<p> Conference Presentations Using Faculty Professional Travel Funds 2007-2008</p><p>June 2007</p><p>Jane Coleman “Dying Consciously: A Nurse’s Cancer Journey” Nursing Annual American Holistic Nurses Association conference Tahoe City, CA June 6 – 11, 2007</p><p>Katy Stenger Facilitate Panel “Teaching U.S. Government” Political Science Christians in Political Science Biennial Meeting Wheaton College, IL June 7 – 9, 2007</p><p>Mitch Harris "Witchcraft by a Picture" English 42nd International Medieval Congress Kalamazoo, MI June 2007</p><p>Bonnie Reimann “Effective ways to infuse social justice into education” HES Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) International Conference Athens, GA June 2007</p><p>Toshiyuki Sakuragi Chair Session “Competitive Papers: Political System and History” MLC Communication Association of Japan (CAJ) Conference Fukuoka, Japan June 15 – 18, 2007</p><p>Jeffrey Owen “Do Stadium Subsidies Help Teams Win?” Economics Western Economic Association International Annual Conference Seattle, WA June 27 – July 4, 2007 July 2007</p><p>Linnea Wren “Interfaith Communication through the Visual Arts” Art Art and Christianity Enquiry International Conference Cambridge, England July 1 – 7, 2007</p><p>Laurent Dechery “The year 1913: Introduction to Modernism” Modern Languages Annual Conference of the American Association of Teachers of French Baton Rouge, LA July 12 – 15, 2007</p><p>John Cha "Buddhist Intellectual History at the Crossroads of Theory: Bourdieu, Foucault, and the Religion Re-visioning of Vasubandhu through the Commentarial Looking-glass” International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities Paris, France July 16 – July 21, 2007</p><p>Christopher Gilbert “Separation of Church and State: The Decline and Fall?” Political Science Oxford Round Table Conference Oxford, England July 20-August 1, 2007</p><p>Amy Seham “PLAY FAIR IV: Strategies for Improv Beyond Stereotypes” Theatre and Dance Association for Theatre in Higher Education Conference New Orleans July 26-29, 2007</p><p>Carolyn Dobler Panelist “Implementing GAISE in our Classrooms” MCS American Statistical Association Joint Meetings Salt Lake City, UT July 28 – August 2, 2007</p><p>Steve Mellema “Superstrings: A Theory of Everything for Everyone?” Physics Summer Meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers Greensboro, NC July 28 – August 1, 2007 Charles Niederriter Chair Session, "Problem Solving" Physics Summer Meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers Greensboro, NC July 28 – August 1, 2007</p><p>August 2007</p><p>Joel Carlin “Natural history of the margined sculpin Cottus marginatus (Cottidae), a species of special Biology concern in Oregon and Washington Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society San Francisco, CA August 31 – September 7, 2007</p><p>September 2007</p><p>Matthew Panciera “The Sexual Graffiti in the Brothel of Pompeii” Classics International Epigraphy Conference Oxford, England September 1-8, 2007</p><p>Suzanne Wilson "Friend or Foe?: The Colombian State and the Paramilitaries (1982-2006)" Sociology/Anthropology Latin American Studies Association Conference Montreal, Canada September 5-9, 2007</p><p>Kristofer Kracht “Minnesota Summer Speech Institutes for High School Competitors” Communication Studies Communication Theater Arts of Minnesota State Convention Rochester, MN September 13-14, 2007</p><p>Sarah Wolter “Basic Course And Civic Engagement: Beyond The Classroom” Communication Studies Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Conference Rochester, MN September 13-15, 2007</p><p>Margaret Bloch Qazi “Cells Doing Development” Biology Developmental Biology Symposium University of Minnesota September 25-26, 2007 October 2007</p><p>Elizabeth Baer “W.G. Sebald’s Austerlitz: Plagiariam, Intertext, or Adaption?” English German Studies Association Conference San Diego, CA October 4-7, 2007</p><p>Janine Wotton "Age and hearing impairments influence the perception of vowels in context” Psychology International and Interdisciplinary Research Conference on Aging and Speech Communication Bloomington, IN October 5-10, 2007</p><p>Sujay Rao “Arbiters of Change: Provincial Elites and the Origins of Federalism in Argentina’s Littoral, History 1814-1820.” North Central Council of Latin Americanists (NCCLA) Eau Claire, WI October 11-13, 2007</p><p>Alan Gishlick “Developmental Pattern of Wrist Elements in Palaeognaths and its Bearing on the Evolution of Geology Theropod Carpals” Society of Vertebrate Paleontology annual meeting Austin, TX October 16-21, 2007</p><p>Alan Gishlick “Developmental Pattern of Wrist Elements in Palaeognaths and its Bearing on the Evolution of Geology Theropod Carpals” Society of Vertebrate Paleontology annual meeting Austin, TX October 16-21, 2007</p><p>Florence Amamoto “Waking Up in Washington: Dreaming and Waking in John Okada’s No-No Boy and Momoko English Iko’s Gold Watch” Western Literature Association Conference Tacoma, WA October 17-21, 2007 Dayong Huang “Permanent and Transitory Factors in Intertemporal Asset Pricing” Econ/Management Financial Management Association International annual meeting Orlando, FL October 17 – 20, 2007 Maria Isabel Kalbermatten "Irony as a Prototype Category in Spanish: A Discursive Analysis" MLC III International Conference in Hispanic Linguistics Vigo, Spain October 17-23, 2007</p><p>Don Scheese “Pursuing the Prehistoric Past: The Anasazi in Recent Works of Creative Nonfiction by Craig English Childs and David Roberts.” Western Literature Association annual meeting Tacoma, WA October 17-23, 2007</p><p>Barbara Zust “What are we doing to help our incarcerated sisters?” Nursing National Nursing Network International Conference London, Ontario, Canada October 17-21, 2007</p><p>Mitchell Harris “Tollere and the Toll-ing Bell: ‘Deep Augustinianism’ in John Donne’s Devotions Upon Emergent English Occasions” 32nd International Patristic, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies Conference Villanova, PA October 18-21, 2007</p><p>Christopher Gilbert Co-Present, “The Embedded Librarian: Engaging Students in Library Research” Political Science Minnesota Library Association Mankato, MN October 26, 2007</p><p>Julie Gilbert Co-Present, “The Embedded Librarian: Engaging Students in Library Research” Library Minnesota Library Association Mankato, MN October 26, 2007</p><p>Laura Behling “Contemporary U.S. Immigration Narratives: Politics in Prose” English American Studies Institute International Conference Seoul, South Korea October 29 – November 4, 2007 Bonnie Reiman “Yoga for Today’s Physical Education Classroom” Health, Exercise Science Minnesota Association for Health, PE, Recreation, and Dance Alexandria, MN October 29, 2007</p><p>November 2007</p><p>Sean Easton “Eos Rhododaktylos: The Invocation of Homer in Terence Malick’s The Thin Red Line” Classics Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association Bellingham, WA November 2-5, 2007</p><p>Yurie Hong “Gendered Voices and the Productions of Culture in Chunhyang and the Odyssey” Classics Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association Bellingham, WA November 2-5, 2007</p><p>Eric Carlson “Premodern Women III: Parishes and Piety” History North American Conference on British Studies San Francisco, CA November 7-11, 2007</p><p>Karen Larson “Gender in Society” Interdisciplinary Studies Pat Kennedy Memorial Debate Tournament Stockton, CA November 7-11, 2007</p><p>Debra Pitton “Teacher Communication Skills: A new focus for strengthening classroom management” Education National Middle School Annual Conference Houston, TX November 7 – 11, 2007</p><p>Kristofer Kracht “The Characteristics and Uniqueness of the Religious College” Communication Studies National Communication Association National Conference Chicago, IL November 14-18, 2007 Philip Voight “Reconfiguring Metaphoric Constructions of Speech and Debate” Communication Studies National Communication Association National Conference Chicago, IL November 14-18, 2007</p><p>Sarah Wolter “Creating connections: Masters-Only Graduate Programs as Unique Sites for Professional and Communication Studies Instructional Development” National Communication Association National Conference Chicago, IL November 14-18, 2007</p><p>Jennifer Ackil “Is Forced Confabulation More Dangerous Than False Memory Implantation?” Psychology Psychonomic Society Annual Meeting Long Beach, CA November 15-18, 2007</p><p>Thomas Emmert Discussant for Session: The Hero and the Heroic in Serbian Art History American Association for Advancement of Slavic Studies Conference New Orleans, LA November 15-18, 2007</p><p>Patricia English “Performing Parables: The Power of Storytelling in Fiji” Communication Studies National Communication Association Annual Convention Chicago, IL November 15-18, 2007</p><p>Martin Lang “Staying in Bounds: Sports Magazines and the Policing of Gender Roles” Communication Studies National Communication Association Annual Convention Chicago, IL November 15-18, 2007</p><p>Yumiko Oshima-Ryan “Tapiola Visions” for Piano Music College Music Society Annual Conference Salt Lake City, UT November 15-17, 2007</p><p>Chris Gilbert Co-Present, “Active Learning in Library Instruction Sessions: Befriending Your Librarian” Political Science The Collaboration Conference Bloomington, MN November 16-17, 2007</p><p>Julie Gilbert Co-Present, “Active Learning in Library Instruction Sessions: Befriending Your Librarian” Library The Collaboration Conference Bloomington, MN November 16-17, 2007</p><p>Darrell Jodock "Albrecht Ritschl's Portrait of the New Testament and the Early Church” Religion American Academy of Religion annual meeting San Diego, CA November 16-20, 2007 Casey Elledge “Non-canonical Writings in Early Judaism and Christianity” Religion Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting San Diego, CA November 16-20, 2007 Thia Cooper Chair Session “Liberation Theology at the Dawn of the 21st Century: Between Sex, Gender, Religion Class and Race” American Academy of Religion Conference San Diego, CA November 17 - 20, 2007</p><p>December 2007</p><p>Laura Behling Chair two sessions; “The Undergraduate Student as Scholar” and “The Undergraduate Student as English Scholar: Courses and Seminars” MLA Annual Convention Chicago, IL December 27-30, 2007 January 2008</p><p>Sarah Johnson “Gifts Offered: Dr. Richard Heitzenrater’s Contribution to the Wesleyan Movement in America.” Religion American Society of Church History annual meeting Washington, DC January 3-6, 2008</p><p>Yurie Hong “War in the Womb: Maternal-Fetal Conflict in the Hippocratic Treatise ‘On the Nature of the Classics Child.” Chicago, IL January 3-6, 2008 Michele Koomen “Science for all and inclusion: Learning from Dion” Education Association for Science Teacher Educators (ASTE) St. Louis, MO January 10-13, 2008</p><p>Baker Lawley “The One-Story Semester” English Associated Writing Programs National Conference New York, NY January 30 –February 2, 2008</p><p>February 2008</p><p>Dennis Henry "Low-frequency EMI measurements and demonstrations" Physics Design Seminar San Diego, CA February 1-9, 2008</p><p>Donald Scott Moore “The Proper Care and Feeding of the Young Bass Trombonist” Music Minnesota Music Educators Midwinter Clinic Minneapolis, MN February 14-16, 2008</p><p>Douglas Nimmo “Chosen Gems” Music Minnesota Music Educators Midwinter Clinic Minneapolis, MN February 14-16, 2008</p><p>Baker Lawley “Fenced” English Louisville Conference on Literature and Language since 1900 Louisville, KY February 21-23, 2008</p><p>Sarah Wolter The “Five Points of Celebrity” as reactionary homophobic rhetoric Communication Studies Third Summit on Communication and Sport Clemson, SC February 27 - March 1, 2008 March 2008</p><p>Horst Ludwig “Rechtschreibreform – Rechtschreibfreide?” MFLLC Central States Conference Dearborn, MI March 6-9, 2008</p><p>Joyce Sutphen “Syntactic Limitation’ and Other Powers of Punctuation” English Shakespeare Association of America meeting Dallas, TX March 12-16, 2008</p><p>Helena Karlsson “Challenging Cultural Dominance in Scandinavia” Scandinavian SASS Conference Fairbanks, Alaska March 13-16, 2008</p><p>Amy Fry “Expanded Search Premier Complete: Librarian and Undergraduate Attitudes Toward Library Interdisciplinary Aggregated Databases” Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference Atlanta, GA March 18-21, 2008</p><p>Julie Gilbert “Expanded Search Premier Complete: Librarian and Undergraduate Attitudes Toward Library Interdisciplinary Aggregated Databases” Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference Atlanta, GA March 18-21, 2008</p><p>Daniel Moos “Predicting difference in self-regulated learning with hypermedia: Cognitive and motivational Education variables” and “Metacognition and learning with hypermedia: To what extent do prior domain knowledge and self-efficacy matter?” American Educational Research Association annual international conference New York City, NY March 24-28, 2008</p><p>Pamela Kittelson “An Invader Affects Physiology of Two Natives Across a Gradient in Diversity” Biology Northwest Scientific Association meeting Missoula, MT March 25-30, 2008</p><p>Mimi Gerstbauer “The United States and wars in Nicaragua and Vietnam: Lessons for Forgiveness in International Political Science Relations” International Studies Association annual meeting San Francisco, CA March 27-30, 2008</p><p>Patrick Giesler Anthropological Studies of Religious Behavior and Religious Worlds” Sociology/Anthropology Central States Anthropological Association Indianapolis, IN March 27-30, 2008</p><p>Elizabeth Jenner “Theorizing Pierre, Bourdieu, Habitus in Applied Sociology” and “Bourdieu, Masculine Sociology/Anthropology Domination and the Gendered Professions” Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting St. Louis, MO March 27-30, 2008</p><p>April 2008</p><p>Katy Stenger “Sharing the Faith: How Religious Interest Groups Build Media Strategies” Political Science Midwest Political Science Association Chicago, IL April 3-6, 2008</p><p>John Mattson “Chronic Hypercapnic” Health, Exercise Science Experimental Biology Meeting San Diego, CA April 4-9, 2008</p><p>Brandy Russell “Metal binding specificity in a pair of homologous proteins that bind iron and cadmium” Chemistry National American Chemical Society Spring meeting New Orleans, LA April 6-10, 2008</p><p>Jonathan Smith “Investigating Excited State Dynamics in 7-azaindole” Chemistry National American Chemical Society Spring meeting New Orleans, LA April 6-10, 2008</p><p>Aaron Banks “Teaching Self-Defense to Adolescent Females in Secondary Physical Education” Health, Exercise Science AAHPERD National Convention Fort Worth, TX April 8-11, 2008</p><p>Karl Larson “Classroom Management With Moodle” Health, Exercise Science AAHPERD National Convention Fort Worth, TX April 8-11, 2008</p><p>Jeanne Herman “Use of Digital Storytelling within the Undergraduate Electronic Portfolio” Health, Exercise Science AAHPERD National Conference Fort Worth, TX April 8-11, 2008</p><p>Bonnie Reimann “Teaching Self Defense to Adolescent Females in Secondary Physical Education” Health, Exercise Science AAHPERD National Convention Fort Worth, TX April 8-11, 2008</p><p>Patricia Costello “Processing of invisible primed words” Psychology Cognitive Neuroscience Society San Francisco, CA April 12-15, 2008</p><p>Mark Bjelland “Beyond the Parish Bounds: The Changing Faces and Spaces of Minneapolis’ Lutherans” Geography Association of American Geographers Boston, MA April 15-19, 2008</p><p>Patricia Kazarow “Music and Poetry: Bright is the Ring of Words” Music ELCA Dallas, TX April 17-20, 2008 Thomas LoFaro “Crossing the Threshold: The Role of Density Dependence and Demographic” MCS Bobfest Conference Tossa de Mar, Catalunya, Spain April 20-26, 2008</p><p>Daniel Moos “Note-taking with Hypermedia: The Whats and Whys” Education Cognition and the Web Conference Granada, Spain April 23-27, 2008</p>