GRADUATE SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

   BALL STATE UNIVERSITY

Message from the Dean
Student Wins Fellowship
Groom Family in ICS Program
University Task Force
Graduate School Policies
Graduation Deadlines
Career Center Events 
Important Dates
Graduate Student Alliance
Grant Opportunities 
Dean's Advisory Council
Registration Information
Student Publications/
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Welcome to the start of a new academic year at Ball State University!  In thinking about my message to you this semester, I find myself reflecting on past experiences, particularly those of my own years in graduate school.  In a number of ways, graduate study is quite different today than it was when I began 25 years ago.  Although advancements in science and technology have transformed and globalized information transmission in higher education in ways that few imagined, recently I have found myself thinking less about the new, and more about the timeless characteristics of a university that allow such transformations to take place.  As a broker of intellectual discourse, the university provides endless opportunities to engage in enrichment through exchange.  As an incubator of discovery, the university stimulates its inhabitants to venture beyond traditional scholarly boundaries.  As a promoter of interdisciplinary cooperation, the university challenges us to explore new ways of connecting as individuals and of integrating ideas.  As a graduate student, I did not give much thought to these core characteristics, at least not beyond the confines of my immediate interests.  Like most, I was immersed in my discipline (clinical psychology) and very narrowly focused--finish the next paper, write the next case report, analyze the new data set, finish the degree.  Venturing outside my area meant visiting another wing or floor in my building to chat with someone from the "other" psychology areas (experimental, quantitative, social, developmental).  I believed that I could not afford the "luxuries" of university life--the public lectures, the performances, the international festivals.  I emerged from graduate school intellectually prepared in my discipline, but feeling as if major gaps existed in my experience base.  I later came to realize that filling in those gaps was a critical element in my development as a scholar, and when I began my career, I had considerable lost time for which to make up.

During your years at Ball State University you have the chance to become a broadly educated person.  If a university is doing its job properly, you need not venture very far or at much expense to discover and engage in the world of ideas and cultures outside the framework of your discipline.  Each year Ball State University offers a rich calendar of performances, exhibits, lectures, workshops, multicultural celebrations, films, and athletic events--you will have ample opportunities.

This year, however, the University returns to a very special tradition.  We will host UniverCity 2000, a week-long festival celebrating intellectual and creative exchange, experimentation, and discovery.  World-class scholars, artists, innovators and leaders will be in residence during the week of September 16-23, 2000 to ". . . explore the positive potentials for the world in the next century and the role of the university as a microcosm of that world" (www.bsu.edu/univercity). 

My hope for your is that you will begin this semester by setting aside time to explore the unfamiliar, to take the intellectual risk of attending events that you seemingly miles apart from your experience and interest base, find the time to engage with others whose interpretation of the world is different from your own.  UniverCity 2000 makes it easy for you!

I offer my best wishes for your success this semester.  Please contact me at the Graduate School (285-1300) or by email (dbalogh@gw.bsu.edu ) if I can be of assistance to you.

Deborah W. Balogh, Dean of the Graduate School

For all UniverCity 2000 events, please click here .

Amy Thornton has been selected as a recipient of the Effie Raitt National Fellowship by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.  Fellowships awarded are to be used for furthering graduate study in Family and Consumer Sciences.  A 2000 graduate of Ball State University with a Master of Science degree in Dietetics, Ms. Thornton plans to continue study this fall in the Ball State dietetic internship program.  Ms. Thornton also served as a graduate assistant in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences for the last two years.  She was the student representative from the College of Applied Sciences and Technology to the Graduate Education Committee for the 1999 academic year.  She also served as a volunteer to the Graduate Dean's Advisory Council for the 1999 academic year.  She received her undergraduate degree in dietetics from West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1998.

Founded in 1909, the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences is one of the oldest professional societies in the United States.  The association has 14,500 members and awards 26 fellowships yearly both nationally and internationally.  It is the only organization representing the field of family and consumer sciences.

Frank Groom is Professor of Information and Communication Sciences at Ball State.  His daughter, son, and daughter-in-law, have all graduated from the master's program in Information and Communication Sciences at Ball State University and have rewarding careers in the information technology field.  Caitlin M. Groom completed her undergraduate degree from Bard College in upstate new York in 1993 as a history major and earned her master's degree in 1995.  She has been a senior network consultant with Deloitte Consulting for five years, specializing in Enterprise Data Networks.  She has designed and installed the networks for Paramount Pictures, Terra Corporation, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and many other corporations.  She and her father co-authored The Future of ATM and Broadband Networking and two chapters in the upcoming book entitled Knowledge Management.  They have also taught together in France at the Graduate School of Telecommunications, at Bielefeld University in Germany, and at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunication in China.  Caitlin has also been a lead speaker at many national engineering and telecommunications conferences, including being the principal presenter at the World Frame Relay Conference in Colorado Springs.  Caitlin's husband, Paul, also works for Deloitte and is responsible for world-wide professional recruiting.

Kevin M. Groom earned his undergraduate degree in telecommunications from Ball State in 1996.  After completing the master's degree in 1997 he became a senior network engineer for AT & T in Atlanta.  He manages the internal AT & T data network for the Operations Systems that support the long distance and national private line networks.  Kevin and his father have co-authored two books, The Future of IP and Packet Networking, and The ATM Handbook.  Together Kevin and his father created an IP tutorial for IBM for their internal training and a later version as an "iform" (web-based interactive education site) for the International Engineering Consortium.  Kevin also assisted the family in the presentations at Bielefeld University in Germany and filmed the training classes conducted in Germany.

Andrea Snyder Groom (Kevin's wife) completed her undergraduate degree in telecommunications at Ball State in 1998 and earned the master's degree in 1999.  Andrea was named "Student of the Year" at the 1999 CICS graduation.  She works for Deloitte Consulting in Atlanta as a systems analyst concentrating on data networking and web-based information systems.

Frank came to Ball State University in 1993 after a 32-year career with Ameritech where he was senior director of information technology.  He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Information Systems.  He does not hesitate to brag about his family's accomplishments but adds with a touch of whimsy, "The only time in my life that my kids listened to me was when they were in my class and I could hold a grade over their heads."

Piper Meeks, doctoral student in Adult and Community Education, has been invited to participate as a member of the newly formed Strategic Planning Task Force.  The planning group, convented by Provost Warren Vander Hill at the request of President Blaine Brownell, will begin its work early Fall Semester, 2000.

In his letter to Provost Vander Hill outlining his views on the work to be completed by the Task Force, President Brownell stated, ". . . the University can benefit even more from the initiation of a comprehensive stratetic planning process that invites broad participation, brings together all existing planning components in a comprehensive framework, refines the institutional mission, and--most importantly--provides a sense of direction for Ball State University for the next five years."  The 25-member group has been asked to identify goals that reflect major institutional priorities, objectives by which each goal will be pursued, action plans related to objectives, and a plan for evaluating progress toward goals and objectives.  In addition, they will be asked to link these goals, objectives, and strategies to the fiscal planning.

The task force membership includes university faculty, administrators, and leaders in campus governance.

Ms. Meeks is one of two students invited to participate in the planning process.  The group will be asked to submit the results of its work for consideration and approval by President Brownell and the Board of Trustees by June 1, 2001.

Ms. Meeks has previously served as a member of the Graduate Dean's Advisory Council for the last two years, an officer in the Graduate Student Alliance in 1997-98, and was a speaker for the Annual Graduate Student Development Conference in 1998.

The Graduate Student Development Mid Winter Mini Conference, co-sponsored by the Graduate School and Career Services, will be held the first two Friday afternoons of Spring Semester, 2001.  Further information will be forthcoming as specific events are scheduled.

Graduate Registration

Graduate students may register for classes in person, by mail, or by phone. Students may utilize the University's Touchtone Registration System to enroll for classes by calling (765) 285-7347 from any touchtone phone and listening to the instructions (only currently registered or continuing students may use this system).  Normal operating hours are Sunday, noon-7 p.m., and Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.   Please also check with your major department to be sure that it has given clearance for students to register by phone.
To register by mail, please send registration forms directly to the Registrar's Office, Ball State University, Muncie IN 47306.

Course request for Spring Semester, 2001 for students taking courses ON-CAMPUS is October 25-November 20, 2000.  Registration via Voice Response is October 26-November 6.  On-line registration begins December 1.

Click here for information on registration for distance education courses.

Graduate Student Alliance

The Graduate Student Alliance (GSA) is gearing up for another exciting semester after having been recently established here on campus.  The purpose of GSA is to provide for the common interests of graduate students and to promote activities which encourage the academic and professional development of graduate students.  We hope you will become active in joining our efforts to further the experience of graduate studies for all graduate students.  Below is a list of this year's officers.  Feel free to contact any of us, if you have any questions.  Look for information about the next meeting posted in your respective departments.

Please also visit the GSA website at   http://bsuvc.bsu.edu/home/gsa/ .

Jennifer Rahman, President, 285-8500
Heidi Vine, Vice President, 285-8500
Angela Glew, Communications Officer

Graduate Student Grant Opportunities

The Office of Academic Research and Sponsored Programs provides students with an opportunity to apply for an Internal Research or Creative Arts Grant.  If awarded, up to $400 in funds can be provided to assist in project costs such as travel, supplies, data acquisition or survey costs.

You may call the Office of Academic Research and Sponsored Programs (765-285-1600) if you have any questions or visit its website to obtain a copy of the Internal Grant Guidelines for Students.

Deadline Dates:   Fall Competition - November 1, 2000
                            Winter Competition - January 15,2001

Graduate School Policies 

New Standard on Grades - For students pursuing graduate study toward any graduate degree (master's, specialist, doctoral), a new grading standard has been implemented: no course with a grade below C (2.0) may be counted toward any graduate degree program.  The course must be repeated and the minimum grade achieved in order to count toward degree requirements.  In addition, a course may be repeated only one time, and the last grade will be used in computing the grade point average.

Time to Degree Completion - Please be reminded that for all master's and specialist level students all degree requirements must be met within six years of the time the first Ball State graduate course is completed.  See the Graduate Catalog, p. 21, for further explanation of the above, e.g., how to request an extension of time or how to apply to revalidate courses that have exceeded the six-year time limit (revalidation applies only to courses taken at Ball State ).

Doctoral students have seven years from the time the first course is completed after admission to complete all degree requirements.  Further details about extensions can be found in the Graduate Catalog, p. 36.

Transfer Hours - The time limit for use of transfer courses (courses taken at a college or university other than Ball State) on master's and specialist level graduate programs is six years.   Transfer courses more than six years at the time of graduation from Ball State cannot be applied to a master's or specialist degree program, even if the courses met the six-year rule when degree work was started.  If transfer work exceeds the six years at the time of graduation, students will be required to take additional courses at Ball State to complete degree requirements.

Graduate and Doctoral Assistant Work and Pay Schedule - Please be reminded that for the academic term the work schedule for graduate and doctoral assistants begins with the first day of classes and continues through the final examination period.  Work is not required during university-scheduled holidays (Click  here for all university calendars).

Regular graduate and doctoral assistants are paid on the last work day of each month except in September (when checks are issued on the 15th and 29th).  You may inquire at the departmental office concerning the place for distribution of checks.  You may contact the Payroll and Benefits Office at 765-285-8461 if you should have any questions about the above.

Research Requirement for Master's Degree - Please be reminded that the research requirement for the master's degree must be taken at Ball State University.  It cannot be taken at another university and transferred to BSU to fulfill research competency.

Helene Hoover, a third-year doctoral student, received the Benjamin V. Cohen Peace Studies Graduate Fellowship for 2000-2001.  The award will support her project entitled "The Rhetoric of Peace."

The following students received Voss Scholarships to help support their graduate research projects:

    Adrienne Bliss, doctoral project entitled "The Grotesque, Work and Performance."
    Amy Branam, Master's thesis on the relationship between certain literary works and murderers.
    Kurt Bullock, doctoral dissertation entitled "The Rhetoric of Effect:  Time/Space Disuption in the Short Fictive Narrative."
    John Prince, doctoral dissertation entitled "Utopia Victoriana."

National Association of Graduate-Professional Students

Ball State University is a member of the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS), a nonprofit organization representing graduate school and student organizations at nearly 200 universities.

NAGPS assists students of affiliate universities in their job searches.  Its website offers exclusive listings of employment opportunities as well as links to academic, corporate, government and nonprofit jobs worldwide.  (To secure your password for the job bank, follow the automated procedures on that page.)

In addition to its advocacy program NAGPS offers a discount buying service, health insurance options, discounted subscriptions to professional publications, a newsletter, and regional/national conferences.

Council of Graduate Schools Homepage

If you have not already discovered it, the Graduate School strongly urges you to check out the website for the Council of Graduate Schools.  Faculty and program directors will find comparative data on degrees, employment patterns, meetings and workshops, governmental decisions affecting graduate education, and international/minority student affairs.  Students can locate information about scholarships and fellowships, statistics on careers, research opportunities, student organizations, insurance and other benefits, legislative news, and the like.

The site is reliable, current, and very easy to use.  It is a wonderful resource about issues of interest to those in graduate education.

Career Center

The Career Center sponsors a full range of workshops throughout the academic year on topics including job hunting, tips on resume writing, interview techniques, and obtaining career related experience.  You may call 765-285-5634 or visit their website for further information.

Recreation Facilities 

       Art Museum

University Libraries 

Aegisdottir, Stefania, et al, Counseling Psychology, "The Factorial Structure of the Expectations About Counseling Questionnaire-Brief Form:  Some Serious Questions." Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development.

Al-Qurashi, Fahad, English, "Aljurjani's Theory:  Origins and Beginnings," Practical Criticism Midwest Conference; "Linguistics and Literature:  Do They Go Together or Against Each Other," Interdisciplinary Symposium Entitled "Revising Boundaries:  Disciplines in Fransition"; Texas A & M University.

Arnkoff, D.B., Glass, C.R., Opazo, R., Caspar, F., and Lampropoulos, G., Counseling Psychology, "discussion Group:  Collaborative Research on Psychotherapy Integration," International Meeting of Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, Washington, D.C.

Baloubi, Desire, English, "The Art of Storytelling in Africa:  The Narrative Structure of a Folktale in the Idaacha Dialect of Yoruba," Kentucky State University.

Barnes, Brian, and Selix, Toby, Exercise Science, "Effects of Glucocoricoid Antagonism on Glucose Uptake in Hindlimb Suspended Rats," Student Symposium, Ball State University.

Barth, Jenny, Counseling Psychology, "33 Flavors," Great Lakes Regional Conference, Muncie.

Barton, Marci, and Brian Monteleone, Counseling Psychology, "Counseling Psychology Training in Managed Care," American Psychological Association, Boston.

Bennett, Matthew, et al, Counseling Psychology, "Quantum Physics and Mental Health Counseling:  The Time is 
. . . !"  Journal of Mental Health Counseling.

Bolt, Becky, Exercise Science, "The Effect of Running Poles on Shock Attenuation and Ground Reaction Forces," Student Symposium, Ball State University.

Bommarito, Peter, and John Massey, Jessica Finley, Lori Bolt, et al, "Exercise Science, "A Kinematic Comparison of the Conventional Versus Sumo Style Dead Lifts," 23rd NSCA National Conference, Orlando.

Bonitz, Deborah, Counseling Psychology, "Adaptation to Cancer:  Assessment of 'Fighting Spirit' in Cancer Patients"; "Development of a Scale to Assess the Impact of Cancer on Sexuality (SICS)," Great Lakes Regional Conference, Ball State University

Borchers, Brian, "Clinical Self-Esteem Questionnaire:  A Preliminary Evaluation," Great Lakes Regional Conference, Ball State University.

Bubp, Corby, and Keisa King, Counseling Psychology, "The Counseling Psychologist"; et al, Symposium Co-chair, "The Counseling Psychologist's Role in Diaster Relief," Great Lakes Regional Conference, Ball State University.

Carlson, Torie, Counseling Psychology, "Family Structure and Well-Being in Russian Students," Canadian Psychological Association, Ottawa.

Carr, Raymond, et al, Biology, "Genetic Variability Within and Between Turkey Vulture Populations," American Society for Microbiologists, Indianapolis.

Carter, William E., Biology, "Production, Isolation, and Characterization of an Unknown Antifungal Antibiotic," American Society for Microbiologists, Indianapolis.

Chay, Hyun-Tahk, English, "Overpassivization and Transivity Change of English Ergative Constructions of East Asian EFL Learners--Morphosyntactic and Pragmatic Transfer of L1," International Conference on Pragmatics and Language Learning, University of Illinois.

Choi, Dong-won, et al, Biology, "Detecting Aeromanas hydrophila from a Simulated Water distribution System by Using PCR," American Society for Microbiologists, Indianapolis.

Day, T., Counseling Psychology, "At Risk Adolescents' Control Loci and Beliefs About Preventing AIDS," American Psychological Association, Boston.

Deeg, Lohren, et al, Architecture, received a "Small Town & Rural Planning Award for Excellence" from the American Planning Association.

Doan, Brandon, and Shim, Jae, et al, Exercise Science, "Super Slow Versus traditional Resistance Training:  The Effects on Muscle Size and Strength," ; with Lori Bolt, et al, "The Effect of Supplemental Isolated Weight Training Exercises on Upper Arm Size and Upper Body Strength," 23rd NSCA National Conference, Orlando; with Lori Bolt, Ryan Rogers, Jae Shim, et al, "The Influence of Lower Body Compression Garments on Athletic Performance," Student Symposium, Ball State University and Midwest Graduate Students Biomechanics Symposium, Illinois State University; with Scott Mazzetti, et al, "Effectiveness of Plyometrics/Calisthenics Training on Maintaining Military Work Task Performance in Women," American College of Sports Medicine National Conference, Indianapolis.

Early, Jennifer, Information and Communication Sciences, "Virtual Private Networks:  A Business Case for Remote Access," finalist in the National Graduate Student Paper Competition at the International Communication Association, Atlanta.

Edwards, Scott, and Kenneth Rachal, Counseling Psychology, "Counseling Psychology and Welfare Reform:  Implications and Opportunities," The Counseling Psychologist.

Ellenwood, Matt, Architecture, "The Architectural Model as Design Communication Tool," independent study research project part of a field study in south Asia funded by the Department of Architecture and the Annamalai University Exchange Fund.

Errington, Amy, Information and Communication Sciences, "Wireless Application Protocol (WAP):  Internet Access Anywhere, Anytime," won first place in the National Graduate Student Paper Competition at the International Communication Association, Atlant; also was named "ICA Graduate Student of the Year"; a $1,000 scholarship was given to CICS in her honor.

Gloria, A.M., Rieckman, T., and Rush, J., Counseling Psychology, "Issues and Recommendations for Teaching an Ethnic-Culture-Based Course," Teaching of Psychology.

Goffman, Carolyn, English, received a dissertation writing grant from the Institute of Turkish Studies at Georgetown University and made a presentation at the Rockefeller Foundation Conference on Missionary Education in the Middle East held at Bellagio, Italy; received the Carol Ann Kendrick Award (BSU) for dissertation expenses.

Gomez, Ana, Nicholas Ratamess, Rebecca Wickham, Scott Mazetti, Brandon Doan, et al, "Creatine Supplementation Enhances Body Composition During Short-Term Resistance Training Overreaching," National Strength and Condition Association National Conference, Orlando; et al, "Responses to Low-Level Upper Body Limp Vibration Related to Driving Performances"; "Fasting and Postprandial Lipoprotein Responses to a Low Carbohydrate Diet Supplemented with n-e Fatty Acid"; "Comparison of Body Composition Using the Bod Pod and Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptionetry Before and After Weight Loss"; "Effectiveness of a Free-Living Weight-Loss Program on Body Composition and Blood Lipids," American College of Sports Medicine National Conference, Indianapolis.

Hawker, Jennifer, Health Science, "Health Educators as Advocates for Organ Donation," Eta Sigma Gamma Student Monograph.

Hook, Misty, Counseling Psychology, "Let Me Show You:  The Impact of Mentors and Role Models on the Multiple Role Planning of Gifted Adolescent Women," Association of Women Psychologists, Salt Lake City; with Jennifer Cleveland, "To Tell or Not to Tell:  Breaching Confidentiality with Clients with HIV/AIDS," Ethics and Behavior; with Lacy Detterich, et al, "How Close Are We?  Measuring Intimacy and Gender Differences," Great Lakes Regional Conference, Columbus.

Hsiao, E.T., Lampropoulos, G.K., Moagi-Gulubane, S., Counseling Psychology, "Teaching Psychology:  Problems and Solutions for International Educators," American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

King, Keisa, Counseling Psychology, "It's a Small World"; et al, "Multicultural Counseling in the Real World," Great Lakes Regional Conference, Ball State University.

Lampropoulos, Georgios, Counseling Psychology, "A Re-Examination of the Empirically Supported Treatments' Critiques," Psychological Research; "Integrating Psychopathology and Positive Psychology," American Psychologist; "Evolving Psychotherapy Integration:  Eclectic Selection and Prescriptive Applications of Common Factors in Therapy," Psychotherapy; "Psychotherapy Integration in the Midwest:  Theory, Practice, and Training"; et al, "What Kind of Research Can We Realistically Expect from the Practitioner?", International Meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Chicago; "Collaborative Research on Psychotherapy Integration," Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, Washington, D.C.; et al, "Re-prioritizing the Role of Science in the Scientist-Practitioner Model in Psychotherapy"; "Assimilative Integration:  A Theory-Based, Empirically-Informed Approach to the Integration of Psychotherapies," American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.; "Feeling Good"; et al, "Psychotherapy Integration in the Midwest:  Theory, Practice and Training"; "Why, When, and How to be Eclectic in Counseling:  Principles and a Clinical Example," Great Lakes Regional Conference, Ball State University; received the Mathilda B. Canter Education and Training Award from the American Psychological Association and the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration Travel Award Grant, Washington, D.C.

Laurent, Tim, and Tom Weidner, Exercise Science, "Clinical Instructor and Student Athletic Trainer Perceptions of Helpful Clinical Instructor Characteristics"; "Selection and Evaluation Guidelines for Clinical Education Settings in Athletic Training," Great Lakes Athletic Trainers' Association Meeting and Clinical Symposium, Detroit.

Liu, Yiwei, Architecture, "Considering American Influences on East Asian Architecture," Initiative for Architectural Research Group and Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Los Angeles.

Matla, Oliver, Architecture, "Aging with Dignity:  Elderly Housing in an Urban Setting," thesis title which received the 1999-2000 Distinguished Thesis Award from the Department of Architecture, Ball State University.

Mazzetti, Scott, Exercise Science, "The Influence of Upper Body Training on Military Occupational Performance in Women," Student Symposium, Ball State University; with Ratamess, Nicholas, and William Kraemer, "Pumping Down:  After Years of Bulking Up, When They Graduate, Strength-Trained Athletes Must be Shown How to Safely Detrain," Training & Conditioning; "Specificity of Training Modes," L.E. Brown (Ed.), Champaign, IL; with Nicholas Ratamess, R. Wickham, et al, "Physiological Response to Exercise in the Heat after Loading with Creatine Monohydrate;" with Ana Gomez, R. Wickham, Nicholas Ratamess, Brandon Doan, et al, "Influence of Strength on Resistance Exercise-Induced Changes in Circulating Concentrations of Molecular Variants of Growth Hormone in Untrained Women," National Strength and Conditioning Association National Conference," Orlando; with Nicholas Ratamess, Ana Gomez, et al, "The Influence of Direct Supervision of Resistance Training on Strength Performance," Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise; with Ana Gomez, et al, "No Effect of Heavy Resistance Training and Creatine Supplementation on Blood Lipids," International Journal of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism; "The Effects of Different Training Programs on upper Body Power in Women," American College of Sports Medicine National Conference, Indianapolis.

Messmer, Karen, co-author with Greg Marchant, Educational Psychology, "Concern Over Weight, Dieting, and Fat:  Females in Single Sex, Private, and Public High Schools," American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Metcalfe, Marta, Special Education, "Teaching Phonics Via the Formation of Generalized Equivalence Classes," International Society for Behaviorology, Morgantown.

Moagi-Gulubane, Sophie, Counseling Psychology, "Counselors Working with Female Genital Mutilation:  Bridging the Cultural Gap"; with Clare Rountree, "Painting the Ivory Tower:  Multiculturism in Today's Academia," symposium, Great Lakes Regional Conference, Ball State University.

Muler, Stacy, English, The Complete King Lear, a book for high school and college students that features the complete text of Shakespear's play.

Nikolic, Slavica, Architecture, "Image and Architecture:  Reflections on Historic Context and Contemporary Retailing in Architectural Design," creative project part of a field study at the New York office of Ronnette Riley Architect.

Ordonez, Alicia, and Christine Civiletto, Counseling Psychology, "Counseling and Community Psychology:  Same or Different?", Great Lakes Regional Conference, Ball State University.

Perrone, Kristin, Christine Smith, and Torie Carlson, Counseling Psychology, "Goal Attainment in a Process Oriented Training Group"; Symposium co-chair with Jenny Barth, "Women:  The 'Wo' Makes a Difference," Great Lakes Regional Conference, Ball State University.

Popper, Eva, Exercise Science, "Super Slow Versus Traditional Resistance Training:  The Effects on Muscle Size and Strength," Student Symposium, Ball State University.

Pratt, Julia, Counseling Psychology, "MMPI and MMPI-2 Performance with an Ethnic Population:  A Brief Review of Asians and Asian Americans," Great Lakes Regional Conference, Ball State University.

Ratamess, Nicholas, Scott Mazzetti, et al, Human Bioenergetics, "Specificity of Training Modes," in Isokinetics in Human Performance; with Rebecca Wickham, Scott Mazzetti, and Brandon Doan, "Muscular Strength and Power Enhancement with Creatine Supplementation During Short-Term Resistance Training Overreaching"; with Ana Gomez, Rebecca Wickham, Scott Mazzetti, Brandon Doan, et al, "The Effects of Amino Acid Supplementation on Muscular Performance During Short-Term Resistance Training Overreaching," National Strength and Conditioning Association, Orlando; with Scott Mazzetti,, et al, "The Effects of Training with the Meridian Athletic Shoe on Spring and Vertical Jump Performance," American College of Sports Medicine National Conference, Indianapolis; with Scott Mazzetti, Ana Gomez, et al, "The Effects of the Meridian Shoe on Vertical Jump and Spring Performances Following Short-Term Combined Plyometric/Spring and Resistance Training," Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.

Reed, April, et al, Biology, "Sexing of Monomorphic Birds Using DNA Fingerprinting," American Society for Microbiologists, Indianapolis.

Rogers, Ryan, Exercise Science, "The Effect of Supplemental Isolated Weight Training Exercises on Upper Arm Size and Upper Body Strength," Student Symposium, Ball State University.

Rountree, Clare, and Adam Zabelbaum, Counseling Psychology, "Level of Sexual Engagement in Relation to Family Functioning in Young Adults," Great Lakes Regional Conference, Ball State University.

Schwer, Patricia E., Health Science, "Educating Older Adults About Medications," Eta Sigma Gamma Student Monograph.

Selix, Toby, and Brian Barnes, Exercise Science, "The Effects of Vitamin E Supplementation on the Oxidative and Mechanical Stresses Associated with an Acute Bout of Resistance Training," Student Symposium, Ball State University.

Smith, Christine L., Counseling Psychology, "The World of Work," Great Lakes Regional Conference, Ball State University.

Stephenson, Stephanie, Health Science, "The Role of Pharmaists in Reducing Tobacco and Alcohol Use," Eta Sigma Gamma Student Monograph.

Stewart, Cathy, et al, Health Science, "Physical Activity Levels of Adults in Indiana Between 1986-1996," American College of Sports Medicine, Indianapolis.

Suter, Seneca, Information and Communication Sciences, "An Evolution of Technology:  Wireless Internet," finalist in the National Graduate Student Paper Competition at the International Communication Association, Atlanta.

Wellington, Cynthia, Architecture, "Saving Sacred Spaces," in GLUE, nonprofit journal published by the Department of Architecture, Ball State University.

Wendell, Todd, Architecture, "On Pilgrimmage:  A Search for Place and a Search for Self," Nepal Engineering College, Kathmandu, Nepal; also published in GLUE, nonprofit journal published by the Department of Architecture, Ball State University.

Wickham, Robbin, Scott Mazzetti, Ana Gomez, et al, Human Bioenergetics, "The Effect of Height on Military Occupational Performance in Women," American College of Sports Medicine National Conference, Indianapolis; et al, "Scientific Basis for the Use of Modalities in Sports Medicine," in Lifestyle Medicine.

Wiedenhoeft, Michele, Eva Schoen, and Tammi Couch-Day, Counseling Psychology, "Snapshots of the Identity Process for Counseling Psychology," Great Lakes Regional Conference, Ball State University.

Zabelbaum, Adam, Counseling Psychology, "Life Roles"; Symposium chair, "School's Out:  Bridging School and Community Boundaries," Great Lakes Regional Conference, Ball State University.

Zehr, Melisa, Counseling Psychology, panel member, "Painting the Ivory Tower:  Multiculturalism in Today's Academia," Great Lakes Regional Conference, Ball State University.

The Graduate School Newsletter is published each semester as information pertinent to graduate students becomes available.  Question, comments, or information which could be included in future newsletters should be directed to Dr. Jacquelyn Nelson ,  Assistant Dean, Graduate School.

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