2025 Phi Alpha Theta Southern California Regional Conference

Southern California Regional Student Paper Conference for undergraduate and graduate students hosted by the Psi-Zeta Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta at 糖心Vlog视频, Bakersfield on Saturday, March 22, 2025.

Welcome to Phi Alpha Theta鈥檚 annual Southern California Regional Student Paper Conference! The CSU Bakersfield History Department and our Phi Alpha Theta chapter, Psi-Zeta, are delighted to host this year鈥檚 event. We look forward to meeting you and hearing your research presentations in an encouraging and supportive environment.

 

Research papers of no more than 10 pages of text (no limit on endnotes) may cover any field and time period. Please see our Guidelines for Paper Submissions before emailing your paper to Prof. Miriam Raub Vivian (mvivian@csub.edu). Members of Phi Alpha Theta are eligible to win book awards for their papers; these will be presented at the luncheon. Non-members are also welcome to submit papers , though are not eligible for awards. The title page of your paper should indicate both your level in school (undergraduate or graduate) at the time you wrote the paper, as well as whether or not you are a member of Phi Alpha Theta.

 

Registration is required for all attendees; those not presenting papers are also welcome to attend. Once you have registered, please submit payment online through our payment portal. (CSU Bakersfield students who are presenting papers鈥攁nd not simply attending鈥攚ill not be required to pay the registration fee.)

 

There is a map of the 糖心Vlog视频 campus accessible here, as well as the address of the campus. To avoid ticketing, please park in Lot A, which is off of Stockdale Hwy. near Don Hart Dr. WEST (where there is no traffic signal). Check-in and breakfast will be easily accessible from this lot, which abuts the Humanities Complex, which includes the Humanities Office Building (HOB), where the day will begin.

 

Please fill out the registration form below and click to pay the $50.00 registration fee.  

 

Registration

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Call for Papers/Submission Guidelines

The Psi-Zeta Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta at 糖心Vlog视频, Bakersfield, invites graduate and undergraduate students to submit strong research papers for presentation at the Phi Alpha Theta annual student regional paper conference. All papers must conform to the following format:

A single Word document file that includes the following (in this order):

title page with
  • paper title
  • student name
  • academic standing at the time the paper was written (undergraduate, graduate)
  • member of Phi Alpha Theta (yes/no)*
the body of the paper should be
  • no longer than ten (10) pages (minus endnotes, for which there is no page limit)
  • double-spaced
  • standard font and margins
  • endnotes, single-spaced

Submission Deadline is Monday, March 3, 2025, via email to Prof. Miriam Raub Vivian, PAT Advisor, mvivian@csub.edu. Please indicate 鈥淧AT Regional paper submission鈥� in the subject line.

More Information

Location and Directions

9001 Stockdale Highway
Bakersfield, CA 93311



Registration and Check-In will be in the Humanities Complex

Paper Presentations will be in Science III.
Contact Us

Miriam Raub Vivian
History Professor
Phi Alpha Theta Advisor
mvivian@csub.edu


Charlotte Ziegler
History Department
Administrative Support Coordinator
cziegler@csub.edu

Conference Keynote Address

Dr. Kate Mulry, 糖心Vlog视频 History Professor

"the first fruits of her handyworke鈥�: Vere Lynch, Science, and Archival Erasures in Early Jamaica

Dr. Kate Luce Mulry is an associate professor of history at 糖心Vlog视频, Bakersfield, and is the author of An Empire Transformed: Remolding Bodies and Landscapes in the Restoration Atlantic (New York University Press, 2021). She is a historian of science and medicine, food, the body, and the environment in the early modern Atlantic world. Her work has recently appeared in Early Modern Women: An Interdisciplinary Journal and Labor: Studies in Working-Class History.

Conference Schedule

Humanities Complex

Includes contential breakfast.

Science Building III

9:10-10:25: Session I

 

Panel A:  The World of 19th-Century Medicine                                                Room 101
                               Dr. Kate Mulry, Chair                                                             Science III Bldg.

鈥溾�橳o the Annoyance of Others鈥�: Mental Health in 19th-Century America鈥�
         Emma Barnes, CSU Bakersfield (graduate)
          
鈥淗YSTERIA! Institutionalization as a Weapon Against Feminism鈥�
         Rebecca Thomas, Point Loma Nazarene University (undergraduate)

鈥淭ransmitting Knowledge: British Imperial Medicine in the 19th 颁别苍迟耻谤测鈥�
         Carmen Avila-Marquez, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (graduate)

 

Panel B:  American Stories: from Segregation and Protest to Women鈥檚
Achievements                                                                                                      Room 102 
                             Dr. Steve Allen, Chair                                                               Science III Bldg.                                                                                                                                                              


鈥淭he Dragon Lady鈥檚 Triumph: Aileen Eaton鈥檚 Legacy in Boxing Promotion in the 1960s鈥�
           Kat Gontijo, CSU Bakersfield (undergraduate)       

鈥淩emembering Kent State: A Historical Study of College Student Protests on U.S. Campuses since the 1970s鈥�
            Ignacio Linares, Cal Poly Pomona (undergraduate)

&苍产蝉辫;鈥淭he Legacy of Segregated Education: American Amnesia and How it Remains with Us鈥�
            Richard Gonzalez, Cal Poly Pomona (undergraduate)


 

Panel C:  From Asia to America: Analyzing Military Success                              Room 103
                                    Dr. John Chen, Chair                                                              Science III Bldg.

 

鈥淭he Significance and Evolution of Admiral Yi Soon Shin鈥檚 Turtle Ship During the Imjin War (1592-1598)鈥�
         Yong Choi, CSU Fullerton (graduate)

 

鈥淎 State on Horseback: How the Mongol Empire Almost Conquered the East Asian World鈥�
         David Arnold, CSU Bakersfield (undergraduate)


&苍产蝉辫;鈥淪etting the Tone: The Story and Legacy of Captain A.V. Fraser and C.W. Lawrence鈥�
         Sarah Pearson, Point Loma Nazarene University (undergraduate)



 

Science Building III

10:30-11:45: Session II

Panel D: Local Histories of California                                                              Room 101
                               Dr. Rick Kennedy, Chair                                                    Science III Bldg.

 
鈥淔rom Regional Dynamics to Global Connections: A History of the Ontario International Airport in the 21st 颁别苍迟耻谤测鈥�
               Charles 鈥淐J鈥� Henigan, Cal Poly Pomona (undergraduate)

鈥淪owing Seeds for Kern County鈥檚 Sexual Health: Conservative Opposition to Public-School Sex Education Programs, 1960s-1980s鈥�
               Kayla Kiefer, CSU Bakersfield (undergraduate)

&苍产蝉辫;鈥淭he Watts Riots through Different Eyes鈥�
              Reed Peterson, Chapman University (undergraduate)

 

Panel E:  Gender and Religion in Early Modern Europe                                Room 102
                              Dr. David Nelson, Chair                                                         Science III Bldg


鈥淭he Case of Male Witches in Britain鈥�
             Amelia Thomas, Point Loma Nazarene University (undergraduate)

鈥淭he Birthing Art: The Parturition Chair and Midwifery in Early Modern Germany鈥�
             Beatriz Avila-Marquez, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (graduate)

&苍产蝉辫;鈥淏etween Two Worlds: The Sephardic Jews Connection to the Dutch Colonial Project鈥�
             Natalya Rowe, CSU Fullerton (undergraduate)

 

 

Panel F: Women in Revolution and Resistance                                               Room 103
                               Dr. Jeff Koerber, Chair                                                            Science III Bldg.

 

鈥�"Diary Narratives of Women in Pre-Revolutionary America: Religion, Status, and Identity鈥�
           Marina Karapetian, California Lutheran University (undergraduate)

&苍产蝉辫;鈥淩esistance and Gender Equality Pioneers: The Role of French Women in the Resistance Movements during World War II鈥�
           Eleri Irons, University of San Diego (undergraduate)         

&苍产蝉辫;鈥�Allons, 脿 Versailles! How Parisian Street Matrons Closed the 12-Mile Gap
and Started the Revolution鈥�
           Tyron Cooper-Maysami, Chapman University (undergraduate)

Stockdale Room (Behind Runner Cafe)

            Welcome

                        Prof. Miriam Raub Vivian, Psi-Zeta Chapter Advisor
                        Dr. Alicia Rodriquez, Interim Dean, College of Arts and Humanities
                        

            Paper Awards

 

            Keynote Address 
                        Dr. Kate Mulry
                                    Prof. of Early American and Atlantic World History


Chapter Advisors will meet briefly immediately after lunch

Science Building III

1:30-2:45: Session III

      Panel G: United States鈥� Involvement Abroad                                                Room 101
                                   Dr. Fernando Amador II, Chair                                              Science III Bldg.

 

            鈥淐oca-Cola鈥檚 Takeover of Chiapas, Mexico: 1994-Present鈥�
                       Guadalupe Herrera, CSU Bakersfield (undergraduate)

            &苍产蝉辫;鈥淎merican Collusion with the Republic of South Africa during the Angolan Civil War鈥�
                       Stuart William Ledbetter, Chapman University (undergraduate)

            &苍产蝉辫;鈥淢other India and her Children: Gender and National Identity in Katherine Mayo鈥檚 Mother India鈥�
                        Amala Rajagopal, Chapman University (undergraduate)

           

Panel H:  The Role and Power of Media                                             Room 102 
                  Dr. Stefan Cristian Ionescu, Chair                              Science III Bldg.

          &苍产蝉辫;鈥淩epresentation in Hollywood: Industry Accolades, Chinese Investments, and the
             Asian Film Sector鈥�
                      Christine Frazier, CSU San Marcos (graduate)                                                                         

          &苍产蝉辫;鈥淭uned In: Radio Broadcasting within Nazi Germany鈥�
                     Moriah Esquivel Narang, CSU Fullerton (graduate)

            鈥淒eath, Violence, and Condemnation: The News Media Coverage of the 1981
             Prisoners鈥� Hunger Strike in Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom and Ireland鈥�
                     Tyler Coker, Chapman University (undergraduate)

                                   

Panel I:  Culture and Religion in History                                                        Room  103  
                              Dr. Bill Wood, Chair                                                              Science III Bldg.

                                                                                                                                   

            鈥淎cting Religion: Analyzing the AIDS Crisis through a Religious Lens
                         Anya Nguyenkhoa, Chapman University (undergraduate)

            鈥淏lessed Among Women: The Role of Mary in the Bible and the Quran鈥�
                          A.G. Hoyt, Point Loma Nazarene University (undergraduate)