College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Student Activities

College of Social and
Behavioral Sciences
Volume 14, Issue 1
September/October 2012
Student Activities
ANTHROPOLOGY
Heidi Bauer-Clapp, MSU alumna, coauthored an article, “Violence and Conflict:
Teaching Violence,” in Anthropology News,
September 2012.
Terri Hanson was awarded the, “Walking
in Two Worlds Volunteer of the Year
Award,” at the YWCA Annual Meeting for
her work with immigrant populations in
Mankato, August 28, 2012.
ECONOMICS
Justin Bedore, recent graduate, has been
awarded the Omicron Delta Epsilon Gold
Key Award (Outstanding Student Award).
Each year, three such students are
recognized internationally, September 2012.
Dana Simonson’s paper (advisor Dr.
Ihsuan Li) was selected as a finalist in the
Best Undergraduate Paper Competition
sponsored by the International Atlantic
Economic Society, August 2012.
ETHNIC STUDIES
Linda Yang, GaoShoua Vang, Lindsay
Bolstad, and Va Yang received the Ethnic
Studies Student Organization’s Executive
Officers Award for 2011-2012.
Vang Xiong and the Ethnic Studies Student Organization
attended an “Open-Session: Community Forum on Overcome
Racism,” at Metropolitan State University, Saint Paul,
September 2012.
Ethnic Studies Student Organization at Open-Season
SOCIAL WORK
Three graduates of the 2012 class of the Master of Social
Work program won a national award for their advocacy
efforts to expand the TXT4LIFE texting hotline for teens
struggling with mental health issues to all of Minnesota,
September 7, 2012.
URBAN AND REGIONAL STUDIES
Anthony Filipovitch and student Alexander Cahill completed
a report, “The Impact of State and Local Government
Regulation on Business Competitiveness in Minnesota,” for
the Center for Rural Policy and Development, August 2012.
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ECONOMICS
Atrayee Ghosh Ray published,
“Revisiting the Relationship between
Economic Growth and Government Size,”
in Economics Research International,
2012.
Welcome Economics Staff Member:
Amanda Greenig resides in St. Peter with
her husband, Nick Greenig. She has two
sons, Joseph(3) and Dylan(1). She
graduated from University of Wisconsin-River Falls with a
major in Conservation.
After college she worked in the restaurant business for 8 years
in Faribault. She married Nick and purchased a home in the
country. After moving to St. Peter she started working for a
private business in the St. Peter/Mankato area and continued
to work there for 5 years.
ETHNIC STUDIES
Vang Xiong attended the “Hmong Spring Dance Festival,” at
Southwest Minnesota State University, May 2012.
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international development grant. Rama earned his PhD in
2012 from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. He
focused on urban and transportation geography
(Transportation logistics) using GIS methodologies. In 2010,
Rama came to MSU-Geography as a Pre-Doctoral Fellow.
He successfully taught several GIS courses and completed his
dissertation earlier in 2012. He was subsequently offered a
probationary position in May of 2012.
Vang Xiong attended the Como Park Senior High School’s
Parents & Teacher Conference, April 2012.
Vang Xiong presented, “Who Are the Hmong?” at the
Bremer Hmong Culture Days in Marshall & Willmar, May
2012.
Woo Jang is native to South Korea. He came to the USA in
1998 to study computer science at Minnesota State
University-Mankato. He graduated with a BS in Computer
Science; however after taking a cultural geography course at
MSU he became interested in geography. For his master's
degree, Woo transferred into the Geography dept. at MSU
where he focused on GIS and Transportation infrastructure.
He received the George Muller Scholarship in 2005. In 2012
he completed his PhD at the University of Georgia where he
again focused on GIS, Transportation infrastructure and
population geography. He was offered a probationary
position in May 2012.
Vang Xiong presented Who Are the Hmong?
GENDER AND WOMEN’S STUDIES
Welcome Gender and Women’s Studies Faculty Member:
GOVERNMENT
Jeffrey Bumgarner was quoted in an Associated Press article
on the use of social media by the police, June 2012.
Laura Harrison received her BA from University of Iowa in
2005, where she majored in Women’s Studies and
Psychology. She received her PhD in Gender Studies from
Indiana University in 2012. She has a co-authored a
forthcoming article in Feminist Media Studies entitled “Not
Ready to Make Nice: Aberrant Mothers in Contemporary
Culture” and has co-authored the essay “Babies by the
Bundle: Gender, Backlash, and the Quiverfull Movement,”
which was published in Feminist Formations in 2011. She
also has an essay in the 2010 anthology Mothering in the
Twenty-First Century: Identity, Policy, Experience and
Agency. Dr. Harrison made connections between her research
and community involvement by volunteering as a medical
counselor for Planned Parenthood of Indiana, and she was a
research assistant for the Associate Director of the Kinsey
Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction in
Bloomington, Indiana.
Tom Inglot traveled to Europe this summer to conduct
research and interviews for his project entitled European
Integration, Welfare State, and the Family since 2004. The
project was supported by the 2012 Faculty Research Grant
and involved work at the European Parliament and the
European Commission in Brussels, Belgium and also field
research in Hungary and Poland.
Tom Inglot presented a paper, “Developmental Paths of
Family Policies in the Former Socialist Countries,” at the
International Symposium: Welfare State Reform and
Consequences, organized by the Center for Globalization and
Governance, at the University of Hamburg, Germany, June
12-13, 2012.
Tom Inglot and co-authors Dr. Dorrotya Szikra (Hungary)
and Dr. Cristina Rat (Romania) presented a paper, “History,
Politics, and Ideas: Family Policy in Postwar Poland,
Hungary, and Romania,” at an international conference
organized by the Nordic Center of Excellence and the
University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark, June 15,
2012.
GEOGRAPHY
Cindy Miller worked with the Greater Mankato Convention
and Visitor’s Bureau in order to produce a map of the
veterans’ memorials in Mankato and North Mankato. The
project was featured on the front page of the Free Press on
July 10, 2012 and the maps are currently being distributed.
Tom Inglot presented, “Historical Legacies and
Contemporary Politics of Family Policy in New EU Member
States: A Comparison of Poland, Hungary and Romania,” at
the Dept. of Sociology, Institute for Social Policy, GeorgAugust University Göttingen, Germany, June 26, 2012.
Welcome Geography Faculty Members:
Rama Mohapatra is native to India, he earned his bachelors
and masters degrees at Utkal University in India. His focus
was on natural hazards and flooding. He worked for the
Indian Institute of Technology where he used GIS based
approaches for studying land and natural resource use. The
Canadian government funded much of his work through an
Joe Kunkel was interviewed by KEYC-TV about parties’
strategies in the presidential election, September 5, 2012.
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Joe Kunkel was interviewed by the MSU Reporter about the
election and the powers of the president, September 4, 2012.
HISTORY
Joe Kunkel was interviewed by the Minnesota Daily about
the political climate and the election outlook in the First
Congressional District, September 11, 2012.
Welcome Government Faculty Members:
Ken Zimny’s PhD is from the University of Illinois in
Curriculum and Instruction. He has researched how a police
academy teaches cultural diversity. He would like to continue
researching how police officers are taught cultural diversity.
He would also like to research how well officers who receive
scenario training are prepared for the job of a police officer.
He worked as Champaign, IL police officer for 11 years. He
then worked at two police academies as an instructor. While
at these academies he worked full-time and finished his
Master's and PhD.
Pat Nelson is working on her dissertation through Walden
University in the areas of Homeland Security Policy and
Coordination and Terrorism, Mediation, and Peace. Her
research focuses on identifying points of contact to share
community intelligence between local law enforcement and
targeted communities. She received her Masters in Non-Profit
Administration and her Bachelors in Law Enforcement from
Metro State University.. Her professional experience was
with the Minneapolis Police Department, where she worked
patrol in North Minneapolis for fourteen years before being
promoted to sergeant. She has been a SWAT Negotiator for 9
years and has led training for the Negotiation Team and the
entire SWAT team for the last five years.
Reggie Edwards is currently working on a Ph.D. In Sociology
with a concentration in Organizational Development at South
Dakota State University. He has a BA and MPA from
University of Central Florida. In 2007, he was an Adjunct
Professor at MSU, Urban and Regional Studies Institute
(URSI). From 2001-2011, he was an Executive Director of
Region Nine Development Commission. From 1999-2001, he
was a City Administrator of Chisago City. From 1994-1999,
he was a Senior Policy Analyst for the Ramsey County. He
has also been a Hubert H. Humphrey Policy Fellow (1998) at
the Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota.
Chris Dobratz is pursuing a Doctorate of Philosophy in
Business Administration with an emphasis in Criminal Justice
at Northcentral University, Prescott Valley, Arizona. He
received a Master of Arts in Public Administration and a
Bachelor of Science Degree in Law Enforcement and Public
Administration from Minnesota State University, Mankato.
From Fall 2008 to the present, he has been an assistant
professor (fixed term) at Minnesota State Mankato. He was
also a police sergeant at the Hutchinson Police Services in
Hutchinson, Minnesota from January 2000 to July 2008.
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Welcome History Faculty and Staff Members:
Gina Martion-Trutor will be teaching courses in early
modern European history, in addition to survey courses in
European and American history. A St. Olaf College graduate,
Gina did a master’s degree at Minnesota State University,
Mankato, working with Prof. Chris Corley. Gina earned her
PhD in history from the University of Minnesota in 2012.
Her course work focused on the Atlantic World, and in her
dissertation she looked at how women (native and settler)
actively participated in the many wars in New England and
New France. Gina taught as an adjunct in the department
prior to earning her PhD.
Cretia Welborn joined History as the administrative assistant
in July. She previously worked in the Registrar’s Office.
Cretia, her husband Brian, and her daughters Kiersten,
Mikayla, and Madison live between Mapleton and
Pemberton. Brian is a mechanic at Mn DOT and Cretia’s
daughters attend school in St. Clair. Cretia graduated from
Model College of Hair Design and previously co-owned
Cutting With Class (which was in the basement of the CSU)
and managed a hair salon in Peoria, AZ. She has also worked
in the health care field as a CNA, receptionist, staffing
coordinator and HR coordinator.
PSYCHOLOGY
Kevin Filter began his two year term as the president of the
Minnesota School Psychologists Association, Summer 2012
Welcome Psychology Faculty Member:
Moses Langley comes to the psychology department from the
University of Wisconsin - Parkside, where he was an assistant
professor. Dr. Langley earned his Ph.D. in cognitive
psychology from the University of Iowa. His research
examines the underlying neural correlates of attention and
task switching. Dr. Langley brings to MSU, Mankato a strong
record of student-centered commitment to diversity. In the
psychology department he will be teaching in both cognitive
and biological psychology areas.
SOCIAL STUDIES
Clark Johnson presented, “Tuning Protocol,” a workshop on
reflection of teaching practices for teachers, Springfield High
School, May 2, 2012.
SOCIAL WORK
Michelle Alvarez was awarded MN Social Worker of the
Year by the Minnesota Chapter of the National Association of
Social Workers at their annual conference, University of
Minnesota, Saint Paul Campus, June 7-8, 2012.
The Department of Social Work signed a one-year MSW
Title IV-E contract with the Department of Human Services
for $125,680 to support nine MSW students and reimburse
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costs related to educating public child welfare social workers,
August 2012.
The Department of Social Work launched a brand new and
improved Department of Social Work landing page on the
MSU Mankato Website, September 2012.
Leah Rogne was interviewed by the Fargo Forum on
“Feminism and North Dakota: The Fight for Equal Rights
Amendment,” September 2012.
URBAN AND REGIONAL STUDIES
Anthony Filipovitch’s proposal, “Hear Every Voice:
Community Engagement in Transportation Planning,” was
funded by the Minnesota Department of Transportation in the
amount of $193,183, June 2012.
SOCIOLOGY AND CORRECTIONS
Afroza Anwary published, “State Sponsored Collective Rape
of Women and Gendered Nature of Legal Institution,” in the
Pakistan Journal of Women’s Studies, July 2012.
Anthony Filipovitch published an opinion piece, “Reusing
the Commercial Center,” in MN Valley Business, August 20,
2012.
Steve Buechler was an invited panelist on, “The Future of
Social Movement Theory,” at the American Sociological
Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, August 2012.
Steve Buechler presents the keynote speech, “Social
Movements Theory: Prospects for Democratization,” at the
Sociologists of Minnesota Annual Meetings. Four students
from his Social Movements class will also present at SOM,
September 2012.
Barbara Carson presented, “Network Analysis of Sentencing
Commission Members,” at the American Sociological
Association Meetings, Denver, CO, August 2012.
James Robertson published, “Exchanging Sex for Protection:
Do the PREA Standards Legitimate ‘Shielding’ Arrangements
Between Inmates?” in the Correctional Law Reporter,
October-November 2012.
James Robertson published, “Let’s Make a Deal: Swapping a
Kidney for a Suspended Life Sentence,” in the Correctional
Law Reporter, August-September 2012.
James Robertson published, “Is There a War on Motherhood
Within the California Dep’t of Corrections?” in the
Correctional Law Reporter, June-July 2012.
James Robertson published, “Here Today and Gone
Tomorrow: The Once Clearly Established Law of Strip
Searches,” in the Correctional Law Reporter, April-May
2012.
Miriam Porter spent four weeks researching disaster
preparedness in Ghana. During that time, Miriam and one of
her research partners were asked to present their research at
the STEM-Africa conference which was hosted by the
University of Michigan in collaboration with Kwame
Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi
Ghana, Summer 2012.
Welcome Urban and Regional Studies Faculty Member:
Robert Hugg brings over 35 years’ leadership, management,
administration, research, and teaching experience to the
college. Bob has a distinguished history in many industries
including the military, IT, and Higher Education. Of
particular note is Bob’s work in Change Management,
Organizational Development, leadership training,
communications-culture building and organizational
improvement, Curriculum Design, and Service Learning. Bob
has worked with MSU for 8 years; his most recent role has
been as the Educational Research Systems Liaison for the
College of Education, where he advised key decision makers
and managed College data systems capabilities/capacity to
facilitate education studies. Bob’s credentials include the
M.S. in Experiential Education and The Specialist Degree in
Educational Leadership.
College and Related Activities
The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences hosted the
Advisory Board Annual Summer Social at the historic Solar
Arts Building in Minneapolis, September 6, 2012.
Incoming Board Chairperson, Aaron Doering spoke at the
Advisory Board Social
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