UConn Undergraduate Political Review Publications
Spring 2022
Fall 2021
Spring 2021
PP 5397: Policymaking and Legislation
Bill-writing and Debates
In which I write a bill for the CT General Assembly and prepare an OLR summary in anticipation of in-class debates
Press Release
In which I create a mock press release reporting the result of the in-class votes
PP 5348: Urban Planning Principles and Methods
Group Final Report
In which we assess and propose amendments to the New Britain, CT Transit-Oriented Development policy
Local Decision-Making Evaluation
In which I review the decision-making process and underlying issues of an assigned town council hearing approving a land-use change
PP 5350: Urban and Regional Policy
City Study
In which I give an account of the economic history of Minneapolis
Essay 2
In which I lay out the case for public provision of water distribution services
PP 5347: Applied Policy Topics
Empirical Application Assignment
In which I show that Black mortgage applicants are less likely to be approved than identical white counterparts
PP 5342: Policy Analysis
Empirical Application Assignment
In which models to measure the relationship between air quality and home value are created and assessed
Policy Memo
In which I discuss the relationship between traffic congestion and public health in Hartford, CT
Memo Presentation
In which the findings of the above memo are translated into a PowerPoint presentation
PP 5345: Project Management
Final Team Report
In which we create a project plan for a Welcome Center for returning inmates in New Haven, CT
PP 5375: Economic Analysis for Public Policy
Cost-Benefit Analysis
In which I discuss the viability of a bikeshare program on UConn's Storrs campus
CBA Presentation
In which the findings of the above memo are translated into a PowerPoint presentation
PP 3020W: Cases in Public Policy
Policy Memo
In which policy solutions to a dangerous intersection are assessed
POLS 3208W: Politics of Oil
Debate Issue Ad
An "Issue Ad" to summarize my position and argumentation for the fourth class debate
Research Paper
In which the merits of Carbon Tax schemes are assessed
PP 5341: Public Opinion and Democratic Processes
Midterm Exam
In which major scholars of public opinion are analyzed and interpreted
Research Paper
In which I discuss the relationship between real economic data and public perceptions of the national economy
GEOG 2320E: Current Geographic Issues
Research Paper
In which climate change mitigation plans are discussed in the context of an assigned country
POLS 3012: Modern Political Theory
Final Exam
In which contemporary media portrayals of modern political philosophers are analyzed
POLS 2998: Constitutional Dictatorship
Short Essay
In which I review Clinton Rossiter's writing on the Korematsu v. United States supreme court case
Journals
In which I respond to ten assigned journal prompts
DMD 2010: History of Digital Culture
Final Exam
In which I respond to several reading-oriented prompts on technology and digital culture
POLS 3017: Contemporary Political Theory
Final Paper
In which I respond to the prompt "Is Emma Goldman's political theory Libertarian?"
POLS 2998: Political Theory and Music
Research Paper
In which I look for relationships between the course's political thinkers and popular protest songs
GEOG 1200: The City in the Western Tradition
Assignment 2
In which Storrs, CT is to be re-planned while maintaining the current roads that exist
Assignment 1
In which I hand-draw a map of territory controlled by the Roman Empire
POLS 3617: American Political Economy
Final Paper
In which I respond to the prompt "does capitalism promote or subvert democracy?"
POLS 2998: Congressional Theory and Practice
Legislative History
In which I elucidate a legislative history of the (first) impeachment of Donald Trump