College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Student Activities

College of Social and
Behavioral Sciences
Volume 16, Issue 6
March 2015
Student Activities
ANTHROPOLOGY
Andrew Brown (graduate student), C.
Smith (Geography student), Ron Schirmer,
and Phillip Larson (Geography) presented,
“Archeology and Landscape
Geomorphology in Three Dimensions:
Integrating Photogrammetrically and
LiDAR Derived Point Clouds for MultiScale 3D Analysis,” which was published
in the Abstracts with Programs:
Association of American Geographers
conference, Chicago, IL. Spring 2015.
were selected to attend the Annual Air Force Academy
Assembly, “United States and Russia Relations: Refocus,
Rebuild, Reenergize.” The students organized a special
panel on Russian-American relations to share their
experience with the MSU community, February 2-4,
2015.
GEOGRAPHY
Andrew Brick and Woo Jang had their
article, “Determining an Optimal Facility
Location for Retail Stores,” published in
International Journal of Business Strategy,
2014.
Philipp Nagel (alumni) and Fei Yuan had
their article, “High Spatial-Resolution Land
Cover Classification and Wetland Mapping
Over Large Areas Using Integrated
Geospatial Technologies,” published in the
International Journal of Remote Sensing
Applications, 2014.
C. Smith (graduate student), Andrew
Brown, (Anthropology), Phillip Larson,
(Geography), and C. Wittkop, (Geology)
presented, “The Significance of Alluvial
Fans in the Landscape Evolution of the
Lower Minnesota River Valley:
Preliminary Results,” at the Association of
American Geographers conference,
Chicago, IL, Spring 2015.
Danielle Walchuk (alumni) has been
appointed by Governor Mark Dayton and
the State Chief Information Officer as the
non-metro representative on the Statewide
Geospatial Advisory Council for FY15.
John Jacobs and Akmal Abdulmuminov
Katie Bobich, Maria Carrillo-Perez and Michael
Hanson (a Master's in Public Administration), and
undergraduate students Husayn Hankerson, Rebecca
Holmberg, Debora Emanuelle Kouame, Jorden Minkel,
Baylee Obermeier, Dan Peterson and Shannon Weiss,
accompanied by Fred Slocum, attended the Minnesota
Political Science Association conference, Bloomington,
MN, November 8, 2014.
Shannon, Baylee, Katie, Jorden, Emanuelle and Rebecca, Dan,
Husayn, Michael, and Fred Slocum in front of Normandale
Community College.
GOVERNMENT
Akmal Abdulmuminov and John
Jacobs (faculty advisor- Tom Inglot),
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HISTORY
Jordan Teslow successfully defended his APP, "Grunts in the
Boonies on the Mall and in the Quad: A History of VVAW on
the MSC Campus, 1971-73."
Melissa Stewart and Chip Panahon presented, “Surveying the
Use of Extended Time Test Accommodations,” at the
National Association of School Psychologists conference,
Orlando, FL, February 17-20, 2015.
PSYCHOLOGY
Rachel Burlet, Melissa Lenz, and Kathy Bertsch presented,
“High School Student’s Tell All: Analysis of Facebook
Confession Sites,” at the National Association of School
Psychologists conference, Orlando, FL, February 17-20,
2015.
Rachel Youngblom (alumni), Sara Ebsen (alumni) and Kevin
Filter presented, “SW-PBIS: Measuring Outcomes and Input
Factors,” at the National Association of School Psychologists
conference, Orlando, FL, February 17-20, 2015.
of School Psychologists conference, Orlando, FL, February
17-20, 2015.
David Whal, along with Todd Edlin and Yukiko Yamasaki
(both I/O Psychology graduate students) were 3 of 40
students from around the world who were selected to spend a
week in Windisch, Switzerland to begin work on a fourmonth international multi-university research project titled,
“From Morse Codes to the Internet of Things,” February
2015.
SOCIAL WORK
Title IV-E scholars Barbara Elfstrand, Katelyn Peters,
Jessica Cole (Faculty mentor: Emily Stark) was selected as a Marcy Vang, Micheline Mutombo, Shari Marik, Tossia
Brown, Tony Bernal, Heidi Peterson, Kimberly Blommel,
Undergraduate Research Symposium Large Grant recipient
for her research project titled, “Detecting Deception: How Do Kristin Peterson, Theresa Baumann, Amy Yanta, Jacalyn
Johnson, Brittany Meyer, Heather Thorngren, Shaina
People Distinguish Between Truth-tellers and Liars?” She
Stein, Katie Schulte, and Marcia McConville, completed
will present her research at the Undergraduate Research
Department of Human Services Child Welfare Foundation
Symposium, April 2015.
Training, Classroom One. This training, along with their
Brandon Durstt, Josh Biber and Maisa Boyte (Faculty
undergraduate social work degree, will prepare them to accept
mentor: Emily Stark) were selected as recipients of a
positions in public child welfare upon their graduation in
Foundation Award via the Undergraduate Research Center for May. February 10-12, 2015.
their research project titled, “Decision Making and
SOCIOLOGY AND CORRECTIONS
Justifications,” they will present their research at the
Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 2015.
Afroza Anwary's paper, "The Social Construction of
Hegemonic Masculinity: Violence against Wives in
Britta Fiksdal (alumni) and Dan Houlihan presented,
Bangladesh," has been accepted for publication in the Journal
“Comparing Reward and Punishment Based Management
of Women's Studies International Forum.
Strategies on Student Behavior,” at the National Association
RaeLynn Lamminen, Jannine Ray and Chip Panahon
presented, “Classroom iPads: More Than Fun and Games at
National Association of School Psychologists conference,
Orlando, FL, February 17-20, 2015.
Natasha Olson, RaeLynn Lamminen and Chip Panahon
presented, “Get on the Ball: Investigating Stability Balls in
the Classroom,” at the National Association of School
Psychologists conference, Orlando, FL, February 17-20,
2015.
Cassandra Schreiber, Dana Shea and Chip Panahon
presented, “A Bibliometric Analysis of School Psychology
International from 2008-2013,” at the National Association of
School Psychologists conference, Orlando, FL, February 1720, 2015.
Samantha Steinman, Chip Panahon and Alex Panahon
presented, “Investigating Gender Differences in Writing
Studies Using Choice,” at the National Association of School
Psychologists conference, Orlando, FL, February 17-20,
2015.
Melissa Stewart, Kelsey Loxtercamp, and Kathy Bertsch
presented, “Teacher Knowledge and Use of Test
Accommodations,” at the National Association of School
Psychologists conference, Orlando, FL, February 17-20,
2015.
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URBAN AND REGIONAL STUDIES
Ashley Cauley (alumni), city planner for Minnetonka,
returned to campus on Feb. 16, 2015 to present, "Tips on
Successfully Securing an Internship," to students in a work
session conducted with Miriam Porter.
Hannah Rybak was featured in the Fairmont Sentinel, for her
work with Project 1590. She is assisting the company in
organizing and collecting ideas from the Fairmont community
on how to improve their city.
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COLLEGE OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL
SCIENCES
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences students in
“Who’s Who?” This national program honors outstanding
students for their scholastic and community achievements.
Each department nominates students whose academic
standing, participation in extracurricular activities and
community service are superior in nature. All nominated
students receive a certificate from “Who’s Who among
students in American Universities & Colleges.”
Anthropology
Laura Berg
Rachael Knutson
Samantha Zahn-Hiepler
Applied Organizational
Studies
Jacinda Anthony
Joshua Venske
Economics
Michael Galler
Darren Page
Bradly Pape
Josiah Swanson
Ethnic Studies
Faith Neumann
Garrett Shields
Gender & Women's
Studies
Elaine Lossing
Kendra Van Rossum
Geography
Brandon Gleason
Daniel Minor
Bryanna Sudman
Kayla Wagner
Government
Ellen Ahlness
Joseph Archbold
Angela Benge
Erich Bobka
Kami Patrin
Melissa Ridler
Justine See
Elisa Van De Steeg
Amy Wilson
Psychology
Lauren Bach
Stephanie Cox
Matthew Dahlman
Jillian Dotas
Christopher Fast
Rebecca Frett
Crystal Kadlec
Jungah Kim
Molly Kolquist
Leah Lauer
Katelyn Lee
Casey Lind
Cody Mather
Justin McMurtry
Laura Merino Franco
Kristen Paulsen
Kayla Pauly
Kendra Salfer
Amanda Schafer
Miranda Schlangen
John Schmitt
Justine See
Garrett Shields
Lauren Stelflug
Molly Stimpert
Kristine Theis
Lexie Ulfers
Kendra Van Rossum
Miranda Wolf
Alexandra Wyss
Social Studies
Jonathan Friday
Mitchell Dickens
Nicholas Ducharme
John Engelhart
Benjamin Erickson
Paulina Omeonu
Cy Gray
Emily Hendrickson
Jeffrey Henry
Debora Kouame
Anthony Lehman
Paul Lentsch
Noel Massaad
Lisa Miller
Paulina Omeonu
Taylor Ondracek
Katrina Ortloff
Clarence Sadusky
Edward Szczepanski
Ryan Thienes
Jacob Tweeten
History
Bethany Anderson
Andrew Herbst
Benjamin Johnson
Non Profit Leadership
Vanessa Akinyange
Lindsey Beaver
Tyler Conlon
Rachel Fenske
Kelsey Mischke
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Brandon Gleason
Kyle Krenz
Taylor Waldorf
Social Work
Alicia Armstrong
Jolene Baker
Jessica Bakken
Danielle Barten
Krista Brown
Mikaela Gustafson
Amy Heimkes
Emily Kern
Bethany Loewen
Kaylin Miller
Lori Nelson
Jess Nowak
Michelle Olund
Barbara Roberts
Sarah Sater
Jamie Schuller
Katie Schulte
Samantha Tidd
Jenni Vanttinen
Molly Zellmer
Sociology &
Corrections
Jacob Christenson
Jillian Dotas
Rachel Fenske
Crystal Kadlec
Lisa Miller
Kelsey Mischke
Urban & Regional
Studies
Tyler Conlon
Alexis Jauss
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Faculty and Department Activities
ECONOMICS
Ishuan Li is Facilitator in Training on assessment of
undergraduate research outcomes for the Division of
Social Sciences, Council on Undergraduate Research.
Ishuan Li is the Assessment Task Force representative
for the Division of Social Sciences, Council on
Undergraduate Research.
Ishuan Li, and co-authors Robert Simonson, and
Mathew Malvin (graduate student) published a peer
reviewed academic research paper, “Overeducation and
Employment Mismatch: Wage Penalties for College
Degrees in Business,” in the Journal of Education for
Business.
Jessica Flatequal, Acting Dean Maria Bevacqua, Laverne Cox,
Tiffany Lane, and Carol Perkins
Ihsuan Li, and co-authors Robert Simonson, and
Matthew Tuomala (alumni) had their paper, “Smartphone
Diffusion and Consumer Comparison Shopping Behavior:
Implications for the Marketplace Fairness Act,”
(conditionally) accepted at Internet & Policy Journal.
Ishuan Li authored a trade article for the Association for
Institutional Research. The article, “Using RExcel to
Reshape or Aggregate Data,” was published January
2015.
Phillip Miller was interviewed for a Thinkprogress.com
article regarding Glendale, Arizona’s spending on
professional sports facilities, January 30, 2015.
GEOGRAPHY
Woo Jang and colleagues had their article, “Spatial
Analysis of the Baby Boomers’ Jobs and Housing
Patterns in a GIS Framework,” published in Review of
Business Research. 2014.
Woo Jang and colleague had their article, “Tracking
Ethnically Divided Commuting Patterns Over Time –
Method and a Case Study of Metropolitan Atlanta,”
published in The Professional Geographer.2014.
Phillip Larson, Donald Friend and colleagues had their
article, “Toe-Cut Terraces: A Review and Proposed
Criteria to Differentiate them from Traditional Fluvial
Terraces,” accepted for publication in Progress in
Physical Geography.
Phillip Miller was interviewed by the Daily Titan, the Cal
State Fullerton student newspaper, for an article on
college baseball coaches’ salaries.
Phillip Miller continues to serve as an assistant editor for
The Journal of Economics, Missouri Valley Economic
Association.
Phillip Larson and colleague had their article, “Strath
Development in Small Arid Watersheds: Case Study of
South Mountain, Sonoran Desert, Arizona,” published in
American Journal of Science. 2014.
Phillip Miller participated in the Missouri Valley
Economic Association annual conference, St. Louis, MO,
October 2014.
Phillip Larson and colleagues had their article,
“Pediment Response to Drainage Basin Evolution in
South-Central Arizona,” published in Physical
Geography. 2014.
GENDER AND WOMEN’S STUDIES
Laura Harrison presented, “Bonding with Baby or Child
Endangerment? The Race and Class Implications of
Sharing a Bed,” at the National Women’s Studies
Association Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico,
November 2014.
Phillip Larson and colleague had their article, “Valley
Terrace,” accepted for publication in The Encyclopedia of
Planetary Landforms.
Phillip Larson and colleague had their article,
“Radiometric Dating/Techniques,” accepted for
publication in The International Encyclopedia of
Geography: People, the Earth, Environment and
Technology.
Gender and Women’s Studies and the College of Social
and Behavioral Sciences co-sponsored the Carol Ortman
Perkins Lecture, “Ain’t I A Woman,” presented by
Laverne Cox, February 18, 2015. This event was
organized and sponsored by the LGBT Center and the
Women’s Center.
Fei Yuan, and colleagues had their article, “Investigating
Within-Field Variability of Rice from High Resolution
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Chris Corley is currently Vice President of the Upper
Midwest Regional Honors Council for the 2014-2015
academic year. In 2015-2016, he will serve as the
President of the organization.
Satellite Imagery on County Level,” published in ISPRS
International Journal of Geo-Information. 2015.
Fei Yuan and colleagues had their article, “High SpatialResolution Land Cover Classification and Wetland
Mapping Over Large Areas Using Integrated Geospatial
Technologies,” published in the International Journal of
Remote Sensing Applications. 2014.
Dr. William Lass (professor emeritus) presented,
“Shaping the North Star State: A History of Minnesota’s
Boundaries,” during Lori Lahlum’s History class,
February 12, 2015.
Fei Yuan and colleagues had their book chapter, “Land
Surface Phenology Metrics Extraction and Accuracy
Assessment,” published in Bendig, J., Bareth, G. (Eds.):
Proceedings of the Workshop on UAV-based Remote
Sensing Methods for Monitoring Vegetation. 2014
PSYCHOLOGY
Kathy Bertsch was the invited presenter for a series
of webinars sponsored by the Minnesota Regional Low
Incidence Project: Regions 5 & 7, with a grant from the
Minnesota Department of Education. The webinar series
was entitled, “Advanced Functional Behavior
Assessment,” February, 2015
Fei Yuan and colleagues had their book chapter,
“Derivative Analysis to Improve Rice Biomass
Estimation at Early Growth Stages,” published in Bendig,
J., Bareth, G. (Eds.): Proceedings of the Workshop on
UAV-based Remote Sensing Methods for Monitoring
Vegetation. 2014.
Chip Panahon, Alex Panahon and Lauren Arbolino
presented, “Choice Writing Intervention for EBD:
Replication Study in Applied Settings,” at the National
Association of School Psychologists Conference,
Orlando, FL, February 17-20, 2015.
GOVERNMENT
Trudy Kunkel was elected to Mankato City Council and
will serve a four year term. She was sworn into office on
January 5, 2015.
Shawna Petersen-Brown had her paper, “Meta-Analysis
of Academic Interventions Derived from
Neuropsychological Data,” accepted for publication in
School Psychology Review.
Fred Slocum attended and brought ten students to the
Minnesota Political Science Association conference,
November 8, 2014, at Normandale Community College,
Bloomington, MN. Slocum serves as treasurer for the
Minnesota Political Science Association (MNPSA), a role
that puts him next in line to be president of MNPSA for
2015-2017.
Fred Slocum organized the Political Science panel,
arranging for three panelists to present, at the College of
Social and Behavioral Sciences Career and Internship
Day, February 17, 2015.
Fred Slocum attended the Southern Political Science
Association conference in New Orleans, LA, January 1517, 2015
Shawna Petersen-Brown had her paper, “Teaching
Mathematical Word Problem Solving: The Quality of
Evidence for Strategy Instruction Priming the Problem
Structure,” published in the Journal of Leaning
Disabilities.
Shawna Petersen-Brown presented, “Enhancing SelfRegulation Skills of Students with Disabilities in the
Classroom,” at the National Association of School
Psychologists Conference, Orlando, FL, February 17-20,
2015.
Shawna Petersen-Brown presented, “Computer-Based
Reading Interventions: Investigating Effectiveness,
Feasibility, and Acceptability,” at the National
Association of School Psychologists Conference,
Orlando, FL, February 17-20, 2015.
HISTORY
Angela Jill Cooley provided commentary for the Library
Services film series, “Created Equal: America's Civil
Rights Struggle,” September 17 & 30, 2014.
SOCIAL WORK
Nancy Fitzsimons was selected to participate in the
Institute for Research on Poverty’s, “Teaching Poverty
101 Workshop,” University of Wisconsin, Madison, May
26-29, 2015.
Chris Corley presented, "'Tu peux compter sur moi': The
Formation of the Couple in Eighteenth-Century France,"
at the Western Society for French History conference, San
Antonio, Texas, November 14, 2014.
Robin Wingo, along with Chad Ellis, Macey Deslauriers
(MSW students), and Katie Schulte (BSSW student)
attended the 2014 Summer Institute in American Indian
Child Welfare. Sponsored by the University of
Minnesota – Duluth Center for Regional and Tribal Child
Welfare Studies, this institute focuses intensively on
Chris Corley organized a session and presented a paper
on the panel, "Beyond a Semester Abroad: Developing
Intercultural Competency through Curricular Redesign,"
at the National Collegiate Honors Council conference in
Denver, Colorado, November 7, 2014.
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Care,” appeared in Correctional Law Reporter AugustSeptember 2014.
Sherrise Truesdale-Moore presented on Thesis and
Dissertation Writing at the National Black Graduate
Student Association's Regional Conference held at
Minnesota State University, Mankato, November 2014.
Native American culture and the relationship with child
welfare policy and practice, July 20-22, 2014.
SOCIOLOGY AND CORRECTIONS
Afroza Anwary's paper, "The Social Construction of
Hegemonic Masculinity: Violence against Wives in
Bangladesh," has been accepted for publication in the
Journal of Women's Studies International Forum.
URBAN AND REGIONAL STUDIES
Miriam Porter has been asked to present at the New
Directions in the Humanities conference at the University
of British Columbia in Vancouver. She will be presenting
collaborative research in which she, Asomani-Boateng,
and Dr. Kessey from Kwame Nkrumah University in
Kumasi Ghana have been engaged in. Her presentation is
titled “Disaster Preparedness in a Developing Economy:
Ghana, a Case Study”.
Emily Boyd's article on the intersections of music,
popular culture and social interaction is being published
in Popular Culture and Everyday Life, edited by Dennis
Waskul and Phillip Vannini.
James E. Robertson’s article, “Recent Legal
Developments: Correctional Case Law, 2014,” will
appear in Criminal Justice Review.
James E. Robertson’s book chapter, “Gender and Sex in
Jails and Prisons,” (tentative title), will appear in, “Sex,
Sexuality, and Justice” (tentative title).
Urban and Regional Studies Institute hosted the
MACPZA District Workshop. Over 100 people were in
attendance. Participants included zoning administrators,
code enforcement officers, elected and appointed board
members, city planners from southern Minnesota as well
as URSI faculty and students. Emeritus Professor, Perry
Wood was instrumental in bringing this workshop to
campus, February 13, 2015.
Urban and Regional Studies Institute hosted a luncheon
for students and panelists presenting at Career Day. This
facilitated continued dialogue between students and those
practicing in the field of local government after the URSI
Career Panel presentation. The panelists, all URSI
alumni, were Frank Boyles, City Manager of Prior Lake,
Julie Wischnack, Community Development Director of
Minnetonka and Lindy Crawford, Fellow for the City of
Edina. February 17, 2015,
James E. Robertson’s review-essay, “The Prison ‘Rat’
Revisited,” appeared in in Correctional Law Reporter,
February-March 2015).
James E. Robertson’s review-essay, “More Bad Women
Guarding Men: Sexual Victimization Reported by Adult
Correctional Authorities, 2009-11,” appeared in
Correctional Law Reporter, December-January 20142015.
James E. Robertson’s review-essay, “Jailing Black
Babies: The Controversy Over Prison Nurseries,”
appeared in Correctional Law Reporter, OctoberNovember 2014.
James E. Robertson’s review-essay, “Hunger Strikes as
Symbols of Power and Dual Loyalty in Prison Health
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