Vogel, J. (2020, March 17, Winter 2020). Born Into Brothels: Risk and Resilience of Children in the Red Light District. BIS 337 Risk and Resilience, Professor Udell
This is an eight-page essay that employs a critical framework to evaluate an Oscar-winning film, Born into Brothels, which portrays a western woman who attempted the implementation of a creative humanitarian intervention to rescue children living in the red light district of India. The paper utilizes a Community Psychology and Risk and Resilience perspective to assess the effectiveness of the intervention.
This essay is significant because it further develops the knowledge I gained in BISCP 343 Community Psychology class in the previous quarter, and represents fundamental skills necessary in the field of CP, which is one of my majors. It also demonstrates what I’ve learned about intervention methods that are necessary when working with children, which works in alignment with my professional and volunteer experiences of working with children in marginalized communities.
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Vogel, J. (2020, March 15, Winter 2020). Eradicating Adolescent Obesity in South King County. BHS 201 Introduction to Public Health, Professor Morse
This is a presentation of a community intervention program that I proposed in order to eradicate adolescent obesity in South King County. It displays the necessary components of the intervention including the target population, objectives, tangible steps, stakeholders, limitations, and more.
This presentation is significant because it is the representation of my first attempt at creating an intervention program rather than just assessing others', and taught me all of the components that are in need of consideration. It also highlighted the interdisciplinary nature of many fields in the professional field, because this was created in a public health class yet utilizes many concepts from my majors and minor which are seemingly unrelated to the field of public health.
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Vogel, J.(2020, February 24, Winter 2020). Dialogue Across Difference. BIS 445 Meanings and Realities of Inequality, Professor Lerum
This is a four-page essay in which I interviewed someone with completely different identity factors than myself, using three objects of their choice to facilitate dialogue on inequality based in identity. I interviewed my friend who identifies as a different race, gender, sexuality, and religion than myself.
This dialogue sparked much inspiration and contemplation in myself, and made me appreciate the experiences and perspectives of those who are “different” than me even more than I previously did. It was the first time I conducted a sociological interview and taught me so much about what can be gained from creating dialogue with others with a set intention to learn in a certain framework.
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Vogel, J. (2020, February 4, Winter 2020). Policing Public Space. BIS 445 Meanings and Realities of Inequality, Professor Lerum
This is a six-page essay on the ethnographic research I conducted in downtown Seattle. The research consisted of making observations about the “militarization of public space” which make seemingly public spaces less welcoming to lower class citizens. It incorporated concepts taken from Mike Davis’ work and Michelle Alexander’s book The New Jim Crow.
This was the first time I conducted formal, academic ethnographic research. It not only made me look at my environment with a new set of eyes but made me reflect on my own privilege and social position as a middle-class white-passing person to be able to exist in public places without question.
Vogel, J. (2019, November 21, Fall 2019). Community Engagement Analysis and Reflection: Hand in Hand. BISCP 343 Community Psychology, Professor Stewart
This 10-page essay employs a critical Community Psychology framework to analyze my experiences while volunteering with a local non-profit organization, Hand in Hand, which provides services in the Everett area to help children and families. The essay incorporates an ecological analysis as well as other community psychology themes to evaluate the effectiveness of the organization and my contribution to it.
This essay represents the intersection of my academic insights and volunteer community engagement. Writing this essay taught me how to analyze social issues and organizations, and highlighted the necessary components in creating an effective prevention/intervention program.
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Park, D., & Vogel, J. (2019, October 29, Fall 2019). Lab 1: Data and Analysis of US Socialization Research and Parental Educational Research. BIS 315 Understanding Statistics, Professor Ferrare
This is the report of the data outputs and analysis from the first of two statistics labs I conducted with my peers. The report consists of both qualitative and quantitative data, including charts and graphs, regarding research on social trends of US adults and educational trends in relation to parental educational attainment. The analysis component utilizes statistical data to derive meaningful information in order to make predictions about social trends while also describing some limitations of the research.
This report and class was significant in teaching me about the methodology and resources I need to know to conduct statistical research in the future. It also taught me the significant role of statistics and data in informing decision-making and promotion of social change.
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Vogel, J. (2019, July 26, Summer 2019.) Seattle PRIDE Reflections. BIS 224 Introduction to Feminist Studies, Professor Buter-Wall
This is a three-page essay about my personal reflections after attending Seattle’s annual Pride parade and festival. In writing this essay, I reflected on my privilege as a straight-passing cis-female and what my attending Pride as an ally means to the greater movement. The reflection integrated some feminist discourse by prominent feminist writers.
This essay was the first time that I was pushed to reflect on my own social positioning and privilege in an academic setting and reaffirmed my belief that we have choices on how we participate in this political world. It also increased my interest in sociological reflection and analysis.
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Lanzner, E., Laue, S., Mahmoudian, D., Rocha, E., & Vogel, J. (2019, June 5, Spring 2019). The Nile and Water Scarcity in Sub-Saharan Africa. Google Maps. BISGST 303 History and Globalization, Professor Shayne
This is a collaboratively created Google Map tracing the path of the Nile River’s water distribution and the political, economic, and social relationships surrounding the issue in the Sub-Saharan region. The map consists of layers depicting the many aspects and countries involved in the issue and utilizes visual components to illustrate connections and key points.
This map is a representation of the culmination of weeks of research and collaborative efforts. It is a unique way of presenting an issue, describing how history and power structures play a role in the distribution of a natural resource. The project incorporated many aspects fundamental to the Global Studies major which include research, collaboration, and engagement in global analysis, and served well as the final project of the class required in the major. And it was fun!
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Vogel, J. (2019, June 5, Spring 2019). The Nile and Water Scarcity in Sub-Saharan Africa. BISGST 303 History and Globalization, Professor Shayne
This is an individual, five-page essay written in alignment with the group map project created on the same topic. The paper analyzes the distribution of the Nile’s water and the many power structures involved which creates inequalities in the Sub-Saharan region of Africa.
As the written translation of the research presented in the corresponding map, the essay represents my ability to employ multiple mediums to conduct and present research. It is also a great example of how I incorporated primary and secondary sources in my research. It was the first research paper I wrote in the IAS program and created a foundation for my growth in the following quarters.
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Anderson, D., Sorenson, T., Tulauoneone, T., & Vogel, J. (2019, June 3, Spring 2019). Venezuela’s Refugee Crisis Analysis. BIS 300 Interdisciplinary Inquiry, Professor Kellejian
This is a group presentation on the analysis of Venezuela’s Refugee Crisis (topic of choice) and its many components utilizing an interdisciplinary framework. My group and I described the issue from the perspective of different IAS majors and proposed some intervention needs.
This presentation was created in my first quarter of being in the IAS program after transferring to UWB and set up a foundation of what my experience in the program would look like moving forward. It taught me that the interdisciplinary nature of the IAS program highlights the interdependence of different professional fields in the world and the need for multiple perspectives when solving problems. It was also a project done in cooperation with peers in different majors, which remained a common theme throughout my journey in the program.
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