BOISE STATE STUDENT RESEARCH PRESENTED AT CONFERENCE

Five students from Boise State University’s College of Social Science and Public Affairs attended the National Conference on Undergraduate Research at Lexington, Ky., March 14-17. The students are all participants in the SSPA Undergraduate Research Initiative. Communication professor Laurel Traynowicz also presented a paper at the conference.

Participants’ names and research topics follow:

Marilee Cross and Debbie Ringlein, "Families of Murder Victims and Families of Death Row Inmates: Similar Experiences?"

Laurel Traynowicz and Heidi Gummow, "Encouraging an Undergraduate Research Culture."

Lisa Ferguson, "Single Mothers and Their Perceived Roles as Mothers and Members of Society."

Sylvia Larios-Cowmey, "Hispanic Research," looking at the treatment of Hispanic-American and Mexican-American employees in service industries.

For more information on the Undergraduate Research Initiative or the conference, contact Traynowicz at 426-1910.

Contact:
Laurel Traynowicz
Communication department
426-1910

Media Contact:
Kathleen Mortensen
Boise State communications and marketing
426-3275