THE MOORE SCHOLARSHIP AND

THE MOORE MEMORIAL FUNDS

In 2009, Bills family began the William V. Moore

Endowed Scholarship Fund that provides a renewable
scholarship to a student who demonstrates a commit-
ment to improve the quality of life for all South
Carolinians. Other contributions from colleagues,
family, and many friends and supporters have also
established the William V. Moore Memorial Fund in
Political Science which supports this student research
conference and other initiatives. To make a donation
to either the Memorial Fund or the Scholarship Fund,
please visit our web site (http://www.polisci.cofc.edu)
or contact the Department of Political Science Office
(843-953-5724).
Friday, March 31, 2017
9:00 am 3:00 pm
Recipient of the 2016
William V. Moore Scholarship: Stern Student Center
Ciera E. Johnson College of Charleston
Charleston, SC

Sponsored by the Department of Political Science

Made Possible by Contributions to

The William V. Moore Memorial Fund

Ciera Johnson is a senior from Fort Mill, South Carolina.

She has a special interest in immigration law and hopes
to contribute to expanding the role of women in South
Carolina politics.
 WILLIAM V. MOORE ABOUT THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Kayla Gilchrist, Community Organizer
Charleston Area Justice Ministry

Professor William V. Moore (1944-2009) was a devoted

Kayla Gilchrist is originally from Minnesota and moved to
teacher, mentor, and scholar in the Department of
Madrid, Spain at age eighteen to study Spanish Language and
Political Science. His 37 year career at the College
Literature and International Relations at St. Louis Universi-
included service as chair of the Department of Political
tys Madrid Campus (SLU). After completing a year abroad in
Science, Director of the Master of Public Administra-
Cairo, Egypt at the American University of Cairo, Kayla grad-
tion program, Speaker of the Faculty, and NCAA
uated from SLU in 2010. Kayla lived and worked internation-
faculty athletics representative. Bill was named SC
ally in many areas of the world including El Salvador, Chile,
Governors Professor of the Year (1997) and was
Brazil, Israel and Palestine before moving back to the United
awarded the Distinguished Teaching Award at the
States to attend the Monterey Institute of International Stud-
College (1981), the Distinguished Service Award
ies (MIIS). While at MIIS, she completed a MA in Transla-
(2000), the Distinguished Advising Award (2001), and
tion and Interpretation for Spanish and a MA in Internation-
the first ever Distinguished Teacher-Scholar Award
al Policy, Conflict Resolution and Community Development.
(2001).
Kayla has recently been hired as the Lead Organizer of the
Central Midlands Justice Ministry in Columbia, after working
for three years as a community organizer in Charleston, with
the Charleston Area Justice Ministry. Both are congregation-
based, interfaith organizations dedicated to doing justice and
powerfully addressing community wide problems through
direct-action.
 Panel 11: Understanding War II (FYE Panel) SCHEDULE
12:00-1:15 pm SSC 206
8:30-9:00 Registration
Dr. Jordan Ragusa, Moderator
Department of Political Science 9:00-10:15 SESSION 1

Panel 1: (SSC 409) Donald J. Trump & the 2016 Presidential

Students in this panel are drawn from the First Year Experience Election
Learning Community, 'Understanding War' taught by Professors
Chris Day (Political Science) and Jen Wright (Psychology). Panel 2: (SSC 201) New Research in Policy Issues

Panel 3: (SSC 206) Politics Through Media & Fiction

Jami Cuzzell
Sexual Violence in the DRC 10:30-11:45 SESSION 2

Derek Leydecker Panel 4: (SSC 409) Executive Power at Home & Abroad
Violence Against Civilians in Syria
Panel 5: (SSC 201) Dynamics of Conflict & Post-Conflict
Kaleb Meyer Panel 6: (SSC 205) Understanding War I (FYE Panel)
State Implosion in Libya
Panel 7: (SSC 206) Democracy & Democratization

12:00-1:15 SESSION 3
Panel 8: (SSC 409) The Politics of Marginalized
Communities

Panel 19: (SSC 201) Politics & Policy in Charleston (MPA

Panel)

Panel 10: (SSC 205) State & Local Politics

Panel 11: (SSC 206) Understanding War II (FYE Panel)

1:20-3:00 Presenters Luncheon, Keynote, Awards (Ballroom)

 Panel 10: State & Local Politics
Panel 1: Donald J. Trump & the 2016 Presidential Election
12:00-1:15 pm SSC 205
9:0010:15 am SSC 409
Dr. Phil Jos, Moderator
Dr. Lynne Ford, Moderator
Department of Political Science
Department of Political Science

Olivia Rothstein Simon Ruddock-Harris

An Analysis of Satans Cursed Election Societal Consequences of Consumerism
(Political Science & Historical Preservation, Advisor: Dr. Gibbs (Economics, Advisor: Dr. Chris Day)
Knotts)
Zachary Sturman
Matt Kantor The Economics of Hand Washing
Republicans Trump Expectations (Political Science & Spanish, Advisors: Dr. Daniela Goya-Tocchetto
(Political Science, Advisor: Dr. Claire Wofford) & Dr. Calvin Blackwell)

Lauren Johnson and Deon McCray Harlan Belcher

#NeverTrump: Why Republican Lawmakers Refused to Support
Their Partys Nominee
(Johnson-Political Science & Music; McCray-Political Science &
Accounting, Advisor: Dr. Jordan Ragusa)
Emma Sossamon
The Role of Twitter in the 2016 Presidential Election
(Academic Magnet High School, Advisor: Ms. Nairobi Orr)
Success in Redistricting Reform: A Comparative Analysis of Iowa &
New Jersey
(Political Science, Advisor: Dr. Claire Wofford)
Cameron Ehlers
Municipal Golf in the United States
(Political Science, Advisor: Dr. Gibbs Knotts)
David Ahnen
Constitutional Verbosity: An Analysis of the 50 States
(Economics & Political Science, Advisor: Dr. Peter Calcagno)
 Panel 9: Politics & Policy in Charleston (MPA Panel)
12:00-1:15 SSC 201
Dr. Matt Nowlin, Moderator
Department of Political Science
Kelly Walker
Cultural Planning for the City of Charleston: A Framework for
Developing & Sustaining Cultural Vitality in the Holy City
(Public Administration, Advisor: Dr. Phil Jos)
Victoria Davis
Improving Processes in School Gardening Nonprofit
Organizations: An Evaluation of the Green Heart Project
(Public Administration, Advisor: Dr. Phil Jos)
Lela Gee-Boswell
A 21st Perspective on a Local Preservation Nonprofit
(Public Administration, Advisor: Dr. Phil Jos)
Sarah Fichera
Gaps, Redundancies, & Inefficiencies: How to Improve the
Service Delivery of After School Programming in the Charleston
County School District
(Public Administration, Advisor: Dr. Phil Jos)
Panel 2: New Research in Policy Issues
9:0010:15 am SSC 201
Dr. Gibbs Knotts, Moderator
Department of Political Science
Janelle Green
Hate Crimes Legislation: A Legal, Political, & Cultural Analysis
(Academic Magnet High School, Advisor: Dr. Phil Jos)
Toby Kim
Unknown Unknowns: The Stagnancy of Federal Gun Control
Policy
(Political Science, Advisor: Dr. Matthew Nowlin)
John Lambert
A Defense of Ammunition Regulation
(Political Science, Advisor: Dr. Phil Jos)
Taryn DiPalma
Rehabilitation in Sentencing: A Case Study of Adult Drug Courts
(Political Science, Advisor: Dr. Claire Curtis)
 Panel 3: Politics Through Media & Fiction Panel 8: The Politics of Marginalized Communities
9:0010:15 am SSC 206 12:00-1:15 pm SSC 409
Dr. Robert Westerfelhaus, Moderator Dr. Claire Curtis, Moderator
Department of Communication Department of Political Science

Allyson Plessner
American Exceptionalism Through Superman
Claire Cheramie
(English & Spanish, Advisor: Dr. John Creed)
State-Sponsored Violence, Armed Rebellion, & Poverty-Cleansing
in Rio de Janeiros Favelas
Catherine Hutchison
(Political Science, Advisor: Dr. Chris Day)
The Disaster in the Dystopia: Collapse & Political
Philosophy in Dystopian Fiction
Meredith Jackson
(Political Science & International Studies,
Marxism, Women, & the Cuban Revolution
Advisors: Dr. Claire Curtis & Dr. Brooke Permenter)
(Philosophy, Advisor: Dr. Hollis France)
Nathan Gillespie
Zoe Wright
ISIS & the Media
Enhancing the Legal Capacity of Adult Individuals with Intellectual
(Political Science, Advisor: Dr. John Creed)
Disabilities to Consent to Sex Through a Comprehensive Sexual
Education Program
Brittney Darnell
(Academic Magnet High School, Advisor: Ms. Deborah Ware)
Reality Show or Election? How a Reality Star Became
President of the United States
Haley De Porte
(Political Science, Advisor: Dr. Gibbs Knotts)
The Challenge to Western Feminism Posed by Irans Womens
Movement
(Political Science, Advisor: Dr. John Creed)
 Panel 7: Democracy & Democratization Panel 4: Executive Power at Home & Abroad
10:30-11:45 am SSC 206 10:30-11:45 SSC 409
Dr. Ali Demirdas, Moderator Dr. Max Kovalov, Moderator
Department of International Studies Department of Political Science

Warlon Mack
This Thing Called Democracy
(Political Science, Advisor: Dr. Guoli Liu)
Jamie Craven
Ersatz Democracy? Erdogan & the Arab Spring
(Political Science, Advisor: Dr. John Creed)
Emily Looney
America First: The Securitization of Immigration
(Political Science, Advisor: Dr. John Creed)
Grace Ford-Dirks
Debating the Nature of Executive Power in American Politics
(Academic Magnet High School, Advisor: Ms. Nairobi Orr &
Dr. Robert Crout)

Taylor Hall Gabrielle Kaye

Bottom Up or Top Down? The Impact of Foreign Aid on Political The Maverick in American Political Ideology: Domestic
Development in Egypt & Morocco Government Surveillance
(Political Science & International Studies, Advisor: Dr. John Creed) (Political Science & International Studies, Advisor: Dr. John
Creed)
Gavin Georgiadis
How Morocco Avoided the 2011 Arab Spring: King Mohammeds Brendan Montesinos
Reforms The New Cold War
(Political Science & Studio Art, Advisor: Dr. Chris Day) (Political Science, Advisor: Dr. John Creed)
 Panel 5: Dynamics of Conflict & Post-Conflict Panel 6: Understanding War I (FYE Panel)
10:30-11:45 pm SSC 201 10:30-11:45 am SSC 205
Dr. Guoli Liu, Moderator Dr. Claire Wofford, Moderator
Department of Political Science Department of Political Science

Jacob Docalavich
From Protest to Unrest: Is Political Protest a Motivator to Civil
War?
(Political Science, Advisor: Dr. Chris Day)
Colin Collum
Humanitarianism in Palestine
(Political Science, Advisor: Dr. John Creed)
Courtney Eker
Cambodia and Vietnam: Developmental & Psychological
Outcomes of Post-Conflict Governments
(Political Science & Spanish, Advisor: Dr. Chris Day)
Students in this panel are drawn from the First Year Experience
Learning Community, 'Understanding War' taught by Professors
Chris Day (Political Science) and Jen Wright (Psychology).
Kelyn Brown
The Dangerous Game of Patronage Politics in the Democratic
Republic of Congo
George Frankel
Violence Against Civilians in Mexicos Drug Wars
Tristan Loughlin
The ISIS Franchise in Libya

Victoria Butler Zachary Rabinowitz

Agriculture & the Roots of Civil Conflict in Baathist Syria Ongoing Wars in Russias Periphery
(Political Science, Advisor: Dr. John Creed)