Xavier University News
December 2011
Students Publish Research Online
New Orleans LA - The newest issue of XULAneXUS, Xavier University of Louisiana's online undergraduate research journal, is now available online HEREhttp://xulanexus.xula.edu/.
(Vol. 9, No. 1) includes articles from students in philosophy, psychology and sociology, including:
King's Apology: Reading the "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" as a Modern Version of the Socratic Speechhttp://xulanexus.xula.edu/textpattern/index.php?id=120 by Christian Latrice Heyser, chemistry (mentor: Dr. James Dunson), The Frankfurt School and the Problem with Popular Culture: The Culture Industry as Mass Deception Revisitedhttp://xulanexus.xula.edu/textpattern/index.php?id=121 by Nelanhta Riley, sociology (mentor: Dr. Christopher Faircloth), Do Severity and Consequence Influence College Students' Perception of Cyberbullying?http://xulanexus.xula.edu/textpattern/index.php?id=122 by Marion Alejos, psychology (mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Yost Hammer), The Connection between Online Social Networking and Relationship Conflicthttp://xulanexus.xula.edu/textpattern/index.php?id=123 by Sonja Hebert, psychology (mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Yost Hammer), Geographic Distance and Its Influence on Romantic Relationships: Comparing Long Distance and Geographically Close Relationshipshttp://xulanexus.xula.edu/textpattern/index.php?id=124 by Aleia Mays, psychology (mentor: Dr. Lisa Schulte), Alcohol Consumption, Sensation Seeking and Sexual Behavior among College Studentshttp://xulanexus.xula.edu/textpattern/index.php?id=125 by Gabrielle Dowdy, psychology/pre-med (mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Yost Hammer), Mother-Daughter Relationships In Adulthood: Attachment, Self Esteem, and Illusory Superiorityhttp://xulanexus.xula.edu/textpattern/index.php?id=126 by Vanencia Jaquia Lynch, psychology (mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Yost Hammer), and A Journey Through Child Development: An Analysis of Child Behaviorhttp://xulanexus.xula.edu/textpattern/index.php?id=127 by Courtney Christy, psychology (mentor: Dr. Annette Iskra).
Students from every department are encouraged to submit their work in three categories: creative scholarship, scholarly notes, and research manuscripts. Student authors work one-on-one with a faculty mentor in preparing and revising scholarly projects for submission and publication.
All submissions are reviewed by an editorial board of faculty and students. The peer-reviewed academic journal is sponsored by the Center for Undergraduate Research with funding from the Andrew Mellon Foundation.
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