Faculty Publications

Books

History emeriti, Johannes Postma’s book, The Atlantic Slave Trade, was published by Greenwood Press, 2003.

Sociology & Corrections - Barbara Keating and Amy Skatter edited, Teaching About Family Violence: A Collection of Instructional Materials, Third Edition, published by the American Sociological Association.

Women’s Studies - Anne Lacsamana’s book Women and Globalization (co-edited with Delia D. Aguilar) was published by Humanity Books in May, 2004.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Tamara Tucker Wilkins, and Jeffrey Bumgarner, signed a contract to write a textbook for Wadsworth/Thomson Publishing tentatively entitled “To Protect and Serve:  An Introduction to Law Enforcement.”

Articles and Chapters

Anthropology - Winifred Mitchell’s paper, “Aymara Gender Relations,” was published in the Encyclopedia of Gender, edited by Carol and Melvin Ember of the Human Relations Area Files, Yale University, New Haven CT, Kluwyer Press 2003.

Economics - Atrayee Ghosh Roy’s paper “Confidence Intervals for the Suits Index,” coauthored with John E. Anderson and Paul Shoemaker is published in the National Tax Journal, 2003, LV1, 1, 81-90.

Economics - Phillip Miller presented his paper, "Arbitration and Competitive Balance in Major League Baseball," at the Missouri Valley Economics Association meeting, Kansas City. 

Economics - Richard Schiming presented a paper, "Building an Economic Utopia: A Capstone Course Activity," at the Economics and the Classroom Conference, September 13, Grand Teton, Wyoming.

Economics - Richard Schiming’s article, "Building An Economic Utopia," was published in the September 2003, Proceedings of the Economics and the Classroom Conference, Idaho State University.

Economics - Richard Schiming ’s article, "Building An Economic Utopia," was published in the Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Economics and the Classroom Conference, September 2003, sponsored by Idaho State University.

Economics - Saleheen Khan co-authored an article, “Is Microsoft a Monopoly - An Empirical Test,” with Drs. Syed Ahmed and Faridul Islam. The article will appear in the June 2004 edition of the American Business Review.

Economics - Saleheen Khan co-authored an article, “The Asian Crisis: An Economic Analysis of the Causes,” with Drs. Syed Ahmed and Faridul Islam. The article will be published in the Journal of Developing Areas.

Ethnic Studies - Allen,W. (2005). Maria Pearson – a.k.a., Running Moccasins: A Life Spent Living, Teaching and Bridging Between Tradition and Modernity, Thereby Reconciling the Dead With the Living. Journal of the Iowa Archaeological Society, 52 (1), 87-90.

Ethnic Studies - Malloy, T. Albright, L., Diaz-Loving, R., Dong, Q., & Yueh-Ting Lee’s article, “Agreement in personality judgments within and between non-overlapping social groups in collectivist cultures,” waspublished in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30(1), 106-117. (2004).

Ethnic Studies - Wayne Allen & Napoleon Chagnon’s chapter, “The Tragedy of the Commons revisited: The Role of Kinship and Co residence in the Establishment and Maintenance of Corporate in-group Boundaries in Commons Dilemmas,” was published in The Psychology of Ethnic and Cultural Conflict (2004), Yueh-Ting Lee, Clark McCauley, Fathali Moghaddam, & Stephen Worchel, editors. Westport, CN: Praeger.

Ethnic Studies - Wayne Allen submitted a book chapter, “Disturbances in the Dreamtime: Reconciling in-group/out-group behavior in traditional oral narratives,” for “In Literature and the Human Animal,” Jonathan Gottschall and David Sloan Wilson, editors. 

Ethnic Studies - Yueh-Ting Lee, Joann Quinones-Perdomo, and Edison Perdomo’s article, “An Integrative Model of Ethnic Contact, Identity and Conflict (CIC): Application to U.S. Immigration and naturalization,” was published in Ethnic Studies Review, 26(2), 57-80 (2003).

Ethnic Studies - Wayne Allen . & Napoleon A. Chagnon published, “The Tragedy of the Commons Revisited: The Role of Kinship and Co-Residence in the Establishment and Maintenance of Corporate In-Group Boundaries in Commons Dilemmas,” In Psychology of Ethnic and Cultural Conflict: Looking Through American and Global Chaos for Harmony, Y-T. Lee, C. McCauley, F. Moghaddam & S. Worchel, editors. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.

Ethnic Studies - Yueh-Ting Lee & Wang, D-Y published, “Aboriginal people in Taiwan, Continent China and the Americas: Ethnic Inquiry into Common Root and Ancestral Connection,” in Taiwan in the Twenty-First Century , (X. Li, and Z. Pan (Eds.).

Geography - Donald Friend and Mark W. William’s chapter, “Water Quality as an input to Development Policy,” has been published in, Sustainable Mountain Communities: Environmental Sustainability for Mountain Areas Impacted by Tourism and Amenity Migration, Leslie Taylor, Anne Ryall, editors.

Geography - Donald Friend’s book chapter, “Mountain Geography,” has been published in Geography in America at the Dawn of the 21st Century, Gary Gaile Cort Wilmott, editors.

Geography - Friend, Donald A ., “Mountain Geography.” In: Gaile, Gary L. and Cort J. Wilmott, editors, Geography in America at the Dawn of the 21st Century. Oxford University Press, New York. Chapter 6, pp.72-80. ISBN 0-19-823392-2.

History - Derek Catsam had an op-ed piece published on History News Network entitled “Why Africa is Finally Getting Attention,” Nov. 24, 2003.

History - Derek Catsam’s chapter titled, “On Fenway, Faith, and Fandom: A Red Sox Fan Reflects,” is published in Edward Rielly, (Ed.) Baseball and American Culture: Across the Diamond, Haworth Press, 2003.

History - Derek Catsam’s opinion piece, “Back from Israel,” was published in History News Network, June 2003.

History - Derek Catsam’s opinion piece, “Call it a Road Map Now, It’s Really the Same Old Conflict,” was published in the St. PaulPioneer Press August 12.

History - Derek Catsam’s opinion piece, “Red Sox Blues,” was published in History News Network, August 2003.

History - Larry Witherell presented a paper, "Surreptitious Chamberlainism: The Imperial Idea and Conservative Party Politics, 1902-1932,” at the Chamberlains of Birmingham International Conference, University of Birmingham, England, June 27-28.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - “Sixteen Conversations,” a reflective article written by Clark Johnson about assessing student work and communicating with students in social studies methods classes was published this fall in The International Social Studies Forum.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Bill Lewinski has published four articles this year. I will have him send the citations to you via Email.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Carolyn Shrewsbury's article “Minnesota: A decade of Demographic Change,” was published in the new edition of Perspectives of Minnesota Government and Politics, edited by Hoffman, Williamson and Wolburn, Pearson, 2003.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Carolyn Shrewsbury's article “Information Technology Issues in an Era of Greater State Responsibilities; Policy Concerns for seniors,” was reprinted in Caro and Morris (eds) Devolution and Aging Policy, Haworth, 2003.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Clark Johnson shared his work with Advising “U”, the training program for advisors in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, as a “Voice of experience” in Advisor Training:  Exemplary Practices in the Development of Advisor Skills, a monograph published this fall by the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA).

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Doran Hunter’s article, "Not so nice: what you don't want to know about Lake Woebegone," was published in Minnesota Journal: A Public Policy Monthly from the Citizens League, Vol. 21, No. 2, February 24, 2004.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Fred Slocum and Yueh-Ting Lee, Ethnic Studies, have co-authored a book chapter, “Racism, Racial Stereotypes and American Politics,” accepted for publication in a four-volume book set, The Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination (Praeger Publishers, 2004, forthcoming).

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Fred Slocum had an extended editorial, “Ten Commandments Display Out of Line,” published in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Sat. July 19, 2003. The article, on Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore’s famous Ten Commandments plaque, cited legal doctrines and various federal court decisions.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Fred Slocum’s article, “Immigration and Voting,” is slated for publication in the Contemporary Encyclopedia of American Immigration (Greenwood Publishing Group: forthcoming, winter 2004).

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Fred Slocum’s article, “The ‘New South’ Thesis Revisited: The Continuing Importance of Race in Southern Politics,” is slated for publication in Politics in Action: A Reader in American Government (3rd edition – forthcoming, 2003), edited by Jose da Cruz, Becky da Cruz and Andrew J. Dowdle.

Psychology - Otani, H., Widner, R. L., Jr., & Kato, K. (in press). Conscious and unconscious processes in hypermnesia. To appear in an edited volume published by MIT Press.

Psychology - Vinai Norasakkunkit coauthored a paper with Y. Uchida titled, “Cultural Constructions of Happiness: Theory and Empirical Evidence,” for the Journal of Happiness Studies (in press).

Social Studies - Johnson, Clark . “Sixteen Conversations.” International Social Studies Forum. Vol. 3, No. 1. 2003. 243-246. published last fall.

Social Studies - Johnson, Clark . “Voice of Experience: Advising University.” In Advisor Training: Exemplary Practices in the Development of Advisor Skills. National Academic Advising Association (NACADA). Monograph Series Number 9. 2003. 59-61. published last fall.

Social Work - Mackie, P. (2005).Burnout and Satisfaction Between Rural and Urban Social Workers: A Qualitative Analysis. Rural Mental Health, 30(3), 9-14.

Social Work - Annelies Hagemeister co-authored a 2003 training curriculum, “Minnesota Rural Project for Women and Child Safety: Collaborating for Woman and Child Safety.” The curriculum is published on the internet at http://www.mincava.umn.edu/rural/documents/cwcs/cwcs.html

Social Work - Annelies Hagemeister with Dr. Jeff Edleson, U of Minnesota, will have two curriculum modules on children and domestic violence included in the soon to be released compendium Breaking the Silence in Social Work Education: Domestic Violence Modules for Foundation Courses, Fran S. Danis &  Lettie L. Lockhart (Eds.) (2004), published by the Council on Social Work Education. The publication will be available for the first time Feb. 26-29, 2004 in Anaheim, CA at the Annual Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education. Dr. Hagemeister will be attending a contributors’ reception at the meeting.

Social Work - Debra Gohagan in collaboration with Terhi-Salokannel-Stenburg of Stadia Polytechnic have developed an on-line learning package for students of Comparative Social Welfare, due to be used in the 2003-04 academic year in the US, UK and Finland.

Social Work - Robin R. Wingo’s , syllabus, course outline, and support materials for SOWK 255, “Global Response to Human Need,” has been accepted for publication as a chapter in the Council on Social Work Education’s Integrating Global Perspectives in Social Work Education. Materials submitted for inclusion reflect best practices for the inclusion and teaching of international content at the BSW, MSW, and doctoral levels of social work education.  Richard Wintersteen, emeriti faculty, is co-author.

Sociology & Corrections - James Robertson “Compassionate Conservatism and Prison Rape: The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003,” will be published in New England Journal on Criminal & Civil Confinement, vol. 30       (forthcoming in 2003-2004).

Sociology & Corrections - James Robertson was selected to write the entry under “prisoners’ rights” for Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties, to be published in four volumes by Routledge in 2006.

Sociology & Corrections - James Robertson’s article, “Compassionate Conservatism and Prison Rape: The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003,”   appears as the lead article in vol. 30 (no. 1) of the New England Journal on Criminal & Civil Confinement (2004).

Sociology & Corrections - James Robertson’s article, “Rape Among Incarcerated Men: Sex, Coercion and STDs,” appears in AIDS Patient Care, vol. 17:423-30 (2003).

Sociology and Corrections - James E. Robertson, “Recent Legal Developments: Correctional Case Law, 2002-2003,” Criminal Justice Review, vol. 29(1) (forthcoming in 2004).

Sociology and Corrections - James E. Robertson, “The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003: A Primer,” Criminal Law Bulletin, vol. 40 (forthcoming in 2004).

Sociology & Corrections - Robertson , J.E. (2004). A Punk’s Song about Prison Reform. Pace University Law Review , 2, 527-562.

Sociology and Corrections - Kim Greer, along with several other authors, completed a report (January 2004) to the MN Department of Corrections entitled:  One Less Bed:  Report on Alternatives to Incarceration of Female Offenders.”

Sociology and Corrections - Steve Buechler : "The Strange Career of Strain and Breakdown Theories of Collective Action" appeared in The Blackwell Companion to Social Movements, edited by David Snow, Sarah Soule, and Hanspeter Kriesi.

URSI - David Laverny-Rafter is co-author of a chapter on "Revitalization of Downtown Minneapolis," in Making Space: Property Development and Urban Planning edited by Andrew Maclaran to be published in November, 2003 by Arnold publishers.

URSI - Janet Cherrington’s virtual walking tour website was featured in the February 2004 article, “Have an Out of the Ordinary Valentine’s Day with These Unique Ideas, in the Applauze Magazine.

URSI - Tony Filipovitch’s editorial, “’Mankato Piece’ Belongs Downtown,” appeared in the Mankato Free Press on March 5. It can be viewed at http://www.mankatofreepress.com/news/story.php?storyid=69848

Women’s Studies - Kim Surkan’s article, “Drag Kings in the New Wave: Gender Performance and Participation,” was published in a special issue of Journal of Homosexuality  and off-press in The Drag King Anthology, eds. Kathleen LeBesco, Jean Noble, and Donna Troka, with Harrington Park Press, July 2003.

Women’s Studies - Maria Bevacqua's article, "Feminist Theory and the Question of Lesbian and Gay Marriage," was published in, Feminism & Psychology, February 2004.

Women’s Studies - Susan Freeman published the following: Susan K. Freeman, Donna J. Guy, Nancy Hewitt, Martha S. Jones, Rosa Maria Pegueros, Tammy Proctor, Erica Rappaport, Merry Wiesner-Hanks, and Shirley Yee, “Perspectives on Teaching Women’s History: Views from the Classroom, the Library, and the Internet” Journal of Women’s History 16, no. 2 (2004), in press.

Reviews

History - Book Reviews By Kathleen Gorman “Review of The Invisible Empire: The Ku Klux Klan in Florida.” Gulf South Historical Review 18 (Spring 2003): 116-118.

History - Book Reviews By Kathleen Gorman “Review of They Fought Like Demons.” Military History of the West 33 (2003): 41-42.

History - Book Reviews By Larry Witherell Stuart Ball and Ian Holliday (eds.), Mass Conservatism: the Conservatives and the Public since 1880 ( London: Frank Cass, 2002), in ALBION (2004)

History - Book Reviews By Larry Witherell Vernon Bogdanor (ed.), The British Constitution in the Twentieth Century. ( Oxford: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, 2003), in Contemporary British History (2004).

Ethnic Studies - A portion of Wayne Allen’s book review of Applied Anthropology: A Career-Oriented Approach, by Margaret A. Gwynne (2003), Boston: Allyn & Bacon, was printed on the back flap of this new textbook.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Carolyn Shrewsbury reviewed a book proposal for a book on best practices in urban management for Sage Press.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Carolyn Shrewsbury’s review of, Rising Tide: Gender Equality And Cultural Change Around The World, by Ronald Inglehart and Pippa Norris, Cambridge, 2003, appeared in the January 2004 issue of CHOICE.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Carolyn Shrewsbury’s review of, The Presidency And Women: Promise, Performance, & Illusion, by Janet Martin appeared in the January 2004 issue of CHOICE.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Carolyn Shrewsbury's review of Michelle Swers, “The Difference Women Make: The Policy Impact of Women in Congress,” was published in Perspectives on Political Science, 32:3: 2003.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Carolyn Shrewsbury's review of John D. Donahue and Joseph S. Nye (eds) For the People? Can we fix public service, Brookings Institution Press, 2003, was published in the fall 2003 issue of Perspectives on Political Science. 32:4, pp 229-30.

Political Science/Law Enforcement -Tomasz Inglot wrote a review of a textbook on American foreign policy for Longman and Pearson publishers.

Sociology & Corrections - James Robertson “A Punk’s Song About Prison Reform,” Pace University Law Review (forthcoming in 2003-2004).

Sociology and Corrections - Kim Greer is (completed next month) reviewing a manuscript for The Sociological Quarterly entitled, “Leadership from the Other Side of the Fence:  Qualitative Research Through Inmate Interviews.”

Sociology and Corrections - Kim Greer reviewed a research proposal for the National Science Foundation (October 2003)

Women’s Studies - Susan Freemanreview of Elizabeth A. Armstrong, Forging Gay Identities: Organizing Sexuality in San Francisco, 1950-1995, forthcoming, Journal of the History of Sexuality

Women’s Studies - Susan Freeman review of Joanne Meyerowitz, How Sex Changed: A History of Transsexuality in the United States, forthcoming, The Historian

Women’s Studies - Susan Freeman review of Kathryn R. Kent, Making Girls into Women: American Women’s Writing and the Rise of Lesbian Identity, Committee on Lesbian and Gay History Newsletter, fall 2003

URSI - Tony Filipovitch published two reviews, “Asset Building and Community Development,” and “Managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations,” in Journal of Urban Affairs (Vol. 25, No. 4).

URSI - Tony Filipovitch’s review of Charles Landry, The Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innovators, was published in the Journal of Urban Affairs, 24:2 (2002), 481-482.

Conference Presentations

Anthropology - A paper co-authored by Susan Schalge of the Department of Anthropology and Anne Lewinson of Berry College entitled "Two Sides of the Same Coin:  Office Workers and 'Swahili' Urbanites as Neighbors in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania" was presented at the African Studies Association Meeting, Boston, MA.

Anthropology - Susan Schalge organized and chaired a symposium entitled "Engendering Peace" at the American Anthropological Association meeting, November 19-23, Chicago. The session was highlighted by the central planning committee of the AAA as particularly interesting to media members covering the event. Schalge also presented a paper, "Gender and Violence in the Haven of Peace," as part of that same session. 

Economics - Atrayee Ghosh Roy presented, “Is There a Negative Relationship between Government Size and Economic growth?” at the Allied Social Science Associations meetings in San Diego, CA, January 4, 2004.

Economics - Lee K. S. (2005, April). Mechanism Design Theory: Economics of Organizations/Institutions Viewed as Abstract Machines . Paper presented at the History of Political Economy (HOPE) Conference, Duke University.

Economics - Lee K. S. (2005, June). Smith Responding to Simon by Subsuming Bounded Rationality of Conscious Cognition under Rationality of Unconscious Cognition. Paper presented at the History of Economics Society 2005 Conference, University of Puget Sound.

Economics - Lee K. S.(2005, April). Mechanism Design Theory: Economics of Organizations/Institutions Viewed as Abstract Machines . Paper presented at the History of Political Economy Conference, Durham, NC.

Economics - Lee K. S. (2005, June). Smith Responding to Simon by Subsuming Bounded Rationality of Conscious Cognition under Rationality of Unconscious Cognition . Paper presented at the History of Economics Society Conference, Tacoma, WA.

Economics - Richard Schiming presented, "Building An Economic Utopia: A Capstone Course Activity," at the Economics and the Classroom Conference, September 13, Grand Tetons, Wyoming.

Economics - Saleheen Khan presented his paper, “Contagious Currency Crisis: Is Trade a Channel?” at the Midwest Economics Association Meetings, Chicago, IL, March 20, 2004.

Ethnic Studies - hosted a one-day conference titled, “Ethnic and Cross-Cultural Studies: Challenges and Opportunities,” April 24. Keynote speaker was Amado Padilla, professor of Education at Stanford University and SBS participants included panelists, Wayne Allen, Ethnic Studies; Hanh Huy Phan, Ethnic Studies; Avra Johnson, Political Science; Joann Quinones, Ethnic Studies; Luis Posas, Sociology and Ethnic Studies; and Yueh-Ting Lee, Ethnic Studies.

Ethnic Studies - Wayne Allen was a panel facilitator on Somali Culture Day and at the Pan African Conference, February 2004.

Ethnic Studies - Allen, W. (2005, June). Disturbances in the Dreamtime: Evidence for Prehistoric Violence in Subarctic Dene Traditional Oral Narratives. Paper presented at the Napoleon A. Chagnon Festschrift, Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference, Austin, TX.

Geography – 2003 Jiyeong Lee. A GIS-based Model for Evaluating Agricultural Land based on Crop Equivalent Rate (CER). In Proceeding of 23rd Annual ESRI International User Conference, San Diego, CA.

Geography - Colacovic, Branko. “Trade Between Yugoslavia and Her Neighbors,” West Lakes Regional Meeting of the American Association of Geographers (Fall 2003), Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI.

Geography - Donald Friend was invited by the Canadian Government to speak at The Banff Center as a panelist at the Sustainable Mountain Communities Conference (SUSTCOM). Dr. Friend presented his work, “Water Quality as an input to Development Policy.”

Geography - Friend, D. A. and Dexter, L. R.. "Mountain Learning and Mountain Geography in Silverton, Colorado, a Thirty Year Long Tradition." Abstracts, Association of American Geographers Centennial Meeting, Page 148, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Geography - Friend, D. A. and Williams M.W. “Water Quality as an Input to Development Policy in Mountain Environments.”  30th International Geographical Congress Technical Program Abstracts, Glasgow, Scotland, 2004

Geography - Kim, C. (2005, April). Accuracy Measurement of Digital Images under System Integration of GIS, GPS, and RS. Paper presented at the 101 st Annual Meeting of The Association of American Geographers, Denver, CO.

Geography - Longtin, Matt. Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN – A Half Century of Change 1950 – 2002 – West Lakes Regional Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Fall 2003), Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI.

Geography - Miller, Pam, Martin Mitchell and Jose Lopez. Growing Season Changes in the US Corn Belt, 1911-2000,” West Lakes Regional Meeting of the American Association of Geographers (Fall 2003), Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI.

Gerontology -Kathryn S. Elliott, “Designing Courses on Aging That Incorporate Cross-Cultural Perspectives and Challenge Assumptions About Assessment and Service Delivery,” presented at the annual meetings of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, Richmond, VA, 2004.

History – Andrews , M . (2005, March). Sleepy Hollow Revisited: The Hessians in the Literature, Myth and Memory of the American Revolution. Paper presented at the Southwestern Historical Association meeting, New Orleans, LA.

History - Derek Catsam presented a paper titled, “Erasing the Badge of Inferiority: Segregated Interstate Transport on the Ground and in the Courts, 1941-1960,” at the American Society for Legal History conference, Washington, DC, Nov. 15.

History - Derek Catsam presented, “‘Hallelujah, I’m A-travelin!’: Freedom Riding Through the Old Dominion,” at the Virginia Historical Society Research Colloquium Series, June 11, 2003.

History - Derek Catsam presented, “The Kennedy’s and the Freedom Rides,” at Chestnut Hill College’s “The Kennedy Legacy: A Forty Year Perspective,” in Philadelphia, PA on Nov. 22.

History - Derek Catsam was invited to be a speaker at the Virginia Historical Society’s Symposium on the Civil Rights Movement in Virginia, April 2004.

History - Derek Catsam was invited to be keynote speaker at Anniston ( Alabama) Freedom Rides Commemoration Event, September 2003.

History - Larry Witherell presented a paper titled, "The Legacy and  Political Travels of the Imperial Idea: Sir Henry Page Croft , the Conservative Party  and the Politics of Empire, 1902-1932," at the Western Conference on British Studies in Tucson, AZ, Oct. 31 – Nov. 1. Dr. Witherell is an officer for the organization. He also chaired and was the commentator on a session on "Post-War Society and Politics".

History - Larry Witherell was a session moderators were for the MSU Undergraduate Research Conference, Mankato, MN, April 12 and April 13.

History - Matt Loayza presented “American Elites and the New Post-War Global Perspective to the History Teaching Alliance for secondary teachers in UW-Marathon County.

History - presentations Kathleen Gorman, “The United States Railroad Commissioner in the 1892: Pullman and Train Robberies.” Presented at 2003 Northern Great Plains History Conference. October 2003.

History - presentations Larry L. Witherell, "Political Travels and Legacy of Joseph Chamberlain's Imperial Idea, 1900-1930s," 30th Annual Western Conference on British Studies, Tucson Arizona (Nov. 2003)

History - presentations Larry L. Witherell, "Surreptitious Chamberlainism: The Imperial Idea and the Conservative Party, 1902-1932," [Conference] The Chamberlains of Birmingham: An International Conference, University of Birmingham, England (June 2003)

History - presentations Tao Peng, organized a panel on “Postwar US-East Asian Relations” for the 2004 SHAFR Conference.

History - presentations Tao Peng, will present a paper in “The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis and Its Impacts,” at the SHAFR Conference in June, 2004

Political Science/Law Enforcement -Fred Slocum attended the March 27 Blue Earth County DFL convention, and was elected as a delegate to the DFL state convention, May 22-23 in Duluth.

Political Science/Law Enforcement -Fred Slocum attended the Midwest Political Science Association convention in Chicago, April 14-17.  He was chair and discussant on the panel, “Intra Race Relations: Cooperation and Conflict.”

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Fred Slocum presented a paper, “Attitudinal Antecedents of Racial Hostility: An Investigation Employing Overtly and Implicitly Racial Stimuli,” at the Southern Political Science Association meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 8-11, 2004. Slocum also served as chairperson for the panel, “Race and Politics in the South.”

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Tom Inglot served as a discussant on two conference panels at the National Convention of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS) in Toronto, Canada, Nov. 20-23, 2003.

Psychology - Aura, C., Stanton, M., Kutchma, T., Siem, J., Perez, C., Jones, A., Pitts, A., Markham, A., Perdomo, E. (April, 2004) Differentiating Inattentive Behaviors in the College Classroom, , Winchell Undergaraduate Symposium, Minnesota Academy of Science, St. Johns University .

Psychology - Bender, D. & Sachau, D. ( 2004). Where Did all These SUVs Come From?: Schematic Priming Overestimation. Presentation at the IOOB Conference. Tulsa, OK. March 12-14.

Psychology - Bob Widner, P. Goernert, & H. Otani presented “Crossing Hypermnesia and Directed-forgetting Paradigms to Examine the Accuracy of Eyewitness Testimony,” at the Psychonomic Society meeting,  Vancouver, Canada, Nov., 2003.

Psychology - Chandonnet, A., Sheets, T., & Perdomo, E. (2004). Comparison of Two Computerized Formats of a Pre-employment Survey. Presentation at the IOOB Conference. Tulsa, OK. March 12-14.

Psychology - Edison Perdomo was a session moderators were for the MSU Undergraduate Research Conference, Mankato, MN, April 12 and April 13.

Psychology - Fenrick, N. Mathiason, J., and Farnsworth, D. Nicotine Use and ADHD Symptoms in College Athletes(2003). Poster presented at the 37th annual meeting of    the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.

Psychology - Fettig, T., Sachau, D. & Page, R. (2004). Goal Orientation and the Big Five Personality Taxonomy. Presentation at the IOOB Conference. Tulsa, OK. March 12-14.

Psychology - Grady, T (2004). Spatial Processing and Spatial Memory under Combat Stress. Presentation at the IOOB Conference. Tulsa, OK. March 12-14.

Psychology - Guidroz, A.M., & Perez, L. M.  (April, 2004).  A study of personality and conflict at work using nurses.  Paper presented at the 19th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago IL.

Psychology - Jacob Mathiason, Nancy Fenrick, Michael Fatis, Jamie Whitcomb, and Jessica Larsen. (Nov. 2003) A functional assessment of nicotine use by college athletes with high versus low self-report of ADHD symptoms. Poster presentation at the 37th Annual Conference of The Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston.

Psychology - Kalsy, S. A., Deacon, B. J., Schwartz, S. A., Whiteside, S. P., Khandker, M., Rygwall, R.M., & Abramowitz, J. S. (2003). Interpretations of intrusive thoughts and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Poster presented at the 37th annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.

Psychology - Kleve , J., & Sachau, D. (2004). Measuring Materialism. Presentation at the IOOB Conference. Tulsa, OK. March 12-14.

Psychology - Leszlee Greguson, Lynae Johnsen, Nancy Fenrick, Anastasia Coonfare, and Shelly Bird. (Nov. 2003). Discrepancies in parent-child affective assessments: A potential risk factor. Poster presentation at the 37th Annual Conference of The Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston.

Psychology - Lisa Perez attended the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology Conference in Chicago April 2-4 and presented, "A study of personality and conflict at work using nurses," with Ashley Guidroz. 

Psychology - Meyer, K. D. (2004, March). Not everyone wants to rule the world: Desire for control functioning as a moderator of the autonomy–satisfaction relationship. Presentation at the IOOB Conference. Tulsa, OK. March 12-14.

Psychology - O'Farrell, K. J. & Nolte, S. A. (Jan, 2004) "Affect and Relational Devaluation in the Workplace." Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology in Austin, TX. 

Psychology - Stanek, C. (2004). An Investigation of Cross-Cultural Power Distance and Quality Focus: The Impact of Supervisory Feedback and Empowerment on Employee Perceptions of Quality. Presentation at the IOOB Conference. Tulsa, OK. March 12-14.

Psychology - Vinai Norasakkunkit and Kim O’Farrell attended the Society for Personality and Social Psychologists (SPSP) conference, Austin, TX, 2004. Dr. O’Farrell presented a poster titled, “Affect and Relational Devaluation in the Workplace,’ with S.A. Nolte. Dr. Norasakkunkit attended the International Society for Self and Identity pre-conference and Dr. O-Farrell attended the International Association of Relationships Research pre-conference.

Psychology - Vinai Norasakkunkit was invited by Shigeo Oishi to present, “Testing for Cultural Biases in the Concept of Emotional Distress and Examining Cultural Constructions of Happiness and Emotional Well-Being,” at the University of Minnesota, Oct. 2003.

Psychology - Zehr, J. (2004). The Interrelationship Between Counterproductive Work Behaviors, Coping Strategies, and Personality. Presentation at the IOOB Conference. Tulsa, OK. March 12-14.

Psychology - Zehr, J., & Perez, L. (March, 2004).  The relationship of personality and coping strategies to the performance of counterproductive workplace behaviors.  Paper presented at the Annual Industrial-Organizational Psychology-Organizational Behavior Conference, Tulsa OK.

Robert Widner presented, “iPAQ Usage from the Students’ Perspective,” at the Wireless and Mobile Learning Technologies Conference, Nov. 4-5, MSU.

Social Work - Annelies Hagemeister moderated a session at a November 2003, inaugural conference of the newly formed Sheila Wellstone Institute on Violence Prevention and Policy. She was honored at this event as one of the Institutes’ founding members. Information about the results of the inaugural meeting can be found at http://www.wellstone.org/swinstitute/index.aspx

Sociology & Corrections - Afroza Anwary presented, “The Language Movement of East Bengal and the Social Construction of National Identity,” at the Midwest Sociological Society meeting, April 17 in Kansas City.

Sociology & Corrections - Bill Wagner and his daughter, Brittin Leigh Wagner (University of Wisconsin-Madison) presented, "Community/School Suicide Prevention:  Building a Safety Net. Yellow Ribbon assisting them in their real life struggles," at the American Association of Suicidology, Miami Florida, April 17, 2004.

  Sociology and Corrections - Afroza Anwary presented a paper, The Language Movement and the Social Construction of National Identity at the Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting in Kansas City on April 17.

Sociology and Corrections - Bill Wagner and his daughter, Brittin Leigh Wagner (University of Wisconsin-Madison) presented a paper, "Community/School Suicide Prevention: Building a Safety Net. Yellow Ribbon assisting them in their real life struggles." at the American Association of Suicidology in Miami Florida, (April 17, 2004).

URSI - Asomani-Boateng, R. (2005, April).Indigenous African Cities: Could They Be Models of Sustainable Urban Development?Paper presented at the Urban Affairs Association 35 th Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT.

URSI - Janet Cherrington-Cucore presented public awareness materials from her graduate city management studio for Saint Peter at the International City/County Management Association in a session, “Making the Most of ICMA’s Public Awareness Campaign Tool Kit,” Sept. 22, Charlotte, NC.

URSI - Miriam Porter , delivered a paper on, “Local Government Managers in the Role of Civic Educator:  Civic Education in Action,” and chaired a session on the Public Achievement Program at the International Conference on Civic Education Research in New Orleans, LA, Nov. 16-18, 2003.

Women’s Studies - Kim Surkan gave a presentation on transgender rhetoric and representation as part of a panel titled “Do The Right Thing: A Trans Coverage Primer,” at the National Lesbian Gay Journalists Association convention, Los Angeles, September 12-14.

Women’s Studies – Radeloff, C. & Seppa Arrow, C. (2005, April). Commerce Versus Criminality: The Politics of Crime and Punishment in Nevada’s Sex Industry. Paper presented at the Midwest Sociological Society Meeting.

Women’s Studies - Susan Freeman, presented, “Girls and Sexual Knowledge in the Mid-Twentieth-Century United States,” at Women’s Sexualities: Historical, Interdisciplinary, and International Perspectives, a conference marking the 50th anniversary of Alfred Kinsey’s Sexual Behavior in the Human Female, in Bloomington, Ind., Nov. 13-15, 2003.

Women’s Studies - Susan Freeman presented, “High-School Girls and Sexual Maturity in the Mid-Twentieth Century,” at the Organization of American Historians meeting, Boston, March 27, 2004.

Dean’s Office - Susan Coultrap-McQuin was recently elected to a second term on the Board of Directors of the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences at the national meeting in Orlando, Nov. 12-15. At the same meeting, she presented a paper on “Advising Students in Social and Behavioral Sciences at MSU”.

Pan African Conference - SBS faculty and students participated in the Pan African Conference held at MSU February 25-28. SBS faculty who introduced speakers included Wayne Allen, Ethnic Studies and Avra Johnson, Political Science/Law Enforcement. Faculty members who chaired panels were Edison Perdomo, Psychology, “Black Psychologists-Social and Psychological Imperative on the Pan African Community,” and Avra Johnson, Political Science/Law Enforcement, “Impact of Affirmative Action or Lack of on the Pan African Community.”

Local Presentations

Anthropology - Paul Brown and, Richard Strachan presented at the Bangladesh Student Association meeting, “Learn About Bangladeshi Art and Culture,” Oct. 15 at MSU.

Anthropology – Schalge, S. (2005, March). Applying Anthropology: Toward an Understanding of Development in Tanzania. Presentation at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Anthropology – Schalge, S. (2005, March). Analyzing the Impact of Aid in Africa. Paper presented at the Society for Applied Anthropology Meetings.

Anthropology - The Department of Anthropology and the Continuous learning Center will offer 2 workshops during the summer for in service professionals on the procedures for recovery of human remains at a crime scene. Both will be by our newly hired, formerly fixed term faculty member and Forensic Anthropology expert, Dr. Kathleen Blue.

Anthropology - The Department of Anthropology and the Continuous learning Center will offer 2 workshops during the summer for in service professionals on the procedures for recovery of human remains at a crime scene. Both will be by our newly hired, formerly fixed term faculty member and Forensic Anthropology expert, Dr. Kathleen Blue.

Economics - Atrayee Ghosh Roy shared her Fortran Program for constructing Bootstrap Confidence interval for the Suits Index with Minnesota Department of Revenue and U.S. department of treasury, June, 2003. They intend to use bootstrap confidence intervals for the Suits Index, the method used in her paper, “Confidence Intervals for the Suits Index” published in the National Tax Journal, 2003, LV1, (with John E. Anderson and Paul Shoemaker), to measure the statistical significance of the effects of tax policies.

Edison Perdomo presented, “Learning About Research and iPAQs:  More than Double the Education,” at the Wireless and Mobile Learning Technologies Conference Nov. 4-5, MSU.

Ethnic Studies - Dr. Louis Schwartzkopf, Physics, and Wayne Allen, keynote speakers at the Sustainability Conference at MSU March 17-18, presented their research findings and new theory of social involution, as well as the relevance to current issues of sustainability.

Ethnic Studies - Hanh Huy Phan presented, "Comparison between the Asian Pacific Americans and the other three American racial minority groups," at the MSU, Mankato, Asian American symposium, October 16, 2003.

Ethnic Studies - Hanh Huy Phan presented, "Slaying the Dragon: Stereotypes of Asian Males and Females," at the Minnesota Sate University, Mankato, Asian American symposium, October 16, 2003.

Ethnic Studies - Wayne Allen presented at the ChYLI Latino Youth Conference on Native Americans and Tradition vs. Modern Community Values, Sept. 18.

Ethnic Studies - Wayne Allen presented on “Diversity in the Classroom,” at MSU Ethnic Culture Day.

Ethnic Studies - Wayne Allen presented, “Traditional Wood, Stone, Bone, & Hide Tools,” at the Mahkato Wacipi (Mankato Powwow) Education Day, Sept. 19.

Geography - Cindy Miller presented, “GPS/Mapping,” at the Wireless and Mobile Learning Technologies Conference Nov. 4-5, MSU.

Geography - Jiyeong Lee and Richard Moore (MSU graduate student), presented, “ GIS and GPS with Wireless Communication- Taking the Process of Finding a Home to the Next Level, The Geographic Level,” at the Wireless and Mobile Learning Technologies Conference Nov. 4-5, MSU.

Geography - Jiyeong Lee presented, “GIS and GPS with Wireless Communication,” at the Wireless and Mobile Learning Technologies Conference Nov. 4-5, MSU.

Geography - Scott Fee, Cindy Miller, Marti Mitchell, and Tim Kochery presented, “Wireless Technology at MSU and Other Campuses,” at the Wireless and Mobile Learning Technologies Conference Nov. 4-5, MSU.

Geography & Sociology & Corrections - The 25 th Annual Frontier Forum lecture, “The Geography of Police Malpractice,” was presented by Dr. Jose Javier Lopez , Geography and Dr. Pedro Thomas , Sociology and Corrections, March 16, 2004, to a packed Ostrander Auditorium.

Gerontology - The Gerontology Program sponsored a fall get-together Nov. 4 with a presentation by Mary Visser, Human Performance and Gerontology Program Faculty.

Gerontology – Co-presenter in “Assessing Quality of Life in Memory Care Assisted Living: An Examination of a Social Model of Care,” a session presented at the Minnesota Health & Housing Alliance Annual Institute & Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN, 2004.

History - Charles Piehl presented, “Researching the PhotoLeague and Rosalie Gwathmey,” Nov. 5 at the MSU Teaching Scholar Series.

History - Derek Catsam presented, “A Brave and Wonderful Thing:  The Freedom Rides and the Integration of Interstate Transportation,” at the MSU Teaching Scholar Series, Nov. 4.

History - Forums: Jolene, wife of Professor Emeritas Johannes Postma gave a talk about his latest work, “The Altantic Slave Trade” and her work on Elizabeth Stanton at the Fall History Forum. Professor Postma had been scheduled to speak but became ill at the last minute. Dr. Matthew Loayza, gave the spring program on “Dwight D. Eisenhower and Latin American Nationalism”.

History -Joelle Million presented Professor Emeritus Johannes Postma’s research, "The Atlantic Slave Trade,” at t he 2003 History Forum, October 30, 2003.

History - Kathleen Gorman Teaching Scholar Fellow, MSU Mankato, 2004

History - Melodie Andrews and Donald Strasser (History Emeritus) gave a Black History Month presentation at Old Main Village entitled “Slavery’s Buried Past: The Hidden Life of Slaves,” February 12, 2004.

History - Melodie Andrews made a presentation at Old Main Village about Women’s History during April, Women’s History Month.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Carolyn Shrewsbury presented, "Demographic trends in Minnesota 1990-2000: Implications for Political Scientists," to the Minnesota Political Science Association Meeting in St. Peter on Nov. 8.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Joe Kunkel described some of his teaching approaches in a presentation at the MSU Center for Teaching and Learning's conference, "Talking about Teaching and Active Learning."

Political Science/Law Enforcement -Joe Kunkel presented, "Why Public Life is Necessary for a Life Well Lived,” at the National Honor Society induction ceremony at West High School, May 2.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Joe Kunkel was the invited speaker at the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society initiation May 4, 2003 .

Political Science/ Law Enforcement - Johnson, A. (2005, April).My Place: A Discussion of African American Women. Paper presented at the WomenShare, Mankato, MN.

Political Science/Law Enforcement -Leah Rogne reported on her research on dementia care in assisted living at a staff in-service March 26 at Pioneer Cottages in Fergus Falls, where Dr. Rogne and Dr. Kathryn Elliott conducted research last summer.  Dr. Rogne also gave a brief presentation on the research to community members at an Alzheimer's Association fundraiser the next day in Fergus Falls.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Tamara Tucker Wilkins presented, “Policing in a Diverse Society,” at the MSU Teaching Scholar Series, Nov. 3.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - This year’s annual Kessel Lecture titled, “Hate and Violence After 9/11,” was delivered on October 7 to a packed audience by Jack Levin, a sociology/ criminology professor and expert on hate and violence at Northeastern University in Boston. Dr. Levin has authored or co-authored 24 books, and has appeared on every major televised national news broadcast and talk show, including Oprah. Dr. Levin also made a presentation on serial murder in the Sociology department’s course, Social Deviance. Fred Slocum led the effort to secure Dr. Levin as Kessel Lecturer.

Psychology - In his lecture Friday, February 20 in the Ostrander Auditorium I/O Psychology guest lecturer, Dr. Frank Landy presented his talk titled, "Expert Witnesses: Weapons of Mass Distraction." Dr. Frank Landy described the role expert testimony plays in employment discrimination and human-factors litigation cases.

Psychology - Robert Widner presented, “Mapping the Neural Circuitry Involved in Processing Rapidly Presented Visual Information in Alzheimer’s Patients and Normally Aging Older Adults,” Nov. 7 at the MSU Teaching Scholar Series.

Psychology - The psychology department brought two speakers to campus this year. Kevin O’Farrell talked on Designing Learning Environments in fall 2003 and Dr. Frank Landy presented on Expert Witness Testimony in spring 2004.

Psychology - The Psychology Department sponsored a talk by Kevin O’Farrell titled, “Designing Learning Environments,” September 19 at MSU.

Social Studies - Clark Johnson presented a workshop, “Qualities of Constructivist Teaching and Learning in Social Studies,” to secondary social studies teachers at the Mankato Area Catholic Schools ‘Best Practices’ Curriculum Day, Dec. 1, 2003.

Social Studies - Clark Johnson presented two sessions, “Globalization:  Understanding It, Teaching about It,”  and “Evaluating Class Discussion” at the Great Lakes Regional Social Studies Conf., Madison, March 22.

Social Studies - Clark Johnson , Carrie Finn, Angie Bomier, Cheryl Kalakian and Michael Walsh presented a session about addressing the needs of students on academic probation at the NACADA Region 6 annual conference in St. Paul, April 15, 2004.

Social Studies - Clark Johnson , SBS Student Relations Coordinator and Social Studies Program Director presented the faculty commendation to SBS graduates and their friends and family members at the December 13, 2003, graduation reception and recognition ceremony.

Social Work - Minnesota Senate Majority Leader and Senator from District 23, John Hottinger spoke in Nancy Fitzsimons-Cova’s Social Welfare Issues and Policy class, Sept. 16. 

Social Work - On September 30 Mike Laven, President of the Mankato City Council, presented in Social Work 412 Social Welfare Policy and Issues on the impact of state budget cuts on Mankato.

Social Work - Robin R. Wingo presented on Home Visiting: Workplace Safety at the Mankato Early Childhood Special Education meeting, Nov. 11, 2003.

Social Work - Robin R. Wingo , co-presented, “Transferring Student Skills and Employer Requirements: Building Professionals” at the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors meeting, October 30.

Sociology & Corrections - Leah Rogne (along with Dr. Nan Johnson-Curiskis of Speech Communication) presented, "Digging Down, Stretching Wide: Deepening Student Understanding through Active Learning," at the MnSCU Teaching and Learning Conference, Minneapolis, February 27.

Sociology & Corrections - Leah Rogne and Kathryn Elliott, Gerontology presented, "Assessing Quality of Life in Memory Care Assisted Living: An Examination of a Social Model of Care," at the Minnesota Health & Housing Alliance Annual Institute, Minneapolis, February 6, 2004.

Sociology and Corrections - Kim Greer presented a session titled, “Connecting the Classroom and the Community,” at the Realizing Student Potential Conference organized by the Center for Teaching and Learning – February 2004

URSI - Janet Cherrington-Cucore spoke to ICMA's State Officers’ Roundtable, September 20, about her public awareness project involving the city of Saint Peter.  This is a special meeting involving ICMA's leadership and the officers of the state associations in the U.S.

URSI - Janet Cherrington-Cucore will take the SBS Advisory Board on the walking tour of Mankato, April 27.

URSI - Tony Filipovitch led the Leadership Institute of Mankato class in a day-long simulation game, SimSoc, September 25, 2003.

URSI - Tony Filipovitch p resented the summary report of the End of Life Study Project for the Region Nine Community Care Partnership at a community-wide meeting, Mankato, March 8.

URSI - Tony Filipovitch presented, "Responsibilities of a Nonprofit Board:  Building the Vision," at the CHAP Board Retreat on Oct. 28, 2003.

URSI - Tony Filipovitch presented, "'Serving the Underserved' in your community," at the Minn. Valley Federal Credit Union Board Retreat on Nov. 1, 2003.

URSI - Tony Filipovitch presented, “Why Are There Slums?  Teaching the Prisoner’s Dilemma,” at the Talking About Teaching and Active Learning Conference, February 19 at MSU.

URSI - Tony Filipovitch presented, “Wireless Support for Classroom Activities:  Delphi Process Simulation Games,” at the Wireless and Mobile Learning Technologies Conference Nov. 4-5, MSU.

URSI - Tony Filipovitch was the guest presenter for the Greater Mankato Area Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership NOW!  Program.  He led a group of 18 high school students in “The Landowner’s Game.”

Women’s Studies - Kim Surkan presented a workshop on gender identity discrimination in bathrooms and the Minneapolis “Restroom Ordinance” at the Fifth Annual International Drag King Extravaganza, Minneapolis, MN, October 18, 2003.

Women’s Studies - Maria Bevacqua presented a paper titled “Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain!: Power, Privacy, and the Legal Regulation of Violence Against Women” at the Wellesley Centers for Women International Research & Action Conference, Innovations in Understanding Violence Against Women. This conference took place April 25-28, 2004.

Women’s Studies - Maria Bevacqua presented, "Archival Research in the Women's Liberation Movement: Politics and Pleasures for the Feminist Scholar," at the National Women's Studies Association annual conference, June 20-22, in New Orleans, La.

Diversity Workshop - The SBS College Climate Committee organized an evening of discussion and community building for SBS and the campus community on the topic of “Classroom Environment and Diversity,” February 9 in the CSU Ballroom. The committee prepared case studies for small and large group discussions and introduced featured speaker, Eddie Moore, Jr. The speaker was sponsored by the Office of Institutional Diversity and the Student Chapter of the NAACP in collaboration with the Colleges of Social and Behavioral Sciences; Education; Business; Graduate Studies and Research; Science, Engineering & Technology and Academic Affairs. Dinner was provided for SBS faculty by the College and a grant from the Cultural Diversity Program.

Kessel Peace Institute - On October 16 the Kessel Peace Institute sponsored a campus lecture by Kathy Kelly titled, "Witness to War, Witness to Peace." Kathy Kelly, twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize is a founding member of Voices in the Wilderness (a campaign to end UN/US sanctions against Iraq). Ms. Kelly was in Iraq last month and prior to that, from October 2003 until April 2003, she joined Iraq Peace Team members in Baghdad where she and the team maintained a presence throughout the invasion and occupation.

Kessel Peace Institute - The Kessel Peace Institute sponsored a Nov. 24 lecture titled, “Aggression as Peace, Peace as Aggression: A Radical Approach to Peace,” presented by Dr. Robert W. Luyster, Director of Peace Education, Professor of Philosophy, University of Connecticut.

Kessel Peace Institute’s Annual Pathways to Peace Conference titled, “Economic Justice,” was held April 20 at MSU. SBS participation in the full day event included a welcome by Ermira Babumusta, Kessel Peace Institute Graduate Assistant, a presentation titled, “Economic Injustice of America’s Class System,” by Dr. Barbara Carson, and a presentation by Dr. Jacqueline Vieceli, titled, “Cost of Empire: Throwing Away our Future.”

Mankato & Beyond: SBS Lecture Series - Mehr "Jay" Shahidi (’74 Economics, Political Science), a Minnesota business owner and social justice activist, was the inaugural speaker for, " Mankato and Beyond: SBS Lecture Series," Nov. 19. The goal of the series is to recognize some of the impact SBS students have generated over the years. The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences frequently graduates students who move beyond the state and region to make their marks on the world. Dean Susan Coultrap-McQuin cited Shahidi’s student leadership, his involvement in the American Refugee Committee, United Nations Association, Population Connection, and Amnesty International and his success as a Twin Cities business owner as key factors in the selection of Shahidi to launch the series. Shahidi presented a morning public lecture titled, "Discovering the Wonders of Iranian Culture and Traditions," then presented “Corporate Social Responsibility,” as a luncheon talk, to the Mankato Rotary Club, and next presented, “Landmine Clearance in Afghanistan," to three afternoon SBS classes.

Moving Towards Respect - On the evening of Nov. 12, 2003, SBS co-sponsored, "Survivors' Stories: a Conversation with Sabinai Zimering, Henry, Oertelt, and Cor Suijk," a conversation among WWII and Holocaust survivors, moderated by Dr. Barry van Driel, education outreach coordinator for the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam.  The program was part of “Moving Towards Respect,” a two-day workshop for 80 educators held in Faribault and at MSU. Clark Johnson (Social Studies) was a member of the team that secured funding for the project and helped organize the events.

September 11 Remembrance - The Kessel Peace Institute, directed by Barb Carson, organized a time for remembrance for victims of Sept. 11 nest to the MSU fountain. Dr. Jackie Vieceli opened and closed the remembrance with a song.

Media

Anthropology - The session at the American anthropological Association organized by Susan Schalge on engendering Peace was highlighted by the American Anthropological Association executive board for a press release about especially relevant topics for today’s world.

History - Derek Catsam made two appearances on KEYC television (CBS Affiliate), Mankato, MN, May 23, 2003 and June 24, 2003, discussing Israel and terrorism.

History - Derek Catsam was a guest on KMSU “Minnesota Morning,” discussing Israel, terrorism, July 3, 2003.

History - Derek Catsam’s was a guest on KMSU, Mankato, “Minnesota Morning,” Re: The Freedom Rides and the South, August 4.

History - Derek Catsam’s was a guest on KTOE, Mankato, “Talk of the Town,” Re: Israel, terrorism, August 11.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Bill Lewinski was interviewed about the new MSU Center for the Study of Performance in Extreme Encounters, by Court TV, live, January 16, 2004.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Fred Slocum was interviewed by Kitchen Sink, an independent arts/political magazine based in San Francisco, for an upcoming article on the 2004 presidential election. Dr. Slocum offered commentary on factors likely to influence the election outcome.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Fred Slocum was interviewed by Mike Madden of Gannett News Service, on political candidates’ food choices while on the campaign trail. An article with Slocum’s comments ran on the Gannett news wire nationwide, and appeared in newspapers such as the Arizona Republic ( Scottsdale, AZ) and the Clarion-Ledger ( Jackson, MS).

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Fred Slocum was interviewed by the Clarion-Ledger ( Jackson, Mississippi) on Republican efforts to win black support and racial conflict in Southern politics. The article, “Barbour hoping to attract record black vote,” (on Republican gubernatorial candidate Haley Barbour) was published Nov. 1, 2003.

Political Science/Law Enforcement -Fred Slocum was interviewed by KEYC-TV, Channel 12, on the Minnesota political party caucuses.  His comments appeared March 2.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Joe Kunkel’s interview on the Democratic presidential nominating contest and the upcoming Minnesota precinct caucuses was aired on Minnesota Public Radio on February 16.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Joseph Kunkel was interviewed by Minnesota Public Radio on Oct. 29 on the topic of Senator Norm Coleman's proposal for rural development.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Joseph Kunkel was interviewed by the MSU Reporter on Oct. 31 for a story on the 2004 presidential election.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - The Video of the 2004 MSU Italy Study Tour led by Joe Kunkel is running on local cable access TV for the next few months. The 30 minute long program was produced by Joe Davis, Sociology & Corrections.

Political Science/ Law Enforcement – Kunkel, J. Interview. Minnesota legislative session budget stalemate and possible government shutdown. Pat Condon, Associated Press, June 21, 2005.

Sociology and Corrections - James E. Robertson was extensively interviewed about prison rape by National Public Radio correspondent Wendy Kaufman for “All Things Considered: Rights Groups Consider Prison Rape Law,” broadcast Oct. 29, 2003.

URSI - Tony Filipovitch developed and moderated three community roundtables for Citizens’ Voices on the relation between the public and nonprofit sector.  The roundtables were held at the Mankato Intergovernmental Center, February 4, 11, and 18 and are being aired on CCTV.

Women’s Studies - Maria Bevacqua was interviewed by Clare Murphy of BBC Online for an August 7 article on the sexual assault allegations against Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant.

Grants and Scholarships

Anthropology - Susan Schalge received a CASS grant to study English as a Second Language effectiveness for Blue Earth county.

Anthropology - Susan Schalge received a MSU Faculty Improvement Grant for FY 2004.

Anthropology - Susan Schalge received an Engaged Department Grant from Learn & Serve American and Minnesota Campus Compact.

Anthropology - The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences awarded Winifred Mitchell a MSU Research Incentive Program Reassignments for, "Transforming Community Through Women’s Activism,” spring 2004.

Anthropology - Winifred Mitchell and Susan Schalge received a grant from Campus Compact of the Minnesota Higher Education initiative to establish a service learning program in collaboration with the Committee for Assistance to Refugees.

Anthropology - Winifred Mitchell received a MSU Faculty Research Grant to study and make an ethnographic film about Women's grassroots activism in Mexico City.

Anthropology - Winifred Mitchell was awarded a Faculty Research Grant for her project, “Transforming Community Through Women’s Activism.”

Economics - The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences awarded Saleheen Khan a MSU Research Incentive Program Reassignments for, "Volatility in the U.S. Stock Market: A Look at the 1990’s,” spring 2004.

Ethnic Studies - The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences awarded Yueh-Ting Lee a MSU Research Incentive Program Reassignments for, “Contrast Ethnic Reactions to the War in the Gulf (12 years ago) and in Iraq (today),” spring 2004.

Ethnic Studies - Yueh-Ting Lee received a College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Grant for "Implementation of an NIMH grant on ‘Stigma and Behavioral Health in Urban Employers from China and the USA,’ Spring 2004.

Ethnic Studies - Yueh-Ting Lee was informed that the grant, “Stigma & Behavioral Health in Urban Employers from China & US,” was approved. Support is provided by the National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH), the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), and the Fogarty International Center (FIC). Two million dollars will be hosted at the University of Chicago and shared by University of Chicago, MSU, Hong Kong Polytechnic, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Beijing Normal University. Dr. Lee is one of the co-PI’s and MSU will receive $111,900.

Geography - Donald Friend has been awarded a Fulbright Senior Scholarship to Germany for the 2004-2005 Academic Year. The Fulbright award is for research and lecturing in Residence at the Institut für Geographie, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.

Geography - Jiyeong Lee received a College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Grant for, "3D Cadastre System using the Node-Relation Structure in GIS,” Spring 2004.

Geography - The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences awarded Jiyeong Lee a MSU Research Incentive Program Reassignments for, “3D Cadastre System using the Node-Relation Structure in GIS,” spring 2004.

History - Charles Piehl received a College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Grant for “Placing Rosalie Gwathmey’s Photographs in Social and Historical Context,” Spring 2004.

History - Kathy Gorman was awarded a Faculty Research Grant for her project, “The Gray and the Blue.”

Political Science/Law Enforcement - The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences awarded Avra Johnson a MSU Research Incentive Program Reassignments for, "Unallotment of Funds: Minnesota Governor’s Budget Deficit Authority,” spring 2004.

Political Science/ Law Enforcement - Fred Slocum was awarded a University scholarship from the MSU President’s Office to complete the Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Institute of Greater Mankato.

Psychology - Robert Widner was awarded a Faculty Research Grant for his project, “Misattribution of Characteristics in Eyewitness Testimony.”

Psychology - Rosemary Krawczyk received a MSU Faculty Improvement Grant for FY 2004.

Psychology - Dan Sachau received a MSU Faculty Improvement Grant for FY 2004.

Psychology - Daniel Houlihan received a MSU Faculty Improvement Grant for FY 2004.

Psychology - The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences awarded Robert Widner a MSU Research Incentive Program Reassignments for,"Eyewitness Testimony: An Examination of Misattribution Errors,” spring 2004.

Psychology - The I/O psychology Organizational Effectiveness Research Group is working on the following funded projects: Midwest Wireless Employee Opinion Survey $5,000

Psychology - The I/O psychology Organizational Effectiveness Research Group is working on the following funded projects : Southern Minnesota Area Human Resource Association Compensation Survey $2,500

Psychology - The I/O psychology Organizational Effectiveness Research Group is working on the following funded projects :- RSM McGladrey Salary Equity Study $3,000

Psychology - The I/O psychology Organizational Effectiveness Research Group is working on the following funded projects- Waterville- Elysian-Morristown Referendum Survey $5,900

Psychology - Three psychology faculty members, Houlihan, Krawczyk and Sachau, were awarded Faculty Improvement Grants.

Psychology - Vinai Norasakkunkit was awarded a Faculty Research Grant for his project, “Standardizing Cultural Priming Procedures in the United States and Japan.”

Social Studies - Clark Johnson , Social Studies; Suzanne Bunkers, English; Sheryl Dowlin, Speech Communication; and Faribault Public School teacher Ellen Bisping were awarded grant funds to bring Cor Suijk, president of the Contemporary Holocaust Education Foundation, Inc. , and Dr. Barry van Driel, to Minnesota. The well-respected team from the Netherlands, will present two-day workshops for educators, called "Moving Towards Respect," in Faribault Nov. 10-11 and Mankato Nov. 13-14. On Nov. 12, a community presentation entitled "Survivors' Stories: A Conversation with Sabina Zimering, Henry Oertelt and Cor Suijk," will be held at MSU.

Social Studies - The Social Studies program announces new scholarships to be offered to students who have achieved exemplary global, multicultural, civic and community service experience.  Students will be considered for the scholarships as part of the process of applying for admission to the program.  Donations from program alumni will fund the scholarships.

Social Studies - The Social Studies Program recently announced new scholarships for students who have achieved exemplary global, multicultural, civic and community service experience.  Students will be considered for the scholarships as part of the process of applying for admission to the program.  Donations from program alumni will fund the scholarships.

Social Work – In addition to pro bono consulting, Dr. Anderson now is a member of one of the Mankato United Way’s “Vision Councils”; Dr. Black-Hughes contributes volunteer time to the Open Door clinic which has led to two of our students doing their McNair grant research at that agency.

Sociology & Corrections - Barbara Keating received a MSU Faculty Improvement Grant for FY 2004.

Sociology & Corrections - The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences awarded Afroza Anwary a MSU Research Incentive Program Reassignments for, "Trafficking in Women and Children in South Asia and the Role of National Non-Government Organizations and International Organizations in Developing Laws Against Trafficking.” spring 2004.

Sociology & Corrections - The Nonprofit Leadership Certificate program received an “E-Learning” grant from the MSU Distance Learning Taskforce. The grant proposal was submitted by William Wagner, Tony Filipovitch (URSI), Leah Rogne, James Peterson, and Bill Bernhagen (URSI).

Sociology & Corrections - Thomas Schmid received a Teaching Scholar Fellowship for Summer 2004. MSU Teaching Scholars will have their work highlighted during the 2004-05 academic year.

Sociology & Corrections - Tom Schmid received a MSU Teaching Fellowship for Summer 2004.

Women’s Studies - Kim Surkan received a Faculty Improvement Grant to attend the National Lesbian Gay Journalists Association Convention in Los Angeles and participate in a panel on journalism and transgender rhetoric.

Women’s Studies - Kim Surkan received a Faculty Improvement Grant for FY 2004.

Women’s Studies - Kim Surkan received a Faculty Research Grant for her project, “Transgender Pedagogy and Curriculum Development.”

Women’s Studies - Susan Freeman received a MSU Teaching Fellowship for Summer 2004.

Women’s Studies - Susan Freeman received a Teaching Scholar Fellowship for Summer 2004. MSU Teaching Scholars will have their work highlighted during the 2004-05 academic year.

McNair Grant - SBS faculty Yueh-Ting Lee, Joann Quinones- Perdomo, Edison Perdomo, and Avra Johnson contributed to writing a successful McNair Grant proposal which will serve 30 undergraduate students from low-income and culturally diverse backgrounds. The McNair Grant has been funded for 4 years at $225,000 per year.

SBS Scholarship Luncheon was held April 27 with 105 scholarship recipients, donors, SBS Advisory Board members, faculty, and staff present.

Truman & Reta Wood Scholarship Dinner - The 9th annual Truman & Reta Wood Scholarship Dinner was held October 4 at Old Main Village Amy Klobuchar, president of the Minnesota County Attorneys Association was keynote speaker. Wood Scholarship Winners, Heather Kaiser and Takehito Kamata, received their plaques and thanked the assembled guests.

Honors and Others

Anthropology - Adjunct Professor and newly hired assistant professor for next year, Ron Schirmer reports: Authored 1 paper and co-authored 1 paper at the Midwest Conference, co-authored 2 papers for at the Plains Conference, co-authored 1 article for the Midcontinental Journal of Arch.,

Anthropology - The documentary being prepared by Winifred Mitchell and Patricia Choate will assist the women of San Pedro Martyr, Mexico D. F. in documenting their 30 struggle against injustice.  The women are compiling a book about their organizational efforts with the help of  anthropologists from the Autonomous University of Mexico and our video will be part of their history and public relations efforts.

Anthropology - Homecoming 2003 the Department of Anthropology's Dr. Richard Strachan, Director of the MSU EMuseum hosted an open house in the Trafton Science Center.

Anthropology - Michael Scullin participated in Minnesota Arch week activities by giving lectures to local community groups.  He also did consulting work with the National Park Service regarding the research he and his graduate student Wendy Munson have been conducting on indigenous agricultural methods.

Anthropology - Dr. Paul Brown served as an outside evaluator for the Anthropology department program review at the University of Northern Iowa.

Anthropology - Winifred Mitchell served as the faculty advisor for the Episcopal Campus ministries and on the board of the United Campus ministries.

Anthropology - Richard Strachan’s E museum continues to serve the entire university and MnSCU communities as an excellent recruiting and PR tool.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Joe Kunkel arranged to have Senator Mark Dayton speak to his Legislative Process class and members of the university community, February 19, 2004.

Economics - Atrayee Ghosh Roy is serving as an associate editor of the Indian Journal of Economics & Business.

Economics - Kyu Sang Lee received the 2005 Joseph Dorfman Best Dissertation Award for “Rationality, Minds, and Machines in the Laboratory: A Thematic History of Vernon Smith’s Experimental Economics” at the History of Economics Society 2005 Conference, University of Puget Sound. June 24-27, 2005.

Economics - Phillip Miller has been invited to join the editorial board of the Journal of Economics.

Economics - Richard Schiming coached the Mankato West Academic Decathlon Team in economics in preparation for their participation at the State Meet.

Economics - Richard Schiming is serving as a member of the Faculty Advisory Board for Aplia, an innovative web-based teaching site for economics. Aplia was founded by Paul Romer and has become a major provider of content for economists teaching in colleges across the United States.

Economics - Saleheen Khan was a discussant for, “Optimum Currency Area and Intra-Asian Monetary Interdependence,” at the Midwest Economics Association Meetings, Chicago, IL, March 20, 2004.

Ethnic Studies - On Feb 13 (Friday), Prof. H. Z. Yang, Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Wuhan University of Technology in Central China, met with Dean Susan Coultrap-McQuin, discussing the possibility of the future student or faculty exchanges between two universities. Prof. Yang also met and talked with Ethnic Studies faculty and graduate students and gave a guest lecture on Chinese higher education and Chinese culture in the Multi-Cultural and Ethnic Experience class.

Ethnic Studies - The Department has partnership with the UMN, Univ. of Chicago and Ethnic Diversity Agencies in the area . Dr. Y-T. Lee has been elected to be a board director for APCC (Asian-Pacific Cultural Communities in the Twin Cities)

Ethnic Studies - Yueh-Ting Lee was invited to give a colloquium entitled "Cultural Stereotype Accuracy and Epistemology," at the University of Chicago, February 20, 2004.

Ethnic Studies - Yueh-Ting Lee was invited to give lectures on identity and global ethnic relations at Southwest University of China, July 2003.

Geography – 2004 Mei-Po Kwan and Jiyeong Lee, Geovisualization of human activity patterns using 3D GIS: A time-geographic approach. In Michael Goodchild and Donald Janelle, eds., Spatially Integrated Social Science: Examples in Best Practice. Oxford: Oxford University Press: p48-66.

Geography - A grand opening was held October 4 for the new Geographic Information Systems (GIS) laboratory. The GIS lab is a "state of the science" computer mapping laboratory with industry standard equipment. The lab is an example of university/industry partnerships with funding for equipment and computer software from student tuition and fees, state and federal grant funding, alumni donations, as well as from donations and partnerships with industry.

Geography - Donald A. Friend is serving on the Advisory Board for the Association of American Geographers Mountain Geography Specialty Group.

Geography - Donald A. Friend is the US Representative on Diversity in Mountain Systems, International Geographical Union Commission.

Geography - Donald Friend served as Senior Instructor at two one-week long workshops for K-12 teachers on "Mountain Geography" at The Mountain Institute's Spruce Knob Mountain Center in West Virginia. Funding was provided by the National Geographic Society.

Geography - Friend, D. A. and Williams M.W. “Water Quality as an input to Development Policy.” In: Taylor, Leslie and Anne Ryall, editors, Sustainable Mountain Communities: Environmental Sustainability for Mountain Areas Impacted by Tourism and Amenity Migration, The Banff Centre, Canada. pp. 93-97. ISBN 1-984773-07-1. 2003

Geography - Friend, Donald A ., "Foreword: An Environmental Perspective." In: Bishop, Michael P., and John F. Shroder, Jr., editors, Geographic Information Science and Mountain Geomorphology. Spring-Praxis, Chichester. Forthcoming

Geography - Jiyeong Lee has passed the qualification training and exam to become an ESRI certified instructor. Dr. Lee is beginning the process to have Geography’s new GIS lab certified by ESRI as an official ESRI Learning Center. These industry sanctions will allow the Geography Department to offer industry sanctioned workshops to practitioners in the community.

Geography - The Geography Department sponsored the lecture, “Understanding Landscape Change in the High Mountains: Examples from the Canadian Cordillera and the Himalaya,” by Dr. James Gardner, Professor of Geography and former Provost of the University of Manitoba, Nov. 7, as part of their annual Colloquium Series.

Geography - The GIS lab was certified as an “ Authorized ESRI Learning Center” and Professor Lee was certified as an “Authorized ESRI Instructor.”

Gerontology and Sociology & Corrections -Jay Elliott and Leah Rogne conducted applied research this summer on the social model of dementia care at the Alzheimer’s Cottages of Pioneer Retirement Community, Fergus Falls, MN.

History - Department hosted an initiation of the Mankato Lambda Beta Chapter of the history honorary Phi Alpha Theta Society on April 25.

History - Melodie Andrews chaired an Early American history session at the Southwestern Historical Association meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 2005.  

History - Melodie Andrews served as a Reading Consultant and Table Leader for the Educational Testing Service, June 2005.

History - Derek Catsam was named Associate Editor/Member of Editorial Board, Safundi,(The Journal of Comparative United States-South African Studies), June 2003.

History - During summer 2003, Melodie Andrews, produced three history books for children with Capstone Press. They include a biography of Sitting Bull, and studies of the Lincoln Memorial and the Jefferson Memorial. She has completed over 30 books for Capstone in the past 3 years.

Political Science/ Law Enforcement -Jeffrey Bumgarner was a panelist at the Emergency Management Higher Education Conference sponsored by FEMA's Emergency Management Institute in Emmitsburg, MD, June 7-9, 2005.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Bill Lewinski and Bill Hudson and many others have created the "Center for the Study of Performance in Extreme Encounters." The purpose of this non-profit, university-based center is to conduct ground-breaking research that brings scientific insight, rigor and documentation to training, judgment and interactions of highly stressful, lethal force encounters.

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Tamara Tucker Wilkins co-led (with Nina LeNoir, MSU Theatre Dept) a January study abroad tour for 25 students to England and Iceland. In England the group toured London, Stratford, the Stonehenge, and Bath. In London, Law Enforcement students had the rare opportunity to participate in an extensive question and answer session with two Metropolitan Police officers. In Reykjavik, Iceland, students toured the city and visited the geothermal mineral waters of the Blue Lagoon. 

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Tamara Tucker Wilkins, Law Enforcement and Nancy Fitzsimmons, Social Work, received a   $150,000, United States Department of Justice grant for their project, “Law Enforcement Training to Stop Abuse and Sexual Assault of People with Disabilities.” The project partners MSU with the Committee against Domestic Abuse, Southern Minnesota Independent Living Enterprises and Services, Community Assistance for Refugees, and the Law Enforcement Resource Center. 

Political Science/Law Enforcement - Tom Inglot was invited to serve on the selection committee for the 2003-2004 American Marshall Memorial Fellows from Minnesota. The Marshall Memorial Fellowship, established by The German Marshall Fund of the United States enables young American policy and opinion leaders to gain an in-depth knowledge and understanding of societies, institutions, and peoples in Europe.

Political Science/Law Enforcement -Tomasz Inglot served as a reviewer for Title VIII Research Scholar Programs, administered by the American Council of International Education in Washington D.C.

Political Science/ Law Enforcement -Tom Inglot organized and co-chaired the international conference entitled “Fighting Poverty and Reforming Social Security: What Can Post-Soviet States Learn from New Democracies of Central Europe,” Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington D.C., June 10, 2005.

Psychology - Otani, H., Kato, K., Widner, R. L., Jr., & Goernert, P. (2003). How relational and item-specific cues unblock blocked memories, Abstracts of the Psychonomic Society, 8, 117.

Psychology - Otani, H., Kato, K., Widner, R. L., Jr., & Goernert, P. presented, “How Relational and Item-Specific Cues Unblock Blocked Memories,” at the Psychonomic Society meeting, Vancouver, Canada, Nov., 2003.

Psychology - Otani, H., Koichi, K., & Widner, R. L., Jr. (March, 2004). Conscious and unconscious influences in hypermnesia. Tsukuba University, Tsukuba, Japan

Psychology - Otani, H., Kusumi, T., Kato, K., Matsuda, K., Kern, R., Widner, R. L.,Jr., Ohta, N. (in press). Remembering a nuclear accident inJapan. Memory

Psychology - Otani, H., Kusumi, T., Kato, K., Matsuda, K., Kern, R., Widner, R. L., Jr., Ohta, article “Remembering a Nuclear Accident in Japan,” in Memory (in press).

Psychology - Otani, H., Takashi, K., Koichi, K., Matsuda, k., Kern, R., Widner, R. L., Jr., & Ohta, N. (August, 2003). Did the nuclear flash in Tokaimura trigger flashbulb memories? Presented at Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan.

Psychology - Perdomo, E., Markham, A., Kutchma, T., Perez, C., Siem, J., Stanton, M. (April, 2004) Neuropsychological Assessment and Electroencephalographic (EEG) Monitoring During Variable Methods of Teaching. FASEB: Experimental Biology, Washington, D.C.

Psychology - Sachau, D., Perez, L., & Catenhauser, C. (2003). Finding the epi-center of I-O psychology. TIP: The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist. 41 (3). 55-56.

Psychology - Stanek, C., & Perez, L.  (March, 2004).  An investigation of cross-cultural power distance and quality focus:  The impact of supervisory feedback and empowerment on employee perceptions

Psychology - Uchida, Y., Norasakkunkit, V., & Kitayama, S. (in press). Cultural constructions of happiness: Theory and empirical evidence. Journal of Happiness Studies.

Psychology - Widner, R. L., Jr., Goernert, P., & Otani, H. (2003). Crossing hypermnesia and directed-forgetting paradigms to examine the accuracy of eyewitness testimony., Abstracts of the Psychonomic Society, 8, 87.

Sociology & Corrections - James Robertson was among some 50 people from the U.S. and the United Kingdom invited and funded by the Open Society Institute to participate in a symposium entitled “Prison Reform Revisited: The Unfinished Agenda,” held October 16-18 at Pace University Law School, White Plains, NY.

Sociology & Corrections - Kim Greer , Sociology and Corrections, has agreed to serve as Director of the Center for Applied Social Science. Dr. Greer has been active on the advisory board of the center and has organized several learn-by-doing projects for her students that have been funded by the center. She will be working with an active advisory board that recommended her appointment to Dean Coultrap-McQuin.

Sociology & Corrections - Leah Rogne was elected vice-chair of the board of the newly-formed Region 9 Development Inc., created to provide a nonprofit vehicle to help find new sources of funding for programs that benefit residents of Minnesota's Region 9.

Sociology and Corrections - Democracy Matters, advised by Dr. Leah Rogne, organized a Walk for Democracy to bring attention to a campaign for fair and clean elections, featuring a visit by Doris “Granny D” Haddock, a 94 year old activist who was given the key to the city by Mankato’s mayor for her years of commitment to civic engagement.

Sociology and Corrections - In the Department of Sociology and Corrections the Sociology Club sponsored a series of “Brown Bag” discussions concerning on-going research in the department.

Sociology and Corrections - Kim Greer was recently appointed to the Board of Directors for the Brown County Victim Services.

Sociology and Corrections - The Department of Sociology and Corrections conducted a state-wide phone survey for the Center for Rural Policy and Development. Six graduate students and 3 undergraduate students were involved in this project.

URSI - David Laverny-Rafter was invited to provide reaction/feedback on a study of Minnesota housing needs sponsored by Minnesota Housing Finance Agency and League of Minnesota Cities, St. Paul, MN, February 16, 2004.

URSI - Graduate Planning and Management certificates have been approved by MnSCU. In order to better serve urban planning and management practitioners, URSI developed two new certificate programs which allow practitioners to receive certification credentials by taking key courses in the graduate planning and management degree programs.

URSI - Janet Cherrington-Cucore served on the Historic Homes Tour Committee that planned and held a tour of five historic homes in Mankato on April 24 as a fund-raising event for the Mankato YMCA.

URSI - Janet Cherrington-Cucore was invited by the MSU Faculty Emeriti to discuss her research on the history of Mankato and how she has incorporated it into her Intro to the City URSI 100 course, October 10, 2003.

URSI - Perry Wood and H. Roger Smith were appointed to the Campus Master Plan Committee. Dr. Wood was appointed a co-chair of the committee. 

URSI - Tony Filipovitch testified at the House Finance (March 1) and the Senate Higher Education (March 9) hearings on the applied doctorate degree for MnSCU institutions

URSI - Tony Filipovitch was the facilitator for the Mankato City Council annual retreat on April 19.

WALTER (Weather Analysis Laboratory for Teaching and Educational Resources) will be providing weather support and on-line curricula in an Educational Exploration of Nunavut when an international team of explorers lead by Will Steger and MSU Geography alum Aaron Doering undertake a 3,000 mile Artic Transect during December 2003 through May 2004. MSU was host to 4 members of the expedition during an August 2003 Technology for Teachers workshop.

WALTER was host to a Technology for Teachers Institute, August 11-14. Teachers and others attending the workshop, sponsored by the National Geographic Society, received software and training in both ESRI (for Geographic Information Systems) and SSESCO (for Weather Visualization Graphics). The US Coast Guard Academy also flew in personnel to attend the workshop and receive training in the visualization of weather graphics. Cecil Keen has been involved in the training of US Air Force personnel for the past two years. Dr. Keen and a MSU raduate student have flown to Japan, Hawaii, Alaska, and 5 bases in the continental US, to train for the US Air Force.

Women’s Studies - Anne Lacsamana led a College Conversation on her 2003 research reassignment project

Women’s Studies - Anne Lacsamana’s WOST 4/560 Global Feminisms class coordinated a panel discussion of globalization in November

Women’s Studies - In April, Maria Bevacqua conducted diversity training for new advocates at the Sexual Violence Resource Center of Blue Earth County and the Brown County Victim Services.

Women’s Studies - Kim Surkan was invited to serve on the advisory board of an Internet study of transgender subjects conducted by the Program in Human Sexuality at the University of Minnesota. The study is titled, “Longitudinal Study of Stigma, Resilience, & Mental Health.”

Women’s Studies - Maria Bevacqua and Anne Lacsamana co-led a College Conversation on Understanding Privilege

Women’s Studies - Maria Bevacqua led a roundtable discussion titled, "Assuming Leadership: Women's Studies Ph.D. Holders and Program Administration," at the National Women's Studies Association Program Administration and Development Pre-Conference, June 19, New Orleans, La.

Women’s Studies - Maria Bevacqua led a Sociology Club Brown Bag Lunch discussion of Lesbian and Gay Marriage: Feminist Perspectives on April 21, 2004

Women’s Studies - Maria Bevacqua was the keynote speaker for Brown County Victim Services and Nicollet/Sibley Sexual Assault Services’ first annual Take Back the Night event on April 30, 2004.

Women’s Studies - Susan Freeman and Kim Surkan (and others) co-led a College Conversation on Challenging Homophobia in the Classroom

Women’s Studies - Susan Freeman led a Women’s Center Brown Bag Lunch discussion of Girls’ History

Women’s Studies - The 22 nd Annual Women & Spirituality Conference, October 11&12 featured keynote speaker Charlene Spretnak, author and professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies.

SBS 2003 Homecoming Activities - The College of Social & Behavioral Sciences and the Social Work Department & Club hosted reunions in the MSU Homecoming Touchdown Tent October 4.

SBS Career Day was held January 28 at MSU. The event included 12 professional panels, 34 exhibitors, and numerous student participants. Thank you to Judy Olson-Passer and Advising “U” for organizing this very successful event.

SBS New Faculty Reception - A Teaching & Learning New Faculty reception was held prior to the September 17 College Conversation.

SBS Technology Classroom - SBS classes are utilizing the latest technology in the new SBS technology classroom. On September 10 SBS held an Open House to introduce faculty to the new technology and to thank ACC for collaborating on this project. Wayne Sharp provided a “how to” session for the group.