2012 Healthy People Penn State Research Conference and Expo. October 17-20, 2012

Healthy People Penn State

A research conference and expo for current college juniors/seniors considering graduate school
Penn State University Park | October 17-20, 2012

The College of Health and Human Development and School of Nursing invite juniors/seniors from traditionally underrepresented groups with solid records of academic achievement (GPA>3.25) and who are committed to research and education to attend an all-expenses paid conference and expo to learn about opportunities for graduate study in a college whose mission is to improve the health of individuals and communities, as mandated in the nation’s Healthy People 2020.

Conference Activities

• One-on-one and group sessions with current graduate students and professors
• Presentations from graduate students engaged in cutting-edge research
• Visits with professors and to research laboratories and departments
• Advisory sessions on applying to graduate programs
• Group meals, tours, and social events with Penn State students and professors as well as students from other colleges and universities

Presentations

Learn about the goals of Healthy People 2020, as well as modern-day threats to health, and current research conducted in the College of Health and Human Development and the School of Nursing that are aimed at alleviating their effects, including:

• Aging processes
• Communication and cognition disorders
• Daily stressors
• Diabetes and obesity
• Disabilities
• Genetic predispositions
• Global health
• Health disparities and health policy

• Interpersonal relationships
• Leisure and hospitality
• Nursing
• Nutrition
• Parenting and child development
• Physical and recreational activity
• Risky environments and behaviors
• Substance abuse

Graduate Student LIfe at Penn State

• What to look for in a graduate program
• Admissions
• GPAs and GREs
• Research 
• Social networking
• Graduate work-life balance

Travel and Expenses

• No cost; all travel, lodging, and meal expenses will be covered by Penn State

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I was perusing the China section of a bookstore when I ran across Leslie Chang’s Factory Girls. After reading the book, I wanted to understand how migrant workers are affected by government policy. After speaking to my mentor, I narrowed down the scope of my research to focus on the government institution of the hukou (household registration) system and how it affects migration in China.

How did you hear about the Undergraduate Research Program? Was the application hard? Did your mentor help you?
I heard about the URA program from my academic advisor who suggested that I apply. The application was not difficult and my advisors helped me throughout the process by providing valuable feedback. My mentor was especially helpful in determining a budget for my project.

What academic background did you have before you started?
Before beginning my research, I developed language skills and have also learned about Chinese society, culture and politics. I also completed an independent study focusing on social and political developments in contemporary China. The independent study provided preliminary research and a literature review for my research in China.

What else are you involved in at UMBC?
I am also a member of both the Interdisciplinary Studies Council of Majors and the Asian Studies Council of Majors.

What are your career goals?
I plan to earn my Masters focusing on Chinese policy and work in the Foreign Service or intelligence sectors of the federal government.

What is your advice to other students about getting involved in research?

Speak to your advisors and professors as they are the best resources.


Read more about Amy's research by visiting the link below

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Attention UMBC Students:

If you are currently a sophomore or junior that is majoring in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or Systems Engineering, then you should consider applying for the Northrop Grumman/UNCF Scholarship Program!

This program provides up to $7,500 to certain STEM majors with a minimum GPA of 3.1.

NOTE: The application deadline has been extended to May 30, 2012.

 Online Application here

 Northrop Grumman Foundation:

Providing unique education experiences related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) for students and teachers is the Northrop Grumman Foundation's top priority.  The Foundation supports diverse and sustainable national-level programs that enhance the education experience for students and provide teachers with the training and tools they need to be successful in the classroom.

 

Special consideration is given to applicants with relevant internship/co-op and leadership experience, security clearance, and/or recipients who are not receiving scholarship support from another company. 

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An upcoming issue of their national journal will focus on
“Students Voices in Undergraduate Research.” 

CUR has asked to hear from student authors who would like to write articles that focus on students' experiences engaging in undergraduate research. 

This could include topics such as

 ·        What other students, faculty, administrators or others should know about Undergraduate Research from the perspective of students
·        Advice and practical tips for students who want to do research
·        What every Undergraduate Research mentor should know
·        How to navigate and succeed at a summer undergraduate research experience (on your campus or at another campus)
·        How to conduct Undergraduate Research in a study abroad program
·        Perspectives on presenting at campus, regional, or national conferences 


To apply to contribute an article, you submit only a 300 - 500 word description of the points you would make. This is due by

June 1, 2012.


Decisions on invitations for full papers will be made by June 15. If you are invited to submit a full article, the final product 1500-2000 words, will be due on August 1.

 

This is not a UMBC publication. It is a national publication of the Council on Undergraduate Research. Follow the link below for details and an online application system.


I am a member of CUR and am happy to consult with students who plan to submit.

- Janet McGlynn, mcglynn@umbc.edu

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I believe that research is important in any area of education. Professors are guides and mentors, not salesmen of information. To truly gain knowledge of a subject, independent thought is required. Going beyond the textbooks, and really diving into the meat of an unexplored area is a challenge, but a necessary one for progress and growth not only in the field, but for the student as well. Students shouldn’t wait until research is “required” of them in graduate school. It’s never too early to take an interest and run with it.

When and how did you find out that you could do independent research or creative work as a UMBC undergraduate?
I was actually researching on my own, floundering a bit, and bouncing ideas around with Professor Westphal. The area of neuro-linguistics is not something which is often studied on the undergraduate level. I think he saw that I wanted to do more than what was required in the classroom, and eventually after many discussions, we started to see that there were patterns and evidence that could be explored. At that point, he informed me that there were opportunities for undergraduates to do research and be supported by UMBC.

How did you know this was the project you wanted to do?
I’ve had a dual love-affair with linguistics and the human sciences for as long as I can remember. The problem is that in many ways they seem to be mutually exclusive, at least in regards to how they are approached. I never really believed this should be the case, and I felt that they could be very valuable and complementary to one another. To take an abstract idea, something like the Critical Period of Language Acquisition (which is anecdotally understood) and explain it in terms of brain development and function, that was a very exciting topic to me. The beauty really presents itself when a linguist can look at this and understand that there are concrete mechanisms in place within the human body that can be measured, and when a neurologist can look at this and see that there are still vast wonderments in the creativity of language.

What has been the most challenging aspect of this project?
Time is always a factor; I have so little of it. In that regard I’ve felt challenged because there are many things which I would like to work on, or ideas that I’d like to put down on paper, but because of the obligations of life, I am often unable. Thankfully, I have had enormous amount of support from my entire family as well as my coworkers. That kind of support has helped me in ways I cannot articulate. Another aspect which is a meaningful challenge is the risk of being wrong, the challenge of scrapping ideas and putting one’s ego aside for the sake of quality research.

What is your advice to other students about getting involved in research?
Take the initiative and responsibility for your education. If you have an area of interest that doesn’t fit neatly into your regular curriculum then get involved in research. If you aren’t sure where to begin with research then speak candidly with your professors and assess your strengths and weaknesses. This isn’t about instant gratification, but ultimately the experience is a huge reward.

How did UMBC help you with your research?

The Travel Funding was an integral part of this experience, without it, I’m not sure if I would have been able to participate in the SOCHIL conference. I feel that between the ongoing support from my mentor Dr. German Westphal with the MLLI department, and the Travel Grant Committee, UMBC as a whole has helped me reach goals that I initially thought were perhaps a bit lofty. My opinion has changed dramatically, and now I am aiming even higher than ever, I am inspired to continue and expand on my studies, and I have more confidence in my own abilities. The hard work completed and the memories of the fantastic trip are so rewarding, but are nevertheless overshadowed by the way this has helped shape my goals for the future. I am eternally grateful to Dr. Westphal, The Travel Grant Committee, and my alma mater UMBC.

Read more about Rachel's research by visiting the link below

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How did you find out that you could do research in your field as an undergraduate?
Research is encouraged within the Humanities Scholars program. We were given the tools and understanding to seek the answers to our research questions by actively engaging professors and scholarly sources. When I found that the professors were just as excited to enable us to do our own research, it became a matter of finding which professors had the same interests that the questions required.

How did you decide on your research project?
My primary research concerns have dealt with reexamining various topics in terms of sex and sexuality. The piece published in the UMBC Review was a comparison of primary sources to the admission records and latent goals of the mental institution system. My sources were from nineteenth century America and detailed the expected roles of women at the time. This research was meant to examine the ways the asylums were used to socialize women who stepped out of their prescribed roles, pushing them back to the conventional traits of passive femininity

Who did you seek out as a faculty mentor? How did you know that would be the right person? Was he/she easy to approach?
Dr. Phillip Seng was one of the professors who co-taught my Humanities seminar my freshman year. As my advisor he encouraged me to submit my paper.

How long did you work on your project? Did you get academic credit for the work?
The paper began as a final research paper for my Humanities seminar and underwent a graduated process of outlining the topic, composing a thesis, collecting sources and solidifying the argument. After the class was over, my mentor encouraged me to polish the piece and submit it to the UMBC Review. 

What did you know about how to do this research when you started? How did you learn?
I knew the general pattern of research, but synthesizing the primary and secondary sources in a meaningful way was definitely a new experience. The epistemology of the research project allowed for a better understanding of how the researcher himself is a part of the knowledge he acquires and produces. 
What was the most interesting or unexpected thing that happened in your research?
When the research for the asylum project finally had pieces of evidence that supported my thesis, there was also an interesting consolidation of my academic majors (psychology/sociology/gender studies) in the piece I had produced. 

What difficulties did you encounter?
The issue was organizing the research in a meaningful way to support both the claims I had presented and purposely use the knowledge I had collected. Mapping out my goals in the research helped resolve the confusion of excess information.

What else were involved in on campus at the time? Did you have time for anything other than course work and research?
As I continued my research I was also working on-campus. While the research process took a considerable amount of time, it did not heavily dominate my free time. 

How did you find out that you could submit your research to the UMBC Review?
Dr. Seng encouraged me to submit the piece to the UMBC Review after the seminar finished. A majority of professors have encouraged students to continue their research and utilize the pieces they write as foundations for further research. 

Was it hard to prepare your manuscript for initial submission? What about revisions and working with the Review editors to get your article ready for publication?
The primary preparations required the proper formatting of the paper for style guidelines. I was asked to examine my topic in new perspectives for my revisions; for instance, although the paper relied heavily on the construction of femininity, I was asked to put a short piece on the state of manhood in nineteen century America as well.

Are you doing further work that expands on your original research or on the research skills you developed on that project?
I’ve been working in the gender studies department on other topics involving sex and sexuality. Under the advisement of Dr. Jodi Kelber-Kaye, I’ve looked at the process of emasculinization in the popular music of Ke$ha and Katy Perry as a form of empowerment and the consequential negative side-effects. This paper used content analysis that involved the combination of lyrical themes and research on manhood, as well as a situational analysis comparing current female music to the Riot Grrrl Movement.

What advice do you have for other undergraduate about the research opportunities at UMBC?
I would definitely advise students to work with what they have: use final papers and personal endeavors as a jumping board to ask bigger questions and pursue research. Professors are often happy to hear the ideas of students and will be willing to provide some advising on where they can take their research. .
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Even though it was a huge success, tell us how to make it even better.

Attendees, please take this two-minute survey to help us prepare for URCAD 2013:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/URCADAttend

Thank you!
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Christina Ross
Richard Mason, Lecturer, Ancient Studies
UC 310 | 10:30-10:45 PM  
Repatriated objects are antiquities that were smuggled out of a country and then later returned to their country of origin through international negotiations. They are a new ‘genre’ of items to be curated because they are politically charged. I visited the archaeological museums in Naples, Paestum, and Aidone in Italy and researched how each museum curated repatriated artifacts, which were previously exhibited as solely aesthetic objects in the United States. In the past two decades, numerous works, purchased for millions of dollars, have been returned to Italy from museums in the United States with no reimbursement on the basis that they are the cultural property of Italy. This link to modern politics, international cooperation, and cultural heritage makes them unique to study as a set and each museum handles the display in a different manner. I studied this by visiting each museum, observing the exhibit, and making note of how each was advertised, highlighted, or discussed within the framework of the museum. Ultimately, it was clear that the three individual museums each emphasized different agendas driven by such various influences as nationalist politics, the connection between art and human emotion, and local history.
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How did you find out about the URA program?
I heard about the URA program when I was first applying to UMBC in 2007, and it has always been something for which I planned on applying--and, with any luck, receiving!

How did you figure out the project you wanted to work on? How did you find a mentor for this project?
I always knew that I wanted to study abroad in Italy, and to enrich my experience, I wanted to conduct research during my time there. When I knew for sure that I was going to be studying Archaeological Conservation in Florence, and that I would be working with Etruscan artifacts, I went to the professor in my department who has the most expertise in Etruscan archaeology, Dr. Marilyn Goldberg, and we began to brainstorm project ideas.

Was the URA application difficult? Who helped you? How long did it take?
The URA Application wasn't especially difficult, though to write a strong, clear, and concise proposal certainly wasn't easy. I had help from my mentor, of course, and also from friends who have had little or no experience with the subject. They helped me to make sure that my proposal would be clear and understandable to non-experts in the field.

What was the most interesting thing that happened in your research?
While conducting the travel portion of my research in Italy, I was able to gain permission to access the library of the Archaeological Superintendent of Tuscany. My professors in Italy were also able to connect me with some of the top scholars in Etruscan Archaeology, who in turn provided me with some advice on where I might find the most information relevant to my research.

What was the most difficult?
I think that very few research projects ever end up working out exactly as planned. During my travels, my visits to museums, and my attempts to gather a large and strong corpus of images for my study, I was constantly having to slightly tweak my viewpoint or the direction in which I had been planning on going with this project. It can be very difficult to keep your mind open to changes, and not allow yourself to be biased by your original hypotheses, while researching and interpreting evidence, but this is also extremely important.

What academic preparation did you have for the research you proposed?
I had completed five semesters of various Archaeology and History courses before applying for the URA. In the courses I had written research-based term papers, as well as papers based mainly on the interpretation of artifacts and images. My URA research is the first large-scale, artifact-based project I have undertaken, but I feel confident in my preparation, especially having the guidance and support of my mentor, Dr. Goldberg.

Would you recommend this kind of research project to other students?
I would absolutely recommend this kind of research to others! Unfortunately, these days, many people don't see how important it is that we understand the ancient civilizations of the world, for nothing that exists today would be the way that it is had it not been for the people and civilizations that existed before us. Understanding ancient history and archaeology is just as important to us in the twenty-first century as is understanding the political and cultural implications of World War II, or understanding the mechanics of the circulatory system. This kind of research is not only personally rewarding, it is important for all of humankind.

What are your career goals/plans for after UMBC?
I will be graduating in May 2012 and I plan on going straight to graduate school to study Near Eastern Archaeology, and (hopefully) Archaeological Conservation.
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