CAROLI N E N. G ELM I 
is a junior majoring in English from Union, New Jersey. She spent last semester studying abroad in 

London, and much of her work was accomplished there. She hopes to attend graduate school after 

completing here education at Boston College, and she would also like to travel. She has two pet dogs 

whom she loves, and she would like to thank her family for all of their support. 

LAU REN L. G I L F EAT HER 
is a senior Human Development major in the Lynch School of Education concurrently pursuing her 

Masters in Social Work at Boston College. Lauren's academic interests focus on family dissolution and 

preservation and adolescent psychology, and she is presently an intern at the Comprehensive School Age 

Parenting Program in Jamaica Plain. Lauren is the Vice President of the Boston College chapter of the 

Golden Key International Honor Society and works as both a research assistant and tutor in the field 

of social work. 

KAELI N G RANT 
is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in Philosphy and French Language and 

Literature. She hails from Wisconsin, and she wil l be studying abroad in Paris next year. 

MARK I RVINE 
is a junior at Boston College, majoring in International Studies with concentrations in Economic Relations 

and Security Studies with a minor in Economics. He was born and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. He is 

involved in the Fulton Debating Society, Model United Nations, and the College Federal Reserve Challenge 

competition. Other research includes a senior project studying the uses of deterrence by the threat of 

punishment in counterterrorism policy, focusing specifically on its long history in the Israel-Palestine case. 

ERIN L. M C C U T C H E O N 
is originally from Ridgewood, New Jersey and is now a senior at Boston College. She is majoring in Art 

History and English, with a minor in Studio Art with a concentration in oil painting. Her essay repre-

sents a section of a larger honors thesis she is writing this year focusing on the artists Ana Mendieta 

and Frida Kahlo and a discussion of identity in their work. 



JULIE B. MCN A M A R A 
is a sophomore in the school of Arts and Sciences and is a double major in Classics and Linguistics. 

She is especially interested in studying bilinguals from both sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic 

perspectives. The original paper was written for Psycholinguistics under the supervision and tutelage 

of Professor Margaret Thomas. It provided Ms. McNamara a starting point for her research into how 

bilinguals manage two competing sets of vocabulary. A special computer program was written 

expressely to aid in this study by Mr. Joeseph T. Connolly, Arts and Sciences class of 2005. 

She is also a member of the Boston College "Screaming Eagles" Marching Band. 

SCOTT M. O'LEARY 
is a senior Philosophy and History double major with an emphasis on religious history and thought. 

Born in Lima, Peru, Scott has lived throughout South and Central America before settling in Traverse 

City, Missouri. Scott is active with the St. Thomas More Society, Phi Alpha Theta, and the Father Fred 

Foundation. He is also the regional director of the Soapbox Coalition, a non-partisan political outreach 

group dedicated to 18-30 year olds, and is a philosophy Teaching Assistant and a Resident Assistant. 

Inspiration for his work came from studies with Professor Kearney in Existentialism and Theories of 

Self-Hood, as well as Overcoming Onto-Theology by Merold Westphal. 

H EATH ER K. SPELLER 
is a senior psychology major in the College of Arts & Sciences. She has conducted mental health research 

in the Acute Psychiatry Service at Massachusetts General Hospital for two years, and recently completed 

her senior honors thesis, entitled "Mental health literacy: A Comparative Assessment of Knowledge and 

Opinions of Mental Illness between Caucasian and Asian American College Students". 

She wil l be attending medical school next year, and is considering a career in psychiatry. 

M I C H A E L J. YAKS I C H 
Class of 2005, is a sociology honors student studying consumption and popular culture. Michael has 

presented work at the 2004 American Sociological Association's annual meeting and conducted research 

as an undergraduate fellow under Dr. Juliet Schor. He also serves as a Resident Assistant; Director of Gay, 

Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Issues for the undergraduate government; and is a member of the Order 

of the Cross and Crown honor society.