Political science students present at NC Political Science Conference

Four political science students presented papers at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Political Science Association last week. Presenting on the panel titled, “Whither Public Policies: Money, Taxes, Liberty and the Environment,” each student presented their research and findings to an audience of political scientists and students from across the state of North Carolina.

The title of the paper presented along with the student authors are:

  • “Sustainable Timber Harvest on America’s Public Lands: Environmental Consequences of Policy Choices,”

    Danielle Morrow

  • “An Examination of the U.S. ‘Tax Gap’: Who is Really to Blame?” Jennifer Papillo
  • “The Minimum Wage and Youth Employment Consequences,” Shelby Peterson
  • “Liberty and Security at America’s Airports,”

    Parker Turner.