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Selected Reports of Research Conducted by Sociology\/Anthropology Students<\/p>\n

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Fall 2021: Student Workers at St. Olaf College: Student Experiences & Perspectives
\n<\/strong><\/em>Methods<\/a><\/p>\n

Job Search and Job Training<\/a><\/p>\n

Arne Ellefson-Carnes, Daniela Garcia, Zo\u00eb Miller, and Sam Sadiq-Adamu<\/p>\n

Financial Aid and Work Hours<\/a><\/p>\n

Asi Sitinjak, Avery von Herrmann, Belem Gomez Vega, Hanane Idihoum<\/p>\n

Co-worker Relationships<\/a><\/p>\n

Abril Santos, Jimena Maida, and Larissa Rabelo<\/p>\n

Supervisor and Student Relationships<\/a><\/p>\n

Leah Berdahl, Max Mayer, Sofi Serio<\/p>\n

Academic Impacts<\/a><\/p>\n

Cristian Fernandez, Kate Harpstead, Nazareth Salazar Toru\u00f1o<\/p>\n

Job Satisfaction<\/a><\/p>\n

Emma Anderson, Kaitlin Moe, Gina Mueterthies<\/p>\n

Pre-Professional Development<\/a><\/p>\n

Kate Adams, Josie Goellner, Madeline Shields<\/p>\n

Impacts on Future Careers and Graduate Study<\/a><\/p>\n

Stephon Kindle, William McIntyre, Maya Patty, Emma Wunderlich<\/p>\n

Fall 2020: Racial and Ethnic Equity and Inclusion at St. Olaf College: <\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Student Attitudes & Experiences<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Racial & Ethnic Equity and Inclusion<\/a><\/p>\n

Emmanuel Bioh, Adriana Sanchez, Ryan Schuna, and Emma Wallisch<\/p>\n

Kaili Jacobsen, Anna Clements, Ch\u2019aska Farber, and Ally Green<\/p>\n

Veronica Bejm Franco, Mai Yer Moua,
\nCassandra Agyemang, Emma Purcell<\/p>\n

Fall 2019: Wellness Center Sophomore Thriving<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

All research addresses BIPOC and queer students and issues<\/h4>\n

Student Relationships with Faculty & Staff<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/pre>\n
Sophomore Thriving – Friendship and Belonging Final Paper<\/a><\/p>\n
Kgomotso Magagula, Ronan Murray, Devon Nielsen, and Bekah Reason<\/p>\n
Sophomore Thriving – Institutional Satisfaction and Vocational Discernment<\/a><\/p>\n
Umaimah Choudhury, Vanessa Miller, and Nina Vang<\/p>\n
Sophomore Thriving – Academic Thriving Final Paper<\/a><\/p>\n
Katie Elstad, Kaila Hellam and Maddie Thiebault<\/p>\n
Sophomore Thriving – Cocurriculars and Leadership<\/a><\/p>\n
Andie Gallagher, Britta Koenen, Hibo Mohamed, Manuela Novoa Villada<\/p>\n
Sophomore Thriving – Emotional Well-Being<\/a><\/p>\n
Folarin Bandele, Brigid Duffy, Margret Emborsky, Faith Opakunle<\/p>\n
Fall 2018: Wellness Center<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
Institutional Barriers to The Wellness Center<\/a><\/p>\n
<\/pre>\n
Internal Barriers to Student Use of Campus Wellness Centers\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n
Cat Bonilla, Grace Fogland, Noemi Guzman, and Mollie McBride<\/p>\n
Wellness Center – Motivations<\/a><\/p>\n
Molly Andrews, Zipi Diamond, Carlos Grosch, and Hannah Haglund<\/p>\n
Wellness Center – Knowledge and Motivations<\/a><\/p>\n
Ellen Dunn, Troy Gillespie, Camille Gonzalez and Sumner Pitt<\/p>\n
Fall 2017: Racial Microaggressions in St. Olaf Classrooms and Curriculum<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
Environmental Microaggressions and Microassaults in St. Olaf Classrooms<\/a><\/p>\n
Pearl McAndrews, Meghan Todd, and Arleigh Truesdale<\/p>\n
Microinsults in St. Olaf Classrooms<\/a><\/p>\n
Emma Beahler, Kellis Brandt, Michelle Olson, and Anna Perkins<\/p>\n
Microinvalidations in St. Olaf Academic Spaces<\/a><\/p>\n
Rachel Bongart and Juni Lie<\/p>\n
The Impacts of Microaggressions in Learning Environments at St. Olaf<\/a><\/p>\n
Manuel Cardoza, Isabel Galic, and Rita Thorsen<\/p>\n
Immediate and Short-term Reactions to Racialized Microaggressions in St. Olaf Classrooms<\/a><\/p>\n
Frank Delaney, Grace Jackson, and Claire Mumford<\/p>\n
Proactive Measures to Mitigate Racialized Microaggressions in St. Olaf Classrooms<\/a><\/p>\n
Maddy Chiu, Olive Dwan, Khadijah Gowdy, and Ann Jensen<\/p>\n
Racism in St. Olaf Classrooms and Its Effects on Students’ Academic Choices<\/a><\/p>\n
Jenna Castillo, Chase Koob, Abby Olson, and Maria Jacquelyn Quispe<\/p>\n
Transformative Pedagogy: The Role of Curricula in Challenging Racism at St. Olaf<\/a><\/p>\n
Tim Bergeland, Katie Opperman, and Xinyi Zhang<\/p>\n
Fall 2013: College Students and Money<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
Americans have become increasingly concerned with the debt load of college students and its impact on their futures, and college graduates may be ill-equipped to understand and manage their finances.\u00a0\u00a0Student researchers in SOAN371 surveyed undergraduates about their expected and accrued levels of educational debt, their patterns of financial behavior such as budgeting and online shopping, and their financial literacy.<\/p>\n
Students’ Expected Levels of Debt and Their Academic and Career Decisions<\/a><\/p>\n
Jessica Guzman, Anna Luckow, Francesca Sifferlin, Grace Tabatabai, and Patrick Tinsley<\/p>\n
College Students, Majors, Job Prospects, and Financial Behavior<\/a><\/p>\n
Evan Davis, Margot Fleming, Taryn Manthey-Logan, Thao Vang, Laura Willodson<\/p>\n
Financial Literacy and Perceptions of Post-College Life of Undergraduates<\/a><\/p>\n
Alex Askew, Madison Goering, Isaac Rysdahl, Cameron Smith, Lou Lia Wang<\/p>\n
Financing your Future: College Students’ Debt and Postgraduate Plans<\/a><\/p>\n
Marie Buchner, Katherine Fitzgerald, Emily Goodhue, Mac Leydon<\/p>\n
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Fall 2012: Teamwork in the Classroom and Workplace<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
Teamwork is increasingly prevalent in the workplace and classroom, and team performance is crucial.\u00a0 This year’s SOAN371 student researchers asked undergraduates about their preferences and experiences regarding several aspects of teams that affect team performance, including leadership, conflict, communication, team cohesion, and peer feedback.<\/span><\/p>\n
Gender, Extraversion, and Team Cohesion<\/a><\/p>\n
De\u2019Mico Davis, Christina Espey-Sundt, Tenzin Kunsal, Joe Pickering, Kristen Svoboda<\/p>\n
How Team Experience Affects Perceptions of Leadership Styles<\/a><\/p>\n
Kelsey Brown, Rachel Johnson, Amy Meyer, and Stephanie Robert<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n
Fall 2011<\/strong>:\u00a0Millennials in the Workplace<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
What needs, expectations, and habits do today\u2019s young people bring to the workplace, and what intergenerational tensions arise?\u00a0 These young adults \u2013 Millennials, born after 1980 \u2013 are the focus of our research, along with their Generation X and Baby Boomer co-workers and supervisors. Collectively, this research is based on six online surveys \u2013 two each of current Millennial students (a total of 523 St. Olaf juniors and seniors), Millennial workers (196 St. Olaf alumni) and Generation X and Baby Boomer workers (248 St. Olaf alumni).<\/p>\n
All Squared Away?: An Examination of Millennials\u2019 Use of Structure in the Workplace<\/a><\/p>\n
Charlotte Bolch, Hannah Ehlenfeldt, Alondra Lopez, Ashley Menzel, and Emily Van Essen<\/p>\n
Helicopter Parenting?: Parental Involvement In the Workplace<\/a><\/p>\n
Kyle Cassling, Justine Frederick, Ingrid Olson, William Totimeh, Matthew Venker<\/p>\n
Hiring, Promotion, and Progress: Millennials\u2019 Expectations in the Workplace<\/a><\/p>\n
Kyra Friedell, Katrina Puskala, Morgan Smith, Nicole Villa<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n
Fall 2010: The Transition to Adulthood<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
How do college students approach the transition to post-college life? As they consider their passions, develop their career plans, and investigate possible graduate programs, which resources, activities, and experiences do they turn to? Which resources do they find most helpful? How confident do they feel in their plans and skills? The papers included below address these questions, based on data from three online surveys of St. Olaf College students (1,025 students in total). As part of SOAN371, six teams of students conducted applied research on the transition to post-college life, serving as research consultants for the St. Olaf Main Street Project Steering Committee, a group charged with exploring ways that the college might better prepare students for the transition to vocation and career. Student consultants gathered data to answer the committee\u2019s questions about students\u2019 plans and experiences regarding preparation for the transition to post-college life \u2013 information that could be put to practical use in new and improved programs for students. The research teams also conducted research to advance social science knowledge about the transition from college to vocation and career.<\/p>\n
Approaching the Transition to Adulthood: Vocational and Career Discernment among Undergraduates<\/a><\/p>\n
Julia Aaker, Avery Baird, James Cahalan, Fatima Omar, Kylie Swanson, Siri Thompson<\/p>\n
Building Transferable Skills through Informal Experiences<\/a><\/p>\n
Soraya Dangor, Maddie Hansen, Breanna Johnson, Anna Martin, Zach Pietryla<\/p>\n
The Job Search: An Investigation of Students\u2019 Feelings Toward Post-Graduation Plans<\/a><\/p>\n
Elaine Atcheson, Green Bouzard, Ryan Evans, Morgan Harden, Kathryn Southard, and Ryan Trostrud<\/p>\n
College Students’ Career Exploration: The Impact of Social Networks and Individual Self-Efficacy<\/a><\/p>\n
Stephanie Abbas, Miriam Brown, Kurt Hager, Victoria Heinonen, Rae Tamblyn, and Tenzin Norzin Waleag<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n
Fall 2009: College Students and Social Support<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
How much do college students feel supported by the people in their lives? To what extent do they experience a sense of belonging, closeness, and caring, as well as tangible support, and from whom? What happens when support is lacking? The papers included below examine these questions. Collectively, they are based on an online survey of 333 St. Olaf College students.<\/p>\n
Religiosity and Perceived Social Support<\/a><\/p>\n
Mara Fink, Laya Hess, Melanie Hornbeck, Brita Johnson, Lyndel Owens, and Violet Thor<\/p>\n
The Drive for Thinness: The Relationship Between Social Support, Body Image and Eating Habits<\/a><\/p>\n
Emily Larson, Jessica Retka, Emily Quinnell, Alyssa Williams, and fifth author<\/p>\n
+1 Friend Request: The Internet and Social Support<\/a><\/p>\n
Karin Christenson, Kirstine Foster, Joseph Schantz, and Alex Schmidt<\/p>\n
The Over-Involved Ole: Community Involvement and Depressive Symptoms<\/a><\/p>\n
Cassie Forster, Kari Grimes, Mia Philip, Stacy Robert, and Clara Swanson<\/p>\n
Fall 2008: College Students and Close Relationships<\/strong><\/em>
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Do you wonder how college students feel about interethnic dating and long-distance relationships? Are you concerned about loneliness among college students and how they cope with it? Are you curious about students\u2019 experiences with virginity loss and hook-ups, the attitudes of heterosexual students toward gay and lesbian students, and student expectations of finding a future spouse at college? The papers included below report on these topics. Collectively, they are based on an online survey of 315 St. Olaf College students.<\/p>\n
The Colors of Love: Attitudes toward Inter-ethnic Romantic Relationships among College Students<\/a><\/p>\n
Nick Coley, Sarah Jacobson, Tessa Johanson, and Sarah Kirby<\/p>\n
So Close But So Far Away: Comparing Intimacy Levels in Long Distance and Geographically Close Dating Relationships<\/a><\/p>\n
Samantha Davison, Susan Hill, Caroline Mondoh, and Kai Redalen<\/p>\n
Consultant: Seth Huiras, Statistics Fellow, Center for Integrative Research<\/p>\n
Dating and Hookups: A Look at Intimate Experience among Current College Students<\/a><\/p>\n
Jaclyn Miller, Jose Ramirez, Will Smith, and Nichole Rohlfsen<\/p>\n
Kate Virkler, Statistics Fellow<\/p>\n
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