Student Research FellowshipsThere is grant
support for stipends for undergraduate
students to pursue a research project stemming from a
co-taught, interdisciplinary course. Student projects that have the potential to serve as
a resource for future offerings of the related course will
be edited as a case study and published on
the web.Students present their results to faculty members
and possibly to a
broader academic audience. They were invited to
attend the
summer workshops in 2006 and 2007.
2007 Student Recipients:
Rachel Meredith Hull ('09)
University of Richmond
Major: Leadership Studies and History
Minor: Art History
In summer 2007 Meredith studied the extent to which
average people are able to discern the intended meaning and
react with the appropriate emotion to current works of
poster-art. She also examined whether this reaction changes across cultures.
Interest in this project stemmed from the Leadership and
Art course she took in spring 2007.
Krishna Ramachandran ('08)
University of Richmond
Major: Leadership Studies
Minor: Music
Also based on his participation in the spring 2007 Leadership and Art
course, Krishna
pursued a research project related to both the direct and
indirect leadership of jazz great Wynton Marsalis.
Stefanie Simon ('07)
University of Richmond
Major: Psychology and Leadership Studies
IStefanie's fellowship had a twofold thrust: first, to
prepare two manuscripts for publication based on her prior
research; secondly, to perform a literature review and
design a study aimed at understanding how various factors,
such as stereotypes, influence women in leadership
situations.
2006 Student Recipients:
Matthew Delja ('07)
Loyola Marymount University
Major: Political Science
"Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Mechanism for
Promoting Responsible Leadership?"
Delja examined the cases of presidential impeachment
(Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon and William Clinton) and
censure (Andrew Jackson) to determine the ever-shifting
grounds of impeachment, and the extent to which impeachment
is an effective mechanism for keeping presidents within the
bounds of responsible leadership.
Ryan Kefer ('06)
University of Richmond
Major: Leadership Studies and Urban Practices and Policies
Minor: Business Administration
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Hicks
Kefer researched the motivations and tools being utilized to support the United Nations' movement to end global
poverty.
Preliminary report 9/06
Stefanie Simon ('07)
University of Richmond
Major: Psychology and Leadership Studies
Faculty Advisors: Crystal Hoyt
Abstract
The present study investigated the effect of stereotype
activation and cognitive load on female participants’
performance in a leadership situation. Based on previous
stereotype threat research, participants presented with a
negative stereotype were predicted to exhibit poor
performance scores than participants not presented with a
negative stereotype. Additionally, it was predicted that
participants who received a cognitive load in addition to a
negative stereotype would perform even worse due to the
further reduction of their working memory. Results
supported the prediction that participants would show
performance impairments in the stereotype activation
condition as seen by their significantly slower completion
time of the task, lower perceived performance scores, lower
domain identification scores, lower self-esteem scores, and
high disappointment scores.
Preliminary report 9/06
Melissa Wetkowski ('07)
Loyola Marymount University
Major: Bioethics
"Quality of Care for the Elderly in an Aging Society of Baby
Boomers: Finding a Way to Create Justice Between
Generations"
Wetkowski examined the politics and justice of an
aging baby boom generation population as they approach the
time when they will need more medical and living care
assistance. Her research focused on alternative means of
providing care, especially a new residential living
community (cooperative living) that promotes a healthy
lifestyle and provides care for the elderly.
Steven Wysocky ('07)
Loyola Marymount University
Major: Political Science
"The Ethical and Decision Making Dilemmas of Presidential
Leadership"
Wysocky developed a series of cases that illuminate
the ethical and decision-making problems confronted by U. S.
presidents. He specifically considered Truman and the
atomic bomb; Johnson and the Vietnam war; Kennedy and the
Bay of Pigs; Kennedy and the Civil Rights movement; Clinton
and the bailout of the Mexican economy; Clinton and the
Lewinsky scandal; and George W. Bush and the war in Iraq. |
