People I Know is a conceptual visual arts project which involves collecting and archiving information with the intention of extending the notion of portraiture and identity beyond the frame of the body. The collection is a body of collaged material that is a substitute for the body of the sitter, characterizing them. My practice methodology is a combination of collage and collection which allows for a wide field of research and an interdisciplinary approach. These works could be considered case studies of people I know; in object, text, and sculpture; brought together in installation.

People I Know is a conceptual visual arts project which involves collecting and archiving information with the intention of extending the notion of portraiture and identity beyond the frame of the body. The collection is a body of collaged material that is a substitute for the body of the sitter, characterizing them. My practice methodology is a combination of collage and collection which allows for a wide field of research and an interdisciplinary approach. These works could be considered case studies of people I know; in object, text, and sculpture; brought together in installation.

Decisions made by individuals representing states do not only impact citizens living within the state’s political jurisdiction, but also those from other political jurisdictions. The U.S. Executive’s role in global and international politics is quintessential case of how behaviors of individuals representing a state can shift the balance of power in the global political system. This study aimed to gain a new understanding into how this phenomenon occurs by analyzing the influence of personal characteristics on behaviors of individuals with executive decision-making powers. The Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 was used as the case to understand which personal characteristics at the level of cognitive idiosyncrasies were present in Obama’s and Trump’s decision-making processes regarding the Act. The study was an interpretivist enquiry which analyzed speeches gathered using a discourse analysis method and analyzed through the lenses of the cognitive idiosyncrasy theoretical model. Results showed that there were cognitive idiosyncrasies of framing, anchoring, images, evoked set, cognitive consistency, availability of information, historical analogies and verbal styles present in both presidents’ behaviors. The study concluded that though personal characteristics influence decision-making, the extent of their influence varies depending on the individual’s experience, expertise, and interests in the foreign policy problem.

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Romantic relationships commonly endure rough patches. The relational turbulence model and the social allergy phenomenon may account for such rough transitions. A social allergy is an idiosyncratic social behavior that involuntarily stirs up irritation in an individual, either with or without the intention of the transgressor. As the behavior is repeated, tolerance for the bothersome allergen dwindles. This paper investigates the connections between relational turbulence and social allergies. The relational turbulence model describes individuals’ severe reactions to various turning points in an interpersonal relationship, and combines the effects of increased intimacy, relational uncertainty, and partner interference. Based on the turbulence model, the author predicted curvilinear relationships between intimacy and social allergen occurrence as well as between intimacy and negative emotional impact of social allergens. Based on the social allergen literature, the author predicted social allergen occurrence and repeated arguments about social allergens would both associate positively with relationship turbulence. Partial support was found for each prediction.

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