Ljubljana; and Vidyasagar Sharma, Bielefeld University
  • Hypersleep, Trans-Species Capitalism, and the Myth of AI Autonomy Christopher Michlig, Univeristy of Oregon
  • Multiculturalism And The Politics Of Indifference Morgan Ybarra, Oregon State University
  • Who Governs Heritage Production? Evidence from Institutional Politics in 21st-Century Taipei Yen-Ting Hsu, University of California San Diego
89. Navigating the Potential and Pitfalls for Latinxs in Higher Education [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Thursday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Salon A (3rd Floor)

Presider: Manuel Barajas, California State University Sacramento
  • Cultivating Latinx Civic Engagement through Student Leadership: The Role of ASI at CSU Los Angeles Diana Rangel, California State University Los Angeles
  • Chicanx/Latinx Faculty’s Marginalization at Hispanic Serving Institutions of Higher Education Manuel Barajas, California State University Sacramento
  • Con Corazón y Resistencia: Voces de Chicanas/Latinas Navigating Doctoral Education Daisy Gomez-Fuentes, University of California Riverside
  • Living In Liminality- Navigating Academic Barriers and Building Support For and By Undocumented Students Yaneyry Delfin, Cal Poly Humboldt
  • Unpacking the Performativity of Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Designation: Holding Universities Accountable and Developing a Call to Action Florence Emilia Castillo, University of New Mexico; Angeles Rubi Castorena, University of California Irvine; and Nancy López, University of New Mexico
90. Global Relationality [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Thursday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Salon B (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Allison Madia, University of San Diego
Presider: Ajailiu Niumai, University of Hyderabad India
  • Heraka: Indigenous Knowledge, Religious Identity, and Cultural Resilience among the Zeliangrong Nagas in Northeast India Ajailiu Niumai, University of Hyderabad India
  • Indigenous Problems in India Jhaver Patel, Gujarat University Ahmedabad; Subhash Pandar, Gujarat University Vidyapith; and Sanjay Patel, Babasaheb Ambedkar University Ahmedabad
  • Learning from Māori experiences in Aotearoa New Zealand to think about Indigenous Pashtun social science research methodology Syed Badshah, None
  • Integrating Traditions: Indigenous Lessons for a Cohesive Bolivian Society Tania Vasquez, California State University Long Beach
  • Exploring Indigenous Knowledge Systems to Enhance Climate Resilience and Healthcare in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh. Basu Chakma, Texas Tech University

Panelists:
  • Ajailiu Niumai, University of Hyderabad India;
  • Basu Chakma, Texas Tech University;
  • Jhaver Patel, Gujarat University Ahmedabad;
  • Syed Badshah, None;
  • Tania Vasquez, California State University Long Beach;
91. Digital Industries & Labor [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Thursday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Salon D (3rd Floor)

Presider: Hailey Maltempi, University of Nevada Las Vegas
  • Platform Labor, Identity, and Inequality: A Systematic Review of Gig Work Through an Intersectional Lens Waris Ahmad Faizi, Virginia Tech
  • Men in beauty work and feminisation of digital labour platforms Sai Amulya Komarraju, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad; Manisha Pathak-Shelat, ; Usha Raman, ; and Payal Arora,
  • Whisper Networks and Workarounds on Digital labour platforms: The case of Urban Company Workers in India Sai Amulya Komarraju, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
  • Inequality in the Virtual Cam Model Industry: Are Models of Color being Suspended on Twitter (X) at a Higher Rate? Hailey Maltempi, University of Nevada Las Vegas
92. Black Knowledge, Liberation, and Placemaking [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Thursday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Tokyo (3rd Floor)

Presider: Earl Wright II, Rhodes College
  • Black Sociological Perspectives on Whiteness: A Comparative Analysis of W.E.B. Du Bois and Guerreiro Ramos Amurabi Oliveira, Federal University of Santa Catarina
  • The Talented Tenth: A Call to Action Earl Wright II, Rhodes College
  • Going West, Settling the Promised Land, and Getting a Hold in Multiracial California: Navigating Black and Louisiana Creole Identities in Great Migration-Era California Faustina DuCros, San Jose State University
  • The Pan Africanism of Black Britain: A Robinsonian Vision of Commonwealth Jala Grant, University of California Irvine
  • Nou' la! Ubuntu and In Lak'ech: Repositioning Black Scholars in the Latine Diaspora Stephanie Anckle, Non-Academic
93. Teaching in a Historical Moment of Scarcity/Austerity sponsored by the Committee on Teaching [Panel with Presenters]
Thursday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Melbourne (3rd Floor)
  • Teaching Ethnic Studies during a Complex Time: K – 12 Ethnic Studies Educators in California Angeles Rubi Castorena, University of California Irvine
  • Course Modality and Inequality: Exploring the Impacts of Modality Course Usage and Choice on Student Success Allison Hurst, Oregon State University
  • Reclaiming Higher Education: Fighting for the Soul of the University Duke Austin, California State University East Bay; and Amara Miller, California State University East Bay
94. Book Salon 2: Crip Kinship: The Disability Justice and Art Activism of Sins Invalid by Shayda Kafai [(Book) Author Meets Critics]
Thursday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Palos Verdes/430 (4th Floor)

Organizer: Steph Landeros, University of Nevada Las Vegas
95. Book Salon 4: The Weight of the White Coat by Glenda M. Flores [(Book) Author Meets Critics]
Thursday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Vancouver (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Uriel Serrano, University of Southern California
Presider: Karina Santellano, Arizona State University
Little has been written about Latina/o physicians as students, people, or workers in a high-skill occupation in the United States. The Weight of the White Coat traces the life stages that Latina/o physicians follow and the social mechanisms that shape their careers, from the role of the family to different educational trajectories and even the practice of medicine. Glenda M. Flores turns a careful eye to this diverse pan-ethnic group in an elite profession, observing how demographic characteristics such as gender and ethnicity act like cumulative weights in their coat pockets, producing hindrances for some and elevating others as they provide care in poor and wealthy communities. Here, the high occupational status of Latina/o doctors offers a unique lens for examining the varied experiences of physicianhood and the still unsettled contours of Latinidad. This book salon takes a deep and engaging dive into the contributions of The Weight of the White Coat.

Panelists:
  • Glenda Flores, University of California Irvine;
  • Michelle Gomez Parra, San Francisco State University;
  • Rocio Rosales, University of California Irvine;
  • Nicole A. Perez, University of Illinois College of Medicine;
  • Gilda Ochoa, Pomona College;
96. Social Inequalities I [Undergraduate Roundtable]
Thursday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Salon C (3rd Floor)
  • How Environmental Factors Affect CAMP Students' College Experiences and Academic Success Emily Lugo Rosales, Independent Scholar
  • How does Elitist Neoliberal Higher Education affect the Support for Social Democracy? Andy Del Toro Obeso, Boise State University
  • ‘My Common Sense is as Good as your Knowledge’: An Analysis of how Neoliberal Higher Education affects Hegemonic Language Lily Hagg, Boise State University
  • Identifying Solutions to Childhood Food Insecurity in the U.S. Victor Isassy Tapia, California State University East Bay
  • Understanding how Socioeconomic Status Shapes Attitudes Towards Police Violence. Perla Romo, Seattle Pacific University
Discussant:
  • Billy Ulibarri, Adam State University;
97. Environmental Sociology [Undergraduate Roundtable]
Thursday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Salon C (3rd Floor)
  • The Cost of Careerism: How Does a Career First Model of Higher Education Affect the Development and Preservation of Life Goods? Tyler Blanchard, Boise State University
  • AI in the Age of Environmentalism: How Students’ Environmental Conscious Informs Their Decision Making Around ChatGPT Maria Yunis, Whitman College
  • “What’s for Lunch?” How Mothers Navigate Structures Surrounding the Environment and Health through Food-Work. Erin Grossman, Whitman College
  • Humans Are Invasive Mallory Carpenter, Hastings College
  • Crossover and Conflict Between Coastal Hazard Prevention and Conservation Efforts Hope Carpenter, University of Oregon
  • Coastal Risk Perception in the Pacific Northwest Casey Olmstead, University of Washington
98. Disability [Undergraduate Roundtable]
Thursday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Salon C (3rd Floor)
  • The Strict Mold for Neurodiverse Students in Higher Education Mikaela Buckley, Boise State University
  • Inequitable circumstances; how the meritocratic system of higher education neglects its neurodivergent students Claire MacDonald, Boise State University
  • Systemic Vulnerability, Exclusion, and Health Disparities for People with Disabilities Jocelynn Kirk, Hastings College
  • Practitioner Perspectives on Singing-Based Interventions for Cognitive and Social Well-Being in Dementia Care Penelope Kieborz, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University
99. Art, Culture, and Popular Culture I [Undergraduate Roundtable]
Thursday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Salon C (3rd Floor)
  • The Disruptive Appearance: Breaching Social Order and the Reconstruction of Normalcy Matthew Conde, University of California Berkeley
  • Combatting Alienation through DIY Ethics Juniper Mazzarelli, Boise State University
  • Perceptions On The Inclusion Of Non Jazz Artists At Jazz Festivals Xzavier Ford, Carroll College
  • Love Expression Across Cultural Contexts Ellie Zhang, Pitzer College
  • The Illusionary Gratification of Neoliberal Sacrifice Lola Ramos, Boise State University
  • Debriefing the Debrief: Post-Party Conversation Rituals in College Nightlife Samuel Liu, University of California Santa Barbara
100. Education I [Undergraduate Roundtable]
Thursday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Salon C (3rd Floor)
  • The Privilege of Paying Marie Bowie, Boise State University
  • Sociology Community College Transfer Students In A Transfer Learning Community Samantha Cardenas, California State University Long Beach
  • How Far does the Relationship Between Educational Attainment and Poverty Level Go Neily Luciano, California State University Long Beach
  • Social Well-Being and Perceived Academic Confidence: A Correlational Study Levi West, Hastings College
  • Leveled Expectations: Classroom Interactions and Youth Aspirations in Continuation School Antonio Mele, University of California Los Angeles
  • ChatGPT Ate My Homework: A Comparative Study of Generative AI Sentiments Among SDSU Colleges Erin Petersen, San Diego State University
Discussant:
  • Mary Virnoche, Cal Poly Humboldt;
101. Latinx Sociology I [Undergraduate Roundtable]
Thursday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Salon C (3rd Floor)
  • Reunification and Belonging: Retrospective Study of Former Children of Transnational Families Miriam Godoy, California State University Long Beach
  • The Lived Experiences of Second Generation U.S Born Latinos Maya Escalante, California State University Long Beach
  • Everyday survival and the roots of activism in the South Bay in precarious times Lizette Gonzalez, Pomona College
  • "Las Ganas de Superarme": Exploring the Role of Corridos Tumbados in Belonging and Self-Expression Among Young Adults Reyna Cruz Valenzuela, Pomona College
  • El Poder de Mi Sueño: The Role of Dreaming for Immigrant Latinas in the Salinas Valley Andrea Alonzo, Pomona College
  • Latinas in the Workforce: Experiences of Colorism and Racial Identity Perceptions Lizbeth Marin, University of California Irvine
Discussant:
  • Janet Muñiz, California State University Long Beach;
102. Undergraduate Poster Session III [Undergraduate Posters]
Thursday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Prefunction/CD Lobby South (3rd Floor)
  • Masking, How Health Advocacy Welcomes Discrimination and Violence in the Workplace Josh Cortes, California State University Long Beach
  • How Identity Disclosure Effects Social Support in Queer Individuals Jaynee Johnson, California State University Fullerton
  • When Community Means Hate: A Look into the Online Community of the Manosphere and White Supremacy Isabel Tabares, California State University Long Beach
  • Agency. Autonomy, and Institutional Influence in the Artistic Practices of CSULB Students Violet Valdivia Valderrama, California State University Long Beach
  • Digital Platforms and the Future of Labor Organization in the United States Jaiden Miller, California State University Long Beach
  • Framing the Enemy: Justifying Domestic Military Deployments in the United States Raccoon Werner, Willamette University
  • From Resources to Resilience: Exploring Determinants of Life Satisfaction Penelope Perez, California Baptist University
  • The Impact of Experiential Learning Environments on Student Perception of Academic Self-Efficacy Autumn Christeson, University of Colorado Boulder
  • Barriers and Facilitators to the Provision of Services and Support to Immigrants and Refugees in Spokane County Jasmine Joy Paloma, Eastern Washington University
  • Legitimating the Labor of Labor Support: The Modes and Implications with which Doulas Pursue Legitimacy Sadie Halpern, University of Puget Sound
  • Incarceration and Police Contact among Transgender Individuals: An Intersectional Perspective Creed Jones, Utah State University; Sofia Low, Utah State University; and Guadalupe Marquez-Velarde, Utah State University
  • Psychological Distress among Formerly Incarcerated Transgender Individuals Guadalupe Marquez-Velarde, Utah State University; and Sofia Low, Utah State University
103. Presidential Plenary: Indigenous Stories and Songs of Southern California, presented by PSA 2026 Conference Elder-in-Residence, Louie Robles (enrolled member of the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation) [Plenary Session]
Thursday | 4:30 pm-5:45 pm | Salon A (3rd Floor)

Presider: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon

Panelist:
  • Louie Robles, Elder-In-Residence
104. PSA 2026 Student Reception - All Students Are Welcome [Reception]
Thursday | 6:00 pm-7:30 pm | Ocean Ballroom (1st Floor)
105. Reception with Elder In-Residence (6pm - 7pm) [Reception]
Thursday | 6:00 pm-7:30 pm | Vancouver (3rd Floor)
106. A Song For Cesar - Documentary on the UFW Movement (Beginning at 7pm) [Film Session]
Thursday | 7:30 pm-9:00 pm | Salon D (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Celina Bridges, University of California Davis
Presider: Celina Bridges, University of California Davis
The life and legacy of Cesar Chavez are captured in this film through the lens of artists, actors, and entertainers who helped sustain the relevance of the United Farm Workers movement. Chavez was not only an influential leader in unionization, agriculture, and civil rights, but also a pioneer in modern advertising and marketing. The UFW movement should be studied for its organizational methods and its ability to unify human emotion through diverse forms of outreach.
107. Yoga (Friday Session) [Other Space]
Friday | 7:00 am-8:00 am | Ocean Terrace East (3rd Floor)
108. KiddieCorp Conference Daycare (Friday) [Other Space]
Friday | 8:00 am-9:00 am | Marina/420 (4th Floor)
More information on conference daycare option will be released soon.
109. PSA Registration Desk (Friday) [Registration]
Friday | 8:00 am-9:00 am | Prefunction/CD Lobby (3rd Floor)
The PSA Registration Desk is open from 8am to 5pm on Friday.
110. PSA All Committees Meeting [Committee Meeting]
Friday | 8:00 am-9:00 am | Salon D (3rd Floor)
111. Empowerment Self-Defense Workshop [Workshop with Presenters]
Friday | 8:00 am-9:00 am | Shanghai (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Haisu Huang, William & Mary
You deserve to feel safe in every room you enter. Join a supportive Empowerment Self-defense training or ESD that centers your decisions and expands your options. ESD is a feminist approach to sexual assault prevention, aiming to empower attendees to stop assaults in their very early stages, before they escalate to physical danger. Contrary to convention self-defense, ESD does not teach what attendees should or should not do. Instead, it expands their freedom, empowering them to make their own decisions about where they go, what they do, and who they do it with. Evidence-based and trauma-informed, this workshop is led by Haisu Huang, certified ESD instructor and PhD in Sociology from the University of Oregon.
112. Stories from Fellow Sociologists: My Sociology Pathway [Panel with Presenters]
Friday | 8:00 am-9:00 am | Vancouver (3rd Floor)

Organizers: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon; Kirsten Vinyeta, Utah State University;
Presider: Jeffrey Sacha, Los Rios
Please join us for light breakfast refreshments and learn from inspiring sociologists about the professional pathways and journeys they have created and shared. Panelists will address questions including: What made them choose sociology? How have they used their degree(s)? The intention is to share how awesome people developed networks and made decisions that helped shape who they are as sociologists. We envision this as a joyful session of sharing to welcome you to a busy day of conferencing.

Panelists:
  • Jeffrey Sacha, Los Rios;
  • LaShaune Johnson, University of Houston;
  • Madi Lou Abel, Portland State University;
113. Presidential Plenary: Landkeeping: Restoring Indigenous Fire Stewardship and Ecological Partnerships [Plenary Session]
Friday | 9:00 am-10:15 am | Salon A (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Theresa Gregor, California State University Long Beach
Presider: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon
The panel will share their research presented in the anthology Landkeeping: Restoring Indigenous Fire Stewardship and Ecological Partnerships, which is currently in press with Oregon State University Press, and slated for release in April 2026. Each presenter will share their research and community-based work on the efficacy, challenges, and successful restoration of Indigenous fire knowledge, practices, and methodologies to restore and steward the land/environment. Gregor and Aldern are the book's editors. Tony Marks Block will discuss his work titled: "The Past, Present, and Future of Cultural Burning in Yurok Territory, "California," which includes a collaboration in interviewing and writing with Margo Robbins. Jared Aldern will discuss his chapter,"Indigenous Fire in the Southern Sierra Nevada and San Joaquin Valley, 1810-1910, with collaboration and writing with Ron W. Goode. Theresa Gregor will share her chapter "FireWorks in Southern California: From Fire Recovery to Restor(y)ing Fire to the Land, that was cowrittend with Connor Magee, Andrew Pittan, Wesley Ruise Jr., and Joelene Tamm.

Panelists:
  • Jason Aldern, ;
  • Tony Marks-Block, California State University East Bay;
  • Theresa Gregor, California State University Long Beach;
114. Medical Sociology: From the Front Lines [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Friday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Barcelona (3rd Floor)

Presider: Arleen Lopez, University of the Pacific
  • County-Level Community Corrections Treatment Court Program Evaluation Omar Melchor-Ayala, Western Oregon University; and Vivian Aseye Djokotoe, Western Oregon University
  • From Perspectives and Beliefs: Substance Use Insights from Social Workers and Registered Nurse (RN) Case Managers at Stanford Healthcare Hospital Arleen Lopez, University of the Pacific
  • Social Processes Shaping Firefighters’ Cancer Risks Tyler Cohen, University of California Riverside; Justin Huft, University of California Riverside; Elvira De La Torre, University of California Riverside; and Wei Zhao, University of California Riverside
  • Welcome to the HALO Academy of Paramedicine: A qualitative content analysis of recruitment material in Canada Michael Corman, University of the Fraser Valley; and Morgan King-Roskamp, University of the Fraser Valley
115. Race Matters: Graduate Student Session sponsored by The Committee for the Status of Ethnic and Racial Minorities [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Friday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Casablanca (3rd Floor)
  • Fear among Society as Immigration targets the Undocumented Jasmine Alvarez, California State University Los Angeles
  • Intersectional Wounds: Cultural Theft and the Resilience of Black Consciousness Pamela Mabry, San Diego State University
  • “Who Gets to Be a #ProudRandi?: A Critical Caste Feminist Intervention in Indian Feminist Discourse” Anagha Rao, University of Texas at Arlington
116. Medical Sociology: Housing Instability, Youth and Mental Health [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Friday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Melbourne (3rd Floor)

Presider: Colleen Hackett, Northern Arizona University
  • The Effect of Housing Instability on Suicidality: An Assessment of Youth Ages 12-23 Kelly Gray, Portland State University
  • The Role of Social Support in the Association Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health: Are There Gender Differences? Kelly Duong, University of Hawaii at Manoa
  • "My Kids Come First": Substance-Involved Parenting in Appalachia Katherine King, University of Southern California
  • Hotel Homeless Shelters as Wellness Interventions: Examining the Health and Wellbeing Impacts among Residents at a Hotel Shelter in Northern Arizona Colleen Hackett, Northern Arizona University
  • Perceptions of Care: A Descriptive Analysis of Homeless Youth’s Experiences in Foster Care Amanda Yoshioka-Maxwell, Cal Poly Pomona
117. Art, Culture, Politics & Power, Session III: Art, Culture, Politics, Protest, and the Question of Belonging [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Friday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Naples (3rd Floor)
  • Graffiti, Resistance, and Politics in Spokane, WA Alana Inlow, Gonzaga University
  • Space, Affect, y Los Que Mandan: Cultivating Vibes for Musical Belonging in Greater LA Brandon Saucedo Pita, University of Southern California
  • From Black Sabbath to Chat Pile: A Computationally Assisted Content Analysis of Metal Music and Portrayals of Masculinity Cade Borner, New Mexico State University; and Marshall Taylor, New Mexico State University
  • Crafting Cultural Resistance: Latino Theatre About the Women of Juárez as Arenas of Bonding and Bridging Ana Lopez Ricoy, University of La Verne
  • Rebels With a Cause: Musical Resistance and Identity Formation in Chicano and Mexican Rock Sammy Garcia III, California State University Los Angeles
118. Resilience and Role Strain in Families with Disability [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Friday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Odessa (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Lorraine Cordeiro, University of Massachusetts
Presider: Lauren Whiting, California State University Los Angeles
  • Great expectations: Experiences of individuals who have a disabled sibling Anna Penner, Pepperdine University; Andrianna Lareau, None; Seah Yoon, Pepperdine University; and Eden Shimanek, Pepperdine University
  • Rewards, Strains, and Social Lives: Parenting Children with Disabilities Over the Life Course Carly Young, University of Texas at Austin
  • Narcissistic Parenting and Deviant Coping: Perspectives of Social Workers, Counselors, and NGO Case Managers Working With At-Risk Young Adults. Peyton Hewitt, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University
  • Shew Piety and Requite Thy Parents: The Relationship Between Parents with Physical or Mobility Disabilities’ Religiosity and Expectations to Rely on Children for Help Lauren Whiting, California State University Los Angeles

Panelists:
  • Lauren Whiting, California State University Los Angeles;
  • Carly Young, University of Texas at Austin;
  • Anna Penner, Pepperdine University;
  • Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University;
119. Race, Gender and Identity [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Friday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Salon B (3rd Floor)

Presider: Mario Hernandez, Mills College at Northeastern University
  • Climate Refugees and Resource Control in Sahel-Africa: Towards a non- Kinetic Resolution of the Farmer -Herder Conflict. Ifeyinwa Austin-EGOLE, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo-State Nigeria; and Cletus Anah, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo state Nigeria
  • Collective Identity and Post-War Reconciliation in Sri Lanka: A Social Psychological Perspective Vishanka Gunawardana, University of South-eastern Norway
  • “I like the idea in theory”: Experiencing the imperial matrix through legal gender marker changes Wynn Strange, Portland State University
  • Claiming the Streets: Women, Motorcycles, and Urban Belonging in Kathmandu Gita Neupane, University of Idaho
  • Qualitative fieldwork in the courts: A reflection of researcher positionality Marisela Velazquez, Independent Scholar
  • Reclaiming Space: the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust and the struggle for identity through urban placemaking Mario Hernandez, Mills College at Northeastern University; and Natalee Kēhaulani Bauer, Mills College at Northeastern University
120. Gender and Feminism in the Digital World [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Friday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Salon D (3rd Floor)

Presider: Caroline Zuniga, California State University Los Angeles
  • Does ChatGPT Reinforce Gender Stereotypes? An Algorithmic Audit of Gender Bias in LLM-Generated Job Descriptions Jennifer Krebsbach, University of California Davis; Jane Lee, University of California Davis; Steven Zeck, University of California Davis; Arti Thakur, University of California Davis; and Martin Hilbert, University of California Davis
  • Authenticity or Strategy? Audience Reception of Feminist Discourses in Femvertising Saba Omidian, New Mexico State University
  • What It Means to Be “Worth It”: Gender Performance and Aesthetic Capital Among Sugar Babies Anna Wainwright, University of California Irvine
  • How has the idea of "love" shifted for the millennial straight and lgbtq+ women population in the United States since advent use of social media and dating apps? Caroline Zuniga, California State University Los Angeles
  • Networks of Solidarity: Black Feminist Thought and the YouTube Video Essay Brianna Branscomb, University of Texas at Arlington
121. Medical Sociology: Social and Health Disparities [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Friday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Tokyo (3rd Floor)

Presider: Emily Ernst, University of California Merced
  • Poverty, Neighborhood Social Cohesion, and Health Disparities Following Extreme Weather Events in California Emily Ernst, University of California Merced
  • Food Insecurity and Health Inequality: A social Determinants of Health in the United States Golam Morshed Suhel, University at Albany, SUNY
  • Housing Insecurity’s Influence on Drug Use Patterns: Assessing Homelessness as a Causal Factor of Higher-risk Drug Use Katie Clarke, University of Oregon
  • When teaching to cope becomes a mission. Stress is a Mission Possible! Katarzyna Archanowicz-Kudelska, Kozminski University
122. Reading the Global Conjuncture: Neoliberal Dystopia and 21st Century Fascism [Panel with Presenters]
Friday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Ocean Ballroom (1st Floor)

Organizer: Yousef Baker, California State University Long Beach
Presider: Yousef Baker, California State University Long Beach
This panel examines the current conjuncture through the entanglements of fascism, state violence, and capitalist crisis. Across geographies often treated as discrete—the United States, Central America, the Middle East—each paper situates emergent forms of coercion and control within the context of profound economic malaise caused by 50 years of neoliberal restructuring. We approach the present not as a series of isolated events but as a connected moment, defined by forks in the roads, in which liberal and conservative movements in the US and Western Europe performed and imposed legal constraints, ramped up coercive apparatuses, and experimented with new racial projects in order to mask deep structural contradictions. One paper explores the “colonial present” linking the 2025 ICE raids, U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran and Gaza, and the racialized spectacle of legality that legitimizes violence. Another examines how neoliberal restructuring in El Salvador and the United States has produced overlapping states of exception, criminalizing migrants and dissent in the name of national renewal. A third turns to the social movements challenging this conjuncture, tracing campaigns to close prisons and re-imagine the allocation of state resources as struggles over the very meaning of public life. Together, these papers interrogate how the crises of liberalism and capitalism generate new authoritarian forms while also producing new solidarities. Drawing on Gramsci’s notion of the conjuncture, the panel invites reflection on how today extreme nationalism, perhaps a 21st century fascism, operates not as a historical residue but as a transnational mode of governance responding to economic and political impasse.
  • The Colonial Present: Performing Legality and Death in America, Iran, and Gaza Yousef Baker, California State University Long Beach
  • On Neoliberal Crisis and Transnational Criminalization Steven Osuna, California State University Long Beach
  • “It’s Our F-ing City!”: Expansions of Nativist State Repression and the Socio-Spatial Perspective Daniel Olmos, California State University Northridge
  • Closing Prisons, Funding Futures: The CFA Campaign and the Political Economy of Austerity César (Che) Rodríguez, San Francisco State University
123. Non-Academic Jobs: Sociologists out in the World [Panel with Presenters]
Friday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Shanghai (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Savannah Hunter, University of California Berkeley
124. Book Salon 5: When Rape Goes Viral: Youth and Sexual Assault in the Digital Age by [(Book) Author Meets Critics]
Friday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Vancouver (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Anna Gjika, SUNY New Paltz
Presider: Anna Gjika, SUNY New Paltz
When Rape Goes Viral examines the growing phenomenon of tech-facilitated violence among youth through an analysis of high-profile cases of mediated juvenile sexual assault. Drawing from interviews with teens, Anna Gjika details what such incidents tell us about youth peer cultures and the gender norms and sexual ethics governing young people's interactions. Gjika exposes the unequal and heteronormative power dynamics informing teens' intimate relationships and online practices, and she critically interrogates the role of digital cultures and broader social values in sanctioning abuse. The book also explores the consequences of social media and digital evidence for young victim-survivors and perpetrators of sexual assault, detailing the paradoxical capacities of technology for socio-legal responses to gender-based violence.

Panelists:
  • Kristen Barber, University of Missouri-Kansas City;
  • Emily Carian, University of California Irvine;
  • Ranita Ray, University of New Mexico;
  • Matt Rafalow, Google;
125. Education II [Undergraduate Roundtable]
Friday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Salon C (3rd Floor)
  • "Bereft Of Creativity" Students and Arts in Neoliberal Higher Education Louis Peck, Boise State University
  • Lack of Civic Education within Neoliberalism Higher Education Ellen Petersen, Boise State University
  • Racial and Ethnic Differences in Student–Faculty Interaction and Self-Reported Gains Jonathan Trinidad, California State University San Marcos; and Julia Gonzalez, California State University San Marcos
  • Social Integration and Belonging in Prison Education Programs Ivy Evanson, Adams State University
  • How does neoliberal privatization of higher education affect student activism to challenge societal structures? salma kassim, Boise State University
  • Balancing the burden of declining generational social capital: Measuring how the eldest sibling undergraduate experience differs between genders and influences the subsequent division of time devoted to their family, education, personal life affecting their educational attainment. Kelly Amador, University of California Irvine
Discussant:
  • Amara Miller, California State University East Bay;
126. Gender and Sexualities II [Undergraduate Roundtable]
Friday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Salon C (3rd Floor)
  • “Made Up Terms”: College Students and their ‘Strange’ Dating Slang Abhishek Jaiswal, Arizona State University
  • Navigating Cisnormativity: Gender Minority Student Experiences in Higher Education Heather Oram, California State University Stanislaus
  • Outlawed: Gender Nonconforming African Diaspora Students Traveling to Countries with Various Human Rights Dynamic ReNisha Gates, University of California Berkeley
  • Hookup culture views on intimacy and commitment Kayla Kearns, Hastings College
  • Nonbinary Identity: Biosocial Sense-making Haydyn Davila, Reed College
  • Queering MILF Manor Eleanor D'Ambrosia, Whitman College
Discussant:
  • Rhonda E. Dugan, California State University Bakersfield;
127. Medical Sociology, Health and Reproductive Politics II [Undergraduate Roundtable]
Friday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Salon C (3rd Floor)
  • Shopping for Birth Control: Exploring Gonzaga Student’s Attitudes Towards the Contraceptive Paradox Teresa Miller, Gonzaga University
  • Falling Between the Cracks: African American Men and The Mental Healthcare System Hope Leong, California State University East Bay
  • Voices of Mesa County - a case study on young adults' perceptions of semi-rural behavioral healthcare Shayla Trowbridge, Colorado Mesa University; Teri Britt, Colorado mesa university; Ashlie Ray, Colorado Mesa University; Antonio Alvarez, Colorado Mesa University; and Abby Sendef, Colorado Mesa University
  • Who's Got Narcan? Naloxone Access and Use Among At-Risk Populations in Spokane Juliana Maucione, Gonzaga University
  • The State of Maternal Health in the U.S.: A Crisis of Prevention Aubrey Eresman, Hastings College; and Samuel Acosta Castellanos, Hastings College
  • Which Populations Use Large Language Models For Mental Health Support/Therapy-Related Goals and Why? Elijah Geduldig, University of California Santa Barbara
Discussant:
  • Ashley Lenarz, Utah State University;
128. Regional Studies, Transnationalism, Globalization, & Development [Undergraduate Roundtable]
Friday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Salon C (3rd Floor)
  • One Nation Under God: Support for Christian Government and Beliefs about America’s Superiority Emily Haan, Seattle Pacific University
  • Internet Censorship During the Russia–Ukraine Conflict Brad Polk, California State University East Bay
  • Faith, Accessibility, and Neurodiversity: Examining Children’s Ministry Practices in Apostolic Assembly Churches Jennifer Herrera, California State University Long Beach
  • The Christian Gaze Tala Alnasser, Brigham Young University
  • U.S. Immigrant motivation: Classical Microeconomics vs. World Systems theory Leo Skellenger, California State University East Bay
  • In the Circle of Care: Older Adults and Family Persistence in Bangladesh Fatiha Sharmin, Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)
129. Race and Ethnicity I [Undergraduate Roundtable]
Friday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Salon C (3rd Floor)
  • Racial Perceptions at a PWI: Investigating Student Experiences Regarding Race on Campus Reiko Gumabon, Gonzaga University; and Mireya Saathoff, Gonzaga University
  • Malicious Media: The Influence Media Has on the Creation of Racial Biases Tabitha Yuen, Cerritos College
  • Racist Limited Learning in Neoliberal Higher Education Zaudi Guzman, Boise State University
  • Framing Race Online: Overt and Color-Blind Racism Among Figures on X (formerly Twitter) Alejandro Ochoa, Whitman College
  • Race and Space: Determining the Impacts of White Supremacy on a Majority Minority Campus Adan Mario Tellez, California State University Fullerton
  • The Silver Screen Native Danni Black, Crafton Hills College
Discussant:
  • Dwaine Plaza, Oregon State University;
130. Undergraduate Poster Session IV [Undergraduate Posters]
Friday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Prefunction/CD Lobby South (3rd Floor)
  • Small School, Big Need: Bureaucracy and Practice in Rural School Mental Health Work Mary Clare Jones, Occidental College
  • Sibling Relationships in the Context of Retirement: A Qualitative Study Riley Fraser, California State University Long Beach
  • Navigating Boundaries and The Performance of Self in a Digital World Jordan johnson, Cal Poly Pomona
  • Adoptees Reframing and Claiming National Adoptee Awareness Month on Instagram Anica Falcone-Juengert, Whittier College
  • “Everything Hurts”: How Childbearing Complications Impact Postpartum Sexuality Jennifer Quintero, California Lutheran University; Erika Garcia, California Lutheran University; Adina Nack, California Lutheran University; and Christine Morton, Stanford University
  • #LoveYourself: How Self-Love Content Reshapes Who We Are and How We Connect Hannah Segura, University of Nevada Las Vegas; Kaitlin Brannon, University of Nevada Las Vegas; Dulshi Fernando, University of Nevada Las Vegas; Isabella Mercado, University of Nevada Las Vegas; and Monica Garcia, University of Nevada Las Vegas
  • Assessing the Mental Health Impact of the Resident Advisor Role at the University of Washington: A Comparative Analysis of Depression, Anxiety, and Psychological Distress Joseph Riggio, University of Washington
  • Neighborhood Linguistic Isolation, Diversity, and Educational Attainment Ryan Wong, University of California Irvine
  • Intersections of Race and Sex in Specialty Medicine: a Comparative Analysis of Reported Discrimination, Quality of Care, and Information-Seeking Behaviors of American Cancer Survivors Allie Fallis, Whitman College
131. Identity and Belonging for Latines/Latinxs in the U.S. and Globally [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Friday | 12:00 pm-1:15 pm | Casablanca (3rd Floor)

Presider: Nancy Velasquez, California State University Los Angeles
  • Place-Based Community and Identity Formation in San Antonio’s Southside Elisa Avila, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Thriving Through Creative Resistance Latine Artists And Entrepreneurs Michelle Montalban, California State University Northridge
  • Joteando el Cine: Building Queer Latinx Belonging through Community Cultural Wealth and Storytelling Nancy Velasquez, California State University Los Angeles
  • The Social and Political Identities of Latine Republicans in the U.S. Gabriella Mota, Portland State University
  • Urban Fragmentation: Gentrification in Mexico City Citlalli Martinez Cano, San Diego State University
132. Gender in the Current Socio-Political Climate Part 2 [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Friday | 12:00 pm-1:15 pm | Naples (3rd Floor)
  • Gender Variance and the Formal Economy: How Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals Navigate Inequality Regimes Avalon Schultz, California State University San Marcos
  • Sons and Daughters of God: Gender, Sexuality, and Boundary Making by Mormon Church Leaders Brooklyn Wilkinson, University of Nevada Las Vegas
  • Male Cheerleaders and the Gender Confusion of the Anti-Trans Movement Robert Bulman, Saint Mary's College of California
  • Adolescents Embracing Gender Identity Pamela Perez, California State University Los Angeles
133. Criminalization, Identity and the Margins of the State [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Friday | 12:00 pm-1:15 pm | Salon A (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Ilā Ravichandran,
Presider: Clover Javurek-Humig, Portland State University
  • On the Margins: Asian Americans and the Criminal Justice System Anthony Ocampo, Cal Poly Pomona
  • Black immigrants' experiences and understanding of law in the United States Daniel Tei, Arizona State University
  • “Like a House Fire Every Week”: Urban Homelessness Management and the Dispossession of Life-Affirming Belongings Nicolas Gutierrez III, University of Southern California
  • Understanding the Impact of Sweeps on Mixed Housing Status Mutual Aid Groups in Portland, OR Clover Javurek-Humig, Portland State University
  • Intersectional Pathways to Prison: Exploring the Role of Race, Gender Identity, and Sexuality in Sentence Outcomes Among Women Jae Collett, Portland State University
  • Sacred Second Chances: Latina Women, Faith, and Reentry Through Victory Outreach Yuliana Rojas, California State University San Marcos
  • Complicating gun use among BIPOC, queer and minoritized gun use Karen Marie (KV) Villa, University of Nevada Las Vegas
134. Politics, Power & Digital Activism [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Friday | 12:00 pm-1:15 pm | Salon D (3rd Floor)

Presider: Armando Gonzalez, California State University Northridge
  • Constructing Chaos: Trump's Campaign to Redefine America Morgan Sanchez, San Jose State University
  • From the Feed to the Frontlines: College Student Activism and the Role of Social Media in Contemporary Social Justice Mariana Brown, Texas A&M
  • The Enigma of the Fascist Female: Digital Discourses of Crime, Gender, and Migration During Prime Minister Meloni’s Rise to Power Jenna DePasquale, Mississippi State University
  • Facts, Expertise, and Moral Values in the Post-Truth Era Elena De Leo, University of California San Diego
  • A Digital Pulse: How Social Media Drives Political Engagement Among CSUN Students Armando Gonzalez, California State University Northridge
  • The paradox of the 2024 election why many in marginalized communities voted against their own best interest Michael Thomas, California State University San Marcos
135. Intersectional Solidarity in Practice: Supplanting Sociological 'Classics' with Scholarship from the Trans Justice Syllabus [Workshop with Presenters]
Friday | 12:00 pm-1:15 pm | Barcelona (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Wynn Strange, Portland State University
Presider: Wynn Strange, Portland State University
At a time when transgender people are under scrutiny and their rights at threat of being stripped away, it is ever important that sociologists include trans* experiences in every class. This workshop centers the #transjusticesyllabus, sharing its history and current iteration. We then discuss strategies for inclusion of trans* experiences in key sociology classes with examples. Audience participation will be encouraged throughout this workshop.

Panelist:
  • Rosalind Kichler, University of Washington
136. Stories of Belonging and Otherness: Student Autoethnographies on Social Identity and Inequality [Panel with Presenters]
Friday | 12:00 pm-1:15 pm | Shanghai (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Mehmet Soyer, Utah State University
Presider: Mehmet Soyer, Utah State University

Panelists:
  • Kinsley Sorenson, Utah State University;
  • Olivia Huff, Utah State University;
  • Rachael Gentry, Utah State University;
  • Danalee Welch-Odonnal, Utah State University;
  • Bishal Bhakta Kasu, Independent Scholar;
Discussant:
  • Mehmet Soyer, Utah State University;
137. Book Salon 8: The Marvelous Ones: Drugs, Gang Violence, and Resistance in East Los Angeles, by Randol Contreras [(Book) Author Meets Critics]
Friday | 12:00 pm-1:15 pm | Vancouver (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Lauren McDonald, California State University Northridge
Presider: Lauren McDonald, California State University Northridge

Panelists:
  • Randol Contreras, University of California Riverside;
  • Elliot Currie, University of California Irvine;
  • Jeffrey Guhin, University of California Los Angeles;
  • Jan Haldipur, California State University Long Beach;
138. Undergraduate Poster Session V [Undergraduate Posters]
Friday | 12:00 pm-1:15 pm | Prefunction/CD Lobby South (3rd Floor)
  • Retail Giants' Role in Rainforest Protection: A California Case Study Hunter Vineyard, Cal Poly Humboldt
  • How does militarization affect limited learning? Isaiah Walker, Boise State University
  • Death by 1000 Cuts: Funding and Healthcare Access on the Oregon Coast Chase Strang, Oregon State University
  • Got Games?: The Impacts of Gamified and Interactive Content on Disaster Preparedness, Awareness, and Engagement. Catalina Kurihara, University of Oregon
  • Assessing Community Preparedness for Large-Scale Lahars Originating from Mt. Rainier Bodhi Merrill, Cal Poly Humboldt
  • The Sociology of Art: An Exploratory Paper Samuel Hernandez, California State University Stanislaus
  • Justice For Some: Bipartisan Frustration over the Role of Elitism in The Justice System Jasper Marichal-Nack, California Lutheran University
  • Evolving Masculinities in India: Regional and Generational Patterns in Masculinity Norms and Gender-Equity Attitudes Easwari Mudadi, Rishihood University
  • The Interplay of Age and Social Engagement in Understanding Meaning Adam Marquardt, California Baptist University
  • Algorithms of Atrocity: Analyzing the online witnessing, activism, & global interpretation of the Isreal-Palestine conflict Kip McAllen, Oregon State University
  • "Cocaine and Drinking With Friends": A Content Analysis of Substance Use in US Top-50 Billboard Charting Songs Jasmine Ayon, University of Nevada Las Vegas
  • Race, Divorce, and Debt: How Divorce Shapes Financial Insecurity for Black and White Women in the United States Jaylin Higgins, University of California Irvine
  • The Crisis of Male Engagement in Universities Mariia Yazepova, Whitworth University
139. Activism, Organizing, and Community Building for Environmental Justice [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Friday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Barcelona (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Patrick Greiner,
  • Oil and Gas Drilling, Environmental Racism, and Public Policy in California Ward Thomas, California State University Northridge
  • Talking Trash for Environmental Justice: Community Organizing Against Toxics in Western Oregon Evan Shenkin, Linfield University
  • Social Entrepreneurship in Plastic Waste Management: A Panacea to Mitigate Youth Unemployment and Environmental Sustainability Ifeyinwa Austin-EGOLE, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo-State Nigeria; and Juliana Iheanacho, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo state Nigeria
  • A Theory-Informed Decision Tree for Communicating Pro-Environmental Messages to Skeptics Martin Monto, University of Portland
  • Yet Another Warehouse?! The Struggle for Environmental Justice in Bloomington Juliann Emmons-Allison, University of California Riverside; and Ellen Reese, University of California Riverside
140. Anti-Racist Teaching and Learning [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Friday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Casablanca (3rd Floor)

Presider: Emily Penner, University of California Irvine
  • “You’re not a Gang Member Just Because You Dress Like That”: Streetwear Fashion as Hip Hop Based Culturally Relevant Pedagogy. Roberto Ortega, Arizona State University
  • ‘Learning to Liberate’: Teacher Practice and Praxis During the Rollout of District Wide Ethnic Studies Courses Emily Penner, University of California Irvine; Jomar Lopes, University of California Irvine; Amy Gong Liu, University of California Irvine; Courtney Quach, University of California Riverside; and Alex Chang, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Black Sociology & Criminology: Experiential Learning and Radical Pedagogy at Howard University Bahiyyah Muhammad, Howard University
  • Culturally Sustaining Pedagogical Framework for Ethnic Studies: Indigenous Studies Barbara Silva, California State University Los Angeles
  • Critical Race Theory: Interdisciplinary Knowledge as a Form of Liberation Christine Capili, University of La Verne
  • Teaching Whitestream Sociology in a Black-Majority Nation: Reflections from Brazil Amurabi Oliveira, Federal University of Santa Catarina
141. States, Sovereignties and Citizenship [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Friday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Naples (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Enrique Alvear Moreno, Marquette University
Presider: Spencer Potiker, Columbia College
  • Logistical Contingency and the New Economic Geographies of the US-Mexico Borderlands Spencer Potiker, Columbia College
  • Overtourism and Public Complicity in Turkey: A Comparative Perspective Burak Kesgin, Independent Scholar
  • “Laughing Toward Extremism: The Transnational Sociology of Digital Propaganda” Kim Kennedy, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University
142. Race, Gender and Digital Spaces [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Friday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Ocean Ballroom (1st Floor)

Presider: Lauren Alfrey, university of portland
  • “The Doctor Will See You Now—Or Will They? Developing a Theoretical Agenda to Understand Race, Health Professions, and AI” Adia Wingfield, Washington University in St. Louis; and Tyrell Spencer, Washington university in st. louis
  • Articulating Black Trans/Queer Knowledges: Digital Media and Counter-Hegemonic Discourses on YouTube's Phag Tawlk Melissa Brown, Santa Clara University
  • Digital Leashes and Campus Shadows: How Surveillance in IPV Disrupts First-Gen College Women’s Education Selena Morentin, Mt. San Antonio College
  • Virtual Ethnoracial Core Spaces: The Case of Asian Americans and Black Creoles Christina Sue, University of Texas at San Antonio; Faustina DuCros, San Jose State University; and Christina Chin, California State University Fullerton
  • From the Field to the Feed: Social Media Representation of Girls in High School Flag Football Heather Van Mullem, Washington State University; Maxime Garcia, Washington State University; and Brittney Lemke, Washington State University
  • "Oh No, I'm White"! How Gen Z Users Make Sense of Genetic Ancestry on TikTok Lauren Alfrey, university of portland
143. Representations of Black Women: Control, Erasure and Resistance [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Friday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Salon D (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Sharon Elise, California State University San Marcos
Presider: Sharon Elise, California State University San Marcos
  • Beyond Baartman and Blackfishing: Unpacking the Paradoxical Policing and Commodification of Black Feminine Aesthetics Melissa Brown, Santa Clara University
  • Femininity, Desire, and the Public Sphere: The Systematic Erasure of African American Women Street Skateboarders in Media Loryn Jackson, California State University Northridge
  • The Controlling Image of the Strong Black Woman: Exploring How Black Women Experience and Navigate the Image in Their Daily Lives Jordyn Patterson, University of Southern California
  • More than Just Junk: Understanding Black Women’s Contemporary Paper-Based Memory-Collecting Practices Sharla Berry, California State University Long Beach
144. Latinxs Navigating Belonging and Non-Belonging [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Friday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Shanghai (3rd Floor)

Presider: Dana Chalupa-Young, University of the Pacific
  • “So Where Do I Belong?”: The Ethnic Belonging of South American Immigrants” Dana Chalupa-Young, University of the Pacific
  • Mexican Americans’ Negotiation of Ethnicity in Educational Settings Kyle Levin, University of California Irvine
  • Kitchen Epistemologies: Cooking, Memory, and the Making of Latinx Knowledge in Exile Jennifer Martinez, University of California Riverside
  • Earning Money the Hard Way: Reasons for Entry into the Fields Among Former Seasonal Farmworker Youth Natalia Gonzalez, University of California Irvine
145. Medical Sociology: Vaccines, COVID and Weight Loss [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Friday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Tokyo (3rd Floor)

Presider: Grace Nakajima, University of Colorado Boulder
  • Racial and Ethnic Differences in HPV and HPV Vaccine Knowledge and Healthcare Provider Recommendations for Teen Girls in the United States, 2008-2019 Grace Nakajima, University of Colorado Boulder; Kim-Phuong Truong-Vu, University of Miami; and Ryan Masters, University of Colorado Boulder
  • Vaccine Hesitancy: Developing a Sociology of Vaccine Knowledge Meggan Jordan, California State University Stanislaus
  • How Institutional Narratives Shape Social Norms: The Shifting Public Perception of Covid-19 Andrea Moorhouse, Independent Scholar
  • The Shot Heard 'Round the Social Network: Weight Loss, Medicalization, and Masculinity Brandon Moore, California State University San Marcos
  • Understanding Decision-Making Processes for Medical Weight Loss Interventions Audrey Barrett, University of Colorado Denver
146. Teaching Sociology Online: Maintaining Integrity and Engagement in the AI Era [Workshop with Presenters]
Friday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Melbourne (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Sharon Yee, Glendale Community College (AZ)
Presider: Patricia Lara, None
When it comes to teaching asynchronous courses, the need to balance accessibility, engagement, and academic integrity has become a central pedagogical challenge. This session will explore strategies to maintain authentic learning experiences in online sociology classrooms while ensuring that assessments continue to measure students’ own understanding of sociological concepts. This session will highlight three approaches I have implemented in my asynchronous sociology classes: (1) Drawing inspiration from Dr. Mehmet Soyer’s 2024 PSA session on Digital PowerUps, showing how I structured online discussions that guide peer engagement and critical dialogue, (2) constructing and utilizing interactive assignments; like podcasts and video scenarios, that encourage creative yet analytical demonstrations of sociological understanding. During my exploration of new strategies, I’ve encountered approaches that either disadvantaged students with accessibility needs or just didn’t work. This session aims to strike a balance between innovation and inclusion. We want to uphold academic integrity and engagement without compromising student access.
147. Pathways to Teaching Focused Positions [Panel with Presenters]
Friday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Odessa (3rd Floor)

Organizers: Elisabeth Shimada, Pomona College; Leonard Henderson, Southern Methodist University;
Presiders: Elisabeth Shimada, Pomona College; Leonard Henderson, Southern Methodist University;
Discussants:
  • Torisha Khonach, Los Angeles Trade-Technical College
  • Brandon Moore, California State University San Marcos
  • Oded Marom, University of Southern California
148. Book Salon 6: Imperial Policing by Ilā Ravichandran, Enrique Alvear, and Michael de Anda Muñiz [(Book) Author Meets Critics]
Friday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Vancouver (3rd Floor)
149. Gender and Sexualities III [Undergraduate Roundtable]
Friday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Salon C (3rd Floor)
  • Addressing Anti-LGBTQ+ Violence in the U.S. Julz Simpson, California State University East Bay
  • Stupid or Fun? Queer Peoples' Perceptions of Gender Norms Within Hook ups Ruth San Diego, Colorado Mesa University
  • Sex, Social Engagement, and Perceived Physical Health: A Quantitative Analysis of National Wellbeing Surveys Data Breanna Roelling, California Baptist University
  • Trans*, masculine and Black: Lessons from transitioning and developing a masculine identity within interactions of race Evan Godley, Whittier College
  • Political Ideology and Youth Critical Social Analysis of Gender and Sexuality on Social Media Samantha Quiroz, Cal Poly Pomona
  • Understanding Your Worth: Teaching Empowerment Self-Defense Against Gaslighting and Coercive Control Dating Violence Nina Augustine, Western Washington University; Lily Freeman, Western Washington University; Stella Kilchenstein, Western Washington University; and Opal Mugrage, Western Washington University
150. Race and Ethnicity II [Undergraduate Roundtable]
Friday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Salon C (3rd Floor)
  • Vietnamese in Australia and the US: Belonging and (Non)belonging in “Multicultural” Settler States Ben Ma, Pitzer College
  • Beyond Skin: Exploring "White passing" and Mixed Race Maysun Dawahare, California State University Long Beach
  • Immigration, Xenophobia, and Deportation in America Sam Vega, University of La Verne
  • The Interplay of Race/Ethnicity and Parental Education in Educational Attainment: A Cohort Analysis Christopher Byrd, Whitworth University
  • Digital Terror and Self-Deportation: Analyzing the Rhetoric and Reach of Anti-Immigrant Policies in Trump’s Second Presidency Kelbey Hilliard, Oregon State University
Discussant:
  • Michael Sanchez, Arizona State University;
151. Art, Culture and Popular Culture II [Undergraduate Roundtable]
Friday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Salon C (3rd Floor)
  • Performing Power: A Qualitative Study on the Intersectional Impacts of Black Masculinity in Hip Hop Culture James Chapman Jr, University of Colorado Boulder
  • Local Television and Media Bias: Can Media Remain Free and Fair Under Corporate Ownership? Jay Gaston, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
  • QTBIPOC Actors and Intersectional Discrimination in Hollywood Ruby Calderon, Crafton Hills College
  • South Asian Hollywood Caleb Smalley, Crafton Hills College
  • Digital Masculinties and Cultural Power: How Manosphere Communities Shape Gender Narratives in the United States Jolie Ramos, California State University Northridge
Discussant:
  • Aaron Thompson, Arizona State University;
152. Crime, Law and Deviance II [Undergraduate Roundtable]
Friday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Salon C (3rd Floor)
  • Beyond The Bottle Jessica Coorey, University of La Verne; and Nicholas Athey, University of La Verne
  • What are the challenges and perceptions that rural female law enforcement officers face? Angelica Chacon, Adams State University
  • Youth Criminalization and its Impact on Black and Latine Adults Aileen Perez, California State University Long Beach
  • Intelligence Perceptions of Online Radicalization: A Study of Social Media Investigation Practices Carson Denker, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University
  • Immigrant Surveillance in San Diego During a Fascist Era Jennifer Torres Leon, University of San Diego
  • The Temporary and the Tethered: How University Students and Long-Term Residents Negotiate a Sense of Place Josie De Tuerk, Gonzaga University
Discussant:
  • Nicholas Athey, University of La Verne;
153. Social Inequalities II [Undergraduate Roundtable]
Friday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Salon C (3rd Floor)
  • Body, Land, and Capital: The Struggle of Women Farmworkers in the Context of California Agribusiness Alessandra Scolastici, California State University Fullerton
  • Illusion of Equality: The Celebration of Diversity in the Neoliberal Workplace Arielle Gonzalez-Guerra, North Central College
  • Global Illicit Finance: Cryptocurrency and Hawala in Comparative Perspective Apat Ajak, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University
  • Be Grateful: The Emotional Politics of Being a Refugee in America Maci Mattravers, Boise State University; soulit chacko, Boise State University; and Alice Mwamba, Boise State University
  • Consequences of Borders: What Does the “American Dream” Mean to Latinx Immigrant Communities? Michelle Pereira, Gonzaga University
154. Undergraduate Poster Session VI [Undergraduate Posters]
Friday | 1:30 pm-2:45 pm | Prefunction/CD Lobby South (3rd Floor)
  • Shortest vs. Safest: A Network Model for Optimizing Tsunami Evacuation Routes Minlu Zhang, University of Washington
  • dcastabeda8241@gmail.coPublic Knowledge and Opinion of Mass Incarceration in the U.S. Diana Castaneda, University of California Santa Cruz
  • Beyond the Silo: Aligning Climate Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction for All-Hazards Planning in the PNW. Annabel Jackson, University of Oregon
  • Criminal, Victim, Both? Perspectives on the Criminalization of Sex Work Keala Gomibuchi, California State University Long Beach
  • An Analysis of One Direction and how they have impacted society worldwide Kriesha Millar, Cal Poly Humboldt
  • How Social Media Portrayals of Domestic Violence Shape Public Perceptions of Victims in Gender Linger Chen, University of California Irvine
  • Invisible Chains: Formerly Incarcerated Latinx People and the School-to-Prison Pipeline in Los Angeles Martina Elizalde, Whittier College
  • Perception of Public Safety and Student Affairs: Deviant behaviors on College Campuses Samantha Bond, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University
  • From Assessments to Action: How do spatial scale, accessibility, and credibility affect the use of vulnerability assessments in Washington State? Kriscilla Robinson, University of Washington
  • Walking to Safety: Visualizing Tsunami Evacuation Routes in Oregon’s At-Risk Coastal Towns Makenna Phillips, University of Oregon
  • The Price of Preparedness: Tracking Civic Spending and Disaster Literacy in High-Risk Cities Ashley Tran, Oregon State University
155. Gender, Sexuality, and Family Roles and Function [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Friday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Barcelona (3rd Floor)

Presider: Sharon K. Davis, University of La Verne
  • Love, Money, and Mortgage: How Families Shape Housing Pathways for LGBTQ Adults Noah Balderrama, Northwestern University
  • Going Neutral: Prevalence and Choice of Gender-Neutral Names Samuel Titus, University of California Irvine; and Rachel Bauman, University of California Irvine
  • Men, Institutions, and Isolation: A Sociological Perspective Yajaira Ceciliano, None
  • Helping Myself or Helping My Family? Mediated Messages about Japanese and Scandinavian Decluttering Methods for American Audiences Michelle Janning, Whitman College
  • Finding Their Voices: Childfree Women Speak Out Sharon K. Davis, University of La Verne
156. Indigenous Environmental Sociology [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Friday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Casablanca (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Allison Madia, University of San Diego
Presider: Allison Madia, University of San Diego
  • Decolonial Environmentalism: Comparative Insights from Yoruba Ethics of Care and Indigenous Knowledge in the Americas Oludele Solaja, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria
  • Quality vs. Quantity: The Erasure of Tohono O'odham Experiences with Water Pollution Allison Madia, University of San Diego
  • Racial Capitalism and Settler Colonialism: Legacies of the Alaskan Fur Trade Matthew Guerra, University of Oregon
  • Living Between Worlds: Decolonial Autoethnography and Indigenous Epistemic Survival in Higher Education Anahi Merino Vasquez, California State University San Marcos
  • Was it Ever About the Animals? Conservation Initiatives and Displacement in Northern Tanzania: Interviews With the Maasai Ainsly Rivera, California State University Fullerton
157. Race, Identity and Politics [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Friday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Naples (3rd Floor)

Presider: Emma Ruderman, San Francisco State University
  • The Second Lost Cause: State Violence and the Psychological Wages of Whiteness Mike King, Bridgewater State University
  • Fatness as a Political Identity: The Intersection of Fat Liberation, Desire/ability Politics, and Anti-Blackness Emma Ruderman, San Francisco State University; and Solen Sanli Vasquez, Santa Rosa Junior College
  • Social Contexts and Negotiations of the Self: How the Political Actions and Rhetoric of the 2025-2029 Trump Administration Affect the Ways People from Black and Latinx Communities Negotiate Authenticity, Self-definition, and Identity Expression in the Face of Whiteness. Malorie Wallen, California State University Los Angeles
  • Intervening in Disputes Involving Language Discrimination Emilie Daugherty, University of California Santa Barbara
  • Race, class, and gender group making in the U.S. 2024 Presidential Election Carl Stempel, California State University East Bay
  • The Reproduction of Democracy Discourse as a Tool for US Imperialism Cara Griffin, University of California Davis
158. Asian/Asian American Sociology: Global Contexts and Transitions [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Friday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Odessa (3rd Floor)

Presider: Azmain Tanjim, Western Michigan University
  • Bhutanese resettlers in New Zealand: Exile and Belonging Nitika Sharma, CSU Sacramento
  • Financially Flourished but Socially Excluded Community “Shamdar”: An Ethnographic Study at Jamalpur, Faridpur, & Sirajganj Districts in Bangladesh Azmain Tanjim, Western Michigan University
  • Does the Husband's Social Class Matter? The Link Between a Wife's Income and Her Housework Ji Eun Jung, None
159. Race, Gender, and Community [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Friday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Salon B (3rd Floor)

Presider: jason wollschleger, Whitworth University
  • Storytelling Theater Program for Mental Health of the Asian American Community Qiong Wu, California State University Los Angeles; and Daisey Liu, University of California Irvine
  • Creating Panethnicity: Latino/a and Asian American Identity & Attachment Christine Capili, University of La Verne
  • Between Healing and Heritage: Theorizing Cultural Betrayal Trauma in Institutional Settings Steffannie Roache, Portland State University
  • Trans, Two-Spirit, and Gender Diverse Aging Outside Metro Areas: Social Support and Networks in the Pacific Northwest Griff Tester, Central Washington University; and M. Eliatamby-O'Brien, Central Washington University
  • (Dis)embodied Methods: Centering the Body in Qualitative Research Torisha Khonach, Los Angeles Trade-Technical College; and Emily Wagner, University of Nevada Las Vegas
  • The Black Church Burning Project jason wollschleger, Whitworth University; JC Rawls, Whitworth University; and Demi Tope-Babalola, Whitworth University
160. Algorithms, AI, and Effects on Social Life [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Friday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Salon D (3rd Floor)

Presider: Rebecca Franklin, University of California San Diego
  • The Algorithmic Self, the Post-Choice Society, and the "Death of Personal Style" Jennifer Whitmer, California State University Stanislaus
  • The Precautionary Principle of Dignity: Toward a Freirean Ethics of Human–AI Collaboration Dean Hall, San Diego State University
  • Please Verify That You Are Not a Robot: Are Digital Natives Winners of the Information Age or Subjects of Algorithms? Levente Székely, George Mason University, Schar School of Policy and Government
  • Who does AI think is the Average Gamer? Codifying the Racialized and Gendered Identity of Gamers Ian Larson, University of California Irvine
  • The Human Factor: Encoding Bias in the Global Production of AI Rebecca Franklin, University of California San Diego
161. Art, Culture, Politics & Power, Session IV: Politics, the Sacred, and Everyday Life [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Friday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Shanghai (3rd Floor)
  • Encounters with death as memento mori: On the rewarding aspects of palliative care volunteering Netta Kahana, Harvard University
  • The Case for Deconstruction: Disaffiliation and Deconversion from American Evangelical Christianity Tess Starman, Simpson College; and Priscilla Ziegler, University of California Irvine
  • The Relationship Between Religious Consumers and Liquid Versus Solid Consumption Athena Omidian, New Mexico State University; Ehsan Batyar, Tehran University; and Saba Omidian, New Mexico State University
  • Is Commensality Alive? Current and Ideal Eating Habits of Working Emerging Adults Bailee Blankemeier, Arizona State University
162. Misogynoir: Violence Against Black Women [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Friday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Tokyo (3rd Floor)
  • Coercive Violence and Media Silence: An Intersectional Case Study Lori Walkington, California State University San Marcos; Arianna Monterrosa, California State University San Marcos; and Michael Thomas, California State University San Marcos
  • Examining Various Forms of Violence Targeted at Black Women and Girls in Educational Spaces Stephanie Anckle, Non-Academic
  • “Y'all know this is happening.” From Girlhood to Womanhood: A Life Course Analysis of Sexual Violence Among Young Black Women Jeannette Wade, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Andrea Lewis, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Kennedy Strong, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; and Kimi Smith, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  • Rest or Resilience?: An Analysis of the Implications of Black Resilience Neoliberalism and Neoliberal Practices on Health Outcomes and Disability within Black Communities Jaiden Davis, University of California Irvine
163. Creative Teaching and Lessons in Women's and Gender Studies [Panel with Presenters]
Friday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Ocean Ballroom (1st Floor)

Organizer: Jamie Palmer-Asemota, Nevada State University
Presider: Jamie Palmer-Asemota, Nevada State University
Discussant:
  • Jamie Palmer-Asemota, Nevada State University;
164. Book Salon 7: The American Dream and Dreams Deferred by Carlton D. Floyd and Thomas E. Reifer [(Book) Author Meets Critics]
Friday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Vancouver (3rd Floor)
165. Undergraduate Student Problem Solving Competition [Undergraduate Roundtable]
Friday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Salon C (3rd Floor)
166. Undergraduate Poster Session VII [Undergraduate Posters]
Friday | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Prefunction/CD Lobby South (3rd Floor)
  • Planning at the Edge: Social Vulnerability, Design, and Preparedness in Astoria, Oregon Haley Batmale, University of Oregon
  • Inclusive Preparation: Evaluating Disaster Preparedness Resources for Spanish-Speaking Communities in Coastal Oregon Andrew Acevedo, University of Oregon
  • Understanding Cultural Participation: The Role of Social Cohesion and Subjective Class Junnian Wang, University of California Irvine
  • Peer Interaction and Masculinity: How Sexist Humor and Language Reinforce Rape Culture in the United States? Amy Whalen, University of California Irvine
  • “In Between Worlds”: A Third Space and Veteran Critical Theory Analysis of Campus Veteran Resource Centers in Oregon Megan Aguilar, Oregon State University
  • Bridging Community and Academic Pursuit: How Culturally Based Organizations Create Pathways to Graduate Education for Latina Undergraduate Students at UC Irvine Stephanie Garcia-Mora, University of California Irvine
  • Rising Risks, Unequal Resilience: Understanding Preparedness Gaps and Social Vulnerability in Oregon’s Coastal Communities Mercedez Allen, Oregon State University
167. PSA 2026 Awards and Presidential Address [Plenary Session]
Friday | 4:30 pm-5:45 pm | Salon A (3rd Floor)
168. PSA 2026 Presidential Reception & Spoken Word, Stories, and Songs - All Are Welcome [Reception]
Friday | 6:00 pm-7:30 pm | Ocean Ballroom (1st Floor)

Organizers: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon; Kirsten Vinyeta, Utah State University;
Please join us in celebrating the fabulous community of PSA! We invite everyone who wishes to share their voices and talents to do so with spoken word, stories, and songs. A sign-up sheet will be provided at the event.
169. Yoga (Saturday Session) [Other Space]
Saturday | 7:00 am-8:00 am | Ocean Terrace East (3rd Floor)
170. Site Visit to Puvungna @ CSULB [Other Space]
Saturday | 8:00 am-9:00 am | Prefunction/CD Lobby (3rd Floor)

Organizers: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon; Theresa Gregor, California State University Long Beach;
Presider: Louie Robles, Elder-In-Residence
Puvungna California State University, Long Beach is located on the traditional land of the indigenous tribe of the Gabrielino/Tongva/Kizh and Acjachemen/Juaneno. The terms Tongva, Kizh, and Acjachemen are preferred by many descendant groups over the Spanish words that have historically been used to describe them. Tribes that still reside in Los Angeles and Orange counties continue to maintain their history and culture. These tribes include five Gabrieleño (Tongva and Kizh) and three Juaneño-Acjachemen groups that are recognized by the state through the Native American Heritage Commission as California Native American tribes: Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation; Gabrielino Tongva Indians of California Tribal Council; Gabrieleno-Tongva San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians; Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe; Gabrielino/Tongva Nation; Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation – Belardes; Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation – Lucero; Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation - Acuna. These tribes are living communities that actively participate in the preservation of their culture and lifeways. The tribes are the authority on their cultural history. At the time of Spanish contact, the village of Puvungna was a large and thriving community that encompassed a large area near Alamitos Bay. Tribal histories locate the village of Puvungna within the CSULB campus, and some Native American groups feel that Puvungna could possibly refer to a larger geographical area where tribes and bands moved around seasonally and over time. According to Acjachemen/Luiseno/Gabrielino creation stories, the being Ouiot or Wiyot was the descendent of sky and earth. In one origin story, Wiyot is succeeded by an individual named Ouiamot who appeared at Puvungna. He was a lawgiver and god and taught the people to worship him as Chinigchinich. The belief system based on the teachings of Wiyot and Chinigchinich continues to be part of modern tribal spiritual and cultural practices. A multi-acre site on the west side of the university campus is considered by many as the only undeveloped remnant of Puvungna. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Native American Heritage Commission’s Sacred Lands Inventory. Puvungna continues to hold significance for a number of tribal groups and is actively used for ceremonies and gatherings. This narrative is not a substitute for information provided directly from tribes who are the authority on their cultural history.
171. PSA Registration Desk (Saturday) [Registration]
Saturday | 8:00 am-9:00 am | Prefunction/CD Lobby (3rd Floor)
The PSA Registration Desk is open from 8:00am to 11:00am on Saturday.
172. PSA 2027 Council Meeting [Committee Meeting]
Saturday | 9:00 am-10:15 am | Vancouver (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Allison Hurst, Oregon State University
Presider: Allison Hurst, Oregon State University
173. Art, Culture, Politics & Power Session VI: Culture & Artistic Expression, Perception, Representation. & Struggles for Self-Determination [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Saturday | 9:00 am-10:15 am | Barcelona (3rd Floor)
  • Monster Mash: Desire, Deviance, and Monster Romance Novels Victoria McMahan, University of Nevada Las Vegas
  • When Fiction Hurts: Exploring Grief and Communal Mourning in the 9-1-1 TV Show Fandom Aren DeLeon, University of Nevada Las Vegas
  • Representations of Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Post-Apocalyptic Youth Television Amara Miller, California State University East Bay
  • Unbordering the Self: Artistic Agency and Making of New Kurdish Subjectivity Sena Kaplan, University of Virginia
  • From Isolation to Community: How Covid-19 Impacted Music During and After Quarantine Janelly Mora, California State University Los Angeles; and Stephanie Mayahua, California State University Los Angeles
174. Materialist Ontology and Critical Social Theory in the Twenty-First Century [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Saturday | 9:00 am-10:15 am | Casablanca (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Reha Kadakal, California State University Channel Islands
Presider: Reha Kadakal, California State University Channel Islands
This session examines how critical social theory can remain adequate to the challenges of the twenty-first century. Structural shifts in political and economic conditions, together with profound transformations in collective life, have weakened critique and diminished the capacity to imagine a free society. These developments call into question inherited categories of social theory, including subjectivity, solidarity, and even society itself, and demand theoretical frameworks that can apprehend the material conditions of social existence in new and rigorous ways. Against the backdrop of the dominance of postmodernism, post-structuralism, and symbolic politics, the panel seeks to reconstruct critical social theory on materialist foundations. Drawing on Marx and the tradition of critical theory, the aim is to delineate forms of social theory that can generate renewed modes of critique and praxis adequate to the demands of the present.
  • Bringing Marx Back In: Social Ontology and the Renewal of Critical Theory. Michael Thompson, William Paterson University.
  • The Materialism of Species Being Charles Thorpe, University of California San Diego
  • Lekta, Phantasia, and Mediation: Toward a Materialist Conception of Truth. Reha Kadakal, California State University Channel Islands
  • Consolidating the Three "Paradigms" Frank Roberts, Mt. San Antonio College
175. Asian/Asian American Sociology: Identity Narratives, Mental Health, and Well-Being [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Saturday | 9:00 am-10:15 am | Melbourne (3rd Floor)

Presider: Wen Guan, University of California Davis
  • It’s Not Just a Joke: How Perceived Hostility and Power Imbalance Exacerbate Depression Among Adolescent Bullying Victims Xiaoxuan Liu, Zhejiang University; Minhui Tan, Zhejiang University; Yawen Xuan, Zhejiang University; and Hui Zhu, Zhejiang University
  • Too Young to Love? The Construction and Control of Adolescent Romance and Sex in 21st-Century China Shirley Boya Ouyang, University of California Irvine
  • Weaving the Racial Uniform: The Narrative Construction of "Asian American" Panethnicity Ryan Santa Elena, University of Virginia
  • Reimagining Healing for the AANHPI Community After Racial Hate Crime Wen Guan, University of California Davis
176. Critical Disability and Crip theory [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Saturday | 9:00 am-10:15 am | Naples (3rd Floor)
  • Negotiating Disclosure: Students’ Meaning-Making Around Disability Categories In Higher Education MacKenzie Bonner, University of California Irvine
  • Who Goes to School? To What Extent Do Disabled Youth Miss Out on Education-Related Capital in Lower-Middle Income Country of Kenya? Rae Hower, University of California Irvine
  • Cripping Healthcare: LGBTQIA+ Disabled Adults' Experiences with Bias and Barriers Ash Bedore, University of Colorado Denver
  • Examining the factors that shape whether students with disabilities receive services through pull-out programs versus inclusive classroom support with paraprofessionals across schools and districts Hollyann Balandra, California State University San Marcos
  • Reproducing Inequality in Autism Services: Black and Latina Mothers Navigating Access to Support and Assistive Technology Arianna Monterrosa, California State University San Marcos
177. Carceral Knowledge, Learning, and Institutional Life [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Saturday | 9:00 am-10:15 am | Odessa (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Ilā Ravichandran,
  • Literacy as Public Health: The Orichalcum Tower Review and Prison Education Equity Joseph Bernert, michigan state university
  • Prison Food, Social Sustainability and Reeducation: A Case Study of Three Italian Prisons (Parma, Reggio Emilia and Civitavecchia) Gaia Messori, University of Parma, Italy
  • Uncaging the Truth: Black and Brown Men on Life Inside and Beyond the Belly of the Beast Armando Gonzalez, California State University Northridge
  • Youth, Police, and the Politics of Safety Linzhe Zhong, University of Southern California; Samuel Hultman, University of California Irvine; and Uriel Serrano, University of Southern California
178. Courts, Compliance, and the Architecture of Punishment [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Saturday | 9:00 am-10:15 am | Salon A (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Ilā Ravichandran,
Presider: Axl Kaminski, University of California Davis
  • Diagnosing Dangerousness: Age, Gender, and Narratives of Rehabilitation in California Parole Hearings Axl Kaminski, University of California Davis
  • Beyond Punishment: Evaluating Outcomes and Equity in a County Mental Health Diversion Court Emily Asencio, Sonoma State University; Aimee Nava, Sonoma State University; and Sofia Garcia, Sonoma State University
  • Rehabilitating Power: Language, Compliance, and the Paradox of Therapeutic Jurisprudence in Dependency Court Mary Underwood Hood, University of Nevada Las Vegas
  • ‘Noncompliance’ as Structured Violation: Schooling, Probation, and Re-incarceration Avoidance for Formerly Incarcerated Youth Brian Cabral, University of Texas at Austin
  • The Use of Economic Sanctions in Criminal Legal Reform and its Consequences for Racial Disparities: The Case of Cannabis Legalization Michele Cadigan, Arizona State University
179. Race, Gender, and Power in Black Social Life and Academic Spaces [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Saturday | 9:00 am-10:15 am | Salon C (3rd Floor)

Presider: Charles Sarno, Dominican University of California
  • Barriers to help-seeking: Black women survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) experiences navigating social control institutions for resources Priscilla Owiredu, Arizona State University
  • When Becky 'pulls' a Karen: university ethics and Black harm. Nadena Doharty, University of British Columbia
  • The Measure of a Man Henry Pennerman, Arizona State University
  • Challenging Black Masculinities: The Curious Case of Rosey Grier Charles Sarno, Dominican University of California
180. Media, Discourse, and the Narrative Power of Criminalization [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Saturday | 9:00 am-10:15 am | Salon D (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Ilā Ravichandran,
Presider: Nahal Rastegarpour, Portland State University
  • “This Revolution Been Televised”: Media as a Tool of Justice and an Apparatus of State Violence Nahal Rastegarpour, Portland State University
  • Panic and Power: Developing a History of Gay and Trans Panic as a Sociolegal Force Sophia Castillo, University of California Irvine
  • The Social Origins of Law Literature Andrew Bisto, Northern Arizona University
  • Speaking of Sobriety: The Politics of Language across Recovery Models SteVon Felton, Cornell University
181. Teaching Sociology: Mentorship and Pedagogy in the Age of AI [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Saturday | 9:00 am-10:15 am | Shanghai (3rd Floor)

Organizers: Leonard Henderson, Southern Methodist University; Sarai Richter, Arizona State University; Elisabeth Shimada, Pomona College;
  • Breathing Life into Learning: AI-Resilient Pedagogy Rooted in Community April Stapp, Pierce College
  • Building Consensus with Undergraduate Sociology Students about the Benefits and Limitations of Generative AI Emily Carian, University of California Irvine
  • Teaching Sociology in the Era of Generative AI and ChatGPT Martin Jacinto, California State University Chico; and Jess Lee, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
  • Community College Student Use and Perceptions of AI in Education Torisha Khonach, Los Angeles Trade-Technical College
  • Student Reflections on Generative AI: Understanding Student Perceptions Aidan Jaekel, Cal Poly Pomona; Bryant Castro Martinez, Cal Poly Pomona; Faye Wachs, Cal Poly Pomona; Juilana Fuqua, Cal Poly Pomona; Jessica Perez, Cal Poly Pomona; Iselle Alvarado, Cal Poly Pomona; Leilani Beltran, Cal Poly Pomona; Hailey Donner, Cal Poly Pomona; Ruby Barajas, Cal Poly Pomona; Zoe Blacklock, Cal Poly Pomona; Tonali Valdez, Cal Poly Pomona; Sarah Siddiqui, Cal Poly Pomona; and Alissa Marie Phillips, Cal Poly Pomona
182. Global Political Economy and World Systems [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Saturday | 9:00 am-10:15 am | Tokyo (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Enrique Alvear Moreno, Marquette University
Presider: Roberto Ortiz, California State University Long Beach
  • Economic Subnetworks in the World-System chris chase-dunn, University of California Riverside; sakin erin, UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND ARTS OF OKLAHOMA; and paul regier, UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND ARTS OF OKLAHOMA
  • Global Economic Interconnectedness at a Crossroads: Analyzing the Post-Global Financial Crisis Trade Network Martin Jacinto, California State University Chico
  • Welfare Under Constraint: Crisis, Political Learning, and the Making of Indonesia’s Social Protection System Zahra Syarifah, University of California San Diego
  • The End of Globalization: The Rise of China, the Fall of the US, the Return of the Multipolar World Order Oliver Robinson, Southeastern Louisiana University
  • Energy Crisis, Climate Disasters and the Onset of Financialization in World-Historical Perspective Roberto Ortiz, California State University Long Beach
183. Labor, Social Change, and Social Justice [Panel with Presenters]
Saturday | 9:00 am-10:15 am | Salon B (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon
Presider: Rosa Navarro, University of California Santa Cruz
  • How Washington Growers and the State manufacture a labor shortage to displace undocumented farmworkers from the agricultural labor market Rosa Navarro, University of California Santa Cruz
  • Generational Cultures of Work: Contesting the Decline of the Tradition of Seasonal Agricultural Labor in Selfoss, Iceland Ashley Jun, Independent Scholar
  • Solidarity Or Silence? Rethinking Unionism Through Race, Justice, And Inclusion Erin Woodford, Thompson Rivers University; and London McBride, Utah State University
  • Franchise Capitalism and The Undermining of Worker Power: Alt-labor, The Fight for $15, and Corporate Resistance under AB 257 and AB 1228 Jerry Paras, San Diego State University
  • Reimagining Care Work: Worker Centers in Transforming the Rights and Conditions of Domestic Care Workers in Germany and the United States Guelten Gizem Fesli, University of California San Diego
  • Evaluation of a Respectful Workplace Initiative in the Construction Industry Maura Kelly, Portland State University; and Rachel Springer, Portland State University
184. Cultivating Justice: Business, Human Rights, and Ethical Frameworks in Global Practice [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Saturday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Barcelona (3rd Floor)

Presider: erin michaels, University of North Carolina Wimington
  • Cultivating Embodied Athletic Capital: How Student-Athletes Internalize Institutional Control Atalanta Copeman-Papas, University of California Irvine
  • The Business of After School: For-Profit Extended Care and the "Student Economy" Gabriel Gonzales, California State University San Marcos
  • Parents’ perspectives about priorities in education erin michaels, University of North Carolina Wimington
185. Marxist and Other Critical Frameworks [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Saturday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Melbourne (3rd Floor)

Presider: Jose Marichal, California Lutheran University
  • Imagining Democratic Socialist Utopias in Times of Global Crisis Roberto Ortiz, California State University Long Beach
  • The Eternal Brumaire: LARPing and Performativity in Marx's Theory of Democracy Philippe Duhart, Cal Poly Pomona
  • Unbinding the Subaltern: Theory Against Epistemic Violence Sara Ajami, Claremont Graduate University
  • Conspiracy as Habitus: Examining the WallStreetBets Subreddit and the Limits of Traditional Mobilization Theory through BERTopic Modeling Jose Marichal, California Lutheran University; and Aaron Heresco, California Lutheran University
186. Policing, Power, and the Violence of the State [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Saturday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Naples (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Ilā Ravichandran,
Presider: Sam Harrell, Seattle University
  • Policing Sex: Social Work, Policing, & Prison Expansion in WWI Military Training Camps Sam Harrell, Seattle University; and Emma Cooper, Independent Scholar
  • Unmanned Aerial Support Program in Portland Police Bureau: A Case Study Eiryn Renouard, Portland State University
  • Solitary Confinement: Acts of State-Sanctioned Penal Violence Against Youth Cathrine Jacobsen, University of California Santa Cruz
  • The Double Punishment of Cambodian American Deportees in the Imperial Dragnet Michael Nishimura, University of California Santa Barbara
  • Weaponizing the Narrative: How Police and Media Discourse Neutralize Brutality and Blame the Victim Howard Johnson III, California State University Sacramento
187. Community-Based Participatory Research--Thriving through Trauma [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Saturday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Odessa (3rd Floor)

Presider: Sarah Jirek, Westmont College
  • Determinants of Quality of Life and Abstinence Among American Indian People with Current Substance Use Problems: Trauma Exposure, Trauma Symptoms, and Gender Differences Maya Usher, University of Denver; Kelly Knight, Montana State University; Monica Skewes, Montana State University; and Gabrielle Bugnon, Non-Academic
  • The Motivations and Contributions of Trauma Survivors with a Survivor Mission: An Exploratory Study of an Unexamined Form of Posttraumatic Growth Sarah Jirek, Westmont College
  • Exploring the Ethics of Implementing Photovoice Methodology with LGBTQ+ Refugees living in Athens, Greece Moshoula Capous Desyllas, California State University Northridge
  • Empowering Parent Leaders for Inclusive Schools- A community-engaged research Yingling Liu, North Central College
  • Cultivating Self-Love Through Creative Community Care: A Systematic Review of Arts-Based Mental Health Programs Dulshi Fernando, University of Nevada Las Vegas; Isabella Mercado, University of Nevada Las Vegas; Kaitlin Brannon, University of Nevada Las Vegas; and Monica Garcia, University of Nevada Las Vegas
188. Social and Environmental Relationships of the 21st Century - Developing Understanding Outside the Mainstream [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Saturday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Salon A (3rd Floor)

Presider: Martin Monto, University of Portland
  • Uprooting Palestine: Farah Hamouda, University of California Santa Barbara
  • Unravelling social Fault lines of ‘Environmental Migration’ in Bangladesh Arup Paul, University of Colorado Boulder
  • The Cost of Survival: Climate, Hunger, and the Politics of Sustenance in Central America Sara Bruene, University of California Riverside
  • The ICE Age Amid a Burning World Alexis Guizar-Diaz, Portland State University
  • Mobilizing Distrust: Environmental Conspiracism in Turkey Sena Akkoc, University of Oregon; Daniela Kizildag, None; and Sinan Erensu, None
  • Decolonizing Environmental Sociology: Indigenous Ecological Knowledge as a Pathway to Climate Justice Oludele Solaja, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria
189. Educational Equity in Histtorical Perspective and Across Generations [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Saturday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Salon B (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Heidy Sarabia, California State University Sacramento
Presider: Jennifer Helgren, University of the Pacific
  • The Price of Cost Containment: A Critical Policy Analysis of the California Master Plan Amal Kumar, California State University Sacramento; and David O'Brien, California State University Sacramento
  • Age and Educational Disruption: Japanese American Students' Life Trajectories After Executive Order 9066 Jennifer Helgren, University of the Pacific
  • Paying for Privilege: Tuition, Exclusion, and the Neoliberal Elite Capture of Education Arthur Scarritt, Boise State University; and Michael Kreiter, Boise State University
190. Institutional Drivers of Harm & Paths to Change [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Saturday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Salon C (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Ilā Ravichandran,
Presider: Eric Madfis, University of Washington Tacoma
  • Intersecting Inequities: The Role of Race and Socioeconomic Status in Juvenile Recidivism Patterns Beatrice Aduko, Texas Tech University
  • Integrated Theory: A Neglected Model for Research in Criminology Robert Hauhart, Saint Martin`s University
  • Researcher Perspectives on Community Immersion Law Enforcement Program: A Pre-Academy Police Recruit Training Program Janelle Hawes, University of Washington
  • Stages of Rage: Cumulative Strain and Masculinities in the Lives of Mass Shooters Eric Madfis, University of Washington Tacoma; and Katie Callahan, University of California Irvine
  • Community Voices and Police Partnerships: Reimagining Public Safety through Collaborative Engagement Emily Asencio, Sonoma State University; Elena O'Kane, Sonoma State University; Diego Robledo, Sonoma State University; Cydnee Hoglund, Sonoma State University; and Angel Mauricio Velasquez, Sonoma State University
  • Beyond Club Basketball: Navigating deviance and emotional wellbeing. Edwardo Portillos, University of Colorado Colorado Springs; Alexandra Hood, Metropolitan State University of Denver; and Amy Watanabe, Metropolitan State University of Denver
191. Society, Environment, and Justice: Dimensions of Resilience [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Saturday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Salon D (3rd Floor)
  • Exploring Socioeconomic Influences on Hurricane Preparedness: Findings from the FEMA 2023 National Household Survey Musabber Ali Chisty, University of Colorado Boulder
  • Assessing Disaster Response, Relief, and Preparedness: A Qualitative Study on Community Organizers in Latino Immigrant Communities During Climate Disasters Catherine Rivera Hernandez, University of California Merced
  • Community Resilience to Wildfires: Examining the Role of Recent Policy Reforms in Oregon Shahrin Shahab, Oregon State University; and Lori Cramer, Oregon State University
  • Caring though Crisis: A Systematic Review of Policies and Interventions Supporting Caregivers Across the Climate Disaster Cycle Diana Ponce, University of San Francisco
  • Resilience based model in Anthropocene context: Spirituality, Social Support and Gender Norms as predictors of coping strategies amid Climate Change among HilTorrent Flood Survivors in Pakistan Mussarat Hussain, None; and Tauqeer Ahmed, None
  • Environmental Injustice on the Streets: Homelessness and Urban Hazards in Portland, Oregon Asif Mahmud, Portland State University
192. Gendered Mobilities, Gendered Borders [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Saturday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Shanghai (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Patrisia Macias-Rojas, University of Illinois, Chicago
Presider: Rosario de la Luz Rizzo Lara, California State University San Bernardino
  • Bringing the Gender in: An Analysis of Gender Dynamics within the Migrant Caravans Rosario de la Luz Rizzo Lara, California State University San Bernardino
  • The Expectations of "Expecting": An Autoethnographic Account of Matrescence Claudia Wright, Central Washington University
  • “Lives in Suspension: Queer South Asian Narratives on Race, Sexuality, and Migration” Lateefah Mirza, California State University Los Angeles
  • Family or Worker? Temporary Family Migration, State Intentions, and Family Dynamics Dasom Lee, University of California San Diego
  • “Travelling Tropical Gangstas from France: An analysis of how hardcore French Rappers seek to reenforce their hypermasculinity by filming music videos in Medellín and Rio de Janeiro Scooter Pégram, Indiana University
193. Navigating Disruptions, Alienation, and Health Challenges in Family Life [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Saturday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Tokyo (3rd Floor)

Presider: Kimberly Rapoza, Mercy University
  • A Qualitative Analysis of the Detriments of Parental Alienation on Step-Family Systems Charity Perry, California State University Los Angeles
  • "Sad, to Happy, to Sad": Children's Complex Experiences of the Jail Visitation Process Rachel Bauman, University of California Irvine; and Kristin Turney, University of California, Irvine
  • Sociological Impacts of Cancer on Families Savera Ahmad, California State University Los Angeles
  • Behavioral Health Risk Factors as Mediators of the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Child Health Kimberly Rapoza, Mercy University; and Anthony Medina, Yale University
194. Latinxs Navigating Health Systems in the U.S. [Research In-Progress & Completed]
Saturday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Vancouver (3rd Floor)

Presider: Citlalli Martinez Cano, San Diego State University
  • Determinants of Seeking Mental Health Support: A Comparison of Mexican/Mexican-American and White University Students Veronica Perez, University of Nevada, Reno; James Ragsdale, University of Nevada, Reno; and Marta Elliott, University of Nevada, Reno
  • Politics on Your Plate: Who Decides What’s ‘Healthy’? Angelica Canales, California State University Los Angeles
  • Reassessing the Hispanic Health Paradox: A Quantitative Approach to Queer Latine Health Outcomes Citlalli Martinez Cano, San Diego State University
  • Mediating Death: Immigrant Bereavement as a Brokered Process Julio Salas, University of California Berkeley
195. Energies, Extraction, and Environmental Justice [Panel with Presenters]
Saturday | 10:30 am-11:45 am | Casablanca (3rd Floor)

Organizers: Patrick Greiner, ; Patrick Greiner, ;
  • Coal's future according to coal industry executives: A critical analysis with policy implications Ryan Gunderson, Miami University
  • Colorado’s “Just” Transition from the Perspective of “Coal Transition Workers” Jacqulyn Gabriel, Western Colorado University
  • The Conundrum of Today’s Electric Vehicles: Driver of Environmental Justice or Greater Inequality? A.J. Jacobs, East Carolina University
  • Speculative Water Futures: Financialization, Precarity, and Profit in Colorado's Water Leonard Henderson, Southern Methodist University
  • Toxic Entanglements. Understanding California’s Carceral Risk-Scapes. Ciara Tang, University of California Berkeley; and Michael Mascarenhas, University of California Berkeley
196. PSA 2026 Closing Ceremony with PSA 2026 Conference Elder-in-Residence, Louie Robles (enrolled member of the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation) [Plenary Session]
Saturday | 12:00 pm-1:15 pm | Ocean Terrace East (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon






Index to Participants

Abel, Madi Lou: 112
Acevedo, Andrew: 166
Acosta Castellanos, Samuel: 127
Adi, Chi: 63
Adkins, Daniel: 74
Adler, Dylan: 67
Aduko, Beatrice: 190
Aggarwal, Nikita: 70
Aguilar, Daniel: 74
Aguilar, Megan: 166
Aguilera, Michael: 35
Agyemang, Modesta Owusu: 87
Ahmad, Savera: 193
Ahmed, Tauqeer: 191
Ajak, Apat: 153
Ajami, Saghi: 56
Ajami, Sara: 185
Akkoc, Sena: 188
Aldern, Jason: 113
Alexander, TJ: 67
Alfrey, Lauren: 142
Allen, Mercedez: 166
Alnasser, Tala: 128
Alonso, Arleen: 51
Alonzo, Andrea: 101
Alvarado, Iselle: 181
Alvarez, Anthony: 57
Alvarez, Antonio: 127
Alvarez, Jasmine: 115
Alvarez, Nadine: 24
Amador, Kelly: 125
Aminatta Jobe, Olivia: 18
Anah, Cletus: 119
Anaya Anaya, Martin: 63
Anckle, Stephanie: 5 , 71 , 92 , 162
Andasola, Omiah: 66
Anderson, Joel: 25
Anisin, Alexei: 24
Archanowicz-Kudelska, Katarzyna: 121
Ariza, Alexandra: 8
Armenta, John: 78
Armentor, Janet: 29 , 76
Arnett, Stephanie M.: 74
Arora, Payal: 91
Arum, Richard: 84
Arxer, Steven: 57
Asencio, Emily: 178 , 190
Athey, Nicholas: 53 , 61 , 65 , 152
Atkins, Celeste: 40 , 57 , 60
Augustine, Nina: 149
Austin-EGOLE, Ifeyinwa: 119 , 139
Austin, Duke: 63 , 93
Avila, Elisa: 131
Ayon, Jasmine: 138
Bacon, Jules: 29 , 47
Badshah, Syed: 90
Baker, Yousef: 122
Balandra, Hollyann: 176
Balderrama, Noah: 155
Barajas, Manuel: 89
Barajas, Ruby: 181
Barber, Kristen: 124
Barksdale, Keomi: 56
Barrett, Audrey: 145
Barrios Mackepeace, Angie: 51
Basilio, Jonathan Leif: 19
Batmale, Haley: 166
Batyar, Ehsan: 161
Bauman, Rachel: 155 , 193
Bedore, Ash: 176
Beggen, Kristina: 29
Begum, Shelina: 24
Belaissaoui, Malak: 65
Beltran, Leilani: 181
Bennett, Elizabeth: 40 , 60 , 77 , 79
Bennett, Elizabeth: 15
Benson, Sarah: 25
Bernard, Julia: 62
Bernert, Joseph: 177
Berry, Sharla: 143
Bevis, Rachel: 50
Bird, Katherine: 25
Bisto, Andrew: 180
Black, Danni: 129
Blacklock, Zoe: 181
Blacksher, Anthony: 16
Blanchard, Tyler: 97
Blankemeier, Bailee: 31 , 161
Boero, Natalie: 38
Bond, Samantha: 154
Bonner, MacKenzie: 35 , 176
Borner, Cade: 117
Bowie, Marie: 100
Brannon, Avis: 82
Brannon, Kaitlin: 130 , 187
Branscomb, Brianna: 120
Brick, Carmen: 37
Bridges, Celina: 106
Brink, T.L.: 57
Brissette, Emily: 78
Britt, Teri: 127
Brown, Mariana: 134
Brown, Melissa: 142 , 143
Bruene, Sara: 188
Brunner, Elizabeth: 15
Buckley, Mikaela: 98
Bugnon, Gabrielle: 187
Bulman, Robert: 132
Burdsall, Tina: 27
Burns, Nathan: 3
Burrows, Kathryn: 56
Butterfield, Katie: 15
Byrd, Christopher: 150
Cabral, Brian: 59 , 178
Cadigan, Michele: 178
Calderon, Rebecca: 7
Calderon, Ruby: 151
Callahan, Katie: 190
Camparo, Stayce: 28
Campbell, A C: 14 , 60
Canales, Angelica: 194
Cannon, Judy: 57
Canonizado, Jasmine: 19
Capili, Christine: 53 , 140 , 159
Capous Desyllas, Moshoula: 187
Cardenas, Samantha: 100
Carian, Emily: 124 , 181
Carpenter, Hope: 97
Carpenter, Mallory: 97
Carreno, Aranzazu: 27
Carreon, Daniela: 85
Casarez, Christian: 8
Castaneda, Diana: 154
Castillo, Florence Emilia: 89
Castillo, Sophia: 180
Castorena, Angeles Rubi: 89 , 93
Castro Martinez, Bryant: 181
Ceciliano, Yajaira: 155
Cedillo, Julio: 66
chacko, soulit: 153
Chacon, Angelica: 152
Chakma, Basu: 90
Chalupa-Young, Dana: 144
Chang, Alex: 140
Chapman Jr, James: 151
chase-dunn, chris: 182
Chau, Trinity: 67
Chavez, Joana: 59
Chavez, Yolanda: 74
Chen, Linger: 154
Chin, Christina: 75 , 142
Chisty, Musabber Ali: 191
Cho, Eunchong: 83
Choi, Jung: 52
Christeson, Autumn: 102
Chui, Hazel: 80
Ciudad-Real, Victoria: 85
Clarke, Katie: 121
Cobb, Sarah: 62
Cohen, Tyler: 114
Collazo Jr, José Luis: 37
Collett, Jae: 133
Collins, Timothy: 74
Comeau, Emilise: 63
Conde, Matthew: 99
Contreras, Randol: 137
Cooper, Emma: 186
Coorey, Jessica: 152
Copeman-Papas, Atalanta: 184
Cordeiro, Lorraine: 17 , 118
Cordova, Alexandria: 16
Corman, Michael: 114
Corrales-Øverlid, Ann Cathrin: 22
Cortes, Josh: 102
Cortez, Alejandra: 27
Cramer, Lori: 191
Crawford, April M.: 57
Cribbs, Sarah: 21
Cruz Valenzuela, Reyna: 101
Cruz, Genesis: 27
Currie, Elliot: 137
D'Ambrosia, Eleanor: 126
Daniels, Kathryn: 15
Daugherty, Emilie: 157
Davila, Haydyn: 126
Davis, Jaiden: 162
Davis, Sadie: 67
Davis, Sharon K.: 155
Dawahare, Maysun: 150
De La Torre, Elvira: 114
De Leo, Elena: 134
De Tuerk, Josie: 152
Del Toro Obeso, Andy: 96
DeLand, Mike: 65
Delaney, Tim: 24
DeLeon, Aren: 173
Delfin, Yaneyry: 89
Denker, Carson: 152
DePasquale, Jenna: 134
Dickinson, Charles: 12
Dildy, Joelle: 67
Discola, Kristen: 24
Diven, Robert: 33
Divino, Hannah Rhea: 70
Dixon-Reeves, Regina: 14
Dixon, Andre: 50
Djokotoe, Vivian Aseye: 114
Dobyns, Adian: 9
Doharty, Nadena: 179
Donner, Hailey: 181
DuCros, Faustina: 92 , 142
Dugan, Rhonda E.: 38 , 126
Duhart, Philippe: 185
Duong, Kelly: 116
Ehya, David: 31
Eliatamby-O'Brien, M.: 159
Elise-Byrd, Patrice: 43
Elise, Sharon: 48 , 143
Elizalde, Martina: 154
Ellerd, Emma: 82
Elliott, Marta: 194
Emmons-Allison, Juliann: 139
Erensu, Sinan: 188
Eresman, Aubrey: 127
erin, sakin: 182
Erivez Robles, Betsy: 66
Ernst, Emily: 121
Escalante, Lorena: 35
Escalante, Maya: 101
Espinoza, Ruben: 51
Espinoza, Tom: 24
Evanson, Ivy: 125
Ezea, Collins Chukwunonso: 87
Faamausili, Kelsey: 72
Fahs, Breanne: 20
Faizi, Waris Ahmad: 91
Falcone-Juengert, Anica: 130
Fallis, Allie: 130
Fardette, Isabella: 64
Fassnacht, Max: 25
Felton, SteVon: 180
Ferguson, Sherelle: 7
Fernando, Dulshi: 130 , 187
Fesli, Guelten Gizem: 183
Fisher, Elizabeth: 31
Fitzgerald, Caitlin: 71
Flatt, Jason: 25
Flores Mendoza, Ulises: 23
Flores-Gonzalez, Nilda: 31
Flores, Glenda: 95
Flores, Manuela: 66
Fong, Kelley: 81
Ford, Xzavier: 99
Franklin, Rebecca: 37 , 160
Fraser, Riley: 130
Freeman, Lily: 149
Fretwell, Michelle: 4
Fricker, Rhys: 82
Frizzell, Brendan: 30
Fuentes, Eluvia: 53
Fuentes, Vincent: 28
Fuqua, Juilana: 181
Gabriel, Jacqulyn: 195
Gains, Lisa: 27
Gallardo, Nathaniel: 66
Galvez, Alicia: 85
Gamboa, Lucy: 82
Garcia III, Sammy: 117
Garcia-Mora, Stephanie: 166
Garcia, Erika: 130
Garcia, Maxime: 142
Garcia, Monica: 130 , 187
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Garcia, Sofia: 178
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Gates, ReNisha: 126
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Geduldig, Elijah: 127
Gentry, Rachael: 136
Giarrusso, Roseann: 38
Giesen, Erika: 5
Gill, Jungyun: 32
Gjika, Anna: 124
Glionna, Mia: 5
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Godoy, Miriam: 101
Goldberger, Jessica: 34
Gomez-Fuentes, Daisy: 89
Gomibuchi, Keala: 154
Gong Liu, Amy: 21 , 140
Gong, Wenyi: 87
Gonzales, Gabriel: 184
Gonzalez-Guerra, Arielle: 153
Gonzalez, Armando: 30 , 134 , 177
Gonzalez, Julia: 125
Gonzalez, Larissa: 27
Gonzalez, Lizette: 101
Gonzalez, Natalia: 144
Grant, Jala: 92
Grasso, Jordan: 3
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Gregor, Theresa: 47 , 113 , 170
Greiner, Patrick: 139 , 195
Griffin, Cara: 157
Grineski, Sara: 74
Grossman, Erin: 97
Guan, Jack: 66
Guan, Wen: 175
Guerra, Matthew: 156
Guerrero, Kevin: 22
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Gumabon, Reiko: 129
Gunawardana, Vishanka: 119
Gunderson, Ryan: 195
Gutierrez III, Nicolas: 133
Guzman, Zaudi: 129
Haan, Emily: 128
Hackett, Colleen: 116
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Hafoka, Moana: 72
Hagg, Lily: 96
Haldipur, Jan: 137
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Hall, Jarvez: 69
Halpern, Sadie: 102
Hamouda, Farah: 188
Hancock, Kari: 25
Harding, Amelia: 62
Haro-Villa, Bianca N.: 51
Haro-Villa, Enrique: 51
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Harris, Shaun: 54
Harveson, Abby: 61
Hauhart, Robert: 190
Hawes, Janelle: 190
Helgren, Jennifer: 189
Henderson, Leonard: 12 , 27 , 57 , 147 , 181 , 195
Henley, Megan: 62
Her, Faith: 7
Heresco, Aaron: 185
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Hernandez, Mario: 119
Hernandez, Paloma: 73
Hernandez, Samuel: 138
Herrera Tenorio, Steven: 31
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Hewitt, Peyton: 118
Hicks, Allison: 79
Higgins, Jaylin: 138
Hilbert, Martin: 120
Hilliard, Kelbey: 150
Hoglund, Cydnee: 190
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Hong, Margaret: 54
Hood, Alexandra: 190
Hoopes, Hailey: 64
Hormel, Leontina: 62
Hossen, Md Akter: 55
Hower, Rae: 176
Hsu, Yen-Ting: 88
Huang, Haisu: 15 , 111
Hubbard, Isla: 20
Huerta Moreno, Lydia: 55
Huff, Olivia: 136
Huft, Justin: 114
Hultman, Samuel: 177
Hunter, Savannah: 37 , 123
Hurst, Allison: 47 , 74 , 93 , 172
Hurst, Orion: 78
Husna, Asmaul: 75
Hussain, Mussarat: 191
Hyde, David: 60
hytrek, gary: 6
Ibarra, Jonathan: 81 , 86
Ida, Aya: 77
Iheanacho, Juliana: 139
Inlow, Alana: 117
Isassy Tapia, Victor: 96
Jacinto, Martin: 83 , 181 , 182
Jackson, Annabel: 154
Jackson, Loryn: 143
Jacob, Michelle: 1 , 13 , 37 , 42 , 43 , 47 , 48 , 68 , 80 , 103 , 112 , 113 , 168 , 170 , 183 , 196
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Jacobsen, Cathrine: 186
Jacobson, Meredith: 34
Jaekel, Aidan: 181
Jaime, Sofia: 30
Jaiswal, Abhishek: 126
James, Jordan: 52
Janey, Colleen: 30
Janning, Michelle: 87 , 155
Jarrell, Alexander: 22
Javurek-Humig, Clover: 133
Jepson, Mark: 11
Jirek, Sarah: 187
Jobe, Alexandra: 61
Jobe, Amelia: 84
Johnson III, Howard: 186
Johnson, Jaynee: 102
johnson, Jordan: 130
Johnson, LaShaune: 112
Johnson, Zach: 70
Jones, Creed: 102
Jones, Mary Clare: 130
Jordan, Meggan: 145
Jun, Ashley: 183
Jung, Ji Eun: 158
Jung, Ji Young: 17
Kadakal, Reha: 174
Kahana, Netta: 161
Kaminski, Axl: 178
Kaplan, Sena: 173
kassim, salma: 125
Kasu, Bishal Bhakta: 136
Kearns, Kayla: 126
Kebede, Alem: 83
Kēhaulani Bauer, Natalee: 119
Kelly, Maura: 183
Kennedy, Kim: 67 , 141
Kesgin, Burak: 141
Kettlitz, Robert: 76
Khonach, Torisha: 79 , 147 , 159 , 181
Kichler, Rosalind: 135
Kidd, Megan: 18
Kieborz, Penelope: 98
Kilchenstein, Stella: 149
Kim, Brian: 88
Kim, Elena: 17
Kim, Elise: 49
Kim, Jinhyuk: 22
Kim, Sung: 19
King-Roskamp, Morgan: 114
King, Katherine: 116
King, Mike: 157
Kirk, Jocelynn: 98
Kittle, Krystal: 25
Kizildag, Daniela: 188
Klenczar, Brittany: 25
Knight, Kelly: 187
Ko, Seth: 82
Komarraju, Sai Amulya: 91
Krebsbach, Jennifer: 4 , 52 , 120
Kreiter, Michael: 189
Kumar, Amal: 189
Kumar, Suchet: 31
Kunipo, Shawn: 6
Kunishige, Haruki: 17
Kurihara, Catalina: 138
Lam, Isaac: 22
Landeros, Steph: 94
Langa, Neema: 55
Langer, Judith: 26
Langlois, Ezra: 73
Lara, Patricia: 146
Lareau, Andrianna: 118
Larson, Ian: 160
Laurent, Christopher: 34
Lazarevic, Vanja: 85
Le, Cece: 67
Lee, Brielle: 17
Lee, Dasom: 192
Lee, Jaemin: 11
Lee, Jane: 120
Lee, Jess: 181
Lemke, Brittney: 142
Lemos, Laci: 67
Lenarz, Ashley: 87 , 127
Leong, Hope: 127
LePage, James P.: 57
Levin, Kyle: 144
Lewis, Andrea: 162
Li, Hongjiao: 84
Li, Rebecca S.K.: 16
Lin, May: 70
Literte, Patricia: 50
Liu, Daisey: 82 , 159
Liu, Samuel: 99
Liu, Xiaoxuan: 175
Liu, Yingling: 187
Lopes, Jomar: 140
Lopez Ricoy, Ana: 53 , 117
Lopez, Arleen: 114
López, Mariana: 17
López, Nancy: 89
Low, Sofia: 102
Low, Sofia: 102
Lubitow, Amy: 80
Luciano, Neily: 100
Lugo Rosales, Emily: 96
Luqueño, Leslie: 86
Ma, Ben: 150
Ma, Xiangyu: 50
Mabry, Pamela: 115
MacDonald, Claire: 98
Macias-Rojas, Patrisia: 22 , 23 , 31 , 35 , 192
Mackey, Kaylee: 82
macTavish, Jynx: 54
Madfis, Eric: 190
Madia, Allison: 90 , 156
MADrid, Edin: 4
Madrilejo, Michael: 74
Magana Gamero, Mariana: 23
Mahmud, Asif: 21 , 191
Majekodunmi, Abiola: 84
Maldonado Fabela, Katherine: 59
Maltempi, Hailey: 91
Man, Guida: 52
Marcelli, Enrico: 22 , 23
Marichal-Nack, Jasper: 26 , 138
Marichal, Jose: 185
Marin, Lizbeth: 101
Marks-Block, Tony: 113
Marom, Oded: 147
Marquardt, Adam: 138
Marquez-Velarde, Guadalupe: 52 , 87 , 102
Martin, Casey: 51
Martinez Cano, Citlalli: 194
Martinez Cano, Citlalli: 131
Martinez, Jennifer: 144
Martinez, Manuela: 6
Mascarenhas, Michael: 195
Masters, Ryan: 145
Mattravers, Maci: 153
Maucione, Juliana: 127
Mauricio Velasquez, Angel: 190
Mayahua, Stephanie: 173
Mazzarelli, Juniper: 99
McAllen, Kip: 138
McBride, London: 183
McDonald, Lauren: 137
McGee, Julius: 58
McKenzie, Luc: 9
McKinney, Jennifer: 6
McMahan, Victoria: 173
McNeely, Kate: 34
Medina, Anthony: 193
Meisel, Josh: 38
Mejia, Armando: 34
Melamed, David: 30
Melchor-Ayala, Omar: 114
Mele, Antonio: 100
Mendez, Jaqueline: 28
Mendoza Diaz, Erika: 82
Mercado, Isabella: 130 , 187
Merino Vasquez, Anahi: 156
Merrill, Bodhi: 138
Messori, Gaia: 177
Meszaros, Julia: 52
michaels, erin: 81 , 184
Michels, Cameron: 25
Michlig, Christopher: 88
Migliaccio, Todd: 77
Miles, Natalie: 62
Millar, Kriesha: 154
Miller, Amara: 93 , 125 , 173
Miller, Jaiden: 102
Miller, Teresa: 127
Mirza, Lateefah: 192
Mitchell, Lacy: 21
Mitchum, Shawntae: 84
Mojica, Stephanie: 56
Monreal, Angie: 31
Montalban, Michelle: 131
Monterrosa, Allison: 33
Monterrosa, Arianna: 162 , 176
Monto, Martin: 139 , 188
Mooney, Caro: 3
Moore, Brandon: 145 , 147
Moore, Rowan Greywolf: 72
Moorhouse, Andrea: 145
Mora, Janelly: 173
Morales Linares, Stephanie: 85
Morales, Danielle: 74
Moreno, Enrique Alvear: 49 , 83 , 141 , 182
Moreno, Natalie: 7
Moreno, Spencer: 20
Morentin, Selena: 37 , 142
Morton, Christine: 55 , 130
Mota, Gabriella: 80 , 131
Mshigeni, Deo: 49
Mudadi, Easwari: 138
Mugrage, Opal: 149
Muhammad, Bahiyyah: 140
Muñiz, Janet: 101
Muniz, Nina: 67
Murillo, Julybeth: 86
Mushtaq, Ali: 33
Mwamba, Alice: 153
Nack, Adina: 55 , 87 , 130
Nakajima, Grace: 145
Namrata, Namrata: 18 , 49
Narayan, Anjana: 49
Nathenson, Sophie: 76
Nava, Aimee: 178
Navarro, Rosa: 183
Nelson-Wright, Kelly: 38
Nelson, Scott: 15
Nelson, Taylor: 55
Nepozitkova, Petra: 32
Neuenschwander, Lauren: 65
Neupane, Gita: 37 , 119
Neville, Morgan: 62
Newlin, Joel: 67
Nicdao, Ethel: 70
Nickens, Rachel: 50
Nishimura, Michael: 186
Niumai, Ajailiu: 90
Nojan, Saugher: 30
Noor, Alexandria: 21
Nuno Mora, Esmeralda: 66
O'Brien, David: 189
O'Connor, Lindsey Trimble: 38
O'Kane, Elena: 190
O'Keeffe, Jillian: 20
Oboro-Offerie, Ruby Amanda: 49
Ocampo, Anthony: 36 , 133
Ochoa, Alejandro: 129
Ochoa, Gilda: 95
Ochoa, Paula Michelle: 27 , 31
Ogle, Tamara: 13
Ogunkale, Oluwafolakemi: 55
Oliveira, Amurabi: 92 , 140
Olmos, Daniel: 53 , 122
Olmstead, Casey: 97
Omidian, Athena: 161
Omidian, Saba: 120 , 161
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Oram, Heather: 126
Orozco, Mateo: 84
Orr, Alexis: 86
Orr, Amy: 77
Ortega, Joseph: 66
Ortega, Roberto: 140
Ortiz, David: 74
Ortiz, Roberto: 182 , 185
Osuna, Steven: 122
Ouyang, Shirley Boya: 175
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Owen, Mary: 75
Owiredu, Priscilla: 179
Paez Ritter, Rocio: 75
Pafundo, Francesca: 8
Pagano, Audrie: 61
Page, Frank: 5
Palmer-Asemota, Jamie: 39 , 53 , 163
Palmer, Mel: 14
Paloma, Jasmine Joy: 102
Pana, Ashley Pearl: 70
Pandar, Subhash: 90
Paras, Jerry: 80
Paras, Jerry: 183
Parent, Malachi: 67
Park, Jihye: 82
Parra, Michelle Gomez: 58 , 59 , 95
Pasco, Carl: 19
Patel, Jhaver: 90
Patel, Sanjay: 90
Pathak-Shelat, Manisha: 91
Patterson, Jordyn: 143
Paul, Arup: 188
Peck, Louis: 125
Pedneault, Amelie: 20
Pedraza, Alejandra: 53
Pégram, Scooter: 192
Peltier, Taylor: 15
Penate, Jasmine: 72
Penner, Anna: 118
Penner, Emily: 140
Pennerman, Henry: 179
Pereira, Michelle: 153
Perez, Aileen: 152
Perez, Jessica: 181
Perez, Kassandra: 11
Perez, Nicole A.: 95
Perez, Pamela: 132
Perez, Penelope: 102
Perez, Veronica: 194
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Petersen, Ellen: 125
Petersen, Erin: 100
Phillips, Alissa Marie: 181
Phillips, Makenna: 154
Plaza, Dwaine: 27 , 129
Plickert, Gabriele: 49
Plotkin, Andrew: 10
Polanco, Geraldina: 35
Polk, Brad: 128
Ponce, Diana: 191
Porter, Lisa: 5
Portillos, Edwardo: 190
Potiker, Spencer: 141
Prior, Emily: 26
Prosnitz, Beth: 34
Pruneda, Evelyn: 85
Puentes, Jennifer: 12
Pullum, Amanda: 38
Pulsipher, Emily: 62
Qidwai, Khayyam: 79
Quach, Courtney: 140
Quintero, Jennifer: 130
Quintero, Paris: 82
Quiroz, Samantha: 149
Rafalow, Matt: 124
Ragsdale, James: 194
Rahman, Arifur: 78
Raman, Usha: 91
Ramos, Jolie: 151
Ramos, Lola: 99
Ramsey, Lilac: 61 , 62 , 64
Rangel, Diana: 89
Rao, Anagha: 115
Rapoza, Kimberly: 193
Rastegarpour, Nahal: 180
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Ray, Ashlie: 127
Ray, Ranita: 124
Rechitsky, Raphi: 22
Reese, Ellen: 139
regier, paul: 182
Reinier, Ya: 9
Renouard, Eiryn: 186
Rich-Tran, Emma: 71
Richter, Sarai: 12 , 57 , 181
Riggio, Joseph: 130
Rillorta, Linda: 60
Rios, Evan: 82
Rivera Hernandez, Catherine: 191
Rivera, Ainsly: 156
Rivero Acosta, Sebastián: 63
Rizzo Lara, Rosario de la Luz: 192
Roache, Steffannie: 73 , 159
Roberts, Frank: 174
Robinson, Kriscilla: 154
Robinson, Oliver: 182
Robledo, Diego: 190
Robles, Louie: 1 , 103 , 170
Rochon, Grey: 78
Rodríguez, César (Che): 122
Rodriguez, Maryangel: 66
Roelling, Breanna: 149
Rojas, Yuliana: 133
Romanello, Brittany: 85
Romo, Perla: 96
Rosales, Rocio: 95
Royer, Maeve: 64
Rudenshiold, Alexander: 3
Ruderman, Emma: 157
Ryan Murray, Liz: 6
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Sacha, Jeffrey: 112
Salas, Julio: 194
Saldana, Nathalie: 82
San Diego, Ruth: 149
Sanchez Martinez, Ximena: 23
Sanchez, Kelly: 53
Sanchez, Michael: 19
Sanchez, Michael: 150
Sanchez, Morgan: 134
Sanchez, Sharon: 8 , 83
Sanders, Scott: 62
Sanli Vasquez, Solen: 157
Santa Elena, Ryan: 175
Santana, Esai: 54
Santellano, Karina: 31 , 95
Saper, Kea: 84
Sarabia, Heidy: 84 , 86 , 189
Sarno, Charles: 12 , 179
Saucedo Pita, Brandon: 117
Scarritt, Arthur: 7 , 189
Schultz, Avalon: 132
Schulz, Ella: 20
Schumer, Malia: 63
Schwartz, Tessa: 54
Scolastici, Alessandra: 153
Scott, Charlotte: 34
Segura, Hannah: 130
Sendef, Abby: 127
Serrano, Uriel: 40 , 59 , 81 , 95 , 177
Shahab, Shahrin: 191
Sharma, Nishita: 75
Sharma, Nitika: 158
Sharma, Vidyasagar: 88
Sharmin, Fatiha: 128
Shenkin, Evan: 34 , 139
Shi, Mary: 68
Shimada, Elisabeth: 12 , 17 , 27 , 57 , 147 , 181
Shimanek, Eden: 118
Shircliff, Jesse: 87
Siddiqui, Sarah: 181
Silva, Barbara: 140
Simms, Jennifer: 40
Simpson, Julz: 149
Skellenger, Leo: 128
Skewes, Monica: 187
Smalley, Caleb: 151
Smith Brennan, Hannah: 5
Smith, Kimi: 162
Snedker, Karen: 6
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Snow, Derrick: 33
Snyder, Mya: 65
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Soligo, Marta: 75
Sorenson, Kinsley: 136
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Soyer, Gonca: 70
Soyer, Mehmet: 70 , 136
Spencer, Tyrell: 142
Spiegel, Lilia: 67
Spiers, Kent: 72
Springer, Rachel: 80 , 183
Stapp, April: 181
Starman, Tess: 161
Steinkopf, Julie: 33
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Strang, Chase: 138
Strange, Wynn: 119 , 135
Strange, Wynn: 4
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Strong, Laura: 87
Studebaker, Amanda: 75
Sue, Christina: 142
Suh, Yunah: 17
Suhel, Golam Morshed: 121
Sun, Yongsheng: 32
Swager, Eleanor: 21
Swank, Eric: 20
Sweeney, Sydney: 13
Syarifah, Zahra: 182
Sylvester, Jace: 67
Székely, Levente: 160
Tabares, Isabel: 102
Talamantes, Daniel: 34
Tan, Minhui: 175
Tang, Ciara: 195
Tanjim, Azmain: 158
Taylor, Marshall: 117
Tei, Daniel: 133
Tellez, Adan Mario: 61 , 129
Tester, Griff: 159
Thacker Thomas, Devon: 75
Thakur, Arti: 120
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Thomas, Jeremy: 26
Thomas, Michael: 134
Thomas, Michael: 162
Thomas, Ward: 139
Thompson, Aaron: 11 , 151
Thompson, Michael: 174
Thorpe, Charles: 10 , 174
Titus, Samuel: 155
Tope-Babalola, Demi: 159
Torr, Berna: 57
Torres Leon, Jennifer: 152
Toxey, Alana: 67
Tran-Nguyen, Lani: 75
Tran, Ashley: 154
Trinidad, Jonathan: 125
Trowbridge, Shayla: 127
Truong-Vu, Kim-Phuong: 145
Turney, Kristin: 193
Ulibarri, Billy: 96
Ulrich-Schad, Jessica: 15
Underwood Hood, Mary: 178
Usher, Maya: 187
Valdez, Tonali: 181
Valdivia Valderrama, Violet: 102
Valle, André: 66
Vallens, Jennifer: 75
Van Mullem, Heather: 12 , 142
Varo, Mario: 63
Vasquez, Tania: 90
Vega, Sam: 150
Velasquez, Nancy: 131
Velazquez, Marisela: 119
Verble, Danielle: 25
Vieytez, Ana: 53
Villa, Karen Marie (KV): 133
Villagomez, Nicholas: 64
Vineyard, Hunter: 138
Vinyeta, Kirsten: 29 , 47 , 112 , 168
Virnoche, Mary: 58 , 100
Wachs, Faye: 181
Wade, Jeannette: 162
Wade, Patrick: 37
Wagner, Brandon: 55
Wagner, Emily: 159
Wainwright, Anna: 26 , 120
Wakefield, Chris: 54 , 64
Walker, Isaiah: 138
Walkington, Lori: 43 , 162
Wallen, Malorie: 157
Wang, Junnian: 166
Wang, Ruiyu: 17
Wang, Ting: 17 , 32
Ward, Graham: 29
Watanabe, Amy: 190
Watson, Jake: 22
Weiss, Benjamin: 49
Welch-Odonnal, Danalee: 136
Welch, Levin: 72
Werner, Raccoon: 102
West, Levi: 100
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Wharton, Whitney: 25
Whiting, Lauren: 118
Whitmer, Jennifer: 160
Wilkinson, Brooklyn: 132
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Williams, Jullanar: 28 , 70
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Wingfield, Adia: 142
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Wong, Ryan: 130
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Woodbury, Sarah: 29
Woodford, Erin: 13 , 183
Wright II, Earl: 92
Wright, Claudia: 192
Wu, Lily: 82
Wu, Qiong: 82 , 159
Xuan, Yawen: 175
Yamada, Cody: 25
Yazdiha, Hajar: 81
Yazepova, Mariia: 138
Ybarra, Morgan: 88
Ye, Bing: 17
Yee, Sharon: 79 , 146
Yoon, Seah: 118
Yoshioka-Maxwell, Amanda: 116
Yost, Rachel: 65
Young, Carly: 118
Yuen, Tabitha: 129
Yunis, Maria: 97
Zagorc, Barbara: 88
Zeck, Steven: 120
Zhang, Chenghui: 75
Zhang, Ellie: 99
Zhang, Minlu: 154
Zhao, Wei: 114
Zhong, Linzhe: 177
Zhou, Min: 33
Zhu, Hui: 175
Ziegler, Priscilla: 161
Zubiate, Zachary: 64
Zunich, Victoria: 7
Zuniga, Caroline: 120