UROP 2014
The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) provides undergraduate students and faculty members the opportunity to work together on research or creative projects. If you are interested in UROP, please visit their homepage for more information.
Listed below are student research projects on Latin America. Click on the titles below to read more about each research project. A full listing of projects can be found here.
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IMAGINING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THRU YOUTH-CENTERED LEGISLATIVE SPACES
Marisol Perez Gonzalez (Faculty Mentor Enrique Alemán)
Department of Education Leadership & Policy
Spring 2014, Volume 14
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BRAZILIAN MALARIOLOGY IN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT, 1850-1959
Tyson Amundsen (Faculty Mentor Hugh Cagle)
Department of History
Spring 2014, Volume 14
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YOUNG LADIES AND WORKERS: WOMEN IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY MEXICAN LABOR MOVEMENT
Samantha Pannier (Faculty Mentor Susie Porter)
Department of History/Gender Studies Program
Spring 2014, Volume 14
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GROWING UP AS A HUNTER-GATHERER: HOW PUMÉ CHILDREN SPEND THEIR TIME
Jacey Miller, Allison Sampson (Faculty Mentor Karen Kramer)
Department of Anthropology
Spring 2014, Volume 14
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VENCEREMOS AND DEMOCRACY: INVESTIGATING THE SOCIO-POLITICAL IMPACT OF PROGRESSIVE JOURNALISM PRODUCED BY AND FOR CHICANAS/OS, LATINAS/OS, AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
Abby M. Reyes (Faculty Mentor Sonya M. Alemán)
Department of Communication
Spring 2014, Volume 14
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SEÑORES YO SOY SALSERO: EXPRESSING LATINO/A IDENTITY THROUGH SALSA DANCING IN UTAH
Wendolens Ruano (Faculty Mentor Marie Sarita Gaytan)
Department of Sociology
Spring 2014, Volume 14
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GENETIC VARIATION AMONG HOWLER MONKEYS: NEW INSIGHTS FROM A PREVIOUSLY UNSTUDIED REGION
Natalie Spendlove (Faculty Mentor Leslie Knapp)
Department of Anthropology
Spring 2014, Volume 14
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SPANISHES OF THE WORLD AUDIO/VIDEO DATABASE
Anthony Mills (Faculty Mentor Sheri Anderson)
Department of Languages and Literature
Spring 2014, Volume 14
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TERMS OF TRADE AND SUSTAINABILITY: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF RELATIONS BETWEEN CUBA AND THE SOVIET UNION
Henrik Burns (Faculty Mentor Nilufer Cagatay)
Department of Economics
Spring 2014, Volume 14
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A POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF AN EXPANDING SUGARCANE ETHANOL INDUSTRY IN MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL
Maximilian Stiefel (Faculty Mentor Kathryn Grace)
Department of Environmental & Sustainability Studies
Spring 2014, Volume 14
For 2013 UROP projects, please click here.