Report for the project, Exploratory User Research for CoRSAL, which was an exploratory ethnographic study to generate a foundational understanding of how different user groups might use a planned language archive for South Asian languages. Their research project was to be used by the CoRSAL team to help plan the design of CoRSAL’s infrastructure, and laid the groundwork for further studies that will take a deeper look at issues surrounding the design and use of the planned language archive.

Paper investigates the symbolic function of non-binary individuals in Star Trek, positing that characters with easily gendered qualities are portrayed as more benevolent and relatable, while more ambiguous characters are portrayed as more dangerous.

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing a comparative research study of children and their attitudes towards violence.

Presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on English as a second language in a global study.

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on images of the American Indian in Hollywood films.

Presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing two zooarchaeological case studies from the Northern Rio Grande region of New Mexico.

Paper examines the portrayal of the Other as an indicator of change in the cultural imagination in Star Trek.

Presentation for the 2011 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the philosophical connotations of words.

This paper discusses research on the philosophical connotations of words.

Poster presentation for the 2011 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing concerns of social justice in the education of minority language students within rural communities.

This paper discusses an applied anthropology research study on the American professional culture of shoe repair.

Presentation for the 2011 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on an understanding of contemporary professional culture.

Paper examines the history and belief systems of Latin American folk healers in the United States.

Paper examines the ritual and cultural significance of the Sabbath to Orthodox Jews.

Paper explores how conversation, particularly interpretation of meaning and tone, occurs in online communities, specifically in Youtube comments.

Poster presentation for the 2010 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas. This poster discusses research on the effects that the tragedies and illnesses of Frida Kahlo had on her artwork.

Paper explores how American Indians navigate life and connect to their heritage within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

Paper discusses the effects of gentrification on communities by focusing on Dallas Freedman’s Town/North Dallas—established by freed slaves in the 1860’s—and the Saint Paul United Methodist Church congregation.

Paper discusses recurring themes in cross-cultural communication between medical practitioners and refugees, specifically Vietnamese refugees who have lived in the United States for more than 20 years, at the Dallas County Health Services Refugee Clinic, including substitution, omission, editorialization with the use of an interpreter, and nonverbal communication expressed by both populations.

Poster presentation for the 2009 University Scholars Day at at the University of North Texas discussing research on DNA profiling and forensics.

Paper discussing the geography of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Harris County, Texas and the factors associated with areas of high prevalence.

Presentation for the 2009 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the geography Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Harris County, Texas from 1999-2003.

Presentation for the 2009 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on making space for inclusion and a case study about a Latina anthropologist.

Presentation for the 2009 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on religion in a global society and true tolerance.