presentation schedule
oral presentations july 16 - orch 1001
12:00 – 12:15 pm
Shiqi Feng
Possible factors of purchasing luxury goods
12:20 – 12:35 pm
Genevieve Ke, Phoebe Ye
Influence of Ads from YouTube on students’ Purchasing behaviors
12:40 – 12:55 pm
Yuki Hosotani, Kai Arii
Fast Fashion or Slow Fashion?: The Influence of Commodity Fetishism on Selection of Fashion
1:00 – 1:15 pm
Thanjira Molkul, Yunxin Wang
Sociological Motivation in Fashion Clothing Consumption
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1:30 – 1:45 pm
Fan Li, Yu Wu
The Impact of Insomnia on Undergraduates’ Learning Efficiency
1:50 – 2:05 pm
Mingyang Xu
Does Cocoa Butter Consumption Influence Stress Levels for New International Students?
2:10 – 2:25 pm
Doga Findikoglu
Understanding Sleep Deprivation: A Glance at the Situation of First year University Students
2:30 – 2:45 pm
Tianqi Peng, Eva Ng
A psychological study on the ways stress impacts sleep quality among international students
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2:55 – 3:10 pm
Cen Liu
The influence of the Korean wave on beauty perceptions of Chinese international students
3:15 – 3:30 pm
Houyu Lin
Varieties in societal attitudes
3:35 – 3:50 pm
Chenyuwen Qin, Haoyan Yan
Investigating roles of mothers in the higher level educational attainment in South Korea and Turkey
3:55 – 4:10 pm
Rinas Melli
The Role of the Syrian Official Media in Framing the Syrian Revolution as a Sectarian Ideology Movement, and the Changing of Public Opinions
Shiqi Feng
Possible factors of purchasing luxury goods
12:20 – 12:35 pm
Genevieve Ke, Phoebe Ye
Influence of Ads from YouTube on students’ Purchasing behaviors
12:40 – 12:55 pm
Yuki Hosotani, Kai Arii
Fast Fashion or Slow Fashion?: The Influence of Commodity Fetishism on Selection of Fashion
1:00 – 1:15 pm
Thanjira Molkul, Yunxin Wang
Sociological Motivation in Fashion Clothing Consumption
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1:30 – 1:45 pm
Fan Li, Yu Wu
The Impact of Insomnia on Undergraduates’ Learning Efficiency
1:50 – 2:05 pm
Mingyang Xu
Does Cocoa Butter Consumption Influence Stress Levels for New International Students?
2:10 – 2:25 pm
Doga Findikoglu
Understanding Sleep Deprivation: A Glance at the Situation of First year University Students
2:30 – 2:45 pm
Tianqi Peng, Eva Ng
A psychological study on the ways stress impacts sleep quality among international students
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2:55 – 3:10 pm
Cen Liu
The influence of the Korean wave on beauty perceptions of Chinese international students
3:15 – 3:30 pm
Houyu Lin
Varieties in societal attitudes
3:35 – 3:50 pm
Chenyuwen Qin, Haoyan Yan
Investigating roles of mothers in the higher level educational attainment in South Korea and Turkey
3:55 – 4:10 pm
Rinas Melli
The Role of the Syrian Official Media in Framing the Syrian Revolution as a Sectarian Ideology Movement, and the Changing of Public Opinions
oral presentations july 16 - orch 3074
12:00 – 12:15 pm
Maria Teran, Valeria Moncada
The influence of Twitter in 2016 US Presidential Elections
12:20 – 12:35 pm
Erin Wu, Yuxin Sun
Mentally Ill? The stories US mainstream media tells about gun violence and mental health.
12:40 – 12:55 pm
Xiaonan Xia, YiFan Zhang
The relationship between mental illness and gun violence in American schools
1:00 – 1:15 pm
Munkh-Ochir Idertsogt
To what extent does violence portrayed in media and Hollywood movies influence copycat crimes?
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1:30 – 1:45 pm
Shijia Huang, Qingyuan Chen
Anxiety and memory: the effects of different levels of anxiety during memory formation
1:50 – 2:05 pm
Peishan Li
The key to success in university life: Learning to balance health and academic stress
2:10 – 2:25 pm
Shan Lu, Xinwen Hu
Potential factors leading to depression in students from collectivistic cultures
2:30 – 2:45 pm
Xinhui Xu, Wenjing Deng
The Sources of VANT148 Students' Negative Stress
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2:55 – 3:10 pm
Yutong Zhu, Xinchang Lei
People's decision making under time pressure
3:15 – 3:30 pm
Yi Huang, Luyi Pan
Beyond time planning: A quantitative and qualitative analysis of procrastination from a psychological perspective
3:35 – 3:50 pm
Ying Chun Kelvin Muk, Taiquan Wang
Exploring the effectiveness of sexual education for college students
3:55 – 4:10 pm
Selin Ergun
Investigating the effect of standard time tables on first-year international students’ experiences
Maria Teran, Valeria Moncada
The influence of Twitter in 2016 US Presidential Elections
12:20 – 12:35 pm
Erin Wu, Yuxin Sun
Mentally Ill? The stories US mainstream media tells about gun violence and mental health.
12:40 – 12:55 pm
Xiaonan Xia, YiFan Zhang
The relationship between mental illness and gun violence in American schools
1:00 – 1:15 pm
Munkh-Ochir Idertsogt
To what extent does violence portrayed in media and Hollywood movies influence copycat crimes?
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1:30 – 1:45 pm
Shijia Huang, Qingyuan Chen
Anxiety and memory: the effects of different levels of anxiety during memory formation
1:50 – 2:05 pm
Peishan Li
The key to success in university life: Learning to balance health and academic stress
2:10 – 2:25 pm
Shan Lu, Xinwen Hu
Potential factors leading to depression in students from collectivistic cultures
2:30 – 2:45 pm
Xinhui Xu, Wenjing Deng
The Sources of VANT148 Students' Negative Stress
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2:55 – 3:10 pm
Yutong Zhu, Xinchang Lei
People's decision making under time pressure
3:15 – 3:30 pm
Yi Huang, Luyi Pan
Beyond time planning: A quantitative and qualitative analysis of procrastination from a psychological perspective
3:35 – 3:50 pm
Ying Chun Kelvin Muk, Taiquan Wang
Exploring the effectiveness of sexual education for college students
3:55 – 4:10 pm
Selin Ergun
Investigating the effect of standard time tables on first-year international students’ experiences
oral presentations july 16 - orch 3052
12:00 – 12:15 pm
Huangran Tian, Jiahui Li
Gender Inequality in Workplaces: A Sociological Perspective
12:20 – 12:35 pm
Xiyuan Cao
Survey on gender inequality experience by UBC VANT 149 students
12:40 – 12:55 pm
Yigit Atlan
Macbeth, Gender and Pop Culture
1:00 – 1:15 pm
Yuffie (Chih-Yu) Lin
Gender Inequality through the Lens of News Stories: Donald Trump and Hillary Rodham Clinton
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1:30 – 1:45 pm
Min Han
The influence of social media: The power of prejudice and injustice
1:50 – 2:05 pm
Congshan Qiu, Beibei Huang
Intentions of permanent residence study of international intellectual class in Canada
2:10 – 2:25 pm
Mauricio Jean Pieer Trujillo
News flash: Information matters…only in the right places
2:30 – 2:45 pm
Chuang Chen, Zebin Lin
How media and public view First Nations before and after Canadian government apologize
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2:55 – 3:10 pm
Mingruo Ji
Vantage college students' food perception towards healthy food practice
3:15 – 3:30 pm
Zhiming Zhang
What do UBC’s first year international students do with their trash?
3:35 – 3:50 pm
Yilin Chen, Wenyan Tang
The effects of human-canine relationship
3:55 - 4:10 pm
Yuxin Deng
Changes to first year undergraduate Chinese students’ attitudes about relationships after their first year in Canada
Huangran Tian, Jiahui Li
Gender Inequality in Workplaces: A Sociological Perspective
12:20 – 12:35 pm
Xiyuan Cao
Survey on gender inequality experience by UBC VANT 149 students
12:40 – 12:55 pm
Yigit Atlan
Macbeth, Gender and Pop Culture
1:00 – 1:15 pm
Yuffie (Chih-Yu) Lin
Gender Inequality through the Lens of News Stories: Donald Trump and Hillary Rodham Clinton
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1:30 – 1:45 pm
Min Han
The influence of social media: The power of prejudice and injustice
1:50 – 2:05 pm
Congshan Qiu, Beibei Huang
Intentions of permanent residence study of international intellectual class in Canada
2:10 – 2:25 pm
Mauricio Jean Pieer Trujillo
News flash: Information matters…only in the right places
2:30 – 2:45 pm
Chuang Chen, Zebin Lin
How media and public view First Nations before and after Canadian government apologize
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2:55 – 3:10 pm
Mingruo Ji
Vantage college students' food perception towards healthy food practice
3:15 – 3:30 pm
Zhiming Zhang
What do UBC’s first year international students do with their trash?
3:35 – 3:50 pm
Yilin Chen, Wenyan Tang
The effects of human-canine relationship
3:55 - 4:10 pm
Yuxin Deng
Changes to first year undergraduate Chinese students’ attitudes about relationships after their first year in Canada
oral presentations july 16 - orch 3058
12:00 – 12:15 pm
Maryo Wahba
Western Media’s Normalization of Violence in the Middle East and the Degradation of Cosmopolitism
12:20 – 12:35 pm
Han Chen
Investigating Chinese International Students’ Perceptions Toward the 2008 summer Beijing Olympics
12:40 – 12:55 pm
Ariane Arnaud
Social Media and Middle Eastern Women: Comparison of the Evolution in the Discourse About Women
1:00 – 1:15 pm
Basheer Amin
The Reflection of the Factionalization of Kurdish Politics in Syria on Syrian-Kurdish Media
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1:30 – 1:45 pm
Tianqi Gu, Qianning Gu
Whether there will be difference between North and South Chinese young people for TV series in Vantage College
1:50 – 2:05 pm
Yixuan He
Relationship Between Univerrsity-specific Features and International Student Choice
2:10 – 2:25 pm
Mingzhao Li, Pelin Dogdas
Why Not Seek Help?: Poor Engagement in Writing Supports Held by Universities Among International Students
2:30 – 2:45 pm
You Xiao, Menghan Gao
Does volunteering really show altruism? A psychological study with Vantage students
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2:55 – 3:10 pm
Shreetika Singh
The Power of Public Art
3:15 – 3:30 pm
Junhui Jiang
How do people react to immigration? An analysis of immigration in Vancouver through news media
3:35 – 3:50 pm
Yiqiong Fu, Yuxin Hu
Practical strategies on sustaining long-distance dating relationships: A survey based study of university students’ perceptions
Maryo Wahba
Western Media’s Normalization of Violence in the Middle East and the Degradation of Cosmopolitism
12:20 – 12:35 pm
Han Chen
Investigating Chinese International Students’ Perceptions Toward the 2008 summer Beijing Olympics
12:40 – 12:55 pm
Ariane Arnaud
Social Media and Middle Eastern Women: Comparison of the Evolution in the Discourse About Women
1:00 – 1:15 pm
Basheer Amin
The Reflection of the Factionalization of Kurdish Politics in Syria on Syrian-Kurdish Media
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1:30 – 1:45 pm
Tianqi Gu, Qianning Gu
Whether there will be difference between North and South Chinese young people for TV series in Vantage College
1:50 – 2:05 pm
Yixuan He
Relationship Between Univerrsity-specific Features and International Student Choice
2:10 – 2:25 pm
Mingzhao Li, Pelin Dogdas
Why Not Seek Help?: Poor Engagement in Writing Supports Held by Universities Among International Students
2:30 – 2:45 pm
You Xiao, Menghan Gao
Does volunteering really show altruism? A psychological study with Vantage students
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2:55 – 3:10 pm
Shreetika Singh
The Power of Public Art
3:15 – 3:30 pm
Junhui Jiang
How do people react to immigration? An analysis of immigration in Vancouver through news media
3:35 – 3:50 pm
Yiqiong Fu, Yuxin Hu
Practical strategies on sustaining long-distance dating relationships: A survey based study of university students’ perceptions
poster presentations - july 17 10am-2pm
10am-11am and 11am-12pm
Zhanhao Zeng, Lin Zheng (2)
How Important is Copyright? Comparing Public Awareness of Music Copyright in China and the United States of America
Ed Li, Veronika Wang (5)
Living Abroad: How International Students Balance their Emotions, and the Impact on their Social Lives
Tergel Naranbaatar (8)
“I never leave home without my lucky bracelet”: Superstitious belief – does luck really matter?
Kanbei Yen (20)
To eat or not to eat? The relationship between nutrition knowledge and diet
Kristy Liu, Stanny Chen (26)
The relationship between social media usage time and university students’ perception of academic review
Sophia Li, Shuyi Qiu (29)
Does playing video games affect students’ behavior?
Michelle Kim (32)
Cultural Differences towards Bullying: How Different Countries Accept Bullying Societally
Dingfeng Xu, Tianyun Wang (38)
The contrasting portrayal of money laundering by different news agencies
Wencheng Liu, Weibin Xiao (44)
How do individual athletes potential perceive boycotts in Olympic Games on their careers?
Yuchen Song, Haozhou Ye (47)
Personal information security issues: Students’ awareness of personal information privacy following the Cambridge Analytic incident
Becky Sun, Siyi Zhao (50)
Childhood obesity and mother blaming
Shumeng Shi, Sihan Wang (56)
Social Media Sina Weibo and Renren, Speech Censorship in China
View Chiayapuck, Mark Wang (59)
Choice of Connection: Survey based study of the investigation of International Students’ motives of moving to Canada
Jiale Ding, Jinjia Ye (68)
Aggressive behavior caused by violent video games: What is the most significant factor?
Helin Ciftci (71)
How Do Media Campaigns Raise Awareness About Women’s Body Confidence?
10am-11am and 1pm-2pm
Shihe Zhang, Tianyang Du (1)
Chinese teenagers attitude towards inheritance of China culture heritage, with a focus in the traditional music area
Ying Wang. Zhiyi Li (4)
Examining the degree of international students’ knowledge of and access to mental health support services
Meiheng Lin, LuQi Liu (22)
Analyzing the relationship between expectations and experiences: Voices of university freshmen
Yuzhen Han, Xinyi Guo (25)
Shouldn’t have missed China: How Chinese-made social media platforms have made China the biggest consumer market for K-POP
Yuxi Liu, Zhe Su (28)
Social media and individual cognition
Kary Ontaneda (34)
Constructing sexuality and purchasing power: Analysis of the impact of the North American culture
Blanche Chen (37)
Unequal pay in Work Place Generated by Women’s Family Responsibility
Jianxin Hong, Yaxuan Lu (40)
Chinese Students’ Obstacle of Self-Expression in English-speaking Classes
Junyi Zhang, Ziying Han (46)
The Correlation between Conscientiousness and Short-Term Memory Capacity of New University Students in Canada
Zexing Hao (49)
Sports’ Impact on Modern World Politics
Hao Yang, Guannan Shen (55)
How do people talk about poverty? An analysis of poverty in Vancouver through posts on social media
Thea Yang, Sieun Lee (58)
“I just want to sleep five more minutes!” – A Study of Sleep and Academic Performance
Ying Zhang, Svon Ge (67)
Sexual abuse against women
Yirou Liu, Wentao Huang (70)
Different Classifications of Indirect Bullying in Education Systems in Chinese and American newspapers
11am-12pm and 1pm-2pm
Junyi Cheng (3)
The influence of sleep deprivation on Vantage students
Xiran Cui, Yuheng Liu (6)
Personal Characteristics of Students and Class Size
Jianwei Kang (9)
Vantage College students’ attitudes and opinions on crime
Yuning Zhang, Silu Chen (12)
How team sports and individual sports affect international students’ attitudes and social skills
Anya Paiboonsirijit, Steven Tse (15)
Impacts of Chinese aging population on social pension system
Zhihan Qi, Zihan Liu (18)
The contribution of food delivery applications on eliminating gender inequality by reducing hours on housework
Guantong Lin, Sicheng Li (21)
Research on Vantage College Students’ Awareness of the Environmental Problems in China
Yanhua Guo, Minge Wang (24)
The difficulties faced by international Chinese students in Western higher education systems
Ryan Ren (30)
Does technology influence first year Vantage students?
Chuhan Zhang (36)
Factors that cause college students to stay up late
Peixuan Tian (39)
The role of social media in shaping political opinion
Zixin Cai, Hua Dong (48)
The effect of peer pressure on adolescents’ behavior
Sana Sheikhi (54)
Examining Female Politician’s Representation in Canadian Media
Evelyn Yin, Yolanda He (60)
Young Adults’ Perspectives on the Concerns of Chinese Elderly Mental Health
Yuyun Shen, Jingting Tang (66)
Analyzing Facebook’s influence on Vantage students’ social circles and connections
Zhanhao Zeng, Lin Zheng (2)
How Important is Copyright? Comparing Public Awareness of Music Copyright in China and the United States of America
Ed Li, Veronika Wang (5)
Living Abroad: How International Students Balance their Emotions, and the Impact on their Social Lives
Tergel Naranbaatar (8)
“I never leave home without my lucky bracelet”: Superstitious belief – does luck really matter?
Kanbei Yen (20)
To eat or not to eat? The relationship between nutrition knowledge and diet
Kristy Liu, Stanny Chen (26)
The relationship between social media usage time and university students’ perception of academic review
Sophia Li, Shuyi Qiu (29)
Does playing video games affect students’ behavior?
Michelle Kim (32)
Cultural Differences towards Bullying: How Different Countries Accept Bullying Societally
Dingfeng Xu, Tianyun Wang (38)
The contrasting portrayal of money laundering by different news agencies
Wencheng Liu, Weibin Xiao (44)
How do individual athletes potential perceive boycotts in Olympic Games on their careers?
Yuchen Song, Haozhou Ye (47)
Personal information security issues: Students’ awareness of personal information privacy following the Cambridge Analytic incident
Becky Sun, Siyi Zhao (50)
Childhood obesity and mother blaming
Shumeng Shi, Sihan Wang (56)
Social Media Sina Weibo and Renren, Speech Censorship in China
View Chiayapuck, Mark Wang (59)
Choice of Connection: Survey based study of the investigation of International Students’ motives of moving to Canada
Jiale Ding, Jinjia Ye (68)
Aggressive behavior caused by violent video games: What is the most significant factor?
Helin Ciftci (71)
How Do Media Campaigns Raise Awareness About Women’s Body Confidence?
10am-11am and 1pm-2pm
Shihe Zhang, Tianyang Du (1)
Chinese teenagers attitude towards inheritance of China culture heritage, with a focus in the traditional music area
Ying Wang. Zhiyi Li (4)
Examining the degree of international students’ knowledge of and access to mental health support services
Meiheng Lin, LuQi Liu (22)
Analyzing the relationship between expectations and experiences: Voices of university freshmen
Yuzhen Han, Xinyi Guo (25)
Shouldn’t have missed China: How Chinese-made social media platforms have made China the biggest consumer market for K-POP
Yuxi Liu, Zhe Su (28)
Social media and individual cognition
Kary Ontaneda (34)
Constructing sexuality and purchasing power: Analysis of the impact of the North American culture
Blanche Chen (37)
Unequal pay in Work Place Generated by Women’s Family Responsibility
Jianxin Hong, Yaxuan Lu (40)
Chinese Students’ Obstacle of Self-Expression in English-speaking Classes
Junyi Zhang, Ziying Han (46)
The Correlation between Conscientiousness and Short-Term Memory Capacity of New University Students in Canada
Zexing Hao (49)
Sports’ Impact on Modern World Politics
Hao Yang, Guannan Shen (55)
How do people talk about poverty? An analysis of poverty in Vancouver through posts on social media
Thea Yang, Sieun Lee (58)
“I just want to sleep five more minutes!” – A Study of Sleep and Academic Performance
Ying Zhang, Svon Ge (67)
Sexual abuse against women
Yirou Liu, Wentao Huang (70)
Different Classifications of Indirect Bullying in Education Systems in Chinese and American newspapers
11am-12pm and 1pm-2pm
Junyi Cheng (3)
The influence of sleep deprivation on Vantage students
Xiran Cui, Yuheng Liu (6)
Personal Characteristics of Students and Class Size
Jianwei Kang (9)
Vantage College students’ attitudes and opinions on crime
Yuning Zhang, Silu Chen (12)
How team sports and individual sports affect international students’ attitudes and social skills
Anya Paiboonsirijit, Steven Tse (15)
Impacts of Chinese aging population on social pension system
Zhihan Qi, Zihan Liu (18)
The contribution of food delivery applications on eliminating gender inequality by reducing hours on housework
Guantong Lin, Sicheng Li (21)
Research on Vantage College Students’ Awareness of the Environmental Problems in China
Yanhua Guo, Minge Wang (24)
The difficulties faced by international Chinese students in Western higher education systems
Ryan Ren (30)
Does technology influence first year Vantage students?
Chuhan Zhang (36)
Factors that cause college students to stay up late
Peixuan Tian (39)
The role of social media in shaping political opinion
Zixin Cai, Hua Dong (48)
The effect of peer pressure on adolescents’ behavior
Sana Sheikhi (54)
Examining Female Politician’s Representation in Canadian Media
Evelyn Yin, Yolanda He (60)
Young Adults’ Perspectives on the Concerns of Chinese Elderly Mental Health
Yuyun Shen, Jingting Tang (66)
Analyzing Facebook’s influence on Vantage students’ social circles and connections