Justice major Kimberly Del Frate displays her research at UAA Undergraduate Research & Discovery Symposium

L to r: Kimberly Del Frate and Dr. Cory R. Lepage with Kimberly's poster.

Kimberly Del Frate, Justice major and a member of the University Honors College, participated in the 2014 UAA Honors College Undergraduate Research & Discovery Symposium held April 14 - 17.  Her research from her honors thesis, "The Arizona Issue: Racial Profiling and Civil Rights in Immigration Law Enforcement," was displayed at the poster fair in the UAA/APU Consortium Library.

The presentation was based on her honors thesis.  Dr. Cory R. Lepage was her thesis advisor, and Prof. Jason Brandeis, J.D., was her thesis reader.  Her paper examined the questions in constitutionality  and civil rights concerns that arise with enforcement of Arizona's SB 1070 - Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act - also known as the "Show Your Papers" law. A major focus of her work was whether or not implementation of the SB1070 constitutes racial profiling by law enforcement, and whether or not such laws could ever be enforced constitutionally.

Justice major Kimberly Del Frate presents at Western Society of Criminology Conference

Kimberly Del Frate, Justice major and a member of the University Honors College, made a presentation at the recent Western Society of Criminology Conference (WSC) on "The Arizona Issue: Racial Profiling and Civil Rights in Immigration Law Enforcement." The conference was held February 6-8 in Honolulu.

The presentation is based on her honors thesis.  Dr. Cory R. Lepage is her thesis advisor, and Prof. Jason Brandeis, J.D., is her thesis reader.  Her paper examines the questions in constitutionality  and civil rights concerns that arise with enforcement of Arizona's SB 1070 - Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act - also known as the "Show Your Papers" law. A major focus of her work is whether or not implementation of the SB1070 constitutes racial profiling by law enforcement.

The Western Society of Criminology is a regional professional society devoted to the scientific study of crime. The society attracts scholars, students, government officials, and practitioners from both the public and private sectors from around the world.

Funding for Kimberly's conference participation and presentation was from the UAA Justice Center and a competitive UAA Honors College Discovery Grant.

Prof. Periman and Dr. Myrstol participate in Honors College benefit with Justice major Ezekiel Kaufman

L to r: Prof. DebPeriman, J.D.; Ezekiel Kaufman;
and Dr. Brad Myrstol at the event.

Prof. Deb Periman, J.D., and Dr. Brad Myrstol, Justice faculty, participated in the March 28 UAA Honors College benefit fundraiser at the Lucy Cuddy Center.  

Ezekiel Kaufman, Justice major, was one of the Honors College students discussing recent research projects as part of the event. Ezekiel described his thesis presentation, "The Challenges of Voir Dire [Jury Selection] in Rural Court Trials," which he recently made at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences conference in New York City. Prof. Periman and Dr. Myrstol are Ezekiel's thesis advisors.

Justice major featured in UAA Honors College video

Ezekiel Kaufman, Justice major, is one of several students featured in a video about the University Honors College. Students enrolled in the Honors College complete an enriched curriculum and a thesis project. In the video,  Zeke discusses how being a member of the college has helped him see himself as "a professional."

Zeke's goal is to work as a public policy analyst.  He is currently a research aide to Dr. Brad Myrstol, Justice faculty, and is a member and treasurer of Alpha Phi Sigma, the national criminal justice honor society.

Below is the video - Zeke's segment starts at 2:07 into the video.