PSA 97th Annual Conference Program (PSA 2026) by Pacific Sociological Association

Conference Program

OTHER SPACE

Cerritos Boardroom (2nd Floor) Wednesday · 8:00 am-9:00 am

QUIET ROOM: RESERVED AREA FOR PRAYER, REST, AND MEDITATION

SESSION 2. PLENARY SESSION

Ocean Terrace West (3rd Floor) Wednesday · 9:00 am-10:15 am

PSA 2026 OPENING CEREMONY WITH PSA 2026 CONFERENCE ELDER-IN-RESIDENCE, LOUIE ROBLES (ENROLLED MEMBER OF THE JUANEÑO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS, ACJACHEMEN NATION)

Organizer: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon

SESSION 3. REGISTRATION Prefunction/CD Lobby (3rd Floor)

PSA REGISTRATION DESK (WEDNESDAY)

PSA Registration Desk is open from 9am to 5pm on Wednesday.

SESSION 4. RESEARCH IN-

GENDER IN THE CURRENT SOCIO-POLITICAL CLIMATE PART 1

· 9:00 am-10:15 am

 Making a Name for Ourselves: Queer Theory and LGBTQ Reality in the Development of Queer Criminology......Caro Mooney, University of California Irvine

 “This Bill Does Not Even Mention The Transgender Language”: Illegible Harm, Impossible Truths, and Discrimination by Disbelief in Anti-Trans Legislation......Caro Mooney, University of California Irvine

 A Golden State for Trans Lives? Experiences of Violence and Policing Among Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People in California......Jordan Grasso, The Williams Institute at UCLA Law

 Gender Neutral Litter Boxes: Furry Criminalization as Anti-Trans Proxy......Alexander Rudenshiold, University of California Irvine; and Caro Mooney, University of California Irvine

 Supporting Trans Students and Allies Through Trans Studies......Nathan Burns, California State University Northridge

SESSION 5. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

Ocean Ballroom (1st Floor)

Wednesday · 10:30 am-11:45 am

THE ROLE OF SOCIOLOGISTS IN AN ANTI-SOCIOLOGICAL ERA SPONSORED BY THE COMMITTEE ON FREEDOM IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING

Presider: Richelle Swan, California State University San Marcos

 The Social Eye Podcast: An alternative media public sociology for an anti-sociological era......Winona Wood, University of Utah; Wynn Strange, Portland State University; and Michelle Fretwell, Non-Academic

 Community Gardens, Cultural Identity, Healing Practices, & Collective Community......Edin MADrid, California State University Los Angeles

 The Fragile Promise of Tenure: Gender, Race, and Academic Freedom Under Divisive Concepts Legislation......Jennifer Krebsbach, University of California Davis

SESSION 6. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

Odessa (3rd Floor)

Wednesday · 10:30 am-11:45 am

 Restructuring Environmental Sociology Curriculum: Approaches To Unsettling and Centering Indigenous Knowledges......Erika Giesen, Rogue Community College

 Intersectional homeschool solidarities: Rejecting public schooling for affirming learning communities......Lisa Porter, James Madison University; and Hannah Smith Brennan, James Madison University

 The Rhetoric of Meritocracy: Institutional Language and the Framing of Equity in Higher Education......Yvette Garcia, San Diego State University

 Looking Back to Look Forward: Applying Sankofa to the Teaching of Black Los Angeles......Mia Glionna, cerritos College; and Stephanie Anckle, Non-Academic

 C. Wright Mills and The Causes of World War Three: A Pedagogy for the Future......Frank Page, University of Utah

SESSION 7. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

HOUSING CRISIS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: SOCIAL HOUSING AND ALTERNATIVES TO MARKET BASES SOLUTIONS TO AFFORDABILITY

Organizer: gary hytrek, California State University Long Beach

Presider: gary hytrek, California State University Long Beach

Housing displacement has become a key driver of social conflict in the 21st century, as residents across the globe confront escalating threats to secure and stable housing. Urban development, rising rents, and inflated mortgage payments have intensified gentrification pressures, leading to widespread displacement, particularly among low-income communities and communities of color. These neighborhoods are often situated at the intersection of historic disinvestment and contemporary reinvestment, producing conditions that both exploit and marginalize long-term residents. Housing insecurity has wide-reaching consequences. For youth, displacement disrupts educational continuity and access to healthcare; for adults, it undermines employment, social support systems, and community networks. Across the life course, it contributes to adverse health outcomes and economic precarity. Beyond the household level, displacement and gentrification reshape the cultural, demographic, and political landscapes of neighborhoods, cities, and regions. The deepening affordability crisis suggests we maybe trying to solve the housing challenges from the wrong angle. As research suggests, the housing crisis doesn’t exist because the system isn’t working. It exists because that’s the way the system works. Anytime the poor and the wealthy compete for scarce resources, in this case housing, the poor will lose. However, alternative models of affordability, collectively called social housing, have shown success in solving the housing affordability crisis. This session examines alternative models of housing affordability that remove land from speculative markets, and considers pathways toward more equitable and resilient housing systems.

 Rethinking Redevelopment: Housing Policy and Inequality in Long Beach......Shawn Kunipo, California State University Long Beach

 Social Housing as an Affordable Housing Strategy......Liz Ryan Murray, Non-Academic

 Finding Home: Community Land Trusts and the Conditions for Shifting the Narrative of Social Housing in Long Beach......Manuela Martinez, California State University Long Beach

 “How Many Tents Are There? Strengths and Limitations of Assessing Tent-Based Homelessness”......Jennifer McKinney, Seattle Pacific University; Karen Snedker, Chapman University; and Madeline Southern, Chapman University

RACE, CLASS, AND INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO

Presider: Arthur Scarritt, Boise State University

STUDENT SUCCESS AND EQUITY

 Playing the Field: Cultural Capital and Racialized Navigation in Higher Education......Sherelle Ferguson, University of California Irvine

 The Effects of Social Class on Discipline and Educational Outcomes......Natalie Moreno, University of California Merced

 Stay in Your Place: How Traditional Teaching Methods Affects Higher Education Attainment Amongst the Working Class......Rebecca Calderon, California State University Los Angeles

 Food Insecurity and White Victimage Making Higher Education Elitist......Victoria Zunich, Boise State University; Regan Williams, Boise State University; and Arthur Scarritt, Boise State University

 STEM Major Disparities through the intersections of Social Class and Gender: A Comparative Analysis of Asian American Students and white Students......Faith Her, University of California Merced SESSION

MASCULINITY AND THE MANOSPHERE IN THE DIGITAL WORLD

 Manosphere Femininities: A Comparative Multi-Platform Analysis of Two Feminine Centered Manosphere Subcultures Across Reddit and TikTok......Christian Casarez, University of Nevada Las Vegas

 Silenced in the Incelosphere: Women’s Experiences, Responses, and Digital Participation......Alexandra Ariza, California State University San Marcos

 Digital Masculinity: The Influence of Manosphere and Manosphere-Adjacent Content on College Men’s Behaviors, Thoughts, and Experiences......Sharon Sanchez, California State University Northridge

 Anti-Intellectualism, Masculinities, and Podcasting......Francesca Pafundo, California State University Fullerton

SESSION 10. RESEARCH

SURVIVAL AND RESISTANCE: LAND, FOOD, AND FARMING

Presider: Luc McKenzie, University of California Irvine

 Cannabis Farming in the Emerald Triangle: A Journey Along the Yellow Brick Road of Legalization......Ya Reinier, Cal Poly Humboldt

 In Between Meals: Deservingness, Discretion & Discipline in Food Pantries......Adian Dobyns, University of California Irvine

 Devaluing Settler Land in Incorporating an Internal Colony: Historical Logistics as Sites of Struggle in the Alameda Corridor......Luc McKenzie, University of California Irvine

SESSION 11. PANEL WITH PRESENTERS

Barcelona (3rd Floor)

Wednesday · 10:30 am-11:45 am

ART. CULTURE, POLITICS AND POWER I: DEMOCRACY'S POSSIBILITIES, AND THE LIMITS THEREOF, POLITICAL OPINION, AND CONTESTATION

 Intensify/Enhance: How GenZ Perceives Social Media, Cohesion, and Politics in Tumult......Aaron Thompson, Arizona State University

 Why This Time Is Different: Right-Wing Backlash Politics in the 21st Century......Mark Jepson, University of California Los Angeles

 Common Ground or Battleground? Bipartisanship Among U.S. Political Opinion Leaders on Social Media......Jaemin Lee, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

 Shelter, Safety and Stigma: Opposition to Homeless Services in Los Angeles......Kassandra Perez, California State University Los Angeles

SESSION 12. PANEL WITH PRESENTERS

(3rd Floor)

· 10:30 am-11:45 am

TRANS UNDER FIRE (PART III): NAVIGATING TRANS IDENITY AND DISABILITY IN AN ANTI-TRANS SOCIETY--SPONSORED BY THE COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF LGBTQIA PERSONS

Organizer: Steph Landeros, University of Nevada Las Vegas

This panel continues the critical conversation from last year's discussion on the challenges of working in an increasingly anti-trans climate, especially for transgender and gender expansive/nonconforming people. Scholars, educators, and community organizers will share their experiences working in and/or studying access to gender affirming health care, navigating disability and trans identity in an anti-trans environment.Panelists will discuss both challenges and successes in their research and work offering practical recommendations and strategies for creating supportive, inclusive environments for disabled, transgender and queer people navigating healthcare access. The Q&A style panel will provide a space for dialogue, reflection, and action, helping attendees to better navigate and thrive in these challenging times.

Discussant: Steph Landeros, University of Nevada Las Vegas

SESSION 13. PANEL WITH PRESENTERS

B (3rd Floor)

· 10:30 am-11:45 am

TEACHING SOCIOLOGY: FROM A SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION TO A SOCIOLOGY OF CURIOSITY

Organizers: Leonard Henderson, Southern Methodist University; Sarai Richter, Arizona State University; Elisabeth Shimada, Pomona College;

 Teaching the Sociological Imagination through the Twilight Zone......Charles Sarno, Dominican University of California

 Learning to See Sociology in Everyday Life......Jennifer Puentes, Eastern Oregon University

 Using High School Yearbooks as a Teaching Tool in Undergraduate Sociology of Sport Classes......Heather Van Mullem, Washington State University

 The role of Introduction to Sociology in general education and other programs......Charles Dickinson, College of Western Idaho

SESSION 14. PANEL WITH PRESENTERS

Vancouver (3rd Floor)

Wednesday · 10:30 am-11:45 am

UNLIKELY MENTORS: DIVERSE MENTORS AND EFFECTIVE MENTORING STRATEGIES FOR NON-TRADITIONAL

POPULATIONS OF MENTEES

Organizer: A C Campbell, Santa Ana College

Unlikely Mentors: Diverse Mentors and Effective Mentoring Strategies for Non-Traditional Populations of Mentees Join us for a panel discussion on mentoring. This session on mentoring will highlight the different types of mentors, effective mentoring strategies, and techniques for

mentoring non-traditional mentees. Panelists will talk about mentoring broadly. Some will focus on the mentors, others will focus on the mentees, and others will focus on the strategies and techniques. The mentoring discussed will not be limited to the academy, but may include community models, fraternal groups, and informal networks.

SESSION 15. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

Barcelona (3rd Floor)

ROOTS TO RENEWAL: SUSTAINABILITY IN THE RURAL MOSAIC

Organizer: Haisu Huang, William & Mary

Presider: Alexander Theophilus, Utah State University

Wednesday · 12:00 pm-1:15 pm

 Natural Amenities and Rural Livability: Utilizing Community Capital for the Development of Wellbeing......Alexander Theophilus, Utah State University; Jessica Ulrich-Schad, Utah State University; Elizabeth Bennett, Idaho State University; Elizabeth Brunner, Utah State University; Bailey Holdaway, Utah State University; and Taylor Peltier, Utah State University

 Community gardens support stress coping and health – A comparison of rural and urban perceptions of benefits......Katie Butterfield, University of California Davis; and Kathryn Daniels, Cal Poly Pomona

 “Our House, in the Middle of the Street”- Exploring Place, Community and Identity in Transitional Living Environments......Scott Nelson, Cal Poly Humboldt

SESSION 16. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

Casablanca (3rd Floor)

Wednesday · 12:00 pm-1:15 pm

ART, CULTURE, POLITICS & POWER SESSION VII: RELIGION, THE SACRED, AND THE POETIC

 Religious Influence on Attitudes Toward Anti-Intellectualism in the United States......Alexandria Cordova, California State University Los Angeles

 American Sacred Nationalism: Pedagogies of Power in the American Interregnumsp......Dean Hall, San Diego State University

 Sociopoetix: Poetic Knowledge as a Framework for Critical Sociological Inquiry......Anthony Blacksher, San Bernardino Valley College

 How Do Small Zen Communities Sustain their Spiritual Life?......Rebecca S.K. Li, The College of New Jersey

SESSION 17. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

MARRIAGE AND

FAMILY

Melbourne (3rd Floor)

Wednesday · 12:00 pm-1:15 pm

RELATIONS IN THE AGE OF AUTOMATION AND INEQUALITY

Organizer: Lorraine Cordeiro, University of Massachusetts

Presider: Mariana López, University of California San Diego

 Robotization and Marriage De-institutionalization: Evidence from China......Ruiyu Wang, Shangxi Normal University; Ting Wang, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; and Bing Ye, Zhejiang University

 Love and Money In Weddings: Vendors' Perspectives on The Deinstitutionalization of Marriage......Elisabeth Shimada, Pomona College; Elena Kim, University of Southern California; Yunah Suh, University of Southern California; and Brielle Lee, University of Southern California

 Doing Gender, Feeling Fairness: Emotion Work in the Everyday Division of Labor in Suzhou, China......Ji Young Jung, None

 Men's participation in the domestic work: focusing on managerial and emotional aspect......Haruki Kunishige, American Sociological Association

 Manufacturing a Parent: Using Patents to Understand the Values within Infant Simulators......Mariana López, University of California San Diego SESSION 18.

CONTEMPORARY BLACK POLITICS, EXPERIENCES, AND ATTITUDES

Presider: vanessa stout, California State University Los Angeles

 How Genetic Ancestry Testing Shapes African Americans’ Ethnoracial Conceptualization......Olivia Aminatta Jobe, University of Southern California

 The Lived Experiences of Progressive Black Pastors In Contemporary Society.......Megan Kidd, California State University Northridge

 Internalizers or Resisters? : Heterogeneity in Blacks’ Opinion Towards Affirmative Action Policies in the US......Namrata Namrata, Arizona State University

 Black immigrants' experiences and understanding of law in the United States......Daniel Tei, Arizona State University

 New Countries of the Fairyland: The American Black Experience in Europe......vanessa stout, California State University Los Angeles

SESSION 19. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

· 12:00 pm-1:15

ASIAN/ASIAN AMERICAN SOCIOLOGY: EMERGING AAPI AND FILIPINX EXPERIENCES OF IDENTITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE

Presider: Carl Pasco, San Diego State University

 Unsung, Unseen, Unruly: Urban AAPI Gang Formations and Resistance Against Racial Erasure......Sung Kim, University of California Riverside

 Lived Experiences of 1st Generation Filipina American Nurses in the U.S. Healthcare System......Jasmine Canonizado, San Diego State University

 [Pinoy Ka Ba?Researching Second Generation Filipino American Awareness Of Filipino Intangible Cultural Heritage In San Diego]......Carl Pasco, San Diego State University

 Young, Queer, and Filipina/o in the Desert: Belonging in the Era of the Internet......Michael Sanchez, Arizona State University

 Lives in Motion: Situating Undocumented Filipino Life......Jonathan Leif Basilio, California State University Bakersfield

SESSION 20. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

SEXUALITY IN FAITH, ACTIVISM, AND POLICING

Presider: Eric Swank, Arizona State University

12:00 pm-1:15 pm

 Intersectionality of Queer Identities and Christianity: The Lived Experiences of Gay and Lesbian Clergy......Spencer Moreno, California State University Northridge

 All Are Welcome: A Study of Christian Churches and Their Evolving Stance on the LGBTQ Community......Jillian O'Keeffe, San Diego State University

 College Sexual Assault Crime Scripts......Amelie Pedneault, Washington State University; and Ella Schulz, Washington State University

 Social Movements, Encampments, and College Campuses: “Queering” Students’ Activism in ‘Students Justice for Palestine’ at NAU......Isla Hubbard, Northern Arizona University

 Colleges, Sexual Identities, and Social Movement Participation......Eric Swank, Arizona State University; and Breanne Fahs, Arizona State University SESSION 21.

PEDAGOGICAL STRATEGIES FOR EQUITY AND BELONGING IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Presider: Sarah Cribbs, Randolph-Macon College

 "Feeling Professional:" Teacher Preparation Programs in the Face of Ethnic Studies Reforms......Amy Gong Liu, University of California Irvine

 A Multiyear Examination into the Efficacy of Diversity Trainings on Intercultural Competence Among Pre- Service Teachers......Sarah Cribbs, Randolph-Macon College; and Eleanor Swager, Randolph-Macon College

 How do teachers’ cultural attitudes toward autism influence inclusion practices in elementary classrooms in Riverside Unified School Districts?......Alexandria Noor, California State University Los Angeles

 Investigating Secondary School Teachers’ Attitudes towards Inclusive Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities: A Study In Bangladesh......Asif Mahmud, Portland State University

 Disrupting the Coloniality of Power in the Classroom......Lacy Mitchell, Cal Poly Humboldt

MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY,

AND CULTURE

Presider: Derrick Snow, Omega Graduate School

 Modeling the Homeownership-Health Relationship: Evidence from the 2021 Canadian Housing Survey......Min Zhou, University of Victoria

 Algorithmic Racism in Clinical AI: A Sociological Analysis of Bias in Health Technology......Ali Mushtaq, University of Hawaii: West Oahu

 Integrating macrosocial awareness into the Biomedical and Biopsychosocial Models of Health and Illness.......Derrick Snow, Omega Graduate School

 The Severing of the American Foreskin: A Foucaldian Discourse Analysis of the Persistent Knot of Infant Male Circumcision in the United States........Robert Diven, New Mexico State University; and Julie Steinkopf, New Mexico State University

POLICING, ENFORCEMENT, AND LEGAL VIOLENCE

Organizer: Patrisia Macias-Rojas, University of Illinois, Chicago

Presider: Enrico Marcelli, San Diego State University

 Unchecked Enforcement, Una Pesadilla: The Health and Social Consequences of Immigration Enforcement in Los Angeles County......Ximena Sanchez Martinez, University of Southern California

 A Distanced Sense of Belonging - The Impact of an Anti-Immigrant Regime on 1.5Generation Undocumented Adults in California......Mariana Magana Gamero, University of California Irvine

 State-Level Immigration Policy and the Internal Migration of Undocumented Immigrants in the United States......Ulises Flores Mendoza, University of Southern California

EVERYDAY RESISTANCE AND DISRUPTIONS IN EDUCATION

Presider: Alexei Anisin, None

 From Performance to Exhaustion: Comparing Students’ Self-Reports of Fear and Anxiety in the College Classroom Before and After COVID-19......Nadine Alvarez, California State University Los Angeles; and Kristen Discola, California State University Los Angeles

 "Why Does the Professor Keep Saying Copy and Paste?: Exploring Non-traditional Students' Journeys to Completing a College Degree......Tom Espinoza, California State University Northridge

 Technology, Routinization, and Declining Mental Health in Youth......Alexei Anisin, None

 Exploring the Association Between Domestic Violence Exposure and Children's Educational and Social Development......Shelina Begum, Non-Academic

 "Irritants: A Sociological Look at the Things that Bother Us and How We Choose to Respond to Them"......Tim Delaney, SUNY Oswego

SESSION 25. RESEARCH INPROGRESS &

QUEER IN COMMUNITY

Presider: Cameron Michels, Simon Fraser University

 Queer Worldmaking at Rooster Rock and Collins Beach......Max Fassnacht, Portland State University

 The Death of Doc Marie’s: How the Closing of Lesbian Bars Affects the Lesbian Community......Katherine Bird, Portland State University

 Whiteness Mediating Belonging: Queer and Trans Experiences in Canadian Women’s Rugby......Cameron Michels, Simon Fraser University

SESSION 26. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

Tokyo (3rd Floor)

SEX POSITIVITY, INTIMACY, AND BEAUTY

Presider: Jeremy Thomas, Idaho State University

Wednesday · 12:00 pm-1:15 pm

 Navigating the Beauty Myth: Sugar Babies’ Negotiation of Aesthetic Norms......Anna Wainwright, University of California Irvine

 Project-based leisure for the sexual journey: Clinical, community, and research implications from a collaborative BDSM exploration......Jeremy Thomas, Idaho State University; and Judith Langer, University of Applied Sciences Merseburg

 Where from here? Positive sexuality challenges in a "post-truth" society......Jasper Marichal-Nack, California Lutheran University; and DJ Williams, University of Idaho

 Back to the future! The promise of positive sexuality amidst a culture of division and conflict......Emily Prior, California State University Northridge; and DJ Williams, University of Idaho

 Characteristics of a Sex-Positive Attitude: A Qualitative Study......Judith Langer, University of Applied Sciences Merseburg; and Jeremy Thomas, Idaho State University

SESSION 27. WORKSHOP WITH PRESENTERS

Vancouver (3rd Floor) Wednesday · 12:00 pm-1:15 pm

GRAD SCHOOL GAME PLAN: CRAFTING YOUR CV AND PERSONAL STATEMENT

SPONSORED BY THE STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Organizer: José Luis Collazo Jr, California State University Channel Islands

SESSION 28. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED Barcelona (3rd Floor) Wednesday · 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

RACE, ETHNICITY, AND FAMILY DYNAMICS

Presider: Jaqueline Mendez, Texas A&M

 The Disruption of Kinship: Family Estrangement in Latino Families......Vincent Fuentes, University of Nevada Las Vegas

 Peers, Parents, and Place: Multilevel Predictors of Self-Harm and Suicidal Ideation Among Black Youth......Jullanar Williams, Independent Scholar

 A Child’s Sacrifice: How Adult Citizen Children Broker Jobs, Homes, and Businesses for Their Undocumented Parents......Jaqueline Mendez, Texas A&M

SESSION 29. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED Casablanca (3rd Floor) Wednesday · 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

MULTISPECIES SOCIAL WORLDS: ANIMAL SOCIOLOGY AND MULTISPECIES JUSTICE

Organizers: Jules Bacon, Grinnell College; Kirsten Vinyeta, Utah State University; Presider: Sarah Woodbury, Utah State University

 Do Wolves Change Rivers? The Trophic Cascades Debate and the Politicization of Science in Wolf Management......Kristina Beggen, University of Oregon

 Multispecies Justice Applications in Sociology: Operationalization Strategies and Research Pathways......Kirsten Vinyeta, Utah State University

 “'We Hurt So They Can Live:' Perspectives on Feeding and Rescuing Abandoned Dogs”......Janet Armentor, California State University Bakersfield

 Pigs, People, and the Press: A Multispecies Analysis of CAFO Coverage in Iowa......Graham Ward, University of Oregon

 "Earth Is Our Heaven:" Mormon multispecies justice, animism, and splintered kindreds at Great Salt Lake......Sarah Woodbury, Utah State University

SESSION 30. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

DEMOGRAPHY

Melbourne (3rd Floor)

Wednesday · 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

Presider: Armando Gonzalez, California State University Northridge

 Mi casa es tu casa: Investigating Cohabitation and Inflation in Argentina......Brendan Frizzell, University of Southern California

 The Social Boundaries of Whiteness: Race, Status, and Identity in Contemporary Argentina......Sofia Jaime, University of California Irvine

 Turning Hazard Models Inside Out......David Melamed, Ohio State University

 Religion, Inequality, and Civic Formation in the First Year of College Students......Saugher Nojan, San Jose State University

 Chilling effects of the Trump Era: Cash-Assistance Participation Amongst Noncitizens......Colleen Janey, San Diego State University

 Gender Differences in America’s Issue Prioritization: An Analysis of the General Social Survey Data......Armando Gonzalez, California State University Northridge

SESSION 31. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

NARRATIVES, MORAL PANICS, AND THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF MIGRATION & TRANSBORDER IDENTITIES

Organizer: Patrisia Macias-Rojas, University of Illinois, Chicago

Presider: Angie Monreal, University of California Irvine

 Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric as a Source of Moral Panic: How can we unite through knowledge when we are being divided by fear?......Elizabeth Fisher, Arizona State University

 Immigration: It's Not a Crisis......Suchet Kumar, Rayat Bahra University

 The Cholo Jacket: How Undocumented Immigrants Perform Racialized Notions of Americanness at The Port of Entry......Angie Monreal, University of California Irvine

 American Dream-ish: Rewriting the American Dream Across Immigrant Generations......Uchenna Onuoha, Arizona State University; Bailee Blankemeier, Arizona State University; Karina Santellano, Arizona State University; and Nilda Flores-Gonzalez, Arizona State University

 The Immigration Experiences of First Generation Iranian-Americans To The U.S. Post The 1979 Iranian Revolution......David Ehya, San Diego State University

 The Transborder Lifestyle: Studying, Parenting, And Schooling Across Borders......Paula Michelle Ochoa, Texas A&M

SESSION 32. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

ASIAN/ASIAN AMERICAN SOCIOLOGY

Presider: Jungyun Gill, Stonehill College

 Race, Racism, and Asian Americans......Yongsheng Sun, Columbia Basin College

 Can K-pop and K-dramas Build Interracial Solidarity?......Jungyun Gill, Stonehill College

 The Lonely Generation: Unraveling China’s Population Crisis After the One-Child Policy......Ting Wang, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

 Isolation or Access? – Taiwanese Indigenous Peoples and Equal Access to Disaster Mitigation Infrastructure......Petra Nepozitkova, National Chengchi University

SESSION 33. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

· 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

COLONIAL LEGACIES, RACIALIZED MIGRATION REGIMES, AND INSTITUTIONALIZED INEQUALITY

Organizer: Patrisia Macias-Rojas, University of Illinois, Chicago

Presider: Jake Watson, UC San Diego

 The Infrastructure of Inequality: How Bureaucratic Legacies Shaped Post-Cold War U.S. Refugee Resettlement......Jake Watson, UC San Diego

 The Compounded (dis)embeddedness of Migrants with Precarious Legal Status......Ann Cathrin Corrales-Øverlid, University of Bergen

 Beyond Global Norms: Dual Citizenship as a Regime of Control in South Korea......Jinhyuk Kim, University of California San Diego

 Ethnic Economies in New Immigrant Destinations: Evaluating Hispanic Immigrants’ Residential Mobility in the U.S. South, 2006-2018.......Steven Herrera Tenorio, University of California Berkeley

 Resettlement Scarcity as Humanitarian Purgatory: How Global Refugees to Prewar Ukraine Negotiate Transit and Reception Institutions at the Borders of Europe......Raphi Rechitsky, National University

SESSION 34. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED Salon C (3rd Floor)

MOVEMENTS AND KNOWLEDGES IN PURSUIT OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Presider: Evan Shenkin, Linfield University

 Race, Class, and Grassroots Environmentalism in A Global Metropolis: Forging Pathways to Environmental Justice and Repair in Los Angeles......Armando Mejia, University of Wisconsin, Madison

 Behind the Smokescreen: Groundtruthing Cumulative Impacts in Environmentally Overburdened Communities......Rebecca OVERMYER-VELAZQUEZ, Whittier College; Daniel Talamantes, Claremont Graduate University; and Christopher Laurent,

 Envisioning just and Indigenous-led transition of the wildfire management workforce......Meredith Jacobson, University of Oregon

 Grief as Environmental Praxis: Toward Intersectional Ecological Grief Literacies in Environmental Sociology......Kate McNeely, University of Colorado Boulder

 Agrarian Plastics and the Chthulucene: Soil-Biodegradable Plastic Mulches and the Feminist Futures of the California’s Strawberry Industry......Beth Prosnitz, Washington State University; and Jessica Goldberger, Washington State University

SESSION 35. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED Tokyo (3rd Floor)

DEPORTATION, RETURN, AND POST-REMOVAL TRAJECTORIES

Organizer: Patrisia Macias-Rojas, University of Illinois, Chicago

Presider: Michael Aguilera, University of Oregon

· 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

 Deportation and Future Migration of Mexican Migrants......Michael Aguilera, University of Oregon

 Irregular Mobilities, Forced Returns, and Post-Deportation Reintegration......Geraldina Polanco, McMaster University

 Bureaucratic Entrapment: Refugee Experiences of the European Union (EU) Migration Regime......MacKenzie Bonner, University of California Irvine

SESSION 36. WORKSHOP WITH PRESENTERS Naples (3rd Floor)

· 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

PIVOTING TO PUBLIC WRITING

Organizer: Anthony Ocampo, Cal Poly Pomona

Presider: Anthony Ocampo, Cal Poly Pomona

As graduate students and faculty, we are conditioned to focus on one kind of writing: academic publishing. But what if you want your research and ideas to reach beyond the ivory tower? In this workshop, I will share insights on how to pivot from academic publishing to writing for the public. I will go over the different outlets in which sociologists can place and publish pieces for popular outlets.

SESSION 37. PANEL WITH PRESENTERS

LABOR AND GENDER

Organizer: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon

Presider: Rebecca Franklin, University of California San Diego

 When Performance Blinds: Gender and Managerial Experience in Harassment Recognition......José Luis Collazo Jr, California State University Channel Islands; and Selena Morentin, Mt. San Antonio College

 “From Minx to Mammy or You’re Out the Door” Racialized Perceptions of Gender and Age in the American Workplace......Tamara Ogle, Portland State University

 Public Roads, Private Boundaries and Women Riders in Motorcycle Ride-Hailing Economy......Gita Neupane, University of Idaho

 Where I Stand: Marching Forward with Feminist Roots in Precarious Employment......Erin Woodford, Thompson Rivers University

 Navigating Exclusion in Silicon Valley Tech: Women’s Alliances and Amalgamated Boundaries......Rebecca Franklin, University of California San Diego

 Building a more diverse construction workforce: Overcoming occupational segregation in the building trades......Patrick Wade, University of California Davis; Savannah Hunter, University of California Berkeley; and Carmen Brick, University of California Berkeley

SESSION 38. PANEL WITH PRESENTERS

LEADING

SOCIOLOGY PROGRAMS THROUGH TURBULENT

Organizer: Josh Meisel, Cal Poly Humboldt

TIMES

Presider: Lindsey Trimble O'Connor, California State University Channel Islands

The purpose of this panel discussion is to share experiences addressing enrollment declines in sociology, the emergence of AI, federal funding cuts to education, and how sociology as a discipline can be leveraged to address these converging issues. A key objective is to provide panelists and participants mutual aid in sharing resources and actions. Chairs, former chairs, aspiring chairs, recovering chairs, and those who love their chairs are all invited.

SESSION 39. PANEL WITH PRESENTERS

FEMINIST WORLD MAKING PANEL

Organizer: Jamie Palmer-Asemota, Nevada State University

Presider: Jamie Palmer-Asemota, Nevada State University

Discussant: Jamie Palmer-Asemota, Nevada State University

SESSION 40. (BOOK) AUTHOR MEETS CRITICS

BOOK SALON 1: THE FALLACIES OF RACISM BY JENN SIMS

Organizer: Jennifer Simms, University of Alabama - Huntsville

Everyone has an opinion on racism. The vast majority of people would vehemently deny that they or those close to them are “racist,” yet many of the most common understandings of racism are highly problematic. “If you mean no harm, then it can’t be racist.” Yes, it can. “There are anti-discrimination laws now, so racism no longer occurs.” Incorrect. “Some of my best friends are Black, so I can’t be racist.” Not true. In this sharp, open-minded, and witty book, sociologist Jennifer Patrice Sims succinctly addresses these problematic perceptions of racism as fallacies. Building on existing academic theories and drawing on her own cross-national research, two decades of teaching, and analyses of contemporary issues, she delves into the most common and insidious fallacies about racism. In revealing them to be rooted in what scholars call an “epistemology of ignorance,” she shows how these perceptions justify and uphold white supremacy (inadvertently or otherwise). Accessibly written and full of concrete examples, this book will be of great value to anyone who wants to understand the common misunderstandings about racism that frustrate contemporary politics, classrooms, workplaces, and dinner tables. SESSION 41. PLENARY

PSA 2026 STAR SPEAKER SERIES FEATURING C. MATTHEW SNIPP

PSA 2026 WELCOME RECEPTION

Organizer: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon

SESSION 43. FILM SESSION

IMANI: BLACK BIRTH STORIES FROM SAN DIEGO

Organizer: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon

Presider: Lori Walkington, California State University San Marcos

How are Black persons experiencing birth in the United States of America? In my second pregnancy I stressed for months about my birth plan and it was thrown out due to the emergency c section I feared since I found out where I was birthing. I was in shock and concerned about what it was like for others. This prompted my research Fall 2023. The United States' infant and maternal mortality rates have skyrocketed to unimaginable levels in recent years, especially for a country that is technologically advanced. Where families should be created, they are irreparably fractured. Black birthing patterns reveal serious health concerns: depression, anxiety, unnecessary cesarean sections, mortality and morbidity. These are often ascribed to a problem of race, effectively blaming the birth person, rather than of treatment based on race. America ranks third globally for overall maternal mortality, a crisis that everyone who gives birth or is given birth to possibly faces. Moreover, if you are Black in America, you are 2-7 times more likely to die in pregnancy and birth related complications. Measuring maternal health solely in birth "outcomes" risks dehumanizing and reducing these unique experiences of Black birthing individuals and their infants. Black maternal health is not a means to an end. Our bodies, minds, and souls are connected to this experience. This research documentary centers Black birthing persons using a Reproductive Justice lens to examine and uplift narratives of their Black birthing experiences in San Diego County specifically.

 [FILM PRESENTATION] Imani: Black Birth Stories from San Diego......Patrice Elise-Byrd, California State University San Marcos

Floor)

QUIET ROOM: RESERVED AREA FOR PRAYER, REST, AND MEDITATION

SESSION 45. OTHER SPACE

(4th Floor)

KIDDIECORP CONFERENCE DAYCARE (THURSDAY)

More information on Conference Daycare Option to be released soon

SESSION 46. REGISTRATION

PSA REGISTRATION DESK (THURSDAY)

(3rd Floor)

The PSA Registration Desk is open from 8am to 5pm on Thursday

SESSION 47. PANEL WITH PRESENTERS

· 8:00 am-9:00 am

(3rd Floor)

LEARN AND SHARE: HOW I DEVELOPED MY PUBLICATION

Organizers: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon; Kirsten Vinyeta, Utah State University; Presider: Allison Hurst, Oregon State University

Please join us for light breakfast refreshments and learn from inspiring scholars about their journey to develop a scholarly publication. Panelists will address questions such as: How did I find possible publication outlets/publishers? How did I choose my publication outlet? What challenges did I face in the process of writing for publication and how did I overcome them? What things did I wish I had known beforehand? How did I stay inspired to keep going in the process? The intention is to demystify the processes and steps that surround academic publication. We envision this as a joyful session of sharing to welcome you to a busy day of conferencing.

SESSION 48. PLENARY SESSION

PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY: BIRTHING A PURPOSEFUL SOCIOLOGY

Organizer: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon

Presider: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon

About Sharon Elise: Sharon Elise left a position in Women’s Studies at Fresno State to join the faculty of CSU San Marcos as Assistant Professor of Sociology in Spring 1994. Her teaching and research center on critical race studies, Black Studies, Black feminism, Intersectionality, women of color and sociopoetics. She has been active in the university and her discipline, and has held leadership positions in her department, college, academic senate, faculty union, and professional organizations. Learn more about Dr. Elise, including the full scope of her education, honors, awards, writings, poetry, scholarly achievements and her Curriculum Vitae on her CSUSM Faculty Page.

SESSION 49. RESEARCH INPROGRESS

COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH: COLLABORATION THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

Presider: May Lin, California State University Long Beach

 Learning by Doing: Integrating Service-Learning into the Social Inequality Classroom......Mehmet Soyer, Utah State University; Zach Johnson, Utah State University; Gonca Soyer, Utah State University; and Bishal Bhakta Kasu, Independent Scholar

 CSULB's Movement Research Fellowship: Students Supporting Power-Building Organizations......May Lin, California State University Long Beach

 Healing PUSO: Pinays Mobilizing for Healing Generations in Stockton’s Filipinx Community......Hannah Rhea Divino, Non-Academic; Ethel Nicdao, California State University East Bay; and Ashley Pearl Pana, Non-Academic

 Counter-Stories of Survival: Black Families, Communities, and the Praxis of Communal Healing......Jullanar Williams, Independent Scholar

 Community-Engaged Research on Precarity and Coercion: South Asian Immigrant Workers in the U.S. Food Service Industry......Nikita Aggarwal, University of Maryland, Baltimore

SESSION 50. RESEARCH COMPLETED

Barcelona (3rd Floor)

GENDER AND TRANSNATIONAL SEXUALITIES

Organizer: Enrique Alvear Moreno, Marquette University

Presider: Benjamin Weiss, Occidental College

Thursday · 10:30 am-11:45 am

 “It wasn’t allowed, I did it anyway”: Making Space for Rigid Timidity, Girl Time and Affective Girls’ Activism......Namrata Namrata, Arizona State University

 A Cross-National Analysis of Public Trust in Women Organizations: Evaluating Gender Gap and State Characteristics......Ruby Amanda Oboro-Offerie, University of Oregon

 Fidelity Over Fit: Reverence for Movement Origins and Constraints on Adaptive Diffusion in Europe’s Queer Ballroom Scene......Benjamin Weiss, Occidental College; and Elise Kim, Occidental College

 Against All Odds: Resilience and Recovery Among Women Experiencing Domestic Violence in Tanzania......Deo Mshigeni, CBU; Gabriele Plickert, Cal Poly Pomona; and Anjana Narayan, Cal Poly Pomona

SESSION 51. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

Melbourne (3rd

· 10:30 am-11:45 am

ORGANIZERS, ACTIVISTS, AND SOCIOLOGISTS: THE PROMISE OF COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH FOR COLLECTIVE FUTURES

Organizer: Bianca N. Haro-Villa, Cal Poly Pomona

Presider: Bianca N. Haro-Villa, Cal Poly Pomona

 Bridging Theory to Praxis: How Community-Based Research Supports Racial Social Justice Efforts......Casey Martin, Non-Academic

 The Unheard Voices of Pomona-Toibinga......Enrique Haro-Villa, Non-Academic

 ‘Superando’ Rhetorics: Discourse, Identity, and Politicization From the Latin-American Immigrant and First-Generation U.S. Citizen......Angie Barrios Mackepeace, Chapman University

 Braiding Research and Activism to Bring Forth A Pre-Arrest Youth Diversion Policy in Pomona, California......Bianca N. Haro-Villa, Cal Poly Pomona; and Arleen Alonso, NonAcademic

SESSION 52. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

Naples (3rd Floor)

Thursday · 10:30 am-11:45 am

LATINX STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND THE LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES OF UNDOCUMENTED STATUS

Presider: Heidy Sarabia, California State University Sacramento

 Inclusion or Exclusion?: Educational Actors’ Understanding of (Undocumented) Latine Immigrant Students in a New Destination......Alexis Orr, Utah State University

 “Para Que Sean Mejor Que Yo”: Immigrant Parents Reimagining Status through their Children’s College Journeys......Leslie Luqueño, Stanford University

 Strategic Disengagement: Punishment, Surveillance, and the Avoidance of Support Among At-Promise Latinx Students......Jonathan Ibarra, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

 “Not forgetting, not forgiving: Long-term consequences of Living Under the Regime of Illegality”......Heidy Sarabia, California State University Sacramento

SESSION 53. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

Ocean Ballroom (1st Floor)

Thursday · 10:30 am-11:45 am

CRITICAL ISSUES IN LATINX RESEARCH SPONSORED BY THE COMMITTEE FOR THE STATUS OF ETHNIC AND RACIAL MINORITIES

 Negotiating Mobility: Latinas’ Emotional Labor Toward Stability and Belonging in Oregon......Alejandra Pedraza, University of Oregon

 Latino Immigrant Churches as Sites of Adaptable Cultural and Political Transformation: The Role of the Second-Generation......Ana Vieytez, University of California Los Angeles

 Uncovering Mental Health Best Practices for Latinx Veterans through Testimonios......Jamie Palmer-Asemota, Nevada State University; and Eluvia Fuentes, Nevada State College

 Urban Borderzone Struggles: Migrant Labor, Informality, and Racialized Governance in the Neoliberal City......Daniel Olmos, California State University Northridge

 Between White and Other: Racial Identity Struggle Among Hispanic and Latinos......Kelly Sanchez, University of La Verne; Nicholas Athey, University of La Verne; Christine Capili, University of La Verne; and Ana Lopez Ricoy, University of La Verne

SESSION 54. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

RACE, GENDER AND CULTURE

Salon A (3rd Floor) Thursday · 10:30 am-11:45 am

Presider: Xiangyu Ma, Nanyang Technological University

 Tokens and Trailblazers: Adolescent Girls’ Experiences in an Historically Male Scouting Organization......Rachel Nickens, University of Redlands

 How do race, class, and cultural norms shape Black fans’ participation, engagement, sense of belonging, inclusion and overall experience in elite tennis culture?......Rachel Bevis, California State University San Marcos

 Mix & Match: A Critical Content Analysis of the Portrayal of Black-multiraciality in the Sitcom Show Mixed-ish......Andre Dixon, University of Nevada Las Vegas

 Changing the Game: Building an Equitable Pipeline to the Sports Industry......Patricia Literte, California State University Fullerton

 On the deep, surprising, and durably gendered dynamics in complex music tastes.......Xiangyu Ma, Nanyang Technological University

SESSION 55. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

COURTS,

COMPLIANCE,

Salon D (3rd Floor) Thursday · 10:30 am-11:45 am

AND THE ARCHITECTURE OF PUNISHMENT

Organizer: Ilā Ravichandran, Presider: Axl Kaminski, University of California Davis

 Diagnosing Dangerousness: Age, Gender, and Narratives of Rehabilitation in California Parole Hearings......Axl Kaminski, University of California Davis

 Beyond Punishment: Evaluating Outcomes and Equity in a County Mental Health Diversion Court......Emily Asencio, Sonoma State University; Aimee Nava, Sonoma State University; and Sofia Garcia, Sonoma State University

 Rehabilitating Power: Language, Compliance, and the Paradox of Therapeutic Jurisprudence in Dependency Court......Mary Underwood Hood, University of Nevada Las Vegas

 The Use of Economic Sanctions in Criminal Legal Reform and its Consequences for Racial Disparities: The Case of Cannabis Legalization......Michele Cadigan, Arizona State University

 Youth, Police, and the Politics of Safety......Linzhe Zhong, University of Southern California; Samuel Hultman, University of California Irvine; and Uriel Serrano, University of Southern California

MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY, HEALTH, & REPRODUCTIVE POLITICS

Presider: Prisca Gayles, University of Nevada, Reno

 Intersecting social inequalities in prenatal and postnatal care: Examining race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geographic location.......Neema Langa, University of Houston

 Racial Disparities in Reproductive Healthcare: Geographic Differences in Accessing Emergency Contraception (EC) at Retail Pharmacies in the United States......Oluwafolakemi Ogunkale, Texas Tech University; and Brandon Wagner, Texas Tech University

 Postpartum Maternal Justice: Understanding Social Role Panic Resulting from Childbearing Complications......Adina Nack, California Lutheran University; and Christine Morton, Stanford University

 Exploring the Contraceptive Behavior among Lower-Income Urban Women in Bangladesh: Insights from Andersen’s Behavioral Model......Md Akter Hossen, University of North Texas

 Acompañantes: Lessons in Reproductive Justice from Global South for a Post-Dobbs America......Prisca Gayles, University of Nevada, Reno; Lydia Huerta Moreno, University of Nevada, Reno; and Taylor Nelson, University of Nevada, Reno

SESSION 57. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

Tokyo (3rd Floor)

BLACK KNOWLEDGE, LIBERATION, AND PLACEMAKING

Presider: Earl Wright II, Rhodes College

· 10:30 am-11:45 am

 Black Sociological Perspectives on Whiteness: A Comparative Analysis of W.E.B. Du Bois and Guerreiro Ramos......Amurabi Oliveira, Federal University of Santa Catarina

 The Talented Tenth: A Call to Action......Earl Wright II, Rhodes College

 Going West, Settling the Promised Land, and Getting a Hold in Multiracial California: Navigating Black and Louisiana Creole Identities in Great Migration-Era California......Faustina DuCros, San Jose State University

 The Pan Africanism of Black Britain: A Robinsonian Vision of Commonwealth......Jala Grant, University of California Irvine

 Nou' la! Ubuntu and In Lak'ech: Repositioning Black Scholars in the Latine Diaspora......Stephanie Anckle, Non-Academic

SESSION 58. PANEL WITH PRESENTERS

GETTING JOBS IN ACADEMIA

Organizer: Aya Ida, California State University Sacramento

Presider: Aya Ida, California State University Sacramento Academia has a unique process of job applications, interviews, and negotiations after getting an offer, but many graduate students are new to the job market in academia and often unaware of the norms in the job market. Moreover, each type of academic institutions (such as R-1 universities, teaching-focused universities, and community colleges) has different expectations and processes in the job application, interviews, and types of candidates they are searching for. Often, those expectations are not very clear. In this session, the panelists from different types of institutions will explain those expectations and share their experiences of being a candidate and/or being on the search committee. Later half of the session will focus on answering questions from the audience and providing additional input for students seeking jobs in academia.

SESSION 59. PANEL WITH PRESENTERS

GETTING INTO GRADUATE SCHOOL

Organizer: Mary Virnoche, Cal Poly Humboldt

Presider: Mary Virnoche, Cal Poly Humboldt

First-generation college students and others, pull back the veil of mystery around graduation education. Students applying to M.A. or Ph.D. programs, as well as others just curious to learn more -- this panel is for you. Faculty and current graduate students will share insights and answer your questions. You will leave the session with resources for organizing your research of programs and preparing your application materials.

SESSION 60. PANEL WITH PRESENTERS

BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE: TEACHING AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SPONSORED BY THE COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY COLLEGES

Organizer: Elizabeth Bennett, Central New Mexico

SESSION 61. UNDERGRADUATE ROUNDTABLE

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

 The Impact of Cosmetic Makeup Use Through the Lens of Symbolic Interactionism Theory......Abby Harveson, Hastings College

 Minority Stress, Future Time Perspective, and Goal Prioritization: An Examination of Socioemotional Selectivity Theory Among LGBTQIA+ College-Aged Adults......Lilac Ramsey, Hastings College

 Determining the Impacts of White Supremacy on a Majority Minority Campus......Adan Mario Tellez, California State University Fullerton

 Power and Proselytization: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Christian Nationalist Sentiment Across Protestant Traditions......Audrie Pagano, University of La Verne; and Nicholas Athey, University of La Verne

 How Insider Researchers Navigate Their Dual Roles as Members and Observers......Alexandra Jobe, University of California Santa Barbara

Discussant: Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University SESSION 62.

ROUNDTABLE

MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY, HEALTH & REPRODUCTIVE POLITICS I

 Examining LGBTQ+ Health Care Experiences and Barriers in Moscow, Idaho......Morgan Neville, University of Idaho; and Leontina Hormel, University of Idaho

 Still Left Behind? A Follow-Up Study of Racial/Ethnic and Rural/Urban Disparities......Emily Pulsipher, Brigham Young University; and Scott Sanders, Brigham Young University

 Assessing the Regional Differences in Sex Education and its Ramifications on Young Adult Health......Sarah Cobb, Western Washington University

 College-aged Individuals' Views on Access to Healthcare in Rural Midwestern Communities......Julia Bernard, Hastings College; Lilac Ramsey, Hastings College; and Natalie Miles, Hastings College

 Holistic Understandings of how Treatment Impacts Chronically Ill Young Adults......Amelia Harding, Gonzaga University

Discussant: Megan Henley, Colorado Mesa University SESSION 63.

ROUNDTABLE

IMMIGRATION, DEMOGRAPHY, AND SOCIAL CHANGE

 Tranifesting as Liberatory Resistance: Undoqueer Temporal Autoethnography and Fascism in the U.S.......Berto Hernandez-Mendez, California State University Los Angeles

 Money For the Movement: Solidarity Activism in Class Traitorship Organizing......Chi Adi, Pitzer College

 The Role of Migration and Assimilation in the Transformation of Cultural Norms and Family Values: A Qualitative Study of Mexican Immigrants in the United States......Martin Anaya Anaya, University of Colorado Boulder

 “A Patriot of the United States: Patriotism, Nationalism, and Immigration”......Malia Schumer, Seattle Pacific University

 The People or Partisanship: An Analysis of the Driving Forces Behind Presidential Policy......Emilise Comeau, Independent Scholar

Discussant: Duke Austin, California State University East Bay SESSION 64. UNDERGRADUATE ROUNDTABLE

GENDER AND SEXUALITIES I

 Ideology and Intimacy: The Intersection Between Politics and Sexual Behaviours......Nicholas Villagomez, University of Colorado Boulder

 Hyper-Masculinize, Be Over-Sexualized, Or Get Out: A Study on Neoliberal Feminism and The Fetishization of Women in STEM......Isabella Fardette, Boise State University

 Rainbow Capitalism in Higher Education: Neoliberal Commodification and the Persistence of Queer Discrimination......Zachary Zubiate, Boise State University

 Sexual Violence and Carceral Feminism......Hailey Hoopes, Boise State University

Discussant: Chris Wakefield, Whitman College

SESSION 65.

CRIME, LAW, AND DEVIANCE I

 Reexamining Rehabilitation: Teenage Substance Abuse Programs......Lauren Neuenschwander, University of San Diego

 Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Experiences and Opinions of Recidivism, Reintegration, and Rehabilitation......Malak Belaissaoui, University of Colorado Boulder

 Mass Gun Violence and Desensitization of the American Public......Rachel Yost, California State University San Marcos

 People Convicted of a Sexual Offense’s Perceptions of Therapeutic Messages......Mya Snyder, Whitman College

 Neutralizing Police Deception: Undercover Understandings in Minor Decoy and Shoulder Tapping Operations......Mireya Saathoff, Gonzaga University

 Rehabilitate the Criminalized: Community Opinions on the Prostitution Problem......Nathan Garcia, University of La Verne; and Nicholas Athey, University of La Verne

Discussant: Mike DeLand, Gonzaga University SESSION 66.

UNDERGRADUATE ROUNDTABLE

LATINX SOCIOLOGY II

 Going Rogue: The Military and the Rise of the Right Latino......Julio Cedillo, University of California Berkeley

 Subject to Surveillance: Police, Law, and the Criminalization of Latino Youth’s Everyday Behavior......Omiah Andasola, Colorado Mesa University

 Chicana Undergraduates’ Identity Development and Resonance with Cultural Sound(s): A Phenomenological Study......Manuela Flores, Scripps College

 Revisiting Capital: Understanding Hispanic Immigrant “Non-Traditional” Destinations......Nathaniel Gallardo, University of California Berkeley; Jack Guan, University of California Berkeley; Esmeralda Nuno Mora, University of California Berkeley; Joseph Ortega, University of California Berkeley; and André Valle, University of California Berkeley

 Parenting Through The Gaps: Latinx Families and the Path to Higher Education......Betsy Erivez Robles, Pomona College

 “Venezuelan Migration to the United States in the Trump Era: Exposing Myths and Realities”......Maryangel Rodriguez, Pomona College

Discussant: Raul Casarez, Boise State University

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

 The Impact of Cosmetic Makeup Use Through the Lens of Symbolic Interactionism Theory......Abby Harveson, Hastings College

 Minority Stress, Future Time Perspective, and Goal Prioritization: An Examination of Socioemotional Selectivity Theory Among LGBTQIA+ College-Aged Adults......Lilac Ramsey, Hastings College

 Determining the Impacts of White Supremacy on a Majority Minority Campus......Adan Mario Tellez, California State University Fullerton

 How Insider Researchers Navigate Their Dual Roles as Members and Observers......Alexandra Jobe, University of California Santa Barbara

Discussant: Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University

SESSION 62.

MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY, HEALTH & REPRODUCTIVE POLITICS I

 Examining LGBTQ+ Health Care Experiences and Barriers in Moscow, Idaho......Morgan Neville, University of Idaho; and Leontina Hormel, University of Idaho

 Still Left Behind? A Follow-Up Study of Racial/Ethnic and Rural/Urban Disparities......Emily Pulsipher, Brigham Young University; and Scott Sanders, Brigham Young University

 Assessing the Regional Differences in Sex Education and its Ramifications on Young Adult Health......Sarah Cobb, Western Washington University

 College-aged Individuals' Views on Access to Healthcare in Rural Midwestern Communities......Julia Bernard, Hastings College; Lilac Ramsey, Hastings College; and Natalie Miles, Hastings College

 Holistic Understandings of how Treatment Impacts Chronically Ill Young Adults......Amelia Harding, Gonzaga University

Discussant: Megan Henley, Colorado Mesa University

SESSION 63.

IMMIGRATION, DEMOGRAPHY, AND SOCIAL CHANGE

 Tranifesting as Liberatory Resistance: Undoqueer Temporal Autoethnography and Fascism in the U.S.......Berto Hernandez-Mendez, California State University Los Angeles

 Money For the Movement: Solidarity Activism in Class Traitorship Organizing......Chi Adi, Pitzer College

 “A Patriot of the United States: Patriotism, Nationalism, and Immigration”......Malia Schumer, Seattle Pacific University

 The People or Partisanship: An Analysis of the Driving Forces Behind Presidential Policy......Emilise Comeau, Independent Scholar

Discussant: Duke Austin, California State University East Bay SESSION 64.

GENDER AND SEXUALITIES I

 Ideology and Intimacy: The Intersection Between Politics and Sexual Behaviours......Nicholas Villagomez, University of Colorado Boulder

 Hyper-Masculinize, Be Over-Sexualized, Or Get Out: A Study on Neoliberal Feminism and The Fetishization of Women in STEM......Isabella Fardette, Boise State University

 Rainbow Capitalism in Higher Education: Neoliberal Commodification and the Persistence of Queer Discrimination......Zachary Zubiate, Boise State University

 Sexual Violence and Carceral Feminism......Hailey Hoopes, Boise State University

Discussant: Chris Wakefield, Whitman College SESSION 65. UNDERGRADUATE

CRIME, LAW, AND DEVIANCE I

 Reexamining Rehabilitation: Teenage Substance Abuse Programs......Lauren Neuenschwander, University of San Diego

 Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Experiences and Opinions of Recidivism, Reintegration, and Rehabilitation......Malak Belaissaoui, University of Colorado Boulder

 Mass Gun Violence and Desensitization of the American Public......Rachel Yost, California State University San Marcos

 People Convicted of a Sexual Offense’s Perceptions of Therapeutic Messages......Mya Snyder, Whitman College

 Neutralizing Police Deception: Undercover Understandings in Minor Decoy and Shoulder Tapping Operations......Mireya Saathoff, Gonzaga University

 Rehabilitate the Criminalized: Community Opinions on the Prostitution Problem......Nathan Garcia, University of La Verne; and Nicholas Athey, University of La Verne

Discussant: Mike DeLand, Gonzaga University

SESSION 66.

 Going Rogue: The Military and the Rise of the Right Latino......Julio Cedillo, University of California Berkeley

 Subject to Surveillance: Police, Law, and the Criminalization of Latino Youth’s Everyday Behavior......Omiah Andasola, Colorado Mesa University

 Chicana Undergraduates’ Identity Development and Resonance with Cultural Sound(s): A Phenomenological Study......Manuela Flores, Scripps College

 Parenting Through The Gaps: Latinx Families and the Path to Higher Education......Betsy Erivez Robles, Pomona College

 “Venezuelan Migration to the United States in the Trump Era: Exposing Myths and Realities”......Maryangel Rodriguez, Pomona College

Discussant: Raul Casarez, Boise State University

SESSION 61.

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

 The Impact of Cosmetic Makeup Use Through the Lens of Symbolic Interactionism Theory......Abby Harveson, Hastings College

 Minority Stress, Future Time Perspective, and Goal Prioritization: An Examination of Socioemotional Selectivity Theory Among LGBTQIA+ College-Aged Adults......Lilac Ramsey, Hastings College

 Determining the Impacts of White Supremacy on a Majority Minority Campus......Adan Mario Tellez, California State University Fullerton

 How Insider Researchers Navigate Their Dual Roles as Members and Observers......Alexandra Jobe, University of California Santa Barbara

Discussant: Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University

SESSION 62.

MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY, HEALTH & REPRODUCTIVE POLITICS I

 Examining LGBTQ+ Health Care Experiences and Barriers in Moscow, Idaho......Morgan Neville, University of Idaho; and Leontina Hormel, University of Idaho

 Still Left Behind? A Follow-Up Study of Racial/Ethnic and Rural/Urban Disparities......Emily Pulsipher, Brigham Young University; and Scott Sanders, Brigham Young University

 Assessing the Regional Differences in Sex Education and its Ramifications on Young Adult Health......Sarah Cobb, Western Washington University

 College-aged Individuals' Views on Access to Healthcare in Rural Midwestern Communities......Julia Bernard, Hastings College; Lilac Ramsey, Hastings College; and Natalie Miles, Hastings College

 Holistic Understandings of how Treatment Impacts Chronically Ill Young Adults......Amelia Harding, Gonzaga University

Discussant: Megan Henley, Colorado Mesa University

SESSION 63.

IMMIGRATION, DEMOGRAPHY, AND SOCIAL CHANGE

 Tranifesting as Liberatory Resistance: Undoqueer Temporal Autoethnography and Fascism in the U.S.......Berto Hernandez-Mendez, California State University Los Angeles

 Money For the Movement: Solidarity Activism in Class Traitorship Organizing......Chi Adi, Pitzer College

 “A Patriot of the United States: Patriotism, Nationalism, and Immigration”......Malia Schumer, Seattle Pacific University

 The People or Partisanship: An Analysis of the Driving Forces Behind Presidential Policy......Emilise Comeau, Independent Scholar

Discussant: Duke Austin, California State University East Bay

SESSION 64.

GENDER AND SEXUALITIES I

 Ideology and Intimacy: The Intersection Between Politics and Sexual Behaviours......Nicholas Villagomez, University of Colorado Boulder

 Hyper-Masculinize, Be Over-Sexualized, Or Get Out: A Study on Neoliberal Feminism and The Fetishization of Women in STEM......Isabella Fardette, Boise State University

 Rainbow Capitalism in Higher Education: Neoliberal Commodification and the Persistence of Queer Discrimination......Zachary Zubiate, Boise State University

 Sexual Violence and Carceral Feminism......Hailey Hoopes, Boise State University

Discussant: Chris Wakefield, Whitman College

SESSION 65.

CRIME, LAW, AND DEVIANCE

I

 Reexamining Rehabilitation: Teenage Substance Abuse Programs......Lauren Neuenschwander, University of San Diego

 Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Experiences and Opinions of Recidivism, Reintegration, and Rehabilitation......Malak Belaissaoui, University of Colorado Boulder

 Mass Gun Violence and Desensitization of the American Public......Rachel Yost, California State University San Marcos

 People Convicted of a Sexual Offense’s Perceptions of Therapeutic Messages......Mya Snyder, Whitman College

 Neutralizing Police Deception: Undercover Understandings in Minor Decoy and Shoulder Tapping Operations......Mireya Saathoff, Gonzaga University

 Rehabilitate the Criminalized: Community Opinions on the Prostitution Problem......Nathan Garcia, University of La Verne; and Nicholas Athey, University of La Verne

Discussant: Mike DeLand, Gonzaga University

SESSION 66.

LATINX SOCIOLOGY II

 Going Rogue: The Military and the Rise of the Right Latino......Julio Cedillo, University of California Berkeley

 Subject to Surveillance: Police, Law, and the Criminalization of Latino Youth’s Everyday Behavior......Omiah Andasola, Colorado Mesa University

 Chicana Undergraduates’ Identity Development and Resonance with Cultural Sound(s): A Phenomenological Study......Manuela Flores, Scripps College

 Parenting Through The Gaps: Latinx Families and the Path to Higher Education......Betsy Erivez Robles, Pomona College

 “Venezuelan Migration to the United States in the Trump Era: Exposing Myths and Realities”......Maryangel Rodriguez, Pomona College

Discussant: Raul Casarez, Boise State University

SESSION 61.

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

 The Impact of Cosmetic Makeup Use Through the Lens of Symbolic Interactionism Theory......Abby Harveson, Hastings College

 Minority Stress, Future Time Perspective, and Goal Prioritization: An Examination of Socioemotional Selectivity Theory Among LGBTQIA+ College-Aged Adults......Lilac Ramsey, Hastings College

 Determining the Impacts of White Supremacy on a Majority Minority Campus......Adan Mario Tellez, California State University Fullerton

 How Insider Researchers Navigate Their Dual Roles as Members and Observers......Alexandra Jobe, University of California Santa Barbara

Discussant: Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University

SESSION 62.

MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY, HEALTH & REPRODUCTIVE POLITICS I

 Examining LGBTQ+ Health Care Experiences and Barriers in Moscow, Idaho......Morgan Neville, University of Idaho; and Leontina Hormel, University of Idaho

 Still Left Behind? A Follow-Up Study of Racial/Ethnic and Rural/Urban Disparities......Emily Pulsipher, Brigham Young University; and Scott Sanders, Brigham Young University

 Assessing the Regional Differences in Sex Education and its Ramifications on Young Adult Health......Sarah Cobb, Western Washington University

 College-aged Individuals' Views on Access to Healthcare in Rural Midwestern Communities......Julia Bernard, Hastings College; Lilac Ramsey, Hastings College; and Natalie Miles, Hastings College

 Holistic Understandings of how Treatment Impacts Chronically Ill Young Adults......Amelia Harding, Gonzaga University

Discussant: Megan Henley, Colorado Mesa University

SESSION 63.

UNDERGRADUATE ROUNDTABLE

IMMIGRATION, DEMOGRAPHY, AND SOCIAL CHANGE

 Tranifesting as Liberatory Resistance: Undoqueer Temporal Autoethnography and Fascism in the U.S.......Berto Hernandez-Mendez, California State University Los Angeles

 Money For the Movement: Solidarity Activism in Class Traitorship Organizing......Chi Adi, Pitzer College

 “A Patriot of the United States: Patriotism, Nationalism, and Immigration”......Malia Schumer, Seattle Pacific University

 The People or Partisanship: An Analysis of the Driving Forces Behind Presidential Policy......Emilise Comeau, Independent Scholar

Discussant: Duke Austin, California State University East Bay

SESSION 64.

GENDER AND SEXUALITIES I

 Ideology and Intimacy: The Intersection Between Politics and Sexual Behaviours......Nicholas Villagomez, University of Colorado Boulder

 Hyper-Masculinize, Be Over-Sexualized, Or Get Out: A Study on Neoliberal Feminism and The Fetishization of Women in STEM......Isabella Fardette, Boise State University

 Rainbow Capitalism in Higher Education: Neoliberal Commodification and the Persistence of Queer Discrimination......Zachary Zubiate, Boise State University

 Sexual Violence and Carceral Feminism......Hailey Hoopes, Boise State University

Discussant: Chris Wakefield, Whitman College

SESSION 65. UNDERGRADUATE

CRIME, LAW, AND DEVIANCE I

 Reexamining Rehabilitation: Teenage Substance Abuse Programs......Lauren Neuenschwander, University of San Diego

 Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Experiences and Opinions of Recidivism, Reintegration, and Rehabilitation......Malak Belaissaoui, University of Colorado Boulder

 Mass Gun Violence and Desensitization of the American Public......Rachel Yost, California State University San Marcos

 People Convicted of a Sexual Offense’s Perceptions of Therapeutic Messages......Mya Snyder, Whitman College

 Neutralizing Police Deception: Undercover Understandings in Minor Decoy and Shoulder Tapping Operations......Mireya Saathoff, Gonzaga University

 Rehabilitate the Criminalized: Community Opinions on the Prostitution Problem......Nathan Garcia, University of La Verne; and Nicholas Athey, University of La Verne

Discussant: Mike DeLand, Gonzaga University

SESSION 66.

LATINX SOCIOLOGY II

 Going Rogue: The Military and the Rise of the Right Latino......Julio Cedillo, University of California Berkeley

 Subject to Surveillance: Police, Law, and the Criminalization of Latino Youth’s Everyday Behavior......Omiah Andasola, Colorado Mesa University

 Chicana Undergraduates’ Identity Development and Resonance with Cultural Sound(s): A Phenomenological Study......Manuela Flores, Scripps College

 Parenting Through The Gaps: Latinx Families and the Path to Higher Education......Betsy Erivez Robles, Pomona College

 “Venezuelan Migration to the United States in the Trump Era: Exposing Myths and Realities”......Maryangel Rodriguez, Pomona College

Discussant: Raul Casarez, Boise State University

SESSION 61.

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

 The Impact of Cosmetic Makeup Use Through the Lens of Symbolic Interactionism Theory......Abby Harveson, Hastings College

 Minority Stress, Future Time Perspective, and Goal Prioritization: An Examination of Socioemotional Selectivity Theory Among LGBTQIA+ College-Aged Adults......Lilac Ramsey, Hastings College

 Determining the Impacts of White Supremacy on a Majority Minority Campus......Adan Mario Tellez, California State University Fullerton

 How Insider Researchers Navigate Their Dual Roles as Members and Observers......Alexandra Jobe, University of California Santa Barbara

Discussant: Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University

SESSION 62.

MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY, HEALTH & REPRODUCTIVE POLITICS I

 Examining LGBTQ+ Health Care Experiences and Barriers in Moscow, Idaho......Morgan Neville, University of Idaho; and Leontina Hormel, University of Idaho

 Still Left Behind? A Follow-Up Study of Racial/Ethnic and Rural/Urban Disparities......Emily Pulsipher, Brigham Young University; and Scott Sanders, Brigham Young University

 Assessing the Regional Differences in Sex Education and its Ramifications on Young Adult Health......Sarah Cobb, Western Washington University

 College-aged Individuals' Views on Access to Healthcare in Rural Midwestern Communities......Julia Bernard, Hastings College; Lilac Ramsey, Hastings College; and Natalie Miles, Hastings College

 Holistic Understandings of how Treatment Impacts Chronically Ill Young Adults......Amelia Harding, Gonzaga University

Discussant: Megan Henley, Colorado Mesa University

SESSION 63. UNDERGRADUATE

IMMIGRATION, DEMOGRAPHY, AND SOCIAL CHANGE

 Tranifesting as Liberatory Resistance: Undoqueer Temporal Autoethnography and Fascism in the U.S.......Berto Hernandez-Mendez, California State University Los Angeles

 Money For the Movement: Solidarity Activism in Class Traitorship Organizing......Chi Adi, Pitzer College

 “A Patriot of the United States: Patriotism, Nationalism, and Immigration”......Malia Schumer, Seattle Pacific University

 The People or Partisanship: An Analysis of the Driving Forces Behind Presidential Policy......Emilise Comeau, Independent Scholar

Discussant: Duke Austin, California State University East Bay

SESSION 64.

GENDER AND SEXUALITIES I

 Ideology and Intimacy: The Intersection Between Politics and Sexual Behaviours......Nicholas Villagomez, University of Colorado Boulder

 Hyper-Masculinize, Be Over-Sexualized, Or Get Out: A Study on Neoliberal Feminism and The Fetishization of Women in STEM......Isabella Fardette, Boise State University

 Rainbow Capitalism in Higher Education: Neoliberal Commodification and the Persistence of Queer Discrimination......Zachary Zubiate, Boise State University

 Sexual Violence and Carceral Feminism......Hailey Hoopes, Boise State University

Discussant: Chris Wakefield, Whitman College

65.

CRIME, LAW, AND DEVIANCE I

 Reexamining Rehabilitation: Teenage Substance Abuse Programs......Lauren Neuenschwander, University of San Diego

 Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Experiences and Opinions of Recidivism, Reintegration, and Rehabilitation......Malak Belaissaoui, University of Colorado Boulder

 Mass Gun Violence and Desensitization of the American Public......Rachel Yost, California State University San Marcos

 People Convicted of a Sexual Offense’s Perceptions of Therapeutic Messages......Mya Snyder, Whitman College

 Neutralizing Police Deception: Undercover Understandings in Minor Decoy and Shoulder Tapping Operations......Mireya Saathoff, Gonzaga University

 Rehabilitate the Criminalized: Community Opinions on the Prostitution Problem......Nathan Garcia, University of La Verne; and Nicholas Athey, University of La Verne

Discussant: Mike DeLand, Gonzaga University

SESSION 66. UNDERGRADUATE

LATINX SOCIOLOGY II

 Going Rogue: The Military and the Rise of the Right Latino......Julio Cedillo, University of California Berkeley

 Subject to Surveillance: Police, Law, and the Criminalization of Latino Youth’s Everyday Behavior......Omiah Andasola, Colorado Mesa University

 Chicana Undergraduates’ Identity Development and Resonance with Cultural Sound(s): A Phenomenological Study......Manuela Flores, Scripps College

 Parenting Through The Gaps: Latinx Families and the Path to Higher Education......Betsy Erivez Robles, Pomona College

 “Venezuelan Migration to the United States in the Trump Era: Exposing Myths and Realities”......Maryangel Rodriguez, Pomona College

Discussant: Raul Casarez, Boise State University

SESSION 61.

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

 The Impact of Cosmetic Makeup Use Through the Lens of Symbolic Interactionism Theory......Abby Harveson, Hastings College

 Minority Stress, Future Time Perspective, and Goal Prioritization: An Examination of Socioemotional Selectivity Theory Among LGBTQIA+ College-Aged Adults......Lilac Ramsey, Hastings College

 Determining the Impacts of White Supremacy on a Majority Minority Campus......Adan Mario Tellez, California State University Fullerton

 How Insider Researchers Navigate Their Dual Roles as Members and Observers......Alexandra Jobe, University of California Santa Barbara

Discussant: Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University

SESSION 62.

UNDERGRADUATE ROUNDTABLE

Salon C (3rd Floor)

Thursday · 10:30 am-11:45 am

MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY, HEALTH & REPRODUCTIVE POLITICS I

 Examining LGBTQ+ Health Care Experiences and Barriers in Moscow, Idaho......Morgan Neville, University of Idaho; and Leontina Hormel, University of Idaho

 Still Left Behind? A Follow-Up Study of Racial/Ethnic and Rural/Urban Disparities......Emily Pulsipher, Brigham Young University; and Scott Sanders, Brigham Young University

 Assessing the Regional Differences in Sex Education and its Ramifications on Young Adult Health......Sarah Cobb, Western Washington University

 College-aged Individuals' Views on Access to Healthcare in Rural Midwestern Communities......Julia Bernard, Hastings College; Lilac Ramsey, Hastings College; and Natalie Miles, Hastings College

 Holistic Understandings of how Treatment Impacts Chronically Ill Young Adults......Amelia Harding, Gonzaga University

Discussant: Megan Henley, Colorado Mesa University

SESSION 63.

IMMIGRATION,

DEMOGRAPHY, AND SOCIAL CHANGE

 Tranifesting as Liberatory Resistance: Undoqueer Temporal Autoethnography and Fascism in the U.S.......Berto Hernandez-Mendez, California State University Los Angeles

 Money For the Movement: Solidarity Activism in Class Traitorship Organizing......Chi Adi, Pitzer College

 “A Patriot of the United States: Patriotism, Nationalism, and Immigration”......Malia Schumer, Seattle Pacific University

 The People or Partisanship: An Analysis of the Driving Forces Behind Presidential Policy......Emilise Comeau, Independent Scholar

Discussant: Duke Austin, California State University East Bay

SESSION 64.

GENDER AND SEXUALITIES I

 Ideology and Intimacy: The Intersection Between Politics and Sexual Behaviours......Nicholas Villagomez, University of Colorado Boulder

 Hyper-Masculinize, Be Over-Sexualized, Or Get Out: A Study on Neoliberal Feminism and The Fetishization of Women in STEM......Isabella Fardette, Boise State University

 Rainbow Capitalism in Higher Education: Neoliberal Commodification and the Persistence of Queer Discrimination......Zachary Zubiate, Boise State University

 Sexual Violence and Carceral Feminism......Hailey Hoopes, Boise State University

Discussant: Chris Wakefield, Whitman College

SESSION 65.

10:30 am-11:45 am

CRIME, LAW, AND DEVIANCE I

 Reexamining Rehabilitation: Teenage Substance Abuse Programs......Lauren Neuenschwander, University of San Diego

 Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Experiences and Opinions of Recidivism, Reintegration, and Rehabilitation......Malak Belaissaoui, University of Colorado Boulder

 Mass Gun Violence and Desensitization of the American Public......Rachel Yost, California State University San Marcos

 People Convicted of a Sexual Offense’s Perceptions of Therapeutic Messages......Mya Snyder, Whitman College

 Neutralizing Police Deception: Undercover Understandings in Minor Decoy and Shoulder Tapping Operations......Mireya Saathoff, Gonzaga University

 Rehabilitate the Criminalized: Community Opinions on the Prostitution Problem......Nathan Garcia, University of La Verne; and Nicholas Athey, University of La Verne

Discussant: Mike DeLand, Gonzaga University

SESSION 66. UNDERGRADUATE

LATINX SOCIOLOGY II

 Going Rogue: The Military and the Rise of the Right Latino......Julio Cedillo, University of California Berkeley

 Subject to Surveillance: Police, Law, and the Criminalization of Latino Youth’s Everyday Behavior......Omiah Andasola, Colorado Mesa University

 Chicana Undergraduates’ Identity Development and Resonance with Cultural Sound(s): A Phenomenological Study......Manuela Flores, Scripps College

 Parenting Through The Gaps: Latinx Families and the Path to Higher Education......Betsy Erivez Robles, Pomona College

 “Venezuelan Migration to the United States in the Trump Era: Exposing Myths and Realities”......Maryangel Rodriguez, Pomona College

Discussant: Raul Casarez, Boise State University

SESSION 67.

UNDERGRADUATE POSTERS

Prefunction/CD Lobby South (3rd Floor)

UNDERGRADUATE POSTER SESSION I

Thursday · 10:30 am-11:45 am

 Identifying Individual vs. Group-Based Cyber Actors: Analytical Practices and Behavioral Implications......Nina Muniz, Grand Canyon University

 An Analysis of Professionals’ Views on Counterterrorism Policy and Practices......Malachi Parent, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University

 Effects of Political Conversations on the Social Trust Climate......Joel Newlin, Grand Canyon University; Kim Kennedy, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University

 Counterterrorism Strategies and Crowd Behavior Management: Insights from Global Protection Professionals......Dylan Adler, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University

 Serial Killers, Media, and Morality: Understanding Public Perceptions and Ethical Perspectives......Alana Toxey, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University

 Responding to Aftershocks: How Educators and Justice Professionals Interpret and Interact with the Trauma of Court-Involved Youth......Laci Lemos, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University

 A Comparison of LGBQIA+ and Cis heterosexual Student’s Trust in Police and the Title IX Office......Cece Le, Cal Poly Pomona

 Who do digital detoxes leave behind? Designing More Equitable Campus Phone Policies......Lilia Spiegel, Southwestern College

 Populism Impeached: A Historical Case Study on Evan Mecham......TJ Alexander, Grand Canyon University

 Bodies and Language In the Nail Salon: Vietnamese Nail Technicians Understanding Their Identities in Their Workplace......Trinity Chau, University of California Santa Barbara

 When Gas Goes Green: Discursive legitimation in U.S. natural gas utility sustainability reporting......Jace Sylvester, University of Oregon; and Sophia Wind, University of Oregon

 The Perceptions of Effective Case Management: Views of Non-Govermental Organization (NGO) Members in the Southwest Region of the United States......Sadie Davis, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University

SESSION 68. PLENARY

PSA 2026 SOROKIN

Organizer: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon

The 2025 ASA Dissertation Award was awarded to Mary Shi, for the dissertation titled “Settlers’ Republic: Land, Infrastructure, and the Emergence of New Technologies of Government in the United States, 1789-1862,” completed at University of California-Berkeley. Mary is currently an LSA Collegiate Fellow and incoming Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. The Dissertation Award selection committee reviewed nearly 30 dissertations. The committee described the winner of this year’s award as a bold retelling of the early history of the United States. Shi argues that the drive to acquire land, and to dispossess native people of this land, must be understood as central to the formation of the U.S. as a nationstate. Through both original historical research and critical sociological engagement with secondary scholarship from history, political science, and historical sociology, Shi shows how the American state developed as a settlers’ republic defined by the clash of imperial and republican impulses. She argues that the collision of imperial and republican impulses placed land at the center of American state formation and produced the paradoxical situation where “a people wary of centralized authority” nonetheless “found themselves building an expansive, bureaucratized, and increasingly developmental American state.” Early American statesmen and their accomplices devoted much more governmental effort to the work of “acquiring, surveying, and selling land; promoting infrastructure projects such as canals and railways; and managing

western territories” than previously recognized. By centering the ways that land and territory emerged as “the orienting object of government,” Shi documents previously unrecognized and subsequently obscured ways that settler colonial logics combined with principled republicanism to structure early American state formation. Thus, the author provides us with new theoretical tools to think about settler colonialism writ large, as well as its central role in driving U.S. state formation and subsequent logics of governance. This dissertation is the foundation for a book that will engage scholars across multiple disciplines. The project puts forth a distinctive sociological argument for rethinking the fundamental character of the U.S. state that is deeply informed by the encounter between classical and postcolonial theories of the state, and by a creative synthesis of ideas from critical political geography, American studies, and Native American studies. Committee members agreed that this dissertation rose above all others, expanding the boundaries of the discipline in important and meaningful ways. Shi tells a story that is theoretically and methodologically rich, innovative, and sophisticated. In the committee's view this work checks all the requisite boxes for excellent scholarship—in terms of the significance of its argument, its contribution to sociological knowledge, its presentation of important new theoretical frameworks, and the refreshingly well-crafted nature of its prose.

SESSION 69. FAIR OR TABLING

SESSION

PSA 2026 GRAD FAIR

Prefunction/CD Lobby (3rd Floor)

Organizer: Jarvez Hall, Pacific Sociological Association

SESSION 70. RESEARCH

· 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

SHÚKWAATNIM NA IWÁYUMIXA : APPLYING TRIBAL CRITICAL RACE THEORY TO K-12 INSTRUCTION

The first part of our title translates to knowledge brings us together in the Yakima language. Native American culture has historically been incorrectly taught in K-12 schools. Our study examined the paradoxes, pedagogies and practices employed in educational spaces related to Native American culture. Using culturally relevant teaching as the guiding framework, three preservice teachers used ethnographic methods to understand how educators learn to teach about Native American culture. Our findings indicate that out of class instruction, such as chapel and university cultural events along with place-based pedagogy can provide a foundation for developing culturally affirming instruction. However, because Native Americans have been inaccurately taught across K-12 education, more training is needed to transform the status quo.

SESSION 71. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

Casablanca (3rd Floor)

Thursday · 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

TOWARD AN INDIGENOUS SOCIOLOGY: KNOWLEDGE, COMMUNITY, AND RELATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY

Organizer: Kent Spiers, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Presider: Kent Spiers, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

By centering Indigenous knowledge systems and lived experiences, this session invites discussion on how sociological theory and practice can move beyond colonial foundations to support Indigenous sovereignty, resurgence, and social transformation. Papers may address themes such as Indigenous research methodologies, community-engaged scholarship, decolonial social theory, land-based approaches, and the responsibilities of sociologists working with Indigenous nations and communities.

 Cultivated Silence in Nimiipuu/Nez Perce History......Levin Welch, Arizona State University

 A Reel Native Story: Red (Re)orientations in Fancy Dance......Rowan Greywolf Moore, Arizona State University

 Woven Currents: Vai and the Cinematic Language of Indigenous Feminism and Decolonial Thought......Kelsey Faamausili, California State University Los Angeles

 Shifting Identities: Exploring Influences of Maya Movement Away from Indigenous Culture......Jasmine Penate, University of Oregon

 Constructing a Pacific Islander Criminology through Centering Indigenous Research Methods......Moana Hafoka, Utah Tech University

SESSION 72. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

Ocean

(1st Floor) Thursday · 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

SUBJUGATED KNOWLEDGES IN UNCERTAIN TIMES SPONSORED BY THE COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN AND THE COMMITTEE FOR THE STATUS RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES

 Drawing Gender: Comic Strips and Cartoon Panels in Trans* Community Media......Ezra Langlois, University of Arizona

 Being Political: The Lived Experiences of Introverted Progressives......Paloma Hernandez, California State University Northridge

 Divining Liberation: A Framework for Cultural Shadow Work and Archetype Integration......Steffannie Roache, Portland State University

SESSION 73. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED Odessa (3rd Floor)

CYBERSEX AND GENDER

Presider: Chris Wakefield, Whitman College

Thursday · 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

 Women as Perpetrators and Men as Victims: Typologies of Masculinity and Perceived Gender Threat Among Manfluencers on X......Margaret Hong, University of Oregon

 Glitch Sexuality; AI as a Tool for Sexual Exploration, Manifestation, and Disruptive Worldbuilding among Isolated Queer Crips.......Jynx macTavish, San Francisco State University

 Censorship in the Name of Morality: Unpacking the Destruction of Backpage by American Ideals......Shaun Harris, University of Nevada Las Vegas

 Transphilia or Transphobia? Gender Differences in Consumers of Transgender Porn and Attitudes Toward Transgender Persons......Chris Wakefield, Whitman College; and Tessa Schwartz, Whitman College

 LGBTQ+ Identities and Exclusionary Behaviors in Current Day/Past Online Communities......Esai Santana, California State University Los Angeles

SESSION 74. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

Salon D (3rd Floor)

COMMUNITY AND IDENTITY IN DIGITAL SPACES

Presider: Jennifer Vallens, California State University Northridge

Thursday · 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

 Brony Online Counterspaces: Examining the Intersection of Community, Deviance, and Identity Formation......Devon Thacker Thomas, California State University Fullerton; and Christina Chin, California State University Fullerton

 K-pop Fandoms Through Durkheim’s Lens......Lani Tran-Nguyen, California State University Los Angeles

 Participatory Urbanism: YouTube Vlogs and the Collective Construction of Las Vegas......Asmaul Husna, University of Nevada Las Vegas; Nishita Sharma, University of

Nevada Las Vegas; Chenghui Zhang, University of Nevada Las Vegas; and Marta Soligo, University of Nevada Las Vegas

 Pressure or Inspiration: An Analysis of Fitspiration Content Consumption on Perceptions of Body Image and Online Harassment......Rocio Paez Ritter, University of Arkansas; and Mary Owen, The William H. Bowen School of Law

SESSION 75. WORKSHOP WITH PRESENTERS

MARKETING YOUR SOCIOLOGY DEGREE AS A SKILL SET: OPTIONS, OPPORTUNITIES, OCCUPATIONS

Organizer: Sophie Nathenson, Oregon Institute of Technology

Presider: Sophie Nathenson, Oregon Institute of Technology

Sponsored by the Committee Practicing, Applied, and Clinical Sociology. This presentation seeks to broaden the range of opportunities available with a bachelor’s degree and beyond in sociology. Attendees will learn some of the strategies that can be used to enhance employment prospects. Presenters will provide substantial ways to “translate” sociology skills and concepts into marketable resume items. The session provides valuable skills for students expanding employment prospects as well as for professors interested in identifying and teaching those skills.

SESSION 76. PANEL WITH PRESENTERS

TEACHING IN A HISTORICAL MOMENT OF SCARCITY/AUSTERITY SPONSORED BY THE COMMITTEE ON TEACHING

 Teaching Ethnic Studies during a Complex Time: K – 12 Ethnic Studies Educators in California......Angeles Rubi Castorena, University of California Irvine

 Course Modality and Inequality: Exploring the Impacts of Modality Course Usage and Choice on Student Success......Allison Hurst, Oregon State University; Leslie Curiel Ramos, Oregon State University; and Emily Dorn, Oregon State University

 Reclaiming Higher Education: Fighting for the Soul of the University......Duke Austin, California State University East Bay; and Amara Miller, California State University East Bay

 Social Order, Social Mobility, and Career Metrics in Higher Ed and the Military......Ryan Sermon, University of Arizona

SESSION 77. PANEL WITH PRESENTERS Naples (3rd Floor)

ART, CULTURE, POLITICS AND POWER, SESSION II: POLITICS & ORGANIZING, LEFT TO RIGHT, STUDENT PROTEST, AND THE QUESTION OF PATRIOTISM

 New Left Quotes: Explaining Substantive SDS Coverage......Grey Rochon, University of California Irvine

 From Illusory Democracy to Mobilization Readiness: Student Perceptions, Campus Party Capture in Bangladesh on the Eve of the July 2024 Uprising......Arifur Rahman, The University of Alabama

 Paths of grassroots organizing and far right oppositional action......Orion Hurst, Cal Poly Humboldt

 Wearing Patriotism on Their Sleeves: The VetBro Subcultural Style......John Armenta, University of California San Diego

 Disruptive Conscience: On Moral Choice and Strategic Resistance......Emily Brissette, Bridgewater State University

SESSION 78. PANEL WITH PRESENTERS

Salon A (3rd Floor)

Thursday · 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

TEACHING SOCIOLOGY: BUILDING BETTER STUDENT EXPERIENCES IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Organizers: Leonard Henderson, Southern Methodist University; Sarai Richter, Arizona State University; Elisabeth Shimada, Pomona College;

 Advising Sociology majors on the impacts of online course loads on student success......Anthony Alvarez, California State University Fullerton; and Berna Torr, California State University Fullerton

 Grad CAFE: Food-Centered Community Mentoring......Celeste Atkins, University of Arizona

 From Classroom to Clinic: Identity Formation of Sociology Students in Clinical Research Settings......April M. Crawford, Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System; Steven Arxer, The University of Texas at Arlington; and James P. LePage, Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System

 Community Engaged Learning: academic, civic, and affective goals......T.L. Brink, Crafton Hills College; and Judy Cannon, Crafton Hills College

 Living In Liminality- Navigating Academic Barriers and Building Support For and By Undocumented Students......Yaneyry Delfin, Cal Poly Humboldt

HOW TO GET A JOB AT A

COMMUNITY COLLEGE SPONSORED BY THE COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY COLLEGES

Organizer: Elizabeth Bennett, Central New Mexico

Presider: Elizabeth Bennett, Central New Mexico

In this session, faculty from community colleges in different states will share tips and strategies to help those seeking community college positions.

SESSION 80. PANEL WITH PRESENTERS

LABOR AND PRECARITY

Organizer: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon

Presider: Gabriella Mota, Portland State University

 Strategic Organizing and Hierarchies of Precarity......Paula Winicki Brzostowski, University of California Los Angeles

 Does Non-Standard Employment Only Harm Health? Examining Its Marginal Effects on Worker Well-Being......Hazel Chui, Non-Academic

 Franchise Capitalism and The Undermining of Worker Power: Alt-labor, The Fight for $15, and Corporate Resistance under AB 257 and AB 1228......Jerry Paras, San Diego State University

 Fighting Fires, Serving Time: Carceral Labor and State-Level Incarcerated Firefighter Programs......Gabriella Mota, Portland State University; Rachel Springer, Portland State University; and Amy Lubitow, Portland State University

 Dear Fast-Food Employee, They Deemed you An Essential Worker: AB 257 and its Implications on Southern California’s Service Industry......Jerry Paras, San Diego State University

SESSION 81. (BOOK) AUTHOR MEETS

CRITICS

Vancouver (3rd Floor)

Thursday · 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

BOOK SALON 4: THE WEIGHT OF THE WHITE COAT BY GLENDA M. FLORES

Organizer: Uriel Serrano, University of Southern California

Presider: Karina Santellano, Arizona State University

Little has been written about Latina/o physicians as students, people, or workers in a high-skill occupation in the United States. The Weight of the White Coat traces the life stages that Latina/o physicians follow and the social mechanisms that shape their careers, from the role of the family to different educational trajectories and even the practice of medicine. Glenda M. Flores turns a careful eye to this diverse pan-ethnic group in an elite profession, observing how demographic characteristics such as gender and ethnicity act like cumulative weights in their coat pockets, producing hindrances for some and elevating others as they provide care in poor and wealthy communities. Here, the high occupational status of Latina/o doctors offers a unique lens for examining the varied experiences of physicianhood and the still unsettled contours of Latinidad. This book salon takes a deep and engaging dive into the contributions of The Weight of the White Coat.

SESSION 82.

UNDERGRADUATE POSTERS

Prefunction/CD Lobby South (3rd Floor) Thursday · 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

UNDERGRADUATE POSTER SESSION II

 Measuring Change When Change Is Hard to Measure: Evaluating Youth Wellbeing in a Community Mentorship Program......Lucy Gamboa, Cal Poly Pomona

 Framing Opportunity: Photography as Data in the Study of Violence and Place......Evan Rios, Cal Poly Pomona; and Seth Ko, Cal Poly Pomona

 Understanding The Challenges and Motivations of Adult Learners In Higher Education......Erika Mendoza Diaz, California State University Long Beach

 Gentrification in Grit City......Rhys Fricker, University of Puget Sound

 Perceived Criminal Threats Against Undocumented Immigrants and Americans' Gun Ownership......Paris Quintero, California State University Fullerton; and Jihye Park, California State University Fullerton

 Linking Racial/Ethnic Socialization, Parent–Child Relationships, and Mental Health Among Asian American Adolescents......Daisey Liu, University of California Irvine; and Qiong Wu, California State University Los Angeles

 The Impact of Childhood Experiences and Familial Factors on Criminality in Adulthood......Emma Ellerd, Whitworth University

 From Exams to Experience: Reimagining Pathways through Co-op Education among Asian International Students......Lily Wu, University of California Irvine

 Stardew Valley: Improving Modern Life Through an Ideal Rural Setting......Avis Brannon, Whitworth University

 Negligence: Blue-Collar and Immigrant Workers’ Perceptions of Corporate Crime, OSHA Violations, and Justice in Workplace Safety”......Nathalie Saldana, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University

 Using pollen as a proxy to better understand sediment supply in Willapa Bay......Kaylee Mackey, University of Washington

SESSION 83. RESEARCH IN-

GLOBAL POLITICS AND THE STATE

Organizer: Enrique Alvear Moreno, Marquette University

Presider: Martin Jacinto, California State University Chico

· 3:00 pm-4:15 pm

 Exploring the Intersection of Humanitarianism and Voluntourism: A Photovoice Study Highlighting the Experiences of International Volunteers Working with Refugees in Athens, Greece......Sharon Sanchez, California State University Northridge

 How Age Works: Youth Identity and the Politics of Time in South Korea’s Housing Movement......Eunchong Cho, University of California San Diego

 From Necessity to Freedom: Revisiting Hannah Arendt’s Vita Activa in the Analysis of Contemporary East African Politics......Alem Kebede, California State University Bakersfield

SESSION 84. RESEARCH IN-

NAVIGATING THE POTENTIAL AND PITFALLS FOR LATINXS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Presider: Manuel Barajas, California State University Sacramento

 Cultivating Latinx Civic Engagement through Student Leadership: The Role of ASI at CSU Los Angeles......Diana Rangel, California State University Los Angeles

 Chicanx/Latinx Faculty’s Marginalization at Hispanic Serving Institutions of Higher Education......Manuel Barajas, California State University Sacramento

 Con Corazón y Resistencia: Voces de Chicanas/Latinas Navigating Doctoral Education......Daisy Gomez-Fuentes, University of California Riverside

 Unpacking the Performativity of Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Designation: Holding Universities Accountable and Developing a Call to Action......Florence Emilia Castillo, University of New Mexico; Angeles Rubi Castorena, University of California Irvine; and Nancy López, University of New Mexico

SESSION 85. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

Casablanca (3rd Floor) Thursday · 3:00 pm-4:15 pm

GENDER AND POWER AMONG LATINXS IN THE U.S.

Presider: Stephanie Morales Linares, San Diego State University

 "El Poder de la Familia: Exploring Family Obligations, Grit, and Gender Differences......Stephanie Morales Linares, San Diego State University; and Vanja Lazarevic, San Diego State University

 Fault Lines in the Fields: An Intersectional Analysis of Intragroup Inequalities and Environmental Precarity Among Mexican Women Farmworkers......Evelyn Pruneda, California State University Chico

 “Información es poder”: Promotora Interventions for Supporting Latine Communities......Victoria Ciudad-Real, University of California Irvine

 What is Motherhood like while Undocumented? The Experiences of Undocumented Latina Mothers Who Navigated Various Stages of Motherhood......Alicia Galvez, California State University Northridge

 Mujerista Mothering: Collective Care and Co-Parenting Among Mexican Immigrant Mothers in Southern California and Arizona......Brittany Romanello, University of Arkansas; and Daniela Carreon, Arizona State University

SESSION 86. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

Melbourne (3rd Floor) Thursday · 3:00 pm-4:15 pm

ACCESS, EQUITY, AND TECHNOLOGY IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Organizer: Heidy Sarabia, California State University Sacramento Presider: Kea Saper, University of California San Diego

 Beyond Access: Institutional Motivations for Expanding Online Education at MinorityServing and Predominantly White Institutions......Kea Saper, University of California San Diego

 Inequalities in Instructor Encouragement and Stratified Student Academic AI Use in Higher Education......Mateo Orozco, University of California Irvine; Hongjiao Li, University of California Irvine; and Richard Arum, University of California Irvine

 Understanding How a Sense of Belonging Shapes Retention and Academic Success among Undergraduate STEM Students at a Hispanic-Serving Institution......Abiola Majekodunmi, New Mexico State University

 California Community Colleges Navigating the Intersections of Race, Poverty and Student Equity......Shawntae Mitchum, University of Southern California

 Pornography-Producing Pedagogies: How Pro-AI and Anti-DEI Initiatives in Neoliberal Higher Education Perpetuate the Proliferation AI Pornography......Amelia Jobe, Boise State University

SESSION 87. RESEARCH

RACE, GENDER AND CAPITALISM

Organizer: Guadalupe Marquez-Velarde, Utah State University

Presider: Julia Meszaros, Texas A&M

 The Jagged Edges of a Broken Glass Ceiling: Powerful Women are Discriminated Against Most in Large Organizations......Jennifer Krebsbach, University of California Davis

 Transnational Migration and Carework Strategies: Exploring the Experience of Chinese Immigrant Women from Hong Kong and Mainland China in Canada......Guida Man, York University

 Hypermasculinity and Abuse in Fire Stations......Jordan James, University of Oregon

 Racism and Capitalism: Unpacking Language for a New Multicultural Revolution......Jung Choi, San Diego State University

 Misogyny, Heteromasculinity, And The Extraction Of Women's Labor......Julia Meszaros, Texas A&M

SESSION

MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY AND MENTAL HEALTH

Presider: Ashley Lenarz, Utah State University

 The Impact of Acculturative Stress On African Immigrants In The United States: A Qualitative Study At Northern Arizona University......Modesta Owusu Agyemang, Northern Arizona University

 Evaluating Counseling Services and Mental Health Interventions: A Qualitative Study of Student Experiences at Northern Arizona University......Collins Chukwunonso Ezea, Northern Arizona University

 When a Child's Diagnosis Inspires a Parent to Consider their own Neurodiverse Identity: Navigating Parent-Child Relationships and Identities during ADHD Diagnostic and Treatment Interactions......Michelle Janning, Whitman College; and Adina Nack, California Lutheran University

 Time Use, Social Participation, and Depressive Symptoms in Later Life......Wenyi Gong, University of Arizona

 Discrimination, Cardiovascular, and Sleep Health: An Intersectional Analysis......Guadalupe Marquez-Velarde, Utah State University; Jesse Shircliff, Utah State University; Laura Strong, Utah State University; and Ashley Lenarz, Utah State University

CULTURE, POLITICS AND POWER, SESSION V: SPACE, TECHNOLOGY, MEMORY & MULTICULTURALISM

 Non-Experiential Nostalgia and the Persistence of Collective Action: Memory, Identity, and Freestyle Rap Cyphers in Post-Gentrified Hongdae......Brian Kim, Yonsei University

 Contesting Space: Student Responses to University Expansion in Berkeley and Delhi......Barbara Zagorc, University of Ljubljana; and Vidyasagar Sharma, Bielefeld University

 Hypersleep, Trans-Species Capitalism, and the Myth of AI Autonomy......Christopher Michlig, Univeristy of Oregon

 Multiculturalism And The Politics Of Indifference......Morgan Ybarra, Oregon State University

 Who Governs Heritage Production? Evidence from Institutional Politics in 21st-Century Taipei......Yen-Ting Hsu, University of California San Diego

SESSION 90. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

RACE, GENDER, AND JUSTICE IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATIONAL AND SUCCESS

Presider: Allison Hurst, Oregon State University

 How Mentorship Outcomes Vary for White and Asian Undergraduate Student Researchers Based on Gender and Sexuality......Yolanda Chavez, University of Utah; Sara Grineski, University of Utah; Daniel Adkins, University of Utah; Timothy Collins, University of Utah; and Danielle Morales, University of Massachusetts-Boston

 What is a Mentor? Race, Class, and Gender Impacts on the Meaning of Mentorship in the Careers of Sociologists......Allison Hurst, Oregon State University

 The Impact of Social Skills Instruction on Young Adults......Michael Madrilejo, California State University Los Angeles

 What Helps Students Succeed and Belong? Qualitative Insights from Undergraduate Perspectives on Academic Support......Daniel Aguilar, New Mexico State University; Stephanie M. Arnett, New Mexico State University; and David Ortiz, New Mexico State University

GLOBAL RELATIONALITY

Organizer: Allison Madia, University of San Diego

Presider: Ajailiu Niumai, University of Hyderabad India

 Heraka: Indigenous Knowledge, Religious Identity, and Cultural Resilience among the Zeliangrong Nagas in Northeast India......Ajailiu Niumai, University of Hyderabad India

 Indigenous Problems in India......Jhaver Patel, Gujarat University Ahmedabad; Subhash Pandar, Gujarat University Vidyapith; and Sanjay Patel, Babasaheb Ambedkar University Ahmedabad

 Learning from Māori experiences in Aotearoa New Zealand to think about Indigenous Pashtun social science research methodology......Syed Badshah, None

 Integrating Traditions: Indigenous Lessons for a Cohesive Bolivian Society......Tania Vasquez, California State University Long Beach

 Exploring Indigenous Knowledge Systems to Enhance Climate Resilience and Healthcare in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh.......Basu Chakma, Texas Tech University

DIGITAL INDUSTRIES & LABOR

Presider: Hailey Maltempi, University of Nevada Las Vegas

 Platform Labor, Identity, and Inequality: A Systematic Review of Gig Work Through an Intersectional Lens......Waris Ahmad Faizi, Virginia Tech

 Inequality in the Virtual Cam Model Industry: Are Models of Color being Suspended on Twitter (X) at a Higher Rate?......Hailey Maltempi, University of Nevada Las Vegas

 From Crisis to Community: The Role of Crowdfunding in Building Social Capital......Amanda Studebaker, California State University Bakersfield

 What It Means to Be “Worth It”: Gender Performance and Aesthetic Capital Among Sugar Babies......Anna Wainwright, University of California Irvine SESSION 93. RESEARCH

ART, CULTURE, POLITICS AND POWER: SESSION VIII: LIBERATION, HIP HOP, AND CRITICAL RACE THEORY

 Why Do Sociologists Neglect Studying Sermons?......Kathryn Burrows, Independent Scholar

 Differentiating What Makes A Religion Brazilian Vs. African......Stephanie Mojica, California State University Fullerton

 When We Break the Rules: Motivation, Meaning, and the Social Logic of Behavior.......Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University

 Violence of Theory: Language, Power, and the Parasite That Is Dualism......Saghi Ajami, San Diego State University

 We're Losing Recipes: Recipes of Literacy and Resistance from Cuba, Brazil, and Oakland......Keomi Barksdale, California State University Dominguez Hills

SESSION 94. (BOOK) AUTHOR

BOOK SALON 2: CRIP KINSHIP: THE DISABILITY JUSTICE AND ART ACTIVISM OF SINS INVALID BY SHAYDA KAFAI

Organizer: Steph Landeros, University of Nevada Las Vegas

Discussants: Asif Mahmud, Portland State University; Madi Lou Abel, Portland State University; Suzy Pappas Fly, Portland State University;

SESSION 95. (BOOK) AUTHOR MEETS CRITICS

BOOK SALON 3: TEST, MEASURE, PUNISH BY ERIN R. MICHAELS

Organizer: Uriel Serrano, University of Southern California

Presider: Jonathan Ibarra, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Modeled after an “Author Meets Critic” book session, this book salon brings together sociologists to discuss the theoretical, practical, and methodological applications of Test, Measure, Punish. In Test, Measure, Punish; Erin Michaels traces how neoliberal accountability policies threatening schools with closure for low performance is as much about rising state carcerality (punishment and surveillance) as it is about the “business approach” traditionally associated with neoliberal education reform. Despite the credible threat of closure, most schools facing this threat do not get shut down. Yet, as Michaels argues, the looming threat is ever present. Michaels uncovers how threats of school closure fail education: from incentivizing administrators to over-punish students and teachers to only “teach to the test,” to coercing students to feel like they are “failing.” These policies disproportionately impact—even target—Black and Latinx communities and substantially hurt student social development. In compelling fashion, Michaels addresses how these punitive policies reproduce racial inequalities among our youth beyond degenerating their academic education: it eroded their sense of political agency.

SESSION 96.

UNDERGRADUATE

SOCIAL INEQUALITIES I

 How Environmental Factors Affect CAMP Students' College Experiences and Academic Success......Emily Lugo Rosales, Independent Scholar

 How does Elitist Neoliberal Higher Education affect the Support for Social Democracy?......Andy Del Toro Obeso, Boise State University

 ‘My Common Sense is as Good as your Knowledge’: An Analysis of how Neoliberal Higher Education affects Hegemonic Language......Lily Hagg, Boise State University

 Identifying Solutions to Childhood Food Insecurity in the U.S.......Victor Isassy Tapia, California State University East Bay

 Understanding how Socioeconomic Status Shapes Attitudes Towards Police Violence.......Perla Romo, Seattle Pacific University

Discussant: Billy Ulibarri, Adam State University

SESSION 97.

UNDERGRADUATE

ROUNDTABLE

ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY

Salon C (3rd Floor) Thursday · 3:00 pm-4:15 pm

 The Cost of Careerism: How Does a Career First Model of Higher Education Affect the Development and Preservation of Life Goods?......Tyler Blanchard, Boise State University

 AI in the Age of Environmentalism: How Students’ Environmental Conscious Informs Their Decision Making Around ChatGPT......Maria Yunis, Whitman College

 “What’s for Lunch?” How Mothers Navigate Structures Surrounding the Environment and Health through Food-Work.......Erin Grossman, Whitman College

 Humans Are Invasive......Mallory Carpenter, Hastings College

 Coastal Risk Perception in the Pacific Northwest......Casey Olmstead, University of Washington

Discussant: Nelta Edwards, University of Alaska - Anchorage

98.

DISABILITY

 The Strict Mold for Neurodiverse Students in Higher Education......Mikaela Buckley, Boise State University

 Inequitable circumstances; how the meritocratic system of higher education neglects its neurodivergent students......Claire MacDonald, Boise State University

 Systemic Vulnerability, Exclusion, and Health Disparities for People with Disabilities......Jocelynn Kirk, Hastings College

 Practitioner Perspectives on Singing-Based Interventions for Cognitive and Social WellBeing in Dementia Care......Penelope Kieborz, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University

Discussant: LaShaune Johnson, University of Houston

SESSION 99.

ART, CULTURE, AND POPULAR CULTURE I

 The Disruptive Appearance: Breaching Social Order and the Reconstruction of Normalcy......Matthew Conde, University of California Berkeley

 Combatting Alienation through DIY Ethics......Juniper Mazzarelli, Boise State University

 Perceptions On The Inclusion Of Non Jazz Artists At Jazz Festivals......Xzavier Ford, Carroll College

 Love Expression Across Cultural Contexts......Ellie Zhang, Pitzer College

 The Illusionary Gratification of Neoliberal Sacrifice......Lola Ramos, Boise State University

 Debriefing the Debrief: Post-Party Conversation Rituals in College Nightlife......Samuel Liu, University of California Santa Barbara

Discussant: Sophie Nathenson, Oregon Institute of Technology

SESSION 100.

UNDERGRADUATE

EDUCATION I

 The Privilege of Paying......Marie Bowie, Boise State University

 Sociology Community College Transfer Students In A Transfer Learning Community......Samantha Cardenas, California State University Long Beach

 How Far does the Relationship Between Educational Attainment and Poverty Level Go......Neily Luciano, California State University Long Beach

 Social Well-Being and Perceived Academic Confidence: A Correlational Study......Levi West, Hastings College

 Leveled Expectations: Classroom Interactions and Youth Aspirations in Continuation School......Antonio Mele, University of California Los Angeles

 ChatGPT Ate My Homework: A Comparative Study of Generative AI Sentiments Among SDSU Colleges......Erin Petersen, San Diego State University

Discussant: Mary Virnoche, Cal Poly Humboldt

SESSION 101.

LATINX SOCIOLOGY I

 Reunification and Belonging: Retrospective Study of Former Children of Transnational Families......Miriam Godoy, California State University Long Beach

 The Lived Experiences of Second Generation U.S Born Latinos......Maya Escalante, California State University Long Beach

 Everyday survival and the roots of activism in the South Bay in precarious times......Lizette Gonzalez, Pomona College

 "Las Ganas de Superarme": Exploring the Role of Corridos Tumbados in Belonging and Self-Expression Among Young Adults......Reyna Cruz Valenzuela, Pomona College

 El Poder de Mi Sueño: The Role of Dreaming for Immigrant Latinas in the Salinas Valley......Andrea Alonzo, Pomona College

 Latinas in the Workforce: Experiences of Colorism and Racial Identity Perceptions......Lizbeth Marin, University of California Irvine

Discussant: Janet Muñiz, California State University Long Beach

SESSION 96.

SOCIAL INEQUALITIES I

 How Environmental Factors Affect CAMP Students' College Experiences and Academic Success......Emily Lugo Rosales, Independent Scholar

 How does Elitist Neoliberal Higher Education affect the Support for Social Democracy?......Andy Del Toro Obeso, Boise State University

 ‘My Common Sense is as Good as your Knowledge’: An Analysis of how Neoliberal Higher Education affects Hegemonic Language......Lily Hagg, Boise State University

 Identifying Solutions to Childhood Food Insecurity in the U.S.......Victor Isassy Tapia, California State University East Bay

 Understanding how Socioeconomic Status Shapes Attitudes Towards Police Violence.......Perla Romo, Seattle Pacific University

Discussant: Billy Ulibarri, Adam State University

SESSION 97.

UNDERGRADUATE

ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY

 The Cost of Careerism: How Does a Career First Model of Higher Education Affect the Development and Preservation of Life Goods?......Tyler Blanchard, Boise State University

 AI in the Age of Environmentalism: How Students’ Environmental Conscious Informs Their Decision Making Around ChatGPT......Maria Yunis, Whitman College

 “What’s for Lunch?” How Mothers Navigate Structures Surrounding the Environment and Health through Food-Work.......Erin Grossman, Whitman College

 Humans Are Invasive......Mallory Carpenter, Hastings College

 Coastal Risk Perception in the Pacific Northwest......Casey Olmstead, University of Washington

Discussant: Nelta Edwards, University of Alaska - Anchorage

SESSION 98.

DISABILITY

 The Strict Mold for Neurodiverse Students in Higher Education......Mikaela Buckley, Boise State University

 Inequitable circumstances; how the meritocratic system of higher education neglects its neurodivergent students......Claire MacDonald, Boise State University

 Systemic Vulnerability, Exclusion, and Health Disparities for People with Disabilities......Jocelynn Kirk, Hastings College

Discussant: LaShaune Johnson, University of Houston

SESSION 99.

ART, CULTURE, AND POPULAR CULTURE I

 The Disruptive Appearance: Breaching Social Order and the Reconstruction of Normalcy......Matthew Conde, University of California Berkeley

 Combatting Alienation through DIY Ethics......Juniper Mazzarelli, Boise State University

 Perceptions On The Inclusion Of Non Jazz Artists At Jazz Festivals......Xzavier Ford, Carroll College

 Love Expression Across Cultural Contexts......Ellie Zhang, Pitzer College

 The Illusionary Gratification of Neoliberal Sacrifice......Lola Ramos, Boise State University

 Debriefing the Debrief: Post-Party Conversation Rituals in College Nightlife......Samuel Liu, University of California Santa Barbara

Discussant: Sophie Nathenson, Oregon Institute of Technology

SESSION 100.

UNDERGRADUATE

EDUCATION I

 The Privilege of Paying......Marie Bowie, Boise State University

 Sociology Community College Transfer Students In A Transfer Learning Community......Samantha Cardenas, California State University Long Beach

 How Far does the Relationship Between Educational Attainment and Poverty Level Go......Neily Luciano, California State University Long Beach

 Social Well-Being and Perceived Academic Confidence: A Correlational Study......Levi West, Hastings College

 Leveled Expectations: Classroom Interactions and Youth Aspirations in Continuation School......Antonio Mele, University of California Los Angeles

 ChatGPT Ate My Homework: A Comparative Study of Generative AI Sentiments Among SDSU Colleges......Erin Petersen, San Diego State University

Discussant: Mary Virnoche, Cal Poly Humboldt SESSION 101. UNDERGRADUATE ROUNDTABLE

LATINX SOCIOLOGY I

 Reunification and Belonging: Retrospective Study of Former Children of Transnational Families......Miriam Godoy, California State University Long Beach

 The Lived Experiences of Second Generation U.S Born Latinos......Maya Escalante, California State University Long Beach

 Everyday survival and the roots of activism in the South Bay in precarious times......Lizette Gonzalez, Pomona College

 "Las Ganas de Superarme": Exploring the Role of Corridos Tumbados in Belonging and Self-Expression Among Young Adults......Reyna Cruz Valenzuela, Pomona College

 El Poder de Mi Sueño: The Role of Dreaming for Immigrant Latinas in the Salinas Valley......Andrea Alonzo, Pomona College

 Latinas in the Workforce: Experiences of Colorism and Racial Identity Perceptions......Lizbeth Marin, University of California Irvine

Discussant: Janet Muñiz, California State University Long Beach

SESSION 96.

ROUNDTABLE

SOCIAL INEQUALITIES I

 How Environmental Factors Affect CAMP Students' College Experiences and Academic Success......Emily Lugo Rosales, Independent Scholar

 How does Elitist Neoliberal Higher Education affect the Support for Social Democracy?......Andy Del Toro Obeso, Boise State University

 ‘My Common Sense is as Good as your Knowledge’: An Analysis of how Neoliberal Higher Education affects Hegemonic Language......Lily Hagg, Boise State University

 Identifying Solutions to Childhood Food Insecurity in the U.S.......Victor Isassy Tapia, California State University East Bay

 Understanding how Socioeconomic Status Shapes Attitudes Towards Police Violence.......Perla Romo, Seattle Pacific University

Discussant: Billy Ulibarri, Adam State University SESSION 97.

ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY

 The Cost of Careerism: How Does a Career First Model of Higher Education Affect the Development and Preservation of Life Goods?......Tyler Blanchard, Boise State University

 AI in the Age of Environmentalism: How Students’ Environmental Conscious Informs Their Decision Making Around ChatGPT......Maria Yunis, Whitman College

 “What’s for Lunch?” How Mothers Navigate Structures Surrounding the Environment and Health through Food-Work.......Erin Grossman, Whitman College

 Humans Are Invasive......Mallory Carpenter, Hastings College

 Coastal Risk Perception in the Pacific Northwest......Casey Olmstead, University of Washington

Discussant: Nelta Edwards, University of Alaska - Anchorage SESSION 98.

DISABILITY

 The Strict Mold for Neurodiverse Students in Higher Education......Mikaela Buckley, Boise State University

 Inequitable circumstances; how the meritocratic system of higher education neglects its neurodivergent students......Claire MacDonald, Boise State University

 Systemic Vulnerability, Exclusion, and Health Disparities for People with Disabilities......Jocelynn Kirk, Hastings College

Discussant: LaShaune Johnson, University of Houston

SESSION 99.

ART, CULTURE, AND POPULAR CULTURE I

 The Disruptive Appearance: Breaching Social Order and the Reconstruction of Normalcy......Matthew Conde, University of California Berkeley

 Combatting Alienation through DIY Ethics......Juniper Mazzarelli, Boise State University

 Perceptions On The Inclusion Of Non Jazz Artists At Jazz Festivals......Xzavier Ford, Carroll College

 Love Expression Across Cultural Contexts......Ellie Zhang, Pitzer College

 The Illusionary Gratification of Neoliberal Sacrifice......Lola Ramos, Boise State University

 Debriefing the Debrief: Post-Party Conversation Rituals in College Nightlife......Samuel Liu, University of California Santa Barbara

Discussant: Sophie Nathenson, Oregon Institute of Technology SESSION 100.

EDUCATION I

 The Privilege of Paying......Marie Bowie, Boise State University

 Sociology Community College Transfer Students In A Transfer Learning Community......Samantha Cardenas, California State University Long Beach

 How Far does the Relationship Between Educational Attainment and Poverty Level Go......Neily Luciano, California State University Long Beach

 Social Well-Being and Perceived Academic Confidence: A Correlational Study......Levi West, Hastings College

 Leveled Expectations: Classroom Interactions and Youth Aspirations in Continuation School......Antonio Mele, University of California Los Angeles

 ChatGPT Ate My Homework: A Comparative Study of Generative AI Sentiments Among SDSU Colleges......Erin Petersen, San Diego State University

Discussant: Mary Virnoche, Cal Poly Humboldt SESSION 101.

LATINX SOCIOLOGY I

 Reunification and Belonging: Retrospective Study of Former Children of Transnational Families......Miriam Godoy, California State University Long Beach

 The Lived Experiences of Second Generation U.S Born Latinos......Maya Escalante, California State University Long Beach

 Everyday survival and the roots of activism in the South Bay in precarious times......Lizette Gonzalez, Pomona College

 "Las Ganas de Superarme": Exploring the Role of Corridos Tumbados in Belonging and Self-Expression Among Young Adults......Reyna Cruz Valenzuela, Pomona College

 El Poder de Mi Sueño: The Role of Dreaming for Immigrant Latinas in the Salinas Valley......Andrea Alonzo, Pomona College

 Latinas in the Workforce: Experiences of Colorism and Racial Identity Perceptions......Lizbeth Marin, University of California Irvine

Discussant: Janet Muñiz, California State University Long Beach SESSION 96.

UNDERGRADUATE ROUNDTABLE

SOCIAL INEQUALITIES I

 How Environmental Factors Affect CAMP Students' College Experiences and Academic Success......Emily Lugo Rosales, Independent Scholar

 How does Elitist Neoliberal Higher Education affect the Support for Social Democracy?......Andy Del Toro Obeso, Boise State University

 ‘My Common Sense is as Good as your Knowledge’: An Analysis of how Neoliberal Higher Education affects Hegemonic Language......Lily Hagg, Boise State University

 Identifying Solutions to Childhood Food Insecurity in the U.S.......Victor Isassy Tapia, California State University East Bay

 Understanding how Socioeconomic Status Shapes Attitudes Towards Police Violence.......Perla Romo, Seattle Pacific University

Discussant: Billy Ulibarri, Adam State University

SESSION 97.

ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY

 The Cost of Careerism: How Does a Career First Model of Higher Education Affect the Development and Preservation of Life Goods?......Tyler Blanchard, Boise State University

 AI in the Age of Environmentalism: How Students’ Environmental Conscious Informs Their Decision Making Around ChatGPT......Maria Yunis, Whitman College

 “What’s for Lunch?” How Mothers Navigate Structures Surrounding the Environment and Health through Food-Work.......Erin Grossman, Whitman College

 Humans Are Invasive......Mallory Carpenter, Hastings College

 Coastal Risk Perception in the Pacific Northwest......Casey Olmstead, University of Washington

Discussant: Nelta Edwards, University of Alaska - Anchorage SESSION 98.

UNDERGRADUATE ROUNDTABLE

DISABILITY

 The Strict Mold for Neurodiverse Students in Higher Education......Mikaela Buckley, Boise State University

 Inequitable circumstances; how the meritocratic system of higher education neglects its neurodivergent students......Claire MacDonald, Boise State University

 Systemic Vulnerability, Exclusion, and Health Disparities for People with Disabilities......Jocelynn Kirk, Hastings College

Discussant: LaShaune Johnson, University of Houston SESSION 99.

ART, CULTURE, AND POPULAR CULTURE I

 The Disruptive Appearance: Breaching Social Order and the Reconstruction of Normalcy......Matthew Conde, University of California Berkeley

 Combatting Alienation through DIY Ethics......Juniper Mazzarelli, Boise State University

 Perceptions On The Inclusion Of Non Jazz Artists At Jazz Festivals......Xzavier Ford, Carroll College

 Love Expression Across Cultural Contexts......Ellie Zhang, Pitzer College

 The Illusionary Gratification of Neoliberal Sacrifice......Lola Ramos, Boise State University

 Debriefing the Debrief: Post-Party Conversation Rituals in College Nightlife......Samuel Liu, University of California Santa Barbara

Discussant: Sophie Nathenson, Oregon Institute of Technology

SESSION 100.

EDUCATION I

 The Privilege of Paying......Marie Bowie, Boise State University

 Sociology Community College Transfer Students In A Transfer Learning Community......Samantha Cardenas, California State University Long Beach

 How Far does the Relationship Between Educational Attainment and Poverty Level Go......Neily Luciano, California State University Long Beach

 Social Well-Being and Perceived Academic Confidence: A Correlational Study......Levi West, Hastings College

 Leveled Expectations: Classroom Interactions and Youth Aspirations in Continuation School......Antonio Mele, University of California Los Angeles

 ChatGPT Ate My Homework: A Comparative Study of Generative AI Sentiments Among SDSU Colleges......Erin Petersen, San Diego State University

Discussant: Mary Virnoche, Cal Poly Humboldt

SESSION 101.

UNDERGRADUATE

 Reunification and Belonging: Retrospective Study of Former Children of Transnational Families......Miriam Godoy, California State University Long Beach

 The Lived Experiences of Second Generation U.S Born Latinos......Maya Escalante, California State University Long Beach

 Everyday survival and the roots of activism in the South Bay in precarious times......Lizette Gonzalez, Pomona College

 "Las Ganas de Superarme": Exploring the Role of Corridos Tumbados in Belonging and Self-Expression Among Young Adults......Reyna Cruz Valenzuela, Pomona College

 El Poder de Mi Sueño: The Role of Dreaming for Immigrant Latinas in the Salinas Valley......Andrea Alonzo, Pomona College

 Latinas in the Workforce: Experiences of Colorism and Racial Identity Perceptions......Lizbeth Marin, University of California Irvine

Discussant: Janet Muñiz, California State University Long Beach SESSION 96.

SOCIAL INEQUALITIES I

 How Environmental Factors Affect CAMP Students' College Experiences and Academic Success......Emily Lugo Rosales, Independent Scholar

 How does Elitist Neoliberal Higher Education affect the Support for Social Democracy?......Andy Del Toro Obeso, Boise State University

 ‘My Common Sense is as Good as your Knowledge’: An Analysis of how Neoliberal Higher Education affects Hegemonic Language......Lily Hagg, Boise State University

 Identifying Solutions to Childhood Food Insecurity in the U.S.......Victor Isassy Tapia, California State University East Bay

 Understanding how Socioeconomic Status Shapes Attitudes Towards Police Violence.......Perla Romo, Seattle Pacific University

Discussant: Billy Ulibarri, Adam State University

SESSION 97.

ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY

 The Cost of Careerism: How Does a Career First Model of Higher Education Affect the Development and Preservation of Life Goods?......Tyler Blanchard, Boise State University

 AI in the Age of Environmentalism: How Students’ Environmental Conscious Informs Their Decision Making Around ChatGPT......Maria Yunis, Whitman College

 “What’s for Lunch?” How Mothers Navigate Structures Surrounding the Environment and Health through Food-Work.......Erin Grossman, Whitman College

 Humans Are Invasive......Mallory Carpenter, Hastings College

 Coastal Risk Perception in the Pacific Northwest......Casey Olmstead, University of Washington

Discussant: Nelta Edwards, University of Alaska - Anchorage SESSION 98. UNDERGRADUATE ROUNDTABLE

DISABILITY

 The Strict Mold for Neurodiverse Students in Higher Education......Mikaela Buckley, Boise State University

 Inequitable circumstances; how the meritocratic system of higher education neglects its neurodivergent students......Claire MacDonald, Boise State University

 Systemic Vulnerability, Exclusion, and Health Disparities for People with Disabilities......Jocelynn Kirk, Hastings College

Discussant: LaShaune Johnson, University of Houston SESSION 99.

UNDERGRADUATE ROUNDTABLE

ART, CULTURE, AND POPULAR CULTURE I

 The Disruptive Appearance: Breaching Social Order and the Reconstruction of Normalcy......Matthew Conde, University of California Berkeley

 Combatting Alienation through DIY Ethics......Juniper Mazzarelli, Boise State University

 Perceptions On The Inclusion Of Non Jazz Artists At Jazz Festivals......Xzavier Ford, Carroll College

 Love Expression Across Cultural Contexts......Ellie Zhang, Pitzer College

 The Illusionary Gratification of Neoliberal Sacrifice......Lola Ramos, Boise State University

 Debriefing the Debrief: Post-Party Conversation Rituals in College Nightlife......Samuel Liu, University of California Santa Barbara

Discussant: Sophie Nathenson, Oregon Institute of Technology

SESSION 100.

EDUCATION I

 The Privilege of Paying......Marie Bowie, Boise State University

 Sociology Community College Transfer Students In A Transfer Learning Community......Samantha Cardenas, California State University Long Beach

 How Far does the Relationship Between Educational Attainment and Poverty Level Go......Neily Luciano, California State University Long Beach

 Social Well-Being and Perceived Academic Confidence: A Correlational Study......Levi West, Hastings College

 Leveled Expectations: Classroom Interactions and Youth Aspirations in Continuation School......Antonio Mele, University of California Los Angeles

 ChatGPT Ate My Homework: A Comparative Study of Generative AI Sentiments Among SDSU Colleges......Erin Petersen, San Diego State University

Discussant: Mary Virnoche, Cal Poly Humboldt

SESSION 101.

LATINX SOCIOLOGY I

 Reunification and Belonging: Retrospective Study of Former Children of Transnational Families......Miriam Godoy, California State University Long Beach

 The Lived Experiences of Second Generation U.S Born Latinos......Maya Escalante, California State University Long Beach

 Everyday survival and the roots of activism in the South Bay in precarious times......Lizette Gonzalez, Pomona College

 "Las Ganas de Superarme": Exploring the Role of Corridos Tumbados in Belonging and Self-Expression Among Young Adults......Reyna Cruz Valenzuela, Pomona College

 El Poder de Mi Sueño: The Role of Dreaming for Immigrant Latinas in the Salinas Valley......Andrea Alonzo, Pomona College

 Latinas in the Workforce: Experiences of Colorism and Racial Identity Perceptions......Lizbeth Marin, University of California Irvine

Discussant: Janet Muñiz, California State University Long Beach

SESSION 96.

SOCIAL INEQUALITIES I

 How Environmental Factors Affect CAMP Students' College Experiences and Academic Success......Emily Lugo Rosales, Independent Scholar

 How does Elitist Neoliberal Higher Education affect the Support for Social Democracy?......Andy Del Toro Obeso, Boise State University

 ‘My Common Sense is as Good as your Knowledge’: An Analysis of how Neoliberal Higher Education affects Hegemonic Language......Lily Hagg, Boise State University

 Identifying Solutions to Childhood Food Insecurity in the U.S.......Victor Isassy Tapia, California State University East Bay

 Understanding how Socioeconomic Status Shapes Attitudes Towards Police Violence.......Perla Romo, Seattle Pacific University

Discussant: Billy Ulibarri, Adam State University

SESSION 97.

UNDERGRADUATE ROUNDTABLE

 The Cost of Careerism: How Does a Career First Model of Higher Education Affect the Development and Preservation of Life Goods?......Tyler Blanchard, Boise State University

 AI in the Age of Environmentalism: How Students’ Environmental Conscious Informs Their Decision Making Around ChatGPT......Maria Yunis, Whitman College

 “What’s for Lunch?” How Mothers Navigate Structures Surrounding the Environment and Health through Food-Work.......Erin Grossman, Whitman College

 Humans Are Invasive......Mallory Carpenter, Hastings College

 Coastal Risk Perception in the Pacific Northwest......Casey Olmstead, University of Washington

Discussant: Nelta Edwards, University of Alaska - Anchorage

98.

DISABILITY

 The Strict Mold for Neurodiverse Students in Higher Education......Mikaela Buckley, Boise State University

 Inequitable circumstances; how the meritocratic system of higher education neglects its neurodivergent students......Claire MacDonald, Boise State University

 Systemic Vulnerability, Exclusion, and Health Disparities for People with Disabilities......Jocelynn Kirk, Hastings College

Discussant: LaShaune Johnson, University of Houston

SESSION 99.

ART, CULTURE, AND POPULAR CULTURE I

 The Disruptive Appearance: Breaching Social Order and the Reconstruction of Normalcy......Matthew Conde, University of California Berkeley

 Combatting Alienation through DIY Ethics......Juniper Mazzarelli, Boise State University

 Perceptions On The Inclusion Of Non Jazz Artists At Jazz Festivals......Xzavier Ford, Carroll College

 Love Expression Across Cultural Contexts......Ellie Zhang, Pitzer College

 The Illusionary Gratification of Neoliberal Sacrifice......Lola Ramos, Boise State University

 Debriefing the Debrief: Post-Party Conversation Rituals in College Nightlife......Samuel Liu, University of California Santa Barbara

Discussant: Sophie Nathenson, Oregon Institute of Technology

SESSION 100.

UNDERGRADUATE

EDUCATION I

 The Privilege of Paying......Marie Bowie, Boise State University

 Sociology Community College Transfer Students In A Transfer Learning Community......Samantha Cardenas, California State University Long Beach

 How Far does the Relationship Between Educational Attainment and Poverty Level Go......Neily Luciano, California State University Long Beach

 Social Well-Being and Perceived Academic Confidence: A Correlational Study......Levi West, Hastings College

 Leveled Expectations: Classroom Interactions and Youth Aspirations in Continuation School......Antonio Mele, University of California Los Angeles

 ChatGPT Ate My Homework: A Comparative Study of Generative AI Sentiments Among SDSU Colleges......Erin Petersen, San Diego State University

Discussant: Mary Virnoche, Cal Poly Humboldt

SESSION 101.

LATINX SOCIOLOGY I

 Reunification and Belonging: Retrospective Study of Former Children of Transnational Families......Miriam Godoy, California State University Long Beach

 The Lived Experiences of Second Generation U.S Born Latinos......Maya Escalante, California State University Long Beach

 Everyday survival and the roots of activism in the South Bay in precarious times......Lizette Gonzalez, Pomona College

 "Las Ganas de Superarme": Exploring the Role of Corridos Tumbados in Belonging and Self-Expression Among Young Adults......Reyna Cruz Valenzuela, Pomona College

 El Poder de Mi Sueño: The Role of Dreaming for Immigrant Latinas in the Salinas Valley......Andrea Alonzo, Pomona College

 Latinas in the Workforce: Experiences of Colorism and Racial Identity Perceptions......Lizbeth Marin, University of California Irvine

Discussant: Janet Muñiz, California State University Long Beach

SESSION 102. UNDERGRADUATE POSTERS

UNDERGRADUATE POSTER SESSION III

 Masking, How Health Advocacy Welcomes Discrimination and Violence in the Workplace......Josh Cortes, California State University Long Beach

 How Identity Disclosure Effects Social Support in Queer Individuals......Jaynee Johnson, California State University Fullerton

 When Community Means Hate: A Look into the Online Community of the Manosphere and White Supremacy......Isabel Tabares, California State University Long Beach

 Agency. Autonomy, and Institutional Influence in the Artistic Practices of CSULB Students......Violet Valdivia Valderrama, California State University Long Beach

 Digital Platforms and the Future of Labor Organization in the United States......Jaiden Miller, California State University Long Beach

 Framing the Enemy: Textual Analysis of Resistance Frames Amid Immigration Enforcement in the United States.......Raccoon Werner, Willamette University

 The Impact of Experiential Learning Environments on Student Perception of Academic SelfEfficacy......Autumn Christeson, University of Colorado Boulder

 Barriers and Facilitators to the Provision of Services and Support to Immigrants and Refugees in Spokane County......Jasmine Joy Paloma, Eastern Washington University

 Incarceration and Police Contact among Transgender Individuals: An Intersectional Perspective......Creed Jones, Utah State University; Sofia Low, Utah State University; and Guadalupe Marquez-Velarde, Utah State University

 Psychological Distress among Formerly Incarcerated Transgender Individuals......Guadalupe Marquez-Velarde, Utah State University; and Sofia Low, Utah State University

SESSION 103. PLENARY SESSION

PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY: INDIGENOUS STORIES AND SONGS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, PRESENTED BY PSA 2026 CONFERENCE ELDER-IN-RESIDENCE, LOUIE ROBLES (ENROLLED MEMBER OF THE JUANEÑO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS, ACJACHEMEN NATION)

Presider: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon

PSA 2026 STUDENT RECEPTION - ALL STUDENTS ARE WELCOME

SESSION 105. RECEPTION Vancouver (3rd Floor)

RECEPTION WITH ELDER IN-RESIDENCE (6PM - 7PM)

OTHER SPACE Cerritos Boardroom (2nd Floor) Friday

QUIET ROOM: RESERVED AREA FOR PRAYER, REST, AND MEDITATION SESSION 107. OTHER SPACE

KIDDIECORP CONFERENCE DAYCARE (FRIDAY)

More information on conference daycare option will be released soon.

SESSION 108. REGISTRATION

PSA REGISTRATION DESK (FRIDAY)

The PSA Registration Desk is open from 8am to 5pm on Friday.

SESSION 109. COMMITTEE

COMMITTEE MEETING: PSA COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES

Organizer: Manuel Barajas, California State University Sacramento Presider: Jarvez Hall, Pacific Sociological Association

SESSION 110. COMMITTEE MEETING

PSA ALL COMMITTEES MEETING

SESSION 111. PANEL WITH PRESENTERS

STORIES FROM FELLOW SOCIOLOGISTS: MY SOCIOLOGY PATHWAY

Organizers: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon; Kirsten Vinyeta, Utah State University; Presider: Jeffrey Sacha, Los Rios

Please join us for light breakfast refreshments and learn from inspiring sociologists about the professional pathways and journeys they have created and shared. Panelists will address questions including: What made them choose sociology? How have they used their degree(s)? The intention is to share how awesome people developed networks and made decisions that helped shape who they are as sociologists. We envision this as a joyful session of sharing to welcome you to a busy day of conferencing.

SESSION 112. PLENARY SESSION Salon A (3rd Floor) Friday · 9:00 am-10:15 am

PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY: LANDKEEPING: RESTORING INDIGENOUS FIRE STEWARDSHIP AND ECOLOGICAL PARTNERSHIPS

Organizer: Theresa Gregor, California State University Long Beach

Presider: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon

The panel will share their research presented in the anthology Landkeeping: Restoring Indigenous Fire Stewardship and Ecological Partnerships, which is currently in press with Oregon State University Press, and slated for release in April 2026. Each presenter will share their research and community-based work on the efficacy, challenges, and successful restoration of Indigenous fire knowledge, practices, and methodologies to restore and steward the land/environment. Gregor and Aldern are the book's editors. Tony Marks Block will discuss his work titled: "The Past, Present, and Future of Cultural Burning in Yurok Territory, "California," which includes a collaboration in interviewing and writing with Margo Robbins. Jared Aldern will discuss his chapter,"Indigenous Fire in the Southern Sierra Nevada and San Joaquin Valley, 18101910, with collaboration and writing with Ron W. Goode. Theresa Gregor will share her chapter "FireWorks in Southern California: From Fire Recovery to Restor(y)ing Fire to the Land, that was cowrittend with Connor Magee, Andrew Pittan, Wesley Ruise Jr., and Joelene Tamm.

SESSION 113. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

Casablanca (3rd Floor)

· 10:30 am-11:45 am

RACE MATTERS: GRADUATE STUDENT SESSION SPONSORED BY THE COMMITTEE FOR THE STATUS OF ETHNIC AND RACIAL MINORITIES

 Fear among Society as Immigration targets the Undocumented......Jasmine Alvarez, California State University Los Angeles

 Intersectional Wounds: Cultural Theft and the Resilience of Black Consciousness......Pamela Mabry, San Diego State University

 “Who Gets to Be a #ProudRandi?: A Critical Caste Feminist Intervention in Indian Feminist Discourse”......Anagha Rao, University of Texas at Arlington

SESSION 114. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

· 10:30 am-11:45 am

MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY: HOUSING INSTABILITY, YOUTH AND MENTAL HEALTH

Presider: Colleen Hackett, Northern Arizona University

 The Role of Social Support in the Association Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health: Are There Gender Differences?......Kelly Duong, University of Hawaii at Manoa

 "My Kids Come First": Substance-Involved Parenting in Appalachia......Katherine King, University of Southern California

 Hotel Homeless Shelters as Wellness Interventions: Examining the Health and Wellbeing Impacts among Residents at a Hotel Shelter in Northern Arizona......Colleen Hackett, Northern Arizona University

 Perceptions of Care: A Descriptive Analysis of Homeless Youth’s Experiences in Foster Care......Amanda Yoshioka-Maxwell, Cal Poly Pomona

SESSION 115. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

· 10:30 am-11:45 am

ART, CULTURE, POLITICS & POWER, SESSION III: ART, CULTURE, POLITICS, PROTEST, AND THE QUESTION OF BELONGING

 Graffiti, Resistance, and Politics in Spokane, WA......Alana Inlow, Gonzaga University

 Space, Affect, y Los Que Mandan: Cultivating Vibes for Musical Belonging in Greater LA......Brandon Saucedo Pita, University of Southern California

 From Black Sabbath to Chat Pile: A Computationally Assisted Content Analysis of Metal Music and Portrayals of Masculinity......Cade Borner, New Mexico State University; and Marshall Taylor, New Mexico State University

 Crafting Cultural Resistance: Latino Theatre About the Women of Juárez as Arenas of Bonding and Bridging......Ana Lopez Ricoy, University of La Verne

 Rebels With a Cause: Musical Resistance and Identity Formation in Chicano and Mexican Rock......Sammy Garcia III, California State University Los Angeles

SESSION 116. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

RESILIENCE AND ROLE STRAIN IN FAMILIES WITH DISABILITY

Organizer: Lorraine Cordeiro, University of Massachusetts Presider: Lauren Whiting, California State University Los Angeles

 Great expectations: Experiences of individuals who have a disabled sibling......Anna Penner, Pepperdine University; Andrianna Lareau, None; Seah Yoon, Pepperdine University; and Eden Shimanek, Pepperdine University

 Rewards, Strains, and Social Lives: Parenting Children with Disabilities Over the Life Course......Carly Young, University of Texas at Austin

 Narcissistic Parenting and Deviant Coping: Perspectives of Social Workers, Counselors, and NGO Case Managers Working With At-Risk Young Adults.......Peyton Hewitt, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University

 Shew Piety and Requite Thy Parents: The Relationship Between Parents with Physical or Mobility Disabilities’ Religiosity and Expectations to Rely on Children for Help......Lauren Whiting, California State University Los Angeles

RACE, GENDER AND IDENTITY

Presider: Mario Hernandez, Mills College at Northeastern University

 Climate Refugees and Resource Control in Sahel-Africa: Towards a non- Kinetic Resolution of the Farmer -Herder Conflict.......Ifeyinwa Austin-EGOLE, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo-State Nigeria; and Cletus Anah, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo state Nigeria

 Collective Identity and Post-War Reconciliation in Sri Lanka: A Social Psychological Perspective......Vishanka Gunawardana, University of South-eastern Norway

 “I like the idea in theory”: Experiencing the imperial matrix through legal gender marker changes......Wynn Strange, Portland State University

 Claiming the Streets: Women, Motorcycles, and Urban Belonging in Kathmandu......Gita Neupane, University of Idaho

 Qualitative fieldwork in the courts: A reflection of researcher positionality......Marisela Velazquez, Independent Scholar

 Reclaiming Space: the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust and the struggle for identity through urban placemaking......Mario Hernandez, Mills College at Northeastern University; and Natalee Kēhaulani Bauer, Mills College at Northeastern University

SESSION 118. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

REPRESENTATIONS OF BLACK WOMEN: CONTROL, ERASURE AND RESISTANCE

Organizer: Sharon Elise, California State University San Marcos

Presider: Sharon Elise, California State University San Marcos

 Beyond Baartman and Blackfishing: Unpacking the Paradoxical Policing and Commodification of Black Feminine Aesthetics......Melissa Brown, Santa Clara University

 Femininity, Desire, and the Public Sphere: The Systematic Erasure of African American Women Street Skateboarders in Media......Loryn Jackson, California State University Northridge

 The Controlling Image of the Strong Black Woman: Exploring How Black Women Experience and Navigate the Image in Their Daily Lives......Jordyn Patterson, University of Southern California

 More than Just Junk: Understanding Black Women’s Contemporary Paper-Based MemoryCollecting Practices......Sharla Berry, California State University Long Beach SESSION 119. RESEARCH IN-

MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY: SOCIAL AND HEALTH DISPARITIES

Presider: Emily Ernst, University of California Merced

 Food Insecurity and Health Inequality: A social Determinants of Health in the United States......Golam Morshed Suhel, University at Albany, SUNY

 Housing Insecurity’s Influence on Drug Use Patterns: Assessing Homelessness as a Causal Factor of Higher-risk Drug Use......Katie Clarke, University of Oregon

SESSION 120. PANEL WITH PRESENTERS

(3rd Floor)

SPECTRUMS OF CRIMINALIZATION FOR LATINA GIRLS AND WOMEN IN AND ACROSS

CALIFORNIAN CONTEXTS

Organizer: Michelle Gomez Parra, San Francisco State University

Presider: Uriel Serrano, University of Southern California Latina girls and women are increasingly embedded within carceral systems, experiencing criminalization across multiple institutions—including schools, the criminal justice system, juvenile detention, foster care, and Child Protective Services. While existing research highlights how gender, race, and class shape the perceptions and treatment of criminalized girls and

women, few studies examine how carcerality uniquely impacts Latinas across time, place, and generation. Our panel, ‘Spectrums of Criminalization for Latina Girls and Women In and Across Californian Contexts,’ brings together four distinct yet interconnected studies to explore how criminalization unfolds through different mechanisms and spaces. Presentations examine: (1) the experiences of college-going urban Latinas navigating upward mobility within racialized institutional settings; (2) Latina mothers entangled with Child Protective Services through intimate partner violence; (3) the role of geographical isolation and discipline in shaping Latina girls’ experiences in group homes; and (4) the reentry processes of young Latina girls returning from confinement. Together, these presentations trace a spectrum of criminalization that extends beyond formal punishment systems to include everyday institutional surveillance, spatial marginalization, and intergenerational harm. The panel argues that these processes are not new but continuously evolve to sustain the figure of the Latina “deviant,” reinforcing racialized narratives that justify ongoing violence and exclusion against criminalized communities.

 “I felt everybody gave up on me…where I almost gave up on myself”: Latina Girls’ Reentry Experiences......Brian Cabral, University of Texas at Austin

 “Getting placed in the Middle of Nowhere: Testimonios from young Women of Color in Group Home Placements”......Joana Chavez, Colorado College

 Framing the “Loca”: “Care” and “Safety” in CPS Cases of Intimate Partner Violence......Katherine Maldonado Fabela, University of Utah

 “Oh, You’re from LA:” Upwardly Mobile Latina Girls’ Experiences with Criminalization......Michelle Gomez Parra, San Francisco State University

Discussant: Uriel Serrano, University of Southern California

SESSION 121. PANEL WITH PRESENTERS

READING THE GLOBAL CONJUNCTURE: NEOLIBERAL DYSTOPIA AND 21ST CENTURY FASCISM

Organizer: Yousef Baker, California State University Long Beach

Presider: Yousef Baker, California State University Long Beach

This panel examines the current conjuncture through the entanglements of fascism, state violence, and capitalist crisis. Across geographies often treated as discrete—the United States, Central America, the Middle East—each paper situates emergent forms of coercion and control within the context of profound economic malaise caused by 50 years of neoliberal restructuring. We approach the present not as a series of isolated events but as a connected moment, defined by forks in the roads, in which liberal and conservative movements in the US and Western Europe performed and imposed legal constraints, ramped up coercive apparatuses, and experimented with new racial projects in order to mask deep structural contradictions. One paper explores the “colonial present” linking the 2025 ICE raids, U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran and Gaza, and the racialized spectacle of legality that legitimizes violence. Another examines how neoliberal restructuring in El Salvador and the United States has produced overlapping states of exception, criminalizing migrants and dissent in the name of national renewal. A third turns to the social movements challenging this conjuncture, tracing campaigns to close prisons and reimagine the allocation of state resources as struggles over the very meaning of public life. Together, these papers interrogate how the crises of liberalism and capitalism generate new authoritarian forms while also producing new solidarities. Drawing on Gramsci’s notion of the conjuncture, the panel invites reflection on how today extreme nationalism, perhaps a 21st

century fascism, operates not as a historical residue but as a transnational mode of governance responding to economic and political impasse.

 The Colonial Present: Performing Legality and Death in America, Iran, and Gaza......Yousef Baker, California State University Long Beach

 On Neoliberal Crisis and Transnational Criminalization......Steven Osuna, California State University Long Beach

 “It’s Our F-ing City!”: Expansions of Nativist State Repression and the Socio-Spatial Perspective......Daniel Olmos, California State University Northridge

 Closing Prisons, Funding Futures: The CFA Campaign and the Political Economy of Austerity......César (Che) Rodríguez, San Francisco State University

SESSION 122. PANEL WITH PRESENTERS

NON-ACADEMIC JOBS: SOCIOLOGISTS OUT IN THE WORLD

Organizer: Savannah Hunter, University of California Berkeley

SESSION 123. (BOOK)

AUTHOR MEETS CRITICS

BOOK SALON 5: WHEN RAPE GOES VIRAL: YOUTH AND SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE DIGITAL AGE BY

Organizer: Anna Gjika, SUNY New Paltz

Presider: Anna Gjika, SUNY New Paltz

When Rape Goes Viral examines the growing phenomenon of tech-facilitated violence among youth through an analysis of high-profile cases of mediated juvenile sexual assault. Drawing from interviews with teens, Anna Gjika details what such incidents tell us about youth peer cultures and the gender norms and sexual ethics governing young people's interactions. Gjika exposes the unequal and heteronormative power dynamics informing teens' intimate relationships and online practices, and she critically interrogates the role of digital cultures and broader social values in sanctioning abuse. The book also explores the consequences of social media and digital evidence for young victim-survivors and perpetrators of sexual assault, detailing the paradoxical capacities of technology for socio-legal responses to gender-based violence.

SESSION 124. UNDERGRADUATE

EDUCATION II

Floor)

· 10:30 am-11:45 am

 "Bereft Of Creativity" Students and Arts in Neoliberal Higher Education......Louis Peck, Boise State University

 Lack of Civic Education within Neoliberalism Higher Education......Ellen Petersen, Boise State University

 Social Integration and Belonging in Prison Education Programs......Ivy Evanson, Adams State University

 How does neoliberal privatization of higher education affect student activism to challenge societal structures?......salma kassim, Boise State University

 Balancing the burden of declining generational social capital: Measuring how the eldest sibling undergraduate experience differs between genders and influences the subsequent division of time devoted to their family, education, personal life affecting their educational attainment.......Kelly Amador, University of California Irvine

Discussant: Amara Miller, California State University East Bay

SESSION 125.

GENDER AND SEXUALITIES II

 “Made Up Terms”: College Students and their ‘Strange’ Dating Slang......Abhishek Jaiswal, Arizona State University

 Navigating Cisnormativity: Gender Minority Student Experiences in Higher Education......Heather Oram, California State University Stanislaus

 Outlawed: Gender Nonconforming African Diaspora Students Traveling to Countries with Various Human Rights Dynamic......ReNisha Gates, University of California Berkeley

 Hookup culture views on intimacy and commitment......Kayla Kearns, Hastings College

 Nonbinary Identity: Biosocial Sense-making......Haydyn Davila, Reed College

 Queering MILF Manor......Eleanor D'Ambrosia, Whitman College

Discussant: Rhonda E. Dugan, California State University Bakersfield

126.

MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY, HEALTH AND REPRODUCTIVE POLITICS II

 Shopping for Birth Control: Exploring Gonzaga Student’s Attitudes Towards the Contraceptive Paradox......Teresa Miller, Gonzaga University

 Falling Between the Cracks: African American Men and The Mental Healthcare System......Hope Leong, California State University East Bay

 Voices of Mesa County - a case study on young adults' perceptions of semi-rural behavioral healthcare......Shayla Trowbridge, Colorado Mesa University; Teri Britt, Colorado mesa university; Ashlie Ray, Colorado Mesa University; Antonio Alvarez, Colorado Mesa University; and Abby Sendef, Colorado Mesa University

 Who's Got Narcan? Naloxone Access and Use Among At-Risk Populations in Spokane......Juliana Maucione, Gonzaga University

 The State of Maternal Health in the U.S.: A Crisis of Prevention......Aubrey Eresman, Hastings College; and Samuel Acosta Castellanos, Hastings College

 Which Populations Use Large Language Models For Mental Health Support/TherapyRelated Goals and Why?......Elijah Geduldig, University of California Santa Barbara

Discussant: Ashley Lenarz, Utah State University

SESSION 127.

UNDERGRADUATE ROUNDTABLE Salon C (3rd Floor)

REGIONAL STUDIES, TRANSNATIONALISM, GLOBALIZATION, & DEVELOPMENT

 One Nation Under God: Support for Christian Government and Beliefs about America’s Superiority......Emily Haan, Seattle Pacific University

 Beyond Inclusion: Adaptive Ministry for Children on the Autism Spectrum......Jennifer Marshall, California State University Long Beach

 The Christian Gaze......Tala Alnasser, Brigham Young University

 U.S. Immigrant motivation: Classical Microeconomics vs. World Systems theory......Leo Skellenger, California State University East Bay

 In the Circle of Care: Older Adults and Family Persistence in Bangladesh......Fatiha Sharmin, Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)

Discussant: Lorraine Cordeiro, University of Massachusetts SESSION 128.

RACE AND ETHNICITY I

 Racial Perceptions at a PWI: Investigating Student Experiences Regarding Race on Campus......Reiko Gumabon, Gonzaga University; and Mireya Saathoff, Gonzaga University

 Malicious Media: The Influence Media Has on the Creation of Racial Biases......Tabitha Yuen, Cerritos College

 Racist Limited Learning in Neoliberal Higher Education......Zaudi Guzman, Boise State University

 Framing Race Online: Overt and Color-Blind Racism Among Figures on X (formerly Twitter)......Alejandro Ochoa, Whitman College

 Race and Space: Determining the Impacts of White Supremacy on a Majority Minority Campus......Adan Mario Tellez, California State University Fullerton

 The Silver Screen Native......Danni Black, Crafton Hills College

Discussant: Dwaine Plaza, Oregon State University

SESSION 124.

EDUCATION II

 "Bereft Of Creativity" Students and Arts in Neoliberal Higher Education......Louis Peck, Boise State University

 Lack of Civic Education within Neoliberalism Higher Education......Ellen Petersen, Boise State University

 Social Integration and Belonging in Prison Education Programs......Ivy Evanson, Adams State University

 How does neoliberal privatization of higher education affect student activism to challenge societal structures?......salma kassim, Boise State University

Discussant: Amara Miller, California State University East Bay

125.

GENDER AND SEXUALITIES II

 “Made Up Terms”: College Students and their ‘Strange’ Dating Slang......Abhishek Jaiswal, Arizona State University

 Navigating Cisnormativity: Gender Minority Student Experiences in Higher Education......Heather Oram, California State University Stanislaus

 Outlawed: Gender Nonconforming African Diaspora Students Traveling to Countries with Various Human Rights Dynamic......ReNisha Gates, University of California Berkeley

 Hookup culture views on intimacy and commitment......Kayla Kearns, Hastings College

 Nonbinary Identity: Biosocial Sense-making......Haydyn Davila, Reed College

 Queering MILF Manor......Eleanor D'Ambrosia, Whitman College

Discussant: Rhonda E. Dugan, California State University Bakersfield

MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY, HEALTH AND REPRODUCTIVE POLITICS II

 Shopping for Birth Control: Exploring Gonzaga Student’s Attitudes Towards the Contraceptive Paradox......Teresa Miller, Gonzaga University

 Falling Between the Cracks: African American Men and The Mental Healthcare System......Hope Leong, California State University East Bay

 Who's Got Narcan? Naloxone Access and Use Among At-Risk Populations in Spokane......Juliana Maucione, Gonzaga University

 The State of Maternal Health in the U.S.: A Crisis of Prevention......Aubrey Eresman, Hastings College; and Samuel Acosta Castellanos, Hastings College

 Which Populations Use Large Language Models For Mental Health Support/TherapyRelated Goals and Why?......Elijah Geduldig, University of California Santa Barbara

Discussant: Ashley Lenarz, Utah State University

SESSION 127.

REGIONAL STUDIES, TRANSNATIONALISM, GLOBALIZATION, & DEVELOPMENT

 One Nation Under God: Support for Christian Government and Beliefs about America’s Superiority......Emily Haan, Seattle Pacific University

 Beyond Inclusion: Adaptive Ministry for Children on the Autism Spectrum......Jennifer Marshall, California State University Long Beach

 The Christian Gaze......Tala Alnasser, Brigham Young University

 U.S. Immigrant motivation: Classical Microeconomics vs. World Systems theory......Leo Skellenger, California State University East Bay

 In the Circle of Care: Older Adults and Family Persistence in Bangladesh......Fatiha Sharmin, Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)

Discussant: Lorraine Cordeiro, University of Massachusetts

SESSION 128. UNDERGRADUATE

RACE AND ETHNICITY I

 Racial Perceptions at a PWI: Investigating Student Experiences Regarding Race on Campus......Reiko Gumabon, Gonzaga University; and Mireya Saathoff, Gonzaga University

 Malicious Media: The Influence Media Has on the Creation of Racial Biases......Tabitha Yuen, Cerritos College

 Racist Limited Learning in Neoliberal Higher Education......Zaudi Guzman, Boise State University

 Framing Race Online: Overt and Color-Blind Racism Among Figures on X (formerly Twitter)......Alejandro Ochoa, Whitman College

 Race and Space: Determining the Impacts of White Supremacy on a Majority Minority Campus......Adan Mario Tellez, California State University Fullerton

 The Silver Screen Native......Danni Black, Crafton Hills College

Discussant: Dwaine Plaza, Oregon State University

SESSION 124.

EDUCATION II

 "Bereft Of Creativity" Students and Arts in Neoliberal Higher Education......Louis Peck, Boise State University

 Lack of Civic Education within Neoliberalism Higher Education......Ellen Petersen, Boise State University

 Social Integration and Belonging in Prison Education Programs......Ivy Evanson, Adams State University

 How does neoliberal privatization of higher education affect student activism to challenge societal structures?......salma kassim, Boise State University

Discussant: Amara Miller, California State University East Bay

SESSION 125.

UNDERGRADUATE

· 10:30 am-11:45 am

GENDER

AND SEXUALITIES II

 “Made Up Terms”: College Students and their ‘Strange’ Dating Slang......Abhishek Jaiswal, Arizona State University

 Navigating Cisnormativity: Gender Minority Student Experiences in Higher Education......Heather Oram, California State University Stanislaus

 Outlawed: Gender Nonconforming African Diaspora Students Traveling to Countries with Various Human Rights Dynamic......ReNisha Gates, University of California Berkeley

 Hookup culture views on intimacy and commitment......Kayla Kearns, Hastings College

 Nonbinary Identity: Biosocial Sense-making......Haydyn Davila, Reed College

 Queering MILF Manor......Eleanor D'Ambrosia, Whitman College

Discussant: Rhonda E. Dugan, California State University Bakersfield

SESSION 126.

MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY, HEALTH AND REPRODUCTIVE POLITICS II

 Shopping for Birth Control: Exploring Gonzaga Student’s Attitudes Towards the Contraceptive Paradox......Teresa Miller, Gonzaga University

 Falling Between the Cracks: African American Men and The Mental Healthcare System......Hope Leong, California State University East Bay

 Who's Got Narcan? Naloxone Access and Use Among At-Risk Populations in Spokane......Juliana Maucione, Gonzaga University

 The State of Maternal Health in the U.S.: A Crisis of Prevention......Aubrey Eresman, Hastings College; and Samuel Acosta Castellanos, Hastings College

 Which Populations Use Large Language Models For Mental Health Support/TherapyRelated Goals and Why?......Elijah Geduldig, University of California Santa Barbara

Discussant: Ashley Lenarz, Utah State University

SESSION 127.

UNDERGRADUATE

REGIONAL STUDIES, TRANSNATIONALISM, GLOBALIZATION, & DEVELOPMENT

 One Nation Under God: Support for Christian Government and Beliefs about America’s Superiority......Emily Haan, Seattle Pacific University

 Beyond Inclusion: Adaptive Ministry for Children on the Autism Spectrum......Jennifer Marshall, California State University Long Beach

 The Christian Gaze......Tala Alnasser, Brigham Young University

 U.S. Immigrant motivation: Classical Microeconomics vs. World Systems theory......Leo Skellenger, California State University East Bay

 In the Circle of Care: Older Adults and Family Persistence in Bangladesh......Fatiha Sharmin, Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)

Discussant: Lorraine Cordeiro, University of Massachusetts

SESSION 128.

UNDERGRADUATE ROUNDTABLE

RACE AND ETHNICITY I

· 10:30 am-11:45 am

 Racial Perceptions at a PWI: Investigating Student Experiences Regarding Race on Campus......Reiko Gumabon, Gonzaga University; and Mireya Saathoff, Gonzaga University

 Malicious Media: The Influence Media Has on the Creation of Racial Biases......Tabitha Yuen, Cerritos College

 Racist Limited Learning in Neoliberal Higher Education......Zaudi Guzman, Boise State University

 Framing Race Online: Overt and Color-Blind Racism Among Figures on X (formerly Twitter)......Alejandro Ochoa, Whitman College

 Race and Space: Determining the Impacts of White Supremacy on a Majority Minority Campus......Adan Mario Tellez, California State University Fullerton

 The Silver Screen Native......Danni Black, Crafton Hills College

Discussant: Dwaine Plaza, Oregon State University SESSION 124.

UNDERGRADUATE

EDUCATION II

 "Bereft Of Creativity" Students and Arts in Neoliberal Higher Education......Louis Peck, Boise State University

 Lack of Civic Education within Neoliberalism Higher Education......Ellen Petersen, Boise State University

 Social Integration and Belonging in Prison Education Programs......Ivy Evanson, Adams State University

 How does neoliberal privatization of higher education affect student activism to challenge societal structures?......salma kassim, Boise State University

Discussant: Amara Miller, California State University East Bay SESSION 125.

UNDERGRADUATE ROUNDTABLE

GENDER AND SEXUALITIES II

 “Made Up Terms”: College Students and their ‘Strange’ Dating Slang......Abhishek Jaiswal, Arizona State University

 Navigating Cisnormativity: Gender Minority Student Experiences in Higher Education......Heather Oram, California State University Stanislaus

 Outlawed: Gender Nonconforming African Diaspora Students Traveling to Countries with Various Human Rights Dynamic......ReNisha Gates, University of California Berkeley

 Hookup culture views on intimacy and commitment......Kayla Kearns, Hastings College

 Nonbinary Identity: Biosocial Sense-making......Haydyn Davila, Reed College

 Queering MILF Manor......Eleanor D'Ambrosia, Whitman College

Discussant: Rhonda E. Dugan, California State University Bakersfield

SESSION 126.

MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY, HEALTH AND REPRODUCTIVE POLITICS II

 Shopping for Birth Control: Exploring Gonzaga Student’s Attitudes Towards the Contraceptive Paradox......Teresa Miller, Gonzaga University

 Falling Between the Cracks: African American Men and The Mental Healthcare System......Hope Leong, California State University East Bay

 Who's Got Narcan? Naloxone Access and Use Among At-Risk Populations in Spokane......Juliana Maucione, Gonzaga University

 The State of Maternal Health in the U.S.: A Crisis of Prevention......Aubrey Eresman, Hastings College; and Samuel Acosta Castellanos, Hastings College

 Which Populations Use Large Language Models For Mental Health Support/TherapyRelated Goals and Why?......Elijah Geduldig, University of California Santa Barbara

Discussant: Ashley Lenarz, Utah State University

SESSION 127.

UNDERGRADUATE

REGIONAL STUDIES, TRANSNATIONALISM, GLOBALIZATION, & DEVELOPMENT

 One Nation Under God: Support for Christian Government and Beliefs about America’s Superiority......Emily Haan, Seattle Pacific University

 Beyond Inclusion: Adaptive Ministry for Children on the Autism Spectrum......Jennifer Marshall, California State University Long Beach

 The Christian Gaze......Tala Alnasser, Brigham Young University

 U.S. Immigrant motivation: Classical Microeconomics vs. World Systems theory......Leo Skellenger, California State University East Bay

 In the Circle of Care: Older Adults and Family Persistence in Bangladesh......Fatiha Sharmin, Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)

Discussant: Lorraine Cordeiro, University of Massachusetts SESSION 128.

RACE AND ETHNICITY I

 Racial Perceptions at a PWI: Investigating Student Experiences Regarding Race on Campus......Reiko Gumabon, Gonzaga University; and Mireya Saathoff, Gonzaga University

 Malicious Media: The Influence Media Has on the Creation of Racial Biases......Tabitha Yuen, Cerritos College

 Racist Limited Learning in Neoliberal Higher Education......Zaudi Guzman, Boise State University

 Framing Race Online: Overt and Color-Blind Racism Among Figures on X (formerly Twitter)......Alejandro Ochoa, Whitman College

 Race and Space: Determining the Impacts of White Supremacy on a Majority Minority Campus......Adan Mario Tellez, California State University Fullerton

 The Silver Screen Native......Danni Black, Crafton Hills College

Discussant: Dwaine Plaza, Oregon State University SESSION 124.

EDUCATION II

 "Bereft Of Creativity" Students and Arts in Neoliberal Higher Education......Louis Peck, Boise State University

 Lack of Civic Education within Neoliberalism Higher Education......Ellen Petersen, Boise State University

 Social Integration and Belonging in Prison Education Programs......Ivy Evanson, Adams State University

 How does neoliberal privatization of higher education affect student activism to challenge societal structures?......salma kassim, Boise State University

Discussant: Amara Miller, California State University East Bay

SESSION 125.

UNDERGRADUATE ROUNDTABLE

GENDER AND SEXUALITIES II

 “Made Up Terms”: College Students and their ‘Strange’ Dating Slang......Abhishek Jaiswal, Arizona State University

 Navigating Cisnormativity: Gender Minority Student Experiences in Higher Education......Heather Oram, California State University Stanislaus

 Outlawed: Gender Nonconforming African Diaspora Students Traveling to Countries with Various Human Rights Dynamic......ReNisha Gates, University of California Berkeley

 Hookup culture views on intimacy and commitment......Kayla Kearns, Hastings College

 Nonbinary Identity: Biosocial Sense-making......Haydyn Davila, Reed College

 Queering MILF Manor......Eleanor D'Ambrosia, Whitman College

Discussant: Rhonda E. Dugan, California State University Bakersfield

SESSION 126.

MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY, HEALTH AND REPRODUCTIVE POLITICS II

 Shopping for Birth Control: Exploring Gonzaga Student’s Attitudes Towards the Contraceptive Paradox......Teresa Miller, Gonzaga University

 Falling Between the Cracks: African American Men and The Mental Healthcare System......Hope Leong, California State University East Bay

 Who's Got Narcan? Naloxone Access and Use Among At-Risk Populations in Spokane......Juliana Maucione, Gonzaga University

 The State of Maternal Health in the U.S.: A Crisis of Prevention......Aubrey Eresman, Hastings College; and Samuel Acosta Castellanos, Hastings College

 Which Populations Use Large Language Models For Mental Health Support/TherapyRelated Goals and Why?......Elijah Geduldig, University of California Santa Barbara

Discussant: Ashley Lenarz, Utah State University

SESSION 127.

REGIONAL STUDIES, TRANSNATIONALISM, GLOBALIZATION, & DEVELOPMENT

 One Nation Under God: Support for Christian Government and Beliefs about America’s Superiority......Emily Haan, Seattle Pacific University

 Beyond Inclusion: Adaptive Ministry for Children on the Autism Spectrum......Jennifer Marshall, California State University Long Beach

 The Christian Gaze......Tala Alnasser, Brigham Young University

 U.S. Immigrant motivation: Classical Microeconomics vs. World Systems theory......Leo Skellenger, California State University East Bay

 In the Circle of Care: Older Adults and Family Persistence in Bangladesh......Fatiha Sharmin, Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)

Discussant: Lorraine Cordeiro, University of Massachusetts

SESSION 128.

RACE AND ETHNICITY I

 Racial Perceptions at a PWI: Investigating Student Experiences Regarding Race on Campus......Reiko Gumabon, Gonzaga University; and Mireya Saathoff, Gonzaga University

 Malicious Media: The Influence Media Has on the Creation of Racial Biases......Tabitha Yuen, Cerritos College

 Racist Limited Learning in Neoliberal Higher Education......Zaudi Guzman, Boise State University

 Framing Race Online: Overt and Color-Blind Racism Among Figures on X (formerly Twitter)......Alejandro Ochoa, Whitman College

 Race and Space: Determining the Impacts of White Supremacy on a Majority Minority Campus......Adan Mario Tellez, California State University Fullerton

 The Silver Screen Native......Danni Black, Crafton Hills College

Discussant: Dwaine Plaza, Oregon State University

SESSION 129.

UNDERGRADUATE POSTER SESSION IV

 Small School, Big Need: Bureaucracy and Practice in Rural School Mental Health Work......Mary Clare Jones, Occidental College

 Sibling Relationships in the Context of Retirement: A Qualitative Study......Riley Fraser, California State University Long Beach

 Navigating Boundaries and The Performance of Self in a Digital World......Jordan johnson, Cal Poly Pomona

 Adoptees Reframing and Claiming National Adoptee Awareness Month on Instagram......Anica Falcone-Juengert, Whittier College

 “Everything Hurts”: How Childbearing Complications Impact Postpartum Sexuality......Jennifer Quintero, California Lutheran University; Erika Garcia, California Lutheran University; Adina Nack, California Lutheran University; and Christine Morton, Stanford University

 #LoveYourself: How Self-Love Content Reshapes Who We Are and How We Connect......Hannah Segura, University of Nevada Las Vegas; Kaitlin Brannon, University of Nevada Las Vegas; Dulshi Fernando, University of Nevada Las Vegas; Isabella Mercado, University of Nevada Las Vegas; and Monica Garcia, University of Nevada Las Vegas

 Assessing the Mental Health Impact of the Resident Advisor Role at the University of Washington: A Comparative Analysis of Depression, Anxiety, and Psychological Distress......Joseph Riggio, University of Washington

 Neighborhood Linguistic Isolation, Diversity, and Educational Attainment......Ryan Wong, University of California Irvine

 eHealth Use and Chronic Health Conditions: Associations with Reported Quality of Care and Medical Trust in the 2024 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS)......Allie Fallis, Whitman College

 From Resources to Resilience: Exploring Determinants of Life Satisfaction......Penelope Perez, California Baptist University

SESSION 130. NETWORKING & NIBBLES

SISTER TALK CIRCLE LUNCH PSA 2026

Organizer: Lori Walkington, California State University San Marcos

SESSION 131. OTHER SPACE Shoreline (1st Floor)

ALAMITOS BEACH TRASH CLEAN-UP (APRIL 3, NOON - 2 PM)

· 12:00 pm-1:15 pm

We invite you to join beach clean-up extraordinaire _TrashyGurl for a PSA volunteer opportunity to help clean Alamitos Beach, the closest beach to our conference hotel. We will gather at 12:00 PM in the main lobby of the Westin Long Beach to walk to Alamitos Beach (15 min. walk). Beach clean-up will take place from 12:15-1:45 PM. At 1:45 PM we will walk back to Westin Long Beach (arriving at 2:00 PM). Feel free to drive to Alamitos beach or arrive late/leave early as your schedule requires.

SESSION 132. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

IDENTITY AND BELONGING FOR LATINES/LATINXS IN THE U.S. AND GLOBALLY

Presider: Nancy Velasquez, California State University Los Angeles

 Place-Based Community and Identity Formation in San Antonio’s Southside......Elisa Avila, University of Wisconsin-Madison

 Joteando el Cine: Building Queer Latinx Belonging through Community Cultural Wealth and Storytelling......Nancy Velasquez, California State University Los Angeles

 The Social and Political Identities of Latine Republicans in the U.S.......Gabriella Mota, Portland State University

 Urban Fragmentation: Gentrification in Mexico City......Citlalli Martinez Cano, San Diego State University

SESSION 133. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

GENDER IN THE CURRENT SOCIO-POLITICAL CLIMATE PART 2

 Gender Variance and the Formal Economy: How Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals Navigate Inequality Regimes......Avalon Schultz, California State University San Marcos

 Sons and Daughters of God: Gender, Sexuality, and Boundary Making by Mormon Church Leaders......Brooklyn Wilkinson, University of Nevada Las Vegas

 Male Cheerleaders and the Gender Confusion of the Anti-Trans Movement......Robert Bulman, Saint Mary's College of California

 Adolescents Embracing Gender Identity......Pamela Perez, California State University Los Angeles

CRIMINALIZATION, IDENTITY AND THE MARGINS OF THE STATE

Organizer: Ilā Ravichandran, Presider: Clover Javurek-Humig, Portland State University

 On the Margins: Asian Americans and the Criminal Justice System......Anthony Ocampo, Cal Poly Pomona

 “Like a House Fire Every Week”: Urban Homelessness Management and the Dispossession of Life-Affirming Belongings......Nicolas Gutierrez III, University of Southern California

 Understanding the Impact of Sweeps on Mixed Housing Status Mutual Aid Groups in Portland, OR......Clover Javurek-Humig, Portland State University

 Intersectional Pathways to Prison: Exploring the Role of Race, Gender Identity, and Sexuality in Sentence Outcomes Among Women......Jae Collett, Portland State University

 Sacred Second Chances: Latina Women, Faith, and Reentry Through Victory Outreach......Yuliana Rojas, California State University San Marcos

 Complicating gun use among BIPOC, queer and minoritized gun use......Karen Marie (KV) Villa, University of Nevada Las Vegas

SESSION 135. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

POLITICS, POWER & DIGITAL ACTIVISM

Presider: Armando Gonzalez, California State University Northridge

 Constructing Chaos: Trump's Campaign to Redefine America......Morgan Sanchez, San Jose State University

 From the Feed to the Frontlines: College Student Activism and the Role of Social Media in Contemporary Social Justice......Mariana Brown, Texas A&M

 The Enigma of the Fascist Female: Digital Discourses of Crime, Gender, and Migration During Prime Minister Meloni’s Rise to Power......Jenna DePasquale, Mississippi State University

 Facts, Expertise, and Moral Values in the Post-Truth Era......Elena De Leo, University of California San Diego

 A Digital Pulse: How Social Media Drives Political Engagement Among CSUN Students......Armando Gonzalez, California State University Northridge

 The paradox of the 2024 election why many in marginalized communities voted against their own best interest......Michael Thomas, California State University San Marcos

SESSION 136. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY: FROM THE FRONT LINES

Presider: Arleen Lopez, University of the Pacific

12:00 pm-1:15 pm

 County-Level Community Corrections Treatment Court Program Evaluation......Omar Melchor-Ayala, Western Oregon University; and Vivian Aseye Djokotoe, Western Oregon University

 From Perspectives and Beliefs: Substance Use Insights from Social Workers and Registered Nurse (RN) Case Managers at Stanford Healthcare Hospital......Arleen Lopez, University of the Pacific

 Social Processes Shaping Firefighters’ Cancer Risks......Tyler Cohen, University of California Riverside; Justin Huft, University of California Riverside; Elvira De La Torre, University of California Riverside; and Wei Zhao, University of California Riverside

 Welcome to the HALO Academy of Paramedicine: A qualitative content analysis of recruitment material in Canada......Michael Corman, University of the Fraser Valley; and Morgan King-Roskamp, University of the Fraser Valley

SESSION 137. WORKSHOP Barcelona (3rd Floor)

· 12:00 pm-1:15 pm

INTERSECTIONAL SOLIDARITY IN PRACTICE: SUPPLANTING SOCIOLOGICAL 'CLASSICS' WITH SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE

TRANS JUSTICE SYLLABUS

Organizer: Wynn Strange, Portland State University

Presider: Wynn Strange, Portland State University

At a time when transgender people are under scrutiny and their rights at threat of being stripped away, it is ever important that sociologists include trans* experiences in every class. This workshop centers the #transjusticesyllabus, sharing its history and current iteration. We then discuss strategies for inclusion of trans* experiences in key sociology classes with examples. Audience participation will be encouraged throughout this workshop.

SESSION 138. PANEL WITH PRESENTERS

STORIES

OF BELONGING

AND OTHERNESS: STUDENT AUTOETHNOGRAPHIES ON SOCIAL IDENTITY AND INEQUALITY

Organizer: Mehmet Soyer, Utah State University

Presider: Mehmet Soyer, Utah State University

This panel features four undergraduate students presenting autoethnographic reflections developed in a social inequality course. Each presenter explores their evolving understanding of identity, belonging, and marginalization through personal narratives connected to broader social structures. Drawing from race, class, gender, sexuality, and religion, these essays trace how lived experience intersects with sociological theory, illuminating how individual stories reveal collective patterns of inequality. The panel highlights the pedagogical value of autoethnography in fostering reflexivity and empathy within the classroom. By connecting self to society, students confront assumptions, examine privilege and oppression, and articulate their own positionalities in relation to power and social change. The session will conclude with a discussion on using reflective writing as a transformative learning tool in sociology classrooms. SESSION 139. (BOOK)

BOOK SALON 8: THE MARVELOUS ONES: DRUGS, GANG VIOLENCE, AND RESISTANCE IN EAST LOS ANGELES, BY RANDOL CONTRERAS

Organizer: Lauren McDonald, California State University Northridge

Presider: Lauren McDonald, California State University Northridge

SESSION 140.

 Retail Giants' Role in Rainforest Protection: A California Case Study......Hunter Vineyard, Cal Poly Humboldt

 How does militarization affect limited learning?......Isaiah Walker, Boise State University

 Death by 1000 Cuts: Funding and Healthcare Access on the Oregon Coast......Chase Strang, Oregon State University

 Got Games?: The Impacts of Gamified and Interactive Content on Disaster Preparedness, Awareness, and Engagement.......Catalina Kurihara, University of Oregon

 Assessing Community Preparedness for Large-Scale Lahars Originating from Mt. Rainier......Bodhi Merrill, Cal Poly Humboldt

 The Sociology of Art: An Exploratory Paper......Samuel Hernandez, California State University Stanislaus

 Justice For Some: Bipartisan Frustration over the Role of Elitism in The Justice System......Jasper Marichal-Nack, California Lutheran University

 Evolving Masculinities in India: Regional and Generational Patterns in Masculinity Norms and Gender-Equity Attitudes......Easwari Mudadi, Rishihood University

 The Interplay of Age and Social Engagement in Understanding Meaning......Adam Marquardt, California Baptist University

 Algorithms of Atrocity: Analyzing the online witnessing, activism, & global interpretation of the Isreal-Palestine conflict......Kip McAllen, Oregon State University

 "Cocaine and Drinking With Friends": A Content Analysis of Substance Use in US Top-50 Billboard Charting Songs......Jasmine Ayon, University of Nevada Las Vegas

 Race, Divorce, and Debt: How Divorce Shapes Financial Insecurity for Black and White Women in the United States......Jaylin Higgins, University of California Irvine

 The Crisis of Male Engagement in Universities......Mariia Yazepova, Whitworth University

 Sex, Social Engagement, and Perceived Physical Health: A Quantitative Analysis of National Wellbeing Surveys Data......Breanna Roelling, California Baptist University

INSTITUTIONAL DRIVERS OF HARM & PATHS TO CHANGE

Organizer: Ilā Ravichandran, Presider: Eric Madfis, University of Washington Tacoma

 Intersecting Inequities: The Role of Race and Socioeconomic Status in Juvenile Recidivism Patterns......Beatrice Aduko, Texas Tech University

 Integrated Theory: A Neglected Model for Research in Criminology......Robert Hauhart, Saint Martin`s University

 Researcher Perspectives on Community Immersion Law Enforcement Program: A PreAcademy Police Recruit Training Program......Janelle Hawes, University of Washington

 Stages of Rage: Cumulative Strain and Masculinities in the Lives of Mass Shooters......Eric Madfis, University of Washington Tacoma; and Katie Callahan, University of California Irvine

 Community Voices and Police Partnerships: Reimagining Public Safety through Collaborative Engagement......Emily Asencio, Sonoma State University; Elena O'Kane, Sonoma State University; Diego Robledo, Sonoma State University; Cydnee Hoglund, Sonoma State University; and Angel Mauricio Velasquez, Sonoma State University

 Beyond Club Basketball: Navigating deviance and emotional wellbeing.......Edwardo Portillos, University of Colorado Colorado Springs; Alexandra Hood, Metropolitan State University of Denver; and Amy Watanabe, Metropolitan State University of Denver

SESSION 142. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

ANTI-RACIST TEACHING AND LEARNING

Presider: Emily Penner, University of California Irvine

 ‘Learning to Liberate’: Teacher Practice and Praxis During the Rollout of District Wide Ethnic Studies Courses......Emily Penner, University of California Irvine; Jomar Lopes, University of California Irvine; Amy Gong Liu, University of California Irvine; Courtney Quach, University of California Riverside; and Alex Chang, University of Illinois at Chicago

 Black Sociology & Criminology: Experiential Learning and Radical Pedagogy at Howard University......Bahiyyah Muhammad, Howard University

 Culturally Sustaining Pedagogical Framework for Ethnic Studies: Indigenous Studies......Barbara Silva, California State University Los Angeles

 Critical Race Theory: Interdisciplinary Knowledge as a Form of Liberation......Christine Capili, University of La Verne

 Teaching Whitestream Sociology in a Black-Majority Nation: Reflections from Brazil......Amurabi Oliveira, Federal University of Santa Catarina

SESSION 143. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

STATES, SOVEREIGNTIES AND CITIZENSHIP

Organizer: Enrique Alvear Moreno, Marquette University

Presider: Spencer Potiker, Columbia College

 Logistical Contingency and the New Economic Geographies of the US-Mexico Borderlands......Spencer Potiker, Columbia College

 Overtourism and Public Complicity in Turkey: A Comparative Perspective......Burak Kesgin, Independent Scholar

 “Laughing Toward Extremism: The Transnational Sociology of Digital Propaganda”......Kim Kennedy, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University

SESSION 144. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

RACE, GENDER AND DIGITAL SPACES

Ballroom (1st Floor)

Presider: Lauren Alfrey, university of portland

 “The Doctor Will See You Now—Or Will They? Developing a Theoretical Agenda to Understand Race, Health Professions, and AI”......Adia Wingfield, Washington University in St. Louis; and Tyrell Spencer, Washington university in st. louis

 Articulating Black Trans/Queer Knowledges: Digital Media and Counter-Hegemonic Discourses on YouTube's Phag Tawlk......Melissa Brown, Santa Clara University

 Digital Leashes and Campus Shadows: How Surveillance in IPV Disrupts First-Gen College Women’s Education......Selena Morentin, Mt. San Antonio College

 Virtual Ethnoracial Core Spaces: The Case of Asian Americans and Black Creoles......Christina Sue, University of Texas at San Antonio; Faustina DuCros, San Jose State University; and Christina Chin, California State University Fullerton

 From the Field to the Feed: Social Media Representation of Girls in High School Flag Football......Heather Van Mullem, Washington State University; Maxime Garcia, Washington State University; and Brittney Lemke, Washington State University

 "Oh No, I'm White"! How Gen Z Users Make Sense of Genetic Ancestry on TikTok......Lauren Alfrey, university of portland

GENDER AND FEMINISM IN THE DIGITAL WORLD

Presider: Caroline Zuniga, California State University Los Angeles

 Does ChatGPT Reinforce Gender Stereotypes? An Algorithmic Audit of Gender Bias in LLMGenerated Job Descriptions......Jennifer Krebsbach, University of California Davis; Jane Lee,

University of California Davis; Steven Zeck, University of California Davis; Arti Thakur, University of California Davis; and Martin Hilbert, University of California Davis

 Authenticity or Strategy? Audience Reception of Feminist Discourses in Femvertising......Saba Omidian, New Mexico State University

 How has the idea of "love" shifted for the millennial straight and lgbtq+ women population in the United States since advent use of social media and dating apps?......Caroline Zuniga, California State University Los Angeles

 Networks of Solidarity: Black Feminist Thought and the YouTube Video Essay......Brianna Branscomb, University of Texas at Arlington

SESSION 146. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED Shanghai (3rd Floor)

LATINXS NAVIGATING BELONGING AND NON-BELONGING

Presider: Dana Chalupa-Young, University of the Pacific

 “So Where Do I Belong?”: The Ethnic Belonging of South American Immigrants”......Dana Chalupa-Young, University of the Pacific

 Mexican Americans’ Negotiation of Ethnicity in Educational Settings......Kyle Levin, University of California Irvine

 Kitchen Epistemologies: Cooking, Memory, and the Making of Latinx Knowledge in Exile......Jennifer Martinez, University of California Riverside

MISOGYNOIR: VIOLENCE AGAINST BLACK WOMEN

Presider: Jeannette Wade, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

 Examining Various Forms of Violence Targeted at Black Women and Girls in Educational Spaces......Stephanie Anckle, Non-Academic

 “Y'all know this is happening.” From Girlhood to Womanhood: A Life Course Analysis of Sexual Violence Among Young Black Women......Jeannette Wade, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Andrea Lewis, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Kennedy Strong, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; and Kimi Smith, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

 Rest or Resilience?: An Analysis of the Implications of Black Resilience Neoliberalism and Neoliberal Practices on Health Outcomes and Disability within Black Communities......Jaiden Davis, University of California Irvine

 Recognizing Hidden Harm: The Impact of Coercive Violence in Black Maternal Health Outcomes......Allison Monterrosa, California State University San Marcos

SESSION 148. PANEL WITH PRESENTERS

PATHWAYS TO TEACHING FOCUSED POSITIONS

Organizers: Elisabeth Shimada, Pomona College; Leonard Henderson, Southern Methodist University;

Presiders: Elisabeth Shimada, Pomona College; Leonard Henderson, Southern Methodist University;

Discussants: Torisha Khonach, Los Angeles Trade-Technical College; Brandon Moore, California State University San Marcos; Oded Marom, University of Southern California;

SESSION 149. PANEL WITH PRESENTERS

THE

Salon A (3rd Floor)

Friday · 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

TEACHER-SCHOLAR: MENTORING STUDENTS THROUGH RESEARCH | SPONSORED BY THE COMMITTEE ON TEACHING Organizers: Elisabeth Shimada, Pomona College; Leonard Henderson, Southern Methodist University;

 “See One, Do One, Teach One”: Learning In The Field, Undergrads In Action......Paula Michelle Ochoa, Texas A&M; Aranzazu Carreno, Texas A&M; Alejandra Cortez, Texas A&M; Genesis Cruz, Texas A&M; and Larissa Gonzalez, Texas A&M

 Teaching research when the topic is mortality: Mentorship, method, and emotional labor in an undergraduate thesis course......Tina Burdsall, Portland State University

 Bridging Science, Community, and Equity: The Cascadia Charter Fellows Model for Undergraduate Mentorship......Lisa Gaines, Oregon State University; and Dwaine Plaza, Oregon State University

SESSION 150. UNDERGRADUATE

GENDER AND SEXUALITIES III

 Addressing Anti-LGBTQ+ Violence in the U.S.......Julz Simpson, California State University East Bay

 Stupid or Fun? Queer Peoples' Perceptions of Gender Norms Within Hook ups......Ruth San Diego, Colorado Mesa University

 Trans*, masculine and Black: Lessons from transitioning and developing a masculine identity within interactions of race......Evan Godley, Whittier College

 Political Ideology and Youth Critical Social Analysis of Gender and Sexuality on Social Media......Samantha Quiroz, Cal Poly Pomona

 Understanding Your Worth: Teaching Empowerment Self-Defense Against Gaslighting and Coercive Control Dating Violence......Nina Augustine, Western Washington University; Lily Freeman, Western Washington University; Stella Kilchenstein, Western Washington University; and Opal Mugrage, Western Washington University

 How language helps to shape and foster perceived group belonging for college students within the LGBTQIA+ community......Lilac Ramsey, Hastings College

Discussant: Ethel Nicdao, California State University East Bay SESSION 151.

UNDERGRADUATE ROUNDTABLE Salon C (3rd Floor)

RACE AND ETHNICITY II

· 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

 Vietnamese in Australia and the US: Belonging and (Non)belonging in “Multicultural” Settler States......Ben Ma, Pitzer College

 Beyond Skin: Exploring "White passing" and Mixed Race......Maysun Dawahare, California State University Long Beach

 Immigration, Xenophobia, and Deportation in America......Sam Vega, University of La Verne

 The Interplay of Race/Ethnicity and Parental Education in Educational Attainment: A Cohort Analysis......Christopher Byrd, Whitworth University

 Digital Terror and Self-Deportation: Analyzing the Rhetoric and Reach of Anti-Immigrant Policies in Trump’s Second Presidency......Kelbey Hilliard, Oregon State University

 Positionality and the Black Sociologist: An Autoethnographic Reflection of My Sociological Story.......James Chapman Jr, University of Colorado Boulder

Discussant: Michael Sanchez, Arizona State University

SESSION 152.

ART, CULTURE AND POPULAR CULTURE II

 Local Television and Media Bias: Can Media Remain Free and Fair Under Corporate Ownership?......Jay Gaston, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

 QTBIPOC Actors and Intersectional Discrimination in Hollywood......Ruby Calderon, Crafton Hills College

 South Asian Hollywood......Caleb Smalley, Crafton Hills College

 Digital Masculinties and Cultural Power: How Manosphere Communities Shape Gender Narratives in the United States......Jolie Ramos, California State University Northridge

Discussant: Aaron Thompson, Arizona State University

SESSION 153.

CRIME, LAW AND DEVIANCE II

 Beyond The Bottle......Jessica Coorey, University of La Verne; and Nicholas Athey, University of La Verne

 What are the challenges and perceptions that rural female law enforcement officers face?......Angelica Chacon, Adams State University

 Youth Criminalization and its Impact on Black and Latine Adults......Aileen Perez, California State University Long Beach

 Intelligence Perceptions of Online Radicalization: A Study of Social Media Investigation Practices......Carson Denker, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University

 Immigrant Surveillance in San Diego During a Fascist Era......Jennifer Torres Leon, University of San Diego

 The Temporary and the Tethered: How University Students and Long-Term Residents Negotiate a Sense of Place......Josie De Tuerk, Gonzaga University

Discussant: Nicholas Athey, University of La Verne

154.

SOCIAL INEQUALITIES II

 Body, Land, and Capital: The Struggle of Women Farmworkers in the Context of California Agribusiness......Alessandra Scolastici, California State University Fullerton

 Global Illicit Finance: Cryptocurrency and Hawala in Comparative Perspective......Apat Ajak, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University

 Be Grateful: The Emotional Politics of Being a Refugee in America......Maci Mattravers, Boise State University; soulit chacko, Boise State University; and Alice Mwamba, Boise State University

 Consequences of Borders: What Does the “American Dream” Mean to Latinx Immigrant Communities?......Michelle Pereira, Gonzaga University

Discussant: Alana Inlow, Gonzaga University

SESSION 150.

GENDER AND SEXUALITIES III

 Addressing Anti-LGBTQ+ Violence in the U.S.......Julz Simpson, California State University East Bay

 Stupid or Fun? Queer Peoples' Perceptions of Gender Norms Within Hook ups......Ruth San Diego, Colorado Mesa University

 Trans*, masculine and Black: Lessons from transitioning and developing a masculine identity within interactions of race......Evan Godley, Whittier College

 Political Ideology and Youth Critical Social Analysis of Gender and Sexuality on Social Media......Samantha Quiroz, Cal Poly Pomona

 How language helps to shape and foster perceived group belonging for college students within the LGBTQIA+ community......Lilac Ramsey, Hastings College

Discussant: Ethel Nicdao, California State University East Bay

SESSION 151.

RACE AND ETHNICITY II

 Vietnamese in Australia and the US: Belonging and (Non)belonging in “Multicultural” Settler States......Ben Ma, Pitzer College

 Beyond Skin: Exploring "White passing" and Mixed Race......Maysun Dawahare, California State University Long Beach

 Immigration, Xenophobia, and Deportation in America......Sam Vega, University of La Verne

 The Interplay of Race/Ethnicity and Parental Education in Educational Attainment: A Cohort Analysis......Christopher Byrd, Whitworth University

 Digital Terror and Self-Deportation: Analyzing the Rhetoric and Reach of Anti-Immigrant Policies in Trump’s Second Presidency......Kelbey Hilliard, Oregon State University

 Positionality and the Black Sociologist: An Autoethnographic Reflection of My Sociological Story.......James Chapman Jr, University of Colorado Boulder

Discussant: Michael Sanchez, Arizona State University SESSION 152.

ART, CULTURE AND POPULAR CULTURE II

 Local Television and Media Bias: Can Media Remain Free and Fair Under Corporate Ownership?......Jay Gaston, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

 QTBIPOC Actors and Intersectional Discrimination in Hollywood......Ruby Calderon, Crafton Hills College

 South Asian Hollywood......Caleb Smalley, Crafton Hills College

 Digital Masculinties and Cultural Power: How Manosphere Communities Shape Gender Narratives in the United States......Jolie Ramos, California State University Northridge

Discussant: Aaron Thompson, Arizona State University SESSION 153.

CRIME, LAW AND DEVIANCE II

 Beyond The Bottle......Jessica Coorey, University of La Verne; and Nicholas Athey, University of La Verne

 What are the challenges and perceptions that rural female law enforcement officers face?......Angelica Chacon, Adams State University

 Youth Criminalization and its Impact on Black and Latine Adults......Aileen Perez, California State University Long Beach

 Intelligence Perceptions of Online Radicalization: A Study of Social Media Investigation Practices......Carson Denker, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University

 Immigrant Surveillance in San Diego During a Fascist Era......Jennifer Torres Leon, University of San Diego

 The Temporary and the Tethered: How University Students and Long-Term Residents Negotiate a Sense of Place......Josie De Tuerk, Gonzaga University

Discussant: Nicholas Athey, University of La Verne

SESSION 154. UNDERGRADUATE Salon C (3rd Floor) Friday · 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

SOCIAL INEQUALITIES II

 Body, Land, and Capital: The Struggle of Women Farmworkers in the Context of California Agribusiness......Alessandra Scolastici, California State University Fullerton

 Global Illicit Finance: Cryptocurrency and Hawala in Comparative Perspective......Apat Ajak, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University

 Be Grateful: The Emotional Politics of Being a Refugee in America......Maci Mattravers, Boise State University; soulit chacko, Boise State University; and Alice Mwamba, Boise State University

 Consequences of Borders: What Does the “American Dream” Mean to Latinx Immigrant Communities?......Michelle Pereira, Gonzaga University

Discussant: Alana Inlow, Gonzaga University

SESSION 150.

GENDER AND SEXUALITIES III

 Addressing Anti-LGBTQ+ Violence in the U.S.......Julz Simpson, California State University East Bay

 Stupid or Fun? Queer Peoples' Perceptions of Gender Norms Within Hook ups......Ruth San Diego, Colorado Mesa University

 Trans*, masculine and Black: Lessons from transitioning and developing a masculine identity within interactions of race......Evan Godley, Whittier College

 Political Ideology and Youth Critical Social Analysis of Gender and Sexuality on Social Media......Samantha Quiroz, Cal Poly Pomona

 How language helps to shape and foster perceived group belonging for college students within the LGBTQIA+ community......Lilac Ramsey, Hastings College

Discussant: Ethel Nicdao, California State University East Bay

SESSION 151.

RACE AND ETHNICITY II

 Vietnamese in Australia and the US: Belonging and (Non)belonging in “Multicultural” Settler States......Ben Ma, Pitzer College

 Beyond Skin: Exploring "White passing" and Mixed Race......Maysun Dawahare, California State University Long Beach

 Immigration, Xenophobia, and Deportation in America......Sam Vega, University of La Verne

 The Interplay of Race/Ethnicity and Parental Education in Educational Attainment: A Cohort Analysis......Christopher Byrd, Whitworth University

 Digital Terror and Self-Deportation: Analyzing the Rhetoric and Reach of Anti-Immigrant Policies in Trump’s Second Presidency......Kelbey Hilliard, Oregon State University

 Positionality and the Black Sociologist: An Autoethnographic Reflection of My Sociological Story.......James Chapman Jr, University of Colorado Boulder

Discussant: Michael Sanchez, Arizona State University

SESSION 152.

ART, CULTURE AND POPULAR CULTURE II

 Local Television and Media Bias: Can Media Remain Free and Fair Under Corporate Ownership?......Jay Gaston, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

 QTBIPOC Actors and Intersectional Discrimination in Hollywood......Ruby Calderon, Crafton Hills College

 South Asian Hollywood......Caleb Smalley, Crafton Hills College

 Digital Masculinties and Cultural Power: How Manosphere Communities Shape Gender Narratives in the United States......Jolie Ramos, California State University Northridge

Discussant: Aaron Thompson, Arizona State University

SESSION 153.

CRIME, LAW AND DEVIANCE II

 Beyond The Bottle......Jessica Coorey, University of La Verne; and Nicholas Athey, University of La Verne

 What are the challenges and perceptions that rural female law enforcement officers face?......Angelica Chacon, Adams State University

 Youth Criminalization and its Impact on Black and Latine Adults......Aileen Perez, California State University Long Beach

 Intelligence Perceptions of Online Radicalization: A Study of Social Media Investigation Practices......Carson Denker, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University

 Immigrant Surveillance in San Diego During a Fascist Era......Jennifer Torres Leon, University of San Diego

 The Temporary and the Tethered: How University Students and Long-Term Residents Negotiate a Sense of Place......Josie De Tuerk, Gonzaga University

Discussant: Nicholas Athey, University of La Verne

SESSION 154.

 Body, Land, and Capital: The Struggle of Women Farmworkers in the Context of California Agribusiness......Alessandra Scolastici, California State University Fullerton

 Global Illicit Finance: Cryptocurrency and Hawala in Comparative Perspective......Apat Ajak, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University

 Be Grateful: The Emotional Politics of Being a Refugee in America......Maci Mattravers, Boise State University; soulit chacko, Boise State University; and Alice Mwamba, Boise State University

 Consequences of Borders: What Does the “American Dream” Mean to Latinx Immigrant Communities?......Michelle Pereira, Gonzaga University

Discussant: Alana Inlow, Gonzaga University

SESSION 150.

GENDER AND SEXUALITIES III

 Addressing Anti-LGBTQ+ Violence in the U.S.......Julz Simpson, California State University East Bay

 Stupid or Fun? Queer Peoples' Perceptions of Gender Norms Within Hook ups......Ruth San Diego, Colorado Mesa University

 Trans*, masculine and Black: Lessons from transitioning and developing a masculine identity within interactions of race......Evan Godley, Whittier College

 Political Ideology and Youth Critical Social Analysis of Gender and Sexuality on Social Media......Samantha Quiroz, Cal Poly Pomona

 How language helps to shape and foster perceived group belonging for college students within the LGBTQIA+ community......Lilac Ramsey, Hastings College

Discussant: Ethel Nicdao, California State University East Bay SESSION 151.

RACE AND ETHNICITY II

 Vietnamese in Australia and the US: Belonging and (Non)belonging in “Multicultural” Settler States......Ben Ma, Pitzer College

 Beyond Skin: Exploring "White passing" and Mixed Race......Maysun Dawahare, California State University Long Beach

 Immigration, Xenophobia, and Deportation in America......Sam Vega, University of La Verne

 The Interplay of Race/Ethnicity and Parental Education in Educational Attainment: A Cohort Analysis......Christopher Byrd, Whitworth University

 Digital Terror and Self-Deportation: Analyzing the Rhetoric and Reach of Anti-Immigrant Policies in Trump’s Second Presidency......Kelbey Hilliard, Oregon State University

 Positionality and the Black Sociologist: An Autoethnographic Reflection of My Sociological Story.......James Chapman Jr, University of Colorado Boulder

Discussant: Michael Sanchez, Arizona State University

SESSION 152. UNDERGRADUATE ROUNDTABLE

ART, CULTURE AND POPULAR CULTURE II

 Local Television and Media Bias: Can Media Remain Free and Fair Under Corporate Ownership?......Jay Gaston, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

 QTBIPOC Actors and Intersectional Discrimination in Hollywood......Ruby Calderon, Crafton Hills College

 South Asian Hollywood......Caleb Smalley, Crafton Hills College

 Digital Masculinties and Cultural Power: How Manosphere Communities Shape Gender Narratives in the United States......Jolie Ramos, California State University Northridge

Discussant: Aaron Thompson, Arizona State University

SESSION 153.

CRIME, LAW AND DEVIANCE II

 Beyond The Bottle......Jessica Coorey, University of La Verne; and Nicholas Athey, University of La Verne

 What are the challenges and perceptions that rural female law enforcement officers face?......Angelica Chacon, Adams State University

 Youth Criminalization and its Impact on Black and Latine Adults......Aileen Perez, California State University Long Beach

 Intelligence Perceptions of Online Radicalization: A Study of Social Media Investigation Practices......Carson Denker, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University

 Immigrant Surveillance in San Diego During a Fascist Era......Jennifer Torres Leon, University of San Diego

 The Temporary and the Tethered: How University Students and Long-Term Residents Negotiate a Sense of Place......Josie De Tuerk, Gonzaga University

Discussant: Nicholas Athey, University of La Verne

SESSION 154.

UNDERGRADUATE ROUNDTABLE

SOCIAL INEQUALITIES II

C (3rd Floor)

· 1:30 pm-2:45 pm

 Body, Land, and Capital: The Struggle of Women Farmworkers in the Context of California Agribusiness......Alessandra Scolastici, California State University Fullerton

 Global Illicit Finance: Cryptocurrency and Hawala in Comparative Perspective......Apat Ajak, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University

 Be Grateful: The Emotional Politics of Being a Refugee in America......Maci Mattravers, Boise State University; soulit chacko, Boise State University; and Alice Mwamba, Boise State University

 Consequences of Borders: What Does the “American Dream” Mean to Latinx Immigrant Communities?......Michelle Pereira, Gonzaga University

Discussant: Alana Inlow, Gonzaga University

SESSION 150.

GENDER AND SEXUALITIES III

 Addressing Anti-LGBTQ+ Violence in the U.S.......Julz Simpson, California State University East Bay

 Stupid or Fun? Queer Peoples' Perceptions of Gender Norms Within Hook ups......Ruth San Diego, Colorado Mesa University

 Trans*, masculine and Black: Lessons from transitioning and developing a masculine identity within interactions of race......Evan Godley, Whittier College

 Political Ideology and Youth Critical Social Analysis of Gender and Sexuality on Social Media......Samantha Quiroz, Cal Poly Pomona

 How language helps to shape and foster perceived group belonging for college students within the LGBTQIA+ community......Lilac Ramsey, Hastings College

Discussant: Ethel Nicdao, California State University East Bay

SESSION 151.

RACE AND ETHNICITY II

 Vietnamese in Australia and the US: Belonging and (Non)belonging in “Multicultural” Settler States......Ben Ma, Pitzer College

 Beyond Skin: Exploring "White passing" and Mixed Race......Maysun Dawahare, California State University Long Beach

 Immigration, Xenophobia, and Deportation in America......Sam Vega, University of La Verne

 The Interplay of Race/Ethnicity and Parental Education in Educational Attainment: A Cohort Analysis......Christopher Byrd, Whitworth University

 Digital Terror and Self-Deportation: Analyzing the Rhetoric and Reach of Anti-Immigrant Policies in Trump’s Second Presidency......Kelbey Hilliard, Oregon State University

 Positionality and the Black Sociologist: An Autoethnographic Reflection of My Sociological Story.......James Chapman Jr, University of Colorado Boulder

Discussant: Michael Sanchez, Arizona State University

SESSION 152.

ART, CULTURE AND POPULAR CULTURE II

 Local Television and Media Bias: Can Media Remain Free and Fair Under Corporate Ownership?......Jay Gaston, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

 QTBIPOC Actors and Intersectional Discrimination in Hollywood......Ruby Calderon, Crafton Hills College

 South Asian Hollywood......Caleb Smalley, Crafton Hills College

 Digital Masculinties and Cultural Power: How Manosphere Communities Shape Gender Narratives in the United States......Jolie Ramos, California State University Northridge

Discussant: Aaron Thompson, Arizona State University

SESSION 153.

ROUNDTABLE

CRIME, LAW AND DEVIANCE II

 Beyond The Bottle......Jessica Coorey, University of La Verne; and Nicholas Athey, University of La Verne

 What are the challenges and perceptions that rural female law enforcement officers face?......Angelica Chacon, Adams State University

 Youth Criminalization and its Impact on Black and Latine Adults......Aileen Perez, California State University Long Beach

 Intelligence Perceptions of Online Radicalization: A Study of Social Media Investigation Practices......Carson Denker, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University

 Immigrant Surveillance in San Diego During a Fascist Era......Jennifer Torres Leon, University of San Diego

 The Temporary and the Tethered: How University Students and Long-Term Residents Negotiate a Sense of Place......Josie De Tuerk, Gonzaga University

Discussant: Nicholas Athey, University of La Verne

SESSION 154.

SOCIAL INEQUALITIES II

 Body, Land, and Capital: The Struggle of Women Farmworkers in the Context of California Agribusiness......Alessandra Scolastici, California State University Fullerton

 Global Illicit Finance: Cryptocurrency and Hawala in Comparative Perspective......Apat Ajak, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University

 Be Grateful: The Emotional Politics of Being a Refugee in America......Maci Mattravers, Boise State University; soulit chacko, Boise State University; and Alice Mwamba, Boise State University

 Consequences of Borders: What Does the “American Dream” Mean to Latinx Immigrant Communities?......Michelle Pereira, Gonzaga University

Discussant: Alana Inlow, Gonzaga University

SESSION 155.

UNDERGRADUATE POSTER SESSION VI

 Shortest vs. Safest: A Network Model for Optimizing Tsunami Evacuation Routes......Minlu Zhang, University of Washington

 dcastabeda8241@gmail.coPublic Knowledge and Opinion of Mass Incarceration in the U.S.......Diana Castaneda, University of California Santa Cruz

 Beyond the Silo: Aligning Climate Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction for All-Hazards Planning in the PNW.......Annabel Jackson, University of Oregon

 An Analysis of One Direction and how they have impacted society worldwide......Kriesha Millar, Cal Poly Humboldt

 How Social Media Portrayals of Domestic Violence Shape Public Perceptions of Victims in Gender......Linger Chen, University of California Irvine

 Invisible Chains: Formerly Incarcerated Latinx People and the School-to-Prison Pipeline in Los Angeles......Martina Elizalde, Whittier College

 Perception of Public Safety and Student Affairs: Deviant behaviors on College Campuses......Samantha Bond, Grand Canyon University; and Cornel Stemley, Grand Canyon University

 From Assessments to Action: How do spatial scale, accessibility, and credibility affect the use of vulnerability assessments in Washington State?......Kriscilla Robinson, University of Washington

 Walking to Safety: Visualizing Tsunami Evacuation Routes in Oregon’s At-Risk Coastal Towns......Makenna Phillips, University of Oregon

 The Price of Preparedness: Tracking Civic Spending and Disaster Literacy in High-Risk Cities......Ashley Tran, Oregon State University

SESSION 156. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED Barcelona (3rd Floor)

GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND FAMILY ROLES AND FUNCTION

Presider: Sharon K. Davis, University of La Verne

· 3:00 pm-4:15 pm

 Love, Money, and Mortgage: How Families Shape Housing Pathways for LGBTQ Adults......Noah Balderrama, Northwestern University

 Going Neutral: Prevalence and Choice of Gender-Neutral Names......Samuel Titus, University of California Irvine; and Rachel Bauman, University of California Irvine

 Men, Institutions, and Isolation: A Sociological Perspective......Yajaira Ceciliano, None

 Helping Myself or Helping My Family? Mediated Messages about Japanese and Scandinavian Decluttering Methods for American Audiences......Michelle Janning, Whitman College

 Finding Their Voices: Childfree Women Speak Out......Sharon K. Davis, University of La Verne

INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY

Organizer: Allison Madia, University of San Diego

Presider: Allison Madia, University of San Diego

 Decolonial Environmentalism: Comparative Insights from Yoruba Ethics of Care and Indigenous Knowledge in the Americas......Oludele Solaja, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria

 Quality vs. Quantity: The Erasure of Tohono O'odham Experiences with Water Pollution......Allison Madia, University of San Diego

 Racial Capitalism and Settler Colonialism: Legacies of the Alaskan Fur Trade......Matthew Guerra, University of Oregon

 Living Between Worlds: Decolonial Autoethnography and Indigenous Epistemic Survival in Higher Education......Anahi Merino Vasquez, California State University San Marcos

 Was it Ever About the Animals? Conservation Initiatives and Displacement in Northern Tanzania: Interviews With the Maasai......Ainsly Rivera, California State University Fullerton

RACE, IDENTITY AND POLITICS

Presider: Emma Ruderman, San Francisco State University

 The Second Lost Cause: State Violence and the Psychological Wages of Whiteness......Mike King, Bridgewater State University

 Fatness as a Political Identity: The Intersection of Fat Liberation, Desire/ability Politics, and Anti-Blackness......Emma Ruderman, San Francisco State University; and Solen Sanli Vasquez, Santa Rosa Junior College

 Social Contexts and Negotiations of the Self: How the Political Actions and Rhetoric of the 2025-2029 Trump Administration Affect the Ways People from Black and Latinx Communities Negotiate Authenticity, Self-definition, and Identity Expression in the Face of Whiteness.......Malorie Wallen, California State University Los Angeles

 Intervening in Disputes Involving Language Discrimination......Emilie Daugherty, University of California Santa Barbara

 Race, class, and gender group making in the U.S. 2024 Presidential Election......Carl Stempel, California State University East Bay

 The Reproduction of Democracy Discourse as a Tool for US Imperialism......Cara Griffin, University of California Davis

ASIAN/ASIAN AMERICAN SOCIOLOGY: GLOBAL CONTEXTS AND TRANSITIONS

Presider: Azmain Tanjim, Western Michigan University

 Bhutanese resettlers in New Zealand: Exile and Belonging......Nitika Sharma, CSU Sacramento

 Financially Flourished but Socially Excluded Community “Shamdar”: An Ethnographic Study at Jamalpur, Faridpur, & Sirajganj Districts in Bangladesh......Azmain Tanjim, Western Michigan University

 Does the Husband's Social Class Matter? The Link Between a Wife's Income and Her Housework......Ji Eun Jung, None

SESSION 160. RESEARCH

RACE, GENDER, AND COMMUNITY

Presider: jason wollschleger, Whitworth University

 Storytelling Theater Program for Mental Health of the Asian American Community......Qiong Wu, California State University Los Angeles; and Daisey Liu, University of California Irvine

 Creating Panethnicity: Latino/a and Asian American Identity & Attachment......Christine Capili, University of La Verne

 Trans, Two-Spirit, and Gender Diverse Aging Outside Metro Areas: Social Support and Networks in the Pacific Northwest......Griff Tester, Central Washington University; and M. Eliatamby-O'Brien, Central Washington University

 (Dis)embodied Methods: Centering the Body in Qualitative Research......Torisha Khonach, Los Angeles Trade-Technical College; and Emily Wagner, University of Nevada Las Vegas

 The Black Church Burning Project......jason wollschleger, Whitworth University; JC Rawls, Whitworth University; and Demi Tope-Babalola, Whitworth University

SESSION 161. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

ALGORITHMS, AI, AND EFFECTS ON SOCIAL LIFE

Presider: Rebecca Franklin, University of California San Diego

· 3:00 pm-4:15 pm

 The Algorithmic Self, the Post-Choice Society, and the "Death of Personal Style"......Jennifer Whitmer, California State University Stanislaus

 The Precautionary Principle of Dignity: Toward a Freirean Ethics of Human–AI Collaboration......Dean Hall, San Diego State University

 Please Verify That You Are Not a Robot: Are Digital Natives Winners of the Information Age or Subjects of Algorithms?......Levente Székely, George Mason University, Schar School of Policy and Government

 Who does AI think is the Average Gamer? Codifying the Racialized and Gendered Identity of Gamers......Ian Larson, University of California Irvine

SESSION 162. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

Shanghai (3rd Floor) Friday · 3:00 pm-4:15 pm

ART, CULTURE, POLITICS & POWER, SESSION IV: POLITICS, THE SACRED, AND EVERYDAY LIFE

 Encounters with death as memento mori: On the rewarding aspects of palliative care volunteering......Netta Kahana, Harvard University

 The Case for Deconstruction: Disaffiliation and Deconversion from American Evangelical Christianity......Tess Starman, Simpson College; and Priscilla Ziegler, University of California Irvine

 The Relationship Between Religious Consumers and Liquid Versus Solid Consumption......Athena Omidian, New Mexico State University; Ehsan Batyar, Tehran University; and Saba Omidian, New Mexico State University

 Is Commensality Alive? Current and Ideal Eating Habits of Working Emerging Adults......Bailee Blankemeier, Arizona State University

SESSION 163. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY: VACCINES, COVID AND WEIGHT LOSS

Presider: Grace Nakajima, University of Colorado Boulder

 Racial and Ethnic Differences in HPV and HPV Vaccine Knowledge and Healthcare Provider Recommendations for Teen Girls in the United States, 2008-2019......Grace Nakajima, University of Colorado Boulder; Kim-Phuong Truong-Vu, University of Miami; and Ryan Masters, University of Colorado Boulder

 Vaccine Hesitancy: Developing a Sociology of Vaccine Knowledge......Meggan Jordan, California State University Stanislaus

 How Institutional Narratives Shape Social Norms: The Shifting Public Perception of Covid19......Andrea Moorhouse, Independent Scholar

 The Shot Heard 'Round the Social Network: Weight Loss, Medicalization, and Masculinity......Brandon Moore, California State University San Marcos

 Understanding Decision-Making Processes for Medical Weight Loss Interventions......Audrey Barrett, University of Colorado Denver

SESSION 164. PANEL WITH PRESENTERS

(1st Floor)

CREATIVE TEACHING AND LESSONS IN WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES

Organizer: Jamie Palmer-Asemota, Nevada State University

Presider: Jamie Palmer-Asemota, Nevada State University

Discussant: Jamie Palmer-Asemota, Nevada State University

SESSION 165. (BOOK) AUTHOR MEETS CRITICS

SESSION 166. UNDERGRADUATE POSTERS

UNDERGRADUATE POSTER SESSION VII

 Planning at the Edge: Social Vulnerability, Design, and Preparedness in Astoria, Oregon......Haley Batmale, University of Oregon

 Inclusive Preparation: Evaluating Disaster Preparedness Resources for Spanish-Speaking Communities in Coastal Oregon......Andrew Acevedo, University of Oregon

 Understanding Cultural Participation: The Role of Social Cohesion and Subjective Class......Junnian Wang, University of California Irvine

 Peer Interaction and Masculinity: How Sexist Humor and Language Reinforce Rape Culture in the United States?......Amy Whalen, University of California Irvine

BOOK SALON 7: THE AMERICAN DREAM AND DREAMS DEFERRED BY CARLTON D. FLOYD AND THOMAS E. REIFER

 “In Between Worlds”: A Third Space and Veteran Critical Theory Analysis of Campus Veteran Resource Centers in Oregon......Megan Aguilar, Oregon State University

 Bridging Community and Academic Pursuit: How Culturally Based Organizations Create Pathways to Graduate Education for Latina Undergraduate Students at UC Irvine......Stephanie Garcia-Mora, University of California Irvine

 Rising Risks, Unequal Resilience: Understanding Preparedness Gaps and Social Vulnerability in Oregon’s Coastal Communities......Mercedez Allen, Oregon State University

 CBP One: In Retrospect......Mario Varo, University of California Berkeley; and Sebastián Rivero Acosta, University of Texas at El Paso

Organizers: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon; Kirsten Vinyeta, Utah State University; Please join us in celebrating the fabulous community of PSA! We invite everyone who wishes to share their voices and talents to do so with spoken word, stories, and songs. A sign-up sheet will be provided at the event.

ROOM: RESERVED AREA FOR PRAYER, REST, AND MEDITATION

SITE VISIT TO PUVUNGNA @ CSULB

Organizers: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon; Theresa Gregor, California State University Long Beach;

Presider: Louie Robles, Elder-In-Residence

the descendent of sky and earth. In one origin story, Wiyot is succeeded by an individual named Ouiamot who appeared at Puvungna. He was a lawgiver and god and taught the people to worship him as Chinigchinich. The belief system based on the teachings of Wiyot and Chinigchinich continues to be part of modern tribal spiritual and cultural practices. A multi-acre site on the west side of the university campus is considered by many as the only undeveloped remnant of Puvungna. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Native American Heritage Commission’s Sacred Lands Inventory. Puvungna continues to hold significance for a number of tribal groups and is actively used for ceremonies and gatherings. This narrative is not a substitute for information provided directly from tribes who are the authority on their cultural history.

SESSION 171. REGISTRATION

PSA REGISTRATION DESK (SATURDAY)

The PSA Registration Desk is open from 8:00am to 11:00am on Saturday.

SESSION 170. OTHER SPACE

SITE VISIT TO PUVUNGNA @ CSULB

Organizers: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon; Theresa Gregor, California State University Long Beach;

Presider: Louie Robles, Elder-In-Residence

Puvungna California State University, Long Beach is located on the traditional land of the indigenous tribe of the Gabrielino/Tongva/Kizh and Acjachemen/Juaneno. The terms Tongva, Kizh, and Acjachemen are preferred by many descendant groups over the Spanish words that have historically been used to describe them. Tribes that still reside in Los Angeles and Orange counties continue to maintain their history and culture. These tribes include five Gabrieleño (Tongva and Kizh) and three Juaneño-Acjachemen groups that are recognized by the state through the Native American Heritage Commission as California Native American tribes: Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation; Gabrielino Tongva Indians of California Tribal Council; Gabrieleno-Tongva San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians; Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe; Gabrielino/Tongva Nation; Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation – Belardes; Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation – Lucero; Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation - Acuna. These tribes are living communities that actively participate in the preservation of their culture and lifeways. The tribes are the authority on their cultural history. At the time of Spanish contact, the village of Puvungna was a large and thriving community that encompassed a large area near Alamitos Bay. Tribal histories locate the village of Puvungna within the CSULB campus, and some Native American groups feel that Puvungna could possibly refer to a larger geographical area where tribes and bands moved around seasonally and over time. According to Acjachemen/Luiseno/Gabrielino creation stories, the being Ouiot or Wiyot was the descendent of sky and earth. In one origin story, Wiyot is succeeded by an individual named Ouiamot who appeared at Puvungna. He was a lawgiver and god and taught the people to worship him as Chinigchinich. The belief system based on the teachings of Wiyot and Chinigchinich continues to be part of modern tribal spiritual and cultural practices. A multi-acre site on the west side of the university campus is considered by many as the only undeveloped remnant of Puvungna. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Native American Heritage Commission’s Sacred Lands Inventory. Puvungna continues to hold significance for a number of tribal groups and is actively used for ceremonies and gatherings. This narrative is not a substitute for information provided directly from tribes who are the authority on their cultural history. SESSION 171.

Floor)

PSA REGISTRATION DESK (SATURDAY)

The PSA Registration Desk is open from 8:00am to 11:00am on Saturday.

SESSION 172. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

Barcelona (3rd Floor)

Saturday · 9:00 am-10:15 am

ART, CULTURE, POLITICS & POWER SESSION VI: CULTURE & ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, PERCEPTION, REPRESENTATION. & STRUGGLES FOR SELF-DETERMINATION

 Monster Mash: Desire, Deviance, and Monster Romance Novels......Victoria McMahan, University of Nevada Las Vegas

 Representations of Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Post-Apocalyptic Youth Television......Amara Miller, California State University East Bay

 Unbordering the Self: Artistic Agency and Making of New Kurdish Subjectivity......Sena Kaplan, University of Virginia

 From Isolation to Community: How Covid-19 Impacted Music During and After Quarantine......Janelly Mora, California State University Los Angeles; and Stephanie Mayahua, California State University Los Angeles

SESSION 173. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

Casablanca (3rd Floor) Saturday · 9:00 am-10:15 am

MATERIALIST ONTOLOGY AND CRITICAL SOCIAL THEORY IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

Organizer: Reha Kadakal, California State University Channel Islands

Presider: Reha Kadakal, California State University Channel Islands

This session examines how critical social theory can remain adequate to the challenges of the twenty-first century. Structural shifts in political and economic conditions, together with profound transformations in collective life, have weakened critique and diminished the capacity to imagine a free society. These developments call into question inherited categories of social theory, including subjectivity, solidarity, and even society itself, and demand theoretical frameworks that can apprehend the material conditions of social existence in new and rigorous ways. Against the backdrop of the dominance of postmodernism, post-structuralism, and symbolic politics, the panel seeks to reconstruct critical social theory on materialist foundations. Drawing on Marx and the tradition of critical theory, the aim is to delineate forms of social theory that can generate renewed modes of critique and praxis adequate to the demands of the present.

 Bringing Marx Back In: Social Ontology and the Renewal of Critical Theory.......Michael Thompson, William Paterson University.

 The Materialism of Species Being......Charles Thorpe, University of California San Diego

 Lekta, Phantasia, and Mediation: Toward a Materialist Conception of Truth.......Reha Kadakal, California State University Channel Islands

 Consolidating the Three "Paradigms"......Frank Roberts, Mt. San Antonio College

SESSION 174. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

Melbourne (3rd Floor)

Saturday · 9:00 am-10:15 am

ASIAN/ASIAN AMERICAN SOCIOLOGY: IDENTITY NARRATIVES, MENTAL HEALTH, AND WELL-BEING

Presider: Wen Guan, University of California Davis

 It’s Not Just a Joke: How Perceived Hostility and Power Imbalance Exacerbate Depression Among Adolescent Bullying Victims......Xiaoxuan Liu, Zhejiang University; Minhui Tan, Zhejiang University; Yawen Xuan, Zhejiang University; and Hui Zhu, Zhejiang University

 Too Young to Love? The Construction and Control of Adolescent Romance and Sex in 21stCentury China......Shirley Boya Ouyang, University of California Irvine

 Weaving the Racial Uniform: The Narrative Construction of "Asian American" Panethnicity......Ryan Santa Elena, University of Virginia

 Reimagining Healing for the AANHPI Community After Racial Hate Crime......Wen Guan, University of California Davis

SESSION 175. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

CRITICAL DISABILITY AND CRIP THEORY

 Negotiating Disclosure: Students’ Meaning-Making Around Disability Categories In Higher Education......MacKenzie Bonner, University of California Irvine

 Who Goes to School? To What Extent Do Disabled Youth Miss Out on Education-Related Capital in Lower-Middle Income Country of Kenya?......Rae Hower, University of California Irvine

 Cripping Healthcare: LGBTQIA+ Disabled Adults' Experiences with Bias and Barriers......Ash Bedore, University of Colorado Denver

 Examining the factors that shape whether students with disabilities receive services through pull-out programs versus inclusive classroom support with paraprofessionals across schools and districts......Hollyann Balandra, California State University San Marcos

 Reproducing Inequality in Autism Services: Black and Latina Mothers Navigating Access to Support and Assistive Technology......Arianna Monterrosa, California State University San Marcos

CARCERAL KNOWLEDGE, LEARNING, AND INSTITUTIONAL LIFE

Organizer: Ilā Ravichandran,

 Literacy as Public Health: The Orichalcum Tower Review and Prison Education Equity......Joseph Bernert, michigan state university

 Prison Food, Social Sustainability and Reeducation: A Case Study of Three Italian Prisons (Parma, Reggio Emilia and Civitavecchia)......Gaia Messori, University of Parma, Italy

 Uncaging the Truth: Black and Brown Men on Life Inside and Beyond the Belly of the Beast......Armando Gonzalez, California State University Northridge

 ‘Noncompliance’ as Structured Violation: Schooling, Probation, and Re-incarceration Avoidance for Formerly Incarcerated Youth......Brian Cabral, University of Texas at Austin

SESSION 177. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

Salon A (3rd Floor)

MARXIST AND OTHER CRITICAL FRAMEWORKS

Presider: Jose Marichal, California Lutheran University

Saturday · 9:00 am-10:15 am

 Imagining Democratic Socialist Utopias in Times of Global Crisis......Roberto Ortiz, California State University Long Beach

 The Eternal Brumaire: LARPing and Performativity in Marx's Theory of Democracy......Philippe Duhart, Cal Poly Pomona

 Unbinding the Subaltern: Theory Against Epistemic Violence......Sara Ajami, Claremont Graduate University

 Conspiracy as Habitus: Examining the WallStreetBets Subreddit and the Limits of Traditional Mobilization Theory through BERTopic Modeling......Jose Marichal, California Lutheran University; and Aaron Heresco, California Lutheran University SESSION 178.

RACE, GENDER, AND POWER IN BLACK SOCIAL LIFE AND ACADEMIC SPACES

Presider: Charles Sarno, Dominican University of California

 Barriers to help-seeking: Black women survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) experiences navigating social control institutions for resources......Priscilla Owiredu, Arizona State University

 When Becky 'pulls' a Karen: university ethics and Black harm.......Nadena Doharty, University of British Columbia

 The Measure of a Man......Henry Pennerman, Arizona State University

 Challenging Black Masculinities: The Curious Case of Rosey Grier......Charles Sarno, Dominican University of California

SESSION 179. RESEARCH IN-

· 9:00 am-10:15 am

MEDIA, DISCOURSE, AND THE NARRATIVE POWER OF CRIMINALIZATION

Organizer: Ilā Ravichandran, Presider: Nahal Rastegarpour, Portland State University

 “This Revolution Been Televised”: Media as a Tool of Justice and an Apparatus of State Violence......Nahal Rastegarpour, Portland State University

 Panic and Power: Developing a History of Gay and Trans Panic as a Sociolegal Force......Sophia Castillo, University of California Irvine

 The Social Origins of Law Literature......Andrew Bisto, Northern Arizona University

 Speaking of Sobriety: The Politics of Language across Recovery Models......SteVon Felton, Cornell University

SESSION 180. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

TEACHING SOCIOLOGY: MENTORSHIP AND PEDAGOGY IN THE AGE OF AI

Organizers: Leonard Henderson, Southern Methodist University; Sarai Richter, Arizona State University; Elisabeth Shimada, Pomona College;

 Breathing Life into Learning: AI-Resilient Pedagogy Rooted in Community......April Stapp, Pierce College

 Building Consensus with Undergraduate Sociology Students about the Benefits and Limitations of Generative AI......Emily Carian, University of California Irvine

 Teaching Sociology in the Era of Generative AI and ChatGPT......Martin Jacinto, California State University Chico; and Jess Lee, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

 Community College Student Use and Perceptions of AI in Education......Torisha Khonach, Los Angeles Trade-Technical College

 Student Reflections on Generative AI: Understanding Student Perceptions......Aidan Jaekel, Cal Poly Pomona; Bryant Castro Martinez, Cal Poly Pomona; Faye Wachs, Cal Poly Pomona; Juilana Fuqua, Cal Poly Pomona; Jessica Perez, Cal Poly Pomona; Iselle Alvarado, Cal Poly Pomona; Leilani Beltran, Cal Poly Pomona; Hailey Donner, Cal Poly Pomona; Ruby Barajas, Cal Poly Pomona; Zoe Blacklock, Cal Poly Pomona; Tonali Valdez, Cal Poly Pomona; Sarah Siddiqui, Cal Poly Pomona; and Alissa Marie Phillips, Cal Poly Pomona

SESSION 181. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED Tokyo (3rd Floor)

· 9:00 am-10:15 am

ACTIVISM, ORGANIZING, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Organizer: Patrick Greiner,

 Oil and Gas Drilling, Environmental Racism, and Public Policy in California......Ward Thomas, California State University Northridge

 Talking Trash for Environmental Justice: Community Organizing Against Toxics in Western Oregon......Evan Shenkin, Linfield University

 Social Entrepreneurship in Plastic Waste Management: A Panacea to Mitigate Youth Unemployment and Environmental Sustainability......Ifeyinwa Austin-EGOLE, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo-State Nigeria; and Juliana Iheanacho, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo state Nigeria

 A Theory-Informed Decision Tree for Communicating Pro-Environmental Messages to Skeptics......Martin Monto, University of Portland

 Yet Another Warehouse?! The Struggle for Environmental Justice in Bloomington......Juliann Emmons Allison, University of California Riverside; Ellen Reese, University of California Riverside; Cristina Gomez Vidal, University of California Riverside; and Catherine Gudis, University of California Riverside

SESSION 182. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

LATINXS NAVIGATING HEALTH SYSTEMS IN THE U.S.

Presider: Citlalli Martinez Cano, San Diego State University

 Determinants of Seeking Mental Health Support: A Comparison of Mexican/MexicanAmerican and White University Students......Veronica Perez, University of Nevada, Reno; James Ragsdale, University of Nevada, Reno; and Marta Elliott, University of Nevada, Reno

 Politics on Your Plate: Who Decides What’s ‘Healthy’?......Angelica Canales, California State University Los Angeles

 Reassessing the Hispanic Health Paradox: A Quantitative Approach to Queer Latine Health Outcomes......Citlalli Martinez Cano, San Diego State University

SESSION 183. PANEL WITH PRESENTERS Salon B (3rd Floor) Saturday · 9:00 am-10:15 am

LABOR, SOCIAL CHANGE, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

Organizer: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon

Presider: Erin Woodford, Thompson Rivers University

 Generational Cultures of Work: Contesting the Decline of the Tradition of Seasonal Agricultural Labor in Selfoss, Iceland......Ashley Jun, Independent Scholar

 Solidarity Or Silence? Rethinking Unionism Through Race, Justice, And Inclusion......Erin Woodford, Thompson Rivers University; and London McBride, Utah State University

 "I really hate to sound like one of those horrible Singaporeans" - How employers of Migrant Domestic Workers Symbolically Construct their Relationships......Isaac Lam, University of Southern California

 Evaluation of a Respectful Workplace Initiative in the Construction Industry......Maura Kelly, Portland State University; and Rachel Springer, Portland State University

SESSION 184. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED Barcelona (3rd Floor)

· 10:30 am-11:45 am

CULTIVATING JUSTICE: BUSINESS, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ETHICAL FRAMEWORKS IN GLOBAL PRACTICE

Presider: erin michaels, University of North Carolina Wimington

 Cultivating Embodied Athletic Capital: How Student-Athletes Internalize Institutional Control......Atalanta Copeman-Papas, University of California Irvine

 The Business of After School: For-Profit Extended Care and the "Student Economy"......Gabriel Gonzales, California State University San Marcos

 Parents’ perspectives about priorities in education......erin michaels, University of North Carolina Wimington

SESSION 185. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

(3rd Floor) Saturday · 10:30 am-11:45 am

POLICING, POWER, AND THE VIOLENCE OF THE STATE

Organizer: Ilā Ravichandran,

Presider: Eiryn Renouard, Portland State University

 Unmanned Aerial Support Program in Portland Police Bureau: A Case Study......Eiryn Renouard, Portland State University

 Solitary Confinement: Acts of State-Sanctioned Penal Violence Against Youth......Cathrine Jacobsen, University of California Santa Cruz

 The Double Punishment of Cambodian American Deportees in the Imperial Dragnet......Michael Nishimura, University of California Santa Barbara

 Weaponizing the Narrative: How Police and Media Discourse Neutralize Brutality and Blame the Victim......Howard Johnson III, California State University Sacramento

SESSION 186. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

· 10:30 am-11:45 am

COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH--THRIVING THROUGH TRAUMA

Presider: Sarah Jirek, Westmont College

 Determinants of Quality of Life and Abstinence Among American Indian People with Current Substance Use Problems: Trauma Exposure, Trauma Symptoms, and Gender Differences......Maya Usher, University of Denver; Kelly Knight, Montana State University; Monica Skewes, Montana State University; and Gabrielle Bugnon, Non-Academic

 The Motivations and Contributions of Trauma Survivors with a Survivor Mission: An Exploratory Study of an Unexamined Form of Posttraumatic Growth......Sarah Jirek, Westmont College

 Exploring the Ethics of Implementing Photovoice Methodology with LGBTQ+ Refugees living in Athens, Greece......Moshoula Capous Desyllas, California State University Northridge

 Empowering Parent Leaders for Inclusive Schools- A community-engaged research......Yingling Liu, North Central College

 Cultivating Self-Love Through Creative Community Care: A Systematic Review of ArtsBased Mental Health Programs......Dulshi Fernando, University of Nevada Las Vegas; Isabella Mercado, University of Nevada Las Vegas; Kaitlin Brannon, University of Nevada Las Vegas; and Monica Garcia, University of Nevada Las Vegas

SESSION 187. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS OF THE 21ST CENTURY - DEVELOPING UNDERSTANDING OUTSIDE THE MAINSTREAM

Presider: Sara Bruene, University of California Riverside

 Uprooting Palestine:......Farah Hamouda, University of California Santa Barbara

 Unravelling social Fault lines of ‘Environmental Migration’ in Bangladesh......Arup Paul, University of Colorado Boulder

 The Cost of Survival: Climate, Hunger, and the Politics of Sustenance in Central America......Sara Bruene, University of California Riverside

 Mobilizing Distrust: Environmental Conspiracism in Turkey......Sena Akkoc, University of Oregon; Daniela Kizildag, None; and Sinan Erensu, None

 Decolonizing Environmental Sociology: Indigenous Ecological Knowledge as a Pathway to Climate Justice......Oludele Solaja, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria

SESSION 188. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

EDUCATIONAL EQUITY IN HISTTORICAL PERSPECTIVE AND ACROSS GENERATIONS

Organizer: Heidy Sarabia, California State University Sacramento Presider: Jennifer Helgren, University of the Pacific

 The Price of Cost Containment: A Critical Policy Analysis of the California Master Plan......Amal Kumar, California State University Sacramento; and David O'Brien, California State University Sacramento

 Age and Educational Disruption: Japanese American Students' Life Trajectories After Executive Order 9066......Jennifer Helgren, University of the Pacific

 Paying for Privilege: Tuition, Exclusion, and the Neoliberal Elite Capture of Education......Arthur Scarritt, Boise State University; and Michael Kreiter, Boise State University

 From Dean to Gig Worker: Autoethnographic Insights on Admissions, Precarity, and Inequality......Ryan Sermon, University of Arizona

SESSION 189. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

D (3rd Floor)

· 10:30 am-11:45 am

 Exploring Socioeconomic Influences on Hurricane Preparedness: Findings from the FEMA 2023 National Household Survey......Musabber Ali Chisty, University of Colorado Boulder

 Assessing Disaster Response, Relief, and Preparedness: A Qualitative Study on Community Organizers in Latino Immigrant Communities During Climate Disasters......Catherine Rivera Hernandez, University of California Merced

 Community Resilience to Wildfires: Examining the Role of Recent Policy Reforms in Oregon......Shahrin Shahab, Oregon State University; and Lori Cramer, Oregon State University

 Caring though Crisis: A Systematic Review of Policies and Interventions Supporting Caregivers Across the Climate Disaster Cycle......Diana Ponce, University of San Francisco

 Resilience based model in Anthropocene context: Spirituality, Social Support and Gender Norms as predictors of coping strategies amid Climate Change among HilTorrent Flood Survivors in Pakistan......Mussarat Hussain, None; and Tauqeer Ahmed, None

 Environmental Injustice on the Streets: Homelessness and Urban Hazards in Portland, Oregon......Asif Mahmud, Portland State University

GENDERED MOBILITIES, GENDERED BORDERS

Organizer: Patrisia Macias-Rojas, University of Illinois, Chicago

Presider: Rosario de la Luz Rizzo Lara, California State University San Bernardino

 Bringing the Gender in: An Analysis of Gender Dynamics within the Migrant Caravans......Rosario de la Luz Rizzo Lara, California State University San Bernardino

 The Expectations of "Expecting": An Autoethnographic Account of Matrescence......Claudia Wright, Central Washington University

 “Lives in Suspension: Queer South Asian Narratives on Race, Sexuality, and Migration”......Lateefah Mirza, California State University Los Angeles

 Family or Worker? Temporary Family Migration, State Intentions, and Family Dynamics......Dasom Lee, University of California San Diego

 “Travelling Tropical Gangstas from France: An analysis of how hardcore French Rappers seek to reenforce their hypermasculinity by filming music videos in Medellín and Rio de Janeiro......Scooter Pégram, Indiana University SESSION 191.

NAVIGATING DISRUPTIONS, ALIENATION, AND HEALTH CHALLENGES IN FAMILY LIFE

Presider: Kimberly Rapoza, Mercy University

 A Retrospective Qualitative Case Study of Parental Alienation in a Blended Family: Loyalty Conflict, Transition-Day Stress, and Adult Re-Emergence......Charity Perry, California State University Los Angeles

 "Sad, to Happy, to Sad": Children's Complex Experiences of the Jail Visitation Process......Rachel Bauman, University of California Irvine; and Kristin Turney, University of California, Irvine

 Sociological Impacts of Cancer on Families......Savera Ahmad, California State University Los Angeles

 Behavioral Health Risk Factors as Mediators of the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Child Health......Kimberly Rapoza, Mercy University; and Anthony Medina, Yale University

SESSION 192. RESEARCH INPROGRESS & COMPLETED

Vancouver (3rd Floor)

GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY AND WORLD SYSTEMS

Organizer: Enrique Alvear Moreno, Marquette University

Presider: Roberto Ortiz, California State University Long Beach

· 10:30 am-11:45 am

 Economic Subnetworks in the World-System......chris chase-dunn, University of California Riverside; sakin erin, UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND ARTS OF OKLAHOMA; and paul regier, UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND ARTS OF OKLAHOMA

 Global Economic Interconnectedness at a Crossroads: Analyzing the Post-Global Financial Crisis Trade Network......Martin Jacinto, California State University Chico

 Welfare Under Constraint: Crisis, Political Learning, and the Making of Indonesia’s Social Protection System......Zahra Syarifah, University of California San Diego

 The End of Globalization: The Rise of China, the Fall of the US, the Return of the Multipolar World Order......Oliver Robinson, Southeastern Louisiana University

 Energy Crisis, Climate Disasters and the Onset of Financialization in World-Historical Perspective......Roberto Ortiz, California State University Long Beach

SESSION 193. PANEL WITH

ENERGIES, EXTRACTION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Organizers: Patrick Greiner, ; Patrick Greiner, ;

 Coal's future according to coal industry executives: A critical analysis with policy implications......Ryan Gunderson, Miami University

 Colorado’s “Just” Transition from the Perspective of “Coal Transition Workers”......Jacqulyn Gabriel, Western Colorado University

 The Conundrum of Today’s Electric Vehicles: Driver of Environmental Justice or Greater Inequality?......A.J. Jacobs, East Carolina University

 Speculative Water Futures: Financialization, Precarity, and Profit in Colorado's Water......Leonard Henderson, Southern Methodist University

 Toxic Entanglements. Understanding California’s Carceral Risk-Scapes.......Ciara Tang, University of California Berkeley; and Michael Mascarenhas, University of California Berkeley

SESSION 194. PLENARY SESSION

Ocean Terrace East (3rd Floor)

Saturday · 12:00 pm-1:15 pm

PSA 2026 CLOSING CEREMONY WITH PSA 2026 CONFERENCE ELDER-IN-RESIDENCE, LOUIE ROBLES (ENROLLED MEMBER OF THE

ACJACHEMEN NATION)

Organizer: Michelle Jacob, University of Oregon