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The following Bunche Scholars have been selected to present their RBSI research papers at the 2009 APSA Annual Meeting in a poster session. Congratulations!

Jesse Atencio, Washington University in St. Louis
Paper Title: "Ethnic Diversity and Overurbanization in the Middle East: (Originally) Benign Differences with (Hidden) Political Consequences"

Jamaal Barnes, St. John's College
Paper Title: "Supreme Strategizing: The Nominating President, The Confirming Senate, and the Delayed Supreme Court Justice"

Lashonda Brenson, University of Rochester
Paper Title: "Do Different Faces = Different Perspectives? The Study of Intersectionality among African American Congresswomen during the 103rd and 105th Congresses"

LaGina Gause, Howard University
Paper Title: "Zero Tolerance and Academic Performance: When Fear Dictates School Culture"

Victoria Jackson, Pennsylvania State University
Paper Title: "The Chavez Effect: Public Opinion in Venezuela"

Ashley Lagaron, University of Florida
Paper Title: "An Incomplete Evolution: Evangelical Minorities, Cultural Values, and Issue Evolution"

Maisha Rashid, Barnard College
Paper Title: "Testing Our Tolerance: American Attitudes toward Limitations on the First Amendment Rights of Arab and Muslim Americans"

Camillia Redding, University of Rochester
Paper Title: "Traditional Measures for Untraditional Legislators: Legislative Effectiveness of African Americans in the 103rd and 105th Congresses"

Mariela Rodriguez, Georgia State University
Paper Title: "Aid and Democratization: At the Intersection of Africa's Crisis"

Jennifer Tejada, Connecticut College
Paper Title: "Broken Promises: Neoliberalism in Latin America"