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Professional Activities

Scholarship

Craig Gallet, Economics, presented a paper titled, "The Demand for Alcohol: A Meta-Analysis of Elasticities," at the Competitive Forces affecting the Wine and Winegrape Industries Conference, held in August. The paper was also published in the July 2007 edition of the Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics.  Another paper titled, "Snuff the Puff: International Evidence on the Determinants of Anti-Smoking Policy," was recently accepted for publication in Applied Economics Letters.

Darryl Freeman, Government, has been invited to present a research paper on "The Public Policy Challenges of Faith-Based NGOs and the Virtues of the Original CBO Mechanism of the Community Block Grant Program" at the Southern Political Science Association annual meeting in New Orleans in January 2008.

Tom Knutson, Communication Studies, spent the summer conducting research in Thailand at Bangkok University. A summary of his work on Thai communication behavior has been published on www.ebookthailand.net. While in Thailand, Knutson presented the keynote speech at the Youth Media: ASEAN Youth Producers conference at Sukhothai Thammatirat Open University in Bangkok. Knutson also delivered a paper, "International Education: Crises are Opportunities," at the Conference on Crisis in Education at Burapha University, Bang Saen, Chonburi, Thailand; presented an orientation program for visiting United States Americans from California State University, San Francisco, volunteering for the Thai Society for the Conservation of Wild Animals; presented a workshop at Bangkok University, "Differences between Mexican and Thai cultural values: Manyana and mai pen rai" for the International Business Leadership Program of Universidad Technologico de Monterrey; and visited and counseled Sacramento State students serving as English language assistants at Chitralada Royal Palace School in Bangkok.

Haroldene Wunder, Business, had her article titled, "International Corporate Tax Reform or Race to the Bottom," published in Tax Notes International.

Paul Goldstene, Government Emeritus, was the featured speaker on the subject of “The Historical Struggle Between Liberalism and Democracy” at the Third World in Perspective Seminar Series, sponsored by the Association of Third World Studies, at Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, Georgia, in June.

Lisa Beutler, Center for Collaborative Policy, was a featured speaker on collaborative leadership and the California Water Plan at the June 8 Association for Conflict Resolution Environment and Public Policy Section Conference held at Florida Atlantic University in Jupiter, Florida.

Mark Stoner, Communication Studies, delivered the keynote address at the Folsom Community College Faculty Convocation on August 24. Stoner also published a study of PowerPoint titled, “PowerPoint in a new key,” in the July 2007 issue of Communication Education and published an essay titled, “Uncovering the Powers within PowerPoint” in Issue 2, no. 4 of the online magazine Communication Currents.

In the News

Amy Liu, Sociology, was quoted in the July 31 Sacramento Bee and was interviewed on KXJZ Capital Public Radio about a poll indicating area residents believe the state health care system is broken.

Gloria Solomon, Kinesiology and Health Science, was interviewed by CNN for a story that aired Sept. 13 regarding two 9-year-old skateboarding phenoms in Shingle Springs.

Barbara O’Connor, Communication Studies, was interviewed by KXTV News 10 July 23 about the presidential debates and their impact on voters. She was also quoted: in the July 16 Los Angeles Times, Contra Costa Times and West County Times about perceptions the governor is not interested in the “nuts and bolts” regarding the needs of the state; in the July 20 Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Times and San Jose Mercury News about Democratic hopefuls taking questions from YouTube; in the July 6 Contra Costa Times, West County Times and San Jose Mercury News about Gov. Schwarzenegger’s aides being subpoenaed; in the June 15 San Gabriel Valley Daily Tribune about the state’s budget deadline; in the July 12 San Francisco Chronicle about a measure in the legislature to spay or neuter dogs and cats; in the July 16 San Jose Mercury-News about shifting populations in California; and in the June 15 Orange County Register about a lack of communication amongst legislators.

Nancy Shulock, Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy, was quoted in the July 15 Oakland Tribune, Monterey County Herald and Marysville Appeal-Democrat about retention in the community colleges.

Kevin Elstob, Foreign Languages, was interviewed July 26 by KXJZ Capital Public Radio about the Sacramento French Film Festival.

Dennis Tootelian, Business Administration, was quoted in the July 22 Sacramento Bee about the attraction of frozen yogurt.
 
Tim Hodson, Center for California Studies, was quoted: in the July 24 Sacramento Bee about changes to California term limits for legislators; in the July 28 Sacramento Bee about the impact of budget cuts on legislators; in the July 7 Los Angeles Times about the political implications for the mayor of Los Angeles after he admitted to having an affair; in the June 28 San Mateo County Times and Santa Cruz Sentinel about a poll showing residents support a health care planned backed by the governor; in the June 30 Woodland Hills Daily News, Chico Enterprise-Record and Torrance Daily Breeze about the possibility of Republicans blocking the governor’s budget.
 
Wayne Maeda, Ethnic Studies, was interviewed in the July 28 Sacramento Bee about attempts by a Bay Area foundation to buy a former tea and silk colony site.