February 2010 - College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

College of Social and
Behavioral Sciences
Volume 11, Issue 5 February 2010
Student Activities
ECONOMICS
Richard Schiming presented the Jason Kesler
Senior Scholar Prize to Aaron Bader. The prize
is awarded each fall to an outstanding economics
student and honors the contributions of
Professor Jason Kesler.
his convoy came under attack by insurgents. He
left his vehicle multiple times under heavy fire
to coordinate passage for other soldiers.
Dr. Schiming and Aaron Bader
GEOGRAPHY
Jacqueline Karsten, Geography ‘08, was
promoted to regular staff as the Assistant Photo
Editor for the National Geographic Society. She
recently finished the redesign of
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/.
POLITICAL SCIENCE/LAW
ENFORCEMENT
Stephanie Shriock, Political Science ‘95 and
Wood Scholarship winner ‘93, was selected as
the new president of Emily’s List, a national
political action committee that supports women
candidates. Mankato Free Press interviewed
Joseph Kunkel about this news, January 6.
Chad Malmberg, Law Enforcement ’07, was
sworn in as a St. Paul police officer, January 8.
Mr. Malmberg is also a recipient of the Silver
Star medal, for valor on the battlefield. In 2007,
Mr. Malmberg was serving near Baghdad when
Chad Malmberg getting pinned by his father,
Charlie Malmberg
SBS COMMENCEMENT RECEPTION
SBS congratulated students graduating with
bachelor’s and master’s degrees on December
12 in the CSU Ballroom.
Dr. Leah Rogne hooding Nichole Frost
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WHO’S WHO AMONG STUDENTS 2009-2010
Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges has honored 97 students from our
college. They were nominated by faculty members for this distinguished award. The award honors these
students’ exemplary academic performance in class, participation and leadership, service to the
University, and their potential for future achievement. Congratulations to this select group. The complete
list of honorees is below.
Anthropology
Rhiannon Lamont
Kylie Melvin
Joline Willette
Economics
Aaron Bader
Alexander Julian
Ethnic Studies
Jody Burnett
Miho Chisaki
Glenn Johnson
Sara Storm
Choua Vue
Geography
Katrina Avery
Bradley Becker
Sue Brezina
Jody Burnett
Micah Degner
Adam Doll
Mark Gorecki
Emily Klimmek
Emily Knish
Whitney Kroschel
Selina Pradhan
David Sieberg
Gender & Women Studies
Eva Guthrie
Kathryn Kamerud
Teresa Parker
History
Emily Arnold
Gervase Depuydt
Kelly Heaney
Clayton Kozan
Jared Krull
Nanci McNeil
Elizabeth Meyer
Jeremy Milstead
Anthony Ufkin
Christopher Wright
Political Science & Law
Enforcement
Allen Benson
Alexander Burg
Cole Christianson
Ajia Collins
Brian Feis
Erik Geronsin
Hee Jung
Daryung Kim
Claire Lindsay
Erica Lozano
Yuyong Park
Warren Shroden
Tae Kyeong Yoo
Minshick Yoo
Psychology
Jessica Appel
Nicole Donelan
Brian Follick
Rachel Kruger
Samuel Martin
Margaret Moe
Amber Scheierl
Amanda VonBergen
Social Studies
Emily Arnold
William Boegeman
Bradley Bosma
Frederick Boyle
Adam Doll
James Halloran
Joseph Joyce
Clayton Kozan
Jacob Langermo
Carey Langer
Justin Langseth
Jennifer Lattin
Allison Michelson
Darrick Sellner
Social Work
Samantha Barnett
Jenna Cerny
Kimberly Colvin
Samantha Falck
Holly Hagen
Lauren Harding
Ashley Hill
Bethany Jobe
Brenda Karch
Kari Klingel
Sheryl Larsen
Hyojin Lee
Jami Swegarden
Lacy Weidert
Sociology & Corrections
Rose Fuller
Amanda Iverson
Kristin Jensen
Ashley Jilek
Nicole Qualley
Sara Storm
Urban & Regional Studies
Simranjit Dhaliwal
Jared Fette
Katriona Filipovitch
Breanna Patsch
Michael Schiebe
Jessica Smith
Faculty and Department Activities
ANTHROPOLOGY
Susan Schalge published the chapter, “Maternal
practice: Mothering and cultural variation in
anthropology,” in A. O’Reilly’s Maternal Thinking:
Philosophy, Politics, Practice.
Susan Schalge presented, “Maternal practices,
maternal thinking, and anthropology: A Tanzanian
case study,” at the National Women’s Studies
Association Conference, November 12-15, 2009,
Atlanta, GA.
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ECONOMICS
Atrayee Ghosh Roy (with Hendrik Van den Berg)
published, “How important is domestic saving for
U.S. economic growth? A time series analysis,” in
the International Journal of Economics, 3(2), 77-93.
Atrayee Ghosh Roy (with Hendrik Van den Berg)
published, “Budget deficits and U.S. economic
growth,” in Economics Bulletin, 29(4), 3015-3030.
Atrayee Ghosh Roy presented her paper, “Evidence
on economic growth and government size revisited,”
at the American Economic Association conference,
January 3, Atlanta, GA.
Richard Schiming served as the Economic
Consultant to Addison-Wesley for their series of five
economics videos. He appeared in three of these
videos.
Richard Schiming was interviewed October 22 by
KEYC-TV about local economic indicators and
conditions.
Richard Schiming was interviewed November 19 by
KEYC-TV about the state unemployment situation.
Richard Schiming was interviewed December 15 by
Wisconsin Public Radio about recent new federal
banking legislation.
Richard Schiming was interviewed January 6 by
KEYC-TV about the forecast for the 2010 economy.
Richard Schiming was quoted in the article,
“Rumors of manufacturing’s death greatly
exaggerated,” published in the January 2010 issue of
the Minnesota Valley Business magazine.
GEOGRAPHY
Fei Yuan (with T. Morton) published, “Analysis of
population dynamics using satellite remote sensing
and U.S. census data,” in Geocarto International,
24(2), 143-163.
Fei Yuan (with S.S. Roy) published, “Trends in
extreme temperatures in relation to urbanization in
Twin Cities metropolitan area, Minnesota in the
Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology,
48(3), 669-679.
HISTORY
Chris Corley published, “On the threshold: Youth as
arbiters of urban space in early modern France,” in
the Journal of Social History, 43, 139-156.
Chris Corley published his chapter, “Gender, kin,
and guardianship in early modern Burgundy,” in S.
Desan and J. Merrick’s Family, Gender, and Law in
Early Modern France.
Chris Corley (with J. Gillham) published, “Teaching
case study: Orphanage records, early modern
France,” in M. Formanek-Brunell and K. Schrum’s
Children and Youth in History (Item #121). The case
study can be found at http://chnm.gmu.edu/cyh/casestudies/121
Chris Corley presented, “The Parameters of risk:
Young people defying parental authority in
eighteenth-century France,” at the Biannual
Conference of the Society for the History of
Childhood and Youth, July 12, Berkeley, CA.
POLITICAL SCIENCE & LAW
ENFORCEMENT
Colleen Clarke reviewed the book, Combating
International Crime: The Longer Arm of the Law, for
Policing: An International Journal of Police
Strategies & Management, 32(2), 404-407.
Tom Inglot published the book chapter, “Czech
Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia:
Adaptation and reform of the post-communist
‘emergency welfare states,’” in A. Cerami and P.
Vanhuysse’s Postcommunist Pathways: Welfare
Adaptations and Transformations in Central and
Eastern Europe. The book was officially released in
Europe and the US in December 2009.
Reviews of Tom Inglot's book, Welfare States in
East Central Europe, 1919-2004, were recently
published in two journals. The reviews can be found
in the Czech Sociological Review, 45(6), 7-9 and in
Perspectives in Politics, 7(4), 986-988.
Joseph Kunkel was interviewed December 3 by
Heather Carlson about the potential impact of Jim
Hagedon, a Republican candidate for the 1 st
congressional district, removing potentially
embarrassing statements from his Mr. Conservative
blog before announcing his candidacy.
Joseph Kunkel appeared on Wisconsin Public
Radio’s “All Things Political” talk show on
December 21. He took listener’s calls and
commented on health care reform.
Joseph Kunkel was interviewed by KEYC-TV about
Mike Perry, the Republican endorsed candidate for
Minnesota Senate Seat 26, and his scrubbing of
embarrassing “tweets” from his Twitter account.
Joseph Kunkel was interviewed January 8 by
Faribault Daily News about the special election in
Minnesota Senate District 26 to replace Dick Day.
Joseph Kunkel was interviewed January 12 by
Minnesota Public Radio about Minnesota governor
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candidates touting their rural roots, especially if they
are residents of the Twin Cities area.
PSYCHOLOGY
Kevin Filter was appointed to the editorial board for
the journal, Education and Treatment of Children.
Dan Sachau (with A. Larson) published, “Effects of
incentives and the Big Five personality dimensions
on internet panelists’ ratings,” in the International
Journal of Market Research, 51(5), 687-706.
Dan Sachau (with M. Matsch, J. Gertz, & D.
Englert) published, “Perceptions of work-life balance
among military law enforcement personnel and their
spouses,” in the Journal of Police and Criminal
Psychology 24(2), 113-119.
Dan Sachau (with N. Brasher & S. Fee) published,
“Three models for short-term study abroad,” in the
Journal of Management Education.
Dan Sachau (with L. Andrews, B. Gibson, & D.
DeNeui) published, “Tournament validity: Testing
player competence,” in Measurement in Physical
Education and Exercise Science, 13(1), 52-69.
SOCIAL WORK
The Social Work Department was selected to receive
the NASW Social Work Day at the Capitol 2010
Advocacy Award in April for their advocacy efforts
at the 2009 Social Work Day at the Capitol (SOWK-
DAC) event. The department had 43 students and 2
faculty members (David Beimers and Nancy
Fitzsimons) participate and lobby 45 legislators.
Alyssa Schlager, a MSW candidate and student
organizer for the event, will accept the award on the
behalf of the Social Work Department.
Marilyn Frank presented, “Tibetan beliefs and
practices around dying,” at the Gerontological
Society of America Meeting, November 21, Atlanta,
GA.
Marilyn Frank had a photo accepted for the
Southern Minnesota Poet Society “Image and the
Word” contest. Poets will write a poem to
accompany the photos selected for display at the
Amy Frentz Art Gallery in Mankato, MN. The
opening reception is February 18.
Paul Mackie’s presentation, “A study of hiring and
retaining social service staff across rural Minnesota:
Supervisors speak out”, was accepted for
presentation at the National Association for Rural
Mental Health Conference, June 2-5, Denver, CO.
SOCIOLOGY & CORRECTIONS
Donald Ebel presented, "Religion and attitudes
toward work among 51-61 year old men: Retesting
Lenski at the close of the twentieth century,"
at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
Meeting, October 23, Denver, Colorado.
Leah Rogne (with C.L. Estes, B.R. Grossman, B.A.
Hollister, & E. Solway) edited the book, Social
Insurance and Social Justice: Social Security,
Medicare, and the Attack Against Entitlements. In
this book, Dr. Rogne wrote three chapters in this
book: “Teaching social insurance: Critical pedagogy
and social justice,” and “We’re all in this together,”
and “One nation, interdependent: Exploring the
boundaries of citizenship in the history of Social
Security and Medicare.”
URBAN & REGIONAL STUDIES
Janet Cherrington-Cucore has been re-appointed to
serve on the Economic Development Authority and
Planning Commission for the City of Janesville.
Anthony Filipovitch published three entries entitled
“Cleveland Foundation,” “Corporate Social
Responsibility” and “W.K. Kellogg Foundation” in
the International Encyclopedia of Civil Society.
Miriam Porter published the report, "Urban
management programme: Curriculum for developing
countries," for Kwame Nkrumah University of
Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
College and Related Activities
TEACHING SCHOLAR FELLOWSHIPS
Three SBS faculty were awarded Teaching Scholar
Fellowships for Summer 2010. The honored
faculty and their project titles are listed below:
Andi Lassiter (Psychology) – “Exploring the
history of psychology in south central Minnesota.”
Emily Stark (Psychology) – “Critical thinking after
college: Applying research design knowledge to
everyday decisions.”
Jocelyn Stitt (Gender & Women Studies) –
“Reading autobiographies for cross-cultural
competency.”
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