NOTRE DAME RESEARCH WORKSHOP ON RIOTS AND PROTEST Research Team Members Current (2004-05) | Alumni

	Marques Bolden Marques is a junior majoring in Arts & Letters pre-professional with a focus in sociology. His post-graduation goals are to attend medical school and become a physician. Marques became interested in REAP because it gave him the opportunity to perform undergraduate research on a topic intimate to his heritage.
	Mary (Katie) Dingeman Katie is a junior sociology major and French minor at Saint Mary's College. Activities include the Saint Mary's varsity Swim Team and volunteering at the South Bend Refugee and Immigration Service Center. Recent travels abroad, namely to India and Honduras, deepened her passion for sociology and helped guide her decision to participate in REAP. At the present moment, future goals include attainment of a J.D. in international human rights law and becoming an immigration lawyer.
	Megan Gribbins Megan is a junior entrepreneurship major at the University of Notre Dame. Her participation in the REAP project allows her to be involved in discussions very different from those in her business classes, giving her new perspectives on societal issues. After graduating, she plans to pursue an MBA and a law degree. Eventually, she would like to move back home to Evansville, Indiana to work for her family's company and raise a family.
	Jacqueline Heap Jackie is a senior Spanish and Sociology major at the University of Notre Dame. Her interests and experiences with Latino issues and the Migrant Farm Worker Movement attracted her to REAP. She hails from the Show-Me-State (Go Royals!) and spends her free time volunteering at English as a Second Language classes and running marathons. Jackie plans on teaching for a couple of years in Latin America upon graduation.
	Melissa Hentges Melissa is a senior majoring in Sociology and African/African-American Studies. Her post graduation plans, include (with high hopes) earning a placement in the Teach for America program and thereafter attending graduate school, working to earn a doctoral degree in educational policy. Melissa was interested in REAP because of the opportunity it gave to gain experience in participating in in-depth research, as well as the ability to gain greater knowledge about topics I had not yet focused on in my academic career.
	Diane Ihlenfeldt Diane is set to graduate with a major in sociology and a minor in political science from Saint Mary's College in 2006. She is spending this year at Indiana University at South Bend in their sociology department. She plans to use information she learns in REAP later in life when she practices human rights law.
	Rachel Lewis Rachel is a sophomore a the University of Notre Dame, majoring in sociology. She aspires to attend law school and to practice family law. Rachel became interested in the REAP project due to her interests in studying racial dynamics.
	Amanda McBride Amanda is a sophomore at the University of Notre Dame, double majoring in English and sociology. She plans to continue her education either through law school or the pursuit of a doctorate in English. Ultimately, she aspires to a career as a writer.
	Tosha Smith Tosha is a senior at Saint Mary's College majoring in Sociology with a minor in Justice Education. She plans on beginning graduate school in the fall to study sociology and is specifically interested in studying both educational processes and the natural environment. She became interested in the REAP program because it provided her the opportunity to expand the research skills that she will need for graduate education.
	Rachel Thelen Rachel is a sociology and theology double major at the University of Notre Dame. She is in her third year of studies, and plans to do several years of service after graduation-hopefully working with children and urban poverty issues.
	Maria Diaz Maria is a second-year graduate student in the Sociology PhD Program. She is currently working on a study of income gaps among different Asian and Native ethnic groups. She is also participating in a study of how newspapers cover protests. demonstrations, and riots.
	Dan Myers Dan Myers is Professor and Chair of Sociology. His interests lie generally in the area of collective behavior and social movements, but he has also published papers on a number of other topics including gender dynamics in classrooms and game theory. Link to a summary of his ongoing research projects.
	Rory McVeigh Rory McVeigh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology. His research examines macrostructural influences on various forms of political action. He has published papers on a range of topics including the United Farm Workers movement, the Ku Klux Klan, ballot initiative voting in Colorado, and protest participation among representative samples of Americans.