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With a spotlight on undergraduate research, a new campus journal covers a wide range of topics<\/h4>\n

A new journal\u00a0aimed at promoting the research achievements of the campus\u2019s undergraduate students has launched,\u00a0featuring contributions from nine students in six different fields of study.<\/p>\n

The Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) Journal demonstrates the range of interests and talents of UC Santa Barbara faculty and students, according to Professor Anne H. Charity Hudley<\/a>, director of undergraduate research and the project\u2019s faculty advisor. “Each article is specifically tailored \u2014 thanks to the author, their mentor and our URCA peer review board \u2014 for a general readership in order to support the mission of the URCA office, which is to encourage students from all backgrounds and interests to come together as a scholarly community,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s been exciting to see that happen in person and online.\u201d<\/p>\n

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URCA Journal Editor in Chief Sydney Leigh Martin, left, and Journal Editor Sarah Allen-Sutter. Courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

Sydney Leigh Martin served as the editor-in-chief, assisted by Sarah Allen-Sutter as journal editor. \u201cThe URCA\u00a0 journal is this new, innovative, academic thing and is the only journal on campus that is interdisciplinary,\u201d said Martin, who graduated in June with a minor in professional editing and will begin law school at UC Irvine in the fall.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe received papers from a lot of different disciplines, including a wide range of humanities and fine arts, math, life and physical sciences and social sciences,\u201d Martin continued, noting that about a third of the submissions for the inaugural journal were selected. \u201cIt\u2019s a wide range of research but a lot of it focuses on UCSB students. There are specific case studies that people do that are really innovative.\u201d<\/p>\n

She emphasized that undergraduate research journals are produced by undergraduate students. While Charity Hudley advised the editors, the reviews were all done by students because, as she explained, \u201cif it\u2019s an undergraduate research journal then students should be able to decide who goes in and who goes out and those students are the best indicator as to whether or not that paper is accessible to a general population.\u201d<\/p>\n

The review board consisted of the two editors and nine URCA peer advisors: Lesly Silva, Jordan Mitchell, Sabreena Sukhram, Erika Prado, Brenda Wu, David Lowe, Jasmin Morales, Wendy Santamaria and Xochitl Brise\u00f1o. It is anticipated that this will be an annual publication.<\/p>\n

The 2019 UCSB Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Journal publications include:<\/p>\n

A Black Feminist Approach to Recreational Pole Dancing<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Brianna A. Robinson, Department of Feminist Studies; Faculty Mentor, Laury Oaks<\/p>\n

Unpaid Interns: \u2018Breaking Persistent Barriers\u2019 Without Employee Status and Anti-Discrimination Protections<\/a>\u00a0by Chelsea Borg, Department of History; Faculty Mentor, Nelson Lichtenstein<\/p>\n

White by Association: The Mixed Marriage Policy of Japanese American Internees<\/a>\u00a0by Ashlynn Deu Pree, Department of History; Faculty Mentor, Adrienne Edgar<\/p>\n

Impact of Ethnic Studies Pedagogy on Latinx Student Achievement<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Jose Tapia, Department of Chicanx Studies; Faculty Mentor, Veronica Fematt<\/p>\n

Literacy and Social Media: Young Adult Readers in Goodreads Online Communities\u00a0<\/a>by Emma Anderson, Department of English; Faculty Mentor, Elizabeth Heckendorn Cook<\/p>\n

Investigating the Potential of Interactive Digital Learning Tools<\/a>\u00a0by Chinmay Surpur, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences; Faculty Mentor, Richard E. Mayer<\/p>\n

Effects of Stress on Cognition and Performance (ESCAPE)<\/a>\u00a0by Chinmayee Balachandra, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences; Faculty Mentor, Michael B. Miller<\/p>\n

Exposure to Multicultural Environments: Influence on Social Relationships and Altruistic Behavior<\/a>\u00a0by Paola Rivera, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences; Faculty Mentor, Vanessa Woods<\/p>\n

How Remittances Are Changing Poverty Spending in Central America<\/a>\u00a0by Kuvimbanashe Edwin Chikukwa, Department of Political Science; Faculty Mentor, Kathleen Bruhn<\/p>\n

Created as an open-access publication<\/a> in order to expand the reach of the undergraduate research, the journal is available at\u00a0https:\/\/www.duels.ucsb.edu\/research\/urca\/journa<\/a><\/p>\n

Originally published in The Current<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(UCSB) on July 26, 2019.<\/p>\n

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