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College of Social and
Behavioral Sciences
Volume 16, Issue 7
April 2015
Student Activities
ECONOMICS
Matthew Petersen (faculty mentor Ihsuan
Li) will present, “Statistical Discrimination
in Racial and Gender Wage Differentian:
An Analysis of Occupations in the
Information Technology Sector,” at the
National Conference for Undergraduate
Research, April 16-18, 2015
GEOGRAPHY
Brandon Bohks will present, “Brook Trout
in Minnesota's Driftless Area: The Impact
of Land Use and Land Cover, 1850-2010,”
at the 2015 AAG meeting, Chicago, IL,
April 21-25, 2015
Graduate Students, Devon Libby, Carson
Smith and Johnathon Salfer (faculty
mentor Phillip Larson) received a Creating
a Strong and Vibrant Graduate Community
Grant for their project, "Hydrologic and
Geomorphic Investigation of the Minnesota
River.”
Lisa Miller and Christian Dobratz presented their research,
“Frequency and Severity of Specific Organizational Stressors
for Female Law Enforcement Officers," at the Academy of
Criminal Justice Conference, Orlando, FL, March 4, 2015.
Professor Christian Dobratz and Lisa Miller
Lisa Miller was awarded the Dr. Vivian Anderson Memorial
Scholarship at the Alpha Phi Sigma Conference Awards
Ceremony.
Kyle Mullen will present, “The Mountain
Pine Beetle Infestation of the Ponderosa
Pine Forest in the Black Hills of South
Dakota: Mapping and Earlier Detection,”
at the 2015 AAG meeting, Chicago, IL,
April 21-25.
GOVERNMENT
Graduate students Richard Armah, Katie
Bobich, Maria Carrillo-Perez and Kouliga
Koala (all Master's in Public
Administration), accompanied by Dr. Fred
Lisa Miller receiving the Dr. Vivian Anderson Memorial Scholarship
Slocum attended the Midwest Political
Science Association conference, Chicago, Paul Amell, Angela Benge, Mitchell Bohlke, Lisa Miller,
IL, April 16-19, 2015.
and Ethan Myers, Law Enforcement and Alpha Phi Sigma
Ellen Ahlness (faculty mentor Tom Inglot) students represented Minnesota State University Mankato at
was accepted for the Graduate Program in the Alpha Phi Sigma Conference.
Political Science at the University of
Washington-Seattle. She was offered five
years of full funding, provided as
compensation for work as a teaching
assistant
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possible factors influencing interest in science,” at the
National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Cheney,
WA, April 16-18, 2015.
Jennifer Nelson and Lauren Bennewitz (faculty mentor
Kathy Bertsch) will present, “Special Education Teacher
Training and Knowledge of Behavior Assessment and
Intervention Practices,” at the National Conference for
Undergraduate Research, Cheney, WA, April 16-18, 2015.
Paul Amell, Ethan Myers, Angela Benge, Mitchell Bohlke, and Lisa Miller
at the Alpha Phi Sigma Conference.
PSYCHOLOGY
Amanda Becker and Emilee Mailhot (faculty mentor: Dawn
Albertson) will present, “An investigation into the impact of
science communication and cognitive strain on attitudes
toward climate change,” at the National Conference for
Undergraduate Research, Cheney, WA, April 16-18, 2015.
Laura Fry (faculty mentor Dawn Albertson) was awarded the
prestigious spring MSU Foundation Grant to support their
work, “Equal, but Different: Science Communication Impact
on Beliefs of Sex Differences in the Brain.”
Crystal Kadlec and Kier Kienholz (faculty mentors Carlos
Panahon and Shawna Petersen-Brown) will present, “The
Benefits of Choice on Writing Performance Between
Genders,” at the National Conference for Undergraduate
Research, Cheney, WA, April 16-18, 2015.
Miranda Schlangen (faculty mentors Carlos Panahon and
Shawna Petersen-Brown) will present, “Effectiveness of
Computer-Aided Instruction in Reading among Struggling
After School Program,” at the National Conference for
Undergraduate Research, Cheney, WA, April 16-18, 2015.
SOCIAL WORK
MSW Child Welfare Program scholars Chris Davis, Macey
Deslauriers, Danielle Jones, Ben Kolling, Kelly Kjarland,
David Ribar, and Program Coordinator Robin Wingo,
completed Classroom 2 of the Department of Human Services
Foundation Training. This training will continue in June with
Classroom 3 and makes scholars immediately eligible for
employment in county, state, or tribal public child welfare
offices upon graduation in July. March 4-6, 2015.
SOCIOLOGY AND CORRECTIONS
Kelsey Mischke was selected to present her research, "A
Critical Analysis of Media Images Depicting the New Athletic
Body Ideal and One Woman’s Experience with Them," at the
National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Cheney,
WA, April 16-18, 2015.
Molly Kolquist and Megan Vergin (faculty mentor Karla
Lassonde) will present, “Psychology Knowledge Revision
Campaign: Assessing Student Learning through a Classroom Kirby Hurd presented her master's thesis, "Women's
and Laboratory based Research Project,” at the National
Perspectives on Caregiving," at the Southern Sociological
Conference for Undergraduate Research, Cheney, WA, April Society's annual meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 2015.
16-18, 2015.
WOMEN AND GENDER STUDIES
Alexi LeClaire and Riley Holmes (faculty mentors Carlos
Kelsey Mischke will present, “A Critical Analysis of Media
Panahon and Shawna Petersen-Brown) will present,
Images Depicting the New Athletic Body Ideal and One
“Classroom iPads: More than Fun and Games,” at the
Women's Experience with Them,” at the National Conference
National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Cheney,
for Undergraduate Research, Cheney, WA, April 16-18, 2015.
WA, April 16-18, 2015.
Emily Mailhot (faculty mentor Dawn Albertson) will present,
“Compatibility of science and religion: an investigation into
Faculty and Department Activities
Creating Rivers in the Basin and Range." St. Peter, MN,
April 18, 2015.
ECONOMICS
Ishuan Li served as judge in the North Central Regional
Junior Science And Humanities Symposium (JSHS)
hosted by the Minnesota Academy of Science,
Bloomington, MN, March 22-23, 2015.
Cynthia Miller, Ginger Schmid and Forrest
Wilkerson were invited to submit manuscripts to
Germany’s leading geographical journal,
Geographische Rundschau [Geographical Review]
for inclusion in a special issue devoted to the
Midwest. Also invited was MSU’s first visiting
doctoral student scholar, Dr. Stephan Fuchs who was
GEOGRAPHY
Phillip Larson will deliver the Keynote Address at the
2015 Midwest Undergraduate Geography Symposium
(MUGS). He will present, “A River Runs Through It:
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Midwest Political Science Association conference,
Chicago, IL, April 16-19, 2015.
in residence in the Department of Geography Fall
semester 2009 while pursuing his dissertation
research. Their manuscripts were subjected to peerreview, all were accepted and translated to German
and published in March.
PSYCHOLOGY
Kevin Filter and Sarah Ebsen (alumni) presented their
paper, “The development of measures of positive
behavior,” at the International Conference for Positive
Behavior Support, Boston, MA, March 11-14.
GOVERNMENT
Colleen Clarke and student Eli Szydlo presented,
“Policing and Security in the Field of Art Related Crime,”
at the Academy of Criminal Justice Conference, Orlando,
FL, March 4
Kevin Filter presented his paper, “Emerging trends after
10 Years of PBIS in Minnesota,” at the International
Conference for Positive Behavior Support with colleagues
from the Minnesota Department of Education, Boston,
MA, March 11-14.
Kevin Filter presented his paper, “Staff buy-in to SWPBIS” as part of a symposium with colleagues from the
University of Missouri and the University of Oregon at
the International Conference for Positive Behavior
Support, Boston, MA, March 11-14.
SOCIOLOGY AND CORRECTIONS
Steve Buechler was an invited panelist in a session on,
“Strategies of Productive Writers,” at the Midwest
Sociological Society meetings. Kansas City, MO, March
2015.
Sherrise Truesdale-Moore presented her paper, “Being
African American Matters: The Need For Cultural
Competency in the Correctional System,” at the Academy
for Criminal Justice Sciences, Denver, CO, March 2015.
Colleen Clark and Eli Szydlo
Fred Slocum attended the Western Political Science
Association conference in Las Vegas, NV, April 2-4,
2015, and completed a pre-conference workshop on
"Latino Politics" on April 1.
URBAN AND REGIONAL STUDIES
Miriam Porter was honored at the, "On the Shoulders of
Giants," celebration at CADA. Women who were
founders of CADA were recognized for paving the path to
make CADA what it is today, Mankato, March 20, 2015
Fred Slocum, and. Kevin Parsneau, presented their
paper, "'Cheap Click?' The Impact of Internet Appeals
and Issue Salience on Political Participation," at the
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