The Embodied Intimacy of Survival: Peer, Partner, and Client Intimacies of Transfeminine Sex Workers of Colorin Tangerine and Afuera

From the Washington University Senior Honors Thesis Abstracts (WUSHTA), Spring 2018. Published by the Office of Undergraduate Research. Joy Zalis Kiefer, Director of Undergraduate Research and Associate Dean in the College of Arts & Sciences; Lindsey Paunovich, Editor; Helen Human, Programs Manager and Assistant Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences Mentor: Amber Musse

You Better Work: The Decriminalization of Sex Work as a Transgender Woman of Color Rights Issue

This research paper explores the various forms of oppression transwomen of color sex workers (TWCSW) face due to their unique life histories and demographic backgrounds, and argues that decriminalizing sex work is the best course of action to minimize the marginalization of TWCSW. Due to the large presence transwomen of color hold within the sex work community, as well as the diverse array of systemic risk factors which increase transgender women of color\u27s likelihood of engaging in sex work (racism/colorism, transmisogyny, familial rejection, homelessness/imprisonment, school dropout, poverty, lack of alternative employment opportunities, limited access to alternative emotional support systems), sex work legislation disproportionately affects transwomen of color. Because TWCSW tend to work in poorer neighborhoods, suffer from higher rates of HIV infection, and face higher instances of sex worker-profiling, discrimination, abuse, and arrest, sex work legislation disproportionately harms TWCSW (compared to white/cisgender sex workers). While harm reduction tactics may be effective for other sex worker demographics, they are not enough to improve TWCSW\u27s quality of life because TWCSW are more likely to distrust law enforcement, healthcare providers, and social services. Therefore, in order to effectively fight the oppression of transwomen of color (the demographic group hurt most frequently and severely by sex work legislation), sex work must be decriminalized. Decriminalization of sex work has proved effective in countries outside of the U.S., and is endorsed by Amnesty International as the best way to empower sex workers and increase their quality of life

Junior Recital: Benjamin Wyland, Flute

Kemp Recital Hall April 7, 2018 Saturday Afternoon 12:30p.m

David Bust

Black and White artwork by Alisha Wylan

Eye Movement of Stutterers During Oral Reading

This study is an attempt to evaluate the meaning of the eye movements of stutterers during oral reading

Graduate Recital: Samantha Wyland, Flute; Lu Witzig, Piano; April 3, 2022

Kemp Recital Hall April 3, 2022 Sunday Afternoon 4:30 p.m

The Influence of Supervisor Undermining on Self-Esteem, Creativity, and Overall Job Performance: A Multiple Mediation Model

Drawing from the supervisor undermining and creativity literature, this study explores the influence of supervisor undermining on employee self-esteem, creative performance, and overall job performance in the workplace. Using data obtained from subordinate–supervisor dyads (N = 123) in various organizations, this study specifically suggests that supervisor undermining adversely impacts employee creativity through the mediation process of employee self-esteem. Additionally, this study finds support for a positive relationship between employee creativity and overall job performance. Ultimately, the current study proposes a multiple mediation model whereby supervisor undermining indirectly influences employee overall job performance through the mediation mechanisms of employee self-esteem and employee creativity. The study concludes with theoretical and practical implications, as well as future research avenues

Scientific Collaboration and the Cold War: 1945-1970

This thesis is an examination of scientific collaboration between 1945 and 1970, covering the end of World War II and through the early stages of the Cold War. Prior to the Second World War, scientific collaboration was frequent and necessary to development and research. World War II created a new atmosphere of secrecy, preventing scientists from collaborating as they once had. This paper examines what that collaboration looked like, how it was derailed and why, how some scientists sought to return to collaboration, sometimes at personal expense, and finally what those effects looked like throughout the Nuclear Age and Space Age.This thesis approaches these questions from a Western and Soviet perspective, indicating that scientists had a unique experience throughout the Nuclear Age and Space Age. Held by new restrictions under penalty of treason, scientists were forced to modify their traditional methodology. Still, some scientists found ways to speak out against these restrictions, resulting in moments of collaboration, even at the height of the Cold War. In examining these collaborations, much is revealed about Soviet contributions that post-Cold War students may not be aware of the Soviet interests in nuclear and space technologies. This paper argues that the scientists of the Cold War offer a new, unique perspective on the dynamics of the Cold War and in looking at their experiences, one can gain a better understanding of the Cold War