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The Undergraduate Research Symposium is an opportunity for Mason's undergraduate students to present their original research projects and experiences in the field that relate to conflict, conflict resolution, and peacebuilding. Hosted by the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, the symposium will showcase presentations by students in the program's senior synthesis course, CONF 490. Community members and Mason students, staff, and faculty of all majors are welcome to attend.
Students are encouraged to think creatively about their projects and choose a particular topic, theme, or area within the field that they are interested in. Students have used a variety of theoretical frameworks and research methods for their projects. Below is a sample of past project titles:
The Relationship between Intelligence Testing, School Segregation, and Cultural Bias in Hungary
Brazil: What will Reform Look Like?
Organizational Transformation as Conflict Management Strategy: A Case Study of IBM
Detriot: The Creation of a Failed State within the United States
Migration and Public Perception in Italy
The Market of Organ Trafficking: Lebanon and Syria
Prince William County Alternative Schools: A Gateway to Peer Devience and Questioned Social Identity
Schedule
1:00-1:30pm – Check In
1:30-1:40pm – Opening Remarks
Dr. Thomas Flores and Dr. Terrance Lyons
1:40-2:20pm – Graduate Research Panel Presentations
Inga Brown, M.S. Student at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution: Violent Political Actors Enter Parliament: A closer look at former combatants in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga
Cleophus Tres Thomas , III, Ph.D. Candidate at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution: Federalismin Somalia: Obstacles, Aspirations, & Opportunities
2:20– 3:00pm – Round Table Presentations: Session 1
Presentations by students in CONF 490, the program’s synthesis course
3:00-3:30pm – Peacebuilding Fellows & CONF 499 Poster Browsing
The Spring 2016 Peacebuilding Fellows :
Tanzania: How Community Justice and Traditional Conflict Resolution Mechanisms Relate to the Formal Justice System
Intersection between Fairfax County Police and the Fairfax Community
Jessica Gasfoda (OSCAR):
Mediated Agreement Success
Michael Pietak :
Environmental Conflict and Justice: Applied Conflict Studies in the Environmental Movement
3:30– 4:10pm – Round Table Presentations: Session 2
Presentations by students in CONF 490, the program’s synthesis course
4:20-4:30pm – Closing Remarks
Dr. Thomas Flores and Dr. Terrance Lyons