Psychology & Political Science
MaryRose Wainaina, maryrose.wainaina@unh.edu
University of New Hampshire, with Dr. Jeannie Sowers & Dr. Michael Cole
Political Science & International Affairs
Iran’s Power in Movement
Iran had repeatedly been in the headlines for much of 2022 due to human rights violations, discrimination of ethnic groups, and drastic regime changes. With the age of media and incoming generations, protests in Iran have been more vocal and mainstream while crossing bridges between identity groups. The 2009 Green Movement brought a new wave of modern civil disobedience under Iran’s political climate, which paved the way for the 2022 protest to be widespread and contested among Iranians. This research will conduct a case study analysis on social movements in Iran from the 2009 Green Movement up until the 2022 protest, as well as the governmental responses. Conducting historical analyses and student-based interviews will provide a contrast between investigative and experienced based research. This research will aim to understand why protest continue to happen and how they have shifted in the past decade, and the approaches the government has taken to improve or worsen conditions.
Doris Henderson, dhenderson42@student.se.edu
Southeastern Oklahoma University, with Dr. Joseph Simons-Rudolph
Psychology
Analyzing the Structure of the Emergency Management Degree Programs
An important part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been the development and support for the growth of the academic field of Emergency Management. One effort started in 1994 is the FEMA Higher ED College List of the academic programs in and related to Emergency Management. Recent research (Simons-Rudolph, 2020) has found that there are some systematic biases in this type of list, which is self-populated by program faculty across the country. This descriptive study is designed to provide a more accurate estimate of the size and characteristics of the academic programs in Emergency Management. (Simons-Rudolph, 2020). We have collected both quantitative and qualitative data from the websites of the academic programs listed on the FEMA Higher Education College List. This data included several basic characteristics of the programs including, but not limited to: (a) program names, (b) degree offered, (c) College where the program is located, (d) number of required credits, and (e) how the programs are delivered (e.g. traditional vs online). This data will be used to provide descriptive characteristics of the academic programs along with some simple comparisons between different program types (degree, concentration, and certificate) across academic levels (Associates, Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral). This data will provide a more rigorous and accurate estimate of the size and characteristics of the field of Emergency Management for the FEMA Higher Ed Program.