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Psychology, Criminal Justice & Sociology Student Scholarship

The Department of Psychology, Criminal Justice and Sociology provides a comprehensive examination of human behavior through various disciplinary lenses; from the human as an individual (psychology), to the human as a social being (sociology and anthropology), to issues of criminality, deviance and social control (criminal justice). Coursework and experiences in the department prepare the student for multiple means of engagement for service and reconciliation in church and society. While no one lens captures completely the complexity of human behavior, each lens contributes to a deeper and more sophisticated understanding than a mere surface observation of the ‘person’ in context.

Submissions from 2022 2022

Liturgy of the Dispersed: Memory, Transnationalism, and Cambodian Cuisine in the American Diaspora, Phalika Oum

Submissions from 2019 2019

Christian Moral Disengagement and Exclusion of the LGBTQ+ Community, Charles Byrd

Submissions from 2014 2014

An Evaluation of Messiah College’s Sustainability Studies Major & Survey of Best Practices, Julie Price

How Prayer Mediates the Body’s Physiological Response to Stressors, Corryn R. Sargent

Submissions from 2009 2009

Environmental Inequality Formation in Camden, NJ: A Sociohistorical Process, Christy M. Hutcheson

Submissions from 2008 2008

The Effects of Perceived Parental Involvement on Elementary School Students' Attitudes Towards School, Ben Fisher

As United Voices of Praise choir members, Are we accomplishing our mission statement goals? As a whole and on a personal level?, Marteshia Gant

The Poststructuralist Social Theory of Michel Foucault Power-Relations and Subjectivities, Benjamin M. Lamb

Submissions from 2007 2007

Loneliness Across Cultures: A Cross-Cultural Investigation of Loneliness Among University Students in Uganda and the United States, Sara Van Cott

Submissions from 2006 2006

Student Housing Effect on Socialization: Does Messiah College Housing effect socialization of students?, Signe Henkel

Jesus on the Hill: A Descriptive Study of the Church Community on Allison Hill, Eric Hernandez

Women in Prison: The Path They Take in and the Path They Take Out, Brenna O'Donnell

Bible Study or Budding Cult? A Study of a Controversial Bible Study on a Christian College Campus, Sarah Ringer

Loss of Authenticity: An Examination of Globalization in Athens, Greece, Alison M. Seiler

Strengths of Urban Youth: An Examination of North Philadelphia Teenagers and their Development and Talents, Stephanie Vroman

"Nothing About Us Without Us"; Empowerment, Disability and Community Development in Kenya, Kim Warde

Religious Attitudes and Participation at Messiah College, Lauren Webster

Body Image and How the Mass Media Affects Us, Connie Wheeler

Submissions from 2005 2005

Incarcerated Females: Trapped in a Man's World, Ashley Gwen Brill

Danish Unemployment, Chris Gilbert

The Effect of Thai Public Education on the Cultural Identity of Karen Tribal Children, Cassandra Hartman

An Analysis of the Wycliffe Bible Translators and the Summer Institute of Linguistics in Latin America : ethnocide or cultural preservation, Kristen Herr

Cohabitation: Function and Dysfunction, Kristen N. Hess

Place, Community, and Resistance.:· A Study of a Localized Urban Opposition Movement Rich in Social Capital, Matt Lyke

Proposal: Do we create sex in the media or does sex in the media create us?, Ashley Russ

An Ethnographic Report: The Intersection of Self, Career, and Education in the Life of Kelly Smoker, Kelly Smoker

From Ghettos to Globalization: The Market Politics of Discipline and Repression, Zachary Stock

Submissions from 2004 2004

Student Leaming in Principles of Sociology: Impact of Discussion Group on Development of Sociological Imagination and Sense of Civic Responsibility, Melody L. Boyd

Sudan: Case-Study for a Better Understanding of Large-Scale Conflict, Abigail S. Carlisle

The Stories of Four Gay Students At Messiah College, Josi Ferreira

Evaluation of the Juvenile Justice System, Ryan Garner

Sociological Seminar Senior Thesis A Comparison Study of Causal Factors Contributory to Self-Mutilation, Jamy Kiel

Parental Divorce and Depression in Young Adulthood: Christianity as a Mediating Factor, Ashley R. Miller

Men and women's soccer programs: is there an equal playing field at Messiah College?, Jennifer Sapp

The Roles and Portrayal of Women in Film Over Time: A Content Analysis of Films from 1939-2002, Allison M. Simon

A New Conception of Violence, Chelli Stanley

Violence and Children's Testimony, Faye Stephen

Sexual Knowledge and the Implications for Society, Angie Wagner

Hobbies verses the World Are We Becoming a One-Dimensional Society?, Danny Wicks

Submissions from 2003 2003

Civil Religion and the Patriotic Church: Wielding the "Power of Pride" in Times of War, Elizabeth J. Claassen

The United States Justice System, Kristen Hegar

New Media Technology: oppression in the modern world, Shauna Nefos

Amish Shunning: A Ritual of Purity and Shame, Amos Stoltzfus

Submissions from 2002 2002

The Effects of Caffeine on Human State Dependent Learning, Nicole Miller