Paper explores the impact of repatriation on peace durability.

Paper examines the effect of migration precipitated by environmental disasters on the likelihood of conflict in host communities.

Paper describes research that tests the effectiveness of a military approach versus an approach of social and judicial reform for fighting drug cartels.

Paper assesses the role that an independent judiciary serves in the post-conflict environment.

Paper explores the relationship between violence caused by an organization and the likelihood of negotiation with a state.

Introduction to the Department of Political Science 2012 National Science Foundation Research Experience as featured in the 2012 edition of The Eagle Feather.

Paper investigates the effect that women’s inclusion in the public sphere has on reconciliation in post-civil conflict countries.

Paper seeks to explore the impact of electronic communication on social protest movements and how individuals petition for redress of grievances against the government.

Paper explores the effect of discrimination against American Muslims on their political participation.

This is the presentation for the closing remarks at the Texas Electronic Theses and Dissertations (TxETD) Annual Conference. It discusses how ETDs and open access will revolutionize the academy.

This poster discusses a project using Calibrated Peer Review (CPR). CPR is a web-based instructional tool. CPR assignments require students to write an essay, evaluated three 'canned' calibration essays on the same topic, evaluate three of their peers' essays, and finally evaluate their own essay. The authors' goal was to determine whether the CPR process improves student learning of the essay content and whether the CPR process improves student writing.

Poster for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas. This poster discusses research on how non-native, western speakers acquire languages involving Sino/Japanese characters. Specifically, it addresses how elements from instruction in the native language and culture may be modified to enhance mastery of the given language with regard to character use and literacy.

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas. This poster discusses research on African American women on college campuses. This research consists of studying African American women on college campuses and discerning what psychological components encourage them to have premarital sex.

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas. This poster discusses research on the biocompatible graphene-based growth of cancer cells. Graphene is made of a single layer of carbon atoms. Recently is has been used to successfully differentiate stem cells in neural cells.

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas. This poster discusses research on the changing American family and its consequences.

Poster presentation for the 2009 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on chiral porphyrins as selective pharmaceutical receptors.

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on whether an environmental-themed dance could promote audience awareness of climate change and inspire viewers to live more eco-friendly lifestyles.

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the relationship between depression and obesity.

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on collectivist cultures and individualistic cultures.

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on foster care parents and their views of the foster system.

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on open-source software and development teams.

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on attitudes toward honesty in politics.

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the effects of cocaine in the development of maggots and time of death.

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on film and finances.