Click to view A Power Point Presentation by our Department Chair, Dr. McBride

 

Raphael Nawrotzki is our first graduate student to get research published.  The first was “Ways to Approach Climate Change in Developing Countries.”  Global Studies Journal, 1(4).  His second lead author published article is entitled:“Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for U.S. Agricultural Businesses to Climate Change.”  It is published in the latest issue of the International Journal of Climate Change. The article focuses on agricultural strategies to respond to climate change.

Raphael has been accepted in a PhD program in Sociology with a focus on international development at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He graduates in August from Andrews and is already at the University of Colorado steeling in to his new program .



 Two other international development students, Polina Kadatska, and Dorica Kafunya, both presented at the International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo in May, 2009.   Dorica's presentation was entitled "Membership in the WTO and Gross Domestic Product", and Polina's presentation was entitled, "How Education Leads to Peace".

Research 2009

Several undergraduate students also had their research accepted for presentation at the Midwest Psychological Convention in Chicago, May, 2009.  For more information, click here to link to our 2009 Newsletter and research information.

Jeff Habenicht is our 4th Regional Psi Chi Award winner in three years!

His topic of research was Religious Information Processing Bias:   A Flicker Design.   Jeff also graduated in May with 4.0 GPA.   We are expecting to hear of great things from him.


Jessie Lopez-Factor Structure of the Beck Depression Inventory II in a University Sample


Ashley Raethel- Religiosity and Happiness among Conservative Christian  Students.


Christina Wallace—Factors that Influence Dietary Choices in Honduras. 

Christopher White.-Perceived Teacher Math Anxiety And its Relationship to Student Math Anxiety.  

Brianna Johnson-Effect of Parent-Child Relationships on Teen Substance Abuse. 

Ehren Lichtenwalter - Central States Anthropological Society meeting in Urbana, IL. April, 2009.     In the Middle of Nowhere and at the Crossroads of Everywhere:  Abatement and Change at Hellenistic Hisban, 332-63 BCE”